Bai Yang Eliminated

Several bolts of lightning struck the One-Eyed Demon Wolves with precision, avoiding the Crimson Wind Eagle in flight. At the Intermediate Level, mages already possessed a certain degree of control. Four One-Eyed Demon Wolves were blasted into charred ash by the lightning.

"Mo Fan!"

"Fiery Fist—Exploding Heavens." Mo Fan traced a star map and unleashed a massive blaze. Carrying destructive force, it blew the remaining three One-Eyed Demon Wolves, paralyzed by electric arcs, to death. Their fur was burned through, and raging flames engulfed their bodies as they died in the agony of being scorched alive. "Awooo! Awooo!"

"Strong... too strong." Xue Sheng stared wide-eyed at the Might of Thunder and that tyrannical fire, muttering under his breath.

"Mo Fan has gotten this strong too..." Mu Bai stared blankly at Mo Fan. While he could not help but marvel, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

"Brother Fan, Brother Lan, you're awesome!" Zhang Xiaohou cheered for the two of them nonstop, throwing out sixes.

"Amazing, truly amazing! Is this Intermediate Level Magic?" "So cool!" Xu Zhaoting looked at the two of them with longing, while Zhang Yinglu looked at Lin Lan with admiration.

"Good job! Go back now." Lin Lan praised the Crimson Wind Eagle before sending it back to the Summoning Continent. One of those seven One-Eyed Demon Wolves had even been struck by Lin Lan's Spatial Mark. Sure enough, the monk could run, but the temple could not.

"Let's keep moving." Lin Lan and Mo Fan took the lead and continued toward the Safety Barrier.

The rest of the journey was much safer. They encountered no more demons along the way, and any wandering One-Eyed Demon Wolves were instantly killed by Lin Lan's Lightning Seal.

"Almost there, almost there! Once we cross the moat, we'll reach the Safety Barrier." Xue Sheng was extremely excited. Although the journey had gone smoothly, the piles of corpses along the road had still been nauseating to look at. It was finally about to end.

The group arrived at a forest. There was only one path through it, and the woods on both sides were utterly silent. The two mages stationed here had vanished as well.

"Something's wrong." Lin Lan immediately noticed the issue. The place was empty—how could the mages who had been here before simply disappear?

In an instant, seven Black Beast Demons leaped from the forest and blocked the path ahead. Black Beast Demons stood before and behind them. Bai Yang appeared in front, riding a Ghost Wolf Beast, with an ugly Cursed Beast Demon at his side.

"Hahaha... it took no effort at all! Who would've thought? Who would've thought I'd catch Lin Lan and Mo Fan here? Heaven truly favors me!" Bai Yang laughed maniacally, his entire body trembling.

"Instructor Bai Yang, what are you doing? Why are you using these disgusting things to surround us?" Xue Sheng asked accusingly. How could he not know that these were all creations of the Black Vatican? Yet he could not stop himself from asking.

"Instructor Bai Yang, aren't you a Military Mage? Why would you do this?" Wang Sanpang could not understand.

Lin Lan felt bitter. Are these two really fixed NPCs? They can even ask questions like that?

"Thanks to you people, one of you reported me. Things have been terrible for me over at the Holy Church. I was tortured by Lightning Seals every day. If I hadn't refined my good friend into a Cursed Beast Demon, I don't think I would've survived." Bai Yang glared furiously at the group, wishing he could skin them alive and pull out their tendons.

"Mo Fan, you have the Sacred Spring, right? Hand it over, and I can spare your lives. Refuse, and prepare to die here!" Bai Yang looked at Mo Fan threateningly.

"You think these pathetic little grunts and that stupid wolf of yours are enough? If you want it, come take it!" Mo Fan immediately took out the Earth Sacred Spring and provoked Bai Yang.

"Give it to me... give it to me now." Bai Yang's eyes were filled with desire. With it, he could advance directly and climb to a higher rank in the Black Vatican.

"Mo Fan, don't rush. Damn it! You just drank it!" Lin Lan had been watching the Cursed Beast Demon and preparing to attack when Mo Fan directly went, "Gulp, gulp, gulp," and drank it.

"I was a little thirsty..." Mo Fan scratched his head sheepishly. Lin Lan could only stare at him with a face full of exasperation.

"Attack!" Bai Yang immediately ordered the Black Beast Demons to strike. The seven Black Beast Demons pounced on the group, while the Cursed Beast Demon charged forward. The Ghost Wolf Beast also joined the battle.

"Dimensional Summon." Lin Lan summoned the Crimson Wind Eagle to face the Ghost Wolf Beast. He himself remained calm before the Cursed Beast Demon, casting "Ice Vines" with one hand to freeze its feet and restrict its movements.

At the same time, Mo Fan and the others faced the seven Black Beast Demons. "Thunderbolt—Toppling Strike." Mo Fan opened with Intermediate Level Magic and instantly killed two of them. At that moment, two Black Beast Demons pounced at Zhang Xiaohou. "Water Guard—Protection." Seeing Zhang Xiaohou in danger, He Yu gathered her courage and cast Water Guard to protect him. However, a Black Beast Demon appeared behind her as well.

"He Yu, watch out!" Zhang Xiaohou hurriedly shouted as the Black Beast Demon's claws were about to fall.

"Sky Flash—Lightning Seal—Raging Strike." Lin Lan's Lightning Seal pierced straight through the Black Beast Demon about to attack He Yu, killing it behind her.

"Fiery Fist—Exploding Heavens." Mo Fan then unleashed Fiery Fist and blasted both Black Beast Demons to death. "Are you all right, Monkey? He Yu?" Mo Fan hurried over to ask them.

"We're fine. Thanks to He Yu's Water Guard, and Brother Lan's Lightning Seal." Zhang Xiaohou was deeply grateful to He Yu and Lin Lan. If He Yu had not saved him, he would have died. But if He Yu had died, he would have blamed himself for the rest of his life. The remaining Black Beast Demons were also blasted to death by the group's wind, lightning, ice, and earth magic.

"Mysterious Ice Slash." Lin Lan handled the Cursed Beast Demon with ease. After helping He Yu, he struck again with his Demon Slaying Tool, severing one of the Cursed Beast Demon's arms. "Awooo!" It let out a painful howl.

"How is this possible?!" Bai Yang looked at the situation before him and could not imagine that this group of students could be so formidable. The Cursed Beast Demon could not defeat Lin Lan, the Ghost Wolf Beast was suppressed by the Crimson Wind Eagle, the Black Beast Demons had been slaughtered, and Mo Fan was even Intermediate Level in two elements! "Damn it!" Bai Yang could do nothing but rage helplessly.

"It's time to end this, Bai Yang. I couldn't catch you before, but now there's no way you can escape!" Lin Lan's words were like a death sentence for Bai Yang. A bright white star map lit up in his hand, radiating a terrifying aura.

"Sky Flash—Thunderbolt—Toppling Strike." Bright white lightning, like Heavenly Thunder itself, attacked Bai Yang with devastating force.

"No, no... I can't lose." As Bai Yang watched the lightning descend in his pupils, he finally understood. "So... so it was you..." His entire body was reduced to charred charcoal, not a patch of skin left intact. The lightning shattered him alive as he uttered his final words.

The dying Ghost Wolf Beast also dissolved into particles and vanished, while the Cursed Beast Demon turned into a puddle of rotten flesh.

"Let's go. To the Safety Barrier." Hearing this, everyone headed for the Safety Barrier, though they were clearly much more cautious now. Bai Yang had evidently left quite a shadow over them.

Lin Lan entered the forest to investigate. Sure enough, he found many corpses deeper inside—mages and ordinary people alike. Bai Yang truly was a beast, coming here to ambush people. "We'll call someone to deal with this later."

Lin Lan also headed for the Safe Zone. Teacher Tang Yue was probably there as well. He would talk with Zhan Kong and learn about the next step of the plan.