Mo Fan took out two surveyors with green indicator lights and tossed them to Mu Ningxue, who was in charge of keeping them safe.
"Two?!" Mu Ningxue looked surprised.
"Cut the crap. How is that possible?"
"It looks like you really did finish them. Holy crap, Mo Fan, how'd you pull that off? We nearly got wiped out just trying to finish one survey point today!" Peng Liang exclaimed.
"What about you?"
Lan Yu casually tossed out three surveyors. Their indicator lights were green too, proving he had completed three survey points.
"Seriously? How does everything you two do get more outrageous?" Zhao Manyan rubbed his forehead, his expression complicated.
"Those survey points probably just happened to have barely any Demon Beasts!" Shen Mingxiao shot back.
Luo Song immediately chimed in. "So basically, you just got lucky."
"If you're useless, don't assume everyone else is just as useless as you. You're like a rat in a gutter, unable to stand the sight of a little sunshine." Lan Yu scoffed.
At that, Liao Mingxuan's expression darkened. "So you're saying we're all a bunch of useless idiots? Don't think you're so great just because you have a Great War General Summoned Beast. Let me tell you, Lan Yu, you're nothing but a piece of trash who's luckier than everyone else. One day, you'll be worth absolutely nothing!"
Lan Yu shot Liao Mingxuan a glance. He'd always preferred to deal with people like that by force.
So he strode toward Liao Mingxuan, who glared at him as magical energy began to surge around him.
A second before Liao Mingxuan could cast his spell, Lan Yu sprang into action and drove a stepping side kick into him, sending him flying.
"Putting on airs, are you? I'll make you fly!"
Liao Mingxuan nearly lost consciousness from the force of the blow. Fortunately, Lan Yu's kick had only broken a few of his ribs.
As for his life? Lu Nian would claim it for Lan Yu.
"You two useless idiots, get over here too!" Lan Yu turned to Shen Mingxiao and Luo Song.
"You!" The two were shocked and terrified, retreating without pause.
Of course, Lan Yu wasn't about to let them off that easily.
He summoned the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and had it pin Shen Mingxiao and Luo Song to the ground. Two muffled cracks rang out. Their faces turned a liverish purple, and they let out squeals like slaughtered pigs.
"You... how dare you..." Lu Zhenghe pointed at Lan Yu, furious and shocked.
"What? Want to see if my tiger's claws are sharp?" Lan Yu's disdainful look sent a chill through Lu Zhenghe from head to toe.
"That's so satisfying! So satisfying!" Mo Fan cried, as if Kong Guoyin had possessed him. "I've hated those three bastards for ages. You're the man—an example to us all!"
Everyone else watched from the sidelines. There probably wasn't anyone present who could beat Lan Yu.
Those three had kicked a steel plate and still hadn't realized their toes were swollen?
"Just a basic move. No need to make a fuss." Lan Yu waved a hand. "Those three useless idiots have been yapping like dogs all day. I was sick of listening to them."
"Oh, Bai, don't treat them. Let them enjoy the pain for one night first."
"All right." Bai Tingting, standing nearby, smiled sweetly.
Night gradually fell. The small groups sat in circles around their own campfires.
"Damn, bro, you were incredible tonight. You went straight for those flies. I've hated them for ages too!" Zhao Manyan sat by the fire, looking thoroughly pleased.
He made it sound as if he'd been the one to do all that.
"By the way, have any of you noticed that something's off about them?" Song Xia asked.
"They've probably been in mortal danger a few times, so everyone's under a lot of psychological pressure. They're just venting the resentment they've been bottling up," Zheng Bingxiao said.
"I feel like we're not going to get this mission done," Peng Liang said.
"To be honest, I sensed a fluctuation in mental energy just now," Lan Yu said.
After being transformed by the Ice and Fire Dragon King in the Ice and Fire Space, his spiritual realm was now approaching the Fifth Realm.
Even without using his mental power to investigate, he knew there was a Bewitching Demon Spider nearby.
The Bewitching Demon Spider should have started messing with the group of trainees back when they were staying at the church. Instead, it had waited until Lan Yu returned before making its move.
Lan Yu attributed it to the butterfly effect.
At his words, everyone turned to look at him. He raised his hand, and the Concentration Bracelet on his wrist glimmered faintly.
"So there's a mind-bewitching Demon Beast nearby?" Mu Nujiao asked gravely.
"You know how Ming Cong from the Imperial College started getting handsy with Bai Tingting after he went to fetch water..."
Lan Yu's voice cut off as he said the key words.
Fetch water...
Water!!!
Everyone seemed to realize where the culprit behind all the trouble was hiding.
"Damn!" Mo Fan cursed. "That sneaky bastard was hiding in the dark and playing dirty! Let's go take it out!"
"Let's kill it!" Song Xia was already furious.
Seeing how angry the Pearl Institute students were, someone from the Imperial College asked what was going on. After hearing the explanation, they followed along too.
There was a mind-bewitching Demon Beast near their shelter. How the hell could they let that stand?
The group marched off with their chests puffed out, following the route Ming Cong had taken to fetch water. Before long, they reached the pool.
Sure enough, they dragged the Bewitching Demon Spider that had been playing dirty out of hiding.
"Cast your spells and kill it!"
Even with three useless idiots missing, the combined Intermediate Magic of the remaining fifteen would be more than enough to make this Warrior-level Bewitching Demon Spider regret showing its face.
Under the barrage of Intermediate Magic, the Bewitching Demon Spider died beyond dead.
The Remnant Soul of the Bewitching Demon Spider was taken by Mo Fan's Little Loach, while the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger swallowed its Demon Core in one bite.
However, the Bewitching Demon Spider's appearance made the trainees realize that this was no place for a bunch of young Intermediate Level mages like them.
Still, no one else had been injured, so they decided to continue with the survey mission.
Only those three were injured, all because they couldn't keep their mouths shut. Everyone else had only one thing to say: serves them right.
After a night of rest, another unexpected piece of good news came.
Lan Yu's Summoning Element had broken through to Intermediate Level 3. Given time, he would be able to advance to the Advanced Level.
But even now, he still hadn't found a suitable Contract Beast.
That meant he'd have to wait through another three-month cooldown before he could return to Douluo Continent.
The group considered whether they should take a day off and survey the next location tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Bai Tingting reluctantly healed Liao Mingxuan, Shen Mingxiao, and Luo Song.
"Then we'll rest today and continue surveying tomorrow." Song Xia glanced at the three of them before making the final decision.
"Useless dead weight," Mo Fan scoffed.
Zhao Manyan tried to stop him. "Hey, hey, don't say that. If they want to be useless, there's nothing we can do to stop them."
"Hahaha..." Peng Liang burst out laughing.
Liao Mingxuan and the other two lowered their heads, vicious anger flickering in their eyes.
Lan Yu glanced at the three of them. Lu Nian would definitely kill Liao Mingxuan; he'd leave the other two to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
Huh. Speak of the devil.
Lu Nian had finally arrived!
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