《The Magic Apprentice: My Cells Have Mutated》 Chapter 1 - My Cells Mutated! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios [Mutated Cell +1] [Mutated Cells: 80] ¡°Another mutated cell.¡± Chu He sat on the bed in the bedroom as his expression turned strange. It had been seventeen years since he had transmigrated to this magical world. In this world, everyone would undergo a magic awakening when they were 16 years old. Anyone with magic talent would enter the Magic Academy and become an apprentice. Chu He had been tested to have magical talent a year ago. Chu He was now an apprentice at the Andrich Magic Academy, but his magic talent was very poor. He had not managed to cultivate his magic power even after a year. Usually, in the academy, one could only do odd jobs and sweep the floor. Although he had not cultivated any magic power, Chu He had learned a lot of theoretical knowledge. For example, the ranks of mages were: Apprentice Mages, Elementary Mages, Intermediate Mages, Advanced Mages, Great Mages, Magisters, Great Magisters, and Holy Magisters. The magic attributes were further divided into wind, water, fire, earth, wood, ice, lightning, darkness, light, and non-elemental magic. Each type of magic was further divided into six levels according to the strength of the user¡¯s magic power. This was ¡°Elementary Magic, Intermediate Magic, Advanced Magic, Ultimate Magic, Forbidden Spell, and Great Forbidden Spell¡±. But a month ago, his cells suddenly started to mutate. Every few hours, a mechanical voice would ring in his ears. Eighty cells had already mutated since the beginning. Chu He did not know what had happened. Perhaps it was a special ability that he had awakened after transmigrating. However, after such a long time, Chu He did not sense anything abnormal. It was just that his appetite was getting better and better. He could eat three to four times that of an ordinary person. Other than that, there was nothing unusual. But recently, something strange happened in the academy. In just a month, several people had mysteriously disappeared. Among them, there was even a student who had already become an Elementary Mage who also disappeared without a trace. He could basically confirm that it was the act of a demonic creature. After all, this was the Andrich Magic Academy! The academy immediately organized a patrol team, and all of them were made up of senior students. They formed groups of five and patrolled the school every two hours. If they found any abnormalities, they would immediately report it. Even so, last night, a student mysteriously disappeared from the dormitory building next door. Chu He sat on the sofa and fell into deep thought. He decided to be careful in the future. At this moment, a cold wind suddenly came from the dormitory, making Chu He¡¯s body tremble. Chu He¡¯s expression changed slightly as he looked at the window. The windows were closed, as was the door¡­ So where did this bone-chilling cold wind come from? Tick¡­ tick¡­ There was suddenly the sound of water dripping in the bathroom. The lights in the living room started to flicker. The curtains were not drawn, and it looked dark outside with nothing visible in sight. From the bathroom door, a figure exuding a black aura walked out slowly. Chu He stood up and slowly retreated. The shadow in front of him should be some kind of mysterious power. Or could it be called a demonic creature? It should be the culprit behind so many missing cases in the school. Chu He did not hesitate and fled outside. However, before he could open the door, it emitted a black fog that blinded him. The black fog spread out and instantly entered his body. Oh no! Chu He knew the situation was bad. Who knew what would happen after absorbing this strange gas! He might become one of the recent victims that had gone missing. Just as Chu He thought he was doomed, an emotionless mechanical voice sounded in his ear. [Devouring Black Magic Power. +10 Mutated Cells] [Devouring Black Magic Power. +10 Mutated Cells] After two notifications. [The number of mutated cells has reached 100, and the mutated cells have fused into fire cells] [Obtained Fire Magic Power] Chu He could clearly sense a strange change happening to his body. A warm energy flowed in his body as though his innate ability had quietly awakened in Chu He¡¯s body. Chu He extended his right hand as a flame suddenly appeared in his palm. The flame burned brighter and brighter, gradually turning into a fireball. Boom! The fireball was crushed by Chu He as the violent power of the flame instantly enveloped Chu He¡¯s body. However, neither his clothes nor his skin were burnt. Instead, he felt very warm and comfortable. ¡°A first-year Apprentice Mage is actually so strong.¡± The black fog dissipated a little as Chu He saw the pale-faced man carrying a sick smile. ¡°Very good. After devouring you, my magic power became even stronger.¡± The sickly man let out a strange laugh. His withered palm extended towards Chu He, and his sharp nails were about to stab into Chu He¡¯s throat. Chu He gently took a step back and snapped his fingers in midair with his right hand. The flames on his body immediately surged forward and turned into a sea of fire, engulfing this sickly man. ¡°A demonic creature actually dares to be so arrogant in the academy,¡± Chu He said lightly. The sickly man¡¯s body instantly turned into dust and dissipated. [Successfully killed a demonic creature and devoured Black Magic Power. +500 Mutated Cells] Chapter 2 - Very Possibly a Fire Elementary Mage! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios With a thought from Chu He, the sea of fire dissipated. Nothing in the room was affected by the flames. Everything was still intact. After killing the demonic creature, Chu He asked inwardly, ¡°System?¡± Nothing happened. ¡°Stats?¡± Chu He asked again. This time, a virtual panel popped up in front of him. [Name: Chu He] [Elemental Cell: 1 Fire Cell (+)] [Mutated Cells: 500] There were only these few lines on the attribute menu. It was very simple. Looking at the plus sign behind the fire cells, Chu He pressed it mentally. [Do you want to fuse 100 mutated cells into 1 fire cell?] ¡°Yes!¡± Chu He nodded. On the attribute menu, the number of fire cells had increased to 2, while the number of mutated cells fell to 400. Chu He immediately understood that this mutated cell was equivalent to the foundation of leveling up, or rather, experience points. He used 100 mutated cells to increase the fire cell from one to two! Chu He could clearly sense that the power of fire in his body had increased. The flame power he could control had also increased. Without any hesitation, Chu He fused the remaining 400 mutated cells into fire cells. Now, the number of fire cells had reached 6. Chu He felt that his affinity with fire had increased. The flames he could control were nearly twice as strong as before. According to Chu He¡¯s estimations, the first of a specific type of cell would give him the strongest power. After that, when obtaining cells of the same attribute, the enhancement of his abilities would be weaker. Chu He felt that if he faced the demon again, he would only need a little bit of fire to burn it to ashes. The intensity of the flames was much stronger than before. Although he could use flames, Chu He still felt that there was no magic power in his body. ¡°My mutated cells¡­ seem different from the magic power of this world?¡± While Chu He was thinking, there was a sudden knock on the dormitory door. Dong dong dong! ¡°Coming!¡± Chu He shouted and walked over to open the door. Outside the door was a team of five people. They were all very young, probably eighteen or nineteen years old. They were not much older than Chu He. The leader was a man in a mage robe. He was very handsome and emitted faint magical waves. Beside him was a slim beauty wearing a black colored magic dress. She was very beautiful. These five people all had a small golden badge on their shoulders, it was the symbol of the academy¡¯s patrol team. If Chu He was not mistaken, these five people should be his seniors. Furthermore, they were mages with a certain level of cultivation. ¡°Junior, we¡¯re from the patrol team. I¡¯m Martin, a third year student. I¡¯d like to ask you if you¡¯ve noticed anything unusual recently?¡± Chu He shook his head. ¡°I didn¡¯t notice anything. It¡¯s the same as before. I cultivate my magic power alone in the dormitory, and I order takeout when I eat. There¡¯s nothing abnormal.¡± The beautiful female student next to Martin smiled sweetly. ¡°Junior, my name is Katrine. Can you let us in for a routine check?¡± Chu He nodded: ¡°Of course. Come in.¡± Aside from Martin and Katrine, the other three senior patrolmen were standing guard outside the door. Only the two of them walked into the dormitory. Chu He lived in a single-person dormitory which was only slightly more than ten square meters. They could see everything as far as the eye could see. The two of them walked to the washroom next. After taking a brief look, their expressions turned strange. Chu He asked curiously, ¡°Is there anything abnormal?¡± Catrin was about to speak when Martin winked at her. He then showed a smile and said: ¡°Nothing unusual, junior, sorry to interrupt.¡± ¡°The academy may get attacked by demonic creatures recently. Don¡¯t run around, especially for you first year students. Be careful.¡± ¡°If you find anything abnormal or strange, report it to the teacher and patrol team immediately!¡± ¡°But with junior¡¯s strength, you should be able to protect yourself.¡± While saying that, Martin looked at Chu He with a meaningful gaze. ¡°Would you like some drinks?¡± Chu He asked as he took out a few bottles of fruit juice from the fridge and handed them to the patrolmen. Katrine did not refuse. She took the fruit juice and said sweetly, ¡°Thank you.¡± Then, she left Chu He¡¯s dormitory. After walking more than ten meters away, Katrine asked in confusion, ¡°Senior Martin, why didn¡¯t you let me ask?¡± ¡°His room has the aura of black magic!¡± Martin lowered his voice and explained. ¡°Could he be¡­ black magic¡­?¡± Catrin was alarmed. ¡°No,¡± Martin shook his head, ¡°Although there are traces of black magic in the room, there are also traces of fire elemental magic.¡± ¡°If I¡¯m not wrong, this junior¡¯s cultivation isn¡¯t low at all!¡± ¡°He is a Fire Mage?¡± Katrine asked curiously. ¡°Most likely, yes.¡± Martin affirmed: ¡°He is also likely to have reached the Elementary Mage level.¡± ¡°Elementary Mage!¡± Katrine was a little surprised. A first-year student should have awakened his magic power less than a year ago, but he had already become an Elementary Mage? This level was not low, it showed that his talent was astonishing. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you point it out earlier?¡± ¡°This junior should have his own secrets. It¡¯s better not to expose him yet. However, we need to report the matter of the demonic creature being destroyed to our leader.¡± Chapter 3 - The Demonic Creature of the Old Federal Building! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Chu He heaved a sigh of relief. The few people who came just now were the academy¡¯s patrol team. Especially the man and woman leading them, their cultivation levels were probably not low. Chu He did not want to have any contact with these mages because he had not figured out if what he cultivated was considered to be magic. The source of his strength were the mutated cells in his body. Was this considered magic? If this was discovered, would he be captured for research purposes? Chu He felt that before he had enough strength, it was better to stay cautious and low-key. His priority now was to mutate more cells in his body. According to the situation earlier when he killed the demonic creature, Chu He discovered that the fastest way to mutate the cells in his body was to absorb the black magic power. Absorbing the black magic power emitted by demonic creatures, or killing them, could cause more cells to mutate. Chu He only wanted to continue raising his strength. The demonic creature he encountered this time was not strong, but who knew what would happen in the future? If he was weak, he would not be able to fight back against dangerous demonic creatures. That was the most pitiful thing. Chu He turned on his computer and wanted to check where mysterious events had happened recently. At some point in time, demonic creatures began to emerge. Now, they were getting more and more arrogant. Some even dared to cause trouble at the Andrich Magic Academy. The location of the Andrich Magic Academy was at the town of Carmel in America. This was an exquisite and artistic seaside town on the Monterey Peninsula, a paradise-like place. Many artists and writers of unique styles lived in this small town filled with Bohemian charm. The strange buildings and scenery were as beautiful as in fairy tales. The dean of the Andrich Magic Academy advocated the idea of integrating into nature, so he had built the school here. With the Andrich Magic Academy guarding this place, demonic creatures rarely came here. But it was different in San Francisco, which was two hours away. The larger the city, the easier it was to breed and hide criminals. Even in his previous life, those large cities with a dense population often had higher crime rates. It was the same now. The more populated a place was, the more likely it would attract demonic creatures. Chu He checked. In a city in San Francisco, there had been more than 150 mysterious incidents in the past month. Some of them were caused by demonic creatures, while others were done by people who secretly caused trouble. Although the mages also had specialized troops to deal with these mysterious incidents, they were simply lacking in manpower. After reading for an hour, Chu He selected a few cases. These cases could have been caused by demonic creatures. The first case: In a private middle school in San Francisco, the news online said that all the girls in a dormitory had been brutally murdered. There were no traces of the murderer. From Chu He¡¯s point of view, this was likely done by a demonic creature. This private middle school was famous in San Francisco. It was one of those aristocratic schools. The security of the school was very tight. There were guards at the front and back doors, patrolling 24 hours a day. The school walls were five meters tall and there were surveillance cameras everywhere. Whether it was the field, road, dormitory buildings, or teaching blocks, the surveillance cameras did not have any blind spots. If there really was a murderer, how could there be no traces left behind? Could the murderer be invisible? Or could the murderer fly? What was even more suspicious was that the private school was suspended and all the students were sent home. The second case: A factory which produced electronic components exploded. This kind of factory usually did not have flammable or explosive items. Someone must have set off a bomb. But according to the police, it was Sunday and the factory was closed. No one was found in the factory ruins after the explosion. If there was no corpse left behind, where did the person who caused the explosion go? Could it be a time bomb? In any case, this was very strange. Chu He suspected that there was a demonic creature involved. The third case: The murder of the old federal building in downtown San Francisco. Several nights in a row, the old federal building had night staff killed in elevators. After the first murder case, there were police officers guarding the building. There were also people watching the surveillance cameras of the elevator 24/7. Even so, a few more people died in the next few days. Chu He definitely would not believe that this was not done by a demonic creature. How could there be a murderer who would commit crimes in the same elevator for days? Was he crazy? And with so many police officers watching, how did he do it? From Chu He¡¯s point of view, these three cases should be mysterious incidents involving ghosts. Apart from these three cases, there were also some more strange things that Chu He had recorded down. If he had enough time, he could go and take a look. If there were any demonic creatures, he could kill them. Once a ghost was killed, the cells in his body would mutate and make him stronger. The next day, Chu He asked for a leave of absence from the academy. He said that he had something to do at home and needed to return to San Francisco. The academy approved it. The recent disappearance cases in the academy had made everyone uneasy. Many students wanted to take leave and hide at home. After leaving the academy, Chu He found a bus headed to San Francisco. It was a two-hour drive. It was already four or five in the afternoon when he arrived in San Francisco, the sky was gradually turning dark. Chu He used his phone navigation and arrived at the old federal building. Just as he arrived before the building, a series of notifications sounded in Chu He¡¯s ear. [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] Chapter 4 - Saved! Advanced Mage! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Three consecutive notifications sounded in Chu He¡¯s ear, making the corners of his mouth curl up slightly. It seemed like he was right! There was really a demonic creature here! He absorbed a lot of black magic power, and the number of mutated cells in his body had increased by another 60. Chu He could feel the benefit of coming already. He looked at the old federal building in front of him. If he was right, there should be a powerful demonic creature hiding here. When he reached the bottom of the old federal building, Chu He looked up and was surprised to find that some floors were still lit. ¡°Isn¡¯t this building sealed?¡± Chu He was somewhat curious. In the past week, five or six people had died in the building already. The entire building was sealed and no one was allowed to enter. ¡°Could it be the police? Is there a mage dealing with the demonic creatures?¡± Chu He thought of these two possibilities. The police were easier to handle, but if they were mages, there would be trouble. Chu He did not want to have contact with any mages, nor did he want to be discovered by them. After some thought, Chu He suddenly smiled. Flames burst out from the surface of his body and stuck to his skin, forming a protective layer of flames. Even his face was shrouded, making it impossible to see clearly. Crossing the police¡¯s cordon tape, Chu He entered the building. In front of the elevator on the first floor, Chu He stopped. The elevator screen in front of him showed the 33rd floor, which was the top floor of this building. ¡°Seems like a mage really came here.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s a demonic creature killed by another mage, can I absorb the black magic power?¡± Chu He was somewhat puzzled. If he could still absorb it, he would not need to do anything. After pressing the elevator button, Chu He waited for about a minute. After that, he entered and pressed the button for the 33rd floor. ¡­. On the 33rd floor of the old federal building. Thick black magic power spread in all directions. There were five men and three women here, and they were all mages. There had been too many demonic creature attacks in San Francisco. The city¡¯s mages were short-handed and had to seek help from the Andrich Magic Academy. Among these people, there were two familiar faces. Martin and Katrine. After completing their patrol, they received a new mission in San Francisco to deal with the demonic creatures. But the eight of them were not in a good condition. Their faces were pale and their magic power was exhausted. There was even a team member whose chest had been cut open by a sharp weapon. White bones could be seen within. Martin was in a slightly better condition. He was already an Intermediate Mage and was the strongest among them. ¡°Martin, Oscar is about to die, we have to retreat. This demonic creature¡¯s power is beyond our control.¡± ¡°How do we retreat?¡± Martin frowned. ¡°We¡¯re already at the top floor. Do you think this demonic creature will let us go so easily?¡± ¡°To these demonic creatures, we mages are the most delicious food.¡± ¡°We underestimated our opponent this time. This demonic creature actually broke through and became an advanced demonic creature. We¡¯re not his match now.¡± ¡°So what do we do?¡± Katrine asked with a pale expression. ¡°Persevere and try to kill it!¡± ¡°If this demonic creature doesn¡¯t die, we will be the ones to die!¡± At that moment, a strange laughter echoed sinisterly beside them. ¡°You want to kill me? Are you guys dreaming? I¡¯ll slowly torture you guys and then eat you up bit by bit.¡± A cold voice came from the depths of the aisle. A man covered in blood appeared before everyone. ¡°Fireball!¡± Martin looked angry when he saw the man and shouted with rage. A fireball flew out from his hand and headed straight for the demonic creature. However, just as the magic fireball was about to hit the demonic creature, its body suddenly separated into pieces of bloody flesh, easily dodging the attack. After that, its body that had turned into pieces of flesh quickly formed again. The entire process was completed in the blink of an eye. ¡°It¡¯s useless!¡± ¡°You weak mages won¡¯t be able to kill me!¡± The demonic creature stared at Martin with a strange smile. ¡°Damn it!¡± Martin cursed in his heart. He found that this demonic creature¡¯s ability was very troublesome. The other party¡¯s body could actually turn into pieces of flesh. They had fallen into a trap. When Martin and the others first encountered this demonic creature, they used magic to attack it together. When they saw the other party¡¯s body being smashed into pieces by their attacks, they thought that the other party was dead. In the end, the demonic creature suddenly launched a sneak attack. Other than Martin who was the strongest, everyone else was hit. As for the man with a wound on his abdomen, because he was the weakest, the wound on his body was the deepest. He was already on the verge of death. They were in a dilemma. They wanted to kill the opponent, but they could not win. They wanted to escape, but the demonic creature did not give them a chance. To them, the current situation was the worst. At this moment, the clear ringtone of the elevator reached the floor. Ding! The elevator door slowly opened and a man covered in flames walked out. The scorching heat of the flames caused the surrounding space to slightly distort. From this, one could see how terrifying the temperature of the flames was! Martin looked surprised and joyful when he saw this man. He was¡­ ¡°An Advanced Mage!¡± Chapter 5 - My Name Is Apollo! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After Chu He took the elevator to the 33rd floor, he walked out and saw Martin and the others dealing with the demonic creature. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect to bump into Senior Martin and Senior Katrine here!¡± ¡°Thankfully, with the flames covering my body, they can¡¯t see my appearance clearly. Otherwise, if they discover my identity, it will be troublesome!¡± Chu He thought. He did not want to reveal his true identity yet! To become an Advanced Mage within a year of entering the academy was too shocking. ¡°Be careful!¡± Martin suddenly shouted. Chu He suddenly turned his head and saw a broken hand grabbing at him. Chu He did not panic at all. He jumped back by half a step and waved his right hand gently. A wave of fire spewed out of his palm, burning the broken hand. The demonic creature let out a painful growl. Its fierce eyes stared intently at Chu He, looking like it wanted to eat Chu He alive. ¡°Is this¡­ the demonic creature in the office building?¡± ¡°The black aura on this guy¡¯s body is even thicker than the demonic creature that appeared in my house today!¡± ¡°Is this black aura the so-called Yin Qi?¡± Chu He mumbled inwardly. ¡°Be careful, his ability is to split his body, and his flesh can separate into different individuals!¡± Although Martin did not know who Chu He was, he heaved a sigh of relief. An Advanced Mage should have no problem dealing with an advanced demonic creature as long as he was careful. Chu He nodded upon hearing Martin¡¯s words. He did not care about the other party¡¯s ability. Under the suppression of absolute strength, so what if it could split into different individuals? Couldn¡¯t he just burn everything? Chu He took a deep breath as the flames burning on his body became even more violent and hot. ¡°Infinite Hellfire!¡± Chu He roared and squatted down suddenly. He slammed his hands heavily on the ground. The flames on his body spread along the ground and quickly filled the entire corridor. Martin and the others were shocked. Before they could react, the flames engulfed them. However, they soon discovered that the terrifying flames were completely formed by magic power. It burned their bodies to warm them up, but did not cause any damage to them. ¡°Captain Martin, who is this person?¡± Katrine asked in shock. ¡°His magic power control has reached such a level. This flame is actually completely created from magic. Isn¡¯t it too terrifying?¡± It was important to know that the strength of a mage was determined by their magic power. ¡°I¡¯m not sure, but his spiritual force is so strong that even the leader of the San Francisco Magical Investigation Unit is only at this level!¡± ¡°If I am not wrong, this man is quite powerful even among the Advanced Mages.¡± ¡°This is a true expert!¡± Martin¡¯s expression was full of admiration and anticipation. ¡°But it¡¯s strange. Why would someone on the same level as the leader of the Magical Investigation Unit suddenly appear here?¡± ¡°Since he came to the old federal building, it means that he has a certain knowledge and understanding of San Francisco City. It¡¯s very likely that he¡¯s from this city itself. I wonder why I¡¯ve never heard of him?¡± Martin said in a low voice. ¡°Is he an unregistered mage?¡± Katrine asked in surprise. ¡°That¡¯s possible!¡± Martin said. Just as they were conversing, the flames that filled the entire passage gradually dissipated. They saw this mysterious expert press the button before entering the elevator. A calm voice sounded from within the elevator. ¡°That demonic creature has been dealt with!¡± Upon hearing this, Martin was pleasantly surprised. He walked in front of Chu He and said respectfully, ¡°Thank you for saving us!¡± ¡°Sir, what is your name?¡± Chu He wanted to refuse an answer when he heard that. But a name suddenly popped up in his mind. ¡®I should have a title in case I take action in the future. Why don¡¯t I call myself¡­¡¯ ¡°I¡¯m Apollo!¡± Chu He said calmly. ¡°Apollo?¡± Martin was stunned. ¡°Let¡¯s meet again if fate wills it!¡± Chu He smiled. He was from the same academy as Martin and Katrine. They would definitely meet again in the future. After Chu He said that, the elevator door slowly closed as he disappeared from everyone¡¯s vision. ¡°Fortunately, the demonic creature was dealt with.¡± Martin breathed a sigh of relief and quickly called the police. Their companion could not hold on much longer. If he was sent to the hospital now, he could still be saved if healing magic was used. ¡°What did the expert say?¡± Katrine asked curiously. ¡°I asked him for his name. He said his name is Apollo.¡± ¡°Apollo!¡± Katrine froze. The name was impressive. It was the name of the Sun God in Greek mythology. The expert shrouded in flames earlier had the demeanor of the Sun God indeed. ¡°I can¡¯t believe such a powerful mage has no reputation at all. It shouldn¡¯t be¡­¡± Just as they were feeling conflicted, Chu He had already left the building and walked two streets away. Looking at his attribute menu, Chu He smiled and his mood improved. He had just killed that demonic creature. Thus, he absorbed a lot of black magic power. Now, he gained 700 more mutated cells. There was also the black magic power that he had absorbed, and the two mutated cells that had been automatically added. Right now, the number of mutated cells had reached 762! Chapter 6 - The Demonic Creature in the Factory! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios 762. Chu He used 400 of them and fused them into four fire cells. However, Chu He realized that when the fire cells reached ten, the plus sign behind the fire cells column was gone. [Chu He] [Elemental Cell: 10 Fire Cells] [Mutated Cells: 362] ¡°That¡¯s strange. What¡¯s going on?¡± Chu He was somewhat puzzled. But he could not communicate with the system. However, according to Chu He¡¯s own guesses, he believed that this was because the number of fire cells had accumulated to a certain extent. The next time he wanted to increase the number of fire cells, he would need more mutated cells. Regarding this, he would know whether it was true or not when he obtained more mutated cells. After dealing with this demonic creature, Chu He planned on finding a place to stay. He had taken several days off. His intention was to go around San Francisco, this was such a good opportunity that he had to seize. He would try to kill as many demonic creatures as he could. That would raise his own strength. After taking a few steps, Chu He saw a translucent quest panel appear in front of him. [Special Quest issued] [Quest Title: Ember Demon] [Quest Difficulty: C] [Quest Description: In a chip factory near the south of the city, an Ember Demon revived. Please go and deal with it.] [Quest Requirement: Kill the Ember Ghoul in the chemical plant] [Quest Completion: Obtain a random superhuman cell] Seeing the quest panel in front of him, Chu He¡¯s gaze changed slightly. The factory mentioned in the quest should be the factory that he had seen in the news. ¡°But what does this quest¡¯s difficulty level of C represent?¡± The system had not issued a quest for the demonic creature Chu He had just killed. But for this demonic creature in the factory, the system issued a quest. It was obvious that the demonic creature in the factory was more terrifying. If the demonic creature in the building was a weaker advanced demonic creature¡­ So¡­ in the factory¡­ Could it be a very powerful advanced demonic creature? Chu He scratched his head. ¡°With my current strength, I should be able to kill this ghoul!¡± What caught Chu He¡¯s attention the most was that after this quest was completed, he could obtain a superman cell. Chu He did not know what superman cells were. But in America, everyone knew who Superman was. He was the most famous superhero. If Chu He could obtain a superman cell, it should not be weaker than a fire cell, or even stronger! If he could increase his strength, Chu He would not let it go. After all, Chu He had seen the tragic state of Martin and the others just now. The few of them were at least Elementary or Intermediate Mages. However, the demonic creature that Chu He could kill in one move had caused the eight of them to suffer. If he had not been there, the eight of them would have been dead. Therefore, Chu He felt a sense of danger and urgently wanted to become stronger. This world was extremely dangerous! The most urgent matter at hand was to increase his strength. Without much hesitation, Chu He went directly towards the south of San Francisco. ¡­ At the same time, outside the chip factory south of San Francisco. A black SUV stopped. A man and a woman walked out of the car and stood in front of the factory. ¡°This is the chemical plant that Captain mentioned!¡± ¡°Alice, are you ready?¡± A very handsome man with a frivolous expression looked at the beautiful woman beside him and asked with a smile. ¡°Bruce, don¡¯t die here!¡± ¡°If you die, I won¡¯t be able to explain myself to Captain when I return.¡± Alice looked at him without any expression on her face. Her attitude was very cold, like a ten-thousand-year-old iceberg. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It is only a demonic creature. Can¡¯t we just kill it?¡± ¡°Just wait here. I can finish it off by myself!¡± Bruce laughed. A Wind Staff appeared in his right hand as visible whirlwinds appeared around his body, revolving around him. He looked at the chemical plant and strode in. Alice followed him. ¡°Why? Are you worried about me?¡± Bruce asked with a smile. ¡°I told you, I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll be eaten by the demonic creature. I won¡¯t be able to answer to Captain when I get back.¡± ¡°Other than Captain, we are the only two Advanced Mages in our team. If you die, it will be a loss for our Magical Investigation Unit,¡± Alice said indifferently. Bruce did not object and only shrugged his shoulders. He pursed his lips and said, ¡°Speaking of which, Alice, can you change your personality? We are teammates after all. Why are you treating me so coldly?¡± Alice gave him a cold look, ¡°If you continue spouting nonsense, I¡¯ll kill you first!¡± Bruce shivered. He knew that although the woman beside him was beautiful, she had a very cold personality. She might really do something like that. Most importantly, Alice was stronger than him. ¡°Alice, you guard the back door. I¡¯ll go into the factory and force the demonic creature to come out. We¡¯ll kill it together in this open space! How about it?¡± Alice snorted but said nothing. Bruce nodded. For Alice, this was already an agreement. Thus, he walked towards the factory entrance. ¡­ At this moment, Chu He¡¯s taxi drove him to a spot not far from the factory. Chapter 7 - High School Classmates? Advanced Mages! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Chu He saw an SUV parked not far ahead. His mouth twitched twice. Chu He walked closer and touched the hood of the car. He found that it was still warm, but there was no one in the car. The car had just pulled over, so the people inside should have already gone into the factory. ¡°Another mage came first?¡± Chu He scratched his head. Why was it that every time he found a demonic creature, there would be a mage one step ahead of him? Chu He walked closer to the factory and saw that the factory building in front of him was burned black by flames. There had been a terrifying explosion here, and many walls had been shattered. There were also large areas that were charred black. The fire caused by the explosion took two days to extinguish, but there was not a single corpse inside. Chu He walked in the yard and could still smell the burning odor. This used to be a chip factory. It was unlikely that such a factory would have a large number of flammable and explosive items. According to the quest issued by the system¡­ An Ember Demon? From the name, it sounded like it had something to do with fire. Chu He was somewhat curious. His own specialty was fire, while this demon was also the same. If the two fought, who would be stronger? When he was a hundred meters away from the entrance of the factory, he suddenly heard an exclamation from inside. ¡°Alice, go first. I can hold him back!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go back and report this to Captain together. This demonic creature has already broken through to the advanced level. Only Captain can deal with it personally!¡± A man and a woman¡¯s voices sounded. Chu He found this girl¡¯s voice especially familiar. ¡°There really are mages in the factory.¡± ¡°Why are they so well-informed? They always beat me to it.¡± Chu He strode towards the charred factory door. After taking a step, raging flames erupted from Chu He¡¯s body. Soon, his entire body was covered in flames. Not only was it able to conceal his face, but it was also able to form a defensive layer of fire. When they were still dozens of meters away from the factory, two figures were blasted out of the factory gate. Behind them was a black flame that was constantly chasing them. Normally speaking, flames represented heat and high temperature. However, this black flame seemed to be filled with a strange aura. The moment it appeared, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop significantly. The air turned cold. This demonic creature¡¯s flames were extraordinary. The flames in Chu He¡¯s body grew to the limit with a bang. His body heated up slightly, repelling the cold aura by a meter away. A man and a woman were sent flying out of the factory. When Chu He saw their faces clearly, he was stunned, ¡°Alice?¡± Alice was Chu He¡¯s high school classmate and also their school belle. However, in the three years of high school, Chu He and Alice had not spoken much. This woman was too cold. She barely interacted with anyone of the opposite sex. Even with countless suitors at school who could line up from New York to Paris, she never bothered. However, he had to admit that this aloof woman was indeed beautiful. She was breathtakingly beautiful. Chu He laughed to himself: ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Alice to be a mage.¡± Alice and Bruce were both Advanced Mages, but they were still divided into different levels more specifically. The two of them were the weakest 1st-tier Advanced Mages. Only a 4th-tier Advanced Mage would be able to fight against an advanced demonic creature. Moreover, this Ember Demon in front of him was very strong! A figure shrouded in black flames slowly floated out of the factory. A thin layer of frost formed on the ground beside the Ember Demon. Fire of Extreme Frost! Bruce did not look too good. Half of his body had been frozen after being attacked by the demonic creature just now. It was difficult for him to move. ¡°Power of Wind!¡± Bruce waved his hand and a wind vortex flew out from his hand. With the support of the power of wind, Alice¡¯s speed increased by a lot. But this Ember Demon was even faster! With a wave of its hands, black flames spread out and formed a large circle around half of the yard. The temperature in the circle dropped to near zero, it was just big enough to trap Bruce and Alice. ¡°We can¡¯t escape.¡± Bruce smiled helplessly. They could no longer escape. ¡°Alright, I won¡¯t owe you anything then,¡± Alice said coldly. Bruce looked helpless. ¡°Alice, you¡¯re about to die. Can¡¯t you speak more gently?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t.¡± A blue staff appeared in Alice¡¯s hand. ¡°I¡¯m not going to die here.¡± As she spoke, a blue light surged from Alice¡¯s staff. A huge icicle appeared above her head. The surrounding temperature was very low. For an Ice Mage like Alice, it was not a big problem. The icicle stabbed toward the demonic creature at an extremely fast speed. Halfway through, the icicles suddenly split apart, turning from a huge icicle into more than ten smaller icicles. But each one was sharper, and they collectively covered a wider area. The demonic creature looked at the scene before it and laughed strangely. It did not care about such a weak attack. With a wave of its hand, black flames poured out and instantly incinerated the icicle storm into nothingness. Even the wind vortex that Bruce had created just now was swallowed into nothingness. ¡°Is this the power of an advanced demonic creature?¡± Bruce¡¯s face was pale. The difference between them had far exceeded his imagination. Chapter 8 - Ancient Spiritual Cold Fire! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Is that all you can do?¡± The Ember Demon floated in the air, laughing loudly. It waved its hand, and the black flames formed a massive diagram in the air. ¡°The blood of countless people in San Francisco will become my nourishment!¡± its gaze returned to Bruce and Alice, the expression in its eyes showing some greed. The two people in front of it were both Advanced Mages. After devouring these two people, its black magic power would double! It would be one of the most powerful demonic creatures even in Los Angeles. As long as it kept devouring¡­ In the eyes of the Ember Demon, a crazed look could be seen. Its goal was to become the strongest dark magic creature in the world! To rule the world! To make all life in the world kneel before it! Amidst the Ember Demon¡¯s crazed laughter, a man shrouded in scarlet flames walked over silently. The surrounding temperature rose rapidly. The frost on the ground quickly turned into steam and became white mist rising to the sky. ¡°Who are you?¡± The Ember Demon was stunned. The fact that its black magic power could reach this level meant that it was not stupid or weak. Anyone with eyes could tell that this mysterious flaming figure was more powerful in magic power than it! Bruce and Alice were also stunned. His entire body was covered in raging flames! What kind of terrifying strength was this!? After becoming an Advanced Mage, one could indeed control magical elements to attach to their body. But they could not cover their whole body like this! Chu He¡¯s entire body was wrapped in flames. The fire magic power emanating from his body was abnormally shocking! Not even the leader of the Magical Investigation Unit could do that! The expert who had appeared out of nowhere might very well be stronger than their captain! ¡°Who is this expert?¡± Bruce said with a dazed expression. It was impossible for such a powerful mage to not be famous. Could it be a higher-up of the Andrich Magic Academy nearby? Bruce thought for a moment and felt that it was very likely. Although under normal circumstances, the people in the Andrich Magic Academy would not come out, it was not impossible that an elder in the academy had come out and coincidentally bumped into this place. Alice¡¯s eyes flashed with hope. She worshiped the strong. On her beautiful face, her blue eyes were filled with admiration and yearning for this flaming figure. Seeing this, Bruce curled his lips. This was the first time he saw Alice show such an expression. The moment the Ember Demon saw Chu He, it sensed extreme danger. This mysterious figure was extremely dangerous!!! The raging flames on Chu He made the Ember Demon feel afraid. However, it did not escape directly because the Ember Demon was very greedy. Once it devoured Chu He, its strength would rise to an extremely terrifying level! Even more black flames surged out from the Ember Demon. It was almost engulfing the entire place. Bruce was shocked. It turned out that the Ember Demon had only used less than 30% of its strength to deal with the two of them earlier. At this moment, the black flames seemed to be endless as the Ember Demon used its full strength. Soon, the entire factory was engulfed by flames. However, Chu He shook his head. Was that all? Although the other party was an advanced demonic creature, it was weaker than what Chu He had imagined. Although its black magic power was very strong, it was too simplistic. When this black flame encountered Chu He¡¯s flame, it was as though it had encountered its ancestor and became impotent. It directly turned weak. The scorching sea of flames quickly suppressed the black flames and turned around to suppress the Ember Demon. Roar! The Ember Demon roared. It was an advanced demonic creature after all. How could it be defeated by Chu He so easily? The black flames on its body actually changed at this moment. From black to white! White flames! Such flames were only recorded in legends. It was said that when ice magic and fire magic were combined and cultivated to an extremely high level, they could create this kind of special flame called the ¡°Ancient Spiritual Cold Fire¡±. This white flame reached the temperature of absolute zero when it grew to its peak. Any living being that came into contact with the Ancient Spiritual Cold Fire would be turned into an ice sculpture. There was no chance of survival. Of course, this was only a legend, but it also showed how precious and powerful the white flames were. The Ember Demon was still far from reaching this level of strength, but its flames had already started to turn white from pure black. Its power had also become stronger! ¡°It¡¯s so cold!¡± Bruce said while shivering. They had already retreated a hundred meters away, but they still felt a cold chill running down their spines. Alice was in a slightly better condition than him, but she could not help but take two steps back, her face was somewhat pale. ¡°Human, do you want to kill me?¡± A strange smile appeared on the Ember Demon¡¯s face. At this moment, it stood at the top of the ruins of the building. Its body was covered in black and white flames. It looked down at Chu He like a peerless Demon God. Chu He smiled and waved his hand indifferently. The red flames condensed into a fireball in his hand and floated in the air, waiting for his next command. ¡°You must be the culprit behind the explosion of the factory. After triggering the explosion, you lured mages into coming here and devoured them. Is that your plan?¡± ¡°Also¡­ you seem to have become one with this factory. Is it because you don¡¯t want to die? You¡¯ll never die until the factory is destroyed.¡± ¡°In any case, this white flame is nothing much,¡± Chu He said with a sneer. Chapter 9 - Flaming Tornado! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In fact, Chu He also found it troublesome. Of course, this Ember Demon was no match for him, but the current situation was extremely annoying. The Ember Demon had fused with the factory and became difficult to kill. ¡°Do I have to find a large excavator to destroy the factory entirely? Or do I find a huge bomb to blow up the factory?¡± Chu He thought about his options. Thinking about it, although this Ember Demon had fused itself to the factory, it had simply integrated its black magic aura into the factory. In that case, the flames might have some sort of miraculous effect on it? Chu He took a deep breath and pushed the fire magic power in his body to the limit! Chu He could even sense that the ten fire cells in his body had circulated to their limits! Burn! He controlled his flames to the extreme! An endless sea of flames soared into the sky with Chu He as the center. Instantly, it transformed into an extremely huge Flaming Tornado. ¡°This is¡ª¡± Bruce widened his eyes in shock. Everything in front of him was beyond his understanding. ¡°These flames are condensed from magic¡­¡± Alice said in disbelief. ¡°The flames condensed by magic power actually have such power! Don¡¯t tell me¡­¡± Her big eyes flashed with surprise. A phrase popped up in her mind, but she did not dare to say it out loud. ¡®Ultimate Magic!¡¯ Each type of magic was further divided into six levels according to the strength of the user¡¯s magic power. This was ¡°Elementary Magic, Intermediate Magic, Advanced Magic, Ultimate Magic, Forbidden Spell, and Great Forbidden Spell¡±. Alice had once learned an Advanced Magic. She was certain that it could not have such power. The only explanation was that this mysterious expert was using Ultimate Magic! As for Forbidden Spells and Great Forbidden Spells, Alice did not even dare to think about them. Those were spells that could destroy the world! They were something that ordinary people could not even encounter in their lives. A Flaming Tornado formed around Chu He¡¯s body. He was about forty meters tall, which was the height of more than ten stories. One look at such a spell and one would feel despair, let alone resist it. The demonic creature¡¯s eyes widened as its body trembled in disbelief. Under the suppression of the Flaming Tornado, the black and white flames surrounding its body became much weaker. They were on completely different levels. ¡°Is this mysterious expert¡­ more powerful than Captain?¡± Bruce whispered. Alice said nothing, but nodded silently. That seemed to be the case. They had seen their captain make a move before, but it was nowhere near this terrifying. The fiery figure in front of them was the strongest mage they had ever seen! The Flaming Tornado was too absurd! The security guards on duty at the other factories within a few thousand meters all ran out and used their phones to record videos at this sight. ¡°What the¡ªwhat is this!¡± ¡°A Flaming Tornado suddenly appeared. Isn¡¯t that the factory that exploded a few days ago?¡± ¡°Is it a mage? I admire mages the most. When can I become a mage?¡± Many workers ran out of the factory and watched this ¡°miracle¡± from afar. Bruce and Alice¡¯s reactions were similar to those ordinary people. Their expressions were already blank. ¡°Even if it¡¯s an Ultimate Magic, this mysterious expert is probably still a 7th-tier Advanced Mage or above!¡± ¡°The best of the best among Advanced Mages!¡± ¡°Do you think¡­¡± Bruce suddenly had a thought, and he asked in a tone full of shock, ¡°Could he be a Great Mage?¡± ¡°Great Mage?¡± The aloof Alice shuddered upon hearing the phrase. That was a true expert among mages, a peak existence! It was said that the Vice-Dean of the Andrich Magic Academy was a Great Mage. As for the Dean, the information was unknown. No one knew his true strength. The Ember Demon walked over to face the huge wind pressure from the Flaming Tornado. It was not resigned to give up yet. How could a tiny human suppress it in terms of fire? This was something the Ember Demon could not accept. ¡°Ancient Spiritual Cold Fire!¡± More white flames erupted. 30% of the black flames were converted! If the conversion of the Ancient Spiritual Cold Fire reached 100%. It would mean that the flames that this Ember Demon controlled would evolve into pure Ancient Spiritual Cold Fire, and its strength would improve further. It would directly become a Great Demon! That was a demonic creature on the same level as a Great Mage! A monster of that level could destroy the entire Los Angeles City in the absence of any experts to restrain it, let alone a chip factory. Chu He narrowed his eyes slightly. He knew that he had to kill this Ember Demon today. The other party had already touched upon the essence of the Ancient Spiritual Cold Fire. If he left it alone, it would definitely become a huge problem in the future! ¡°Flaming Tornado!¡± This was a move that Chu He had created himself. With him as the center, all the surging flames formed a 40-meter-tall tornado. The intense wind pressure tore everything around it. Under Chu He¡¯s control, the Flaming Tornado constantly pushed forward. The terrifying wind pressure locked onto the Ember Demon, preventing it from escaping. ¡°Zero Degree Fire!¡± The demonic creature also activated its powerful black magic. With it as the center, black and white flames instantly erupted, sweeping in all directions! ¡°Such terrifying power! Run!¡± Alice shouted at Bruce. The two of them immediately ran away. Bruce cast wind magic and made their bodies lighter and faster! In a high-level battle like this, even the slightest shockwave could seriously injure them. At this moment, if they ran too slowly, they would lose their lives! Chapter 10 - Killing the Demonic Creature! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The confrontation in the factory yard reached a destructive level. Whether it was the Flaming Tornado or the Zero Degree Fire, their power had already surpassed that of ordinary Advanced Mages. Even if the leader of the Magical Investigation Unit came, he would not be able to resist them. The huge factory yard was now divided into two parts. Part of it was filled with extreme coldness. The Ancient Spiritual Cold Fire was a flame that could reduce the temperature to absolute zero. One half of the yard turned into a land of frost, as if the ice age had descended once again. The other part was filled with extreme heat. The flames emitted from Chu He¡¯s body were extremely hot. Every moment, he released an intense amount of light and heat. Just like Chu He¡¯s title of ¡®Apollo¡¯, he seemed to have transformed into the Sun God at this moment. The temperature in this half of the yard was ridiculously high. If an ordinary person stepped in, they would be cooked in minutes. The power of the flames was even more terrifying, ordinary life forms would be burnt to ashes upon contact. A battle of this level was no longer something that Alice and Bruce could participate in. They ran until they were a kilometer away. They turned around to look at the massive black and white flames behind them, as well as the even more terrifying storm of fire. ¡°Is this power that a human can possess?¡± Deep envy and jealousy flashed across Bruce and Alice¡¯s eyes. Especially for Alice, as she idolized the strong to an extreme level, she was already deeply attracted to Chu He. ¡°Ember Demon, die!¡± Chu He roared as all the fire cells in his body were utilized to their limits. He felt as if his entire body was burning. Following that, the firestorm grew even larger and more powerful. ¡°Roar!¡± The Ember Demon roared in rage as it could feel that it was about to collapse. This situation lasted for a full three minutes. The black and white flames were pushed back constantly. Eventually, the entire factory was engulfed by the Flaming Firestorm. Chu He panted heavily, this Ember Demon had not been easy to deal with. Fortunately, the demonic creature¡¯s Ancient Spiritual Cold Fire had not fully evolved. Otherwise, Chu He might really have been killed here. Under the raging fire, the entire factory was burnt into nothingness. Naturally, the Ember Demon also died. [Congratulations to the host for completing the quest. Reward: +1 Superman Cell] [A demonic creature was killed. +1000 Mutated Cells] The system¡¯s emotionless voice sounded in Chu He¡¯s ear. The reward for his quest, as well as the black magic power absorbed from the monster, had transformed into mutated cells and merged into his body. ¡°Disperse!¡± Chu He shouted in a low tone. The Flaming Storm, which had expanded to a hundred meters wide, instantly disappeared. Only then did Bruce and Alice dare to approach him. They looked at Chu He, who was in the middle of the yard, timidly. This was an Advanced Mage who was even more powerful than their captain. It was very likely that he had already reached the 7th-tier and above. ¡°Senior, you¡¯re too powerful!¡± ¡°Which department are you from? Are you from San Francisco?¡± ¡°My name is Bruce. I¡¯m from the San Francisco Magical Investigation Unit. It is our honor to witness your heroic might!¡± ¡°By the way, Senior, are you from the Andrich Magic Academy? I¡¯m 24 years old this year. Do I have a chance to study at the Magic Academy?¡± Bruce ran to Chu He like an obsessed fan and said a lot of things in one go. Chu He looked at him as though he was looking at a fool. He then turned his gaze toward Alice, who was standing at the side with an affectionate gaze. Alice looked at him with burning desire, as if they were a couple who had not seen each other for ten years. Chu He was speechless. This was the first time he had seen Alice like this. Was it necessary? Could it be that hidden within Alice¡¯s cold temperament, she was actually this kind of girl who got easily infatuated? Chu He could not help but think of a scenario cheekily. Could the reason be due to him appearing like Prince Charming earlier when he saved Alice who was in a dangerous situation? After acting like a hero saving a beauty, Alice fell hopelessly in love with him? Unfortunately, Chu He did not want to expose his identity. ¡°The two of you should stay here for a while, you can leave in five minutes,¡± Chu He whispered. After leaving this place, he needed to remove the flames enveloping his body. But he did not want Alice and Bruce to see his true appearance. After hearing Chu He¡¯s words, the two of them hurriedly nodded and did not dare to disobey him. After Chu He left, the two of them obediently stood in the middle of the yard like they were being punished. ¡°How strange,¡± Alice muttered. ¡°What is it?¡± Bruce asked. ¡°I think I¡¯ve heard the voice of this senior mage somewhere before. He sounds a little familiar, but I just can¡¯t remember where I¡¯ve heard it.¡± ¡°Heard of it?¡± Bruce froze before suggesting, ¡°Maybe this mysterious expert is one of the few senior mages who came to San Francisco to give a lecture last time.¡± Alice said nothing, but shook her head. Chu He¡¯s voice was very young. It sounded like he was at most thirty years old. ¡°Could it be that this mysterious expert has a crush on you?¡± Bruce asked with a smile, but his smile was mixed with some helplessness. ¡°If such a powerful mage has a crush on me, I¡¯ll give myself to him!¡± Alice¡¯s eyes became fiery again. ¡°Alice¡­ you¡­¡± Bruce¡¯s eyes widened instantly, ¡°I always thought you liked women.¡± Alice smiled disdainfully: ¡°I just don¡¯t like weak guys like you.¡± Hearing this, Bruce became dejected like a deflated ball. He was weak. There was nothing he could do about it. Chapter 11 - Superman Cell! Superhuman Strength! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After walking more than a kilometer, Chu He saw that there were no surveillance cameras nearby, so he hailed a taxi and returned to the city. He looked behind him when he got into the taxi, as expected, Bruce and Alice did not follow. ¡°It seems my strength has subdued these two.¡± Chu He smiled. He had really fooled these two people by disguising himself as a powerful mage. Chu He had gained a lot this time on this trip to the chip factory. When he first came to the factory, absorbing the black magic power had increased his mutated cells by a hundred. After killing the Ember Demon, his mutated cells increased by another thousand. Completing the system quest also rewarded him with a Superman cell. The boost that this Superman cell gave Chu He was strength. At that instant, Chu He clearly felt his strength increasing greatly. All the special cells provided the most evident buff when it was the first one of its kind. Just this Superman cell raised Chu He¡¯s strength by three times as before. Right now, he could probably throw out punches with 250kg of force. If it was an ordinary person, they would not be able to withstand the power of his punch. And this world was full of mages. There was the exception of a small number of mages who trained in the aspect of using magic power to enhance their physical bodies. Excluding these people, none of the other mages should be able to defeat him in close combat. Chu He felt that his physical fitness was still very important. If his physical fitness was not good enough, he might die before he could use his magic when he gets attacked by demonic creatures. Chu He thought for a moment and opened his attribute menu. [Chu He] [Special Cell: 1 Superman Cell (+)] [Elemental Cell: 10 Fire Cells (+)] [Mutated Cells: 1461] Behind the fire cell column, the plus sign appeared again. Just as he had thought, the disappearance of the plus sign was only because he had insufficient mutated cells. Now that the number of mutated cells was sufficient, he could press the button again, and the number of fire cells could continue to increase. ¡°How many mutated cells do I need to add one fire cell now?¡± Chu He immediately willed. The number of fire cells instantly increased from ten to eleven. The number of mutated cells dropped by a thousand. ¡°I actually need a thousand of them!¡± Chu He was somewhat surprised. All the mutated cells that he had obtained from killing the Ember Demon could only add one more fire cell! But even so, Chu He felt that it was well worth the investment. His control over fire had improved significantly. If he had possessed his current strength half an hour ago, dealing with the Ember Demon would have been much easier. At the very least, he would not tire himself out. The remaining mutated cells were all used by Chu He to add more Superman cells. The Superman cells also went from one to five. Endurance was also a part of one¡¯s strength. The improvement of one¡¯s physique could bring about an even stronger vitality, greatly reducing the risk that one would have to take when battling demonic creatures. Not only did the Superman cells increase his strength, but they also increased his physical defense. Now, Chu He¡¯s skin had become extremely tough. An ordinary knife could not pierce his skin. This was a significant improvement. If there were enough Superman cells, even bullets would not be able to penetrate his body. The next day, Chu He returned to the Andrich Magic Academy. The demonic creature in the academy had been proven dead, so it was safe to return again. The reason why the demonic creature was so rampant before was because the powerful mages in the academy had all gone to New York for a magic exchange summit. The strongest teachers left in the academy were only Advanced Mages. And that demonic creature was good at hiding, so they never caught it. Today, the Vice-Dean returned to the academy and used his investigative magic to conduct a thorough search of the entire Andrich Magic Academy. Therefore, the school was now completely safe now. All students who took leave would return to school immediately. On the train back, Chu He picked up his phone and browsed the recent news. The chip factory from yesterday actually appeared in the news. After all, many workers had seen the 40-meter-tall Flaming Tornado. At this moment, it had already shocked all the residents in the city. Of course, the result was good. The victory of a mage over a powerful demonic creature was a huge consolation to the people in this dangerous era. The videos recorded by those workers had already gone viral on the Internet, and all of them had reached the top of the charts as trending videos. It could be said that anyone who went online in America had already seen Chu He¡¯s fight with the Ember Demon. The whole country was guessing who this powerful mage shrouded in flames was, including the San Francisco Magical Investigation Unit. The leader of the Magical Investigation Unit was called Roosevelt, and he was one of the top Advanced Mages. His combat ability was unmatched among those of the same level. This was because he was a mage who had awakened both lightning and dark attributes. Furthermore, these two attributes were very powerful. Roosevelt was about forty years old. He was bald, had a face filled with determination, and a fierce gaze. ¡°Captain, do you think this mysterious expert is from Los Angeles?¡± Bruce asked curiously. Ever since he saw Chu He¡¯s battle yesterday, Bruce had been unable to forget him the entire night. He even dreamed that he had become a powerful Fire Mage himself. ¡°We can¡¯t rule out that possibility.¡± ¡°Captain, even you don¡¯t know him?¡± Alice asked. She felt that Chu He¡¯s voice was somewhat familiar, he should be a famous mage. Chapter 12 - High School Classmate? The Apollo in the Novel? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Roosevelt smiled and answered, ¡°If he is a famous mage, why would he hide his appearance under the flames?¡± ¡°However, we have some information regarding this mysterious expert already.¡± He flipped open a file on his desk. ¡°The same thing happened yesterday. A demonic creature appeared in the San Francisco Federal Building.¡± ¡°The new members of our Magical Investigation Unit are studying as third year students in the Andrich Magic Academy. They encountered danger in the building and were saved by a mysterious expert.¡± ¡°Mysterious expert?¡± Alice¡¯s eyes instantly became fiery. ¡°That¡¯s right. Just as you thought, this mysterious expert is shrouded in flames and is extremely powerful!¡± ¡°This mysterious expert calls himself Apollo.¡± ¡°Apollo¡­¡± Alice murmured while lost in thought. After two seconds, Alice seemed to have remembered something. She patted Bruce¡¯s shoulder and said anxiously, ¡°Quickly check if there is anyone called Apollo in the National Mage Records!¡± Roosevelt burst out laughing. ¡°You¡¯re usually quite quick-witted. Why aren¡¯t you using your brain at this time? Since we have this expert¡¯s name, it is obvious that I have already investigated it.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the result?¡± Captain Roosevelt shook his head, ¡°None of the mages in the country are called Apollo.¡± ¡°How can this be?¡± Alice said in disbelief. All the mages in the country had undergone magic awakening. When their magic was awakened, their identity would be registered. If the name Apollo was not recorded in the book, it meant that this mysterious expert was using a fake name. ¡°That¡¯s for sure. This Apollo attacked twice and used flames to cover his face the entire time. He just does not want anyone to recognize him. How can he possibly reveal his real name?¡± As Roosevelt spoke, he realized that Alice had suddenly closed her eyes. ¡°Apollo¡­ where have I heard this name before?¡± ¡°Of course you¡¯ve heard of it. The Sun God in Greek mythology is called Apollo,¡± Bruce, who was beside her, laughed and replied. He felt that Alice was somewhat obsessed and did not seem to be in the right state of mind. ¡°No, no. Someone I know has something to do with the name Apollo.¡± ¡°Try to recall it then.¡± This time, even Captain Roosevelt was interested. That was a peak-level Advanced Mage. According to Bruce and Alice¡¯s description, this mysterious expert sounded very young. He was probably around twenty years old. What kind of talent was it to be able to become an Advanced Mage at such a young age? There was only one person in San Francisco who was so talented, and that was Alice. She and Chu He were classmates in the same high school, so their age was naturally the same. It was just that she had just become an Advanced Mage half a month ago, so her strength was not too strong. The difference in power level between Advanced Mages was very complicated. Advanced Mages who had reached the pinnacle of their cultivation were very powerful. For example, Roosevelt had two magical attributes at the same time. If he had to deal with an Advanced Mage like Alice, he could deal with ten of her alone. Alice suddenly opened her eyes and shouted: ¡°I heard this name in high school!¡± She hurriedly took out her phone and made a call. She had been very cold and aloof in high school, so she did not have many friends of the same gender, there were only two or three of them. She was calling one of them now. ¡°Hello? Sasha, do you remember if someone was called Apollo at our high school?¡± Alice asked hurriedly after the phone call got through. ¡°Apollo?¡± The girl who answered the call was puzzled. ¡°We didn¡¯t have any classmates called Apollo in high school.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Alice frowned. But Sasha continued, ¡°There was a boy in our class called Chu He who liked to spend time writing novels online. He seemed to have written a character called Apollo.¡± Alice¡¯s eyes lit up. After hearing what Sasha said, memories came back to her. Back then, the novel written by Chu He was quite popular on the Internet. Many people in the class had read it, and Alice was no exception. Although she was aloof, it did not mean that she had no curiosity. Although she was not familiar with Chu He, she found the novel written by him rather interesting. After so many years, she had almost forgotten the content of the book. However, the protagonist of that novel was indeed named Apollo. ¡°Do you have Chu He¡¯s contact information?¡± ¡°I think his contact number is written on his Facebook. I¡¯ll help you find it.¡± Not long after the call ended, Sasha called back. ¡°Alice, I didn¡¯t find Chu He¡¯s number, but there¡¯s a class reunion coming up. He¡¯ll probably attend it. When the time comes, we¡¯ll have a chance to meet him?¡± ¡°Okay.¡± ¡°I must find him, please help me!¡± Alice thanked her afterwards. With her aloof personality, she did not have much contact with her old classmates. She had to rely on Sasha entirely. After ending the phone call again, Alice recalled the earlier scene. The mysterious expert¡¯s voice just now¡­ It was somewhat familiar indeed. However, she did not have much contact with Chu He in high school, so she could not confirm it. ¡°I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s really him¡­¡± Alice shook her head, she could only confirm it after they met. Chapter 13 - Withdrawal from the Academy! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Andrich Magic Academy. Chu He looked at the words on the academy gate and sensed the rich magical aura it exuded. He was pondering over some questions. What was he doing at the Magic Academy? He was here to learn magic. Did he learn anything? No. What did he rely on to increase his strength now? His mutated cells. How could cells mutate? By killing monsters. So why did he not go out to kill monsters but still continue wasting time in the academy? Chu He scratched his head and felt that there was no point in staying here. He really did not have any talent for magic. He probably would not be able to learn magic in this lifetime. ¡°Why don¡¯t I¡­ withdraw from school?¡± When Chu He thought of this, he felt that dropping out of the academy was a good choice. In the academy, the growth he could obtain was too little. Chu He quickly found his teacher, Claire. Claire was in her thirties and usually wore a pair of black-framed glasses. She looked intellectual and beautiful. ¡°Chu He, why are you looking for me?¡± Cultivation depended on talent and hard work. In Claire¡¯s impression, Chu He¡¯s magic talent was pitifully weak. When he underwent a magic awakening at the age of fifteen, Chu He¡¯s magic talent was detected to have only reached the lowest standard for entering the academy. This was despite the fact that Chu He had been cultivating very hard this year. Claire also saw Chu He¡¯s efforts. But for those without talent, no matter how hard they tried, they could not achieve anything. After so long, Chu He had not even become an Apprentice Mage. There was less than a month left before the school¡¯s end-of-year examination. A student who could not become an Apprentice Mage in a year¡¯s time would be expelled by the academy. Before possessing mutated cells, Chu He was very worried about this. Now, he did not care. Cultivating magic¡­ Was it better than his own mutated cells? No. He had only dealt with three demonic creatures, yet his strength was already stronger than that of an average Advanced Mage. This academy could not teach Chu He anything. ¡°Teacher, I want to withdraw from the academy.¡± Claire froze for a moment when she heard this, but her expression quickly changed from astonishment to pity as she patted Chu He¡¯s shoulder. Claire sighed in her heart. If such a hardworking student had a higher talent in magic, he would have great achievements in the future. What a pity. She could understand Chu He¡¯s intention to drop out. Rather than letting a talentless student be expelled after the end-of-year examination in a month¡¯s time, it was better to just withdraw now. He could save himself the embarrassment. ¡°Then let me help you with the paperwork.¡± Chu He was secretly delighted as he did not expect his teacher to be so easy to convince. The paperwork was completed very quickly. Now, he was no longer a member of the Andrich Magic Academy, and he was a free person again. Teacher Claire walked over and gently patted Chu He¡¯s shoulder. She gently reminded him, ¡°From now on, you are just an ordinary person. It doesn¡¯t matter if you don¡¯t have magic talent. In the future, as an upright person, you will be able to play your role in society.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t try to be brave when you encounter demonic creatures, just report to the Magical Investigation Unit in time. There are many beautiful things in this world for you to discover besides magic.¡± Chu He nodded. He returned to the dormitory where he had lived for a year and packed his luggage. This was the place where he first awakened a fire cell and killed a monster. It was very nostalgic. After bringing his luggage, Chu He boarded the train to San Francisco. There were many monsters waiting for him to deal with. In Chu He¡¯s eyes, these monsters were mutated cells. In the aisle of the train, a flustered girl ran over and slammed into Chu He. Thud! After Chu He gained the Superman cell, his physical fitness had greatly improved. His entire body was tough like a steel plate. After the girl hit Chu He, she felt a headache and fell to the ground. ¡°Are you okay?¡± Chu He asked in concern. He stretched out a hand, wanting to pull the girl up. However, when the girl looked up, Chu He was shocked when he saw her face. It was not that this girl was ugly. To be honest, she was pretty good looking without makeup. However, the dark circles under the girl¡¯s eyes were very dense, as if they were drawn with a black marker. At the very least, Chu He had never seen such severe dark circles. The girl glanced at Chu He and shook her head. She hurriedly stood up and left. It seemed that she had something urgent to attend to. Chu He scratched his head. Since the other party did not say anything, he treated it as a small interlude, there was no point in being nosy. ¡°What is this?¡± Chu He¡¯s gaze suddenly landed on a piece of paper on the floor. It seemed to have fallen from the girl just now. After picking it up, he realized that it was a drawing with a woman¡¯s face. But this was no ordinary face. This woman had deep eye sockets, a sharp nose, messy hair, and a fierce gaze. However, her lips were very red, they were not of a normal red color. Instead, it was the color of fresh blood. Her face was very pale, and a row of sharp teeth could be seen in her mouth, it was a terrifying appearance. Chu He frowned. Just this simple drawing alone would make one feel extremely terrified and uncomfortable. He turned around and saw that the girl had already disappeared, so he could not return the paper to her even if he wanted to. Chu He felt helpless about the situation, he could only fold the paper and stuff it into his pocket. Chapter 14 - Sacrifices of the Psychic Game! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After arriving in San Francisco, Chu He went straight to the private school where a paranormal activity had happened. In this private school in San Francisco, the news online said that all the girls in a dormitory were brutally murdered by the murderer. There were no traces of the murderer. From Chu He¡¯s point of view, this was likely done by a demonic creature. When he reached the school¡¯s gate, Chu He looked up at the huge plaque at the top. ¡°St. Paul High School.¡± The plaque was very imposing. According to Chu He¡¯s understanding, this was a high school for nobles. The students here were from outstanding families. [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] ¡­. The system¡¯s prompt sounded five times in a row as Chu He¡¯s mutated cells increased by 100. Chu He¡¯s expression turned serious. It seemed that the demonic creature here was not simple. Just by walking to the school gate, the number of mutated cells increased by 100. Chu He directly turned the hundred mutated cells into a Superman cell. Feeling that his strength had increased again, Chu He became more confident. Although he was not weak now, it was better to be careful when facing demonic creatures. It would be a huge loss if he failed because of overconfidence. He walked around the school gate to inspect the area, as it was still daytime now, there was nothing unusual. It was said that at night, this aristocratic school would become extremely terrifying. Chu He took a few looks and planned on coming over at night to meet the demonic creature lurking here. Not long after leaving the private school, Chu He saw a girl. It was none other than the one he had seen on the train. When Chu He saw her, the girl also saw Chu He. ¡°Hello!¡± The girl rushed over and asked anxiously, ¡°Did you see a piece of paper with a woman¡¯s face drawn on it?¡± Chu He nodded. This girl actually placed such importance on this piece of paper. This made Chu He even more curious. What did the contents of this paper mean to her? Was it really just a drawing? Why was she so anxious now? Chu He obviously would not refuse to return it to her. He handed the folded paper to the girl after taking it out of his pocket. The girl opened it and immediately heaved a sigh of relief. This paper was the one she had dropped earlier. The girl bowed to Chu He very gratefully and thanked him repeatedly. Just as the girl was about to leave, a quest from the system suddenly appeared in front of Chu He. [Special Quest issued] [Quest Title: Psychic Game] [Quest Description: In a dormitory in St. Peter High School, a group of girls played a Psychic Game together. In the end, they attracted the legendary Bloody Mary. All the students who participated in this Psychic Game will gradually die.] [Quest Objective: Save the students who participated in the Psychic Game.] [Quest Reward: For every student saved, the reward will be 1000 mutated cells.] After reading it, Chu He was stunned. Bloody Mary was a very famous horror legend. It was based on Queen Mary I of England. He did not expect these girls to be so bold. They actually dared to play this kind of psychic game in the dormitory at night and managed to provoke Bloody Mary. It was no wonder that a demonic creature suddenly appeared in the school. They were the ones who courted death. Just as the girl was about to leave, Chu He suddenly asked, ¡°Do you want to live?¡± The girl¡¯s movement came to an abrupt halt. She turned her head and looked at Chu He in surprise. While stammering, she asked: ¡°What¡­ what do you mean¡­?¡± ¡°What I¡¯m asking is, do you want to continue living?¡± The girl was stunned. After a few seconds, she squatted on the ground and wailed. Although the school was under martial law, there were still some passers-by. Seeing Chu He with a crying girl, they looked at him with a strange gaze. ¡°Cough, cough!¡± Chu He coughed and pulled the girl up from the ground. ¡°Stop crying. Just tell me, do you want to live?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± The girl nodded frantically. Her eyes were filled with the desire to live. She grabbed Chu He¡¯s right hand and asked pleadingly, ¡°Can you really help me to live through this?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Chu He smiled. He waved his hand. ¡°Don¡¯t just stand here and talk. Let¡¯s find a place first.¡± Chu He walked in front as the girl followed behind him without missing a step, and soon, they walked into a quiet caf¨¦. ¡°Tell me what happened in detail.¡± After sitting down, Chu He smiled and said. Perhaps it was due to Chu He¡¯s smile being very gentle, but the girl¡¯s mood stabilized a little. ¡°I¡¯m Julie.¡± ¡°I¡¯m Chu He.¡± The girl nodded. After calming herself down, she said, ¡°A week ago, it was my brother¡¯s birthday. We arranged a party with some friends at home.¡± Chu He nodded, ¡°And?¡± ¡°At that time, everyone drank and got a little tipsy. A friend suggested playing a game.¡± ¡°The psychic game?¡± Chu He looked at the girl and asked. ¡°That¡¯s right, the psychic game.¡± Thinking back now, the girl was still rather frightened. Chapter 15 - Bloody Mary! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°The one who suggested the game told us a legend. At midnight, while holding a candle, if one stood in front of the mirror and said ¡®Bloody Mary¡¯ three times, he would be able to see Bloody Mary. Apparently, Bloody Mary can foresee the future. We were curious then¡­¡± ¡°So you wanted to try it?¡± Chu He¡¯s expression turned serious. He really did not know what these girls were thinking. It was such a dangerous psychic game, but they wanted to try it out of curiosity. Were they tired of living? ¡°Tell me the details.¡± The girl nodded and continued, ¡°We turned all the lights off at the time. Everyone had a candle in their hand.¡± ¡°Because I have a huge full-length mirror in my house, everyone can stand before it at the same time. We all stood in front of the mirror and waited for midnight to arrive.¡± ¡°Two minutes before midnight, one of the candles in a friend¡¯s hand suddenly went out, so we helped him find a match to light it up again.¡± ¡°Just as his candle was lit, we turned around and saw a woman in a medieval red dress in the mirror.¡± ¡°This woman is Bloody Mary. She had a knife in her hand. It¡¯s the knife we used to cut the cake earlier. But the cream on the knife had turned into blood.¡± ¡°Bloody Mary said that she wanted to play a little game with us. If we fail, she¡¯ll use this knife that cuts the cake to slice our heads apart like a cake.¡± ¡°She made each of us take a candle and hide in the compound before she came to search for us. There¡¯s a piece of paper taped to each of our backs, like the one you saw.¡± That was the story. Julie took out the paper from her pocket. The terrifying woman drawn on it was obviously Bloody Mary that she had mentioned in her story. ¡°We were all scared out of our wits and hid in the residential area. However, she found three of our companions. Later, we found out that as long as we had this piece of paper, she could appear at any time!¡± Chu He held the piece of paper and gently swiped his finger across it. It seemed that the paper was infused with black magic power. This so-called Bloody Mary did not seem to be as simple as it looked. It should be a very troublesome demonic creature. ¡°The three companions who were found by Bloody Mary died one after another.¡± ¡°The first and second were from the same dorm. They were found dead in the dorms of St. Peter¡¯s High School. The bodies were intact with no issues or any signs of injury. But according to the autopsy, inside their brains¡ª¡± At this point, Julie paused, as if she was unable to speak. Resisting the nausea and fear, Julie said softly, ¡°Their brains were gone. Someone seemed to have taken them away. There were some words written in blood on the table in the dormitory they died in.¡± Very delicious. ¡°The third person is a male classmate who died the night before yesterday. Our school had already suspended classes at that time, so everyone returned home. When he died, his whole body was covered with traces of torture, including some sexual abuse. According to the forensic examination, the reason for his death was shock. Until now, no one knows what he experienced that night.¡± After hearing all that, Chu He nodded. He had basically heard everything clearly. ¡°Since this piece of paper will lead Bloody Mary to you, why don¡¯t you throw it away?¡± Julie quickly shook her head, her face filled with fear. ¡°We don¡¯t dare to!¡± ¡°When Bloody Mary gave us this piece of paper, she said that we could never break it or lose it. When this piece of paper is damaged, she will come and kill us. If this piece of paper is away from us for more than three hours, we will also die.¡± Chu He nodded. No wonder Julie was so nervous after losing the paper. The paper concerned their safety. ¡°We had no choice but to seek help from the mages. However, Bloody Mary warned us that we can¡¯t let anyone else know about this game¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m telling you this because I don¡¯t have a choice. Maybe¡ª¡± While saying this, Julie sobbed. She told the story to Chu He, it was uncertain what she would face now. ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± The coffee was already served, so Chu He placed a cup of hot cocoa in front of her. Drinking hot drinks could help a person to calm down. ¡°If you didn¡¯t meet me and didn¡¯t lose this piece of paper, what were you planning to do?¡± ¡°I planned to find the student who suggested playing the psychic game. If it weren¡¯t for him, we wouldn¡¯t be in such a miserable state. Since he knows about this psychic game, he might have a solution.¡± Chu He shook his head. This demonic creature had already locked onto them. Unless they killed it, there was no other way. But from Julie¡¯s point of view, there was nothing wrong with doing so. ¡°Can you gather everyone? I should be able to help you.¡± Julie shook her head. ¡°That will be hard. I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s impossible for anyone but my brother to trust you. Are you a mage?¡± Chu He smiled but he did not admit or deny it. Instead, he asked another question, ¡°Among the people who participated in this psychic game, how many are still alive?¡± Chapter 16 - Five People Remaining! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°How many people are still alive?¡± Julie thought about it. There were a total of eight people at the party that day. Three of them had died, and there were five left. In other words, apart from her and her brother, there were three other people alive. Chu He considered for a moment. There were a total of five people. That was 5,000 mutated cells, it was not a small sum. ¡°That creature let you run around without saying anything else?¡± ¡°She did.¡± Julie nodded fearfully. ¡°She set up a new rule for the game, which is that the remaining five of us will escape separately. As long as one of us finds the others, one of the two will definitely die.¡± ¡°Bloody Mary said that she would let the last survivor go.¡± ¡°So¡­¡± Chu He frowned. ¡°The purpose of you finding the student who suggested the psychic game is to fight him to the death. After all, once you meet him, one of you will definitely die.¡± ¡°Contact all of them. When all of you gather, if Bloody Mary shows up, I¡¯ll exterminate her.¡± After Chu He said that, Julie fell silent. The reason was simple. Those people would not believe her. Under Bloody Mary¡¯s scheme, she and her friends no longer had any trust among them. Even her own brother might not believe her. This was the Bloody Mary¡¯s scheme, and it caused great internal conflict. ¡°Those must be your brother¡¯s friends, right?¡± Julie nodded. Clearly, the ones who came to her brother¡¯s birthday party were her brother¡¯s friends. ¡°Get your brother to contact them. Tell them that you¡¯ve found an Advanced Mage from the Andrich Magic Academy. If everyone comes out and gathers, I can help you all get out of this predicament. Whether they believe me or not is up to them.¡± After Chu He said that, Julie called her brother. She repeated everything Chu He said. Due to Bloody Mary, she could not meet her brother now. Once they met, one of them would definitely die. Of course, Julie did not want to see such a scene. ¡°Take a rest,¡± Chu He said as he glanced at Julie. Julie¡¯s dark circles were ridiculously deep. They were the deepest dark circles Chu He had ever seen. It was like someone had drawn them with a marker pen. Julie had not slept in two days. Once she did, she would have nightmares, it was too terrifying. ¡°Okay.¡± Although Julie had never seen Chu He¡¯s abilities, she was already trusting Chu He fully because he was able to notice her problem. Julie leaned over the coffee table and soon fell asleep. After she fell asleep, Chu He watched her quietly. Chu He wanted to see what would happen after Julie fell asleep. About four to five minutes later. A faint trace of black magic emerged from Julie¡¯s body and gradually formed a connection with the paper on the table. Oh? Chu He was curious. Even when she was asleep, there was a reaction to the black magic power? [Devouring Black Magic Power. Mutated Cells +20] [Devouring Black Magic Power. Mutated Cells +20] [Devouring Black Magic Power. Mutated Cells +20] ¡­. Three notifications appeared in Chu He¡¯s mind. His mutated cells increased by another 60. Then, Julie¡¯s body began to tremble slightly as if she had been stimulated by something, and her expression became anguished. Seeing Julie in such pain, Chu He reached out a hand and gently placed it on her shoulder. The fire cells in his body instantly began to operate. A pure fire energy entered Julie¡¯s body through Chu He¡¯s hand. It was not burning hot. Instead, it was warm. The power of fire turned into a stream of heat that quickly washed away the black magic power in Julie¡¯s body. Julie woke up in a daze as she slowly opened her eyes. She had a nightmare just now. In this nightmare, she dreamed that she had entered a huge villa. The owner of this villa was Queen Mary I, in other words, Bloody Mary. In this empty villa, Bloody Mary began to hunt her down. Under the endless fear and cold, Julie felt a deadly threat. She had not slept for so many days because once she fell asleep, she would have such nightmares. Bloody Mary¡¯s purpose was to torture them. When they could not take it anymore, they would search for each other and willingly hand their lives over to Bloody Mary. Just now, when Julie was about to collapse, a warm current flowed into her body. She felt a wave of relief wash over her, and the cold feeling disappeared. ¡°Thank you!¡± Julie knew that it was Chu He who had helped her by dealing with the black magic curse, so she thanked him sincerely. Although she had not slept for two days, the power of the flames just now had allowed her to recover some of her strength, and her dark circles were not as deep anymore. Julie looked at Chu He with admiration. From her point of view, Chu He was the only person she could rely on now. Chu He¡¯s action earlier also proved that he truly had the strength to resist Bloody Mary. Chapter 17 - Five Survivors Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Did you have a nightmare?¡± Chu He asked with concern. ¡°I dreamed of Bloody Mary! Just like the one on this paper!¡± Picking up the piece of paper, Julie looked at the portrait of the woman and still felt her heart palpitating intensely. After the psychic game that day, she never saw Bloody Mary again, but this face appeared in her dreams countless times, making her remember it very clearly. This was her nightmare! Chu He nodded and consoled, ¡°It¡¯ll be fine soon.¡± He had to gather these people who participated in the game. Most demonic creatures were extremely cunning and had many unique or special methods. Chu He¡¯s goal this time was not just to destroy this demonic creature. Most importantly, he also wanted to protect the students who participated in the psychic game. Any student killed by the demonic creature would lose him 1000 mutated cells. Of course, the most important thing was¡­ These were all lives! Chu He was not a busybody. He also knew very well that thousands of people were killed by demonic creatures every day. However, as long as he encountered something like this, he would definitely not ignore it. No demonic creature could attempt to kill in front of him. Ring¡ª Julie¡¯s phone suddenly rang. She picked it up and listened for a few moments. Then, her face lit up with surprise as she exclaimed, ¡°The three of them have agreed to come!¡± Chu He nodded and heaved a sigh of relief. If he could gather the five of them together, Chu He was confident that he could at least protect them from being killed by the demonic creature. ¡°I¡¯ll come over with this mage first, then let them come one by one,¡± Julie instructed. If Chu He was not present, any two of them could not meet at the same time. Otherwise, they would summon Bloody Mary. These students were all young. After a week of torture, they were on the verge of breaking down. Chu He¡¯s appearance was like a life-saving straw to clutch at. They hurriedly seized this opportunity, wanting to give it a try no matter what. Julie felt her mood relaxing slightly, this was the first time she had felt this way since the psychic game had begun. Looking at Chu He¡¯s handsome face, Julie said respectfully, ¡°Master Chu He, what should we do after we go over?¡± Chu He smiled, ¡°I¡¯m about the same age as you, just call me by my name.¡± ¡°After we get there, you don¡¯t have to do anything. Just leave everything to me.¡± Julie nodded seriously in response. She could still feel the heat flowing through her body, passing the various meridians along the way. It was this heat that made her feel comfortable and free from her nightmares. Her heart was no longer filled with fear as she became much calmer. It was this heat that made her trust Chu He even more. With him around, they had a chance of surviving. They finished their coffee and immediately headed for Julie¡¯s brother¡¯s house. More accurately, it was where Julie¡¯s brother was staying at currently. It was a hotel. Because Julie¡¯s family was well-to-do, her brother had a suite here that could accommodate all five of them. After Chu He arrived, Julie¡¯s brother called everyone. About half an hour later, the others also arrived. The last person to arrive was a fatty with a greasy face. It was obvious that he was a glutton. After experiencing the torture of Bloody Mary for so many days, it was not easy to still have a chubby face. ¡°Is this the Advanced Mage you mentioned?¡± The moment the fatty entered, he looked at Chu He in disbelief before cursing in succession. ¡°F*ck, I shouldn¡¯t have trusted you!¡± ¡°Are you trying to trick me into coming here and kill me first?¡± ¡°You bunch of monsters! To think that I¡¯m your classmate.¡± ¡°And you!¡± One of little fatty¡¯s fingers pointed at Chu He as he cursed, ¡°You look to be about the same age as us. Why are you pretending to be an Advanced Mage now? You are going to cause all of us to die. Can you bear the responsibility for that?¡± Little fatty turned around and opened the door while cursing, ¡°A bunch of idiots. I¡¯m not going to die with you guys. If you guys want to die, go ahead. Don¡¯t involve me.¡± ¡°Hold it!¡± Chu He, who had been silent, suddenly said. ¡°What is it?¡± Little fatty looked over impatiently. Slap! A resounding slap landed on his face. A bright red palm print appeared on his chubby face. Then, half of his face swelled up. ¡°What are you doing!?¡± Little fatty asked in a daze. ¡°If you want to live, stay here.¡± Chu He did not have much time to waste on him. The fastest way was to beat some sense into him. Little fatty quickly shut up. After all, no one wanted to be beaten up. He walked to the corner of the room and squatted down, looking at Chu He with his peripheral vision. Although the other two were not so agitated, they were also filled with distrust towards Chu He. One was a skinny boy with black-framed glasses, sitting on the sofa. The other one was considered handsome and tall. He had his arms crossed and was leaning against the wall. Chu He looked around and nodded gently. He was certain that these people were the targets of the demonic creature. After all, as they walked into the room, Chu He received the system¡¯s notification. Chapter 18 - The Little Fatty Who Suddenly Passed Out! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios [Devouring Black Magic Power. Mutated Cells +20] [Devouring Black Magic Power. Mutated Cells +20] [Devouring Black Magic Power. Mutated Cells +20] ¡­. The system notification sounded out twelve times in a row. He gained a total of 240 mutated cells. In addition to the 60 mutated cells that he had gotten from Julie, there were 300 additional mutated cells in Chu He¡¯s body now, before he even saw the demonic creature¡¯s main body. ¡°From the looks of it, the demonic creature isn¡¯t weak.¡± Chu He smiled bitterly. Devouring the black magic power gave him 300 mutated cells, which meant that the demonic creature was very strong. This was a good but also bad thing. ¡°Sir Mage, can you really save us?¡± The skinny boy with glasses asked while trembling. Seeing Chu He nod, this boy actually knelt down directly. He pleaded with tears and snot flowing out of his eyes and nose. ¡°Thank you, Sir Mage. You have to save me!¡± The spectacled boy hugged Chu He¡¯s thigh and cried. The tall and handsome boy next to him was the school hunk of St. Peter High School. At this moment, he could not care less about his reputation. They had been tortured by Bloody Mary for the past few days. It was not easy for him to find a chance to survive, so he had to seize it. The tall boy also knelt down and begged. ¡°Get up first,¡± As Chu He spoke, he waved his right hand in the air. A gentle magic power lifted their bodies. ¡°It¡¯s not time for you to get desperate yet, don¡¯t kneel. It¡¯s easy to survive as long as you listen to me.¡± Julie, her brother, and these two boys nodded eagerly. Even the little fatty in the corner remained silent and did not object. ¡°From now on, all of you are to stay in this suite. No matter what, you are not to leave. If you notice anything abnormal, tell me immediately. It¡¯s best not to stay alone.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be here, too, to protect you. If you want something to eat, just order takeout. Then you can play games or watch TV. Either way¡­ just don¡¯t leave.¡± Seeing that no one had any objections, Chu He sat on the sofa and began observing everyone. Everyone looked normal, apart from the black magic aura surrounding them. Chu He recalled that one of the dead students from before seemed to have been frightened to death. Furthermore, there were signs of torture on his body, but the things in the room were neatly arranged. Would the demonic creature carefully protect the furniture in the room? That was unlikely. Combined with what he had seen this afternoon¡ªthe black aura that seeped out of Julie¡¯s body after she had drifted off to sleep which would give her nightmares¡ªChu He guessed that this demonic creature was probably making its move in the dream! Bloody Mary could enter the dreams of humans! However, as long as Bloody Mary attacked, there would definitely be signs. As long as there was black aura, Chu He could discover it. As long as he discovered a trace of Bloody Mary, Chu He¡¯s chance would come! They waited from evening to two in the morning. These people were forcing themselves to stay awake. It seemed that they had been tortured by Bloody Mary for too long and did not dare to sleep anymore. They got a Switch game console, but their minds were not on the game. They were just bored and wanted to kill time. Time continued to pass until 2:30 AM. Little fatty suddenly tilted his head and fell asleep on the sofa. ¡°Bloody Mary has made her move!¡± Chu He frowned as he could clearly sense that the black aura in the room was much stronger than before. ¡°Brown!¡± Julie¡¯s brother exclaimed. Everyone was scared after seeing the little fatty fall unconscious. Everything had happened too suddenly. ¡°Move aside!¡± Chu He said in a low voice. At a time like this, there was no time to waste. The most important thing was to save his life. After everyone made way, Chu He sat beside little fatty and carefully observed. Fatty¡¯s current situation was similar to Julie¡¯s during the day. He was attacked by the power of black magic after he fell asleep. However, the current power of the black magic could only make him have nightmares, but it could not cause more serious damage. Therefore, Chu He was waiting. He wanted to wait until the power of the black magic was stronger before he attacked. It would be best if he attacked after Bloody Mary appeared. These demonic creatures were very cunning. Therefore, Chu He only had one chance to attack. Otherwise, this demonic creature might never appear again. After about two or three minutes, even Julie and the others noticed something unusual. Little fatty¡¯s face turned a little dark and a black demonic aura seeped out from his body. The temperature in the room kept dropping. Even with the air-conditioning off, they still felt cold. Moreover, it was useless to put on more clothes against such a peculiar cold feeling. Chu He shook his head. He could not wait any longer. If he waited any longer, this little fatty would probably die. The fire cells in his body circulated, and a burning flame appeared in Chu He¡¯s hand. Bang! His palm landed light on little fatty¡¯s back. A stream of pure fire energy poured into his body. However, little fatty¡¯s condition did not improve. Instead, Chu He felt his vision turning white as he lost consciousness. He lost the concept of time. After an unknown period of time, Chu He opened his eyes again. Chapter 19 - Entering a Mental Hospital! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After opening his eyes, Chu He looked around. This was a very desolate abandoned hospital. Several dilapidated buildings were covered in moss. In the abandoned parking lot, there were a few cars that had been scrapped. The glass windows had long been shattered and there were traces of blood on them. Even grass had grown on the sidewalk. Clearly, no one had been here for countless years. ¡°Hehe¡ª¡± A strange laughter echoed in the surroundings. ¡°Who is it?¡± Chu He turned and looked back. He found a woman in red standing not far behind, smiling at him. Bloody Mary. It could only be her. ¡°How dare you try to save that Julie during the day? Now that you¡¯re in here, kneel down and beg me. Maybe I can leave you an intact corpse.¡± A strange smile appeared on Bloody Mary¡¯s face as she said that. There was even a smear of blood at the corner of her mouth, she looked extremely terrifying. However, she was not the only one who smiled, Chu He did the same. Chu He smiled disdainfully. He was just worried about not being able to find Bloody Mary earlier, but now she came knocking on his door. Soon, Bloody Mary¡¯s body disappeared. She left Chu He alone here. Chu He smiled and looked at the empty abandoned hospital around him. Was the other party playing hide-and-seek with him? Or was she playing some other game? However, since the other party had chosen to face him head-on and not play dirty tricks behind his back, Chu He did not mind it. Since the other party wanted to play, Chu He would accompany her to the end. As he walked closer to the abandoned hospital, Chu He saw a few yellow words written on the door ¡ª Mental Hospital. This was a mental hospital? Chu He frowned. At the entrance of the first floor, there was a list of the employees in the mental hospital. There was a familiar face on it. Mary? It was a familiar name! On the first line of the employee list, the first person was a middle-aged woman with a sharp face. She looked exactly like Bloody Mary, but she did not have that strange face or aura. Attending psychiatrist. Mental illness specialist. She enjoyed a high reputation in the country after being a psychiatrist for more than twenty years, having more than sixty patients with schizophrenia treated under her care. She was actually a mental illness specialist? Chu He was somewhat astonished. He did not expect this Bloody Mary to really be called Mary. Furthermore, she was a doctor in the mental illness department in her previous life. What exactly happened to make this doctor become like this after her death? Was she suffering from mental illness herself? Chu He scratched his head. He still remembered the victim from a few days ago. When he died, there were traces of torture on his body and he was frightened to death. He must have been dragged into this dream world. Furthermore, the damage suffered in this dream world would be reflected in real life. ¡°Since I¡¯m already in your territory, what are you waiting for?¡± ¡°Why aren¡¯t you coming out to kill me?¡± Chu He stood at the entrance of the mental hospital and said with a smile. ¡°Hmph, it is too soon to kill you now,¡± Mary said with a sneer. ¡°I¡¯ll play a game with you. We¡¯ll talk about it if you can survive.¡± ¡°In this mental hospital, I¡¯ve installed a certain electricity generating device. I call it ¡®electro treatment¡¯. If you can survive it, then hehe¡­¡± Mary let out that strange laugh again. Then, she disappeared. Chu He continued walking deeper into the hospital. There was no one in the room, and everything was very messy. Soon, Chu He arrived at the third floor of the mental hospital. There was a black door with the words ¡°Office of the Director of Psychiatry¡± written on it. ¡®This must be Mary¡¯s office.¡¯ Chu He thought and pushed open the door. After walking in, he realized that the place was rather tidy. The display was very simple. There was only a table, a cabinet, a device and a few chairs. ¡°This device?¡± Chu He was stunned when he saw it. ¡°This is the electricity generating device,¡± Mary¡¯s strange laugh reverberated in the room. ¡°In this mental hospital, as long as there is a disobedient patient, I will bring him to this chair. Once I electrocute him, no matter who it is, they will be obedient. Even if they are not mentally ill, they will admit that they are sick after being electrocuted.¡± ¡°No one can remain conscious after being electrocuted. They will do anything I say. Otherwise, why do you think I enjoy such a good reputation among all the psychiatrists in the country? It¡¯s all thanks to this machine.¡± Mary did not show herself, but her voice kept echoing around the room. ¡°I see.¡± After Chu He heard that, he narrowed his eyes. This Psychiatrist Mary treated mental illness by relying on electric shocks to make others submit to her. This kind of doctor was practically the cancer of society. Chu He sat down on the office chair. This was a dream world created by the other party. Even if Chu He wanted to leave now, he could not. He might as well wait here and see what tricks the other party was going to pull. After about three to four minutes, a few male doctors in white coats walked over from around the corridor. They were holding tools in their hands as they walked to Chu He¡¯s side. ¡°Is this also part of the dream?¡± Just as disdain rose in Chu He¡¯s heart, he realized that some strange ropes had suddenly appeared around him, tying him in his seat. Even with his current strength, he could not break free. Not only that, the Superman cells and fire cells in his body could not be sensed at this moment and lost their function! Chapter 20 - Electrocution! Seems Quite Comfortable? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Now, Chu He felt like an ordinary person. He had no special powers at all. The fire cells and Superman cells lost their effect at the same time, as if they had never existed. ¡°It can even do this?¡± Chu He smiled bitterly. He did not expect the dream world in the mental hospital would have such an effect to make all his superpowers disappear. ¡°I seem to have gotten myself into trouble this time.¡± Chu He¡¯s body could not move now, otherwise, he would definitely be scratching his head. But even so, Chu He was still not worried. He was completely confident that he could deal with this dangerous situation. This was only the dream world. Even if many things could be reflected in reality, Chu He still did not believe that the other party could kill him in the dream world. Although there were traces of abuse on the body of the student who died previously, wasn¡¯t the cause of death still shock? If this demonic creature was really that strong, it could easily kill him. Why would it create the dream world? Why was there a need to do this? Was it just to torture him? Chu He did not believe that. He looked coldly at everything around him and waited quietly, wanting to see what other methods Bloody Mary had. As long as his will was firm, Bloody Mary would not hurt him in the dream. The device in the room was not large. The male doctors lifted Chu He and the chair up and sent him to the other room next door. In this room, an incomparably huge device which occupied about half of the room was displayed. ¡°It looks so terrifying!¡± Even Chu He, who had gone through many things, was stunned. How much electricity could such a huge machine release? Would it really not electrocute someone? Chu He was tied up and placed on a bed. He looked at a camera above his head that extended from the large device. The doctors slowly moved it toward him. ¡°Hehehe.¡± A strange laughter came from outside the door. In this quiet and eerie mental hospital room, it was extremely terrifying. ¡°Mage, you really like to meddle in other people¡¯s business. Why don¡¯t you try the little game I prepared for you?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s see if you can handle an electric shock of this magnitude.¡± Bloody Mary walked in and appeared in front of Chu He again. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to really show your face.¡± Chu He sneered at her. ¡°You¡¯re still being stubborn at a time like this!¡± A fierce expression flashed across Bloody Mary¡¯s face as she sneered in return, ¡°No one has ever been able to withstand the level ten electricity in this device. I hope you¡¯re the first!¡± A cruel smile appeared on Bloody Mary¡¯s face. The purpose of her setting up this mental hospital was not to save people. On the contrary, what she wanted to do was watch the patients being electrocuted in front of her, begging for mercy while drowned in pain. During this process, Bloody Mary would feel a sense of satisfaction. Be it alcohol, cigarettes, or even drugs, nothing could make Bloody Mary so obsessed. She was just enjoying the process of torturing others! At this moment, her eyes were staring at Chu He who was on the bed. She waved her hand and signaled the doctor beside her to start up the device. ¡°Let¡¯s start with level six.¡± Level six did not sound severe. However, in reality, almost no one could withstand such an electric shock. The ultimate level ten electrocution could even kill a person. The pain of being paralyzed, the confusion in the brain, and the involuntary release of bodily fluids were unbearable for anyone. Sizzle¡ª The sound of an electric shock suddenly sounded. Silver sparks instantly exploded on Chu He¡¯s body! The lightning rushed straight into Chu He¡¯s body. This level of electricity was Mary¡¯s favorite. While keeping their consciousness, they could also feel the pain brought by their involuntary release of bodily fluids, but would not faint. They would stay awake at all times and feel the most realistic and cruel treatment. However, after the lightning went into Chu He¡¯s body, it was different from what he imagined. There was no expected pain. It was just that his body felt a little numb. Although it was uncomfortable, it was not painful. After more than ten seconds, the system¡¯s notification sounded in Chu He¡¯s ears. [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] ¡­. Chu He¡¯s eyes revealed a look of joy. The electric shock equipment in the mental hospital would actually increase his mutated cells when used on him. This was a good thing! Not only was he not in pain, but he also hoped that would last a little longer. ¡°Is this a blessing in disguise?¡± Chu He¡¯s body was flowing with electricity as he silently opened the system interface. He saw that the number of mutated cells on it was constantly increasing and felt delighted. ¡°Bloody Mary, your electricity isn¡¯t working. Give me more. It¡¯s not intense enough.¡± Chu He said provocatively. Seeing Chu He¡¯s reaction, Bloody Mary felt very unhappy, she shouted, ¡°Stop being stubborn. Increase the power to level eight!¡± Under the operation of the doctor beside him, the power was quickly raised to level eight. The electric arcs were already black in color and looked very terrifying. Chu He felt the numbness intensify, but he still felt no pain. He could only say that this was a¡­ massage? There was even a look of enjoyment on his face, he was having a great time. Chapter 21 - Solved! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Chu He¡¯s face was filled with satisfaction. This expression made Bloody Mary go crazy. The power had already reached level eight, but Chu He was still so comfortable! This was something that Bloody Mary had never seen before! She took matters into her own hands and walked angrily to the device, adjusting it to level nine. The electricity grew stronger, and crackling sounds came from the room. Chu He also felt a change, his body was constantly numb, but it was still within his acceptable range. There was just a slight pain. Suddenly, a new system notification sounded in Chu He¡¯s ear. [Due to a large number of electric shocks, a lightning cell has been awakened in the host¡¯s body.] Instantly, all the numbness disappeared. Chu He looked at his attribute menu. There were more than a thousand mutated cells, and he did not hesitate to use 900 of them. He increased the number of lightning cells to ten. With ten lightning cells in his body, Chu He felt that he had the ability to control lightning. He tried to activate it and received a resonance from the electric arcs. The electricity that kept flowing into his body seemed to be cheering, as if it had found a home. These electric arcs constantly accumulated, gathering into an even stronger force of lightning in Chu He¡¯s body. As his strength increased, the corners of Chu He¡¯s mouth curled up slightly as he revealed a smug smile. Boom! Lightning instantly burst out. However, this power did not come from Bloody Mary, but from the lightning cells in Chu He¡¯s body. The ropes on his body instantly broke, and under the explosion of the lightning, they were reduced to dust. Chu He got off the bed and stood in the room as all the lightning slowly moved around him. ¡°This is the power of lightning.¡± Chu He looked at the panicking Bloody Mary and said with a teasing expression. Now, she no longer looked down on him. Instead, she was terrified and could not help but take a few steps back. ¡°Lightning!¡± Chu He shouted. Endless lightning emerged from his body and quickly drowned Bloody Mary. There was a crackle and a burnt smell came from Mary. Within the lightning, she turned into a ball of black gas and dissipated. [A demonic creature was killed. +1000 Mutated Cells] [Quest completed. Five survivors were saved. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the quest reward. +5000 Mutated Cells] After obtaining the two rewards, Chu He felt very satisfied. Around him, the environment was slowly dissipating. ¡­ ¡°What should we do now? This Advanced Mage seems to have entered the dream as well?¡± Julie¡¯s younger brother frowned and asked. ¡°I knew he¡¯s a liar, we¡¯re screwed.¡± The thin, bespectacled boy squatted on the floor in despair and said. ¡°I don¡¯t want to die yet.¡± The tall and handsome boy cursed out as well. He was a famous hunk of St. Peter¡¯s High School. His family was very rich from doing business in New York, so it was natural that he did not want to die early. ¡°Shut up, Louis.¡± Julie¡¯s brother snorted, ¡°You¡¯re the one who suggested playing this psychic game. How else could this have happened?¡± ¡°I also know that you are involved in Puck¡¯s death!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t spout nonsense!¡± Louis, the tall boy, sprang to his feet and roared out in response, ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to talk nonsense about such things. Believe it or not, I¡¯ll beat you to death right now!¡± Louis was tall and muscular. When he stood up, he was half a head taller than Julie¡¯s brother. ¡°Enough!¡± Julie, as the only girl in the room, shouted and silenced everyone with her words. ¡°The only thing we can do now is to trust this mage. Otherwise, what else can we do? We can only trust him now. If he succeeds, we can be saved!¡± No one else said anything, because everyone knew very well that Julie was telling the truth. Trusting Chu He was their only way out. Apart from Chu He, no one could save them. ¡°I have chosen to trust this mage,¡± Julie¡¯s brother declared. The others remained silent as well. They sat in their seats and waited silently. At this moment, Chu He woke up. Seeing Chu He open his eyes, Julie¡¯s brother immediately came over and asked, ¡°Sir Mage, how is it? Is there any hope?¡± Chu He did not answer him. Instead, he looked at the sleeping fatty on the sofa and reached out to slap his face. ¡°What are you doing!¡± Little fatty sat up immediately as he shouted, as though he had just woken up from a nightmare. ¡°You¡¯ve already woken up. Your life is no longer in danger.¡± After saying that, Chu He turned his head to look at everyone and said very seriously, ¡°You students are not allowed to play such psychic games anymore. It¡¯s very dangerous.¡± ¡°You were lucky to have met me this time. Otherwise, none of you would have survived!¡± Chu He sneered and said, ¡°Unless you want to die, you should listen to me.¡± Chu He¡¯s sharp gaze swept across the group. These students cowered in fear and nodded repeatedly. This incident had left a deep psychological trauma on them. If Chu He had not saved them, they would probably all have died. In fact, they were on the verge of collapsing already. Not to mention trying out psychic games, they would probably tremble at the mention of that name in the future. Chapter 22 - Vengeful Spirit in Pain! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Honorable Mage, can you give us your contact information?¡± Julie asked awkwardly. ¡°Forget about exchanging contact details,¡± Chu He shook his head, ¡°Just don¡¯t come into contact with these psychic games anymore.¡± With that said, Chu He pulled open the hotel door and walked out. It was already late at night when he reached the streets. Chu He opened the system¡¯s attribute menu. A translucent light panel appeared in front of Chu He. The mutated cells he currently possessed were clearly written in columns. [Chu He] [Superman Cell: 10 (+)] [Elemental Cell: 11 Fire Cells (+)] [Elemental Cell: 10 Lightning Cells (+)] [Mutated Cells: 6321] Chu He stood by the road and thought for a moment. Next, he fused a thousand mutated cells into a Superman cell as his physical strength increased. Then, Chu He fused a thousand mutated cells into a lightning cell. Now he had eleven Superman cells and eleven lightning cells. Then, Chu He thought for a moment again. He had four thousand mutated cells left, in the end, he planned to fuse them all into fire cells. After all, fire was the first ability he had awakened, and it was also the ability that he was most familiar with. The number of fire cells quickly increased to fifteen. He could clearly feel the sensation of a ball of fire burning intensely in his chest. His body felt slightly heated, and a warm current flowed through his veins. He extended his right hand and gently snapped his fingers. Immediately, a ball of flames burst out from Chu He¡¯s hand. The temperature of this flame was much higher than before. Not only were these flames formed by magic power, but they were also close to becoming real flames. Chu He roughly sensed that the temperature of the flame¡¯s core had exceeded 1,500 degrees. It was extremely lethal. After increasing his strength, he felt comfortable all over. Chu He waved his right hand, and the flame in his hand turned into a bullet-like object that flew out. Whoosh! A hole was formed on the ground. One had to know that the flames did not have a physical body. The hole on the ground was completely created due to the high temperature. ¡°How terrifying!¡± This time, even Chu He was shocked as he exclaimed. Every time he killed a demonic creature, his strength would increase significantly. After raising his level, Chu He planned on heading to St. Peter¡¯s Private High School. After his investigation, he had figured out that the Bloody Mary that Julie and the others had encountered was different from the demonic creature that existed in St. Peter High School. The Bloody Mary that Julie and the others encountered was lured to them through a psychic game. And in their school, St. Peter¡¯s Private High School, there was another demonic creature! The hotel that he had gone to earlier to deal with Bloody Mary was not far from St. Peter High School. Chu He arrived at his destination half an hour later by walking. It was five in the morning. The sky was gradually lighting up. However, a few police cars were parked outside St. Peter High School. There were also quite a number of people surrounding the place. It was a very chaotic scene. Chu He casually pulled a man over. ¡°Brother, I want to ask something. Isn¡¯t St. Peter High School sealed? Why are there so many people here?¡± The man sized up Chu He before explaining, ¡°This is caused by those outdoor streamers.¡± ¡°Outdoor streamers?¡± ¡°Yes, a few streamers with millions of fans agreed to go on a supernatural adventure together. They heard that something strange happened at St. Peter High School recently, so they came here to do an outdoor live-stream. In the end, they all disappeared somewhere in the campus.¡± ¡°Their stream instantly went dark, and there was no sound. These streamers could not be contacted anymore, so someone called the rescue team.¡± ¡°They¡¯ve been here for a long time, but we still haven¡¯t found them. I guess something really happened to them.¡± After hearing the man¡¯s explanation, Chu He frowned. He could feel faint magical elements nearby meaning that a mage must have been here. Currently, Chu He did not want to have any excessive contact with mages. He only wanted to get rid of some demonic creatures himself and silently increase his strength. After all, his methods were rather special, and he was not a mage. Chu He sighed. Since the high school¡¯s incident had been taken over by the mage, it had nothing to do with him. However, just as Chu He was about to leave, a blood-red quest panel appeared in front of him. [Special Quest (Limited)] [Quest Title: Vengeful Spirit in Pain] [Quest Difficulty: B] [Quest Description: There is a vengeful spirit hiding in St. Peter¡¯s Private High School. This vengeful spirit suffered all kinds of pain when he was alive. After he died, his resentment was left in the high school which was tainted by the power of black magic and became a terrifying demonic creature. He constantly devoured other people¡¯s souls to become very powerful. He crazily took revenge on humans and wants to devour everything he sees now.] [Quest Requirement: Kill the demonic creature in St. Peter¡¯s Private High School] [Quest Duration: 3 Hours] [Quest Reward: 10,000 Mutated Cells] [Warning: This quest is too difficult. Please assess your strength first before deciding whether to take on the quest.] After looking at the quest panel, Chu He stopped in his tracks. Unexpectedly, there really was a powerful demonic creature in this high school, and the situation seemed like it was beyond his imagination. Chapter 23 - Apollo is Chu He? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The system had never given such a warning before. This time, the system described this demonic creature as terrifying. It was likely that this demonic creature had broken through to a higher level. It was even more powerful than all the demonic creatures Chu He had seen before. The higher the rank of the demonic creature, the more likely it would have some strange and special methods. For example, Bloody Mary from before could actually pull people into a dream and kill them. What about the other advanced demonic creatures? Even Chu He could not guarantee that he could resist all possible methods they could possess. Should he accept the quest? Chu He stood in place and thought silently. His current strength was also much stronger than before. If his strength was comparable to an Advanced Mage before, then he should have already broken through the limit of an Advanced Mage now. Eleven Superman cells, eleven lightning cells, and fifteen fire cells. The growth in strength that they provided to Chu He was unimaginable, it was the source of his confidence. After thinking for a moment, Chu He decided to accept this quest. The Superman cells gave him immense strength. Even the strongest person among ordinary humans could not compare to him. Other than that, his body¡¯s toughness had also been greatly enhanced, including the defense on the surface of his body. Even if a bullet hit him, he would only suffer minor injuries. Lightning and fire were his most powerful attacks against demonic creatures. These two were extremely destructive. As long as the demonic creature he was facing was not ridiculously powerful, Chu He was confident that he could kill it. Compared to when he came in the day, the black magic power in the school was becoming more and more dense. The sky was still bright, but a layer of black fog could be seen on the surface of the buildings. Chu He found a place where no one was around and climbed over the school wall. Although St. Peter High School¡¯s wall was more than four meters tall, this height was not difficult for Chu He who had Superman cells. After entering the school, Chu He followed the power of black magic and searched ahead. Eventually, he arrived at the building with the heaviest aura of black magic. At that moment, Chu He¡¯s entire body was covered in flames and his face could not be seen clearly. He had already become that mysterious expert, Apollo. Chu He was slightly taken aback when he came downstairs as he saw two familiar faces. They were Bruce and Alice, whom he had met at the factory back then. Chu He scratched his head speechlessly. Were there so few mages in San Francisco? Why were they always the ones hunting demonic creatures? Bruce and Alice were discussing plans downstairs when they suddenly saw Chu He wrapped in flames. They immediately widened their eyes in excitement. ¡°It¡¯s that expert! The expert has appeared again!¡± ¡°Great, there¡¯s hope to complete this mission now.¡± Bruce and Alice walked over and greeted Chu He warmly. ¡°Do I know you?¡± Chu He¡¯s cold voice sounded in their ears. ¡°Of course. Sir, we just met at the factory two nights ago.¡± ¡°Oh,¡± Chu He replied coldly. He did not intend to explain further, nor did he want to have any contact with these mages. Just as he was about to walk into the building, Alice suddenly asked, ¡°Sir Mage, are you Chu He?¡± Chu He¡¯s pupils suddenly constricted. He did not expect his identity to be exposed. However, he still chose to deny it. Chu He turned his head and looked at Alice while shrouded in flames. He said coldly, ¡°I¡¯m not Chu He, nor do I know who that is.¡± After walking into the school building, Chu He was still somewhat curious. From the beginning to the end, he had never revealed his true strength as Chu He, nor had he revealed his true appearance as Apollo. How did Alice guess his identity? Could it be the legendary sixth sense possessed by women? Just as he thought of this, he heard hurried footsteps behind him. It was Bruce who had followed Chu He into the dormitory building. ¡°Please slow down, Sir Mage.¡± After walking to Chu He, Bruce said respectfully, ¡°The demonic creature in this dormitory building has already broken through to the level of a great demonic creature. It¡¯s very dangerous. Now, our team leader and another expert are fighting it in the dormitory building.¡± ¡°So?¡± ¡°Sir Mage, I can bring you up. Otherwise, if Captain suddenly sees you in battle and can¡¯t tell if you¡¯re friend or foe, it won¡¯t be good if we cause a misunderstanding.¡± ¡°Then lead the way.¡± Chu He could not be bothered to think of what Bruce¡¯s goal was. On the way to the elevator, Bruce asked in a low voice, ¡°Sir Mage, are you also from San Francisco?¡± ¡°It has nothing to do with you.¡± Chu He could not be bothered to answer. As expected, Bruce had initiated this to try and find information about his situation. However, Chu He had no interest in answering. Bruce also sensed Chu He¡¯s mood. He knew better than to ask further. He thought to himself: ¡®Can this mysterious Apollo really be the old classmate that Alice mentioned?¡¯ Why did he hide his identity when he already possessed such powerful strength at such a young age? With Chu He¡¯s strength, it was entirely possible for him to be on the same level as the captain of the Magical Investigation Unit. Bruce could not understand. He became a mage because he wanted to reach a higher position and gain more authority. Otherwise, what was the point of fighting and killing demonic creatures every day? Chapter 24 - Great Demonic Creature! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In San Francisco, there was a mage organization that was of a higher level than the Magical Investigation Unit. If this Chu He was really the classmate that Alice had mentioned, he should only be seventeen years old now. To become an Advanced Mage at the age of 17, what kind of terrifying magical talent was this? With his talent in magic, when he reached his twenties or thirties, he would most likely become a renowned expert. Bruce shook his head. If he had such talent, he had to work hard to be promoted. In the future, he might become the leader of the mages in San Francisco, or even a famous mage leader in the whole of the United States. This was the life to yearn for. Unfortunately, compared to Chu He, his magic talent was far inferior. Just as Bruce was letting his imagination run wild, a strong demonic aura suddenly came from upstairs. The demonic aura penetrated the entire dormitory building, causing the temperature to plummet as though it was now an icy cavern. Bruce¡¯s body instantly stiffened. Under the force of the demonic aura, his face turned pale. His body shivered and did not dare to move. Chu He glanced at him and smiled disdainfully, ¡°If you don¡¯t have the strength, then go back.¡± With that said, Chu He ignored him and walked towards the stairs alone. Bruce also wanted to follow, but just as he took a step forward, the icy demonic aura made it difficult for him to breathe. It was as if he would be crushed by this aura if he took another step forward. There was no helping it, he could only give up. While upstairs, Chu He¡¯s expression turned solemn. Just by getting close to this demonic creature, the power of black magic he absorbed gave him another 300 mutated cells. This meant that this demonic creature was more powerful than all the others he had encountered before. Furthermore, the efficiency of obtaining mutated cells was quite high. Chu He even had a bold idea. In the future, he would rent a house beside this middle school and come over every day. In that case, would he gain a lot of cells daily? But he also knew that he could not be careless. It had only been a short while since he started fighting against the demonic creatures, but he had already encountered so many of them. Of course, this was also because Chu He had been taking the initiative to search for them. But it also showed how many demonic creatures lurked in the shadows of San Francisco. Who knew how many more terrifying demonic creatures would appear in the future? If he did not raise his strength, there would come a day when he would meet an existence that he could not fight against. If he were to lose his life at the hands of the demonic creature then, he would regret it. ¡­ On the top floor of the dormitory, Captain Roosevelt stood alongside another man in a dark suit. The man in a black suit came from a special organization in America. The organization was called the Magic Investigation Bureau. The man in the black suit was an agent of the Magic Investigation Bureau. He was almost as strong as Captain Roosevelt, and he was also one of the best Advanced Mages. But even though the two of them were not weak, facing this great demonic creature was still extremely dangerous. ¡°What do we do now?¡± Captain Roosevelt asked with a bitter smile. ¡°This great demonic creature broke through not long ago. With our strength, we can¡¯t defeat it.¡± The mage agent said as he looked at it. ¡°If we let this great demonic creature stabilize its strength, it will become even more troublesome in the future. It will become an existence we can¡¯t deal with anymore.¡± ¡°And¡­¡± Captain Roosevelt looked back at a corner behind him. There were four or five people lying around. These were the streamers who had come to the dormitory to do an outdoor live broadcast. They had been attacked by the demonic creature and had all fainted. If Roosevelt had not arrived in time, they would have lost their lives. Roosevelt was speechless at the thought of these streamers. Due to the demonic creature, St. Peter High School had already been sealed, yet these reckless streamers still wanted to sneak in and do a live broadcast. According to the original plan, this great demonic creature was sealed in the dormitory building. The Magic Investigation Bureau would send a more powerful mage to San Francisco tomorrow to eliminate this great demonic creature. However, because these streamers came in, Roosevelt had no choice but to save them by acting in advance, causing himself to land in danger. The agent beside him was called Jack. Jack clenched his fists and said solemnly, ¡°Roosevelt, I remember that you have a powerful forbidden spell.¡± Roosevelt nodded. ¡°I¡¯ll stall this demonic creature later. Prepare to attack it.¡± Jack had prepared himself. He was a Water Mage. The water attribute¡¯s attack power was not strong, but it was very sustainable and excelled in support and control. A staff appeared in Jack¡¯s hand. With a light wave, a stream of water appeared out of thin air and flowed towards the demonic creature, binding it inside a water ring. ¡°This water consumes a lot of magic power. I can¡¯t hold on for long. Hurry up!¡± Veins popped on Jack¡¯s forehead as he said. It could be seen that he had tried his best. After all, this demonic creature was a level higher than him. It was very difficult to restrain this great demonic creature. ¡°We only have one chance!¡± Jack roared. ¡°If we fail, we can only retreat.¡± ¡°That means we can¡¯t save those people behind us either.¡± If these streamers died here, with their fan base, it would create a huge commotion and result in negative effects on the entire mage world of America. Moreover, these were several human lives! Chapter 25 - Injured Hands! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Unlike Jack, who was good at assistance and control, Roosevelt¡¯s magic attribute was metal. This was a special attribute. It could be considered a mutation of the earth attribute. After mutating into metal, it became sharper, and the defensive and offensive capabilities were enhanced. Among those of the same level, Metal Mages were more destructive than Fire and Lightning Mages. Only the rare Dark Mage could compete with a Metal Mage. Of course, this was only about attack power. The metal element was powerful because it was different from ordinary attributes which were good at long-range attacks. Metal Mages were good at close combat! A close combat mage! This was reflected well in Roosevelt. Unlike the others who would wield a staff, he silently put on a metal glove. This metal glove could change shape according to his will. For example, when he punched out, the glove would grow sharp spikes that would pierce through the opponent¡¯s body. Or when the other party attacked him, this metal glove could turn into a small round shield in front of him to protect his vital parts. It could attack or defend. Most mages were weak physically. After all, they cultivated magical elements instead of refining their body. Although the magical elements could improve the body, there was only a slight effect. It could only make a mage¡¯s body slightly better than an ordinary person¡¯s. If an ordinary mage encountered an opponent like Roosevelt, who would give a punch immediately with metal spikes emerging from the glove to pierce the enemy¡¯s body, the enemy would be dead unless he was a Light Mage specialized in healing magic. This was also the source of Roosevelt¡¯s confidence. He was completely confident that if he were to fight this great demonic creature in close combat, even if its level was higher than his, it would not be able to win. ¡°Roosevelt, be careful! It¡¯s here!¡± As soon as he finished speaking, a group of evil spirits that flickered with a dark light surrounded him from all directions. The spirits howled as they passed by, letting out strange cries that made one¡¯s heart palpitate. Jack and Roosevelt looked around very cautiously. The strength of this great demonic creature was above the two of them. They had to be 100% focused! If they were not careful, they might die! These evil spirits circled around the two of them continuously. Jack¡¯s water ring protected them both in the center. Among the surrounding spirits, the main body of this great demonic creature should be hidden. If they were to be ambushed by the enemy, it would be dangerous. Jack waved the staff in his hand, and the water ring around him rippled out in all directions. When the water ripples touched the spirits, small waves would appear. There were so many spirits here, one of them was the main body of the great demonic creature while the rest were his clones. When the water ripples touched the spirit, the clones and main body could be differentiated. So at this moment, Jack was completely focused. He needed to find the main body of the great demonic creature through these minute differences. Roosevelt was ready to attack too. Once Jack finds the enemy, he would immediately strike. The metal glove on his hand emitted a sharp light that flowed continuously. ¡°This one!¡± Jack suddenly roared and pointed at a spirit, ¡°Roosevelt, this is the real one!¡± Roosevelt shouted and immediately attacked. He was very fast because he usually paid attention to training his physical fitness. After years of training and the nourishment of magical elements, Roosevelt¡¯s physical fitness was no less than that of professional athletes. Black light surged in his right hand. The black metal glove brought with it terrifying power as he punched out! ¡°Take my punch!¡± Roosevelt roared and punched the great demonic creature with his fist. But soon, his expression changed. This was because he felt that the spirit he hit was very weak and not worth any attention. This meant that he had not managed to hit the main body of the great demonic creature. ¡°Oh no, we¡¯ve been tricked!¡± Roosevelt groaned inwardly. He felt a gust of cold air behind him as he quickly turned around and punched with his left fist. He had learned all kinds of combat skills in the past. Be it Chinese martial arts, taekwondo, judo, or kickboxing, he had dabbled in them. Thus, his reaction speed was extremely fast. His left hand slammed heavily against the spirit¡¯s back. It was the real one! Roosevelt grinned. However, he soon realized that the spirit that he hit had split into two from the middle, and the punch hit the air. After the spirit split into two, it rushed to Roosevelt¡¯s sides and grabbed both his arms. Sizzle¡ª A sizzling sound could be heard. The skin touched by the spirit instantly turned black. The surface of the skin was burnt and there was a piercing pain. It was not burnt by flames. It was more like being touched by something corrosive. His charred skin even emitted a foul smell. Seeing this, Jack released all the magic in his body. The water ring expanded rapidly, turning into a huge wave that swept towards the two spirits. Seeing this, the spirit quickly retreated. It blended into the group of countless spirits and disappeared. This great demonic creature had just advanced and its strength had yet to stabilize. If it was a true great demonic creature, it could have directly killed Jack and Roosevelt. Chapter 26 - A Mysterious Mage Appears! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Why don¡¯t we retreat first? Your injuries are too serious.¡± Jack frowned. He saw the wounds on Roosevelt¡¯s arms. They looked extremely terrifying. If he did not treat the injuries immediately, they might leave behind permanent disabilities. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Roosevelt shook his head. Although he said this, he was very clear about the condition of his body. His two arms were feeling heavier and heavier. The enemy¡¯s corrosiveness had already penetrated deep into his bones. If not for his strong physique as a close combat mage, his arms would have been crippled by now. ¡°Retreating doesn¡¯t seem that easy too.¡± Roosevelt squinted and shook his head. He turned to look at the streamers behind him. Although he was not a regular viewer of live broadcasts, he knew that these people with millions of fans had a lot of influence. And of course, these were several lives. The goal of the Magical Investigation Unit was to protect ordinary people. How could he escape now? ¡°Leave them.¡± Jack tugged at Roosevelt¡¯s sleeve. ¡°These are just a few fellows who were asking for you. If you continue, your two arms might get crippled, and we won¡¯t even be able to escape!¡± ¡°If you die, your Magical Investigation Unit will have no captain left. The entire San Francisco city will be under the threat of demonic creatures.¡± ¡°Think about it. This great demonic creature has just broken through. It has to stay in the dormitory building for now. This is our opportunity, tomorrow, the Great Mage from the Magic Investigation Bureau will come over. We¡¯ll be saved then!¡± ¡°We can¡¯t hesitate now! We have to make a choice!¡± ¡°Are we going to let them die here, or are we going to put the entire San Francisco in danger for them?¡± Jack roared. He was very anxious and had to convince Roosevelt. ¡°Is it worth the loss for these people? Don¡¯t hesitate, Roosevelt!¡± Roosevelt stood there with a pained expression. Finally, he took a deep breath. He made up his mind. ¡°Let¡¯s retreat.¡± ¡°Retreat!¡± At this moment, there was no room for hesitation. This great demonic creature could launch a new attack at any time. The two of them ran toward the staircase together. The injured Roosevelt led the way, while Jack covered the rear. A large group of spirits surrounded him and let out strange growls. ¡°I¡¯ll stop them!¡± Jack blocked the stairway and waved his staff. A stream of water appeared in front of him, blocking all the spirits. As a Water Mage, he was not good at fighting head-on, but he had strong control abilities. ¡°Water Surge!¡± Jack shouted. This wave was like a tsunami that surged through the floor and swept away all the spirits that touched it. But there were also a number of spirits coming from the stairwell, and they were still increasing in numbers. More and more spirits surrounded them. Roosevelt had an anguished expression, the pain from his arms made him feel a little dizzy. Unlike other mages, he relied solely on his hands to attack as a close combat mage. At this moment, both of his hands were crippled and he had lost all his fighting strength. Even three or four demonic clones would be enough to kill him. ¡°Jump down from the window!¡± This was a dormitory building, so it was not very tall. Even when they were at the top floor, it was only the sixth floor. At a height of 20 meters, as long as he used his magic power to lift himself up when he fell, he would not die when he fell to the ground. At worst, he would be disabled. Compared to death, disability was a good result. Roosevelt gritted his teeth and dashed to the window. But the dark demonic energy swept over and made the windows disappear magically. Jack and Roosevelt were completely trapped in the corridor now. ¡°We are¡­ screwed,¡± Roosevelt said helplessly, licking his lips. Surrounded by so many spirits, there was no way to escape. Just as he was about to lose all hope, a violent fire wolf surged out from the bottom of the stairs and instantly drowned all the spirits. There was a wave of crackling sounds. All these spirits turned into ashes in the flames and scattered on the ground. Seeing this, Jack and Roosevelt were stunned. They had no idea what had happened. Soon, a man whose face was shrouded in flames slowly walked up from downstairs. The flames on his body emanated a violent, hot, and powerful aura. When they saw this person, Jack and Roosevelt¡¯s expressions changed. They could sense that this was a true expert! He was a top-notch expert that was rarely seen even for people of their level! Jack crept closer to Roosevelt¡¯s ear and whispered, ¡°Is this expert part of your Magical Investigation Unit in San Francisco?¡± Captain Roosevelt shook his head. Jack asked again, ¡°Is that your friend? Or an expert sent by the Magic Investigation Bureau?¡± Roosevelt shook his head again and said in a daze, ¡°It¡¯s a mysterious mage of unknown origin. Until now, he has not revealed his true identity.¡± ¡°Mysterious mage?¡± Jack¡¯s eyes widened in surprise. ¡°The video from the chip factory yesterday has gone viral online. You should have seen it.¡± Jack nodded. Roosevelt continued, ¡°The person who created the flaming tornado in the video is him! His name is Apollo!¡± Jack gulped upon hearing that. He turned his head and looked at Chu He, who was covered in flames, feeling extremely shocked. Chapter 27 - Burning the Entire Building! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Chu He turned his head and looked at Jack and Roosevelt. He said very calmly, ¡°Leave this to me, take those people and leave.¡± He was talking about the streamers who had fainted in the corner. Jack and Roosevelt could not provide much help against this great demonic creature. Chu He was confident that he could handle it alone. Especially when the magic auras of Jack and Roosevelt were in disorder, it was clear that they had suffered quite a serious injury. They would not be of any help if they continued staying here, but only act as a burden to Chu He. Jack and Roosevelt nodded upon hearing these words. They walked to the corner and carried two unconscious streamers each. When he passed Chu He, Roosevelt reminded him softly, ¡°This demonic creature is very powerful. You have to be careful.¡± ¡°He can summon many clones so that you can¡¯t tell which one is real. Also, these clones have combat power. Once they touch you, your body will corrode.¡± After hearing that, Chu He nodded. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Jack and Roosevelt did not stay any longer. They carried the streamers down the stairs and soon arrived outside the dormitory. Bruce and Alice were waiting at the door when they suddenly saw the Captain and the expert from the Magic Investigation Bureau escaping in a very sorry state. Their eyes widened in surprise. ¡°Captain¡­ are you guys okay?¡± Bruce asked very worriedly. ¡°It¡¯s not life-threatening, but these two arms will be troublesome to heal.¡± Roosevelt extended his arms. The corrosion of the power of black magic was getting more and more serious. Now, both of his arms had turned black and were emitting a pungent rotten smell. If he did not receive immediate treatment, he might have to amputate his arms to survive. After throwing the streamers onto the ground, Roosevelt and Jack were finally able to catch their breath. ¡°Is the demonic creature in this dormitory so powerful?¡± Light flickered in Alice¡¯s eyes as she wondered. Although she and Bruce were both Advanced Mages, there were also differences in power among Advanced Mages. For example, Jack and Roosevelt were both experts among Advanced Mages. This was especially true for Roosevelt, he was a variant Metal Mage whose combat ability was extremely high! If the two of them joined forces, they would be able to put up a fight even if they encountered a Great Mage. Yet, they were defeated here? Jack shook his head and sighed, ¡°The strength of the demonic creature here is beyond our imagination. Our only hope now is Apollo.¡± ¡­ At the same time, on the top floor of the dormitory. Chu He stood in the corridor and looked around with a smile, taunting, ¡°Stop hiding. Come out. It¡¯s useless for you to hide like this.¡± ¡°Cunning human, you actually want to trick me to come out?¡± The cold voice was filled with hatred as it echoed in the corridor. ¡°I know you¡¯re strong.¡± The demonic creature sneered. When Chu He came out of the staircase, it had already sensed that this human was very powerful, enough to threaten its life! ¡°You may be strong, but as long as I don¡¯t come out, you can¡¯t do anything to me.¡± The demonic creature said hatefully. It was already somewhat angry. Just now, Jack and Roosevelt were about to die at its hands, but they were ultimately saved by Chu He. Otherwise, it would be able to complete the advancement faster after devouring these two Advanced Mages, and it would also be able to leave this dormitory building. ¡°I can¡¯t do anything to you?¡± After Chu He heard that, he laughed and retorted. This demonic creature actually said that he could not do anything to it. That was truly an underestimation. In Chu He¡¯s body, the power of the fire cells began to circulate. A hot wave of fire surged from his body and quickly filled the entire corridor. The flames grew stronger, and the temperature exceeded 1500 degrees. Chu He¡¯s idea was very simple. Since this demonic creature refused to come out, he only needed to think of a way to force it to appear. Back in the chip factory, the Ember Demon was connected to the entire factory. As long as the factory was not destroyed, it would not die. According to Chu He¡¯s guess, the demonic creature in front of him was the same. It was very likely that the demonic creature was linked to this dormitory. Even if it was not, there must be a very close connection between the two. Then, as long as Chu He destroyed the entire dormitory building, this demonic creature would definitely reveal its true body. As for the cost of destroying the entire building, it was nothing compared to eliminating this demonic creature. Even if Chu He burned the dormitory building to a crisp, the Magical Investigation Unit would settle the consequences for him. It was just a normal building, so doing that was nothing for the mage organization. As the flames spread and burned, the power of the black magic attached to the walls quickly weakened. Streams of black gas were released from the walls. The entire building was melting under the high temperature. ¡°You¡¯re courting death!¡± A furious roar came from the depths of the corridor. Chu He smiled. Indeed, he had guessed right. As he tried to destroy the building, the demonic creature grew anxious and angry. This seemed to have hit its sore spot. Streams of black aura whistled through the corridor, seemingly wanting to extinguish the flames. But how could Chu He¡¯s flames be extinguished so easily? Chu He was determined to force this demonic creature out, especially now that he knew it had a close connection to the entire dormitory building. He wanted to see which was stronger, his flames or this demonic creature. How far had he grown? Chu He slowly closed his eyes and activated the fire cells in his body to the limit! In an instant, the intensity of the flames skyrocketed! The temperature rose to an astonishing 2000 degrees! Chapter 28 - Confrontation! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After the flames got stronger, the black aura started to melt. The demonic creature¡¯s aura seemed to have been slightly suppressed. However, the great demonic creature was not to be outdone. It roared and increased the output of its black magic. Black aura seeped out from the bricks and tiles of the dormitory building, forming a huge black net in the air, fighting against the flames. Regardless of whether it was Chu He or this great demonic creature, they both wanted to suppress the other party. Roar! The great demonic creature roared. The huge black net covered the flames and contracted around Chu He. However, Chu He did not give up, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he revealed a disdainful smile. The fifteen fire cells in his body were activated to their limit! The day before, Chu He had created a flaming tornado with ten fire cells, burning the entire chip factory. But now, he had fifteen fire cells! ¡°Blue Fire!¡± The flames that occupied the entire corridor suddenly turned into a dazzling blue color, and the temperature instantly rose to another level! The huge black net was instantly engulfed by flames. Chu He could sense that the aura of the great demonic creature was beginning to weaken. The walls of the entire dormitory building also showed signs of melting. ¡°It worked!¡± Chu He was delighted as he maintained the maximum output of flames and continued observing his surroundings. Soon, the wall started bleeding. The moment the blood touched the flames, it evaporated, turning into a bloody mist that scattered in the corridor. The entire building was filled with the pitiful cry of the demonic creature, it sounded very pitiful. This voice constantly entered Chu He¡¯s ears, making him feel emotions of pity and reluctance. For a moment, Chu He felt that he was too cruel and wanted to stop this. But he quickly bit the tip of his tongue and felt a sharp pain, immediately snapping out of it. There was no such thing as cruelty in killing monsters. The cries of this great demonic creature contained a type of power that could influence one¡¯s mind. Chu He made up his mind that he would not be disturbed by the demonic creature no matter what. He had to destroy this great demonic creature on the spot. More and more blood flowed out from the wall. The blood instantly turned into a bloody mist and accumulated in the air. After such a long time, the blood fog had accumulated to a certain degree. It filled the entire dormitory building as Chu He¡¯s vision was obscured by the color of red. He could not even see his own fingers. ¡°Something doesn¡¯t seem right!¡± Chu He frowned. He could feel the power of black magic surging within the blood mist. It was even corroding his blue flames. Something was wrong! Chu He immediately thought of Roosevelt¡¯s injured arms. If he guessed correctly, this demonic creature had a corrosive ability that could corrode fire and flesh. If he let the blood mist corrode him, the consequences would be unimaginable! Chu He took half a step back and waved his hand. All the blue flames gathered at his side, forming a protective layer around every inch of his skin. His entire body was perfectly protected by the flames. The great demonic creature exerted all its strength but found that it was unable to break through the flame barrier around Chu He. ¡°Who exactly are you!¡± The great demonic creature said angrily. It had thought that only Jack and Roosevelt would stop it. These two Advanced Mages were not as strong as it, so it could have had a full meal. However, it was Chu He¡¯s sudden intervention that caused the delicacy to disappear. Originally, by devouring two Advanced Mages, it could completely stabilize its level and become a genuine great demonic creature. By then, it would be able to leave the dormitory. Although the great demonic creature was angry, it could not do anything to Chu He. Chu He smiled as he ignored the demonic creature. Boom! He punched the wall beside him. The entire wall broke, while the reinforced concrete inside was shattered by Chu He¡¯s punch. Chu He, who possessed eleven Superman cells, was no longer an ordinary person. Breaking a wall with a punch was still very easy for him. ¡°Damn it!¡± The great demonic creature cursed and attacked Chu He. However, under the protection of the blue flames, the attacks were useless. Chu He punched the ground again, creating a huge hole. Boom! After Chu He jumped to the next floor, he punched the load-bearing wall on this floor. This time, the entire building was starting to shake. Chu He ignored that and punched the surrounding wall. Every punch was enough to shatter a wall. ¡°Stop it! Despicable human!¡± The great demonic creature let out a miserable cry. It was really anxious now, but it could not do anything to Chu He, this was driving it crazy. ¡­ Outside the dormitory building. Jack used his water magic to provide a rough treatment to Roosevelt. Among Water Mages, there were those who specialized in healing magic, but Jack was not such a mage. He had only mastered some basic healing spells, so he could only make do with them now. The Light Mage, who was best at healing magic in San Francisco¡¯s Magical Investigation Unit, was currently on the way here. ¡°What should we do now?¡± ¡°We wait for the results.¡± Roosevelt sighed. Although his arms had recovered a little, they were still far from being in peak combat condition. Moreover, even if he was not injured, he was far from being this great demonic creature¡¯s match. ¡°We can only depend on that mysterious expert, Apollo¡¯s, performance. Let¡¯s wait here patiently.¡± Chapter 29 - The Building Collapses! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Roosevelt¡¯s palms were sweaty as he was extremely nervous. San Francisco was the area he was in charge of. If anything happened, he needed to be responsible. Although Apollo was very strong, Roosevelt did not know exactly how strong he was. After all, the enemy was not weak. Before the results of the battle were out, Roosevelt did not dare to be too confident. Fortunately, those unconscious streamers had already been sent away. As long as the demonic creature did not leave the dormitory building, there should not be any casualties among other people. As long as this dragged on, in another eight hours, the Great Mage sent by the Magic Investigation Bureau would arrive. Boom! Boom! Boom! A series of loud noises came from inside the dormitory building. ¡°What happened?¡± Bruce¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°Someone¡¯s probably destroying the building floors. If I¡¯m not mistaken, it¡¯s Apollo,¡± Jack whispered. Roosevelt nodded, ¡°This big demonic creature has already merged with the dormitory building. If he can destroy the floors, it means that Apollo injured its main body.¡± ¡°In that case¡­ Apollo should have the strength of a Great Mage. Even if he isn¡¯t one, he should be close.¡± Boom! Another earth-shattering explosion erupted. Two floors of the dormitory building collapsed, and countless gravel rolled down. Alice was dumbfounded. This terrifying destructive power was actually created by Apollo. ¡°Apollo¡­ Is it really Chu He?¡± Alice frowned. She was suddenly not so sure about this answer anymore. A year ago, after graduating from high school, Chu He was still an ordinary person. Even if he had awakened his mage talent then, how could he have grown to such a level in a year! She was about the same age as Chu He and had just become an Advanced Mage. She had relied on her family background to complete her magic awakening at the age of 15. It was two years earlier than Chu He. Moreover, her speed of advancement was already at the level of a genius among geniuses. Boom! A pile of gravel tumbled down as Alice shook her head. Now was not the time to think about that. As long as they held a class reunion, she would naturally be able to tell if Chu He was the mysterious expert, Apollo. ¡°Bruce, go out and evacuate the crowd!¡± Roosevelt roared. There were many policemen and onlookers outside. Now, the great demonic creature might break out of the dormitory building, so the onlookers were potentially in danger. ¡°Roger!¡± Now was not the time to relax. Bruce immediately rushed towards the school gate. He was a wind magic user and was able to use the wind to lift his body and reduce his weight to reach his fastest speed. At full speed, he was even faster than Captain Roosevelt. Bruce had just left when two more floors of the dormitory collapsed again. Then, from the middle, the building was torn apart! A six-meter-tall monster was surging with black aura. It had a human body and a bull head, looking extremely terrifying as it held a huge rod. The rod was even longer than its height. It was ten meters long. It exuded a cold and violent aura. ¡°This is the real body of this great demonic creature!¡± Jack¡¯s face turned pale. This great demonic creature might be stronger than they had imagined. ¡°Water Blade!¡± Jack raised the staff in his hand, and two streams of water floated into the air, condensing into two water blades that quickly slashed at the great demonic creature. Roosevelt did the same. After his arms were treated, he could now barely participate in the battle. Hard metal covered both of his arms, shining with a metallic luster. His legs suddenly exerted strength, and he shot into the air like a cannonball. Both of his fists swung forward heavily! ¡°Get lost, little worm!¡± The great demonic creature roared. It swung the huge black rod in its hand. Clang! With a crisp sound, the two water blades were directly shattered, turning into countless water droplets falling down. ¡°You¡¯re also trash. Do you really want to die?¡± The great demonic creature looked at Roosevelt and made a strange noise. Its two bull horns shot out a scarlet laser beam that sent Roosevelt flying. Then, the great demonic creature began to escape. That¡¯s right. It left the dormitory building not to fight Jack and Roosevelt, but to escape. With every step it took, its gigantic body would travel seven to eight meters away as it fled into the distance. ¡°Trying to escape?¡± A cold voice could be heard from the devastated dormitory, ¡°Do you think you can escape?¡± A figure flew out. Chu He! Behind him was a mountainous blue flame that rose dozens of meters high. The ¡°volcano¡± formed by the blue flames was even taller than the previous dormitory building! As Chu He took large strides forward, he gradually got closer while releasing greater pressure. It looked like the volcano was moving very slowly, but in fact, it was moving dozens of meters every second, chasing after the great demonic creature. ¡­ ¡°Blue fire¡­¡± Jack frowned. ¡°Why? Is there something special about this blue fire?¡± Roosevelt asked curiously. After the two of them were sent flying, they watched from the side. The battle between the great demonic creature and Chu He was too overwhelming for them to participate. Even if they helped, they would only be a burden. It was better to watch from the side. ¡°Yes, you should know that flames have different colors in nature. The lowest temperature is red, above that is blue, and the hottest is purple.¡± Chapter 30 - Blue Fire! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Roosevelt nodded as if he understood something, originally, he really did not know about these things. He had spent years in the Magical Investigation Unit of San Francisco and knew less about magic than Jack. Roosevelt thought for a moment before asking, ¡°So, that Blue Fire Mage Andrew¡ª¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Jack nodded affirmatively. ¡°Andrew the Blue Fire Mage wields the power of blue flames and is one of the Great Mages of our Magic Investigation Bureau.¡± This Blue Fire Mage was very famous. He had once resolved a terrifying demonic creature attack and killed two great demonic creatures by himself, becoming famous among the mages after that battle. He was known for his combat ability. The temperature of his blue flames was extremely high, and they were extremely lethal to demonic creatures. Roosevelt did not expect to see the same flames on Apollo. ¡°Looks like this mysterious expert has already reached such a level.¡± Roosevelt smiled wryly. When he saw such a powerful person, he was naturally very envious. He was already 40 years old, and he did not know if he had any hope of advancing to become a Great Mage in this lifetime. Blue flames surged in the air as Chu He, who was faster than the great demonic creature, quickly caught up to it. ¡°Human mage, don¡¯t force me!¡± The great demonic creature roared. Its seven to eight-meter-tall body caused the ground to tremble with every step it took. The black aura from its body spread for hundreds of meters, and it was almost at the entrance of St. Peter High School. ¡°So what if I force you?¡± Chu He followed behind it unhurriedly as the blue flames quickly devoured it. ¡°I can destroy you and all the humans here. Even if I have to give up my life, all of you must die!¡± The great demonic creature retorted. This was one of the special characteristics of black magic power ¡ª sacrifice. This great demonic creature sacrificed its own life and burned all black magic power it had. It could instantly erupt with combat strength far beyond logic. After it used the sacrificial method, Chu He found difficulty in stopping it indeed. Chu He frowned while thinking about its words. This great demonic creature actually threatened him like this. Most importantly, if the other party sacrificed the power of black magic, and as this place was not far from the residential area, if he could not stop this great demonic creature, countless civilians would die here. ¡®Damn!¡¯ Chu He cursed inwardly. This great demonic creature was truly too unrestrained. The crowd that had been watching from the entrance to St. Peter¡¯s High School had been told by Bruce to evacuate. But they were ordinary people, and they could not have left too quickly. They were not far from the main entrance now. If they were caught by the great demonic creature, they would all die. There was a large, high-end residential area about a kilometer away from the school¡¯s main entrance. There were sixty villas there, with at least a few hundred people inside. Chu He¡¯s expression darkened as his footsteps quickened. He had to kill this great demonic creature as soon as possible. However, this demonic creature seemed to sense danger and realized that it had hit Chu He¡¯s sore spot. It sped up and finally caught up to the ordinary people who were watching from the entrance. These people were all residents of the neighborhood. At this moment, they could not hide the shock in their heart when they saw a pitch-black demon with a huge bull head. ¡°What do you think this is?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a monster!¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t a mage come just now? Why didn¡¯t he exterminate the monster?¡± ¡°Run, run! There is a real monster here. We¡¯re going to die!¡± The group of humans was running wildly. But there were still some bold people who used their cell phones to record videos. They thought that if they posted this video online, it would probably become popular. Some of them recalled the video of the chip factory that went viral last night. There were no casualties in the chip factory. Some people became bolder and started turning around, taking videos on their phones. If the video became popular on the Internet, they might be able to become a celebrity in the future. There were actually many people who had such thoughts. About four or five people were standing there, recording with their phones. ¡°How can they be so stupid?¡± Chu He cursed silently. These people were really asking for death. They were face-to-face with a monster and they still wanted to record a video here. ¡°Fire, come!¡± Chu He shouted. The fire cells in his body were used to the limit. Endless blue flames spewed out from every pore of his body like the core of a fireball. The blue flames spread hundreds of meters and shot into the sky. ¡°What is this!?¡± ¡°This is too spectacular, hurry up and film it!¡± ¡°It¡¯s a Fire Mage. Do you think he¡¯s the same person as the one in the factory video yesterday?¡± Although these people knew that there were mages in this world, only a small number of them had seen one with their own eyes. At this moment, their common sense was completely overturned. Many people watched this shocking scene with reluctance to leave. The great demonic creature¡¯s body already released a great deal of black aura, accumulating until it reached the length of half a street. But there were even more blue flames in the sky, surging like a huge tsunami. The blue flames moved in the air like a tidal flood, and it poured down from the sky. Boom! A loud sound rang in everyone¡¯s ears. Following this intense explosion, the blue flames completely spread out at this moment. It was like the main character at the center of the stage, dying the entire world blue. Chapter 31 - Owning Twenty Fire Cells Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The dark blue flames did not last long before dissipating. Everything returned to normal! There was no bull-headed demonic creature that was a few stories high, nor was there a dilapidated dormitory building, there was only the bare, scorched earth. It was as if the entire dormitory building had been wiped clean. No one could find any trace of it. At this moment, in the safety zone of the school. Alice, Bruce, Jack, and the seriously injured Roosevelt looked at Chu He in shock. What had just happened was too shocking. They had never seen such a powerful magical attack. Blue flames that engulfed the sky poured out like water. Although the flames did not hurt anyone, they could feel the temperature that could burn everything. The minotaur demon did not even have a chance to scream before it was vaporized by the blue flames. After hesitating for a moment, Roosevelt walked forward and prepared to talk to Chu He. But when he saw Chu He leave without even turning his head back, he gave up on the idea. After all, he was not a fool. He knew that Chu He definitely did not want to talk to him, so he did not give chase. Instead, he stood there quietly and watched Chu He leave. After Chu He left the campus, he felt that no one was following him. However, to be safe, he found a very hidden place and removed the flames around him. After removing his transformation, Chu He sat on the flower bed and heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°This great demonic creature is indeed a little tricky!¡± ¡°I spent so much effort to kill it!¡± ¡°Looks like I¡¯m still not strong enough!¡± With this in mind, Chu He smiled bitterly and shook his head. ¡°Although it was tough this time, the gains were still huge!¡± He immersed himself and opened his attribute menu. Looking at the attribute menu in his mind, Chu He could not help but smile in satisfaction. [Chu He] [Superman Cell: 11 (+)] [Elemental Cell: 15 Fire Cells (+)] [Elemental Cell: 11 Lightning Cells (+)] [Mutated Cells: 13321] ¡°Awesome!¡± Chu He shouted inwardly. After killing the great demonic creature, he obtained 3,000 mutated cells. After completing the mission, he obtained another 10,000 mutated cells. This mission could be said to be extremely profitable. Chu He considered it and used five thousand mutated cells to increase the fire cells to twenty. After all, the fire cells were his strongest power now. He planned to get more fire cells first. Soon, the upgrade of the fire cells was completed. Feeling the powerful strength brought by the twenty fire cells, Chu He felt that he could destroy a town in an instant. After sensing the powerful strength the twenty fire cells gave him, Chu He looked at the attribute menu again. He found that the fire cells could still be upgraded. Initially, he wanted to give it a try and see if upgrading would increase the number of mutated cells. However, he remembered that he still had two abilities that had yet to reach 15 cells, so he gave up. After considering it carefully, Chu He immediately fused the remaining eight thousand cells into the two other abilities. Before Chu He could feel the power the two cells gave him, a wave of exhaustion hit him. Chu He yawned, the battle just now made him very tired. Having used his fire cells extensively, he only wanted to go home and have a good sleep. As for the public opinion on the Internet and the subsequent effects of the matter, Chu He did not want to care about it now. He would leave it to the guys in the Magic Investigation Bureau. ¡­ Just as Chu He washed up and prepared to go to bed in exhaustion, the internet was in an uproar. Basically, in the entire country¡ªno, not just in the United States, but all the ordinary people in the world were shocked by Chu He¡¯s video in that school. If it was posted by one person, it could be said to be a special effect. However, there were many videos of Chu He¡¯s battle on the Internet. Furthermore, they were taken from various angles. Many people on the Internet were discussing it. They discussed whether their country had the power to protect ordinary people. Some even said that the mages would try to control the world and enslave ordinary people in the future. In the United States, New York, Global Guardian Mage Headquarters. The three super-level mages in the Mage Headquarters were gathered in this small meeting room. The three of them looked at the video of Chu He dealing with the demonic creature on the big screen beside them. However, none of the three people present were angry at the trouble brought about by this widespread distribution of the scene. On the contrary, the three of them admired Chu He. A serious-looking man in a black suit said with a smile: ¡°I didn¡¯t expect this! There¡¯s actually someone who has the same ability as Atwood. And from this video and the reports from the people below, this person¡¯s strength isn¡¯t much inferior to Atwood¡¯s!¡± ¡°Leopold, have you notified the Archmage?¡± Another thin, dark man beside him said coldly. ¡°No, the Archmage has been somewhat exhausted recently and is currently recuperating at home. We can settle such a small matter. The Archmage has recently expended a lot of energy for that fellow. Let him rest more at home!¡± Leopold said calmly. ¡°In that case, Leopold, Ebul, how do you plan on dealing with this video incident?¡± The burly man sitting on the other side spoke in a muffled voice. ¡°Still not giving up that crazy idea of yours, Taylor?¡± Leopold¡¯s grave voice rang out. Hearing Leopold¡¯s serious voice, Taylor looked up into Leopold¡¯s calm eyes and said, ¡°I think this is the best way. If we don¡¯t do this, the casualty rate of the ordinary people in the future will be higher than we imagined.¡± ¡°Taylor, I admit that what you said makes sense, but have you ever considered if this world can handle so many mages? Once some mages go over to the dark side, the world will be in complete chaos!¡± ¡°When everyone starts to cultivate magic, there will definitely be some ordinary people who can¡¯t cultivate. What if there¡¯s a dispute between the two sides? We don¡¯t have that many high-ranking mages to be policemen, and we don¡¯t have the time either!¡± Leopold and Ebul each offered their own views. ¡°However, even if we are to reveal the cultivation method to everyone, how many people will be able to successfully learn it?¡± ¡°Rather than letting ordinary people worry and fear, it¡¯s better to give them the cultivation method so that they have enough power to protect themselves!¡± Hearing the objections of his two old friends, Taylor sat down on the chair like a deflated balloon. After thinking for a while, he spoke in a low voice. ¡°No, the Archmage said that before the nine planets align, we must not reveal the cultivation method!¡± Leopold rejected solemnly. ¡°But there¡¯s still a whole year to go before the nine planets align. In this long period, how many people will die?!¡± Taylor slammed the table and said loudly. ¡°There¡¯s nothing we can do about it. This is not something we can control. We can only wait patiently. When the nine planets align, we will reveal the cultivation method to the ordinary people!¡± ¡°As for now, if we can hide it, then hide it!¡± Leopold sighed and said helplessly. ¡°Ebul, you¡¯re the best at this kind of thing. I¡¯ll leave this matter to you!¡± Leopold turned to look at Ebul. Ebul nodded and said coldly, ¡°Leave it to me. I¡¯ll calm this matter down in two days at most!¡± Next, Ebul left the room first. Only Leopold and Taylor were left in the room. ¡°Taylor, I know what you¡¯re thinking!¡± ¡°But we can¡¯t do that! Magic is too dangerous!¡± ¡°Now that we have a Black Rose organization, do you still want to see more of them appear?¡± Leopold tried to persuade Taylor after Ebul left. ¡°But aren¡¯t we learning magic to protect ordinary people?¡± Taylor replied indignantly. ¡°You¡¯re such a blockhead. Why can¡¯t you understand what I¡¯m saying?¡± ¡°Although the demonic creatures are causing a lot of trouble, we can bear such losses temporarily!¡± ¡°But if there are two more organizations like the Black Rose in the world, it will be a real disaster!¡± ¡°Do you understand me?!¡± Leopold roared. ¡°I¡­ I understand now!¡± Taylor wanted to say something, but when he looked up and saw the wound on Leopold¡¯s head, he fell silent and changed his mind. Chapter 32 - Beautiful Woman, Personally Asked to Attend the Gathering Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The next day. San Francisco, Magic Investigation Bureau. Roosevelt sat in his office, holding the telephone respectfully as he answered a call from the Mage Headquarters. After some time, Roosevelt put down the telephone in his hand and lit a cigarette. He leaned back in his chair and looked up at the ceiling. He exhaled slowly. ¡°This is great. The higher-ups have sent a Great Mage to support us. Although he is only a newly advanced Great Mage, he is still a Great Mage. There is no need to be too anxious when encountering a great demonic creature in the future!¡± He took another deep puff of the cigarette in his hand and slowly exhaled. Roosevelt knew that although San Francisco had Chu He, he could not place all his hopes on him. Furthermore, he had not even figured out Chu He¡¯s true identity. Apollo sounded like a code name no matter how he looked at it, so he still got the Public Security Bureau to investigate it. As he expected, there were only five people named Apollo in the Public Security Bureau¡¯s records. Two women, a baby, and two elderly men who were over 50 years old. None of them fit the criteria. That was why Roosevelt decided to ask for help again. This time, the Mage Headquarters did not screw up. They generously sent a Great Mage to support Roosevelt, so when a great demonic creature appeared again, he could let this new Great Mage take action. This could be considered a solution to his worries. Since Roosevelt had nothing to do, he turned on his computer and read the comments online. However, when he saw the videos of Chu He on the Internet being explained as deliberately fabricating facts, spreading rumors, threatening social security, and other reasons, he shook his head, unsure whether to laugh or cry. In fact, Roosevelt had hoped more than once that the higher-ups would distribute the cultivation method. After all, they always settled things after things had happened. It was too passive. It was a pity that his position was too low. Although he was the director of the San Francisco Magic Investigation Bureau, to the higher-ups, it was obvious that his status was too low. He did not know what the higher-ups were thinking. However, he was already used to such a way of handling things. After all, what had happened yesterday was not the first time. Mages were humans too. It was impossible for them to take everything into consideration. In the past, there were videos of mages fighting against monsters that were taken and posted online. However, these videos were deleted very quickly. Furthermore, the IDs that released the information would be immediately banned no matter how powerful they were. Just like this incident, there was no longer any video of Chu He fighting the demonic creature on the Internet. As for the people who filmed the video, they were not fools. Since they realized that their accounts could not be used, they should know that the higher-ups were banning them. Therefore, they could only keep this matter to themselves. They would not dare to spread it on the Internet. If someone really insisted on spreading the news on the Internet, then congratulations, the Public Security Bureau would invite them for a drink and have a chat in the name of social security. Other than blocking such news from all sides, the higher-ups would also use some celebrity gossip to divert the public¡¯s attention and change the topic. No matter how many times they used this move, it would always be very effective. After all, although the people knew about this matter, how many people could really persist? After all, most people preferred gossip and entertainment news. In short, everything that happened yesterday would quickly fade from the minds of ordinary people until it disappeared. However, Chu He, the protagonist and the only person who benefited, was still sleeping at home. Chu He only woke up in bed in the afternoon. After getting out of bed, he stretched and started to scroll through his phone. From his point of view, after what happened last night, the Internet should have exploded. But after he flipped left and right several times, to his surprise, there was no news about him at all. Chu He was unwilling to give up. He entered the words demon, mage, battle, and so on in the search bar. Unfortunately, not only did he not find any videos of him, he even saw many videos denying such rumors. Upon seeing this, Chu He threw his phone on the bed and sighed. This mage organization was so powerful. Such a big matter was suppressed just like that. This also made Chu He¡¯s thoughts of not interacting with the Mage Association become even more firm. Guru¡­ A wave of hunger hit him. Chu He patted his stomach and walked to the bathroom. After washing up, he left the house to look for food. From last night until now, Chu He had slept for a total of 16 hours. He was extremely hungry now and only wanted to have a good meal. After leaving the house, he hailed a taxi and headed straight for Chinatown in San Francisco. Since he had decided to have a good meal, he definitely wanted to taste his hometown¡¯s cuisine. Soon, Chu He arrived in Chinatown. In a nearby Northeastern Chinese restaurant, he ordered seven to eight dishes and added a few big bowls of rice. The boss standing by the side was stunned by Chu He¡¯s appetite. Chu He did not mind the boss¡¯s gaze at all. After finishing his meal, he took out a few green notes and placed them on the table. Then, he left the shop. ¡°My appetite is getting bigger and bigger!¡± ¡°If the elemental cells in my body continue to increase, I wonder if the royalties I earned from writing novels in the past will be enough for me to eat!¡± Chu He, who was walking on the street, cursed inwardly. Just as he was about to head home, someone called out to him. Chu He turned his head in puzzlement. It was a white man with blond hair. ¡°Nick, why are you here?¡± The white man was none other than Chu He¡¯s high school classmate and best friend. Their relationship had always been good. ¡°Chu, I¡¯m here specifically to look for you. Alice, the campus belle of our high school, is preparing to hold a class reunion. She even mentioned that she wants you to attend.¡± ¡°I also received the notice from other students. They know that I have a good relationship with you, so they specially asked me to find you!¡± Nick said to Chu He with a smile. ¡°Class reunion?¡± Hearing Nick¡¯s words, Chu He frowned slightly. ¡°This is too strange. How did Alice confirm that I¡¯m definitely Apollo?¡± Chu He thought to himself. ¡°Chu¡­ Chu?¡± ¡°Are you alright?¡± ¡°No, nothing!¡± Chu He, who was immersed in his thoughts, was woken up by Nick and answered absentmindedly. ¡°Chu, don¡¯t you want to attend the class reunion?¡± Nick looked at Chu He¡¯s frown and probed. ¡°No, I¡¯m just curious why there¡¯s a class reunion!¡± ¡°They even specifically asked me to participate!¡± Chu He smiled and explained. ¡°Who knows? However, Chu He, you have to come. The class reunion is scheduled for this Friday. It is right before a weekend so everyone can rest. When the time comes, everyone can have a good gathering!¡± ¡°Okay! I¡¯ll call you then!¡± After Nick received Chu He¡¯s answer, he smiled and waved his hand before turning to leave. After leaving, Nick walked quickly to a nearby shadowed area and disappeared. Chapter 33 - The Targeted Chu He Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After Nick left, Chu He walked on the road and thought about the reunion. He knew that Alice would be even more suspicious if he did not go. On the contrary, Chu He felt that Alice might dispel her doubts about him if he went. He believed that Alice might not be able to sense anything. After all, he was using the power of cells, not the magic power cultivated by mages. The fire cells and lightning cells would not show themselves as long as he did not activate them. Therefore, Chu He still planned on attending this class reunion. Once Alice dispelled her doubts about him, he could continue using Apollo¡¯s identity. However, before that, Chu He felt that he should change to another identity. After all, Apollo had appeared many times. As it happened, Chu He also wanted to test the ability brought about by the lightning cells. After some consideration, Chu He planned on appearing as ¡®Zeus¡¯ the next time. Today was Wednesday, which meant there were two more days. In the next two days, Chu He wanted to make his identity as Zeus known and suppress Apollo¡¯s presence as much as possible. Therefore, he did not plan on using fire cells. In the battle at school yesterday, he had used the fire cells excessively. This made the fire cells somewhat low in energy now. In order to not leave any future trouble, Chu He planned on not using them for the time being. Even though the fire cells could still be used, it was a good opportunity to make Zeus famous. Therefore, it would be best to let the fire cells recover first before using them again. After figuring everything out, Chu He strolled around the streets for a while before taking a taxi home. After returning home, Chu He took out his phone and began searching for supernatural events. After searching for a while, Chu He locked onto two cases. From what he could see, only these two could be considered supernatural events. The first was the national cemetery north of San Francisco. This cemetery had existed for many years. It was said to be the place where the bodies of soldiers were placed during World War II. However, the cemetery was later moved away and became a civilian cemetery. Because the cemetery occupied a large area, many grave keepers were needed. There were also many homeless people who settled down here. However, some strange things had happened recently. Whether it was the grave keepers or the homeless, they would faint at night for no reason, but they would be fine the next day. This was the strange thing about this matter. The second incident happened at the San Francisco General Hospital. This was the biggest hospital in San Francisco. There were many patients every day. However, in recent times, there were people who discovered some hideous corpses on the empty paths around the hospital. According to the information revealed by the police, these corpses were missing pieces here and there. The entire scene was too horrible to look at, but after checking, they found out that these people had died from immense pain. This made the police confused. Putting the phone on the table, Chu He looked at the time. It was almost five in the evening. There were only a few hours left until nightfall. Therefore, Chu He decided to take a nap to recover his energy. ¡­ Time flew by and night fell. Isa moved stealthily through the crowded streets, the shadows of her body blending into the night. Her eyes glowed in the dark. Only the most vicious of eyes could notice her. A group of drunkards conversed with prostitutes on a nearby street, completely unaware that they were being watched by a demon in the darkness. But this demon saw them clearly, and was examining them with the keenest of eyes. Soon, Isa¡¯s eyes locked onto someone lying next to the trash can. He was holding a bottle of whiskey in his hand. If it was someone else, Isa would not even look at him. However, she had not eaten for a few days. The feeling of hunger forced her to seriously consider it, even though it was only for a short while. ¡°If I¡¯m going to do it, it¡¯ll be a piece of cake. I just need to take him into a random alley, away from the streetlights.¡± Isa was trying to brainwash herself, in an attempt to make herself less resistant. But not long after, she rejected the idea because she saw a rat crawling over him, although he did not feel anything. Isa knew very well that this person was already dead drunk and numb all over. Even if she managed to arouse his interest, he would still be slow to react. Through her experience of eating countless times, Isa knew such a person too well. She might even need to peel off the skin of an entire arm to make him scream. She gave up on the drunkard and continued walking along the path beside the hospital. Isa glided softly through the shadows of the street, past the other two drunkards, past a beggar who was begging, and past an arguing couple. ¡°No!¡± ¡°No!¡± ¡°¡­¡± As she passed each person, Isa commented to herself. Along the way, she met many people, but none of them could bring up Isa¡¯s appetite. It was because these people were like withered flower petals. The pain they received from getting harmed could not satisfy Isa. Looking at the street that was about to reach the end of the darkness, a terrifying thought arose in her heart. ¡®Perhaps it was a mistake for me to choose the hunting grounds in this lifeless, haunted place. Perhaps, in the next moment, the thrill brought by the previous prey will fade.¡¯ At the thought of this, Isa became anxious. Suddenly, from the corner of her eye, she saw a man who had just gotten out of the car. The man was about 21 or 22 years old. He had short hair and the collar of his white shirt was slightly open. The sleeves of his shirt were rolled up to the middle of his arms, revealing his tanned skin. His eyes were deep and spirited, his nose was high, and his lips were sexy. Especially when they were matched together, it was like a masterpiece by God. The two whips on Isa¡¯s back twitched in excitement. Even though they were far apart, she could still feel this man¡¯s leisurely and carefree attitude. Soon, she followed closely behind this man, sometimes dodging and evading, sometimes moving carefully, not losing her prey nor alerting him. The man that Isa was following was none other than Chu He, who had come to the hospital to find monsters. However, Chu He did not realize that he had been followed. He walked along the streets near the hospital in a daze, trying to find the demonic creature. Unfortunately, he could not find the monster that he had been longing for. In the end, he could only take a taxi home. When he returned home, he prepared to take a shower and then go to bed. Little did he know that a demon was watching him from inside the house. Chapter 34 - Not a Peaceful Night Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Isa stared at everything in the house. Then, she began to carve a brand new body according to Chu He¡¯s preferences. ¡­ Soon, Chu He finished showering and left the bathroom. Isa waited patiently, watching as the lights in the house dimmed one by one until only the living room lights remained. After leaving the bathroom, Chu He sat alone on a chair in the living room and took out a cigarette. Isa knew the time had come. She crawled out of the shadows, her dark and ethereal limbs gradually turning into a warm body. The devilish whip on her back also slowly faded away, revealing the shape of a woman. Her exquisite curves were irresistible to anyone. In less than a moment, Isa stepped out of the shadows. She walked gracefully, her hips swaying as she leisurely crossed the room to Chu He¡¯s side. Just as Chu He flicked the cigarette ash, he saw her. Chu He¡¯s body jolted as he sat up straight. He did not even notice the ashes falling onto his body. Isa hooked a finger at him. Chu He was stunned for a moment before asking somewhat nervously, ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°Baby, I¡¯m whoever you think I am!¡± Isa swiped her finger across Chu He¡¯s body and then a charming voice that made one tingle sounded. ¡°But¡­ we¡­¡± Chu He could not even finish his sentence. Isa leaned closer. ¡°Shh! It¡¯s okay.¡± She whispered beside Chu He, ¡°I know what you want, and I know that you feel guilty for this desire. However, it¡¯s okay!¡± Isa slowly stepped back. She discovered that this person in front of her had already been captivated by her. ¡°Can I¡­ have you?¡± Chu He asked in shame and embarrassment. Although he felt shameful about his actions, he could not overcome his strange desire. He even wanted to immediately do something with her in the living room. ¡°Of course, baby. That¡¯s why I¡¯m here!¡± The seductive voice rang again. Isa looked at the dazed Chu He. In an instant, their eyes met. Just as she wanted to enter the depths of Chu He¡¯s soul, she was suddenly forced back by the flames emanating from Chu He. [Devouring the Power of Desire. +50 Mutated Cells] [Devouring the Power of Desire. +50 Mutated Cells] [Devouring the Power of Desire. +50 Mutated Cells] [Devouring the Power of Desire. +50 Mutated Cells] [Devouring the Power of Desire. +50 Mutated Cells] ¡­ The system¡¯s prompt sounded ten times in a row. Chu He¡¯s mutated cells also increased by 500. The system¡¯s voice sounded in Chu He¡¯s mind. This made the dazed Chu He instantly wake up. After waking up, Chu He¡¯s expression instantly turned serious. ¡°I nearly died!¡± He looked up at Isa¡¯s alluring figure across from him, but this time he would not be charmed again. Without any questions or reluctance, Chu He raised his hand and shot out a dark blue flame. What surprised him was that Isa did not dodge or evade. She stood in front of him and was slowly engulfed by the dark blue flames. After a moment, Chu He touched the back of his head and could not help but ask inwardly, ¡°She died just like that?¡± ¡°Ah! Darling, haha, you can¡¯t kill me!¡± The coquettish voice sounded again. It seemed to be answering the question in Chu He¡¯s heart or was just stating the truth. Soon, Isa¡¯s original appearance appeared in front of Chu He. Her gray hair was mixed with a pink glow. She had long eyelashes, seductive eyes, a small nose, and sharp canine teeth hidden in her cherry lips. Her body was still as graceful as before. However, there were two long whips behind her that would move from time to time, making her look extremely playful. Although Isa¡¯s transformation still made Chu He¡¯s eyes light up, he did not pity her at all. He still threw a dark blue flame. After a while, just as Isa had said, Chu He could not kill her. She had revived again. ¡°You know that you desire me!¡± A seductive voice sounded in Chu He¡¯s ear again. ¡­ After an unknown period of time, Chu He felt very exhausted. But Isa had revived once again. Looking at the enchanting Isa in front of him, Chu He waved his hand. This time, he did not release dark blue flames. After yawning, Chu He felt bored and returned to his room to sleep. ¡°Wait for me, darling!¡± Isa shouted and followed Chu He closely. Chu He did not care about Isa because he was really too tired. The fire cells in his body were already overused, and with Isa¡¯s actions tonight, Chu He¡¯s fire cells were already used beyond their limit. The result was that Chu He¡¯s mind became extremely exhausted. He was so tired that he did not want to care about Isa behind him. Since she could not hurt him, he could just let her do whatever she wanted! At this moment, it was the first time that Isa felt a different kind of pleasure since she was born. In the past, she would feel pain by torturing people. This kind of pain could give her an unprecedented sense of satisfaction, which was what she called ¡°eating.¡± But today, she felt a different kind of pleasure. Although she could not understand this pleasure, it did not stop her from embracing it. Right now, she was completely immersed in this pleasure. Even the pleasure of ¡°eating¡± was forgotten by her. Chu He nimbly climbed into bed, covered himself with the blanket, and prepared to sleep. Seeing this, Isa quickly climbed onto the bed, lifted a corner of Chu He¡¯s blanket, and crawled into it. ¡­ However, on this night, San Francisco was not peaceful. Just as Chu He fell into a deep sleep, the San Francisco Magic Investigation Bureau suddenly detected a large amount of magical waves. ¡°Chief, there are a lot of unusual magical waves in the No. 1 National Cemetery of San Francisco!¡± A Perception Mage reported to Roosevelt quickly. ¡°What? Large amounts of magical waves? What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. Because the magic energy is too strong, I can¡¯t continue to sense it!¡± The Perception Mage quickly reported. ¡°Pass down my order, all members of the Bureau are to move out!¡± Roosevelt ordered with a solemn expression. He could not imagine how powerful the magic waves that could make the Perception Mage unable to detect the situation inside were, so he could only send everyone out. ¡­ No. 1 National Cemetery of San Francisco. A handsome Western man with long hair wore a noble mage robe and floated in the air. As the obscure incantation was recited, streams of blood were drawn out from all the living beings in the No. 1 National Cemetery, forming a blood ball in the air. Looking at the blood ball in the air, the handsome Western man pointed a finger and the entire blood ball was pierced by his long fingernails. The strange thing was that the blood ball did not follow the gravitational force. Instead, it moved toward his fingernails. All of this was seen by Alice, who was the closest and also the first to arrive. She covered her mouth tightly to prevent herself from making a sound. Unfortunately, things did not go according to her wishes. The handsome Western man in the mage robe still saw her. Chapter 35 - Alone Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios When Alice opened her eyes again, she found herself sitting on a bench. Looking around the empty room, Alice finally recalled what happened last night. She instinctively checked her clothes. It was very neat and had not been taken off. After checking, Alice heaved a sigh of relief. Then, she stood up from her chair and started observing her surroundings. However, the surroundings were too dark and she could not see anything clearly. Only the spot where the chair was located had some light. Stomp, stomp! A series of footsteps sounded, and Alice immediately assumed a defensive posture, her eyes focused in the direction of the sound coming from the darkness. Soon, Alice saw who it was. It was the person who had collected the blood last night. ¡°Please take a seat!¡± The person raised his hands and said to Alice, who was in a defensive posture. Alice tried to suppress her fear as she carefully moved toward the chair. ¡°You think I¡¯m going to hurt you?¡± he asked with a lazy but elegant tone. Alice shook her head, but it was unconvincing. Pretending to be puzzled, he says with a soft smile, ¡°Isn¡¯t life hard enough, my dear?¡± He walked around her: ¡°My child, I¡¯m only here to listen to your life. Why have you become so cold?¡± He looked at the chair behind him, then gently motioned to Alice. Seeing that the person in front of her had no intention of harming her, Alice slowly sat down. ¡°My home used to be in New York!¡± Alice replied. ¡°Oh?¡± He nodded, expecting Alice to continue. ¡°The demonic creature took my father away!¡± Alice tried hard to control her emotions and not reveal her weakness: ¡°So we came to the city. Mom went out to find a job, but four days later, I received news that Mom died under the power of the demonic creature.¡± She tried hard to control her voice, but it still trembled, ¡°After that, I¡­¡± ¡°You became all alone!¡± He said softly. A wave of pain and loss washed over Alice. As she repeated the word ¡®alone¡¯, a tear rolled down her cheek. ¡°Come!¡± He sighed softly and extended his hand toward Alice. Alice instinctively wanted to resist, but she could not do it no matter what. Helpless, she could only move backward. ¡°Close your eyes.¡± His voice made her feel like she was sleeping: ¡°Focus on that feeling. That pain. That feeling was prepared for you by this heartless world. There¡¯s nowhere to hide. You can only seal that feeling in your heart.¡± ¡°Feel its surge through your neck and over your nose and ears.¡± ¡°It was going to swallow you, but at the height of its power, it retreated. Face it, feel it disintegrate before you. That is power. Let your mind look down on it, let it drain away and dry up.¡± Listening to the demon-like whisper and feeling the pain in her heart, Alice could no longer bear it and began to sob. Suddenly, she felt a cold sensation on her cheek. She looked down and saw a glass bottle pressed against her cheek. The man said something that did not make sense: ¡°Thank you!¡±. ¡°Thank you for sharing!¡± The man said to Alice as he shook the tears in the glass bottle. ¡°As thanks, I can answer three of your questions!¡± The lazy tone and noble accent brought Alice back to reality. Alice calmed down and asked, ¡°What did you do to those people?¡± The man extended his finger and slowly condensed a blood ball on his fingertip. Then, he looked at Alice and said: ¡°Child, I didn¡¯t do anything to them. I only drew a little blood from their bodies. It¡¯s only about 200cc!¡± ¡°Before that, why did the people in this park mysteriously pass out?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Oh! That¡¯s what you¡¯re talking about. There¡¯s a great demonic creature, a ghoul, there. It absorbs the vitality of these people every night.¡± ¡°You have one more question,¡± the man said, coming around behind Alice and patting her on the shoulder. ¡°Are you lonely too?¡± Alice did not want to waste this question, but she could see something familiar about this noble man. Even if he was elegant and outstanding, it could not be hidden. It seemed to be the first time the man had been asked such a question. He was stunned. However, he quickly recovered and replied with a smile, ¡°I¡¯ve already felt the cold and warmth of the world and lived for countless years. Yes, I¡¯ve always been alone!¡± After answering, he slowly retreated into the darkness and hid himself. ¡°Can you tell me your name?¡± Alice could not help but ask as she watched the man gradually disappear. ¡°You can call me Warner!¡± It was still that noble accent, but this time Alice could no longer tell where the voice came from. Just as Warner left, Alice passed out. ¡­ The next day, Chu He, who was half-asleep, felt something on him. It swayed back and forth. Confused, he tried to get up, only to find that one of his arms had gone numb. When he lifted the blanket, he saw that his body was completely wrapped by Isa¡¯s two whip-like arms. He turned around to look at Isa, who was hugging his arm and sleeping soundly. He did not know whether to laugh or cry. Damn it, why is she still bothering him? Chu He could not understand the demon¡¯s thoughts. He wanted to pull out his arm, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not. He even used the Superman cells, but it was still useless. It was as if Isa was not a physical entity and had no physical contact with him. However, if she did not have a physical body, how did his arm become numb? Chu He was puzzled. Out of curiosity, he touched Isa¡¯s arm. Yes, it was very real. There was indeed a sense of touch. But when he lifted that numb arm, he could not feel its weight. This discovery made Chu He click his tongue in wonder. Soon, under Chu He¡¯s torment, Isa woke up with sleepy eyes. She rubbed her eyes and said in a daze, ¡°Have you finally discovered my charm?¡± ¡°Discovered my ass! Hurry up and let go! I¡¯m going to take a shower!¡± ¡°Hurry up. I still have to go to the national cemetery to find monsters later!¡± Chu He looked at Isa, who did not want to get off him, and said angrily. ¡°National cemetery? I remember there¡¯s a great demonic creature there,¡± Isa let go of Chu He and collapsed on the bed as she said charmingly. ¡°Is that so?!¡± Chu He¡¯s excited expression was written all over his face. He was very excited when he heard the news. The great demonic creature could provide him with a lot of mutated cells! ¡°Isa, can you find the great demonic creature?¡± ¡°It should be the same place as before. I remember that he came to snatch territory from me in the past, but I scared him away!¡± Isa held her head with one hand and said to Chu He with her head tilted. ¡°That¡¯s great! I love you so much, Isa!¡± ¡°Hey, hey, Isa, what are you doing? I didn¡¯t mean it that way!¡± ¡°Stop, stop! Don¡¯t come over!¡± ¡­ Chapter 36 - Combination Technique of the Magic Investigation Bureau San Francisco, Magic Investigation Bureau. Sitting in his chair, Roosevelt looked at Alice, who had come to report to him, and asked with concern, ¡°Alice, how is your recovery? Do you feel any discomfort?¡± Hearing Roosevelt¡¯s words of concern, Alice¡¯s heart warmed, and she slowly said, ¡°I¡¯m fine, Director.¡± ¡°Actually, I¡¯m here today to report to you what I learned yesterday!¡± ¡°Alright, go ahead.¡± Looking at Roosevelt, who had lit a cigarette in front of her, Alice paused. In the end, she chose to tell him everything that had happened last night. Soon, Alice finished her report. The entire room had become a paradise for immortals. After all, weren¡¯t the paradises of immortals covered in mist? Smelling the pungent smoke in the room, Alice could not help but frown. ¡°Okay, Alice, go back first! Let me think about this matter.¡± Roosevelt exhaled a mouthful of smoke and looked at Alice, who was frowning slightly in front of him. After watching Alice leave, Roosevelt picked up the telephone on the table in front of him and began dialing. ¡°The No. 1 National Cemetery of San Francisco has a great demonic creature. Please make preparations!¡± It was a short conversation, but this was Roosevelt¡¯s biggest trump card now. After hearing Alice¡¯s report, Roosevelt knew that this matter was not as simple as it seemed. Therefore, he did not hesitate to call for reinforcements. In the blink of an eye, it was already afternoon. Roosevelt led the team to the No. 1 National Cemetery of San Francisco. The first to enter was the Perception Mage, because only he could sense the location of the great demonic creature. As he chanted a complex spell, a green halo that could only be seen by mages spread towards the entire No. 1 National Cemetery of San Francisco. As for why it was green, that was because wood elemental mages could easily become Perception Mages. It was not that they could not become other types of mages, but rather, it was extremely difficult. In addition, this was the national cemetery, and there were many green plants here. Therefore, Roosevelt asked the wood elemental Perception Mage to lead the search. Soon, the mage sensed an unusual magical fluctuation. However, before he could sense it properly, the magical fluctuation counterattacked. ¡°Guh!¡± With that, the Perception Mage suffered a backlash and spat out a large mouthful of blood. At this moment, over at the great demonic creature¡¯s side. This great demonic creature had evolved from a ghoul. It had stayed here for nearly a hundred years, and it had also taken an entire hundred years to evolve to its current level. In the past, it had fed on corpses, but after evolving into a great demonic creature, it was no longer satisfied with the small amount of life force hidden in corpses. Therefore, it found a method, which was to absorb the vitality of the living to strengthen its body. However, last night, a character that made it tremble came to this cemetery. That person only waved his sleeves slightly and did not even chant an incantation before trapping it in its lair. Originally, it thought he was going to die, but this morning, it felt that the restriction on it had disappeared, and its strength had increased a little. Although it was a little angry, there was nothing it could do, because it could not beat the other party. Coincidentally, the people from the Magical Investigation Unit came to investigate. Therefore, the ghoul vented its anger on the person who dared to spy on it. ¡°Toby, are you alright?¡± Roosevelt quickly helped Toby up and asked in concern when he saw the latter coughing large mouthfuls of blood. ¡°I¡¯m fine, Captain!¡± Toby waved at Roosevelt. ¡°I underestimated the great demonic creature! As expected¡­ an existence of such a level is too hard for me to deal with.¡± Toby wiped the blood off his lips with his sleeve and spoke in a weak voice, ¡°Captain, I think I can locate it. I¡¯ll leave the rest to you.¡± Toby pointed to a distant grave and said intermittently, ¡°That¡¯s where it is, the margin of error should be within 20 meters.¡± With that, Toby fainted. Roosevelt looked at Toby, who had collapsed in his arms. He beckoned to the medical team behind him and told them to take Toby away. Soon, the medical team arrived in front of Roosevelt. Roosevelt carefully handed Toby over to the paramedics and watched them leave. After Toby left, Roosevelt walked to everyone and raised his iron fists: ¡°Brothers, it¡¯s time to fight!¡± With that, he led the others to where Toby pointed at before he fainted. After arriving at the designated location, the entire investigation team began a thorough search. Unfortunately, they could not find the ghoul even after searching the surroundings. ¡°Report, we have no findings!¡± ¡°Report, we have no findings!¡± ¡°Report, we have no findings!¡± ¡­ Hearing the reports from his team members, Roosevelt squatted on the ground and fell into deep thought. ¡°How is that possible?¡± ¡°Why can¡¯t they find it?¡± Roosevelt kept asking himself questions in his mind, and his eyes could not help but look at the gravestone beside him. ¡°Alice, where do you think ghouls are most likely to live?¡± Alice watched Roosevelt stare unblinkingly at the gravestone. ¡°Captain, don¡¯t tell me that you think the great demonic creature lives in the grave!¡± Alice said in surprise. ¡°What? You don¡¯t think that¡¯s possible?¡± Roosevelt turned to Alice and asked. ¡°But, isn¡¯t this a little disrespectful to the deceased?¡± Alice said tactfully. ¡°If we can find this great demonic creature and stop it from disturbing the dead, that will be the greatest respect we can show them!¡± Roosevelt said with a serious expression. ¡°Someone, come and open this grave!¡± Soon, several Fire Mages and Lightning Mages arrived before Roosevelt. As they slowly gathered their strength, the magical fluctuations in their hands became larger and larger. Finally, at some point, they reached the critical point. The few of them released their strongest magical spells separately. ¡°Flaming Prairie!¡± ¡°Thunder Suppression!¡± The moves they used were all the same, because this was the only way to perfectly integrate their skills. Flickers of fire emerged from the sky and slowly gathered together. With the rapid consumption of magic power, these flickers finally burst into a prairie of fire. The remaining Lightning Mages seemed to be trying their best to suppress something. This was because the lightning in their hands had almost condensed into a physical form. They seemed to want to kill the great demonic creature in one strike. Just as the flickers were about to fuse, the Lightning Mages no longer suppressed their spells and sent them into the encirclement of the flickering flames. As soon as lightning entered the flickering flames, all the flames surrounded it like a bun. Meanwhile, the few Fire Mages were also sweating profusely. Their bodies were swaying as they slowly controlled the round-shaped combination technique. ¡­ Chapter 37 - Ghoul Demon The moment the round flame touched the grave, everyone felt themselves going deaf. What followed was a strong light. Everyone placed their arms in front of their foreheads and used their arms to block the light to look forward. ¡°Prepare the defensive barrier!¡± Roosevelt shouted. Soon, under Roosevelt¡¯s command, the barrier team moved forward. Then, against the bright light, they began to chant a complex spell. After a few breaths, they finished chanting. A hexagram barrier spread out from the explosion. ¡°Hexagram Barrier!¡± Alice exclaimed. ¡°It¡¯s really a Hexagram Barrier!¡± ¡°It is said that inside this barrier, even a Great Mage cannot escape!¡± ¡°Have you all forgotten that this formation requires the users¡¯ life as the price to activate?¡± Roosevelt was also stunned on the spot. He did not expect that these barrier team members would sacrifice their lives to trap the great demonic creature. However, he could only pray that he was correct in guessing that the great demonic creature was really in the grave. Otherwise, he would be a sinner who had killed six young Formation Mages. Due to the Hexagram Barrier, the environment at the center of the explosion was quickly revealed to everyone. A ten-meter-wide pit appeared before everyone¡¯s eyes. Roosevelt leaned forward hastily. Unfortunately, no matter how he searched and dug, he did not see the great demonic creature. ¡°Damn it! You¡¯ve pissed me off!¡± Just as Roosevelt slumped to the ground, deep in self-blame, a voice full of anger and resentment sounded. After hearing the voice, Roosevelt¡¯s eyes suddenly flashed. From the voice, he knew that he had found the right place. Those people had not sacrificed themselves for nothing. He got up anxiously and craned his neck to look into the pit. This time, he saw it. In the blasted pit, pieces of dark green, rotting flesh were gathering towards the center. Seeing this, Roosevelt charged into the pit and prepared to fight the great demonic creature who was preparing to revive itself. But before he could enter the pit, a homeless man suddenly rushed into the barrier and blocked Roosevelt¡¯s iron fists. This was one of the only weaknesses of the Hexagram Barrier, which was that it could not stop someone without magic power. It was obvious that the ghoul knew a lot about mages. Because of the interference of the homeless man, Roosevelt began to be restrained in battle. He could not effectively stop the gathering of the great demonic creature¡¯s body parts. Roosevelt looked at the great demonic creature who was about to successfully revive, he could only shout helplessly, ¡°Alice!¡± On the other side, when Alice heard that the director was summoning her, she immediately used her best trapping technique. ¡°Ice Prison!¡± Alice shouted and a large amount of ice elements gathered in the air, quickly gathering towards the ordinary person in front of Roosevelt. In just a moment, the ordinary person was firmly controlled by the Ice Prison. Roosevelt seized the opportunity and punched the pieces of rotten flesh. In an instant, dust flew and rotten flesh scattered in all directions. The place where the rotten flesh had gathered instantly had a huge pit that was smaller than the one outside. ¡°Hah!¡± Roosevelt looked at his masterpiece and exhaled. However, was the great demonic creature really destroyed just like that? Roosevelt could not help but ask himself that. After waiting for a while, Roosevelt ordered the Hexagram Barrier to be removed when he realized that there was no more movement from the creature. He knew that if he removed the Hexagram Barrier now, these people could still be saved. As Roosevelt gave the order, the Hexagram Barrier dissipated, and a voice was heard. ¡°Idiot! That was just bait!¡± The one who spoke was none other than the Great Mage sent by the headquarters, Bill. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you say anything just now?¡± Roosevelt said in disbelief. ¡°Because I want them to know how stupid you are as the person-in-charge!¡± Bill¡¯s arrogant voice sounded. Roosevelt: ¡°????¡± ¡°Just because of that?¡± Roosevelt said again in disbelief. ¡°Yes! I think Washington is a good place, so I plan to be the director here.¡± Bill acted like he had a lack of intelligence, to the extent where Roosevelt was stunned and could not respond properly. ¡°Just because of this, you decided to watch as our allies die?¡± Alice became agitated and she shouted loudly. ¡°Little b*tch, don¡¯t be anxious. I¡¯ll let you be arrogant for a few more days. When I become the director, I¡¯ll deal with you slowly!¡± Alice: ¡°???¡± At this moment, Alice felt that the Great Mage sent from the higher-ups was a mentally challenged fool! ¡°Alright, take a good look at how I deal with this great demonic creature!¡± Bill¡¯s arrogant voice sounded again. As soon as he finished speaking, Bill casually struck a bolt of lightning towards the center of the crater. It was a simple bolt of lightning without any flashy display. However, its power was many times greater than the combination skill just now. There was no grand scene or loud noise. Everyone only saw a flash of white light. Then, as if a pile driver had pressed down on the pit, a cylindrical pit appeared. Soon, the monster jumped out of the hole. Everyone looked at it. It was a humanoid monster with skin as elastic as rubber. It sounded like a horse, but had the face of a dog and had long sharp claws. ¡°Kekeke!!!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect someone to discover me.¡± ¡°Looks like you have the ability of a Great Mage!¡± It spoke in a voice that sounded like a baby crying. Because it lived in graves all year round, its body was full of fungus. ¡°Initially, I wanted to deceive you guys. But in any case, hello everyone, I¡¯m doing fine.¡± ¡°If you insist on fighting seriously, you¡¯ll really make me angry!¡± The ghoul¡¯s baby-like cry sounded again. ¡°I have no choice. I just came here, so I need something to establish my reputation!¡± ¡°Incidentally, you¡¯ve been causing trouble lately. That¡¯s why you have to be my target¡­¡± Bill¡¯s arrogant and stupid voice sounded. ¡°Is that so? Then I really have to take a good look!¡± Under normal circumstances, it was difficult for humans to detect emotions from the ghoul¡¯s tone. However, this time, everyone could hear the anger in that baby-like cry. The Ghoul Demon was truly enraged! Roar! The great demonic creature howled once before its body grew larger and larger. In the end, it became more than ten meters tall. In the eyes of the ghoul, Bill was just a worm now, he was merely a weak worm. In the eyes of these low-level demonic creatures, the bigger one was, the more impressive they would be. Bill looked at the ghoul that was more than ten meters tall in front of him, and a disdainful smile appeared on his face. He shouted loudly, ¡°You are just a bottom-tier ghoul. So what if you evolve into a great demonic creature?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll stand here to receive one of your attacks. I¡¯m not bragging, but you can¡¯t even break my defense!¡± The ghoul: ????¡± Roosevelt: ¡°????¡± Alice and the rest of the team: ¡°????¡± Chapter 38 - Forbidden Spell Fails? The Great Mage Who Got In Through the Backdoor Listening to Bill¡¯s pretentious words, everyone was confused. ¡°Kekeke!!!¡± ¡°I thought I met an expert, but I didn¡¯t expect you to be a fool!¡± The ghoul let out a strange cry and mocked while attacking. Bill, on the other hand, stood still and waited for the ghoul to arrive. Soon, the ghoul¡¯s attack arrived. Bill was still standing calmly. He even shook his robe casually. The next moment, the ghoul¡¯s attack hit Bill. When the attack hit Bill, he felt a sense of danger. He could not block this attack. He used all his strength to draw out part of his magic power to barely protect himself. In the eyes of the crowd, the ghoul was simply swatting a fly. Bill was ruthlessly embedded into the ground by the ghoul. Roosevelt and the others hurried toward Bill. After running to where Bill was, they saw that Bill¡¯s head was bleeding and his mage robe was tattered. He was covered in blood. Bill managed to recover a little while before the ghoul launched the next attack. He dug himself out from the ground and wiped his hair casually before saying, ¡°This little attack can¡¯t hurt me. Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll be back soon!¡± As they watched Bill hobble towards the ghoul, everyone could not help but think to themselves, ¡°Brother, you¡¯re already like this, yet you¡¯re still acting cool!¡± After walking for a few minutes, Bill finally reached a spot not far from the ghoul. He took a deep breath and raised his head to look at the Ghoul Demon that was more than ten meters tall. He began to chant some complex incantations, and as he chanted, the magic power of lightning slowly gathered around Bill. The ghoul saw Bill chanting under his feet and could not help but say, ¡°Idiot!¡± Then its huge foot came down on Bill. When the people behind saw this scene, they were speechless and did not want to speak anymore. After all, which mage would use spells that required chanting when they were in other people¡¯s attack range! ¡°Look, Bill is fine. He¡¯s hiding!¡± A new member of the magical team pointed at Bill, who had appeared behind the ghoul. ¡°Phew! Not bad, not bad.¡± Roosevelt heaved a sigh of relief. Soon, Bill finished his spell incantation. He shouted towards the sky. ¡°Forbidden Spell: Endless Thunderbolt!¡± Then, the sky suddenly darkened as a dozen bolts of lightning struck down from the clouds, targeting the ghoul. ¡°Boom, boom, boom!!!¡± Continuous explosions rang in everyone¡¯s ears. Everyone looked at this powerful spell and could not help but be fascinated. But everyone knew that with their talent, it was almost impossible for them to use this kind of magic. The ghoul standing on the ground was like a lightning rod, tanking all the lightning bolts. Roar! ¡°Damn worm, you¡¯re hurting me!¡± The ghoul smashed into the floor where Bill had been, creating a crater several meters wide with each strike. The ghoul went crazy. It began to attack indiscriminately. Nothing could stop it as it smashed anything it saw. ¡°Bill, what are you doing? Kill it immediately!¡± Roosevelt anxiously shouted to Bill as he watched the ghoul walk into the city. ¡°I¡­ I can¡¯t do anything about it. That was my strongest attack just now,¡± Bill stammered. ¡°Aren¡¯t you a Great Mage? Why do you only know this forbidden spell?¡± Roosevelt asked angrily. ¡°I bribed the examiner for the Great Mage Assessment,¡± Bill whispered. ¡°F*ck!¡± Roosevelt cursed. ¡°Director, we have to speed up. That great demonic creature is about to leave!¡± Alice reminded Roosevelt. ¡°F*ck!¡± Roosevelt cursed again and then chased after the great demonic creature with Alice. ¡­ ¡°Isa, you¡¯re too much!¡± Chu He looked at Isa, who was wrapped around him like an octopus, and said faintly. ¡°What is it, dear?¡± ¡°You clearly enjoyed it this morning!¡± As Isa said this, Chu He blushed. Indeed, in the morning, Chu He successfully got rid of the single status with Isa. However, it was the first time that Isa felt any physical intimacy, so her appetite was awakened and the two of them spent the entire morning together. The price was that Chu He had nearly missed the great demonic creature in the No. 1 National Cemetery of San Francisco. Therefore, Chu He quickly tidied himself up and brought Isa to the No. 1 National Cemetery of San Francisco. Originally, Chu He planned on letting Isa wear her clothes before coming out, but Isa had told him that no one could see her as long as she wanted to. Therefore, Chu He did not force her anymore. Chu He carried Isa into the No. 1 National Cemetery of San Francisco. Before Chu He walked far, the system¡¯s notification sounded. [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] [Devouring Black Magic Power. +20 Mutated Cells] ¡­ The system¡¯s voice rang five times, and Chu He¡¯s mutated cells increased by 100. It looked like another great demonic creature was here! Before Chu He approached the great demonic creature, he had already gained 100 mutated cells. Just as Chu He was about to walk forward, the blood-red quest panel appeared again. [Special Quest (Limited)] [Quest Title: Mutated Giant Ghoul] [Mission Difficulty: A] [Mission Description: A hundred years ago, a ghoul was buried in the No. 1 National Cemetery of San Francisco along with the bodies of the martyrs. In the past, it could only survive by devouring the minuscule life force in the corpses. But after being contaminated by black magic power for a long time, it became a mutated ghoul. Now, it can absorb human life force to strengthen its body.] [Quest Requirement: Kill the demonic creature in the No. 1 National Cemetery of San Francisco] [Quest Duration: 3 Hours] [Quest Reward: 50,000 Mutated Cells] [Warning: This quest is very difficult. Please assess your strength first before deciding whether to take on the quest.] After looking at the quest panel, Chu He stopped. Unexpectedly, this was an A-rank mission. In the morning, Isa had said that she had only leaked some of her aura to scare the ghoul away. So, how strong was Isa? Chapter 39 - I Am Zeus! Chu He did not think for long before he chose to accept the mission. It was not because he felt that he was awesome, but because he felt that his new girlfriend was powerful. With his new girlfriend backing him up, Chu He accepted the mission with great ease. After choosing to accept the mission, Chu He activated the lightning cells and used lightning to cover himself without harming Isa. On the other side, because the enraged ghoul was too ferocious, the entire team suffered heavy casualties. As for the Great Mage who cheated his way through, he had long disappeared from the scene. Roosevelt led the remaining members of the investigation team to dodge the ghoul¡¯s attacks. For some reason, the ghoul seemed to be staring at them. Instead of heading toward the city, it was chasing Roosevelt and the others. ¡°Director Roosevelt, what do we do now?¡± A new member of the investigation team said with a panicked expression: ¡°The ghoul¡¯s pursuit is too fierce. There¡¯s no way we can escape!¡± ¡°What¡¯s there to be afraid of? If we can¡¯t defeat it, we¡¯ll fight to the death!¡± Alice said angrily when she saw the expression on the face of the new member. ¡°Alright, Alice!¡± ¡°Listen to me, this matter has blown up!¡± ¡°This time, I¡¯m afraid even the higher-ups won¡¯t be able to conceal it!¡± ¡°Other than me, you are the strongest one here. Bring these people and escape from here!¡± ¡°With your strength, it shouldn¡¯t be difficult for you to escape with them!¡± Roosevelt said in a low voice. Alice looked at Roosevelt and asked, ¡°Director Roosevelt, what are you planning to do?¡± ¡°Me?¡± ¡°I¡¯m the director of the San Francisco Magic Investigation Bureau. Now that this has happened, I have to take responsibility!¡± ¡°I will not pass on my responsibilities!¡± ¡°I will do everything I can to buy you time so that you can successfully escape!¡± Roosevelt said solemnly again. A pair of black gloves appeared on his hands. Roosevelt was determined to die. Even if he could survive this time, he planned to resign because he had lost too many comrades today. Last time, there was the demonic creature from St. Peter¡¯s Private High School, now, it was the ghoul from the No. 1 National Cemetery of San Francisco. He could not deal with either of them. Last time, he had Apollo¡¯s help. This time, he felt that even if Apollo came, he might not be its match. Roosevelt felt hopeless after thinking about this. Right now, he only wanted to use his own life to cover the others¡¯ retreat, to make up for his incompetence. Just as he was about to charge out, a person surrounded by lightning suddenly appeared before them. ¡°The two of you should be in charge here, right?¡± Chu He¡¯s voice sounded in Roosevelt and Alice¡¯s ears. ¡°May I know who you are?¡± Roosevelt looked at the person in front of him. He had a feeling that this person was similar to Apollo, but he could not put his finger on the difference. One was surrounded by flames, while the other was surrounded by lightning. ¡°I am the God of Lightning, Zeus!¡± ¡°Leave the demonic creature here to me!¡± ¡°All of you, stay here. Don¡¯t leave!¡± ¡°Wait for me to finish the battle before you leave. Otherwise, don¡¯t blame me if I accidentally injure you!¡± Chu He quickly instructed. After giving his instructions, Chu He left. ¡°The God who controls lightning? Zeus?¡± Roosevelt looked with a stunned expression as Chu He left. ¡°Director Roosevelt, that man¡¯s power is the same as when Bill cast the forbidden spell. Also, I feel that he¡¯s hiding his strength. Maybe he¡¯s even stronger than a Great Mage!¡± ¡°Other than a powerful civilian mage like Apollo, we actually have a powerful individual like Zeus as well?¡± Alice looked at Roosevelt in surprise and said slowly. Roosevelt laughed bitterly and replied: ¡°I¡¯m not sure either. I didn¡¯t know that San Francisco had such a powerful civilian mage!¡± ¡°Looks like I can only rely on Zeus this time!¡± ¡°However, he and Apollo are truly terrifying. To be able to cultivate to such an extent without any orthodox cultivation methods, their talents are truly exaggerated!¡± Roosevelt thought to himself. ¡­ After leaving, Chu He looked at the ghoul that was more than ten meters tall outside. Without saying anything else, he gathered the lightning in his hands and quickly approached his opponent. Then, the Superman cells in his body activated instantly. With his strong physical strength combined with the power of the lightning, he threw a punch at his opponent. Chu He was very fast. In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the ghoul. Then, he punched its leg. The punch penetrated the ghoul¡¯s thigh. However, that was not all, Chu He used his lightning powers to send all the lightning on his fist into the ghoul¡¯s thigh. Lightning surged into the ghoul¡¯s thick thigh. After doing all of this, Chu He quickly retreated. He reached a safe distance. On the other side, the ghoul could not stand straight due to the wound on its thigh and immediately knelt on one knee. At this moment, Chu He, who had retreated to a safe distance, snapped his fingers. Snap! He snapped his fingers. The ghoul¡¯s pierced thigh suddenly expanded. Soon, the ghoul¡¯s thigh reached its critical point, and the muscle fibers could no longer be maintained. Bang! An explosion was heard. The ghoul, who was kneeling on one knee, was blown up by the violent power of the lightning. Its entire thigh turned into a pile of minced meat that scattered like flowers in the sky. Then, a rain of blood fell from the sky. Just as Chu He thought that he had dealt with this great demonic creature and was about to deal the finishing blow, Isa¡¯s voice sounded. ¡°Baby, I think you should wait first!¡± ¡°This ghoul is not simple!¡± After Chu He heard Isa¡¯s words, he stopped and looked at the ghoul in front of him warily. As expected, the ghoul¡¯s thigh was regenerating at a visible speed. In a moment, the ghoul¡¯s thigh was as good as new. ¡°What happened? Isa, what is this?¡± Chu He looked at the ghoul¡¯s thigh that was rapidly growing and asked Isa in confusion. ¡°This Ghoul Demon has been corrupted by the power of darkness for too long. It¡¯s already showing signs of becoming a Demon Lord!¡± ¡°And from the looks of it, he has awakened the dark magic that absorbs life force!¡± Isa patiently explained to Chu He. ¡°Then, how can I kill it?¡± Chu He asked again. ¡°If you only use the power of lightning, it will be somewhat difficult to kill it.¡± ¡°But if you can combine the other power with this lightning, killing it will be a piece of cake!¡± ¡°Is there no other way?¡± Chu He asked indignantly. ¡°Yeah¡­¡± ¡°Actually, I can leak a bit of my aura, but I¡¯m afraid that if I get too close, I¡¯ll crush it to death!¡± Isa thought for a while and said in an innocent tone. Damn it! I¡¯m working myself to death here, yet I still can¡¯t kill this demonic creature. But for you, just your aura can crush it to death! Chu He complained to himself inwardly. While Chu He was still hesitating, Isa¡¯s voice sounded again. ¡°Darling, I think you need to make a decision quickly!¡± ¡°In my opinion, this great demonic creature seems to be preparing to absorb life force!¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Chu He asked. ¡°That means he¡¯s about to break through!¡± Isa explained casually. ¡°Into a Demon Lord?¡± Chu He guessed and asked. ¡°Yes!¡± ¡°Furthermore, I estimate that if it wants to break through, one-third of the people in San Francisco will be forcibly drained of their life force!¡± ¡°So, you have to make a decision quickly!¡± ¡°Once it starts to absorb life force, three people will die almost every second!¡± Upon hearing Isa¡¯s words, Chu He¡¯s brain began to work rapidly. He was trying to figure out how to use the fire cells without being discovered by the rest. ¡­