The Best Experimenter! (Seeking reads, don't hoard books!)

Within the range of Lan Yu's mental perception, there were thirty-some people outside the church.

Their magical aura was even more profound than that of this group of Intermediate-level trainees, and beyond that, they carried an iron-blooded, murderous air that ordinary people lacked.

"We have a situation!" Just then, Zheng Bingxiao's voice came from outside the church.

Everyone immediately walked out, and the moment they stepped out of the church, a massive thundercloud appeared above their heads.

Strings of lightning flashed irregularly within the thundercloud, and the overwhelming aura of lightning pressed down upon them without a shred of mercy.

"It's a third-tier Thunderbolt, everyone dodge!!!!" Mo Fan roared immediately.

However, no sooner had the words left his mouth than a tremendous, deafening boom echoed through the clear sky.

Pale, shrill lightning struck down fiercely from the thundercloud, illuminating everything in the surroundings with extreme brilliance!

A forked bolt of lightning suddenly descended, heading straight for Zhao Manyan's head.

Zhao Manyan completed his Light Protection-Holy Shield at top speed, and that golden barrier shielded him within.

Immediately following, another forked bolt of lightning fell, heading straight for Zheng Bingxiao.

In the original story, Zheng Bingxiao had died from severe injuries under this thunder, but now, he was able to summon a shield magic tool to block this fatal situation!

The forked lightning continued to crash down, and the group of trainees one after another brought out their defensive measures—be it Light Protection-Holy Shield, armor magic tools, or defensive magic tools...

In the original story, the group of trainees had slaughtered each other because of the Bewitching Demon Spider's mental manipulation.

And after the mutual slaughter, the group had been in poor condition—some injured, others with their magic tools on cooldown—which was why they had been caught off guard by that group of military mages; otherwise, given the capabilities of these rich kids, they would never have been so vulnerable.

The lightning continued to dance wildly, attacking their group one after another, and only after they had exhausted their trump cards were they able to look toward the source of the magic.

A team of people walked out of a small grove not far from the church; they were all dressed in uniforms, and their bodies radiated the iron-blooded, rugged aura unique to the military.

This team consisted of about thirty people, and each had a snow-white giant eagle by their side—these were the military's tamed beasts: Sky Eagle!

"It's the military mages!!"

"Why? Why are they attacking us?"

"Damn bastards!"

"..."

Lu Nian, the leader, saw that the sneak attack hadn't achieved much, so he glanced at the group and barked at Lu Zhenghe: "Get over here already!"

"Big brother, you... why are you doing this?"

As soon as Lu Zhenghe said this, everyone's expressions changed instantly.

Lan Yu acted decisively, grabbing Lu Zhenghe by the back of his collar.

Mu Nujiao followed closely behind; she completed her Plant-element magic, and vines bound Lu Zhenghe tightly at top speed.

"You dog, tell your men to stop, or I'll skin him alive!" Lan Yu pulled a dagger from somewhere and pressed it against Lu Zhenghe's neck.

"Interesting." Lu Nian took a drag of his cigarette unhurriedly, as if everything were under his control.

Seeing Lu Nian's indifferent, thick-skinned attitude, Lan Yu used the dagger to slice off one of Lu Zhenghe's ears.

"Ah!!!"

The pain of the severed ear made Lu Zhenghe let out a scream like a slaughtered pig.

Lu Nian had never expected Lan Yu's reaction to be so swift; not only had he taken Lu Zhenghe down first, but he also dared to use him as a threat.

He was certain that if he didn't stop, that guy would definitely skin Lu Zhenghe alive.

Immediately, Lu Nian waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to stop the lightning bombardment.

When the thundercloud dissipated, Lan Yu's dagger was still pressed against Lu Zhenghe's neck.

However, the pain of the severed ear kept him screaming incessantly.

"Lan Yu, you're quite good." Lu Nian spoke calmly, "I've seen your photo, I didn't expect you to..."

"What kind of dog are you!" Liao Mingxuan cursed angrily, interrupting Lu Nian, "I'm telling you, I am the son of Liao Feng from the Imperial Capital Magic Association. If you dare lay a hand on me, I'll have your entire family wiped out!"

Lu Nian raised his eyebrows in disdain; he hated being interrupted while he was speaking more than anything.

The next second, a brown light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Following that, Liao Mingxuan, who had been screaming wildly, suddenly went still.

He couldn't make a sound, his body began to stiffen, and then it was slowly covered by a gray-white substance, turning into a lifelike gray-white statue in an instant.

"Well, people like this are even less worth keeping." Lu Nian laughed, looking like a demon.

"Tell me, what do you want?" Lu Nian looked at Lan Yu and said calmly.

"It's what you want; we have no grudge against you, why are you trying to kill us?!" Mu Nujiao demanded sharply, her body trembling, whether from anger or fear.

Lu Nian had no intention of answering her, instead saying: "How about this, a life for a life—who do you want to keep alive?"

"Don't act like you're in control of everything; it's disgusting to watch." Lan Yu sighed, then sliced off Lu Zhenghe's other ear.

Immediately after, he signaled for Mu Nujiao to release the vines, then twisted Lu Zhenghe's arm off with his bare hands.

Seeing this scene, the surrounding students were too terrified to even breathe.

Lu Nian's face was as dark as water, the killing intent in his eyes undisguised.

"It seems the time to send you all on your way must be moved up!" Lu Nian waved his hand, and a massive magical aura surged up behind him. "Since you want to die with your eyes open, I shall satisfy you. We are conducting an experiment, an experiment that can change the current state of human survival!"

"That's none of our damn business!" Mo Fan cursed. "It must be some filthy, shameful experiment!"

"Heh, foolish to the extreme!" Lu Nian sneered. "This experiment concerns a New Element, and you, Mo Fan, are the best test subject for it, because you are born with Dual Elements!"

Everyone's expression shifted, their pupils trembling violently.

What did he say?!

A New Element!

How could this be possible?

"Just because I was born with Dual Elements?" Mo Fan's brows furrowed tightly.

"Correct!"

Lu Nian looked at Mo Fan, his eyes as fanatical as if he were gazing at a perfect masterpiece.

Even if the Northeast Rain Sister were to strip naked in front of him, he wouldn't have such a fanatical look in his eyes.

"Just for the sake of this so-called New Element, you want to slaughter us?" Peng Liang mustered his courage and cursed angrily. "How is your beastly behavior any different from those animals in the Black Vatican?"

"Hmph! What would you students living in ivory towers know! Those magic teachers... what is war? It is nothing more than the demons being hungry and humans having multiplied enough." Lu Nian's dark face wore an expression of righteous indignation.

Hearing Lu Nian's subversive remarks, everyone's hearts sank.

According to him, the reason humans have survived until now is simply because the demons understand a strategy of sustainable development.

Then, those mages who fought to protect the thousands of lights behind them, their bloody battles, their heroic sacrifices... in the mouth of Lu Nian, were they as light as a feather?