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Chapter 19 The Prestige of the Chief (Please continue reading)

Before Richard could even ask Meiluo what Death's Bite was, Meiluo muttered to herself, "Death's Bite! The strongest level zero necromancy spell, bar none."

Of our batch of students, only five people mastered this witchcraft, only two reached the rudimentary level, and only one reached the proficient level—our group's chief.

Just as Richard was listening intently, he noticed that Meiluo's voice suddenly stopped.

Following Meiluo's gaze, they saw a black hand with a diameter of four meters transform into a fist in mid-air and slam heavily onto the head of the Dead Swamp Crocodile!

"Shadow Grip!" Meiluo exclaimed again.

"Boom!" The black fist exploded instantly after the heavy blow!

The giant swamp crocodile's head was instantly ripped open, blood gushing out, and it couldn't help but let out a scream!

Finally, its single eye stopped staring at Richard and turned to look at the bushes beside it, searching for the strangers who had attacked it one after another.

Suddenly, a cloud of grayish-green mist shot towards the giant swamp crocodile at high speed, enveloping its head for several seconds without dissipating.

This caused the giant swamp crocodile to instantly become blind, running around aimlessly in place, perhaps trying to break out of the fog.

But this grayish-green mist, like a piece of extremely sticky tape, tightly enveloped its head.

Another black fist appeared out of thin air not far from the giant swamp crocodile, and once again slammed heavily into its injured head.

Immediately, the giant swamp crocodile could no longer bear the pain of its injuries, let out a wail, and prepared to turn around and run away!

Unfortunately, the skull formed by the Death Bite spell was still firmly biting one of its legs, bleeding it out, so it couldn't run fast at all!

When Meiluo and Richard saw the giant swamp crocodile trying to escape, they immediately rushed to help.

Although we don't know who made the move, it must have been someone from the school, and judging from the witchcraft used, they are most likely a senior level three apprentice!

After Meiluo cast the [Slow] spell, the speed of the Dead Swamp Crocodile was further reduced.

Richard, mustering his remaining strength, unleashed a rapid-fire attack with his short bow, sending black-feathered arrows, like flowing black water, straight at the giant crocodile's other intact eyeball.

The dense barrage of arrows almost blinded the giant crocodile.

At this moment, the third Shadow Grip struck down heavily, and instantly, the already severely injured head of the Swamp Crocodile was blown to pieces!

The giant swamp crocodile could no longer support its own body and collapsed to the ground with a thud!

"Huff, huff," Richard gasped for breath.

He felt his physical strength was nearing exhaustion, from the continuous high-speed running and the almost overloaded use of the short bow rapid fire.

Now every part of his body aches and hurts.

[Is absorbable energy detected? Will it be absorbed?]

"yes!"

[Gained 1274 energy points.]

Wow! So much energy!

Richard instantly felt that all the danger and hardship he had endured earlier had not been in vain!

Richard then stared intently at the mysterious bush, wanting to know who had saved them.

A tall, slender, black-haired beauty, dressed in a grey apprentice's robe, slowly emerged from the bushes, holding a white bone staff.

The other person's brown pupils were incredibly deep.

Richard felt his worldview being completely overturned after witnessing such a bloody and violent witchcraft being performed by a woman, and a stunningly beautiful one at that!

This is the most beautiful girl Richard has seen since he came to the Ignis School!

"Ah!!! Emilia! It really is you! When I saw Death's Bite just now, I wondered if it could be you, but then I remembered you were out on a mission, so I thought it probably wasn't you, but..."

Meiluo spoke so happily that she became somewhat incoherent.

After a while, Meiluo calmed down and said to Richard.

"Richard, this is Emilia, my best friend, and the top student in our batch. She was promoted to a second-level wizard apprentice three months ago, a super genius of the Ignis School!"

"Emilia, this is Richard. He's only been at the academy for a few days. Like me, he's under the tutelage of Instructor Seras," Milo introduced, pointing to Richard.

"Hello, Senior Emilia!" Richard was taken aback; she was just a wizard apprentice who had just been promoted to level two.

He had assumed that the person who saved them was at least a third-level wizard apprentice.

Out of respect for the strong, Richard gave another knightly salute.

"Hello, junior, your archery skills are excellent!" Emilia smiled and nodded.

"Thank you, senior's witchcraft is truly powerful. If it weren't for you, both Senior Meiluo and I would probably have met with misfortune this time!" Richard was flattered that Emilia would praise his archery skills.

Just as Emilia was about to speak, Mero interrupted her: "Emilia, Nicholas is dead. He was bitten in two by the giant swamp crocodile. His death was truly gruesome."

As Meiluo spoke, her eyes reddened.

Richard, standing to the side, could understand how Meiluo felt.

After all, seeing someone you know die tragically right in front of you is a truly unpleasant feeling!

He secretly vowed that when he returned this time, he would quickly improve his strength and make sure he had the ability to protect himself!

This was such a humiliating experience!

"Oh! Melo, don't be sad. The path of a wizard is fraught with danger, and I'm sure Nicolo knows that very well," Emilia comforted softly.

Meiluo nodded; she knew perfectly well that what Emilia said was true.

Every year, the Ignis School suffers a significant number of first-level wizard apprentices who die or are injured while on missions.

Even someone as powerful as Emilia has faced two life-or-death crises!

"By the way, Melo, I'm about to return to the school. Do you and Richard want to come along?"

"That's great! With you by my side, I can finally feel at ease on the way back!" Meiluo exclaimed joyfully.

"Wait a moment, I need to pack some things."

With a wave of her hand, Emilia sent the black skull severing from the giant swamp crocodile's thick leg and flying toward her.

During the flight, the black mist gradually dissipated, eventually revealing a crystal skull radiating a blood-red glow.

"Wow! Master Maya gave you all the top-tier witchcraft tools she used when she was young? It seems the rumors that you are now Master Maya's most beloved disciple are true!" Meiluo said with an envious expression.

Witchcraft tools? Richard discovered yet another blind spot in his knowledge. It seems his path to becoming a wizard is long and arduous, and there is still so much to learn!

"By the way, the heart of the Dead Swamp Crocodile is a good material for alchemy. I'm giving it to you, Melo and Richard!" Emilia said with a smile.

Richard was about to refuse, but seeing Milo winking at him, indicating that he should agree, he nodded and said, "Then thank you, Senior Emilia!"

On the way back, Meiluo secretly told Richard, "The heart of the Swamp Crocodile is worth at least ten magic stones. I'm currently refining a potion that's lacking the essence of powerful monsters, and the Swamp Crocodile's heart contains a lot of essence, so I estimate that this will greatly enhance the potion's efficacy."

As for Emilia, she earns money very easily and wouldn't care about such a small amount!

Richard was speechless for a moment, okay.

Ten magic stones are a small amount of money; it's just that I'm being superficial.

(End of this chapter)