Monster Hunting High School

Monday evening.

Beta Town, No. 97 Pedestrian Street, D\u0026K.

The store door was ajar, and through the clean glass showcase, one could vaguely see the flickering light in the room and a few blurry figures. There were definitely people inside.

Boom, boom!

There were a few hesitant knocks on the door, and a moment later, the store door was violently opened, and a red-faced, flesh-faced wizard leaned out and yelled: "Why is it so late... um... you're looking for who?"

Outside the door is a witch wearing a gray robe, with a gauze tied in front of her forehead. The tadpole-shaped black curse mark can be vaguely seen under the gauze. A lock of silver hair hangs from the temples. This is the most popular thing among the witches in the North District in recent months. Favorite makeup.

As if frightened by the rough movement of the wizard who opened the door, the witch outside the door exclaimed softly, stepped back a few steps, put one hand into the bag tied on her belt, and held a worn-out Dharma book in her other hand.

The red-faced wizard—that is, Zhang Jixin— glanced at the bag and secretly guessed how many frogs were in the bag.

Although Kolma has developed an "artificial philosopher's stone" to replace the frogs, due to cost constraints, it is impossible to give one to every wizard in the North District. Cheap frogs are still used by many northern wizards who have initially mastered magical abilities. The most widely used spellcasting material among area wizards.

"It's so late, what's wrong?"

The tone of the wizard who opened the door was much gentler. He even tried to force out a smile, but his efforts were overshadowed by the flesh on his face. Instead, his expression looked even more ferocious in the dim night.

"I...I heard...I heard that there are rats...rat people here, so I want to see them." The witch stammered, looking like she was about to run away at any moment.

"Oh...that's it." The red-faced wizard scratched his head, looked back at the room, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "...she wants to see Brother Dingdang!"

Another male voice came from the room: "Come back tomorrow, I have something to do tonight...and they are not in the store either."

The red-faced wizard turned around, and just as he was about to convey the opinions of the people in the room, the witch nodded repeatedly, took small steps back, and then ran away holding the Dharma book and the cloth bag.

Zhang Jixin sighed in frustration.

Looking around, there were not many students on the street on a Monday evening - especially when there was a homeless bar across the street - and among the few scattered figures, there was no customer he was waiting for.

The wizard muttered something in a low voice, then fished out a sign from the house, hung it roughly at the door of the store, and then retreated into the house.

In the dim light from the shop window, the two big words 'CLOSED' on the sign were clearly visible. The night breeze was blowing, and the sign was swaying slightly on the door, preventing the next guest who wanted to knock on the door.

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After the North District witch left D\u0026K, she estimated that she was some distance away from the store, so she slowly slowed down and looked back from time to time. However, at this moment, the panic on her face had long disappeared without a trace, and she became There was peace.

Not far along the pedestrian street, the witch turned into a narrow alley. The alley was twists and turns, many of the bluestones on the ground were damaged, and there were no street lights on both sides. However, the witch's light steps did not pause at all, as if a The dragonfly that just skims the water is agile and quiet.

After turning around several alleys, she finally stopped at a quiet inlet.

This is a little-known tributary of the Silent River that flows through Beta Town. There are some old neighborhoods on the left and right sides of the inlet. They are sparsely populated and have few shops. At this time, there are not even old wizards walking; there is a bird parked in the bay. On the front deck of the small boat were two wizards from the North District who were fishing.

Seeing the witch, one of the wizards picked up a fat frog from a bamboo basket on the deck and whispered a few spells.

Invisible magic fluctuations centered on the boat and spread to all directions, and were submerged in the dark night in an instant.

He nodded to his companion.

The companion grabbed the rope on the boat, pulled the boat to the shore, and faced the witch onto the boat.

"They are waiting inside." the first wizard reminded softly.

The witch nodded slightly, said nothing, and bent down to get under the narrow canopy of the boat. Different from the small and shabby appearance outside, there is a rather spacious room under the awning. Several light yellow magic lamps are hung on the wall, casting a soft light. There is a thick carpet on the floor and an exquisite bar in the corner. There were exquisite pastries and fruits on the coffee table in the center of the room, and several figures were sitting on the low sofas around the coffee table.

Hearing the footsteps entering the door, the figures stood up and looked towards the door.

"can not see."

Without waiting for the owner to ask, the North District witch replied quickly: "It can be confirmed that the Exoneration Hunting Team is having a meeting in that store. The person who opened the door was Zhang Jixin, who was very vigilant... and did not find a chance to enter."

There was a slightly disappointed sigh in the room.

"I didn't have much hope at first."

The voice of the owner of the house seemed a little lazy. She raised her hand and threw something into the arms of the North District Witch: "Thank you for your hard work. This is a little thank you...help me say thank you to Kolma."

The North District Witch looked at the expensive magic gem in her hand, and her calm expression finally showed a hint of excitement. Although compared with the man-made Philosopher's Stone, the magic power contained by this gem is extremely limited, but compared to the frog, it is already much better.

"Thank you." She bowed deeply, turned around and left quietly without disturbing the owner of the room.

After the Witch of the North District left, the owner of the house stretched and stood up, walked behind the bar in the corner of the room, picked up a bottle of gin, and poured himself half a glass.

"Congratulations once again on reaching the finals."

She raised her glass, her eyes a little worried: "I'm not little Zhu Si, so I won't put too much pressure on you... Even if you continue to take last place in the finals, it's not shabby at all... Cheers!"

Behind the coffee table, the five hunters from the Edge Hunting Team who were sitting on the sofa looked at each other, and finally obeyed the instructions of the 'instructor' and raised the wine glasses in their hands.

"Captain," Lin Yan took advantage of the break to drink and whispered in Nicholas's ear: "Why are there such big differences in attitude between us...the older one and the younger one?"

Nicholas squinted his eyes - this was Liu Feifei's advice to him, because when looking at others with trembling eyes, it always gives people a feeling of guilt and shortness of breath - he shook his head: "This has nothing to do with us... Let's discuss the most important thing today. Tactics for the final...and how to use it."

As he spoke, he pointed to a small wooden box placed in the center of the coffee table.

The box was about an oak tree long and wide, with a velvet cushion inside, and a dark 'spoon' lying on the cushion. This is the 'clue' that the Edge Hunters received after the final rules were promulgated last night. According to the puppeteers, only by using their clues correctly can they truly enter the finals five days later.

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Connect to a Ps, jump jump jump... stand long jump, jump up on the spot, jump about three centimeters_(:з」∠)_ Before I wrote it, I expected that I wouldn't be able to jump very far. After I finished writing, I became more and more desperate... orz