The sa scene unfolded at the second checkpoint.
Boom——!
A sound like a sonic boom echoed through the valley.
The equally slow-to-react teachers rushed to check, only to find that all the attack magic in the valley had sohow been disrupted and had stopped working bizarrely.
It wasn’t until a few seconds later that it resud normal operation.
“......Pinch . I think I just saw all the magic circles in this checkpoint stop working at once.”
“You’re not seeing things—I saw it too......”
“Hiss! Why’d you pinch ?! I told you to pinch him, not !”
“Ah, sorry—I’m a bit dizzy. Wrong person......”
At the third checkpoint:
Thanks to the environnt, the teachers here noticed Hulim’s arrival imdiately.
“What’s going on? Why is soone here so soon?!”
While the teachers were still stunned,
Hulim’s next move left them utterly flabbergasted.
She casually summoned dozens of light orbs, suspended them in the air, and launched them all at once.
Boom! Boom! Boom......
The dozens of light orbs struck every floating island almost simultaneously.
Then all the floating islands flipped over at the sa ti.
Whoosh——!
In the next mont, a figure darted across all the floating islands, reached the opposite mountain peak, and vanished without a trace.
“Huh??? What...... just happened?”
Even though the teachers had witnessed it this ti, their minds still couldn’t comprehend what they’d seen.
Is this how you pass this checkpoint?
After that, Hulim cleared all subsequent checkpoints at nearly the sa speed.
These checkpoints that stopped everyone else and required imnse effort to pass took Hulim almost no longer than walking down a regular road......
At the finish line, after finally confirming that Hulim had truly cleared every checkpoint, the teachers collectively gasped.
They couldn’t understand it!
Is this the world of a true prodigy?
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Talk of top ten or top five in history—those records couldn’t even hold a candle to her, not even close!
If there was any problem......
it was that future students seeing this record at the top of the list would probably suspect that a digit was missing from it.
...
As ti passed,
more and more students successfully reached the finish line.
The Gauntlet Run gradually entered its final stage.
Although most of the later students had arrived by forming temporary teams, many still encountered accidents along the way and failed to reach the finish line within the ti limit.
Whoosh——!
A magic flare shot into the sky, bursting into a sustained glow.
The Gauntlet Run was officially declared over.
“I announce that this year’s Gauntlet Run is now concluded!”
“All students prepare to return to the academy. Those who have not reached the finish line have failed this exam.”
Seeing the magic flare light up in the sky, the students still struggling on the path had no choice but to give up.
Though they had failed this exam, there was still hope for them to graduate successfully.
As long as they achieved good results in other assessnts, they could pull up their final overall score......
“I feel like the academy’s Gauntlet Run exam is a bit too harsh this year,”
On the way back, Miko couldn’t help but say as she watched many dejected students.
Hearing this, Alicia replied: “It’s not just this year. Manacos’ graduation assessnts have been getting harsher every year in recent tis, and the number of people who fail to get their diplomas increases annually.”
“Huh? Why is the academy doing this?”
“Because Manacos needs mages who can truly handle all kinds of difficulties,”
Hulim answered Miko’s question.
“The world is becoming more and more dangerous. Earlier, a clerk from the Adventurers’ Guild told that the number of guard commissions at the guild increases almost every month—guard missions have even beco the most common type of task now.”
“No way—Is the situation that severe?”
“It is. In the current climate, ordinary people traveling without a guard are in great danger.”
“And Manacos’ goal is to train qualified mages. A qualified mage is naturally soone who doesn’t need to be guarded, but rather guards others.”
“Given the current environnt, even newly graduated students from the academy might not be able to travel alone. So the academy’s requirents for us are naturally getting higher and higher.”
“You should have seen that from this Gauntlet Run.”
“It tested almost every combat-related ability a person has. To be honest, even many veteran adventurers might not pass an assessnt of this level.”
“Huh, really? Is this year’s difficulty that high?!”
Miko was sowhat surprised, but then curiosity about sothing else tugged at her, and she couldn’t help but say:
“Do you think Hulim’s judgnt is a bit too sharp?”
“You didn’t even watch the others clear the checkpoints, yet you can make such a judgnt?”
“......Just pretend I guessed,”
Hulim said.
“G-Guessed?”
Miko was stunned for a mont, but quickly realized sothing.
“Really, Hulim—you’re just brushing off......”
“Alright, alright—let’s stop talking about the Gauntlet Run,”
Hulim quickly changed the subject.
“Instead of dwelling on the finished Gauntlet Run, we should focus on what’s ahead.”
“In a few days, it’ll be the final team competition, right?”
“That’s right,” Alicia nodded. “I rember the assessnt will take place in the Monster Great Forest.”
The Monster Great Forest......
Hulim thought.
Even the nearest Monster Great Forest is quite a distance from Langard.
It seems likely they’ll have to set up camp there.
“Miko, Alicia.”
“Be careful. If I’m not mistaken, this year’s team competition will be far more difficult and dangerous than previous years......”
...
...
Manacos Magic Academy.
Dean’s Office.
The white-haired Holstin looked at the man dressed entirely in black before him and spoke slowly:
“Teacher Grisa, would you lead the team for this year’s team competition?”
“If it is a request from Dean Holstin,”
Grisa replied indifferently,
“I have no objection.”
“Very well—then I’ll leave it to you~,”
Holstin smiled faintly.
His gaze then drifted to the ground at Grisa’s feet.
There, a shadow as dark and impenetrable as thick ink lingered.
“With the two of you, the students’ safety should be assured......”
...
One night.
The Monster Great Forest closest to Langard.
A large group of suspicious figures cloaked in black robes arrived here.
...
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