Full-Time Magister: What kind of demonic tree is this? It's clearly a sacred tree!

Chapter 40 Lu Nian

South of the Imperial Capital Academy, nestled in a lush bamboo forest, stands a uniquely elegant bamboo pavilion. Sunlight filters through countless bamboo leaves, dappling the surface like floating gold flakes. Several small birds frolic and play happily between the bamboo grove and the pavilion.

Suddenly an angry voice rang out, and the birds scattered and fled.

"Are you getting senile? Lu Nian doing this means he might do something crazy regardless of anyone's orders." Instructor Zhan Kong said angrily to Dean Song He, who seemed genuinely confused or just pretending. He had been keeping an eye on Mo Fan, who was born with dual abilities, and after hearing that Lu Nian was conducting those evil experiments, he asked his old friend in the north to keep a close eye on Lu Nian's movements.

Two days ago, he received intelligence that Lu Nian's subordinates had been suddenly dismissed from the Ministry of Defense, and even Lu Nian himself seemed to be about to resign from his military post. Zhan Kong immediately sensed something was wrong and rushed over.

At this moment, there are five very conspicuous scars on his neck and chest under his collar. These scars seem to be just the tip of the iceberg, and it is unknown where they extend to.

Zhan Kong, rubbing his forehead, said, "Tell me right now where that kid is!"

Dean Songhe seemed to suddenly realize something and said, "He's in the training team, in the desolate city of Jinlin! The demon man who handled that matter is also in the capital. I'll have him go with you. He has winged magical artifacts and moves very quickly."

"Alright!" Zhan Kong uttered these two words and turned to leave. The sky had completely brightened, and birds were chirping in the woods outside the city, which sounded very pleasant. Everyone walked out of the city with smiles on their faces, listening to the pleasant sounds.

At first glance, there was still the same railway track covered with moss and weeds, stretching into the distance through the woods. Just as the group was about to follow the track, a pair of figures suddenly appeared in the woods.

They wore uniforms that were somewhat similar in style to those worn by the Dharma Masters, but with a significant difference in color.

There were about thirty people in the group, and each of them had a giant, snow-white eagle standing beside them. The eagles had full chests and sharp eyes.

The group had naturally seen these eagles before; they were some demonic beasts tamed by Master Wei.

They hadn't been injured this time and assumed these Dharma Protectors were here on some mission. Curious, they stood there, some noticing that their clothes seemed different from those of the Dharma Protectors, which made them even more wary.

A group of mage guards walked straight toward the crowd, led by a thick-lipped man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, who had a pipe in his mouth.

Zhang Chen, who had been walking at the back, suddenly appeared beside Lu Zhenghe. Seeing him exchanging glances with the leader, he teased him, "Lu Zhenghe, aren't you going to say hello?"

At the same time, the leading man calmly spoke: "Kill all bystanders!"

Zhang Chen had no choice but to stop there and deal with these Dharma Masters first.

As soon as he finished speaking, a murderous aura emanated from behind the man. It came from the more than twenty guard mages. These people were all guard officers, and their strength was at least at the mid-level.

Before the trainees could react to this sudden change, several icy chains suddenly appeared beneath their feet.

Above their heads, the pitch-black thunderclouds were expanding at a visible speed, until finally, as if they had reached their limit, they unleashed thick bolts of lightning downwards.

However, when these attacks reached them, they seemed to encounter some kind of restriction and all dissipated without actually hitting them.

A flash of silver light appeared in Zhang Chen's eyes as he blocked attack after attack. Mu Ningxue, Mo Fan, and Mu Nujiao reacted the fastest, their magical light shining brightly as they began to counterattack.

Although the opposing team consisted of battle-hardened mages who used mid-level level 3 magic and possessed excellent magical artifacts, Zhang Chen's defense, along with the fact that Mo Fan and his two companions were all exceptional individuals, allowed them to be forced into a series of defeats.

Seeing that the man behind him was about to attack, he grabbed Lu Zhenghe by the neck and shouted, "Stop! If you don't stop, I'll strangle him!"

They looked at Lu Nian at the back, and he waved his hand, signaling them to surround the students.

He clapped and praised, "Excellent! You guys are great!"

"What kind of dog are you? Listen to me! I, Liao Mingxuan, am the son of Liao Feng of the Imperial Capital Magic Association! If you don't get out of here, I'll make sure your whole family dies!!" Liao Mingxuan, who had been nowhere to be seen when he retaliated, screamed hysterically.

Lu Nian raised an eyebrow, and a brown light flashed in his eyes. Liao Mingxuan, who had been shouting just now, suddenly froze. He couldn't make a sound, his body became stiff, and he couldn't even move a finger.

A layer of grayish-white substance gradually spread from the toes all over the body.

Within seconds, he turned into a gray-white statue. Seeing the man opposite him kill one person so easily, several of them couldn't help but scream.

Zhang Chen's expression grew even more serious. "A high-level mage! Their cultivation is at least higher than mine!"

Lu Nian took a puff of his pipe and looked at Zhang Chen, saying, "Don't you think this kind of person has no brains?"

Zhang Chen nodded warily. The sacred tree had already appeared in the other's hand, ready to become a tree spirit and become immune to his petrification at any time.

Lu Nian ignored his actions and said calmly, "Speak! What do you want?"

Mu Nujiao angrily retorted, "What do you want! We have no grudge against you, why do you want to kill us!"

Zhang Chen didn't expect her to be so brave. He walked in front of her and blocked her way. Even standing in front of Mu Nujiao, he could feel her body trembling slightly, which meant she was also very scared.

When she saw Zhang Chen blocking her way, a strange, indescribable emotion quietly welled up inside her.

"You're Mu Zhanxing's granddaughter, aren't you? You've got some guts. I wonder what you'd think if I told you your grandfather agreed to this too." Lu Nian laughed heartily. Lu Nian raised an eyebrow at Zhang Chen and said, "How about this! One life for two. I see your relationship with Mu Zhanxing's granddaughter is quite special. You release Lu Zhenghe, and I can let both of you leave."

Everyone from Imperial Capital Academy and Pearl Academy looked at Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen certainly didn't believe his nonsense and laughed, saying, "You can only fool a three-year-old with this kind of talk! Do you think I'm stupid?"

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"Since we're all going to die anyway, why don't you tell me why you want to kill us? I don't recall having any grudges with anyone from the Ministry of Defense! Tell me and I'll throw him at you."

He pondered for a moment and said, "Well, there is an experiment that could change the current state of self-deception that humanity is in."

Holy crap! Why does this sound so familiar? Didn't that Illusionary Flower also harbor such fantasies?

His expression remained unchanged as he asked, "What kind of experiment? It's not some kind of fusion between humans and demons, is it?"

Lu Nian's expression was strange. He glanced at Mo Fan and said, "How can humans and demons be fused?! This is an experimental new system! And we're already very confident of success!"

"What did you say! You're about to create a new system!" everyone exclaimed in surprise. Zhang Chen's surprise was different from theirs. "Holy crap! The demon is here! I thought it was some kind of ruin!"