Go Easy on It, Wash It Down! (Seeking Follow-ups, Seeking Collections)

Lu Zhenghe expressed his desire to be the leader of the training squad without the slightest bit of modesty.

Xu Dalong, Ming Cong, and the other students from Imperial Capital Academy had no objections to this.

"It's impossible for us to listen to you entirely. Our side follows Song Xia's schedule, so I think you two should discuss it and come to an agreement," Zheng Bingxiao suggested.

"Fine," Lu Zhenghe nodded.

The group's route had already been planned: they would follow the abandoned railway tracks.

Soon, they encountered the first tunnel along their path.

Song Xia advocated for climbing over the mountains rather than taking this tunnel, which harbored unknown dangers.

Lu Zhenghe, however, insisted on going straight through the tunnel, arguing that it would be both easier and less labor-intensive.

Lu Zhenghe's proposal naturally gained the approval of the majority. Following the principle of the minority deferring to the majority, the eighteen-person party decided to pass through the tunnel.

After assigning the vanguard and the rearguard, everyone stepped into the tunnel.

Because the tunnel had been abandoned for over a decade and left unmaintained, it had naturally bred miasma and attracted certain monsters to take up residence.

They hadn't encountered any monsters yet, but every so often, the three Light Element mages in the squad would cast spells to disperse the miasma in the tunnel and provide illumination.

"How's the situation ahead?"

"Nothing."

"Then let's keep moving."

"..."

"Jiaojiao, stay close to me. If anything happens, I can protect you," Mo Fan said, sidling up to Mu Nujiao, looking every bit the strong man offering his wings to a delicate beauty.

Mu Nujiao couldn't be bothered to deal with someone like him; she noticeably quickened her pace, wanting nothing more than to distance herself from this clingy piece of dog-skin plaster.

Having been rebuffed, Mo Fan gave a sheepish laugh and immediately shifted his target to Mu Ningxue.

"Lan Yu, do you have a feeling that something is watching us?" Mu Nujiao caught up to Lan Yu, who was walking in front, and asked.

Before Lan Yu could speak, Liao Mingxuan crowded in, "Miss Mu, rest assured. Based on my years of experience hunting monsters as a Mid-level Hunter, there is absolutely nothing here."

Having finally struck up a conversation with Mu Nujiao, Liao Mingxuan figured that a beauty with such a hot figure would eventually be his to conquer.

"Oh? That's hard to say."

"Squeak, squeak, squeak—"

Suddenly, the small silver mouse in Liao Mingxuan's chest pocket let out a warning cry.

The expression on Liao Mingxuan's face froze instantly. His eyes swept coldly across his surroundings, showing no trace of embarrassment.

"Zhao Manyan, cast Light Radiance at that spot," Mo Fan called out.

Hearing this, Zhao Manyan immediately threw a ball of Light Radiance in the direction Mo Fan indicated.

The ball of light flew to the spot where Mu Nujiao had just been standing, its golden brilliance instantly illuminating the adjacent tunnel wall and revealing a dense, crisscrossing web of black vines.

The black vines covered the tunnel wall like a spiderweb, yet within the gaps of this vine network appeared pairs of ghostly blue eyes, as if they were embedded directly into the wall.

"We have a situation, everyone watch out!"

Someone shouted, their voice echoing through this section of the tunnel.

"Fire Burst!" In Mo Fan's hand, a rose-colored flame bloomed.

With a single push of his hand, the rose-colored flame landed on the black vine web, instantly burning the dense patch of vines to ash.

The firelight revealed several hunched, monstrous figures hidden behind the vines, each clutching a bone club stained with dried brown blood.

"It's a Cave Demon Slave!" Jingjing recognized the monsters.

Unlike Goblins, who love to breed, these Cave Demon Slave creatures preferred to use their bone clubs to beat their prey into a pulp while they were still alive.

"I don't care what they are, take this!"

Mo Fan didn't care; his left hand immediately condensed streaks of lightning marks, which he hurled toward the Cave Demon Slaves.

Those purple-black lightning marks transformed into writhing pythons, slithering along the ground and tunnel walls as they darted toward two of the Cave Demon Slaves.

In an instant, the purple-black lightning surged over their entire bodies, forcing them to perform an impromptu African disco on the spot.

"Baaa!!!"

A cry, sharper and more piercing than that of an ordinary sheep, rang out.

The Cave Demon Slaves charged out in a rage, brandishing their bone clubs as they swung at Mo Fan.

"Light Protection!"

Lan Yu immediately cast a Mid-level Light Element spell, forming a shimmering golden shield in front of Mo Fan.

Bang—

The Cave Demon Slave's bone club smashed heavily against the Light Protection-Holy Shield, the massive recoil force sending it stumbling back several meters.

"Vine-Whip!"

Snap—

Mu Nujiao seized the opportunity to cast a Plant-element spell, sending a vine whipping out like a lash to strike the hind legs of the Cave Demon Slave with brutal force.

The strike successfully bound the Cave Demon Slave, and under Mu Nujiao's control, it was hoisted upside down.

"Bleat!!!"

The Cave Demon Slave shrieked in panic, flailing its bone club wildly.

Immediately following, several bolts of Thunder Seal-Angry Strike descended, bombarding the Cave Demon Slave without mercy.

A peculiar stench suddenly permeated the air; under the Thunder Seal-Angry Strike from Ming Cong, the Cave Demon Slave was dead beyond any doubt.

Lan Yu summoned the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger at this moment, its size comparable to an ordinary house cat.

"Go, these are all your snacks."

Under Lan Yu's instruction, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger began a slaughter.

Heaven knows how long it had been since it last tasted blood after becoming Lan Yu's summoned beast.

Today, it could finally enjoy a feast.

With a swish, Momo's figure turned into a blurred afterimage, vanishing from Lan Yu's sight.

The Cave Demon Slave hiding in a side tunnel didn't even have time to call out to its companions before Momo tore out its heart and lungs.

Its demonic heart and gallbladder were completely devoured by Momo's consumption ability.

"Just a few minor servant-class monsters, nothing to worry about. Let's keep moving forward." Lu Zhenghe glanced over, sounding completely indifferent.

The aura of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger seemed to intimidate the Cave Demon Slaves in the tunnel, making them afraid to strike back for the moment, leaving them as fish on a chopping block, waiting to be slaughtered.

The group continued forward, with the screams of Cave Demon Slaves echoing from the sides, front, or behind from time to time.

Mu Nujiao couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Lan Yu, your summoned beast..."

Lan Yu waved his hand and said: "It's been pent up for a long time. Let it have a good kill today; besides, there's no shortage of these Cave Demon Slaves."

Hearing this, Mu Nujiao nodded and said no more.

Along the way, Cave Demon Slaves launched attacks on the group, but fortunately, they were all resolved without any real danger.

After successfully breaking out of the tunnel, the group immediately sought a safe place to settle down and recover their depleted magical energy.

Bai Tingting began to heal everyone one by one to ensure there were no hidden injuries.

"Old Zhao, release some water; I need to give it a bath." Lan Yu held the blood-drenched Momo and asked Zhao Manyan to cast a Water-element spell to wash it off.