High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 619: Chapter 288 Second Blood_1

Fenrir, the monstrous wolf in the Norse mythology, is the descendant of Loki and the giant, Angrboda.

Legend has it that it boasts silver fur and crimson eyes, so vast that they swallow the world in a yawn; a lash of its tail could whip up a wild surge in the North Sea.

At this very moment, the members of the Absolution hunting team were seemingly faced with such a monster.

After swallowing Blue Bird in one gulp, the white Wild Demon King of the wolf pack finally abandoned its petite cover and revealed its ferocious face.

Even though it was only about one meter tall, it had a humongous head. Its pale fangs protruded from its long snout, seeping strands of saliva; its white fur stood up like a bunch of steel needles, sparkling with icy threat under the sunlight; the deep red pupils revealed unlimited greed and cunning, completely devoid of the innocence seen in its previous wolf pup state.

The black wolves that were previously lazily scattered all trotted together, lowering their heads in submission, letting out low whimpers from their throats, in reverence. Grey Wolf Demons were even tucking their tails between their legs, trembling in fear, yet staring at the young wizards with even more brutal eyes.

In Zheng Qing’s mind, countless voices were warning him to gather his team while they were still intact and powerful, retreat back to the camp on the mountain to rest and prepare, and hold down the Rune Array.

But all these ’calm’ proposals were shattered instantly by the anger boiling in Zheng Qing’s mind.

Grief was streaming in his heart, anger was festering in his chest, and fury was burning in his mind!

To hell with calmness!

To hell with experience!

To hell with Wolf Demons!

With red eyes, Zheng Qing stared fiercely at the Wolf Demon King. He dashed down the field, with only one thought in his mind — kill that big white wolf! Perhaps Blue Bird was still in his belly, and could be saved!!

He clutched his Copper Merlin Medal, cut his palm with the medal’s sharp edge, smearing his fresh blood all over the embossed surface etched with talismans on the medal.

”Come out and save us!”

The young wizard brought the medal to his mouth, and growled at it in a low voice.

In an instant, a blood-red halo rose from the medal, and then a red dot jumped out from the stigma of the Other Shore Flower, fell in mid-air, and ballooned into a giant red door frame in the wind.

”Moo!”

Heads of a pair of Minotaur sprang from the door frame, their crossed roars exploded over the grassland, adding a bit of confidence to the hunters of the Absolution hunting team.

”Kill that white wolf! Dig out Blue Bird fast!”

Zheng Qing roared, pulled open his slingshot with one hand, grabbed a handful of Fu Bullets with the other, and shot them recklessly at the wolf pack nearby. Colorful talismans exploded among the wolves, Grey Wolf Demons whimpered and scattered around.

Zhang Ji Xin was running towards where the white Wolf King was, with darkened face and bulging muscles, any Wolf Demon blocking his way was punched away. At this moment, Blue Fatty actually became his guard, swinging his big stick with a whooshing sound, and you could occasionally hear the howls of a Wolf Demon getting hit and breaking bones.

And that purple Diao’er, was even faster than Zhang Ji Xin. Screaming like a purple bolt of lightning, it shot straight through the wolf pack’s defense line.

”Moo!!!”

”Boom!”

The two-headed Minotaur had already struggled out of the door frame, heavily planted its totem stick on the ground, and both bull heads let out low roars at the same time. These roars intertwined with each other in a peculiar rhythm and stirred ripples in the air.

Invisibility, healing, calmness, frenzy, protection, different colored halos with various effects rose from the totem pole and fell under the feet of the hunters, greatly enhancing the combat power of the strike team.

The white Wolf Demon seemed scared by the fervent onslaught of the wizards, it gathered the wolf pack and slowly retreated. Occasionally, some unlucky Grey Wolf Demons fell behind, and were conveniently smashed into puree by the Absolution hunting team following closely behind.

”Only a hundred meters left!”

Zheng Qing, with his eyes wide, stared at the straight-line distance between him and the Wolf Demon King, suppressed all sorts of uneasy thoughts emerging in his mind, and roared in his heart: ”Blue Bird, wait for us!”

Ninety meters.

A grey Wolf Demon was punched away by Zhang Ji Xin. A golden figure shot out from the red-faced male wizard’s arm, darted back and forth, then the gray wolf was left with nothing in its head, dead as could be.

Eighty meters.

Another Wolf Demon with gray fur had its spine broken by Blue Fatty’s stick, and then it was turned into charcoal by a fireball from Zheng Qing.

Seventy meters, sixty meters...

The grey wolves in front had already become a bit sparse, many were running away with their tails between their legs. There were only two or three black wolves left before the white Wolf Demon.

Fifty meters...

Zheng Qing gritted his teeth, staring at the culprit within reach, took out the Law Book in his arms, and started preparing a powerful spell.

”Boom!!!”

The heavy sounds echoed from behind the Absolution Hunting Team, causing the ground itself to tremble under the force of the shockwaves.

Zheng Qing hastily hit the brakes and craned his neck to look behind him.

Two familiar colossal figures appeared nearby the campsite, swinging massive tree trunks, and aiming their attacks towards the Rune Array situated behind the Absolution Hunting Team. The golden lines of the array vibrated intensely under the onslaught, and Xiao Xiao’s figure within it flickered inconsistently like ripples on water.

It was the Monkey Demon that had escaped!

So, it had gone to fetch reinforcements.

The thought flashed through Zheng Qing’s mind, but he could only watch helplessly as the two Monkey Demons, howling wildly, raised their enormous clubs to smash the Rune Array again.

”Boom! Boom!!”

The sound of the blows echoed continuously,

”Fall back!!!”

Zheng Qing shouted, full of unwillingness, yet also impotence.

He turned back to face the malicious and greedy gaze of the white Wolf Demon.

A horrifying smile appeared at the corner of the white Wolf Demon’s mouth, its fangs stained with fresh blood spotted with patches of purple fur.

”Agh!!!” Zhang Ji Xin bellowed in rage, pulverizing the head of a gray wolf lunging towards him with one punch.

”Fall back quickly!!” Zheng Qing shouted again.

But his voice was drowned out by another, slightly subtle sound.

A crisp shattering sound resonated out of the blue in everyone’s ears.

Zheng Qing couldn’t help remembering a similar sound he had heard a long time ago - when he had accidentally broken someone’s window in an alleyway. He was filled with the same terror and the urge to run far away, hide deep in the grasslands.

But this place was the Hunting Ground.

He had nowhere to run.

The young wizard looked up in despair at the small hill nearby. The Rune Array that enveloped it slowly crumbled under the violent onslaught of the Monkey Demons. The golden dots of light fluttered amongst the bushes and grass, resembling fireflies.

The campsite was now defenseless.

There was no way out for Absolution.

Sitting in the center of the campsite, watching over the Rune Array mechanism and the divination magic flame, Xiao Xiao slowly lifted his head. His mouth opened, coughing up several mouthfuls of blood. The Rune Array’s sudden collapse and the dissipated curse power caused a severe backlash, therefore, the young wizard was unable to rally even an iota of his magic power.

Even staying seated was becoming an incredibly challenging task.

After briefly struggling to get up, Xiao Xiao gave up the attempt. Dejected, he wiped the blood from his lips, then raised his head to glance at the drooling Monkey Demon above him. Then, he looked back at his teammates, who were rushing frantically towards the campsite.

The young doctor managed a smile, lifted his hand, and formed a heart with his thumb and index fingers towards his teammates.

”I give you my heart.”

The short-statured male wizard mumbled in a voice nobody could hear, ”Everyone, fight on! We must survive!”

A dark shadow descended from the sky, completely enveloping him.

Watching the Monkey Demon reach out its enormous hand, Zheng Qing’s eyes were red, and he shouted in a nonsensical frenzy.

Xiao Xiao waved his arm, as if trying to say something else.

But the Monkey Demon flicked its fingers and thrust the small wizard into its mouth in one swift motion.

”Crunch!”

The crisp sound of human bone shattering echoed in the ears of every Hunter present. The fresh blood that sprayed from the Monkey Demon’s mouth fell like raindrops onto the grassy ground.

”No!!!”

Zheng Qing’s legs turned to jelly, and he fell to his knees near the foot of the hill.

He reached desperately towards the Monkey Demon, his hand opening and closing as if trying to grasp something.

But apart from the air, he gained nothing.