Chapter 178 - 106: This Kid is Too Smart, A Bountiful Harvest

Chapter 178: Chapter 106: This Kid is Too Smart, A Bountiful Harvest

Mist Valley.

A dense fog, like a white tide, swallowed the world.

The moment the Fog Bat locked onto the three-person team, the free-floating electrical charges ever-present in the air instantly flooded Mo Ning’s mind with information: the monster’s shape, position, speed, and even the arc of its every wingbeat.

This was why he could detect the Fog Bat sooner than a Third Level Apprentice.

The Thunder Power not only granted him a strange Perception, but also a "perspective" that transcended the ordinary.

In that strange field of vision, the Fog Bat’s silhouette was perfectly outlined by the faint glow of the free-floating charges:

The creature did indeed look like a bat, with a massive rat’s head topped by two sharp, erect ears, and the membranous wings characteristic of a bat on either side of its body.

But it surprisingly had six legs, each ending in sharp claws like a feline’s, which it retracted to its sides while flying and shot out to hunt.

Its entire body was covered in a thick layer of white fur that scattered light, making it look like a roiling mass of fog.

This was the fundamental reason the Fog Bat could blend so perfectly into the fog.

Even more terrifying, this fur could also absorb vibrations, making its flight utterly silent and turning it into the most fearsome phantom hunter in the dense fog.

Mo Ning had once read about Fog Bats in a book. Now, "seeing" this peculiar creature with his own eyes, he felt quite curious.

"SKREEE—!"

The Fog Bat’s shriek tore through the dense fog.

The two girls shuddered simultaneously, unconcealable fear showing on their pretty faces.

The sound was sharp and piercing. It wasn’t that the girls were timid; the Fog Bat’s cry naturally carried a trace of fear-inducing power that could seep into one’s soul, directly prying loose their instinctual panic.

Mo Ning’s brain went into high gear in that instant.

The [Eye of Truth] activated, and hundreds of battle plans were generated like lightning deep within his consciousness.

Each one was meticulously simulated—success probabilities, risk factors, and more—then filtered and discarded at astonishing speed until he locked onto the optimal solution.

He raised his hands and, with dazzling speed, made different hand signals to Anya and Reina.

The two girls showed exceptional obedience.

Anya took a step back, her blue-robed back pressing against the rock.

Reina, meanwhile, let out a shriek of "Ah!", her voice filled with panic.

The Dazed Girl, in a "panic-stricken" scramble, turned and ran toward the Sanctuary. After just a few steps, her legs gave out, and she tumbled hard to the ground with a dull THUD.

The sound immediately attracted the attention of a certain presence in the fog.

Reina scrambled back to her feet and continued to run for her life.

Her ears were pricked up, her expression one of high tension as she listened for any rustle or stirring in her surroundings.

The role she was playing was—the bait.

It wasn’t that the Dazed Girl wasn’t afraid.

But she felt even more strongly that Mr. Mo Ning wasn’t suited for this kind of work; his mind should be used for thinking, not for risking his life under a monster’s claws.

That was why she was willing to suppress her panic and run, step by step, right under the Fog Bat’s nose.

’I will fight for Mr. Mo Ning!’

she screamed inwardly.

’Teacher Buck once said that at the academy, more often than not, effort doesn’t guarantee reward.’

’But Mr. Mo Ning is never stingy. Every bit of effort is rewarded sufficiently, even excessively.’

’That’s so rare!’

That was why she was willing to risk her life.

「Two seconds later.」

Two sharp whistles came from overhead.

"WHOOSH— WHOOSH—!"

It sounded like sharp spikes slicing through the air.

Mr. Mo Ning’s hand signal appeared clearly in her mind: ’As soon as you hear a sound overhead, cast a Trick and run for the woods.’

Reina activated [Flexible Sprint] without hesitation.

Her body completely ignored inertia. Tapping her toes on the slippery mud, she pivoted at a near right angle and charged toward the woods at an even faster speed.

’Charge!’

she yelled in her heart again.

It was like a strange ritual, making the courage in the girl’s heart swell.

Reina even had the spare energy to let her thoughts race:

’The terrain in the woods will impede the Fog Bat’s flight. It’s a king in open spaces, but it will be constrained in the dense forest.’

’So my running toward the woods is completely in line with the Fog Bat’s expectations. In other words, the Fog Bat has predicted my move.’

’And Mr. Mo Ning telling me to run into the woods... does that mean he’s predicted the Fog Bat’s prediction?’

’Those two whistling sounds just now must have been Mr. Mo Ning and Miss Anya firing the darts from their staves. On one hand, it was to remind me to change direction; on the other, it was to force the Fog Bat to use some kind of life-saving ability.’

’Mr. Mo Ning is so clever!’

Reina had a sudden realization. ’I get it! Mr. Mo Ning’s killing blow is coming!’

’The Fog Bat was forced to use its ability. It will have no way to escape Mr. Mo Ning’s finishing move!’

"SKREEE—!"

Another shriek erupted from behind her, sharper than before, and the Magic Power fluctuations were also much denser.

The sound was like an iron hammer smashing viciously into the back of Reina’s head.

The panic that the Dazed Girl had been suppressing in her heart instantly erupted like a volcano.

She only felt a BUZZ in her head, her mind went blank, as if something had exploded inside.

The girl’s legs went soft, unable to move as if they were filled with lead.

"Ah—"

A cry of pain came from the fog. It sounded like Miss Anya’s voice.

Reina didn’t know that a mouth full of sharp teeth was now less than ten meters from the back of her head.