novelraw Chapter 319: Professor An, Let a Student Teach You a Lesson
Chapter 319: Professor An, Let a Student Teach You a Lesson
"Black Hunter..."
An's lips moved slightly as she raised her staff, aiming it at the massive black dragon before her, her gaze sharp as she whispered coldly:
"Cannon."
Boom! A blinding white light shot from her staff, charging toward the mist above the black sea dragon's head!
An's white hunter uniform danced with the shockwave, her entire body bathed in white light, resembling a noble white dragon knight from the Goldenfinch Kingdom.
Everyone on the ship looked up in terror, staring at the Blackship Sea Dragon above them.
Unlike what An saw, in their eyes, there was no trace of the Black Hunter—from the beginning, the black dragon's head had been completely empty!
"An, who are you attacking? Where is the Black Hunter?"
Gambler Loren crawled out from the ship's hold and questioned.
Above the black sea dragon's head, there was no Black Hunter at all!Under the dragon's breath roar, the golden toad merchant had already been charred and lost combat capability.
Moreover, the black sea dragon was clearly showing signs of retreat.
Yet, An showed no intention of stopping.
Undoubtedly, she had been seduced by the mist and fallen into severe confusion.
But logically, with An's powerful mental strength, she shouldn't be so easily deceived... Gambler Loren stood up, adjusting his hunter hat:
"The Fog Merchant has been captured, but if I want to go home and eat my wife's pies, I still need to deal with this junior who's been beaten stupid by the Black Hunter..."
Since the last failed hunt, An's life had clearly been affected by the Black Hunter.
Gambler Loren brushed the dust off his clothes and looked at An.
An's condition was much worse than he had imagined.
And most importantly, it was the spiritual energy field of the Fog Sea.
Normally, to prevent themselves from being polluted by the mist, Transcendents had to restrain their own spiritual energy fields and spiritual detection.
But at this moment, An was like an opened floodgate, with endless spiritual energy pouring from her body, filling this sea.
Most critically, her skin began to show one glowing fissure after another.
Mist's loss of control had triggered a chain reaction of chaos.
"Black Hunter..."
An lowered her head, a sharp white light flashing in her eyes.
The Loren in her vision gradually became covered by black mist, transforming into the appearance of the Black Hunter.
Then, An raised her staff, aiming it at the 'Black Hunter' before her!
"Hunter, kneel, remove your cloak..."
An's eyes flashed with unprecedented coldness.
I'm the Black Hunter too? Loren wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
He had heard stories about this junior hunter—born in the poor small island of Damarro Town, she had practiced meditation day and night since childhood, obtaining inspiration far surpassing her peers.
However, perhaps because she was too focused on spiritual energy itself, An wasn't good at expression; her habitual deadpan expression had provoked many nobles at the Book Tower University in the White Tower Federation.
Most of these nobles had been defeated by An, trampled under her feet, becoming stepping stones for her to obtain excellent student status.
But her identity as a Beiguo native, combined with defeating too many nobles, led to An having a poor reputation at White Tower Federation University.
Later, after returning to the Witch Sea, she learned to habitually smile and gently pass on her knowledge to others.
Similarly, from the moment she arrived at the Witch Sea, she had gained the expectations of the Disaster Messenger, leader of the Beiguo Meteorological Bureau.
Becoming the top Supernova, becoming a Book Legend—this was the goal the Disaster Messenger of the Beiguo Meteorological Bureau had set for An!
A true genius... Loren looked at the vast spiritual energy field before him, pulling out his revolver again and loading bullets.
Actually, in rumors, he had heard an even more terrifying one—that An herself had some special illness, which was why she possessed such terrifying potential!
An stared at Loren, gripping her staff tightly as she began constructing spiritual energy spells.
The twenty crew members, two reporters, and one investigator on the exploration ship all focused their gaze on Loren!
Dya was useless, Silver Mask only had intelligence capabilities, and Horticulturist Nancy's abilities couldn't be used on the ship.
Now, only Loren could withstand the out-of-control An!
"Save us, Mr. Loren..."
A reporter hiding in the corner pleaded.
"Time to gamble..."
Loren had a strong premonition that relying solely on his own strength, he could never defeat An.
Fortunately, as a gambler, his upper limit could slay legends!
"May the twenty-sided dice favor us!"
"Release. Wheel of the Lucky Goddess!"
Second release!
He pulled out his revolver again and fired!
Bang!
This shot was the one-in-ten probability Goddess Bullet! Even legends hit by it would lose a layer of skin!
The white bullet shot from the barrel, with illusory glowing wings on both sides, like a holy angel, charging toward An!
"Fate favors us!"
Loren shouted.
However, what happened next completely exceeded his expectations.
An quickly gathered spiritual energy, sidestepping to dodge.
Bang! The Goddess Bullet's glowing wings, like sharp blades, cut a huge wound on An's left side, merely one centimeter from her heart.
Drip! Drip!
Bright red blood fell.
To avoid killing An, Gambler Loren hadn't aimed for her heart.
Unless one was a Goblet affinity user or a mechanical Transcendent who had undergone flesh surgery, once the heart was damaged, it was irreversible.
Although it didn't hit the heart, logically, a mage suffering such severe injuries should collapse in pain.
But An seemed to feel no pain, still standing firmly on the turbulent ship.
An slightly raised her head, gazing arrogantly at Loren.
"Seems luck isn't on my side today..."
Loren's mouth twitched as he smiled bitterly.
A mage, actually able to withstand his released Goddess Bullet!
Tap tap tap!
An moved like an elegant dancer across the rocking ship, then with her 1.8-meter staff, executed a fierce upward slashing strike!
"Slash!"
Loren's abdomen was struck by spiritual energy impact, vomiting large amounts of blood. The intense pain forced him to his knees, fists clenched tightly.
I can't fall, can't fall, otherwise everyone on this exploration ship...
Loren gritted his teeth, struggling to straighten his legs.
Bang!
However, with a powerful staff strike, Loren was knocked to the ground, bleeding profusely.
Against absolute power, resistance was useless.
The sea breeze blew, making the entire Fog Sea extremely quiet. Everyone could hear their own violently pounding heartbeats.
An stood on the ship, gazing at everything.
Her eyes moved, looking again at Nancy who had just climbed aboard from the sea.
"Black Hunter ah..."
An's face slightly flushed, looking somewhat crazed as she stared at Nancy.
Nancy was stunned, weakly protesting:
"I'm not!"
In the next instant, An charged fiercely toward Nancy.
The defenseless Nancy instinctively crossed her arms and closed her eyes.
Clang!
A clear sound of weapon collision rang out.
Nancy slowly opened her eyes, her pupils widening in shock.
Unlike what she had imagined, her body wasn't torn apart.
The figure appearing before her had twelve writhing pitch-black tentacles on its back, dark hunter clothes fluttering in the sea waves...
Without even a moment to mourn Loren's defeat, the one arriving at this battlefield was none other than the Black Hunter!
Just about made it... Chen Qi blocked An's staff with his long knife, smiling slightly:
"Long time no see, what did you need me for? An."
Bang!
An channeled spiritual energy, trying to use her staff to forcibly press down Chen Qi's body.
As a mage, she wanted to compete in strength with a warrior!
Chen Qi raised his hand—his current strength far surpassed An's.
After her attempt failed, she quickly dodged backward, creating distance.
"Huff..."
Chen Qi spun his long knife, scanning the surroundings.
Under the golden toad merchant's impact, the entire exploration ship had broken in two. As far as the eye could see, there were wounds everywhere.
But what caught Chen Qi's attention more was the 'X' mark above An's head.
"It's not the Fog Merchant..."
Chen Qi muttered to himself.
He had thought the 'profession mission' target would be the 'Fog Merchant', but he never expected that this monster that might destroy the Witch Sea would actually be An!
Chen Qi touched his chin, a flash of excitement in his eyes.
If he could defeat An, he could complete the legendary mission and step onto the path of legend!
Of course, defeating An wouldn't be easy.
An's spiritual energy far exceeded normal people, and she had many strange encounters—by chance, she possessed nearly limitless spiritual energy.
Currently, An's condition was much more severe than he had imagined.
The next second, An charged forward with her staff held high like a giant hammer.
"Spiral Hammer!"
A scorching spiral spiritual energy ball formed at the staff's tip, its gravitational pull so strong that whirlpool waves appeared in the surrounding sea.
Despite being a 1.6-meter tall petite mage wielding a 1.8-meter staff, at this moment An resembled a giant holding a massive hammer!
I hate close-combat mages... Chen Qi took a deep breath and whispered:
"Fen."
"Understood~"
Sitting atop the Coastal Apex Predator's head, enjoying the sea breeze with legs crossed, Fen elegantly blew on her palm. Crimson petals drifted with the sea breeze, lightly landing on An's tight white hunter pants, cutting a blood mark.
In an instant, bright red flowers grew from An's thigh, her spiritual energy became imbalanced, life energy being continuously absorbed!
Chen Qi also took a deep breath, assuming a drawing-slash stance.
The moment An collapsed mid-air, Chen Qi swiftly drew his blade.
Drawing Slash. Black Wave!
Scorching black wave flames struck An's chest directly, cutting a terrifying wound five centimeters deep!
Splash! Blood sprayed everywhere!
With the Flower Witch here, even if An was seriously injured, she could be saved... Chen Qi sheathed his long knife.
Under the combined techniques of the witch and hunter, An's strength failed, and she collapsed with a bang.
The Black Hunter is even more terrifying than before... Nancy stared in shock.
"Huff..."
Fen elegantly leaped down from the Blackship Sea Dragon's head, clapping her hands as she said:
"Qi, should I kill her?"
Fen tried her best to play the role of a cold witch. She vaguely remembered that An was Chen Qi's acquaintance, so she asked deliberately.
"No need."
Chen Qi looked down, gazing at An beneath his feet.
"Besides, we're still far from defeating her."
"???"
Fen tilted her head in confusion, looking puzzled at the fallen An.
An was already bleeding profusely.
This hunter could still fight?
She's a mage!
However, the next second, Fen sensed something wrong.
Although An was seriously injured, her spiritual energy field showed no weakening—instead, it grew stronger.
"A-grade rift..."
Chen Qi said softly.
Looking at the fallen An, Chen Qi couldn't help but recall many things.
Unlike ordinary Transcendent promotions, An's advancement was very strange—her spiritual core had reached fourth-tier level first!
Finally, relying on this powerful spiritual core, she accepted the Disaster Messenger's trial mission and advanced to become a legend.
In the original storyline, An should have engaged in a life-or-death battle with the Fog Merchant, who would defeat An.
However, the moment An fell, her body's potential would be stimulated, and a great door would open from within her!
In the frenzied battle, An would ultimately defeat her stepping stone, the Fog Merchant, and comprehend a new realm!
Only now, the original 'stepping stone' had changed from the Fog Merchant to me... Chen Qi put away his complicated thoughts, recalling when he first entered the sea.
As his beginner mentor, An had helped him a lot.
Now, he was no longer that weak patient, but had become a Supernova of the Fog Sea.
Chen Qi looked down.
After defeat, An would reach a new realm.
Crack! Crack!
An's limbs continuously twisted, bones breaking! An unstoppable mutation was occurring!
The glowing fissures on her body multiplied.
She lowered her head, remembering Damarro Island, the nobles' mockery, Chen Qi, this battle...
She needed more power! Stronger power! Power sufficient to protect Damarro Town and others!
However, her current physical body could no longer withstand her spiritual energy.
A question arose in her mind: how could a frail physical body master this vast, endless spiritual energy?
Soon, in a rift filled with spiritual energy, she heard a simple answer:
Since the physical body cannot withstand spiritual energy, then abandon the physical body! Then infinite spiritual energy can be contained!
Abandon the physical body, stand in the heavens!
The moment this whisper appeared... An's body emitted sounds like porcelain shattering. She resembled a delicate porcelain doll, cracking with glowing fissures.
From within the fissures, flash after flash of white light from another world appeared!
A massive spiritual energy wave instantly swept across the sea.
Amid this vast spiritual energy, An slowly rose, holding her staff, standing in the air like a deity, looking down upon everyone in the Fog Sea.
In this brief moment, everyone on the ship experienced rapid pupil contraction and spiritual energy chaos.
They all received a terrifying notification!
[You have contacted a corner of the A-grade rift - Magic Net...]
A-grade rift, Magic Net... Fen's lips moved as she looked up at the monster in the sky.
A-grade rift meant destruction.
Strong winds blew, an unprecedented spiritual energy storm sweeping across this sea.
"Huff..."
Chen Qi took a deep breath, recalling the first time he met An.
He had to admit, An had helped him greatly. Without An, his beginning would have been much more troublesome.
However, after becoming a Supernova, he had never repaid this debt to An.
Times had changed—the two weak individuals from Damarro Town were now different.
An had become his stepping stone to 'legend', and he had become An's stepping stone.
And in this battle, An would help him again, becoming an essential part of his path to legend!
It was time to repay Teacher An.
Teacher An, as repayment, let your student teach you, help you comprehend a new realm...
Amid the soaring spiritual energy storm, Chen Qi's eyes blazed with fighting spirit, assuming his drawing-slash stance again, all the dark-fire hands on his back fully extending!