Chapter 172 - Unable to Snatch Any Question, Am I to Be Eliminated? (2/2)
10 minutes later.
Jiang Miaoyu and Zhao Yancheng advanced, followed by Jiang Mengjie.
Some students unknown to fame began to shine.
In a flash.
Only 3 seats were left.
Till then,
Fang Qiu hadn't got any question.
Under the stage,
Students from Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine on site could no longer sit still.
Missing one or two questions was no big deal. But why couldn't he get any question when 17 people had already advanced?
”What's going on? Who can tell me what is happening? What's wrong with Fang Qiu today?”
”Something is not right about Fang Qiu. Otherwise he wouldn't miss all these questions.”
”Fang Qiu, come on! Get some or you'll be eliminated!”
”Only three seats are left. And many contestants already got one question right. They only need one more question to advance. If this situation continues, Fang Qiu will be out.”
”Damn! Can our school still take the first place without Fang Qiu?”
”Please get some quetions. Please advance!”
...
There were many discussions taking place in the crowd. They couldn't figure out what was causing Fang Qiu's poor performance.
In the front, Chen Yansheng and Qi Kaiwen sitting in the VIP area had their brows knotted.
So far, two students from Juangjing University of Chinese Medicine had advanced, namely Jiang Miaoyu and Zhao Yancheng. They were both capable but not strong enough to secure the championship.
Their hope was put on Fang Qiu.
Seeing his performance, they were unsure if Fang Qiu could hang on there much longer.
They could only pray.
The contest continued despite all the noises.
Fang Qiu missed another question.
The student who got this question had already answered one question correctly before. After giving the correct answer, he advanced to the next round.
Only two seats were left.
All the contestants that had advanced looked at Fang Qiu with pity filled in their eyes.
Fang Qiu might have to stop there.
Gazed by many, Fang Qiu frowned tightly.
He could hardly hear the questions. He had been controling his internal Qi and put all his effort on pushing the toxin out of his body.
After one day and one night's hard work, assisted by the medicine, the toxin inside Fang Qiu had loosened up. He couldn't recover fully at once but he was getting better.
”Almost there... Almost...”
He clenched his teeth and closed his eyes, completely focusing on pushing out the toxin.
And then,
Another student advanced while Fang Qiu was working hard on pushing the toxin.
The crowd panicked.
So did Chen Yinsheng and Qi Kaiwen.
There was one last seat left.
Would Fang Qiu be eliminated like that?
All eyes were on Fang Qiu, with different gazes, different thoughts, and more.
Fang Qiu's eyes were still shut, paying no attention to the questions.
”Only one last seat!”
Under the stage, Zhou Xiaotian said nervously.
”Besides Fang Qiu, there are 10 students left on the stage. 5 of them have already got one question right. If one of the five gets the next question, the youngest will be out.”
Said Sun Hao with a frown.
Looking at Fang Qiu who still kept his eyes shut, they could only pray.
”We have one last seat left. Students on the stage, fight on!”
The host glanced at Fang Qiu casually as he reminded them.
The left students held their breath with fixed attention.
The host read the question.
”Beep!”
A buzzer sounded.
It was not Fang Qiu!
The audiance burst into an uproar.
At that moment, Fang Qiu's eyes were still shut.
The crowd was speechless.
They began to accept that Fang Qiu would be eliminated.
At that time.
”Hmm? This student hasn't got any question before. This is his first one.”
”Yeah, so?”
”So Fang Qiu still has a chance.”
”Forget about it. Look at Fang Qiu. He's not paying any attention to the questions. His eyes have been shut this whole time. And he hasn't got a single one. What chance are you talking about?”
”We can only pray for Jiang Miaoyu and Zhao Yancheng's good performance!”
”Sigh... What the heck is going on? Can anyone explain this to me?”
The crowd shook their head.
Although there was still hope, they kind of gave up. Could Fang Qiu get two questions in a row?
Absolutely yes the day before but almost impossible that day.
The contest carried on.
The student answered it correctly and the contest moved on to the next question.
At that time, there were six students on the stage with one question in their pocket. If any of them snatched the next one and got it right, this round would finish.
The host continued reading the question.
After,
”Start.”
The host glanced at Fang Qiu subconsciously. Seeing him keep his eyes closed, he shook his head slightly.
At the next moment.
”Beep!”
A buzzer rang.
The audiance looked around, trying to find out who got this one.
They realized the six students who had answered one question correctly didn't get it. Neither did the four students who hadn't got any question yet.
In other words...
Fang Qiu!
Whisk...
Everyone turned to look at Fang Qiu.
They saw Fang Qiu's eyes open, his face still ghostly pale but much better than earlier. Most importantly, the buzzer in his hand was flashing red.
Fang Qiu got it!
Finally! Is it his show time now?
Fang Qiu, come on!
Everyone from Jingjiang University of Chinese Medicine was thrilled, clenching their fists.
They hoped it was not the last radiance of the setting sun. They hoped it was the start and continuation of a legend.
Fang Qiu heaved a sigh slowly.
Fortunately, he was not out yet. He still had an opportunity.