Chapter 115 | The Otherworld Journey That Starts From a Slime

In the forest.

“Lina, look out!” Samanra shouted, simultaneously unleashing a whirlwind that sent a golem charging at Lina flying into the sky.

Lina quickly used Blink to appear behind Samanra. Patting her chest, she said, “That scared me to death. Thank you, Sister Samanra.”

Samanra nodded. “The golems can suddenly fly now, and they’re even setting up ambushes. We have to keep our perception active at all times!”

The others nodded, their hearts still racing.

Because of Zhang Ye, Leona had increased the difficulty. She was now controlling the golems to fly and execute tactical coordination. Just moments ago, a golem had burst out from underground and nearly caught Lina, forcing everyone to keep their Divine Sense expanded constantly.

Although this heavily consumed their mental strength, they had no other choice.

Suddenly, a roar echoed from the distance. Ten golems flew toward them, heading straight for the group!

Seeing this, the group immediately prepared to flee, only to hear the roar of flying golems from behind as well. Another twenty golems were closing in.

A pincer attack!

As they closed in, the thirty golems dispersed to form a perimeter, slowly shrinking the circle!

Everyone was shocked.

“We’re surrounded!” Copico cried. “What do we do? Should we try to break through?”

“Thirty golems... it’ll be hard to break through,” Renomon said, scanning their surroundings.

As Leona’s younger brother, Renomon was clearly receiving “special attention.”

Sure enough, as soon as he spoke, eight of the golems began to glow. They spread out, magic circles appearing on their bodies. Strands of magic shackles extended from the circles, linking the golems together.

Once the magic shackles were connected, massive rectangular barriers formed between the golems, firmly trapping the group inside!

Every direction except the ground was completely blocked off!

The remaining twenty-two golems then charged toward the group.

“We have to fight!” Renomon shouted. “Everyone, bunch up!”

Everyone immediately stood back-to-back, facing the surrounding golems with grim expressions.

The golems might not be as fast as the students or possess the same level of combat techniques, but they were durable, powerful, tireless, and equipped with built-in magic circles. As long as the mana in their magic cores wasn't exhausted, they could keep casting indefinitely. They were incredibly troublesome!

Renomon could handle a Tier Ten early stage Rock Beast, but golems working in coordination were far more difficult to deal with than a lone beast.

Just as the group thought a fierce battle was about to begin, Lina accidentally stepped on a small flower on the ground.

Immediately, a large hole opened up beneath them. With a chorus of cries, the entire group fell into the pit.

The opening then automatically sealed itself, and another small flower sprouted in its place.

Golems: “...”

Lacking true intelligence, they only knew they were supposed to capture the students. At this moment, however, they were at a loss. They could only stand there in a daze, staring blankly at the bright red flower swaying in the wind.

Observing from a distance, Leona: “...”

She turned to look at Zhang Ye. He gave an awkward smile. “The Tunnel Warfare Joint Formation... counts as a trap too, right?”

Without a word, Leona put Zhang Ye in a headlock and proceeded to grind her fist into his temple. “Right! You really are something! You truly are something else!”

“Ow, ow, ow! It hurts!”

Helplessly, Leona could only issue a new command, ordering the golems to dig underground.

Meanwhile, the group underground was looking around in confusion.

Lina’s eyes lit up. “It’s Brother Ye!”

“Brother Ye is helping us!”

Looking at the tunnels leading in all directions, Renomon couldn’t help but laugh. “As expected of Brother Ye!”

Samanra also smiled. “Let’s move. We can’t let Ye’s kindness go to waste.”

“Right!” Everyone nodded and scurried into the escape tunnels.

A moment later, the golems reached the underground area.

However, Zhang Ye had extended the Tunnel Warfare Joint Formation nearly a hundred meters deep. By the time the golems dug down, the group was long gone.

Leona couldn't resist putting Zhang Ye in another headlock and giving him a thorough noogie.

In this manner, relying on Zhang Ye’s “traps,” the students maneuvered through the forest with ease. The golems came close to catching them many times, only for the students to slip away thanks to Zhang Ye’s traps.

Only a few unlucky ones who triggered magic circles that didn't leak mana or hadn't had their power reduced were successfully caught by the golems.

Soon, the game was over. Out of the forty-eight students, only ten had been caught; the rest had successfully evaded pursuit.

Leona massaged her forehead.

According to her original plan, at least half the students should have been caught. But because of this brat Zhang Ye...

The group assembled. This time, the looks the students directed at Zhang Ye held less hostility and more gratitude and goodwill.

If not for Zhang Ye, most of them would have fallen into the golems' hands like those ten others.

For a moment, they suddenly felt that having Zhang Ye as their Class Monitor was actually quite nice.

Even the ten students who had been caught had no lingering resentment toward Zhang Ye, as they had also been saved by his traps several times before their eventual capture.

Leona looked at the group and said, “Today’s training ends here. The ten who were caught don't need to undergo further training either.”

The students were overjoyed to hear this.

However, Leona then added, “You were all able to escape, and I’m sure you know because of whom.”

“Have you ever thought about how many of you would have been caught without his help?”

“On a real battlefield, who do you expect to help you like he did?”

“So, I hope you remember: never think about relying on others at any time!”

“The only person you can rely on is yourself!”

“Even though most of you passed this training, I’m still very annoyed!”

“Therefore... Little Ye, step forward!”

“Eh!” Zhang Ye immediately hopped out.

“Since you love helping them so much, you can complete today’s training on their behalf!”

“Tenfold training volume!”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ye gave a bitter smile and nodded. “Yes!”

Everyone felt a bit uneasy hearing this.

After all, Zhang Ye was being punished because he had helped them.

At that moment, Nan slowly walked up to Zhang Ye’s side. “Count me in for a share.”

Seeing this, Zhang Ye was moved to tears. “A-Nan...”

Nan glanced at him before speaking to Leona. “I’ll do tenfold as well. Can he do twentyfold?”

Zhang Ye: “...”

Leona couldn't help but burst out laughing at the sight. “Deal!”

Zhang Ye clutched his chest in mock agony. “So much for love... so much for love...”

Lina bit her lip and stepped forward. “I’ll go with Brother Ye!”

“Me too!” Renomon added.

Samanra and her two companions also stepped forward. “Same here.”

Seeing everyone like this, Copico sighed. “Then I guess I’ll join too...”

Seeing the group’s solidarity, a brilliant smile instantly appeared on Zhang Ye’s face. “Hahaha, you guys are truly loyal!”

Samanra smiled. “Without you, we most likely would have been caught. This is only right.”

Against thirty golems, even though they were powerful, only Samanra and Renomon were truly top-tier. Most of the others would have been caught, and they all knew it.

Seeing this, Leona waved them off. “Stop trying to join the fun. Just those two. The rest of you, take your magic crystals and dismiss!”

With that, she left a pile of magic crystals behind and vanished, taking Zhang Ye and Nan with her. The group was startled and immediately tried to follow, but there was no trail to pick up.

Leona was a Saint-tier; they couldn't possibly track her mana signature.

“Knowing my big sister’s personality, Brother Ye is in for it...” Renomon sighed.

Lina was worried sick. “Brother Ye...”

Samanra shook her head. “Let’s go. We’ll talk when Ye gets back.”

On the other side, Zhang Ye stared blankly at the hundred golems in front of him. “So... I have to fight these hundred golems?”

Leona nodded. “That’s right!”

Zhang Ye looked at her with teary eyes. “That’s a bit much, isn't it, Big Nana...?”

Leona grinned. “It’s exactly enough!”

“Weren't you acting all capable? Besides, this is for your own good. If you can defeat a hundred golems working in coordination, you can certainly defeat a hundred Tier Nine opponents. This is to temper you.”