High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 531: Chapter 200 Queen_1

The sky was very clear.

Unlike the world outside, within the Little World of Hunting Ground One, the sun had just risen, peeping out from behind a few white clouds, shrouded in a faint glow. The sunlight fell on the earth through those clouds, like the coy glances of the sun, glinting and flashing.

A breeze swept by, stirring up a swath of dry grass.

It rustled the leaves, trying to escape this slightly oppressive space. But the power that lifted it came from the breeze. Once the wind passed, the leaves inevitably fell back to the ground, to be trampled underfoot by a deer.

This was a mature deer.

Its rust-colored fur and black and white belly stripes hidden well within the grass. Its two-meter height and pointed antlers could fend off most predators, allowing it to feed comfortably in this open grassland.

At this moment, it was bending down, patiently nibbling on a patch of alfalfa—the freshest legumes were the most delectable delicacies on the grassland, bar none.

The deer squinted, stretched out its dark green tongue, curled up the tender alfalfa stem, stuffed it into its mouth, moved its lips and chewed leisurely while occasionally raising its head to look around vigilantly.

A gentle breeze passed, and the deer, which was lowering its head to snack on the grass, hastily raised its head.

In the distance, in the azure sky far away from it, suddenly bloomed a massive rainbow-colored cloud. It looked like a bunch of fully bloomed hyacinths. The deer always despised the plants of the narcissus family, because the bulbs were poisonous and would cause a stomach ache when eaten.

It uneasily tapped its toes, the primary and suspensory hooves clinked together, making a clicking sound.

Even though it didn’t see any threat, the inherent sensitivity of a herbivore made it uneasy, reluctant to lower its head and continue to nibble on that morsel of fresh alfalfa.

A series of breezes passed by.

Unlike the gentle whispers of nature, these breezes were a bit hurried, a bit restless. As they swept over its fur, it almost seemed to produce a spark. But it didn’t ignite the fear of being watched by predators like lions and wolves either.

The deer was tense all over, stomped its hooves irritably, snorted heavily, foam spilled from the corners of its mouth. But all it could do was tread cautiously in place, not daring to escape in any direction.

”Snap.”

A gentle sound exploded next to the deer’s ear.

The agile herbivore of the grassland stiffened on the spot, not daring to move. Even the previously erratic tap dance was halted.

It meekly lowered its head.

Because four strange shadows suddenly appeared around it. Each silhouette felt trillions of times more dangerous to it than the fiercest tigress on this territory.

More importantly, the deer clearly felt as though something strange had landed on its back.

Intuition was screaming at its antlers and hooves - don’t move, you mustn’t move! Be calm, you must be calm!

”So, it’s just a Four Dissimilars.” A clear female voice sounded from its back: ”What a pity...”

With that, a pair of boots gently stomped on the deer’s back, making a thumping sound.

The female voice paused, then added: ”...However, it seems quite sturdy, and somewhat spiritual.”

”It is not the prey we are targeting today.” A deep male voice sounded from the side.

”But it could provide good transport.” Another voice corrected.

...

...

”I wish I could hear what they’re saying...” Zheng Qing sighed, adjusting the focus of his brass telescope, not taking his eyes off the place where the Queen of Hearts Q hunting team was gathered.

”Then you should have bought a high-spec version of the telescope... not this kid’s version,” the fat guy sarcastically commented.

”Doctor, do we have detailed information on this hunting team?” Zheng Qing did not respond to the chubby man, instead giving Xiao Xiao a nudge with his elbow.

Although Lǜèyǎnér’s betting broker gave them some basic material about the hunting teams, it was only the most fundamental information—this was understandable, after all, the house needed to gain profits from the slight information difference.

Fortunately, the Absolution hunting team had a knowledgeable doctor who always had surprises for everyone.

”The Queen of Hearts Q hunting team, was established two years ago and has passed the one-year observation period. Their rank is first among the same batch of hunting teams, making them one of the strong competitors for the final places in this cycle competition.”

”The main hunter, Joan, codename ’queen’, is a student of Astronomy 07-1 Class, Jiuyou Academy...”

”Yo! She’s our senior!” the chub whistled.

”I’ve always been curious, since we already know her name, what’s the point of the codename?” Zheng Qing put down the telescope, rubbed his sore arm, and mumbled, ”Can’t we curse her anytime we want?”

”This is the tradition!” Zhang Ji Xin turned his head and looked at him seriously, ”We know her name, but the demons in the hunting ground do not... The codenames are a way to prevent demons from threatening hunters, which is very important in actual demon hunting.”

”Besides, according to the Hunting Competition Management Regulations, hunting teams are not allowed to curse each other by their real names. Those in violation will be disqualified... I’ve just become a hunting team manager, don’t jeopardize me.” The rushed voice of Lin Guo sounded from behind the others.

Zheng Qing turned his head and saw the little wizard in white clothes standing, feeling helpless.

”Can’t you wear a Red Cloak over it?” He complained, ”There are so many from Jiuyou Academy in this stand... A white spot in the sea of red is quite glaring.”

”There are also two blue spots.” Lin Guo pointed cautiously at Dylan and Blue Bird beside him and giggled.

”Are you guys going to listen or not!!” Xiao Xiao finally lost his patience and roared - his voice was so loud that the Speaker Flowers on the back of the seats couldn’t help but curl their petals.

The rest of the Absolution hunting team immediately sat down obediently, listening attentively to the doctor’s analysis.

Xiao Xiao took a deep breath and continued:

”... Joan is a half-blood, a wizard with half blood race ancestry. But unlike Dylan, her blood race heritage is not noble, and the other half is commoner’s blood, so she is quite ostracized in the moonlight creature circle... ”

”Hmph...” Dylan let out a sneer of mockery, apparently unsatisfied with the doctor’s description. ”Her bloodline is not ’not noble’, but ’vile’—she can’t even have a surname! The moonlight creatures didn’t ’ostracize’ her... they discriminated against her... almost no moonlight creature of a proper background would talk to her!”

”Is it necessary for us to cover things up even when we communicate internally?” The vampire werewolf sir questioned.

Xiao Xiao paused for a while.

”I think it’s easier for everyone to accept this way.” He looked up at Dylan and added in a whisper, ”It’s easier for you to accept it as well.”

”It doesn’t matter.” Dylan shrugged and said self-mockingly, ”I’m used to it already... In the eyes of those moonlight nobles who value bloodline above all, there’s no essential difference between Joan and me. We are all a disgrace to our families, a disgrace to our surnames.”

”If there’s any difference... it is that I have two presentable surnames that can subdue those minor nobles a bit.”

Zheng Qing turned his head, raised his telescope, and looked back at the tall witch in the hunting ground.

At this moment, she was standing on the antlers of a deer, with a long sword on her back, quietly gazing at the end of the sky.

Over there, there were rolling silent hills, thick layers of dark fog, and a red sun that had already leaped atop the peak.