The towering buildings of the North City New District stand like barriers of steel and glass, severing the sky from the ground. Yet, within the gaps of this steel forest, a figure darts like a cheetah, performing a thrilling parkour adventure.
In the sunlight, his figure shimmered with a bluish light, appearing exceptionally agile. Each leap was like a meticulously calculated arc, landing precisely on the edge of the next tall building. His movements were swift and fluid, as if dancing with the wind and vying with the sun for brilliance.
Zhang Qinglan landed on the rooftop of the last tall building and stood there, looking down.
Before us lies the Huang family's retro-style architectural complex.
However, the Huang family doesn't seem to be doing well right now.
The main gate had fallen, and countless hyenas charged into the building, magical light flashing in the courtyards. The situation looked extremely critical.
Huang Tian, who arrived earlier, was locked in combat with three Tier 5 flying magical beasts in the air and appeared unable to break free anytime soon.
The situation is critical.
After observing the building's exterior walls, Zhang Qinglan prepared to use the protruding air conditioner unit as leverage to descend and then enter the Huang family's house to find someone.
But before he could set off, Lu Shi stopped him.
"Young Zhang, going in like this is no different from suicide."
Zhang Qinglan turned around and saw Lu Shi's beautiful face. This close contact made his heart skip a beat.
“Teacher Lu, we’re already at the door. Even if it kills me, I’ll go in to find my grandfather.” Zhang Qinglan steadied herself and replied firmly.
“Alright, the main characters are all destined for great fortune. Stopping you will only prevent you from having any extraordinary encounters.” Lu Shi nodded, turned around first, and calmly said, “Then you just follow me closely, and let your teacher take you flying… no, let’s fight our way in.”
With a flourish, he didn't wait for Zhang Qinglan's reply. A flash of blue light appeared beneath his feet as he leaped over the railing and jumped directly off the building.
Zhang Qinglan stared with her mouth agape, thinking to herself, "Teacher Lu is truly brave."
This building has more than 30 floors! You just jumped like that without even observing the surroundings or finding a foothold!
Even if this could carry me, I wouldn't dare to fly!
On the other hand, let's look at Lu Shi's side.
During the fall, she began to regret her decision.
Having already attempted suicide once, I thought I would be more adept at it the next time.
But this building is way too tall.
No, we need to take it slow.
The wind kept blowing through Lu Shi's hair, making her cheeks feel cold, and she couldn't help but squint her eyes.
The wind track buffered, Shadow Cloak activated, and Lu Shi flashed into the shadows of a balcony on the 10th floor. She found the door leading to the bedroom from the balcony tightly closed, and the curtains drawn. She didn't know whether the person inside was dead or alive.
However, Lu Shi didn't pay much attention. She patted her chest, preparing to catch her breath before continuing her descent.
However, while she was resting, she saw Zhang Qinglan, as nimble as a monkey, appear outside the balcony, then tap on the air conditioner unit on the outer wall, and then go down to the air conditioner unit on the next floor, the whole process was smooth and effortless.
"This kid is quite skilled at scaling walls and roofs!" Lu Shi exclaimed in admiration.
"Master, you're utterly useless. With the two great movement magic skills, Wind Track and Shadow Escape, your performance using them has been disastrous. After this is over, I'm going to give you a customized body-refining and combat training program. I really can't bear to watch anymore." Little Scissors truly couldn't bear to look at him.
“I don’t want special training, I am a practical instructor,” Lu Shi argued.
"You're a teacher who knows absolutely nothing. You can't even understand magic skills, so don't mislead your students," Little Scissors continued mercilessly.
Upon hearing this, Lu Shi blushed slightly.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you from now on."
Explanation sentence: Once again, he jumped off the balcony.
This time, Lu Shi landed easily on the ground and found that Zhang Qinglan was already waiting for her.
Upon seeing Lu Shi approach, Zhang Qinglan cautiously asked, "Teacher Lu, did you exhaust your magic power on the way here? Why don't you take a break? Or should I go in alone? I can run very fast."
Lu Shi knew that the little guy had misunderstood and thought that her slow descent was due to excessive magic consumption.
But he couldn't tell him that he had actually failed to show off, miscalculated the altitude, and had become a little timid along the way.
What about the teacher's reputation?
"It's alright, I have enough magic to deal with these little puppies." Lu Shi pressed down on Zhang Qinglan's hand as she tried to ask more questions, and took the lead in walking towards the Huang family's gate, which was a hundred meters away.
Zhang Qinglan had no choice but to follow.
The Huang family is a family of magicians; one can feel their powerful foundation and oppressive aura as soon as one gets close.
Just by looking at the gate, one can tell it's crafted from heavy solid wood. The color clearly indicates it's been enhanced with earth and wood magic. The wood grain exudes a deep and warm hue. Exquisite patterns are carved on the door panels, depicting auspicious dragons and phoenixes, and symbols of wealth and prosperity; every detail showcases the Huang family's opulent grandeur.
Above the main gate hangs a bronze plaque with powerful characters: Huang Family Mansion.
On either side of the plaque are a pair of majestic stone lions, silently guarding the gate.
At this moment, however, the heads of the stone lions were shattered, and their bodies were covered with claw marks and blood. It seemed that these stone lions were not simple either, having stood up and withstood many attacks from the demonic beasts, but even they were no match for the overwhelming force.
The ground around them was littered with the hyena carcasses, most of them having died from various magical attacks, giving a glimpse into how fierce the battle at the gate had been.
Although no human corpses were seen at the gate, they must have retreated inside the building. Even standing at the gate, one could hear the sounds of magic whistling and the roars of magical beasts coming from inside.
"It seems that relying solely on lightning magic might be insufficient against these large-scale magical beasts."
After pondering for a moment, Lu Shi first checked her own panel.
[Current remaining soul weight: 338G]
[Current remaining unabsorbed soul weight: 504G]
[Current remaining monster soul weight: 1785G]
...
The Warcraft Soul weight is relatively abundant, and besides lightning, fire is also a powerful elemental element.
If you've ruined your Fireball spell, then what about this intermediate-level Burn spell...?
"Little Commander, you know what I mean. Fire-type burn, fill it up..."
[You have begun practicing Scorch, burning a total of 1260G of monster souls, raising your Scorch level to 7.]
[Burning level 7, increased power, increased sustained damage]
[Special Abilities: Instant Cast, Ignite]
[Current remaining monster soul weight: 525G]
...
I managed to push it to level 7, but then I couldn't push it any further!
Lu Shi counted on her fingers for a while and discovered that the upgrade cost for intermediate-level magic skills was double that of beginner-level skills. For someone who wasn't good with numbers...
Forget it, I can't be bothered by it.
Besides, protesting is useless; Xiaotong won't harm himself anyway.
Let's test the skill's power first.
Lu Shi walked through the gate, looked at the five Tier 1 hyenas charging towards her, and released a scorching spell.
Unlike the Fireball spell, which leaves behind dazzling magical projectiles, the Burn spell appears to appear out of thin air. The hyena charging at the front suddenly bursts into flames, and all that can be heard is the hyena howling and rolling on the ground as the flames continue to rage across its body.
Looking at the flames on the dog's body, Lu Shi sensed that the flames were waiting for her next command.
Immediately, Lu Shixin had a thought and clenched her right fist.
【ignite】
The flames on the hyena's body exploded as if detonated instantly, blasting the hyena to smithereens.
Goodness.
Attack damage plus continuous stacking damage plus active detonation.
Although the damage figures are unclear, this multi-hit attack capability certainly lives up to its reputation as a mid-tier fire-type high-damage dealer.
Yes, it works well.
However, it's unnecessary to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
Lu Shi fired shadow nails from both hands, and the other hyenas that charged at him fell down with mournful howls.
It took killing five Tier 1 hyenas in a row to obtain 21G of soul weight.
Lu Shi fell silent.
These hyenas are even more stupid than gold-eating ants. You level 1 hyenas don't deserve the title of magical beast; you're nothing but uncivilized wild animals.
Standing behind Lu Shi, Zhang Qinglan really felt that she was used to it.
No matter what level of magical skills Teacher Lu displayed, in his heart, he believed that it was Teacher Lu's magical artifact that was powerful.
Unbeknownst to her, Zhang Qinglan gradually transformed from a student who feared Teacher Lu into an admirer.
After all, which male student wouldn't be attracted to a beautiful and cool female teacher?
Then, Lu Shi unleashed her rampage, stepping over the corpses of the hyenas to enter the Huang family's building.
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