There are seven swift wolves, one of whom is the leader.

Its size was noticeably larger than the other wolves, and its two blue wolf eyes gleamed coldly as it stared intently at Lu Shi and Zhou Rui.

Suddenly, one of the Swift Wolves behind the Wolf King stepped forward, picked up the Wind Rabbit from the ground, shook its head, and began to tear it apart with the two Swift Wolves that rushed up from the side. In no time, they had devoured the rabbit, their mouths covered in blood, which, combined with their ferocious appearance, made them even more terrifying.

"This Gale Wolf King is almost at level 2 and already possesses rudimentary intelligence. It even knows how to set simple traps," Wu Lie said incredulously, his body trembling.

The Gale Wolf King swept its disdainfully over Lu Shi and his group of five, letting out a wolf howl.

This is the order to attack.

The seven wolves pounced on Lu Shi and the others.

Zhou Rui screamed and turned to run, rushing to Wu Lie and the other two, hiding behind them.

Only then did she realize that the three of them were not moving at all, but were just staring ahead as if they had seen a ghost.

Zhou Rui hurriedly looked up as well.

The Gale Wolf King had landed and stood still. Only five Gale Wolves remained behind it.

In front of it lay a Gale Wolf, its head half-shattered, with steam rising from the remaining part of its head, clearly indicating it was no longer alive.

Lu Shi let out a light breath, ignoring the fluctuating numbers on the panel, shook her hand, and made a gesture to the pack of wolves to come at her.

"There was no magical fluctuation at all. Teacher Lu must have a very powerful fire-type magical artifact. A huge fireball suddenly flew out of his hand and killed a Gale Wolf in one hit. That's amazing!" Long Fang's eyes shone as he looked at Lu Shi with admiration.

Fire-type attack magic weapon.

Hearing her teammate's words, Zhou Rui looked at Lu Shi with even more deep concentration.

Lu Shi ignored the whispers of the students behind her.

She hadn't originally planned to hide her fire element. However, Little Scissors activated the Hidden Magic Brooch, so casting spells no longer produced magical fluctuations, which greatly enhanced her ability to ambush people.

Slaughtering this batch of Gale Wolves now will be easy.

Lu Shi smiled at the Gale Wolf King, waved her hand, and said, "Big wolves, if you don't come over, I'll go over there."

As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of azure light appeared beneath his feet, transforming him into an azure phantom as he charged towards the six Gale Wolves. At the same time, two large fireballs appeared in his hands, which he quickly shot towards the Gale Wolves.

Awoo~

The howl of the Gale Wolf was heard.

Another wolf has fallen.

At the same time, the three-headed Gale Wolf leaped into the air and charged towards Lu Shi, its mouth wide open, as if one could smell the stench inside.

Lu Shi used the wind rail to accelerate, lowered his body, and slid through the three leaping wolves.

At the same time, he waved both hands, and two fireballs shot towards a swift wolf charging straight ahead.

The fireball struck the wolf's head, killing it instantly.

In the blink of an eye, three of the seven Gale Wolves had already met their end at Lu Shi's hands.

The small wolf pack is almost half dead.

The remaining three Gale Wolves landed, turned around, and slowly approached Lu Shi, forming a pincer attack with the Gale Wolf King.

Suddenly, a swift wolf let out a miserable howl as two fireballs struck its waist, pierced its belly, and spilled out its internal organs.

It turned out that it had been hit by a fireball fired by Zhou Rui and Wu Lie during a sneak attack. Struck by this heavy blow, it collapsed to the ground and died with a mournful cry.

This sudden turn of events caused the other two Gale Wolves beside it to turn around again and angrily pounce on the four students.

Two earthen walls rose up on the spot, blocking the Gale Wolves' attack and also blocking the four students' view of Lu Shi.

Seeing what the four students had done, Lu Shi judged that they could hold on for the time being, and felt relieved.

He turned to face the Gale Wolf King and began to describe a basic lightning spell.

[Thunderfall]

Lu Shi's casting speed was extremely fast, taking only 1 second to release the spell, and it directly hit the Gale Wolf King.

The electric shock sent a shiver down the wolf king's spine, making his whole body tremble.

Strike while the iron is hot, and two more lightning bolts followed, causing the Gale Wolf King to collapse to the ground.

Taking another step closer, Lu Shi unleashed another mid-level fire spell.

Burning

Looking at the charred wolf carcass and listening to the notification sound from Xiao Tongtong, Lu Shi nodded in satisfaction.

Turning around again, they found that the two surviving wolves had already pushed down the earthen wall and were preparing to pounce on the four students again.

Two bolts of lightning struck from the sky, instantly numbing the two Swiftwind Wolves, leaving them limp on the ground. Then, Lu Shi accurately struck the wolves' heads with two more fireballs.

All seven Gale Wolves were killed.

Six of them were killed by Lu Shi, who watched as the monster's soul weight increased by 73G. Lu Shi was not satisfied; these four students had stolen one of his monsters.

"Teacher Lu, I'm sorry. I lost my composure when facing the Gale Wolf." Zhou Rui walked up to Lu Shi awkwardly and apologized softly, "But I didn't expect that you would have such a powerful attack magic weapon, capable of casting fire, lightning, and wind magic skills. It's really amazing."

As she spoke, her eyes practically sparkled with excitement.

"I won't hold a grudge against this little girl. Just listen to your teacher from now on." Lu Shi patted Zhou Rui's head, feeling quite relieved. It seemed they had made up.

"We're rich! We're rich! Seven Gale Wolves! So easy, we got seven points!" Wu Lie, Long Fang, and Zheng Zu ran over happily, took out sharp daggers from their backpacks, and began cutting the claws of the Gale Wolves.

"It wasn't you students who killed the monster, so how can this count as points?" Lu Shi asked, puzzled.

“Yes, Teacher Lu.” Zhou Rui carefully explained, “As long as we can bring back the limbs that prove the identity of the monster, it will count as points. This is a privilege of our Class 3 of Grade 1. So, the kills by the teachers leading the team will naturally also count as points for our class.”

"Huh?" Lu Shi's mind went blank for a moment, and she continued to ask, "Then the other classes don't have any objections? After all, all 11 of our practical instructors are intermediate-level mages! And if you take back the limbs of monsters that others have killed, wouldn't that also count as points?"

Zhou Rui lowered her head and replied shyly, "Actually, our Class 3 of Grade 1 has terrible combat results. Even Principal Feng said that luck is also part of strength. Even if we manage to cut off the limbs of monsters killed by others, it will still count as our points."

"I remember during the first live-fire exercise, our civilian class had 246 students, divided into five classes. We also had 20 live-fire instructors. However, by the end of the exercise, half of our Class 3 students had died, along with five live-fire instructors. In the end, we didn't even get as many points as Class 1 and Class 2. Moreover, out of the 113 points we got, 110 points were scored by the live-fire instructors."

With a sigh, Zhou Rui's voice trembled slightly.

"The second and third times, as the number of students in our Class 3 decreased sharply, the number of combat instructors remained above ten. Although we got a slightly higher score, the gap between us and Classes 1 and 2 widened even further. Especially last time, when we faced the same Tier 3 monster, we could only run for our lives, and even needed the sacrifice of a combat instructor to survive. Meanwhile, the students in Classes 1 and 2 were able to complete the encirclement and kill on their own."

"Teacher Lu, as ordinary people, is it true that no matter how hard we try, we can never compare to those born with a silver spoon in their mouths?"

silence.

To be honest, it's very discouraging.

Lu Shi really wanted to say yes.

But how can we discourage such a positive and proud young girl?

Lu Shi patted Zhou Rui's head again and said in the gentlest voice:

"Don't feel inferior because of your humble origins; true strength comes from inner resilience and perseverance."

Come on, drink this bowl of chicken soup for the soul.

However, Zhou Rui is clearly mentally strong.

This is toxic motivational talk! I won't drink it.

She looked at Lu Shi and said earnestly:

"Teacher Lu, you must come from a very good family. You're beautiful and have such a powerful magical artifact. You probably can't understand us ordinary kids."

"You're mistaken. I was orphaned at a young age, and my awakened magic is healing and spiritual. Although I teach in the capital, I mainly teach monster knowledge courses. As for practical combat, I had never truly faced a monster before coming to N County..." Lu Shi introduced her experience. A typical commoner mage's growth experience.

"But everything changed after I awakened my fire element. I became stronger!"

"The secret is this: practice makes perfect, and you'll get stronger with hard work."

Lu Shi poured another cup of chicken soup for the soul.

Whether you drink it or not, I'll fill your cup to the brim first.

At this moment, Wu Lie called out from a distance:

"Teacher Lu, we've finished cleaning up! Let's continue clearing the monsters."

"Coming," Lu Shi replied, patted Zhou Rui's shoulder, and walked over.

"Practice makes perfect, and hard work makes you stronger." Zhou Rui repeated this sentence.

Suddenly, she thought of something.

Suddenly catching up with Lu Shi, he shouted, "Teacher Lu, what did you just say? What do you mean by 'after awakening fire element, isn't your fire element an offensive magic weapon'?"