Motivation comes with rewards.

The four shared a knowing smile.

Li Mubai was the first to make a move. A dazzling golden light appeared as he instantly appeared in front of the demon horse.

Before the demon horse could react, both of his hands emitted bright golden light, temporarily blinding the light-sensitive creature.

The demon horse neighed loudly, the ear-piercing sound making Li Mubai feel dizzy. Its hooves were already right in front of him.

At that moment, a metal shield appeared in front of Li Mubai.

Chen Zhendong was surprised. Even he hadn’t noticed when Han Yi had placed controllable metal on Li Mubai. In an instant of danger, it transformed into a shield to protect him.

As the demon horse launched its attack, Han Yi had already reached its side. Metal condensed into three sharp blades, striking the side of the horse and causing blood to spurt out.

Metal mages could decompose metal into their internal mana and recombine it when necessary. The higher their rank, the more metal they could store and control.

Boom!

Flames rained down from the sky, engulfing the demon horse in a fierce blaze. The low-level fire magic "Fire Burn" was cast, along with a fireline that struck the demon horse simultaneously.

Chen Zhendong glanced at Ye Feng, confused. Normally, beginner mages couldn’t use two spells at once, especially fire magic, which was inherently violent. But this guy...

The demon horse, being a mid-tier beast, couldn’t be defeated so easily. It roared again, shaking off the flames, and Ye Feng’s fireline dissipated.

He took a few steps back, glancing at Chen Zhendong in the distance.

If it were any other time, he would’ve already wiped out such trash, but with outsiders around, he couldn’t reveal his true strength.

Indeed, their surface-level abilities had to be boosted somehow.

At this moment, the demon horse had regained its vision. Han Yi’s metal blades were sent flying, and he intended to continue attacking.

However, the demon horse, with incredible speed, had already appeared behind him.

So fast!

Han Yi quickly turned the remaining metal into a shield, but even so, the demon horse’s charge sent him flying several meters.

Before he could stabilize himself, the demon horse came again.

Whoosh!

Golden light flashed. Just as the demon horse was about to crash into Han Yi, Li Mubai appeared and pulled him to safety.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three wind blades came screaming toward them.

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They had forgotten—being a mid-tier demon beast, the horse could use magic as well. But fortunately, three fireballs exploded against the wind blades, dealt with by Ye Feng just in time.

“Tian Le, are you done yet?” Li Mubai shouted.

At that moment, Tian Le’s voice rang out, “Done!”

Immediately, several earth spikes appeared around the demon horse, trapping it in the center.

Ye Feng seized the opportunity, launching various fire attacks down upon it.

Upon seeing the change, Chen Zhendong looked towards Tian Le, noticing two skeletons dressed like mages standing beside him.

One of the skeletons had just used an earth spike spell.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning struck the ground, hitting the trapped demon horse. It was an initial-level lightning spell—"Thunder Strike."

"Undead summons, a completely unexplored area in China’s summoning realm. Seems there are only sparse records abroad.

I didn’t expect humanoid undead to be able to cast magic," Chen Zhendong thought in shock. Tian Le’s potential future was immeasurable.

But...

Looking at Tian Le, who appeared to have exhausted all his mana, Chen Zhendong shook his head.

They were indeed strong, and in the same tier, they were undoubtedly geniuses. But, after all, it was a mid-tier demon beast.

They had no chance of defeating it.

The gap was vast.

The demon horse’s innate demon magic was violent and could instantly enhance its physical abilities by a level.

If it attacked them, they would either be dead or severely injured.

Sensing the change in the demon horse’s aura, Chen Zhendong prepared to act, but suddenly, another change occurred.

Boom!

A massive explosion erupted at the center of the battlefield. Chen Zhendong recognized the feeling immediately.

A mid-tier one-time-use magic item—"Thunderstrike Bomb."

“Haha! Brothers, thank me!” Li Mubai proudly put his hands on his hips.

Chen Zhendong’s face turned pale.

The Thunderstrike Bomb’s explosion could instantly kill a mid-tier demon beast.

As a one-time-use item, it was incredibly valuable, and now this student casually used it, just to get four low-level magic items from him.

This was bullying!

“As expected of you, you’re inhumanly rich.”

The three of them gave Li Mubai a thumbs-up in unison. They had known for a while that he was wealthy—a true young master.

His actions, though, didn’t surprise them.

As for Chen Zhendong, his mentality completely collapsed. He now understood that these four were clearly messing with him.

Especially Li Mubai, who would do anything to annoy him, even if the return didn’t match the cost.

Sun Lanxue was right. These four were truly a bunch of weirdos—fine on their own, but together, they created all kinds of chemical reactions.

Hopefully, there wouldn’t be any more frustrating moments ahead.

Ye Feng took out a blank magic card. His collection had grown.

In the following days, Chen Zhendong’s mentality completely broke.

For some reason, these four would provoke mid-tier demon beasts every day, acting all helpless while making him the one to handle it.

They were strong? Sure, but they acted scared of mid-tier beasts. Weak? No. They managed to toy with the demon beasts and lead them straight to him.

After seven days, Chen Zhendong felt like he had finally escaped from hell.

Ye Feng, looking at his newly acquired magic cards, grinned widely.

Tian Le, thrilled with his low-level magic items from Ye Feng and the others, was happily dancing around.

Han Yi, savoring the intense battles of the last few days, was very satisfied.

Li Mubai, secretly pleased with his plans that had made their instructor’s mentality collapse, felt a sense of quiet joy.

In the end, the world was a better place for those who got under Chen Zhendong’s skin.

The end of the term came, and during the class review, the four received Chen Zhendong’s recognition.

Though they had pulled several pranks on him, he had to admit that these four were exceptionally talented.

On the battlefield, they would be formidable opponents.

Their mutual trust and coordination were something even he couldn’t help but envy.

Seeing their perfect scores on the final practical exams, the four smiled in unison.

After school, as they were leaving the campus, Ye Feng, having just said goodbye to the three of them who were in a rush, saw Ye Xueying running towards him.

Perhaps too excited, Ye Xueying suddenly threw herself into Ye Feng’s arms, exclaiming, "You finally have some ambition! This is so great!"

It was clear that Ye Xueying had already heard about her brother’s perfect score in the practical exam.

Meanwhile, Nie Xinyi, who had been leaving school with Ye Xueying, stood stunned, watching the scene unfold.

When did her best friend start falling for someone else?