Full-Time Magister: I Had No Intention of Reaching the Dimensional Throne

"Oh? I see. Commander Nanfeng, please wait a moment while I discuss this with some friends."

Sikong Wen nodded, but didn't ask him why he was going to the wilderness. He simply said that they needed to discuss it.

"Of course, we need to rest too," Nanfeng said, and then turned around to arrange things for the hunter group.

Sikong Wen walked to the spot where Bai Mo and the other three were standing. After Gu Changying set up the soundproof barrier, he looked at Bai Mo and asked:

"Are you serious? The South Wind Hunters have ill intentions towards us!"

In the battle just now, Bai Hanxing and the others did not use their full strength, precisely because of Bai Mo's telepathic reminder.

"They harbor malice, especially the leader of the Lightning Hunters. This is what Yu Mian sensed, and it shouldn't be wrong," Bai Mo said.

"How could this be? They want to harm us! Why? This doesn't fit the reputation of the Thunder Hunters in Leizhou!"

Sikong Wen frowned, somewhat unable to understand. More importantly, Leizhou had finally found a famous hunter group, and he didn't want it to be a bunch of rotten apples.

"Could it be that Miss Ding mistook the Silver-Armored Rhinoceros's malice for the malice of the Lightning Hunters?"

"I won't make a mistake." Ding Yumin shook her head.

"They want to come with us, right? Let's agree to it. Rather than letting them follow us secretly, we'd rather keep them right under our noses. I want to see what kind of trouble these people will cause!"

Gu Changying said emphatically that she would not act rashly based on a guess, but it was appropriate to take some precautions in advance.

"Changying is right. With the two of us at the Super-Rank, Nanfeng can't cause any trouble," Bai Hanxing said. "It's better to know what they're up to sooner rather than later, so they don't interfere when we take action."

"Okay, I'll go talk to them right away." Sikong Wen said, turning around and walking towards Nanfeng.

"Commander Nanfeng, I've already spoken with them. Since we're going the same way, we'll travel together for a while. The central area of ​​Lei Yuya is indeed dangerous."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Young Master Sikong."

"There, everyone is surviving in the wild, so having more people means more support."

"That's right."

After waiting for the mages of the South Wind Hunters to recover some of their magic power, the group continued their journey southwest.

Having more people makes things easier. The attacks from the Purple Lightning Tree Spirits, which Bai Mo and the others originally had to face personally in the Purple Lightning Forest, were now shared among the seven members of the Lightning Hunters Group.

As they traveled, almost every member of the Lightning Hunters had been attacked by the Purple Lightning Tree.

Through observation, Bai Mo discovered that the leader of the hunter group should have the highest level of lightning cultivation. He used every lightning spell very smoothly, which was something that a high-level master could not achieve.

Of the other six members of the hunter group, five were all high-level members of their respective elemental schools. Only the shadow mage seemed to be at the high-level level three, and there was also a high-level fire mage.

Along the way, everyone got to know each other quite well.

Walking around in a scattered manner, Bai Mo and the others all looked like young people, so they said they were there to do the school's assessment task.

Bai Mo noticed that several male hunters were looking at him strangely. What did that possessiveness mean?

It was already late when we left the Purple Thunder Forest.

The sky over Leizhou at night is even darker, with no moon or stars in sight. Only the Lei River, flowing through the dark clouds, appears and disappears without direction, illuminating the way ahead.

"This is the Wilderness. There are many demons in the Wilderness, and it's inconvenient to move around at night. Why don't we rest here for the night?"

Nanfeng looked at Sikong Wen, who had always thought that Sikong Wen was the leader among Bai Mo and the other four.

"Okay!" Sikong nodded; they indeed did not intend to travel at night.

The vast wilderness was covered with tall purple wild grass, stretching to the center of the Thunder Domain, and extending southwest to Ming Lei Cape.

According to Nanfeng, their destination was a river in the wilderness, and they traveled the same route as Bai Mo and the others for the first half of the journey.

Rumble~~~~~~~!

A clap of thunder resounded, and purple-gold lightning, like a dragon baring its fangs and claws, swam from one end of the sky to the other, scattering golden light that illuminated a vast expanse of wilderness below and lit up two tents at the junction of a forest and a field.

One big and one small.

"It seems there's not much movement. Are they not planning to make a move here, or are they not going to make a move at all?" Gu Changying tilted her head.

"It's also possible that they're planning to ambush us when we return to the city," Bai Hanxing said.

"I still can't understand it. They must have needed a motive to attack us. What was their purpose? We don't even seem to know them."

Sikong Wen frowned and asked the same question he had asked many times along the way but could never figure out.

"Who knows? There are all sorts of people in this world." Bai Mo touched his face. "Especially those who like Se Se, maybe they're attracted to my good looks."

"Don't talk nonsense," Bai Hanxing said.

"I don't know. My sister-in-law and I revealed our sound-based abilities, and we haven't heard them talk about anything private along the way."

Bai Mo glanced at Ding Yumin, who was meditating with her eyes closed, then sat down next to her and closed his eyes as well.

"Forget it, let's take a break."

On the other end, none of the members of the Lightning Hunters were asleep.

The darkness inside the tent was occasionally broken by faint streaks of magical light that streaked through the air.

"Do you have any ideas on how to deal with those two sound-based mages?"

"Sound magic is too hard to defend against. Once we get there, if anything goes wrong, Second Brother, you take care of it first."

"Captain, they're quite strong. Why don't we join forces with them to fight that guy?"

"That's a monarch! I couldn't defeat it even with all of you, and I lost three teammates. We had no choice but to submit to it! We needed to get the antidote, you idiot!"

Dawn broke overnight.

The group continued their journey.

The purple grass on the wilderness is difficult to deal with, mainly because it is flexible and dense, which can isolate people's senses and exploration.

Fortunately, with Bai Mo and Gu Changying in the team, they wouldn't be attacked by the demons hiding behind the grass wall. Ding Yumin never revealed her mind-based abilities to the Nanfeng Hunters.

However, there are some demons that even the Sound System can't control; when they are lying in ambush, they can even control their heartbeats to avoid giving themselves away.

This makes them even more difficult to guard against. Such demons are often very powerful. Only with sufficient strength and a robust body can they keep their hearts stopped for a long time without any danger.

Just like the savage horned thunder lizard they were currently dealing with, which was a minor leader and also known for its powerful defense.

"Changying, Baimo, this thing is tough to kill. I'll hold it off; it's up to you to break through its defenses!"

After getting acquainted, Nanfeng spoke without any politeness, and at the same time released the Eye of the Rock Demon. In the nearby shadows, the high-level Shadow Elemental also quietly approached the Horned Thunder Lizard and threw out nine Shadow Sword Nails, pinning the Horned Thunder Lizard to the spot.

Bai Mo subtly rolled his eyes; he had already sensed that something was amiss.

With him and Gu Changying acting as scouts along the way, they shouldn't have encountered many demons.

It's one thing if a place has been dormant for a day or two, or even a week or two, as still as a stone; but what's even stranger is that in some areas where there are no demons, demons suddenly appear.

The frequency wasn't high, but it was about once an hour apart, and during this interval, the group would occasionally encounter demons that had been lying in ambush.

Most of these demons are at the commander level. Although they are encountered infrequently, every time Nanfeng does encounter one, he will assess the situation and say that the demons' defense is too high, so that they can take action.

If Bai Mo hadn't known beforehand that they harbored ill intentions towards them, he would have truly believed that it was all just a coincidence. After all, this was a paradise for lightning-type demons, and anything could happen here.

But now that they were prepared, all of this could be traced back to them.

This was clearly depleting his and Gu Changying's magical energy, but they didn't know that Gu Changying was a super-level mage.

They would never know that, theoretically, their magical energy is inexhaustible.

"Kill Music - Explode!"

Several killing blows shattered the flesh armor of the horned thunder lizard, and Bai Mo pretended to conserve his mana before withdrawing. He left the rest to the destruction mage in the team.

After dealing with the savage horned thunder lizard, Bai Mo continued walking forward with the group, secretly pondering how the Thunder Hunters had lured the nearby demons there.

He had observed it many times along the way, but had not seen any unusual magical radiance, so it could only be magic that could be prepared in advance.

Of the many types of magic, only plant and poison magic can be prepared in advance and can attract demons. These two types are sometimes difficult to distinguish because some plants also contain toxins.

"It seems we need to take some precautions, lest we fall victim to something without even realizing it."

His lips moved, and his voice rang in the ears of Ding Yumin, Bai Hanxing, and the others, "I suspect there are poison or plant-type mages among them. Be careful."

The group exchanged glances and nodded slightly, clearly sensing that something was amiss.

Just then, Nanfeng, the leader of the Lightning Hunters, stepped forward and asked Sikong:

"Brother Sikong, the Whirlpool Bay we're heading to is not far ahead. Would you be interested in joining us?"

As he continued, Nanfeng lowered his voice and said:

"To be honest, we've received news of a high-quality soul seed. There are two guardian demons here, both peak-level commanders, which are quite troublesome. I'd like to ask Brother Sikong and your friends to help out. We'll split the profits equally. What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Sikong Wen's face showed a look of sudden realization. "So this is why Commander Nanfeng came here. I never expected that such a treasure would be hidden here. Commander Nanfeng is truly lucky."

While saying this, Sikong Wen was secretly thinking:

"So that's what the Lightning Hunters were planning: use them as henchmen, then kill them after obtaining the Lightning Seed. A simple scheme indeed. It's only because Bai Hanxing and Gu Changying didn't display any super-level aura that the Lightning Hunters noticed them that Nanfeng wouldn't have dared to try this."

"We discovered this by chance. I wonder if Brother Sikong has any ideas about cooperating?" Nanfeng's words interrupted Sikong Wen's thoughts.

Sikong Wen paused for a moment, then pretended to hesitate and said, "After all, they are two peak commanders. I cannot make this decision on my own. I need to discuss it with a few friends."

"Sigh! Of course, we'll wait for Brother Sikong's good news. If things go well, we'll split the soul seed 40/60, and the demon's corpse will be yours too!"

"That's a deal."

Sikong Wen chuckled and went to discuss the matter with Bai Mo and the others. In his heart, he thought to himself that this old rascal was trying to take advantage of his youth and pull a fast one.

Sikong Wen approached Bai Mo and the others on the right side of the group and recounted what had just happened.

"Of course I agreed. Why would I turn down a treasure that's been delivered to my door?"

Bai Mo smiled, and seeing this, Bai Hanxing, Gu Changying, and the others also chuckled.

"However, we still need to take precautions. These are the military's antidotes. Here you go." Gu Changying took out three bottles of medicine from her spatial bracelet and handed them to everyone.

After a few pretentious discussions, Sikong Wen went to inform Nanfeng that they had agreed to help deal with the demon guarding the soul seed.

Seeing that Sikong Wen and the others agreed to go together, Nanfeng was overjoyed. They were already deep in the wilderness. This was an area with many puddles, and Nanfeng pointed to the north and said:

"Once you reach this thousand-meter depression, head northwest for five or six miles to find a river with a sandbar on it. The Thunder Seed is located on the sandbar, and the demon guarding it is not to be trifled with. Everyone, be prepared!"

"Okay." Bai Mo and the others nodded slightly.

Led by the members of the Lightning Hunters, the group headed towards the river sandbar he had described.

Five or six kilometers was not a long distance for them, and they soon arrived at a riverbank.

Parting the denser purple grass, one can see a gentle river of moderate width.

The river reflected the sky, appearing dark and indistinct, obscuring everything within. However, a sandbar, roughly a hundred meters in size, stood in the center of the river. The sandbar was barren, with a prominent, low peak, about ten meters high, rising from its center.

"Brother Sikong, there are two Thunderhorn Crocodiles in this river. Usually at this time, one of them will go out to hunt for food. These things are very slippery in the water, but they love the meat of Silver Armor Rhinoceros the most."

As Nanfeng spoke, he directed the Thunder Hunters to retrieve the fragments of the Silver-Armored Rhinoceros's corpse and place them on the riverbank, continuing:

"We hunted the Silver-Armored Rhinoceros to lure out this Thunderhorn Crocodile who guards the Soul Thunder alone. Then we'll all attack together and kill him!"

Sikong Wen and Bai Mo exchanged glances and nodded. They hadn't expected Nanfeng to be so thoughtful.

Bai Mo looked at Bai Hanxing, who had been gazing at the sandbar in the center of the river, and asked, "How is it?"

"The mountain peak is faintly lit by lightning; there might really be a soul seed there." Bai Hanxing nodded slightly.

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo's eyes lit up. Following Nan Feng's arrangement, he and the other members of the Lightning Hunters hid in the dense purple grass, waiting for the Thunderhorn Crocodiles in the river to be lured up by the flesh and blood of the Silver Armored Rhinoceros.

He sensed the formation of the group and realized that they were being surrounded by the Lightning Hunters.

Just then, Ding Yumin's telepathic message, which startled Bai Mo and the other three, resonated in their hearts.

"They're about to make their move." (End of Chapter)