Beixing

Biodata

Background

Li Qin brought Beixing to the Seventh Hunter Academy. His uncontrolled contamination made other students avoid him, and Jian Haosen was for a long time one of the few people who spoke to him or could approach him safely 5 23.

Before Qi Yue’s arrival, Beixing devoured a monster during a trial, saving Teacher Wu and several students, including Jin Yuxuan. Teacher Wu nevertheless remained hospitalized in a psychiatric facility afterward 7 8.

The academy consistently records Beixing as rank F and keeps him in Class F for the safety of higher-ranked students. Jian also considers his poor stamina an obstacle to advancement 9 12.

Appearance

Beixing has a frail build and usually conceals himself beneath an oversized dark gray cloak 5 6.

• Soft brown hair and round gray-brown eyes 5 11.
• Pale, scrawny hands and a weak, quiet voice 5.
• His limbs can soften into a sticky, wax-like state, particularly after sleep or exertion 5 6.

Personality

Timid and self-conscious, Beixing regards himself as a source of misfortune and initially fears that friendship with him will cause Qi Yue to be shunned. He has little experience interacting with people his age and is deeply moved when Qi Yue treats him like an ordinary student 6 8 9.

Beixing is trusting, considerate, and eager to improve. He studies and trains to keep up with Qi Yue, and he wants to help his classmates despite their earlier treatment of him 16 26 38.

Abilities & Skills

Call from Ancient Times

Beixing’s Esper Ability passively contaminates nearby Esper Ability Users and Aberrants, affecting their bodies and minds. Qi Yue copied the ability after defeating Beixing in a sparring match 10 42.

• Contamination: Esper Ability Users who approach can melt or suffer mental disturbances; classmates generally maintain a distance of at least one meter 3 8.
• Resistance and limits: Old Humans without abilities can approach him safely. Past incidents indicate that S-rank Esper Ability Users can barely resist his contamination through strong mental strength 4 19.
• Vulnerability: His passive ability leaves him without an effective supernatural attack against ordinary Old Humans 33 38.

Body transformation

Beixing can reshape his body like slime, flattening, stretching, liquefying, and reforming himself. In his match with Qi Yue, he used these transformations to lunge from unpredictable angles 9 10.

• He has absorbed a mutated black bear and endured Jian Haosen’s punches without apparent injury 5 6.
• His body can melt beyond his control when he is tired, and he must concentrate to put it back in order 6 7.
• His stamina is poor, though training with Qi Yue improved it: after collapsing following one half-hour match, he later completed three half-hour rounds without collapsing 10 16.

Equipment

For the YR Research Institute assessment, Qi Yue and Beixing combined their points to obtain equipment, all of which Qi Yue gave to Beixing 33.

• Sniper rifle, pistol, and ammunition — ranged weapons intended in part for defense against Old Human attackers 38.
• Gas mask — protection for escaping the tower if attacked with poison gas or fire 38.
• Binoculars — used to observe the area around the tower and watch for classmates in danger 38 40.
• Potions, defensive devices, and distress flare — additional supplies obtained at the Item Depot 33.
• Point-recording Wristwatch — issued for the assessment and also usable as a clock 35 41.

Relationships

• Qi Yue — Beixing’s friend and training partner. Qi Yue initially approaches him partly to deter other students and investigate his ability, but grows increasingly concerned for his safety 3 6 34.
• Jian Haosen — His physical combat teacher and longtime source of support. Jian can approach Beixing safely because he has no Esper Ability 4 5.
• Li Qin — The dean who brought Beixing to the academy. Beixing trusts him completely, and Li treats him affectionately despite being unable to get close 23 26.
• Jin Yuxuan — A classmate Beixing once saved. Jin mocked and resented him, but later apologized 7 8 31.
• Zong Qizheng — The First Hunter Academy dean considers Beixing a danger and wants him eliminated 22.
• Ron — Sent two ordinary men to target Beixing during the assessment on Katebis Island 35.

Story Role

Friendship and training

Qi Yue chooses a seat behind Beixing after judging him the strongest student in Class F. He befriends Beixing, offers to train with him, and later wins a half-hour sparring match by avoiding his touch. Beixing collapses from exhaustion, while Qi Yue successfully copies his ability 3 6 9 10.

The match prompts some classmates to reconsider their hostility toward Beixing. He continues training and studying with Qi Yue, eventually building enough endurance to complete three half-hour sparring rounds 10 16.

YR Research Institute assessment

Qi Yue prepares Beixing for the five-day Weekly Assessment, giving him equipment and arranging a defensible tower from which he can watch over nearby classmates. Ron’s two assassins struggle to identify Beixing because the Class F students are all wearing similar cloaks 33 35 38 39.

During the assessment, Beixing helps classmates in danger. One student later credits him with preventing an Aberrant from taking their arm, while others speak up against Jin Yuxuan’s criticism of him 49 50.