Chapter 223

Chapter 223: Subduing Demonic Beasts

In the grand hall of the central school building, under the high dome, first-year students poured out of their classrooms into the crowded corridor, bustling about and discussing various topics. The sound of their voices echoed in the vast space.

“How did you do on the exam?” a new student asked his companion.

“Not well, I feel like I messed up,” replied the other.

“Same here, there was one calculation where I felt the answer wasn’t right.”

“Oh, actually, I didn’t do well either,” the new student said after hearing his companion’s words, feeling a bit relieved.

Some students in the corridor were talking about the recent exam, while others were discussing plans for what they would do after the exams were over.

After the midterm exams at the end of summer, it would be autumn break, and when they returned to school, it would already be winter.

Although there was still one battle course left to take, many students had already begun to let loose.

“Lolan, where are you going for your vacation?”

Stepping out of the noisy hall and onto the stone-paved path, the surroundings became much quieter. Lolan Hill’s roommates began discussing their vacation plans.

“I think I’ll probably go home,” Lolan said, walking under the shade of the trees. Today she wore a light yellow sun hat, a white long-sleeved blouse, and a knee-length emerald green skirt. She wore white woven sandals, looking very much like someone from the forest.

“After returning home, you won’t spend the entire vacation sleeping, will you?” Alena said next to her.

“How could that be?” Lolan said, feeling somewhat guilty. She indeed had this plan.

“Every time I’ve gone to the club room recently, Bumansa has said you’re resting. How have you become so similar to Night Spirit? Have you been infected?” Alena continued.

“No, no, it’s because I’ve been studying some extraordinary materials recently. After all, we need to prepare for the promotion exams and determine our future advancement paths in the second half of the semester,” Lolan Hill explained part of the truth.

“Lolan had already decided to follow the Demon Sequence, hadn’t she?” Letis asked curiously. When everyone first learned that Lolan was following the Demon Sequence, it surprised them greatly because the Demon Sequence was quite extreme.

“Yes, but it’s not fully determined yet. It’s better to know more. Once you advance beyond Sequence 5 in the Extraordinary Sequence, it’s hard to change your mind,” Lolan explained.

“Alena and I are both following the Magic Sequence, which won’t change. It depends on you and Nia,” Letis said.

“What are Nia’s plans?”

“I’ll need to return to my tribe first,” Nia said, thinking about her people’s expectations, feeling somewhat anxious.

“It’s great to have just one father who’s living happily. He doesn’t need me to worry about him at all,” Alena reminisced about her sea captain father, who almost never came home, and rarely disciplined her. The only benefit was that he always provided her with sufficient allowance.

The group chatted as they returned to their dormitory, washed up, and then talked for a while before going to bed.

The next day was the battle course exam.

After a simple test of physical strength, it was time for strength and magic manipulation.

“Divide the wind!” Letis stood in the arena, waving her fan, and several invisible currents flew past, tearing apart the distant stone figures.

“90 points, next person,” the teacher graded and called the next student.

Lolan walked into the arena, took a long sword, and effortlessly sliced through the stone figure in front of her, leaving smooth cuts.

“95 points, next person,” the proctor stomped, and a new stone figure rose beside her.

“Is Lolan really that good? I haven’t seen her fight before.”

“She’s amazing.”

Some students whispered nearby. Lolan usually gave off a gentle image, but no one expected her sword skills to be so impressive, effortlessly slicing through stone figures with little resistance, leaving everyone astonished.

After grading the students’ physical abilities and attack strengths, the teacher gathered them together.

“Today’s tests are the basic combat courses. If you pass, you will only get a passing grade.”

“The next project requires you to complete it during the vacation.”

“In pairs, subdue a Level 4 terrestrial demonic beast.”

“Don’t choose ones that can fly or live in water. That would increase the difficulty exponentially. Flying and underwater combat are taught to second and third-year students. It’s still too difficult for most of you now.”

“If you don’t know where to find demonic beasts, the teachers will provide you with some information.”

“Additionally, emergency equipment will be issued to prevent accidents.”

“After the battle, you must take the core gem of the demonic beast as proof of your victory to evaluate your performance.”

The teacher then added a few more requirements, such as not allowing outside help, and that emergency equipment could help with escape and defense.

“This year is different from previous years,” many students below began to discuss.

“Didn’t the freshmen usually face a Level 3 demonic beast last year?”

“It’s said that this was too easy, so the Sage Council changed the exam content.”

“Is it like this now? It seems much harder.”

“A bit chubby student said.

“Haha, what’s so hard about that? Even if it’s in pairs, I could do it alone.”

One of the boys wearing a hat said. He was already at Sequence 4. Although there were many wild demonic beasts at Sequence 4, they often had low intelligence and used rigid skills, making them easily defeated by humans of the same rank.

After all, extraordinary professions, abilities, and skills have been progressing for thousands of years. Wild demonic beasts’ use of mana is far inferior to humans.

After explaining the precautions, the teacher brought out a huge map scroll, its surface glowing with magical energy, and the mountains and lakes on the map became vivid.

“There are many solitary primitive Level 4 Cold Stone Gorillas here. Near the Cui Feng Empire’s northern region, there are many primitive Level 4 Cold Leaf Jungle Bears.”

The teacher used magic to outline the locations of the demonic beasts, then floated above the stone board, helping the students pick and remember.

Does she still need to hunt demonic beasts as part of the battle exam? Lolan was somewhat surprised. Such an exam was quite dangerous for low-level extraordinary beings. While demonic beasts might not be as proficient in using mana as humans, they had significant advantages in strength and physical endurance at lower levels.

“Everyone doesn’t need to be overly anxious. Those who have formed teams should come to me. We have prepared one-time defensive and escape methods for you.”

Afterwards, most of the freshmen went to collect magic gems engraved with one-time defensive spells and another set for escaping.

After watching the map for a long time, Lolan finally chose a location closest to the Tixilai Mountains.

[Subdue primitive Level 4 Red Earth Demon Pig] Difficulty A+

A demonic beast living in the ancient Gafia grasslands, with extremely thick skin and shell, strong defense, and the ability to burrow and escape. The difficulty of subduing it is high, suggesting a team of multiple people and skills related to aerial combat.

“My partner will naturally be Nia.”

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