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Chapter 800: Chapter 804: The Third Test 37
Thus, all eyes turned to Su Tang.
Yes.
Su Tang was slightly ahead of Gaiyin, so the Black Mountain Demon was asking her.
Carrying the hope of the whole team, Su Tang did not blurt out her answer.
She pondered for a moment.
Su Tang had always thought this challenge wasn’t as simple as imagined. For the sake of caution, she spoke again to confirm.
"At the end of the countdown, will anyone left on the field pass the test, or is there only room for one?"
"Once the countdown ends, regardless of how many are left, everyone will be transported to the next round of the test."
Gaiyin’s lips moved slightly.
But Su Tang’s eyes lit up. She quickly asked, "Is there any other way to pass the test?"
The Black Mountain Demon remained silent.
Su Tang felt a knot in her stomach.
Her nerves were on edge, her eyes fixed on the shadow in the sandstorm.
Fearing a beam of white light would burst forth from within, turning her into a sand sculpture.
It was a few seconds later, the voice of the Black Mountain Demon sounded again.
"Are you ready? I’m going to start counting now - one, two, three! No one move!"
The Black Mountain Demon counted very quickly this time, basically within a second, nobody had moved much.
They couldn’t see the Black Mountain Demon, but it seemed he could see them.
He continued to cackle ominously.
"Look at the expressions on each of your faces, how they amuse me. Did anyone move? It seems not. Truly no one moved? What a pity..."
The Black Mountain Demon spoke at length, answering his own questions.
Then he reluctantly turned to Gaiyin.
"Hmm... runner at the front, do you have any questions to ask me? Only questions related to the test, though."
Without hesitation, Gaiyin asked, "Is there any other way to pass the test?"
The Black Mountain Demon was silent for a second, chuckling weirdly.
"Hehehe... a good question, but I refuse to answer."
Gaiyin: "....."
Seemingly detecting Gaiyin’s anger, the Black Mountain Demon jovially explained.
"The rules of the test are that the runner at the front can ask me questions, but there is no stipulation that I must answer~ hahaha!"
Su Tang almost laughed with exasperation.
This Black Mountain Demon was shamelessly exploiting loopholes in the rules.
However, this question was not completely meaningless. From the Black Mountain Demon’s reaction, it was clear that there must be other ways to pass this round of the test.
So why wouldn’t he divulge them?
Only one possibility stood out.
The alternative clearance method could likely affect him, or worse, harm him.
So their breakthrough point for passing the test must still lie with the Black Mountain Demon.
"Are you ready? I’m going to start counting now - one..."
He started to draw out the count again.
Seeing this, the beastmen behind Su Tang sped up to overtake them.
"Two..."
Using their previous experience, the beastmen slowed down a little, leading Su Tang by quite a distance, already faintly approaching the bounds of the sandstorm.
"Three!"
Everyone stopped, dared not move.
The leading Beast Soldier glanced around, seeing no one around them, he exhaled in relief, a smirk of satisfaction creeping across his face.
He puffed out his chest slightly, ready to ask his question.
But the Black Mountain Demon did not inquire of him.
