Newcomer Monster

Before acting, Su Wu specifically touched the material used for the training room walls. His fingers applied a slight force, but left no marks on the wall. ░▒▓█►─═ ═─◄█▓▒░

This way, he wouldn't have to worry about accidentally punching through the airship.

It was time to gamble on a Black Flash again. He hoped these guys would be able to trigger one for him.

Of course, he had to hold back and not kill them on the spot, or he'd be disqualified from the exam.

This part was a bit troublesome...

Why were they all so weak? He might kill them with just a careless move.

"Kid, what are you touching? Come on." The muscular man with well-developed biceps had no idea that the kid he was looking at was contemplating how to avoid killing him on the spot, and kept urging him on.

"I'll let you have the first move..." He punched his own chest twice, producing a dull thud.

It wasn't hard to imagine his pectoral muscles were incredibly firm.

The texture of the meat would definitely not be good.

It was the kind of meat Sukuna wouldn't like.

"Then thank you very much..." Su Wu's eyebrows rose, black and blue energy swirling around his palm. Before he even finished speaking, he had already vanished from his spot.

Before anyone could see what happened, there was only a deafening collision sound.

The once robust man was now deeply embedded in the training room wall, with fine cracks spreading like a spiderweb from him as the center.

Crap, looks like I hit the jackpot.

"You... are you a little too lucky?" Su Wu looked at his fist, then at the figure stuck to the wall, stroking his chin thoughtfully.

He had never managed to trigger a Black Flash even after sparring with Sid so many times, yet he'd done it the moment he touched this guy...

What was originally just a normal punch had now become a critical hit...

But the training room material was indeed good; it held up and didn't get broken through.

"Hang in there, please don't stop breathing." Su Wu walked up to the man, his tone tinged with slight worry.

If the guy died on the spot, this trip for the exam would have been for nothing.

He reached out and pulled the man out of the pit. His Six Eyes observed that the man's life energy was rapidly weakening.

If he didn't receive medical attention soon, he would be gone from this world forever in about ten minutes.

Would anyone believe him if he said he really didn't intend to kill anyone?

He wasn't some murderer who killed everyone he saw.

"This is troublesome..." Su Wu sighed. He turned to look at the other examinees around him. "You guys..." Go call the examiner.

Faced with his gaze, those who were ready to watch the show all took several steps back in unison until their heels hit the wall, with nowhere left to retreat.

Even the others who had been training nearby stopped and stood rigidly.

Some were already quietly opening the training room door, clearly seeing the young man who had almost punched through the training room wall as a monster.

"Trying to run?" Su Wu smiled, looking at the figure closest to the door.

Only five centimeters from the man's cheek, a deep slash mark immediately appeared on the door.

Because it was so close, it even shaved off a lock of his hair and left a bleeding scratch on his face.

It was hard to say if it was an accident or intentional.

"N-no, no... nothing..." The man immediately withdrew his hand from the door, shaking his head nervously.

"I'm telling you, I really didn't intend to kill him, do you believe me?" The white-haired, blue-eyed boy no longer paid attention to the man on the ground who was about to breathe his last. He stood up and looked at the surrounding examinees, his tone full of helplessness.

"You believe me, right?" He asked the others with a smile.

No one dared to retort, so they could only nod silently.

Yes, of course, we believe you. Who would dare not to? Are we not afraid of becoming the next one stuck to the wall?

Everyone stared at the ground, unable to speak their minds.

"Alright, have someone go call the examiner. Maybe he can still be saved..." The white-haired, blue-eyed boy seemed to have a moment of kindness.

The figure closest to the door pushed the door open without hesitation and bolted.

Examiner! Help--!!

There's a monster here!!

The man lying on the ground, covered in blood, his life or death unknown. The white-haired boy, sitting cross-legged beside him, his eyes listless and his face etched with boredom.

And the group of other examinees opposite the boy, cowering and not daring to move, like obedient dogs.

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The atmosphere was extremely bizarre and extremely quiet.

Even breathing a little too loudly felt like a sin.

The blonde girl with blood all over her face, crouching in the corner of the training room, watched the scene with shining eyes.

So strong...

As expected, how could I possibly be friends with someone this powerful?

Even as a subordinate, I'd probably be looked down upon for being too weak.

When Bindo and Rogov, professional hunters and examiners for this session, arrived at the training room, they witnessed this strange scene.

Even after being hunters for so many years, it was the first time they had seen something like this.

A boy, about twelve or thirteen years old, had single-handedly suppressed everyone else with his aura.

Even he felt a bit intimidated when he first stepped into the training room.

Is this the aura a child should have? It's like the very air has been sucked out of the room.

Seeing the examiners, Su Wu stood up, casually patted his pants, and pointed at the guy on the ground with one finger. "He's not dead yet, hurry up and give him first aid."

As the boy spoke, the oppressive atmosphere finally became lively, and even the air seemed to flow again.

Bindo noticed the cracked wall in the training room. Without time to say anything, he knelt down to check the injured examinee's condition.

The results of his examination made his expression very serious.

All his ribs were broken, his internal organs were shattered, and even his spine was broken. When he touched the person, their body felt limp, like a creature without bones.

Very serious injuries.

"I'll do it," Rogov knelt beside the man, placing a hand on the injured person.

The Six Eyes could observe a green energy entering the man's body.

The person's life energy, which had been continuously declining and was about to disappear, stabilized with the appearance of the green energy.

"He can no longer participate in the subsequent exams," Rogov withdrew his hand and announced calmly.

Although he had temporarily saved the man's life, in this condition, even if he survived, he would be crippled.

Hearing this result, Bindo turned to look at the white-haired boy.

Facing the examiner's gaze, Su Wu calmly pointed to the figure still slumped in the corner, looking like he was about to pass out.

"Oh, right. If you're taking this guy to the infirmary, take him along too."

"Too weak, he's an eyesore," the white-haired, blue-eyed boy said calmly, his tone filled with arrogant condescension.

Bindo and Rogov carried both injured people to the infirmary. Su Wu remained in the training room, looking at the others with lingering interest.

"Is there anyone else who wants to play with me?" Wherever his gaze landed, everyone lowered their heads, afraid of being chosen.

"I'll go a little lighter this time," Su Wu sighed.

He had already remembered the feeling of unleashing Black Flash, and believed the probability of using Black Flash again later had definitely increased, but he wouldn't be able to do it a second time immediately.

Unless the next person was as "lucky" as the previous brother with well-developed biceps.

Still, no one looked up.

Among so many people, not a single one had the courage to fight him.

Sid is so much better.

It's only been a week since I left Meteor City, and I already miss Sid.

"What about playing cards then?" he asked without much hope.

After so many days on the airship, he needed something to pass the time.

Upon hearing that they didn't have to stay in the training room, a group of people immediately vied to speak up.

"Me, me, me..."

"I'll play cards with you."

"Let's go, let's go to the recreation room."

"Playing cards is much more interesting than training."

Aren't they quite perceptive?

They should have agreed to play cards earlier.

An hour later.

Su Wu sat at the card table, looking at the terrible hand that had appeared again, his face expressionless.

It seems the training room was more interesting after all.

Su Wu: So~rry~

PS: Adults, please give me more follow-up reads, please.

Also, I posted Su Wu's avatar draft in the bonus content and the book club, hehehe.