Chapter 7: The Terrifying Flame Demon! Jiang City Issues Level Two Alert!

If Lin Yi’s classmates knew what he was thinking, they would probably curse him out on the spot!

Because even Jiang Ya—

She still had at least half a day before reaching level 7.

That was after seven days of nonstop grinding since awakening her profession.

At this moment, she had already entered the Howling Forest.

Thanks to her mentalist’s sensory abilities and wide-area attack power, her leveling efficiency was already far beyond that of her peers.

Yet even so,

Her efforts over the past seven days paled in comparison to the ease with which the Molten Fire Demon roamed through the Howling Forest...

Using telekinetic shockwaves, Jiang Ya knocked out a forest gray bear right in front of her.

She then used psychic blades to deliver the finishing blow, but her mana was completely depleted.

Dusk was falling, and the forest’s light grew dimmer.

Training alone here required courage.

She sat down, drank a bottle of blue potion to slowly restore her mana, and took out rations and water to replenish the day’s consumption.

Seated on a stone in the woods, Jiang Ya’s eyes slowly conjured the image of that boy who had overshadowed her for three years—someone she both resented and could not forget.

What was he doing now?

Had he received the items she sent him?

She had already asked her family to keep an eye out for him in the prairie training grounds, but still no word...

Could he really have fallen into utter despair?

Should she go find him tomorrow?

Lost in thought, she sank into a state of self-conflict.

Over these seven days, such thoughts had troubled her countless times.

She stomped her foot.

Hmph, why bother thinking so much? Whatever happens to him is none of my concern!

But the more she tried to dismiss it, the more curiosity gnawed at her.

Women were such mysterious creatures...

Soon, an abnormal disturbance in the forest snapped Jiang Ya back to alertness.

“Awooo—”

A piercing wolf howl echoed through the trees.

Alongside it came countless other strange, beastly roars.

The entire earth seemed to tremble.

Jiang Ya heard the thunderous pounding of hooves and paws all around.

Her expression changed instantly. She quickly downed two more potions—long cooldowns, but capable of rapidly restoring mana.

Then she hid behind a massive tree, carefully observing the changes in her surroundings.

Soon, she saw a massive herd of beasts charging fiercely from the distance toward her.

Tigers, leopards, brown bears, elk, and even many smaller animals.

These creatures, normally predator and prey, were now surprisingly harmonious.

They did not attack each other but instead bolted as if fleeing some horrific terror!

Jiang Ya stared in disbelief.

A beast tide!

In a small training zone within Jiang City, the Howling Forest, a beast tide had actually appeared!

What could have spooked these monsters into such frantic flight?

Jiang Ya was shocked beyond words. Then, just before the beast tide, she noticed two figures also fleeing in panic—an older man and a younger one.

The elder wore a gray mage’s robe.

The younger looked like a student who had only recently awakened their profession.

“What... what’s happening?” Jiang Ya’s usually impassive face was filled with astonishment. As the two rushed closer, she hurriedly asked.

But they ignored her completely and kept running forward.

Only after the beast tide passed did Jiang Ya realize what was chasing them—

Boom!

A fierce wave of scorching heat suddenly surged forth!

It left Jiang Ya parched and gasping.

Before her eyes unfolded a hellish scene—

Blazing flames, trees reduced to black ashes, and a terrifying monster standing five or six meters tall, its body flowing with molten lava, its visage hideous and menacing!

Run!

Run fast!

This was the last shred of survival instinct left in Jiang Ya’s mind.

Too terrifying!

She felt certain she would never forget this scene for the rest of her life.

Fortunately, as a mentalist, Jiang Ya could use psychic force to propel herself at high speed.

After advancing her psychic powers, she could even fly.

Her escape abilities were formidable.

Soon she caught up to the middle-aged mage in the gray robe, noticing the young man beside him was close to tears.

“Uncle Xu, that thing is terrifying! What is it?” the young man cried.

The gray-robed mage was equally panicked.

“I... I don’t know!”

“How could a level-10 training area spawn such a horrific boss?”

“Something must have gone wrong here!”

This middle-aged mage was named Xu Guangliang, the second head of a minor mage family in Jiang City.

Today he had merely brought his eldest nephew to train, expecting a relaxed and pleasant session.

Who would have guessed they’d encounter such a dreadful fire demon?

Also a master of flame, Xu Guangliang felt his once-vaunted Firestorm Spell was but a mere spark compared to this blazing demon...

Neither the elder and younger men nor Jiang Ya, all desperately fleeing, could have imagined—

The terrifying Molten Fire Demon that had struck such fear and oppression into them

Was actually a servant casually summoned by Lin Yi!

And the demon’s true target was not them at all.

It was the panicked herd of beasts fleeing before it.

They had simply happened to be caught in the path of the beast tide, swept along like an avalanche—nothing more.

Jiang Ya gritted her teeth.

It seemed she wouldn’t learn anything useful from the middle-aged mage.

She pushed her psychic power to the limit, surging forward at even greater speed.

Breaking free from the encirclement of the beast tide, she pressed on without pause, intent on escaping the borders of the Howling Forest.

But just then, alarm sirens echoed throughout the forest—

[Alert! Alert!]

[Jiang City Base Area Alert!]

[Minutes ago, the Jiang City Monster Disaster Warning Center detected two small-scale beast tides moving southeast and southwest from the Howling Forest’s center.]

[At the same time, terrifying unknown-level monsters appeared behind the beast tides!]

[All professionals within or near the Howling Forest area must evacuate immediately!]

[Repeat! Repeat!]

[Alert level: Two! All related professionals must evacuate at once!]

Jiang Ya’s face drained of color.

Level Two Alert!

She had only ever seen this warning level in books!

It meant a monster disaster threatening the entire Jiang City was imminent, with destruction possibly spanning half the city!

All professionals who received this warning were stunned.

At this moment, on the Qingfeng Prairie,

Jiang City’s defense departments had mobilized a vast professional army, while the Professional Alliance’s networkers stood alert.

They stared tensely toward the Howling Forest.

From the surveillance footage transmitted back,

The two beast tides posed little problem.

The greatest threat was the two monstrous, grotesque Molten Fire Demons!