Versatile Mage: Soul and Demon Dual Cultivation

The enormous winged lizard, having eaten and drunk its fill, flapped its wings and flew away, leaving behind a chaotic mess of wreckage.

Only after the Lizard-Skull Great Demon had completely departed did the group hiding in the nearby bushes dare to show themselves.

"Lin Chen, thank you! If it weren't for your help today, I'm afraid all of us would have been done for here. I, Zhao Manyan, owe you one. If you need anything in the future, just say the word! I, your brother, will never hesitate!" Zhao Manyan said, patting his chest.

Although Zhao Manyan was usually quite unreliable, unexpectedly, at this crucial moment, he still possessed a grateful heart.

Upon hearing this, the others expressed their gratitude to Lin Chen one after another. Whether it was sincerity or pretense, Lin Chen didn't care. He had only happened to recall the plot of the original story. If he hadn't remembered, Lin Chen would have had to go to some trouble. As far as Lin Chen was concerned, it was merely a convenient act.

Lin Chen waved his hand and said with a carefree smile, "Everyone, don't be so polite. We're all a team!"

Lin Chen's face was all smiles, but in his heart, he was actually bleeding. Whether it was the Pseudo-Terror Demon or the Lizard-Skull Great Demon's body and soul, they were all extremely valuable. If he didn't want to expose his strength, he probably would have made a fortune long ago.

"What on earth is this Jinlin City? Didn't they say that the demons here wouldn't be very strong? I originally thought the Pseudo-Terror Demon was already powerful, but now a Commander-level demon has actually appeared. Can people like us really survey such a terrifying place?" Zhao Manyan sighed.

"We can't continue like this. This place is too dangerous. I want to go back!" Peng Liang said in horror. Not to mention the Lizard-Skull Great Demon, even that Pseudo-Terror Demon would probably take their lives.

Luo Song snorted coldly and said, "Who was it that said they wanted to enter this building, almost causing all of our lives to be lost!"

Liao Mingxuan immediately glanced at Mo Fan and said fiercely, "It was Mo Fan! It was Mo Fan who suggested setting up camp in the Municipal Building! Mo Fan, what exactly do you mean? Are you trying to kill us all?"

As expected of Mo Fan, the protagonist who comes with his own taunt aura. Someone had already turned the spearhead towards him so quickly.

"Alright, what's there to argue about? Instead of blaming this and that after encountering a little setback, why not think about where to sleep tonight!" Before Mo Fan could reply, Lin Chen interjected.

As soon as Lin Chen's words fell, the few troublemakers chose to shut their mouths. Not only had Lin Chen saved them earlier, but Lin Chen's strength alone was enough to make them give way.

After getting along for a while, the others also discovered that Lin Chen wasn't difficult to get along with, but the prerequisite was not to provoke him.

Mo Fan looked at Lin Chen and nodded slightly to express his gratitude.

"This time should be an exception. Plant demons like the Pseudo-Terror Demon shouldn't be encountered again as long as we are careful. Even if we are unlucky enough to encounter the Lizard-Skull Great Demon again, our task is only to survey, and we don't need to fight Commander-level demons. So as long as we are careful next time, we can complete this survey task assigned by the academy!"

Just then, Lu Zhenghe's words broke the tense atmosphere from before. It had to be said that Lu Zhenghe still had a certain amount of leadership ability in normal times.

"That's right, our luck can't be that bad. Let's complete as many tasks assigned to us by the academy as possible, so that we can give a good account when we return. We can't give up because of such setbacks!" Song Xia echoed Lu Zhenghe.

At this moment, the mood of the others also returned to calm, no longer as nervous and fearful as before.

Perhaps Lu Zhenghe and Song Xia's words had worked. After discussing it, everyone decided to complete the survey task.

Due to Lin Chen's appearance, a certain butterfly effect had occurred. This time, no one was injured, and Mo Fan didn't leave the team. Seemingly, everything was developing in a good direction…

Soon, they found a suitable place to set up camp, a relatively well-preserved church.

The church had taken into account the passage of time during its construction. The stone was of a type that plants had difficulty growing and spreading on, so the entire church was still very intact. When sealed, it even had less dust than other places. After a little cleaning, it was habitable.

After making some minor adjustments in the church, the group began to continue their surveying task.

For surveying, it was of course impossible to squat in one location and count the surrounding demons one by one. What needed to be done was to place a device capable of releasing a special sonic frequency at the location to be sampled, guard it quietly for about three hours, and the feedback sonic waves would automatically record the distribution of the surrounding demons.

This surveying task was simple in some ways, but also very difficult in others. Its greatest difficulty was that the sonic waves spread by the surveying device were not completely stable.

In addition, some special demons could detect the sonic waves emitted by the device, so it was difficult to ensure that the surveying device would remain safe and sound in that location after being turned on for three hours.

Once detected by a demon, it was very likely to attract many companions.

At that time, the surveyors would be besieged, and a large number of small demons would be a headache. Demonic energy could be exhausted at any time.

Attracting small demons was considered lucky, at least there was still a chance to struggle.

If a big demon was attracted, there wouldn't even be a chance to resist, and they would die there directly.

With the previous experience, everyone became extra careful this time.

But after surveying only one sampling point, they encountered many demons.

Such as One-Eyed Magic Wolves, Three-Eyed Magic Wolves, Giant-Eyed Blood Rats, Swamp Washers, Giant Crocodile Demons, and other numerous servant-level demons, interspersed with a few warrior-level demons.

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Even if everyone's firepower was strong, injuries were still unavoidable.

This desolate city was far more terrifying than everyone thought.

Because Song Xia was too aggressive, she was eventually scratched by a Three-Eyed Magic Wolf. Fortunately, they successfully collected the surveying point data.

After experiencing a battle, everyone's demonic energy was also running low, so they had no choice but to return.

The road back was much smoother. The demons had basically been cleared before, but occasionally there were still a few stragglers. Everyone didn't take it lightly, and fortunately, they returned to the church without any mishaps.

As soon as they entered the church, someone began to complain about the difficulty of the task. They had only surveyed one sampling point, and there had already been injuries.

The complaints quickly resonated with the others, and everyone began to discuss it.

Once someone was injured in the wild, if a healing mage couldn't immediately heal them, it meant that the injured person would need the protection of other companions.

The group from Pearl Academy and Imperial Capital Academy consisted of seventeen people, including a healing mage, Bai Tingting.

The truly effective combat power of this team was only sixteen people.