Chapter 324: Something on Your Mind?

Chapter 324: Something on Your Mind?

Even though the broadcast in the water basin only showed images, with other information being very vague and difficult to directly perceive, it did not affect her observation of the situation there. She noticed all of Carlin’s emotional abnormalities. Such a big issue, and the other party’s strength was not weak either, yet they were so easily affected. This kind of influence… even without being there in person, she could tell.

The physical influence was weaker the stronger one was, but influences in other aspects were completely reversed. When one thought their strength was sufficient and they would not be troubled by such minor issues, unconsciously, they would be invisibly affected mentally. Without self-awareness, problems could easily arise.

“Who could it be…” While Zheng Yichen had his back to her, Dan Marina’s eyes gradually turned a chaotic gray. She wanted to ‘see clearly’ who had created this situation. Even if she was not on the scene, she should be able to see a relatively clear shadow. However, all she saw was a blurry phantom, very vague. Even with traces that could be completely grasped on the scene, it would probably only turn the phantom into a shadow.

She could not directly determine who was causing trouble.

There were not many existences that could interfere with her abilities. The Sanctuary Church could be one, as they had special foundations themselves. Their surface power was vast, but in reality, it was like the tip of an iceberg, with much more power hidden.

“Everyone, stay alert. It’s the last day. You will move within the designated areas. Although the leading teachers are following you, since this is a practical combat course, do not expect them to step in and help unless it is absolutely necessary!” A leading teacher unfolded a map. A map of the Forest might seem unnecessary, but its main purpose was not for navigation. It was to mark out some dangerous areas in detail.

The areas the leading teacher pointed to were regions with relatively low danger levels, but slightly higher than the past two days. The first two days were for practice, allowing them to gradually adapt to the increasing difficulty. According to the plan, the last day was the main event. During this day, the practical combat teams would be completely scattered. After all, the strong ones needed to stand on their own, and this had to be cultivated from a young age.

However, due to the limited number of leading teachers, even when scattered, they had to move in groups of three. As for the minor physical discomforts some students were experiencing… letting these students experience fighting while feeling unwell in advance was a good thing. After all, not every battle could be fought in perfect condition. Gaining experience early on would allow them to handle similar difficulties better in the future, rather than being helpless and responding blindly.

As for the danger of everyone feeling unwell, they had subconsciously ignored it.

“Teacher, the numbers don’t seem right, do they?” After the teams were divided, Lily looked around and saw no one beside her. How did she become the extra one? There must be some underhanded dealings!

Not only that, she also felt a bit strange. Everyone was ‘sick’. This kind of situation seemed to have been mentioned by a teacher in one class. In the wild, one must not be careless about any situation, especially in sensitive areas. Even a very slight ‘common cold’ should be paid close attention to, not dismissed as a minor issue to be ignored.

Although this Forest was near Kaja, it wasn’t exactly a remote area with no villages around. A common cold could be ignored, but when everyone had the symptom, could it be ignored? What a coincidence! And you are the leading teachers, Professionals! Just because you slept in the Forest for two nights, you caught an illness?

Did you buy your teaching certificates as fakes?

Lily felt something was wrong inside, but she did not say it out loud. This was also a piece of experience taught by a teacher in class. If everyone’s situation seemed off and only you were fine, you should first examine yourself carefully to determine if the problem lay with you!

For example, you might have unknowingly fallen under some kind of Illusion Magic and been misled by it. Even if you did this, if you truly encountered such a situation, it might not be helpful, but at least you could realize something was wrong. The worst way to handle it at this time was to loudly expose the abnormality. Because whether the problem was with you or others, it meant you would be placed in an ‘isolated’ position. Of course, hiding the situation was also a hidden danger and a bad behavior for the team.

Therefore, when you realized you lacked the ability to break the abnormality, the best way was to try to distance yourself from the team. It was best to place yourself at the rear or in the least important position. If something unexpected happened in these positions, you wouldn’t be dragged into a crucial situation.

If something went wrong in a crucial position, it would undoubtedly affect the entire team more significantly. If the team had a problem, the crucial positions were definitely not the rear or the least important places. If the team really had a problem, you wouldn’t be able to escape anyway, but the rear or unimportant positions allowed for a quick escape.

As for the dangers of these positions… to put it this way, if the other party could deceive the entire team and target one person, then which position you were in wouldn’t matter.

Of course, how to respond specifically still depended on the real-time location and circumstances. What the teachers taught was just related experience, so that inexperienced people wouldn’t know what to do when encountering such situations, unknowingly harming themselves and the team.

Wasn’t this exactly the situation she was facing now? Lily did not feel she was affected… She had no Soul; she was a being similar to a Jiangshi. Mental attacks? Soul attacks? Illusion Magic? What were those things? Give me something practical!

Since it wasn’t her problem, then naturally, everyone else had a problem. Under such circumstances, while quietly changing her position, she also had to pay attention to keeping her state similar to others. She couldn’t be seen as having a problem. Otherwise, if she was fine and others noticed, they would think she was the problem, not them. After all, if everyone had a problem and hadn’t realized it mutually, it was obvious the influence had made them overlook it.

Therefore, Lily’s current state also appeared listless. Before realizing something was wrong, she had been quite energetic. This made Lily a bit worried about possibly being exposed because of it.

“Originally, the numbers were sufficient, but two students had some things to attend to and withdrew from this practical combat course.”

Upon hearing this, Lily couldn’t help but grumble internally. If she had known earlier, she would have withdrawn too. Why did she have to get involved in this… Now, she wasn’t someone who couldn’t control her mouth, unable to bear it as soon as she got hungry.

“Then which team should I join?”

“No need. You can move around here.” The leading teacher holding the map pointed to a spot. This spot happened to be the central point of the other teams’ activities. When the other leading teachers were responsible for watching over their teams, although they were a bit far away, they could still rush over quickly. Moreover, although Lily’s age was not big.

She was quite famous in the School, not only as a Magic Weapon Summoner but also as a Battle Qi Warrior… The AoE destructive power of a Battle Qi Warrior might not be great, but who could deny their destructive power in a small range? And which Battle Qi Warrior didn’t have a tough physique? So even though Lily had slender arms and legs now, in a real fight, an adult Professional might not be able to match her in strength without using Mana.

During the aptitude test, Lily had also demonstrated related advantages. So this arrangement by the leading teacher didn’t raise much doubt among the other leading teachers. On one hand, it was because they acknowledged Lily’s strength; on the other hand, it was because the danger level of this area was not high. It could bring pressure to the students but rarely directly threatened their lives.

“Okay.” Lily rubbed her nose and nodded slightly. Acting alone? She would prefer that too. Everyone had some problem, so it was better to stay far away. It was just that this position wasn’t ideal; it was still at the central point. If she had to fight some students, Lily wouldn’t hesitate at all. But compared to the leading teachers, it would be very difficult. Not to mention there were several of them. If a direct conflict arose, she could be subdued in minutes.

Unless she used the powerful weapons in the Magic Weapon Summoning Book. But the consequence, even if it meant wiping out everyone here, would force her to change her alias in the Academy later. That would be troublesome again. She came here to learn, not to cause trouble.

“Acting alone, oh my… The target is her… As expected of the little girl the Boss values, she’s really getting so much attention!”

“…” Karin ignored Carlin’s muttering. If you want to flatter, don’t bother me. Can’t you just think it in your mind? Why say it out loud for me to hear?

“Very annoying. Shut up.”

“Big sis… you don’t have something on your mind, do you?”

“No?”

“Really? Could it be you’re affected too?!”

“If you don’t talk, I’m fine.” Karin silently communicated with Carlin. They were a Dual-Souled Being, so they didn’t need to speak directly to communicate. She admitted she had somewhat underestimated the impact of the environmental issues here on herself. This influence was like a gentle spring rain. Even with very deliberate precautions, she still slowly fell victim to it. Fortunately, her state of mind wasn’t as restless as Carlin’s.

She could recognize her own problem and forced herself to maintain a calm state of mind, which could resist it for a long time. As long as Carlin didn’t continue to distract her with nonsense.

“…” Carlin twitched the corner of his mouth slightly and fell completely silent. He had recovered and clearly understood that some things could be joked about normally, but joking at critical times was just asking for trouble. “Big sis, if you can’t hold on, we can switch again. After you catch your breath, we can switch back.”

“Okay.”

After that, Carlin really made no more sound, silently focusing on Karin’s actions the entire time.