I don’t remember how many waves are there. But I do remember there are only 4 kinds of monsters that appear in this event.There are also some rest times between waves, so I take some bullets from my pocket and pretend to refill my ORION.The normal bullets are unlimited, at least, for this certain event. But I need to pretend in front of others because there are no such thing as unlimited bullets.None of us needed healing, so we return to our own respective partners and continue working.The harvesters are fast in the third tree too, but they’re obviously sweating. Could they stand until sunset with so many trees remaining?“Chirp!”A bird’s chirp echoes from the other team’s direction.“Oh… Little birdie.” Lynette smiles when she saw a white bird perching on the rowan tree a few feet in front of her.“Piip.” The bird looks like a white canary that has red dots under both of its eyes. But its body size is slightly bigger.It’s looking curiously at Lynette for a while before turning

The forest route to Mimosa village is used by the villagers way before the city’s bypass route. The bypass was made specially for them, to avoid having to go through the dangerous forest route. Because monster spawn would increase in certain times, making it impossible to venture through the forest.But the villagers all thought that the city makes the rowan warmer and that it speeds up the rotting process. A study was conducted to prove this statement. And it seemed that there really is significant temperature change from the city and the village, particularly in the southeast bypass area.“Must be due to pollution.” I replied the man.The man nods away. “I agree too. It does feel warmer in the city rather than my own village. Searing hot especially in the middle. Must be because of the bigger buildings, ey? No refreshments. Hehe.” He pumps his eyebrows as if insinuating something else.I don’t know if he’s referring to the infrastructure only or something else too, because that tone

Lynette gasps at the scene. “Guys!”“Don’t worry, they’re fine. Pick up the pace, Lynette. We can’t let it free.” I open fire.The bullets latch onto the head and the stem, and green blood spurts out from the new holes. But it doesn’t even flinch. But now it turns its attention to us.“Shaarr!” The monster’s voice sounded like a mix between a rumble and a shriek. It’s weird and ugly.Suddenly something blue seeps from the holes made by my bullets.“Is that the poison gas?” Lynette worriedly asked.“Rean, get away!” I shout to the guy.He notices the warning and jumps away in time as it releases its poisonous gas.Unfortunately, Ian comes out of the bush right as the gas is spraying around it fiercely. He’s immediately sprayed by the gas. It’s impossible not to inhale in it as he was caught by surprise.“Mmppff! Uhk!” He coughs hard.I rush in and drag him out of the monster’s reach.“Shakaaar!”Ian is clutching his chest, coughing and wheezing. He seems to have trouble breathing.“Oh

I stop in front of the dungeon’s entrance. Well, it’s still tens of meters away from the cave’s entrance, but this spot here is designated as a safe distance. There are barricades here with 2 security guards guarding it. Before, in the exam, Terrace proctors stayed right at the cave’s entrance in case the students in need of immediate extraction. But there was also additional military backup right at this barricade in case anything goes wrong with the exam. Now, there are only these security guards. Terrace is such well-known after all, and many citizens rely on us for any kinds of help. So it makes sense if military was involved. “What’s your name and class, kid?” One of the guards asked. As soon as I stopped before the barricade, I was brought to their post for ID and belonging checking. See? Even before I say anything, he already assumed that I’m from Orion Terrace. “Terrence Blair from 3-A.” I answered. The man asks for my Arrow and I raise my hand to him. He input my ID in h

“Thank you for helping me!” The girl said.I stare at her flatly. “Just what are you thinking? Going in here alone? And you’re a mage.”She instantly gets upset. “Hey! I’m here to train myself, alright?! There’s something coming up soon, and I just want to make sure I’m ready!”I cross my hands. “But alone? And with nothing whatsoever?”She’s not bringing anything with her. No bag, no weapons, nothing.“Grr! I told you! I was training!” She squeaked.“With no weapon and no bag of items? Really?” I raise my eyebrow.She starts fidgeting. “I was experimenting something…”If she was an NPC, I would give her a good earful to make impression. But since she’s not, I’ll just go easy on her.“Bird brain.”She tilts her head. “What did say?”“You heard me. You’re stupid.”She flinches. “What the hell?! What did you say that to me?!”“No one comes to a dangerous place unprepared, stupid.” I scolded.“I’m not unprepared! I’m a mage! My magic can do anything!”“You just said you’re out of mana.”