S-Class Rating

Inside the cave, Zhan Kong rushed in and stared blankly at the Ghost Wolf Beast lying dead at Jiang Yuan's feet, unable to believe what his eyes were showing him.

Who said students could only run when they encountered demons? Who said these brats would piss themselves in fear? Who said they wouldn't dare go deeper?

That student named Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan not only ventured deep into the cave but actually teamed up to kill the Ghost Wolf Beast!

Defeating a Ghost Wolf Beast? For students, that was supposed to be an impossible task!

"Ah! My Ghost Wolf Beast!!" Bai Yang wailed, throwing himself onto the beast's corpse and sobbing heart-wrenchingly.

But the Black Vatican scum deserved no pity.

"How did you two manage this?" Zhan Kong's voice carried a hint of disbelief.

Too many doubts and questions swirled in his mind.

How could two ordinary students kill a Ghost Wolf Beast?

"Chief Instructor, I have some documents here." Jiang Yuan was prepared for this. He pulled out a set of City Demon Hunting Squad credentials, listing the tasks he'd completed.

Mo Fan handed his over too.

Zhan Kong took them, scanned the contents, then looked back at the two students' incredibly young faces, shock plain in his eyes.

Joining the City Demon Hunting Squad at such a young age, with all these demon-hunting mission proofs?

What was he doing at this age?

Zhan Kong sized them up from head to toe and finally let out a long sigh. "No wonder. One of you handles offense, the other defense—you're naturally complementary. With that hunting experience under your belts, killing a Ghost Wolf Beast isn't so hard to understand."

Though Zhan Kong wanted to ask Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan how they'd fought the beast, curious about their combat skills and magical cultivation, the words died on his lips.

"Instructor, look at this blue bracelet. I remember you said that if we completed the mission, you'd reward us with a defensive magic tool." Mo Fan held up the mission settlement item, a grin spreading across his face.

Zhan Kong jolted awake, suddenly realizing something.

Oh, crap!

He'd promised a defensive magic tool, but that was just off the cuff—he never thought anyone would actually finish it!

What kind of monsters were these two students?

Spoken words were like spilled water. Zhan Kong would have to shell out his own money to buy that defensive magic tool.

"You two completed the mission together, but I'm only buying one magic tool. Figure out how to split it yourselves." Zhan Kong said.

Mo Fan agreed happily, then turned to Jiang Yuan to divvy up the spoils.

Jiang Yuan thought for a moment. "I can give up the defensive magic tool, but you have to promise me one thing."

"What?"

"From now on, when I kill demons and they drop Soul Essences or Soul Remnants, you don't compete with me for them."

"That's it?"

"That's it." Jiang Yuan confirmed.

Once the Azure Dragon Pendant was activated, it could collect Soul Essences and Soul Remnants—and it had a huge appetite. Unless Mo Fan suppressed it, no one could out-grab it.

So getting Mo Fan to promise first meant Jiang Yuan could collect Soul Essences in peace later.

Besides, a defensive magic tool was only worth a few hundred thousand—far less than even the cheapest Soul Essence.

This was a deal with a thousandfold return!

Mo Fan had no idea how powerful the Little Loach around his neck was yet. Hearing Jiang Yuan's request, he agreed without a second thought.

Not only did he agree, but he felt the Soul Essences rightfully belonged to Jiang Yuan anyway, guilt gnawing at him. He insisted on paying Jiang Yuan some money.

"Fine, just transfer it to my card when we get back." Jiang Yuan agreed readily, though Mo Fan felt something was off.

As they talked, a shadow beside them flickered slightly.

Then a woman with a curvaceous figure rose from the shadow. The eerie sight left Mo Fan momentarily dazed.

What kind of magic was that? So cool!

"That's Shadow element magic." Jiang Yuan seemed to read his thoughts, then turned to the newcomer. "Teacher Tang Yue."

Tang Yue stared in shock at the Ghost Wolf Beast on the ground. "This is...?"

Zhan Kong said, "Your school raised two fine students. They killed the Ghost Wolf Beast."

Tang Yue's small mouth fell open in surprise, her eyes fixed straight on Jiang Yuan.

"Teacher, look at me! I'm pretty impressive too!" Mo Fan shoved his head into her line of sight, earning a chuckle from Tang Yue.

Even so, Tang Yue's gaze would occasionally fall on Jiang Yuan.

Outside the cave, Mu Bai and his team had just arrived at the entrance.

Seeing Zhou Min and the others sitting on the ground like refugees, he asked curiously, "What happened? Why do you all look like you're fleeing? Where are Mo Fan and Jiang Yuan?"

"They haven't been eaten by the demon, have they?" Zhao Kun San said with delight.

"Who's cursing your grandpa!" A familiar voice rang out from the dark cave.

Zhou Min immediately looked up, her eyes fixed on Mo Fan. Behind him was Jiang Yuan.

Zhan Kong walked out, dragging the massive corpse of the Ghost Wolf Beast behind him.

Mu Bai was sure he hadn't misseen it.

How had the One-eyed Magic Wolf died?

Zhan Kong came before the crowd, waiting in silence for the remaining teams to arrive.

In less than half a day, all the students had gathered.

They whispered among themselves as they stared at the Ghost Wolf Beast's corpse.

"Silence!" Zhan Kong barked, then announced, "This bounty mission is complete. As per my earlier promise, all of your base scores are A!"

"Among you, Zhang Xiaohou faced a cliffside obstacle. Therefore, his score is raised to A+!"

"Mu Bai, because of... is also A+!"

"..."

"Did you hear that? Mu Bai's score is A+!" Zhao Kun San bragged to Mo Fan.

Mu Bai was beaming with pride. This time, he'd finally outshine Mo Fan, right?

Yes, and that Jiang Yuan too!

Mo Fan let out a "heh" and said sarcastically, "That pretty boy's pretty capable. The gap between him and me is still huge."

Mu Bai lifted his chin, surprised that Mo Fan was being so sensible. The words were well said, even if the nickname "pretty boy" grated on him.

Zhan Kong continued, "Furthermore, Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan fought the Ghost Wolf Beast and killed it together, which allowed the bounty mission to be completed smoothly."

"So I've decided to raise their scores to S!"

At these words, an uproar broke out.

No one wanted to believe that just the two of them had killed the demon.

Zhou Min and the others found it especially unbelievable. Back in the cave, facing the Ghost Wolf Beast, its terrifying aura had made it impossible for them to even use magic.

How could the two of them have killed it?

But the evidence was right before their eyes. Even the instructors and teachers said so. No matter how much they doubted it, it was the truth.

"Right, the gap between us is pretty big," Mo Fan said, glancing at Mu Bai with a faint smile.

How could this be?!

Mu Bai was about to lose his mind. From the start of the Annual Assessment, Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan had been constantly overshadowing him.

He was supposed to be the man who would make the Mu Family and Mu Ningxue look at him with new eyes.

Damn it, it was all going down the drain now.