Reader Mage-Stubbing August 10! Chapter 91: 91-Are You Running From A Fight?

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The first trap Merin brought up was a rather simple one. It was made of a combination of twigs and seed shells concealed by leaves and spread out over the area so as to ensure any sneak ups would be unsuccessful. In all honesty, it was not much of a trap as compared to a warning alarm. But the essence of every trap was to increase the defense of a base. If they were caught by surprise, then there was no reason for what they were doing. “I’m done setting up that area,” said Park Yuri as she approached Merlin who was gently throwing leaves upon a spread out bundle of twigs. He scrunched his face at the result of his actions. He didn’t like how it looked. And he wasn’t the only one. “I can see that practicality is vastly different from theorizing, thanks to you,” Park Yuri noted. Merlin glanced at her over his shoulder. “That’s rude.” “I was joking.” She leaned forward. “Move. Let me take over.” Merlin sighed and stood up. “Thank you.” He would have loved to keep going, but now was not the time to be hellbent on learning how to set up basic defensive traps. It would just eat into their time. And, sure enough, Park Yuri was able to set the leaves over the twigs so that they were in no way noticeable, and the trap blended in with the environment itself. She stood up. “What next?” Merlin rubbed his chin. He was trying his best not to think up harmful traps, even though Dr. Elias had not said anything about them holding back. But Merlin couldn’t assume that the whole Open field acted in the same way as the simulation room and training areas. The Open field was a wide space, after all. The power it would take to power a simulation on such a scale would be substantial. Of course, an Academy like Prestige Academy should be able to do it, but, again, he couldn’t assume. And it was so hard for him to think up harmless traps because Kieran had been a hunter. Most of his traps had been to kill, not repel. However, there was no one who could take his place, so he had to think of something himself. “Let’s see…” Merlin flayed his eyes over the scenery, the rest of the members of their party working diligently to set up the twig traps. At that moment a loud boom resounded through the scenery from at least sixty kilometers away. Smoke rose to the air, and Merlin’s brows narrowed at the sight. “Some aren’t taking it any easy, are they?” “I can’t help but feel like you are,” Kim Yiseo said from behind; Merlin turned his attention to her. “These twig traps won’t protect the flag. We need something better. Or don’t you have any?” She folded her arms and tilted her head slightly. Well, he did have a whole lot of sickening ideas, but he was not of the mind to send someone so close to death just because they wanted to pass a test. However, it seemed he was the only one who shared that thought. Because Kim Yiseo’s words drew everyone’s attention his way, and their gazes were not ones that supported his decision to hold back. In that case, then he could take things up a notch. At least to the extent where it’s risky enough to make their opponents bat an eye, but not to the extent where one might lose their life. And besides… He looked up to the sky. He was having a nagging feeling at the back of his head. Merlin sighed. “Fine. I agree with you. We’ve been taking things too softly.” “I’m overjoyed,” said Kim Yiseo. Merlin didn’t reply to those words of hers. He faced the rest of the team. “Does anyone have any ability to fell trees?” Instead of a reply, Merlin got murmurs, which was surprising to him. He thought they wanted a bit more oomph to the traps? “No one?” he asked. “I do…” A girl with long black hair and drab eyes stepped forward. Merlin recalled her introducing herself as Chen—Chen Meilin. He was more interested as to how her Hex worked to produce something so sharp that it could cut trees, so he immediately focused on that instead. “How, if you don’t mind me asking?” said Merlin. “My Hex is Silver,” Chen explained. “I can construct the fine par