High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 2189: Chapter 410: Spell Formula Inflection

Dylan, Blue Bird, and Xin Fat Man swept the area of humanoid rats that had lost their combat ability under the Chaos Spell and Languid Curse; Xiao Xiao was stationed at the center, maintaining the divination magic of ’Watch Four Directions’; while Zheng Qing, together with Jiang Yu and Zhang Ji Xin, formed a small Triangular Battle Array to protect the Diviner of the Absolution.

The Red-faced Male Wizard watched the exuberantly fist-pumping Fat Wizard from afar, anxiously scratching his head.

Zheng Qing sighed somewhat despondently.

”What’s wrong?”

The Diviner of the Absolution raised his eyebrows: ”Although there were some accidents, overall it was handled with ease... why sigh?”

”Because it wasn’t as expected.”

The Hunting Team Leader raised his hand, rubbing his temple, feeling a bit exhausted: ”I thought everyone would form a standard battle formation like in the school’s Hunting Competition, releasing spells in an orderly manner according to plan... several rounds of spells followed by close combat... didn’t expect it to turn into chaos right from the start.”

”Fat Man should be marked with a major demerit.”

Xiao Xiao nodded, took out a small notebook to jot it down, then changed the subject: ”But this can’t all be blamed on Fat Man. I just noticed that a few humanoid rats with strong magic resistance were less affected by those auxiliary spells. Although Fat Man’s Shock Curse disrupted the arrangement, it was quite timely. Besides, the atmosphere is too tense too early; it’s not good for the Hunting Team’s sustained combat capability... a little relaxation, allowing everyone some room for free play, isn’t that harmful...”

A sharp, ear-piercing, strange cry suddenly erupted, piercing through the wind and snow, clearly reaching the ears of the young wizards, interrupting the Doctor’s words.

His expression immediately turned serious; he took out a crystal ball from his bosom, murmuring:

”Lin Xia You He, Watch Four Directions!”

Invisible magical fluctuations swept swiftly across the entire area — snow-laden treetops, squirrels hiding in tree hollows, a shred of green moss under a stone, and hundreds of humanoid rats struggling to break free from a hunting net, one by one clearly reflected in the crystal ball.

The most noticeable were three hunched humanoid rats.

Their features were blurred, but their colors were particularly deep. Like a few drops of ink in the snow, it was hard not to notice their peculiarity.

Unlike most naked humanoid rats, these three wore tattered, oversized black robes, each leaning on a long wooden staff, with obsidian embedded at the top of the staffs, faintly glowing with a black halo.

These halos rendered their color even deeper.

”They’re Human-faced Rat Priests!”

Jiang Yu pursed her lips; the two furry cat ears on her hood perked up suddenly, and a string of jade beads on her wrist clashed, emitting a crisp sound that intertwined with her voice, causing the young tuition student to immediately ignore the unpleasant screeches of the Human-faced Rat Priests.

”As expected.” The Atonement Hunting Team leader smiled calmly, flipped open the law book, and cast a spell with a raised hand: ”The birds chirp, seeking their companion’s voice!”

Moments later, Xin Fat Man and the other two returned to the team, laden with snow and wind.

”Why gather suddenly?”

The Fat Wizard, exuding an intimidating blue aura, casually shook off a humanoid rat’s eyeball clinging to his shoulder, seemingly still eager for more: ”...Give us a few more minutes, and we could definitely clear out those small fry!”

Unlike him, Dylan and Blue Bird were much cleaner and more silent.

However, the aura of murderous intent around the three was highly similar.

”Father Bo Clan Battle Array ready!” Zheng Qing ignored the noisy Fat Man, directly giving the order.

”There are Human-faced Rat Priests,” Xiao Xiao, cradling the crystal ball, explained simply to the newly returned trio while continuing to monitor the surrounding situation: ”Just in case...”

”Those small fry, even if they know some spells, aren’t much threat.” The Fat Man muttered but ultimately did not question Zheng Qing’s caution, instead obediently standing on the formation’s pivot point.

The magical power among the seven hunters interlinked and merged. A faint blue halo rose from the young wizards’ feet, forming a fire-like, flickering envelope around the seven hunters, creating a vague, unformed giant shadow overhead.

Perhaps displeased with the weather, the giant silently roared at the sky, waving its fists.

The low clouds seemed to press on its shoulders; wind and snow howled through the giant’s blurred form, creating rippling waves across the shadow, seemingly ready to shatter at any moment.

Zheng Qing frowned.

”The wind and snow in the Silent Forest carry sedimentary magic, exerting continuous pressure on the battle array’s envelope.”

As the Hunting Team’s other main hunter, Zhang Ji Xin had a keen sense of the situation: ”If we don’t want to upgrade to a Second Rank Battle Array, we need to create a more temperate combat environment... A Modified Wind and Rain Protection Spell should work well in this environment, but one Guarding Curse isn’t strong enough; at least three to four people need to cooperate.”

Zheng Qing quickly calculated in his mind.

A Second Rank Battle Array has strong defense, naturally unconcerned with some natural power. But compared to the magic consumption of casting a few Guarding Curses, the Second Rank Battle Array clearly consumes more. To thoroughly clear this Hunting Ground would take two to three days, wasting too much magic on the first day is unwise.

”Doctor, Monitor, Gentleman, Elders, prepare the Modified Wind and Rain Protection Spell! Elders will host!”

Almost as soon as the Red-faced Male Wizard finished speaking, Zheng Qing made up his mind, rapidly issuing commands: ”Fat Man focused on maintaining the battle array, Swordsman watch the surroundings, beware of humanoid rat ambushes... Pursue the malicious rabbit to the middle of the woods!”

He flipped his law book, casting one Net Spell after another around, delaying the humanoid rats’ attacking pace.

Meanwhile, Zhang Ji Xin quickly explained the spell modifications to the other three: ”...Change ’rain’ to ’snow’ in the Wind and Rain Spell, alter the first segment of the spell formula, keep other structures unchanged, with no changes in magic flow... Any questions?... Good, spells ready!”

The Red-faced Male Wizard raised his law book and shouted: ”End the wind and snow, rodents depart!”

”End the wind and snow, rodents depart!”

The other three raised their law books simultaneously, as four pale green spell lights soared into the sky, intertwining like long rainbows, swiftly tearing through the howling wind and snow, clearing a small area of serene sky and clouds.

Deprived of the wind and snow’s howling, the humanoid rats’ screeches suddenly rose in pitch, and their once-blurred faces became clearer, revealing twisted and ferocious visages.

Almost simultaneously, the unique smell of decay and stench from these creatures rapidly spread, quickly filling the void left by the retreating wind and snow.

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