Full-Time Magister: The Strongest Summoned Beast is Actually Myself

Chapter 25, Variables

Just as he could see the area where Tianlan Magic High School was located, he suddenly heard a loud magical explosion and screams coming from ahead!
Chen Hao frowned, and with a swift movement, he approached.

In a broken alley, a dozen students were trapped in the ruins of a collapsed building by several one-eyed demon wolves.

Their uniforms are the school uniforms of Tianlan Magic High School!

Leading the way were Zhou Min and Xu Zhaoting!
They had clearly been discovered, and the one-eyed demon wolves were unwilling to let go of this hard-won mage's food. The mage's soul had a natural attraction to demons, and they wished they could devour it whole.

While directing their classmates to organize a defense, the two desperately cast spells in an attempt to buy time, but they were already at their limit against the three-headed, one-eyed demon wolves.

Zhou Min was pale, and Xu Zhaoting was also covered in wounds, the starlight in his hand condensing intermittently.

"Damn it, my magic power is almost gone..." Zhou Min gritted her teeth, a hint of despair in her eyes.

The three-eyed demon wolves drew closer, their claws tearing through the air, and a foul stench swept over them!

"Squad leader, you lead everyone out of here, I'll hold them off!" Xu Zhaoting gritted his teeth and stepped forward.

"No!" Zhou Min's eyes immediately reddened.

But at this moment——

"Whoosh-!"

A silver light flashed like lightning!

The arrow, accompanied by a furious whistling sound as it tore through the air, pierced the head of the one-eyed demon wolf charging at the forefront!

Blood splattered, and the corpse flew several meters!
"Who?" Zhou Min suddenly looked up.

In the misty rain, a heavy, tall figure strode in like an iron tower, holding a huge war bow in his hand, his silver armor gleaming coldly in the blood rain.

"Chen Hao!" a classmate exclaimed in surprise.

"It's Chen Hao! We're saved! Chen Hao is a mid-level mage!"

Although his face wasn't shown, his unique shape and large bow made his classmates recognize him immediately.

"call out--!!"

Another arrow flew out, piercing the throat of the second one-eyed demon wolf with perfect accuracy. The giant beast let out a muffled groan and collapsed to the ground.

The third one-eyed demon wolf roared and pounced on Chen Hao. Its speed far surpassed that of the ordinary wolf. Its limbs leaped between the walls like lightning and it was upon him in the blink of an eye!

"when!"

Chen Hao blocked with his left arm, the arm armor clashing violently with the wolf's claws, sparks flying. He didn't retreat, but instead used the momentum to send the wolf flying to the ground.

In the next instant, Chen Hao lunged forward, unleashing a burst of fighting spirit in his fists, and delivered a powerful smash!
"boom!!"

The fist, encased in iron, resembled a warhammer and slammed into the wolf's head, shattering its bones and splitting its brain!

The battle lasted only a few seconds before all three one-eyed demon wolves were killed!

"Phew..." Xu Zhaoting collapsed to the ground, his body covered in cold sweat.

Zhou Min stared intently at the tall figure who slowly lowered his bow and stood up, speechless for a moment.

He's actually... that strong?
"Can you still walk?" Chen Hao asked, his voice steady coming from inside his helmet.

“I can walk! I can definitely walk!” Xu Zhaoting gritted his teeth and stood up, nodding repeatedly. “Thank you, Chen Hao! If we had arrived ten seconds later, we would have…”

Chen Hao nodded. "Don't thank me. What's the situation at school now? Why haven't you evacuated yet?" Hearing this, Zhou Min finally snapped out of her daze and whispered, "The majority of our class evacuated, led by several homeroom teachers. But... we didn't leave."

“…We have relatives still in the city,” Xu Zhaoting continued, his voice low. “My parents are in the old street in the north of the city, and they didn’t have time to evacuate. Zhou Min’s grandmother is also still in the old city. She has difficulty moving around and can hardly take refuge on her own.”

Chen Hao didn't speak, but listened quietly. He had already anticipated the general situation, but hearing it with his own ears still made him feel somewhat heavy-hearted.

“It’s not just us,” Zhou Min added. “This team… consists of people who voluntarily stayed behind from their respective classes. Everyone has someone they want to find or rescue.”

“We know it’s risky to do this,” Xu Zhaoting said through gritted teeth, “but we really can’t do nothing. We can’t just run off to seek refuge and abandon our families.”

Chen Hao nodded. "Understood."

Indeed, in the face of disaster, things cannot always unfold as they did in the original story.

The first and second year high school students are on holiday these days, and most of them are staying at home. On the contrary, the third year high school students who are preparing for the college entrance examination are gathered at school.

Just like in the original story, the hill behind the school was invaded by more than fifty one-eyed demon wolves. The demons themselves are not the variable; it's the humans.

With the principal and other key leaders absent, the command of the evacuation operation fell to the homeroom teachers, who temporarily formed a larger team in an attempt to evacuate to the safety perimeter in unison.

But—not everyone chooses to follow orders.

Everyone has people they care about and people they can't let go of.

Faced with this sudden disaster, it's impossible that Mo Fan would be the only one rushing out to find Xin Xia.

This hastily formed team was cobbled together by students who had strong convictions and loved ones.

They had little combat experience and no meticulous evacuation plan; only their most sincere and vulnerable emotions sustained them on this life-or-death journey.

Fortunately, I awakened my memories of my past life, and fortunately, I managed to send my father away; otherwise, I would probably be living in fear just like them.

"Chen Hao, could you..." Zhou Min suddenly looked up, her voice trembling slightly.

The others also looked at Chen Hao with hopeful expressions, wishing they could have such a powerful figure to help them...

"I know it's not right to ask you this, but... we really have no other choice." She looked up, her eyes red-rimmed, but she bit her lip tightly to keep the tears from falling.

She knew that even if they, as trainees, fought desperately, they couldn't possibly rescue their loved ones from that neighborhood that had become a den of demonic wolves. But if she were really forced to leave like this, she would rather die on the road.

Chen Hao neither immediately agreed nor refused. He glanced at the increasingly dense howls of the demonic wolves in the distance, then looked at the students who were barely standing, and said in a low voice, "With so many of you going to so many places, to be honest, this is no different from sending yourself to your deaths."

“We’re not just running around aimlessly!” Xu Zhaoting immediately stepped forward, his tone urgent and serious. “We’ve planned our route! We’ve made a map for each household. All of us live north of the Second Ring Road in the west, and we’re only a few hundred meters apart.”

“Except for the final retreat to Anjie, all the routes are convenient, which is the basis for our cooperation.” Zhou Min nodded in agreement and added, “Moreover, we have avoided two main streets and only used alleys and rooftop corridors. I can draw the route for you!”

Chen Hao was silent for a moment, then took out his phone and spread out the map: "Mark it."

Several people quickly gathered around, their fingers flying across the map as they explained and marked things.

As Chen Hao listened, he silently took notes, and then said, "Alright, I approve of this route. But from now on, you must follow my orders and are not allowed to act on your own."

"understand!"

"Listen to you!"

Everyone spoke in unison, their eyes filled with gratitude and excitement.

"Then let's set off, time is of the essence." Chen Hao gripped the great bow tightly, silver light flowing silently on the bowstring, its chill penetrating to the bone.

(End of this chapter)