Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
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The Shadow Triad was surprisingly civilized. They conveniently cleaned up the dead bodies by degrading them, as if they were concerned about public hygiene and environmental protection. The whole bay soon looked like nothing had ever happened.
Ding Yumian’s mental energy was depleted. Mo Fan had also consumed all the energy in his Shadow and Lightning Elements.
Mo Fan had prepared the two spells over a long time. He had only used a single spell with each Element, but the energy he had consumed was greater than the amount of energy required to construct a dozen Star Palaces.
Mo Fan was worn out mentally, but he was relieved after taking out so many sea monsters at once.
The number of the sea monsters was beyond their estimates. The Pearl Institute would lose a lot more students and teachers if they did not come up with a better plan to wipe out the sea monsters!
“I’ve collected a lot of Soul Remnants. I should use them to improve my Earth Element…”
Mo Fan had ended up making a fortune. He had collected almost a whole bag of intact Soul Essences, not to mention the Organ Crystals of the sea monsters!
He could sell these intact Soul Essences directly for money. Since he now had a Heaven-inferior Seed for his Earth Element, his Earth Spells would be significantly stronger as he improved his Earth Element.
Ever since his Earth Element had gained a Heaven-inferior Seed, he had been using his Soul Remnants and Soul Essences to strengthen the Earth Element instead of expanding his wolf army. Even if his Earth Element had yet to reach the Super Level, it was still on par with other people’s Super-Level Earth Elements due to the help of the Heaven-inferior Seed!
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Although Mo Fan and Ding Yumian had to recover their energy, they did not leave the dangerous river.
It was unlikely they had wiped out the sea monsters after just a single attempt. They had to sweep the other branches of the river now. Mo Fan was still quite powerful, even if he could not use Advanced or Super Spells that required a lot of mental energy.
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“Mo Fan, Mr. Wei Rong is asking us to head to Bing Town,” Ding Yumian told him.
“Alright,” Mo Fan agreed.
Bing Town was located at a perfect river bay. If it weren’t for the incident, it would be the most unique town to the south of the Yangtze River.
The town had been attacked by the sea monsters long ago, but it seemed like no one had survived the invasion.
The invasion had been going on for quite some time. The town was surrounded by water and surely unlikely to survive the attack.
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Mo Fan and Ding Yumian soon reached Bing Town. “Are there survivors?” he asked.
There were rows of cypress trees at the entrance of the town up on slightly higher terrain. They could see the farmlands that had turned into lakes, and houses soaking in the water.
“I first thought there were no survivors here, but the Hunter Union received a call for help, saying that the people of the entire town are still alive,” Wei Rong relayed to him.
“How is that possible? Bing Town was the first to be drowned and attacked. Other towns with similar terrain to this barely have any survivors. How are the people still alive?” the student representative asked.
“I’m not sure, either. It’s most likely misinformation,” Wei Rong sighed.
It was a relief to hear a piece of news like that, but when they arrived at the town, the whole place was soaked in mud and water. They could not see a single person, but they could still see sea monsters passing by occasionally.
“It must be some kind of a trap again. The sea monsters are good at playing with our minds. We should leave this place as soon as possible. We still have many things to do, and there are other places that need our help,” the student representative spoke up.
Ding Yumian lifted her gaze and looked at Mo Fan.
Mo Fan did not agree with the student representative’s words. He shook his head and pointed out, “There are no corpses or bloodstains in the town.”
“Could it be some gigantic sea monster swallowed up all the people, like the beasts in the myths that can swallow thousands of people with a single bite?” the student representative guessed.
“Have you played too many retarded games? If a gigantic sea monster does show up, it would obviously cause a lot of destruction, but the buildings in the town are still in good condition. The only damage was caused by little sea monsters,” Mo Fan went on.
“Well… either way, we don’t see a single person here, so we’d have to search the whole town,” the student representative groused.
“How about this? Senior, you should rest here with Senior Sister. Let us handle the search,” a student with the Shadow Element called out.
“Sure, be careful.”
Wei Rong had already organized the students based on their Elements and capabilities. It was much more effective than their previous approach. They were no longer like a plate of loose sand.
Mo Fan and Ding Yumian had to get some rest, and did not force themselves to look for the survivors.
It was a great chance to train the students, too.
It was not like the sea monsters had significantly outmatched human Mages, but they had a stronger will to fight, as they were used to the dangerous environment of the deep sea. They were born in an environment that obeyed the law of the jungle, while many human Mages had already forgotten how to fight after relying too much on the protection of the cities.
“I’m a little hungry,” Mo Fan rubbed his stomach. He had not had time to eat anything.
“You still have an appetite?” Ding Yumian asked, staring at him with wide eyes.
“For some reason, I’m feeling a bigger appetite now!” Mo Fan nodded.
Mo Fan searched in his Space Bracelet, but he only found some dried food like jerky. He always felt like vomiting if he ate too many of them, but they were incredibly useful for replenishing energy.
He had no choice but to eat some jerky and sit down on the ground to meditate.
Mo Fan was soon fully focused on meditating. Wei Rong, Ding Yumian, and the graduates were impressed. Anyone who was able to close their eyes and meditate in a situation like this was very confident.
Most Mages needed a quiet, comfortable, and safe environment to meditate. Otherwise, they would have trouble focusing.
Even though they were up on the high ground, they were still surrounded by water. The sea monsters might show up at any second.
Mo Fan was basically taking a nap in the middle of a battlefield!
The others could never do the same thing.
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The student with the Shadow Element eventually returned. Mo Fan could sense his magic from afar.
“Mr. Wei Rong, Senior Mo Fan, and Senior Sister Ding, the people of this town are indeed alive!” the student called out happily.
“Huh? But where are they?” Wei Rong quickly looked around them.
Were they hiding in the buildings? Why didn’t the sea monsters drag them out?