I Might As Well Quit This Lousy Wizard Profession

Chapter 66 - 66 065 Wolf Ears

?Chapter 66: 065 Wolf Ears Chapter 66: 065 Wolf Ears The newly arrived female subordinate Zheng Miao clearly had excellent skills and aesthetics, but that didn’t mean everything was all set after she took over the specific tasks.

The green skin of the frog’s head wasn’t just about the green patterns but also about the texture of the skin itself, something Lin An couldn’t clarify to Zheng Miao in the same way he did with the patterns; he had to adjust as he went along.

The depiction on a spiritual level had its own rules, magically capable of giving viewers a shock to the soul.

That kind of shock actually exists in real life too, only it’s much harder to capture and use directly like the presence of spiritual animals.

For instance, the pure eyes of a child—if you were to cut out a picture of those eyes and place them in the eye sockets of a puppet or a doll, it would likewise elicit an eerily pure reaction.

Or take the skin of an elderly person who has worked hard under the sun and wind for a long time; people can often sense the abrasion of time and the remarkable tenacity of life from it.

If this thing were transferred to a game, it would create an uncanny valley effect.

But on the spiritual level, while it seems to point more poetically and directly to human nature, it is separated by a thin veil between reality and illusion.

Hmm, this description was what Lin An learned from his discussions with Zheng Miao on spirituality.

One of the main reasons he recruited Zheng Miao was to absorb the pearls of tears from her Spiritual Mermaid, which he had already secretly touched and indeed could absorb.

But he wasn’t in any hurry.

Because, for the time being, he had a better option—Mr. Liu.

For now, he didn’t dare to go against Chen Shuyun’s terrifying white python; he feared provoking an attack from the powerful witch and moreover couldn’t bear to harm Chen Xinmi’s black cat, which had helped him immensely.

He also didn’t wish to harm innocent bystanders, such as the old man’s Multi-Handed Frog.

The only and best choice at present was precisely Mr. Liu’s Spiritual Grey Wolf.

Zheng Miao was looking at the green images, and somehow her inner depiction of green skin lit up too, giving him plenty of space for wild speculation.

There must be some unique rules at play here!

Or rather, it should have some use!

Lin An decided to attempt more.

He returned to his office with a calm expression and closed the door, then walked over, gently pulled back the curtains, and turned on the computer, opening the modeling software, patiently waiting for Mr. Liu’s grey wolf to appear again.

This time, he wanted to capture the bluish-grey fur of Mr. Liu’s grey wolf.

After all, they were aiming to develop a triple-A game, and relying solely on one green texture was definitely not enough.

The company’s modeling library had many monster models, and he quickly found a Saber-toothed Tiger file, whose hair modeling was somewhat similar to Mr. Liu’s grey wolf’s fur, saving him a lot of effort.

It wasn’t long before the grey wolf appeared again.

Lin An looked at it quietly for a moment, then sighed softly, “Do you know?”

“If you hadn’t been keeping an eye on me, I wouldn’t have had the chance to harm your spirit!”

The grey wolf simply stood outside the range of the rope’s whipping, appearing restless and sneezing.

“Why are you watching me?!!!”

The grey wolf roared—”You’re in my way, you’re in my way!”

It seemed as if provoked, it took a step back and slowly merged into the office wall, but its growling could still be heard.

—”Lu Dexian was supposed to go for a drink with me last night, ha, but he ended up going to see you instead!”

Alas…

Lin An sighed, not bothering to waste words with the grey wolf any longer.

The red rope around his arm shook off as he engaged the help of his spirit, along with his Breathing Skill, entering the ‘Spirit Cat State’ quickly.

Now all that was left was to patiently wait for the grey wolf to come closer, knowing that Mr. Liu’s malice would turn into the grey wolf’s desire to attack him.

It wouldn’t be able to resist.

As expected, before long, the grey wolf began to stalk around the edge of the office, looking for the right moment to attack.

It was obviously very cunning, constantly moving within the walls, cabinets, sofas, and other tangible objects to avoid Lin An’s gaze.

It was as if it could phase through objects, which was very eerie.

Lin An didn’t move, as Mr. Liu was spying through the electronic telescope in the opposite office; he didn’t want to reveal any irregular behavior in his office.

Moreover, he suspected that the telescope might record and save the footage.

He didn’t want anyone to see the recording later and analyze anything from it.

Be cautious, then be even more cautious.

And use this opportunity to gain even more benefits.

For example, observing the grey wolf’s fur characteristics for painting, and finding an opportunity to devour that spirit.

Killing two birds with one stone!

The grey wolf still had a huge wound on its neck, looking mangled but without the normal signs of infection and complication seen in normal animals; it seemed to maintain the state from when it was last injured.

The wounded grey wolf seemed to become increasingly sullen.

At least when it was looking for an angle of attack, it no longer made any howling noises but just fixated its gloomy gaze on Lin An.

Just when that moment arrived, it suddenly pounced over.

Smack~
The red rope lashed out swiftly towards it, exploding with a crackling sound at the spot where it appeared.

It didn’t hit the target!

This cunning Spiritual Grey Wolf continued Mr. Liu’s sleazy character, actually making a feint before retracting again.

Next, it kept trying to approach, while Lin An kept attempting to attack it.

Lin An quickly caught on, “Are you trying to figure out my attack pattern?”

The grey wolf rolled to dodge his red rope attack, turned its head to give Lin An a cold smile, and the corners of its mouth even curled up slightly, displaying a human-like expression completely different from that of a wolf.

Spirituality is not merely about being wild beasts.

It retained its own memories, logical abilities, thinking abilities, and everything else, even though its appearance was more beast-like, but inside it was still Mr. Liu.

No, it should be Mr. Six, indeed.

Tsk~
Mr. Six, with a cold smirk at the corner of his mouth, slowly retreated into the wall and completely vanished from sight.

Lin An raised an eyebrow, thinking of ambushing me from behind?

He admitted that he was no martial arts expert, lacked the amazing capability to see in all directions, nor could he close his eyes to listen to the sounds coming from behind and react in time with an attack.

He was just a game developer.

Of course, what he was actually best at was programming.

So, he understood the idea of exploiting bugs.

Lin An chuckled, slowly stood up, stretched, and walked towards a corner where the curtain blocked the view from the telescopes in the opposite building.

He knew that with the line of sight gone, the grey wolf had already disappeared at this moment.

Then, he reappeared next to the curtain, pretending to stretch his muscles. Sure enough, no matter where the grey wolf had roamed just now, it had reemerged in the middle of the office again.

“Ha~”
As he had guessed, Lin An gauged the grey wolf’s reappearance spot, allowed it to retreat towards the wall, and directly walked into the area by the curtain.

Then, he instantly burst forth, swinging his right hand violently in front of him.

“Smack~!”

The red rope lashed out with force.

The power spread from his wrist, making the red rope form a circular loop, rolling forward until the end of the rope broke free from the loop, crashing down like the head of a large hammer.

Simultaneously, the grey wolf reappeared in the center of the office.

Take my big surprise attack!

With the explosive sound of the red rope hitting its target, the grey wolf had no chance to react and was sent flying.

“Howl~~”
It cried out in pain, and before it even hit the wall, it flickered and dissipated.

Grey-blue wolf fur flew through the air, blood sprayed, and a grey-blue plush wolf ear fell to the ground, emitting smoke as if it were a chunk of dry ice, evaporating into the air.

Lin An was all too familiar with that evaporating effect.

The blood dripping from his ugly head, Zhou Xiaoxiao’s Spirit Leech’s slime, and his subordinate Zheng Miao’s Spiritual Mermaid tears turned into pearls.

Once stained with the surrounding environment, they would all begin to vaporize and eventually disappear.

Lin An quickly stepped forward, reaching out to grab the wolf ear.

The Whip Skill “Rope Whip Stroke Skill” he executed was supposed to have a ‘smashing’ effect, but his lack of skill made it resemble more the chisel action of a large ax.

Too sharp, the power behind it was not heavy enough.

But it seemed to have a good effect, as he had chiseled the ear off the grey wolf’s head.

The vaporization of the wolf ear stopped, slowly merging into Lin’s hand. He closed his eyes and could clearly see the gathering of spirituality from all around.

A stinging pain spread over Lin An’s hand. He had to grit his teeth to endure it, holding tightly to the edge of his office desk with one hand, wanting to cry out in agony.

Luckily the absorption of spirituality was quick.

Lin An wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and leaned on the office desk to slowly return to his chair, exhaling deeply.

This was just a wolf ear; he couldn’t even begin to imagine the pain of absorbing an entire Spiritual entity.

But, it was something that had to be done.

Whether it was the witchcraft of a Wizard or the Breathing Skill of a Witch-hunting Knight, he didn’t have much exposure to either. Now, the only thing he could rely on was spirituality.

Overtaking on a bend!