Therefore, Xu Ling and April were only slightly surprised that Sisi and the others were also going, but they immediately took it for granted.
However, Xu Ling was still a little curious about the student who seemed to be wearing a black knight's outfit, as mentioned by Xixi.
"It's not just our classes, there are also students from the Knights' side?" She couldn't help but stand on tiptoe and peer into the dense crowd around her.
Sisi wasn't quite sure, her tone clearly hesitant: "I guess so..." She had only glanced at it casually and hadn't looked closely.
Nevertheless, Xu Ling's curiosity remained undiminished.
But there were just too many people dressed in black robes around her. Apart from a few church students wearing silver robes who could be clearly distinguished, she couldn't tell which were their witch students and which were the knight students in all the black.
Logically speaking, shouldn't they be easy to distinguish?
There were tons of church students, tons of witch students, tons of knight students...
When did everyone get along so well?
Xu Ling frowned slightly as she looked at the white light mixed with darkness ahead.
Not only that, she also saw many students dressed in black robes running around excitedly, as if... the relationship between them wasn't as bad as she had imagined?
Although she had been attending classes with the church students for almost a month, she still felt out of place among them. In addition, she had been threatened by April before coming to class, so to avoid unnecessary disputes, she always arrived at the classroom right on time.
So much so that even now, she is completely unfamiliar with the church's students except for Sissi.
Thinking of her previous deep misunderstanding, Xu Ling's accusing gaze fell on April.
She needs an explanation!
However, April was actually even more bewildered than she was, her brown eyes, the same color as her long hair, filled with an overwhelming sense of astonishment.
April couldn't believe what she was seeing!
Wait a minute, isn't that Hyman, the guy who's notorious in class for never interacting with anyone? How come he's with the church people? And they seem to be having a great time chatting?!
April thought she was hallucinating and rubbed her eyes in disbelief.
The surroundings were noisy and bustling, and everyone seemed to be getting along well. In addition, students kept running around, and April felt like she couldn't take it all in!
Just as the clamor reached its peak, it suddenly fell silent.
Everyone fell silent for no apparent reason.
Standing at the edge, Xu Ling and the other two, unaware of what had happened, instinctively fell silent.
Then they saw the students who had been huddled together like sardines immediately start moving in an orderly fashion.
One group of people stood on the left, and another group stood on the right, obediently making way for them. Then, Xu Ling and the others saw the teaching assistant who had told them to gather here standing at the end of the road.
However, after only one night, Alger looked visibly much older, and the bruises under his eyes looked even darker than yesterday.
Whether it was because he didn't sleep well last night or because he was suppressing his temper, Alger today was completely devoid of the elegant smile that Xu Ling had seen him yesterday; his whole face was gloomy.
Even when he saw the students obediently making way for him, he merely twitched the corners of his mouth slightly and asked in a seemingly gentle manner, "Is everyone here?"
However, no one answered; everyone remained silent, seemingly terrified, for reasons unknown.
Xu Ling wasn't afraid, but she felt that Alger was acting strangely compared to the ones she had met before.
However unusual it may be, she didn't want to be the first to speak in public.
The atmosphere froze for a moment, and just then, Alger walked to the very center of the crowd, becoming the center of attention for everyone.
He stopped and casually glanced around. "Hmm... everyone should be here by now!"
Of course, what punishment will be given if you don't show up...?
Then let's leave it to him!
Alger clapped his hands gracefully and said, "Before we set off, there's something I need everyone's cooperation on!"
"Now!" Suddenly, his voice turned cold. "Please form teams freely. Team requirements: one junior witch, one senior witch, one church member, and one knight."
He looked down, and before he knew it, his right hand was gripping a pocket watch. "Five minutes, begin!"
At the command, everyone who was still confused immediately tensed up and grabbed someone to ask questions, fearing that five minutes would not be enough.
The place, which had been quiet for a short while, immediately became noisy again. No, it should be said that it was even noisier than before, just like a vegetable market!
Influenced by the other students' hurried search for their partners, Qianqian, who was standing next to Xu Ling and the others, couldn't help but feel nervous.
Although Assistant Professor Alger spoke in a relatively mild tone, to the church students who actually lived under his tutelage, it was no different from intimidation!
Everyone knows that if they don't complete the team formation, or exceed the team formation limit, they won't even know how they died!
In short, Assistant Coach Alger will absolutely, positively make them suffer!
Immediately, Sisi's gaze locked onto Xu Ling, and she eagerly asked, "Xu Ling, and... this classmate, shall we team up?"
Her gaze then turned to April.
Although she still doesn't know April's name, she can tell from April's clothes that April is a witch, just like Xu Ling.
However, I wonder if this classmate is Xu Ling's classmate...
Sisi's expectant gaze returned to Xu Ling.
Since we're going to team up anyway, instead of finding someone we don't know and having to work on getting along, it's better to just find someone we know!
Xu Ling readily agreed, but since Sisi had also mentioned April, she looked at April with a questioning gaze, "April, would you like to team up with us?"
"Mmm!" There was no need for any consideration at all. The moment Xu Ling spoke, April nodded in agreement without much hesitation.
Xu Ling probably thought that because she had been at the academy longer, she must know more people than Xu Ling did.
But in fact, she had no acquaintances other than Xu Ling.
"I'll go with you!" April nervously grabbed the corner of Xu Ling's cloak with both hands, afraid that Xu Ling and the others would change their minds at any moment.
Xu Ling patted her hand reassuringly, but before she could say anything, a familiar voice interrupted.
"So? Have you three formed a team?"
His silver robe trailed slightly on the ground. Alger, with the elegant smile that Xu Ling remembered, glanced over the three girls.
Students are naturally afraid of teachers, let alone their direct teachers!
Almost the instant Alger spoke, Sisi's radar activated. Without thinking, she took a step back and hid behind Xu Ling.
Of course, Sisi's movements weren't that exaggerated, and she didn't seem to be trying to avoid it as much as she thought.
However, at the same time she hid behind Xu Ling, April also instinctively hid behind Xu Ling as well. The two moved at the same time and almost collided.
Fortunately, Sissi caught a glimpse of April's movement out of the corner of her eye and stopped in time, thus avoiding an awkward situation later on.
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