As the fourteen hunters of the Ouroboros Hunting Team strode back under Andrew Taylor's leadership, across the Edge Hunting Team's hunting ground, the Youzui Hunting Team on the other side was struggling to contact the school under their captain's lead, hesitating between staying put and going to support Linda Barnes's Patrol Team.
Unlike the Ouroboros Hunting Team, Youzui Hunting Team's winter hunting grounds were all located on the outermost edge—meaning they had no rear base to retreat to.
And abandoning their hunting ground before the winter hunt ended would cost them at least half their points. With less than three hours remaining before the end of the winter hunt, facing such a dilemma was truly vexing.
Of course, another key reason not to retreat was that the School Guardian Formation had fully unfolded. They had been cut off outside the golden barrier, with nowhere else to fall back to.
"We can't contact the school."
After trying several methods, Youzui Hunting Team's diviner had no choice but to admit that the fully deployed School Guardian Formation did more than isolate them physically. "...The observation room, the Hunting Committee, the Student Union, the Student Union Federation, the School Labor Committee, and the other professors—we can't reach any of them."
Zheng Qing couldn't help looking up at the sky, wondering whether Su Shijun was nearby, whether she had seen this, or whether he should find a way to contact her now.
"Divine the hunting team's next target. Confirm where we'll be safer." After giving the order, he turned to Jiang Yu. "What did the other two hunting teams say?"
While previously ordering Doctor to report to the school, he had also asked Jiang Yu to try contacting the two other hunting teams in the neighboring hunting grounds to their left and right.
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