Summer at Qinghe City No. 1 High School was gilded by the sun, with the sound of cicadas rising and falling among the leaves. Su Yao stood on the rooftop, letting the breeze catch her hair, but the Compass in her hand shattered the tranquility—ever since the last decisive battle, the Compass had frequently emitted a faint blue light, its needle spinning erratically.
"Yao Yao!" Lin Yu’s voice came from behind. The boy’s forehead was damp with sweat, and he waved a yellowed piece of paper. "Zhao Ya found this in a pile of old books. It seems to be related to the Blood Demon Temple!"
The three met in the club activity room, and Zhao Ya spread the paper flat on the table. It was an ancient map marked with the complex underground tunnels of Qinghe City. One spot, circled in cinnabar, was explicitly labeled "Blood Demon Altar." "I compared this to the school’s architectural blueprints; these tunnels are likely right beneath our feet," Zhao Ya said, adjusting her glasses as her finger traced the markings on the map.
Chapter 120