"Do you remember the location of that pack of wolves?" Lu Shi asked Zhang Qinglan.

"I should, I should remember," Zhang Qinglan replied hesitantly.

"That's great. I'll take the four of them back to the fortress first, and then you can take me there." Lu Shi said casually, as if she were going on a spring outing.

"Ah!" Zhang Qinglan's mouth gaped open, her expression terrified. She asked hesitantly, "Teacher Lu, are you kidding me? I know you have a powerful magic weapon, but there are hundreds of Gale Wolves there. Hundreds, not just a few."

“I can kill even a Tier 5 magical beast. These little wolf cubs are just easy prey. Stop talking nonsense! Just go.” Lu Shi waved his hand, preparing to lead the group back to the fortress.

"But, Teacher Lu, the live-fire exercise has only been going on for four days, there are still eleven days left. Is it really okay for you to send us back like this?" Zhou Rui said aggrievedly, her words filled with resentment.

A white light enveloped Zhou Rui, and her left hand injury healed rapidly.

As the white light faded, Lu Shi withdrew her hand and said softly, "Good girl, this is for your own good. This student Zhang volunteered to take the risk, and you should applaud his heroic act, but don't... follow his example."

“No, I don’t want to take the risk either. I want to go back to the fortress,” Zhang Qinglan said, raising her hand in protest.

“You’re willing.” Lu Shi’s left hand crackled with lightning, his right hand sparkled with fire, blue light surged beneath his feet, and his eyes shone with white light as he stared intently at Zhang Qinglan.

"I... I volunteered." Looking at the beautiful teacher who radiated colorful light, Zhang Qinglan lowered her head helplessly.

"You all heard that, right?" Lu Shi withdrew all her imposing aura and said to the other four classmates, "Alright, now let's go back to the fortress."

The four students lowered their heads and reluctantly agreed.

Zhang Qinglan didn't even want to say anything.

...

Arriving at the fortress gates once more, the six individuals each had a different mindset.

Upon seeing the group appear, one of the guards immediately inquired:

"There are still ten days left in the live-fire training, why did you return early?"

"We've already completed the mission, so let's end it early!" Lu Shi responded loudly.

The sneer of the military mages echoed from the fortress walls.

However, the door opened.

Lu Shi led the five students into the fortress without a care in the world.

As soon as they stepped into the square, they were surrounded by a group of military mages.

"Oh, so this beauty is afraid of dying!"

"They were so scared they ran back in less than five days. That's a new record."

"So beautiful, why become a teacher? Why not go back to the city and do something else instead of hunting monsters outside the city?"

"Yes, she's so beautiful and charming. If she debuted as an idol teacher, I would be happy to support her."

Faced with the mages' discussion, Lu Shi waved his hand, signaling his classmates behind him to wait aside.

She turned around, faced the crowd, and said loudly, "Everyone, talking about people behind their backs is not a good habit."

“We weren’t talking about you behind your back,” a burly man with a full beard stepped forward, laughing. “We, we were talking about you to your face. Hahahaha.”

“Alright.” Lu Shi nodded and said casually, “When words fail, actions speak louder than words. I’ve heard that mages have a tradition of dueling. You, you. Now, I challenge you!”

Pointing at the burly man with a thick beard, Lu Shi said arrogantly.

As his strength grew, Lu Shi became incredibly arrogant, feeling that even if he faced Zhang Junshang and Feng Tianxiao, he would want to beat them to their knees and sing "Conquer".

All I want is for my thoughts to be clear.

The burly man, as if he had heard the funniest joke, turned around and laughed with his colleagues, pointing at Lu Shi and bursting into laughter.

"What? You don't dare?" Lu Shi took a step forward and asked aggressively.

"I'm afraid of hurting such a beautiful woman like you!" the burly man teased, his attitude still frivolous.

“It’s not certain who will get hurt yet. You know…” Lu Shi paused, pointed to herself, and said loudly, “I’m a combat instructor. When it comes to fighting, I’m a professional.”

"Hahahaha." The big man finally couldn't hold back and laughed so hard he bent over.

"Stop talking nonsense. Do you dare to accept the challenge or not?" Lu Shi said impatiently.

She had originally planned to make an example of them, as these military mages always spoke rudely to her whenever they saw her. She wanted to intimidate them once and for all, and once she had left the four burdens here, she could set off again with peace of mind.

Time is money... no, time is power. Every second you spend outside killing people and monsters, you become stronger.

"Alright, then I'll give you some pointers," the burly man laughed. "I heard from Principal Feng that you're a white mage from the capital. So, what kind of magic are you planning to use to fight me? Are you trying to heal me to death?"

As he spoke, he stared at Lu Shi's high breasts and laughed even more lewdly.

"Oh, I only wanted to beat you, but now it seems I need to teach you a lesson." Lu Shi's face darkened.

"Nonsense!" Feng Tianxiao shouted from afar.

Hearing the commotion outside, he went out of the inner room with the elderly officer to see what was happening. As they came out, they heard Lu Shi issue a duel challenge.

"Principal Feng, Boss."

All the military mages bowed to the two men.

Lu Shi bowed slightly and greeted Feng Tianxiao.

“I know you’re a white mage, and leading teams in actual combat must be tough. But now that you’re back, you should rest well and wait here for the main force to return,” Feng Tianxiao said to Lu Shi, her voice softening as she continued to comfort her, “Why bother getting angry with these military mages?”

His words clearly showed a willingness to protect her.

“Principal Feng, I’m just bringing my four students back. Then, I’ll take this student, Zhang, to find Teacher Wen,” Lu Shi explained calmly.

"What happened to Teacher Wen?" Feng Tianxiao became a little nervous when Wen Tianming was mentioned.

“He’s lost in the central region,” Lu Shi said, glancing at Zhang Qinglan for him to speak.

Zhang Qinglan felt a surge of ulterior motives as the beautiful teacher gazed at her.

This Teacher Lu is blatantly lying.

Are you going to see Teacher Wen? I'm too embarrassed to call you out on it.

Sure enough, Mom was right: the prettier a woman is, the more likely she is to lie!

Zhang Qinglan kept complaining in his heart, but facing the principal's attentive gaze, he still prepared to tell the truth.

But Lu Shi immediately noticed his strange look and interrupted him, saying, "Principal Feng, this military mage is provoking me. I want to duel him. You be my witness."

Her words effectively shut down Zhang Qinglan's thoughts and successfully drew Feng Tianxiao's attention back to her.

"You really want to duel him?" Feng Tianxiao asked doubtfully.

“Absolutely.” Lu Shi nodded, took the lead and walked to the center of the square, waving at the big man with an extremely arrogant attitude.

Seeing such a provocative posture, the big man could no longer tolerate it. His whole body flashed with yellow light, and the ground beneath his feet rippled, sending him to the opposite side of Lu Shi.

【Ground wave】

Earth-based beginner magic.

Judging from the way the big man released it, it had reached the level of instantaneous casting, indicating that this military mage was quite powerful.

Feng Tianxiao sighed and said, "Alright. Go easy on me."

Although it wasn't said explicitly to anyone, everyone knew that this was Feng Tianxiao's request to the burly man.

Suddenly, the elderly officer who had been silent spoke up: "Old Feng! Your practical training instructor is no ordinary person! A white mage challenging a mid-level earth mage, she must have some trump card that we don't know about. Moreover, I can't see through her soul strength. If she's not a high-level mage, then she must have some kind of concealing magical artifact."

The old man patted Feng Tianxiao on the shoulder again and continued, "Those who come from the capital may have some trump cards that we don't know about."

As the two were talking, the two duelists also prepared themselves and stood face to face.

In the center of the square, the burly man arrogantly said to Lu Shi, "I'll let you make the first move, otherwise you'll be down the moment I strike."

"Yes, that's what I was thinking too. But since you're being so modest, then... goodbye!" Lu Shi responded, making a chopping motion with her left hand while snapping her fingers with her right.

Then...

A bolt of lightning struck.

A dragon-shaped flame flew by.

Everyone then saw the burly man lying on the ground, his body charred black, with wisps of smoke rising from him.

The person is already unconscious.

One move, instant kill!