Chapter 10: Skipping Class to Complete a Mission

The moment the knock on the door was heard, the three of them immediately tensed up.

Had they been discovered?!

In a flash, they entered a state of high alert, channeling their magical energy and preparing to cast spells at any moment.

"Help! Help!"

A series of desperate screams came from outside the door.

The three of them froze in surprise, and before they could even react, the door was violently slammed open.

A young man was kicked into the room.

"Run! Keep running! You dare to plot against me, betray me, and make me a cuckold? Do you think I'm someone you can mess with?"

Han Yi stormed into the room and immediately grabbed the terrified Wan Tianle, pulling him up from the floor.

His face was filled with murderous intent.

"Big Brother, I'm sorry! I’ll never do it again! I really didn’t know she had a boyfriend!"

Wan Tianle begged for mercy, but Han Yi didn’t say a word. He just dragged him out of the room while beating him.

Watching the two leave, the three members of the Demon God Hall were stunned.

What just happened?

One of the black-robed figures closed the door and said indifferently, "Those two are just low-level mages.

They must be high school students who accidentally ended up here. This area is remote, and fights happen here all the time."

"But they might have seen our Demon God Hall attire."

"We can’t act rashly for now. Do you really think I’d let these two go? I’ve already cursed them. They’ll be dead in less than three minutes."

The man sneered.

Li Mubai, who had been hiding in the room after sneaking in when the door was opened, was shocked by this and looked at Ye Feng. He found that Ye Feng seemed completely unconcerned.

Seeing Ye Feng's calm demeanor, Li Mubai guessed that Ye Feng must have some countermeasure in place, which was why he wasn’t afraid of Wan Tianle and Han Yi falling victim to the curse.

As expected of Brother Feng—always thinking ahead.

But the truth was, as soon as the curse was cast, Ye Feng had directly nullified it.

Lucky for them, the group would have been in serious trouble if he hadn't joined. At the very least, two of them would have been dead by now.

"Time is running out. If we don’t use that thing to create chaos and escape from Peng City, our entire squad will be doomed."

The leader’s words made it clear that they had only one path forward.

After agreeing on a meeting point, the three of them left.

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Once they were gone, Li Mubai turned off his recorder and reported the situation to the others.

From here on out, it had nothing to do with them.

The three-day holiday passed with some anime watching at home.

When the break ended, it was time for the semester's class ranking battle—the midterm exam.

The training field was packed with all the first-year students. Ye Feng and Wan Tianle sat in the stands, discussing where they should eat for lunch.

"Class 4’s Li Mubai vs. Class 2’s Cheng Shan!"

Li Mubai stepped up to the dueling stage and gave a slight bow to the man in front of him.

However, his gaze kept flicking toward the audience. When he saw that his crush, Nie Xinyi, was watching him, his heart nearly leapt out of his chest.

Nie Xinyi raised her brows as she watched Li Mubai fight.

So, this is the man that Xue Ying likes?

He’s handsome, but is that all he has going for him?

Li Mubai fought fiercely in the match. With his powerful abilities, he quickly defeated his opponent within ten rounds.

"Is this the power of love?"

Li Mubai thought to himself.

Nie Xinyi nodded lightly.

As someone from a prestigious family, she could tell that Li Mubai must have been trained by a powerful family since childhood, otherwise, he wouldn't have such strength.

Li Mubai wasn’t someone ordinary.

While Nie Xinyi observed Li Mubai closely, Xue Ying was frantically searching for her older brother in the stands.

"Strange? Where’s my brother?"

At that moment, Xue Ying couldn’t have imagined that her older brother, Ye Feng, had already scaled the school wall and snuck out.

He was skipping class to complete a mission.

Passing through an alley, Ye Feng changed his clothes. Now, he wasn’t Ye Feng anymore—he was Feng Ye.

"Feng Ye, you’re finally here."

Xu Ya quickly ushered Ye Feng into the break room.

It was at this point that Ye Feng realized that, out of the ten-member Heavenly Eagle Demon Hunt Team, only five were still present.

Even the usually reliable Captain Chen Zhendong was absent.

"Where's Captain Chen?"

"Captain and three team members went out of town to assist with something. There’s been a sudden incident in Peng City, and all mid-level Demon Hunt Teams must be involved."

Xu Ya took out a map of Peng City and marked an area. "The remnants of the Demon God Hall in Peng City have released a special scent using a potion, attracting a horde of insect demons.

All the insect demons have gathered in this area, and our mission is to clear them out. Since we’re short-handed, our assigned area is much smaller than the others."

Ye Feng nodded lightly.

"Let’s get moving then."

"Right."

Xu Ya nodded and led the way.

The Heavenly Eagle Demon Hunt Team was assigned to an abandoned factory.

There were hundreds of demon ants gathered here, but fortunately, these ants were too weak to be much of a challenge.

Ye Feng raised his hand, and a burst of flames whizzed through the air, turning the ants to ashes in an instant.

"Our mission is complete now, right?"

Ye Feng asked casually, wiping his hands.

Xu Ya couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. Such a powerful person like Ye Feng was really being underutilized in their team.

"Uh?"

Just as Ye Feng was about to leave with the team, he suddenly sensed something wrong.

What is going on in Peng City lately? Why does it feel like these things keep appearing?

"Feng Ye, is something wrong?"

Xu Ya stopped and asked, noticing Ye Feng’s change in demeanor. Ye Feng waved them off to go ahead.

He then disappeared into the shadows.

The remaining members of the Heavenly Eagle Demon Hunt Team looked at each other, unsure whether they should stay or leave.

Deep underground.

A massive, crimson centipede, over ten meters long, was digging through the earth.

The Blood-Red Centipede King—an over-tier, triple-star demon.

The demons had always looked down on the Demon God Hall, and this time was no exception.

The Blood-Red Centipede King was their backup. If the Demon God Hall’s plan failed, this centipede would step in and complete the mission.

"A bunch of incompetent fools, they can't even find a relic, and now I have to do the dirty work."

The Blood-Red Centipede King thought to itself, feeling disgusted at having to do such menial labor for an existence of its rank.

"Such a large centipede…"

Suddenly, a voice rang out from behind it. Before it could react, a powerful force tore its body apart.

A blank magic card flashed across the air.

Ye Feng smiled.

So this is the joy of collecting cards, huh?