Luo Keke hid behind a red table, silently observing the demon statue.
According to the rules, as long as she wasn't exposed to the demon statue's line of sight, she would be safe.
The red tables and chairs scattered on the ground provided natural cover for the examinees.
In this regard, it was exactly as the broadcast had stated.
At this moment, the demon statue was holding chalk and writing "2" on the blackboard.
Its speed was very slow, looking as if it were playing in 0.5x slow motion.
After nearly ten seconds, the demon statue finally finished writing the number "2." After finishing, it suddenly opened its mouth and uttered a single word in an extremely unpleasant voice.
"Two!"
"It even has a countdown; how remarkably human-like."
An Keke mumbled.
Luo Keke didn't make a sound, nor did she peek out.
She always felt that this question wasn't as simple as it appeared on the surface... After announcing the number, the demon statue began to write the number "3."
It was only then that Jiu Yuan, who had been dazed from being thrown, reacted. He loudly said to everyone, "Students, quickly find cover and hide! Don't let the statue see you!"
As soon as Jiu Yuan finished speaking, the examinees present frantically started running.
It must be said that although Luo Keke had stolen Jiu Yuan's thunder in the first exam, as someone with some understanding of anomalies, everyone still trusted Jiu Yuan's words.
"Shashasha..."
The sound of chalk, to everyone, was like a death knell. They scrambled for positions behind tables and chairs.
However, due to the tight time and the limited number of red tables and chairs, by the time the demon statue finished writing "3," there were still about ten people who hadn't found cover.
And Jiu Yuan was among these ten people.
"Three!"
Just then, the demon statue also spoke.
"Everyone, don't move a muscle!"
Jiu Yuan said, feigning composure, but the cold sweat on his forehead completely exposed the panic in this big boy's heart.
"St-at-ue..."
The demon statue said, enunciating each word, and then it slowly turned its head.
"Gulp..."
Everyone present swallowed in unison. And Jiu Yuan, who was at the very front, didn't even dare to breathe.
The dozen unlucky people in the classroom who hadn't found cover didn't dare to look directly into the demon statue's red eyes at this moment; they bowed their heads, looking at the glass on the floor.
The demon statue turned its head, casually scanned the crowd, and then opened its mouth and said a sentence in an emotionless tone.
"Eleven failures, eliminated..."
"Sigh..."
Luo Keke shook her head, sighed softly, and closed her eyes, unable to bear watching the scene that was about to unfold.
The demon statue was silent for a moment, then shot out beams of red light from its glowing crimson single eye.
These tiny lights shone on those unfortunate examinees.
In an instant, living people were petrified by the light. The process was so fast; they didn't even have a chance to speak or react before they were turned into stone sculptures.
Then, the stone sculptures shattered inch by inch, turning into gray dust, which was absorbed by the ground.
There were twelve people standing outside the cover, including Jiu Yuan.
After this round of elimination, the only survivor was Jiu Yuan, who was holding his breath.
Jiu Yuan saw everything that happened around him through the reflection on the ground. His pupils widened slightly, and fear consumed his heart, but to survive, he forced himself not to move a step.
After eliminating the "failures," the demon statue turned its head and began a new round of countdown.
Jiu Yuan finally couldn't hold on any longer. He collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.
Not just Jiu Yuan, but the others who had luckily found cover were also shocked by the tragic sight before them.
Some were quietly sobbing, while others began to regret why they had come to this university.
Only Luo Keke remained rational.
"The judgment criteria for this question... are really strict..."
Luo Keke calmly analyzed.
Just now, the twelve people exposed to the statue's line of sight had all remained still. According to normal rules, they shouldn't have broken any rules.
However, except for Jiu Yuan, who luckily escaped by holding his breath, everyone else was eliminated.
The key was breathing... When being observed by the demon statue, even breathing was not allowed.
"The difficulty jump for the second question is so huge; it's like night and day compared to the first question."
Luo Keke felt a bad premonition.
It was like a group of middle school students taking a math test.
The first question was simple: what is 1 plus 1?
Then the second question was calculus.
It was that ridiculous.
"Could it be that too many people survived the first question, so the difficulty of the second question was temporarily increased?"
Luo Keke continued to observe the statue.
"Shashasha..."
The chalk scraping on the blackboard produced a rather unpleasant noise.
Ignoring the noise, Luo Keke noticed that the statue's writing and countdown speed seemed to have increased slightly.
"Good heavens, the difficulty dynamically increases, doesn't it?"
Luo Keke recalled a certain domestic game where the small monsters would get stronger as the character's Rank increased... Soon, the statue counted down to 3.
However, at this point, Jiu Yuan hadn't fully recovered. He was lying on the ground, gasping, completely unaware of the approaching danger.
"Why are you just standing there? Move!"
Seeing that no one was calling out to Jiu Yuan, Luo Keke bit her lip and couldn't help but speak up to remind him.
"Too many casualties too quickly is not a good thing."
With this thought, Luo Keke waved to Jiu Yuan, signaling him to come and hide by her table... Luo Keke's clear voice reached Jiu Yuan's ears. He suddenly looked up and realized he was in grave danger.
At this moment, the demon statue had already finished counting down three numbers and was slowly turning its head.
Jiu Yuan took a deep breath and rushed towards Luo Keke.
However, the moment Jiu Yuan moved, the demon statue completely turned its head.
"Hold your breath, don't move anymore," Luo Keke quickly reminded him.
Jiu Yuan's heart skipped a beat. He abruptly stopped, maintaining a sprinting posture, but didn't dare to move a muscle.
He struggled to hold his breath, his face turning a little red.
However, after scanning its surroundings, the demon statue didn't immediately turn back to recount but stared intently at Jiu Yuan, seemingly toying with him.
Jiu Yuan was already nervous, and with the intense exercise he had just done, he was almost out of breath.
Seeing that Jiu Yuan was about to be eliminated, Luo Keke steeled her heart and pulled a red chair next to her.
"So heavy!"
Luo Keke used her small hands with all her might, exerting all her strength to lift the chair.
The loli's strength was still too little.
If not for the proof of the underworld adding a bit to her Physique, Luo Keke's small hands probably wouldn't even be able to lift this chair, which weighed about ten catties.
Because of Luo Keke's petite figure and the cover of the table, no matter how the loli moved, she wouldn't be seen by the statue, so Luo Keke was able to help Jiu Yuan.
Taking a deep breath, Luo Keke threw the chair towards Jiu Yuan.
The small chair landed perfectly in front of Jiu Yuan, covering his upper body.
At the same time, Jiu Yuan completely ran out of breath. He gasped for air.
"I... I'm not dead yet?" Jiu Yuan murmured.
The red chair just happened to block the demon statue's line of sight, allowing Jiu Yuan to escape.
And the demon statue, with its line of sight blocked, could only turn its head back and recount.
Jiu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. This time, he didn't hesitate but quickly ran to Luo Keke's side and sat down.
"Student Luo Keke, thank you..." Jiu Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and softly said, "You saved me again..."
"Sigh."
Luo Keke didn't respond to Jiu Yuan's thanks. She drooped her small face, looking at Jiu Yuan with some disappointment.
"Seeing how much you know about anomalies, I thought you were a 'king' of anomalies."
Jiu Yuan scratched his head, a little embarrassed.
"Turns out I'm just a Bronze, right? Actually, I used to be an urban anomaly enthusiast and even wrote anomaly guides, but I've never really experienced an anomaly. This is my first time..."
Bronze? Black Iron!
Of course, Luo Keke didn't say anything discouraging.
Although the loli was a bit cunning and sharp-tongued, now was not the time for pessimistic words.
"Forget it, for your first time experiencing something like this, you've already performed well."
Luo Keke managed a forced smile.
Seeing the white-haired loli smile at him, Jiu Yuan felt his heart being healed.
"Student Luo Keke, you're also an anomaly enthusiast, right? We can communicate more in the future..."
Jiu Yuan's words were cut off halfway by Luo Keke.
The loli pointed to the demon statue and said, "Now is not the time for this. I think you need to figure something out first, otherwise, we'll all be doomed in three minutes."
Jiu Yuan was slightly stunned, then his face turned pale.
The completion time for this second question was only five minutes.
And now, a little over half of it had already passed.