High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 2885: Chapter 1105: Solar Eclipse (Double Chapter! Extra Update for Moe Lord ’Schrodinger’s Meal Ticket’)

Professor Emma tugged at the corners of her mouth.

She revealed a trace of mockery.

But ultimately said nothing more.

Old Yao seemed to want to make a joke to lighten the mood, but before he could open his mouth, he was stunned looking in another direction with a somewhat strange expression.

Professor Emma’s mocking voice finally sounded.

”How interesting.”

She glanced toward the west, then the north, her voice carrying a hint of suppressed anger: ”Last time during the Battle of the Black Prison, the Dark Council was sneaky and malicious, and now they’re bold enough to show up again! Do they really think that with the principal absent, the school is like a soft persimmon that anyone can pinch at will?”

Elder Ruoyu twisted his cane in his hand.

At the end of the Battle of the Black Prison, it was he who reconciled with the Dark Council Chairman. In a sense, he vouched for the Dark Council. Now, their arrival at such a sensitive time also left him a bit embarrassed.

However, Old Yao kindly reminded them.

”The western one is Six Fingers from the Dark Council, everyone recognizes that.” He gestured northward with the finger holding his pipe: ”But what about the northern one? That presence doesn’t feel like the Dark Council’s, it’s more like...”

He looked up at the starry sky.

If the starry sky is also involved in today’s eclipse event, it’ll be even more troublesome.

It’s just not clear which big figure from the starry sky showed up.

Elder Ruoyu sighed softly.

”I’ll go meet Six Fingers.”

Now in the First University, only he has the ability to suppress the equally legendary Dark Council Chairman, then he turned his gaze toward Professor Emma: ”—Old Yao, go meet the guest from the north. You stay by ’Primordial’ and ’Taiyi’, as long as the protective array holds, you don’t need to worry about anything else.”

”What interests them might only be the Giant God Soldier.” Old Yao slightly nodded in agreement.

”Should we have the pilots of ’Primordial’ and ’Taiyi’ stand by?” Professor Emma raised a slightly sensitive question.

Elder Ruoyu was silent for a moment.

Finally, he shook his head.

”No, don’t disturb them for now. Korma hasn’t fully synchronized with Primordial, having her pilot it now would be fatal for the child. As for the other... Taiyi’s completion is less than eighty percent, what use is it to have him stand by?” Elder Ruoyu lightly tapped his cane, his figure gradually faded from the spot: ”—I’ve already notified Shi Hui, she’ll rush back to the school as soon as possible.”

The ancient Gublai fairy fires on the wall flickered simultaneously.

When the flames stabilized again.

The three legends’ figures had disappeared from the spacious office, only the lingering aura of the legends in the air spoke of the anger of those big figures who were just present. The various monster statues huddled in the corners finally breathed a sigh of relief, quietly nudging each other’s rears, and quietly celebrated escaping a great catastrophe.

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”—This is the school’s prohibition, without permission, no student can leave the dormitory.”

Zhang Yu stood at the door of dormitory 403, with a stern face, meticulously enforcing the temporary prohibition collectively signed by the two vice principals and the four deans, while seemingly inadvertently reminding: ”Moreover, today all three of our classes are on duty together.”

”Can’t I even let a replica cat out?” Zheng Qing attempted to struggle a bit.

”The prohibition mentions no exceptions.” Zhang Yu shook his head, decisively refusing.

Zheng Qing dejectedly shrank back into the dormitory.

The other roommates might not have understood the assistant team leader’s last sentence, but he knew very well — the school assigned him guards from three hunting teams, taking turns in shifts to protect his safety round the clock.

When Zhang Yu mentioned ’on duty together’, it meant fifteen wizards were watching him outside at that moment.

Let alone turning into a cat.

Even if a fly hovered twice more outside the dormitory, it would probably be captured into a glass jar for careful inspection.

”Don’t worry,” Xiao Xiao comforted from the side: ”Everyone knows something’s happening outside, no one will go out under these circumstances... Jiang Yu isn’t the type who can’t tell priorities.”

Zheng Qing stretched his neck to look outside the window.

It was pitch dark outside.

Today was Sunday, Jiang Yu had only one ’Phoenix Language’ class in the afternoon, and they had originally planned to go shopping in Beta Town after class to buy some necessary magic materials for the Dragon Boat Festival and relax over the weekend, preparing to face the upcoming final exams.

No one expected such a sudden occurrence.

Because the eclipse severely interfered with magic communication methods such as paper cranes and green bird messages, he couldn’t contact the witch at the moment either.

”I think this is the third time this semester that our weekend class meeting has been canceled.”

Xin Fat Man was chewing on a straw, leaning against the bed, holding a cup of iced watermelon juice, sounding a bit lazy — his focus always seemed so unique.

But indeed.

This semester’s class meetings were canceled somewhat frequently.

Yet unlike the temporary cancellations in the seventh or twelfth week due to anomalies in the Silent Forest, today’s situation clearly seemed more serious.

”Do you guys think today’s incident is related to those ’situations’ we discussed before?” Zheng Qing looked worriedly at Xiao Xiao.

As the end of the term approached, the school became particularly ’unsettled’ — from the conflicts between students and fishmen, to the friction between the Beta Town Merchant Group and Northern District Wizards, to the internal discord in Atlas Academy, and so on — there hadn’t been a single peaceful day.

Everyone could feel the low pressure before the coming storm.

But when the downpour actually poured, it still caught people off guard.

Xiao Xiao didn’t answer, holding a crystal ball, carefully observing the swirling mist inside. However, Dylan’s head poked out from the edge of the coffin, revealing his slightly pale face.

”I heard from my moonlit friends that some stubborn wizards in the Alliance wanted to give the Northern District a big hit. Do you think there’s a possibility that today’s incident is...” he gossiped about the rumors he’d heard.

”Impossible.” Xiao Xiao suddenly spoke, interrupting Mister Wolfman’s speculation: ”Mars has been bright for a long time. Even if Northern District Wizards were wiped out, it wouldn’t cause this sustained effect on Mars... Besides, there’s the eclipse.”

He turned to look out the window.

The pitch-black sky shrouded everything, and without an order from the Astronomical Observatory, not a breath of wind stirred on the campus.

”—An eclipse of this magnitude cannot be created by a few ordinary Big Wizards.”

Knock knock!

Knock knock knock!

A crisp knocking sound came from outside the window.

It was as if there was a spring under Zheng Qing’s seat, suddenly launching him to the balcony. The fat wizard next to the balcony didn’t even have time to get up.

”...You’ve never been this eager before.” He shrugged, his voice mumbling with a teasing tone, ultimately not bothering further, and continued sipping his watermelon juice.

Zheng Qing didn’t pay attention to the low laughter behind him.

He pulled open the window at once, letting the pale blue paper crane into the room.

The paper crane’s wings were somewhat bent, as if someone had violently disassembled it. Zheng Qing raised an eyebrow, dissatisfaction flashing as he glanced outside, but ultimately said nothing, quickly tearing open the letter.

The witch’s elegant handwriting immediately came into view.

Before even reading the contents, he already breathed a sigh of relief.

”—We probably won’t be able to go out today at all, let’s reschedule! We’ll discuss the specific time next time under the Cat Fruit Tree! This letter is from an elder at home, you’ll receive feedback from my side, so, no need to reply! Study well! (ง•̀_•́)ง”

He looked at the playful smiley at the end.

He couldn’t help but smile too.

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Click.

Professor Montreya closed the small iron door of the laboratory.

He took one last nostalgic look at the metal plaque on the door.

High-level Magic Rune and Bloodline Research Laboratory.

Then he raised his arm, his bony fingertips lightly brushing over the slightly soft surface of the brass, the screeching sound slowly dissipating. He turned around, tugged at his large hood, and step by step, his silhouette gradually melded with the deep darkness at the end of the corridor.