Thinking this, Keti immediately shouted, “Everyone, quickly form a circle, hide behind the Meat Wall Fortress, organize your formation, and then use your strengths to kill monsters and provide healing to the Meat Wall Fortress.”
“Those good at close combat, don’t even think about engaging the three-headed wolves in melee! Just do as much as you can!”
With that, the students in the back row indeed followed Keti’s instructions from yesterday’s class.
Like ants fleeing a burning nest, they clustered tightly together and pressed close behind Keti and the Meat Wall Fortress.
Gradually, intermittent faint healing began to restore the fortress’s lost health.
However, Keti’s summoned creature already had a thick health pool, and combined with her slowing effects, no matter how many sharp fangs from the three-headed demon wolves tore at the flesh, very little health was lost.
That made the healing practically negligible.
Among the remaining students, except for a few melee fighters who began nervously holding back to avoid getting into trouble, the ranged DPS classes started to put in effort.
It was clear that the students weren’t actually afraid of fighting; they simply lacked experience since it was their first time.
Now, protected by the reassuring Meat Wall Fortress, they finally couldn’t wait to show their skills.
Several magical light waves and flying arrows shot toward the three-headed wolves.
However… perhaps due to the large number of people, the wolves’ defense seemed to be strengthened.
While Keti could break through their defense with potion-enhanced attacks, the students’ strikes were not very effective and didn’t inflict much damage.
Seeing this, Keti coughed awkwardly a couple of times, thinking it wasn’t a big deal.
She immediately pulled out another potion and hurled it straight into the wolf pack!
“Cursed Potion, Armor Breaker!”
With a sharp crack, the bottle shattered, spraying liquid onto the wolves’ armor-like fur.
The liquid quickly began to corrode, releasing billows of white smoke!
“Awooo—!”
All three wolf heads howled in pain simultaneously.
The students’ frantic and inexperienced attacks, the faint magical waves and plain arrows without enchantments suddenly seemed to deal significant damage, suppressing the three-headed wolves completely.
Good.
A faint curve lifted the corner of Keti’s mouth.
This was very close to the effect she wanted.
Next… Keti raised her bow again, easily shooting down several of the participating three-headed wolves.
Clear!
With the silver-haired beauty’s confident smile, the onlookers outside the dungeon suddenly erupted.
【What the heck! What’s going on here? Did I see that right? Is it really this easy to fight three-headed wolves?】
【Who said it was hard earlier? Step up and prove it!】
【Go try it yourself! I won’t admit defeat just because I get bitten to death! This summon is terrifying, with such huge health, and the wolves keep attacking it, making it a sitting duck. How is this even fair?】
【Not only that, the silver-haired teacher is terrifying. Her Ice Bow attack immobilizes the wolves. The Meat Wall Fortress barely loses any health. But I checked her class—it’s not Hunter, is it? Then what is it…?】
【Hmph, Alchemists know a bit of everything. But what impressed me most was that defense-reducing potion. After using it, even these little brats from Lidel Magic Academy could easily injure the wolves. Imagine if this person became an adventurer—the team would be so strong, the teammates so lucky.】
【No wonder she’s a Magic Academy teacher. Terrifying. Tch tch tch. But why come here to steal loot from us adventurers? So annoying…】
Ignoring the countless messages flashing through the chat room, Keti took a deep breath.
Feeling everything was going smoothly, she turned to her students and called out:
“Great job, everyone. Let’s keep moving. For this test, just reaching the dungeon’s midpoint is enough. There are three more monster groups ahead. Remember to stay behind the Meat Wall Fortress and don’t draw aggro. Got it?!”
“Yes—!”
The victory over the three-headed wolves seemed to boost the students’ confidence, and they grew excited, completely shedding their initial fear.
Keti knew these kids were somewhat overconfident now; after all, many of them were probably fighting monsters in real combat for the first time.
Beating three-headed wolves on their first try definitely gave them bragging rights.
Keti took another deep breath.
Since that was the case, she decided to strike while the iron was hot.
Richard had told her before that just reaching the dungeon midpoint would be considered passing the test.
So, onward they went.
The group marched boldly deeper into the dungeon.
Soon, goblins, Giant Spiders, and Skeletal Horses came charging at the Meat Wall Fortress one after another.
Then, under the focused fire of Keti and the students, one target after another was defeated.
As they approached the last elite monster group before the midpoint—a small boss from the Beast Kingdom—a Puppet Hive spewed countless mechanical hornets.
The silver-haired girl immediately activated the Meat Wall Fortress, increasing its taunt intensity!
However, this time, since the Puppet Hive could control the mechanical hornets’ movements and its main body was a bit far from the fortress…
Countless mechanical hornets bypassed the Meat Wall Fortress entirely and charged straight at Keti!
A cold light flashed in the silver-haired girl’s eyes.
She drew a powerful magical bowstring, and as she released it, a biting cold wind and icy waves swept over the entire swarm of hornets.
Keti then spun around and shouted at the front of the now frightened students, a blond young master:
“Ximon, quickly use Magic Arrow Rain!”
“Ah… okay, great! Magic… Thunder Arrow Rain!”
Immediately, countless magic beams imbued with lightning flew toward the dense mechanical hornet swarm.
Keti clenched her fist, and the earlier ice wave instantly turned into a mist.
The lightning wildly spread between the tiny hornets, electrocuting and frying the entire group!
Taken down!
Hmph.
Watching the falling hornet swarm, Keti shot a single arrow through the Puppet Hive.
With that, the agreed-upon section of the dungeon was completely cleared.
Not a single student was injured—at most, some were just scared.
Beyond that, most were exhilarated by the monster kills.
Seeing the task finally completed, the students couldn’t help but cheer loudly.
Except for two mysterious girls wearing hoods… and Richard, who frowned deeply in the distance.
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