Chapter 331: Emergency Mission
After casually cleaning her hands with a 【Cleaning Spell】, Jia Na pushed open the window and took the white letter delivered by the raven. “It really is an emergency mission letter.”
The content of the letter was simple: it first briefly described the current situation of frequent Shadow Creature attacks within the Turin Wizard Gathering Place. Then, it encouraged all apprentices in the academy to form teams and head to the Mist Forest to eliminate the Shadow Creatures.
For each Shadow Creature killed, White Coral Academy would reward ten academic credits, which undoubtedly appealed to many apprentices who were short on funds.
“It’s actually a mandatory mission—”
The mission letter explicitly stated that First-level Wizard Apprentices and Second-level Wizard Apprentices could participate voluntarily, while Third-level Wizard Apprentices were required to participate in this mission, even having a quota of “at least five Shadow Creatures to be eliminated.”
“Should I participate or not?”
Although it was a mandatory mission, failing to complete it would at most result in a deduction of end-of-term academic credits, which would not significantly impact Jia Na, who was an academic overachiever.
However, the threat posed by the Dark Sun Church and the vampires in the Shadow World to Jia Na was an objective reality.
“I should confirm with Principal Anthony-Black Sparrow again.”
As soon as Jia Na discovered the danger using her Danger Perception talent, she immediately rushed back to the Magic Tower in the academy and found Anthony-Black Sparrow in his office, explaining her conjectures in detail.
After listening to Jia Na’s conjectures, Anthony-Black Sparrow’s advice was to proactively seek out the hidden enemy,
and then eliminate them with decisive action.
Because it was impossible for Jia Na to hide in the academy forever; instead of being constantly manipulated by a hidden enemy, it was better to actively lure them out and, while they were unprepared, nip the danger in the bud.
Furthermore, Anthony-Black Sparrow also clearly informed Jia Na that any Shadow Creature whose strength exceeded that of a Formal Wizard could not appear within the Magic Tower Barrier.
Once they appeared, the Law repulsion they endured would be enough to severely damage their soul, and they wouldn't last long at all.
Of course, just in case, Anthony-Black Sparrow still gave Jia Na a raven pendant.
If Jia Na truly encountered an enemy she couldn't contend with, in addition to activating the white bone badge for defense, she could also channel her magic into the raven pendant to activate a magic circle, directly summoning Anthony-Black Sparrow himself. “Whew—”
Lightly exhaling, and touching the raven pendant hanging around her neck, Jia Na’s previously taut nerves relaxed a bit.
“Ding—” Just as Jia Na was about to get up to find Anthony-Black Sparrow, a clear system prompt sounded in her mind.
“【Today’s Mission: Complete the academy’s emergency mission;】
【Mission Reward: 200 Talent Experience, 800 Skill Experience, one random reward;】”
“Is it just a green-level mission?”
Looking at the green-backed text on the mission panel, Jia Na couldn’t help but purse her lips, then closed the mission panel.
“I should be glad that the mission level I triggered this time isn’t very high. If it were a red-level mission, I’d be even more anxious.”
After a long period of observation, Jia Na had also summarized a pattern regarding the daily missions assigned by the system.
White-level missions were generally assigned randomly, while green-level and higher-level missions were triggered based on events that occurred in Jia Na’s daily life.
Green represents simple, blue represents a certain difficulty, and red-level missions are not only difficult but also accompanied by great danger. “Thump, thump, thump—”
Just as Jia Na was still lost in thought, another urgent knocking sound came from outside the door.
“Vivian, why are you here?”
After opening the door and seeing that the knocker was Vivian, who had been hiding in Rose Manor recently, a hint of pleasant surprise flashed in Jia Na’s eyes.
“Of course, I came to find you. Did you also receive the academy’s emergency mission letter?”
“I did.”
Hearing Vivian’s words, Jia Na immediately understood her intentions, and almost without thinking, she said to Vivian:
“But I don’t plan to take this mission.”
“How can you not? I still wanted to show you the results of my seclusion!”
Hearing Jia Na’s refusal, Vivian’s prepared words were immediately swallowed back.
“I’m sorry, Vivian, I really can’t go this time.”
What Jia Na said at this moment was naturally not the truth, but for Vivian’s personal safety, Jia Na still chose to refuse her.
After all, those vampires were coming for the Growth Law Fragment on Jia Na. If someone were to team up with Jia Na, they would surely act as cannon fodder to share the firepower when danger arrived.
However, Jia Na herself would not do such a thing as dragging others down.
What’s more, this person was Vivian. “Let’s go.”
“Where?”
Vivian, who was inexplicably disappointed by Jia Na’s refusal, brightened her eyes when she heard the invitation, thinking there might be a turning point.
“To eat, of course. Where else would we go?”
“Oh.”
Hearing that Jia Na only wanted to invite her to eat, Vivian nodded unenthusiastically, then turned and walked towards the elevator.
“So childish.”
Looking at Vivian’s pouting back, Jia Na’s smile couldn’t help but show a hint of helplessness.
However, behind the helpless smile, the worry hidden in her eyes always lingered like an impenetrable mist, shrouding her ink-black pupils—
Night, Mist Forest.
Accompanied by the serene night, Jia Na, holding the Concealed Corner, emerged from the vine tunnel.
“Afu, can you sense the dark sun contamination now?”
“No, Master.”
Hearing the Celestial Sparrow’s affirmative reply, Jia Na’s originally anxious mood calmed down a bit, but still…
Clutching the raven pendant hanging on her chest, Jia Na ultimately chose to put away the Concealed Corner, then put on her hood, and entered the dense forest with the Celestial Sparrow.
“Bang!”
Jia Na had just entered the Mist Forest when suddenly, a foul, reeking wind rushed towards her.
In an instant, a wolf claw as large as a cattail fan brutally tore apart “Jia Na’s” body.
“I didn’t expect to encounter my first Shadow Creature so soon.”
Light and shadow shifted, the illusion shattered.
The moment the Shadow Magic Wolf shattered the mirror illusion constructed by the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon, more than ten emerald green vines, like man-eating pythons, instantly bound the Shadow Magic Wolf tightly.
“Crackling—”
Accompanied by an extreme flash of lightning, before the Shadow Magic Wolf could even let out a scream, Thundercloud swiftly ended the almost one-sided battle with a single bolt of lightning.
