Chapter 814: Chapter 814: The Most Satisfactory Last Place
In the midst of the boisterous howling, Ya Ling’s already turbulent heart grew even more irritable.
She was a Senior Magic Instructor, ranking high among the nine individuals, and she had performed quite well with yesterday’s Gold Attribute Skill "Vigor Gold Knife," capable of exerting considerable power.
It took only half an hour for the hard hide of the iron mane boar to be sliced open by her.
Ya Ling exhaled a sigh of relief, but the iron mane boar she had wounded howled even louder, increasing the turmoil in her heart. She furrowed her brow and muttered under her breath, "So noisy!"
As she spoke, she released the skill of the Vigor Gold Knife once again, using just a third of her strength to strike at the already wounded flesh.
The magic-transformed black machete struck the blood-red flesh, deepening the wound slightly, but still not revealing bone, not meeting the requirements.
Ya Ling grew a touch impatient and raised her hand again, the black machete forming midair before fiercely chopping down.
The next second, with a "snap" sound, something fell to the ground—it was a black boar’s foot.
Ya Ling stood there, dumbfounded and at a loss.
With her current Magic Level, it was impossible for her to reattach the severed limb, not to mention her, even Teacher Ru Lin probably did not have this ability.
Various emotions were projected onto Ya Ling from the eyes of those around her, making her feel even more cornered. She was one of the best among the newcomers; how could she make such a basic mistake?
Ru Lin furrowed her brows slightly and said to the service staff waiting at the door, "Bring in another one."
The attendant nodded and immediately pushed out the iron mane boar whose foot had been chopped by Ya Ling, then pushed in another intact one.
"Start over," Ru Lin told Ya Ling indifferently.
Her muted tone only added to Ya Ling’s inner turmoil, as she feared that another mistake would disappoint her teacher.
As a result, in the process of chopping the boar’s foot, Ya Ling became hesitant, not daring to use too much force, and gently chopped at the hard hide of the iron mane boar.
In terms of mental strength, Qin Sisi was much stronger, largely due to her previous experiences gathering Soul Power with Ye You.
The boar’s howling, the bloodied flesh, and the strict demands for the wound did not cause her a moment of panic.
After slicing open the hide of the iron mane boar, she cautiously wielded the Vigor Gold Knife with only a third of her strength, very carefully deepening the wound bit by bit, neither too fast nor too slow.
Perhaps Ya Ling’s mistake served as a warning to everyone, as the others became extra cautious and avoided completely severing the boar’s foot.
The first one to carve a wound on the iron mane boar that met the requirement was still Li Li, and after receiving confirmation from Teacher Ru Lin, she began to heal the iron mane boar.
The rest of the group also successively met Teacher Ru Lin’s requirements for the wound and entered the healing phase for the iron mane boar.
However, the first person to heal the bone-deep wound of the iron mane boar was Xiao Meng, who, despite being slightly slower than Li Li, hailed from the Muyin family with Wood Attribute as her intrinsic attributes, thus she was extremely proficient with the Wood Attribute Magic Healing Skill "Grass Shines Sunshine."
After taking care of the first iron mane boar, Xiao Meng started on the second one.
The second to complete the course task was Qing Pu from the Zhulu family. The intrinsic attribute of the Zhulu family is the Water Attribute, and their healing effects are also quite good. Although this task required the use of Wood Attribute Magic, the principles between healing skills do have some commonalities.
Qing Pu was a Senior Magic Instructor, and his magic level was also among the highest there, so it was only logical for him to take second place.
The third person to complete the course task was Li Li. She chopped the fastest, but evidently her Healing Magic wasn’t very good, which is why it took her longer.
Afterward, Yun Cheng, An Yun, Wen Xuan, and Chu Ming also successively completed the course task, meeting Teacher Ru Lin’s requirements, and left the classroom one after another.
Before leaving, Wen Xuan made a point of passing by Qin Sisi, whispering softly, "Keep it up!"
Qin Sisi raised her head and gave him a faint smile.
In the end, there were three people left in the classroom who still had to complete the double task.
Yun Cheng had wanted to stay and wait for Xiao Meng, but Teacher Ru Lin required students who had completed the course task to leave the classroom to avoid disturbing those who were still practicing, so he had no choice but to leave first.
By now it was midday, and the bright sunshine poured through the windows, causing beads of sweat to trickle down the faces of the three women.
An hour later, Xiao Meng was the first to finish treating the second iron mane boar’s chopped wound. Wood Attribute Magic being her intrinsic attribute, it was what she was best at.
Ru Lin checked Xiao Meng’s completion and nodded in satisfaction, indicating that she could leave.
Xiao Meng bowed slightly to Teacher Ru Lin, then raised a fist and shook it at Qin Sisi, silently mouthing the words, "Keep it up!"
Qin Sisi smiled and nodded, then immediately returned to her focused state of practice, with eyes unswerving and ears unhearing.
Yet, seeing Wen Xuan and Xiao Meng successively encouraging Qin Sisi made Ya Ling feel increasingly resentful—a foreigner with an unclear background, why should she garner so much care from others?
Her emotional turbulence naturally affected her magic casting, and the next chop went askew.
Ru Lin noticed Ya Ling’s distracted state and frowned again, but she did not speak up, only quietly watching.
Ultimately, Ya Ling’s magic level was higher than Qin Sisi’s. Even though her focus wasn’t entirely there, her speed was still on par with Qin Sisi, and in the end, they both finished treating the boar’s wounds at nearly the same time.
Qin Sisi was satisfied with the result. Although she still came in last, compared to yesterday, it was a significant improvement. At least she wouldn’t have to endure another lonely and hard night, and she had closed the gap with the others somewhat.
But for Ya Ling, the result was disastrous.
She was the pampered daughter of the Qingming family, a magical prodigy with exceptional talent. Qin Sisi was just an ordinary person who started practicing magic halfway through life.
In her view, achieving the same results as Qin Sisi was an insult to her.
However, a greater insult was yet to come.
After checking their completions, Ru Lin announced loudly, "Both are deemed to have completed the task. However, even though you two took the same amount of time, Qin Sisi did not make any major mistakes during the chopping and healing process. She just needs to improve on the details; whereas Ya Ling made two significant errors, first chopping off one of the boar’s legs and then making a skewed cut during another chop, showing impatience and a lack of concentration. You need to calm your mind and nurture your character."
Ru Lin spoke in a gentle tone, looking out for her students from her vantage point, hoping they could do even better.
But to Ya Ling, these words sounded extremely harsh to the ears, as if they were mocking her, the clan leader’s daughter, for being inferior to a foreigner.
