Chapter 62：Dangerous bugs (1/2)

After the group leaders were decided, Lancy called them over and handed them a small wooden object. It was about the same size as a pen with a small crystal attached to the top.

”Please keep this on you at all times, if your group are in any trouble or are facing any danger blow on the wooden pipe. This is a magic whistle that is linked to a device I hold. once the whistle has been blown, I will come to help you as soon as possible.”

There were eight groups in total with eight members. Everyone checked one last time that they had everything they needed and began to enter the forest. We were given a total of five hours to hunt. Then we were to come back and meet Lancy at the entrance of the forest.

As our group was entering the forest Lancy looked over in my direction and said, ”Remember, anything can get you in the forest.”

As his head turned away I managed to catch a slight smile.

I could feel the intent behind the words, they weren't words of caution but a threat.

Our group began to move into the forest leaving tracks behind to know what ground we had covered. We were taught as first-years how to mark your way and not get lost. As we passed trees we would leave a unique mark for our group.

”I hate that Lancy guy,” Monk said.

Martha went to rub Monk's head.

”Don't worry about him too much, we need to focus on the goal. Do you know what they call this forest?”

Monk shook his head.

”It's known as insect forest.”

”I hate bug's” Kyle started to scratch himself as if something was crawling on his body.

Dan started to chuckle.

”Oh please, as if any insect could hurt us.”

Just as Dan had spoken those words, a giant ladybug the size of a football came out from behind a tree.

Slyvia drew her sword and shouted.

”Everyone ready for battle, insects might be weak but they fight in groups!”

Suddenly, around twenty ladybugs had come from behind the trees. Martha was the quickest to react shooting down one of them with an arrow, the arrow went straight through its body nailing it to a tree. The rest of the ladybugs quickly swarmed towards us.

The group was dealing with the ladybugs well. Ian had joined the axe club in the end. At looking at him now it suited him. In each hand he held an axe, as a ladybug came towards him he attacked making an x shape with the two axes, completely slicing the ladybug apart.

Dan was using his spear, with every stab the ladybug would simply fly and avoid it, Dan got frustrated and ended up just chucking it at the ladybug quickly ending its life.

Monk was nowhere to be seen, I couldn't tell where he went, he had improved his footwork once again but this was a good sign. If I couldn't tell where Monk was, then the ladybugs definitely couldn't.

Kyle was acting like a madman, cursing at the bugs family as he attacked as if it could understand him.

”I can't believe your mum made such a creepy thing like you.”