Chapter 114 | The Otherworld Journey That Starts From a Slime

The students had ten minutes to hide. After that, the golems would set out to find them.

“Spread out. That way, our tracks won't be concentrated in one place, and we won't be found as quickly,” one student suggested.

The others immediately nodded in agreement. They split into small groups and dispersed, which minimized their tracks while ensuring they could still look out for one another.

Lina, Samanra, and their companion formed a group with Renomon and Copico.

As they ran deeper into the forest, they discussed their situation.

“How do you think Boss Ye set up the traps?” Copico asked. “Do you think he chose spots near water sources? Or maybe under the trees?”

“I think...” Lina shook her head. “Given Boss Ye's casting speed, the entire forest training ground is probably a trap.”

The scene from earlier was still fresh in their minds. Zhang Ye's casting speed was terrifying. At that pace, he could set trap magic circles while running. Basically, wherever he went, traps followed.

“Uh...” Everyone was stunned.

However, Lina smiled. “But Boss Ye is a good guy. He definitely won't leave us without a way out...”

Before she could finish her sentence, Lina stepped right onto a trap magic circle.

Because they were focused on talking, none of them had been paying attention. By the time they noticed, it was too late.

A green magic circle appeared beneath Lina’s feet. Simultaneously, vines sprouted from the circle, binding Lina tightly.

“Eek!” Lina cried out as she was instantly wrapped up like a cocoon.

The group was startled. They immediately expanded their Divine Sense to perceive their surroundings and discovered that they were surrounded by trap magic circles. There was one almost every two or three steps—it was more densely packed than Teemo’s mushroom field!

Everyone: “...”

The sight of the dense minefield of traps made everyone’s skin crawl.

However, a moment later, the vines dissolved into mana fragments and quickly dissipated.

“Eh?” Everyone was baffled.

Given the strength of that binding magic, it should have held Lina for at least ten seconds, yet the magic circle had vanished in less than three.

Furthermore, the dissipating mana fragments formed words in the air.

“Use the magic circles against the golems.”

Seeing this, looks of joy appeared on their faces.

Lina said happily, “I told you Boss Ye was a good guy!”

The others nodded excitedly.

At this point, everyone understood that Zhang Ye was helping them.

These trap magic circles would be a nuisance to them, but they could also provide assistance.

The benefits far outweighed the drawbacks!

Under Zhang Ye’s control, the effects these circles had on the students were weakened countless times over. However, if a golem stepped on one, it would trigger with its full intended power!

This wasn't setting traps; this was a delivery of warmth and support!

Although there were many magic circles around, there was enough space left for the students to pass through.

Of course, since the range of the trap magic circles varied and Zhang Ye had set so many, it was easy for someone to accidentally trigger one.

And it wasn't just on the ground—there were traps in the trees, everywhere. Looking across the entire forest, there were likely thousands, if not tens of thousands, of traps!

It was hard to imagine Zhang Ye possessed such a massive amount of mana.

In reality, while Zhang Ye’s mana pool was indeed vast, this was mostly due to his rapid mana regeneration.

Half an hour of high-speed regeneration was more than enough for Zhang Ye to release this many spells.

The other students also began encountering the traps.

When they first triggered a trap and saw how many more were around them, they were fuming.

Are you planting rice? Why are there so many traps?!

But they soon discovered that the effects of these traps had been artificially weakened. Especially after the characters formed by mana fragments appeared, everyone understood.

Zhang Ye was helping them!

In an instant, their anger vanished, replaced by pleasant surprise and goodwill.

They had originally thought Zhang Ye would try to annoy them like before, but it seemed they had been judging a noble heart with their own petty suspicions.

The students moved quickly through the forest. Occasionally triggering a trap was no big deal. On the contrary, they were looking forward to seeing the golems step on them.

After all, golems weren't like humans; they wouldn't actively sense or avoid traps.

They would surely just charge straight through. Even if the traps were weakened, hitting so many would still be a major headache for them.

If nothing else, these traps would delay the golems for a long time.

Soon, the golems were deployed. The groups of students immediately hid and observed from the shadows.

Before long, a golem entered a student’s field of vision.

The student was excited, anticipating what was about to happen.

Sure enough, the golem didn't hesitate at all and stepped directly into a trap.

Instantly, the trap erupted into a powerful whirlwind, spinning the golem up into the air.

The student was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

These traps were so user-friendly?!

They had minimal effect on people, but triggered with full power against golems?!

This was amazing!

The Class Monitor really is a good man!

Similar scenes played out all over the forest. Everyone discovered the brilliance of Zhang Ye’s traps and praised him one after another.

In an instant, Zhang Ye was issued countless “Good Person cards.”

If Zhang Ye knew, he would probably call them out for being so cliché.

Leona stood with her arms crossed. Naturally, all of this was within her perception.

She couldn't help but laugh and shake her head.

This brat... she told him to set traps, and he went and filled the entire map. But instead of targeting the students, he targeted the golems. This blatant assistance was clearly a challenge to her.

“I’m going to give him a good roughing up later,” Leona said. Then, with a wave of her hand, the golems’ eyes flashed.

Since Zhang Ye was helping the students, Leona naturally had to increase the difficulty.

Thus, the golems took to the air.

However, just as one golem ascended, it slammed into a magic circle in mid-air. The magic circle revealed itself, instantly extending countless shackles that bound the golem tight.

Leona: (╬Ծ‸Ծ๑)

Zhang Ye, who was observing from hiding, also saw this. He slapped his thigh and laughed loudly. “Didn't expect that, did you, Big Nana? I set traps in the air too!”

How could one set traps in the air without a medium?

Of course it was possible!

Zhang Ye directly compressed the air to increase its density until it met the requirements for a magic circle medium. Then, he used mana membranes to seal them in place.

There weren't many of these circles—only about three hundred—but they were perfect for restricting the golems!

Standing beside him, Nan couldn't help but ask, “Aren't you afraid the Mentor will punish you?”

“No way. Big Nana adores me so much...” Zhang Ye laughed, but before he could finish, he felt a chill down his spine.

Nan’s expression also changed slightly as he looked behind Zhang Ye.

Zhang Ye subconsciously swallowed hard and mechanically turned around. Seeing the smiling Leona, he froze for a moment before stammering, “She... she adores me, right?”

Leona grinned. “That’s right! I’ll adore the life out of you!”

With that, she reached out, hooked her arm around Zhang Ye’s neck, and pulled him close. Her other hand balled into a fist, which she proceeded to grind forcefully into his temple.

Zhang Ye could feel the fullness of Leona’s chest pressed against his back, but he had no time for straying thoughts.

“Ow, ow, ow, ow!” Zhang Ye immediately started howling and struggling. However, his strength was no match for Leona’s. He could only look to Nan for help.

“Nan, save me!”

Seeing this, Nan very tactfully turned his head away, ignoring the plea for help.

Leona: “Didn't you want me to adore you? I’m happy to oblige!”

“Does it feel good? Does it?!”

Zhang Ye wanted to cry.

Was this the kind of 'adoring' I was talking about?!

After bullying Zhang Ye for a good while, Leona finally let him go, satisfied. Zhang Ye lay sprawled on the tree branch like a dead dog, his limbs still twitching.

“I told you to make it harder for them, and you went and made it harder for me. You really are something!” Leona said, arms crossed.

Zhang Ye scrambled up with a sheepish grin. “There’s difficulty too. I mixed in some magic circles that haven't had their effects changed. If they step on those, they’ll suffer the full force.”