Full-Time Magister: I can control you to death

Continuing along the direction of the protective forest, this area was not exactly safe, but fortunately, we had the sound and mind magic masters with us, and we arrived at Dahuangshan without any major incidents.

Da Huangshan, as the name suggests, is very yellow.

It was originally just a towering mountain, but it grew larger due to the accumulation of sand and was covered with a yellowish-brown shell.

Someone once tried to dig in the sand to touch the original mountain body of Huangshan, only to find that the sand layer covering Huangshan was at least fifty meters thick!

Fifty meters!

Who knows how many terrifying demons might be lurking within those fifty meters?

When it comes to housing, demons are less picky than humans, who have to consider factors like location, family, proximity to work, environment, and so on.

Demons are different; they only need a place to live.

I often see large groups of demons huddled together, living in a posture that makes my chest feel tight just by looking at them.

Four generations under one roof is not enough to describe it; there might even be forty generations under one roof!

"This mountain can be considered the boundary marker of the Taklamakan Desert. Beyond the Great Huangshan Mountain lies a paradise for demons. For many years, no one has seen the world behind this Great Huangshan Mountain."

Lu Fang looked at Mount Huang and said.

“It’s my turn this time,” Jiang Shaoxu said with a smile.

Her mind magic was already strong, but after receiving the Blessing of the Gods, it became even more outrageous.

A single ripple of emotion can cause all life forms within a two-kilometer radius to become docile and obedient.

The Gold War Hunters had expected a fierce battle here, but after climbing for so long, not a single enemy came to cause trouble.

"I have a feeling that the four of them don't know the way, otherwise there would be no need for them to come with us."

Lu Fang leaned close to Ge Ming and whispered something.

“We can see this without you telling us,” Ge Ming said expressionlessly.

Some hurtful words are better left unsaid; it's better for him and for me.

"It would be great if they could join our team. Our mage is so bad he's not even fit to carry his shoes!"

Lu Fang said enviously.

Mind-based mages are polarized; the weak ones are almost useless and are jokingly referred to as psychologists by hunters.

A powerful mind mage can sometimes drive a team even crazier than a healer; without combat, there is no damage!

Chapter 368 The Deadly Nightline

heat.

In short, it's extremely hot.

The golden desert stretches endlessly, and the sun shines blazing down on the ground.

At noon, even stray dogs know to dig a hole to cool off.

"It's so hot... I feel like the air is sloshing around," Jiang Shaoxu said listlessly.

Xu Fang reached out to grab her arm, but Jiang Shaoxu reluctantly dodged away: "No, it's so hot..."

In this hot weather, even the most handsome boyfriend should stay away, okay?

Xu Fang ignored her and grabbed her arm directly.

"You... *whimper*"

A cool sensation came from Xu Fang's palm, and Jiang Shaoxu couldn't help but let out a sound of comfort that could be misunderstood.

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot you're an ice mage!" Jiang Shaoxu opened her arms for a bear hug: "Hug me, honey!"

Xu Fang said with disgust, "Go away, go away, you stink with sweat."

"It's sweet! Don't believe me? Try some!"

Jiang Shaoxu is so open-minded. What does shame matter when it comes to enjoying the coolness?

Watching the two playfully bickering, Zhang Xiaohou felt a pang of envy, while Zhan Kong felt a touch of sadness. How long ago was it that he, too, had shared such moments with Yu'er…

Everyone continued on their way.

Xu Fang's sound magic was unanimously recognized by everyone. With him around, there was no need for them to install any more demon density detectors.

That thing is incredibly useful, but it also really draws a lot of hatred—the kind that even Jiang Shaoxu's mind magic can't soothe.

This behavior is like you renovating someone else's apartment building, and it happens all the time, no matter when or where, with constant rumbling and noise. Who can tolerate that?

With hundreds or even thousands of students crammed into one dormitory room, there's no reason why these short-tempered creatures wouldn't come and check on things...

“There are several insect and demon nests ahead. It’s about 50 or 60 kilometers to go around them. It would be best to have a wind mage lure them away,” Xu Fang said.

"Zheng Tong, lure them away," Ge Ming said.

Zheng Tong: Me?

With a beautiful woman beside him, he couldn't bring himself to admit defeat. He appeared calm on the surface, but the shifty look in his eyes betrayed him.

He was uneasy; no matter how much he pretended to be a seasoned veteran, it couldn't change the fact that this was his first time in the desert.

“I’ll go with you,” Zhang Xiaohou said.

He didn't quite understand Zheng Tong's hesitation. As the team's scout and a high-level wind mage, as long as his magic power output was high, he was agile, and fast, how could he possibly be caught by demons?

One minute.

Two minutes.

ten minutes.

The group waited in place for half an hour, and they were getting a little anxious.

"They haven't returned yet, could they have gotten lost?" another scout, Wang Jiuming, said. "Should I go check on them?"

When walking in a desert, everyone huddles together tightly, afraid of getting lost if they accidentally get separated.

If you get lost in the desert, the chance of finding you is less than 10%. You're basically doomed. The only difference is which kind of monster you end up in.

"Don't worry, the monkey is fine," Xu Fang said.

In the original novel, Zhang Xiaohou's escape, Mo Fan's destruction, Zhao Manyan's defense, and Mu Bai's aphrodisiac are considered among the most extraordinary.

He was a scout, and even if he accidentally wandered into a demon tribe, he could escape unscathed, often leading the demon tribe in the opposite direction from the main force.

As for getting lost, that's even more impossible. Zhang Xiaohou isn't some incompetent fool like Guan Yu or Li Kaifeng from the Nationalist team.

He left behind small, persistent whirlwinds in the air, which could be used to locate the main force.

Most importantly, before Zhang Xiaohou left, Xu Fang left a small cluster of will-o'-the-wisps on him.

Right now, the little ghost fire is burning brightly and getting closer and closer.

"They've arrived," Zhan Kong said.

Ahead, a stream of air, devoid of sand, was blowing towards them. The air was pale blue—it was Zhang Xiaohou's wind-type soul seed!

He was also carrying a person in his hand, none other than Zheng Tong, who was still in shock.

"Brother Fang, your scouting was correct. I did find a group of beetles ahead, and they seem to be heading this way."

After they emerged from their burrow, I stole their eggs and lured them to the south. They shouldn't bother with us for a while.

Zhang Xiaohou put Zheng Tong down, but Zheng Tong stumbled and almost sat on the ground in a Japanese-style duck pose.

Zhang Xiaohou handed a bunch of grape-like insect eggs to Xu Fang, and said with a simple and honest smile:

“I saw on the National Government’s live stream that you like raising insects, so I’m sending you these insect eggs.”

"Brothers."

Xu Fang stored the insect eggs in the Hidden Star, isolating them from the outside world to prevent the shell insects from chasing after him and causing trouble.

"Are you fucking crazy?! How could you bring this thing here?!" Zheng Tong, who had just caught his breath, shrieked.

He had personally witnessed how much the mealybugs valued these eggs!

The two of them only stole eggs from one nest, but eggs from several nests blocked their way, almost burying them alive!

Is this monkey that's become a spirit heartless? How come it doesn't know fear?

"Zheng Tong!" Ge Ming glared at him. "He saved your life, so shut up!"

If it weren't for them, you would have been eaten clean by insects by now. How could you be so ungrateful?

"Oh, it's nothing," Zhang Xiaohou said with a simple smile.

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With the addition of Xu Fang and a few others, the Gold War Hunters' expedition went exceptionally smoothly this time.

They did so much preparation beforehand, analyzing the habits of desert creatures and searching for their weaknesses.

They even practiced their battle formations in advance, but none of them were used.

You know, even a team of hunter masters would be battered and bruised by the time they get to this point. It doesn't feel like a vacation at all.

"We need to speed things up!"

After conducting a reconnaissance mission, Lu Fang said with a grim expression, "Our intelligence was wrong. This sandy area below Mount Huang is not only inhabited by insect demons and elemental creatures, but also by a group of Night Sand Demons!"

"A demon?"

Everyone instinctively lowered their heads, as if the sand in front of them would tear off their disguise and devour them whole, skin and all!

"They haven't woken up yet... These guys are hiding about forty meters below the sand, scattered in this area and about four kilometers ahead."

Lu Fang said:

"The Night Sand Demons are nocturnal, and once the sun no longer shines directly on the sand, they will drag all the living creatures in their territory under the sand!"

They are so numerous that we can hardly handle them, and now…”

He looked up at the sky, at the sun hanging in the west: "The sun is about to set."

"Damn it! Those damned information brokers!"

Ge Ming cursed, "Intelligence errors have to be paid for with lives. If I don't beat the shit out of him when we get back, I'll consider him clean!"