A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 433 Shortcut

He truly deserves to be called a master of pranks, excelling in both singing and acting; his words immediately piqued the curiosity of Fenrir and the others to its peak.

The three of them rushed towards him simultaneously, offering endless "explanations" one after another.

"Hey Bridal, you're so smart, you must know we were just joking with you!"

"Yes! How could we not trust you, and not want to share the hardships with you!"

"Currydo is right, friends are meant to share joys and sorrows, aren't they?"

"No, please don't say that. Who was it that said I didn't have anything good in my head? And who said I was unreliable?" Bridal sneered.

"Hehe, just kidding, just kidding, don't take it seriously."

Is it really a joke?

"Of course it's true," the three answered in unison.

"Oh, since it's a joke, then alright! Let's 'share the burden' together!"

Chao Bufan shook his head and smiled, thinking to himself, "What a group of guys with superb acting skills. It would be such a waste if they didn't become actors."

……

The Magic Forest spans hundreds of kilometers and is the largest and most mysterious forest in the United States. No one dares to venture into this place, not even the most daring wilderness survivors in the United States, even with full equipment. Moreover, everyone in the United States knows that the most mysterious thing about this forest is that it is like a huge maze, and the chances of anyone who enters it making it through are almost zero.

Therefore, no one in Country M would ever think of going there for a "stroll," unless they were tired of living. However, this forest is a different story for some people, such as the magic academy.

The Magic Forest is home to creatures of different kinds and levels, which they call "monsters." It's easy to imagine that the creatures on the outer perimeter are of the lowest level and have the most variety, while the further in you go, the higher the level of the creatures and the fewer the variety.

For all the students in the magic academy, the magic forest is undoubtedly their "battlefield." Here, they can kill any creature they can at will, not only finding enjoyment in it but also getting what they want—a win-win situation.

Of course, since it's a "battlefield," there will be deaths and injuries. Regardless of their grade, every time students come here for training, some will inevitably be injured or even killed while fighting monsters. For the academy, this is something they desperately want to avoid. Therefore, if a student is accidentally injured by a monster during training, the academy will provide free medical treatment upon their return. However, if someone is unfortunately killed by a monster during a fight, that's simply bad luck, and the academy will not be responsible. Even knowing the danger, the students will still go on their training as usual; in fact, they consider it one of the most exciting things in their lives.

Since the monsters in the Magic Forest are divided into different levels and regions, they also become the "scene" for different grades in the Magic Academy.

First-year students can only train in the outer perimeter of the Magic Forest. Their activity range extends 50 kilometers inward from the edge of the forest, and this 50-kilometer radius is also the activity range of the lowest-level monsters. Second-year students' activity range is 50 to 90 kilometers, and correspondingly, the monsters here are of a higher level. Third-year students' range is 90 to 120 kilometers, and the monsters here are of an even higher level. Fourth-year students' range is 120 to 140 kilometers, and the monsters in this range are of an even higher level... and so on. Ninth-year students are almost at the heart of the forest, where the monsters are undoubtedly of the highest level.

Since the academy uses different areas to hone the fighting skills of students of different grades, it sets up special channels for each grade. This is to prevent older students from going to the training areas of younger students and killing easily killed opponents, which would render the training meaningless.

Therefore, the academy has stipulated that anyone found venturing into the training areas for lower-grade students to kill weaker monsters will be expelled and stripped of everything they have learned at the academy.

However, not being allowed to participate in training areas for lower-grade students does not mean you cannot participate in training areas for higher-grade students. If you believe you are capable of participating in higher-grade training areas, the academy will never stop you; on the contrary, it will encourage you to do so.

The five of them walked along the western side of the forest and stopped in front of a giant rock engraved with "Eighth Grade Special Passage". The giant was five meters tall and three meters wide.

However, just as they were about to go in, Fenrir seemed to hesitate and asked, "Are we sure we want to go in?"

"Nonsense, we're already here, why not go in? What's the point?" Bridal said irritably.

“But I still feel something is not right, after all, we are not eighth-year students yet,” Fenrit said weakly.

“Look at you,” Dosru glanced at him and said, “If you’re scared, then go back.”

"It's not a question of whether we're afraid or not. I'm wondering if what we're doing is a bit too reckless?"

“You bastard,” Bridal said coldly, “if you’re going to be so indecisive, then just wait here for us. We’re going in.”

Fenrir turned his gaze to Chao Bufan and asked, "Bufan, you..."

Chao Bufan shrugged, interrupting him, and said indifferently, "Don't ask me, I don't even know what grade I am, so it doesn't matter whether I get in or not."

"Damn, that's because you're so great." Fenrit rolled his eyes at him.

“I also think I’m pretty special,” Chao Bufan said with a smile, without any modesty, then gave Fenrit a knowing look and continued, “But you’re pretty special too—”

As if on cue, Curry replied, "Extremely slow."

"Uh!" Bridal and the others didn't react for a moment, but when they did, they burst into laughter, laughing so hard they were doubled over.

Fenritt shook his head and chuckled, saying, "Alright, alright, I'll stop dawdling, okay? You damn guys, stop making fun of me all the time, alright?"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Curry patted him on the shoulder.

The so-called special passage is actually a "direct route" that the academy has designed to prevent eighth-grade students from passing through the areas of the lower grades one by one. Of course, except for the first-year students, all grades have special passages.