Full-Time Magister: The Ruler of Wind and Rain

After Old Man Bao announced that Wang Yu had "graduated," he quickly received his first mission: to work with Xiao Ding and Lingling to hunt down a special demon that was roaming the Huangpu River.

Lingling, who is only ten years old, is far from the age to awaken magic, while Xiaoding, who looks very young, is actually twenty-two years old. He is currently a mid-level mage, and has mastered both fire and light magic. He also has spirit seeds in both of them. His strength can be considered top among mid-level mages. It is said that he is currently saving money to prepare to advance to the high-level.

Compared to such a formidable opponent, Wang Yu's theoretical strength seemed somewhat weak. Although he possessed innate dual-elemental abilities and mastered the wind element, he was still far inferior to a skilled mid-level mage. Fortunately, this time he was a teammate, not an opponent.

On the way to the destination, Lingling explained the background of the mission to Wang Yu: "The city's monster hunting team offered us a bounty of 500,000 yuan. The mission was to hunt down a monster of unknown species. Within a month, four victims were murdered on the banks of the Huangpu River, and it is highly suspected that they were killed by this target monster. The corpses showed obvious bite marks and shadow erosion symptoms, but the target monster did not appear in the surveillance footage, nor did it devour the victims' corpses."

"After we took over, Lingling analyzed that this demon was most likely a Shadowfang Shark, originally a marine demon that somehow ended up in the Huangpu River. We estimate its strength to be that of a minor general. We had already set up decoy dummies and magic detectors along the riverbank. Tonight's goal is to lure the demon ashore and then take it down," Senior Brother Xiaoding added.

Then, Xiao Ding seriously assigned tasks: "Lingling, you will continue to provide surveillance from a distance as usual; Wang Yu, although you are born with dual elements, you are still at the initial stage in both, so you should also stay away and provide support for me."

"No problem." Wang Yu was also very serious. After all, this was his first time cooperating with someone to hunt demons, and his first time dealing with a warrior-level monster. He was a little nervous.

The group arrived near their pre-arranged location on the riverbank and furtively lay in wait at a distance. Sea monsters are generally not very intelligent and could easily be lured ashore by bait coated with a special potion. Once ashore, most sea monsters would experience a sharp decline in combat strength.

Sure enough, around 3 a.m., Lingling woke up the two who were racing against time to meditate. Xiao Ding lowered his voice and pointed to a spot on the river for Wang Yu, who was still a little confused: "Look at that wave over there." Wang Yu observed carefully and indeed found that a wave had been drawn on the river under the moonlight. It looked like the thing under the wave was quite big.

At that moment, there was no one on the riverbank; the only thing closest to the shore was the decoy dummy that Lingling and the others had set up beforehand. Wang Yu felt a surge of heat and turned around to see that the small cauldron had already accumulated a fire-type star map, holding a mid-level spell in its hand without releasing it.

Although he had seen many intermediate and even high-level spells in various materials, seeing them in person was completely different. The star map formed by the intertwining of seven star tracks was incredibly beautiful, making Wang Yu quite envious.

Furthermore, Wang Yu observed that the fire magic constructed by Senior Brother Xiao Ding seemed to be different in color from those he had seen before, presenting a brighter yellowish-white.

Seeing Wang Yu's curious gaze, Xiao Ding took the initiative to explain, "My special flame originates from a spirit seed, called Blazing Flame. Once you reach the intermediate level of cultivation, you can absorb the spirit seed into your spiritual world, strengthening that type of magic and gaining the spirit seed's special effects. However, spirit seeds aren't cheap. Ordinary ones start at fifteen million, while powerful ones or those with special effects can reach thirty to forty million. Those with domains are even more outrageous, sometimes fetching seventy to eighty million or even a hundred million at auction. Junior brother, you should take on bounties to save money. After you advance to the intermediate level, your senior brother will keep an eye out for good spirit seeds for you."

As they spoke, the sound of the surging waves grew louder. Wang Yu wanted to cast a wind spell on the small cauldron, but Lingling stopped him with a glare: "Senior brother has a special magical artifact that can conceal his magical aura. If you release your magic, that sea monster will run away!"

"Okay, I've learned something." Wang Yu chuckled and scratched his head.

Suddenly, a massive black shark, over ten meters long, leaped high from the Huangpu River! At the same time, the magic that Xiao Ding had been accumulating in his hands was instantly released: "Blazing Flame - Fierce Fist - Nine Palaces!"

A mid-level, level three fire magic spell!

The blazing, fiery flames on the dragon's wrist remained undiminished, before the fist slammed into the earth, unleashing a massive surge of energy into the ground. A large area of ​​the surrounding ground trembled, as if about to burst open, and cracks appeared.

Finally, the power reached its critical point, and directly beneath the black giant shark, a pillar of fire erupted!

Even though this giant shark has thick skin and flesh, it cannot defend against a giant pillar of fire with its physical strength alone. Moreover, the Nine Palaces have their own meaning.

A second pillar of fire erupted from the same spot, blasting the black shark, which had been forced into a curled-up position, high into the air. A third pillar appeared where the black shark had landed, blasting it away once more.

Then came the fourth, the fifth... all the way to the ninth pillar of fire, each one further inflicting heavy damage on the black shark. By the time the effect of the last pillar of fire ended, the black shark was lying motionless on the riverbank.

Just as the three were about to step forward to examine the carcass of the black giant shark, Wang Yu suddenly sensed a high-speed flow of wind elements nearby!

It was too late! He tackled Lingling to the ground and then quickly cast Water Defense - Circulation on the small cauldron. He had started drawing this Water Defense while watching the giant fire pillar performance, initially thinking it was unnecessary, but unexpectedly, he actually needed to use it!

"Watch out!" Xiao Dingwan Wang Yu sensed something was wrong, but before he could raise his shield magic tool, the invisible wind spike in the air had already reached him.

Just when Xiao Ding sensed something was wrong, Shui Yu suddenly appeared around him and swallowed the Wind Thorn in one go... No! The power of the Wind Thorn far exceeded Shui Yu's defensive limit, but fortunately, Shui Yu bought Xiao Ding time. This time, he finally activated his shield magic tool and stopped the Wind Thorn.

Before they could even praise Wang Yu, the first thing they needed to do was figure out what kind of enemy was attacking them. Xiao Ding quickly drew the Light Protection - Wall Painting. Although this mid-level second-tier light magic was not as protective as the third-tier Light Protection - Guardian, its protective range was wide, and it immediately enveloped Wang Yu and Lingling as well.

Standing behind the defensive magic, the three of them calmed down. Xiao Ding continued to use light magic, throwing out rays of light in all directions in an attempt to spot the enemies attacking them. Wang Yu also drew his Wind Trail - Shadow Strike, so that if they were ambushed again, he could instantly carry the other two away at high speed.

However, just as the group was fully prepared, the thing that attacked them vanished without a trace.