[Task loading complete!]
[Please randomly select a target in your vicinity and ask, "Do you have someone you like?" Ten seconds of preparation time. Countdown begins...]
【10!】
【9!】
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The bright red numbers in front of her were counting down, and Xu Ling, who had no idea what was going on, was still completely confused.
She had encountered system-generated tasks before, although they were always randomly assigned, but never before had there been a countdown!
Does this really need to be implemented immediately?
The thought had barely crossed Xu Ling's mind when she saw the bright red countdown in front of her had reached its limit.
【0!】
[Host has not selected a target. First stage of punishment initiated!]
Wait, punishment?!
Why is there a punishment?!
This is not what we agreed on before!
Xu Ling was shocked. The next second, before she could react, a sharp pain shot through her heart.
The intense, throbbing pain was impossible to ignore; she immediately clutched her chest with her hand, her brows furrowing deeply in agony.
However, even so, the system still wouldn't let her go, and the task assignments continued.
[Given that this is the system's first attempt, the host is given another chance to lock onto the target. The preparation time for this mission is twenty seconds. If the host is unable to select a target again, the second stage of punishment will begin! Countdown begins...]
【20!】
【19!】
[18!]
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The countdown numbers jumped up bright red again, and having learned from her previous experience, Xu Ling no longer dared to hesitate as she had before.
But... right now, within her field of vision, there is only one potential target, but the problem is that the other party is a teacher!
No matter how unrestrained or reckless she is, she wouldn't dare to choose a teacher!
Xu Ling wanted to rush out, but in the blink of an eye, the countdown had already reached ten seconds.
【10!】
【9!】
The numbers were dropping relentlessly. Xu Ling wanted to rush out of the classroom and grab someone at random, but it was obvious that time was running out!
Without further hesitation, she closed her eyes and decided to be shameless for her own sake!
"Teacher, do you have someone you like?"
【1!】
At the very last second, she finally finished speaking!
[Mission Complete!]
Xu Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
[Next task awaiting assignment...]
Xu Ling: ·····I #￥%&
After blocking some of Xu Ling's vulgar words, the system that had been jumping around and trying to attract her attention suddenly went silent.
Whether this task was a sudden idea from the main system or not, Xu Ling waited a few seconds but no further tasks were issued.
Of course, this does not mean that her crisis is over, and it is not time for her to breathe a sigh of relief!
Putting aside the fact that the unknown missions have not been issued and are making her anxious, she is still facing a predicament right now!
How should she, Xu Ling, face the teacher in front of her who had just been criticized for her outrageous remarks?
Her vision finally cleared up, and this time, her gaze finally focused on the silver-haired teacher, and her eyes finally caught a glimpse of his appearance.
Xu Ling was taken aback. A sense of familiarity flashed through her mind. If the timing hadn't been wrong, she might have said that old-fashioned pickup line from her past life, "You look familiar. Have we met somewhere before?"
The jumbled thoughts vanished in an instant, but the feeling of unease grew stronger.
The silver-haired teacher stared at him expressionlessly, the curve of his lips unchanged, his eyes still cold and indifferent, as if nothing had just happened.
Perhaps... he didn't even hear what she just said?
Xu Ling immediately dismissed her delusions.
Yeah, right!
The classroom was already eerily quiet, and besides, her voice wasn't low. If you didn't hear her, you'd have to be deaf!
But... when she asked him that, he didn't seem to react at all. Could it be that he didn't care?
Xu Ling couldn't help but take a closer look at the silver-haired teacher's expression.
Because he had been looking down or his face was covered by his hood, she didn't know what he looked like when he was in a calm mood, so she had no way of comparing whether his expression was fluctuating at all now.
Forgive her for being so obtuse; she truly couldn't discern his emotional changes!
Forget it, let's just pretend he's not angry!
No longer wanting to make things difficult for herself, Xu Ling pretended nothing had happened and smiled, "Teacher, you've really made a mistake. I really just went to the wrong classroom. Look, my clothes are different from theirs!"
As she spoke, she tugged at her dark cloak. Clearly, compared to the other students' white and silver robes, it was almost entirely different, if not exactly the same.
After doing all that, she didn't linger and immediately left the classroom, seemingly calm but actually in a hurry.
She had already figured it out a bit earlier: this teacher couldn't understand human language at all! And she was extremely stubborn!
She's said it several times already, he's not in this class, but he still won't budge!
And one more thing... his words seem to possess a kind of magic, making people obey involuntarily...
Xu Ling calmed down after deep thought, and her pace quickened considerably, until she was almost running, wishing she could be eight feet away from the classroom immediately!
She was truly afraid that the silver-haired teacher would speak again, even if it was just a simple "wait a minute," she was afraid her legs would give way again!
Fortunately, this time, whether the silver-haired teacher finally realized something or truly understood what she was saying, Xu Ling finally left smoothly.
She didn't stop until she had walked far enough away that she could no longer see the classroom at all, and then she patted her chest in relief.
Even though I don't know what I'm afraid of, I just feel really scared!
"Xu Ling! Meow—!"
Just as Xu Ling had composed herself and was about to leave, a reliable voice suddenly came from behind her. Instantly, she put her foot back down, turned around, and sure enough, saw a yellow Abyssinian cat tiptoeing towards her.
Passersby came and went, and no one seemed too surprised to see a talking cat. Those who were curious only glanced at Xu Ling inadvertently.
Students from previous years at Phil Academy were used to it. After all, it was normal to encounter anything extraordinary at Phil Academy. It was just a talking cat, what was so surprising about it?
As for why attention is still focused on Xu Ling?
According to the Phil Academy Law, if you encounter a talking cat, there's a high chance there's a witch within 100 meters!
You know, talking animals are easy to meet, but witches are not!
Many eyes immediately fell on Xu Ling, and when they saw her perfectly suited outfit for a witch, joy flashed in their eyes.
"Look, the witch is really dressed like that!"
"Oh, she's shy, she actually pulled up her hood, I didn't even see what she looks like!"
Whispers arose, and a few words still reached Xu Ling's ears without any obstruction.
Although she knew that the people around her meant no harm and were just curious, Xu Ling, who was becoming more and more like a real witch, blushed instantly and subconsciously pulled her hood back up.
With her gaze blocked, she finally felt a little safer, and in the brief moment she moved, Kaopu had already arrived in front of her.
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