Monster

The instant Übel launched her attack, Li Yan dodged with her keen senses, Spatial Movement behind Übel, and casually pressed down on the back of Übel's neck, pinning her face to the ground and restraining her hands, thus completely eliminating her ability to attack.

"Oh dear, it missed. What a pity."

Übel squinted at Li Yan, thinking that the other party had completely let her guard down, but she didn't expect that the speed was so fast that she couldn't react at all, and that her own strength was actually no better than that of a child.

"So fast."

"Completely unable to react."

Kanne and Lawine blinked, and in the blink of an eye, Übel, with her green ponytail, was subdued.

"Hmph, this arrogant big sister, can you apologize now? Otherwise, I'll do something you don't want to do."

A hint of arrogance appeared on Li Yan's lips.

"Oh? I'm really looking forward to being bullied by such a cute little kid like you."

Even when pinned to the ground, Übel did not give up his verbal attacks.

"Could it be something like that, Senior Li Yan?"

"That kind of thing isn't right, Senior Li Yan."

Lawine and Kanne looked embarrassed and hesitated to look at Li Yan.

"Since you're really looking forward to it, I have no choice but to grant your wish."

Li Yan coldly removed Übel's shoes, revealing her snow-white jade feet, like jade lotus roots just emerging from the mud. Lawine and Kanne blushed, wondering if they were even fit to witness such a thing.

"Kanne, Lawine, you two come and help."

Li Yan beckoned and called out softly. Kanne and Lawine hesitated for a moment, but ultimately walked over reluctantly in order to win.

I'll give you one more chance.

Li Yan cold advice.

"An apology is out of the question. Whatever you want to do, I'll take it."

Übel looked indignant; she had never known what an apology was in her entire life.

"Heh heh heh, let's see how long you can hold out!"

Li Yan sneered as she took out a few feathers from her Storage Alternate Space. These were super-powerful torture devices specifically designed to tickle, causing excruciating pain and unbearable itching.

"What terrifying props!" Kanne exclaimed, his eyes widening in surprise.

"If it were me, I probably wouldn't have lasted more than a few seconds," Lawine sighed. This punishment was comparable to mental torture.

With Kanne and Lawine holding the feather in their hands, they placed it on the center of Übel's jade feet without warning. Übel was able to resist at first, but after only thirty seconds, she begged for mercy with tears and laughter, and expressed her willingness to apologize.

"Given up, huh? You wouldn't listen to reason, so here comes the consequences."

Li Yan dismissively released Übel's neck, but only for a moment before Übel pulled out his staff, seemingly seeking revenge.

But the next second, Li Yan contemptuously knocked the staff out of her hand. Empty-handed, she was grabbed by Li Yan again and tortured viciously for several minutes until Übel sincerely apologized a hundred times in a row before Li Yan let her go. Of course, to prevent her from disobeying again, Li Yan took away her staff.

"Sigh~"

Übel, who was being escorted like a prisoner, had a lifeless look in her eyes. Even with Li Yan's suppression, she was powerless and could only accept her fate.

"Gomena Se, I shouldn't have called you an old monster, I hope you can forgive me."

Übel had been forced to stand in front of Frieren, bowed and apologized. Beside her was Lanto, who had also been captured. But Li Yan knew very well that the bespectacled Lanto was just an avatar; his real body was in a Small Town far, far away. Another of Lanto's teammates had also been brought over by Duncan and dragged along to apologize as well.

After several apologies, Frieren nodded slightly, indicating that she could overlook their previous bad words, but they would have to stay with her for the time being, in order to prevent them from launching another reckless attack.

And so, the team of nine became twelve. During this time, they encountered other examinees, but even when they saw the two Stille, they dared not show themselves. There was no way they could afford to offend the other side, as there were too many of them. Besides, even if they managed to snatch the Stille, they would inevitably lose a teammate, and they would still fail the exam.

For all twelve people to pass the exam, they would naturally need four Stille. Perhaps Heaven knew that Li Yan's team was missing Stille, because they soon found one on the road ahead, preening its Stille on a treetop.

Once encountered, the Stille Stille almost no chance of escaping. Thanks to Li Yan's Space Magic, the Stille was eventually forced into the birdcage of Duncan's team.

Seeing the Stille in her birdcage, Laufen smiled, which made Li Yan pat her head a few more times. Her bun hairstyle was very cute; who could resist touching a bun hairstyle?

Übel looked dejected, like a prisoner being escorted. They weren't even given a share of the Stille, and with their staffs confiscated, they were lambs to the slaughter. But there was nothing they could do. Not only were their opponents far stronger, but they also outnumbered them three to one. Three against one, and against mages of equal skill, even a genius would have to kneel.

"Hey, hey, hey, this is a big scene! Three Stille, four teams working together!"

Wirbel, the captain of the Northern Magic Corps and a second-level mage, stood not far away, watching Li Yan and his group, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

"Wirbel, let's stay away from them. After all, we've already found the Stille; there's no need to confront them head-on."

Wirbel's teammate Schraf looked at the lineup in the distance and couldn't help but speak up. Although magicians value strength, sometimes when more than ten magicians are together, strength is hard to play a big role unless it is overwhelming strength.

"Let's hurry, Wirbel, after all, the enemy is still missing one Stille."

Wirbel's other teammate, Ehre, was somewhat flustered. After all, there were a lot of mages on the other side, and there might be someone with exceptional Mana detection skills who could sense their location from hundreds of meters away.

"Okay, I'm just looking."

Wirbel waved casually, and when he looked at Li Yan and her group again, he suddenly noticed that the particularly special little boy in the group was gone.

"Hey, hey, hey, it's not good to spy on others."

Upon hearing the sudden sound, Wirbel's expression changed drastically. He drew his small staff and unleashed Normal Attack Magic directly at the source of the sound.

Ehre also noticed Li Yan above her head, and nervously gripped her staff. A look of surprise appeared on her face. Even though they were hundreds of meters apart, the other party appeared in front of them in an instant.

Seeing Wirbel casting a spell at him, Li Yan frowned slightly. He had only come over to say hello, but the other party was being overly wary.

The Defensive Magic timely blocked Wirbel's Normal Attack Magic. Li Yan spoke up again, afraid that the opponent would be frightened into going all out, and it wouldn't be fun if he got angry and eliminated the opponent.

"Don't hit me! If you hit me again, I'll kill you all!"

Li Yan's dissatisfied voice rang out, Wirbel watched Li Yan's location warily, while Ehre and Schraf looked towards Frieren's direction, always on guard against anyone approaching from afar.

Seeing that Wirbel and his group were no longer making a move, Li Yan stopped trying to scare them and waved goodbye. "I just came to see you all. Don't be too nervous. Just get to know them. I won't steal your Stille."

Under Wirbel's wary gaze, Li Yan teleported away instantly, returning to Frieren's group. He had only gone to check on them because he felt prying eyes on them.

"A monster... that kind of guy..." Wirbel swallowed hard, his back already drenched in sweat. He casually blocked his Normal Attack Magic and teleported away. This kind of guy was simply not an opponent that a normal mage could defeat.