"Jie Bi Nan Shan, Stone Firmament!"
Liu Feifei shouted and cast another protective spell. Pale yellow magic surged from her spellbook, piling up into a mountain-like phantom in an instant. It once again covered the five hunters, blocking the last few Wind Blades.
Bang! Bang!
Several-foot-long Wind Blades crisscrossed before shattering with a bang. They battered the pale yellow mountain shadow until it swayed on the verge of collapse, scattering a hazy green spray of light that reflected off Nicholas's livid face and made the atmosphere all the more gloomy.
"I thought it was the Trident Sword or those Dog-skin Plasters from the Teaching Assistant Group. Didn't expect it to be a few little bugs."
Crow issue number Three sounded somewhat disappointed. He put away his spellbook and casually plucked several more Firefly Beetles from the nearby Soul Returning Poplar, rolling them around in his hand as he studied the five nervous young people opposite him. "Are you hunters participating in the School Hunt Competition? Wait... there's even a merman... I think I remember something..."
He lifted one finger and scratched his sharp beak.
"Edge Hunting Team, a newly formed hunting team after the reforms to this competition. Unregistered. Captain Nicholas, North District Wizard, Half-blood Werewolf." Crow issue number Seven's gaze swept over the other hunters before finally settling on Iseni. "...As for that merman, he comes from Linzhong Lake."
"An interesting combination."
Crow Number Three tossed the Firefly Beetles in his hand. "North District Wizard, Gypsy witch, merman... no wonder you call yourselves the 'Edge' Hunting Team... That saves us quite a bit of trouble."
Nicholas clenched his fists and stared fixedly at the speaking crow, cold sweat streaming down his face—the worst thing on a hunting ground was an information imbalance. The opponent knew everything about you, while