Inside the cave, Zhan Kong stared blankly at the utterly dead Ghost Wolf Beast beneath Jiang Yuan's feet, hardly daring to believe what he was seeing.
Who said students could only run when they encountered demons?
Who said these little brats would piss themselves in terror?
And who said they would not dare venture deep inside?
The students named Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan had not only entered the cave, but had actually joined forces to kill the Ghost Wolf Beast!
Defeat a Ghost Wolf Beast?
For students, that had originally been an impossible task!
"Ah! My Ghost Wolf Beast!!" Bai Yang wailed as he threw himself onto the Ghost Wolf Beast and wept bitterly, crying so heartbreakingly that it could move anyone to tears.
But no one from the Black Vatican deserved pity.
"How did you two do it?" Zhan Kong's tone carried a hint of disbelief.
His mind was filled with too many doubts and questions.
How could two ordinary students possibly kill a Ghost Wolf Beast?
"Chief Instructor, I have some documents here." Jiang Yuan had prepared for this. As he spoke, he took out proof from the City Demon Hunting Squad, listing the missions he had completed.
Mo Fan took out his own copy as well.
Zhan Kong accepted them. Looking at the contents, then at the two students' incredibly young faces, his eyes filled with shock.
They had joined the City Demon Hunting Squad at such a young age, and they even had proof of all these demon-hunting missions.
What had he been doing when he was their age?
Zhan Kong sized them up and down before finally letting out a long sigh. "No wonder. One of you handles offense while the other handles defense. You complement each other perfectly. With this demon-hunting experience, killing a Ghost Wolf Beast is no longer so hard to understand."
Although Zhan Kong wanted to ask how Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan had fought the Ghost Wolf Beast, curious about their real combat ability and magical cultivation,
the words reached his lips, but he ultimately did not say them.
"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 took out the mission completion item and smiled.
Zhan Kong suddenly came to his senses and immediately realized something.
Holy crap!
He had promised them a defensive magic tool, but he had only said it casually. He had never expected anyone to actually complete the mission!
What kind of freaks were these two students?
A promise made was a promise kept. Zhan Kong could only pay out of his own pocket to buy a defensive magic tool.
"Although you completed the mission as a pair, I'm only buying one magic tool. You can discuss how to divide it yourselves," Zhan Kong said.
Mo Fan agreed happily, then immediately turned to Jiang Yuan to divide the spoils.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yuan said, "I can give up the defensive magic tool, but you have to agree to one condition."
"What condition?"
"From now on, you can't compete with me for the Soul Essences and Remnant Souls produced by the demons I kill."
"That's it?"
"That's it," Jiang Yuan confirmed.
After the Azure Dragon Pendant was activated, it could collect Soul Essences and Remnant Souls, and it had an enormous appetite.
Unless Mo Fan restrained it, no one could possibly compete with it.
So long as he got Mo Fan to promise first, he could collect Soul Essences without worry in the future.
Besides, a defensive magic tool was only worth a few hundred thousand. It was nowhere near as valuable as even the lowest-grade Soul Essence.
This was a deal that would pay off endlessly!
At this point, Mo Fan still did not know Little Loach around his neck was so powerful. Hearing Jiang Yuan's request, he agreed without a second thought.
Not only did he agree, he even felt that those Soul Essences should have belonged to Jiang Yuan in the first place. Feeling deeply guilty, he insisted on giving Jiang Yuan a sum of money.
"Sure. Transfer it directly to my card when we get back." Jiang Yuan agreed readily, leaving Mo Fan with the feeling that something was off.
As the two spoke, a shadow beside them swayed lightly.
Then, a curvaceous woman rose out of the shadow. The eerie sight left Mo Fan momentarily dazed.
What kind of magic was this? It was cool as hell!
"This is Shadow element magic." Jiang Yuan seemed to have seen through his thoughts. He then looked at the newcomer. "Teacher Tang Yue."
Tang Yue looked at the Ghost Wolf Beast on the ground in astonishment. "Th-this is?"
Zhan Kong said, "Your school produced two fine students. They killed the Ghost Wolf Beast."
Tang Yue's small mouth fell open in surprise, and her eyes stared straight at Jiang Yuan.
"Teacher, look at me. I'm amazing too!" Mo Fan leaned over and blocked her line of sight, making Tang Yue laugh.
Even so, Tang Yue's gaze still drifted toward Jiang Yuan from time to time.
Outside the cave, Mu Bai led his group to the entrance at last.
Seeing Zhou Min and the others sitting on the ground like refugees, he asked curiously, "What happened? Why do you look like you're fleeing a disaster? Where are Mo Fan and Jiang Yuan?"
"They weren't eaten by demons, were they?" Zhao Kun San asked excitedly.
"Who's cursing their grandpa?" A painfully familiar voice came from the dark cave.
Zhou Min immediately raised her head and looked over, her eyes fixed solely on Mo Fan. Jiang Yuan followed behind him.
Zhan Kong emerged, dragging the enormous corpse of the Ghost Wolf Beast behind him.
Mu Bai was certain he was not seeing things.
How was the One-eyed Magic Wolf dead?
Zhan Kong came before the crowd and waited in silence for the remaining groups to arrive.
In less than half a day, all the students had gathered.
They looked at the Ghost Wolf Beast's corpse and whispered among themselves.
"Quiet!" Zhan Kong shouted, then announced, "This bounty mission has been completed. In light of my previous promise, all of you will receive a base rating of A!"
"Among you, Zhang Xiaohou, when he encountered the cliffside obstacle. Therefore, his rating has been raised to A+!"
"Mu Bai, because of. Therefore, he is also rated A+!"
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"Did you hear that? Mu Bai got an A+ rating!" Zhao Kun San bragged to Mo Fan.
Mu Bai looked pleased with himself as well. This time, he could finally surpass Mo Fan, right?
Right, and that Jiang Yuan too!
Mo Fan gave a "Heh heh" and said in a mocking tone, "That pretty boy really is impressive. The gap between him and me is huge."
Mu Bai lifted his chin. He had not expected Mo Fan to be so sensible. Those were well-spoken words, though the nickname "pretty boy" did not sound very nice.
Zhan Kong continued, "In addition, Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan fought the Ghost Wolf Beast and joined forces to kill it, allowing the bounty mission to be completed successfully."
"Therefore, I have decided to raise their ratings to S-Class!"
The moment he said that, an uproar broke out.
No one wanted to believe that the two of them had killed a demon on their own.
Zhou Min and the others found it even more unbelievable. When they had faced the Ghost Wolf Beast inside the cave earlier, its terrifying presence had left them unable even to cast magic.
How had those two managed to kill the Ghost Wolf Beast?
But the facts stood right before them. Even the instructor and teacher said so, so no matter how unbelievable it seemed, it was still the truth.
"See? The gap between us really is quite large." Mo Fan glanced at Mu Bai and smiled faintly.
How could this be?!
Mu Bai was nearly going mad. Ever since the Annual Assessment began, Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan had constantly overshadowed him.
He was a man who would make the Mu Family, make Mu Ningxue, see him in a new light.
Damn it, now it was all going to come to nothing.
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