Please stop persecuting your students!

"Well, Nia, do you know the animals that live here? Do they love to attack people?"

"It's okay. Generally speaking, they don't interfere with each other, and they don't particularly attack others."

"Does that mean I'm very popular?"

"Ok?"

Nia, who had been looking at the scenery for a long time, was startled when she heard this. She turned around and saw Saki and a creature that looked like a deer or an antelope fighting each other. One of them held a one-meter-long, palm-wide black machete in front of him, while the other creature, which was over three meters tall and on all fours, used its hard head to hit Saki's machete, knocking him back repeatedly, in great pain. And every time Saki was pushed back a few steps, this strange creature would raise its head and make an excited cry, and rush towards Saki again like a male deer wrestling in the estrus period, at an incredibly fast speed!

This is a stubborn high-speed buck!

"This - the Guluo Long-legged Beast?! Why would it attack you on its own initiative?!"

“Maybe I’m more popular.”

Saki grinned, and his left hand, which was originally on the blade, grasped the back half of the handle and twisted it lightly. After a slight click, a thumb-thick bluish-white electric light suddenly jumped onto the black blade. The high-voltage current leaped on the metal sword, piercing through the humid atmosphere and making crackling sounds.

That is the lightning that ordinary animals and even humans would be frightened and would subconsciously avoid upon hearing it. It was captured by the great pioneers and is one of the most primitive powers of nature.

The deer-like creature in front of him, which looked like Biligion, one of the three musketeers in Pokémon, panicked. Its forward momentum slowed down but it could not stop completely. How could Saki, who had just been hit several times for no apparent reason, be hit by this three-axe-like move? He quickly leaned over to avoid the iron head and swung his knife without hesitation. The lightning-fast blade passed through the root of the right front hoof of the herbivore, and the brown fur was easily torn apart. The tendons, which were as hard as rocks, were no tougher than the meat sold in the supermarket under the sharp blade. After the blade passed, they broke one by one, and the broken ends shrank. The huge body fell to the ground neatly. The head that had been rushing towards Saki with great momentum just a few seconds ago was now rubbing against the grass in pain, constantly making wailing sounds.

"It's really different from the game. I fell down in one shot."

Looking at the groaning Guluo Long-legged Beast, Saki reset the hilt of his sword. The electric light on the blade quickly dissipated. He then looked at Nia, who had just stopped halfway with the ring blade, and tapped her head with her right hand, revealing a typical Fujiya expression.

"Hey~"

"Hey hey - what the hell! What's with that knife?!"

Looking at the machete in Saki's hand that was still emitting heat, Nia felt a little excited for some reason. This time, Saki had nothing to refer to, but she didn't understand why this almost expired loli was so excited. Let's be honest.

"An all-purpose machete that is essential for surviving in the wild? It has a built-in high voltage that can paralyze anyone with just a tap. The unit price is only three thousand, which is quite affordable."

Nia: “…”

Volume 22: Young Men and Girls and Their Precious First Time: Chapter Chapter : My First Encounter with Gula

Thinking about the two thousand in her wallet - no, after buying some things, it was less than two thousand now. The girl suppressed the urge to hit Saki's head with the ring blade in her hand. She put the ring blade back on her waist and walked to Saki's side. She lowered her head and looked at the herbivore who inexplicably bumped into her and was killed by Saki.

Naturally, the two of them didn't know how to communicate with this kind of creature. Seeing that the other party gradually regained strength and was about to stand up again, Saki decisively twisted the handle of the knife again and stabbed it. The current was enough to instantly stun an adult male and once again deprived the four-legged beast of its mobility, and its limbs became limp and fell to the ground again.

After doing all this, Saki looked at Nia beside him and asked curiously

“Is this thing edible?”

“Well...it depends on the environment.”

Nia looked around, her eyes cast deeper into the dense forest, and spread her hands helplessly.

"This is definitely not going to work. Give up. There are plenty of edibles on the upper plains."

"Yeah, so why did it attack me?"

"Well..."

Nia frowned and thought for a while before making a judgment.

"More popular?"

“The result is still this.”

After confirming that this four-legged beast could not be used as a reserve, Saki immediately lost interest in it. After confirming the direction with Nia, they walked towards the upper level of Gura. With Nia, a "local", leading the way, Saki didn't have to worry about getting lost. For a while, he could rest assured to enjoy this picture, which was completely different from the mosaic picture due to the limitation of the handheld function.

A swamp

Before coming to this world, Saki had actually prepared himself for the possibility of losing his combat effectiveness due to acclimatization or even altitude sickness. He expected the latter to be very likely to happen.

The sea of ​​clouds is built on the original earth, covering the entire planet with liquid matter, and the giant beast stands on the sea of ​​clouds. Humans and other creatures live on the giant beast, purely natural, without any protection such as protective stands.

If it were placed on the original Earth, it would probably be like the city in the sky built on the top of Mount Everest. It would feel like not only altitude sickness, but also death from lack of oxygen on the spot is not impossible.

You have to know that the existence of giant beasts, especially the giant beasts like Gula that can allow a large number of creatures to survive, are generally thousands of meters high, equivalent to walking mountains, or Mount Everest.

But the result shows that Saki thought too much.

Lack of oxygen? This is an oxygen-rich environment, okay!

Look at this deer, this fish man, this butterfly, and this toad. Except for the two in the middle, the other two are large species. Saki, who is 1.8 meters tall, may not be able to be swallowed by the super-large toad that he sees from a distance.

According to Nia, this is just a "small giant frog". As a species living in the swamps of the Forgotten Land, it is only at the bottom of the food chain - in fact, it is indeed so. It looks huge, but it is a weak creature that Saki can easily chop down.

Thinking about it carefully - it seems so. Putting aside the giant beasts, the species living in the Netherworld have increased in size several times or even countless times compared to the same species on Earth. It is more strange that the Netherworld humans and other sub-human species still maintain a body size similar to Saki in such an environment. In this oxygen-rich environment, only intelligent creatures that are related to "humans" still maintain a relatively small body size.

This is the first violation

There is a sea of ​​clouds above and below, which is the second inconsistency - the height is wrong. If it is the Earth of the past, with the sea of ​​clouds and the giant beast thousands or even tens of thousands of meters high, it would have long exceeded the troposphere where normal clouds are located. Is it simply due to preconceived notions? In fact, the two "Earths" are fundamentally different in nature? Or...

"Hey, let me ask."

"Ok?"

"what is this?"

Halfway through the walk, Nia raised her right hand and turned the back of her hand towards Saki. At this moment, a golden pattern like a circle of wheat ears was engraved on her fair skin. The strange pattern was gradually disintegrating from the end and turned into golden light particles and dissipated.

After just one glance, Saki, who had read the product manual hundreds of times, immediately understood.

“This is the countdown to my return.”

"...Ah, this is definitely necessary."

Thinking of the time planned on the flyer, Nia's heart suddenly panicked.

Three days

Even if we don't consider the evacuation issue, can we rescue Baihu from Arcadia in three days? Not to mention finding enough students, even if we count Baihu, we still need eight students and a teacher.

Are three days enough? Three days is not enough!

"By the way, it's not three days, it's eighteen days."

"...Eh?"

"Didn't I tell you that?"

Saki slowly turned sideways and looked at the stunned girl, with a smile on his face as if his prank had succeeded.

"In that world... the time flow in Tenjin Elementary School seems to be a little faster."

"...How much faster?"

"Six times?"

Nia: “???”

Doesn't that mean they are only here for half a day?! Where did the eighteen days come from?

"Then during the spring outing, the ratio will be reversed."

"real or fake"

“That’s what it says in the guidebook.”

"...I can really do anything."

"yes"

The two looked at each other, speechless.

......

Crossing the muddy swamp, stepping onto the forest path composed of a huge and tangled root system, moving towards the upper layer close to the edge of the 'Gula'

Compared to the development level of other super-large giant beasts in my impression, the Gula area is extremely "primitive", primitive and natural, especially this "forgotten land". In addition to the wetlands, there is a ground supported by even larger rhizomes that have existed for who knows how long. Even if the "land" just walked is dug up, there is also a bedrock composed of huge roots underneath. Only the simple wooden guardrail on the right side of the road proves that there have indeed been human activities here.

Let's not talk about the scenery for now. When they arrived at the wooden cable bridge that was about ten meters long, Saki's calves began to tremble and his face turned blue.

He is afraid of heights

There is a sea of ​​clouds above and below. This is not just talk. I said before that it was the edge of the root system, but in fact the root system of this unknown tree is as huge as the animals living here. The flat space is enough for two cars to run side by side, not to mention that there is a rock wall on the surface of the Gula on the left and a contrived guardrail on the right. Naturally, there is a full sense of security.

And now?

The wooden cable bridge, like the guardrails we saw before, is also one of the man-made structures from earlier years. It has a name like "Pioneer Bridge" and it has a sense of age. But it is this sense of age that makes Saki feel scared.

Volume 23: Young Men, Girls and Precious First Times: Chapter Chapter : The Ups and Downs of Life

The sense of age and the forgotten place, the two combined together can lead to a new conclusion.

In disrepair!

If anything goes wrong, you will fall directly into the sea of ​​clouds below - even if the sea of ​​clouds is a genuine harmless liquid, you will still be smashed to pieces after falling from a height of thousands of meters, and you will really die!

"There's nothing to worry about!"

Nia on the side smiled slyly, patted Saki on the back carelessly, then walked to the wooden cable bridge first, turned around and looked at Saki.

"See, there's nothing wrong with it, teacher."

"...Your legs are shaking."

"...Don't say it."

That’s right, not only Saki was panicking, Nia was also panicking. Both of them were afraid of heights...but the latter’s symptoms were slightly milder, and she even had the interest to use this to tease Saki.

Saki spread his hands, shook his backpack, and simply stepped onto the wooden cable bridge after Nia. With a heart-pounding creaking sound, he quickly crossed the dangerous area, looking at the scenery that seemed to be not much different from the direction on the other side of the bridge, and looked at Nia who was staring intently in a certain direction beside him.

"over there?"

"Well, it hasn't moved. I'm afraid it's still in the air port."

The Blades and Blade Masters can sense each other, and their positions, states, and even emotions can be transmitted. The deeper the bond between the two, the clearer the sense of connection and the longer the distance. Nia is currently sensing the position of her Blade, White Tiger, as a Blade Master.

He has not left and is still in Gula.

Just as Saki saw in the academy guide, the speed of time flow in the two worlds is not the same. For this world, Nia's disappearance and Baihu's capture only happened half a day ago, and even the target hasn't left yet. I'm afraid he is still searching for her in Mangula at this moment.

A living person suddenly disappearing... There is no such precedent in the Netherworld. In their opinion, her sudden disappearance is just a trick. As long as the port is blocked, she can be trapped in Gula... It is exactly what they want. Even if she is away for a short time, once she gets on the ship leaving Gula, they will have no way to deal with her. But as long as she stays in Gula, there is still a chance.

"Then, there are two choices now."

"Oh?"

"First, wait until the time is almost up to find the White Tiger, teleport away directly, and gather enough students on the way. Second, go and rescue the White Tiger now, and then be chased until the time is up, and gather enough students on the way."

Nia's ears twitched and she fell into deep thought. Both methods have their pros and cons. Rationally speaking, the former is the best. The other party kept the white tiger not only to worry about a cannibal going crazy, but also to use the connection between the two to lure Nia out from hiding. In other words, this is an obvious trap. Choosing the latter is slightly more risky.

If it was just her, Nia would definitely go straight up without thinking. The longer the White Tiger stayed in the enemy camp, the greater the danger would be. It would be better to rescue him as soon as possible, but...

Saki: "..."← (Someone who is holding us back)

"...Let's find the students first."

Nia hesitated for a long time, but finally made this decision reluctantly. Saki naturally leaned towards this side as well. He subconsciously touched his pocket, paused, and said calmly:

"Well, let's find a place to rest when we get close to the town, and then find a chance to sneak in."

Nia: “?”

"Sneak into... where?"

"Do you even need to ask? Of course it's where the White Tiger is. Do you have the heart to let it continue to stay in the hands of the enemy?"

"Of course you can...but is this really okay?"

"Delay brings change."

Although from a personal point of view he also hopes to act prudently, to be honest, some things cannot wait. Although there are only a group of soldiers guarding the ship now, some boss-level characters may appear in a blink of an eye.

This is no joke. After analyzing Nia's original trajectory, Saki became more and more uneasy. Emotionally, every moment of delay would put the White Tiger in danger of being beaten back to the core crystal. Logically, if they continued to delay, there was a certain probability that unknown enemies would be attracted. After analyzing this, it was natural that the sooner they rescued her, the better.

It can only be resolved quickly, just like the end-of-term exam results and parent-teacher conferences. No matter whether it is good or bad, only by overcoming these three obstacles can the holiday come. Rescuing Baihu is the "exam content" of this spring outing. Instead of worrying about this and that, it is better to solve it as soon as possible so that everyone can feel at ease. Then find a way to get rid of the enemy's pursuit, and use the remaining time to experience the scenery of the underworld, so that he, who has not even been out of the city where he lives a few times, can see the world...

...I can only use this reason to convince myself now.

But Nia narrowed her eyes and stared at Saki, who looked calm, for a while, as if she had noticed something...

No, be more confident. She did notice some subtle changes, and also discovered the reason why Saki suddenly changed his plan. Then she fell into a new round of thinking, and then raised her head again and looked at the young man who was much taller than her.

"Gone?"

"...ah."

Saki sighed, unzipped his jacket and opened it, revealing an inner pocket fastened with a magic button, which was also where he had placed his application form.