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Ten minutes later, the advancement exam officially began.

The young dragons paired up and entered the Demonic Moon Forest in groups. To ensure safety and a steady exam pace, the academy provided each student with a simplified map.

Though the map lacked detailed routes, it marked zones with different danger levels for creatures using color coding.

“Green… yellow… red?” Helena tilted her head as she examined the vibrant sections on the map. “Does that mean low, medium, and high levels?”

“It should,” Noa replied. “Green areas are the most abundant, while red zones are the rarest.”

The teacher’s earlier remark about *‘inverse proportion of quantity to difficulty’* seemed to confirm this interpretation.

Noa had no complaints about the system—it reminded her of her teacher’s methods years ago when preparing her for the War Academy entrance exam. Back then, her teacher had used red, yellow, and green pens to mark subjects Noa fully understood, partially grasped, or completely struggled with.

Looking at the map’s colored zones brought a faint smile to Noa’s face, but she quickly refocused. Pointing to a red zone, she said, “Let’s head here first. That’s where A-level creatures are likely to appear. There are also nearby yellow zones where we might find B-levels afterward.”

“Got it!” Helena agreed readily.  @@novelbin@@

Despite Noa’s young age, her top-notch performance in both theory and practice earned Helena’s trust without question. But Helena wasn’t a passive partner—she had trained rigorously with Noa and could hold her own.

Unlike the fire-based magic most dragons awakened, these two were an anomaly:

- Noa wielded lightning magic for destructive power.

- Helena used water magic for control and support.