The situation was dire, and Fang Zhou didn't want to get tangled up with this troublesome swarm of Fierce Mosquitoes.

Without hesitation, he raised his right hand and immediately used the three charges of the Fireball Skill from the Ring of Burning Fire.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Three large Fireballs streaked across the night sky like meteors.

The violent explosions turned the densely packed Fierce Mosquitoes to ash, clearing some of the obstacles for the Skeleton Army.

Immediately afterward, Fang Zhou pressed his advantage and used the Marvel known as the Frog Drum.

CROAK.

CROAK.

The drumming, extremely harsh to insect-type Demons, echoed in the night sky.

Specialization was key, and the Frog Drum indeed worked wonders.

Large swarms of Fierce Mosquitoes seemed to hear the call of their natural enemy and scattered in all directions, no longer bothering to attack Fang Zhou.

However, even after dispersing the most troublesome Fierce Mosquitoes, many Demons remained on the ground, their minds clouded by bloodlust.

The only plan now was to stop the slaughter with more slaughter!

With a calm gaze, Fang Zhou repeatedly cast Skeleton Arrow Rain.

Several waves of dense Arrow Rain descended from the sky, annihilating many Demons that couldn't evade in time.

But even going all out, several of his Skeletons were still besieged by Night Demons recovering from their panic, becoming trapped within the increasingly frenzied horde.

Fang Zhou glanced at those struggling Skeletons, gave them a firm order to hold their ground, and then charged toward an area with fewer Demons without looking back.

Finally, after eliminating countless Demons blocking his way, Fang Zhou led his heavily diminished Skeleton Army to carve out a bloody path.

The Night Demons, completely lost in their slaughter and bloodlust, paid Fang Zhou no heed.

He gazed back at the substantial Hunting Points and Contribution Points, shook his head with a hint of regret, then extinguished the greed in his heart and continued to retreat into the distance with his Skeleton Army.

Ten minutes later, Fang Zhou stopped, gasping for breath in the cold wind. Looking back, the Town Ruins flickering with ghostly fire had already disappeared from view. He checked his Hunting Recorder; the signal had returned to normal, so he no longer hesitated and immediately pressed the emergency assistance button.

「Inside the command room of the Cave Fortress.」

A group of monitoring instructors was closely watching the activities of the Trial Students.

In the Cave, each night was a brutal elimination match.

Especially tonight, the second night of the hunt, many students were already mentally and physically exhausted, finding it difficult to continue.

Their objective had shifted from hunting as many Demons as possible on the first day to simply surviving until the end of the three-day hunt.

By now, out of the 180 seed candidates, 50 had succumbed to Demon attacks and were forced to use a Black-Iron-level Shield Scroll, resulting in their unfortunate elimination.

Suddenly, one of the monitoring instructors shot to his feet, his expression tense as he shouted, "Report! Trial Student 1, Fang Zhou, is requesting emergency assistance! A Desecration Torch has appeared in the Town Ruins area, and the Desecration Ghost Fire is currently expanding. Requesting support!"

"What?!"

"A Desecration Torch?!"

"How could a Desecration Creation appear in Cave 1?"

Upon hearing this news, many instructors in the command room looked incredulous. The appearance of a Desecration Torch in Cave 1 immediately led them to suspect that a High-Tier Demon, one who had mastered the technique for making Desecration Creations, had infiltrated the area.

But then they dismissed this speculation.

An instructor questioned, "For the Cave Hunting, we thoroughly swept Cave 1 inside and out. It's impossible for a High-Tier Demon to have escaped our notice and the detection of the Array!"

"That's right!" another instructor agreed. "Besides, there's no reason for the Abyssal Demons to go to such lengths as to dispatch a High-Tier Demon to sneak into Cave 1 just to die."

Another instructor said hesitantly, "Could Fang Zhou be mistaken? He's only been enrolled for two months, and the first-year curriculum hasn't covered this yet. Where would he have learned about the Desecration Torch?"

The monitoring instructor tapped the screen twice, projecting an image of the Town Ruins enveloped by a massive amount of Desecration Ghost Fire. "This is the photo Fang Zhou risked his life to send from inside the Cave. Judging by its appearance, this is undoubtedly Desecration Ghost Fire. There's no mistake!"

Lu Hu asked with a serious expression, "What's Fang Zhou's status? Can we establish a direct video call?"

The monitoring instructor nodded. "Fang Zhou has moved far away from the Town Ruins and is awaiting orders at coordinates (75, 83, 10)." With a few quick taps, he established a video connection with Fang Zhou.

「On the Frozen Tundra.」

Fang Zhou saw the call request on his Hunting Recorder and breathed a slight sigh of relief. It seems the instructors are about to take action.

He tapped confirm, and Instructor Lu Hu's stern face appeared on the screen.

Before Fang Zhou could speak, Lu Hu asked, "Fang Zhou, are you safe right now? If there's any danger, use a Shield Scroll immediately. Encountering a Desecration Creation is an unexpected situation. I will apply for an elimination exemption for you."

Fang Zhou was startled, surprised that Lu Hu's first question wasn't about the Desecration Creation, but about his safety.

Feeling a surge of warmth in his heart, Fang Zhou quickly shook his head. "Reporting, Instructor. I've already evacuated the site. My surroundings are perfectly safe."

As he spoke, he panned the camera toward the Night Demons lying scattered about, as well as his own Skeleton Army, which stood ready.

Lu Hu's expression relaxed slightly. "Tell me about the situation with the Desecration Torch."

Fang Zhou had already prepared his report. He briefly described the strange transformation of the Town Ruins, especially the attack patterns of the Desecration Ghost Fire and the massive, burning stone pillar at the center of the ruins.

Listening to his methodical description, the other instructors were now certain that this was indeed a newly formed Desecration Torch.

Lu Hu's expression, however, relaxed considerably. He turned to the other instructors and said, "No need to panic. From Fang Zhou's description, this is most likely a naturally occurring Desecration Creation. Such situations, though rare, have happened occasionally in the past. The Town Ruins area was, after all, the main encampment for the Abyssal Demons' siege on Sea City decades ago, so the desecrating aura there is quite dense. It's not so surprising that a Desecration Creation would form there over such a long time."

Su Xinyan nodded in agreement. "Luckily, Fang Zhou discovered it early. Desecration Torches are a tough type of Desecration Creation; not only do they specialize in Soul Attacks, but they also expand with extreme speed. If we hadn't caught it in its nascent stage, it could have potentially spread across all of Cave 1. The military academy's losses would have been immense!"

She then looked toward the instructor who had previously doubted Fang Zhou and said bluntly, "Fang Zhou is the Skeleton Tutor of our Undead Mage Profession. Although his Cultivation time is still short and his strength is lacking, I believe he is qualified to be exposed to some high-tier knowledge. Therefore, I passed on my own cultivation insights to him. What's the big deal if he learned about Desecration Creations from them?"

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