The Flame Fang Tiger, having swallowed the dragon-shaped fireball, roared to the sky, its crimson-gold fur shining even brighter.
Suddenly, it lowered its head, opened its blood-red maw, and spewed out a ball of blazing flames, flying towards Lu Shi.
The flames traced a fiery trail in the air, as if they were about to burn everything to ashes.
However, Lu Shi, who was prepared, was not flustered.
She swiftly raised her right hand, and a thick bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, hitting the ball of flame precisely.
With a deafening roar, flames and lightning collided in mid-air, unleashing a dazzling light and a powerful shockwave.
After the shockwave subsided, the Flame Fang Tiger appeared to be unharmed, but it was clearly shocked by the power of the lightning.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Shi simultaneously moved both hands, sending countless tiny bolts of lightning towards the tiger. Although these bolts were not as thick as the previous ones, they were denser and more agile, making it difficult for the Flame Fang Tiger to dodge.
The Flamefang Tiger roared, spewing flames in an attempt to block the lightning attack.
However, Lu Shi seemed to have grasped the essence of lightning, and his instantaneous lightning strikes became increasingly fierce and endless, each bolt accurately hitting the Flame Fang Tiger's vital points. The effects of the electrocution continued to accumulate.
Finally, under a fierce lightning strike, the Flamefang Tiger let out a mournful roar and slowly collapsed to the ground. Its body trembled from the lingering power of the lightning, and its crimson-gold fur lost its former luster.
Lu Shi dared not be careless and fired four more Shadow Nails, pinning down the Flame Fang Tiger's limbs.
Then, she stepped onto the wind track, holding the large scissors in her hand, and pulled open the handle with both hands.
Click.
The Flame Fang Tiger's head hit the ground, its body trembled a few times, and finally it lay still.
Feeling the magic transmitted back from the scissors, Lu Shi breathed a sigh of relief.
[Slayed a Tier 3 monster, soul weight 82G, automatically absorbed]
Looking at the Warcraft Soul weight balance of 129G, back to three digits, Lu Shi was in a good mood.
I hesitated, wondering whether to add more points. But after calculating, to raise the lightning element to level 3 more and unlock new special abilities, I was still a little short of monster soul weight.
Sigh, I think I'll go play some more Warcraft first.
Fortunately, this is the Monster Forest, where there's plenty of everything except monsters.
Thinking it over, Lu Shi stepped forward, pried off a tooth from a Flamefang Tiger, put it in her backpack, and continued walking towards the little Shadow Panther.
...
In the central region of the Monster Forest, Tier 1 and Tier 2 monsters, serving as food for higher-tier monsters, are far more abundant than in the outer areas. However, they also have their own way of surviving: they appear in large groups.
For example, looking at the nearly one hundred Tier 1 magical beasts, the Gold-Eating Ants, Lu Shi could only activate invisibility and hide in the shadows of the forest, trembling with fear.
These are a group of gold-eating ants preparing to return to their nest, heading towards a nearby anthill. The anthills, protruding from the ground, stand like castles of varying sizes.
While individual gold-eating ants are not particularly strong, their sheer numbers made Lu Shi realize that they were not to be trifled with.
Kill all the gold-eating ants you see, and you'll achieve your small goal.
Ke Lu Shi carefully organized her attack spells.
The Thunder-type mid-tier Thunderclap can attack multiple targets at once, and the Golden Ants have a natural resistance to Thunder-type attacks, so Thunder-type attacks are the first to be eliminated.
Aside from Thunderclap, there don't seem to be any other area-of-effect spells.
The basic fire spell, Fireball, is a single-target attack. Even at level 7, with its mimicry ability, it remains a single-target attack. The intermediate fire spell, Burn, is a single-target attack that inflicts damage over time.
Shadow Spikes, as a mid-level spell, has decent attack power, but it is also a single-target attack.
The intermediate-level Wind Prison skill in the Wind element is a pure control skill.
I've never used Mind Blast on Warcraft.
The rest are all support magic.
Although I have 7 elements, there aren't many that can be used for area-of-effect attacks. It seems I need to reach a higher level as soon as possible.
At the same time, Lu Shi felt it was necessary to go back and study the introductions to magic skills carefully, believing that the Magic Association must have instruction manuals for magic skills.
I can't keep being such a magic idiot.
However, there is actually another way to exterminate these gold-eating ants.
That is to pick up scissors and transform into a madman in hand-to-hand combat.
Hmm, never mind. Let's avoid unnecessary complications and just move forward steadily.
Lu Shi ultimately decided to wait until the dense swarm of gold-eating ants had passed before leaving.
However, her dream was shattered.
Two consecutive thunderclaps struck the gold-eating ant swarm.
The chain of lightning paralyzed the swarm of gold-eating ants, with the ant in the very center being thrown over and its legs trembling.
The edible golden ants are indeed highly resistant to lightning, even after being hit by two mid-level lightning bolts.
No deaths were reported in the gold-eating ant colony.
Lu Shi also spotted the spellcasters, the group of people standing in the open space opposite her.
We all know each other.
They are the aristocratic mage students in Class 1 of the first year of high school.
The ones who unleashed the thunderclap were a male and a female student leader.
They have an outstanding presence.
The male student was tall and imposing, with a handsome and deep-set face. His silver-gray hair, the color of moonlight on snow, was meticulously combed and cascaded over his broad shoulders. He wore a long robe inlaid with golden magical runes, the hem swaying gently with his steps, as if carrying an indescribable magic.
The female students, on the other hand, appeared gentle and elegant. Slender and well-proportioned, they wore light purple long dresses, the hem of which swayed gently, like fairies descending to earth.
The two were surrounded by students from Class 1, both with proud expressions on their faces.
Looking at the swarm of gold-eating ants was like looking at trash.
From afar, Lu Shi could hear the female students' compliments.
"Shixuan, your Thunderclap is much stronger than mine! Have you already reached level 3 and are you about to break through to level 4? You'll soon have a new special ability!"
"Qinya, lightning is your second element, so it's definitely not as good as my main element. You're already very good." Huang Shixuan looked at the woman with deep affection, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration.
The students from the other classes also started to jeer.
"Huang Shixuan, Bai Qinya, stop with the mutual flattery. Knowing that your families are among the top magic families in N County, you two are a match made in heaven!"
The compliments made them a little shy, and their faces flushed slightly when they looked at each other.
Just when everyone was enjoying themselves.
The instructor, who was also there for practical training, called out at the opportune moment, "What are you doing? Acting all lovey-dovey at a time like this, do you want to die?"
The screams woke up all the students in Class 1.
The enraged swarm of gold-eating ants began to crawl towards them, quickly forming an encirclement. At the same time, countless more gold-eating ants rushed out from the anthill, their numbers increasing to an uncountable number.
Huang Shixuan and Bai Qinya's hands shone with purple light, ready to unleash another thunderbolt.
"Don't waste your lightning magic; the gold-eating ants have a natural resistance to lightning. You two, when you get back this time, you'll have to retake your monster theory class!" the practical instructor's voice rang out.
Huang Shixuan lowered his head, concealing the resentment and murderous intent in his eyes.
With a flick of his wrist, two fireballs shot towards the gold-eating ant swarm. His initial fireball spell had even reached level 4, allowing for instant casting.
Although the single-target attack killed a few gold-eating ants that were nearby, it was still a drop in the ocean compared to their sheer number.
The students from the other classes also stopped holding back, unleashing their magic and bombarding the gold-eating ants relentlessly.
Naturally, no one used lightning magic anymore.
Various colorful attack spells exploded within the swarm of gold-eating ants, which gradually approached the students of Class 1.
No time to observe the battle, Lu Shi's mind flashed with information about the gold-eating ants.
Suddenly, she remembered something.
Shadow Cloak activated, and he vanished from the spot.
When it reappeared, it was already in the shadow of an anthill not far away.
Before her was a dark hole, the passageway through which the gold-eating ants entered and exited.
The gold-eating ants could no longer be seen coming or going; the main force had rushed towards the students in Class 1.
Lu Shi gritted her teeth, made a firm decision, the wind rails flashed, and flames ignited in her hands as she rushed into the hole.
The anthill was very narrow, and the gold-eating ants were about the size of an adult human. The hole could only accommodate two ants side by side.
Walking through the dark and damp cave, Lu Shi relied on the fireball in his hand for light to barely make out the way forward.
In the darkness, gold-eating ants would occasionally appear to attack her.
After burning more than thirty Tier 1 Gold-Eating Ants to death, Lu Shi obtained 92G of monster soul weight.
These gold-eating ants and swift wolves are both first-tier magical beasts, but their soul weight is far lower than that of the swift wolves.
That seems even more idiotic.
However, the ants have a ruler, who is their core.
This is Lu Shi's goal.
That is...
Queen Ant!
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