Over the next few days, whenever the students received missions, they drove out to carry them out. When they had no missions, they stayed in Changkong City to hunt down scattered Deadwalkers and Honkai Beasts.
During the final three days of the third phase of training, Himeko led all twenty-four students in the class through a simulated team battle within Changkong City.
They were not allowed to return to camp for supplies during those three days, nor were they allowed to return for treatment if injured. It was a complete simulation of field combat.
Over those three days, the entire class wiped out a cluster consisting of fifty Honkai Beasts and more than two hundred Deadwalkers.
The students had gained more combat experience against Honkai Beasts, and Himeko was quite satisfied with that.
The practical combat training had already lasted thirty-six days. They had left St. Freya at the beginning of October, and it was nearly mid-November now.
With the training over, the students boarded the training battleship they had arrived in and began their return journey.
Inside the battleship, Himeko howled without a shred of dignity that she could finally drink again.
The students were also delighted, all saying they would celebrate once they got back.
"Don't get happy too soon. Once we're back, you'll have two weeks to review before the second exam. There'll be a Valkyrie advancement assessment at the end of November. Those of you who are weak in academics, hurry up and study. Don't say I didn't warn you."
Seeing everyone's excitement, Himeko immediately poured a bucket of cold water over them.
Most of them were fine with it. They would still celebrate as they should, but a very small number of students felt utterly miserable.
"Why? Fighting should be enough. Why do we have