95 Chapter 95: Forest Training (2/2)
Then again, my role wasn't to rack up the kill count, but to provide long-ranged support and snipe whatever monster the trio failed to catch sight of. In the worst case scenario, I could summon my Stellar Guardians, but so far we didn't need them. Just my regular Constellation spirits were enough to stomp the low-ranked monsters, and since we avoided the mid-ranked monsters, I ended up not summoning my big guys.
”…”
Lost in my thoughts, I almost didn't notice the movement to the left. Immediately summoning Orion, I notched a few magical arrows to my Constellation bow and took aim.
A few tense moments later, a Snow Rabbit poked its head out. It stared at me, and then hid under the bush again. There was some rustling, and then it was gone.
I released the breath I had been holding the entire time, and then shook my head. It was stupid to jump at shadows.
”…well, I can't let my guard down.”
Honestly, I doubted there would be a foreign group coming to the forest and trying to assassinate us, either by setting a horde of mutated beasts on us or slitting our throats with their own knives. What, you think Lin Zhan Long was going to hire assassins? Where was he going to get the money from? His parents? Then what was he supposed to tell his parents? ”Dad, Mom, I need some cash to hire assassins to kill a few schoolmates!”
Don't be ridiculous.
On the other hand, I was aware that they would try something, which was why I remained vigilant. While they certainly weren't going to do something as blatant and cliché as hiring criminals, assassins or murderers, they still held a grudge against us, and would definitely find a way to seek revenge. They definitely couldn't attack us directly, which meant the only recourse they had was to exploit the opportunity while we were in Sen Lin Forest to provoke high-ranked monsters into our paths to attack us, and make our deaths at its claws look like a training accident.
That was why I maintained vigilance. Unfortunately, I couldn't maintain my summoned spirits while I was asleep, or I would have just summoned a Constellation spirit and have him watch our area 24/7. Not only would the Constellation spirit disappear the moment I dozed off, fell asleep or lost consciousness, he would require me to expend a lot of mana just to maintain his existence for an extended period of time. Mana I couldn't afford to carelessly spend, not when I had to consider the possibility of combat inside Sen Lin Forest.
So I had to do this the hard way.
Fortunately, I was able to share the burden with my dependable comrades. Without them, I would never have passed the first day in the forest by myself.
While thinking that, I suddenly caught sight of something sparkling in the distance. Frowning, I squinted there, but decided not to wake up my friends. I should take note and keep track of the direction in which it was located, and tell them about it the next morning, before we set off.
Curious, I opened up the map program in my smartphone and triangulated it. The sparkling object seemed to be located in the spot that was marked as the position of the mission token.
Excitement grew in my chest. This meant we were close to achieving our objective!
”…”
However, I had to calm down. This was a training exercise. A kind of test. In other words, it wasn't going to be simple.
Feng Hai and the other instructors definitely set up traps and obstacles around the mission token. So we couldn't just charge straight in and grab it. we had to be careful…reconnoiter the area, detect whatever traps lay in the location, deactivate or avoid them, and grab the thing, and then escape from whatever traps we had yet to deactivate. Probably there was a monster or two guarding the mission token (no, the instructors didn't tame or summon the monsters – they just placed the damned token inside the monster's nest), so combat would be inevitable.
At this rate, Lin Zhan Long and his cronies didn't have to do anything…
*
”So what's the plan, boss?”
Unlike Terence, Lin Zhan Long and Adam were left back in the academy while the remaining fifteen students attended the training camp.
Lin Zhan Long gave Adam a withering stare.
”What plan?”
”You know…the plan to kill the other students!”
”SH!” Lin Zhan Long hushed him, and then glanced around worriedly. Glaring at his lackey, he scowled. ”Shut up! Don't talk about that in the open!”
”Sorry, boss.” Adam looked a little abashed. Lin Zhan Long sighed and shook his head.
”Anyway, I don't really have a plan. Do you think I'm a murderer or something? I just want to teach those guys a lesson. Maybe get them seriously wounded in an accident. But kill them? What the hell is wrong with you? Are you some antagonist character in a web novel or something? What kind of high school student hires assassins and tries to murder his schoolmates over a trivial schoolyard feud?! Just scare them, beat them up, and they won't dare to defy us again! Is there a need to kill them?! Are you an idiot?!”
”…sorry, boss. I wasn't thinking straight.” Adam looked ashamed of himself.
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”Anyway, since we aren't allowed into the training camp, we can't do anything there. Terence offered to help, but…” he shook his head. ”Even for him, there's nothing much he can do. He has his own training mission to complete, and Harrison is keeping a tight leash on him.” Lin Zhan Long looked bitter. ”I know you're impatient to have your revenge, but endure for now. Once they return from the training camp, I'm sure we will have more opportunities.”
That was a complete 180 degrees from what he discussed with his lackeys after the karaoke party a week ago, but at that time the moron was under the influence of alcohol. Now that he had sobered up, he could think through things more rationally and calmly.
”But make no mistake,” Lin Zhan Long growled, giving the depressed Adam assurances. ”We will still be having our revenge. It's just a matter of time.” He grinned sinisterly. ”All we need to do is an opportunity to create an 'accident' – and no one will suspect anything.”
”You're really smart, boss!”
The two losers began laughing at what they thought was a foolproof, but in actual fact was a pathetic plan of revenge.