Cornflower Witch
Chapter 501

The Erosion of the World of Shadows

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High in the sky, Sylutia her arms slightly, letting the air currents carry her away into the distance.

At a certain point, as the air currents gradually weaken, she will be able to move freely and walk in the sky.

The runes inscribed on the Title Page during advancement include " Levitation," so she doesn't need to construct additional structures or occupy card slots when casting this type of spell.

After adjusting her posture, she let herself drift down with the wind, her gaze sweeping over the desolate, uninhabited mountains.

After the war, all the powerful monsters with names and identities in the western region, that is, those of the Fifth Order and above, were eliminated. Now, most of the remaining ones are scattered in the vast mountains.

If you look at the map, the entire Western Mountains is equivalent to the total area of 30 Regas Kingdom, and the area they are currently testing covers about one-third of that, which is the area of 10 Regas Kingdom.

Although the area is not small, considering the scarce resources, to meet the goals of each student, a total of approximately 8,000 Tier 3 Magic Creature would be needed. A little thought reveals that this region definitely doesn't have that many Magic Creature. According to data from the Regas Kingdom, each piece of land the size of the Regas Kingdom produces about 100 Tier 3 Magic Creature, meaning this area would only have around 1,000.

The first three tiers of Magic Creature, and that's under ideal conditions.

If that's the case, then only about 3-5 players from that 76ers class will likely achieve their goal.

Sylutia slowly landed on a large tree on the mountain, her feet resting on a horizontal branch as she continued to ponder.

Even if Magic Creature spawn frequently and in large numbers in this area, at most 10-15 people can complete the objective.

Did the Academy know when designing the goals that only a small number of people could complete them? No, no, Tia thought to herself.

If she were designing and leading the trials, she definitely wouldn't have done it this way. The success of a small minority and the inevitable failure of the vast majority wouldn't serve any educational purpose; it would only make people feel hopeless about unattainable goals and eventually give up.

So why did the Academy arrange things this way? Did they really intend for most students to fail, hoping to serve as a warning to them?

Such a teaching method is outdated and unlikely to resonate with people.

A Flying Bird the size of a gray goose took shape in Sylutia's hands and flew towards the forest ahead. Soon, a huge, Roaring Beast sprang out from there. Its body was about four meters tall and it had long, yellowish-brown mane trailing behind it.

Subsequently, the grey Flying Bird controlled by Sylutia circled back and forth from time to time, looking for openings to attack, which annoyed the Roaring Beast to no end.

Then it let out a huge roar, the sonic boom snapping and felling dozens of trees. If a third-tier Knight were to face it, such a roar would cause the Knight to lose his hearing, become dizzy and nauseous, and be unable to fight.

But in terms of strength, it was enough. Sylutia's gaze was fixed on the Roaring Beast that leaped out of the forest trees, its figure now fully exposed in the air.

At that moment, Sylutia raised her right hand, aimed the mechanical crossbow at the figure, and pulled the trigger.

A silver Swift Star shot out in an instant, Penetration the Roaring Beast and sending up a spray of blood.

The monster then fell from its leap, crashed to the ground, and died without a struggle.

Then Sylutia walked over unhurriedly, retrieved the Flying Bird that was crouching on the corpse of the Roaring Beast, and returned the silk ribbon wrapped around her wrist.

Looking at the already dead Roaring Beast, the girl examined it again and shook her head slightly.

There were very few valuable materials on this monster. Apart from its own strong flesh and blood, only the long mane covering its entire body was somewhat useful. However, it would take her a lot of time to completely peel off such a large piece of mane, and the quality could only be barely rated as "third-grade good". It also emitted the monster's dirty and smelly odor, which made her cover her mouth and nose.

It's not very useful, but should we just throw it away completely? She felt it was a waste.

At that moment Sylutia suddenly remembered the Evil Eye she had summoned, which she could use to feed it. The corpse in front of her could also be used as material for the summoning sacrifice, without needing to pay anything extra.

Without hesitation, Sylutia took out the stone slab, cleared a space on the ground, and then activated the summoning circle.

Soon, the enormous, gray-blue Evil Eye slowly emerged in the air and gradually materialized.

After descending, the Evil Eye darted nimbly in the air, its pupils looking down at the girl. Upon receiving a signal, it pounced down and swallowed the corpse of the Roaring Beast whole.

After feeding the Evil Eye, Sylutia made it fly and continue searching for its target.

With the superior vision of this fourth-tier Evil Eye, Sylutia quickly located the next Magic Creature that needed to be dealt with and headed in that direction.

Half an hour later.

A giant wild boar with six tusks was cleaved in two amidst a blinding flash of lightning, and the aroma of roasting meat filled the air.

She cut off the fangs and preserved them. Then, Sylutia gave the remaining corpse to the Evil Eye to devour. After everything was over, she repeated the process, having the Evil Eye search for the body and then collect it.

On the first day alone, Sylutia defeated four Magic Creature of level three or higher.

In the following days, she maintained a kill rate of 5-6 heads per day. If nothing unexpected happens, she will be able to achieve her goal in half a month.

After her previous battles with the Blood Clan nobles, Sylutia felt no interest or pressure in combat within the third tier. It was like playing cards; when you could win no matter which card you played, there were no challenges or surprises, making things gradually become boring and uninteresting.

She decided to find something to do and see how the other trainees were doing.

Several times, Flying Bird like grey geese circled around her and took off, then soared into the sky, becoming tiny black dots overlooking the scenery below.

Through her Art of Empathic Connection abilities, Sylutia was able to see the students fighting below through these grey geese.

Overall, the members of the Thetis Academy are all exceptionally talented and fearless in one-on-one battles with the Magic Creature here. However, it often takes them a long time to find even a single Tier 3 Magic Creature, and this process accounts for nearly 90% of their time.

If things continue like this, it doesn't look like they'll end up perfectly. With those two professors around, this assessment shouldn't have been so poor.

So how can we ensure that most students achieve their goals?

After defeating the Magic Creature once again, Tia found the answer.

She Levitation in mid-air, looking down at the shimmering, illusory landscape below. The land here had been partially overlapped and affected by the World of Shadows, resulting in Distortion " Aspect Power aura."

Furthermore, using this overlapping and connecting section, some Magic Creature traversed this region, arriving on the Surface Continent from the World of Shadows.

No wonder various factions and organizations on the mainland have the responsibility to monitor and protect their local areas from being corrupted by the World of Shadows.

If such territorial expansion is allowed to continue, the entire continent will eventually overlap with the World of Shadows and then sink into a land of the Cloud Sea Land of No Light.

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