Logically speaking, everything should have gone smoothly. The exams would have ended without a hitch, the students would have enjoyed their holidays, and Baiyi would have celebrated the holidays by himself. Then, he would have completed his recruitment, and he would have taken care of the Church without a hitch.
At least that was what he thought. But on the night that he reached an agreement with the Church, he was about to return to the lab to work on the armor when Attie rushed in without even knocking on the door.
"What do you want? A night raid? "Baiyi asked, looking at the blushing Attie.
"Master, this is not the time for jokes! A student has gone missing! "Attie said, her voice flustered.
Baiyi had always placed a lot of importance on his students' safety, even their grades. He had never allowed his students to risk their lives. Even the most dangerous of missions, such as the Alchemy Faculty, would be protected by proper security measures. This was why Da Xue's students' safety was the first priority of all the professors and teachers, and that was why Attie was so anxious.
Baiyi, however, was not worried at all. "Really? Is there really a need to come looking for me in the middle of the night when a student has gone missing? Just leave it to the Hitman. "
Da Xue had been organizing students to go out for practical training since their third year, so disappearances were a common occurrence. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a trivial matter, especially for an exam like the Trial of Blades. The nameplates of the students were given were engraved with security spells such as emergency teleportation, locator, and so on. Furthermore, the Mount of Blades was not a big realm, so the Hitman had already taken care of the slightly more ruthless characters. The students were also very familiar with the place, so it was like their backyard.
Therefore, when someone went missing during the Trial of Blades, it was not something to be worried about.
"Rather than going missing, it's more like playing hide-and-seek, isn't it? Can't it be found in the surveillance? " Baiyi remained nonchalant as he continued, "Although the Omniscient Eye is a forbidden spell, even you, a warrior, should know that this forbidden spell is ancient, and there are many ways to break it. Sorcerers, Alchemists, and Engineers all know how to deal with this spell. This time, your students must have bought some strange inventions from them to evade the surveillance, so that they can do some unspeakable things, right?" Baiyi's expression remained indifferent as he continued, "Although the Omniscient Eye is a forbidden spell, even a warrior like you should know that this forbidden spell is too old, and there are many ways to break it.
Da Xue's rules were strict, and its culture was conservative and strict. Although it did not explicitly forbid romance between students, it was not encouraged either. Otherwise, the Jawflower would not have been assigned to guard the female dormitory. Furthermore, it was forbidden to engage in inappropriate relationships. Even Principal Baiyi could not do it, let alone the students.
However, the students were all impulsive youngsters, and they were also very smart. They knew that it was normal for them to disappear for a while and taste the forbidden fruit in the wild. That was why they would disappear from time to time.
As for the surveillance, there were ways to solve it. The sorcerers had a special anti-surveillance course, and the students were quite good at it. On top of that, the Hitman Walker had also taught a course on stealth and infiltration, so the students had a lot of tricks up their sleeves.
Baiyi, of course, knew about these crooked tricks, but he turned a blind eye to them. After all, they were still young, and it was dangerous for them to become psychopathic if they were too restrained. Sometimes, he would have to give them a break, just in case a rapist showed up, or a student was forced to dress up in women's clothing for the pleasure of his buddies. If that happened, he would not be able to absolve himself from the blame.
"So, what are you panicking about?" Baiyi asked as he caressed her head.
This time, Attie didn't let him touch her head, nor did she close her eyes and enjoy it. Instead, she flung his hand away and hugged his arm. She begged, "I understand what you said, but this time, it's really different! Master, come with me to take a look! "
As she said that, she quickly shook Baiyi's arm and continued to beg, "When the problem is solved, I'll act cute for you …"
'Ugh … When did this girl learn this trick from Little Mia?' Little Mia had used this trick when she begged Baiyi to buy her a pretty dress when she was younger. 'How did the Kitty Cat Maid learn it too? She's not that young anymore, is she? She's using it again?
Baiyi was a sucker for it, so he had no choice but to follow her to Blade's Edge Mountain.
Night had fallen on Blade's Edge Mountain, and the surroundings were pitch-black. Only the faint glow of the teleportation portal could be seen. Baiyi did not immediately use any illumination spells when he stepped out of the portal. Instead, he looked at the empty air and said, "I'm here. What's the situation? Yan Jun, Yan Jun? "
The Hitman Walker walked out of the darkness with a gloomy look on his face. He was just about to speak when the Soul Armature Practitioner emerged from behind him.
"Whoa! Why are you here? You almost scared me! "Baiyi exclaimed.
The Hitman Walker glanced at the Soul Armature Practitioner, then at himself. His gloomy look intensified, but he quickly composed himself and said, "Two boys have gone missing. One is Jag, a third-year student, and the other is Wei, a Northerner exchange student. Their original team was broken up, so they formed a temporary team, but they went missing tonight."
"Two boys? That's not a normal disappearance, is it? That's why we asked Attie to look for you, "the Soul Armature Practitioner explained. The "normal disappearance" he was referring to was probably the kind of thing that Baiyi had just described.
"Ugh … Why do I have a feeling that these two boys are also normal disappearances? Don't tell me they went to some cave to see some good stuff? "Baiyi muttered to himself. He turned to the Soul Armature Practitioner and asked," What happened next? Did you use your locator spell? Say, why are you here? Did you Soul Armature Department students have enough free time to come and help out at the Warrior Department? "
"Of course I used my locator spell, but it didn't work. As for why I'm here, it's because I'm worried that the Jawflower might eat my students," the Soul Armature Practitioner said, looking a little ashamed.
"Don't you know that the Jawflower doesn't eat people?" Baiyi retorted, amused and annoyed at the same time.
The Jawflower was domesticated, not a natural-born monster like the Sunflower. Although it was violent and ferocious, and it had been enhanced by the Alchemist's Mystic Potion and the Soul Armature Practitioner's Territory, it was still a Jawflower. It was not carnivorous.
The Soul Armature Practitioner must have known this, which was why he had agreed to the Hitman Walker's plan. Otherwise, if the Jawflower ate all of the students, the Soul Armature Practitioner and the Hitman Walker would have to learn the true meaning of the Cold Is the Void.
"Besides, isn't this all your fault? You tricked me into giving you the Jawflower to increase the randomness and interest of the trial? Now you've made a mess of things, haven't you? " Baiyi continued to berate, as if he was scolding his students. The trio stared at him blankly, speechless.
However, although he was reprimanding them verbally, his hands did not stop. He quickly drew runes in the air. This was an enhancement to the Omniscient Eyes. It could temporarily increase the surveillance effect of the Omniscient Eyes, rendering all anti-detection methods ineffective.
Due to the fact that the spell would only last for a few minutes, and the spell had to be cast by Baiyi, the caster of the forbidden spell, Attie had gone to him for help. Of course, the students would not be able to withstand the effects of the spell. As long as the two students were still in the Mount of Blades, they would not be able to escape.
After casting the Enhancement Spell, Baiyi stood in the same spot for a long time. When the effect of the spell was over and the formation in front of him disappeared, he suddenly put on a serious tone and asked, "How many people are participating in this trial?"
"306," the Hitman Walker answered.
"There's only 304 left now …" Baiyi replied in a low voice.
"Don't tell me they were eaten by the Jawflower? It's been biting people's butts since it was young. I bet it learned how to eat people, right? "Attie asked in a panic.
"No, these two students didn't die. They just disappeared," Baiyi said, shaking his head. Baiyi shook his head and explained, "This enhanced Omniscient Eye is a super detection spell that I came up with by combining it with the Gnosis of Nature. It won't let go of even the tiniest of clues, not even the souls of the dead. Earlier, I even sensed the souls of some weak beasts. If a student had died, I would have noticed it."
"Well, let's just call the Jawflower over and ask him about it," Baiyi said, raising his head and forming a miniature formation on his visor. Then, he whistled, and through the miniature formation, the entire Mount of Blades could hear the shrill sound of the whistle.
The students were shocked out of their wits. Many of them had already fallen asleep, and when they heard the whistle, they were awoken, thinking that some kind of super monster had appeared.
However, Baiyi was not in the mood to care about his students' feelings. He blew his whistle, and a moment later, the ground began to tremble. A moment later, the gigantic Supreme Demonized Jawflower appeared in front of Baiyi. "Pfft! Pfft!
"Turn it back to its original form!" Baiyi ordered the Soul Armature Practitioner. The Soul Armature Practitioner seemed to be prepared for this.
The Soul Armature Practitioner was prepared for this. He took out another bottle of alchemy potion and poured it on the Jawflower's body. At the same time, he activated his Domain again.
A moment later, the Jawflower's body began to shrink, gradually returning to its original size. However, something seemed to have gone wrong, and the process of shrinking did not stop. The Jawflower continued to shrink until it was only the size of a human palm …
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