Erica, who has already repeated the challenge several times, seems to be at ease at this time.

When the first encounter was easily resolved, she quickly moved on to the second one.

She remembered the location of the monsters in her mind, and before they could fully appear in her field of vision, Erica unleashed her magic and attacked the sky and the ground.

The poor platypus could not even resist for a moment, and was already burning into delicious cooked meat in the raging flames.

Coming to the location of the third encounter, Erica has built her magic in advance.

After many failures, she was familiar with the attacks of monsters.

The monsters in the first few levels couldn't stop her at all.

Erica didn't even need to waste her 'natural energy', just by using the magic in her hand, she could wear down the health of these monsters little by little.

The floaters that were hiding in the green field sneaked out again, but this time, she only took a few steps to the right rear and perfectly dodged the floaters' attack.

A cloud of fire magic that had been prepared for a long time struck towards the floaters.

One, two, three.....

Soon.

Under Erica's skillful attack, the monsters were hit until they died one after another.

Erica's green teleportation array reappeared behind her, but she didn't look back.

Instead, go straight to the small path that grows between the waves of grass.

She knew that this time was the real challenge.

Walking through the dark forest path, a plain space appeared in front of me again.

This time there was no dogtail moving with the wind, only dusty and scorching earth.

Erica walked to the middle of the earth and suddenly heard a rustling sound.

Above the ground, five dirt bags began to flip.

There is no shelter from the grass waves, and it is very conspicuous.

There were also five black objects in the sky that swooped towards him.

This is the last test.

At the same time, face the attack of ten monsters.

When she first came in, Erica was flustered.

After all, she had never dealt with such a scene of dealing with ten monsters at the same time.

The difficulty of ten monsters and five monsters is definitely not as simple as simply multiplying by two.

But Erica, who has failed many times, already knows how monsters attack.

Now, for the tenth time, she is standing here again, and in her eyes, there is only the confidence that must pass.

Without the slightest time to think, she relied on muscle memory to withdraw from the encirclement of monsters as soon as possible.

She kept her body down, dodging the corrosive liquid of the incoming duck rat pounce and the bat's spray.

An attack happened to be dodged, and then the monster in the gap attacked again.

A number of monsters began to surround Erica, making her feel that there was no safe place to output for a while, and the living space was constantly suppressed.

But this time, Erica was very well prepared.

She hid behind a few platypus rats, the bats adjusting their posture and filling their bellies with black liquid, leaving them unflawed to attack Erica.

The moment the monster turned around, her hands burst into flames.

[Second Order Magic: Periphery]

The flames in her hands were thrown out violently, clasping the two monsters in front of her, wrapping them completely.

The intense burning under the sealed space produced an explosive effect, and the two monsters were blown into flesh and blood fragments, which gradually dissipated in the air.

It seems that because of the demise of their companions, the remaining monsters continue to rush towards Erica with a strange scream of 'quack'.

Once the number of monsters decreases, the difficulty will also decrease.

Erica didn't panic, she looked at the bats that swooped down, and above the ground, a green formation was formed.

After simply incorporating a wonderful rune into the circle, she stood still and waited for the monster to attack.

After spitting spew, the three bats attempt to stab Erica by relying on their mouthparts.

But as soon as they got closer, a layer of green vines burst out of the ground of the flying sand, trapping the bat's mouthparts between the crevices of the vines.

Erica snapped her fingers, and several spikes protruded from the vine barrier, completely penetrating the monster's body.

She clapped her hands, and the vine barrier withered and vanished, as the bat's corpse gradually dissipated.

The few remaining platypus and bats are no longer Erica's opponents.

She pinched out two balls of water in her hands and threw them at the bats in the air.

The powerful impact made the bats sway suddenly, and their swaying bodies made its dive much less fast and powerful.

Erica wrapped the vine in her hands and grabbed the bat at the front by the neck.

Like two spears, she grabbed the bat and stabbed the pounced platypus with its mouthparts.

The two collided, and the platypus was killed by the bat's mouthparts.

And the vines will also completely devour the bat until it dies.

Erica clapped her hands and looked at the monster that came last.

"For the rest, you either have to settle it yourself."

Unfortunately, the monster couldn't understand Erica's words, and it stubbornly spat out a few drops of black slime.

However, under the great strength, the bat's slime was like a conductor, and a bolt of lightning passed through the slime and attacked the bat's body.

The monster twitched in the air a few times, dissipating into the sun.

The attack didn't even do to scratch Erica.

Erica blew into her fingertips.

It's like the only surviving gunslinger in the west.

Looking at the emptiness around her, Erica did not feel empty, but her heart was full of honor and pride.

She, it worked!

Suddenly, the illusion around him began to change suddenly.

The wilderness shattered like a mirror.

In an instant, it was as if reality and illusion were separated.

“……”

Erica blinked, looking at the picture-scrolling scene in front of her.

The breeze is gentle and the stars are turning.

The fields in front of me seem to stretch for thousands of miles,

Green trees and flowers, green mountains and clear waters, boundless.

In the canopy, countless points of light flickered, like stars falling down, illuminating the whole world.

Windmills swaying and wind chimes ringing.

Such a wonderful scenery made Erica stunned in place.

She couldn't help but take a deep breath of fresh air, mixed with the scent of earth.

Feeling the air fill her tired lungs, she felt the air so beautiful for the first time.

"Congratulations, Erica."

"You're the first student with a perfect score."

A voice rang out out of thin air, seemingly coming from behind the mysterious starry sky.

Victor's figure slowly appeared, and the trench coat behind him swayed.

The red and green lines, under the night sky, look so mysterious.

"Victor...... Professor? ”

Victor looked at Erica with a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

"As the first student to pass, I can promise you a request that is not too much."

"Say, whatever you want, the power of the mage will give it to you."

……

It's been a long time since Erica has spoken to Victor so directly.

There were no living creatures in this space except for the two of them, and now, whatever she said, she would not be disturbed.

All her impulses, all her curiosity.

Maybe the people in front of her will answer for her.

Finally, she came up with a gift that would satisfy her completely.

"Professor, I want to ......"

……

"I want to challenge you, I want to know, the gap between me and you."

Yes.

Erica said to herself:

I wonder how hard I have to go to catch up with your back.

Victor didn't answer, but the corners of his mouth rose a few arcs.

It's as if he knew Erica would say that.

"Your choice today will be a medal of valor for your life."

"So."

As the words spoke, the surrounding area turned in an instant, and a large forest suddenly broke through the soil from the plain, stretching its towering body towards the sky.

Wildflowers and weeds gradually climbed Erica's thighs, and the night sky was swallowed up by a huge sun, and the stars seemed to completely merge into the blue sky.

Sunlight poured down through the thick crevices and fell on Erica's blonde hair.

Endless vitality, just the right temperature, nourishing the earth, everything grows wildly.

It was as if with endless oppression, swept towards Erica.

On Victor's trench coat, a pair of eyes opened.

Between the eyes, a red-green light burst out.

It was as if two monstrous beasts hung in the sky, hovering behind Victor.

At this moment, Victor, who showed all his strength.

It's like a calamity in the world.

"I, accept your challenge."