Suddenly, five cat-like magical beasts with three heads, spikes on their tails, and pupils that shone with yellow light rushed out from the surroundings.
"Don't worry too much, these are just barbed-tail cats. Everyone hurry up and attack. Let me test the effects of your necromancy magic." Fanny breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the magical creatures appear and called out daintily.
As soon as Fanny's words fell, bone arrows rapidly took shape in the air as the students chanted their spells. Following the students' instructions, the bone arrows whooshed towards the five barbed-tailed cats. Although the five barbed-tailed cats were very fast, three of them were still hit by the bone arrows. Blood instantly blossomed on their brown skin, and their speed was immediately affected.
But two of the first to rush over actually dodged the students' bone arrows and charged straight towards them. The students released the bone arrows in their panic, but they either deviated too far or exploded midway. They repeatedly made mistakes in their haste.
The two barbed-tail cats were one on the left and one on the right. Fanny suddenly made her move when the one on the left was about to reach the defensive perimeter. She deployed the same bone arrow spell in her hands, and three bone arrows suddenly appeared in the air, landing accurately on the barbed-tail cat's three heads.
Three shrill, strange cries emitted from the barbed-tail cat's three heads. It didn't dare charge forward anymore, and instead hurriedly retreated in fear.
The other barbed-tailed cat was charging in Han Shuo's direction and had set its sights on Han Shuo. The students had been too anxious and had made a series of mistakes with their bone arrow magic. They hadn't been able to obstruct the barbed-tailed cat at all.
Gene had been so focused on Fanny that he'd momentarily forgotten about the threat on the right. He only reacted when Fanny had forced the barbed-tail cat back. But it was already a bit too late. The barbed-tail cat had charged directly in front of Han Shuo, and its three fanged heads and sharp claws attacked viciously at Han Shuo.
"Watch out, Brian!" Fanny and Lisa cried out at the same time.
Han Shuo's expression was calm when he saw that the barbed-tail cat was already within reach. He didn't panic at all, and the corners of his mouth even curved up in a cold, harsh smile.
When the cat's claws and teeth were already in front of him, Han Shuo suddenly made a move with lightning speed. He waved his left hand, and the hard wooden sticks that he'd used as the tent's support blocked the barbed-tail cat's claws.
Immediately after, Han Shuo's empty right hand suddenly stabbed out. From afar, everyone saw that a bright red line seemed to streak through the air. Then, they saw Han Shuo's right hand land on the barbed-tailed cat's lower abdomen, pausing for a moment before suddenly withdrawing it.
At the same time, the two bone arrows that Gene had used to rescue finally landed on the barbed-tail cat's body, belatedly. Three strange, mournful cries suddenly came from the barbed-tailed cat's three heads. Then, with a thud, the barbed-tailed cat fell powerlessly to the ground, never to move again.
As the barbed-tailed cat collapsed powerlessly, the four injured barbed-tailed cats beside it seemed to be frightened. They screamed and hurriedly fled, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
"Eh, Master Gene's bone arrows are so powerful, they killed the barbed-tail cat in one go. The bone arrows that Master Fanny and I shot at the barbed-tail cat only injured it, they didn't have such great power!" Amy exclaimed lightly and looked at Gene in surprise.
The others also found it odd after Amy's words, and even Fanny looked at Gene in surprise. She said with some confusion, "The bone arrow spell is only the most basic attack spell. It's quite incredible that you could use this spell to kill a barbed-tail cat in one go!"
Gene's expression was also a bit odd at the start, and he seemed to be equally bewildered and puzzled. But after Fanny's words, Gene immediately revealed an exceedingly confident smile and nodded faintly at everyone, as if acknowledging the strength of his attack spell.
"Brian, when you hit the barbed-tail cat with your right hand just now, why did I seem to see a red line streak through the air? What's going on? Although Master Gene killed the barbed-tail cat, it seems that it was because of your hit that the cat became unsteady, is that right? " Lisa had been paying attention to Han Shuo's side all this time. She thought for a moment and felt that it was a bit odd.
"Heh heh, Lisa, don't let your imagination run wild. Brian did hit the barbed-tail cat, but his hit didn't have any effect at all. What harm could an errand slave like him do to the barbed-tail cat?" Bach looked disdainfully at Han Shuo and spoke mockingly.
Han Shuo smiled dumbly and didn't say much. However, some of the other students also looked at Han Shuo with some confusion when they saw what had just happened. But afterwards, they all assumed that Han Shuo hadn't played any role, and that the barbed-tail cat's tragic death was entirely caused by Gene.
After all, in their hearts, Han Shuo was just an errand slave that could be bullied at will. How could an errand slave have such great strength and methods?
"Alright, alright, let's get out of here. The barbed-tail cat is a magical creature that bullies the weak and fears the strong. However, these magical creatures live in groups and if they find help, it will bring some trouble. This kind of low level magical creature has no magical core and its flesh isn't worth much. Let's ignore it and leave this place as soon as possible! "
Fanny didn't seem to pay much attention to Gene after a moment of surprise. She called out to the others to pick up the things they had put down and hurried on their way. This made Gene quite disappointed. He had thought that Fanny would look at him in a different light.
The group of twelve packed up their things again under Fanny's orders and continued on their way south.
Han Shuo was the last to leave. He had a strange smile on his face as he looked at the two wounds that Gene's bone arrows had struck the barbed-tail cat. At this moment, two charred smells slowly emanated from the two wounds. From the wounds, one could see that the barbed-tail cat's flesh had already been charred black.
The barbed-tail cat's death had been caused by the red spellfire of the "Mystical Glacial Spellfire" that Han Shuo had injected into its body with his right hand. It had nothing to do with Gene at all.
He looked at his right hand and circulated his magical yuan. A fiery red spellfire suddenly blossomed from the tip of his middle finger. Han Shuo exclaimed in admiration at the terrifying power of the "Mystical Glacial Spellfire" as he looked at the fiery red spellfire. He chuckled lightly and quickly caught up to Fanny and the others.
It was night, and the bright moonlight passed through the lush foliage of the large trees and sprinkled onto every corner of the Dark Forest. Some unknown insects crooned lowly, bringing a few cheerful sounds to the quiet forest.
The bonfire was bright red, causing a warm air to spread out in the somewhat cool night. Han Shuo picked up a few wooden sticks that were hung with fresh meat and continuously stirred them above the hot bonfire. As some condiments were sprinkled onto the red and glossy roasted meat, waves of tempting meat fragrance wafted into the necromancy major students' noses and mouths.
"It smells so good. Brian, who would've thought that you knew how to make this?" Lisa wrinkled her cute, straight nose as her eyes landed on the glossy meat that Han Shuo had picked up. She exclaimed in surprise.
"Your performance against the barbed-tail cat today was truly too disappointing. You couldn't even properly deploy the most basic bone arrow magic when you panicked. This won't do! And you, Master Gene, although the attack power of your bone arrow at the end was amazing, you were too careless earlier. If it wasn't for Brian's early vigilance, he would've been injured by the barbed-tail cat. "
The students gathered around the bonfire. Fanny's brows furrowed slightly as she loudly admonished the crowd. She seemed to be very dissatisfied with the performance of the students and Gene today.
The students all had faces full of subservience and seemed to be listening very attentively. However, their gazes would wander to Han Shuo's roasted meat from time to time, and the sounds of saliva being swallowed could be heard from some of their mouths.
Han Shuo had been a full-time otaku in the past, and he usually took care of his own food and drinks. His culinary skills were very effective. The development of food in this world was far from that of Han Shuo's era. Now that he had displayed a little of his cooking skills, it immediately made these people salivate.
Han Shuo involuntarily sized up Fanny as he listened to Fanny's admonishment. He was startled by Fanny's imposing manner and thought to himself that Fanny was the true person in charge of this operation. Within the necromancy major, it seemed that even Gene, as a teacher, had a lower position than her. It was no wonder that Gene was a bit afraid of Fanny. It looked like it wasn't as simple as Gene's undying love for Fanny.
"Alright, that's all for now. We'll encounter even more danger later on, so I hope you won't be so careless again. Let's start eating the roasted meat."
Fanny lectured everyone for a while, and she herself couldn't stand the aroma of Han Shuo's roasted meat any longer. She'd walked the entire day today, and had only eaten simple bread and water before. Now that there was suddenly such a delicacy, her stomach was the first to react.
"Master Fanny, this is yours. Lisa, this is yours. Bella, Bach, Gene, these are yours … "Han Shuo had a strange smile on his face as he distributed the roasted meat to everyone.
"Ooh … Brian, you're really something. This roasted meat is really delicious!" Fanny even licked her red lips after eating a piece, and praised continuously. Her beauty that stirred one's imagination caused Han Shuo's heart to flutter.
"Not bad, it's too delicious. Brian really does have some skill!" Lisa was also full of smiles as she exclaimed in admiration. She'd already finished more than half of the large piece of roasted meat in the blink of an eye.
"What rotten meat? It's so disgusting, it's not even cooked."
"Boohoo … it's really disgusting, there's no taste at all."
"Damned Brian, you're doing this on purpose, this meat is still raw."
"… …"
Bach, Gene, Bella, and a few others who held grudges against Han Shuo all cursed the disgusting taste after taking a few bites.
Han Shuo had an innocent expression on his face as he smiled foolishly, "Eh … some might really not be cooked yet. I'm sorry, your luck is a bit bad!"
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