High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 730: Chapter 78: The Fat Man’s Scream_1

Blue Bird’s cautious action was certainly within Zheng Qing’s expectations.

However, Lin Guo’s actions greatly exceeded the young scholar’s expectations, causing him much frustration. He had thought that his previous guess would scare the young wizard and lead him to retreat, but it only served to pique the young lad’s interest in the ruins that seemed like a graveyard.

But on second thought, Lin Guo’s reaction wasn’t too strange.

The reason the young wizard felt fear earlier was because he was facing the ’unknown’, which naturally instilled fear. But now that he knew the area might be the ’graveyard’ rumored in the school, possibly with a few stiff corpses, there didn’t seem to be anything to be afraid of. For wizards, especially the young ones studying at the top academy, as long as it’s not a sentient living corpse, other slow and instinct-driven dead aren’t anything to fear—they’re perfect for research and experimentation.

Of course, if Lin Guo wants to capture such subjects, he first has to convince Blue Bird.

Perhaps it was because the Blue Swordsman appeared in front of the young wizard during the conflict before school started, or perhaps it was because all of Lin Guo’s relatives were gone and he had no other elders, or maybe it even had something to do with the young wizard’s peculiar sense of time. Regardless, from some point, Blue Bird started to undertake a ’guardian-like’ responsibility for Lin Guo.

What he could do and what he couldn’t do were clearly arranged for the young wizard by the Blue Swordsman.

And Lin Guo obediently followed his arrangement—after all, in the peculiar sense of time of the young wizard, he had known Blue Bird for a very long time. The sense of security built over time was truly unshakeable.

”Let’s go up ahead and take a look okay!” The young wizard turned his head, an excited look on his face as he looked at the Swordsman. His legs tapped up and down on the stomach of the Black Mountain Goat, causing the goat to frown deeply.

”No.” Blue Bird resolutely rejected his request, setting his gaze on the black cat, ” I told you before we came, if the place you’re searching is within Jiuyou Academy, I would agree to Lin Guo’s exploration... but the scope of the exploration has obviously exceeded expectations by a lot.”

”Understood, understood.” The black cat nodded repeatedly, ”After all, things are not peaceful outside lately, it’s been said that due to the returning silence, many terrifying monsters have come out of the deep forests... safety is important, safety comes first.”

Blue Bird gave a slight nod, his expression easing a bit. Although he could force the young wizard to exit, if they could get the understanding of the Hunting Team Leader, it would undoubtedly be even better.

”So that means we’re going our separate ways here?” Xin Fat Man clutched his food while frowning, analyzing the situation difficulty.

Still circling his feet were a few hungry kittens, but with past experiences involving the ragdoll cat, the fat man knew his food wasn’t really welcomed by the kittens. They were merely captivated by the aroma, which is why no matter how loud the kittens meowed, he didn’t budge, focusing only on stuffing chips into his own mouth.

Hearing his question, Blue Bird was just about to nod in agreement, but was suddenly pulled back by Lin Guo.

”Let’s go take a look! After all, the leader hasn’t confirmed that it’s a graveyard... besides, we’re still within the cover of the school’s Protection Array, it doesn’t hurt to have a look.” The wizard requested in a low voice.

His request wasn’t too much, and from a sentiment and logic perspective, his argument was very convincing. This made the initially ready-to-retreat Blue Bird falter a bit.

As he hesitated, the black cat opened its mouth.

”Don’t rush off for now, if things do get problematic, we’ll retreat too.” The black cat hooked the collar of Alpha Mouse with its claw, lifting it up to its own face, and murmured while staring at the mouse who began playing dead again, ”It’s just a mouse nest... we don’t need to take risks. After all, I only have curiosity the size of a Bean Bean.”

Earlier when setting off, the clothed mouse was handed over to a member of the cat subordinates for guarding and managing. The way to guard was also straightforward, the subordinate cat just needed to bite onto the mouse’s collar and follow at the lead cat’s side step by step. If the mouse had any sudden movements, the three layers of blockade around it would ensure that it couldn’t escape.

”How big is Bean Bean?” Xin’s point of interest was very tricky.

Black cat held up its other paw, showing off the smallest pad from its five pads to Xiaopang.

”Then what are you planning on doing with this mouse?”

”What to do? If it doesn’t work, we’ll kill it! Worst case, we chop it up into dumpling filling, my cat group can each have a taste of mouse meat.” Although the black cat threatened with a harsh tone, its eyes never shifted from the small mouse hanging mid-air.

Just as expected, the mouse continued to shut its eyes tightly, but its front paw twitched uncontrollably.

The black cat chuckled to itself.

”What constitutes as a ’problematic’ situation?” Fat Man, playing the supportive role, persistently pursued the question.

”We have to ask our guide that.” The black cat withdrew its gaze from the mouse and handed it back to the cat subordinate to hold by its collar. Then, it raised its paw, waving at the forest cat who was sprinting ahead.

Because the ’head’ had stopped, the migrating cat group also followed, starting to rest in their respective places. Those licking their fur, taking a nap, or tumbling around, the once ’somewhat orderly’ cat group quickly became a scattered and disorderly crowd in the blink of an eye.

Seeing the head beckoning, the forest cat immediately sped back.

”Is the mouse nest still far?” The black cat glared at the large cat in front of him, asking abruptly.

The forest cat twitched its clueless pointy ears, blinking its eyes, unable to understand what its boss was mumbling about.

”I can do it! I can do it!” Fat Man eagerly pushed himself forward, took out his pen and paper, and quickly started to ’draw’ cat language.

Soon, he showed his masterpiece to everyone.

But compared to the doctor’s vivid painting, Fat Man’s work was a bit abstract—to say the least. At least, Zheng Qing had to put in a lot of effort to decipher that the geometry on the paper with a triangle head facing it was actually the clothed mouse.

If even he couldn’t understand, then it’s needless to say the forest cat couldn’t.

”Squeak... aren’t you guys tired! Can’t you just hitch a ride like you’re supposed to!” A sudden sharp voice rang in black cat’s ears, startling it.

Turning his head, the small mouse held in the mouth of one of his cat subordinates have already opened its eyes, waving its arms and legs, complaining, ”In a ten-stop ride, you guys only travelled one-stop, and now you’re chattering here, never ending with the nonsense!”

”The sun’s about to go down, if you guys don’t hurry, I won’t make it for my second meal of the day!”

If not for being held by a cat’s mouth, solely by this imposing manner, the mouse seemed more like a leader inspecting its subordinates’ work.

However, due to it being suspended mid-air, the more force it put into gesturing, the more ridiculous it looked.

”Oh my god! The mouse can talk!” Fat Man cupped his cheeks and suddenly shrieked.