Lin Ling playfully stuck out her tongue, muttering softly, “But the teacher loves to ‘fish blast’ the most.”
“What did you say?” Aya Tone’s dangerous gaze landed squarely on her, a clear threat in her tone.
“Nothing, I said nothing at all!” Lin Ling instinctively shrank her neck, raising a hand to cover her mouth.
Aya Tone scoffed softly.
‘How could that be called ‘fishing blast’? She was clearly striving for the city’s stability, alright.’
“Let’s go. We don’t have much time this afternoon, so we need to make the most of it.”
Student groups working together, tactical arrangements – these weren’t simply decided on paper. They required extensive combat to hone and refine.
The afternoon hours were considerably shorter than the morning’s.
Time was pressing, and the tasks were arduous.
Move out!
****
In the Principal’s office, Deng Hongcheng sat steadily behind his desk, his usual gentle demeanor replaced by a resolute gaze fixed on Ying Li before him.
“I’ve told you, your abilities aren’t suited for that kind of teaching method.”
“That child’s power is far more comprehensive, which is why they were permitted. Do you understand?”
By the end, Deng Hongcheng’s tone had softened slightly.
During the meeting to discuss Aya Tone’s proposal, Ying Li had shown intense interest.
But her suggestions had all been rejected.
The reason was straightforward.
Ying Li excelled more at offense than defense.
She herself understood this point.
However, upon learning that Aya Tone had taken students into a dungeon for practical combat that morning, Ying Li could no longer restrain herself and sought him out once more.
Bracing her palms against the desk, Ying Li declared, “Practical combat is practical combat! Casualties are only natural!”
As someone capable of guarding an S-rank dungeon, Ying Li was naturally not a person of peaceful disposition.
Her unwavering belief had always been in the power of her fists!
She was convinced that only by traversing the line between life and death could one effectively unleash human potential.
Previously, no one had dared to set such a precedent.
Now that it had been established, she naturally wouldn’t proceed gradually.
Training was undeniably important, but learning how to confront an enemy was equally so.
“You… sigh…” Deng Hongcheng rubbed his aching brow.
While they had specifically selected children with strong combat desires during enrollment,
Regardless, these children were still too tender.
If he pushed too hard, too hastily…
Even steel, refined countless times, had its breaking point.
Much less these children who had only awakened their powers less than a year ago.
This was not the era of the Great Calamity.
Even if the number of dungeons on the national territory was increasing daily, it hadn’t yet reached the point where children needed to be sent into battle unprepared.
But… Vice Principal Ying Li…
This S-rank powerhouse…
As the principal, he had too many considerations, needing to balance multiple perspectives.
Ultimately, Deng Hongcheng made a concession.
“Next time you instruct, you may try it, but only on the condition that three teachers accompany you!”
As for why it had to be the next instructional period,
It was entirely because he needed to submit the practical combat results of the magic department students from this session.
Only by delivering a perfect report could he maneuver more effectively.
“Alright!”
Ying Li, having gotten the outcome she desired, left the principal’s office without a backward glance.
Watching Ying Li’s receding figure, Deng Hongcheng slumped into his chair as if his bones had vanished.
Unbeknownst to her, his back had been drenched in cold sweat while Ying Li’s gaze was fixed on him.
That unsettling sensation of being perceived as prey.
Although he knew she didn’t intend it, that subconscious aura still made him unable to meet her eyes directly.
Deng Hongcheng gasped for breath, sighing with genuine emotion.
The pressure of conversing with these S-rank powerhouses was truly immense.
Compared to them, that little demoness was practically a well-behaved child.
‘Hmm…’
‘Purely in terms of personality…’
‘He had heard that the Imperial Capital had been holding meetings for the past few days, with the little demoness as the focus of discussion.’
‘Apparently, it was because an S-rank dungeon in the Magic City had been destroyed.’
‘Calculating it, the number of S-rank dungeons destroyed by this little demoness had already reached three.’
‘Tsk, tsk, tsk.’
****
“Teacher! Help!”
Within a certain dungeon, a student, his magic power completely depleted, collapsed on the ground.
Around him, putrid ghostly hands writhed, a truly nauseating sight.
“Charge!”
Fire Wushuang, already prepared, commanded the monstrous beings beside her, swiftly eliminating the ghostly hands that were about to launch a successful sneak attack.
‘Yo-ho~’
Sitting on a small stool, Aya Tone raised an eyebrow.
‘My little sister, after a week apart, her control over magic has become even more proficient. Truly worthy of being an executive!’
‘The monstrous being she created dealt with the ghostly hands in just two moves. Impressive!’
‘Wait, no!’
She suddenly remembered something.
‘According to the setting, the strength of monster executives typically corresponds to the growth of the magical girl.’
‘Simply put, they are always just a little weaker than the magical girl.’
‘But there are four magical girls here now. I wonder if my little sister will follow the setting, and if she were to face me…’
‘Oh-ho-ho…’
‘The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed.’
‘That demonic vine from last time, she remembered it vividly.’
“Little sister, don’t kill all the monsters! If you kill them all, what will they fight?”
Just as Aya Tone’s mind wandered, the monstrous being summoned by Fire Wushuang, somehow, began to relentlessly pursue and slaughter the remaining monsters.
Its speed was astonishing; in the blink of an eye, the dungeon core was shattered.
The entire dungeon immediately began to show signs of collapse.
“Sis! Take it easy!” Aya Tone’s small face fell.
Because they were bringing students for practical combat, the guild had only allocated four relatively safe dungeons.
Two for each class.
It was a bit few, but better than none.
But with Fire Wushuang’s antics… they were all… dismissed early!??
‘Hmm…?’
Aya Tone suddenly froze, her eyes lighting up.
‘Perhaps this isn’t so bad after all.’
“Quick, quick, quick! Learn how to gather resources and leave before the dungeon collapses!”
The collapse speed of E-rank dungeons was too fast; they had to act quickly.
Everyone watched the teleportation array finally dissolve into points of light.
The injuries sustained during the battle no longer seemed so painful at this moment.
“Okay, class dismissed!” Aya Tone rubbed her hands together. “Another three hundred thousand in hand. Yes!”
“You’ll take the bus back later. I won’t be returning with you.”
“Teacher, aren’t you going back to school?”
Aya Tone pouted. ‘Class was over, so of course she was going home.’ But what she said aloud was, “I still have matters to attend to. You all head back.”
“Teacher, please come back with us,” the students pleaded reluctantly.
However, urged on by Aya Tone, they boarded the large bus returning to school.
“Ah, such good students.” Looking at their reluctant eyes, Aya Tone sniffed, touched.
‘So moving…’
“Teacher Aya, I feel like they’re panicking about something?” A soldier, responsible for cleanup, pointed to the students inside the bus, clutching their seatbelts tightly.
“No, they’re not,” Aya Tone said, waving her small hand, trying to mask her embarrassment.
As the accelerator was pressed, the bus instantly transformed into a beast, tearing through the air ahead.
‘Secret Technique: Eject Start!’
“This bus… it hasn’t been modified, has it?”
Aya Tone broke into a cold sweat. “It shouldn’t have been…”
She wasn’t entirely sure either.
‘Anyway, in Xiao Ming’s hands, it always drives at sports car speeds. She didn’t understand it.’
“How about we call the police to check?”
“Are you serious?” The soldier was dumbfounded.
There were videos online of people righteously turning in their own relatives, but this was the first time he’d seen someone report their own school bus to the police.
“Just kidding.”
‘Yes, just kidding.’
‘But—I want to try it.’
‘Heh~’
Well that’s dangerous