Leading the way were Bai Yueguang and Princess Cher's guards... I remembered, they should be called Shan, and following behind them were Hei Luoli and Princess Cher, as they needed to lead the way.

As for me, Oyado and Yaling were responsible for the rear, since the remaining disciples, although their ranks couldn't be seen, I could probably infer their level within the academy. So, I confirmed that the current allocation was the safest.

Although this passage was meant for escape, judging from the craftsmanship of the walls, it seemed that a lot of thought had been put into constructing this passage.

If it were just a simple escape route, there would be no need to make the walls so smooth, right?

But what's worth noting is that this passage has existed for a long time. Are there no other people besides the royal family who know about it? Wait a minute, based on what Miss Duomi and Duran said earlier, they should have no connection to the royal family, so why would they know about the entrance?

I felt that it was not appropriate to ask about such a topic, so it would be better not to question it.

I tried not to focus on this issue and continued to look at the walls of the passage.

The light source in the passage, apart from the oil lamps, were magic crystal lights. There were more magic crystal lights, probably because they could be used for a longer period of time.

But whether it was oil lamps or magical lights, there was hardly any dust on them, suggesting that someone regularly cleaned them.

It seems that someone is maintaining this passage, whether it's the school or...

Anyway, whatever the case, the existence of this passage is very strange. If one country attacks another and wants to kidnap their children, but all the royals know about this passage, how can they escape?

The only possibility is if the Western Continent attacks the Eastern Continent, then it would make sense to have a hiding place.

Could it be that the initial establishment of this passage was based on the assumption that there would be no civil war in the Western Continent? I really don't understand what those people were thinking.

Soon, we reached a fork in the passage, and Princess Cher pointed to one of the directions.

"This way is the convergence point, where all the escape routes inside the academy will converge, and then lead to other places."

After Princess Cher finished speaking, she continued to walk forward.

"A few batches of people have already passed through here..."

Hei Luoli looked down at the ground and said.

Although she was a Spirit Archer, having a sharp observation should be a common characteristic of archers.

"It should be three batches, a total of nine people, and none of them were snake demons like before." Oyado added.

"Because there are no traces of snake demons crawling on the ground. Unless they were already inside from the beginning, then it's another matter."

"Probably not very likely, because we have already walked through here once before, and didn't see anyone along the way." Princess Cher responded.

Looking at Princess Cher, Oyado nodded.

"Indeed, there are traces of you all coming back on the ground, but it's strange that there are no traces of anyone else. Did they also go to that passage?"

"It's very possible, after all, one side of the exit is blocked, and the other side has monsters. More people would be willing to take a gamble in that so-called dangerous place. After all, they are all potential future royals, and they should have this level of judgment." Princess Cher said, looking ahead.

"Let's go, we're almost there, we need to hurry too. Fir, didn't you say that more people would be better?"

"Yes..."

Nine people shouldn't be considered too many to say, so it should be fine.

But compared to the royal family, I hope Ms. Mary and her group make it down.

While they were walking, I looked at Oyado.

"When you were observing earlier, were Ms. Mary and the others inside?"

"No, only Taishi Xi's footprints, Ms. Mary and the others weren't inside."

"That's great, Taishi Xi is also really strong. If she joins us, we'll have more security against the enemy."

Yaling suddenly spoke up from the side.

"Yeah, you're right. Speaking of which, Yaling, how do you know that Taishi Xi is strong? It seems like... you haven't fought together before, right?"

"It's because when we were coming back to the academy from the Chelfa Kingdom, Taishi Xi accompanied me. Afterward, I asked her how to become stronger, and she taught me a set of swordsmanship techniques. I didn't expect her to be able to use a sword in addition to a lance."

...I can do that too, are you scared?

"Yeah, isn't that nice?"

"Yes, but to be honest, I would prefer to cultivate the 'Ice Magic Knight: Ultimate.' But... I feel like I've reached a bottleneck and can't go further. Maybe my bloodline isn't pure enough."

"No, no, that bloodline isn't relevant. Although personally, I don't know much about magic... Don't look at me like that, I know I'm a mage, but my understanding of magic is limited to its usage. As for the details... spare me, please."

Seeing Yaling squinting her eyes, I quickly looked away.

"Anyway, your bloodline doesn't matter much. It's just that you don't have the same direct mastery of magic as you do with swordsmanship. Look!"

After saying that, I summoned the Ice Armor and then the Ice Sword.

"A full set of Ice Knight armor... Wow, I can only summon a sword and shield."

Seeing Yaling's astonished expression, I wiped away my sweat.

I can also summon an Ice Wolf and an Ice Dragon, but I won't excite you with that right now.

"So, you should learn some magic techniques from Ms. Mary. That way, you should make faster progress."

"I see, got it!"

Watching her joyful expression, I smiled and asked.

"By the way, what swordsmanship did Taishi Xi teach you?"

"Oh, that... it's called 'Taiji Sword.'"

"Taiji...?"

"Yeah, it's a kind of eastern swordsmanship, different from the rigid swordsmanship of the west. Eastern swordsmanship looks more light and elegant, and... it's called something like 'subduing the strong with the weak.' That's probably the term."

"Yes, exactly, that's the term."

Oh my... Taishi Xi, you actually taught a person from the western continent an eastern swordsmanship.

This is really...

Just perfect!

Although I don't know how it would be for other people from the western continent, I do think those rigid swordsmanship techniques wouldn't be suitable for Yaling. The only more agile technique in western swordsmanship is the royal sword technique.

That thing... Although I don't know where I learned that skill from, under normal circumstances, only the royal family can learn it.

For Yaling... it is indeed unattainable.

But the Eastern swordsmanship is different!

Although in the original world, most of the Chinese martial arts were practiced by the elderly to cultivate their mind and body, if we trace back to ancient times, there were probably many so-called martial arts masters.

I really hope to see the use of such martial arts. I also have many abilities from the East, so I will try them out one by one another day.

"This is it."

Suddenly, Princess Cher in front spoke up.

I looked up and saw on the right side of the corridor, a huge hexagram symbol appeared on a tightly closed stone door. There was also a seal on the door that had been torn apart.

"There are signs of it being opened, and it seems that someone went in not long ago."

After hearing Hei Luoli's words, I nodded.

"There's no time to waste, let's go in."