Chapter 176 - A Promise Must Be Kept

Ten minutes ago, the food Moss had placed around the nest attracted the mice, so he seized the opportunity to enter one of the nest’s openings.

The first thing Moss saw when he entered was another tunnel system, and he stopped for a moment. He channeled his qi through his feet and dashed around to observe the surrounding environment.

After a while, Moss concluded that the tunnel was at least three times bigger than the previous one. He estimated nearly two hundred Stubborn Donkey Mice were living there.

However, the tunnel’s structure was similar to the previous one because the mice were busy moving food. Hence, Moss could travel through the tunnel smoothly without getting lost.

Soon after, he found the tunnel connected to the other beasts’ nest. Moss was about to destroy it when a gray one-eyed Stubborn Donkey Mouse the size of an actual donkey discovered him.

The mouse possessed a brutal temperament and became more violent when it sensed the human’s aura.

“Squeak, squeak!” It instantly let out a terrifyingly strange cry while charging at Moss.

Whoosh!

The wind whistled, and the one-eyed mouse instantly appeared before Moss. Then it stomped its hind legs and bared its sharp claws, swinging straight for the human’s head.

‘It’s so fast!’

Moss hurriedly summoned a shield and held it before him to block the mouse’s attack. Then he swiftly turned around to destroy the passage leading to the other Magical Beasts’ nest.

“Holy Light Shield!”

Moss saw a group of mice swarming over and summoned a few more shields to block the passage. He continuously threw paralyzing potions and smoke bombs toward the other passages.

He threw the bombs and potions as quickly as possible and used five shields to defend his back completely.

Then he turned back around and summoned another shield in his hand. He mustered all this strength and, like a bulldozer, pushed back the mice that had swarmed over.

The Guardians noticed Moss had pushed out about eight mice, so they hurriedly blocked the tunnel’s entrance.

The mice became more alert because the bomb’s smoke and the paralyzing green gas became increasingly potent. They quickly realized the impending danger, so the mice split up and ran out of the cave.

Then Moss received an urgent request from Harry, “Requesting backup, Captain Moss. We are in grave danger! An Explosive King Cobra attacked us as we ambushed the mice!”

Requesting help from the Guardians was Team Harry’s last hope. According to the assessment rules, a team could continue its mission if other teams were willing to help.

However, if an instructor had to step in, it would mean the end of the assessment for the team needing help.

“How many beasts are on your end?!” Moss asked briefly.

“About 50 Stubborn Donkey Mice and nearly 100 Explosive King Cobras! B-But their numbers are still increasing!” Harry replied as he panted.

Moss heard Harry’s terrified voice. He dared not be negligent and hurriedly said, “Run toward my marked location. My team and I have set up an encirclement there!”

…

“I should help.” Instructor 016 was about to move when he noticed Harry saying something to his teammates.

Team Harry seemed to have injected themselves with stimulants. They desperately resisted the Magical Beasts charging at them while methodically retreating toward the northwest.

“Are they trying to divert the beasts toward B-666’s team?” Instructor 053 muttered.

It was typically taboo for students to do such a thing, as Cullen did in the past. Still, no rules in the assessment prevented them from doing so.

Instructor 053 could not make up his mind, so he quickly contacted Red Spider with his walkie-talkie, “Ma’am, we have a special situation here. Please come over and decide what we should do.”

“I’ll be there soon!” Red Spider responded.

Flying Wolf and Red Spider immediately rushed to Team Harry when they heard instructor 053’s urgent report.

Before instructor 016 could speak, Flying Wolf thundered, “You didn’t stop them?!”

“N-No, sir. I wanted to, but Team 016 displayed a strong will to fight and resolve their crisis.” Then he concisely reported everything else that happened to the two deputy chief instructors.

It was instructors 053 and 043’s first time participating in the assessment. They were one of the few additional staff members the training camp had sent out as an extra safety measure for the students.

“If that’s the case, is Moss going to…” Flying Wold did not finish his sentence, yet the surrounding instructors understood his concern.

“That’s enough. There’s no point speculating now. Let’s hurry up and chase after them!” Red Spider tightly furrowed her eyebrows, and her initially snow-white face became ashen. She took the lead and ran toward the northwest.

“What are you standing around for?! Let’s go!” Flying Wolf thundered and kicked instructor 016’s butt.

…

After receiving Captain Harry’s request for backup, Moss adjusted his plans. He quickly informed the Guardians about their squadmates’ situation and the impending danger.

“Team 016 is in danger. We must abide by our cooperation since we’ve promised to help as squadmates. We can’t just ignore them, especially when they’re in trouble.

“Alan, you must increase your paralyzing potion’s dosage in the final encirclement. Mill, Bass, speed up while Baylon cooperates with you.”

Moss also told Harry about the Guardians’ battle plan. At that moment, with hundreds of pairs of fierce gazes emitting scarlet light, Moss and the Guardians’ battle awareness rose.

“Stormstrike!”

Moss shouted and attacked the swarm of Stubborn Donkey Mice, creating a bright silver arc with icy mist streaking along his Frost Knight Holy Sword.

Slice!

Moss split a mouse charging at him in two as dark red blood splattered across the ground. His gaze resembled a torch.

Moss’s mental strength, will to defend, and conviction to win made the initially furious mice stop in their tracks, hurriedly turning around to escape through the other tunnel’s openings.

However, under Mill and Bass’s powerful attacks and Moss’s shield obstructions, the mice could only seek to break through the encirclement the Guardians had set up.

…

Team Harry had just arrived and witnessed the Guardians’ shocking and beautifully executed plans. They were so amazed and almost stopped in their tracks to exclaim in admiration.

“Captain Harry, B-666’s combat ability is astonishing. Not even a blade of grass could survive the knight’s sword!”

“I already knew how mighty B-666 was from the first few phases, but I didn’t know it was to this extent.”

“I wouldn’t have believed you if I didn’t see it with my own eyes.”

…

Team Harry would have stopped to watch and enjoy the Guardians’ performance if they weren’t in danger. However, considering the massive swarm of Magical Beasts chasing after them, Team Harry once again picked up their pace.

Seeing the approaching Magical Beasts, Harry encouraged his teammates, “Do your best, comrades! We’re with the Guardians now. We will battle according to their plans!”