You call this a healer?

Chapter 56 The Extreme Bloodshed Brought by Zhou Ming

At dawn, the first rays of blood-red sunlight shone down.

The bus from Baijiang College drove into the inner city and stopped in the middle of a uniquely shaped cluster of milky-white stone pillars.

The cars of the other nine universities were already parked not far away.

In front of us was a huge plaza, resembling an open-air sports center, with oval-shaped stands filled with people.

Directly in front of the square, three constantly shifting light screens were flashing with unusual colors, while students from the other nine universities stood in squares.

The scene was very lively.

The teachers and students of Baijiang College got off the bus one after another and headed straight for the light screen in the center of the square.

Vice Principal Sun and Qin Moyu approached Zhou Ming. Vice Principal Sun lowered his voice and said, "Zhou Ming, this Black Wind Mountain is a tremendous opportunity, but you may encounter some trouble. Remember to stay with Ye Chen, Bai Muwan, and Feng Qi. As long as you do your best to assist them, everything will be possible."

Zhou Ming gave a barely perceptible "hmm," his gaze lingering on the tall, elaborate buildings of the inner city in the distance. This was his first time entering the inner city since his transmigration, and compared to the slums outside, the two were worlds apart. Here, one couldn't even feel that this was a fragmented world.

Then my gaze fell upon the surrounding audience seats. There were so many people, probably no less than several thousand. Men, women, and children were all dressed smartly and looked natural. Unlike the sallow and bewildered faces of people from the slums, they all looked serene and content with the beauty of life.

These people must have mistaken this "Black Wind Mountain Gathering" for a concert or a football match before a disaster strikes.

Behind him, several vice principals and a group of teachers had already gone to the audience seats.

From afar, the exaggerated voice of the female host from the base's television station rang out: "The students from Baijiang Academy, the furthest away, have arrived! They're all brimming with energy, seemingly full of confidence for their trip to Black Wind Mountain. Let's see who they are: Thunder Mage Ye Chen, Fire Mage Feng Qi, and Golden Spear Bai Muwan! Oh, and Zhou Ming, who was suspected of ranking third in the last monthly exam!"

The word "suspected" is used very cleverly.

This brought Zhou Ming a great deal of attention, with countless eyes instantly turning towards him.

Ye Chen, as the team leader, immediately turned around and whispered, "Zhou Ming, we can ignore him!"

Zhou Ming remained silent; he was indeed quite dismissive.

Ye Chen coughed lightly and led his men to the designated spot, where they stood surrounded by students from the other nine academies.

At that moment, an exaggerated voice echoed across the vast square from afar: "Zhou Ming, you cheating scoundrel, a disgrace to the Order! I, Song Xiejun, can kill you in one move!"

Zhou Ming looked in the direction of the sound and first saw two familiar faces in a group of students dressed in neat, tight-fitting white uniforms: his half-brother Su Bufan and the tall, elegant, and outstanding Ling Shuang. They must be from the Extraordinary Academy.

The speaker was a young man who was nearly 1.9 meters tall, with a buzz cut and an earring. He had a mocking smile on his face, and his right hand was slashed across his neck in a knockout gesture. His posture was extremely arrogant.

Not only him, but a clear, cold female voice also came from his right: "A rat in the sewers will have nowhere to hide in the light. I, Liu Zhiruo of Qinglong Academy, am targeting Zhou Ming!"

On the other side, a young man with a hairstyle similar to Iori Yagami's, speaking with a voice that was three parts lazy and seven parts arrogant, said, "Trash should stay in the trash heap. The beginning of Black Wind Mountain is the beginning of Zhou Ming's elimination. My Xuanwu Academy's Xuan Ce said so. Please remember my words. If anyone from Baijiang Academy dares to help him, they will be expelled as well!"

Before the "Black Wind Mountain Conference" even started, the top three academies simultaneously expressed their opinions.

An immense pressure swept over them, and the more than one hundred students of Baijiang Academy dared not utter a word of anger. Even Ye Chen and Bai Muwan lowered their heads slightly. The gap between them was too great, so great that it was almost despairing. Those people were not arrogant, but truly had the ability to drive them all away and suppress them.

Chen Guiqi's chest heaved as he glared at Zhou Ming with hatred: "Look at the mess you've made! You've killed us all!"

Other unfamiliar students also glanced over with resentment. A fair-skinned girl's voice trembled with tears: "I just wanted to compete for this opportunity, I didn't want to make enemies with these important people's children. Zhou Ming, apologize, it's better if you leave!"

Zhou Ming didn't say anything, but just lowered his head slightly and scratched his chin.

……

In the audience.

Vice Principal Sun, Vice Principal Zhang, Vice Principal Wang, and a group of teachers including Liu Qiqi and Song Wugong sat together. Next door sat Mr. Bai, the former dean of Heishan College, which ranked among the bottom three, and a group of teachers.

The teachers and professors from the two universities were having a pleasant conversation when they were suddenly drawn to the noise below, which made the atmosphere awkward.

It was still the same old Mr. Bai, the former dean of Black Mountain College, who stroked his gray beard and said calmly, "Children are always bound to misbehave!"

Vice Principal Wang and Vice Principal Zhang exchanged a glance and remained silent.

"That's right!"

Vice Principal Sun, with his large belly, remarked with a touch of emotion, "This shows the difference in character among students. At least our students are all polite, especially Zhou Ming, who is shy, steady, and reserved. He didn't even argue back when he was humiliated. What a rare and precious quality that is."

Mr. Bai nodded: "General Sun understands human relationships and social dynamics."

The surrounding crowd lowered their heads, trying to suppress their laughter; Baijiang Academy clearly knew they couldn't win.

……

On the other side, Ling Qifeng and his family of three sat next to Chen Yuanwu and Chen Yuanjing, brothers from the Chen family.

At this moment, Chen Yuanwu said slowly and deliberately, "Brother Ling, I heard you think highly of Zhou Ming, and you've really staked your daughter on him? Isn't that an exaggeration?"

This can't be kept secret.

Fan Ke's expression was rather unpleasant.

Ling Qifeng said calmly, "Yes! The supernatural phenomena outside the city are becoming increasingly violent, and it's said that a member of the royal family has been born. Given the situation within the city, it concerns everyone's life and death. There aren't many clean and promising talents, so if possible, we naturally have to take a gamble. Just like after the monthly exam that day, didn't you send your son to mediate?"

Chen Yuanwu laughed and waved his hand, "It's just kids playing around. You and I are different. I won't bet my daughter on a support-type guy."

Ling Qifeng said slowly and deliberately, "You and I are both sensible people, and we should know that betting on a potentially decent young man under a vague and easily rescinded pretext is a sure-fire way to make money!"

Chen Yuanwu stopped talking, only a slight, indifferent smile appeared on his face.

……

On the other side, Qin Moyu and Lü Qingzhi sat alone together, both of them looking rather grim.

After holding back for a moment, Lü Qingzhi couldn't hold back any longer: "Mo Yu, you should understand that thoroughly investigating Zhou Ming isn't targeting you. It's just that his status as a mere healer, scoring 800 points on the monthly exam, is itself full of puzzling details. I'm not only a teacher at the Extraordinary Academy, but also a director of the Orderers Association. It's my duty to investigate this matter!"

Qin Moyu gave him a cold look: "Then tell me, your students provoking and cursing my students, wasn't it all your doing?"

Lu Qingzhi shook his head: "No, I'll say it again, there's absolutely no need for us to get so worked up over a low-level cheating student. It's not worth it!"

Qin Moyu's voice was icy: "My students deserve all the protection they receive, and Zhou Ming deserves it even more. You cannot comprehend his excellence!"

Lü Qingzhi simply crossed her arms and said, "Then I'll wait and see!"

……

The center position in the audience.

Su Qinghan sat behind several of her uncles, silently drinking a fruit drink that ordinary people wouldn't even dare to imagine. Her crisp robes as a fourth-level alchemist from the Medicine Hall stood out. She was quite ordinary-looking, with slightly thick lips and uneven eyes, unlike her sister Su Qingna, brother Su Bufan, and even her illegitimate son Zhou Ming. However, she possessed an innate noble air, which, combined with her status as a fourth-level alchemist, masked her lack of physical beauty.

Su Xunzhong, the uncle of the Su family who loved watching the excitement, turned around and asked, "Second daughter, is your cousin from your maternal branch the one who kept his head down and didn't dare to say a word?"

Su Qinghan said casually, "It's him!"

Su Xunzhong asked curiously, "This kid looks more like your father than any of you. But what's he really like? Last time during the monthly exam, Uncle was overjoyed, thinking the Su family had found a prodigy. But afterwards, a cheating scandal broke out. Yet Uncle still thinks this kid should be pretty good; the cheating allegations don't stand up to scrutiny!"

Su Qinghan put down her fruit drink: "From childhood to adulthood, I've met him seven times. Every time I met him, he was like a quail, timid, cowardly, insecure, and suspicious. Whenever he saw a pretty girl, he would always run to the toilet. Does Uncle think such a person is not bad?"

Su Xunzhong stroked his beard, sighed, and stopped talking.

At this moment, an official from the State Council spoke in a booming voice: "Black Wind Mountain is open for three days. During this time, the gates will be closed. Even if the floodwaters rise high, those inside will not be able to get out, and those outside will not be able to get in. Fellow students, please do your best! Enter!"

Not a single student from the ten universities dropped out; they all rushed into the three light screens with a "whoosh."

The light screen disappeared as the last person vanished.

Five minutes later, an official from the State Council shouted again, "Raise the canopy!"

Above the original three light screens, a huge projection screen appeared, displaying images of "Black Wind Mountain" and the location of more than a thousand students.

At just one glance, the entire audience erupted in uproar, with most people's faces filled with shock!

Even the talkative TV host stared wide-eyed, exclaiming "Wow!" and frozen in place!

bloody!

Extreme gore!

A scene unlike anything ever seen before in the history of Black Wind Mountain!