Full-Time Magister: What kind of demonic tree is this? It's clearly a sacred tree!

Zhang Chen's guess was correct. Just as the group of twenty people crossed the valley, a man wearing a straw hat jumped out of the woods on the side, holding a scoreboard. After marking and drawing on the scoreboard, he quickly left the woods and ran towards an open grassland.

He walked to the tent on the grassland and reported: "The entire group passed. Among them, the plant mage Zhang Chen has actually reached the second level of the initial stage, which has caused us to lose the valley where we were originally testing the wind mage..."

Inside the tent, Zhang Chen and his team's mentors and instructors were mostly gathered, enjoying snacks and drinks.

This was clearly unexpected for Zhan Kong. He raised an eyebrow: "Oh? You can reach the second level of the initial stage so quickly without good resources?"

Seeing that they were talking about his prized student, Xue Musheng put down the wine glass he was about to drink: "Zhang Chen, he has a great talent in the plant category. He was also the top student in our school's annual assessment last year, so he was granted two months of Stardust Magic Artifact usage time this year."

Zhang Chen gets one month's worth of Stardust Magic Artifact usage time per semester, which is two semesters per year.

"Make a note of his name, give him a high score. Reaching the second level of the initial stage is quite an achievement," Zhan Kong said to Pan Lijun beside him.

Almost as soon as he finished his report, another man wearing a straw hat came to report: "All three groups passed, including the wind mage Zhang Xiaohou..."

"Write down the name, and give it a high score."

……

Zhang Jian, standing nearby, laughed heartily: "You guys really know how to play this game. First, you throw the students into the mountains and make it seem like you won't offer any help or rescue. Then you secretly follow them and give them points based on their performance. Next, you replace the demons in the bounty mission with the summoner's summoned beasts. This achieves the goal of letting the students see the demons while ensuring their safety. It's a win-win situation!"

Xue Musheng smiled and thanked him: "Thank you so much, Instructor Zhan Kong. You came up with such a perfect training method. I'm sure the students will benefit a lot from this training."

"Of course."

Tang Yue couldn't help but ask, "We only have one summoned beast. What if the student is stronger than we think and we defeat it?"

"Zhang Chen controlled the summoned beast with a level 2 beginner-level spell. It's possible that the others attacked together, but the chances are extremely small. In my twenty years of teaching experience, it's already quite good if they can even cast a spell when they encounter a demon. Besides, everyone except Zhang Chen only has level 1 beginner-level spells, which wouldn't be able to damage the summoned beast at all," Zhang Jian said nonchalantly.

"Yes, among our students' magic users, only fire and lightning magic can deter summoned beasts, but they are only level one and can only cause some minor injuries to the summoned beasts at most," one of the instructors chimed in.

The instructors and trainers all burst into laughter.

But Tang Yue didn't laugh.

"Mo Fan has been using the Stardust Magic Artifact for a year, so his fire element must be at the initial level two. Even if he and Zhang Chen team up, they might be able to kill the summoned beast."

In fact, in this level, if the students simply unleash any one of their skills, "Slash of the Sky," they will receive an A grade.

……

After crossing the valley and passing through the tall weeds, they finally saw the Hundred Herbs Valley, but a dense thicket of thorny vines blocked their way.

The dense vines, like thousands of pythons coiled together, gave people the creeps. Some timid and cautious people subconsciously stopped in their tracks, including Zhang Chen.

Zhao Kunsan snorted disdainfully and took the lead into the thorny vines. Just as a smug look appeared on his face, his entire body was bound by several arm-thick vines. The sharp thorns cut finger-length wounds on his body. His smug face instantly turned into a terrified scream. Fortunately, Mu Bai reacted quickly and used Ice Splash - Freeze to save Zhao Kunsan.

Seeing Zhao Kun's grimacing expression, Zhang Chen couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Upon hearing the laughter, Zhao Kunsan felt a surge of anger and wanted to curse him, but when he turned around and saw that it was Zhang Chen, he immediately shut up.

Zhang Chen, standing at the front, ordered, "Little Sanzi, it's time for you to show your skills. Clear a path for me!"

The moment he finished speaking, a chilling aura brushed past Zhang Chen and struck the vines behind him. He swore out a curse but immediately corrected himself: "Our great Vice Squad Leader Mu Bai, please open a path for us weak, powerless, and pitiful ones..."

This caused the girls behind to cover their mouths and giggle.

Mu Bai, looking utterly exasperated, didn't want to pay any attention to Zhang Chen and instead focused on clearing a path for them.

Finally emerging from the darkness into the light, Zhang Chen wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead: "Ugh, I'm exhausted."

Upon hearing this, Mu Bai's fist hardened again.

"I was the one directing and clearing the way the whole way, and you're talking like it's you! I..."

Zhang Chen asked confidently, "Does getting the blue bracelet inside the cave mean we've completed the mission?"

"Who's coming with me to the front? I'll protect you!"

No response for half a day

At this moment, Mu Bai, for the sake of his training mission, had to speak up and remind him, "Be careful! Bounty missions aren't that simple!"

As soon as he spoke, the rest of the people started talking too.

He Yu timidly suggested, "How about we wait until there are more people before going in together?"

"Yeah, yeah, I think that's safer too." Zhao Kunsan no longer had the guts to do it.

……

A sound came from down the mountain

"Brother Chen!"

Zhang Chen looked down and blurted out, "Mo Fan! Little Monkey has finally waited for you!"

Then he turned to the crowd behind him and said, "Let's go, the person we're waiting for has arrived."

"It's Group 3! That's great!" He Yu exclaimed happily.

Groups 1 and 3 contain the most capable individuals from the elite classes.

Soon, Group 1 and Group 3 met up. After discussing for a while, they decided not to wait for the remaining three groups and devised their next tactics.

The wind and light elements led the way, with the wind element responsible for scouting and the light element responsible for providing illumination.

Then Zhang Chen, Mu Bai, Mo Fan, and others were responsible for control and output.

Finally, it was the water and earth elemental users who saved the lives of those in front at crucial moments.

Upon reaching a pool, Zhang Chen blurted out, "Holy crap! It's huge?"

Xu Zhaoting asked in confusion, "What's so big?"

Mo Fan interrupted, pretending to say, "Look at the waterline at the edge of the pool. Judging from the freshness of the watermarks, the water level couldn't have dropped in more than half a day. It's obviously the work of the demons here. They either went in to drink water or take a bath... We can tell that this demon is probably quite large or there's more than one."

Zhang Chen exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap! Mo Fan, when did you become so smart?!"

"I've always been smart, okay?... "

……

Just as Zhang Chen and Mo Fan were joking around...

Awooo!

Ahh!

Two terrifying hoof cries echoed from the depths of the cave, accompanied by a foul-smelling gust of wind that lashed at everyone's faces, giving Zhang Chen goosebumps. He immediately dropped his playful grin and stared ahead, ready to unleash his magic at any moment.

Everyone stopped moving instantly, their eyes fixed on what was ahead.

The light magician's radiance still hovered in the air.

A giant claw covered in green fur emerged from the shadows, its sharp blades sinking into the ground as easily as if it were tofu.

Then a head slowly appeared before them, exhaling foul-smelling hot air. Its rows of fangs were like saw teeth, with the incisors hanging down from the upper jaw to the lower jaw. Its green eyes were looking down at a pile of delicious food that had been delivered to its door, filled with greed and indifference.

"Run...run!"

Someone said in a trembling voice

Zhang Chen's body trembled slightly. He wasn't frightened; he was simply excited. The moment he saw the demonic wolf, the seed that hadn't reacted for two years began to throb. As for fear? For someone who still remembered the pain he felt before his death in his previous life, it seemed to have no effect.

A wild smile appeared on his face, and a faint green light surrounded him.

Vines and Growth

Vines and Restraint

Instantly, the wolf was bound by four thick vines, rendering it unable to move, but the lightning and fire attack that Zhang Chen had expected did not occur.

He was somewhat surprised to find himself completely alone: ​​"Holy crap! Where's my damage dealer?!"

Turning around, they saw Mu Bai and the others retreating rapidly, with Mo Fan carrying Zhou Min and running ahead of them.

"I give up!" Zhang Chen turned around, casually picked up a girl who was already too weak to move, and caught up with the group.