High School of Demon Hunting
Chapter 431 - 100: Hum and Ha_1

Chapter 431: Chapter 100: Hum and Ha_1

Although in name, the No.1 Hunting Ground was under the jurisdiction of Jiuyou Academy, it was not actually located within the academy.

However, the entrance to this hunting ground was located at Jiuyou Academy.

Just like the way to the Hundred Herb Gardens or the Faculty Committee Building, one would set out from the West Chinese Garden, find the Number Four Pavilion along the Ring Mansion corridor, and then show the student card to the Headless Knight guarding the pavilion, and they could enter the No.1 Hunting Ground - of course, guests from outside would need to show their respective invitation letters.

Zheng Qing had always wondered how those creatures without heads could see.

Could it be like bats, using the invisible fluctuations emitted by the body to distinguish things?

Taking his student card from the cold hand of the Headless Knight, the young scholarship student followed the leisurely moving crowd while letting his mind wander.

He had to admit that it was very wise to enter the venue a few hours in advance.

The narrow entrance and the large crowd created a severe congestion between the Ring Mansion corridor and the Number Four Pavilion, causing many people to become irritable due to the long wait.

Zheng Qing had already witnessed three instances of brawls between those in blue and white robes, which were then dragged out of the corridor by the Headless Knights who maintain order - the students from Starry Sky Academy really are energetic.

In contrast, the students of Atlas Academy wearing yellow robes were much quieter. However, the sporadic instances of some people in the lines spreading out their mats for prayer in certain directions were somewhat unsettling.

After passing through the narrow, long corridor behind the pavilion, a vast scene appeared before him.

A massive circular arena appeared before Zheng Qing.

It had a bit of the charm of the ancient Roman Colosseum, but compared to that broken amphitheater, the arena dubbed as the ’First Hunting Ground’ seemed even grander and more intact.

But it still seemed a bit stingy.

The young scholarship student secretly mused as he quietly examined the hunting ground.

The area spanned hundreds of meters, and the seats could apparently hold tens of thousands of people. At the scale of a football field or sports stadium, it was indeed very spacious. But if they were to judge based on the descriptions in professional publications such as the ’Hunting Handbook’ and "Road of the Glorious Hunting Team", where hunting parties are often engaged in battles lasting several hours and covering dozens or even hundreds of kilometers, this hunting ground seemed unexpectedly small.

With these doubts, he finally found his seat while following the aisle through the stands.

Then, the young wizard saw a surprising figure.

"How are you faster than me?!" Zheng Qing looked at Xiao Xiao in shock, and could not help but look back at the road he had traveled.

At the exit of that corridor, there were still crowds of people.

"You didn’t fly over from the sky..." The young scholarship student looked up at the sky, speculating on this possibility.

"Don’t just stand there looking so dumb." Xiao Xiao moved his legs to give room for Zheng Qing to sit, and then explained: "I just took a shortcut..."

"There’s a shortcut?" Zheng Qing widened his eyes, "The school actually allows that?! Does the hunting party committee not care? What if some demon sneaks in through your shortcut?!"

"You have a rich imagination... but it makes you seem even more foolish." Doctor Xiao shrugged indifferently: "The professors and lecturers of the school have their dedicated employee passageways, I merely followed ’darling’ through... If a demon can slip through under the professors’ watchful eyes, we might as well pack up and go home early. Also, if you weren’t in such a hurry, you could’ve followed the professors through the shortcut. I saw quite a few students mixed in with the professors."

"Darling?!" Zheng Qing almost choked upon hearing adding this title of Xiao Xiao’s.

He took a deep breath, regained his composure, and sneered: "You want to try using that title in front of Mister Sima? Also, I left to create an opportunity for you...a fool who doesn’t know how to seize an opportunity, you deserve to stay single for life!"

"Who says I haven’t used that title in front of her?" The doctor nibbled elegantly at his pen, and flipped open his notebook. "Also, compared to me...you, a fool who doesn’t know how to choose, seem to be the one who is destined for a lonely old age."

Zheng Qing was dumbfounded.

"Slandering! Nonsense! Unfounded!" The young scholarship student muttered to himself, suddenly questioning: "If so, why didn’t you talk to her longer?! Ha, you must have been hung up and beaten for using the wrong title..."

Xiao Xiao turned his head and looked at the young scholarship student with a pitying gaze.

After a while, he gave a light sigh.

"If these feelings last for a long time, why bother to meet day and night." Doctor Xiao adjusted his glasses, recited the poem in a literary tone, and then shook his head: "In this world, there are always some people who will spare no effort to malice others with the worst intentions...However, these seeming malices ironically reveal their inner despicableness."

What the heck!

A multitude of alpacas galloped past in Zheng Qing’s mind.

The doctor is great, even his scolding sounds logical...not!

"Speaking like that, you’re likely to get beaten, kid." The young scholarship student cracking his knuckles, threateningly.

Xiao Xiao glanced at him, snorting suspiciously.

"With that attitude, you wouldn’t survive a single class at our school!" Zheng Qing was a little frantic, he couldn’t help but shout, "Don’t make me summon the ’two generals, He and Ha’ to beat you up..."

"Boss, who do you want us to beat up?!" A murderous voice interrupted Zheng Qing’s threat.

Accompanying this voice, a more threatening sound of cracking knuckles rose behind the young scholarship student, like a string of small firecrackers popping.

Zheng Qing’s mouth twitched, he turned stiffly, looking behind him.

Xin Fatman was cradling his arm while he and Zhang Ji Xin, who was cracking his knuckles, stood behind him like two door gods.

"Humph..." Xin Fatman looked up, seemingly using his chin to size someone up.

"Ha..." Zhang Ji Xin pounded his fist into his palm, letting out a low growl and showing off his muscular arm.

"Whoever the boss says to hit, we’ll smack them until they meet the Buddha!" Elder Zhang Da made a dominant gesture with his hand.

"You two are the ’two generals, He and Ha’?" Xiao Xiao adjusted his glasses, looking shocked: "When did this happen? How come I don’t know? Did you mess with the contract again?"

He turned to look at the young scholarship student.

"I have no idea." Zheng Qing looked at him honestly, then turned back to the two door gods and whispered: "Maybe they’re on something...I was just rambling, I didn’t mean anything..."