Full-Time Magister: The Evil Emperor Descends

"Oh?"

It seems it's done... Mo Xie chuckled inwardly, but outwardly spoke with great interest.

"Tell me."

“I don’t want to see too many people die. I think your strength is not bad. We can work together to wipe out what’s in the valley.”

Li Man stared at the somewhat mysterious-looking young man and spoke earnestly.

The military has an obligation to eliminate all potential threats, and as a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Li Man has an inescapable duty to do so!
It seems there's been word that there's an earth-type spirit seed in the valley, and a top-grade one at that, which is why hunter mages keep coming to search for it.

As a result, the valley turned out to be a pit, burying countless survivors. News of such a complete annihilation wouldn't reach the city in a short time. If the news spread too widely, more and more people would go to their deaths.

Even a high-level mage like her was affected; no matter how many teams came, they would all die!

Also, I clearly felt that the Grim Reaper of Dongting Lake appeared when I was unconscious, so why did this boy end up saving me? Was I just imagining things?
"That's possible, after all, we don't want to see more and more people die either. However, we still have a mission to complete and cannot act on our own, so..."

Mo Xie spread his hands, looking quite helpless.

"Don't worry about that. I will explain it to your military region later. As long as you help me, I will reward you and give you credit."

Li Man made a serious and earnest promise.

"Alright, you must explain this to our superiors, otherwise we'll be in big trouble. As for rewards and credit, we'll talk about that after this is over. Eliminating demons is also the duty of us military mages."

Mo Xie looked so righteous and indignant that anyone who didn't know better would really think he had such profound enlightenment.

"must!"

Li Man nodded very seriously, thinking to herself, "He is such a responsible person!"

Zhang Xiaohou quietly ate his grilled fish, inwardly admiring Xie Ge's acting skills. He shouldn't be a singer; he should be an actor!
A member of the Military Intelligence Bureau must be at least a high-ranking officer. Not only did he get a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau to help him, but he also gained their trust. Later on, he might receive rewards and credit. Brother Xie's move is truly remarkable!
"In that case, we can get started in a few days... Now, let's talk about the plan."

Mo Xie glanced outside the cave, picked up a twig, and started drawing on the ground.

Li Man looked at Mo Xie's actions and felt inexplicably strange. Just a moment ago he seemed unwilling, but now he was directly discussing the next plan.

I feel like... I've actually been tricked.
"Why do I have a feeling you've wanted to get rid of that monster for a long time?"

Mo Xie naturally knew what Li Man was thinking, smiled at her, and explained.

"If you want to take action, you need to make a plan first. I don't like to fight unprepared battles."

Upon hearing this, Li Man stopped thinking about it and listened quietly to Mo Xie's plan.

"First of all, our tasks actually have one thing in common, which is to stabilize the ecological balance of Dongting Lake, and the Lizard-headed Giant Monster clan plays a large role in this."

"The commander-level demon we're dealing with is the Martial Shell Giant Lizard. It's incredibly powerful, cunning, knows how to disguise itself, and is highly intelligent."

As Mo Xie spoke, he picked up a wooden stick and drew the location of the giant lizard on the ground.

Zhang Xiaohou nodded repeatedly. That giant lizard was indeed very cunning, and one could easily lose their life if they weren't careful.

"With the strength of the three of us, we are definitely not enough to deal with a commander-level demon. It would be suicide. So... we need its help."

Moye poked at another swampy area on the ground with a branch.

"Brother Xie, just like before... uh, you mean, you want to use that Swamp Poison Centipede to deal with the Martial Shell Giant Lizard!"

Zhang Xiaohou almost let it slip, but luckily he stopped himself in time, preventing Li Man from becoming suspicious.

"Swamp Poison Centipede?"

Upon hearing this, Li Man looked at Mo Xie with a puzzled expression.

"Yes, this is also the culprit that indirectly poisoned you. It is hostile to the monitor lizard and they are irreconcilable enemies, which is why we were able to use it."

Upon hearing Mo Xie's explanation, Li Man's beautiful eyes lit up immediately. With the help of another commander-level demon, the situation would be quite different.

She glanced at Mo Xie, surprised that the young man was so bold. Using someone else's strength against them was a common tactic used by hunter mages in the wild, allowing them to reap the benefits without lifting a finger.

But not just anyone would dare to play like that when facing a demon of the commander level; one wrong move and you'd be eaten alive.

Ignoring Li Man's burning gaze, Mo Xie continued fiddling with the wooden stick and said, "I've explored it before. There's another path behind this cave that leads directly to a dried-up underground river valley. This underground river valley is spread throughout the entire valley's subterranean world, including the bottom of the center of the mud lake."

"Brother Xie, you mean... someone needs to be down below to provide backup?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaohou spoke with great excitement.

“That’s right, Li Man, I need you to provide support underground. As long as a hole appears at the bottom of the mud lake, the mud and water will turn into a whirlpool and be drawn into the underground river. We can then follow the whirlpool down to escape the battlefield.”

Mo Xie turned to look at Li Man and gave her instructions.

"I always feel like you're the one in charge of the Military Intelligence Bureau."

Li Man chuckled helplessly and made a teasing remark.

Mo Xie ignored the teasing remark and continued speaking.

"Moreover, the earth element at the bottom is very dense. I suspect that the earth elemental seed that those hunters are looking for exists in this place, so you must hurry up and use high-level magic. You should have destructive high-level magic, right?"

"Hmm, my light element is high-level, destroying the bottom shouldn't be a problem."

"Haha, Brother Xie, you're amazing! This way we can reap the benefits without lifting a finger!"

Seeing how well-organized and perfect the plan was, Zhang Xiaohou couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Little Hou, that earth-type spirit seed will be yours then."

Mo Xie patted him on the shoulder and laughed.

"Hey, is that okay?!"

Zhang Xiaohou exclaimed in surprise, pointing at himself with an incredulous look on his face.

Li Man nodded. She didn't have the earth element, so this spirit seed was useless to her. Mo Xie didn't have it either, so of course it was given to Zhang Xiaohou.

"Thank you, Brother Xie! Thank you, Brother Xie!"

Zhang Xiaohou held Mo Xie tightly, very excited. He never expected that his earth element would have a spirit seed so soon.

"Don't get too excited yet. I need you to lure out that Swamp Poison Centipede, while I'll lure out that Shelled Giant Lizard. Remember to be careful on the way!"

Li Man went underground, so Mo Xie and Zhang Xiaohou were naturally responsible for luring the monster.

As a mage skilled in both wind and earth magic, and having also learned military tracking and stealth techniques, this arduous task was naturally assigned to Zhang Xiaohou.

Upon hearing that he could obtain an earth-type spirit seed, his fear lessened somewhat, and he nodded earnestly in response.

"I will!"

Li Man rested her head on her bent knees, quietly watching Mo Xie's confident appearance, a hint of excitement involuntarily showing in her eyes.

This boy seems really different...

Over the past few days, the three of them have been familiarizing themselves with the terrain and refining their plans to ensure that nothing unexpected happens on the day of the hunt.

In addition, Mo Xie also went to find the Giant Shell Lizard and, like the Swamp Poison Thousand Centipede before, launched a strong attack.

Now, both the Swamp Poison Centipede and the Armored Giant Lizard are seriously injured, and their combat power has been greatly reduced, which definitely gives them an advantage in their plan.

However, the magical energy consumed by the Giant Lizard must be replenished, and it will take a day or two to recover.

When they left Manchu Valley to explore, they received bad news: two teams of hunter mages were already planning to enter the valley.

She used her methods to block the eastern entrance that had previously been used to enter, barely managing to delay the situation for a day or two.

"Looks like we'll have to make our move tomorrow."

Mo Xie's magical power has almost recovered, and it's time to prepare to make a move.

If a hunter mage comes in to die, no one can stop him. But these brutes will only ruin their carefully prepared hunt!

Moreover, Mo Xie felt that if they waited any longer, the Martial Shell Giant Lizard and the Swamp Venom Centipede might not be able to maintain their current level of severe injury. (End of Chapter)