High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 647: Chapter 316 Analysis of the Big Cat by the Doctor_1

”But the shadow of Brother Qing is still there!”

A voice suddenly questioned Xiao Xiao’s statement.

The speaker was Xin Fat Man.

He had somehow managed to pull out a cup of popcorn from his watch, holding it in his hand and munching it with relish. He slurred, ”I said to wait when you were discussing this earlier... The main person hadn’t arrived yet, and you were studying blindly on the side, there’s bound to be a problem.”

”Huh! Now a problem has come up...” Fat Man licked his fingers, erasing the oil residue, then pointed at the sole of Brother Qing’s foot, emphasizing, ”Although the Doctor makes a lot of sense and I generally agree... but look, Brother Qing’s shadow is still there!”

”If that giant black cat had anything to do with his shadow, his shadow should have disappeared now!”

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qing nodded his head in agreement.

Even to support Fat Man’s argument, he purposely took a couple of steps towards the light, allowing the black shadow under his feet to elongate, adding, ”Exactly, exactly, my shadow is still here. Such an obvious fact... I would know if the shadow is gone.”

Zhang Ji Xin forcefully blew his nose on the side and mumbled something under his breath, seemingly questioning Zheng Qing’s declaration.

Instead of directly responding to Fat Man, Xiao Xiao posed a question that was difficult to answer:

”What do you think, will a two-dimensional shadow still be a two-dimensional shadow after breaking through the second-dimensional world?”

Both Zheng Qing and the Fat Man looked at each other speechless.

Indeed, in theory, if Zheng Qing’s shadow had broken through the constraints of dimensions and freed itself from the second-dimensional world, its state would surely meet the requirements of a higher dimension - meaning, it may exist in three, four, or even higher dimensions.

If that’s the case, then since ’Shadow One’ found Zheng Qing’s body too crowded and went out for a stroll, leaving another ’Shadow Two’ in place, it would be no different from someone leaving a piece of clothing behind when they leave the house, perfectly reasonable.

Xiao Xiao turned to Zheng Qing and said seriously, ”Your view on the hunting ground is limited. Plus, you passed out during that period... I was in the stand, thus, I saw more than you did, and know more as well.”

”You were engulfed in a red flame after you fainted.”

”There were black shadows within the red flames.”

”Those demons who attempted to attack you turned into black ashes once they were engulfed by the red flames - these are sacrificial items - and after enjoying these sacrificial items, the black shadows quickly grew.”

”When the red flame extinguished, the black shadows solidified into that big black cat.”

”In comparison to your term ’Black Tiger Demon’, I am more inclined to call it a ’Big Black Cat’, an extrusion of your inner projection...” Having said this, Xiao Xiao gave Zheng Qing an insinuating look.

Zheng Qing understood that Xiao Xiao was referring to his transformed black cat incident. Not many people knew about this, and Doctor Xiao was one of them.

”The black shadows, the form of the black cat, the process of turning from an illusion into reality, plus the previous stories about your shadow, etc. Combining all these clues, those slightly familiar with divination skills could see the correlation and make the most probable guess.”

”Yes, all my guesswork just now are speculations.”

”Although the odds are high, I do not rule out other more extreme possibilities.”

”If the black shadows are my shadows, then what is that red flame?” Zheng Qing asked further, pointing at his head as he did, ”You said ’The shadow that came back previously’ left again, but there are still fragments of memories in my head, ones not belonging to me... How do you explain this?”

”Do you think that breaking through a second-dimensional world or separating from your body again is an easy task?” Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow: ”Although we don’t know much about the concept of dimensional transition, we know it’s a challenging task, don’t we?”

”According to you, it’s just remnants of some scattered memories in your head.”

”In reality, it may have left more than just a few memories...”

”Hold on! Stop right there!” Zhang Ji Xin interrupted the Doctor’s analysis rather loudly, his face stern as he said, ”The discussion right now is about Zheng Qing leaving his teammates and diverting the demons on his own, which almost ended his life!”

”This is a serious discussion! Let’s stick to the topic!”

Xiao Xiao adjusted his glasses and closed his mouth before he was finished.

Zheng Qing sidled over and half-hidden behind the Fat Man, giving the Red-faced Male Wizard a naughty smile.

Zhang Ji Xin remained unmoved, his face turning into a snarl as he swung his arms and said excitedly:

”Abandoning your own team member!”

”Reckless advances!”

”Casually putting yourself in danger!”

”You are a Huntig Team Leader! Not a Wandering Wizard! And definitely not bait!”

”Doing it this way, are you saying you don’t trust us?”

”No, absolutely not!” Zheng Qing immediately jumped out and loudly denied the Elder’s speculation.

”So you think you alone could handle hundreds of demons and feel that we are in the way?”

”Totally not...” Zheng Qing’s expression fell immediately.

”A hunting team is a group! Hunting is a group activity! It’s not a place where you can flaunt your individual heroism and take rash adventures!” Elder Zhang Da forcefully smashed his palm, expressing his indignation: ”That punch just now was on behalf of Fat Man and me. It was punishment for abandoning your teammates... Do you have any objections?”

Zheng Qing shook his head like a rattle drum.

Yet he still couldn’t help but whisper a rebuttal: ”I didn’t abandon you guys...”

His sentence wasn’t finished.

Standing nearby, Fat Man suddenly opened his arms and gave him a firm hug.

”We know, we all know... no need to explain.” Fat Man whispered, patting his back.

Zhong Qing’s eyes felt a bit stinging.

Then he struggled to break free from the Fat Man’s hug, mumbling quietly: ”...Why does it have to be a greasy fat man... You smell too much like fried chicken...”

The others in the Absolution hunting team didn’t care about his mutterings, each came forward in turn and gave their team leader a comforting hug. Zheng Qing was mumbling words not even he could understand, but he couldn’t stop the bright smile on his face.

Zhang Ji Xin was the last one.

After everyone dispersed again, the Red-faced Male Wizard cleared his throat and continued:

”In light of Zheng Qing’s individual actions and lack of organization and discipline.”

”I propose to remove Zheng Qing from the position of Hunting Team Leader!”

”Seconded!”

”Seconded!”

Xiao Xiao and Blue Bird promptly echoed, leaving Zheng Qing baffled.

They were just embracing each other a moment ago and now they are trying to revoke his team leader position - although he didn’t care much about this title to begin with, the sudden contrast was a bit too dramatic, wasn’t it?

”Why don’t we... talk about this later...” Fat Man took a glance at everyone and suggested timidly, ”We will be receiving awards on stage soon... Let’s discuss it in a few days... in a meeting...”

Before he finished speaking, a familiar voice came from outside the lounge:

”The rookie competition is not over, and you want to remove your own team leader!”

”This is the most fun hunting team I’ve ever seen.”