Chapter 28 - The Big Three (1/2)

The sun was rising quickly, I needed to rush back to camp before anyone would notice that I had disappeared. I Rushed through the swamp as fast as I could.

Using the dragon eyes skill allowed me to select the best path and see what was good foothold to stand on making my journey back quicker.

I arrived at camp and had managed to sneak into my tent just before the sun had risen. I didn't know how much time I had left. I went to close my eyes and a few seconds later.

Bang* Bang*

”Rise and shine you lazy bumps, time to get moving!” Lanon shouted.

My eyelids felt like they were made of lead, bags started to appear under my eyes. I had only managed to close my eyes for a few seconds before hearing the banging. On top of that, I had been hunting all day. I simply had no energy left to do anything.

Gary woke up stretching his arms like he had just had the best sleep of his life. For some reason, this scene really annoyed me.

”Woah what happened to you, did you see a ghost or something?”

Gary couldn't help but look at my bloodshot eyes.

”I couldn't sleep last night.”

The group packed their belongings and continued to journey through the swamp. The swamp had a pathway that was mostly made of dirt and gravel but was incredibly narrow. It was just big enough to fit the carriages on. While each side was covered in swamp water.

While riding on the carriage I kept nodding in and out of sleep. It wasn't exactly the most pleasant ride, for the road was full of bumps.

The path became quite smooth for a short while, so I managed to fall asleep for a little bit.

Suddenly Lanon started Yelling out loud.

”Prepare for battle, we are under attack!”

Everyone quickly left the carriage and headed into the swamp. The group formed a circle with their backs towards the carriage. Thankfully the swamp wasn't too deep. The muddy water came up to the top of our boots. Still, it would slow down our movements and give our enemies an advantage.

Looking around me I could see a rainbow of different emotions. Some students were scared, shaking, most likely never fought a magical beast before. While others were excited and ready to prove themselves in front of the other knights and Wilfred.

Wilfred was calm on the other hand and moved back towards the middle of the circle as if to keep an eye on everyone. Me, well I was tired, I had stayed up the whole night fighting creatures until I couldn't count anymore. It was a struggle just to keep my eyes open.

I had cast my dragon eyes skill and the creatures surrounding us were of the basic tier so I knew I didn't have to worry. I put my sword away and started to head back towards the carriage.

It was not worth my time to deal with this.

”What are you doing, we need to stay in formation” a student shouted at me.

”There just basic tier beasts, you need no help of mine.” I carried on walking and leant my back against one of the carriages observing everyone, similar to Wilfred.