The moment he realized that the academy was planning to trap them, everything made sense. But, it was still not the time to think about all those things. After all, in a way, he was running for his life there.
He knew he needed to get out of there quickly since staying here only meant Death, and that wasn't something that he could accept no matter what.
He had a map of the academy and its bird's-eye view, so he had a general idea of which direction to run in to leave the academy grounds.
WOOSH!
He began to run, his breaths coming in ragged gasps as he sprinted through the forest.
After all, the amount of mana he had spent while fighting against the professors and the little energy that was left inside him was not enough to coat himself with mana completely.
He also spent quite a bit of mana while activating the artifact, which made it worse. Adding to the injuries he had sustained, it was evident that he would have a hard time.