The sound of low footsteps in the corridor came and went, kicking and tapping, mixed with echoes, which made people feel a sense of irritation in their hearts.
Zheng Qing followed Lao Yao with a confused expression.
The conversation between the professor and him outside the lounge a few minutes ago kept echoing in his ears.
"...The statistical results have come out. The Excuse Hunting Team has hunted the most monsters. You are the captain of the Exorcist, so now I need you to go on stage to receive the award."
"Although the members of the jury still have some slight objections to the source of your 'trophies', compared to other hunting teams, your performance is the best."
"There is no doubt about that."
"As for the big black cat, don't follow him on stage. It is not part of the official establishment of your hunting team, and its appearance is also unsightly. If it appears rashly, it may cause unnecessary commotion..."
The more Zheng Qing listened to Lao Yao's rambling explanations beside him, the more uncomfortable he felt.
The blue bird who was swallowed by the wolf demon, Xiao Xiao who was bitten by the monkey demon, and Andrew who was dragged into the bottom of the pool by the water demon, their voices and smiles kept appearing in front of him, making the young wizard's mood even worse.
.
Finally, when the professor asked Zheng Qing to prepare an acceptance speech, Zheng Qing couldn't help interrupting the professor and asked angrily: "Professor, have you caught that puppet?"
After such a big thing happened and so many people died, they still had the mood to hold a commendation meeting? Isn't it possible that the brains of these old wizards have been pinched by the door?
Zheng Qing thought maliciously, feeling increasingly annoyed in his heart - why should he be asked to think about his acceptance speech at this time? What a joke!
However, after hearing his question, Lao Yao looked a little surprised: "Puppet man?"
The professor repeated the word.
Obviously, he did not realize that Zheng Qing would ask such a question.
After being stunned for a few seconds, the professor finally came to his senses, took out his pipe, put it in his mouth and smashed it a few times.
One bite, two bites, three bites.
As two streams of white smoke blew out from his nostrils, the professor finally couldn't help but smile.
"You are the dullest public-funded student I have ever seen." He chewed his pipe and spoke vaguely. He patted Zheng Qing hard on the back twice, chuckled, and added: "Whether it's on the hunting ground or not,
Both my choice and my current reaction are the dumbest - bar none."
"But this dullness is also what we admire most about the school, especially Jiuyou Academy."
“How can you call yourself a true ‘nerd’ if you’re not a bit silly?!”
Although the professor seemed to be blaming him, he did not hide his appreciation in his words. This made the young wizard who was already a little confused became even more confused.
Xu noticed Zheng Qing's expression, and Lao Yao finally did not continue to show off, but answered very simply:
"There is no need to catch the puppet. It is an old man in the school and has stayed longer than more than 90% of the people in this school."
"Nothing went wrong in the freshman competition, everything went according to plan..."
"Original?" Zheng Qing immediately noticed the professor's words.
"Yes, originally." The professor paused, and a trace of anger reappeared on his face: "According to the original plan, you should face the challenges of different monsters in the hunting ground."
"Those who fly in the sky, those who run on the ground, those who swim in the water, those who walk alone, those who live in groups, those who are good at hand-to-hand combat, those who are good at illusions, etc., etc., should be one after another, one group after another, with increasing intensity and number...
Until death."
"The hunting team that can persevere to the end is the final winner we expected."
"It's just that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes...it started to change because of you."
"Because of me?" Zheng Qing pointed at his nose, with an innocent look on his face, but at the same time he felt annoyed at being deceived. To be honest, if the professor hadn't explained it to him now, he had been kept in the dark, how could he have disturbed Xie?
Race?!
"Yes, it's because of you." The professor turned his face sideways, looked at the young wizard with strange eyes, and finally shook his head and explained: "Although I don't know the reason, in fact, during the time you stayed in the hunting ground,
, which attracted almost all the monsters in the place."
Zheng Qing couldn't help but touch his right eye, a hint of gloom flashed in his heart.
But Lao Yao's next words made the haze in his heart dissipate, replaced by MMP.
"It would be a good thing if you were eaten by those monsters," the professor blew out a few smoke rings and said with regret: "At least that way, our freshman competition can continue normally."
If I am eaten by a demon, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost.
Zheng Qing thought silently in his heart. However, when he thought that ordinary ghosts seemed to have no effect on a great wizard like Lao Yao, he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.
"...You had that big black cat to help you and finally survived."
"But all the prey we prepared for you, those monsters, are dead."
"What's the point of a hunting competition if all the prey is gone?... The other hunting teams have been eliminated by you before they even started. It's simply a tragedy."
"Of course, after the 'Slaughterhouse' incident - the incident where the big black cat slaughtered wantonly - there were still three little monsters with cats and two dogs in the hunting ground. But it was a drop in the bucket and it had no effect on other hunting teams.
"
"No matter how hard other hunting teams try, it's all in vain, and the final spoils will definitely not be as generous as yours."
"At that time, people from the hunting committee had already started a discussion meeting with the school to discuss whether to interrupt the game early and call all you bastards back."
"But..." Zheng Qing silently added the turning point in his heart, while calmly tilting his shoulders.
"But," as expected, Old Yao patted the young wizard's shoulder hard again, puffed out a few puffs of white smoke, and hummed: "But you actually provoked the demon dragon again! - This is also the second thing I want to say.
An accident."
"You know, every monster in the hunting ground is registered with the school - those monsters are specially trained prey by the school, and they have our mark on them from the inside out."
"In addition, the school also dispatched professionals led by the teaching assistants and supplemented by all registered hunting teams to conduct a comprehensive inspection to ensure that there were no 'accidental' wild monsters left in the hunting ground... But after countless checks, in the end,
I didn’t find that demonic dragon.”
"Anyone responsible for hunting grounds inspections should be severely beaten!"
Hearing this, Zheng Qing suddenly realized.
No wonder Lao Yao was so angry before, and Thomas acted like a quail.
He finally understood the deathly expression on the teaching assistant's face when he saw him, and what he meant by what he said.
"...This means that if you little guys are killed or eaten by the demonic dragon in the hunting ground, you will really die without a burial place...unless you ask our principal to turn back time.
Line, otherwise you will definitely die."
"So our discussion meeting ended in the middle of the meeting - and then the school arranged for a team of assistant coaches to come forcibly and interrupt the freshman game early."
What Lao Yao said became more and more explosive every time.
As Zheng Qing listened, his heart felt like he was being trampled by tens of thousands of surging alpacas. Although it explained many of his doubts, it also brought him more confusion.