Harsh

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Every time someone inside trained and saw them, their fear of the white-haired youth deepened.

"Damn it..." A trainee slammed his fist into the wall in frustration, but it didn't leave a single mark.

It only further proved the gap in their strength.

"How could I be in the same exam venue as a monster like that..." He sat on the ground, feeling powerless and dejected.

"How about this? When the time comes, we'll team up with other candidates and eliminate that guy first." Someone proposed an idea.

The others looked at him.

"Go to our deaths together?" someone asked, glancing at the large pit in the wall.

"The Hunter Exam isn't something you can only take once, nor do they only accept one qualified candidate per session. But if you actively provoke a monster..." someone said with a particularly deep tone.

"You only get one life." Many nodded in agreement.

"...That's true." The man who suggested it fell silent for a moment before nodding in agreement.

Everyone sat on the floor of the training room, the atmosphere surprisingly harmonious.

Not long ago, none of them would have imagined they could coexist so peacefully in the same room.

It was at this moment that the blonde youth pushed open the training room door and walked inside.

Seeing him, someone sneered and asked the person next to him, "The punching bag is here again. Anyone interested in playing with him?"

"He looks pretty boring overall."

"Not interested."

The scene of him being beaten not long ago, unable to fight back or retort, was still fresh in their minds.

The group really had no interest in wasting time on such a weakling.

After all, fighting with him wouldn't have any training effect whatsoever.

It even made them wonder how he managed to pass the previous tests and make it onto the airship.

The blonde figure stood before them, his gaze sweeping over each of them.

Feeling the condescending gaze, those sitting down felt insulted and stood up one by one.

"What do you want?" they asked, their postures casual yet tinged with caution as they scanned the blonde man.

"Him, then..." Maro chose a target and took a deep breath.

The next moment, he threw a punch fiercely towards the other's face.

His punch wasn't slow, but it wasn't so fast that it was impossible to react to.

Yet, the target he fixed on was caught off guard and took a punch that skewed his face.

Instantly, the man who was hit exploded in rage.

"You brat--"

The first thing Su Wu did after waking up was to brew himself a cup of tonic. His peripheral vision landed on the incense burner by the bed, which had already burned to ashes.

This incense was truly ineffective; he hadn't slept well yesterday either.

Was the incense the problem, or was he the problem? It certainly couldn't be him.

It had to be the incense. That gloomy witch at the pharmacy must have sold him fakes.

He'd definitely beat her up next time he went.

Su Wu, carrying his backpack, opened his room door early in the morning with a very bad mood.

A lump... a dirty person was squatting at his doorstep. As he opened the door, the person lost their balance and fell backward.

The white-haired, blue-eyed youth lifted his foot and used his toes to prop against the person's back, kicking them forward.

If they fell again, their upper body would fall into his room.

Because of this series of actions, the blonde figure woke up.

"Sir, I did it..." He blinked and, seeing the white-haired figure in front of him, spoke excitedly.

"You're filthy, get lost," Su Wu interrupted impatiently, telling him to scram decisively.

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Maro lowered his head and looked at himself. He was covered in blood and smelled strange...

"I'm terribly sorry for letting you see me in such a disheveled state!"

His face instantly turned red. He quickly stood up and, as if unleashing hidden potential, ran extremely fast.

"Looks like this guy took a serious beating yesterday..." Su Wu mused, watching the retreating figure.

His opponent's only advantage so far was this, their ability to take a beating was quite good.

The other rooms around them also opened their doors, and examinees either stood by the doors or poked their heads out, silently observing everything.

"What's your relationship with that kid?" As if influenced by Maro's attitude, the other examinees began to address him with respectful language.

They watched Su Wu, waiting for his answer.

This answer would determine their subsequent attitude towards the blond kid.

"None whatsoever." Su Wu replied dismissively, without a moment's pause.

"You guys didn't get beaten by him yesterday, did you?" His gaze swept over the other examinees one by one.

He only saw a mark on one person's face.

Hmm, that person had a new bruise around their eye.

Su Wu began his performance with a slightly exaggerated tone: "That guy is super weak. You guys are even weaker than him, which is really surprising."

He even let out a snort when he said "surprising."

"So useless, all of you." He shook his head and casually left.

All that remained were a group of examinees seething with anger, sleeves rolled up, and furiously searching the airship for the blond kid who had made them lose face.

Having lit the fuse and retreated, Su Wu sat in the restaurant to enjoy his breakfast.

The airship was in the sky, with the vast sea below, and no land visible in any direction.

The airship was an isolated island in the sky.

What kind of test would take place on an airship like this?

Six Eyes observed two individuals with strong life energy appearing behind him.

As expected, they were the two examiners on the airship.

Su Wu didn't turn his head, his gaze still fixed on the sea outside the glass window, but he spoke directly, asking:

"Shouldn't the examiners be waiting for us at the official examination venue beforehand? Why are you two traveling with us examinees?"

Bindo and Rogov looked at the young man sitting by the restaurant window who, despite not turning around, could sense their presence.

They exchanged a slightly surprised glance.

They had both used Absolute to conceal themselves, making their presence faint.

[Absolute]--A Nen usage technique that tightens and isolates all one's Qi and aura, making one's presence faint. It can also be used to recover energy.

"We examiners are people too. Sometimes we just want to slack off a bit. It's not strange to go to the examination venue with the examinees," Bindo said with a laugh.

Rogov remained silent but nodded.

"Is that so? I thought you two were cooking up some clever plan to make the exam more interesting." The young man by the window finally turned around.

He leaned against the glass window, with the azure sky dotted with white clouds outside.

And his eyes seemed like an extension of the sky outside.

"How could that be?" Bindo smiled, saying no more.

To avoid further conversation with Su Wu, the two of them even packed up their breakfast and left the restaurant without dining.

"Now I'm even more certain something's up," Su Wu said to his reflection in the glass window.

It was time for this boring journey to have some fun.

Su Wu: Yes, even though I instigated Maro to provoke others and stir up trouble for him to fight Maro, I am a good person.