The higher-ranked examinees had the privilege of choosing first.
Naturally, any sane person would choose others who were similarly highly ranked.
That would lead to the strong joining forces with the strong, while the weak banded together.
How were they supposed to play this?
The lower-ranked examinees all wore grave expressions.
To improve their chances of passing the third phase, everyone wanted to team up with capable people.
But now, they could only accept the arrangements forced upon them.
Hanzo, ranked second, looked eager to give it a try.
"Hey, hey, can I start choosing now?"
Hanzo looked at Beans and asked with faint excitement.
In his view, although the third phase had yet to officially begin, the selection mechanism had already revealed an obvious message to them.
The capable would prevail!
In other words, that monstrously powerful examiner placed emphasis on ability when judging who passed.
This was practically an expression of goodwill toward the "strong."
So long as he made good use of his selection privilege and gathered powerful teammates together, he could naturally raise the odds of passing the third phase by a considerable margin.
"Examinees No. 144 and No. 294, I understand your eagerness, but until I finish explaining, your selections will not take effect."
Beans shifted his gaze from Hisoka to Hanzo's excited face and spoke with slight emphasis.
Hanzo clicked his tongue, looking somewhat disappointed.
Hisoka merely smiled indifferently. However, he kept staring at Kurapika, consciously keeping his bloodlust to a minimum.
What he was doing was no different from using a feather to tease at Kurapika's emotions.
Kurapika's eyelids drooped, but veins had already surfaced across the backs of his clenched fists, trembling faintly.
Clearly, under Hisoka's deliberately provocative little gestures, even though this Kurta Clan survivor had accepted Moyu's proposal, he still