The entire dense forest seemed to transform into an awakening beast, beginning to churn madly.
The team members who had fought so hard to enter had not even had time to sigh in relief at reaching the battlefield before their faces turned as ugly as if they were constipated.
They had thought they could relax their guard a little after entering the forest and look for opportunities to set up their plans. Yet no one had expected the danger within the forest to be several times more terrifying than outside.
Countless towering ancient trees swayed their branches, thick vines lashed about like venomous snakes, and even the weeds beneath their feet turned into sharp blades, indiscriminately attacking every intruder.
Even stranger, the students with plant-type martial souls began moving against their will, turning on their own teammates.
This scene left every student present utterly dumbfounded.
"What are you doing?! That's our teammate!" one student demanded sharply after dodging a vine swung by his companion in terror.
"Captain, I can't control myself! My body... it won't listen to me!" The student controlled by his martial soul wore a pained expression, his eyes full of helplessness.
Similar exchanges played out throughout the forest.
The students who had once been brimming with confidence, intending to make a name for themselves in the free-for-all, now looked upon the forest with nothing but deep fear.
Amid the chaos, a blazing flame tore through the sky like a phoenix rising from the ashes and crashed into the depths of the forest. It instantly swallowed swathes of wildly dancing plants, flames soaring into the heavens.
The arrival was none other than Shrek Academy's Ma Xiaotao.
She had never been one to tolerate boredom. Having spent so long recuperating from her injuries, she had been stifled nearly