Full-Time Magister: The Evil Emperor Descends

The underground valley is actually a winding cave system hidden beneath the surface of this valley. Above it is a semi-muddy lake, and below it, separated by a layer of rock, is an underground river.

At this moment, Li Man, dressed in a black robe and equipped with gear, was walking alone in the rugged cavern of the underground river.

The area illuminated by the light watch was very limited, so Mo Xie had marked it to ensure that it matched the location on the wall.

This task wasn't too difficult. Li Man and Zhang Xiaohou were both military mages, so in addition to carrying some necessities, they would naturally bring some positioning equipment.

"Hey, Li Man, are you in position?"

Suddenly, Mo Xie's somewhat indistinct voice came through the Bluetooth headset.

Li Man adjusted her headphones and spoke.

"I'm already underground, but the communication signal is quite poor, so I can't hear what you're saying very clearly."

"Alright, as long as we can communicate normally, we'll start luring the monsters. Get ready as soon as possible."

Mo Xie spoke earnestly, giving the instructions once again.

"Okay, be careful."

Li Man said something with concern, and then continued towards the designated location.

"Hmm, Xiao Hou, have you eaten what I gave you?"

Mo Xie nodded, then asked Zhang Xiaohou.

On the ground, Zhang Xiaohou had already eaten countless unpalatable fruits and was waiting in place in the swampy area inhabited by the swamp venomous centipedes.

"Brother Xie, these fruits you gave me are awful, they're disgusting."

After Zhang Xiaohou finished speaking, he took a big gulp of water, trying to wash away the nausea.

"Oh, that's to be expected. Those are actually the eggs of the Swamp Poison Centipede. Once we eat them, we won't be afraid of poison anymore. Then you can run away without worry, and it will definitely keep chasing you."

Mo Xie chuckled softly and said something unexpectedly.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaohou's eyes widened, and he immediately spat out the water he had just drunk, coughing incessantly.

Upon hearing Mo Xie's words, Li Man thought of the fruit she had eaten earlier, and couldn't help but cover her red lips with her jade hand, feeling nauseous.

"Brother Xie, you've tricked me!"

"It's necessary for the plan, it's necessary for the plan..."

Mo Xie smiled knowingly, then fell silent, her gaze fixed on the swamp ahead.

The flat area in the center of the mud lake should be the spine of the monitor lizard.

"Hmph, everyone, it's time to wake up and stretch!"

Mo Xie's eyes flashed with blood-red light, flames burned on his palms, and then he swung his right arm and swung out a huge blood-red fist, which slammed into the flat ground in the center of the mud lake.

The fierce punch slammed into the flat ground, splashing mud everywhere. The mud and water mixed together, and the flat ground shook noticeably.

The ground shook violently, accompanied by a huge roar, and suddenly it rose from the ground, stirring up huge waves in the mud lake, exposing the body hidden in the swamp!

Under the sunlight, a shadow completely enveloped Mo Xie, and he could see the true face of the Giant Lizard... Hmm, it was really ugly.

The giant lizard raised its head and looked down at the human on the ground, who looked like an ant. Its vertical pupils narrowed, and it realized that the human in front of it was the one who had seriously injured it a few days ago. Anger surged into its heart.

This reckless human dared to come and disturb my sleep. This time, I must make sure this damned human never leaves alive!
Sensing the Garuda's fury, Mo Xie sneered disdainfully, beckoned to the lizard with a finger, and shouted with utter contempt, "Trash, it seems the lesson from a few days ago wasn't enough. If you want to kill me, then come and get me!"

"Roar!"

Upon seeing Mo Xie's provocation, the giant lizard roared and charged towards them.

Seeing that he had successfully aroused the hatred of the giant lizard, Mo Xie quickly turned around and ran towards his destination.

With his astonishing speed, he could easily create distance, but he can't do that now.

He must maintain a distance and speed that makes the monitor lizard feel it can catch him, but in reality, it cannot.

The giant monitor lizard thought it could catch Mo Xie and immediately stretched out its claws to grab her, but it was just a hair's breadth away from catching her.

It suddenly felt somewhat embarrassed and angry, and continued to chase, but each time it just happened to be out of the way.

Mo Xie wasn't going to just run away like that. Now, every time the Giant Lizard missed its target, he would turn around and unleash a mid-level magic attack on the Giant Lizard.

The giant lizard was forced to retreat by the magic and was struggling to defend itself, but it did not back down. Instead, it became even more aggressive and relentlessly pursued the enemy.

Mo Xie wanted this effect. Watching the wounds on the giant lizard's body gradually increase and widen, with blood flowing out uncontrollably, he nodded in satisfaction.

Ultimately, the goal is to kill the monitor lizard. Making it more severely injured now will help the plan succeed further.

While casting the spell, he pressed the Bluetooth earpiece and asked.

"Xiao Hou, I've lured the giant lizard over here. How's it going on your end?"

“I’ve lured it here too. This swamp venom centipede is badly injured and can’t catch up with me in a short time.”

Zhang Xiaohou turned his head and found that his vision was almost completely occupied by the giant centipede, especially its ferocious head, which was so menacing that it made his scalp tingle if he looked at it for too long.

The front half of the Swamp Poison Centipede was intact, but the back half was missing, leaving it empty.

This is not because the Swamp Poison Centipede looks strange; there are obvious lightning scorch marks on the rear half of its body, which means that half of the Swamp Poison Centipede's legs were destroyed by lightning!
As expected, Brother Xie is amazing; he actually managed to severely injure a commander-level demon!
After losing half of its legs, the Swamp Poison Centipede became unbalanced and kept stumbling. It would either knock a long trench into a flat area or fall headfirst into the mud. Its speed was sometimes as fast as lightning and sometimes as slow as an old ox.

Zhang Xiaohou ran wildly and found a large mud pit blocking his way. It would be at least two hundred meters before he could see normal ground again.

Stopping was impossible; all he could do now was pray that the mud was dense enough and the earth element concentrated enough, or he would die if he sank in.

With gritted teeth, he continued his relentless speed, using both Wind Track and Ground Wave skills simultaneously as he faced a vast expanse of mud.

The wind track forms a long airflow channel that is faintly visible as it crosses the 200-meter-wide mud pond.

The ground surged, paving a road with mud. Zhang Xiaohou manipulated the silt in the water, making it gather together wildly and shrink into a mud road on the surface of the swamp!
Mud is much denser than water, so if you're fast enough, why not walk on it?
Zhang Xiaohou was really risking his life by performing a high-difficulty challenge. His legs were even shining with a special starlight, suggesting that he was using his last trump card, the magic shoe, in case he got stuck in the mud.

"Ouch!!!!"

Zhang Xiaohou roared wildly as he sped through the mud, creating a clear dividing line in the middle of the pond, with the mud waves parting to both sides.

If it weren't for the giant centipede that was so visually stunning chasing after them, the scene would have resembled a martial arts master from a fantasy novel, with an air of light and agility.
"Xie...Xie...Brother Xie, I'm almost there...Oh my god!"

Just as Zhang Xiaohou was about to arrive at the designated location, he looked closely and immediately saw a huge shadow appear in front of him, and a black, moving mountain came into view.

It was too dark that night, and he could only see the outline of the creature in the center of the lake. Now, as the sun sets and the afterglow lingers, the entire black giant lizard comes into view, so shocking that his small heart almost breaks.

The giant monitor lizard was even larger, and when it moved, the entire mud lake trembled violently.

Even though Zhang Xiaohou was still quite a distance away from this behemoth, he still felt as if it were right in front of him, which was extremely terrifying!
The Garuda... is even more terrifying than the Swamp Poison Centipede! (End of Chapter)