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Chapter 1398: Passing an Appraisal (Sure enough, I can’t play action games anymore)

"So, there really are monsters in our school?"

Shajiuye's voice coming from the phone sounded quite surprised.

"That's about it. That thing is really troublesome. The most troublesome thing is that I can't see it..."

Duanmu Huai leaned against the wall, holding his phone in one hand and scrolling through the system prompts in front of him with the other. Although Duanmu Huai possessed the ability of Thousand Eyes, he didn't know if it was because one of his attributes was not high enough, and all his attempts to see through the monsters before ended in failure. This was also the reason why Duanmu Huai tried a lot of methods but still couldn't lock on to the other party's true body.

"Is Myoume-san okay?"

"She was slightly injured. After being bandaged in the infirmary, she went back to the dormitory to rest."

Menmu Satori's injuries were not serious, so Duanmu Huai took her directly to the infirmary to see a doctor for disinfection and bandaging. According to the health doctor's description, Menmu Satori's shoulder seemed to have been bitten by some animal. Of course, the two of them fooled her by saying that it was bitten by a wild dog.

"Did the monsters escape?"

"No, I think they are still in the school."

Before coming to the school, Duanmu Huai had already set up a court of justice barrier around the school just in case. If those transparent monsters really wanted to leave the school, Duanmu Huai would definitely notice it. After all, they are only transparent in shape, but that doesn't mean they can hide from Duanmu Huai's sensing. Since the barrier has been working fine so far, it means that these guys should still be hiding in the school.

…………I hope they don’t go to the girls’ dormitory, otherwise it will be troublesome.

However, Mianmu Sanatori didn't seem to be worried. According to her, there were five swords guarding the dormitory. If this monster really appeared, they would definitely not be able to hide it. Duanmu Huai didn't doubt it. After all, Mianmu Sanatori had fought with the invisible monster before, although she couldn't see the monster. But she could still judge the direction and angle of the opponent's attack... Well, it seems that although these so-called five swords are a bit second-year, they still have real skills.

As for the magic circle on the ceiling, Duanmu Huai had also checked it. It was a magic circle with a long history. It should have been carved by someone during the digging of the air-raid shelter. As for the book, for some reason it had been completely burned into a pile of black ash and had no value at all.

"What if those monsters attack Qianyuanliao?"

It seems that Sha Jiuye and Duanmu Huai had the same idea.

"I'll be watching, and if anything happens I'll take action immediately."

Duanmu Huai certainly couldn't spend the night in the girls' dormitory, but he didn't have to worry. In fact, there was already an insider of Duanmu Huai in Qianyuan Dormitory, and that was the shadow of the girl named Sasaki.

That's right, when Duanmu Huai first took the photo, he copied the information of the guard girls, and then he took the opportunity to print out Sasaki's shadow, and ordered her to disguise herself as a student and sneak into the dormitory building to observe inside. After all, the attributes of shadows are much stronger than humans, and it may not be difficult for the shadow version of Sasaki to deal with the Five Swords. If those transparent monsters really hide in Qianyuan Liao and try to attack, then Sasaki's shadow will take action to control them immediately and warn Duanmu Huai at the same time.

At that time, Duanmu Huai could rush in directly.

  Although in terms of strength, the one who printed the shadow of Menme Sanatori is the strongest, but he is a big guy with a SAN value of 0. Duanmu Huai is not sure whether the one he printed out will be obedient. What if he is also a psychopath with a strong self-awareness, then... isn't this bullshit?

So he had to settle for the second best and chose Sasaki's shadow. At least as a member of the royal guard, he still had some strength.

"Then...I'll leave it to you, brother."

"Well, leave it to me."

Putting down the phone, Duanmu Huai also breathed a sigh of relief and silently looked at the sunset in the distance. At first, he thought it was just an ordinary commission and thought it would be done quickly. Unexpectedly, it was related to those things again. Ziyuan Temple Yuko had already investigated and found that this school was not on the address list of the Universe Light Sect.

In other words, I was just unlucky this time?

  Is my luck so bad?

Oh, it would be nice if I could bring the rabbit with me.

"Teacher Duanmu?"

Just as Duanmu Huai was sighing, a familiar voice rang out. He turned around and saw a young girl standing not far away, looking at him timidly.

"Oh, Mika, what do you want from me?"

Speaking of which, Duanmu Huai had forgotten that his sister's good friend was a boarding student.

"Um... I'm here on behalf of everyone to find out what happened..."

Looking at Duanmu Huai, Bai Fan Meijia also looked very uneasy.

"Lady Satori is injured, and she just ordered the entire dormitory to be closed, and even the night patrols were cancelled... Everyone is very uneasy..."

  Satori "Master"?

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai looked at Meijia with a strange expression. You are in a girls' dormitory, and you are still playing so wildly? What adults, what orders, if you don't know, you might think this is some special institution.

However, Duanmu Huai just complained in his heart. This was much healthier than riding a motorcycle outside like a biker, and he didn't intend to say anything more.

“We were attacked.”

"Attack?"

"Yes, when we were investigating the air-raid shelter, we were attacked by a wild beast..."

"Wild, wild beast? Is it a wild dog? Or..."

After hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Meijia's face turned pale, and Duanmu Huai waved his hand.

"More ferocious than wild dogs. Look, Satori is injured, isn't he? So when you return to the dormitory, close the doors and windows. Don't go out casually unless necessary. If you want to go out, don't go alone. It's best to go in a group. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I, I understand, Teacher Duanmu, thank you."

After hearing what Duanmu Huai said, Meijia hurriedly bowed her head again and was about to turn around and leave. At this moment, Duanmu Huai seemed to have thought of something and called Meijia.

"By the way, when I called you before, you said this place was haunted?"

"Ah, yes... Several times at night we heard giggling sounds coming from the woods outside. It was very scary... Although some people said it might be the cry of a wild cat or something..."

“About when did it start?”

"Wow... just these few days..."

"After those two disappeared?"

"Is... eh? Could it be that they have... turned into ghosts?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's question, Meijia nodded subconsciously at first, and then her expression suddenly changed.

“……………………” There is definitely no way to survive, as for whether he has turned into a ghost or not, I don’t know. However, Duanmu Huai’s suspicion was also confirmed. After all, when they were attacked in the air-raid shelter today, they heard a snickering sound similar to “chuckling”. When he saw Meijia just now, Duanmu Huai suddenly remembered what she had said about the haunted thing, so he asked.

Now it seems that it is really connected.

"Okay, go back to the dormitory quickly. I'll be watching outside tonight."

"Oh, okay, thank you, Mr. Duanmu."

Meijia bowed to Duanmu Huai again, then turned back to the dormitory. Duanmu Huai stared at the woods next to him, but gave up after a while.

Never mind. I can’t see anything.

Then, Duanmu Huai stood outside the girls’ dormitory for the entire night…

  Why does it sound so perverted?

However, although he stood there all night, Duanmu Huai did not find anything. Perhaps those monsters were scared by Duanmu Huai and Mianmu Sanori, and everything was normal last night. Duanmu Huai did not hear the strange laughter coming from the woods as Meijia said, maybe those monsters were hiding somewhere and did not appear.

Until school time the next day, Duanmu Huai still didn't find any trace of the monster. Instead, the fact that a wild beast had entered the school became a hot topic - after all, one of the Five Swords, Menme Sano, was injured. Although she looked fine and went to school, due to Menme Sano's unpredictable personality, no one dared to ask her.

Because of this, the rumors became more and more outrageous, so much so that Duanmu Huai was called by the principal to inquire about the situation. Fortunately, he found the mobile phone left behind by the literary girl, otherwise this would have been a real trouble.

"This is not okay."

Duanmu Huai looked depressed when he walked out of the principal's office. It is impossible to guard against thieves for a thousand days. We must find a way to find those monsters and kill them!

But how to find those monsters...

"elder brother?"

Seeing Duanmu Huai walking out of the principal's office, Sha Jiuye also hurried over.

"Are you okay?"

"It's a bit troublesome. The principal asked me to deal with this commotion as soon as possible. After all, some students have been injured... um..."

Having said that, Duanmu Huai seemed to have thought of something, his eyes lit up and he looked at Sha Jiuye.

"Sakuya, do you know a student named Yotsuya Miko?"

"Yotani-san? I know him. He's from the class next door."

"Then please call her over. I need her help with something."

"?"

Although he didn't know why Duanmu Huai wanted to see Yotsuya Miko, Sakuya didn't ask much. Not long after, Sakuya brought Yotsuya Miko to the counseling room.

"Brother, I brought her here."

"Ah."

Duanmu Huai nodded to Sakuya, then looked at Yotsuya Miko, who still had a poker face, seemingly expressionless. But Duanmu Huai could sense that her gaze seemed to be avoiding him.

  Of course, if it was just about not looking at his face, then Duanmu Huai could understand it. But the problem was that Yotsuya Miko's eyes not only avoided his face, but even avoided his shadow!

What did she see?

Duanmu Huai was also very curious—after all, as an Old One, he himself didn’t feel that there had been much change, but others might not see it that way…

"Hello, Yotsuya-san."

Duanmu Huai was too lazy to play guessing games with the other party and went straight to the point.

"I came to you because I hope you can do me a favor."

"Help?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Yotsuya Kenko was stunned for a moment, and a hint of confusion appeared on her face. Obviously, she did not expect that Duanmu Huai would actually ask her for help—even Sakuya next to her was quite surprised.

"Yes, I know you can see things that don't exist, so I hope to borrow your power."

"Hey?"

"Hey?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's simple and straightforward words, not only Sha Jiuye was surprised, but even Shi Gu Jianzi was frightened.

"No, I, this..."

"To be honest, I think you should know that the disappearances in this school and the injury of one of the Five Swords, Mianme Satori, are all related to those monsters, but I can't see them, so I can't deal with them. So I need someone who can observe their existence... and your power may be able to help me with this."

"I……………"

"Of course, I know it's dangerous, so I can promise you that I can grant you one wish. It can be anything. How about that?"

  Duanmu Huai said his request in one breath, and then looked at Yotsuya Miko. He was not interested in those roundabout words, and he had already said it, so would Yotsuya Miko agree? Or refuse?

"………………………"

Facing Duanmu Huai's gaze, this time Yotsugu Jianzi lowered his head and thought for a long time. Then, as if he had made up his mind, he raised his head and looked at Duanmu Huai and nodded.

"I, I understand... May I ask Mr. Duanmu... What kind of monster are you looking for?"

“………………Which one?”

Duanmu Huai was stunned for a moment when he heard Yotsuya Jianzi's question.

Are there many kinds of monsters in this school?

It turns out that I can’t play action games now. It was the right choice not to buy the Ring of Magic DLC before. I can’t react now. I bought Black Myth as a support for domestic 3A games. Forget about playing it. I really can’t beat it.