Scolded Mu Ningwei Until She Was Satisfied

The team advanced along the train tracks.

A few small demons appeared on the road. Before anyone else could make a move, Mu Nujiao controlled the Bell Demon Seed and annihilated them all. Then, she came before Mu Ningwei with a cute, bashful look, seeking praise.

Qingqing, a fellow plant mage, envied her. "She's gotten stronger again."

All the men were even more envious and jealous. "Damn it, why don't I have such a good-looking cousin!"

"There's a mountain ahead, but there's a tunnel we can go through."

Mu Ningxue glanced at it. "The tunnel is very dark, and there might be demons inside. Should we take a detour?"

Zhao Manyan volunteered. "I'm a light mage, I can provide vision. Taking a detour is too troublesome, who knows how far we'd have to go."

Seeing that the others also wanted to go through the tunnel, Mu Ningxue looked at Mu Ningwei. "What do you think?"

Mu Ningwei smiled. "With you protecting me, what do I have to fear?"

"Alright, let's go in!"

Mu Ningwei watched the team enter sporadically, without even forming an exploration formation, and pressed his forehead in exasperation.

Then he looked at Mo Fan, who was only focused on getting close to Mu Ningxue and trying to impress her.

Aren't you a Hunter Mage?

Oh, right. Mo Fan had only been hunting within the city.

So the Imperial Capital Academy was sending a group of inexperienced, foolish university students to carry out a mission that even seasoned hunters would approach with caution.

"Brother Ningwei, what's wrong?"

Mu Ningwei smiled with relief. "Nothing, let's go."

He stepped onto Mu Nujiao's shadow and activated shadow magic.

The shadow acted like a conveyor belt, carrying Mu Ningwei forward.

Mu Nujiao noticed this and found it novel that Mu Ningwei was lazily using her as a "mount."

Mu Ningwei had already taken out his light element resources, suppressed the elemental diffusion, and began refining them.

He didn't have time to play games with these people.

Cultivate!

Advance towards being a Super Tier mage!

The Super Tier Light Element magic, the Great Treasure Sword, was beckoning him!

The team advanced through the cave tunnel. It was dim and damp inside, with much moss and vines growing, and the air was foul.

Crunch.

Mo Fan seemed to have stepped on something white and mushy.

"What is this?"

Zhao Manyan glanced at it. "A rock?"

"No, these are bones!"

Mo Fan exclaimed, a chill running down his spine as he felt something watching him.

Zhao Manyan quickly threw out Radiance, illuminating the ugly humanoid demons hidden within the vines at the fork ahead.

They opened their eerie blue eyes and stared at the fresh meat that had intruded into their tunnel. Blinding light from the suddenly flying Radiance caused them to shriek.

"Yyyyaaaahhh!!!"

Qingqing: "They're Cave Demon Slaves!"

Mu Ningxue's expression changed slightly. She quickly shouted, "Prepare for battle, gather closer!"

As soon as she spoke, a student lagging behind was touched by two Cave Demon Slaves from behind.

One Cave Demon Slave grabbed his arm, its powerful limbs squeezing until bones creaked, seemingly about to snap.

Another Cave Demon Slave swung a two-meter-long giant stone club down. If struck, the fragile body of a human mage would undoubtedly turn into mush!

"Ahhh, help! Save me!!"

The student was terrified, his soul about to flee his body!

In the critical moment, a Shield Magic Tool deployed, blocking the stone club.

Before he could feel relief, he was dragged backward by a Cave Demon Slave. More demons rushed over, making his Shield Magic Tool shake precariously.

"Xu Dalong!"

"Save him quickly!"

Mu Nujiao released Bell Vines, Mo Fan threw the Flying Thunder Seal, and Zhao Manyan quickly drew Light Protection, but it was likely too late.

"Damn it!"

Mu Ningxue stopped drawing her Ice Element star map, stepped on Wind Track, and rushed forward, intending to risk rescuing Xu Dalong.

Mu Nujiao and the others' magic cleared a path for Mu Ningxue. She narrowly dodged several attacks and was not far from Xu Dalong.

Just then, the Shield Magic Tool shattered with a bang.

The Cave Demon Slave bared a mocking smile at Mu Ningxue, raised its stone club, and brought it down fiercely!

"Captain, save me!"

"Stop! Just a few more seconds!"

Mu Ningxue's eyes widened, and she clenched her fists in regret.

She seemed to see Xu Dalong's flesh and blood splattering, even staining herself red.

But in the next second, the shadow beneath her feet seemed to come alive, transforming into a sack that blocked the Cave Demon Slave's attack.

The Shadow Sack wrapped around Xu Dalong and Mu Ningxue's waists, lifting them high and sending them flying into the middle of the team.

"...?"

Everyone was bewildered.

"Reckless. You knew there might be demons in the cave, yet you walked in as if on a picnic."

Mu Ningwei snapped his fingers, and shadows swirled into a vortex around the team, sweeping the Cave Demon Slave away and stunning everyone.

Shen Mingxiao exclaimed, "Shadow Element! Aren't you a mage of the Light and Blessing Elements? You're actually a High-level mage!"

"High-level mage!"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

They were still struggling at the Intermediate level, and a peer had already reached the High-level?

"Thank you, thank you for saving me!"

Xu Dalong, having narrowly escaped death, thanked them tearfully.

Mu Ningwei smiled, "It's nothing. You're already dead."

"Xu Dalong, right? You barged into demon territory without any vigilance, forcing Mu Ningxue to rescue you, leading her deep into a demon encirclement. This means the team now has to deal with demon ambushes and rescue Mu Ningxue, which will directly lead to a collapse."

"Because of your mistake, many people will likely be seriously injured, or even die."

Xu Dalong lowered his head in shame.

Mu Ningwei took out paper and a pen from his Storage Magic Artifact and handed them to Mu Nujiao. "Write down what I just said. We'll submit it to the teacher as a mission log later."

"Okay, Brother Ningwei."

Xu Dalong exclaimed, "Captain Mu, can't we just skip this?"

"I wasn't asking for your opinion. By the way, you're already dead, so you don't need to participate in the rest of the assessment."

Mu Ningwei's eyes turned pitch black, and everyone inexplicably shivered.

Xu Dalong's shadow transformed into a sack, enveloping him and suspending him above Mu Ningwei's head.

This display stunned Mu Ningxue and the others.

Mo Fan looked forward to his own Shadow Element being this cool in the future. "Mu Ningwei, are you planning to keep him hanging there until the trial ends?"

"That's right."

"He'll starve to death, won't he?"

"It's fine. He's entered a state of comatose suspended animation. He won't eat for a while, at most he'll be weak."

"Oh."

Mo Fan had no further questions.

Mu Ningxue felt a bit embarrassed. She had shamelessly claimed she would protect a High-level mage.

"Are you not planning to participate in the trial with us anymore?"

Mu Ningwei nodded, "Yes, this kind of trial is useless to me. With me here, you don't have to worry about dying, but those who 'die' will be confined by me until the trial ends."

"And I will report their performance to the teacher."

No one dared to object. As long as Mu Ningwei could guarantee they wouldn't die, it was enough.

However, being 'killed' like Xu Dalong and having it known by the school and their elders would surely disappoint them.

They resolved to perform well.

Mu Ningxue took a deep breath. "Mu Ningwei, thank you. Let us continue the trial."

Mu Ningwei looked at her. "I haven't spoken to you yet. As the captain, your will to save people is commendable, but you ventured alone into a demon encirclement. If the team collapses, you'll be half responsible."

"Mu Ningxue, your performance was terrible."

Mu Ningxue pursed her lips. "...I admit it. Please continue to guide us."

Mu Ningwei felt satisfied after lecturing them, and Mu Ningxue's proactive attitude in admitting her mistakes also pleased him.

Mu Ningwei waved his hand, dispersing the dark vortex. He stepped onto Mu Nujiao's shadow and continued to refine resources.