The Legend of the Demon Hunter

Three days passed in a flash, and finally the day of school officially started arrived.

Early in the morning, Xiao Zhu walked into the classroom. As it was still early, there were only a few students in the classroom. Xiao Zhu chose to sit near the window. As time passed, classmates walked into the classroom one after another. Most of them were in groups of two or three. Only a few were loners like Xiao Zhu.

There were fewer and fewer empty seats in the classroom. At this time, a plump girl with acne on her face walked in. She looked around the classroom and found that there were not many empty seats. She looked a little panicked. She looked around and walked in front of Xiao Zhu, pointed to the seat next to Xiao Zhu, and asked, "Excuse me, can I sit here?"

After getting Xiao Zhu's affirmative answer, the woman carefully sat down next to Xiao Zhu. She was extremely shy and did not say another word to Xiao Zhu. She just lowered her head and flipped through a book with a white cover.

Xiao Zhu wanted to say hello and introduce himself, but at this moment the teacher walked in, and he swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his throat.

Xiao Zhu was surprised to see the teacher. He did not expect that the teacher who walked in was the gray-haired teacher Hu whom he and Xia Shi had seen at the school gate when they enrolled. Teacher Hu stood on the podium, glanced at Xiao Zhu intentionally or unintentionally, and introduced himself: "My name is Hu Beiyuan, and I am your teacher."

"You are all one in a hundred talents who can enter Nuowan College, and all the students have experienced the initial blood awakening. Therefore, the first lesson I want to explain to you is exactly the blood awakening." Hu Beiyuan said slowly.

Many students from aristocratic families lost interest when they heard this. They had already learned the most basic course for demon hunters when they were very young. Only a few people who had a vague understanding of blood awakening listened carefully, and Xiao Zhu was one of them.

"Teacher, you just mentioned the first blood awakening? Does that mean there can be a second blood awakening?" asked a girl sitting in the first row.

"Yes, theoretically speaking, a demon hunter can undergo a total of six bloodline awakenings..." Hu Beiyuan answered affirmatively.

This immediately caused a stir in the class. Xiao Zhu and the girl sitting next to him stared at Teacher Hu with wide eyes. Hu Beiyuan seemed to have anticipated the reaction of the whole class and said slowly, "But the higher the level of blood awakening, the more difficult it is. Some people have found that among the many people who have completed the first blood awakening, only about one in seven people can complete the second blood awakening, and the number of people who have awakened for the third time is only about one in seven of the second awakening, and so on."

"Is there really someone in this world who has completed six blood awakenings?" a boy asked curiously.

Hu Beiyuan nodded and replied: "Of course, in our Nuowan Academy, there are people who have completed six blood awakenings!"

"Ah?" Upon hearing this, the students looked at each other, and finally someone asked curiously, "Teacher Hu, who is the person in our academy who has completed six blood awakenings?"

Hu Beiyuan smiled mysteriously and deliberately kept it a secret: "You will know it when you graduate."

These words attracted the curiosity of all the students, and they all showed longing looks.

Hu Beiyuan smiled and said, "It's a bit too ambitious for you to talk about these, but it's necessary to introduce you to the levels of demon hunters. Only those who have completed the first blood awakening can be called demon hunters, and their level is primary demon hunter. According to the number of awakenings, they are intermediate demon hunters and advanced demon hunters. When you complete the fourth awakening, you have a new level called Soul Hunter. Those who have completed five blood awakenings are called Soul Hunters, and those who have completed six blood awakenings are the legendary King Hunters. After listening to my introduction, you should understand that the King Hunter is not one in a hundred, but one in a million."

"Teacher Hu, how many times do we need to complete bloodline awakening before we can graduate?" a student asked.

Hu Beiyuan smiled and said, "You can graduate after completing the second blood awakening. All of you students are talented enough to join Nuowan College, but I have to remind you that there will always be some people who fail to meet the requirements and cannot graduate from the college, becoming dropouts."

"However, if any student can complete the third blood awakening upon graduation, he or she will be qualified to stay at Novan College and become a teacher. Not only that, talents like this will be offered an olive branch by both the Rhine Empire Royal Family and the Demon Hunter Association."

Hu Beiyuan's reply was very detailed, and he even announced the two major policies of one reward and one punishment to everyone, which made many students feel pressured immediately.

"Come on, kids!" Hu Beiyuan said encouragingly.

The class only lasted until 3pm. When the class was over, Xiao Zhu politely asked the shy classmate next to him: "Classmate, what's your name?"

The girl blushed slightly when she spoke to Xiao Zhu, and whispered: "My name is Duan Qiqi."

Xiao Zhu looked at Duan Qiqi and felt that she might be born in a small mountain village like herself and came to the big city for the first time. Compared with the children who grew up in the city, her speech and behavior were much different. She immediately felt a sense of familiarity and introduced herself: "My name is Xiao Zhu, please take care of me in the future."

Duan Qiqi nodded shyly and answered in a low voice: "Yeah." Then she stopped talking, turned around and walked out the door.

In the evening, Xiao Zhu walked out of the school gate alone, and walked along the streets of Nuowan City. He went out this time mainly to find a part-time job. After all, the expenses in Nuowan College were too high, and he spent all his money in just a few days of enrollment.

Just as he was looking around, two drunken middle-aged men came towards him. One of the drunks staggered and said loudly, "I was able to complete the second-level mission this time, thanks to your help, brother!"

"Haha, it's not easy to successfully hunt down this level 2 magical beast, the Wind Wolf. You received the association's bonus, and I also got the magical beast crystal core. This is a win-win situation for us, and there's no need to ask for thanks or not." Another drunk laughed and said with a smug look on his face.

"Mission? Bonus? Association?" When these words reached Xiao Zhu's ears, he suddenly had an idea.

Half an hour later, a young man arrived at the Demon Hunter Association. He walked straight to the lobby reception desk and saw two beautiful twin girls who looked almost identical. The young man politely said, "Hello, I want to join the Demon Hunter Association."

Although the Demon Hunter Association has people who come to join every day, it is extremely rare to see a teenager like this boy. The two women looked at the boy and confirmed again: "Joining the Demon Hunter Association means fighting against monsters, which is life-threatening. Have you thought about it?"

The boy nodded without hesitation: "I've thought about it!"

One of the women in white showed admiration for the young man, while the other woman in yellow smiled bitterly and shook her head.

"What's your name?" asked the woman in white with admiration on her face.

"Xiao Zhu." The young man answered loudly.

The woman in white handed Xiao Zhu a bronze token with a row of numbers engraved on it. She patiently explained, "Do you see the numbers on it? This is your number in the Demon Hunter Association, which means you are the first person to join the Demon Hunter Association. This medal is the bronze medal of the Demon Hunter Association. In any Demon Hunter Association in the Rhine Empire, you can show your identity by showing it."

"Where can I accept the association's bounty mission?" Xiao Zhu asked.

The woman in white pointed behind her and said, "That's the mission hall. All bounty missions are accepted from there."

Xiao Zhu thanked him and then walked towards the mission hall.

The two women watched Xiao Zhu's back gradually walk away. The woman in white asked the woman in yellow beside her, "Sister, why did you shake your head just now?"

The yellow-clothed woman smiled bitterly and said, "I came here a few years earlier than you, and I have seen all kinds of people joining the Demon Hunter Association. Those who join the Demon Hunter Association at this age are generally children from poor families. They are inexperienced and lack combat experience, but they have to engage in these dangerous industries. Many of them died on the battlefield fighting monsters."

"But, rumor has it that our president also joined the Demon Hunter Association when he was a teenager, and then grew up from the grassroots." Speaking of the president, the woman in white showed sincere admiration in her eyes.

The woman in yellow still shook her head: "Sister, the president is a hero. But the Demon Hunter Association has more than 300,000 members, and there is only one president. He cannot represent those demon hunters who died on the battlefield, nor can he represent those who have lived a mediocre life. Don't be attracted by heroism and only pay attention to the shining light of heroes. We must also see the thousands of dim figures behind the light."

The woman in white was silent for a long time before she slowly replied, "Yes, sister, you are right."

"Sister, what do you think of this young man named Xiao Zhu?" the woman in white suddenly asked.

The woman in yellow was silent for a long time before she said, "He is still so young. I just hope he will have fewer hardships in the future!"

The woman in white looked at the direction where Xiao Zhu's back disappeared and fell silent.