High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 514: Chapter 183 Chaotic Days_1

Upon hearing Xin Fat Man mention that Elena had joined Matthew’s Hunting Team, the scholarship student immediately became disheartened.

Although he appeared unaffected when the young master at Taylor’s had mentioned this news, and even acted as if he already knew about it, his heart was not as calm as he outwardly projected.

Bitter mixed with sweet, Zheng Qing couldn’t tell whether he was more enraged or stifled.

His moodiness throughout the latter part of the Hunting Art Exhibition was in stark contrast to the lively atmosphere around him.

As the ancients said, ”Strike while the iron is hot, then fades, and finally exhausted.”

If he doesn’t take advantage of his momentum to talk to the Gypsy Witch about this matter, Zheng Qing suspected he would most likely let the matter drop on its own in a few days.

At the very least, he would not be as angry as he is now.

The only issue was, what tone or attitude should he adopt when confronting Elena.

”I heard you joined Matthew’s Hunting Team?” — This was a casual inquiry between classmates. If Zheng Qing was just an ordinary classmate of the Gypsy Witch, then asking such a question would be perfectly fine.

But the problem was, he was unwilling to relegate himself to the position of being just a ordinary classmate of the Gypsy Witch.

”You joined Matthew’s Hunting Team? Why didn’t you tell me...” — This was the tone of a friend. However, asking this question from a friend’s standpoint seemed a bit presumptuous. Nobody liked being casually interfered with in their private lives.

Especially Gypsies, who are known for their freedom and unrestraint.

”How could you join Matthew’s Hunting Team?!” — This tone was slightly aggressive, suitable for those of a closer relationship than friends, such as best friends, or lovers.

But was he in a relationship with Elena?

Zheng Qing questioned himself and felt uneasy about the answer.

Apart from exchanging gifts and him tutoring her in runes, they seemed to have not progressed to the stage of dating — though everyone suspected some budding romance between them, Zheng Qing has yet to make any public display of pursuing her, barring some lamentation in his dorm several times.

Being this reticent defied the description of being just shy.

It was simply block-headed.

This realization made the young scholarship student even more depressed.

The gloomy atmosphere hung from the first hall to dormitory 403, from dusk all the way to the late night.

”There are things that must be dealt face-to-face.”

”It’s a matter of male dignity!”

”Don’t worry, the Absolution Knight Group is your strongest support!”

In the midst of various advices and comforting words from his dormitory mates, Zheng Qing tossed and turned, staying awake for the whole night.

The next day, he showed up in class with dark circles under his bloodshot eyes, wavering as he tried to stay awake. However, he never got the chance to confront Elena.

Because, once again, the Gypsy Witch had skipped class.

Zheng Qing noticed that as time in school increased, the Gypsy Witch’s whereabouts became more and more elusive. Even her fellow transferred students and close friends in the Gypsy Witch Coven were uncertain of her location.

Some said Elena has joined a secret society in the North District of Beta Town and was inquiring everywhere about the Evil God worshipped by the Tricksters; others said she had found a sealed Secret Garden in school and was working hard to unlock the secrets of the door; yet others claimed they often saw Elizabeth entering the Silent Forest as if she was searching for something.

No matter what the rumors were, they all had nothing to do with safety.

That left Zheng Qing not just with a stifled feeling, but also increasingly concerned.

He hoped she would not stir up any troubles.

He prayed secretly, rubbing the copper coin in his palm.

This was the medium the scholarship student used during divination.

At the moment, they were in a divination class.

On the podium, Professor Yi was demonstrating, through a pot of blooming Image Flower, how to utilize materials in a wild environment to perform simple divination using leftover bones, dried shrubs, fallen leaves, and even a handful of sand carried by the wind.

This very practical course concerning the reality of hunting in the great wilderness has become extremely popular in the past month.

Perhaps because it was hunting season, the school’s curriculum has become rife, intentionally or not, with knowledge related to Demon hunting.

Accompanying the rise in hunting spirits was the professors’ awakening consciousness — they seemed to believe they needed to teach these young wizards, these blossoming flowers in the greenhouse, more practical magic knowledge.

In the magic class, Old Yao introduced a new Chaos spell designed to counter large groups of Wild Demons.

During the talisman lesson, Teacher Zhang tailored a set of combination talisman called ’Demon Spirit Binding Talisman’ for everyone — derived from the immobilization talisman, it could effectively suppress the mental control of the Demon King and was also very efficient at restraining fleeing Small Demons.

In history class, Professor Si Ma told them the many bizarre stories of the ’Second Witch Demon War’ and several battles of the war.

During the astronomy class, Emma introduced the class to several demonic symbols.

”Using these symbols when performing spells or talismans have a stronger effect on demons... Moreover, if you meet with demons too strong for you to resist, you can use these symbols to communicate with them.” But this came with a stern warning, ”That does not mean you can easily surrender to the demons.”

”In the demons’ vocabulary, there is no word for capture.”

During the magic potion class, Professor Li taught students how to discern from a patch of hair dropped by a Wild Demon more information about the Wild Demon Horde: such as the number of demons, the ratio of adult demons in the horde, the overall status of the horde and what types of Wild Demons it consisted of.

Going deeper, you can ascertain from the traces of where the horde has passed by how many pregnant and injured Wild Demon there were in the horde. If your skills were exquisite, you could infer the ability of the Demon King from these traces as well.

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Now, it was the divination class.

Professor Yi was not an exception either.

With great interest, he took out dry leaves from the sample box one by one, demonstrating how to use these elements.

”... The key is to find a medium with clear veins and suitable texture... It must be dry but not crumbled, this point is very important. Once, a Tatar Wizard got drunk and used a handful of tobacco leaves that he crushed at will to smoke and use them for divination. As a result, he saw a huge bear paw in the smoke.”

”He was thrilled, thinking he was going to have a late-night snack.”

”But in the evening, what barged into his tent was a group of hungry Fresbeleia Bears... Crumbled leaves brought about a shattered picture. In divination, this particularly is deadly.”

”You all must never repeat this kind of basic mistake.”