Entrance of Loran Academy, heavy traffic .

The day of the actual combat drill was finally here .

The students who pa.s.sed the selection test gathered at the academy . They will be led by the teacher to Black Lake Forest in the southern part of Lombard Kingdom to partic.i.p.ate in the exciting and stimulating actual combat drill .

Black Lake Forest was one of the few large jungles in Lombard Kingdom . Among them, demonic beasts ran rampant and it was full of dangers . Although there weren’t any particularly high-level demonic beasts, the cold-blooded hunters who hid in the dark could easily kill anyone who got too complacent .

According to rumors, there was a strange lake in the deepest part of the forest . The lake was a horrifying black and emitted a deadly miasma . It was difficult for normal people to reach, but it was a good place for demonic beasts to live . It was called Black Lake and the forest was hereby called Black Lake Forest .

The mission for this actual combat drill was to go to the deepest part of Black Lake Forest, find the Jackalwere camp, kill the leader and completely eliminate this pack of cunning Jackalwere!

A while ago, this group of Jackalwere who should have stayed in the forest suddenly rushed out of Black Lake Forest to attack nearby villages, then they fled back to the depths of the forest to hide . They were ferocious and despicable, they burned and looted, many innocent villagers have suffered . In order to prevent the tragedy from happening again, they must be completely eliminated!

Originally, this kind of work should have been left to the Holy Light Church and the kingdom’s army . However, the Holy Light Church seems to have encountered something troublesome recently, so members of the church have been rus.h.i.+ng to the south . They did not have the manpower to take care of such trivial matters . If one wanted to mobilize the army, the procedure was very complicated . It must be approved at various levels and leaders would have to be found . When the order is finally given, who knows how many more people would die .

Therefore, the princ.i.p.al of Loran Academy volunteered to take over this job that no one wanted to do . They would send students to hunt the Jackalweres, eradicate the problem at the root, and

at the same time conduct the actual combat drill, killing two birds with one stone .

“Let’s go!” under Teacher Woos guidance, the grandiose hunting team set off .

Loran Academy was one of the best academy in Eileen . They hired more than 10 carriages, some were for students to ride on, and the others pulled the luggage . It could even be said that it was rich and overbearing . If you looked from far away, someone may even think that a large-scale mercenary group was carrying out an expedition .

There were more than 20 students partic.i.p.ating in the actual combat drill, as well as attendants, school workers, and teachers . In addition to Woos, the academy also sent a number of teachers to accompany for protection, the weakest being an advanced sixth-level magician, there were even a few muscular warriors ——

They were teachers from the warrior department, each carrying a giant weapon bigger than themselves . They were tough and stocky, had tanned skin and their fists were larger than sandbags . They looked very reliable .

However, students couldn’t relax their vigilance .

During last year’s actual combat drill, Loran Academy’s Magic Department students teamed up to capture a fifth-level demonic beast —— the Flame Boar, which was widely circulated in the academy . The adult Flame Boar is very large, almost as big as a house . Ordinary magical attacks have no effect on it . If you don’t work together and properly cooperate with each other, it was absolutely impossible for the students who had an average of second-level magic .

The students paid a painful price to catch the Flame Boar . They also had a party of around 20 students, there were 9 minor injuries, 3 serious injuries, and one of them even became disabled because of his injuries and could no longer acc.u.mulate magic, forfeiting the possibility of becoming a magician .

At that time, the protection from the academy was not inferior to today’s, it was also a grandiose squad, but after all, it was an accident . The teachers will try their best to protect the safety of the students, but if it is not a matter of life and death, the teachers will never rashly intervene during a battle .

This time, Teacher Woos said more frankly .

“No one can protect you in a real battle! Your life is your own, you control it! If you don’t want to die, show me some

some spirit!”

Only by walking on the edge of life and death can these magical rookies really grow into a real magician! Risk and sacrifice are necessary .

There might be cowardly students who believe that as long as they are cautious and careful, he doesn’t have to work hard and will be able to tag along and can easily pa.s.s the actual combat drill, but that’s wrong, very wrong!

Why did the students risk injuries and danger to catch the Flame Boar in the actual combat drill last year? Were they all lunatics who were not afraid of death? No, because that was the test they had to complete!

The actual combat drill was not a trip for fun, it was a graded test!

The accompanying teachers were not only responsible for protecting the safety of the students, they also had another more important task —— to grade the overall performance of the students during the actual combat drill!

From the instant the student gets onto the carriage, the actual combat drill has officially started ——

Throughout the entire trip, the teachers will record the performance of each student: Such as, whether or not they had a quick enough response time to an emergency, whether or not they cooperated with a team, whether or not they had a leaders.h.i.+p temperament, etc…

After the actual combat drill, each student will receive a final score, which was divided into five levels: A, B, C, D, and E . There was also a unique S-level special evaluation, which was specially used to recognize students with outstanding performance .

Students who receive an A level or higher evaluation will undoubtedly become the focus of the teachers from then on . They will get more resources and grow faster than others! Moreover, only students with a grade A or above can qualify for the Academy Tournament in the second half of the year!

In contrast, an evaluation below D level represents a failure, obtaining a D is tantamount to being told —— you may not have the innate gift and talents necessary to become a great magician, it is better to give up early .

As for E level? A student who gets E is equivalent to getting a notice of withdrawal —— consciously scrambling home is the only way out .

It was in order to get a higher rating that last year’s students attacked the Flame Boar with their lives on the line . Whoever was afraid of death and hid at the rear, would likely get an E-level evaluation and then be expelled from the

from the academy!

Even if they knew perfectly well that their life might be in danger, they still have to face it head on!

Rumble… . the carriage moved slowly .

On the road, there was no laughter in the carriage carrying the students . The students who were full of curiosity now had to retract their playful att.i.tudes and seriously confront the actual combat drill .

If they get an E-level, their life would be all over… It would be better to die in Black Lake Forest!

The actual combat drill, some were delighted and some were worried, of course there was also someone who was completely unenthusiastic ——

“Lin Xiao, you’re messing around! The actual combat drill isn’t a trip to have fun, why’d you bring your maid?” Before they left, Woos had angrily questioned Lin Xiao .

Because of the existence of the slave contract, Elena must stay by Lin Xiao’s side at all times, otherwise she will suffer from the rebound and die, so they must partic.i.p.ate together . At first, Woos strongly disagreed . Although Elena was qualified to be a maid, Woos thought that she did not understand magic and was just an ordinary girl . She was a big burden, so it was too dangerous for her to come along .

But later, Teacher Woos compromised .

“It’s just a mere Jackalwere, an inferior demonic beast, where’s the danger?”

When she said that, Elena was expressionless and looked indifferent, as if saying something that was natural . Even Woos was shocked by her overbearing att.i.tude and carelessly let her get on the carriage .

I guess that’s right, in the eyes of the Demon King, any demonic beasts were ‘inferior’, there was nothing wrong with what Elena said .

“Hunting Jackalwere, how boring…” on the road, Lin Xiao was sulky .

As an otaku, partic.i.p.ating in outside events were life-threatening . If it was not because the score of the actual combat drill directly determined whether he could partic.i.p.ate in the academy tournament in the second half of the year, he would be too lazy to come .

In order to become a reserve hero, he must obediently do what he is told ——

However, his current magic level was already intermediate fourth-level, he also mastered the chantless instant cast skill . Lin Xiao’s combat power alone may be higher than all of the rookies at Loran Academy . To say something irresponsible, he alone was enough to destroy the entire pack of Jackalweres and easily get the S-level score .

S-level score .

At this very moment, Lin Xiao was worrying about something else —— the duel with Caesar!

After the actual combat drill, he must accept Caesar’s challenge and compete with Caesar in the duel . Although there was no suspense in winning or losing, as long as he was willing to win, but things were not that simple .

He could not win this duel . If he won, he will surpa.s.s Caesar, be elected as the hero, and then be used as cannon fodder on the battlefield! That would be a tragic life that he could never tolerate!

At the same time he could not lose . The defeated dog would lose all dignity and credit, and he would lose the necessary condition to become a reserve hero . As a result, his dream of eating and dying would be completely shattered .

It was a delicate situation .

“Ahhhh, it’s so annoying, I can’t win or lose . What should I do?” Lin Xiao was about to collapse .

In the end, it’s all Elena’s fault! If she didn’t open her mouth and speak conceited nonsense to ridicule Caesar, then Lin Xiao wouldn’t be worrying about a duel .

However, the main culprit did not have the slightest bit of conscience —— Elena was leaned against the side of the carriage and sitting quietly, holding her arms and shrinking her body into the gray burqa, staring at the trees that kept retreating on both sides . Her quiet expression made one unable to disturb her .

Among all the students, only Lin Xiao was carefree enough to bring a beautiful servant, so Woos was merciful and allowed them to ride a small carriage by themselves .

“Eh?” Elena, who was looking at the scenery, noticed Lin Xiao’s resentful gaze . She wrinkled her brows and asked, “Do you need something?”

“Sigh…it’s useless to complain now anyways . ”

“Is it about the duel?” Elena seemed to feel somewhat guilty regarding the incident and unconsciously removed her gaze . “You seem to care about that human . ”

The carriage in front of them, Elena’s eyes fell on a handsome blond boy .

That teenager and the other students were crammed into the comparatively larger carriage in front of them, he didn’t feel anything like royalty, only the wide-bladed sword hanging from his waist was particularly eye-catching .

“Oh, you’re talking about Caesar . I think he’s pretty amazing . ”

“Why?” Elena asked .

“I think he’ll definitely become a hero!”

“Eh?