Shrek Academy's training ground.
Flender had been waiting impatiently, his dark face grim to the extreme.
Today was the first day of school. The rules had to be firmly established before these little monsters.
The sound of footsteps approached.
Led by Dai Mubai, Ao Yin, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun arrived one after another.
The moment they came to a stop, an explosive roar rang out!
"Late!"
Flender's sharp gaze swept over them, showing no mercy whatsoever.
"All of you, run as punishment. Thirty laps around the entire perimeter of the village!"
"You are not allowed to stop before sunset! Anyone who fails to finish will get no dinner tonight!"
His tone shifted as he looked at the two support-type soul masters in the group.
"Oscar, Ning Rongrong, support-type soul masters are physically weaker. Twenty laps will be enough."
"Dai Mubai, lead them and start running! Now! Immediately!"
The order fell, and the entire field went silent.
Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Zhu Zhuqing were all slightly stunned.
They had only just enrolled, yet they were being punished with a run without a word of explanation. Shrek's rules were far too... harsh.
Ao Yin's expression did not change, and his heart remained calm. Shrek did not raise idlers or pampered soldiers. The harsher the training, the more potential it could force out.
Xiao Wu pursed her lips. She was somewhat surprised, but she did not object.
Zhu Zhuqing had a cold temperament. She silently took her place and waited for the run to begin.
In contrast, Dai Mubai and the other older students looked calm, even wearing the helpless expressions of people long used to this.
All the senior students knew that this was Principal Flender's old routine—when newcomers enrolled, he