108: Aftermath

“Oh dear...”

“Mentor Jordan, why is there no sound?”

“Is the battle over?”

Adler stretched his body, and asked Mentor Jordan for his opinion:

“Should I go in now and rescue Green?”

Adler turned his head, only to see Mentor Jordan standing blankly in place.

His eyes stared blankly straight ahead, not knowing what he was thinking... “Alas...”

“What’s wrong with Mentor Jordan?”

Adler poked Bernat’s waist and asked curiously.

“Green should have succeeded this time.”

Bernat said with some uncertainty,

“Mentor Jordan must be very happy, so happy that he lost himself, right?”

“Mentor Jordan has been like this for several minutes since Green shouted those three times.”

Suddenly.

A wild laugh swept through the entire place.

“Hahahaha ah hahaha...”

“Good, ah good, hahahaha...”

Mentor Jordan laughed loudly as if he was crazy, laughing until he was out of breath, laughing until his whole body was trembling, but he still didn't stop.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what had happened... After a long time.

“Let’s go, we’re going in.”

“According to the plan, Adler, you and I will go and pick up Green.”

“The rest of you, clean up the battlefield, retrieve the traps, and do the follow-up work. Captain Andre will be responsible for organizing this.”

As soon as Mentor Jordan finished speaking, he took the lead and rushed towards the inner area of the Maze Swamp.

Seeing this, Adler didn't care about anything else. He only wore a pair of shorts and a short-sleeved shirt, and followed closely behind Mentor Jordan.

“It seems that this training was very effective.”

“Indeed, I haven’t seen Mentor Jordan laugh so happily in a long time.”

“Sometimes, I even envy Green. Why didn’t I meet such a good teacher back then?”

“Yeah, that kid is really lucky. This special training today probably cost tens of thousands of magic stones. The academy didn't give that much subsidy. It's probably all from Jordan's own pocket.”

Several teammates packed their things while discussing in low voices... Mentor Jordan sped all the way.

He arrived at the Goat Boulder in the inner area at the fastest speed.

At this time, it was noon, when the sun was most intense.

The mist of the entire swamp also slowly settled in just a few minutes, and visibility greatly increased.

Mentor Jordan discovered Green dozens of meters away.

He was sitting quietly on a huge goat-shaped stone, his eyes staring blankly at a ball of flame next to him. In the entire air, in addition to the unique putrid and salty smell of the swamp, there was also a charred aroma of roasted meat...

When Mentor Jordan and Adler walked within five meters of Green.

Green then discovered the two of them, and a pair of unfocused eyes suddenly burst forth with astonishing brilliance... “Adler...”

“You're not dead, you haven't been eaten!”

“Good, good!”

Green jumped up excitedly, and with a leap, he directly bear-hugged Adler.

Adler couldn't withstand the impact from Green, and the two rolled directly into the swamp, covered in black mud.

“Stop, stop, stop...”

“Green, I'm still alive, but if you keep this up, you're going to choke me to death.”

Adler choked on a mouthful of dirty black water, and in anger, he quickly slapped Green's back hard, wanting to make him sober up... Green felt Adler's familiar breath and fresh body temperature, confirming his true identity.

At this moment, he was completely relieved.

Immediately, Green, who had already reached his limit, fainted again... Mentor Jordan carefully checked the situation on the battlefield.

Huge new pits in the swamp, traces of various witchcraft.

Deep footprints on the Goat Boulder, cracked stones in various places, and the entire height of the Goat Boulder had decreased by one meter.

Looking at the ashes after the burning next to it, and Green's scarred armor.

Mentor Jordan smiled with relief.

This was a real life-and-death battleground!

After discovering that Green had fainted, he roughly checked him and found that it was just excessive exhaustion, with no damage to his foundation.

“Adler, what are you still standing there for?”

“Green is fine, he'll be good after a few days of rest.”

“Hurry up, carry him on your back and send him to the emergency infirmary for treatment.”

“Oh, oh... immediately...”

Suddenly, Adler didn't care about cleaning up the black mud and dirty water.

He skillfully tossed Green onto his broad back, and then slightly adjusted his posture to make Green lie more comfortably...

Then, Adler strode out with his two 1.8-meter long legs and sprinted—

In the past year or so, Adler had skillfully performed this action dozens of times.

He had long gained considerable experience.

Mentor Jordan also didn't bother with the mess on the ground.

He followed Adler, escorting him... Three days later.

“Hiss...”

Green opened his eyes with difficulty, and in his mind, waves of needle-like pain still came from time to time.

The familiar ceiling, the familiar smell of medicine.

In an instant, Green was pulled back to reality.

Green knew that he had returned to the Wizard Tower's emergency medical room.

“Green, you're awake...”

Oakes happened to walk in at this moment and immediately greeted Green.

“You're quite seriously injured this time. You've been unconscious for three days, not to mention the subsequent mental recovery. The medical mentor suggests that you need to recuperate for another half a month to fully recover to your peak. During this process, you'll have half a month of leisure vacation.”

Oakes sat down on the chair next to the life-sustaining pod and continued:

“You're comfortable lying down, but you've exhausted me.”

“I'm telling you, Green, armor no. 8 is almost ruined by you. Don't you know how to cherish it a little?”

“Three main components are severely damaged and must be replaced. The remaining four components also need major repairs. The key is that three of the black line vines were bitten to death by insects, and some have several unknown parasites, which must be thoroughly cleaned.”

“I'm telling you, Green.”

“This can no longer be called a major repair; this is practically a complete overhaul!”

“When I first saw armor no. 8, I almost didn't recognize it, you know?”

...Green finally found a gap and quickly interrupted:

“Oakes, I just woke up and still have many questions!”

“Can you help me find Mentor Jordan or Adler?”

“Oh, by the way, you're well-informed. I want to ask if there were any casualties in my Devil Squad. If so, how many died?”

“Where are the dead ones?”

Oakes didn't know what Green was asking, but he still told him what he knew.

“Everyone in your Devil Squad is alive and well; no one died.”

“Yesterday, I even ran into them at the Battle Axe Bar, and they even bought me a bloody mary.”

“As for Adler, he'll be here soon.”

“For the past three days, Adler and I have been taking turns looking after you.”

“As for Mentor Jordan, you don't need to worry. Mentor Jordan instructed me to notify him as soon as you wake up. I'll go find him later.”

“How about it, any more questions?”

...“No more, thank you, Oakes.”

“No problem, we're brothers, after all.”

“Oh dear, I have to go back to work overtime. Oh, by the way, our logistics team evaluated that armor no. 8 will take at least a month to be fully repaired.”

“So, just rest assured and enjoy your vacation. Make sure to recover well, and don't leave any sequelae.”

“Yes, I will.”