The applause came from a middle-aged man wearing a kimono.
He is about forty-five years old, tall and dark-skinned, with an angular appearance like JOJO, and his eyes are shining.
Arakawa Buntais, one of the leaders of the Japanese branch of the Immortals.
The once legendary killer who left many legends in the killer world has now retired from the scene and started to work as a leader.
He stood on a high stone platform, overlooking all the killers from a high position, and said loudly: "I am Arakawa Buntai. You all know the rules. Go up one by one according to the number and accept the test of the heart stone. The time is three minutes. The loser will be next year." Come again, start now.”
Arakawa Buntais did not make long speeches. He explained the rules concisely and announced the start.
The killers lined up in a very orderly manner, and no one dared to be a thorn in Arakawa Buntai's sharp gaze.
The first person to be tested was the unstarred killer. Xu Cheng and Qiu Gongyue said goodbye for a while, took out the plastic cards they had obtained before, and started lining up.
The number Xu Cheng got was No. 59. Soon it was his turn. He came to the big bright red stone and reached out to press it.
It feels warm to the touch. If you feel it carefully, you can feel that this huge stone is really expanding and contracting slightly, beating slightly like a heart.
This stone is alive.
Not just Xu Cheng, every demi-human who touched the stone had such thoughts in his mind.
"why you?"
There was a sound of gnashing of teeth next to him. Xu Cheng turned around and saw that it was the hot pants girl Sato Maki. The two of them were standing together by coincidence.
"Choose next to me specifically?"
Xu Cheng refused: "Give up, it's impossible between us."
Sato Maki's eyes suddenly widened, the anger in her eyes burning, and she yelled: "You fart!"
"keep quiet!"
The killer responsible for keeping time and maintaining order scolded.
Sato Maki had no choice but to swallow her anger and glared at him fiercely.
Xu Cheng began to concentrate on feeling the beating frequency of the heart stone, and followed Qiu Gongyue's instructions to let his breathing keep up with the rhythm of the heart stone.
In this unique breathing rhythm, the Qi hidden in the human body will be revealed.
One minute……
Two minutes...
From time to time, a killer successfully sensed Qi, and their cheers made the remaining killers feel nervous and anxious.
"Yeah! I found Qi!"
Sato Maki's cheers rang out from the side.
Three minutes later, Xu Cheng let go of his hand and looked calm.
He had long known that this task was not that easy. After all, the difficulty of the task was normal, not easy. There was definitely no way to complete it in one go.
I have been mentally prepared for failure for a long time, but when failure actually occurs...it's really a bit uncomfortable.
Sato Maki looked at Xu Cheng proudly: "Oh, haven't you found Qi yet? Do you want me to teach you?"
"Or, you can let me teach you, sister."
A sweet and waxy voice sounded, and Hoshizaki Yukina actually appeared on the other side of Xu Cheng. She put her snow-white elbow on Xu Cheng's shoulder and said with a smile.
Two women stood on the left and right, sandwiching Xu Chengbao in the middle.
It seemed like he was helping, but actually he wanted to let him break his defense.
When Qiu Gongyue, who was standing far away, saw this scene, her eyes could not help but become cold.
The most important thing in the Heart Stone Test is to have a normal mind. Any mood swings will slightly affect the breathing rhythm, especially don't be anxious.
If this failure leaves a psychological shadow, the success rate will be lower next time.
Under the interference of the two people, Xu Cheng shook his head calmly: "No need, I have found Qi."
Sato Maki looked at him suspiciously: "Really?
Hoshizaki Yukina also blinked: "You will get a spanking for lying."
Xu Cheng said very sincerely: "Yes, if you take a deep breath, you will know that I am not lying."
Hoshizaki Yukina and Sato Maki subconsciously took a deep breath, and then their faces changed. Sato Maki screamed: "You actually farted?!"
Xu Cheng had already turned around and ran away, with a furious Sato Maki chasing after him: "Stop, don't run!"
Hoshizaki Yukina didn't catch up and looked annoyed, but soon smiled.
What an interesting man, different from those vulgar lickers.
After squeezing through the crowd, Xu Cheng rushed to the platform, jumped down into the cave, and disappeared into the underground river in an instant.
Sato Maki who caught up was dumbfounded, I just wanted to teach you a lesson, I didn't want to force you to commit suicide.
"Ah! Someone committed suicide!"
The killers on the platform all stared at the cliff with their mouths open, even Arakawa Buntais showed a look of astonishment.
He has seen many people who failed to successfully pass the Heart Stone Test. Some were dejected, some were in disbelief, and none of them committed suicide directly.
Do you want to be so glass-hearted? At worst, we'll just come back next year.
Qiu Gongyue had already squeezed through the crowd and rushed to the edge. She could only see the dark underground river below, and no one could be seen.
"how come……"
She murmured to herself, looking confused, not understanding Xu Cheng's suicidal behavior at all.
【mission failed】
After swallowing a lot of water in the underground river, the manager's beep finally sounded.
This time Xu Cheng did not choose to watch the replay, but directly restarted it.
Three options appeared in front of him
[Archive ①: Start on the train]
[Archive ②: Start from entering the room]
[Archive ③: Starting from the Heart Stone Test]
Xu Cheng chose the second one because he had tested Qiu Gongyue with words before, which might have exposed his landlord's identity, so he had to wash away this experience.
After the world spun, the darkness faded, Xu Cheng opened his eyes and found that he had returned to Qiu Gongyue's room.
Going back in time and experiencing it so many times, he no longer makes a fuss.
"Why are you staring at me?"
Qiu Gongyue's doubtful voice sounded.
Xu Cheng subconsciously replied: "There are only two of us here. If I don't look at you, who do you look at?"
Qiu Gongyue felt that these words sounded familiar, and then she remembered where she had heard it before, and quickly stopped him: "That's enough, I don't want to listen to your nonsense."
When the two met for the first time, Xu Cheng made a "violent comment" because he stared at her, and he really didn't want to hear it a second time.
Xu Cheng was interrupted and had no choice but to stand up and sincerely thank Qiu Gongyue: "Thank you for your private guidance, Teacher Yue."
"No need to thank me, just stop being angry and I'll be fine."
Qiu Gongyue replied angrily and stood up: "Let's go, the test is about to begin."
The two left the room and met Tsugumo Shinji's group on the way.
When Sato Maki was about to get angry because of Xu Cheng's staring, Xu Cheng had already turned around and complained to Akimiya Yue: "So the Japanese grasshopper girl is just wretched. She always stares at handsome guys when she goes out, and her saliva is almost flowing out. ”
Qiu Gongyue: "..."
Sato Maki: "..."
Hoshizaki Yukina: "..."
The women present felt offended.
…
When the time came for the test to begin smoothly, Xu Cheng pressed his hand on the heart stone. Within three minutes, cheers gradually sounded around him.
"Okay, I found Qi."
Sato Maki on the side cheered.
Xu Cheng said sourly: "Success is great, but it's just a supporting role that only appeared in a few chapters."
Sato Maki glared at him: "What did you say?"
Xu Cheng ignored her, pushed through the crowd, rushed towards the underground river, and jumped.
The annoyance on Sato Maki's face turned into astonishment, and she shouted: "Someone committed suicide."
