Full-Time Mage: Starting from Obtaining the Mysterious Ancient Tree

Chapter 43 Eliminating the Earth Rats

Fang Yu stepped forward and said politely:
"Hello."

"Hello!" Mu Nujiao said.

"Hello, expert!" An Ying said.

Fang Yu: "..."

What kind of address is that? It's so awkward.

Zhou You coughed lightly and said, "An Ying knows your identity and the situation of the battle for the Sacred Spring back then."

"Alright, let's each introduce ourselves." Zhou You didn't want to dwell on past battles and quickly changed the subject:

"I am a beginner level three fire mage, skilled in Fire Burst."

"I am a beginner level three ice mage, skilled in Ice Vine Cover," said An Ying, the round-faced girl.

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Fang Yu.

After all, his cultivation talent, which had just entered the third level of the initial stage, was really not comparable to Fang Yu's.

This time, I came to observe and see if I could recruit Fang Yu into the family.

"I am a beginner level two plant-type mage, skilled in the magic vine entanglement," Mu Nujiao said.

Plant system.

The spell's appearance is that of several vines, similar to a snake, which can be freely controlled to restrict the prey that is entangled.

"I am a mid-level mage, proficient in mid-level ice magic, and my second magic, spatial magic, has also reached the initial level three."

Fang Yu then introduced himself as well.

However, not much was revealed.

After he finished speaking, the three of them felt a moment of suffocation.

Because this level of magic is simply not commensurate with their abilities.

"For a grassroots magician, this is too exaggerated," An Ying couldn't help but say.

Fang Yu felt it was alright, after all, Mu Nujiao was a year younger than him and would also break through smoothly next year.

However, if they knew the truth about themselves, they would probably see expressions of utter disbelief and disillusionment.

"You guys should hurry up and register your tasks."

“We’ll set off promptly at nine o’clock,” Zhou You said.

nine in the morning.

The group boarded the plane on time, preparing to head to the countryside surrounding the Icefield County.

The place they were heading to was called Xuefeng Village, a relatively underdeveloped village.

The area is primarily agricultural, so the presence of monstrous creatures like the earth rats is a particular headache.

On the plane, after a brief respite, the four people sitting in the rows in front and behind couldn't help but start chatting again. Zhou You was the first to ask Fang Yu.

"I forgot to ask yesterday. I've looked into it. Fang Yu, although you graduated early, you didn't participate in this year's National Magic Trial. Didn't you get into an academy?"

Didn't get into university?

An Ying and Mu Nujiao in the front row seemed to have heard some explosive news.

They do not attend academia.

This indicates a plan to develop independently.

"Yes, I plan to cultivate at home for a year first, and then enter next year. That way, I'll have a better chance of success," Fang Yu said calmly.

This year's enrollment will not achieve the goal of intimidating the entire audience at all!

He'll be enrolling next year; I wonder how much he'll improve? When the competition for resources comes, won't it be a piece of cake?

The other three remained silent.

Do you want to hear what you're saying?
Still not confident?

……

After arriving in Bingyuan County, it took the four of them about two hours to reach Xuefeng Village.

After getting off at the bus stop near the village committee, they were quickly greeted by village committee staff.

Although the four were not a professional magic team, Snow Peak Village would warmly welcome them as long as they could come to eliminate the earth rats.

Due to the tight schedule, the four of them didn't stand on ceremony and headed straight to the heavily infested area of ​​earth rats after arriving at their destination, which consisted of farmland and forest areas.

Beyond the endless farmland and woods, Fang Yu and his companions fell into a brief silence.

Where should we begin?

In fact, some of the less intelligent and weaker ground squirrels had already died out due to the farmers' poisons and traps.

Therefore, they eliminated some of the higher-level and relatively cunning earth rats.

These earth-walking rats are elusive, adept at stealth, and possess formidable fighting power, making them difficult to eliminate. "I'll search first," Fang Yu suggested.

In such a complex environment, the only way to lock down the Earth Rat is through one's own will.

"Okay," the three said in unison.

As soon as Fang Yu finished speaking, his thoughts began to emanate and begin to perceive.

A few moments.

"We've found the Earth Rats," Fang Yu said.

While the three waited, Fang Yu, using his mental perception, had already locked onto an earth rat.

In a corner of the farmland, a giant rat, about thirty centimeters long, hairless, and with an earthy texture all over its body, was secretly picking red berries.

"where?"

"over there."

Fang Yu pointed in that direction, and the other three also looked over.

"Judging from its size, it's just a normal servant-level creature, and it's alone, so it's not a big threat. The difficulty lies in how to eliminate it before it realizes it needs to use earth magic to escape!" Zhou You said.

"The book says that ground squirrels are very alert. They are more sensitive to temperature than to sound or light. When we approach them, their body temperature will likely affect their attention..."

Mu Nujiao suggested, "I'll first use plant magic—the magic vine—to approach it disguised as a plant and see if I can directly entangle it."

However, I don't know if the spell-casting vines will affect its earthen body. You guys follow along when the time comes.

The other three agreed to the strategy, and under Mu Nujiao's command, her vines began to disguise themselves as plants, slowly crawling on the ground.

The vines did indeed resemble plants very much; after all, they were plants. The earth rat didn't notice at all, because in its eyes, these plants were nothing more than food.

Highly skilled hunters often appear in the form of prey...

Meanwhile, Fang Yu and An Ying also began preparing for the hunt.

Only Zhou You remained there, bewildered... He stared wide-eyed, straining to see what was happening.

They wanted to join the battle, but were afraid that the flames would burn the vines, destroy the battlefield, and allow the earth rats to escape.

All I could do was shake my head and sigh.

soon.

The vines reached the vicinity of the earth rat, extending outwards and locking onto it!

Swish!
The vines exerted a deadly entanglement, but none of the earth rats that could grow up in this environment were easy to deal with. At the critical moment, the earth rat sensed the danger and was so frightened that it dropped the fruit and ran away.

Whoosh!
It turned and ran away at great speed, successfully dodging the attack.

Generally, when earth rats come out to forage, they will dig burrows in advance to escape, and they will not simply burrow into the ground.

If you use Earth Escape in place, the speed isn't actually very fast, and you're easily caught. It's better to use an emergency route.

After her initial attack with the vines failed, Mu Nujiao stopped sneaking around and sent more vines sprouting from the ground to fly towards the Earth Rats, restricting their movement and speed.

At the same time, Fang Yu and An Ying had already unleashed their full power.

"Run? Do you think you can escape?"

An Ying shouted, and frenzied frost fell all over the ground, constantly surging towards the earth rat. Give it time, and this entire farmland will be frozen solid.

Even if you manage to get the Earth Rat to burrow underground, there's still a possibility of freezing it.

Of course, the best-case scenario is to freeze the earth rat before it gets close to the burrow entrance.

However... An Ying was still a step too slow.

The ground rat successfully reached the entrance of its burrow.

Just as the earth rat was overjoyed and about to burrow inside, Fang Yu's magic, which was far faster than An Ying's, descended.

"Mind Control - Virtual Claw"

boom!
Spatial power permeated the air, and a giant rock rose from the ground, bursting through the sky and quickly surpassing the area covered by ice and snow, before catching up with the earth rat.

The next moment, the boulder crashed down, smashing directly into the hole the earth rat was about to burrow into.

Like a giant piece of steel falling from the sky, a huge impact accompanied by dust and mist, and the ground was directly smashed into a large crater by Fang Yu's magic.

With the aid of mental perception and the explosive power of magic, they discovered the location of the cave entrance even before the vines and ice vines.

The ground rat stood frozen in place. Where is my house?
"Ah, ah!!"

It was then quickly entangled by vines.

However, everyone's focus now is on the huge mess Fang Yu created.

The power of space...

Like something falling from a great height, the other three felt their scalps tingle and looked at Fang Yu, feeling that with him around, they could go and cause trouble for the swarms of earth rats.

(End of this chapter)