High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 2285: Chapter 506: Alliance Designated Mission

On the blue-gray pillar, a pearl-like glow slowly emerged, which was the ghost Zheng Qing had previously inserted into the wall. She looked like a fresh mushroom growing on a tree trunk, with her loose hair spreading like a cap. Although it was winter, the midday sun was still a bit glaring, so this ghost could only stay in the shadows where the sun couldn’t reach.

The female ghost poked her head out, watching the young wizards as they walked away, deep in thought.

”Did you all hear that?”

She asked abruptly.

Poof, poof, poof, poof.

It seemed to receive a signal, and immediately, pearl-color glows of various sizes appeared on the blue-gray pillar—ghosts that looked not very old. Each of them had poked half their bodies out of the pillar, like fruits hanging from a tree, chattering all at once:

”Heard it!”

”No doubt about it, Su Councilor got undermined!”

”What do you mean by ’undermined’... it’s a cheating scumbag!”

”Yeah, cheating scumbag!”

”We must let him know the prowess of our Under the Moon grandmother!”

”Let’s go tell Su Councilor! Does anyone know where Greenhill Mansion is?”

”I don’t know the address, but I know a maid in the mansion, a little fox girl named Su Ya... she often goes to the Pet Garden to play with those little foxes.”

”Pet Garden? Let’s go together!”

”Together!”

...

...

Zheng Qing naturally had no idea that a group of little ghosts behind him were clamoring to report this situation to Su Shijun.

After leaving the teaching building, he only felt like he was walking on cotton, every step felt unstable, walking lightly as if he might float away with the breeze at any moment.

If it were a normal day, he might have researched the subtle connection between mood, magic power, and walking, but now, the young wizard’s mind was filled with thoughts on how to properly format the school’s application form.

Quickly, he realized he wasn’t good at this kind of writing and needed to consult a ’professional’. The first name that popped into his mind was Xiao Xiao.

Returning to the dormitory, before he could ask the professional for help, he heard a surprising question.

”Holiday plans?”

Zheng Qing suspiciously looked at the short wizard, wondering if he had divined something, why he also asked this question, but didn’t dare confirm, so he answered vaguely: ”Uh, holiday... should be nothing special... not much different from previous years... just celebrating... maybe visiting classmates’ homes to avoid some trouble. You know, because of the situation at Greenhill Mansion, I have quite a bit of trouble...”

He babbled explanations, his gaze uncertain.

”Classmates’ homes?”

Xiao Xiao adjusted his glasses, giving Zheng Qing a deep look, finding this statement odd but did not probe further, instead briefly explained the situation:

”If there are no formal plans, then your holiday time needs to be requisitioned by the Hunting team. You know, after last year’s school Hunting Competition, our team officially became a registered team in the Alliance, and each year we need to complete tasks designated by the Alliance... this is an obligation for official teams... of course, according to the agreement between the school and the Alliance, official teams composed of students have a lot of leeway in choosing tasks and their difficulty.”

”Mission?”

Zheng Qing was completely surprised by this unexpected obligation, is this the famed ’plans can’t keep up with changes’? He steadied himself, then tentatively asked: ”Does everyone on the team have to participate in this mission?”

If every team member had to participate, then visiting or not visiting Jiang Yu’s home wouldn’t make much difference.

”Not everyone.”

Xiao Xiao ruthlessly dashed the wizard’s hopes: ”In fact, only a standard number needs to participate in the mission. With a standard team being five people, two people in our team can take a break... since our team is newly formed, with fewer members. Old, well-established teams often have a dozen or more registered wizards just on the substitute bench... nothing we can do since we’ve only been around for a year or so.”

”I...”

Hearing that some could rest, Zheng Qing immediately perked up, but just as he uttered a word, that bit of luck was shattered by Doctor: ”Two in our team don’t need to celebrate the new year, one is Xin, the other is Dylan... and two definitely need to celebrate, one is Zhang Ji Xin, the other is Jiang Yu...”

”What’s the logic?”

”Xin and Dylan belong to foreign races, no need to explain. The Elders and Monitor both hail from Aristocratic Wizards, their families likely hold grand rituals every year, if they don’t attend, it will affect their reputation within the family... Brother Zha, you wouldn’t want Jiang Da Headmaster to be looked down upon in the clan, right?”

Hearing this explanation, Zheng Qing immediately fell silent, counting on his fingers, then sighed heavily. The Absolution Hunting Team had seven hunters, deduct Zhang Ji Xin and Jiang Yu, leaving five people who all must participate.

This meant he didn’t need to submit an application to the school after all.

”Is Blue Bird free?”

”As long as there’s a fight, he’s free anytime... did you forget which college he belongs to?”

”When does the Alliance task start?”

”I don’t know.”

”What is the task content?”

”I don’t know.”

”So, you don’t know where to execute the task either?”

”Yes.”

Xiao Xiao answered Zheng Qing’s rebuttals bluntly, seemingly recalling what the young cost student hastily said when rushing back to the dormitory: ”...right, didn’t you just say you needed help preparing some materials?”

”Prepare my epitaph!”

Zheng Qing replied irritably, wanting to make a few more complaints, but suddenly felt a tightness at the nape, a blur before his eyes, and Xiao Xiao along with the desk in dorm room 403 vanished from view.

”Epitaph?”

Doctor Xiao, who was filling out the Alliance mission application materials, felt slightly astonished at hearing this term, looked up, only to find the room empty, no sight of Zheng Qing anywhere:

”Hmm? Where did he go?”

...

...

Zheng Qing shook his head vigorously, feeling his legs a bit weak, as if he had just gotten off a roller coaster.

Coming to his senses, looking at the familiar setup around him, he realized he was standing in the office of the Two-Dimensional Evolution Lab. Through the slightly ajar door, he could clearly see the large white light balls floating on pedestals in the passage outside, and numerous wizards dressed in black robes hurrying silently back and forth.

Bam!

The door was slammed shut.

The young cost student turned back; the lab’s owner was sitting behind a desk, with a thick stack of materials in front of her, and several feather pens were vigorously hopping between the ink bottle and the materials, the room filled only with the faint sound of scribbling.

The witch, wearing glasses, crossed her hands before her, watching him with interest.

”What plans do you have for the holiday?”

The witch behind the desk asked lightly with a cheerful tone.