"It's the cry of a Frost Eagle. The Frost Eagle is a solitary magical creature. We've already killed one before, should we kill this one as well before leaving?" Gene's face lit up with joy as he looked at everyone and asked.
The Frost Eagle's magical core was of the fourth level and was worth much more than the Windblade Wolf. Although everyone had expended a great deal of effort to kill one, they already had the experience of dealing with the Frost Eagle. Now that Gene had said this, everyone started. Fanny then looked at Han Shuo and asked, "Brian, what do you think?"
"There's a huge sum of money in front of us, I think we should take it!" Han Shuo scratched his head and answered with a silly smile.
"Alright then, everyone get ready. We'll take the Frost Eagle's core and then return to the Academy. If our necromancy major can obtain two level four magical cores this time, the other majors won't dare look down on us." Fanny nodded and instructed everyone to move out.
When the group heard this, they seemed to remember the humiliation they'd suffered earlier and began to move angrily. They followed behind Han Shuo and Fanny, walking in the direction of the Frost Eagle's cry.
Han Shuo walked in front like he was the leader. Everyone had a matter-of-fact expression on their faces and no one had any objections. Unknowingly, they'd already begun to change their opinion of Han Shuo.
Now, no one dared to treat Han Shuo as a little errand boy that could be bullied at will. Their gazes towards Han Shuo had a faint hint of respect.
The group hurried along the Frost Eagle's cry and arrived at the location of the Frost Eagle after a short while. However, they were stunned by the scene that greeted their eyes.
Using the bright moonlight, everyone could see a tall, handsome young man with messy silver hair, dashing eyebrows, and starry eyes. He was holding a longsword in his hand and fighting with the Frost Eagle in the sky.
He wore a simple warrior's suit, and his shoulders, chest, and abdomen were wrapped in shining silver armor. Judging from his clothes and attire, he was a knight. When the longsword in his hand danced, rays of piercing milky white light flashed and struck the Frost Eagle circling in the sky, causing it to cry out continuously.
"My gosh, milky white fighting aura, he's an earth knight! Ooh … he's so handsome! " Bella exclaimed in surprise, her eyes fixed tightly on the earth knight's body with a look of infatuation on her face.
The few female students beside her also revealed fascinated expressions, their eyes shining brightly as they stared at the Earth Knight who was easily dealing with the Frost Eagle.
Han Shuo furrowed his brow. He was also shocked by the earth knight's strength. Last time, Han Shuo's party of twelve had found it very difficult to deal with a single frost eagle. They'd used all of their strength in the end to kill it. This Earth Knight was facing the Frost Eagle by himself. Not only did he not seem to be strained, but he even seemed to be skillful and at ease. After the milky white Dou Qi was released, the Frost Eagle continuously emitted low cries.
A milky-white fighting aura soared into the sky, heading straight for the battered Frost Eagle. The Frost Eagle seemed to sense danger and flapped its wings, intending to leave.
At this moment, the Earth Knight, who had been standing on the ground, suddenly sped up and flew into the air. His longsword slashed across the Frost Eagle's abdomen. With a mournful cry, the Frost Eagle swayed and finally fell from the sky powerlessly.
"So cool!" Bella's eyes glowed as she giggled.
The Earth Knight walked next to the Frost Eagle's corpse and picked up the Frost Eagle's magical core with his longsword. He then walked with large strides to Han Shuo and the others with a smile. After sweeping his gaze over everyone, he bowed and said courteously, "Knight Clark greets the noble mages."
"Hello Clark, you're so strong to be able to kill a Frost Eagle by yourself. That's amazing!" Bella laughed lightly in a reserved manner and spoke softly, as if she'd changed into a different person.
However, Clark's gaze didn't linger on Bella's body. He kept his eyes on Fanny, seeming to wait for Fanny's reply. This made Bella feel a bit awkward.
"We're teachers and students of the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force. We've come to the Dark Forest to train this time. It's nice to meet you, Clark." Fanny's expression didn't change as she also bowed slightly in return and smiled.
"So that's how it is. I've also come to the Dark Forest to train. The magical beasts here are very strong and very suitable for raising my strength. I hadn't thought that I'd run into you all here, heh heh." Clark smiled faintly as he looked at Fanny. There was a strange flavor to his gaze that made Han Shuo feel a bit uncomfortable.
"Master Fanny, now that he's killed the Frost Eagle, I think we should be able to return." Han Shuo stared at Clark a few times and suddenly understood why he'd felt a bit uncomfortable with Clark's gaze. It was because Clark's gaze when he looked at Fanny was a bit similar to Gene's. Although it wasn't as exaggerated as Gene's, it already vaguely explained one thing — Clark seemed to have a favorable impression of Fanny's beauty.
"Yes, yes. Master Fanny, it's getting more and more dangerous now. We should return to the Academy for the students' safety." Gene also seemed to sense the threat and his gaze towards Clark was a bit unfriendly. He immediately chimed in after hearing Han Shuo's suggestion.
Fanny nodded after hearing Han Shuo and Gene's words. She was about to agree when Clark suddenly smiled faintly and said, "If honored mages don't mind, I can travel with you. I think it'll be beneficial for all of us if we travel together, and the danger will be greatly reduced. Are you all willing?"
"Alright, if there's an earth rider with us, our gains this time will surely surpass those of the light major." Bella's face lit up with joy before Fanny could agree and she abruptly spoke up.
The other female students all voiced their assent after Bella's words. Only Lisa's face was unmoved as she stared oddly at Han Shuo and sized him up. The male students didn't say anything and looked indifferent.
Clark's words and Bella's incitement made Fanny, who'd been about to leave, hesitate a bit. Fanny's heart was especially moved when Bella said that their gains would surpass those of the light major.
Don't agree, don't agree. Smiling all the time isn't a good thing. This kid is obviously up to no good. Don't agree to travel with him. Han Shuo looked at Fanny and spoke continuously in his heart.
"Alright, then we'll have to trouble you. We're all mages. If such a strong earth rider like you joins us, you'll be of great help to us." Fanny hesitated for a while and finally agreed.
Han Shuo was extremely disappointed, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he cried out in surprise, "Aiya, we've been chasing this Frost Eagle all this time. Who would've thought that you'd already killed it. Ai, a level four magical creature core is gone just like that. "
A startled expression appeared on Clark's face when he heard Han Shuo's words. He then looked at Han Shuo with some confusion and asked, "You were the ones who were chasing this Frost Eagle?"
Nodding his head affirmatively, Han Shuo said with a face full of regret, "Yes, but I didn't think that you'd already killed it."
Fanny was a bit surprised when she heard Han Shuo's words and glared accusingly at Han Shuo. She was about to open her mouth to explain that this wasn't the case when Clark hesitated and took out the Frost Eagle's magical core with some heartache. He forced a smile and handed it to Fanny, saying, "So that's how it is. Since that's the case, I'll return it to you. Master Fanny, you must accept it. "
"Accept, definitely accept!" Han Shuo approached with a smile and took the Frost Eagle's core from Clark's hands before Fanny could open her mouth. He then handed it to Lisa beside him and said merrily, "Heh heh, this knight Clark is such a good person. He returned a level four magical creature core to us so readily. I think he'll be even more forthright in the trials to come."
Lisa's eyes shone brightly as she also put the core away merrily with a smile. She nodded approvingly at Han Shuo and secretly gave him a thumbs up.
Fanny had been about to open her mouth to explain, but discovered that the core was already in Lisa's pocket in the blink of an eye. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she shook her head and rolled her eyes at Han Shuo and Lisa, but didn't say anything else.
The core of a level four magical creature was equivalent to over a hundred gold coins. Even for a minor noble, a hundred gold coins wasn't a small sum. It was no wonder that Clark would feel a bit pained when he'd taken it from Clark's hands with just a few words from Han Shou.
"Master Fanny, now that we have this noble and generous earth knight joining us, I think we can continue heading south. There are certainly more powerful magical creatures there. If we can obtain a level three magical creature core, we'll be able to hold our heads high in the Academy this time." Han Shuo smiled faintly as he egged Fanny on. He thought that since Clark dared harbor disloyalty towards his woman, he should at least make him do some free hard labor. It would be a waste not to make use of an earth knight.
Fanny's spirits immediately rose when she heard that they could hold their heads high in the Academy. She nodded and smiled daintily, "Alright, then we'll continue heading south. Noble knight Clark, I'll have to trouble you to look after us in the future."
Clark bowed modestly and smiled politely, "It's no trouble at all, I'm happy to be of service."
You insist on staying, see if I don't play you to death. Han Shuo was extremely displeased when he saw Clark's appearance and quickly thought of a vicious plan.
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