everything for the mother star

?I don't know how long I ran, but the unchanging scenery finally changed. This is an exciting thing.The long tunnel turned into a staircase with no end in sight.However, it is not difficult to guess that this height is about 100 floors (the elevator dropped to -100 floors before).Considering the flat terrain of the area where the examination room was located, the height of the stairs in front of it is more likely to be greater than 100 floors.

The examiner looked back and counted the number of people, and then he walked faster.This behavior caused the candidates' hearts to fall to pieces just because they saw hope soaring.You know, the examiner has been moving at a constant speed since the first exam.The arms are raised high, the long legs are spread apart, and one step matches two and a half steps.In order to keep up with his rhythm, everyone is running with their lives.Now his devil's pace has actually accelerated, which is simply a blow.

After a long marathon, there are not many candidates who are in good condition.After climbing for a while, you will find that the staircase design here is very thoughtful.First of all, they are all quite high, and repeated high leg movements make the already tired muscles of the legs more sore and prone to cramps.Second, there are occasional stairs that appear a little taller or shorter than the others.Generally speaking, people assume that the height of each step is the same.Therefore, when this kind of unsocial ladder appears, there will be a psychological burden of being tripped or stepping on the air.Many people fell down the stairs for this reason, which also puts a heavier psychological burden on those who are still running.

But fortunately, your little friends seem to be able to reach the ground smoothly.Xiaojie and Qi Ya said that they would have a race to see who would reach the finish line first, and they both ran to the end of the line and started to run forward again.You, Leorio, Kurapika keep moving steadily in the middle of the main force.Leorio had already exploded his shirt when he was hanging it up, and he was quite predictable after taking off his clothes. At this moment, he had a fluttering tie around his neck, and his body was dripping with sweat.But he ran very vigorously.Both you and Kurapika are struck by his persistent image.Kurapika also took off his ethnic coat, revealing the white pants and white shirt underneath.They take it off so hard that you want to take off something too, but considering that you only have one jumpsuit, you have to pretend that you are running naked to relieve the regret of not being able to take off something.

"What is Leori used to test hunters?" Kurapika posed this question to Leori.Both you and Leorio were taken aback, because the red-nosed captain had asked this question before.So Leori and Kurapika had a bad fight.

"Well... Didn't I say it all before, money, I'm just doing it for money." Leo Li looked away.

"Probably not." Kurapika also cast his gaze above the invisible end, "Although the time we get along with each other is very short, I can still see through it."

Leo Li's expression was a little loose.

"Though you're contemptuous. Still stupid."

Out!The blue veins of the Leorie brand!

"But by no means a superficial person."

The blue veins are gone!

"I've seen a lot of people who live for money, and you're not like them."

After listening to Kurapika's words, Leorio didn't respond.He is taller than you and Kurapika, and you and Kurapika can only see the side of his head when he deliberately dodges.

"Redeye." After a moment of silence, Kurapika said suddenly.

"What?" You don't quite understand.

"That's why the Kuruta clan was attacked."

Kurapika's words stunned you and Leori.It was a touchy subject he avoided while on board.At that time, he was angry and accepted the duel because of Leori's disrespectful remarks to the people, but now he took the initiative to speak.

You suddenly thought of what Xiaojie said.If you want to be friends with a person, you must first know why he is angry.

So, Kurapika...is he befriending Leorio?

"The so-called fiery red eyes are a special physique possessed by the Kuruta tribe. Once the mood is high, the eyes will turn into a burning crimson. The crimson light is known as one of the seven beauties in the world. Auctioned for high prices on the black market."

"Ah," you recalled the message given by Kurapika on Captain Red-Nosed's ship: "Is it the Phantom Troupe. Attacked your people because of Red Eye?"

Kurapika paused for a short while, and nodded in affirmation: "Among the corpses of the abandoned clansmen, none of their eyes were gouged out. Their dark eye sockets... are still revealing unwillingness. I, must Catch the Phantom Troupe."

You look at Kurapika, his fists are tightly closed, his eyes should be wearing contact lenses, covering the original pupil color, but you can imagine that the color of fire must be burning behind the contact lenses, because he The last sentence of yours is so powerful that your heart trembles when you hear it.

A wave of emotions that you don't understand welled up in your heart, you looked at Kurapika, your lips moved, but you didn't say anything.What are you trying to say, you don't even know.You just feel like saying something, wanting to do something.Leorio's situation seems to be the same as yours. After holding back for a long time, he was the first to speak: "So, do you want to be a hunter?"

"Yes." Kurapika closed his eyes for a while and then opened them, calming down a little: "As long as you become a rich man's contract hunter, you can find out all kinds of information on the black market."

"Contract hunter?" You said that you don't know much about this term.

"To put it bluntly, he is the running dog of the rich." Leo Li said, "Shouldn't that be the hunter you hate the most?"

"My personal dignity is nothing compared to my fellow man."

"Ha, I'm not as great as you." Leorio's voice suddenly became louder, "My goal is indeed for money."

"Stop lying!"

"No lie! As long as you have money, you can buy dreams, hearts, and lives!"

You don't think it's appropriate for Leorio to say that, and regardless of whether this statement is right or wrong, Kurapika just said that the eyeballs of his family members were auctioned off, such words must not be heard.Sure enough, Kurapika got angry when he heard that money can buy a life.Just when you thought there was a duel coming, Leorio relented.

"If I had money...my friend wouldn't be dead."

Kurapika was taken aback for a moment, and immediately realized: "You study medicine...is it a disease?"

"Well, it's not a big deal. The problem is the huge surgical fee." Leorio turned his back on your eyes again, "I used to be naive and wanted to be a doctor and cure the same disease as my friend's." kids. My dream, it used to be, was to tell their parents, it’s all free!”

"It's so funny!" he continued, yelling at the back: "In order to become such a doctor, it takes a huge wealth that has never been seen. Do you understand? Money, money, money, money, what I want It's money!"

Kurapika smiled.

"Where's the gold?" Leorio said suddenly.

"Huh?" You were taken aback.

"The reason why Kaneko became a hunter is definitely not what he said on the boat. I knew it was a lie when I heard it. Ah, really, it's all Kurapika's fault. I said so much. Do you have Kaneko? If you have anything to say, say it."

You are silent for a moment.When you were on the boat, the answer you gave was 'Hunter is a very powerful profession, and your parents support you to take the exam.contribute to the society. '.At that time, no one said anything, and you felt that you were just fooling around.Now it seems that it is a slap in the face.In a normal family, there should be no parents who encourage their children to take the hunter test.For this level of exam, people with stories come here.

Seeing your silence, Kurapika asked, "Is there something unspeakable about gold?"

Of course you will not tell them that you actually came to this planet to build a military base, and you may bring a wave of troops to colonize this planet in 100 years.You don't think that these few days together can make two people who are willing to make friends with you betray their home planet.However, you don't want to open your mouth to deceive them.They don't give you the same feeling as Alger, Nurse, Aruba.If Alger and the others are similar people who make you feel a sense of belonging, then Kurapika, Leorio, and Xiaojie are all like a kind of light.You know that their inquiry at this moment is actually giving you an opportunity to accept friendship.

Your silence makes everyone a little cold.Fortunately, Xiaojie and his new partner Qi Ya just caught up from behind and greeted you: "Kurapica, Kaneko, Leorio, we are catching up, let's go now."

Kiya didn't seem to have any impression of you and Kurapika, and just greeted Leorio: "Uncle, let's go first."

Leorio was immediately blown away by Qi Ya's words: "I'm not an uncle!!! I'm just like you, only in my teens!"

You saw everyone's stature paused, and they showed shocked expressions in unison. "Huh? Liar!"

"What are you talking about, Xiaojie!"

"Leorio is indeed in his teens." You nodded affirmatively, although his appearance is a bit mature compared to his peers, but judging from his skin texture, he is not very old.

"As expected, Miss Jinzi has the most conscience!"

"It can only be seen from the skin quality."

"Kurapika!!!"

Xiaojie and Qiya said goodbye to you and continued their game.After thinking about it for a while, you decided to tell Kurapika and Leorio part of the truth.

"Actually, I only have three brothers. On this planet, they are the only ones of the same race as me." You paused: "They are also very powerful, each with their own strengths. One is very durable, and the other can deal with wounds and mechanical aspects The other is an expert in computers. As for me, I am the type who is good at stabbing and close combat."

"It sounds like a secret service team." Leo Li was speechless.

You don't know what the secret service team means, but the name should mean special task force, right?Thinking that there is no job more special than invading this planet on this planet, you nodded in affirmation of Leorio's statement: "We are indeed a special agent team."

"I'm really sorry." You said seriously. "That's all I can say. I don't want to deceive you."

"Useless gold. We already feel grateful that you can tell us about your work." Kurapika said hastily.

For some reason, both Kurapika and Leorio looked at you with a look of 'we understand your difficulties, so you don't need to say more'.You think back on what you said before, and you don't feel like you revealed anything related to aggression.But this situation is the best.

After finally reaching the ground, although the exit was surrounded by fog and I couldn't see clearly, it was no longer the disturbing underground tunnel.

When you came out, you saw some candidates who had arrived and were resting, as well as the young lady and Qi Ya who were sitting by the exit.Knowing from Xiaojie that the first exam was not over yet, Leorio immediately lay down on the ground and said that he was going to die for a while.Fortunately, the examiner didn't look like he was going to leave immediately. He probably wanted the examinee to reserve energy on purpose.

"Compared to such a place, it's more comfortable to run in the tunnel." You look towards the place where the fog has dissipated, which is a dense forest.

"What are you talking about gold, it's much more comfortable to run in such a place!" Leo Li's voice came from your feet.

"However, when running tunnels and stairs, there will be no accidents." You expressed your opinion: "Why did the examiner ask us to rest instead of continuing to run. If it is just a simple test of endurance, then Doesn’t the rest of the time give some people who may not pass the test a chance.”

Your words made Kurapika serious: "What Kaneko said makes sense. We can't be too optimistic, we have to stay alert. The next step is to run into this forest. Looking at the fog like this, it's difficult to see. You can’t be too far away from the examiner. Similarly, a forest means that there will be a variety of creatures in it. Judging from the danger level of the hunter exam, it’s hard to say whether there will be some high-risk species.”

As soon as Kurapika finished speaking, the examiner Satz began to introduce the new examination room: "The Milo Wetland, commonly known as the 'Cheater's Nest', is the venue for the second examination, and you must pass here. This wetland Most of the strange animals are cunning and greedy creatures that try to deceive to obtain food. Please follow me carefully." Satz raised an index finger, "If you are deceived, you will die Oh."

At the same time, the rolling gate at the exit behind the candidates slowly descended.Candidates who are behind the door mean that the exam has failed.Similarly, you in front of the door have no way out.

"Once again, animals in this wetland will prey by deception. In order not to be deceived, please follow me closely."

"It's really nonsense." Leo Li got up from the ground, looking weak, but kept complaining: "If you know you will be deceived, how can you be deceived?"

Leorio was slapped in the face as soon as he finished speaking.Two apes with a face came to stage a "fraud" drama in front of the examinees.One turned into a human and pretended to be an examiner, and the other turned into a Satz face and pretended to be a corpse.It is up to the 'examiner' to accuse Satz of being a fake examiner, and then pull out an ape with the same face as Satz as evidence.I have to say that the hearts of many candidates were moved. If it wasn't for the man in the clown suit who threw three cards at the same time, the scene might have been delayed for a long time.

Examiner Satz caught the card, but not the other side.Three cards were inserted straight into the chest of the man-faced ape disguised as a human, killing him on the spot.Because the deceased fell backwards, and although the incision made by the playing cards was deep but relatively slender, there was no scene of blood spraying at the scene of the murder.

"Hmph~ So that's the case, then the matter is clear, the one standing is the examiner." The red-haired man shuffling the cards squinted and smiled, and when he opened his eyes, you saw the golden pupils inside, revealing a Prepare to meet and wait for the signal of battle. "The so-called examiner is the hunter who was entrusted by the hunter review committee to take over the task for free. As our 'target' hunter~how could it be impossible to defend against that level of attack~"

To be honest, this is indeed a good way to accurately and effectively distinguish the examiner, provided that he has no murderous intentions.

You are well aware that the two sets of cards do not arrive at the same time.The man probably knew from the start that Satz was the real examiner.The speed of the three cards he dealt to Satz was much faster than the one to the ape. You only heard the sound of the cards being inserted into the flesh after Satz took the cards.Presumably, Mr. Satz, who took the card, knew it very well.

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I took it as a compliment and gladly accepted it. "The examiner Satz said: "But in the future, no matter what kind of reason there is to attack me, it will be regarded as a rebellious behavior against the examiner.Immediately deprive me of the qualification for the exam, is it clear? "

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"Yes." Judging from the tone of the answer, it didn't seem like he had listened to it.

"Turning into my appearance to deceive candidates, I think I want to take the opportunity to rob a few people away. Such deception with life as a bet is going on day and night. In fact, a few candidates have already suspected me just now, haven't they? "Satz's words made many candidates who were full of confidence at the beginning let go of their anxiety and became more careful: "Listen, the fog in the wetland is very thick. Once you lose me, it is impossible to reach the second round. The venue of the exam. Please pay attention. Then, let’s go, please follow.”

After Satz finished speaking, he started to walk on his long legs.This is your first experience of what it means to 'walk like you're flying'.When his back foot kicks the ground, there will be a moment when his whole body is in the air, like a jump, and then his front foot hits the ground and steps on the ground.So the distance he walks in one step is longer than the sum of his two legs.It looks like a big stride, but actually you have to run to keep up.Coupled with the fact that the wetland is solid, hard and muddy, it takes a lot of energy to run.

"The fog is getting thicker." Kurapika reminded.

"Leori! Kurapika! Gold! Kiya said it would be better to run forward!" Xiaojie's voice came from not far ahead.

"Really, if I could go, I would have gone!" Leo Li responded loudly beside you.

"Kaneko, follow them if you can." Kurapika said to you.

After weighing it up, you shook your head: "No need, you won't get lost if you follow the person in front. Just run like this." There is no pressure on you to run fast and slow.It's just that compared to Qiya, who is relatively unfamiliar and not friendly, you are still willing to stay here, thank you.Besides, if Leorio can't run anymore, you don't mind holding him to help him.

The fog is getting thicker.You can only vaguely look at the back of the person in front to determine the direction the examiner is running.But after running for an unknown amount of time, something strange happened.

"There is one person missing in front." With sharp eyes, you said with certainty.

"What?...What's the situation?" Other candidates shouted.

Suddenly, the figure in front of him began to fall down, and even, it seemed that the head of the shadow was detached from the body.They must have had their heads cut off.

It was the man-eating turtles living in the forest that attacked the candidates!

Life was threatened, and the examinees had to start yelling again, and everyone hurriedly accelerated their pace.But in this way, the candidates who were originally grouped together began to run around, and for a while, there were screams one after another.Many students were killed.

And the three of you were stared at by a huge man-eating turtle. Leorio cleverly stuck a tree stump in the mouth of the man-eating turtle, but the dead tree stump in the wetland couldn't last long at all. Kurapika and you reacted quickly, kicking one of the man-eating turtle's eyes, and pulling Leori forward while the man-eating turtle was shaking its neck and screaming.

The main problem now is to catch up with the examiner.

You observe the surrounding environment while running, and choose places where there are traces of people passing by.Sure enough, you saw a few figures not far away.

Because the atmosphere of these figures was not right, they didn't move much, so you didn't move forward rashly, but moved quietly and slowly.A closer look revealed that eight people surrounded the high-risk man in a clown suit.

It seems to be a feud left over from the last hunter exam. These eight candidates have a lot of opinions on this man called Hisoka.