"Jie Bi Nan Shan, Stone Firmament!"
A resounding incantation rang out in midair before the black cat could fire its Magic Power bullet and the two young wizards could pull their triggers. Accompanied by the chant, a lean figure descended from the sky and landed between the young wizards and the abomination.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Magic Power surged and earthly energy churned. Four towering ochre stone hills burst from the ground, blocking the abomination's charge from every angle.
Roar!!
The monster roared without pausing, swinging the massive wooden club in its hand and smashing it into the stone hills. The ochre glow shrouding them flickered violently, and spiderweb cracks even appeared across the rock faces. Yet in the end, they stopped the monster's advance.
The lean figure turned around unhurriedly, revealing a face studded with bronze nails and rings.
"Is this how you react when facing a group attack?"
Hilda looked at the two young wizards, her face full of displeasure. "Is this all you remembered from the spells I taught in class? Other than stupidly pulling the trigger and throwing talismans, don't you know any other spells?"
"Hilda? Why are you here?!"
"Mr. Alfonso!"
The two young wizards cried out in unison.
"Hilda?" The teaching assistant looked at Zheng Qing, his face darkening as he finally roared, "Though I may look young and easygoing, where are your manners?"
"Sorry, sir. He was just nervous," the witch immediately explained.
Zheng Qing awkwardly scratched his head, forgetting that he was holding a rune gun. The hard gunstock struck the back of his head, making him bare his teeth in pain, yet a radiant smile appeared on the young publicly funded student's face.
The practical class instructor's sour gaze lingered between the male and female wizards for a moment. At last,