It is not difficult for Lu Ning to catch up on her studies. She learned a lot of relevant knowledge at the distribution center to be able to cope with technological scenes. With that knowledge base, today's university courses are not too difficult for her. Without any physical burden now, she picked up the textbook and browsed the current progress, and then compared it with the knowledge she had mastered. It was enough to cope with the midterm exam.
After the exam week, it is another comfortable and leisurely time in college. There are still two months left before the end of the semester, and the golden autumn season has arrived. Many clubs have also begun to carry out activities in the second half of the semester. Lu Ning's chess and card club also held a small campus chess competition. As a referee, she I have been busy helping out for a while, but it has been a very fulfilling life.
On the last day of October, after Lu Ning helped the club count the used chess equipment, she looked at the time and planned to go to self-study in the evening. There were not many people in the study room now. She found a seat near the window and put down her books. She took out the kettle and walked out. There were water pipes in the corridor and hot water supply at this time.
Just when she was about to go back after picking up a pot of water, she suddenly saw a dark light flashing outside the window.
The light was not bright, especially it was fleeting under the cover of night. If someone didn't happen to look out the window, they probably wouldn't notice it.
wrong.
The next second, Lu Ning denied it. She raised her hand and touched her temple, feeling it carefully. It's not that others can't notice the dark light, it's that only you can notice it.
She had been worried about this. Is my world really completely peaceful? Isn't it because I don't have any special abilities or special channels that I don't know anything about this? There are many ways to cover up some minor events, and even major events can always be concealed. If super powers are involved, there are many ways to clean up the matter.
"Tsk."
No matter what you think, you should go and take a look. This happened on campus, so close to you. If you don't figure it out, it might be even worse if you are inexplicably involved in something.
She put the kettle back on her seat, quickly left the study room, and walked towards the place where she saw the flash of dark light.
In the southeast corner of the campus, there is a park with many birch trees that have been planted since the school was founded. Now they have grown into giant trees, and the view at night is only average. Today's moonlight was a little hazy and there were a lot of clouds. Lu Ning touched her temple again, and metal patterns appeared on her face. Of course, no one could see it.
When she left the distribution center, she gained an ability that she once had - of course, the word "ability" is very broad, including everything from the props and equipment she acquired to the tricks and spells she learned, and she could restore it to the best she had. Best condition. As for Lu Ning, she does not need to consider things like development potential, because it has long been understood that abilities that are not in the same world are not universal, and there will be no development at all. She only needs to choose the most comprehensive and strongest one. .
"I saw it."
The night could not block her vision at all. All the spiritual bodies of life and death were invisible in front of her eyes. The flickering spiritual essence everywhere was slowly flying. The life that once existed and the life that is still alive today, as well as the things left by life. traces of. This is the "Requiem".
Lu Ning scanned the surroundings and quickly found a passage passed through by souls. She pulled the skirt of her clothes, and spots of light flashed across her body like stars in the dark night sky, hiding all traces of her in the world under the shroud of nature. The absolute disguise that "Quietness" can complete, even evil spirits cannot see through.
After she was ready, she walked over. She could already hear the sound of fighting in her ears, but there were also spells blocking the sound around her, preventing the sound from being transmitted very far.
Two figures were fighting in an open space. One of the bodies was tall and glowing with ominous red fire. Each hand carried a huge bone saw, which made a sound of breaking through the air every time it was swept out. The other man was holding a long sword in his hand. The fragile-looking blade could withstand the blows of a bone saw, and he was also a man with strong skills when wielding it.
Lu Ning took a closer look and saw that it was Lu Chunxiao's new boyfriend.
She has seen many operations such as exorcism in the distribution center, and this kind of head-on attack is not uncommon. Chu Wei's sword clearly had some halo of spiritual energy, which protected the weapon, and he gradually gained a suppressive advantage in the battle with the red fire spirit.
If Lu Ning left it alone, Chu Wei would be able to wear off most of Huo Ling's energy and complete the killing in about ten minutes. But what Lu Ning wants is not as simple as killing an evil spirit. She wants to find out the source of such things near the school and eliminate them directly.
"Sorry, I will help you say more nice things in front of Chunxiao later." Lu Ning chuckled and pulled the collar again. The black color on her body immediately began to spread to the whole body, forming a top hat on the top of her head, and a huge cloak appeared behind her, completely covering Lu Ning's original figure. The same red fire as the fire spirit also emitted from her came out of the body.
It really has no practical function, but "quietness" can prevent others from seeing it, which is enough. She casually broke off a branch from a nearby tree and injected green thunder into it. The branches withered quickly, but they also solidified together.
Lu Ning deliberately took a step with a big step, and the simulated cloak made a hunting sound. This sound also alarmed Chu Wei who was fighting. When he saw the second "Fire Spirit" appear, his face immediately changed. changed.
After all, his strength was only a little higher than that of a fire spirit. If two bodies attacked him, he would not be able to deal with it. After Lu Ning came out, she immediately lifted up the withered branch and with a flick of her hand, the fallen leaves on the ground spread out, making way for her.
Fortunately, this kid Chu Wei was smart enough. After Lu Ning deliberately made such an appearance to delay time, he swung his sword to open the bone saw and attacked again, threw something with his hand, and the bright flash immediately made the fire spirit move backwards. He took a step back. However, through Requiem, Lu Ning could see him bypassing several bunkers as quickly as possible and quickly leaving the sight. It seemed that he had planned his escape route in advance.
After Huo Ling recovered, he turned around and then focused on Lu Ning.
Its eyes were burning with fire, but it didn't seem to think that Lu Ning was an enemy in the same state. This is best, otherwise Lu Ning might have to kill it by herself.
After lingering for a moment, the fire spirit turned and left. Lu Ning hid behind a tree, once again transformed into a natural camouflage of the environment, and followed the fire spirit's footsteps to track where it was going.
The fire spirit can penetrate walls and pass through obstacles freely. It's a pity that Lu Ning is able to track it. However, after following it for about ten minutes, she found that the fire spirit was just wandering around the campus aimlessly, seemingly without any trace. What a place to go back to.
Could it be that I am overthinking it?
Lu Ning didn't plan to tangle with the fire spirit for too long. When she saw it trying to move toward an office building, she simply swung a thunderbolt from her hand to crush it, and then returned to the study room.
There was basically nothing to gain from this trip, but Lu Ning was very sure that the fire spirit was definitely not a naturally born evil spirit. After all, any evil spirit that appears naturally would be related to the way of life and death. This whole body What does the man carrying two bone saws in anger have to do with the campus?
However, nothing happened that night. Lu Ning returned to the dormitory after studying by herself and found that Lu Chunxiao was on the phone and looked slightly anxious. She and Chu Wei had already established a relationship before and after the midterm exam. Now it was probably Chu Wei who was giving her some subtle hints about dangers. However, Lu Chunxiao became worried about Chu Wei's safety.
Li Xian went to a fan meeting, and Ying Caiyi hadn't returned to the dormitory yet. Lu Chunxiao raised her hand to Lu Ning as a greeting, but still said in a very anxious tone: "Are you in any danger? Or are you being threatened? If something happens, you have to call the police. Teachers and coaches can help you. Yes, we are a university here, not some lawless place."
I guess Chu Wei had a hard time explaining it.
Lu Ning couldn't pretend not to hear. She returned to her seat and turned on her computer. After Lu Chunxiao's call ended, she asked, "What's wrong? It sounds like something happened."
"Chu Wei told me to stay in the dormitory as much as possible these nights and not to run outside casually. When I asked him the specific reason, he hesitated and couldn't tell me. I was worried that he or his friends encountered robbers or something. Yes, but where did the robbers come from on this campus?"
"Didn't he say that?"
"I didn't make it clear in the end. I just heard that it's not very safe at night recently."
"Well...he is your boyfriend anyway, so I probably said this for you. Since it is a kind intention, why not just listen?"
"You're right, but I'm still a little worried..."
"What are you worried about? Maybe he just got the news early and the school will send out a notice tomorrow."
"Isn't that more worrying?"
Interruption was effective and helped Lu Chunxiao relieve his anxiety. However, Lu Ning still needs to investigate why an evil spirit suddenly appeared in the school. Maybe the time she followed the fire spirit was too short? No, maybe the fire spirit was created to cause some chaos, and there was no place to go back to. To investigate the source, we have to start from other aspects.
On the other hand, after Chu Wei ended the call, he raised his head slightly embarrassed. He was in a hotel room, and in front of him was a young man and woman, looking at him with funny eyes.
"Brother Bin, Sister Ting, I made a mistake, I'm sorry."
"You also have to learn how to get along with girls. You are here to go to college." The young woman smiled, "Of course, I don't blame you for running away. It is also a compulsory course for you to protect yourself when you encounter an opponent you cannot defeat. Otherwise, If you do everything recklessly, attrition will be inevitable."
Chu Wei scratched his hair in shame.
"Your mistake this time was mainly because you did not consider the possibility of evil spirits and accomplices. The expulsion barrier you set up was not particularly strong and was easily invaded. You must pay attention to this next time. Okay, this Leave the aftermath to Ating and I. You should go back and don't let anyone notice that something is wrong. Your tone when you called just now was too obvious, so it's no wonder you were questioned by your girlfriend." The man sounded a little preachy. tone, and Chu Wei nodded repeatedly.
Meng Bin and Ji Changting, Chu Wei's seniors, came here following an incident of evil spirit worship, and also gave some advice to the juniors here. The fire spirit on campus was not their target, but since they said they would help the younger generation deal with the aftermath, the two tidied up a bit after Chu Wei left and sneaked into the campus.
Of course, these two people couldn't find anything either.
Then it was Saturday. Lu Ning got up early and started jogging around the campus like a morning exercise. She took the opportunity to observe the changes in the aura of life and death on campus. Although these auras would continue to circulate as people moved around, the appearance of evil spirits would cause an obvious abnormal trajectory, and if it lasted for a short time, it would leave residues.
However, Lu Ning ran around the campus and didn't see any obviously abnormal remnants. Instead, he saw two quite vibrant remnants of life. I guess Chu Wei called someone to come to the school again after last night.
So the fire spirit really appeared on campus by chance?
Lu Ning went into the cafeteria to eat some breakfast. She found nothing and knew that if she wanted to investigate, she probably couldn't start from this channel. She didn't expect that after finally returning to her real home, she would have to think about such things like in the distribution center scene.
It's just a little more troublesome to check it through other channels. If the evil spirit's presence is related to someone in the school, will this person really be satisfied with just summoning a weak evil spirit? Since she observed that the school did not have an aura problem on the property, it was just a matter of finding the person with the problem.
She took out her phone, opened the forum on the campus network, and started browsing the posts posted on it.
There are a lot of boring posts in the chat section, maybe because you know that the people on this forum are all students from this school, and their speeches are more practical. After all, in such a small circle, it is very fast to verify any rumors.
Lu Ning flipped through it, and there was everything in it. Asking people to hang out, asking people about nearby places, talking about the latest new movies... Of course, there are also some novel things on campus, and there are always people who have nothing to do and post them online.
[Why doesn’t Professor Gong from the organic side come to class? 】
After she clicked on this post, she immediately noticed that there were different comments and replies below.
Someone quickly replied under the post saying that Professor Gong’s daughter was going to have a baby and he had taken leave to take care of her daughter. He would be back in about a month. However, this post was quickly followed by several different replies.
[Why did I hear that he was on a business trip to another city to attend an academic seminar? 】
[I know his graduate student. Wasn’t he hospitalized due to illness? 】
[What are you talking about? I saw him eating in the staff canteen two days ago. 】
As a result of the large amount of conflicting information, this post became a rumor post.
