The method of killing the chicken to scare the monkey was obviously effective. Ever since Xu Mu severely beat Zu Jiming in front of everyone, no one dared to ridicule him anymore, especially the children of the imperial capital's aristocratic families, who didn't even dare to breathe in front of Xu Mu.

In fact, what shocked them even more than Xu Mu’s astonishing strength was that half a day had passed, and the mentors from the National Government, who theoretically should have known what had happened in the team, had not made any move?

Even if Zu Jiming is just a substitute player, he is also a member of the National Government team. Just because he is a substitute and Xu Mu is a formal member, can they use violence against him at will?

Perhaps Xu Mu was not a commoner as he seemed, but a descendant of a secret family? His background was deeper than they imagined?
It's impossible that the mentors are completely unaware of what's happening in the team. This is the first mission of the National Government's tour, and it's in the country. Even if the National Government mentors don't want to interfere too much, they will definitely send personnel to observe and evaluate whether they are qualified to participate in the World National Government Competition.

They thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure out why no one came out to discipline Xu Mu. Even if they didn't kick him out of the National Government team, they should at least give him a warning.

But they also knew one thing, that is, they couldn't afford to offend Xu Mu!

As one of the only two members of the team who were approved by four votes, they had already thoroughly dug up all the information about Xu Mu. He had amazing natural talent, and his basic lightning power was twice that of an ordinary person. Now he had obtained a top-grade elemental soul seed, plus his high-level cultivation...

This is something that mid-level mages like them cannot contend with at all.

Not to mention that they are only at the intermediate level now. Even if they use family resources to break through to the advanced level after being eliminated in the first round, they may not be able to defeat Xu Mu. They may have to wait until the World Academy Competition officially begins and the family devotes all its efforts to train them before they can hope to compete with Xu Mu.

Not long after crossing the Anjie, everyone discovered some peculiar reefs scattered on the sea. These reefs were called Sun Reefs.

Bamboo shoot reefs are a unique type of rock that grows every day. They can absorb various impurities, dust and even garbage in the sea water and convert them into part of themselves. Due to their unique appearance, which resembles spring bamboo shoots, they are named bamboo shoot reefs.

Bamboo shoot reefs are actually beneficial and can purify seawater. However, most cities do not welcome them because they are also the culprit for the sinking of countless ships and are a hidden danger that sailors try to avoid.

……

"We are now far from land, and there are many deserted islands scattered around us, most of which are only a few thousand square meters in size."

"After crossing the two deserted islands ahead, we should be able to find the rocky island where they encountered the Siren before."

Ai Jiangtu was indeed a magician who graduated from a military academy. Unlike those sloppy team members, he and Nan Jue were thinking about how to effectively fight against the Siren almost every moment.

According to Lin Junxian's narration, there is a tribe of sirens living in this sea area. Currently, no one knows each other's strength well, and no one is sure whether they have the ability to deal with an entire tribe of monsters.

The most crucial thing is that they are in the ocean. Ai Jiangtu has already asked around and found out that there are only a few members who are really good at water battles, so their combat effectiveness will undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

“Then we will set up camp there, make all arrangements first, and then decide whether to use the Demon Gathering Ritual,” Nan Jue suggested.

"It's not appropriate to use the Monster Gathering Device. We don't know the exact number of sirens yet. If we attract tens of thousands of sirens, we might be surrounded and die." Ai Jiangtu decisively rejected the proposal.

"Let's go to the island first and make further observations."

……

After arriving at Rock Island, everyone found that the island was true to its name, with nothing but rocks.

The entire island is quite large, but it would only take an average person one or two hours to walk around the island.

Soon after landing on the island, everyone discovered traces of Siren activities.

Based on the information provided by the Lin Group, and the extremely careful observations of the top student Jiang Yu, everyone realized that the sirens here were a type of demon known as the Red Ling Demon, and that their strength was neither particularly strong nor to be underestimated.

The Red Ling Demon is actually a relatively rare demon. Even in schools in coastal cities, it is not necessarily possible to obtain detailed information about the Red Ling Demon.

But decades ago, when the domestic coastline was not yet peaceful, information about the Red Ling Demon was a common teaching subject in many coastal universities and high schools.

When Xu Mu was resting at the Ancient Capital Bell Tower Magic Association, he had flipped through several encyclopedias on marine monsters. The age of these books was estimated to be not much younger than Han Ji, and some were even older than Han Ji.

Without asking, he could guess that the owner of these books must be President Han Ji.

boom! Boom!

While everyone was still discussing countermeasures, suddenly, an extremely huge fiery red constellation appeared!
The scale of this three-dimensional constellation is astonishing, surrounding everyone inside. As a huge ball of flame rises into the sky, countless fireballs fall from the sky like a meteor shower!

"This is high-level magic, Sky Flame Funeral. Is there another magician here?!" Ai Jiangtu's eyes were solemn as he looked in the direction where the magic was being cast.

"The Lin Group didn't mention it either. They also invited other magicians to eliminate the sirens. Doesn't this disrupt our plans?" Someone complained dissatisfiedly.

“Hmm… I think… that person might be Mo Fan…” Zhao Manyan looked around and said in a low voice.

“Mo Fan? The substitute? He’s also a high-level magician?!” someone asked in disbelief.

After hearing this, everyone immediately turned around and searched for Mo Fan in the team.

As expected, there was indeed one person missing from the team of fourteen, and that person was Mo Fan!

A civilian mage actually reached the level of a high-level mage?
This was simply unbelievable, the two civilian mages in the team were both high-level mages, while this group of magicians from the top families in the country were only mid-level mages!

"It's been a while since he was promoted to a high-level magician, but I'm not sure if he has mastered the high-level magic of Sky Flame Funeral," Zhao Manyan said uncertainly.

Breaking through high-level magicians and mastering high-level magic are two different things.

Some people only took three or four years to be promoted from a mid-level wizard to a high-level wizard, but it took one or two years to learn high-level magic.

High-level magic requires the manipulation of 323 stars, which is by no means a small number. Moreover, the more advanced the stage, the more difficult it is to manipulate. At the same time, the cultivation of other magics must also be taken into consideration. Without the assistance of controlling magic weapons, it is not uncommon for ordinary people to spend ten years learning high-level magic.

After all, high-level wizards can serve as military commanders. That's the Military Command. If ordinary people can easily learn high-level magic, then doesn't that mean everyone can serve as a military commander?
“No matter if that person is Mo Fan or not, we should go over and find out.” As the captain of the Guofu team, Ai Jiangtu made a quick decision and issued an order.

The group quickly headed towards the location of the magician. When they arrived at their destination, they saw the charred bodies of more than 20 red ling monsters scattered on the beach. In the middle of the pile of red ling monster corpses was Mo Fan, who was resting against the Swift Star Wolf.

“Judging from the size of these red ling monsters, they should be adults. Adult red ling monsters are war general-level monsters. How could Mo Fan destroy them all by himself?” Jiang Yu said in an incredulous tone.

"You guys are here really fast." Mo Fan sensed the approaching presence of the crowd, and immediately opened his eyes and greeted them.

"I was originally planning to walk around, but as soon as I got here, I encountered these ignorant monsters who attacked me. Come to think of it, they should be the sea monsters that the Lin Group mentioned? They don't seem to be very powerful."

“You’re too impulsive. Your actions have completely disrupted our original plan.” Nan Jue glared at Mo Fan in dissatisfaction.

Like Ai Jiangtu, she was from the military, and what she hated most was people like Mo Fan, who had no sense of organization or discipline at all.

Fortunately, this time he was in the National Government's training team. If he was in the army, people like Mo Fan would definitely be pulled out and whipped to pieces.

"This is my professional habit." Mo Fan shrugged. He knew that his actions would definitely make Ai Jiangtu and others unhappy.

But as a hunter, and a hunter who is used to acting alone, he prefers to look for clues on his own rather than follow the large group.

Ai Jiangtu was about to yell at Mo Fan and warn him not to be so undisciplined in the future, but just as he took a step, his mental power suddenly sensed something and he immediately changed direction, quickly running towards a dead red Lingyao.

He squatted down and quickly cut open the belly of the red demon...

"This...this is!"

Ai Jiangtu's pupils suddenly dilated, and before his eyes suddenly appeared two baby corpses covered in gastric juice. Judging from the state of the corpses, they were obviously swallowed alive!
This red demon actually treats babies as food!!!

The innocent baby living in the safety barrier was brutally devoured by the red monster from outside the safety barrier.

They actually knew nothing about such a major event. Did the Lin Group know about it but chose to conceal it, or did even the Lin Group itself know nothing about it?
They had already stayed in Feiniao City for two or three days, but why had they not heard any news about demons eating babies?

Why haven't the Asuka City officials reported these arrogant monsters to the military yet?
You must know that in any country or city today, if demons invade the world and devour babies alive, it is an extremely serious incident. Once reported, the military, the Magic Association, and the Hunter Alliance will immediately take action to completely eliminate the entire demon community!
However, faced with such arrogant and demonic behavior, the officials of Asuka City did not react at all, which is simply unbelievable.

……

……

"There has been a change of plan. Jiang Yu and Xu Mu, you two must return to Feiniao City immediately to investigate whether there have been any recent demonic attacks, especially any tragic incidents involving infants."

"If necessary, we can use force to force the officials of Feiniao City to provide information. Our country does not need a group of idiots who can't protect babies to manage the city." Ai Jiangtu's voice revealed a hint of coldness.

It can be seen that he is extremely angry.

"Aren't we here to wipe out the demons? Isn't it enough to just kill them all?" Mu Tingying seemed a little unhappy.

"Do you think the five mentors would just put us in a fishing village?" Ai Jiangtu asked back.

"I understand. Let's use force to solve it, right?" Xu Mu nodded.

"Although we can use force, the government's rules do not allow us to reveal our true identities." Ai Jiangtu frowned and reminded.

"That's nothing. In a place like Feiniao City where popularity is low, the strongest person is at most high-level, and can only deal with high-level people." Xu Mu said nonchalantly.

"Come on, buddy. I'll show you what it's like to be a tough gangster." Xu Mu said, and without hesitation, he cast a high-level space magic and instantly brought Jiang Yu back to the cruise ship.

Afterwards, the two took the cruise ship straight back to the city.

"Xu Mu, are we really going to break into the official building directly?" Jiang Yu looked at Xu Mu and even prepared a gangster's hood, and asked nervously.

Are they really going to force their way into the official place? If the teacher finds out, will he beat him to death?
"Of course not. I just prepared these equipments in advance. If necessary, I can put them on and directly use force to solve the problem." Xu Mu explained.

Xu Mu added: "But I prefer to just break in. It would be too slow for the two of us to find information. In comparison, I believe more in the efficiency of force."

Although Asuka City is sparsely populated, it is huge in size, and they seem to have no better way to find clues in this city in a short period of time.

It is nothing more than searching for clues on the Internet, or going directly to the urban villages and asking the residents.

Jiang Yu is quite skilled in computers. He can hack into the official system and steal information. However, if he wants to do it without leaving any traces and avoid being discovered by the authorities, it will take some time.

Xu Mu’s strategy... was to directly use “physical” methods to hack into the official building.

In the Magic Association of Asuka City...

"The one with the highest level of cultivation is only at the high level? How weak."

After using shadow magic items to conceal his body, Xu Mu sneaked into the local magic association.

After searching for a while, he found that the strongest person in the Magic Association was just a magician who had reached the high level of cultivation. To him, this was just a small character that could be dealt with in one move.

Although Asuka City is large in scale, it has a sparse population and average economic level. Its importance is probably that of a third-tier city. Having a high-level cultivator in charge is already a great honor.

"The baby... I remember it seems to be related to Su Lu? Since it is related to Su Lu, it should be here in the Magic Association." Xu Mu repeated it in his mind several times, and then went straight to the archive storage room of the Magic Association.

(End of this chapter)