Chapter 363: Chapter 51: Junior Black Tower Divination Medal, a Painful Kiss in the Night, He is the Lord of Thunderbolt

Mo Ning grunted. "I think so too."

His voice grew heavier. "I’m afraid this Giant Swamp War will be more intense than any before. Even the newcomers might be drafted onto the battlefield."

Anya was silent for a moment before nodding solemnly. "It’s very likely."

Even if the newcomers’ direct combat abilities weren’t up to par, the Academy could still pull them to the front lines to handle logistics, transportation, and first aid for the wounded.

And if the fighting got desperate and a key position on the front lines was suddenly short on people, wouldn’t the Academy hesitate to throw the newcomers in to plug the gap?

The answer was self-evident.

A solemn expression unknowingly crept over the Noble Lady’s lovely face.

The successive pieces of news were like a bucket of cold water, dousing the intimate atmosphere from moments before and causing it to mostly dissipate.

"Brace yourself."

Mo Ning said suddenly, his voice low.

Anya instinctively gripped the handrail at her side.

The next moment, a powerful force pressed her into her seat as the Triangular Wing’s speed surged dramatically.

"WHIIINE—"

The wind instantly became a shrill whine, shrieking past their ears and tearing at the silence of the night sky.

Mo Ning suddenly pointed diagonally down at the dark earth, his smile tinged with an eager excitement. "See that lake?"

On instinct, Anya cast the Trick [Night Vision].

The moment Magic Power flowed through her eyes, it was as if a thick, black veil had been lifted from the world, and everything suddenly brightened.

She immediately saw it: between two silent mountain peaks, the terrain sank abruptly where a deep, dark lake lay nestled in the valley’s embrace.

The Noble Lady shouted, "What kind of monster is in that lake? Are you planning to test your newly mastered Witchcraft on it?"

Mo Ning grinned, a rare hint of reckless abandon in his expression.

"There’s a ’Demon Horned Crocodile’ in the lake below. I’m getting a little hungry and want a taste of crocodile meat."

The Noble Lady’s heart gave a heavy thump.

’Demon Horned Crocodile?’

There was a course for newcomers called Spiritual Biology, which, to put it bluntly, was a systematic introduction to the various strange and bizarre monsters of the Wizard World.

Of course, the class was highly regional, focusing primarily on the creatures found in the vicinity of the Black Tower Academy.

And the Demon Horned Crocodile was one of the key aquatic monsters discussed in class.

They are born with a mastery of powerful Water Witchcraft, and when fighting in their element, their combat power is on par with an Elite Level Third Level Apprentice.

Even more lethally, the two ink-black horns on its head—the so-called "Demon Horns"—could unleash a terrifying Spiritual Attack: the [Madness Technique].

If hit by this Witchcraft, the victim’s mind would instantly spiral out of control. All Casting abilities would be stripped away as their brain plunged into a frenzied chaos.

For an Apprentice reliant on Witchcraft, this was practically a death sentence.

On top of that, the Demon Horned Crocodile possessed many other tricky abilities that were difficult to guard against.

For instance, it could breathe underwater, allowing it to lie in wait for days on end without needing to surface for air.

It could also cover its body with a thin film of water and precisely control the refraction of light, allowing its massive form to blend seamlessly into the surrounding water, rendering it completely invisible.

It could swim right up to its prey’s side without them ever noticing.

For this very reason, the lecturer had offered an unequivocal conclusion in class: if an Apprentice encountered a Demon Horned Crocodile in the wild, they must get away from it immediately.

But right now, not only was Mo Ning not staying away, he was piloting the Triangular Wing straight toward the Demon Horned Crocodile’s territory at lightning speed.

Anya couldn’t help but glance at Mo Ning’s profile.

’He’s insane!’

’In the middle of the night, all alone—well, plus me—he’s come to hunt a Demon Horned Crocodile that even Third Level Apprentices steer clear of, just for a taste of its meat?’

She felt she would remember this for the next hundred years.

Soon, the Triangular Wing was like a raptor that had caught the scent of its prey, closing in on the high-altitude freshwater lake nestled among the mountains.

Anya’s eyes were wide, her gaze frantically scanning the lake’s surface, trying to spot the Demon Horned Crocodile among the dark, rippling waves.

But she saw nothing out of the ordinary; the endless waves kept all their secrets well-hidden.

The next instant, the entire world tilted abruptly.

The nose of the Triangular Wing pitched down sharply, diving at an angle approaching ninety degrees.

Anya’s pupils contracted. In her vision, the entire surface of the lake was rushing up to meet her at a suffocating speed.

’It’s a vertical dive.’

It was the first time in her life she had experienced such an insane, high-speed descent. The sheer visual impact ignited an icy fear that gripped her heart tightly.

Her chest heaved, the movement causing the pale skin visible beneath her purple collar to tremble.

’Oh my god!’

’This is absolutely insane!’

’Are we hunting the Demon Horned Crocodile, or are we serving ourselves up as dinner for it?’

But a louder voice deep in Anya’s heart insisted that since Mo Ning had initiated the dive without hesitation, he must have already located the Demon Horned Crocodile.

An irrepressible thought took hold of her mind. ’How on earth did he spot the Demon Horned Crocodile hidden in the lake?’

The wind shrieked like a banshee, flooding her ears.

But Mo Ning only grew more excited by the breakneck speed, and he laughed with abandon.

"My beautiful lady, if you give me a kiss, I’ll tell you how I locked on to our late-night snack hiding in the water!"

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