Elite Mages’ Academy (Web Novel)

Chapter 229: Resurrection?

Even if those monitors were anxious to see Xiao Lin, they had to admit that their results would have paled in comparison to him if they were the ones fighting the orc commander.

The previous landfall battle might have increased their confidence, but it was starting to shatter a little after facing the orcs’ strength. Although they were not afraid, they realized that their rash siege was somewhat reckless, and at the very least, they did not feel entirely prepared for it.

At that time, Xiao Lin—who had been stalling the orc commander—had been defeated. They all had a sudden realization and came to a very pessimistic conclusion: the hundred or so people that arrived could not possibly subdue the orc commander effectively. One wrong move and they might even be destroyed right there, and that was definitely not the conclusion they were looking to get.

Several monitors exchanged glances with each other for a while, and that woman’s final suggestion to retreat immediately received the approval of several other people. However, Cheng Ming’s popularity made him the temporary commanding officer of the assault team, and everyone ended up shifting their gazes toward him.

“NO!” Cheng Ming was helpless and angry. He was an earnest person who most certainly would not decide to abandon his teammates on the battlefield, especially when his comrade had been killed right in front of his own eyes. Despite knowing that a death in the exam only deducted 10 years out of a person’s life span, he still could not help but blame himself for it.

“Don’t be stupid! You can’t beat him! You’ve seen how strong that orc is. His explosive power is too high and he surpasses us in both speed and strength!”

“We’ve been beaten! I think we should call Chen Dao and Gu Xiaoyue over next time. Spell attacks are probably the only attacks that can have an effect on the orc.”

Although Cheng Ming’s stubbornness gave them the urge to roll their eyes, none of the others turned around and ran away after remembering how they all got along those few days. At the sight of the orc commander’s impending approach however, they persuaded Cheng Ming more and more as they became more anxious. Once the orc reached them, they might not stand a chance to run even if they wanted to.

Cheng Ming could naturally tell that the situation was not in his favor. It was very likely that all of them would die there, and even though the monthly exam was a joint battle consisting of all 12 classes, the total number of students was actually less than 800. If the main force of a hundred people, including the few acting monitors and instructors, were lost, there was practically no need to continue with the exam and they might as well just give up altogether.

Cheng Ming took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, “You guys retreat. I’ll cover for you!”

“You!”

“F*ck! What are you thinking, man!”

Cheng Ming sighed. “I have to bring Xiao Lin’s body back at least. I won’t be at ease if I don’t.”

It was unknown whether the orcs had the habit of torturing the corpses of their enemies, but if they did, the impact it would leave on the freshmen were undoubtedly very severe, almost to the point of affecting their morale. The image of a decapitated head raised high like a flag immediately popped up in a few of their minds, and they quickly shook their head to rid themselves of the fear-inducing thoughts.

Nevertheless, that thought only served to strengthen Cheng Ming’s determination. He might be easy to talk to in general, but when it came to what mattered most, he was a rigid adherent to his own principles. That was why everyone was forced to accept it even though they criticized Cheng Ming’s actions.

“Quit your nonsense! You won’t make it if you don’t leave now. Don’t worry, I won’t fight the orc head-on, but I’ll do what Xiao Lin did. I’ll maintain high mobility at all times to avoid the attacks and contain the opponent, then—”

Cheng Ming was not going to walk right to his death. He conjured up a plan in an instant, despite being unsure whether he could use his agility value to dodge as seamlessly as Xiao Lin’s movements earlier. He had only managed to finish half his sentence, for his eyes opened wide and he swallowed the second half of his sentence abruptly.

Down at the fortress’ training ground, Xiao Lin—who had fallen in a pool of blood and pronounced dead by everyone else—was slowly getting up. He then began taking small steps toward the orc commander.

“That’s impossible!” The ponytail woman beside Cheng Ming exclaimed, with her face as pale as a ghost.

“Thank goodness Xiao Lin isn’t dead!” Cheng Ming was elated.

“Impossible! It’s life-threatening for any person to lose more than thirty percent of the body’s blood, and a transfusion must be done as soon as possible. They would basically die if fifty percent is lost. Just look at the blood on the ground. No matter how you look at it, he’s lost at least half his body’s blood. He can’t possibly be alive! This has no scientific basis!” The ponytail woman probably studied medicine on Earth and made a professional assessment of the situation to prove that she was not just spouting nonsense.

Those who did not understand medicine simply rolled their eyes. Although they were a little surprised by Xiao Lin’s resurrection, it was pure nonsense to bring up the logic of Earth’s sciences on Planet Norma.

“Xiao Lin! Come here, we’re going to retreat first!” Cheng Ming immediately called out to him. From what they knew, the orcs did not understand Chinese, so there was no need to worry about them being able to understand what he said.

However, Cheng Ming’s energetic shout received no response. Xiao Lin kept his head down after standing up. His bloodstained hair was tousled, and only half of the Warbear Leather Armor was left on his body. The rest had been destroyed by the orc commander’s battle axe earlier.

The orc commander also noticed the unusual incident happening behind him. Standing halfway through the stairs, he was silent for a long time as he looked at Xiao Lin walking quietly and slowly toward him. He smirked, dragged his battle axe again, and walked back. Those warlike eyes seemed to say, ‘Doesn’t matter if you can stand up. I’ll still make you fall again, and this time I’ll make sure you definitely never get up again!’

“Something seems to be wrong with Xiao Lin,” the ponytail woman whispered.

Cheng Ming frowned and noticed it too. Xiao Lin’s non-response was not that big of a deal, but at that moment, he was exuding a very strange aura. It was hard to describe that feeling, but they all felt a little depressed and stifled, but Xiao Lin felt a little surprised.

Xiao Lin could not possibly be able to influence other people’s feelings like that. It must have been an illusion because he was too tired.

Cheng Ming did not know that everyone in the city had a slightly odd look in their faces. In fact, most of them felt that feeling.

In fact, it was not the students who were feeling that way. Their opponents, that is, the orcs and merfolk, also seemed to stagger and show an alarmed look. They seemed to put their guard up, but whatever the case may be, the subject of their wariness was certainly the freshmen who were on the verge of being driven out of the fortress.

Dawn Academy, Logistics Department.

Song Junlang was engrossed in jotting down his test records when he suddenly remembered something. He raised his head and looked at the ceiling, with a rare expression of worry appearing on his face. He muttered to himself, “The monthly exam has probably started. I’m sure that guy’ll be fine. Speaking of which, it won’t be that easy for him. I’m surprised he was able to suppress the side effects of the dragon blood’s gene until the start of the monthly exam. Looks like I’d have to study his genes a little after he returns.”