As for the two leaders and Hiro's mentor? They showed no fear whatsoever when facing the dragon beast, only deep concern. The former two were worried about the city and needed to ensure the group's safe and swift return, while the latter... was mainly keeping an eye on a group of troublesome students to prevent them from making mistakes.
He seemed to notice my prying eyes, turned his head and nodded slightly at me, revealing a helpless expression, before reverting to his serious teacher demeanor, glaring at the group of students who had slightly raised their voices during their conversation.
Honestly, these guys dare to talk so loudly at such close range because they're worried the dragon beast has poor hearing, so they're trying to attract its attention by loudly displaying their presence, right? That's insane! Have the nerves in their brains that control fear completely stopped working?!
...Okay, I admit mine is also invalid.
Spending too much time in that academy can gradually numb even a normal person with conventional values, due to the constant barrage of shocks—and, of course, the many creative ways people are courting death.
The moment I noticed the enemy, my mind automatically calculated twelve combat strategies, including the gap between us and the enemy, the exchange ratio, possible tactics, and the objectives we hoped to achieve! The probability of a successful prediction was rapidly increasing at a rate of 0.03% per second, thanks to the team's unified efforts, precise execution of commands, and fearless execution. It was even showing a trend of the possibility of all members surviving exceeding 20%!
Of course, this is an achievement that is almost impossible to achieve in reality. Not to mention that no one would listen to my commands, such extremely precise operations could easily lead to death with the slightest mistake. The people around us not only lack that kind of hand-to-hand coordination, but their physical and mental qualities are also substandard, with only a few being usable.
In short, after a series of mishaps, including stepping on broken tree branches, accidentally knocking over companions, tripping over tree roots buried in the ground, panicking after hitting a fallen tree trunk on their back, being bitten on the buttocks by a monster that suddenly appeared from behind, and almost falling into a huge pit they accidentally stepped into, the group of people who had suffered many misfortunes were finally able to safely evacuate from the place where they could easily see the dragon beast.
"What a pity..."
Shen Xue turned her gaze toward where the dragon beast was, shook her head, and then suddenly said, "Speaking of which, if it's just an ordinary dragon beast, it shouldn't scare away the Thunder Wolf Dragon, right?"
Why are you suddenly bringing up the Thunder Wolf Dragon...? Although I was puzzled, I nodded in agreement: "Dragon beasts are just degraded creations of the dragon species. At most, they are at a higher level than earth dragons and flying dragons, whose bloodlines are extremely diluted and degraded, but they are far from being able to threaten the dragon species."
"Perhaps in the eyes of the Thunder Wolf Dragon, this is just a slightly larger and slightly harder-to-chew snack."
As soon as the words left my mouth, I realized what was happening too.
If the existence of dragon beasts could not scare away the Thunder Wolf Dragon, which is itself a dragon species, then what kind of being could frighten the Thunder Wolf Dragon, which was fighting against the vines controlled by the flower fairy, into having to flee quietly?
It couldn't be the horde of monsters about to attack from the Dark Zone, could it? To the Thunder Wolf Dragon, those were just annoying dragon lice that could be easily crushed; they weren't much of a problem.
However, on the other hand, the appearance of the dragon beast might be considered a kind of good news in disguise: it is as if it is silently announcing that the being that once scared away the Thunder Wolf Dragon has left the vicinity and will not appear at the edge of the Holy Tree Barrier for at least a short period of time.
Let's note this information down so that we can remind the clearing teams that may be planning to venture in next spring, so that they can avoid danger in advance.
After catching their breath and confirming that the dragon beasts had not caught up, the group resumed their journey and hurried toward the Sacred Tree Fortress.
Just moments before, the two leaders had informed everyone of the potential danger in the city. Even as they struggled to catch their breath and recover from the immense strain of their fright, everyone immediately realized the gravity of the situation. If the city not far behind them were to be destroyed by some unforeseen event, this displaced group would become the first victims of the impending beast tide, even more powerless and helpless than a pebble thrown into a torrent.
Unfortunately, the team had been traveling for almost a whole morning, and had been working on and off for quite some time. Even though the pace hadn't been fast, even though there had been some repairs along the way, and even though the return journey was now faster, the road ahead still seemed endless.
The team leader's face visibly grew anxious, and sweat poured from every pore of his body.
That's too late.
I knew this all too well. After a quick calculation, I greeted the two instructors and team leaders from the same college. Without waiting for their approval, I pulled Shen Xue along and we went through the open door.
Bringing in the deep snow is already the limit of my carrying capacity.
Although she was not a mage, the magical power she could control was still enormous, almost half of mine, which made activating the Voidwalk spell a little difficult.
If Shang were to bring a few more people, it's uncertain whether they could successfully activate Voidwalk to reach their desired location, or even if they would have enough magic power to handle the challenges that would follow. Losing their coordinates like Hikari and her group would be a minor matter; one slip could lead them directly into the depths of the void, or even plunge into the abyss or the center of the forbidden area.
The magic flowed away from within like water.
After a brief pause, the two of us quickly rose to the surface like pumice stones thrown into deep water, stepping out of the coordinates we had marked earlier.
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