She was very frank, clearly writing her situation: With the little power she had, going back to the city to the destination would take four hours.
If she was to complete the mission on time, she needed extra money~
Ying Wu looked at the screen of Huangfu Jun's phone and smiled. But the smile, though seemingly kind, almost made her grind her molars to dust.
She gave a fake smile and pointed to the door, patiently explaining to Huangfu Jun: "On business trips for the Monster Bureau, if you need human currency, you can apply in advance from Gui Suishou."
Thus, Huangfu Jun gratefully bid farewell to Ying Wu and Shan Yang, successfully received the travel expenses, and took a taxi all the way back to the city.
Without the time spent waiting for buses and transferring, it took about three hours for Huangfu Jun to return to Yandu University in the city.
Stepping onto the campus, although it was a familiar scene she passed every day, her mood today was completely different.
[Captain Bai, what does 'signs of demon revival' on the mission sheet refer to?] She cautiously looked around while gathering information from the system.
Bai Lin: [...]
[All demons with demonic power have unique magnetic fields that can be detected by the Monster Bureau in time. But there are also some dormant demons in the world that cannot be detected.]
Huangfu Jun realized: [So the little demon that appeared at my school must have just awakened recently, and its demonic power just grew to a detectable level?]
Bai Lin: [You can understand it that way.]
Huangfu Jun: [Thank you, Captain Bai!]
Just as she walked into the small woods by the flowerbed, a black shadow suddenly flashed before her eyes.
She was startled.
What had just flown past her? A large black rat?
She immediately became alert. A black cat with emerald eyes suddenly appeared at the entrance of the teaching building corridor ahead.
Huangfu Jun inexplicably drew a cold breath. She recognized that cat—it was a stray cat secretly cared for by a classmate.
The classmate's name was Li Ying, a very introverted and kind girl. In fact, Huangfu Jun had almost no interaction with her, except that on the way home from school, she would always see her feeding stray cats in a corner.
Huangfu Jun occasionally fed stray cats in her neighborhood too, but she couldn't afford to keep them, and she mostly fed them leftovers from home. Unlike Li Ying, who specially bought cat food. So she had a deep impression of her.
But that little black cat was blatantly wandering around the teaching building in broad daylight, yet others showed no reaction to its presence.
Ever since she had 'gotten sick' and gained the strange eyes, she had rarely come to school due to hospitalization and other reasons, and she hadn't seen that black cat again. Suddenly encountering it today, she discovered that the black cat was emitting a blue aura of demonic magnetic field.
So, the demon she needed to catch on this mission was this black cat?
Bai Lin suddenly spoke, [From today on, you are forbidden from using your strange eyes' ability specially.]
Huangfu Jun: [Why?]
Bai Lin said shamelessly: [Superior's order.]
Huangfu Jun was speechless, but this wasn't the time to argue: [Alright.]
But the moment she was distracted, the black cat had vanished. Huangfu Jun frowned. [Captain Bai, is there any background introduction on this cat demon?]
Bai Lin: [If you can find it, you can unlock the next step of the mission introduction.]
Huangfu Jun suddenly had a direction: [Thank you, Captain Bai. That shouldn't be hard~]
She quickly entered the classroom. It happened that there was a class, and it wasn't time yet. Students were gathered in small groups, chatting about graduation.
Huangfu Jun chose a seat, put down her backpack, and began to organize. Just as she was about to look for her target person, a soft female voice suddenly sounded above her:
"Um, Classmate Huangfu, may I have your phone number?"
Huangfu Jun looked up. Li Ying was standing beside her, smiling shyly.
Huangfu Jun's eyes lit up. She smiled and nodded, then patted the empty seat beside her, signaling Li Ying to sit down.
Li Ying blushed, handed her class memo to Huangfu Jun, avoiding Huangfu Jun's gaze, and said, "Classmate Huangfu, I'm very clumsy and not liked by others. Only you have helped me. I've always wanted to contact you but was afraid of bothering you. But now graduation is coming. If I don't contact you, I might never have the chance again. I hope Classmate Huangfu won't think I'm too stupid to be a friend."
Huangfu Jun smiled and waved her hand. She wrote her phone number and WeChat ID in Li Ying's notebook, then took out her own phone, quickly typed on the memo, and showed it to her: [Don't say that. I really like Li Ying. It's great to be friends with you. Even after graduation, let's keep in touch~]
Li Ying's eyes suddenly lit up. She nodded vigorously, quickly tore off a piece of paper, wrote down her contact information, and gave it to Huangfu Jun.
Huangfu Jun smiled and took it. Out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a black shadow.
Huangfu Jun frowned in confusion. Suddenly appearing at the classroom door was that black stray cat.
Li Ying noticed Huangfu Jun's strangeness, turned around, blinked in confusion, and asked, "What's wrong? Is the teacher coming?"
Huangfu Jun's mind suddenly became clear. Li Ying couldn't see the demonized black cat anymore?
Just then, a soft meow came from under her feet.
"Meow~" The black cat's round little head rubbed against Huangfu Jun's pant leg, as if acting cute.
Huangfu Jun appeared surprised but was mentally prepared.
She bent down, intending to pick up the black cat quickly. But as soon as her hand touched it, the cat suddenly let out a sharp cry and bit down hard!
Fortunately, Huangfu Jun reacted quickly and pulled her hand back instantly!
The black cat's beastly pupils suddenly burst with a dark green cold light. It let out a meow, leaped up abruptly, and headed straight for Li Ying's chest, crashing into it!
Huangfu Jun was startled. She quickly turned Li Ying's shoulder to check if she was okay.
"What's wrong?" Li Ying looked confused.