Looking at Biji lying in his arms, Leilin's expression was complicated.
As for her throwing herself into his arms last night, Leilin guessed there were several reasons. First, Biji had a good impression of him and couldn't bear to see him down, coming to comfort him. Second, the atmosphere in this world was relatively open. Before him, Biji wasn't a virgin either, and clearly had experience. Finally, with the impending Blood Duel in the secret realm, her nerves were frayed, and she subconsciously did something stimulating to vent.
But no matter what, Biji was a beauty, and Leilin didn't come out short.
"Huh!?" Suddenly, the woman in Leilin's arms trembled and sat up.
"What time is it? It's already 7 o'clock! Oh no, I have to go to my mentor's laboratory..."
Biji quickly got out of bed, once again displaying her beautiful body to Leilin. She rapidly put on her clothes, gave Leilin a light kiss on the cheek, and trotted out of the room.
"Really..." Leilin watched Biji's retreating figure and shook his head with a wry smile.
Last night's romantic encounter was quickly pushed to the back of Leilin's mind.
With the secret realm Blood Duel approaching, no apprentice from the Black Bone Forest Academy could escape.
Those geniuses with fifth-tier aptitude, in particular, were the prime targets for elimination by other academies.
Relatively speaking, Leilin only had some talent in Potionology, and above him, Merlin was there to draw fire. The chance of him being the focus of attention was much smaller.
This was one of the reasons Leilin had been unwilling to reveal his strength before.
Next, Leilin stayed in his dorm room, familiarizing himself with the Falling Star Amulet, using the Chip to record and analyze spell models, deducing powerful zero-level wizardries, and preparing attack potions in preparation for the Blood Duel.
...
The sky was a hazy grey, with occasional drizzle falling, casting a shadow over people's hearts.
On a stretch of wilderness, a dense crowd of apprentices in grey robes stood, each with a solemn face, their eyes holding either a fierce or a bewildered look.
In front of them stood over a dozen formally robed Wizards in white and black.
Leilin stood unobtrusively in a corner among the apprentices, occasionally glancing secretly at the mentors ahead.
At the very front stood a bald, burly man in a black robe. He stood silently, and even the faint, unconscious fluctuations emanating from him made Leilin's spiritual power circulate sluggishly.
"That must be our Black Bone Forest Academy's Headmaster, the legendary second-level Wizard!"
Leilin lowered his head deeply, not daring to look up again.
As for the desire to scan with the Chip, he firmly suppressed it in his heart. The methods of a second-level Wizard were mysterious and unpredictable, and he really wasn't confident he could avoid detection.
Moreover, the current Chip couldn't even penetrate a first-level Wizard's defensive field. There was no need to humiliate himself.
"However? The secret realm opens here?"
Leilin surveyed his surroundings. Under the dim sky, the wilderness nearby was deathly silent. Moles and lizards, as if sensing the impending great battle, had long since departed.
Among the crowd of apprentices, Leilin also spotted Biji, Merlin, Ni Lan, Jiamen, and others.
Jiamen stood near the front of the group, his face sullen, with dark circles under his eyes, looking rather unwell.
Ni Lan stood at the very end of the line, completely hidden within her grey robe, appearing extremely low-key.
While Biji and Merlin were whispering to each other on the side.
Seeing Leilin, Biji even gave him a friendly smile.
"Biji has several attack potions I sent her, and she herself isn't a major target. She should be okay!"
Leilin comforted himself inwardly.
"They're here!" "They're coming!"
Suddenly, a commotion among the apprentices interrupted Leilin's thoughts.
Leilin took a deep breath and looked up into the distance.
On the distant horizon, a black dot suddenly appeared. As it grew closer, its size became more apparent.
When the dark shape arrived in front of the Black Bone Forest group, Leilin finally saw the full form of the creature.
It was a gigantic insect-like creature, like a beetle, with eight long, hard, black legs, each over a dozen meters long. On its small head, it had a pair of enormous compound eyes, which were curiously staring down at the people of Black Bone Forest.
"Target's body surface is protected by a layer of force field. Preliminary assessment: a first-level Wizard-level creature. Recommend the subject withdraw!!!"
At that moment, the Chip's voice also sounded, making Leilin realize the strength of this beetle.
"Hiss hiss!!!"
The giant beetle moved its mandibles, and drops of yellow-green liquid dripped from them onto the ground, corroding deep pits.
The surrounding apprentices retreated, their faces pale, clearly frightened by it.
"Fear not! It's merely an Abyssal Iron-Back Beetle!"
"Silence!!!"