Chapter 596: Talent
Chapter 596: Talent
It seems that Lyon's performance in the first phase of the exam is destined to be at the very bottom.
After hearing the warning from the Pisces Director about "no random doodling," Amien glanced at Lyon's test paper, which remained blank, and couldn't help but shake her head slightly. She then straightened herself and gazed intently at the towering tree behind the Pisces Director.
Twisted, gnarled, putrid, and decayed.
Rather than blossoms and fruits, it was more like fragments of plant and animal remains, forming murky leaves connected by glass-like, slender, and transparent rods. They extended from the thick, yellow, and stout double-helix tree, swaying gently with a sense of indifference and decadence.
Beneath the colossal tree was a pair of eyes and ten fingers buried in a white soil, while above, in place of the sun, a giant seven-stringed harp leaned against the deep night sky, composed of seven bright stars and two nebulae.
A figure with an elusive physique and an unclear face, a slender and sightless girl, extended her hand, which resembled a hairless ball, and lightly touched the seven-stringed harp. She played a melody of hollow notes that no one could hear...
This thing is indeed incredibly difficult to draw.
After staring at the giant tree of the Pisces Director for a long time, Amien still couldn't figure out how to continue her drawing. After some contemplation, she added seventeen or eighteen fine lines extending from the originally short and tangled tree, resembling a pile of twisted dough.
Hmm... Although it still wasn't very accurate, the essence of it was captured.
After glancing at her abstract 'answer' on the test paper, Amien nodded in satisfaction and put down her pen, waiting for the Pisces Director to collect the papers.
Just then, a melodious hymn rose from three rows away, as if a thousand light feathers were being torn apart in the sunlight. Countless feathers with a soft glow burst from a cleaner's test paper, filling the air. Accompanied by a high and clear female voice, they fell like snowflakes, fluttering and dancing in the air.
Unexpectedly, the cleaners who were touched by the falling feathers relaxed, their anxious expressions instantly turning calm and peaceful. Their faces revealed a serene and contented look.
However, the remaining cleaners began to tremble uncontrollably, as if burned by a red-hot branding iron. Their skin was scorched by the feathers, leaving black scars, and they let out agonizing screams from their throats.
Was that... the Cleansing Maiden from the Scorpio Bureau?
Amien looked at the figure who remained unmoved by what was happening, still concentrating on her drawing, and instead of avoiding the feathers that had already reached her, she curiously reached out and caught one.
"Sizzle..."
Accompanied by a piercing sound like hot oil meeting water, Amien's palm instantly burned black, and a black scar formed.
At the same time, as if stimulated, the abstract tree on Amien's test paper twisted, and the spiral roots actively pulled out of the soil, transforming into a viscous, yellowish flow that aggressively swept towards the surroundings.
Almost simultaneously, on the other side of the exam hall, a thick gray mist burst open, releasing numerous thin, sharp, semi-transparent air currents. With an intimidating presence, they slashed through the air, cutting the cleaners within the mist, leaving them with countless wounds.
"Damn it! What the hell are we dealing with here?!"
"Aren't we supposed to be drawing? What are they doing?!"
"Sir Pisces! Someone's cheating! Wake up, please!"
Finally, someone finished their exam.
A giant eye, which had been floating above Lyon, was retracted, and after surveying the chaotic scene in the examination hall, the Pisces Director, in the literal sense of having one eye open and the other closed, spoke calmly.
"Don't panic. This is all normal. No one is intentionally launching attacks. It's just that the more outstanding individuals among you, with my assistance, are showcasing their talents."
"Additionally, you don't need to worry about getting hurt. What's here in the examination hall is not your physical bodies but merely your own willpower. Under my protection, even if your willpower is crushed and squeezed by others' talents, you will instantly recover."
So, they won't die?
Hearing the Pisces Director's explanation and seeing the unmoving desk and exam paper, untouched by the sharp air currents, the cleaners' anxious hearts finally calmed down a little. Then...
In an instant, they leaped back into their throats!
"Ahhhh!"
As the Pisces Director's explanation came to an end, the strength of the white feathers, murky currents, and gray mist intensified in an instant, and screams resounded one after another.
The cleaners within the range of others' talents were either burned to a crisp, cut to the point of bleeding, grew seven arms and eight legs, or experienced decay all over their bodies...
The unluckiest ones suffered from a combination of these symptoms, one after another, in a continuous cycle. After regenerating under the support of the grand dream, they endured another round of torment.
After witnessing the miserable state of a few unlucky ones, who died and came back to life repeatedly, the majority of the cleaners in the room trembled, and fear flashed in their eyes.
It was true that they couldn't die, but that didn't mean they wouldn't feel pain! And the faster they were healed, the more painful it became!
"Wait! Wait! Ahhhh!"
"No! This isn't fair!"
"Stop! Stop it! I'm not taking the exam anymore! I quit!"
"You can't quit; from the moment you entered this examination hall, you can only leave after the examination is completely over."
Raising his hand slightly, he forced all the cleaners who wanted to escape from others' talents back to their original seats. Looking at the cleaners screaming in agony, the Pisces Director shook his head.
"Each year, it seems to get worse and worse... Your batch has decent mental stability, but in terms of intelligence and stress resistance, you are the worst group I've ever taught.
If you had paid closer attention, you would have realized that in this examination I arranged, only 'talent' can counter 'talent'. Even if your own 'talent' is lacking, as long as you use your brain a little, it's not difficult to defend against the harm caused by others' talents..."
Sighing with disappointment, the Pisces Director closed his eyes again and, with a disheartened expression, revealed the correct way to pass the first examination.
"For those who still want to continue the examination, quickly pick up your pens and finish your papers, allowing your talents to shine.
Under the sharpening of others' talents, your talents can receive even better refinement. If you exceed your limits, you might even achieve victory over stronger opponents. But for those whose talents are genuinely inferior, even if you draw everything, you won't be able to withstand the invasion of others' talents..."
"You can't beat them, and you don't know how to hide? Why not try hiding under the table?"
(End of Chapter)
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