So if you want to blame someone, don't blame Morin for setting these rules. Blame your own lack of skill and strength! The other examinees certainly understood this principle as well.
But people always tend to find faults in others instead of examining themselves. However, in the Hunter Exam, no one is going to indulge them.
So no matter how frustrated they feel, they have to endure it quietly!
After all, Killua relies on his true talent and genuine strength!
"Still not calling 'Stop'?!"
Seeing Killua wreaking havoc so effortlessly, most of the examinees had no power to retaliate. Inevitably, a group of them looked anxiously at Morin, as if he could hear their silent pleas.
"Stop!" Morin slowly uttered the word.
Instantly, all the examinees froze in place, not daring to move a muscle.
"Tch, I could've taken down more people," Killua muttered, ready to throw another punch but forced to stay put. If he could, he would have preferred to end the fight sooner.
"Calculating at five people per second, fifteen hundred people would take about three hundred seconds, or roughly five minutes. Of course, you have to consider some of the returning examinees have a few tricks up their sleeves, and their positions are quite scattered and chaotic..."
"Adding in some evasion and conserving my energy, it would take about ten to twenty minutes to take them all down. If the test simply judged who survived in the end, it would be much easier. After all, without enough strength, you can't become a Hunter."
Killua grumbled silently, while Morin, after calling for a stop, slowly rose from his lounge chair.
"Very good, many of you managed to stay perfectly still. I initially planned to stop for an hour to see the results..."
As Morin spoke, he suddenly pulled out an object from between his hands.
"But I don't have that much patience. Anyway, there are plenty of ways to test your willpower."
He smiled and said, "While you're standing still, I won't just be sitting idle. I'll be doing some things to distract you."
"Now that I've told you in advance, prepare yourselves mentally."
In Morin's hand was a diamond-shaped purple spray bottle, filled with an eerie purple mist.
"Here we go again!!" Ponzu, Tonpa, Pokkle, and the Amori Brothers all felt their eyelids twitch violently at the sight of Morin's item. In the previous Hunter Exam, aside from Morin's strength, the bizarre gadgets he wielded left an indelible impression on them. Seeing him pull out such an item again, cold sweat began to trickle down their backs.
The new examinees, unfamiliar with Morin's methods, watched his actions with confusion.
"Hiss?"
Morin nonchalantly sprayed the purple mist onto the ground beneath everyone's feet.
"Alright," Morin put away the spray bottle. "That should do it!"
"Once again, move!"
As soon as Morin finished speaking, he quickly flashed to a corner of the room.
Then~
Upon hearing Morin's command to move again, the examinees near Killua tried to distance themselves immediately. However, as soon as their feet touched the ground, it felt as if they were stepping on something incredibly soft. Their bodies, beyond their control, were launched into the air.
Some didn't even have time to react before they were bounced into the air, their expressions bewildered.
"What on earth is going on?!"
"Why does the ground feel so elastic?!"
"Is this concrete? Why does it feel like a trampoline?!"
"No, it's even bouncier than a trampoline! I can't control it at all!!"
"Hey! Don't move around! If you move, I can't keep my balance either!!"
"You idiots! Stop moving! What if he calls 'Stop' again?!!"
Suddenly, the entire underground facility was like a pot of boiling dumplings, bubbling incessantly. It resembled a marketplace, with chaos erupting everywhere.
Especially since the entire floor had turned into a trampoline. If one person moved, the surrounding people would also be bounced by the elastic ground, affecting those around them, creating a chain reaction that spread outward.
"I knew it!!"
Sommy, Tonpa, and others looked at Morin's amused gaze with twitching eyes, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness. They were merely examinees, while Morin had already become an examiner.
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No matter what actions the opponent takes or what kind of test they devise, they have to endure it here!!
They have only the fate to accept, without the power to choose!
"Is this... a trampoline?" Killua felt the ground's softness. "Another one of Morin's gadgets?"
Gadget: [Trampoline Spray].
Effect: As long as this trampoline spray is applied to the ground, it will become as elastic as a trampoline. Even if sprayed on a person, they will bounce as if on a trampoline.
"Keeping still on such a bouncy surface is indeed a challenging task."
"It requires significant control over one's coordination."
If someone happens to be in mid-air when 'Stop' is called, they can only stiffen their body and fall freely from above. If they just land on the ground, it's fine, but if they crash into someone else or bounce and collide with others afterward, the unpredictability is immense...
Killua furrowed his brow slightly but quickly relaxed. This elastic ground would pose some obstacles to his takedown actions. However, the greater the difficulty, the more challenging it is for him.
So, amidst the chaos of bouncing individuals, a silver lightning bolt weaved through the crowd unobstructed. With each pass, several people fell.
"Alright, 'Stop'!" Morin called out leisurely once more. This time, unlike before, on the bouncy ground, many examinees couldn't stabilize themselves in time and continued to instinctively adjust their movements.
"Number 90, 147, 31, 222, 136, 10... eliminated!" Morin announced the names of those eliminated with precision. The faces of the eliminated examinees were as dark as could be.
Some of them were unwilling to accept such an outcome. They glared menacingly at the surrounding examinees.
If I don't pass, none of you will either!!
They didn't dare to speak disrespectfully or rebel against Morin, but when it came to their fellow examinees...
"A friendly reminder, eliminated examinees should leave immediately or move aside to avoid disturbing the remaining examinees' test."
Morin's calm voice came from the side.
"If I detect any behavior obstructing other examinees, then I'm sorry."
"It will be judged as hindering the test, and at that time..."
A signature smile appeared on Morin's face:
"As the chief examiner, if someone continues to offend after a warning, I have the authority to take evasive measures."
He chuckled, lightly tapping the air with his fingers:
"Of course, if you insist on coming to me, I won't say anything."
"I don't mind taking some heavy-handed measures within the rules."
Though his tone was calm, it sent chills down the spines of all the examinees who heard it. A cold sweat broke out as a chill ran up from their feet.
Even though some of the newcomers were headstrong, after Morin laid down the rules, they dared not go too far.
After all, they could still participate in the Hunter Exam next time. It wasn't worth it to clash with the examiner in this test.
If they ended up on the Hunter Association's blacklist, it would be a loss.
Thus, the eliminated examinees could only leave dejectedly.
As more examinees left the field, the number remaining dwindled.
Aside from those who left, more were knocked out by Killua.
In this back-and-forth of 'Move' and 'Stop' on the trampoline-like ground, and with Killua's successive takedowns, the number of eliminated examinees increased.
Some of the surviving examinees watched Killua's lightning-fast movements in a daze.
"Is he really an examinee like us?"
Someone murmured.
"What a joke, the gap is just too big!"
Swallowing nervously, the shocked and incredulous examinees let out a dry laugh.
"It's truly the Hunter Exam, encountering all kinds of strong individuals!"
Some power enthusiasts looked on with fervent admiration.
Various reactions, all different, but in the face of Killua's overwhelming strength, everything seemed insignificant.
Soon, in less than two minutes, the number quickly dropped to around three hundred.
"Alright, that's it!" Morin clapped his hands.