High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 2066: Chapter 287: Sever or Migrate

Crack!

Boom!

A thick tree fell heavily to the ground, blocking the path of the fleeing Horned Camel Beast, sending dead branches and leaves flying. The crash echoed through the forest, startling flocks of wild birds in the distance.

”Yow!”

The Horned Camel Beast cried out in anger and fear, pressing its big foot with four-toed front paws against the fallen trunk in front, while its long snake-like tail swung abruptly to one side, wrapping around another Return Soul Poplar nearby.

Crash!

The gigantic beast’s size combined with its forward momentum transferred through its thick tail to the Return Soul Poplar, which immediately let out a pained groan as it was yanked askew, leaves rustling down.

With that press and wrap, the Horned Camel Beast barely managed to stop itself.

But its face showed no relief; instead, it grew more panicked, its antennae around its mouth flailing helplessly, and the sharp golden horn on its head burst into dazzling brilliance, instantly becoming the most eye-catching presence in the forest.

The next second.

A fierce wind descended from the sky, carrying a terrifying aura that swept in all directions. The Insect Beasts that had been singing undisturbed despite the Wizard’s advance and the Horned Camel Beast’s charge were suddenly silenced, as if gripped by the throat. For a moment, the cramped forest floor was silent except for the beast’s heavy breathing and the wind’s impact on the branches and leaves.

”Merlin above!”

Nicholas groaned softly as he looked at the massive azure figure stepping on the wind, descending slowly: ”How can it be this big!”

The creature that descended was over four zhang long (over ten meters), with blue scales and a white belly, skin under a pearl lustre, twin horns on its head, a mane behind its neck, without fine whiskers under its chin, a fish body and snake tail, exuding a blue aura mist that almost incinerated the small forest with its rolling magic.

”Is this the Green Qiu?”

Lin Yan’s voice laced with disbelief, as if questioning whether they were still in a Dreamland: ”Can anyone tell me why the Qiulong can grow this large...aren’t they usually just two or three meters long?!”

Nicholas stroked the Ruby Ring on his hand, silently casting a stealth spell on the barrier; Liu Fei Fei also opened the Law book, casting an invisibility spell on everyone.

”This is the Silent Forest.” The captain of the Fringe Hunting Team finally answered softly: ”...it’s a magic forest where any miracle can happen.”

”Roar!!”

Outside the barrier, the Horned Camel Beast, finally cornered, stopped retreating and became ferocious, bracing its hind legs on the ground, and raised its front paws high before slamming them down heavily. Simultaneously, the golden light emitted from its sharp horn on its head shot out like two sharp arrows, aimed straight at the Giant Dragon hovering in mid-air.

The Green Qiu didn’t make a sound, merely swaying its tail slightly, a surge of azure aura sweeping out, shattering the two golden arrows with a sweep and a strike, crashing down heavily on the Horned Camel Beast’s back.

The towering Horned Camel Beast let out a mournful wail, its legs buckling, pinned to the ground by the azure aura, its humped back dented into its chest cavity with that strike.

The crackling sound of bones shattering resonated clearly in the ears of each Young Wizard through the barrier, and Nicholas had no doubt that if that azure aura struck their barrier, it would yield a similar result.

No need for him to speak, Carmen and Lin Yan successively opened their Law books, enhancing two more ’Restricting South Mountain’ spells in front of everyone, while Iseni curled up tight, folding her dorsal fin and gathering her aura to ensure she wasn’t detected by the monstrous creature outside.

Dragon Beasts have a particular affection for creatures like Fishman and Horse-Man, which lie between Wizards and Magical Creatures, due to some unspeakable reasons—their flesh carries the spirituality of Wizards without breaching Wizards’ laws.

With three ’South Mountains’ guarding them, the Fringe Hunting Team’s Young Wizards could finally breathe a little easier, and then they noticed a detail they hadn’t before.

”The Green Qiu is injured?” Liu Fei Fei exclaimed, covering her mouth in surprise.

There was no need for further pointing out, everyone saw the huge wound on the side of the Green Qiu, over a zhang long, along the boundary of its blue scales and white belly, as if meticulously cut open with a surgeon’s scalpel, extremely neat, extremely precise.

Pale azure blood continuously flowed from the wound, though surrounded by a blue aura mist, some dragon blood still dripped down onto the fallen trunk below, staining it with a jade-like mark.

”It should be that Green Qiu we found the traces of earlier.” Lin Yan exhaled with lingering fear—just a short while ago, looking at the pile of ’jade’ outside the camp, he had fantasized about boasting at school after a Dragon Hunting.

Reality had given him a heavy slap, making him much more clear-headed.

Perhaps sensing the gaze from the unseen, the Qiulong, while feeding, suddenly raised its head, looking around warily, its suspicious eyes several times passing over the hidden barrier of the Fringe Hunting Team, the corners of its mouth stained pale purple with the Horned Camel Beast’s blood slightly parting, a blue brilliance flickering between its sharp white teeth.

The five young people instinctively hung their heads low, holding their breath, cold sweat streaming down.

As Nicholas lowered his head, a myriad of thoughts churned in his mind—such a precise wound couldn’t have been made by the forest beasts, it must be a Wizard! Who? This forest should be cordoned off by the school for this Hunting Competition, no external Wizards should be hunting in these woods! Could it be another hunting team? Are the teams spaced so closely? What if it’s the school’s hunting team? What if it’s Absolution?

While nervously considering the contingency plans he prepared in advance, he cautiously lifted his eyelids, taking a glance at the Green Qiu, only to find a pair of enormous dragon eyes staring right at their direction, the giant dragon mouth slightly ajar, the blue brilliance in its throat growing ever brighter.

The Warlock felt dreadful inside.

Just as he was about to crush the Ruby in his fingers, there came a soft sound from behind, a dry twig snapping.

Crack.

”Tsk, this beast has a really keen intuition!”

A sudden voice came from just behind the Young Wizards, Nicholas forcefully turned his head, nearly straining his neck, and saw a figure clad in black robes and a Raven Mask slowly emerging from the forest behind them.

”After all, it’s a mutated Qiulong.” Another voice came from a different direction.

Soon after, a third voice: ”That little beast almost got away if not for this Horned Camel Beast!”

”Don’t be careless!” A fourth voice warned.

Magic surged abruptly in the forest, blue aura and mist roiling, accompanied by a melodious dragon cry, the azure brilliance finally gushing from the Qiulong’s mouth, slashing towards the direction of the Fringe Hunting Team like lightning.

”It’s broken!”

”It’s shifted!”

”Splintered!”

”It’s Piety!”

Four short and sharp spells echoed almost simultaneously, spell lights flashed, and that azure brilliance was like a sapling severed by an axe, shattering into a mist of light in the air.

It was so close to cutting into the Fringe Hunting Team’s barrier.

Nicholas could clearly feel the faint magic left by the shattering azure brilliance brush past his nose, the aura gentle, the intent sharp.