Elite Mages’ Academy (Web Novel)

Chapter 268: The End of The Monthly Exam

The female elf had a keen perception of the surrounding elements, and at almost the exact moment Xiao Lin manifested those elements, she suddenly turned her head and stared incredulously at Xiao Lin. Her face had a shocked and suspicious look precisely because she was too confident in herself. She never even bothered to take the activation scroll from Xiao Lin’s hand because she felt that it was just a waste of time.

Her hesitation only lasted for less than two seconds. Within the silver light in her hand was the special short bow that she gripped tightly. The slender bowstring was drawn once again, and the silk-like light beam broke through the sky at lightning speed.

Whether Xiao Lin could dodge the attack was beside the point—even if he was alive and kicking, there was absolutely no way for him to avoid that invisible arrow. Its speed was already beyond the limits of what could be observed with the naked eye.

Xiao Lin desperately copied the spell in order to channel the condensed wind element into the scrolls he was holding. Before he could even complete the groundwork to execute the Hurricane Spell, all he felt was a slight chill in his chest.

Death came so suddenly that Xiao Lin actually seemed rather calm when it came. Perhaps he knew that this was just a simulated exam and he still had enough life span at his disposal. Therefore, he felt close to nothing when the arrow beam passed through his heart.

His consciousness began waning quickly. He had no idea what the arrow was made of, but it was as thin as hair. When it passed through his chest, the coolness of an ice cellar immediately spread throughout his whole body, and the entire process lasted only a few seconds.

Xiao Lin felt the scrolls in his hands gradually getting hot. It was a sign that they had been activated. Once predetermined magic scrolls such as those were activated, it was no longer possible to halt the process. Xiao Lin could even faintly hear the female elf’s angry roar.

She always had a hypocritical smile on her, and it was a pity that Xiao Lin was not able to see her anger before he died.

That was also Xiao Lin’s last thought before falling into a coma. He was already prepared to die. Even if he was not killed by the female elf, the orcs would surely finish him off. After successfully activating the resurrection tower’s self-destructing device, the following explosion was equivalent to a Gold-rank one, and its power was not something Xiao Lin could resist.

The coma in the chaos only lasted for less than a few seconds. When Xiao Lin next opened his eyes, he was already standing in the classroom in the metal hall as more and more light beams descended from the ceiling. The other students began following suit and began appearing one after another in the classroom.

The exam had ended and it was within his expectations. The memories before his death informed him that the resurrection tower’s self-destructing device must have been activated successfully. The fortress would be destroyed as a result and the mission’s objective would have failed, meaning that the monthly exam would also be terminated.

Xiao Lin could not help but get nervous as his eyes landed directly on the seat next to him. His seat was next to Gu Xiaoyue, so if she came back, she would definitely appear there.

The return of dozens of people in the class lasted for several minutes, and Xiao Lin’s heart was practically already in his mouth. It was not until the last milky white light descended that his heart calmed down once more.

Xiao Lin breathed a sigh of relief after Gu Xiaoyue walked completely out of the halo. A shallow smile gradually appeared on his face as he said, “Welcome back.”

Gu Xiaoyue understood what he meant by that and blushed slightly. She faced away from him, and after thinking for a moment, faced him again with a frown and asked, “What did you do?”

The situation back then had also changed rapidly. Naturally, Gu Xiaoyue, who was still at the fortress wall, did not know the specific reasons for what happened. Most of the people in the class were confused too. After returning, they whispered to each other and enquired about what exactly happened.

Boom!

The classroom door was suddenly kicked open. The man who barged in was someone that Xiao Lin knew. He was the monitor of Class Ten, but the two had little contact with each other. Xiao Lin did not give it much thought, but the guy went straight to Xiao Lin after coming in and had a displeased look on his face.

Xiao Lin raised his guard instinctively, and when the two of them were less than a few meters apart, the man suddenly sped up and rushed forward to slam his fist right at Xiao Lin’s abdomen. Xiao Lin was already prepared for it, but he could not just let the man have his way. He did not dare to act rashly when facing a talented class monitor and therefore activated his Miracle state almost immediately.

After transforming all his attributes into strength, Xiao Lin reluctantly took the brunt of that blow, but his body was still sent back a couple of steps. The man seemed to have quite some strength.

“What are you doing!” Xiao Lin did not fight back, but instead asked angrily.

“You killed us all and you’re pretending to play the fool, but I saw everything clearly. The final explosion was caused by the scrolls in your hand! F*ck you, you’re the spy for the orcs!” This man was somewhat amazed by Xiao Lin’s strength, but it was immediately replaced by anger.

Xiao Lin realized what was going on and remembered that the guy was quite close to the core of the explosion during the final moments. He might have been killed instantly if he had been unlucky, and there were probably a few of those monitors and instructors who were present there that ran out of luck.

“Stop! We’re inside a classroom! Xiao Lin must have had his reasons at the time!”

Qin Chuan hurriedly came up to dissuade them from fighting, but he would not take a fist to that man on a whim. If everything went without a hitch, he might even be promoted to sophomore year after that monthly exam, so it was unsurprising that he would not want to offend any monitor at the last moment.

More and more monitors and instructors rushed to Class Seven. Many people were still confused at the final moments. The ordinary students had absolutely no idea what actually happened, but even the monitors were left puzzled too. The last message they got was that Xiao Lin suddenly went mad and attacked his own allies, and when they arrived, the first thing they saw was a strange woman. They were unable to move immediately after that, and finally, they could only watch as Xiao Lin used some scroll and sent everyone back to the academy.

“What the hell happened?” it was the sensible Cheng Ming asking that too.

“F*ck! That woman was an elf, wasn’t she! She looked really beautiful!” Chen Dao was also very excited, but the focus of his concern was completely different.

“It’s impossible for you to be in possession of such a powerful scroll. Were you intending to destroy the resurrection tower?” Class Four’s Sheng Guo managed to understand the gist somewhat.

“Xiao Lin! You’re to blame for our failure in this exam! You must take full responsibility!” The sharp voice came from Han Manman. She was the first to die, but she also heard what happened from the others while they were on the way to Xiao Lin.

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Many monitors raised their own questions, but they did not necessarily blame him like how Han Manman and the man who directly attacked Xiao Lin did. Nevertheless, they still felt that Xiao Lin did not handle it properly.

Losing the fortress in the end meant that their mission had failed. Although they could still accept the rewards and redemption points for the first and second missions, those who were eager to vie for the year leader’s position undoubtedly found the result hard to accept.