Mu Ningxue Seeks Praise

The dark hurricane dissipated.

The first thing the team had to face was a large encirclement of Cave Demon Slaves.

Mu Ningwei deliberately did not harm them.

Hundreds of Cave Demon Slaves, their small, dark blue eyes filled with greed and cruelty, swarmed out from various caves.

Behind them, there was an endless stream of reinforcements.

After being lectured, Mu Ningxue was eager to prove herself. She unleashed her full power, excluding her domain. Her ice chains swung out, leaving afterimages, and she moved on Wind Tracks to extinguish fires across the battlefield, single-handedly defending at least two cave entrances.

The others were not to be outdone. Led by Mo Fan, who wielded the Lightning and Fire elements, several Destruction Mages cleared the path.

With Zhao Manyan's support, Mu Nujiao used Bell Demon Seeds to block the numerous cave entrances from which troops emerged.

The Earth Forest, at the Intermediate level 3, was further strengthened by top-tier Spirit-level Demon Seeds. The Cave Demon Slaves, only possessing Servant Level strength, would take a long time to break through.

This would be enough time for the team to advance dozens of meters.

Mu Nujiao's magic greatly reduced the pressure of defense.

Now that's more like it.

Mu Ningwei watched the battle while refining resources.

With their collective will, the team broke through the tunnel.

The Cave Demon Slaves seemed unwilling to pursue them into the sunlight. They glared angrily at the cave entrance for a while before leaving with the corpses of their kin.

"Hoo~ Hoo~ Hoo~"

Everyone collapsed.

"So tired."

"How many Cave Demon Slaves were in that tunnel? My magic power is almost depleted."

"That was so close. Captain Ningxue is so strong; she must have killed at least fifty Cave Demon Slaves."

"Heh, our Captain Ningwei is even more amazing."

Mu Ningxue panted lightly. "Take a headcount!"

On Pearl Academy's side, everyone looked towards Mu Ningwei.

Mu Nujiao stepped forward. "Take a headcount!"

A moment later.

Mu Ningxue approached Mu Ningwei and stood at attention. "Imperial Capital Academy has no one missing, well... Xu Dalong is missing."

"Brother Ningwei, no one is missing on our side either," Mu Nujiao said, sitting on the tracks to rest.

"Good."

Mu Ningwei nodded. Noticing Mu Ningxue hadn't left, her chest heaved as she breathed, her beautiful eyes fixed on him.

Mu Ningwei pondered for a moment, then smiled. "You did very well."

Mu Ningxue's facial features softened considerably. She nodded slightly and stood for a while longer before hesitantly asking:

"Mu Ningwei, should we rest here, or find a new place?"

"You want to learn about the wilderness from me?"

"Yes, please."

Mu Ningxue pursed her lips. It was the first time she had encountered a peer she could only look up to, which made the strong-willed her feel a sense of inferiority.

If Mu Ningwei were in her position during the Bo City incident, he would surely have done better, and his team would never have made such a major mistake.

He certainly wouldn't have fallen into the quagmire of the Ice Bow plan.

Mu Ningxue faced the fact that she was inferior to Mu Ningwei and adjusted her mindset to humbly seek his advice.

"Alright, you give me an answer first, and then I'll tell you what to do."

Mu Ningxue thought. "I think we should stay here to rest."

Among the students paying attention, Liao Mingxuan was confused.

"We're so close to the tunnel. If we rest here, aren't we liable to be ambushed by Cave Demon Slaves at any moment?"

"Yeah, yeah."

Mu Ningxue shook her head.

"Cave Demon Slaves are very weak. The reason we were in such a sorry state was my fault for not reminding you to be vigilant and falling into the demon's encirclement."

"The field of vision here is wide open. If Cave Demon Slaves attack us, we can detect them in advance, and we'll be able to deal with them."

"Also, since this is the territory of the Cave Demon Slaves, no other powerful demons will be here. Therefore, recovering our magic power here is the best choice."

Liao Mingxuan blushed. "So that's how it is."

Mu Ningxue ignored the others, her gaze fixed intently on Mu Ningwei.

Mu Ningwei smiled, "Very good, you've grasped the skills for surviving in the wild. You're growing very fast."

Mu Ningxue's lips curved into an almost imperceptible arc. She nodded, instructing two people to keep watch as she began to recover her magic power.

"Brother Ningwei, you're amazing."

Mu Nujiao whispered in admiration, "Everyone really respects you. It feels like you've become a 'teacher.' Mu Ningxue, someone who seems so difficult to deal with, has become like a 'student' eager for your approval."

Mu Ningwei glanced sideways, "Aren't you the same?"

Mu Nujiao pouted, "How could I be~"

Mu Ningxue was fully in command as she led the team into the Wasteland City.

She had soft, silver hair, like a high mountain flower blooming on an icy peak.

As the commander, Mu Ningxue was sharp and decisive. She sternly rejected any impolite or lazy requests from her classmates, applying equal pressure to everyone, including Mu Ningwei. Everything was prioritized for safety and the mission.

"Captain Ningxue, I want to take a bath."

"It's not safe here yet. We'll talk about it when we get inside the Wasteland City. Or do you want to leave the team alone and go bathe in a place with unknown demons?"

"Wuwu, Captain, I was wrong."

"Captain Ningxue, let's place the survey equipment separately. It'll be faster."

"Hmm... Alright, I'll assign the teams. You must return within the allotted time."

Mu Ningxue frequently glanced at Mu Ningwei, but seeing that he was just cultivating, she solidified her decision, pursed her lips, and continued with her arrangements.

Mu Nujiao was unwilling to let other women shine in front of Mu Ningwei, especially a great beauty like Mu Ningxue who even made her heart flutter.

She also made proper arrangements for Pearl Academy, subtly competing with Mu Ningxue, but generally, they cooperated with each other.

The mission proceeded smoothly. Judging by the students' attitudes and vigilance, the purpose of the trial had at least been achieved.

"There's a large building ahead. The surroundings are quite open, and there aren't many demons. Let's rest there tonight," Mo Fan suggested.

These past few days, Mo Fan's performance had been very reliable. Both in terms of exploration data and the number of demons killed, he had surpassed several boys who disliked him.

Therefore, Mo Fan's suggestion received unanimous approval from Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao.

"Okay, let's go to the building," Qingqing said. "Wait a moment, Lu Zhenghe went to the restroom. Liao Mingxuan is keeping watch for him. Let's wait for them."

Mu Ningwei opened his eyes.

The second batch of resources had been refined, and his cultivation accumulation had reached 70%.

"Sorry, we're back late."

Mu Ningwei glanced at Lu Zhenghe.

From within Lu Zhenghe's shadow, an Executioner bowed respectfully to Mu Ningwei.

Lu Nian should be arriving soon.

Lu Zhenghe was Lu Nian's younger brother.

Lu Nian wanted to capture Mo Fan for demonic experiments.

Lu Zhenghe had a crush on Mu Ningxue. Since Mo Fan was actively pursuing her, he agreed to his brother's plan to frame Mo Fan, planting signal pens along the way to provide Lu Nian with a pursuit route.

However, Lu Zhenghe didn't know that Lu Nian would kill everyone except himself to ensure the information remained confidential.

But to Mu Ningwei, even ten Lu Nians would be no match.

He was just changing locations to refine resources, patiently waiting for his Light Element High-level cultivation to reach completion, and seeking an opportunity to break through to Super Tier!

Furthermore, training Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao and watching them grow was quite interesting.

It was similar to how he used to train the knights under his command at the Parthenon.

Meanwhile, at the Parthenon Temple, on Saintess Ash Riya's peak.

Hailong looked at the closed temple doors and shouted loudly:

"Saintess, please come out and show your face!"

"Ningwei's subordinates are outside Saintess Peak, refusing to leave. They say they want to resign their positions as Silver Moon Knights and follow Ningwei to the Divine Land. They hope you will agree."

Ash Riya: "..."

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