[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-adventures-of-hulim":3,"chapter-the-adventures-of-hulim-the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-322":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Adventures of Hulim",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1882466,2498,"Chapter 322: Teacher?","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-322",322,"\u003Cp>Boom——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost the moment he fell, a black beam of light shot into the sky, then unfurled into a dark curtain that shrouded the entire camp’s upper air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark curtain then twisted and transformed, taking the shape of an upside-down bowl that enclosed the entire camp within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the sealed camp,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>countless liquefied pitch-black shadows surged up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They rose toward the sky like a flood,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then receded just as swiftly a moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the shadow flood ebbed, the lingering mist dissipated as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank goodness! It’s Teacher Grisa making a move!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining conscious teachers cheered in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet there was no trace of ease on Grisa’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept across the entire camp,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his brows furrowing deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far too few were left standing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the incident had been brief, many had already fallen victim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who on earth...... There’s a barrier around the camp—such a tactic could never infiltrate unnoticed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that means...... it can only be......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Grisa pondered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an intense sense of danger suddenly washed over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jerked his head up to stare in a certain direction outside the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An attack suddenly hurtled from the distance, slamming into the barrier he had raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier held for two seconds—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then shattered with a crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Grisa made no move to defend himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only stared fixedly at a spot in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An abnormal aura was slowly approaching from there......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cassim——!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, Grisa, my dear disciple—is this how you greet your teacher?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim, who seemed to be an incarnation of darkness, stepped out of the forest with a laugh, facing Grisa directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......Teacher?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grisa’s face darkened like storm clouds. His usual cold expression turned even icier, as if carved from frozen ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have no right to say those two words!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grisa pulled out his wand from his robe and aimed it at Cassim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You deceived us! Deceived everyone who trusted you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alas, after all this time, you’re still hung up on such trivialities~.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim said nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You never did learn to adapt, just like before~.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grisa, you are a valuable being. When will you realize you’re different from those weaklings?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget those insignificant ones. Cast them aside, and see the height you’ve reached now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......Forget?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grisa ground his teeth so hard they nearly cracked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his gaze burning with a hatred as deep as a blood feud as he stared at Cassim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke each word through gritted teeth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want me to forget......?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will never forget the sight of them dying before my eyes! Cassim——!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Cassim~!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young girl stood before the black-cloaked youth, her hands behind her back, twisting awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth set down his book and smiled gently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it, Lina~?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoning her courage, the girl named Lina pulled her hands from behind her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to give this to Teacher Cassim!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an intricately woven flower crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the crown and the nervous little girl, Cassim smiled,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>took the crown, and placed it on his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Lina. It’s beautiful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“T-Teacher......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blushing fiercely at Cassim’s smile, Lina ducked her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, Lina! You snuck ahead alone again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of young boys and girls filed into the room from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We agreed to give our gifts to Teacher Cassim together!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s cheating, Lina!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-I didn’t!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught red-handed, the little girl stammered in embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now now~, no fighting, everyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim said softly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re ‘family’, remember? How should family treat each other?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We remember!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The children chorused in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We should get along and help each other!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right~! Good children. So no more quarrels, okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The children replied again in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um, Teacher Cassim?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the children spoke up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To thank you for taking care of us, each of us made you a gift.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is mine, Teacher Cassim.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please accept my gift, Teacher Cassim......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young children offered their heartfelt gifts to the man who had given them a warm haven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no money to speak of, so they had used their own hands to create something with care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim smiled and accepted each gift one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you all. I feel your sincerity, and it makes me truly happy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Cassim’s words, light sparkled in every child’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had all come from different places, each with a nearly identical tragic past—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no parents, no family, forced to endure hardships no child should face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until they met this gentle man, their dark lives had finally seen a glimmer of light......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corner, a thin boy with long hair whose black bangs covered almost his entire face stood awkwardly, clutching a crudely carved wooden figurine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried several times to speak, but his shyness kept the words trapped in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim noticed him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and walked slowly toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knelt down to meet the boy’s eyes, smiling warmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Grisa, what’s the matter~?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“T-Teacher, I-I......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grisa stammered, unable to get the words out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be afraid~.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim’s voice was gentle,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone here is your family. Family doesn’t hurt you—they protect you~.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Family......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grisa’s gaze drifted slowly to the others in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right. We’re all family, and family must protect one another. Little Grisa, will you protect everyone~?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......We are family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grisa murmured Cassim’s words repeatedly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......Must protect family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a good boy~!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And this~,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassim took the rough wooden figurine from Grisa’s hands,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Grisa’s gift—I accept it~.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",936,"2026-06-10T06:36:37.917Z",1,"novelbin.me","b96fc5e21c3ec1c01d9b3b97a7e7bb7f1e63fc807dedef9d10a633c73330c021","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-323","the-adventures-of-hulim-chapter-321",528,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-adventures-of-hulim-cover.jpg"]