Chapter 167: Evolving Wind Monarch Skill (Part 1)

A golden light flashed, and a young man wearing a purple T-shirt and black pants appeared in the sky above the Dream Forest.

Woosh!

The instant he appeared high in the sky, gravity stretched out its demonic claws and dragged him down toward the ground.

However, just before he fell to the ground, two green wings unfolded from his back, and he immediately flew upward, stopping his fall.

Evan hovered in midair and massaged his temples, feeling a slight headache because of the teleportation.

After a few seconds, he finally recovered and took a deep breath.

"I did not fall this time..." He muttered to himself, remembering how he had been unable to stop himself from falling when he was teleported to Elvador.

Evan looked at his surroundings and noticed that he was still in the Dream Forest. He even saw the giant rock through which he had entered the Castle of Lizardmen dungeon.

Looking at the rock now, he noticed that there were no energy fluctuations around it anymore.

"The dungeon gate disappeared," Evan muttered to himself before ignoring it, as whether the dungeon was still there or not was of no use to him.

He felt the thin mana density in his surroundings and shook his head.

"It will take me some time to get used to this environment again."

Since Planet Elvador was a Rank Three planet, the density of mana there was very high. But now that he had returned to Planet Zarth, the low density of mana made Evan feel somewhat strange.

Looking into the distance, Evan calculated the time, and his eyes narrowed.

"I have eight days before the sub-academy starts. With my current Agility, I should be able to reach there without any problem."

He looked at the map of the Dream Forest and, after confirming the direction, immediately flew forward.

After his stats increased by killing the Lizardman King and the Wyvern, Evan noticed that the effect of the Dream Forest’s strange power, which affected people’s minds when they flew in the sky, had reduced greatly.

Now, he could fly in the sky without much difficulty. He only needed to come down to the ground from time to time to stop the effect of that power from becoming too strong.

Using his high Agility, Evan turned into a streak of green light and shot forward, disappearing in an instant.

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"Why do I have to go there?" A young man asked while taking a large bite from the cooked leg of a magical beast.

The young man had long black hair tied in a ponytail, and a large scar ran across the right side of his face. Sitting before a campfire, the man’s dissatisfied expression looked extremely eerie under the light of the fire.

"Stop complaining..." A man sitting in front of him spoke calmly as he drank his alcohol. "You failed to complete the task that was assigned to you. It’s already good that they are only asking you to complete a different task instead of punishing you."

"Failed my ass!" The young man sneered. "If they had allowed me to use the grass field of the Dream Forest, I could have easily gotten that Entrance Authority Token. Just because those cowards were afraid someone would find out about us if I used my power there, they sent me to that remote place to get the Entrance Authority Token."

The young man took another large bite and continued in a muffled voice.

"Because of their orders, I wasted so much time just to reach that place. If they had allowed me to go to the Dream Forest, I would have definitely completed the task."

"Listen up, Rex. There’s no point in talking about this now..." Enzo, the man sitting in front of him, spoke in a calm voice. "There is not much time left before the academy starts. Using the grass field of the Dream Forest was extremely risky for us, as many people travel through that area during this time. If anyone had found out about us, even the base we created in the Dream Forest with great difficulty would have been in danger."

"So what if they find out about this base?" Rex spoke disdainfully. "It’s just a small base. We can create another one with little to no effort."

"That’s why people call you a musclehead." Enzo rolled his eyes upon hearing him. "Do you think people will stay silent if they find out about our base here? This place is very close to the academy. If they discover that we created a base here, they will search all the areas around the academy, and we won’t be able to create another base nearby for a long time."

Rex fell silent upon hearing this. In the end, he sighed and muttered again.

"Still, why do I have to join the academy? Can’t they just send someone else?"

"There’s no one better suited than you. Your age is perfect, and although you look kind of scary, your face resembles that of an abandoned orphan. With your strength, you can easily pass the examination to join the academy," Enzo said with a laugh.

Rex just snorted but didn’t say anything and continued eating.

"Just don’t forget that you can’t utilize Chaos Essence while inside the academy. If anyone finds out about it, you won’t be able to survive there," Enzo suddenly said in a serious voice.

"I don’t need Chaos Essence to fight against those stupid students. Even without it, I can crush them without any effort," Rex said coldly.

"I’m just warning you since you use your muscles more than your brain. But if you get caught and they find out you’re from the Chaos Alliance, you’ll suffer a fate worse than death," Enzo said with a sadistic smile.

Rex ignored his smile and soon finished his food.

"There must be a reason all of you are urging me to join the academy, right?" He asked as he threw away the bone in his hand.

"What kind of stupid question is that?" Enzo looked at him with a speechless expression. "Obviously, you’re joining the academy so you can bring some of the high-ranking students to our side and try to influence students from the high-ranking families of different empires."

Rex’s mouth twitched upon hearing Enzo’s words.

"Are you fucking serious? You want me to do this kind of shitty task?"

Enzo ignored Rex’s dissatisfied expression and spoke seriously.

"There are only five days left before the academy starts. You should start practicing how to behave properly. You can’t act like this after arriving at the academy."

Rex stood up and looked at him coldly.

"You don’t need to tell me. I know how I should behave."

Tring!!!

Just as both of them were talking, they felt a slight tremor in the air, and the wind around them stopped flowing.

Swish! Swish! — — — —

Suddenly, the wind from all the surrounding areas started flowing in a certain direction as if something was attracting it.

Rex and Enzo frowned because of the strange phenomenon and turned their heads, looking in the direction where the wind was flowing.

And as they turned their heads, their eyes widened in shock.

"What the hell is that?" Rex asked with a look of disbelief.

Enzo was also shocked and stared into the distance with a dumbfounded look on his face because around seven kilometers away from them, all the wind converged at one point in the sky, forming a massive wind vortex.