Even the Demon King is worrying about another world today.

I'm definitely not some evil demon king!

Seeing the land dragon run off into the distance, Mikayi had no choice but to jog after it. The other trainees had all chosen suitable land dragons and were petting their mounts, building a harmonious bond. Only Mikayi was chasing his dragon all over the field.

The visuals aren't exactly comical, but they're quite subtle.

Akman smiled secretly.

The fact that the Demon King chased after Lu Xinglong was already quite an embarrassing incident. This was a little secret known only to her in the entire hell.

Finally, after Mikayi's bangs were all disheveled, he stopped.

Watching the dragon's retreating figure, Mikayi became somewhat angry.

The trainees had already formed their formation and were trying to climb onto the dragon's back, but Mikayi hadn't even managed to tether the dragon yet.

The comments were tinged with mockery.

Is this really an S-class?

"How come this person seems to have absolutely no foundation?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, someone like you dares to call themselves S-class?" A man with his head wrapped in bandages walked over. Because he was missing teeth, he spoke with a slight lisp. "With this level of skill, don't embarrass yourself by standing in the S-class position."

"Sigh... my previous mounts weren't even this good." Mikayi muttered helplessly as he watched the land dragon run further and further away.

"That sub-elf and Christian's eldest son are one thing; with their abilities, I can't argue with them being rated S-rank. But you, a rookie wind mage, why are you S-rank?! Did you get in through connections?" The speaker's teeth were slurred. His jaw was dislocated, and his mouth...

The opening and closing of the mouth is restricted, so the speech is somewhat unclear.

The person whose head was wrapped in bandages was none other than Joyce, the human who had been beaten to a pulp by Mikaela last time.

Hearing the noisy voice behind him, Mikayi turned around and glanced at him with amusement.

"W-What are you doing?" Joyce had suffered at the hands of Mikayi before, so when Mikayi turned around and looked at him like that, he took a half step back guiltily.

"I'm not saying this to be mean, but are you not very bright?" Mikayi smiled politely. "You just got beaten up like this, and now you're saying I'm bad? Do you think it's a big deal for you to lose to a 'newbie'?"

“…” Joyce was speechless at Michael’s words. Laughter came from the crowd watching the show, and Joyce’s face turned red.

"You better remember this! If a commoner like you offends a nobleman, your future will be very difficult!" Joyce pointed at the other person fiercely.

"Sorry, I have a bad memory. I can't remember." Mika waved his hand and walked over to Lu Xinglong, who was hiding in the corner trembling.

Joyce gave a dismissive sneer, then flipped over and mounted his land dragon.

Although this was Joyce's first encounter with the dragon, he had already mastered several methods of riding mounts before coming to the academy. Under his skillful handling, the land dragon was very obedient.

In comparison, the land dragon in front of Mikayi was in a much worse state. It was being driven step by step into a corner of the barbed wire fence by this great demon king.

Lu Xinglong tried jumping a couple of times, attempting to escape over the barbed wire fence several meters high. However, this kind of barbed wire fence was specifically designed to prevent escape. After struggling several times to no avail, Lu Xinglong then tried digging a hole in the ground, hoping to escape underground.

"It can't be that bad, I mean..."

Do I look like a bad person?

The Great Demon King said this very seriously.

Lu Xinglong cried out in surprise and quickened his digging.

Left with no other choice, Mikayi stretched out a hand. Imperceptible dark magic gathered at his fingertips, and a thin black line pierced Lu Xinglong's brain like a needle.

Although forcing Lu Xinglong to obey using the Demon King's Mantra is the fastest way in this situation, such a low-level creature with low intelligence and no awakened wisdom is unlikely to understand the Demon King's commands.

Besides, riding a dragon while chanting things like "Turn left, turn right, jump," is pretty comical, isn't it?!

<Dark Magic: Soul Manipulation>

When the soul and body are properly connected, manipulating the soul is manipulating the body.

Lu Xinglong's eyes suddenly went vacant, and the muscles that had been tense with fear relaxed. Lu Xinglong walked over step by step, standing upright, like an obedient horse. He bent down to let Mi Jiayi go up.

Mikayi patted the dragon head, quite satisfied.

The ultimate level of magic that a human can control is—the forbidden art, known as "ultimate magic." Ultimate magic drains all the magical energy from a human's body, and the massive amount of magic also causes irreversible damage.

So, if these humans knew that when they were watching Mikayi taming a land dragon as if it were a show, they had actually witnessed an ultimate magic, they probably wouldn't believe it.

The obedient land dragon carried Mikayi in the procession. Mikayi didn't even need to pull the reins; the dragon could move exactly as he wanted.

"Waaaah! Don't move!"

It seems that Mikai isn't the only one helpless against the dragons; Kuro, clinging tightly to the dragon's back, nearly fell off several times.

The Ghost Cat has a high level of magical beasts, and when it encounters lower-level creatures, those creatures will instinctively feel fear.

Cats have a strong grasping ability, and the dragon was probably tired from struggling. After jumping a few times, it became weak and stopped resisting.

"Are you all ready?" Akman stood on high ground, her voice carrying so clearly that even in an open space, her clear voice could reach the ears of everyone present.

"Ready to begin!"

"Students who ride the dragon around the field will be punished. Falling off the dragon's back midway will result in failure, and they will have to lead their dragon back to the starting point to start again."

Most of these trainees were riding land dragons for the first time, but they adapted very quickly. In just over ten minutes, most of them mastered the skills of riding land dragons, except for a few who still couldn't sit still.

114 The Demon King Being Chased

At the command, dust billowed up from the ground.

The ground trembled under the powerful feet of these land dragons.

Mikayi controlled the dragon beneath him, which had lost its self-awareness, and ran in the middle and rear of the crowd.

Yuri and Hedis had already rushed to the front, while Mika deliberately maintained this position, firstly to avoid drawing attention in the crowd, and secondly...

"Ahhh!"

A series of screams came from behind. Kuro's body was pressed against Lu Xinglong's, her hands gripping the reins tightly. Every jolt from Lu Xinglong's running nearly made her fall off.

To maintain her balance on the dragon's back, Kuro simply clamped her legs around the dragon's body, bending down so that most of her body was pressed against the dragon's back.

The jolting forced Kuro to close his eyes, and he no longer had time to control the direction of the land dragon with the reins, leaving the dragon to do as it pleased.

Mikayi slowed his pace, walking leisurely in front of Clow Reed.

He kept looking back.

Is everything alright, Kuro?

Ahead lay a bumpy, potholed landscape. Kuro had fallen to the very back of the group.

Behind the group, Akman rode closely behind on a larger land dragon, wielding a long whip.

That sturdy black whip wasn't created with black magic; it was simply the kind of leather whip that you could buy on the market.

Otherwise, the consequences of that succubus's whip strike would be easy to imagine.

The long whip lashed the ground, sending dust flying.

At the very back of the line, several boys shrank back after hearing the cracking sound of Akman's whip. Despite their fear, their faces showed an uncontrollable excitement.

"Ugh!"

Without human guidance, Kuro's land dragon was completely disoriented and was about to crash straight into the fence.

Mikayi had no choice but to control the dragon beneath him and ram the dragon that had run in the wrong direction back to the correct position.

“Master…” It was Kuro’s first time riding a mount on her own, so it was impossible for her not to be nervous. She squinted at Mikayi, who was riding alongside her.

"How about I help you control it?" Mikayi said, already approaching. He stretched out a hand, black magic gathering at his fingertips, about to touch the land dragon.

"No way!" Kuro pulled on the reins, dragging the dragon, which was too frightened to move, away. "If this happens, I'll never be able to learn how to ride a land dragon!"

Kuro's expression was very determined.

Mikayi smiled. That's true, Kuro always takes these kinds of things seriously. If Mikayi were to help now, it would only harm her.

"Master, don't worry about me! Go ahead!" Perhaps because the dragon had been frightened by Mikayi's sudden approach, it had started to obey Kuro's commands. "You great demon king, you scared my mount by coming so close!"

Kuro grumbled and pulled on the reins, veering to the other side.

Ah... I got disliked by my apprentice again.

Left with no other choice, Mikayi quickened his pace and moved closer to the crowd.

The long whip swung in mid-air, and Akman behind her, her eyes red, laughed ferociously. Her beloved Lu Xinglong seemed to have been corrupted by her, and he charged towards Mi Jiayi with a series of thuds.

Hey Hey hey……

Wait a minute!

Akman didn't care about the male trainees who were lagging behind; her only target was one person.

"Mikai! Run! It'll be bad if I catch you!" Akman laughed wildly.

The crowd made way for them, and one of them said, "Hurry up, S-rank. It's really hard to watch you fall behind like this."

"Besides, you're a wind mage, right? You should be faster."

This isn't the same! This is riding a dragon!

Even though he had no choice, Mikayi had to speed up.

I don't want to be caught by that guy with the whip at all!

Mikayi pulled on the reins, controlling the land dragon's body to sprint.

The powerful paws pounded the ground, creating craters as the land dragon carrying Mikayi ran at its absolute limit.

With a few swift movements, Mikayi had already run to the very front of the group.

When Mikayi turned around to check Akman's position, he made eye contact with someone in the middle of the group.

Although the man's head was still wrapped in bandages, his sinister smile was completely exposed.

Joyce?

Mikayi was puzzled.

Shouldn't this person be very good at riding such a low-level mount? Why is his speed gradually decreasing?

"Hahaha, Mikayi-kun!!"

While Mikayi was still wondering, Akman had already caught up with him, whipping her.

Akman's ample breasts swayed as she swung her long whip in circles above her head.

It looks a bit bizarre...