91: "Devil" Battle Team (I)

Three days later.

Another special training session arrived.

Gelin had dressed in his full gear early and was waiting outside Mentor Jordan's training ground.

Waiting quietly… In these three days, Gelin had already memorized the entire training plan by heart.

Therefore.

Gelin was very excited about the upcoming squad combat training.

Yes.

In the second phase of the special training, Gelin would join a top combat squad and participate in the entire training process as a squad member… A short while later.

The training ground's gate opened, and a group of people filed out.

Mentor Jordan and Adler, whom Gelin knew, were among them, as were four Wizard Apprentices with a cold demeanor whom Gelin didn't recognize.

"Let's go…"

"Gelin, follow me…"

Mentor Jordan didn't waste any words, gave a simple instruction, and just walked away.

Gelin, confused, followed behind, asking in a low voice:

"Adler, do you know where we're going?"

"My plan said it was in Mentor Jordan's training ground."

"Gelin…"

"Although Mentor Jordan's training ground is large, it's not large enough for squad combat drills."

Adler explained.

"This time, we're going to the Academy's No. 1 Squad Performance Arena. It's very spacious there, and the Academy has set up many training facilities and obstacles, making it very suitable for squad combat drills."

"Gelin…"

"Thanks to you, with your addition, our squad can use this No. 1 Squad Performance Arena for combat drills for free for the next two years."

…Gelin asked curiously:

"Where is this No. 1 Squad Performance Arena you mentioned? I've never heard of it?"

"It's outside the Academy."

"What?"

"We're going outside the Academy?"

"Won't it be dangerous?" Gelin's heart immediately began to pound.

"Don't worry, Gelin."

At this moment.

Mentor Jordan turned his head and said:

"It's right next to the Academy. I won't deliberately send you to your death."

"In the future, you'll be training frequently at the No. 1 Squad Performance Arena, and your permissions have all been set up for you."

As he spoke, everyone had already reached the edge of the Academy's Wizard Array.

At this edge.

The Academy had built a tall bluestone wall and planted a circle of climbing demonic thorns, covering the entire wall, which was five meters high and one meter wide.

In the more than twenty years prior, Gelin had also come to this high wall many times.

Either led by a mentor for a visit;

Or with friends for an outing;

Or Gelin came alone to admire this Wall of Thorns, which symbolized guardianship and safety… But.

Gelin had never been outside this high wall.

"Gelin, you don't need to worry."

Adler comforted him:

"The Squad Performance Arena is right next to the Wall of Thorns. If there's any danger, we can retreat immediately."

"Besides, no Black Wizard dares to operate under the nose of the Wizard Tower."

"I'm not worried about anything, I'm just very excited."

"Adler, this is my first time stepping out of the Wizard Academy's safe zone."

Gelin's expression at this moment was excited, mixed with a hint of unease, and curious, mixed with a hint of beautiful anticipation.

"I have, after all, embarked on this path of no return. Today is very significant."

"For me, it's no less than a new birth."

Adler patted Gelin's shoulder and said with a smile:

"Gelin, remember this historic moment well."

"The first time I was also as excited as you, but after entering and exiting the Academy many times, I no longer had this feeling."

"Alright, follow me."

Gelin forcibly suppressed his nervous heartbeat and, following Adler, was the last to walk through the small door in the Wall of Thorns and step into an unknown land… Following behind the team, Gelin looked at this new world with curious eyes.

The first feeling was blurriness.

Everything he saw was blurry, as if he had put on high-prescription glasses.

With Gelin's current strength, he couldn't see anything beyond 20 meters, as if he had fallen into a sea of mist… A vast expanse of mist, with various trees and obstacles appearing faintly, and the smell in the air was also extremely faint.

This made Gelin, who was encountering such an environment for the first time, a little uncomfortable.

Gelin thought to himself:

"This environment, it seems the books were right, not exaggerated at all."

…"Gelin…"

Mentor Jordan led everyone dozens of meters forward to a stone house in the woods.

"This is our Academy's safe house set up at the No. 1 Squad Performance Arena. It's equipped with a warning Wizard Array, a protective Wizard Array, and is manned 24 hours a day. It also serves as a lookout post."

"Every time we come for training, we'll rest here for a bit and say hello to the duty Wizard here. If they find any abnormalities, they'll notify us in real-time."

"Alright, let's meet the people before training."

"Adler, you introduce your combat squad members to Gelin first."

"From now on, you'll be eating from the same pot."

"Gelin is the Bio-armor Experimenter added to your team. You'll be training and executing missions together for a long time."

"Okay, Mentor."

Adler replied:

"Gelin, welcome to the team."

…"Come…"

"Let me first introduce you to our captain – the squad's Control Wizard, Wizard Andre."

"He is a Senior Intermediate Wizard Apprentice, with twenty-eight years of combat experience, has earned the 4-Star Combat Wizard title, and once escaped the pursuit of an Advanced Wizard Apprentice for three days and three nights, returning with minor injuries."

Among the four people, the middle-aged blue-haired Wizard standing in the center, with a stern face, simply nodded to Gelin in greeting, expressing his welcome:

"Gelin, welcome to the team."

"Hello, Captain Andre, it's my honor." Gelin replied… "The second is our Scout Wizard: Wizard Bernat."

"He is a Senior Intermediate Wizard Apprentice, has been out fighting for eighteen years, and has also earned the 4-Star Combat Wizard title. He once got lost in the Mist Forest for three months alone and still returned safely."

"Adler, you have nothing to introduce, right? You even bring up such embarrassing stories. Hmph, just wait until I deal with you later."

"Gelin, welcome to the team. I believe you will have a good experience with our squad."

The male Wizard on the left with a luxuriant head of green long hair said with a smile:

"Thank you, I believe so too."

Gelin looked at his very distinctive hair and thought to himself:

Is green hair more suitable for survival in the Mist Forest?

Hmm, once I get to know him better, I must ask.