[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware-":3,"chapter-just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-72":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Just Became a Mage, and My Skills Got Self-Aware? What the Hell?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2356682,4610,"Chapter 72: Ghost-Faced Owl?","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>Magic train, cockpit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the train’s control hub.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the window, the wilderness blurred into streaks of indistinct color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Zhang, how’s it going? Any issues?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yifeng walked into the cockpit and asked casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The train carried four Dragon Order Class freshmen, filling him with immense pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The train conductor stared intently ahead:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Relax, Commander Shen. The train was just serviced before departure, and I’ve run this route eight hundred times—I could drive it blindfolded.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yifeng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hss—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cockpit’s automatic door slid open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yifeng turned his head and asked, “Xiao Liu, what happened in the luxury carriage just now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu pulled out his phone and sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Commander Shen, take a look yourself—this is the carriage’s surveillance footage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yifeng took the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the playback ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu glanced at Shen Yifeng and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander Shen, that’s the situation—what do we do with that dead bald guy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yifeng snorted, “Openly committing violence on the train? He only got lucky hitting a hard target. If not for the Dragon Order Class students stepping in, someone would’ve died.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Detain him. Hand him over to the Public Security Bureau when we reach the capital.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it! Understood!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu grinned, putting away his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, unable to resist, he added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Commander, these Dragon Order Class students are really terrifying!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Level 24 professional couldn’t even withstand one strike from a Level 20 Dragon Order Class student.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Obviously.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yifeng gave him a withering look. “Do you have any idea what the Dragon Order Class is? It’s where the absolute top freshmen from across Dragon Nation are gathered.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not just talent—combat awareness, every aspect is top-tier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s normal for a bully like that to be taken down in one blow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu nodded in deep agreement, then continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That student’s name is Han Mengyao. I checked—the list ranks her third in the Dragon Order Class.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If even the third-ranked student fights this hard, I’d love to see Lin Mo in action…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He must be unimaginably strong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yifeng glanced at him, a faint, knowing smile on his face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? Didn’t you just say Lin Mo got in through family connections?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu scratched his head awkwardly and chuckled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander Shen, after thinking it over, I realize you were right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Dragon Order Class—how could anyone sneak into first place through backdoor connections?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yifeng let out a light laugh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. You finally get it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Dragon Order Class represents the nation’s future peak combat strength. Lin Mo, ranked first, must possess terrifying power that silences everyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yifeng gazed out the window at the rushing wilderness:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These people will inevitably become the focus of Dragon Nation. Their strength can’t be hidden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Want to see Lin Mo fight? You’ll get your chance soon enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu listened, heart pounding, eyes gleaming:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey Commander, should I go ask for an autograph or a photo right now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yifeng laughed and kicked him lightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get a grip!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have some ambition! Better to spend that time improving your own strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you rise high enough to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with these elites, won’t that beat getting a signature a thousandfold?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu rubbed his butt, grinning:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right, Commander—your awareness is way higher!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The train conductor suddenly spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander Shen, the radar’s showing something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yifeng and Xiao Liu both rushed to the radar screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the display, a dense cluster of red dots surged toward the train’s path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, just another beast surge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu remained relaxed. “We encounter one every two runs at least—they can’t break through the train’s defense array.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not even close—they get wiped out by our guards before they even get near.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yifeng wasn’t overly concerned either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiao Liu said, it was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, encountering beast surges in the wild was commonplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most were small, insignificant outbreaks that posed no real threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since the train carried several “national treasure” students,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yifeng still gave a cautious order:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Liu, bring me the binoculars. I’ll verify it myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu didn’t waste time—he turned and fetched two high-magnification binoculars, handing one to Shen Yifeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two walked to the cockpit’s wide observation window and raised their binoculars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lens zoomed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five kilometers away, the wilderness teemed with creatures—running on the ground, flying in the air, countless and dense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But judging by the types of demons, they were no different from past beast surges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yifeng stiffened, pupils contracting sharply:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s… Ghost-Faced Owl?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ghost-Faced Owl?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The train conductor, hearing those three words, snatched the binoculars from Xiao Liu’s hand and peered through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Zhang, Commander, what’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu looked utterly confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The train conductor ignored him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the high-magnification lens, he clearly saw the few gray-white monstrous birds circling above the beast surge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had eerie human faces, gray-white feathers, and cold, chilling eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes… it’s Ghost-Faced Owl.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The train conductor lowered the binoculars, face pale, whispering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re done… this is over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu was even more baffled, stamping his feet in panic:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, what’s going on? What the hell is a Ghost-Faced Owl?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yifeng took a deep breath, his tone turning grave:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ghost-Faced Owls are a special type of demon. They’re not strong, but they’re among the most intelligent demons, with extremely high mental resistance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They never join small or medium-sized beast surges.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When they appear, it always means one of two things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First: this beast surge is massive beyond imagination—large enough to sweep everything away—and they’ve come to claim their share.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s a dominant force behind this surge—one so powerful that even Ghost-Faced Owls are forced to submit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu opened his mouth wide, his mind struggling to process it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… this beast surge is either massive in scale, or backed by an extremely powerful boss?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun’s expression turned grim:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Most of the time, both conditions occur together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoa—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu sucked in a sharp breath, “Then… then our guard force, three times stronger than usual, should… be fine, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun did not answer, but turned and ordered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No more talk—immediately notify everyone! Take up combat positions on the vehicle roofs! Prepare for battle at any moment!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll contact my superiors immediately and request the fastest possible reinforcements!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu dared not delay another moment; he spun around and dashed out of the cockpit.\u003C\u002Fp>",1074,"2026-06-21T04:41:49.398Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4c58ec833931d1e4e56f19d30e70002e8fadd0a40227e51eaead97a030c8b5b7","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-73","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-71",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]