Chapter 77

"Go to hell, all of you, go to hell!!" Jin Minjun roared in fury, his Rampage Dragon continuously spewing flames from its mouth.

These flames were as big as drums, forming a fiery sphere that would explode upon contact with the mountain walls and ground, sending even more intense flames sweeping in all directions.

Jin Minjun vented his anger on the rat-faced creatures, not sparing any that he could see.

"Senior Jin, calm down. If this continues, we will all be buried in the flames," Zhu Minglang sighed.

"Leave, I will burn this place to ashes. I won’t let any of these beasts that harm people go!" Jin Minjun said.

"Senior Jin..." Lu Xiaoyao wanted to comfort him.

Zhu Minglang glanced at the few senior sisters and junior sisters who were already injured. Apart from Chu Yanyan, who was still upstairs, one of them was indeed missing.

It was that Junior Sister Yang.

When Zhu Minglang was dealing with the Nightshade Vine Rat Wolf Demon, Jin Minjun had already gone deeper into the ground.

But soon, Jin Minjun went mad, riding his Rampage Dragon to slaughter the rat-faced creatures. The fire started burning from the bottom of the fault, and the thick smoke drove all the rat-faced creatures out from the deep cave.

The exit was right where the Dark Blue Rampage Dragon had fallen. Da Hei Ya and the Rampage Dragon killed ten rat-faced creatures in the lower layers...

However, this still could not quell Jin Minjun’s anger.

After all, when he found Junior Sister Yang, she was no different from the family that had been killed in the old house. There was a bloody hole in her chest and abdomen, and her internal organs had been dug out and eaten.

Anyone who saw this would go mad.

Fire was indeed a way to kill all the rat-faced creatures hiding in the Nightshade Vine and the fault, but Jin Minjun was too rash.

They should have waited for the others to leave the hollow jungle first, then dispersed to guard the positions where the rat-faced creatures could escape, and let the Rampage Dragon use its flames to attack. This way, they could ensure that not a single rat-faced creature would escape!

"Ba Qi, you go and watch above," Zhu Minglang said.

If the man-eating demons were not eliminated, they would surely cause endless trouble. Zhu Minglang and Jin Minjun had the same idea: to eliminate all the rat-faced creatures.

"Yuuuuu~"

Da Hei Ya and the Rampage Dragon blocked the bottom of the fault, while the flames spread up through the hollow jungle. This should also be able to wipe out all the rat-faced creatures.

"At least we didn’t fall into a trap rashly." Chu Yanyan’s eyes were filled with tears as she said softly.

These rat-faced creatures ultimately could not match their dragons. If they had scouted the surroundings from the beginning, they could have used this method to kill all the man-eating demons without a scratch, even if the demon spirit had attacked, they could have dealt with it with their numbers.

"Regardless, we have eliminated one demon. If we had let this man-eating demon continue, who knows how many families would have been wiped out." Zhu Minglang comforted the junior sisters.

The junior sisters fell silent, watching the raging fire in the hollow jungle. At this moment, they could only find solace in Zhu Minglang’s words.

...

Returning to the Short Mountain City, they reported the incident of the rat-faced creatures and the Rat Wolf Demon to the academy.

Soon, an older teacher arrived. He was actually heading to another city, where it seemed that students had also been killed by the man-eating demons.

From the day they set out, every teacher had warned the students that this demon extermination mission was fraught with danger, and they should not act rashly.

"To encounter a demon spirit and still be able to come out alive, you are already very fortunate," the older teacher sighed, as if talking to himself or comforting them. "There is news from the north; a teacher did not survive the demon spirit’s blood claws."

"Teacher, we will personally send Junior Sister Yang’s remains back to the academy," Jin Minjun said.

"En, you have done a great deed, restoring some peace to this Short Mountain City. Go back," the older teacher nodded, knowing that the students were grieving and sad over Junior Sister Yang’s death.

"Junior Brother Zhu, what about you?" Chu Yanyan asked.

Zhu Minglang shook his head and said, "I plan to continue north, as I still have a friend to escort."

"But it’s very dangerous for you to go alone, and you won’t get any credits for acting alone," Chu Yanyan worried.

"Killing demons is for the benefit of the people. What does it matter whether I get credits or not?" Zhu Minglang said with a broad-minded attitude.

"Well said. With this attitude, I will also explain this to the higher-ups at the academy," the older teacher said.

"Junior Brother Zhu, I am very sorry. We shouldn’t have left halfway, but this incident has hit us too hard..." Jin Minjun felt even more ashamed, repeatedly apologizing to Zhu Minglang.

Jin Minjun’s initial intention was the same as Zhu Minglang’s, to obtain the Spirit Domain Fruit, but after this incident, he realized he still had many shortcomings. Before improving himself, he dared not easily take the junior sisters into danger.

"I understand. Go back, don’t be too sad or guilty," Zhu Minglang said.

"Speaking of which, I heard Bai Yishu mention you. Your strength is not inferior to some of the mentors. Since you won’t get any student rewards for acting alone, why don’t you go to Clearwater River City for me? The rewards from the higher-ups of the academy are also very generous," the older teacher said.

This teacher still had to go north, as he could not ignore the casualties among the students. But Clearwater River City needed a Dragon Commander-level Dragon Trainer to assist. After careful consideration, it would be better to have a powerful student like Zhu Minglang join the mentor’s demon extermination mission.

He could kill a thousand-year-old demon spirit alone, which proved his strength.

"That’s better," Zhu Minglang nodded repeatedly.

"Joining the mentors, don’t be careless. If the demons you face are over three thousand years old, don’t act rashly. Inform the leader in Red Lotus City immediately, and let her handle it, understand?" the older teacher specifically instructed.

"I understand."

Seeing that Zhu Minglang would not have to act alone, Chu Yanyan, Jin Minjun, and others felt a bit relieved. Chu Yanyan had been considering whether to stay, even if she couldn’t help Zhu Minglang, she didn’t want him to lose credits due to the academy’s regulations.

After bidding farewell to Zhu Minglang, Jin Minjun, Chu Yanyan, Lu Xiaoyao, and others took Junior Sister Yang’s remains back to the academy. Zhu Minglang did not rush to Clearwater River City, as Zheng Yu was still in the mountains fighting bandits and had not returned. He was a bit worried and planned to follow their bandit-fighting route to check on him.

Just as he reached the city gate, a troop of soldiers returned, with Zheng Yu, who looked like a weak scholar, riding a brown horse at the front.