T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 495, Section 494: The Teacher's Gift

A black sun, more than ten meters in diameter, rose into the air and hovered in the center of the battlefield.

It didn't have a dazzling light; instead, it swallowed the surrounding light like a black hole, with only a dark red halo around its edges.

Thick fog, continuously leaking from the dark sun, flowed across the earth, submerging everyone's feet and swallowing the swarming insects that were emitting frantic cries.

Their bodies burned slowly, their ashes vanishing with the wind and merging into the black mist.

The swarm of insects, which had surged like a tsunami to the boundary between the real and the virtual, caused the layers upon layers of "high walls" to collapse with a deafening roar.

As if sensing an extremely dangerous signal, they scrambled backward, their shells colliding and producing a series of teeth-grinding, scalp-chilling "crack" sounds.

The sky is riddled with cracks, through which the reality of the outside world can be vaguely seen.

There was no loud noise, no shockwave, only a ring of pure black ripples spreading silently.

Wherever it goes, tranquility descends.

Although the effect of the coal doll is unknown, the insect swarm has stopped.

The woman's figure also appeared after the swarm of insects.

"Don't just stand there, do it!"

The outcome hinges on this one move.

With all their cards on the table and the game now at this point, everyone's brains are overloaded, and there's no time to waste.

Coal briquette dolls are women's creations, and once women find a way to seize control, they will undoubtedly lose.

Jiang Heyi and French Fries gripped the Angry Lion and Mad Wolf tightly with their hands.

"Space Slash!"

With Jiang Heyi's Spatial Slash as the main attack, French Fries simultaneously joined forces, bringing together the Spatial Slash, which had been enhanced by the Demon-Suppressing Giant Bear and Bloodlust Frenzy, through the phantom of Mad Wolf.

This tacit understanding seemed to be shared by the team; without needing to say anything, almost everyone thought of it—even the prison guard.

This skill can be used by both magic and martial arts; the only difference is the individual strength.

In an instant, six spatial slashes were unleashed!

Mint and Renee also sensed their thoughts.

Let's do it together.

The two tacitly converged their spatial attacks at the same time.

Since a woman can easily block a single spatial slash, let's use the simplest method.

Their skills have reached their maximum power, so let's stack them up for an instant burst.

With great force, bricks fly; let's attack together!
Jiang Heyi's raging lion phantom and French fries' mad wolf phantom roared simultaneously, the two beastly shadows entangled and howled the moment they leaped out.

The calls were cheerful.

Jiang Heyi then remembered that when Kurien first handed over the weapons to them, he seemed to have said that the two weapons could resonate with each other.

The ground of the battlefield was plowed with deep trenches by the energy dissipated from the spatial slash.

The entire space was like a mirror struck by a heavy hammer, instantly bursting open with countless spiderweb-like cracks.

A torrent of dark magical energy surged from the crack, distorting everything in its path.

The woman seemed to be preparing a large-scale ritual magic, but suddenly she withdrew her magic.

She gazed at the intertwined phantoms of a lion and a wolf, her aggressive magic transforming into a barrier.

"Hey!"

The magical shield in front of the woman shattered like an eggshell, and the intertwined vines could not stop the spatial slash in the slightest.

A thin black line suddenly appeared across the entire forest behind her, piercing the heavens and the earth. The moment the spatial slash struck her body, the world seemed to be reduced to only black and white.

Meanwhile, the flesh priest, who was enjoying the insect corpses, teleported and arrived next to the woman right after the spatial slash, and took a big bite of...mycelium.

"Ugh... This tastes awful!"

He was the best at clearing out miscellaneous soldiers, excelled at siege warfare and fishing, and even competed to be the first to eat.

Shame on flesh and blood summons!

Even a flesh-and-blood tank would be more useful than you!

Meanwhile, under the scorching heat of the black sun, the barrier the woman had created, and she herself, shattered into pieces.

Just before the spatial slash struck, her body froze, mycelium bursting from within her, all life force gone.

The man straightened up, deeply moved as he recalled the attack he had just made.

"It's a breakthrough in individual limits."

At the boundary between reality and illusion, everyone was exhausted, supporting themselves on their knees, heads held high, heavy breathing echoing around them.

The swarms of insects, the mushroom people, the rolling clouds of spores, and the towering ancient trees have all disappeared.

They returned once again to the platform deep underground, covered with fungal carpet.

It was as if everything that had just happened was just a hallucination after eating poisonous mushrooms.

Suspended above the boundary between reality and illusion, a black sun composed of three coal briquette dolls and the ever-spreading murky fog silently tell the story of reality.

"Rustle, rustle~~"

Jiang Heyi raised her head in despair.

The woman, who had disintegrated into fungal dust and should have been dead beyond any doubt, suddenly glowed and returned to normal in an instant.

Are we going to stop playing or not?

She turned to look at the man.

"You told them the skills."

The man crossed his arms, remaining noncommittal.

"Without fully triggering the magic of the three coal balls, they cannot be fused together."

The man finally reacted.

"They are your new students. Tests can be games, but don't treat them like your new toys."

"I'm very sensible. They have the ability to pass the highest level of tests. You've seen that potential, haven't you!"

"So, did it pass?"

The woman was taken aback.

"Even without my assistance, they have managed to stay in your field for so long, and yet they still don't deserve your praise?"

"I did everything in my power to break through your defenses and kill you once, isn't that enough?"

"Don't be too harsh. You said that you should be gentle with children."

The woman's lips curled up: "This doesn't sound like something you would say."

The man fell silent for a second.

It seems that for him, saying so much in one go was already a rare occurrence.

She blushed a little at what was said and couldn't help scratching her cheek.

It seems that he felt he had really gotten hooked on the game.

The woman smiled, turned her head, and waved at the giant, black, coal-shaped sun.

It immediately resembled an obedient dog, swaying and shrinking as it fell, gradually turning into three small lumps of coal of different sizes in the woman's palm.

She waved to the people at the boundary between the real and the virtual.

Seeing that everyone looked wary, and that the Primal was still muttering dangerous things like "I'm going to blow her up," she clapped her hands lightly.

A soft, white light enveloped the group.

Breathing became smooth, physical strength was restored to normal, and even injuries improved instantly.

Along with the two illusory avatars that were on the verge of collapse, they solidified once more.

She took the initiative to come to the front of the crowd.

"Great, great, you passed the entrance exam."

Are you going to enroll?
Jiang Heyi's mind was racing, as if this was the last battle of his life.

They are the heroes standing before the Demon King's castle, who have rallied with their companions and fought with all their might, only to be exhausted and defeated.

The woman's words seemed to say, "Congratulations on defeating the Demon King, but there are actually five Demon Kings, so you cannot rest yet. Please rest and cultivate, and strive to conquer the remaining four..."

"You guys definitely deserve to be called teachers. You're so outstanding, so outstanding that it makes me want to bully you."

It was hard to tell if this was a compliment or a way of teasing them like toys, but there was no malice in it. During the fight, they also sensed that this person had a very playful nature.

This dragged them all into an atmosphere where they had to fight to the death, completely forgetting that the woman had said this was a test.

The examiner forgot about the exam and decided to get serious.

The students taking the exam forgot it was an exam and plotted to kill their teacher.

Who made this game?!
The tea master couldn't resist being praised by the woman.

She collapsed to the ground and let out a long, satisfying sigh.

This is especially true for Mint Renee and Ksha.

Two players played the entire game, one had a breakout performance in the first half but went offline in the second half.

Upon learning that the battle was over, the tension completely dissipated, and they rolled around on the ground, unconcerned about their image, expressing their joy after the great battle.

Sensing that both bosses in the floor design were talkative and clearly wanted to interact more with the players, Jiang Heyi had an idea.

He licked his lips: "Teacher, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

The woman was in a good mood: "Ask whatever you want."

"If you want to pass your test, the correct way is... to make the most of your puppets' power, for example, to grab as many puppets as possible during the assessment, especially the three coal balls?"

The woman nodded.

"Doing this will reduce the difficulty. Using the enemy's power to fight him is part of the battle. Cutting off the connection between the puppeteer and the puppeteer and using it for your own benefit is also a skill."

The fries were trying not to laugh.

They really know how to get information out of people!
She also asked, "Is it possible to challenge both of you?"

French Fries pointed to the man who was sneaking glances at them.

"Actually, it's best to challenge him. He's a serious and old-fashioned guy who will give you a fair score. If you pass, you pass; he won't make things harder for you."

Jiang Heyi understood.

Both are exams, but the test papers provided by men are very consistent, while those provided by women are unpredictable, often adding bonus questions to the mandatory section.

The prison guard, who was already lying on the ground, suddenly stood up.

"Hey, wait a minute..."

"So, the real goal isn't to defeat both of you at the same time?"

The woman tilted her head: "If you want to do that, that's fine too. He and I will prepare and add another trial for you?"

The jailer was stunned.

The Three Domes Land, Qilin Pool, you are truly blessed!
No wonder they were beaten by a mixed doubles team of men and women. They must have called for a teacher, but they also did something unnecessary, causing the man to constantly use his mental magic to cover the entire field and slap them hard across the face every now and then.

During the battle just now, the man watched the whole thing from the sidelines, and even provided information to Orange Tea, which helped the Black Sun appear and reduced the difficulty of the battle.

The floor plan is very misleading.

From the moment we entered the instance, Xilu kept emphasizing the importance of mental magic resistance.

The man, skilled in mental magic, showed little interest in combat, while the woman strolled around with great enthusiasm.

This feedback guarantees that the player will fall into a trap, crash headfirst into the woman, and simultaneously trigger a double attack from the BOSS.

What malice!
Where is the evening dew? Why hasn't the evening dew arrived yet?

Jiang Heyi looked around, seeing that the challenge was over and they had become the first team on the server to defeat the critical instance. Where had that damned guide gone?

"To congratulate you on passing the highest level of assessment, I've decided to give you some gifts."

"Ugh?"

Shouldn't it be Yuu-ro who distributes the rewards?

The woman looked troubled, poking her chin with her index finger as she fell into deep thought.

"Since you guys played so well, then I..."

As she spoke, she summoned the strange fruit tree that the player had seen in the area.

She paced around the "fruit tree" laden with dolls, pondered for a moment, and then picked one of the fruits with a mischievous grin.

"Come."

Jiang Heyi's heart pounded as he felt the woman smilingly pat the object in her hand.

Looking down and taking a closer look... my heart started racing even faster.

Holy crap, what a huge mosquito!
"Here you go, you can use the Mosquito Dolls to conquer the Tower World."

As the woman spoke, the mosquito doll poked Jiang Heyi's hand with its mouthparts.

"Don't worry, it won't suck its master's blood... uh, if you want to help it suck some, it's willing to do so."

The fries trembled slightly; she hated mosquitoes, and the thought of gigantic mosquitoes sent chills down her spine.

"Teacher, could you please choose another one?"

"Uh...this is really great! You'll understand once you use it. I'm the best teacher for my students!"

Seeing the tense faces of everyone at the boundary between reality and illusion as they looked at the demonic mosquito, the woman blinked.

She came to the man's side.

Aren't you going to send something?

"I didn't test them; it's none of my business."

"If you don't deliver it, I'll have to beg you."

"..."

The man lightly touched his brow, and a familiar wave of mental magic swept across the entire area.

However, this time there was no aggression.

The transparent ripples precisely moved onto the Surt Heart Stones that everyone was wearing.

A blinding flash of light appeared, and the entry and description of the Surt Heartstone changed.

Active Skill: [Specialized Heart Stone]

"After release, you are immune to mental magic attacks for 20 seconds."

The jailer rubbed his eyes, making sure he wasn't seeing things.

It's an immune attack.

It cannot be selected!

With 20 seconds of mental invincibility, even the demonized Metasequoia would be a match for them.

Orange Tea was a little confused, and she timidly raised her hand.

"I... I don't have a Heart Stone, what should I do?"

Orange Tea is a faith-based player, so her resistance to mental magic is naturally stronger than other builds.

Lacking a single Surt Heartstone, she chose not to have it.

The man seemed to have no idea that the reward he was giving would include a strainer.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and lightly touched his brow again.

The image of Orange Tea was hit by a bullet, falling straight backward with a crisp "thud".

what?
Is it fair to eliminate the recipient of a gift if you can't find a suitable one?
Jiang Heyi's mind was suddenly filled with random thoughts.

Orange Tea sat up, turning to the side and covering her head.

"A ripple of the mind..."

"It seems I've acquired a new skill."

"The effect is that it creates a mental shock within a certain area after release, which can intimidate, dazzle, or slow down the opponent."

"It has a suppressive effect on spirit units, and can sense enemy traces within the area based on the traces of ripple fluctuations."

It can provide support, defend itself, and inflict abnormal statuses. Players who specialize in support roles know how appealing it is.

Does the incredible luck of Orange Tea still resonate? Did the decision to forgo the Surtr Heart Stone determine this reward? Tea God!

This is the reward for the critical instance! I'm so satisfied!
"Wait, the points haven't been tallied yet," the Primal Body realized.

"Let Yuu-lu take care of the points."

Ok?
For some reason, Jiang Heyi felt that this sentence was strange.

(End of this chapter)