Volume 3 Chapter 160

Volume 3 + Chapter 160: Taking The Head Amidst Ten Thousand Troops

Everyone arrived at the city wall of Laurel City.

Each person clearly saw the situation outside the city—there were about a dozen mutated magical beasts.

These mutated magical beasts were different from ordinary magical beasts, abnormally fierce.

Their bodies were tainted with the aura of calamity, which could drive originally aggressive magical beasts into a frenzied state and even enhance their inherent abilities.

For example, an ordinary magical beast like a wild boar could be handled by a single Bronze-ranked adventurer.

But if a magical beast mutated after being tainted by the aura of calamity, even a Silver-ranked adventuring party would be easily crushed and wiped out.

Now, seeing so many mutated magical beasts outside the city, it was normal that the two students from Laurel Academy escorting the caravan earlier were unable to resist.

“Mr. Biden, you should be an expert in calamities, right?” The Sword Saint stood beside Biden and asked.

“Of course!”

Biden nodded, feeling proud of himself.

“I have studied calamities for decades, and within Laurel Academy, no one understands calamities more deeply than I do!”

“What level of calamity is this?”

“Well…” Biden paused. “Actually, at this level, ordinary students of our Laurel Academy cannot handle it. The ones injured earlier were ordinary students. We would need special personnel from the Calamity Response Department. However, compared to the mutated magical beasts the headmasters are currently clearing on the border, this is really nothing.”

“So, you’re saying there’s no need for me to make a move?” The Sword Saint asked.

“Of course, this level of calamity is like taking something from a bag for us at Laurel Academy!”

Biden waved his hand grandly, full of pride.

“Lord Sword Saint, just watch how we deal with these calamities!”

…

Biden led people down from the city wall to the front of Laurel City.

“Roar ahhh!! Roar roar roar!!”

The terrifying mutated magical beasts roared angrily at the crowd and kept charging forward, but it was as if they crashed into air, repeatedly falling to the ground.

“Don’t panic, everyone. The city gate of Laurel City is made of a magical barrier, possessing extremely high physical and magical resistance. As long as we stand behind the invisible gate, they can’t do anything to us,” Biden said. “The magical barrier of the gate was personally reinforced and perfected by me—it’s impossible to break.”

“I see! No wonder those monsters can’t get in!”

“Mr. Biden is a great mage of the human race. This gate is absolutely trustworthy.”

“That means we can safely fight those mutated magical beasts.”

“Yes. Everyone, listen to my command. You are all elites of your respective years. Now is the time to show your performance—don’t embarrass yourselves in front of Lord Sword Saint.”

Under Biden’s command, the outstanding upper-year students formed up, ready to charge out of the city gate.

Among the senior teachers, only Biden and Hill were here. To be safe, the other senior teachers stayed on standby inside the city.

Including the selected excellent students, plus other regular teachers and security personnel, there were nearly fifty people in total.

“Let me show you my strength! I will lead the charge!”

Albert raised a greatsword confidently.

“Albert, be careful,” Hill reminded.

“Don’t worry, Teacher Hill! I’ve faced calamities nine thousand times more terrifying than this. This won’t stop me!” Albert’s fighting spirit soared.

Xia Yi felt something strange.

If it were this level of mutated magical beasts, she wouldn’t even need the Holy Sword—just swinging her Rose Staff and tossing a few spells would take care of them.

They were not a threat at all.

Compared to what she had faced back then in Golde, the difference was like heaven and earth.

She couldn’t understand why, at such a childish level, the Witch acted so confident, so certain that she could bring calamity to Laurel Academy.

Even boasting that she would make Xia Yi experience the same despair as her back then—the feeling of helplessness before calamity…

And the result? Just sending out a dozen small fry?

No, that’s not right.

“Teacher Biden!!”

Xia Yi ran to Biden’s side.

“Quickly, have everyone fall back!”

“What?”

Biden frowned when he heard this.

“What nonsense are you talking about!!”

“With the Witch’s ability, she couldn’t have sent only these mutated magical beasts. I think we should pull everyone back and defend from inside Laurel City. Better to be cautious.” Xia Yi suggested.

“With enemies at this level, and you want us to flee before the battle?”

Biden was furious and almost pointed at Xia Yi’s nose to curse her out on the spot.

“You’re just a poor student who only knows how to boost others’ morale while killing your own. If you’re this cowardly, you shouldn’t have come along!”

“I really think something’s off.”

“Are you a traitor? Planning to defect to the Witch and become a calamity traitor?”

“Huh?”

Xia Yi was dumbfounded.

Calamity traitor? What’s that?

“I’m not!”

“Then shut your mouth! If you dare say more words to spread panic, I’ll treat you as a calamity traitor and expel you on the spot!” Biden roared.

Xia Yi was utterly helpless and could only step aside.

Why did it feel like Biden had such a grudge against her?

“……”

The Sword Saint narrowed his eyes, silently observing Xia Yi all along. He increasingly felt that this girl was fundamentally different from the others.

But he couldn’t quite pinpoint what this difference was.

“We can’t let these monsters run wild on Laurel Academy’s territory any longer!”

Biden began chanting magic, drawing in the mana from the air. His staff shone with dazzling blue and white light.

“Lightning Barricade!”

A blinding wall of lightning surged forward, just covering the dozen or so mutated magical beasts outside, filling the air with crackling light.

“Roaaaarrrr!”

The lightning magic left the mutated magical beasts paralyzed for a moment.

“Now!!”

Albert was the first to cross the invisible gate.

He rushed up to the mutated magical beast, raised his greatsword, and slashed at its neck.

“So hard!!”

Albert’s greatsword didn’t cut through the mutated magical beast’s neck—it got stuck in its tough muscles.

The body strength of this mutated magical beast was indeed incomparable to that of an ordinary magical beast.

“Damn it, the mutated magical beast is recovering! Albert, we’re coming to help!!” the other excellent students shouted.

The mutated magical beast’s eyes glowed red, its arms trembling as it prepared to lift them and crush Albert’s head.

But then—

“Watch me take the head amidst ten thousand troops!”

Albert drew a one-handed sword from behind his back, swung it, channeled his strength, and struck the greatsword embedded in the beast’s neck.

With a burst of power, the greatsword was driven forward, and along with it, the mutated magical beast’s head was severed!

The mutated magical beast crashed to the ground.

“Albert, you’re amazing!!”

No one expected Albert to actually take down the mutated magical beast. Truly worthy of being an outstanding representative of the upper years, he boosted everyone’s morale.

An opening hand of pure victory!

“Hmph, see that, poor student? Just this level of mutated magical beast—huh?”

Biden had just turned to give Xia Yi a smug look and mock her harshly, but when he looked back, the little loli was gone?