Don't mess with that necromancer; his summoned creatures level up on their own!

Lu Zaoxie remained as steady as a mountain, even crossing his legs.

The body is not afraid of the shadow slanting.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door of the VIP room.

The knocking was very soft, as if afraid of disturbing the person inside.

The door was pushed open a crack, and two figures in uniforms walked in cautiously.

It was the same man and woman who had done the security check on Lu Zhixing at the entrance to the examination hall.

The two were taken aback by the atmosphere in the VIP room as soon as they entered.

Lu Zaoxie sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, watching the show. Su Yangwei leaned back on the sofa with his arms crossed, his eyes fierce as if he wanted to devour someone. Yu Xiaogang sat in the center, holding a teacup, his expression inscrutable.

The male staff member's legs were trembling slightly, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and his voice trembled as he said, "Commander... you wanted to see us?"

Su Yangwei stood up and slowly walked towards the two of them.

He walked slowly, but each step felt like it was treading on the hearts of two people. His leather shoes made a dull "thump, thump" sound on the carpet, each sound heavier than the last.

He walked up to the two of them, stopped, looked down at them, and spoke in a cold voice.

"You were in charge of Lu Zhixing's pre-exam check-up, right?"

The male staff member trembled: "Commander Su... yes. Young Master Lu Zhixing is under our jurisdiction."

Su Yangwei raised his wrist and slowly adjusted his cuffs.

"Did you check Lu Zhixing carefully when he entered?"

"We've investigated...we've found out, Commander Su. Everything is in accordance with regulations."

The male staff member's voice was trembling, but he tried to make his answer sound firm.

Su Yangwei stared at him, his gaze like a knife, scraping from the male staff member's face to the female staff member's face, and then back again.

He spoke, his voice even lower.

"I'll give you another chance. Think it through before you answer."

Were there any instances of accepting bribes or being threatened by certain individuals that led to turning a blind eye to this candidate's pre-exam screening?

He paused.

"You should be well aware that the consequences of such behavior are very serious."

Not only will he be stripped of his skin, but he'll probably spend the rest of his life in jail. To be honest, this can be considered a confession. Do you understand?

The two staff members were so frightened by the invisible pressure that their faces turned pale and their legs went weak.

The female staff member's eyes were already red, and her lips trembled as she tried to say something but couldn't utter a word.

The male staff member took a deep breath, his chest heaving violently a few times, and then suddenly straightened his back.

"Reporting to Commander Su! We can guarantee with our lives that the inspection process was absolutely compliant and without any oversights!"

Young Master Lu Zhixing is wearing only compliant equipment; there are no illegal skill scrolls or items on him!

The VIP room was quiet for a moment.

Su Yangwei narrowed his eyes, not immediately refuting.

He stared at the male staff member for a few seconds, seemingly trying to determine if he was lying.

A few seconds later, he spoke coldly.

"No reel? Then tell me, how did he manage to make so many micro-operations in an instant?"

A newbie who just switched jobs a few days ago, without any assistive items, changed direction four times in mid-air, and each punch accurately hit the target. Do you think this is reasonable?

The male staff member swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.

As if suddenly remembering something, his eyes lit up: "Although there was no scroll, there was indeed an incident during the security check!"

Su Yangwei frowned slightly.

The male staff member said, "When the equipment first emitted the detection light, Lu Shao instantly released the Blood Shield Technique and blocked the light back."

The speed was extremely fast; it was released the instant the light screen appeared. Only after our explanation did Young Master Lu voluntarily cancel the skill, allowing us to complete the inspection.

Su Yangwei's brows furrowed sharply.

His cold laugh was mocking, and his voice rose a few decibels: "React instantly before the detection light shines on you, and cast Blood Shield instantly?"

You mean Lu Zhixing, a student who just switched jobs a few days ago, has mental abilities sharper than a machine's detection beam? Do you really think I'm an idiot?

Beads of cold sweat rolled down the male staff member's forehead, but he dared not wipe them away.

He quickly pulled out his tablet from his pocket and swiped his fingers across the screen rapidly.

He retrieved the testing records and surveillance footage from that period and handed them over with both hands.

"Commander Su, everything I'm saying is true! You can see for yourself; even the surveillance footage from that time records it."

Su Yangwei snatched the tablet away, his movement so forceful that he almost pulled the male staff member's fingers along with it.

The test results showed that Lu Zhixing did not have any illegal items on him;

Surveillance footage shows that the moment the security checkpoint light screen lit up, a blood-red light exploded simultaneously, with a time difference of less than 0.1 seconds.

That kind of reaction speed can't be achieved by using skill scrolls. Scrolls require triggering, time, and awareness.

Lu Zhixing's reaction was instantaneous, instinctive, and without any delay.

That's the body's fighting instinct; it can't be faked.

Su Yangwei's face froze. He stared at the tablet for a full ten seconds.

Then he slowly lowered his hand.

He didn't speak.

A suffocating silence fell over the VIP room. Only the hum of the air conditioner could be heard.

Yu Xiaogang waved his hand, his voice calm: "Alright, you can go now."

The two staff members, feeling as if they had been granted a pardon, bowed to the bigwigs and ran away.

The moment the door closed, two people outside simultaneously let out a long sigh, so loud it could be heard even through the door.

Yu Xiaogang leaned back on the sofa, his gaze fixed on the boy on the screen, and remained silent for a long time before speaking.

"Old Lu, it seems your Lu Zhixing is quite something. He's mastered both Wind and Blood magic to this extent, and he's even confident enough to cast spells without a staff."

Everyone present understood what this meant.

Casting spells without a staff is something every mage and summoner can do.

After all, who hasn't forgotten to bring their staff at some point?

But being able to do something and being able to do it well are two different things.

Without the staff to guide mental energy and elements, the power of skills is usually greatly reduced, and the casting speed is also slower.

Therefore, the vast majority of professionals, regardless of their level, will still choose to use a staff in actual combat.

Only those who are extremely confident in their own control would choose this seemingly pretentious but actually high-risk approach.

Yu Xiaogang clicked his tongue in amazement, his voice tinged with a hint of emotion: "To pull off such a move without a staff... that's incredibly impressive..."

Lu Zaoxie's face was practically bursting with laughter, but he tried hard to control his expression and make himself look less smug.

He cleared his throat: "Hey, Lao Yu, you can't praise him like that."

This kid is just too lazy. He's too lazy to even pick up his staff. This is a big exam! Look at this, what kind of situation is this?

In this respect, my Lu Zhixing is indeed not as good as Old Su's Su Youran, sigh..."

Su Yangwei interrupted coldly, his voice tinged with resentment: "Hmph, this is only the first level. There are still twenty-nine levels to go. I want to see how long Lu Zhixing can keep up this act."

Yu Xiaogang tried to smooth things over again: "Alright, alright, let's all keep quiet. Which prodigy isn't confident?"

Young people are bound to be a little arrogant, that's normal. As long as you have the ability, whatever you do is right.

One of the staff members suddenly asked in confusion, "Young Master Lu... what is he doing?"

Everyone's eyes turned to the main screen at the same time.

The second wave of monsters has been completely wiped out.

The hall was in a mess, the monster's corpse still lay on the ground, and dark green blood was slowly flowing out.

However, Lu Zhixing was still busy.

He didn't rest, didn't eat snacks, and didn't do anything that a normal person would do during a lull in the fighting.

He squatted on the ground, in front of him was a dark red wall that was slowly rising. He was building the wall.

On the second level of the Trial Tower, Lu Zhixing squatted on the ground, facing the fifth dark red wall that was slowly rising.

"Boom!"

With a dull thud, the sixth wall of blood rose from the ground, connecting seamlessly with the previous five.

Six five-meter-high Sighing Walls, centered on a teleportation array, form a perfect hexagonal cage.

The angle of each wall is extremely precise, and the wall surface is as smooth as a mirror, without even a single crack.

The little vampire let out a long sigh of relief, leaned against the wall, and half-closed his blood-red eyes.

[Little Vampire: Perfect. My technique has always been this artistic.]

Lu Zhixing patted the dust off his hands with satisfaction, stood up, took two steps back, and looked the huge hexagonal blood wall prison up and down.

"Well done, that's what a mature summon should look like."

You need to understand, we're a team. It's not just about safety, but more importantly, about teamwork, understand? Only by trapping the monster can your hot-tempered main character deal damage more effectively.

Lu Zhixing thought to himself, "I have to say, although these two guys are always fighting amongst themselves."

But when it comes to building defensive fortifications, they are absolutely experts.

The little zombies are in charge of demolition, and the little vampires are in charge of building houses; the division of labor is clear, and the industrial chain is complete.

He deeply admired this idea of ​​nipping danger in the bud.

The little zombie icon jumped in the skill bar, its bluish-gray face filled with "I'm not happy," its large and small eyes staring at the hexagonal blood wall cage, green light dancing in its pupils.

The little zombie let out a disdainful snort: "Tch... Why make things so complicated? Something I could solve with a few punches, why build a pigsty?"

The little zombie's flames—there are no flames, but it tries its best to create the effect of flames leaping around with its "aura." The bluish-gray figure on the icon is jumping around, swinging its fists in the air, as if showing off its strength.

[Little Zombie: True strength always comes from head-on confrontation! What kind of skill is it to trap monsters in cages and fight them? That's cheating! That's the act of a coward!]

Lu Zhixing sighed.

"Little zombie, don't you think about it? If the monsters scatter, you'll have to aim at them one by one. How tiring is that? Throwing punches left and right, jumping up and down, it's tiring just watching you."

He extended his index finger and drew a circle in the air.

"Now gather them all together, and you just need to throw your skills into that pit. What's this called? This is called 'catching a turtle in a jar,' this is called efficient monster killing. You need to have a strategy when it comes to summoning creatures, understand?"

The little zombie was stunned.

Its icon features two eyes, one large and one small, staring at Lu Zhixing, blinking repeatedly.

Its mind was racing—it seemed... to make sense?

If the monsters are all clustered together, you can hit several with one punch, which is much less effort than searching for them one by one.

[Little Zombie: Hmph... It sounds like an excuse, but... as long as it lets me have some fun killing, it's not impossible.]

[Little Zombie: But I must make this clear beforehand—I'm only responsible for casting spells. If I break the wall, it's her responsibility.]

The little vampire's voice cut in, carrying a hint of offended displeasure.

[Little Vampire: If you break it, I'll fix it. Repairing walls is my job anyway. Just keep hitting it.]

[Little Zombie: That's more like it.]

The two summoned creatures reached a temporary truce.

Lu Zhixing leaned against the wall, took out some dried meat, and put one in his mouth.

This is what teamwork should look like. Although these two little guys argue a lot, they're reliable when it really matters.

An electronic announcement came from all directions: "Ten seconds until the monster teleportation. Nine seconds. Eight seconds..."

The light of the magic circle flickered in and out of the cracks in the wall, and the blue light refracted through the dark red wall to form a strange purple halo.

"Buzz—"

The moment the countdown reached zero, the teleportation array suddenly lit up.

Ten figures slowly coalesced in the light—a size larger than the first wave of goblins, with skin a deeper dark green and bulging muscles.

What he held in his hand was not a rusty iron bar, but a spiked mace.

[Goblin Warrior, Lv.5. An advanced form of the normal goblin, with significant increases in both strength and defense.]

Ten goblin warriors, filled with rage and bloodlust, stepped out of the magic circle.

The largest of the three, nearly two meters tall, took a deep breath, opened its mouth, and let out a deafening roar.

"Auntie, gagga!" (Human! Prepare to die!)

It raised its spiked club, ready to charge forward—then it lost its way.

It raised its head and looked around.

It was completely blocked in all directions, trapping it and its companions firmly in the center.

A small patch of sky could be seen overhead, but that patch of sky was at least five meters above the ground, and there was nowhere to jump or climb up to get a foothold.

The ten goblin warriors looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Eh?" (Where am I?)

"Goo?" (Was he imprisoned in a different place?)

They used to live freely in the caves, catching rats, harassing passing adventurers, and robbing caravans every day, living a carefree life.

Then one day, humans broke into the cave, tied them up, and began their dark and hopeless imprisonment.

They sharpen their spiked clubs day and night, fantasizing about wreaking havoc once they regain their freedom.

Today they thought this was the clarion call of freedom, the beginning of revenge, but instead they've been transferred to a different cell.

The lead goblin warrior let out a mournful roar to the sky: "Gaa—!" (This is unfair!)

A grayish-blue figure appeared on the top of the wall.

[Little Zombie: Unfair? I'll show you what real unfairness is in a moment.]

Small zombies fell from the sky.

The element of wind gathered on its right fist.

[Little Zombie: Overlord Wind-Chasing Fist!]