14. Opponents in Pairs
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After a short lunch break, it was followed by a half-day-long practical class.

  There are thousands of magical beasts inhabiting the vast territory of the Empire, so the practical exercise of fighting against them is quite an important lesson. The Ace Class is the top class in the school, so that's why the Ace Class' practical combat classes are so highly valued.

  At this time, all the students of the Ace Class have gathered in the same hall where they took the entrance test yesterday. The reason why both the practical combat class and the entrance test are to be conducted here is because this hall has been arranged with a boundary that can withstand all kinds of magic and damage from all corners of the inner and outer sides. This boundary was set up by the highest magician of the Empire, Athemans, two hundred years ago. No matter what magic it is , it can not penetrate the boundary, so in case of danger, this place will also be used as a temporary shelter. But so far humans haven't encountered such a situation.

  『Today it is your first day to have practical combat class. You all listened well to the tactical theory in the morning, right? 』

  Kerr was standing in the middle of the hall, her serious expression was not angry but looked dignified. At this moment, the Ace magician's superior temperament was revealed. However, Kerr was really cute, and this extreme difference between her temperament and her look instantly made Yu be fascinated. Unfortunately, Yu was the only one who was captivated by Kerr, because all the other students deeply understood the terror of this fiery witch.

There was no sound in the hall for a while. The reason is that if one of the students present say that he has listened to all of the lecture taken by Kerr this morning, but you can't answer a question later. He will be doomed to dead by Kerr. However, if you say you can’t listen to all of the lecture taken by Kerr this morning, you're gonna end up a lot worse. The best choice is to keep quiet, because nobody wants to be in the limelight..

『Since no one answered, I'll assume you all listened. In that case your opponent for today's practical class is it.』

  As soon as Kerr reached out, a magic formation less than two meters in diameter instantly unfolded beside her. Then a red-colored tiger jumped out of the magic formation with its tail flickering with flame .

  This tiger has black markings on its body, which are particularly dominant with its red fur. The two sharp teeth that grow outward at the corners of its mouth are even more unnerving. The most critical thing is that with every breath the tiger exhales, you can see the fire burning around its mouth.

『Inferno Tiger? 』

A student with glasses immediately called out the name of this summoned beast.

『It seems that you guys are still a bit knowledgeable. This is the Inferno Tiger, a very common type of fire-attribute summoned beast, and the enemy you will defeat today.』

The Inferno Tiger was sitting next to Kerr and sweeping every student on the field with a pair of majestic eyes. Although the size and strength of this Inferno Tiger is not as good as the previous high-level summoned beast, the Flaming Demon Wolf, the Inferno Tiger is a very powerful existence among the general summoned beasts.

  『Do we, 31 students, fight against one Inferno Tiger? That's too much to underestimate us.』

  Kyle, who said this, had already excluded Yu from the Ace Class. Although he was more or less afraid of Kerr in his heart, after all, his family was powerful, he dared to flirt a few words like this in front of Kerr.

『Did I mention that you guys are dealing with it together?』

『????』

 The moment these words were spoken the whole room was also immediately alerted. The moment these words were uttered, fifteen identical magic formations appeared behind Kerr. And in the light of the magic formation, it was nothing but the Inferno Tiger.

『This afternoon's practical lesson is to defeat a tiger in teams of two. Those who do not pass will copy all of the textbook content taught this morning one hundred times.』

The entire class was dumbfounded when Kerr uttered the words. You know, there are 12 pages about practical combat theory taught this morning, which one copies the tedious content, he will die in his dorm room.

『That.. That Miss Kerr, you did not say how to deal with Inferno Tiger this morning.』

  One of the students raised his hand timidly, trembled and asked Kerr.

『Learn something by example, aren't there many of you who are adventurers? You should have quite a bit of experience in dealing with magical beasts of this level.』

  Kerr knew that quite a few of these 32 students had been adventurers before, and there were a few who had gone on temporary conscription to deal with the ice dragon. But Kerr knows the truth, so she did not emphasize on the ice dragon.

  Yet the vast majority of these young people are at the ordinary or even lower level in the Adventurer's Guild in terms of strength. Often, when dealing with magical beasts on the same level as the Inferno Tiger, there are experienced adventurers on hand to help them. But unfortunately, among the 32 people present, no such adventurers exist.