Thomas had not guessed wrong.
Just as the Teaching Assistant Group and the You Zui Hunting Team were trapped in some "sandbox" world, four black figures were making a "Head-hugging Rat Escape" through the Silent Forest, dodging the spells that shot down from midair from time to time.
The reason "Head-hugging Rat Escape" was enclosed in single quotation marks was that it was not merely a descriptive phrase, but a spell. Like "Peach Blossom Incantation," "Head-hugging Rat Escape" was also an ancient spell used for strategic retreats.
However, this spell had tremendous limitations when used—only creatures with rat bloodlines could fully cast it.
And among those four shadows, there happened to be one such creature.
"Left, fifteen degrees to the left, quarter frequency, advance ninety-one steps... Careful, there's a node of the Guardian Array ahead. Avoid it!"
"Turn! Turn! Three degrees right! That little bitch just threw down another string of lightning curses! Merge your steps, drag two left and one right, curve around in a small arc—don't get struck by lightning!"
"Change frequency! Change frequency! Three-quarter frequency, dash forward one hundred and twenty-five steps, then return to the original frequency!"
"Damn it, this shell wrapped around the school is really infuriating!"
At the head of the four shadows, a plump old rat darted along while rapidly directing the group to evade the First University's Guardian Formation's "search-and-destroy," all the while muttering and cursing nonstop.
Before long, they finally darted into a small clearing and stopped.
"Take a break!" the fat rat shouted, coming to a halt. "This is a 'safe zone' I set up earlier. It isn't large, and its defenses aren't very strong, but it can at least hold out for a while... Let's catch our breath."
As it spoke, the fat rat wrapped itself in its thick