Full-Time Magister: The Strongest Summoned Beast is Actually Myself

Chapter 26, Exploding Essence
"Zhou Min, you take them and follow me. Xu Zhaoting, you're in charge of covering the left flank. If you have low magic power, don't fight head-on. The rest of you, don't try to fight alone, move in groups. We're not here to kill demons, we're here to rescue people."

"Understood!" The trainees responded almost reflexively, their eyes no longer showing the panic they had before.

Chen Hao glanced back at the Yinmao Building in the distance, shrouded in a thick, gray-yellow fog. The winged wolf still perched atop the city's highest point, like the eye of death, overlooking the entire Bo City.

It hasn't noticed this place yet, but there's no guarantee it will always be this way.

"go!"

According to the planned route, the closest place is Grandma Zhou Min's house in the old town. This area has old buildings and narrow streets and alleys, and most of the residents are elderly people.

The stench of decaying life seemed to be rejected even by the demon wolves; they were rarely seen in this area, except for the filthy giant-eyed ape rats, which would be considered beneath the surface of the food chain among servants.

In the darkness, these disgusting creatures were gnawing on someone's limbs, the stench of blood sending chills down everyone's spine.

Zhou Min walked and walked until she reached the front. She knew the route better than anyone else, and she was also more nervous than anyone else.

"Grandma's house is just around the corner..." Her voice was so low it was almost inaudible, but her pace quickened.

"Stop." Chen Hao suddenly spoke up.

He squinted at a row of dilapidated buildings ahead, picked up a broken brick from the ground, and gently tossed it around the corner.

"Hiss-!"

A low growl suddenly rang out, and a giant-eyed ape-rat disguised in the shadows leaped out and pounced on the brick! Sparks flew as its sharp claws scraped against the stone ground!

"Holy shit!" someone cursed under their breath, taking a half-step back with a pale face.

"What a huge, giant-eyed gorilla!"

"This is an advanced-stage giant-eyed gorilla, everyone be careful!" Xu Zhaoting warned, immediately assuming a fighting stance.

"I'll do it," Chen Hao said in a deep voice.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the silver bow was drawn, and an iron arrow flashed like lightning, instantly shooting towards the giant-eyed ape-rat.

However, at the critical moment, this advanced-stage giant-eyed ape-rat actually shot out a scarlet ray from its single eye, forcefully deflecting the direction of the iron arrow.

Chen Hao's eyes narrowed suddenly. He put away his longbow and took the two-meter-long heavy sword from his back!

boom!
The fighting spirit beneath his feet erupted with a deafening roar, shattering the stone bricks!
Carrying a 300-pound heavy armor and sword, Chen Hao charged forward like an iron mountain, rushing towards the giant-eyed ape rat the size of a tricycle!

The giant-eyed ape-rat had just deflected the arrows, and its single crimson eye was still closed, when it sensed a murderous aura as heavy as a mountain pressing down on it!

It growled and plunged its limbs into the ground, attempting to leap to the side to dodge.

But Chen Hao was faster and more powerful than it had anticipated!

"Roar!"

A fierce wind, accompanied by a thunderous roar, swept up him as he leaped into the air, gripped his sword with both hands, and charged up his strength for a powerful slash!

boom--! !

The two-meter-long sword, accompanied by a wailing sound that tore through the air, slammed heavily into the back of the giant-eyed ape-rat!

In that instant, the sounds of bones cracking, blood splattering, and steel clashing rang out in a cacophony!

The ape-rat let out a sharp scream, half of its body and spine snapped instantly, and its body was slammed forward and rolled by the enormous force, crashing into a low wall next to it!
But it wasn't completely dead. After falling to the ground, it struggled to turn over again, and its single eye focused once more, condensing into a scarlet ray!

"hiss--!!"

A streak of blood-red light suddenly swept over!
"Everyone down!" Chen Hao shouted.

He stomped his foot, his fighting spirit surged again, and his figure swept out horizontally. He flipped in the air to dodge the laser, and when he landed, his foot slammed hard on the top of the ape rat's head!

boom!
A powerful blue star battle aura erupted and solidified from the soles of his feet, instantly causing flesh and blood to explode. The skull of the ape rat shattered, and thick black blood splattered all over the surrounding walls!
Everything happened in the blink of an eye; before the others could even finish their spells, Chen Hao had ended the battle. A moment of silence followed.

“…Awesome, awesome.” One student muttered quietly.

"Is this how mid-level mages fight?"

"He's a summoner. Are all summoners monsters like this?"

Xu Zhaoting's mouth gaped open, his eyes wide, clearly stunned by the thunderous blow he had just received, and he remained speechless for a long time.

A few of the bolder students couldn't help but gather around to look at the corpse. The giant-eyed ape's single eye was still open, its crimson color gradually fading. It seemed that even in its dying moments, it couldn't understand why it had been defeated in one move.

Amidst a series of gasps and whispers, Zhou Min was the first to react. She rushed towards the old building ahead, her voice urgent and hoarse: "Grandma...Grandma, are you there!?"

Chen Hao did not stop her. He simply stood beside the carcass of the ape, bent down, and began to examine it for any spirit or valuable exotic materials.

He desperately needs to reap the rewards right now.

He spent a whopping ten million to buy the basic necromancer artifacts, leaving him with zero savings and even having to sell his old house in Anjie.

And the result? To this day, not a single essence has been collected.

The container was also incredibly small – it could only hold ten servant-level spirit essences, and even stuffing in a few remnants of spirit essences would take up too much space, so he simply ignored it.

Just as he bent down to turn over the corpse, a wisp of azure soul energy slowly rose from the shattered chest cavity of the ape-rat, gently swirling in mid-air and gradually condensing into a blurry ape-rat phantom.

Chen Hao's eyes lit up!
"coming!"

After killing so many servant-level enemies, I've finally gotten my loot.

He immediately reached out and grabbed the wisp of soul into his palm, then placed it into the black necromancer vessel in his robes.

With a soft "click," the cold number on the vessel jumped slightly: 1 / 10.

Unlike the monstrous artifact like the Little Loach, this thing can neither absorb automatically nor capture souls from a distance; you have to get close to it, making it seem like an outdated, artificial version.

Chen Hao pursed his lips, but he was still quite satisfied inside.

"At least it wasn't a complete waste of time."

Just as he was about to get up, he suddenly noticed an unusual glint of light at the corner of the gorilla's mouth.

Looking down and prying it open—

There was even an unusual tooth, which was bright white and had a faint metallic texture. It was a rare material, and its market price was at least several hundred thousand.

Chen Hao raised an eyebrow and chuckled softly.

"Well done, you died cleanly and exploded quite decisively."

He casually put the strange tooth into his side pocket, patted his bottom, stood up, and looked towards the old building ahead. Zhou Min walked out with a slightly disappointed expression, obviously unable to find her grandmother.

But this is also good news, at least no body or bloodstains were found, which means that her grandmother may have already evacuated with the help of others.

After everyone comforted her, they headed to the next location.

The rescue operations at the next few outposts were dangerous, but still under control. Chen Hao didn't have to do much; the others handled the problems.

A female student rushed into a residential building and finally found her mother; another student, under Chen Hao's cover, found the storage room where her family was hiding—there were several one-eyed wolves outside at that moment, and if they had arrived a moment later, they would have been crushed to pieces.

Chen Hao and the others worked together to send them into the cycle of reincarnation one by one, successfully completing the seventh rescue.

With each attack, the trainees grow, and at least when facing demons, their spellcasting is no longer greatly affected, allowing them to complete the Star Orbit cleanly and efficiently.

(End of this chapter)