Chapter 33
Chapter 33: A small magic trial
Suddenly, five cat-like shapes rushed in from around them, but the shapes had three heads, a spiky tail, and yellow light dancing within its eyes.
“Not to worry, these are just barbed-tail cats. Everyone hurry and attack. Show me the results of your magic training.” Fanny breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the magical creatures.
Numerous bone arrows swiftly materialized out of thin air as students finished their incantations after Fanny had finished speaking. The bone arrows shot towards the five barbed-tail cats with whooshing sounds. Although their speed was fast, three of them were hit by the bone arrows and blood immediately blossomed on their brown fur, affecting their speed.
However, the first two that had rushed up first actually evaded the students’ bone arrow attacks and dashed straight for them. As the students panicked, their bone arrow attacks veered off course or exploded in midair as they repeatedly made mistakes in their frenzy.
The two barbed tail cats darted left and right. Fanny made her move just as the one of the left was about to charge into the defensive perimeter. The same bone arrow magic in her hands resulted in three bone arrows that flew unerringly onto the three heads of this cat.
Three shrill wails emitted from the barbed-tail cat’s mouth and it shrank from making another rush. It ran away fearfully instead.
The other barbed tail cat made for Han Shuo, and in fact it had set its sights on him. In the other students’ panic, their bone arrow magic continued to be riddled with mistakes and didn’t slow down the cat at all.
Gene was only concerned with Fanny’s side and in the heat of the moment forgot about the threat on the right. He only reacted after Fanny had fought off the barbed tail cat, but it was already a bit too late. The cat had directly charged to in front of Han Shuo, and its three fanged cat heads along with razor sharp claws went directly for him.
“Bryan, be careful!” Fanny and Lisa both screamed in fright.
“It smells so good! Bryan, how do you know how to do this?” Lisa exclaimed in surprise as she wrinkled her cute nose as her gaze locked onto a piece of meat gleaming with oil.
“Your performance when you met the barbed tail cat today was terribly disappointing. You panicked so much that you couldn’t even cast the most basic bone arrow magic. This won’t do! And Master Gene, although your last bone arrow magic was quite amazing, you were too lax earlier. If it wasn’t for Bryan’s high alertness, he surely would’ve been harmed by the cat.”
The students were gathered around the bonfire as they listened to Fanny’s loud lecture. Her brow was furrowed and she seemed to be very displeased with the students’ and Gene’s performance earlier in the day.
The students had timid expressions on their faces and seemed to be listening very intently. However, their eyes kept traveling to Han Shuo’s meat rack, and many swallowed audibly.
Han Shuo had been a full time otaku in his previous life and had taken care of his daily needs. He’d naturally honed his cooking skills. The development of this world’s cuisines were a far cry from the time in which Han Shuo had resided in. People had started salivating when he’d merely deployed the slightest bit of his skills.
Han Shuo snuck a few glances at Fanny as her lecture sounded in his ears, a bit startled by Fanny’s commanding aura. It looked like Fanny was the true organizer of this time’s outing. Gene’s position, who was also a teacher in the necromancy major, seemed to be a bit lower than Fanny. No wonder he was a bit afraid of Fanny. It wasn’t as simple as him having a crush on her.
“Alright, let’s stop here. We’ll run into more danger along the way. I hope you won’t be as careless next time. Let’s eat.”
After hectoring the students for a while, Fanny was also extremely tempted by the delicious scent of meat. She’d been on the road all day today and had partook only simple bread and clear water. Her stomach was the first to speak up now that such delicious food was in sight.
“Master Fanny, this is yours. Lisa, this is yours. Bella, Bach, Gene, these are yours…” Han Shuo had a strange smile on his face as he passed out the meat.
“Mm… Bryan, nicely done! This meat is delicious!” Fanny licked her lips after eating a piece and kept forth a steady stream of compliments. Han Shuo’s heart lurched at the sight of this arousing scene.
“Not bad…It’s actually really good! Bryan does have some skill!” Lisa was also smiling happily and she devoured half her meat in the blink of an eye.”
“What kind of meat is this? This is disgusting! It’s not fully cooked yet.”
“Ew… this is gross. There’s no flavor to this.”
“Damned Bryan, you did this on purpose. This meat is still raw.”
Bach, Gene and Bella, as well as some others with grudges against Han Shuo cursed repeatedly after taking a few bites.
Han Shuo smiled honestly with an innocent face, “Eh… maybe a few pieces really weren’t ready yet. Sorry, bad luck!”