Before entering the forest some groups had come together forming a team among themselves so they could hunt together, many of them were at the lower rank.
Entering the forest was a little difficult for them because of the thick branches but after getting past the entrance, the inside was easy for them and like the beasts were already expecting them, as they got in they could see hundreds of komodo like beasts 10 metres away from them, the students were still together so they're about two hundred and fifty students now against 100 komodo like beasts.
The beasts stared at them with a battle look, many of the students stayed there motionless as sweat was running down their spine, some were already finding their way out as they were afraid of the beasts while the higher ranks readied their weapon but none of them move as they were all waiting for the first person to act because nobody wanted to be a sacrifice for others, none of them said anything and beasts were also waiting for them to attack. Timi and his group were the last to enter because they're planning to go on a separate way away from other students and seeing them on a sudden halt they quickly move forward.
"Beasts, they're much." Diana said as she was peeking from the side.
[Level 1 Komodo fly]
Using his Dragon sleuth skill he confirm that they were all level one but he was surprised for seeing another word.
'Fly? Aren't they reptiles?' He thought but looking at his front he could one of them sprouting out transparent paper like wings, it was light yellow and very transparent that they could see the other side through it, Timi was surprise because the beasts hadn't move an inch since they got there and seeing them move now but the next thing he heard was a piercing sound and black blood spreading out.
"Idan when did he move?" He look around and could only see Gary by his side, none of the other students had moved but all his group members except Gary had charged forward. Snapping out of his daze he also charge forward with his blades held out.
Two of the beasts had gone past the other three and move towards him, the beasts hadn't attack any of the students who were behind, they only attack people that attack them, as they got closer to him, he twisted his body with his blades held upward he sliced the two beasts in halves, the blade had gone through their body easily. But he was quite surprised not because the beasts were weak but he was expecting something after killing them.
'Huh? No exp, I guess I won't gain any for killing beast.' He thought as he charge forward slicing beasts that come over to him, he looked back and noticed that the other students hadn't moved and there were around thirty dead beasts on the floor which was just his work and his friends.
"You idiots, they're weak, are you just going to stand there." He shouted at the students as they just stood there motionless, hearing Timi talk like that they've all snapped out of their daze, if it's one of those other three they would think it's because they're strong but hearing Timi the assumed weakest student in the academy said those words, they all charge forward and the beasts also spread out attacking all the students in sight.
Some of them were having difficulty dealing with the beasts and they've gotten injured but for the stronger students it was a bit easy for them after twenty minutes or so, they've dealt with them, they we're all exhausted, the injured ones used the healing pills and after some rest they extracted the core. Timi and his group were the first to extract the core because after killing exactly 50 beasts they stopped fighting and left the other students do the work, Gary also get involved killing three beasts with a claw mark on his face, he got scratched by one of the beasts. They look at the beast core collected and felt like they're looking at a goldmine.
Idan killed total of 14, Diana and Temmy killed 12 each while Timi had killed 9 and Gary three, they collected everything together in the container given to them, the other students were still busy fighting the remaining beasts.
"Shouldn't we pack the bodies, we can sell them." Timi asked.
"Are you stupid, nobody will buy this from you they're all level 1 and useless, only the core will be useful." Diana said. Beasts are very useful for human race, their core are used in many ways for the survival of human race and their body is also useful, their body are used in carving.
"When we get to year two, we'll be allowed to hunt higher beasts and we can also bring their body back to school." Temmy said as they started going the other way leaving the other students to deal with the remaining beasts.
The students looked around after extracting the remaining core and they couldn't see the group of student who had boost their morale earlier. They extracted the core according to number of beasts they killed but there was still a little scuffle as some students claimed they couldn't find any core in the beast they killed that someone might have extracted it.
"Where did they go." A female student asked as she couldn't see the three main figure she was looking for.
"Aren't we going to part ways before, we were not meant to hunt together." A male student replied. "Who knows maybe they're the one who stole the core."
After their little rest they all parted ways going into different areas, some moves in ten, some moves in fifteen and twenty while some who believe they can face any challenge moves with their group of five.
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In the northern part of the city where the first set was to hunt, they've also enter the forest but this one was not like the other as this was at the main road and not as large as the other, people were passing by the side of the forest going into the city. Seeing an opening of a portal, people around quickly move away and the guards around the area readied their weapons but quickly withdrew as they spot the people coming out.
It's normal for a portal to open within a city as mages use a teleporter circle for quick transportation but people will still act like this just for cautious reason. An opening of portal within a city won't be detected by the magic detective wand as they call it but opening of portal from one city to another or one kingdom to another will be detected, so if they were to hunt in another city they will have to make use of the teleporter circle at the station.
The sergeants and teachers in this group don't need to build a camp as there was an abandoned building at the other side of the road, the building used to be an inn. After camping in the building the students entered the forest, it wasn't hard for them to get in as it was a free and not as thick like the other.
Blake and his group were with this set, as they got in the forest they didn't encounter the horde of beasts like the other set and every group had gone their separate ways, some groups had team up with another group in the same rank as them to hunt together.
Blake was biting his lips as he wasn't among the second set, he was praying to be in the same set with Timi's group, he had planned to get his revenge on Idan during this assessment.
"Don't worry, there will be another chance, let's just focuse on today's adventure." Jake said as he was calming him down.
They walk towards a bunch of dwarf trees and turn right, since they got to the forest they haven't encounter any beasts.
"Other students would have killed thousands of beasts by now and we haven't encounter one since." A boy with a doll like face complain.
"Calm down, that's why we are going deeper into the foresr so we could see many beasts." Jake said and like nature reacted to his words, coming out behind a leafy tree were five bug beasts, they were of the same size, a bit bigger than a basketball, they flew towards the group and Blake was ready to swing his chain before he felt a gust of wind past him.
"Let me deal with this." Jake said as he charged forward with his curved sword, this is his main weapon.
Swinging it upward towards one of the bugs, it was a few inches from it before the bug flew downward towards Jake's legs, it was ready to use its claw like feather to pierce his leg, the other students behind him had act quickly attacking the bug and killing it immediately.
"Thanks, I guess I might need your help." Jake said and other students charge forward, Blake was the only behind because he knew they can deal with it, the other three students were at the G rank while Blake and Jake were at the F rank, they faced the beasts one by one and Jake killed the one he faced with ease but it was a tough battle for the other three as the beasts' perspective was high and they attack perfectly at the right time.. After some minutes, the five beasts were killed and their core was extracted, the other three students were injured and after taking the healing pills they stood up.
"Let's move forw-" Blake was about to say before they saw a terrifying site up ahead them because coming out from behind the trees were about hundreds of the same beasts they just battle with, the other three students seeing this were already shaking as sweat was running down their spine.
"What should we do." One of them asked, but Blake and Jake stood calm although they've known them for long and be with since they got to the academy and they knew the two are not the type to get scared in any situation but the three are not getting a good feeling about this.