The Wizard: Starting as a Corpse Burial Man - An Infinite Side Hustle

Upon receiving the command from Ansu via the ethereal link, the dragon-blooded giant beetle once again opened its massive mouth filled with sharp teeth.

"roar--"

A dragon's roar came from within.

Then it transformed into countless materialized sound waves.

The next moment, the sound waves, containing the effects of pigment-type magic and the might of the dragon, quickly solidified.

In a short while, it turned into a missile.

Then it plummeted rapidly toward the direction of the ice elemental land shark.

Meanwhile, the ice elemental Garchomp, who was battling a large number of rat-like summons, also witnessed this scene.

In an instant, my intuition sent out a series of warnings, like alarm bells.

So the Ice Elemental Garchomp ignored the numerous rodent summons around it.

He immediately drew upon most of the ice elements he possessed.

Then, under the convergence of ice elements.

Before the Dragon's Might Missile could hit its target, a thick ice wall immediately appeared between the Ice Elemental Garchomp and the Dragon's Might Missile.

As soon as the ice wall took shape, the Dragon Might Missile arrived at one end of the ice wall and then disappeared into it as if without any resistance, continuing to fly towards the Ice Elemental Land Shark.

After all, although this missile possesses dragon's might and paint-type magic, the missile itself is formed from solidified sound waves.

That's why it was so easy to pass through the ice wall.

Moments later, before the Ice Elemental Garchomp could react, the Dragon's Might Missile struck its flesh and blood.

Then, Dragon's Might served as nourishment for the alchemical pigment-type spell contained within the missile, thereby activating the spell.

Under the influence of the spell, a vortex immediately appeared in the eyes of the ice elemental land shark.

At first, the rotation speed wasn't very fast.

But soon, the vortex’s rotation efficiency increased rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

And the vortex is getting bigger and bigger.

As it continued to rotate and expand, everything in front of the Ice Elemental Garchomp also spun around.

Then, unable to maintain his balance, he fell to the ground with a thud.

Immediately afterwards, a swirl of gray pigment emerged from the vortex on the surface of the Ice Elemental Land Shark.

The color of the other person's body also lightened slightly.

Meanwhile, the ice elemental Garchomp was trying to adjust to the dizzying effect of the vortex and get back on its feet.

But the effects of the Dragon Might Missile, which Anzu specially designed for the Dragonblood Giant Beetle, are not limited to that.

What is lost from the surface of the Ice Element Land Shark is not just the color of its skin.

There's also a soul that temporarily overlaps with the color of the Ice Element Land Shark.

Moreover, it is the module within the soul responsible for controlling the body's actions.

Therefore, as the color continued to fade due to the vortex created by the Dragon's Might Missile, the Ice Elemental Garchomp's body became even stiffer.

When combined with the stun effect, the opponent cannot even easily step on a spider rat that is gnawing on ice armor.

Before long, the Ice Element Land Shark's color loss rate reached 100%.

Thus, it transformed into a pure white sculpture clad in ice armor.

At the same time, the ethereal sound came again:

[Battle over. Ice Elemental Garchomp defeated.]

[Received 450 base points]

[Receive an extra 900 points]

900?

Ansu remembered that when he fought the giant beetle for the first time, the base score reward for defeating the goblin squad was 300.

The extra points you receive are 600.

The base score this time is 450, and the bonus score is 900.

Both are double.

"It's probably not a coincidence; the maximum number of extra points is likely double the base points."

Ansu guessed.

Immediately afterwards, the changes in points were displayed on the light screen.

Ansu's points have once again reached four digits.

"The current direction of modification is good. We can focus on strengthening the ability to summon swarms of rats and the ability to steal souls by taking away colors."

You can then use these two abilities of the Dragonblood Giant Beetle as the main focus.

Furthermore, through alchemical pigments and various modification methods, some new types of abilities can be added to it...

As Ansu pondered this, he exchanged for more alchemical materials that could be used for the modification.

At the same time, he is improving his knowledge proficiency along with Shadow Dragon, and is also carrying out the next round of modifications.

In each round of battle, Ansu gained more and more points.

The Dragonblood Beetle's abilities are constantly increasing, and each ability is becoming stronger with each modification.

Meanwhile, the other examinees who participated in the wizarding academy entrance exams were also constantly modifying the insect-type magical creatures they had chosen.

And thereby participate in round after round of battles.

However, since the enemy's biases are not exactly the same in each battle, it is difficult to win easily.

However, if they cannot achieve an easy victory in a short period of time like Ansu...

Although you can get basic points.

However, they cannot obtain the full amount of bonus points, which is equivalent to twice the base points.

This resulted in insufficient points to exchange for enough alchemical materials, making the modification process somewhat restrictive.

This resulted in the modified insect-like magical creatures being weak enough and dying in a battle, leading to their failure in the assessment.

Another period of time has passed in the blink of an eye.

Relying on the dragon-blooded giant beetle that has undergone multiple rounds of enhancement and modification.

And numerous rat-like summons that have become more similar to dragons and whose numbers have increased significantly.

Ansu successfully killed a giant snake with two heads, thus passing the battle and earning nearly 2000 points.

"Afterwards, we can further enhance the [Pigment Spell - Overlay Twisted Soul Extraction] and apply it to the Dragonblood Giant Beetle."

You can also exchange them for some high-value alchemical materials to modify the painting-style spell scrolls on the shell.

It can also grant rat-like summons new abilities, including launching missiles...

As Ansu pondered this, she exchanged various alchemical materials.

Then, amidst the spatial distortions, a large number of materials of different types were immediately teleported to Ansu's side.

At the same time, more information appeared on the screen that recorded the alchemy materials:

[Number of battle rounds completed: 30]

[The requirements for admission to the Wizarding Academy have been met]

[Will you continue to participate in the assessment?]

[Note: The top 100 in each region are rated by Stars.]

The top 100 are rated Blood Moon.

The number 1 ranked item is Dark Sun rating.

As your rating level increases, the additional rewards you can obtain will also increase.

If you choose to forfeit the assessment, you can remove the corresponding insect-type magical creature from the assessment area.

"confirm!"

Ansu chose to continue the assessment without hesitation.

After all, I can use these materials and the corresponding alchemy tools to assist me.

This greatly increases the efficiency of improving proficiency in both [Knowledge - Alchemy Pigment Mixing] and [Knowledge - Painting-type Spell Scroll Drawing].

Moreover, if one obtains extraordinary resources and occult knowledge that come with a high rating, it wouldn't be a bad thing for oneself.

Rather than simply taking away the giant dragon blood beetle.

It's more worthwhile to improve the performance rating and get more performance bonuses.

At the same time, a smaller light screen appeared in the assessment area.

However, what appeared on it was not alchemical materials that could be redeemed with points, but rather the examiner's information:

[Number of examinees remaining in the current region: 3107]

[Click here to view details]

Are there only 3000 left?

Ansu did not know the exact number of participants in this assessment.

But he had heard Sandru mention it before.

Because the wizarding world is extremely large, the number of participants in the assessment is also extremely large.

In each assessment, each assessment area will have a six-figure number of assessors, and occasionally even a seven-figure number.

Among the examinees, those with a number of six to seven figures and whose mysterious attributes are all 10 points or higher, there are also those who are qualified to take the exam.

Only a little over 3000 people successfully passed the first round of assessments.

Moreover, they need to go through rounds of screening before they can get additional assessment ratings and the corresponding additional knowledge and resource rewards.

With that in mind, Ansu continued to use the points he had just acquired to exchange for more alchemy materials.

In addition, I was distracted and clicked on the "Click here to view details" page of the new screen.

Current ranking: 1

Ansu was not surprised to be ranked first.

After all, he could get the maximum points every time he controlled the giant dragon blood beetle in battle.

Therefore, it's not surprising.

However, in addition to this, another examinee received the same number of points as himself.

The other party is tied for first place on the assessment points leaderboard.

"An examiner named Kermi?"

Ansu did not know this person.

But the style of the other person's name feels like that of an elf.

If it's an elf's name, then the direction of modification of insect-type magical creatures is probably related to magical plants.

Later, when modifying the Dragonblood Giant Beetle, some abilities targeting magical plants can be added.

Previously, when Sandru informed Ansu about the assessment content over the years, he also mentioned that occasionally there would be situations where multiple examinees would have to compete against each other to determine the final ranking.

However, the content of the assessment is completely unpredictable.

Therefore, even Sandru, a formal wizard, was unsure whether the assessment would involve multiplayer battles.

However, to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Ansu still included the development of abilities specifically targeting magical plants in his plan.

Then he continued to browse through the list of examinees.

Then, at the 95th position, I saw the name of Hetok, who was also a student of Sandru.

Besides these, there were no other familiar names.

So Ansu looked away.

They no longer pay attention to the screen displaying the rankings of the examinees.

He turned back to continue processing the alchemical materials and further modified the dragon blood giant beetle.

As the battles progressed round by round, the insect-type magical creatures associated with each of the remaining examinees grew stronger and stronger.

However, the number of examinees on the light screen is decreasing.

And in each battle, the enemies encountered become stronger and stronger.

Even if the examiner manages to defeat the corresponding enemy, their insect-like magical creatures will inevitably suffer damage.

As a result, the situation got worse and worse with each round.

But for Ansu, this is not a limitation.

After all, he had already integrated the Angel Wings into his bloodline with the help of the [Entry - Ten Thousand Bones].

Then, one can transform the ether particles in the surrounding environment into holy light particles according to one's thoughts.

Wizarding academies encourage self-transformation and therefore do not restrict the use of resources derived from one's bloodline abilities.

Therefore, Ansu can use these holy light particles to formulate healing alchemical pigments.

Alternatively, holy light particles can be applied directly to the dragon blood giant beetle to achieve a healing effect.

Therefore, no matter how many examinees there are, Ansu still holds the top spot on the assessment points leaderboard.

After the 130th round of battles, only 100 examinees remained.

At the same time, more information immediately appeared on the long-silent light screen:

If you have seen this message, it means you have received the Blood Moon rating.

The following are the final assessment rules.