Jiang Yuan knew Giant-eyed Stinky Rats all too well. To him, they were nothing more than somewhat troublesome rats.
With his powerful composure, the Giant-eyed Stinky Rat did not so much as graze him, and could only let out burst after burst of shrieks.
In short, impotent rage.
Even the scarlet beams it fired posed no threat to Jiang Yuan.
Instead, during the gaps between his dodges, Jiang Yuan left deep wounds across the Giant-eyed Stinky Rat's body with ice spears.
"Jiang Yuan, I'll help you!"
"Beast, take Mo Fan's Great Thunder Seal!"
A bolt of lightning came roaring in. After seeing Jiang Yuan deal with the Giant-eyed Stinky Rat so easily, Mo Fan felt capable again. Having finally successfully connected his Star Track, he charged forward while flinging out magic.
What combat experience did Mo Fan have now? He was purely serving himself up as an extra dish for the Giant-eyed Stinky Rat.
But Jiang Yuan no longer had time to stop him. Mo Fan had already smashed his Thunder Seal viciously onto the Giant-eyed Stinky Rat's back.
Lightning scattered in all directions, and the Giant-eyed Stinky Rat was blasted flying with a boom.
"How was that, Jiang Yuan?" Mo Fan came before Jiang Yuan and struck what he thought was a cool pose. "Was that move just now awesome or what?"
"We can discuss whether you're handsome later. The Giant-eyed Stinky Rat isn't dead yet."
Jiang Yuan had Mo Fan turn around.
Mo Fan turned his head, only to see the Giant-eyed Stinky Rat slowly rise to its feet. After a brief pause, it pounced at Mo Fan again, faster and more ferocious than before.
"Damn, it's fine after that?"
Mo Fan felt that he had told a tiny lie.
"Hey, I've got a good idea," Jiang Yuan said.
"What good idea?"
Jiang Yuan shoved Mo Fan forward. "Go draw its attention. I'll deliver the killing blow."
"I'm drawing its attention? Is that reliable, bro?" Mo Fan's eyes widened.
"There's no time. Go, Mo Fan!" Jiang Yuan shoved him again, while putting some distance between himself and Mo Fan.
"Jiang Yuan, you bastard! If I lose an arm or a leg, I'm not letting this go!" Mo Fan cursed furiously as he ran for his life.
Jiang Yuan turned a deaf ear, pretending not to hear him.
He focused on waiting for the chance to kill the Giant-eyed Stinky Rat in one strike.
Just as the Giant-eyed Stinky Rat leaped into the air, the opportunity came.
"Triple Ice Spear!" Jiang Yuan shouted lowly.
At his cry, the surrounding Water element particles rapidly gathered. Three streams of water, like three agile water snakes, spiraled and converged in midair, freezing into a glimmering ice spear in the blink of an eye.
Its cold gleam was like iron as it tore through the air!
The crystal-clear ice spear traced a perfect arc through the air, piercing straight through the Giant-eyed Stinky Rat's back!
The immense impact nailed it directly to the wall. The Giant-eyed Stinky Rat struggled a few times before falling still. Blood mixed with ice crystals gushed from the wound, pooling on the ground into a reeking puddle of blood.
"Jiang Yuan, I fucking thought I was going to die." Mo Fan collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath, and pointed at Jiang Yuan with a trembling finger. "Next time, you be the bait, or I'm not letting this go!"
Jiang Yuan smiled awkwardly and pulled Mo Fan to his feet, consoling him. "You've seen the Giant-eyed Stinky Rat now. I don't need to tell you how strong it is, right?"
"An ordinary student would only be chopped up in front of it, wouldn't they?"
"So what? I fucking almost went to the afterlife just now!" Mo Fan was still highly agitated.
"Here's the thing." Jiang Yuan took out his phone to contact Xu Dahang. "We can have the captain send a Banner of commendation to our school, saying that you bravely faced the demon beast without fear, killed it at the risk of your life, and protected the workers."
"Then wouldn't everyone know how amazing you are? Wouldn't people like Mu Bai and Xu Zhaoting look at you in a new light? Wouldn't the school be full of little fangirls of yours?"
The more Mo Fan listened, the brighter his eyes became. His attention was entirely on the last sentence. "That works?"
He had fought a demon beast, faced death without fear, and killed the demon beast.
And he would even be commended before the entire school.
A bunch of little fangirls would be shouting, "Handsome Mo Fan!"
Just thinking about it made Mo Fan excited. He instantly forgot what had happened earlier and urged Jiang Yuan to explain the situation to Xu Dahang.
By then, Jiang Yuan had already gotten through on the phone. He said to Xu Dahang, "Captain, we've figured out the situation at the factory. It was the Giant-eyed Stinky Rat causing trouble. Fan Mo and I have already dealt with it. Yes, there was only one."
"Captain, there's something I'd like to discuss with you. You're so busy, so I'll write this commendation—"
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"OK, the commendation is settled!" Jiang Yuan hung up and assured Mo Fan confidently.
"As expected of my good brother. Remember to praise my brilliance and might in the commendation." Mo Fan immediately beamed with joy, his face full of radiant smiles. He no longer looked like he wanted to fight Jiang Yuan to the death.
"Oh, right. What was up with that Ice element magic of yours? Did you awaken two magic elements too?" Mo Fan suddenly remembered and asked.
"That doesn't count as Ice element magic." Jiang Yuan shook his head and explained, "It's my Innate Talent. I can control the temperature of Water element magic, so it isn't orthodox Ice element magic."
"No wonder!"
Mo Fan suddenly understood. "I was wondering why that Ice element magic just now was completely different from Mu Bai's. His was Ice Vine, while yours was an ice spear."
"Damn, your Water element can defend and attack. Isn't that invincible?"
All it lacked was healing for him to become an all-rounder.
Mo Fan immediately thought of Water element mages in games also having healing magic.
But in this world, the Water element had no healing magic.
"Honestly, I still prefer your Lightning element and Fire element. One destructive spell in each hand." Jiang Yuan spoke frankly.
Not to mention those Dimensional Magic spells that were difficult to awaken.
There was no need to explain how valuable destructive magic was in the early stages.
"Destructive magic is strong and cool, but why was I being chased around by a demon beast while you handled it so easily?"
Mo Fan fell into deep doubt about his own strength.
Jiang Yuan patted his shoulder. "Don't doubt it. It's because you're too weak."
"I—" Mo Fan was about to retort when Jiang Yuan held him down and said earnestly, "There are ten lotus flowers in a pond. I pick one, while you pick nine. Do you know why?"
"Why?"
"If you're bad, practice more!"
"Holy shit! Jiang Yuan, you're way too arrogant. No, I want to duel you and see who needs to practice more!"
"Forget it. I'm going to get the captain to give us the reward for this mission."
"Reward? How much?"
"Seventy or eighty thousand, probably."
"Come on, come on, let's go find the captain!"
The reward for this mission totaled eighty-seven thousand.
Since Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan had completed the commission by themselves, Xu Dahang did not take a single cent and divided it all between them.
Forty-three thousand five hundred each.
After getting the money, Mo Fan started clamoring again about who was the worst. Shamelessly, he demanded to duel Jiang Yuan using two elements against Jiang Yuan's one.
The result was a complete and utter defeat.
Jiang Yuan connected his Star Particles several times faster than Mo Fan. Before Mo Fan could even cast his magic, an ice spear was already pressed against his throat.
It could be said that the two of them were now completely on different levels.
After that, Jiang Yuan returned to his monotonous life of studying, meditating, and doing missions.
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