Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

"Jade Tiger...bone?"

Perhaps because he had been controlled by Wei Xiao too many times in a short period of time, Huang Longxi felt a little dizzy and couldn't quite process what was happening.

Looking up, Huang Longxi glanced around and noticed a bundle of large bone clubs on the ground not far away.

With its bluish-green color and jade-like texture, this feature immediately evokes the image of a jade tiger.

Was that thing that just grazed his scalp?

Huang Longxi broke out in a cold sweat. The sweat stung the scraped skin on his forehead, causing a burning pain.

Given the weight and hardness of the jade tiger bone, if it had just touched his head, his brains would probably be blooming all over this grassland by now.

"What kind of superhuman could throw the jade tiger bone like a pebble?" Huang Longxi, vaguely realizing that he had been rescued, hurriedly searched for the jade tiger.

"Waaah..."

A series of painful whimpers came from behind. Huang Longxi looked in the direction of the sound and saw Qingyuhu crawling up from the end of a ravine.

The jade tiger crouched low, baring its teeth in a menacing manner. Its left foreleg was curled up, afraid to touch the ground, and a little blood seeped from its mouth, wetting its fur.

Huang Longxi was unsure whether the blood was from a tiger or from his teammate Lao He.

Thump thump thump...

Heavy and clear footsteps approached, and Huang Longxi hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a humanoid creature, seemingly made of black rock, with a graceful and flowing shape and two horns on its head, rushing towards Qingyuhu.

"careful······"

Roar!

"near······"

Roar!

"The mighty roar..."

Roar!

Huang Longxi hurriedly reminded him that Qingyuhu had the Roar magic, so they should definitely keep their distance and use ranged attack magic to launch a saturation attack.

However, Huang Longxi was interrupted by Qingyuhu's roar every time he uttered just two words.

Each time he regained consciousness, the black-armored man's location changed.

In his vision, the black-armored man seemed to be out of frame, getting closer to the Jade Tiger with each flash.

Huang Longxi then realized that the black-armored man seemed to be immune to Wei Xiao's control.

"What kind of magic can withstand the howl?" Huang Longxi's first reaction was that the black armor on this person's body could defend against the howl.

But isn't the Takegawa Bridge only accessible to novice mages? How could a rare-grade spell have such an exaggerated effect?

Or are these people actually a newly dispatched mid-level mage squad from the authorities, tasked with a mission?

Considering that these people were all around sixteen or seventeen years old, Huang Longxi felt that this idea was even more exaggerated.

Just as Huang Longxi's mind was in complete chaos, the black-armored man had already rushed to Qingyuhu's side.

Then Huang Longxi witnessed the most shocking scene of his life to date: a human mage killing a mid-level magical beast, the Jade Tiger, with his bare hands.

Even Huang Longxi began to doubt whether the one hidden inside the black armor was still a human mage.

Is it some kind of intelligent mechanical warrior or something?

A century ago, in the technological age, this concept seemed quite popular.

However, with the advent of the magical age, the concept of individual soldier technology gradually faded from the world stage.

Could this be a culmination of technology and magic, powered by magic crystals?

If it's a robot, it has no soul, so no wonder it's immune to the howl.

It's quite a self-justifying explanation.

"Uncle Huang? Uncle Huang?" Jiang Yingying came to Huang Longxi's side, who was in a daze, and waved her small hand in front of Huang Longxi's eyes: "Were you stunned by the roar of the Jade Tiger?"

"Ying... Ying?" Huang Longxi swallowed hard, snapping out of his daze, his tone uncertain.

"She's really been yelled at so much she's gone mad; she doesn't even recognize me anymore," Jiang Yingying sighed.

At this moment, others slowly gathered around, and Huang Longxi vaguely heard things like, "Old Wang, your binding skills are pretty good," "Where did you learn that?" and "The tiger bones haven't fallen apart yet."

Having dealt with the Jade Tiger, Wang Yi approached, removing his heavy black rock armor. Seeing the bloodstains on Huang Longxi's forehead and face, he kindly asked, "Do you need treatment?"

Looking at Wang Yi's overly youthful face, Huang Longxi mustered his courage and cautiously asked, "Human? Or an AI?"

Wang Yi looked bewildered, frowned slightly, and said to Jiang Yingying beside him, "I can treat physical injuries, but I can't help with mental illnesses."

"You're the one who's mentally ill." Jiang Yingying rolled her eyes at Wang Yi, then explained to Huang Longxi, "Uncle Huang, the guy who saved you is called Wang Yi, my junior in high school, a novice mage, a healer."

Huang Longxi's throat bobbed; he was now genuinely wondering if he had developed a mental illness.

Or perhaps, the Jade Tiger's roar caused a problem with its hearing?

Huang Longxi looked at Qingyuhu's peaceful corpse and shook his head vigorously.

A first-year high school student? A novice mage? A medical student?

Listen to these three words, which one makes sense?

Could it be that everything happening before my eyes is actually a nightmare before my death?

I've heard that before a person dies, they see a revolving lantern of their entire life flashing before their eyes. Could it be that my revolving lantern has mutated into a delusion?

Seeing Huang Longxi's performance, Jiang Yingying also became a little less confident.

I've never heard of anyone developing mental illness as a side effect after being poisoned by Wei Xiao.

Wang Yi ate so much Faweixiao, yet he's still perfectly healthy and lively.

Could it be that people have different constitutions?

At this moment, Ding Yuanqi, who had finished treating himself, rushed over. After wiping his hands on a relatively clean spot on his body, he bowed slightly and politely extended his right hand:

"Hello, young man... I am Ding Yuanqi, the vice-captain of the team. Thank you for your help."

Wang Yi shook hands with Ding Yuanqi and then said directly, "This jade tiger is ours, is that alright?"

"No problem, no problem, it's my pleasure." Ding Yuanqi shook Wang Yi's hand up and down.

Wang Yi and Wang Jiang exchanged a glance, and Wang Jiang then turned around and dug out the magic crystals from beside the Qingyuhu's corpse to cut up the flesh.

"Uncle Ding, how did you manage to get Qingyuhu to chase you like this?" Jiang Yingying asked, somewhat puzzled.

Ding Yuanqi gave a wry smile and then recounted what had happened to them.

Jiang Yingying was also shocked by their misfortune.

"Such a loving pair of tigers, yet I accidentally caused Tianhu to be separated forever." Wang Yi sighed, "It's truly regrettable. I can only try to make amends."

"How will you compensate me?" Jiang Yingying could already vaguely guess what Wang Yi was about to say.

"Of course, we should reunite them."