Disaster's End

"Click..."

Just as Tang Miao was resting and recovering his magic energy, Tang Yue pushed the door open and walked in.

Hearing her, Tang Miao asked without turning around, "Why aren't you recovering in your own room? What are you doing here?"

Tang Yue asked in confusion, "How did you know it was me?"

Tang Miao was speechless. Who else would come into my room without knocking?

"We're telepathically connected."

Tang Yue smiled. She wasn't an impolite person. It was just that the two of them were almost always together, so knocking had become something they unconsciously forgot about.

Only after sitting on the edge of the bed did she say, "I forgot this wasn't home~"

Tang Miao turned to look at Tang Yue. Her face was a delicate, perfectly shaped oval, her bright eyes sparkled, her nose was high and alluring, her little mouth red and enticing, and her skin fair and rosy. The thought of what might have happened if he'd arrived late—or if Tang Yue hadn't told him about it—sent a wave of fear through him.

He reached out, pulled her into his arms, and held her tight. "From now on, whatever you do, you have to tell me."

Tang Yue nodded. "I know..."

This time, they really had been careless.

Tang Miao breathed in Tang Yue's natural fragrance and felt how soft and smooth she was. He had hugged her out of worry, but the longer he held her, the more the feeling changed...

Tang Yue noticed something was off, but, surprisingly, she didn't stop him.

With Tang Yue's silent consent, Tang Miao lay down with her. But just as they were about to take things further, a "knock, knock, knock" sounded at the door...

Hearing it, Tang Miao turned around with an irritated look. "Nobody's here!"

"Tang Miao, is Tang Yue there? The Judgment Society has an urgent matter." Outside, Qiu Yu ignored his reply and asked anxiously.

Hearing that, Tang Yue pushed Tang Miao's head away and chided him softly, "I'm not going anywhere. There's something urgent... Don't fool around..."

By the time Tang Yue came out, three minutes had passed.

When Qiu Yu saw her, she said helplessly, "Sister Yue, the Chief Judge wants us to take Bai Yang back as soon as possible. The people he sent to meet us have already arrived. The Chief Judge also knows we were ambushed."

This was serious business, so Tang Yue nodded. "All right, let's go."

"Uh... Sister Yue..." Qiu Yu hesitated. It didn't seem right to leave like this, so she gestured toward the buttons on her chest.

Tang Yue followed her gesture and froze. Then, her face flushed bright red. "Wait for me," she blurted out before running back into the room.

When Tang Yue returned, Tang Miao stepped forward and reached out to her. "All good?"

"Smack!"

Tang Yue swatted his hand away and glared at him. Then she said, "I have a mission and need to leave first. Are you coming back with us?"

Tang Miao thought for a moment. "You go ahead. Since I'm already here, I might as well get some training in."

He was short on money, and once the Military Mage troops arrived, going into the city to slay demons would bring in a fortune!

There was no way he'd miss such a great opportunity. As for the danger? The rain had stopped, and Mo Fan had the Earth Holy Spring. The military should arrive tomorrow, so the Black Vatican definitely wouldn't have time to come after him.

Tang Yue hesitated, then said, "All right, but be careful!"

She had wanted to ask why his Lightning Element and Ice Element were so powerful. But it seemed she wouldn't get the chance now...

With that, Tang Yue left.

That night passed quietly, with no more incidents.

At dawn, the clouds parted beneath the rising sun, and shafts of clean sunlight fell across the mountains, rivers, and city.

Tang Miao's magic energy had fully recovered overnight. After that, he continued cultivating...

When he heard people cheering, Tang Miao stepped outside and looked into the distance. A huge flock of snow-white Sky Eagles had appeared, flying toward the sunlight. A flock that large meant there was an Intermediate Mage riding each one!

Seeing the team leaders arrive to clear the dungeon, Tang Miao immediately followed them out.

The Sky Eagle Mage Regiment had a simple goal: hunt the General Level Demon Beasts roaming the city.

Tang Miao's goal was just as simple: follow the high-level players and clear the dungeon. Of course, he also helped out whenever he came across a General Level beast.

After seeing Tang Miao's overwhelming firepower, the Military Mages didn't say anything.

The Demon Beast entrances were gradually destroyed. With every beast killed, there was one fewer in Bo City, and the entire force began sweeping the area.

After tagging along for three whole days, Tang Miao had upgraded all his Basic Spells to level four. Including the ones he'd already had, he'd collected five General Level Spirit Essences and fifteen Servant Level ones. Selling them would bring him nearly two hundred million.

By the fourth day, his haul had dwindled. The Demon Beasts were still dying in droves, but he couldn't exactly search the whole city for ones that had just died...

Even so, Tang Miao kept sweeping with the troops. The operation lasted a full week, and even the sewers were thoroughly cleared several times. After repeated hunts, Bo City finally became peaceful again.

But the city had been left unrecognizable.

Still, he wasn't from there. After helping wipe out a whole lot of Demon Beasts, Tang Miao left.

Before he left, Mo Fan had come to see him and ask where Tang Yue had gone. It seemed he wanted to thank her for the Star Chart Book she'd given him.

Tang Miao answered on her behalf, then chatted with him about a few other things before Mo Fan left.

There was no denying it: Mo Fan was Mo Fan. When it came to shamelessness, he was every bit Tang Miao's equal.

When Tang Miao was leaving, the Military Mage commander also invited him to join. After all, an Intermediate Mage whose spells packed the power of Advanced spells was a hot commodity.

But Tang Miao refused without a second thought.

He needed to grow stronger through Totems. His progress was rapid for now, but things would be different once he reached the Advanced level.

After returning to Pearl School, Tang Miao rested for a day, then went to a market and sold all the Spirit Essences he'd collected. He made nearly two hundred million.

"Beep, beep, beep..."

Looking at the nine digits before the decimal point in his bank account, Tang Miao felt great.

Hunter Mages didn't interest him anymore. How much could that possibly pay? With strength, hunting Demon Beasts was the real way to go!

He could help humanity and make money at the same time...

Just as Tang Miao was daydreaming, Tang Yue's sweet voice came through. "Hello~"

After the call connected, Tang Miao said, "Yueyue, I'm back at the academy. Where are you?"

"You just got back?"

Tang Yue paused. She remembered that the Military Mages had arrived the very next day. Transportation should have been back to normal by now, too! If she hadn't been busy handling things these past few days, she would have asked Tang Miao about it already.

"Uh, I was slaying demons in Bo City..." After Tang Miao told her what he'd been doing over the past few days, Tang Yue gave him a thorough scolding...

Tang Yue said sternly, "Once I'm done handling things these next few days, I'll come find you!"

Tang Miao could only obediently agree. He'd meant to brag about his accomplishments, but hadn't expected things to turn out this way... Still, he knew Tang Yue was only worried about him, so he listened obediently.