<h4>Chapter 236: Team test (22)</h4>


    As the 2nd half of ants were returning to the hive, theymenced a thorough search on their way back.


    To shoe the level of intelligence the queen had, it had ordered the ant generals to eliminate the humans that had shown themselves and not conduct many searches.


    The aim of themand was for the ant army to block the borders, therefore trapping the humans.


    Now that the mana pir had appeared it was time to start phase 2 of eliminating the humans.


    On their way back, the army of ants began searching every corner and climbing every tree. Due to theirrge numbers, it didn''t take much time as they were moving closer to the hive.


    When the ants were had gotten halfway back to the ant generals which had very high sensory abilities began detecting the teams.


    Castiel''s team was on the treetops where anti-detection arrays were carved into the trees. They all held their breath as they saw the sea of ants moving, but that was when they heard an ear-piercing screech.


    It was from an ant general and it was looking in their direction.


    "Shit! We have been found out!" The team leader shouted.


    Immediately ants began climbing the trees and swarming in their direction.


    "Move! Move!" The team leader shouted as they began using their various elements to jump from tree to tree.


    They had an advantage because even though the ants could jump they weren''t as efficient as those using me bursts or water whips or nt vines to move across the trees.


    (AN: Yes, ants can actually jump 100 times their body length! Crazy right! :)


    The ants were losing the humans, but if the ant general was able to smile it would have an evil smirk on its face because they were running towards the hive.


    The phase two n wasn''t to kill the humans but to force the remaining to the center of the hive for the queen to feed after evolution.


    Castiel''s team had no idea of the ant queen''s evolution or that the school was having issues warping them back to the school.


    The only thing that was on their mind was to get as far away as possible from the ants and the only ce they could think of was the mana pir that shot high into the sky.


    …


    20 minutester, the students were done admiring the mana pir and they had decided on the direction to head, but that was when Castiel''s team enter the system''s detection range.


    ''Seems we don''t have to go looking.'' ke thought when he heard the system''s report.


    "What are we waiting for?!" Serhan asked in an angry tone, but a look from Luciano shut him up.


    After 3 more minutes of waiting, Castiel''s team out of the forest panting.


    "Shit… that was a close one…"Castiel said while trying to catch his breath, but that was when they looked up and saw ke and Luciano''s team looking at them.


    "We have been for you guys. Hello..." ke waved at La who was also part of the team.


    "It''s not as if we stand a chance against any one of them alone, but now they are working together It''s hopeless…" La said as she conjured a water dagger.


    Seeing the rank 1 and 2 who were known to be close friends, in the same area not fighting each other meant 1 thing. Even if they weren''t with their team it was still hopeless.


    "If I was you I wouldn''t do that." ke said when he saw La conjuring a dagger. "If you do that you will end up dying because the school is experiencing issues."


    ke went on to exin the queen situation and why the school hasn''t ended the test.


    "I hope you all heard it because I won''t repeat myself." When he was done with his exnation, ke looked at an empty part of the forest and across the mana pir.


    "You know we don''t have much so why don''t you guys save our time and stop hiding." The forest was quiet for some time before thest 2 teams stepped out.


    Both teams were shocked by how ke sensed them, but Haldor had an important question to ask. "How can we believe you?"


    "It''s very easy, if we wanted to eliminate you all the 3 of us can easily do that." ke said pointing at Luciano and Damon.


    His words made a lot of people angry, especially Serhan because he was being regarded as anything, but ke continued without caring what they thought because he was saying facts.


    (AN: Lol. Almost said ''spitting facts'' :)


    "Besides it''s not as if I am here to save you all, I am here for him." ke pointed at Castiel. "You are free to join in as long as you don''t get in our way."


    "My team would like to join." Haldor said.


    ke looked at the team of 5 and had a clue of what must have happened to their team leader.


    [The team has 4moners and 1 noble. Considering the fact that the team leader was a noble, I am 80% certain that they had eliminated him.] The system said.


    Seeing Haldor''s team join, it didn''t take time for 2 of the other teams to join.


    "Alright, since everything is settled it''s time to n how to leave here undetected." ke said to Luciano and Damon.


    Damon could cast darkbringer on others but their number was just too much.


    "My artifact should be able to conceal everyone and get us out of here, but we need a backup n." Damon said.


    "That should be enough." ke looked at Luciano who nodded.


    With everything nned, the trio returned to the students and exined only the parts of the n they needed to know.


    Also, ke handed Castiel a void dagger and used mind link tomunicate with him.


    ''If something is to go wrong, I want you to go as far as possible.''