I Have a Golden Crow

In the mountain forest, two people and their two demon pets crept forward quietly, looking as sneaky as could be.

The two of them had been tailing Wei Feng, and had already followed him for nearly half an hour.

As they moved ahead, Du Yu suddenly clenched his fist and motioned toward the trees in front.

Li Mengnan hurriedly stepped forward, pressed her back against a large tree, and carefully hid behind it. Only then did she let out a long breath: "Ha..."

Du Yu crouched at her feet, looking up at the girl's expression with a face full of disdain: "Are you nervous?"

Li Mengnan nodded excitedly, lowering her voice: "This is so thrilling!"

Du Yu: "..."

Look at how useless you are!

It's just tailing a guy, is it really that big a deal?

Li Mengnan quickly asked, "Why did we stop? Are we going to ambush him? We've been walking for so long, there's nobody else around, right?"

In a vast forest with only 24 students conducting their assignments, if you're not deliberately tracking someone or moving in teams, it's pretty hard to run into other students.

Du Yu didn't bother lowering his voice, saying casually, "Wei Feng found a Seal Demon Crystal stash. Let's just watch and see what happens."

"Huh? He found a Demon Crystal?" Li Mengnan held onto the tree, peeking her head out sneakily.

The Wind Witch Doll floating next to her cheek was also tilting its head cautiously, mimicking its master's sneaky moves.

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Meanwhile, in the distant woods, beside a giant tree—

A Wolf Lake Dog more than 50cm long was squatting at the base, watching Wei Feng standing before it.

And right beneath the Wolf Lake Dog's paws was a Seal Demon Crystal from the Demon Spirit Academy.

"Judging by its size, that's already an Earth-level Demon Beast!" Wei Feng pushed up his rimless glasses, "Mountain and Sea, we'll have to outsmart it in this fight."

"Woof! Woof!" Hearing her master's words, the little Wolf Lake Dog at Wei Feng's feet barked furiously at their opponent.

The little one might be much smaller, but its spirit was mighty, showing no fear at all.

"Woof!" The Seal Guardian Beast·Wolf Lake Dog wasn't about to back down either, barking right back at Wei Feng's demon pet Mountain and Sea.

Wei Feng drew the Black Wood Saber at his waist, crouched down, and whispered, "We'll hit it from both sides to draw the enemy away, and then... I'll—!"

Wei Feng's legs pumped as he scooped up his Wolf Lake Dog, diving sideways.

Unyielding Silver·Wolf Lake Net!

A "fishing net" formed from rushing water suddenly spread out, landing exactly where Wei Feng had just been.

Although the Wolf Lake Net didn't catch its target, the woven watery net still opened across the ground. Its edges seemed to cling tightly to the earth, not vanishing anytime soon.

When it came to dodging and rolling, Wei Feng's experience was extensive!

After all, Du Yu had intensively trained him before...

Wei Feng tumbled and scrambled upright, then flung his Wolf Lake Dog from his arms: "Mountain and Sea! Stick to the plan, circle around and get behind the enemy!"

"Woof!" Don't let the little Wolf Lake Dog's palm-sized body fool you—but when it ran, it was full of power.

After landing, it rolled across the grass several more times before finally pulling itself together and dashing off.

"Come on! Catch me if you can!" Wei Feng waved the Black Wood Saber, flailing wildly. He did zero damage, but his taunting was cranked to max!

"Woof!" The Guardian Beast·Wolf Lake Dog saw this, instantly opening its mouth wide—a jet of water shot out!

Unyielding Silver·Little Water Gun!

Wei Feng hurriedly dodged sideways, sprinting off at full tilt.

An Earth-level Demon Beast definitely wasn't something he could defeat right now. And a demon skill at that level? His Demon Breath Battle Robe would never hold up.

Luckily, the Seal Guardian Beast was a Wolf Lake Dog. These demon pets had plenty of virtues, like being obedient and loyal and all that.

So, in Wei Feng's mind, even if he lost, the Wolf Lake Dog would stop at the right moment; the Demon Spirit Academy teachers would never allow the dog to actually kill a student in a test.

As he fled in a panic, Wei Feng glanced back—seeing the Wolf Lake Dog in hot pursuit, delight flooded his heart!

Yes, that's it!

"Mountain and Sea! Snatch the Demon Crystal!" Wei Feng shouted, brimming with energy.

The Guardian Beast·Wolf Lake Dog skidded to a halt, clearly understanding human speech.

It twisted around to see a little Wolf Lake Dog darting straight at the Demon Crystal.

"Woof!" The guardian dog opened its mouth again. Four jets of water stitched together in front of its face, drawing a rhombus pattern?

"Enemy general, stop your nonsense! Gramps is here!" Wei Feng braked hard as well, throwing the Black Wood Saber at the Wolf Lake Dog in his fiercest voice.

The Guardian Beast·Wolf Lake Dog wasn't amused. Leave?

Which of your eyes saw me running away?

"Pak~" A strange sound rang out.

The thrown Black Wood Saber wasn't so accurate, but it did poke the Wolf Lake Dog right in the butt.

But then...

It didn't even scratch the enemy—heck, it didn't even break the Wolf Lake Dog's Demon Breath Battle Robe!

The Black Wood Saber was bounced away immediately, and the Wolf Lake Dog's movement wasn't affected in the slightest.

Wasn't that just a tickle?

Unyielding Silver·Rhombic Water Pillar!

The Wolf Lake Dog's pair of green Demon Eyes locked onto Wei Feng's little Wolf Lake Dog through the rhombic water shield in front of its face.

Meanwhile, the little Wolf Lake Dog was getting ever closer to the Demon Crystal on the ground, about to snatch it up!

"Pff~!"

Suddenly, from the grassy, overgrown ground, a rhombic water pillar shot up out of nowhere!

"Crack!" A crisp snap!

The little Wolf Lake Dog's Demon Breath Battle Robe instantly shattered.

The difference in level was truly terrifying. The little Wolf Lake Dog's best effort at a Demon Breath Battle Robe broke like paper under an Earth-level Demon Pet with a Silver-level Demon Skill...

"Woo woo~ woo~" The little Wolf Lake Dog whimpered pitifully, its cries especially heartbreaking.

Actually, Water-type Demon Skill·Rhombic Water Pillar was fairly gentle—it didn't have any piercing damage.

But the dense Demon Breath still drilled into the little Wolf Lake Dog's body, sending its inner Demon Breath into turmoil and making it whine in pain.

"Mountain and Sea!" Wei Feng's face changed instantly, shouting at the Guardian Beast·Wolf Lake Dog, "Stop, stop now!"

"Luuuh..." The Wolf Lake Dog's rhombic water shield quietly dispersed, and the Rhombic Water Pillar coming up from the ground lost its power.

"Mountain and Sea, Mountain and Sea!" Wei Feng shouted anxiously, running over in a hurry—but he still had the presence of mind to scoop up his Black Wood Saber along the way.

As he rushed past the Guardian Beast·Wolf Lake Dog, the big dog clearly hesitated, opening its mouth, but in the end, didn't attack Wei Feng again.

Those green canine eyes watched Wei Feng extend his arms and catch his falling demon pet from the sky.

"Luu." The Wolf Lake Dog licked its nose, then turned its head toward a faraway big tree, sniffing around.

"Woof!" With a bark, it seemed to have detected more enemies.

The guardian dog bared its teeth, crouched down, taking an obvious combat posture, water gathering before its face and starting to form another rhombic frame.

"Wait a second!" Li Mengnan stepped out from behind the tree and cried, "Look behind you! Hey, look back you silly dog! The thing you're guarding is being stolen!"

"Luu?" The Wolf Lake Dog didn't trust the girl in front of it.

It eyed Li Mengnan warily, glancing as well at the Wind Witch Doll floating beside her cheek as if considering what demon skill that one might use.

"You silly dog!" Li Mengnan stomped her feet in anger, pointing behind it, "Look! Just look!"

"Luuuh..." The Wolf Lake Dog backed up a few steps and finally turned its head a little.

One glance—and the Wolf Lake Dog was dumbfounded!

Because after Wei Feng caught his falling demon pet, he didn't check the pet's wounds, nor did he leave dejectedly. Instead, he seized the moment and grabbed the Seal Demon Crystal from the ground!

Just as the guardian dog noticed, Wei Feng was already running far, far away...

Fleeing! Sprinting for his life!

He looked like he wished his parents had given him two extra legs!

Wolf Lake Dog: ???

Wasn't the challenge over?

You lost so badly, I spared you, and you actually have the nerve to grab the Seal Demon Crystal?

"Woof! Woof!" The guardian dog was fuming but could only growl in helpless rage. Its job was to guard the Seal Demon Crystal—if the crystal changed hands, its task was a failure.

It wasn't allowed to snatch back the crystal or chase down students—another rule the Demon Spirit Academy set to make things easier for the kids.

Wei Feng gripped the Demon Crystal tight, racing away, and heard the dog's frustrated howls. He quickly looked back toward the distant rear.

"Li Mengnan?" Wei Feng was shocked—did he just run into his goddess?

Heaven helps me!

Wei Feng was ecstatic, immediately turning back to keep fleeing at top speed!

Clearly, he thought Li Mengnan had kept the Wolf Lake Dog busy, buying him time to escape.

"Hahaha!" Wei Feng was overjoyed, glancing down at his demon pet in his arms, "Mountain and Sea, you're the MVP this round!

Let's head for the finish line and wrap this up! Hahaha!"

Wei Feng celebrated noisily, not realizing that danger was closing in.

The wounded little Wolf Lake Dog in his arms was the more sensitive one, and it seemed to realize something was up—it whimpered urgently, "Woo!"

But it noticed too late...

"Whoosh!"

A Fire Arrow, blazing flames, shot out from the forest ahead!

Wei Feng could certainly sense his demon pet's agitation, so he hurriedly looked ahead.

In his sight, a Fire Arrow was flying straight for him, already at his chest!

"Crack!" A crisp snap!

Wei Feng's smile froze as his Demon Breath Battle Robe shattered with a bang!

Not only that, after the robe and Fire Arrow broke apart, the lingering fire demon breath was even stronger—threads of it seeped into Wei Feng's body, stirring up his inner breath.

An attack from a Demon Tamer Prentice·Minor Success—how could Wei Feng's Demon Tamer Prentice·Initial Stage Demon Breath Battle Robe withstand that?

"Holy shit!" The impact from the Fire Arrow slammed Wei Feng's upper body backward.

But he'd been charging forward, so for a second it was like he was lying flat in midair before he crashed to the ground...

Right in the woods ahead, Du Yu had already circled around and set up his ambush!

The next moment, Du Yu brandished the Demon Soldier Black Wood and leapt out of the woods:

"Hi hai hi!"