"You two were late. You only experienced the fire, not the thrill of thunder. Now I'll make it up to you!" With that, Lu Shi slashed out a thunder spear with each hand, accurately hitting the still paralyzed Eighty-One and his summoned beast, White Tiger.
The force of the lightning spear slammed the man and the beast to the ground, and at the same time, the electrocution effect was triggered, with purple current flowing through their bodies.
Then, three shadow nails shot towards Eighty-One, and scorching flames appeared on White Tiger's body.
"Is it fun? If it is, then master and summoned beast can go to hell together."
Just as the Shadow Nail pierced through eighty-one heads, Lu Shi ignited the burning flames on the White Tiger's body.
[Slayed a mid-level human mage; soul weight 181g, automatically absorbed]
...
That's it, just one kill notification.
Lu Shi protested once again.
Little Commander, I killed two, but I only received one soul weight.
Surprisingly, Xiao Tongtong provided an explanation.
"The killing of summoned creatures by summoning mages is counted towards the human soul, not separately."
"Oh, I see!" Lu Shi felt a little better. "No wonder the soul weight of this mid-level mage, Eighty-One, is almost close to that of a high-level mage."
I glanced at my own panel.
[Current remaining soul weight: 338G]
[Current remaining unabsorbed soul weight: 685G]
Current remaining monster soul weight: 546G
...
The combined weight of human souls exceeds a thousand.
I wonder if completing all the conversions will allow me to reach a super-level soul strength.
Unfortunately, there are still so many magic systems to burn. Even if I convert them all, I still need to burn the other systems to higher levels first. I still don't have enough souls. Hehe, if only I could find the Shadow Demon Society's lair and wipe them out in one fell swoop, that would be great.
You should only target one easy target. Especially since the members of the Shadow Society are easy targets, it's easy to fleece them without any guilt.
Despite having so many thoughts running through her mind, Lu Shi's hands didn't stop moving at all.
As soon as she killed Eighty-One and his summoned beast, she turned and charged towards the pack of hyenas in front of her.
Even when multitasking, a simple wave of the hand is enough to easily take down dozens of wild beasts.
Huang Shixuan and Bai Qinya, who were walking at the front, looked at Lu Shi, who suddenly appeared from behind and then took care of all the people and beasts like a divine warrior. Both of them showed gratitude on their faces.
Before she could even express her gratitude, Lu Shi stepped forward, grabbed one of their hands, and pulled them down into the passage.
A loud crash came from the entrance of the passage. Lu Shi turned around and saw a huge stone ball rolling down from the entrance. Its massive size almost filled the narrow passage, and it rushed down with a terrifying force.
"Damn it, what's wrong with Wen Tianming? Throwing down such a huge earth-elemental stone ball, is he trying to kill all his own people indiscriminately?" Lu Shi didn't know who did this or what their motives were.
But she knew that if she didn't run, she would definitely be crushed to death by the boulder.
The wind tunnel accelerated to its fastest speed, and the students holding on tightened their grip even more.
As they ran, they created a whooshing sound.
The speed was so fast that it lifted the two students into the air, making them look like the nose of an airplane with two small wings diving downwards.
Amid the terrified screams of the two students, Lu Shi led them to the platform first, rushed into the parallel passage without stopping, and ran a few more steps before hearing a loud bang behind them.
The boulder was positioned parallel to the descent tunnel, completely blocking the path.
Well, it seems there's no turning back.
Lu Shi released their hands and took a breath.
Bai Qinya took a few deep breaths, rubbed her hand that Lu Shi had pinched so hard, calmed herself down, slowly walked up to Lu Shi, bowed respectfully, and said, "Teacher Lu, I will never forget your life-saving grace."
Huang Shixuan, who was standing to the side, also stood up and walked towards Lu Shi with a complicated expression, about to thank her.
Lu Shi spoke first, saying, "No need for thanks. Saving you was just a side trip. Although I don't approve of what you did before, I don't care. Right now, you're actually... kind of pitiful."
Considering that both of their families were wiped out, even though they have good magical talent, they probably can never go back to the life they had in Class 1, where they were always able to command respect and receive praise from everyone.
Lu Shi's words seemed to stir up painful memories for both of them, and the scene fell silent.
“Let’s go. This is the Huang family dungeon. There might be another way out ahead, and Zhang Qinglan is quite familiar with this place, so he might know another exit.” Lu Shi broke the silence and stepped into the depths of the passage.
Huang Shixuan and the other man exchanged a glance and hurriedly followed.
The dungeon had rooms on both sides, probably thirty or forty in total. Lu Shi glanced at one of the rooms and knew that these were the living quarters of the deceased old guards.
The three hurried forward for nearly a kilometer, passing empty prison cells along the way. Only when they reached the end did they discover a massive, imposing iron gate. The gate was clearly imbued with magic, thick and sturdy.
But now the main gate is open, with a small gap showing on the side, which was obviously left intentionally by someone.
Without hesitation, Lu Shi reached out and pulled the door open through the small crack.
The door was very heavy, and Lu Shi had to use a lot of strength to pull it open.
As soon as the door was opened, Zhang Qinglan and the others came into view.
He and Huang Junya were leaning against the wall, squatting on the ground, taking care of the unconscious Huang Tian. Meanwhile, the two members of the Huang family who had fled earlier were pulling at the Kunlun Mirror and arguing fiercely.
In the center of this enormous cell, there is a prison cage.
Inside the cage lay a black panther that looked remarkably like Yalin. Its enormous body was curled up, unable to stretch out at all.
The black panther stared calmly at the people arguing outside the cage. But its entire body was trembling. Upon closer inspection, Lu Shi noticed that the panther's limbs were bound with golden chains that emitted a constant golden light, stimulating the panther and causing it a sensation akin to electric shocks.
Above the consciousness space, the resonance of the shadow element also reached its peak.
It seems this is the Great Shadow Cheetah that came out to search for the leopard cub.
The black panther's eyes had been fixed on Lu Shi ever since she appeared. There was a hint of ambiguity in its eyes, and its face showed a human-like expression of confusion.
The argument between the two members of the Huang family escalated, and they didn't even notice the arrival of Lu Shi and the others.
"If you ask me, let's just hand over the Kunlun Mirror. Anyway, the Huang family is gone, so there's no use for the mirror." The leader forcefully snatched the Kunlun Mirror and advised his second uncle.
"No, the Kunlun Mirror is the key to whether the Huang family can rise again. If all else fails, we'll just release this leopard." Second Uncle frantically snatched the mirror while speaking sternly.
"Are you crazy? If you let it out, it will be the first thing to kill us." The leader released his grip on the mirror, then suddenly reached out and grabbed his second uncle's collar, speaking sternly.
"What else can we do? Even those old fogies rushed out to their deaths. There's no one left in the Huang family! Anyway, this leopard was sent by the Shadow Society. They've turned their backs on us, so let them fight each other." Second Uncle lowered his head, tightly hugging the Kunlun Mirror, his voice filled with resentment.
"Damn it, where did Huang Ruipeng, who was in charge of the dungeon, go? He's supposed to be the dungeon manager, so why are all these old guys rushing out?" The leader loosened his second uncle's collar and punched the wall next to him in frustration, as if asking himself the same question.
"Second Uncle." Upon seeing the two arguing, Huang Shixuan rushed over and hugged his second uncle tightly.
"Shixuan, you're still alive?" Second Uncle turned around and saw Lu Shi and the others, his voice becoming even more excited.
Lu Shi ignored the others and went to Zhang Qinglan and Huang Tian's side first. She bent down to look at Huang Tian and cast a healing spell on him. Huang Tian groaned, but still did not wake up.
With a sigh, Lu Shi knew that Huang Tian's injuries were too severe and he needed better treatment. However, fortunately, Uncle Huang was still alive.
Silently, I asked Little Scissors, who was still in a state of excitement.
"How long will it take you to eat that Kunlun Mirror?"
"This time it's quick, five minutes is enough! Master, am I getting more and more skilled?"
"Will you fall into a deep sleep after you finish eating?"
"No, I can choose to digest it slowly later, but it can't be converted into combat power immediately."
"It's alright, the most important thing is that you came out to fight the level 8 monster with me. Go and eat that mirror. If you trick me again this time, I'll take you down with me."
Communicating with Little Scissors in her mind, Lu Shi walked to the cage and stared intently at the black panther inside.
Although the black panther was trembling, it still looked at Lu Shi with a calm gaze, without making any statement.
Finally, Lu Shi spoke first: "Okay, I'll go first. I'm very familiar with your wife Yalin and your child Xiaoya. Very, very familiar, so familiar that my Shadow Arts were given to me by your wife. So familiar that they all have to listen to me."
Ignoring the black panther's surprised expression, Lu Shi continued, "Next, I will release you. All you need to do is come with me to kill an 8th-tier dark monster. After we kill it, I will also give you a way back home."
Do you...agree?
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