High School of Demon Hunting
Chapter 437 - 106 Hunting Song_1

Chapter 437: Chapter 106 Hunting Song_1

"Broken Bamboo, Continuation Bamboo, Flying Soil, Zhu Rou!"

The voice of Professor Yao singing the ’Hunting Song’ echoed over the hunting ground.

This seemed like a spell.

The melodious horn sound vaguely came from the fog, its age-old melody making everyone’s spine shiver.

The audience on the field involuntarily stood up.

Confusion clouded everyone’s eyes, but gradually, it seemed like they all understood something. Then slowly, in harmony with the horn sound coming from that small world, they started to chant softly:

"On Ji Day Wei Wu, already Uncle already pray. The field car is already good, and the four horses are Kong Fu..."

"On Ji Day Geng Wu, Already dispatched my horse. The beasts gather, the hunt points forward..."

"The bow has been strung, the arrows have been cocked"

"Shoot this little boar, annihilate this great beast!"

"To entertain guests, and to drink offering!"

"To entertain guests, and to drink offering!!"

"To entertain guests, and to drink offering!!!"

Line after line, the voice of the crowd on the field grew louder, more devout, and more enraptured.

Where faith is, a spirit will be.

With the prayers of the crowd, the fog that formed a vortex in the hunting field’s center became denser and clearer, and gradually, it even began to solidify.

It was as if it had become a monumental statue carved out of stone.

Through the ’Eye of the Vortex’ at the center, the scenery in the small world became more vivid.

It was a vast and expansive land.

In the north were rolling mountains. From hills to small mountains, to towering peaks, these layers upon layers of shadowy mountains emphasized the splendorous color under the veiling fog. The meadows at the foothills, the shrubbery along the hillsides, the ice-white snow atop the peaks - a myriad of scenes existed all at once.

The south was a crimson wasteland. Large chaotic gravel sprawled on the ground, and the dark red basalt randomly piled up into oddly shaped structures, some resembling towers, some tombs, some eroded by wind and water into terrifying monsters.

Between the south and the north was a vast prairie.

A broad tranquil river zigzagged from the top of the snowy mountain, winding nine times around the prairie, and finally sank into the crimson wasteland of the south, disappearing into a deep and profound abyss.

While observing this small world, Zheng Qing found something interesting.

When he looked at a specific spot in that world through the ’Eye of the Vortex’ for more than ten seconds, the scenery there would continually magnify, like an automatic adjustable high-powered telescope, until he blinked three times, the process stopped.

"This is too intriguing!" Zheng Qing threw his telescope away, closed one eye alternately, and excitedly attempted to unlock other effects.

For instance, keeping the left eye open revealed the air-luck image of that world - white images represent healthy animals, gray images represent injured animals, white turning red signifies being hunted, gray quickly turning black represents the end of their destiny, and so on.

"You can try to keep both eyes open, staring at a certain scenery, staying still...persist for a minute." Duan Xiao Jian joked, hooking Zheng Qing’s shoulder and making a straight-faced suggestion.

Zheng Qing considered it, since it was just looking, there wouldn’t be any risk of pranks, so he agreed with a nod.

A moment later, the young student yelled and dove forward with his eyes closed.

Duan Xiao Jian seemed to be ready, laughing heartily, he grabbed Zheng Qing’s collar, preventing him from collapsing onto the ground.

"Even magic has basic rules." Xiao Xiao gave them a cold stare for a while, then leisurely explained after the young scholarship student slightly sobered up, "...When we observe through the ’Eye of the World’, our vision is affected by the acceleration of gravity... so, if you keep staring at a certain spot without moving, you might feel as if you’re free-falling from the sky."

"It’s an illusion, you’ll get used to it." Duan Xiao Jian comforted Zheng Qing, patting his shoulder.

The young scholarship student looked deathly pale, it took him a while to adjust his slightly confused senses.

"How are we supposed to watch the hunt then?" He held doubts and asked right after regaining his composure, "If a place is being hunted... are we supposed to shift our gaze continuously? Won’t we miss many exciting scenes that way?"

"You can slightly move your eyeballs, or occasionally blink." Duan Xiao Jian, worried that Zheng Qing might trouble him later, swiftly shared his tips, "Tang Dun also has a good method, which is to bring a pair of flat mirrors..."

Upon hearing this name, Zheng Qing automatically looked around.

"Where’s Tang Dun?" He asked Duan Xiao Jian, "I was wondering why today seems a bit weird... without him in the team, maintaining discipline stuff, I’m really not used to it..."

"Tang Dun was invited by the Hunting Committee to be the co-commentator this year." Xiao Xiao spoke with a gloomy tone, "You are a scholarship student, how can you be unaware of this?"

Zheng Qing chuckled a bit, then turned his head back, looking at the ’Eye of the Vortex’ once again.

Once he got accustomed to the shifting view, the deeper scenery of that small world gradually emerged.

In the sky, hungry vultures circled in flocks, peering down; raucous crows darted across the low altitude occasionally, like dark clouds; and agile eagles, targeting the running beasts in the low grass burrows, swoop and return fully loaded.

On the ground, among the tall grass, herds of gazelle, springbok, and wild horses were grazing and drinking water; around them, low lying lions moved slowly, wide-eyed cheetahs sharpened their claws and teeth; the young beasts under the meticulous protection of their mothers, frolicked playfully in the shallow region of the river where ferocious crocodiles, look like driftwood, drifted along the water, occasionally blinked, revealing a glimpse of their brutal gaze.

And also the giant snake coiled around the waist of the mountain, flicking its tongue, coldly watching the wild sheep grazing on the tender grass.

And the bright red ants hiding in the crevices of the stone, moving their antennae, stood on the barren ground, waiting for the landing of their prey.

This world is filled with killing intent everywhere, the scenes of hunting and anti-hunting are displayed everywhere.

However, to Zheng Qing, it feels like something is still missing from these scenes.

"Where are the demons?" The young scholarship student nudged the doctor next to him a bit, and gave a surprised look, "If I’m not mistaken, those animals down there are just ordinary wild animals, right?"

Regardless of the fierce lions, jackals, cheetahs, crocodiles, or bad-tempered goats, springboks, and wild cattle, or even the relatively gentle elephants, they all have a pair of distinct black and white eyes - instead of the blood-red eyes of the demons.

Even if we don’t look at the eyes, Zheng Qing also didn’t perceive the wild demon’s specific fierce breath from those wild animals.

"The hunting team has not yet appeared... it’s not the time to release the prey." Xiao Xiao kept his explanation brief.

"When will the hunting team appear!" Zheng Qing sighed, looking at the setting sun and feeling a bit anxious.

"Quiet..." Xiao Xiao suddenly raised his hand, signaling Zheng Qing to be silent.

Zheng Qing furrowed his brows.

He also faintly heard a familiar tune floating in from the distance.

"Go to the Hunting Ground, go to the Hunting Ground..."

This was the classic Hunting Song "Go to the Hunting Ground". For the wizards, it had a similar significance to the song "Katyusha" for the Russians.

The crowd in the surrounding spectator seats seemed to hear the distant, ethereal singing at the same time. Many people began to sing along.

The young scholarship student also couldn’t help but start humming along: "Go to the Hunting Ground, go to the Hunting Ground..."

"The hunting teams are about to enter." Xiao Xiao took a deep breath, squinted his eyes, and stared closely at the stone gate near the entrance of the Hunting Ground no.1.