"Let go of me!" Mason struggled with all his might, but how could he win against Lin Li? Lin Li was a real Blacksmith Guru, who had the strength to hold a hammer for thousands of times. Even a warrior might not be able to break free from Lin Li's grip, not to mention a mage like Mason.
"Big Brother Mason, forget it …" Lin Li was about to persuade him, but he suddenly saw a group of people in black robes walking into the guild hall. There were about 10 of them from afar, and one of them was wearing a robe and holding a magic staff. He looked like he was in his forties, and had a dignified appearance. He looked vaguely familiar from his eyes and brows.
Lin Li thought about it, but could not remember where he had seen him before.
Just as he was feeling puzzled, the middle-aged man had walked to the center of the hall.
"Everyone, please be quiet!" His voice was not loud, but it was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears.
The guild hall, which was originally a little noisy, suddenly quietened down with this sentence.
"Now, I announce that the trial officially begins." Without any unnecessary pleasantries, the middle-aged man's first sentence was straight to the point. "I have eight nameplates in my hands. Come and take them yourselves, and then look for your trial mentors after you see the serial numbers clearly."
As soon as the middle-aged man's voice fell, a group of young mages surrounded them. The guild hall that had just quietened down suddenly became noisy again.
"I'll go." Mason took the lead and squeezed through the crowd. After a while, this fella squeezed out again with his head hung low. "I'm too slow, there's only this one left."
"…" Lin Li thought to himself, It's not like we're snatching an egg, so what does it matter if we take it first or later?
"Felic, it's number six!"
As soon as Mason's voice fell, Lin Li saw a short and skinny old man with a goatee walking over. He was also wearing a black mage robe, and seemed to be the trial mentor of team six.
"Those two cunning fellas, and that … that idiot, come over here!" The old man with the goatee shouted from afar.
"Who did he call an idiot?" Mason asked in a low voice, but the two ignored him …
Lin Li and Orrin buried their heads and went over, leaving Mason in a daze.
"Idiot, still not coming over?" The old man shouted again. This time, Mason understood …
"First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Macklin, but you can't call me that. You must call me Mr. Macklin." The old man glared at them, trying to make himself look more ferocious, but his goatee betrayed him. This kind of expression only made him look more wretched. "For this trial, I made a bet with someone. You three little fellows, I don't care how strong you are, but you must enter the ranking competition. If I lose the bet because of you, you'll be in big trouble. Do you understand?"
"Understood …" The three of them swallowed their saliva at the same time. They were already cursing in their hearts. What kind of stupid trial instructor was this …
"Louder!"
"Understood!"
"Very good. However, before helping me win the bet, I still need to see exactly how strong you fellows are." After saying this, Macklin's gaze swept across Lin Li and Orrin's faces. He added solemnly, "Take note, it's real strength!"
"…" Even a fool could understand the meaning of this sentence. How could Lin Li not understand? He just did not understand how this wretched old man called Macklin could see through him. The Mana Concealment Potion was a high-level formula. After drinking it, even Gerian could not see through his real magic level.
"Is it strange?" This wretched old man seemed to be able to read minds. Just as this thought came to Lin Li's mind, he had already asked with a smile. Then, without waiting for Lin Li to answer, he continued, "Because when I participated in the trial, I did the same."
"…"
"Alright, you three little fellows, if you have any questions, ask quickly. If there's nothing else, I'll bring you to an interesting place."
…
This was the Nightmare Mountains, the most dangerous place around Alanna.
The four of them stood in front of a pitch-black cave. Macklin pointed at the cave and said with a nonchalant expression, "There seems to be a kitten living in there. I'll find a way to lure it out later, and then you guys will attack one by one. Let's see who can kill it."
"I'll go first!" Hearing Macklin's casual words, Mason was eager to try.
"Alright, then you go first." When the old man said this, his goatee trembled with laughter. When Mason understood, he had already walked into the cave with his hands behind his back.
Then, the three of them heard a roar coming from the cave. Following that, they saw two shadows, one in front and one behind, shooting out of the cave as fast as two sharp arrows. "Sou sou" sounds could be heard.
"Mason, it's your turn!" Once Macklin came out of the cave, he immediately used the Levitation Spell. His whole body floated in the air, leaving Mason dumbfounded …
Looking at the pair of blood-red eyes, Mason really wanted to die. This, this, this … this was the kitten that the old man was talking about? It's really a kitten …
As a level-nine mage, Mason had never dreamed that he would face a level-12 magical beast alone. Furthermore, it was one of the most powerful magical beasts among the level-12 ones. It was the famous killer of mages in the Nightmare Mountains — the Fantama Panther.
Macklin flew into the sky, and Mason was the only one left. When the Fantama Panther rushed out of the cave, the first person it saw was naturally Mason.
"Roar!" With a roar, the Fantama Panther's body left an afterimage in the air, and pounced towards Mason like a black bolt of lightning.
"Help … You've got the wrong person!" Mason shouted anxiously. However, the Fantama Panthera did not have the time to listen to his explanation. To a magical beast like him, humans were all the same. As long as they could fill their stomachs, why would they care if they were fat or skinny?
The Fantama Panther covered a distance of tens of meters in an instant, and appeared in front of Mason.
Mason hurriedly used the Delaying Spell and a Hastening Spell on himself. Then, he ran away. Asking a level-nine mage to deal with a Fantama Panther? This old man must be joking!
Looking from afar, Lin Li knew that Mason was in trouble.
Using the Delaying Spell and the Hastening Spell alternated, using distance to exchange for time. This kind of fighting style was slightly effective against magical beasts below level-10, but against a level-12 magical beast like the Fantama Panther, it was no different from sending oneself to its claws.
Just as Mason ran for a dozen steps, he saw a flash of red light in the Fantama Panther's eyes.
What followed was an angry roar from behind him.
Before Mason could understand what was going on, he suddenly felt his feet become light, as if he had stepped on mud. Before he could take a few steps, half of his leg had already sunk into the ground.
Apart from the Fantama Panther's lightning-fast speed and poisonous claws, the most powerful thing about it was that it was naturally proficient in Dark Magic.
It was just a single Corrupt Earth, and Mason was already in big trouble.
In his panic, Mason could not care so much anymore. He opened his mouth and hurriedly recited a spell.
Mason swore that he had never done such an exciting thing in his life.
A Fantama Panther pounced towards him like lightning, but he had no choice but to stand in the mud and recite a spell.
At that moment, Mason's heart almost jumped out of his chest.
The blue claws were almost touching Mason's chest when he finally completed the recitation of the last line of the spell …
"Bang!"
A dull sound reverberated in the surroundings. With Mason's abilities as a level-nine mage, the power of the Repelling Spell was definitely impressive. The spell was broken, and the Fantama Panther was sent flying more than 10 meters away. At the same time, one of Mason's legs was finally pulled out from the mud. Then, this fella did not even think about it, and immediately ran away …
Mason's shameless behavior fell into the eyes of the three of them, and they all shook their heads at the same time. This fella was really too unambitious. Throughout the entire battle, he was only running away. However, what was the use of running when facing a Fantama Panther that was as fast as lightning?
The pain brought about by the Repelling Spell completely enraged the Fantama Panther.
"Roar —!"
This roar was mournful and long. Almost everyone could feel a strange magical wave surging in the surroundings.
In the midst of the mournful roar, Mason suddenly felt a sharp pain coming from his feet, followed by something tightening. Before he could understand what was going on, he had completely lost his balance and fell straight to the ground. This fall was rapid and heavy. At the moment when he fell, Mason felt as though his entire face had been smashed.
When he turned his head back in panic, Mason was even more frightened. He clearly saw a white bony arm extending out from the soft ground, tightly grabbing onto his ankle …
"It's over!" At that moment, that was the only thought in Mason's mind.
Then, he saw the Fantama Panther with black stripes all over its body pouncing towards him …
However, after waiting for a long time, Mason did not feel the tearing pain that he had imagined.
What he waited for was only two words.
"Idiot!"
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