Who says I can't become a Grand Master?

Chapter 68 The situation has changed; there's a cow involved!

Zhang Qingzhe thought this was certainly a good thing, but he still cautiously asked:

"Is there any danger?"

"Hehe, if you were to become an apprentice of another professor, that could be quite troublesome."

Xia Qiwei puffed out her full chest, her tone tinged with pride, "But I am the Great Witch, this little thing is no problem for me."

A smile also appeared on Zhang Qingzhe's face.

He had just felt incredibly lucky when Xia Qiwei pointed and said, "Let's walk a little further ahead."

Zhang Qingzhe was taken aback and quickly reminded him, "Professor, I only have a temporary pass, which only allows me to move around in low-risk areas."

"But in low-risk areas, the most dangerous creatures are the skeleton wolves."

Xia Qiwei frowned in dissatisfaction. "I thought about it for a while, and I feel that ordinary skeletal wolves are simply not worthy of a LV5 card!"

"But going beyond the level of a medium- to high-risk area... wouldn't that break the law?" Zhang Qingzhe asked with some concern.

"If I don't get caught, I won't," Xia Qiwei replied matter-of-factly.

Zhang Qingzhe was speechless.

It seems like everyone in this world is quite "law-savvy".

Xia Qiwei strode forward, looking fearless.

Zhang Qingzhe had no choice.

Having been assigned to such a "great witch" as a master, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow along.

The two crossed the safety boundary and entered the [medium danger zone].

Many skeleton wolves still roam around here, occasionally harassing the two of them.

Xia Qiwei had no interest in dealing with them and casually fired a few fireballs, scaring the wolf pack away.

They wandered around in the mountains for a long time before finally encountering a giant alpha wolf.

It was a snow-white skeletal wolf, as robust as a calf, with a thick bone spear on its back resembling a harpoon.

Xia Qiwei's purple eyes widened, her pupils shining with excitement.

"You're really lucky, kid." Xia Qiwei lowered her voice. "We've encountered the [Wolf King], which is several times stronger than an ordinary skeleton wolf."

But Zhang Qingzhe was somewhat worried.

"Professor, is this feasible? This wolf king looks formidable, and it's leading such a large pack."

"Don't worry, Master will take care of everything."

Xia Qiwei tentatively released two fireballs.

The wolf king was indeed far stronger than the ordinary skeleton wolf, and it nimbly dodged the fireball.

The movement was both elegant and deadly, like a flamenco dance.

Immediately, the wolf king let out a low howl.

The wolf pack under his command immediately sprang into action, flanking him in a "V" formation.

"This wolf king actually knows tactics," Zhang Qingzhe exclaimed.

"Don't mistake the wolf king for an ordinary wolf; this guy is a top predator," Xia Qiwei explained, a smile spreading across her face. "But this time, it's fallen for it."

Xia Qiwei had been waiting for this moment.

When the wolf pack disperses to encircle the wolf king, it is precisely at this moment that the wolf king's defenses are at their weakest.

Xia Qiwei suddenly pulled out a card, and a gust of wind shot out from behind her, propelling her body to accelerate abruptly.

Xia Qiwei's plan was perfect:

He rushed to the wolf king and killed it without taking any damage, while also scaring away the rest of the wolves, thus successfully protecting his apprentice.

But her perfect plan came to an abrupt end after only the first step.

Just from the side of the forest, a sudden booming sound came, like a tank accelerating and crashing.

"boom--"

A gray-white "stone wall" crashed into us.

The wolf king was violently knocked away and crashed heavily onto the opposite boulder, sending his bones flying everywhere.

Xia Qiwei couldn't even see what it was, but her "sixth sense" of danger told her that a stronger monster had appeared.

She tried to stop in her haste, but the momentum kept her sprinting forward.

At this critical moment, a semi-transparent "mage's hand" suddenly reached out from behind her, tightly embraced her slender waist, and pulled her back in a disheveled state.

"Professor, please don't be so reckless. This is too dangerous," Zhang Qingzhe said, holding Xia Qiwei in his arms.

At this moment, the wolves abandoned their attack on the two men and instead pounced on the uninvited guest.

The beast, however, showed no fear, fighting the wolf pack alone with overwhelming force.

Zhang Qingzhe stared wide-eyed, unable to identify what kind of monster it was.

It was a four-legged beast with powerful muscles and an exoskeleton, its body covered with menacing spikes.

It has a huge head like a rhinoceros, topped with a pair of scimitar-like white bone horns.

A scarlet, ferocious light shone in his eye sockets, and thick saliva dripped continuously from his exposed canine teeth.

Its thick hooves are like wooden stakes, and each step it takes can crush rocks.

It's like a fusion of a rhinoceros, a bison, a giant wolf, and a dinosaur, exuding an aura of destruction and rage.

"What on earth is this thing?" Zhang Qingzhe asked in shock.

"You're so lucky."

Xia Qiwei showed no fear, but instead became even more excited. "This is a juvenile [Steelbow Bull]."

"So impressive even at such a young age?"

That's why I said you were lucky.

Xia Qiwei's purple eyes were fixed on the rampaging monster. "This kind of thing should be active in the [high-danger zone], but it has mistakenly wandered into the [medium-danger zone] today. If we capture it and raise it to adulthood, it will be enough for you to use for the rest of your life."

Can dead [Fellow Monsters] grow?

"Yes, as long as you use the methods of the Necromancer School to continuously supply it with magic essence and souls."

"Do we still need a [soul]?"

Zhang Qingzhe frowned.

No wonder many people consider the Necronomicon School to be a cult.

This school of thought is really quite bizarre.

"Isn't that obvious? Anyone who wants to manipulate living beings, whether it's the [Life School] or the [Necromantic School], needs to consume their soul," Xia Qiwei replied calmly.

Zhang Qingzhe suddenly felt a little worried.

His creation of cards for the "Life School" inherently requires the consumption of souls.

Currently, crafting Necromancer cards not only requires consuming souls but also requires continuous replenishment.

He was truly afraid that one day his soul would be exhausted, and he would become a drooling idiot with a crooked mouth.

Seeing that Steel Bone Bull was locked in combat with the wolf pack, Xia Qiwei made a swift move.

She fired more than a dozen fireballs in one go, and the smoke and dust from the explosions instantly engulfed the Steel Bone Bull and the wolf pack.

As the smoke slowly dissipates—

The wolf pack was wiped out, but the steel-boned bull was unharmed, only seemingly even angrier.

It glared with its scarlet eyes and charged straight at Xia Qiwei.

Xia Qiwei raised the [Intermediate Shield] card, her stance resembling that of a Spanish bullfighter, seemingly determined to capture this beast alive.

But the impact of the Steel Bone Bull was too strong.

With just this simple, unadorned charge, he and his shield were sent flying.