You Huo coldly appreciated his expression and then stretched out his good-looking hand: "Give me your head to celebrate."
922: "...…."
The system probably felt that it had gone crazy after reporting the total points.
After a while, it once again spat out a line of words:
Legibility -2
The total jumped from 11 points to 9 points.
Yu Wen the eager student who wrote an entire book got one point and then was deducted two points. In total it was -1.
Congratulations.
In the small cabin, whilst both the examinees and the invigilators were going crazy, the contents of the answer wall changed:
Question: There are only 12 guests and 12 sets of tableware in the Hunter A's cabin which is enough for each of you. However, there still remains a secret hidden amongst the tableware and is hidden under the light. The person sitting at the selected one will be cursed. Will that person be you?
Requirement: Find that special set of tableware (But cannot damage them).
Knowledge being tested: Optics.
While everyone was still in shock after seeing the question being refreshed, a sudden sound appeared in the cabin.....
It sounded like sharp nails scratching across a wooden board.
"Wh-who?"
Everyone's hair rose. They looked around searching for the source of the sound.
In this terrifying setting, no one dared to fall away from the group, so they only looked around while remaining in place.
Soon, someone cried out desperately: "Behind! It's behind me! Help...."
The one who cried out was the bald man.
He was the only one who didn't move over to the answering wall to join the others.
For the entire time, he sat alone at the dining table. As if paralysed from his neck down, he remained huddled in the seat that he had selected.
The bald man had fainted earlier with fear because of Hunter A but now he was scared awake by the scratching sounds.
With his face coated with snot and tears, he cried out with panic: "Behind me. Help me! Save me, please!"
"But there's no one behind you…" Yu Yao said in a quiet voice.
"Yeah, there's no one...…"
When the bald man heard this, he cried even more fiercely.
No one dared to approach him. They could only desperately gesture at the bald man: "Don't just sit there! Hurry up and come over. Come here!"
"I can't move! This chair.....I can't move. It has trapped me!" The bald man was so panicked, his words were almost incoherent.
"You mean, you can't get off after sitting in the chair?"
"Yes. I can't...It wants me dead. It wants me to die!" The bald man cried.
Everyone fearfully backed away from the dining table. Only You Huo walked over.
"Brother?" Yu Wen called out.
He was originally going to grab You Huo to stop him from taking risks but when he thought of his brother's performance and his own miserable -1 point, he decided to just follow You Huo.
They walked behind the bald man and finally found the source of the sound———
On the back of the bald man's chair, sawdust scattered as the light-coloured core of the wood was exposed. It was as if there was an invisible hand scratching on the surface of the chair.
Yu Wen: "It's writing something?!"
You Huo hummed in agreement.
This great master was more patient towards the "ghost" than he was towards humans. He crossed his arms and waited on the side for it to finish.
After the other examinees in the room hesitated for a moment, they quickly rushed over and huddled behind You Huo.
"12! It's writing 12!" The tattooed man shouted out.
Soon after that, the sound of nail scratching against wood was heard coming from a nearby chair.
You Huo took a few steps to walk over and the large crowd behind him also shuffled with him. When he stopped his steps, the large crowd would also stop as if someone had suddenly stepped onto the brakes.
"...….."
You Huo for a moment suspected that they were not taking a physics exam and was instead playing a game of Mother Hen.
The scratching sound lasted for about five minutes and each seat at the table was numbered.
From 1 to 12, they each corresponded to a seat. The role of these numbers was obvious.
Once you have found the cursed tableware, you just needed to write the number on the answer wall.
Yu Wen guessed: "My answer and sister Yu Yao's answer were circled, and we got points for that. They were all related to refraction so does that mean...…That if we wanted to find the cursed tableware, we need to use refraction?"
"Probably." Everyone answered, "But what's refraction?"
Yu Wen: "...…."
His frozen look was too amusing. Yu Yao couldn't hold back and laughed.
She had always been crying and grieving so this was her first time making an expression other than that. Even Yu Yao herself was a little surprised.
She was stunned in place for a moment. She then walked over to the group and patiently explained the concept of "refraction".
Yu Wen dethawed and looked up at You Huo next to him only to see that he was deep in thought.
"Brother...…." Yu Wen quietly moved over to him.
He followed You Huo's line of sight. Over in that direction was a group of elderly examinees. There was also a beaten sofa where the three invigilators sat.
This mentally deficient boy asked: "What are you looking at the invigilators for?"
You Hu wordlessly took away his line of sight and looked down at him.
Yu Wen retracted his neck and said timidly: "Forget it, forget it. Go ahead and look. I won't ask anymore."
Although they had managed to survive through a round of answer collection and managed to earn themselves another six hours, no one felt relieved.
Everyone stared at the tableware on the dining table like it was some precious treasure.
"Can we touch this plate?" The tattooed man muttered. "If I pick it up to take a look, will it be considered as me selecting my seat?"
"It's better not to touch it . Death——-"
Before Old Yu could finish his words, Yu Hou picked up a wine glass.
Old Yu: "———Is impossible!"
The tattooed man rolled his eyes.
Everyone stared at You Huo bewildered. Seeing that he was still alive and well, and wasn't forced into a seat, they felt relieved and they all started to pick up the tableware and examine them.