"According to Brother Qing'er's mentality, it seems more suitable to go to Atlas to be a paranoid believer in a certain god, or enter the Star Academy to be a battle maniac. ”

Dylan pinched his chin and whispered, his tone full of curiosity: "So...... Why did you choose Nine Colleges in the first place? If you change your mind now, I can help you go through the path of Starry Sky Academy and try to help you apply for some transfer procedures?"

The latter passage he said to Zheng Qing's back.

Zheng Qing drooped his head, pretending not to hear Mr. Vampire's slightly serious teasing.

Just because he doesn't speak doesn't mean that others will be silent.

"A momentary fluctuation of state of mind does not determine a person's true quality. Xiao Xiao walked on the other side of Zheng Qing, turned his head when he heard the words, looked at Dylan, and denied: "I think the school's roster will definitely be more thoughtful and profound than you consider this issue." ”

"It's just your imagination, maybe in a way, those magical creations are amazing, but a lot of the time, they're dumber than pigs. Dylan shook his head and said, "No, pigs are still very intelligent animals...... They're stupider than amoebic protozoa!"

Zhang Jixin did not join the conversation between Dylan and Xiao Xiao.

Compared with the two of them, Elder Zhang, who had served as the main hunter of the hunting team, was more stable and considered the problem more comprehensively in the current situation.

"Do you need me to ask the family to help say hello?" He walked a few steps to Zheng Qing's side, and whispered in a low voice: "If I'm not mistaken, your family doesn't have any acquaintances in Danhag, right...... Don't be busy refusing, I can't get out of this matter anyway, and taking you with one more is just a matter of handing in a few more pages of defense materials. It won't be more troublesome. ”

"Well, I can help with that, too. Dylan added with hindsight.

Zheng Qing glanced at the two companions with some emotion, and did not completely reject their kindness.

"The matter of the defender is not in a hurry first," the young public-funded student tried to make his tone appear lighter: "After the preliminary investigation by the school, it will not be too late to be sure...... If the situation is serious, the school will definitely let us know in advance. ”

"Also, I don't feel like I've done anything wrong...... As the Doctor said before, in the Demon Hunting Law, hunters are allowed to use certain uncontrollable means in the face of 'threats beyond their capabilities'......"

This is where the brief discussion between the young hunters comes to an abrupt end.

It's not that they don't have anything to talk about, or that they've arrived at the 'cabin' that serves as the base camp behind the hunting team. Instead, Assistant Coach Hilda, who was walking at the front, suddenly raised her arm and made a gesture to stop advancing.

"The situation around me doesn't seem right...... Everyone, be on your guard!"

Hilda's voice was low, but it rang clearly in everyone's ears.

The young hunters of the Sin Hunting Team who were originally muttering and whispering immediately shut up when they heard this, subconsciously formed a defensive formation, and looked around vigilantly.

With a satisfied smile on his face as he followed the others, Thomas didn't bother the young wizards, but swept straight to Hilda to help him investigate the situation ahead.

Soon, a flurry of news spread to the rest of the team as the outside teaching assistants analyzed it.

"The Silent Forest Fundamental Constant is fluctuating abnormally!The concentration of mana is rising dramatically at a rate of 5% per minute!"

"The influence factor of the First University Guardian Formation is rapidly decaying! It is expected that in ten minutes, the suppression of this area by the Guardian Formation will be reduced to a minimum!"

"No variation was found in the trees, shrubs, and dead grass in the forest. ”

"No variations were found in the snowdrifts. ”

"The scan found no anomalous life fluctuations, and the scan found no strange breath. ”

"It's getting darker than normal...... Natural influences such as cumulus clouds have been ruled out. ”

The string of complex constants exchanged by the teaching assistants did not have much reference value for Zheng Qing - in fact, he did not have some accurate constants of the Silent Forest, so there was no way to compare and analyze them, compared to the last piece of information mentioned by the teaching assistants, Zheng Qing had a personal experience.

By the time the team set off, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon.

Because it's winter, according to the normal logic of time, the sun has basically disappeared below the horizon during this time period. Only a gray-white sky is left, and a gray-white light is scattered on the earth - a process that usually lasts about an hour, and until about half-past five, even this gray-white light is swallowed up by the night.

But it was not yet five o'clock, and the sky had already darkened at an unusual rate.

It was as if someone had smeared it from the sky one by one with a large pen full of thick ink. Looking up, Zheng Qing could clearly see different shades of black looming over their heads from the horizon.

In the distance, it was extremely dark and dark, as if there was no moon or starry sky, and in the distance, there was still a little light, like ink blurred by clear water, and a few wisps of darkness brewed in the light color, tumbling and flowing between the clouds and the treetops.

"Attention all!"

"With the Sin Hunting Team as the center, shrink the formation and stand by on the spot!"

"The soothsayer tries to guess the route of retreat, and the auxiliary hunter tries to contact the school!"

"The battle team is ready to combine thunder spells!"

"The support team prepares all buff-type magic!"

"Don't use any summoning spells just yet!"

After Zhang Yu, as the team leader, discovered the abnormal situation, he decisively ordered and assigned the task in an orderly manner. This calm attitude is very morale-boosting when faced with unexpected situations.

And his response obviously triggered the power hidden in the darkness.

Just as the team stopped advancing, established a defensive formation, and began to measure and inspect the surrounding environment, in the darkness, the originally hidden force immediately gave up hiding and suddenly exerted force.

It was as if a huge black pocket had fallen from the sky, but in an instant, the sky, which had originally had a touch of light, instantly became a pitch-black world with no fingers to reach.

At the same time, the sound of the wind, the chatter, the rustling of the branches, and the creaking of the snow all disappeared. It's like that big black pocket that carries the light from the sky and plunders the sound of the world as well.

In the face of endless darkness and silence, fear naturally rises from the bottom of everyone's heart.

In particular, several young wizards of the Sin Hunting Team lacked the means to deal with this situation.

Fortunately, they had built a defensive formation early, and with the magic of the slow flow of the formation nodes, there was a fragile connection between the four young people, so that they would not fall into a vain situation.