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Five companions fell together from the floor, instantly passed through a dark door, and landed in a completely new space.
Gon, Killua, Chi, and Curarpikt successfully landed on both feet, standing very steadily. However, Leorio was not as successful and accidentally fell to the ground, hitting his head first.
Gon and Killua locked eyes, both looking surprised. Gon furrowed his brows, thinking to himself, "What's going on? So everyone was sent to the same place?"
Leorio slowly got up, touched his head with his hand, and then said discontentedly, "Hmph, five different dark doors, and they all brought us to the same place."
Curarpikt smiled and nodded, "It seems like our time apart was really brief."
Leorio nodded and said, "That's right."
Gon Looked around carefully and then said somewhat anxiously, "It seems like there's no way out of this room."
At that moment, everyone's attention was drawn to a sign and a small platform ahead. On the platform were five timer wristbands.
The sign reads: "The road of the minority obeying the majority. The five of you must obey the majority to complete the arduous road from here to the finish."
Curarpikt frowned slightly and said, "Five people..."
Leorio pointed to the timer and said, "Look, the timer also happens to have five of them."
Killua pointed to the buttons on his bracelet and said, "There are also 'yes' and 'no' buttons."
Chi said with relief, "I'm glad there are only five of us, otherwise we'd have to wait for others." She remembered that in the original plot, the rookie killer Tonpa was supposed to appear, but now she was replacing him, so the outcome would naturally be different.
Suddenly, a loudspeaker on the nearby wall emitted a voice, "Welcome everyone, this tower is designed with multiple different paths, each path has different clearance requirements."
"You have chosen the 'minority submits to the majority' path. Decisions that only have the support of one person will not be adopted."
"This is a highly challenging level that requires everyone to work closely together in order to succeed. I wish you all success in advance."
After hearing this, the five people exchanged glances, feeling both pressure and anticipation. Then, without a word, they each obediently put on the timing wristband as instructed. At that moment, a hidden door in the corner of the room suddenly opened, revealing the path to the next challenge.
"Okay, let's go." Gon said eagerly, his eyes shining with excitement.
The five followed closely behind and arrived at a heavy wooden door. There was a sign on the door that read: "Please choose the door-opening circle, and if not opening, choose the cross."
Leorio smiled and said, "From here on, we have to follow the majority decision. But for such a simple question, do we really need to discuss it?"
Everyone reached out and pressed the "circle" button on their watches. The wooden door slowly opened, revealing a passage to the next space.
The display screen on the door is flashing: "There are five votes for the circle and zero votes for the cross."
They passed through the doorway and continued forward, but soon encountered another problem. This time it was at a T-shaped intersection, with the question: "Which way to go? Choose the circle for the right, choose the cross for the left."
Everyone pressed the button on their watch again. This time, the results were a bit different: "circle" received three votes, "cross" received two votes.
The gate on the right slowly lifted, revealing a path to the next area.
"Why? Shouldn't I choose the left side? Whenever I encounter this kind of situation, if I don't choose the left side, I feel very uncomfortable!" Leorio seemed very dissatisfied, his voice slightly raised.
Chi looked at Leorio with a helpless expression: "What does this have to do with you feeling uncomfortable..."
Curarpikt calmly explained, "In fact, according to human behavior studies, when people encounter difficulty in making a choice, they tend to subconsciously choose the left path."
"I've heard that too," Killua agreed, nodding.
Leorio suddenly felt a wave of confusion, "Wait, how did it end up like this? Which side did you guys choose in the end?"
"I chose the right side," Curarpikt replied.
"I also chose the right side," Killua replied.
"I also chose the right side," Chi said with a smile.
Leorio looked a bit displeased and said, "You three!"
"Leorio, have you ever thought that ordinary people tend to choose the left when they are nervous, so this time we deliberately chose the right. If the examiners understand this, they might make the questions on the left particularly difficult," Chi said, casting an expectant glance at Leorio.
" Chi, this viewpoint makes a lot of sense," Curarpikt nodded in agreement.
"Hmph, can't we just be simple people like this?" Leorio grumbled, tugging at the corner of his mouth.
"Am I also?" Gon pointed at himself and asked curiously, because he had just chosen the left side.
Before long, they came to a sudden dead end, both feeling surprised.
In front of them was a dark abyss, like a gaping maw ready to swallow everything. In the center of the abyss, there was a small platform that seemed to be the only way forward for them, but it clearly required some kind of bridge to cross.
"Everyone look over there." Gon pointed across, with a hint of nervousness in his voice.
In front of me appeared a group of strange people. They were dressed from head to toe in clothes that looked like those of prisoners, wearing hoods on their heads and handcuffs on their arms.
"The examinees have finally arrived. Hurry up and unlock my handcuffs," one of the figures spoke, their voice revealing impatience.
Next to the camera, a sudden electronic sound rang out: "Understood."
The man's handcuffs immediately opened, and he couldn't help but marvel, "Finally free." He quickly took off his hood and prison clothes, revealing his scarred and fierce face.
"Listen up, we are 'test examiners' specially hired by the review committee. If you want to pass, you must engage in one-on-one combat with us," he announced sternly, his eyes sharp as a knife.
"This competition will be one-on-one combat, each person can only participate once, and the order of appearance is up to you to decide."
"According to the rules of majority rule, you only need to win three or more battles to successfully pass. The rules are that simple and clear."
"As for the way the competition is conducted, it's up to you. There are no draws here, only winners and losers. Once one side admits defeat, the other is the winner."
He paused for a moment and then spoke again: "Now, please decide whether to accept this challenge. If you accept, press 'circle' on your watch; if you refuse, press 'cross'."
"What, another game of choosing one or the other?" Leorio frowned discontentedly, his palm open at his side.
"This is just a waste of time. Of course, we'll accept the challenge to pass this test. Do we really need to think too much about it?" Leorio further commented, appearing somewhat impatient.
The display screen of the watch suddenly lit up with five circles, indicating that everyone's choices were unanimous.
"See, I was right, wasn't I? Everyone's opinions are unanimous," Leorio glanced at the person opposite him.
The burly prisoner with a scar on his face adjusted his posture and said, "Alright, I'll go first for our side. You guys pick someone to come out as well."
Chi took a step forward and said gracefully but firmly, "I'll go. He doesn't look like an easy opponent to deal with."
"Wait, you said he's not easy to deal with, so how can we let a young girl like you face him?" Leorio sounded full of concern.
"She can handle it, Leorio, you don't need to worry so much," Killua spoke calmly but firmly.
"Can't do that, Gon. Hurry up and persuade your sister." Leorio turned to Gon, hoping he would support his point of view.
"It's okay, Leorio. You really don't need to worry so much," Gon responded with a smile.
Just as Leorio was about to speak again, he suddenly found that his mouth seemed to be sealed shut and he couldn't open it no matter what.
"Oh, this is so nice, finally quiet. I've actually wanted to do this for a long time," Chi said with a smug look on her face, laughing.
Everyone's gaze turned to Leorio, only to see his mouth tightly closed as if it were locked, unable to make a sound.
He made a few muffled sounds, seeming to complain about how Chi could treat him like this.
"You should have done this a long time ago. It's a waste not to use this ability." Curarpikt said with a surprised look, seemingly quite satisfied with Chi's move.
Leorio, upon hearing this, stared with eyes wide open, furious at Curarpikt, as if trying to pierce him with his gaze.
The voice on the other side said, "Challenger, please step forward."
As these words fell, the mechanisms in the ground began to move from where they stood. A pillar slowly rose from the abyss, eventually connecting to the central arena. The same situation occurred in the opponent's area.
When the prisoners saw that our contestant was a little girl like Chi, they couldn't help but laugh.
They sneered, "You have so many men, yet you send a little girl to compete? This is really funny. It looks like we'll have to delay the examinee's time to reduce the sentence. This time, victory is in our hands." The laughter and mockery of these prisoners filled the entire space, as if they could already see the scene of their imminent victory.
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