Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 83 Ability Evolution

After the plan was formulated, the change in the implementation model did indeed cause many students to back down.

After all, the chances of encountering general-level demons have greatly increased, and the intensity of the battles will rise rapidly.

They might even encounter a surprise attack from a Grand Commander-level demon, a danger that is beyond their acceptable range.

Aside from those who majored in healing and stayed behind to provide logistical support, most of the students were rejected, including many from aristocratic families.

"So, only the two of you from Pearl Academy are left to participate in the elite demon-hunting team?"

Looking at Yao Wen and Li Xiaowei, Wang Teng couldn't help but sigh. When faced with a life-or-death situation, there were quite a few people who chose to back down.

He understands very well, after all, he is someone who holds this belief, it seems there are quite a few smart people out there.

"Yes, those people either don't lack resources, or they don't want to pay too high a price."

"If we don't compete, we'll have even fewer resources."

Yao Wen shrugged, his face showing no sign of worry.

That makes sense; as a mid-level earth mage, running away is probably his forte.

"With the Rock Demon in my wings, I'm not afraid. Besides, my second element is Earth, so teleportation won't be a problem. I'm confident I can outrun everyone else."

Li Xiaowei grinned. He was one of the more relaxed ones. When summoned beasts went into battle, he could just stand behind and watch. When danger came, he was the one who ran faster than others.

"Alright, just be careful. There is indeed a big crisis ahead, but it's still under control."

"Even if you are ambushed, as long as you manage to avoid the first wave, you'll be fine."

Wang Teng couldn't offer any guarantees either. If a real fight broke out, it would depend on their respective strengths. Perhaps he would strike faster and kill the One-Eyed Demon.

The elite monster-hunting team faces far greater risks than the main force, but also reaps greater rewards. As long as they persevere, they will surely accumulate a lot of points.

For example, Yao Wen, who specializes in earth-type defense, must team up with others to increase his score. Li Xiaowei is a little better off, as he has the summoned beast Rock Demon to rely on.

……

As they slowly advanced towards the central region, more than half a month had passed, significantly slowing down the monster-hunting speed compared to the initial week.

Originally, I could hunt more than a hundred tentacled thorn demons every day, but later I was considered lucky if I could kill a hundred a day.

With the frequent appearance of Warrior-level Tentacle-like Demons, the difficulty of hunting them has also increased.

Moreover, the number of injuries is increasing, but fortunately, due to preparedness, there have been no deaths yet.

After such a long period of advancing, the battle line slowly pushed forward to the front line, on a high mountain one kilometer away from the tentacle thorn demon horde.

"Let's just snipe it; this wait is too unbearable."

"Moreover, the team's next advance will be a head-on collision, rather than being slowly chipped away at each other's health."

"No matter what, conflict is inevitable!"

Xu Yuan also found it hard to stand, so he made small, daily efforts to eliminate a large number of servant-level and warrior-level demon slayers.

This resulted in the number of thorn demons occupying the tail of Green Field Island being reduced by half, but the one-eyed thorn demon leader didn't seem to care at all.

He would occasionally go out to sea and then return to shore, completely ignoring the lack of men he had.

"I think it's a good idea!"

Yaohui rubbed his face. He had acquired quite a few resources during this period, and this slow and gradual encroachment had finally come to an end.

Next comes a feast. Once the leader is defeated and the last batch of tentacle thorn demons is swallowed, the event will be over.

"Then let's do it tomorrow morning, and have the final battle then."

Xu Yuan made the final decision.

The group of people around him all had fighting spirit in their eyes. Those who could stay here were all military mages, and most of them were at the mid-level with full cultivation.

They have two instructors' adjutants, as well as their respective elite subordinates, all of whom possess exceptional combat abilities.

With the decision made, the group returned to the post station base.

With the launch of the major battle plan, the atmosphere at the post station became more somber than usual.

"Yao Wen, you don't seem nervous at all."

Since Qian Fu chose to join the main force, his gains have been much smaller; it's all about luring, ambushing, killing demons, and then retreating.

The credit cannot be attributed to him alone, otherwise there won't be much to go around.

"What's there to be nervous about?"

"I've faced some general-level assassins during this period, but they're all the same. With good teamwork, they can be killed quickly."

"The elite military mages are indeed very outstanding, and they have a very good grasp of the timing of casting spells."

"Since we don't have to deal with the top-level commanders, how much pressure can there be?"

Huang Wen responded calmly. At first, he was also very nervous when facing the War General-level Assassin Demon. The attack power of those tentacles was truly formidable.

Furthermore, the bone spurs on his body could actually shoot out from a distance! This startled him, but fortunately, this ability couldn't be used casually, as it would weaken the spur demon afterward.

Qian Fu was filled with envy. This mindset was clearly something he had cultivated through experience, and he would be able to remain calm and composed even when facing demons at the level of a general in the future.

Night falls.

Wang Teng was cultivating in his room. Since he was able to actively control his innate ability to devour spirit, he had been researching this ability and wanted to develop it further.

And he actually made a name for himself.

With a casual gesture, a void vortex appeared five meters away, slowly spitting out a remnant soul.

His gaze was fixed on the remnant soul, and he quietly activated his active devouring ability.

An invisible wave of absorption flashed in the pupils of his eyes, seemingly devouring everything in its path. An invisible gaze channel crossed space and descended upon the remnant soul.

"This distance is actually feasible!"

Wang Teng was overjoyed. The remnant soul's essence was very small, but it was indeed devoured by him, and the devouring speed was very fast. The remnant soul disappeared in no time.

He then threw out another fragment of his soul, this time ten meters away, the furthest distance in the room.

As the gaze fell upon the remnant soul, the passage was instantly reconnected. The ability to actively devour it was still effective, but the remnant soul's original essence took a little longer to return.

"This ability is truly wicked. If it gets discovered, I'll probably become a pariah, hated and hunted down by everyone!"

Wang Teng suppressed his joy, thinking that he shouldn't use this ability in front of a crowd.

Ideally, one should hunt demons, or even directly devour their soul essence, to avoid damaging one's soul and turning it into a fragmented spirit.

However, demons of average strength have little essence and origin, so only those at the warrior level or above can be affected.

You can also devour slave-level demons to accumulate your essence, but the only downside is that it's too extravagant, as essence is a very valuable item.

Moreover, it is time-consuming and laborious, and the more it is used, the more likely it is to be discovered that something is wrong. Even in the land of demons, there are hunter mages.

Some hunters make money by selling information; these people often lie in ambush in demonic lands and are considered top-tier Voldemorts.

If someone like that notices, then we'll be in big trouble.

Therefore, it's not advisable to use this ability extensively to devour slave-level demons.

To be on the safe side, it's more secure to kill the enemy and then collect and devour its remnants.

(End of this chapter)