"Mm."
Logan nodded his head at the instructor.
Piiiiiiii—!
The instructor blew a whistle.
Lawrend furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.
Suddenly, a black shadow flew towards them from afar.
"What is that?"
Lawrend asked as he squinted his eyes and looked at it.
"It's our ride."
The instructor replied with a cheeky grin.
"It can't be…"
Lawrend was awed. He watched as a greenish-brown wyvern flew towards them before it slowly landed in front.
Boom
It was a heavy thud. The wyvern's sharp claws almost cracked the brick road.
"This is my baby girl. It's a Fire Wyvern. It can take us there fast."
The instructor introduced the wyvern to them with a smug smile. It was as if he was waiting for this moment the whole time.
Even Logan, who was impatient, was taken aback when he saw it.
"Hop in."
The instructor said before he jumped onto the wyvern and held onto its reins.
Logan followed suit. He sat on the seat behind the instructor. Nuon next. Last, it was Lawrend's turn.
He used his strengthened muscles and jumped directly onto his seat.
"Well done, everyone."
The instructor praised them with a smile.
"Let's fly, baby girl."
The instructor whispered to the wyvern. It then jumped from the ground, cracking it, and flew to the skies.
The wyvern slowly picked up altitude as it rose higher and higher into the air. It was very different compared to when Olgar used his magical artifact to fly them.
The wind hit their face very strongly and without any protection, all of their faces flapped with the wind.
The wyvern traveled for a whole day before it slowed down and landed at the edge of the Undrasil Monster Forest.
"It's almost nighttime. We can't travel at night."
The instructor said to them.
"I thought we aren't supposed to use external help?"
Lawrend asked him in puzzlement.
"Hehe. Don't worry. I will only take you there halfway."
The instructor replied to Lawrend with a laugh.
"I see."
Lawrend replied in understanding.
"So, set up camp. I'll make my own."
The instructor said to the three of them before he turned around and went deeper into the forest beside the Undrasil Monster Forest.
"Okay. The two of you must listen to me when the instructor is not around."
Logan said to Lawrend and Nuon strictly.
"Yes." x2
Lawrend and Nuon nodded their heads together.
"Good. Help me gather wood."
Logan nodded his head in satisfaction and ordered them.
"Okay."
Lawrend nodded his head and left. He headed in a separate direction.
"...Wait, did he just ask us to gather wood?"
Lawrend stopped in his tracks. He became confused as to why they had to gather wood first. They didn't have any shelter yet. It should be their top priority as the sun is already down at the horizon. It would be much harder to find some materials for shelter later. The wild could be very unpredictable at times.
Lawrend shook his head. He found two pieces of a large leaf, 4 thin branches, and a piece of wood.
It was quite heavy with all of them together, but Lawrend was strong enough due to the physical boost that his True Mage strength provides.
"Huh? What are you carrying?"
Logan looked at Lawrend like he was an idiot. He doesn't remember ordering him to collect those.
"Didn't I tell you to listen to me?"
Logan asked him angrily.
"I listened. Here is a piece of wood. Just like what you said."
Lawrend replied to him and lifted the wood in his hand. He had broken it off from a tree.
"You're so selfish. Do you think that's enough to start a campfire?"
Logan criticized Lawrend angrily.
"There are trees around us. It won't be hard to get some more."
Lawrend replied with furrowed eyebrows.
"What if it rains? We won't have any trees to protect us if we took them down."
Logan replied angrily.
"What's going on over there?"
The instructor asked them. He was lying inside a small shelter thst was created using leaves with a campfire in front of him. There was a slight smile on his face.
"Instructor, this guy is not following my orders. Can't he fail the special mission already?"
Logan complained to the instructor. He isn't fond of pig teammates that will bring the whole team down with him.
"If he fails, you all fail. Keep that in mind."
The instructor reminded him. His smile on his face grew wider as time passed by.
"F*ck. Selfish scum."
Logan cursed angrily. He took the wood in Lawrend's arm and brought it to the campfire he was making.
Lawrend was upset seeing his reaction. He shook his head and set up camp a little bit further in the middle of them.
"Stupid team captain. He will just bring us all down."
Lawrend vented out loud. He started setting up his shelter. Before long, he was done, and it was already night.
Lawrend punched a tree down near him. He broke it into equal pieces before setting up his own campfire.
He then used his lightning magic to ignite it.
Crackle crackle
The sound of Lawrend's campfire crackling can be heard crisply. Meanwhile, Logan and Nuon were still in the dark. They were trying to light it up by rubbing two wood pieces together.
Lawrend immediately knew that they were gonna suffer.
Logan's head turned to Lawrend once in a while. He was so jealous and angry that he was able to start his own fire so easily. If only they had a fire mage with them.
"Sh*t!"
Logan cursed as he felt a drop of water drop onto his head.
Boom!
A lightning bolt lit up the sky. It started raining, and Logan and Nuon had nowhere to take shelter in.
Meanwhile, the instructor was observing them with an amused smile.
"A simple-headed team captain just lost his most valuable teammate. What a hurtful sight to see."
The instructor shook his head.
"Instructor, we need a shelter."
Logan and Nuon ran towards him, wet like little chicks.
"Take shelter under the wyvern. That's what you get for failing to lead properly."
The instructor replied to him coldly.