I Might As Well Quit This Lousy Wizard Profession

Chapter 32: 032 Witch-hunting Knight Dispatched Chapter 32: 032 Witch-hunting Knight Dispatched The thunder seemed to have never stopped that night, yet the heavy rain came and went intermittently.

Inside the house, Lin An had unknowingly dozed off on the curtain, exhausted. The black cat painted on the curtain, not counting its tail, measured over two meters in length. As Lin An slept, he rubbed against it subconsciously, as if he could feel a soft, warm, and fluffy touch.

It was as if he was sleeping on the back of a black cat.

That night, he had a dream where the black cat on the curtain suddenly came to life, leaped off the canvas, into his heart, and it seemed, into another dimension.

The black cat pranced and ran, accompanied by a dark golden light, it climbed out from the balcony and leapt onto the outer wall of the building.

The city’s skyscrapers appeared like a forest of tall towers, Lin An held onto the black cat’s neck, letting it carry him through the forest as they rushed on.

He felt as though he was sleeping on the cat’s back, his eyes tightly closed, yet his gaze wandered mid-air, watching the black cat swinging with him.

Somehow, they came to the edge of the city, looked up at Yunlu Mountain, and deep within those rolling mountains, a door as dark green as bronze and jade towered between heaven and earth.

Countless dark golden lights spilled out from the gap in that door, diffusing into the air.

“Stop!”

A roar more terrifying than the thunder from the city’s gloomy clouds exploded beside Lin An’s ears.

Whoosh~

All the dreamscapes shattered like glass, vanishing without a trace.

After some time, Lin An woke up in a daze, muttered about the strangeness of last night’s dream, casually threw his pajamas over the “give me back my eyes~” ugly head that was chattering early in the morning, and walked to the bathroom for a shower.

The new day started with renewed spirits.

Lin An didn’t rush to go to work and stood beside the curtain, looking down at the painting of the black cat on the curtain.

One night was not enough to complete such a large piece.

Yet the essence of the black cat was already vaguely taking shape.

Whether it was the cat’s head that he had stroked the most, or the tail that he had drawn several times, and the cat’s spine and limbs sensitively perceived due to the ‘Spirit Cat Body Stretching Skill,’ everything was spot on.

It was truly magical. With some methods from the witch and Witch Hunter Knight, Lin An had mastered decent skills so quickly in the industry he longed to walk in.

“How many days and nights does it take for someone to become a concept artist from scratch?”

Lin An could imagine, because his programming skills were also forged over many such days and nights of persistence.

Yet he had painted such a magical picture.

Though not daring to compare with master Qi Laozhai’s illustrations of the deer, Lin An felt strangely proud—it seemed that the essence of his black cat was not inferior to that of the master’s deer.

Hehehe~

Alright, there certainly was a gap, he wasn’t delusional enough to think he truly possessed master-level painting skills.

The painting of the black cat still required many more details, but its essence had already emerged.

And what Lin An needed was precisely that essence.

He gently closed his eyes, almost remembering every brushstroke he had made, every effect he had created, so smooth and full of spiritual energy.

Or perhaps he had truly seen it.

In the unseen world, Chen Xinmi’s spiritual blood, Zhou Xiaoxiao’s spiritual white light, and in addition to the deer painting, the painting of the cat’s tail had already become a somewhat complete picture of the black cat.

As Lin An attuned to the essence of this painting, he quickly entered the rhythm of the Deer Frolic Breathing Skill.

What was more miraculous was that with this entrance, he felt a unique force surging through his body.

This was…

The Spirit Cat Spinal Stretching Technique!

Breathing, stance, rhythm—Lin An seemed to find a unique connection between these three.

So delightful.

This delight lasted almost until he arrived at the company for work.

It was still a light drizzle this morning, but he inexplicably kept a very pleasant mood.

It had been a long time since he had traveled so easily.

No illusions appeared before him!

He walked through the urban life like a normal person!

This was simply too great!

“Ha~”

Feeling normal was truly wonderful, Lin An couldn’t help but laugh out loud, breaking free from the state of breathing technique. Seeing everyone in the elevator look over, their gazes manifesting countless visions of demons and ghosts, he no longer felt any fear.

He smiled and nodded to everyone.

This time!

He!

No longer needed to worry about others thinking he was insane!

This time, he did not need to worry about those strange hallucinations anymore!

He even had the mood to observe these crowded illusions in the elevator, nearly humming a song, and swinging his body smugly as he made his way to the office.

“Yo, An, you’re in a good mood today, huh.”

Antler Game Software Development Company had been in a state of stagnation since the takeover by the young owner, and colleagues joked privately that working here was like being in a nursing home. Those with ability and ambition had left, and most who stayed shared a similar mindset.

Flatlining, comfortably~

So satisfying~

So everybody got along pretty well.

Except for the group leader of the programming team, Mr. Liu.

“Right~” Lin An greeted his colleagues cheerfully.

“An, you have to treat the brothers to a meal, you’re happy, but we don’t know how late we worked overtime last night for your ‘Special Projects Group’s’ computers and network!” a colleague he was on good terms with teased with a smile.

“What brothers!” A female colleague glared over with wide eyes, “There are sisters too!”

She pushed her thick glasses up and yawned wearily, “An, treat us to a barbecue tonight, and I’ll introduce you to a potential date.”

“Me too, me too, I’m still single.” Others chimed in with their teasing.

Lin An smiled and went along with them, saying someone would treat them, but in actuality, they usually took turns treating each other. The colleagues were fairly well-paid, and the cost for barbecue and beer wasn’t much, so no one would get upset when it was their turn.

When he arrived at the small boss’s office, his computer had indeed been moved to the new office, just like his colleagues had said.

It was said to be Mr. Liu’s own directive.

Although the new office was close by, one had to leave the company through the main entrance, go around a wall, and re-enter through another main entrance.

It was rumored that at the height of Antler Game Development Company’s prosperity, they occupied three floors of the largest office building in the software park.

But when the small boss took over, he scrapped the previous lavish office layout and downsized the departments to a not-so-large rented space, occupying only a quarter of a floor.

The internet industry rose and fell too quickly; some people didn’t even have time to entertain guests before their companies were gone.

The three companies next door had already changed twice during the time Lin An had been working there.

Later, when the small boss managed to keep the company afloat, he rented another office space that had once again become vacant.

It seemed like they occupied half the floor of the entire office building, but because the server room was located between the two offices and couldn’t be easily tampered with, the walls weren’t knocked down to reconnect the spaces.

In other words, Lin An would now have to enter the company through a different entrance. That side would become the exclusive domain for the outsourcing projects department and the Special Projects Group.

But at this moment, during this brief period of vacancy…

It was actually just Lin An alone!

He had an inexplicable feeling of being stealthily exiled far away by Mr. Liu.

Tsk~

The most annoying thing was, Mr. Liu had supposedly hurt his back checking the old servers last night and had taken a day off to go to a massage parlor today, and he had forgotten to bring the key.

This ploy wasn’t very clever, but it was highly irritating.

With no place in the old office and the keys to the new one taken away, Lin An had obviously fallen into a very awkward situation.

Luckily, he was in a good mood today and pulled a chair over to sit next to a colleague he got along with, taking out “Military Equipment: Leather Armor Section” from his laptop bag and started reading earnestly.

“An, is the company really going to develop its own game?”

The colleague leaned over and asked quietly.

Lin An thought for a moment, nodded, and responded softly, “The boss seems to take his own gaming project very seriously.”

“I see~” The colleague narrowed his eyes.

It looked like the outsourcing project department was mainly expanding the design and planning groups, with not much implication for them programmers.

But if the intention was to develop games on their own in the future, that would be a big deal.

It was related to whether they could get a raise or not and the prestige of adding the experience of participating in the development of a certain game, in addition to maintaining old games and forums, which would be a significant difference.

The domineering female colleague turned from her workstation in front and said quietly to them, “In the coding department responsible for developing the new game, Mr. Liu will probably still call the shots.”

Now several colleagues who were eavesdropping furrowed their brows.

While everyone was chatting casually, a convoy quietly drove into the parking lot below the office building.

These vehicles all looked like off-road models, and by how the tires were compressed, it seemed as if they were packed full of heavy items.

“Everyone’s here, just Mr. Liu isn’t? Oh, no problem, Mr. Liu is an old employee of my dad’s, yeah, just like that.”

The small boss hung up the phone, walked over to the rear window of one of the off-road vehicles, and whispered, “Mr. Cao, you can start.”

“Hmm.”

A muffled voice came from inside the vehicle, and shortly after, numerous red lights spread out along the convoy, covering the entire office building.

The small boss swallowed hard, looked up, and saw the solid ground of the underground parking lot under the red glow had astonishingly turned into a barren desert.

Looking up, the ceiling had become a passage of soil and rocks, and various pipes had transformed into tree roots, vines, reptiles, and so on.

Under the red light, this place seemed to have become a terrifying den of evil.

Boom!

The doors of the off-road vehicles had opened at some unknown point, and a tall figure leapt out, landing heavily on the sand as if weighing several tons, immediately kicking up a cloud of dust.

Boom!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

One after another, figures emerged from the convoy, exuding a fearsome aura, and slowly approached the small boss through the misty air.

These individuals were all dressed in heavy armor, wielding exaggeratedly designed weapons, and their helmets’ visors were solid black discs, marked only with red script in a slightly distorted clerical font.

Jia Shen, Bing Shen, Wu Shen, Wu You…

The individual marked ‘Jia Shen’ led the way, looked down at the small boss with a towering figure, and strode towards the stairs.

The others followed closely behind, subtly forming a formation, and with every step, their massive armor sent out thunderous roars.

Boom, boom, boom, boom…

Merely seven people, they marched with the momentum of a thousand-strong army.