High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 1649: Chapter 393: Phoenix Project

When Professor Yao was holding Ampier Principality’s shoulder, bringing him to look towards a corner deep in the night.

Black Prison Castle.

Inner Castle.

Vice Principal Shi Hui standing on the city wall slightly furrowed her brows, a trace of killing intent flashed in her eyes, the wide cloak behind her billowed without wind, making a flapping sound, along with dozens of Simple Lai Immortal Fire on the wall heads swaying synchronously, bursting with some orange-red sparks.

Vice Principal Ruoyu fondled the wolf head sculpture on his cane, glancing at the witch beside him.

”Don’t scare those kids,” he seemed afraid of the cold wind, with most of his head buried in his collar, so his voice sounded somewhat muffled: ”You’re already a vice principal, yet still so fiery.”

Vice Principal Shi Hui bit her lip.

”You’re just too good-tempered, that’s why anyone dares to provoke you a bit.” She gazed at the torch deep in the night, the flame like a needle-tip, extremely inconspicuous, letting out a cold snort: ”If according to my plan, dealing early with those indecisive guys would avoid the troubles below.”

Vice Principal Ruoyu’s head seemed to shrink further into the collar.

But soon after, it stretched out again.

”We’re just a school, not the owners of the Alliance.” His voice was somewhat hoarse, but still seriously shaking his head, denying the witch’s opinion: ”To maintain our aloof status, we need to make more friends and fewer enemies... rather than prospering those who obey and perishing those who defy.”

”I hold this attitude towards the Moon Council, this attitude towards the New World’s expansion proposal, so in dealing with the Elder Gods, I hold the same attitude.”

”And then?” Vice Principal Shi Hui cast a sidelong glance at the elder wizard beside her, revealing a hint of mockery at her mouth: ”Then they push forward bit by bit, coveting more than they should, stabbing us behind the scenes?”

Vice Principal Ruoyu quietly watched that small flame deep in the night.

After a long while, he softly said: ”There must always be a chance for Them to choose... always a choice opportunity. If divination could decide everything, then what meaning would be left for world, truth, reason, etc.? Those young wizards shouldn’t be like insects living on a spider’s web; they deserve a better, freer future.”

This time, Vice Principal Shi Hui did not argue further, but looked at the elder wizard beside her, letting out a deep sigh.

”The problem you indulged, you handle it.” Saying that, she seemed to feel the surrounding wind a bit strong, tugging slightly at her cloak.

The wind on the castle head gradually ceased.

The Simple Lai Immortal Fire also stopped jumping about in a panic, returning to a calm burn.

Vice Principal Ruoyu chuckled lowly, tapping his cane lightly on the ground twice.

The shadow on the wall slightly wavered, a wizard with a hood and black robe appeared silently beside the elder.

”The result from the Divination Group should be out,” Elder Ruoyu instructed softly: ”Tell them, no need to release heavenly lanterns, nor to form a special lighting spell Wizard Group... let Alpha Academy’s Dean Emma handle this matter.”

”Yes!” The black-robed wizard nodded slightly, suddenly disappearing on the spot.

Elder Ruoyu looked back at Lady Shi Hui: ”This was originally within our plan... since they intend to overturn the table, break the rules, we don’t need to hold back... let’s see who has greater courage.”

The witch pouted: ”It didn’t have to be so troublesome initially.”

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The Divination Group’s station is located within a three-tiered corner tower between Black Prison Castle’s main castle and inner castle, with Jiuyou Academy’s tower to the left front, and Alpha Academy’s tower to the right front.

A layer of pale golden light curtain surrounds the corner platform, filled with dense runes and formation diagrams, alternating displays of every tiny movement outside the castle between opposing parties.

From time to time, white-robed wizards hurriedly walked out of the corner tower, holding up freshly divined turtle shells or crystal balls, chanting spells, various runes pouring out like waterfalls, merging into the layer of pale golden light curtain, supplementing variables.

When the wizard with a hood and black robe walked into the corner tower...

More than ten white-robed senior diviners were gathered around a huge crystal ball, debating something softly yet fiercely, the wizard’s ears slightly moved under the hood, vaguely hearing a few words:

”...It’s impossible to seize a perfect timing.”

”Should we launch an attack?”

”Wait a bit more, Mist hasn’t appeared yet, it’s not the right timing.”

”They’re surely nearby... not sure what they’re scheming again.”

”Now the night affects us more seriously than the opposite side!”

”Limited reserve of heavenly lanterns, can’t bear the big fish overhead sucking a few more breaths...”

”...Perhaps we can formulate a plan derived from Scheme No.3, drawing members from various resting hunting teams to form a wizard group dedicated to illumination?”

Heart slightly stirred, the black-robed wizard was about to step forward when a long-bearded white-robed elder wizard appeared before him.

”What’s the arrangement inside?” The elder wizard’s eyes were full of bloodshot, with large eye bags, seemingly having not rested for a long time, and his voice hoarse and dry, showing some impatience.

His expression was very sure, not at all curious about the identity of the black-robed wizard.

The black-robed wizard’s gaze stayed for a moment on the badges hanging on the elder’s robe, among them were vice leader of the Divination Group, Great Diviner, Xianqin Hunting Group, and many different identities.

He vaguely guessed the elder’s identity, his attitude became a bit more respectful.

”Vice Principal Ruoyu said ’tell them, no need to release heavenly lanterns, nor to form a special lighting spell Wizard Group... let Alpha Academy’s Dean Emma handle this matter.’” Speaking thus, the black-robed wizard paused for a moment, added: ”...Vice Principal Shi Hui has no objection.”

The elder wizard slightly nodded, stretched out his hand to catch in the void, catching a jump of flame.

A green bird chirped lively within the flame.

”Tell Professor Emma to execute the ’Phoenix Plan,’ she’ll need to stay up there a while,” grasping the little bird, the elder wizard spoke quickly: ”The duty of defending Alpha Tower will be entrusted to former Dean Ms. Tilda Strange.”

Finishing, the elder wizard’s thin fingers released, the green bird chirped and abruptly turned into a puff of green fire, dissipating in the air.

Then the elder turned, looking towards the senior diviners gathered near the crystal ball: ”Heard that? Don’t touch the heavenly lanterns reserve, no need to form the lighting wizard group, start calculating the next variable with ’Phoenix Plan’ as core...”

White robes responded in unison, out of nowhere divination tokens, turtle shells, old grass, crystal balls, tarot cards of all kinds of eye-dazzling divination tools suddenly emerged, and throughout the corner tower, everyone like clockwork began orderly unfolding their work.

The black-robed wizard quietly retreated.