‘Has it started?’

I found myself isolated in a section of the forest, with no other people around. Thankfully, due to my prior preparation, I didn't fall or stumble as I teleported. I quickly drew the Blackwood dagger I had hidden under my skirt and held it in my right hand.

‘Unfortunately, it doesn't look like I’m near the river…’

Although this was a random teleportation spell, the locations for the teleportation were actually pre-designated by the professor of the Natural Studies course. After all, dropping students right in the middle of a Hobgoblin nest under the guise of a …