190 Drifting Hearse (1/2)
Ye Qingxuan stood above the volcano that was about to erupt and leisurely closed his eyes. He was immersed in the aggressive melody that was a wild and uncontrollable galloping horse. The performer in red was dancing in his heart, setting off flames.
Thousands of threads wrapped around his body, weaving into a dense net that completely covered the island. His senses stretched along the perception threads, as if he had detached himself from his insignificant human body and became one with the vast island.
No, he could even feel that this island was only a mirage that had been created. But at the moment, he seemed to have become an extension of the illusion.
The perception threads were like his eyes, hands, and soul, sensing the existence of all organisms and the waves of the aether. It was like having a pair of eyes higher up that were overlooking the whole world, looking at the scenery that Ye Qingxuan had once overlooked.
The island, beach, dense forest, yellow sand...and the countless students and mimicry were right before his eyes. They were so close that Ye Qingxuan could see them like the veins in his hand.
Under the reflection of the ”heart mirror,” they shone with different colors, even when covered by mimicry. After discovering flaws through focused studying, Ye Qingxuan was vaguely aware of their changing moods.
”So that’s where you all are.” Ye Qingxuan ginned. ”Let me give you a surprise.”
He thrummed the strings.
Boom! The badge was tossed up. It flipped in the air, reflecting the sun overhead and the lava below, and a red light glowed. The thousands of credits he had hoarded inside the badge were depleted in an instant. The name at the top of the list that hung over everyone's heads disappeared instantly.
Everyone focusing on the rankings was stunned. They had no idea what happened that caused Ye Qingxuan's name to fall from thirteenth to the thousands in an instant. In the midst of consternation, they did not see the flash of light like a falling comet in the sky overhead. Like countless meteorites breaking through the outer barrier, a blazing light was created as they rubbed against the air. They transformed into a meteor shower, falling from the sky!
”What is that?” In the midst of the jungle, the dusty Bart looked up at the sky. In the distance, rays of light flew from the mouth of the volcano out of the thin air, and scattered in all directions.
Ding, ding, ding! Everyone’s badges began to vibrate wildly. They lowered their heads blankly, looking at the list that seemed to be burning. The order of the entire list began to change instantaneously. The ranking connected to the Requiem enchantment broke down in this dramatic change, showing a crack and losing its luster.
At the bottom, a name began burning up. It took a step forward, followed by another step. As the meteor shower fell, the name trembled wildly, breaking through all the obstacles and soaring upward without hesitation.
First, it fell from thirteenth to thousands away; then it rushed back wildly. Everything in its path was in ruins.
Nine-hundred, eight-hundred, seven-hundred…one- hundred…it whizzed past! And then, like a flash of lightning, it jumped into the top ten.
”What the h*ll is this?” Bart, who had been relieved before, now felt his vision going black. He had been completely forced out of top ten, but immediately thereafter came a distant scream.
”He’s cheating! Cheating!” a student from the School of Royalty roared. ”That Eastern b*stard! I'm gonna tear you to shreds!”
The meteor shower was still falling! All of the mimicry where the meteors fell disappeared in a flash like absurd fireworks! Instantly, the number of credits behind that name soared again! It jumped to 1950 points from zero instantaneously. His depleted credits had returned. Then it turned into two-thousand points, three-thousand, four…
The name zoomed forward, pushing everyone else’s names down in its path. It was like a mad dog off its leash, a drifting hearse, a military ox on fire destroying the list.
Top ten, top five, top three...In the end, the silent and bleak Banner clenched his fist. With his face twisting, he roared coarsely, ”Ye Qingxuan!”
The situation changed in the snap of a finger. On the list, in first place was Ye Qingxuan! And the points behind him were still rapidly soaring. Five-thousand, six, seven…eight thousand! Nine-thousand!
”Nine thousand?” Richard from the executive office was on the beach. His face twitched and looked back at his assistant. ”Are you sure he didn't cheat? We should talk to him...” He paused and muttered a curse in astonishment, ”F*cking crazy!”
In an instant, the mimicry of more than one-hundred and ninety graduates had their covers blown by the light. The points that followed put a five-thousand point difference between Ye Qingxuan and Banner, who was in second place.
The completely unreasonable change made everyone feel suffocated and powerless, as if they saw the abyss between the two. At that moment, countless students squeezed a hopeless moan from their throats, ”That Eastern f*cker…”