High School of Demon Hunting

The back of the red talisman had only a single character: ’Wu’.

Yes, the same ’Wu’ as Mister’s.

And the strange thing is, Zheng Qing had a similar red talisman, and when looking at the side with the ’Wu’ character, the two talismans were almost identical, from font size to the shape of the talisman.

The issue was, Zheng Qing’s talisman was one he had written himself. As a child, he used it to increase the success rate of talisman painting, but as he grew up, he used it very rarely—the last time being in the North District, to deal with the unexpected arrival of an outer god’s shadow, where he shattered the talisman to summon the shadow of Mister.

He originally thought the talisman was squandered, but later discovered it still intact in the corner of the grey cloth bag while sorting through his talisman tools.

Considering the talisman’s uniqueness, the young wizard wrapped it securely in silk and tucked it away deep in his bag, where it had remained untouched for a very long time.

Until today.

Old Ernest had obtained this special permission from the school’s Guardian Array, and Zheng Qing felt a peculiar absurdity—how could a talisman he personally made look exactly like something issued by the school’s Guardian Array?

Zheng Qing could swear on the four paws of the Black Gem Cat or Cat Thirteen (that big black cat from the department) that he had definitely not written this talisman for anyone else.

And since the North District incident, he had attempted to mass-produce such talismans but could never replicate that magical power, leaving others to suspect it followed some mystical laws and was a unique existence.

"——Where did this talisman come from?"

The young wizard stared at the ’Wu’ character on the back of the red talisman with a complex expression, entirely ignoring the other crucial point Alex had just shouted.

Old Ernest did not answer immediately, instead gesturing with his eyes for the other wizards in the resonance room, including Qian Doudou from the Professor Joint Meeting, to leave before succinctly replying:

"This talisman? Of course, it came from the school’s Guardian Array."

He keenly sensed the warlock’s fleeting bewilderment, curiously flipped the red talisman in his hand, and after a brief pause upon seeing the ’Wu’ character on the back, he thought he understood the young man’s daze, comfortingly patting his shoulder: "——Many high-level permissions at school bear the principal’s ’stamp’, especially the ’First University’ and ’Guardian Array’, which love to hide the principal’s stamp in various corners or use it in various places. It’s somewhat like how adherents of the Old Gods use the Old Seal. It’s not a secret among the old school workers and senior professors. You’ll gradually come to learn about it..."

Zheng Qing still found it difficult to understand.

"What does this ’stamp’ look like in your eyes?" He suspected that the appearance of the talisman varied for different people, explaining why he saw his own talisman.

The old wizard sketched out the talisman’s appearance in the air, which looked no different from what Zheng Qing saw.

"——That’s not the point."

Old Ernest apparently didn’t want to waste time on such trivial matters, displaying the other side of the red talisman to remind Zheng Qing: "We have limited time. The current issue is that this special permission only allows one person to cross the dimension into another world. This means you might have to stay at the school...which I don’t think is a bad thing for you. The school has now activated its Guardian Array, making Buji Island a very safe place for you. Conversely, according to our analysis, the risk factor on Mr. Ruo Yu’s side is very high, originally we were just...gah?"

He let out a loud burp.

Swallowing the rest of his words back down.

Surprised, he watched as the young wizard silently retrieved a red paper talisman from his pocket, penning the same words on its other side as on the talisman in his hand.

——Permission to establish a temporary cross-dimensional communication line

——Permission for wizard cross-dimensional passage (Note: Limited to one person)

"——You just mentioned time is tight." Zheng Qing noticed the old wizard’s dumbfounded silence, gently reminding him.

Old Ernest snapped out of it, giving him a deep look.

Amazingly, he didn’t question the talisman’s origin.

"Stay close to me...and be safe."

He ultimately said nothing more, simply patting the young man’s shoulder again, after raising the ’pass’ in his hand, again looking up at the young wizard, emphasizing: "——Follow closely behind me."

With a low chanting voice.

The two red talismans hovering in midair slowly started to rotate, spinning faster and faster, quickly transforming into a swirling ring of red threads, with faint red spell light swirling around the ring, standing out clearly in the dim resonance room.

Initially, the ring was only fist-sized, but in the blink of an eye, it expanded rapidly, growing to the size of about ten feet, revealing a passage wide enough for two people to pass through.

The familiar scent of the Cloud Sea World rushed forward.

Along with it came two faint traces of legendary aura.

Old Ernest maintained a serious expression, raising a protective barrier, before cautiously leading Zheng Qing across the world barrier.

Whosh!

A fierce gale rushed forward.

The other end of the circle was unexpectedly a void!

Taking a step out, Zheng Qing nearly retreated in fright, but fortunately, he noticed another familiar figure in time—Vice Principal Ruoyu stood beside the circle, with Old Ernest respectfully standing behind Him, quickly and quietly reporting something.

The Vice Principal of First University glanced at the Taiyi Qualifier who had returned to the Cloud Sea World following his subordinate, twisting the wolf head cane in his hand, heaved a long sigh: "——When the school’s Guardian Array opened the emergency channel, I realized something went wrong."

"Professor..." The young man just opened his mouth, but Elder Ruoyu interrupted him.

"Is it Montelio?" He asked directly.

Zheng Qing paused, hurriedly nodding, and worriedly asked: "What about Sister Korma..."

"Little Jini is still alive, no need to worry."

Elder Ruoyu gazed complicatedly at the massive figure in the distance, which was slowly turning towards them: "——Though Montelio is extreme, he remains rational. He knows what things absolutely must not be done..."

This was probably the only good news Zheng Qing had received today.

"Ernest." Elder Ruoyu softly instructed his subordinate: "——Now, go down, gather people and bring all the wizards from the two Lotus Peaks back to school. Leave no one behind. As quickly as possible."

Then He turned to Zheng Qing, leaving him no chance to refuse.

"——And as for you, there isn’t time for further testing."

Saying so, He grabbed the young man’s shoulder, taking him, with just a step, crossing half a world, from the sight of ’Primordial’ to standing before ’Taiyi’: "I need you to find a way to stop Montelio."