When the short movement came to an end, the simple melancholy dissipated with the gradually reverberating low melody. Huai Shi finally woke up from his concentration. Then, he heard whispers.
Just when he thought that he had messed up and that this was some special booing, he saw the smiles on the faces of the old men and women who were serious and harsh just now.
"Wonderful!"
Vivian did not hide her amazement and admiration. She took the initiative to comment, "What an unexpected control and mastery. Huai Huai, you have vividly expressed everything that Mr. Bach had entrusted to this Takato."
"I don't think this is the level that should appear in a professional examination. I can only say that Commander Zhao's vision is indeed unusual."
After a brief evaluation, everyone looked at the most professional cellist on the scene, Schlauder.
After a moment of silence, Schlauder opened his mouth and said, "Forgive me for being blunt, Huai, but I can see that there are certain flaws in your fingering and playing of the bow. This may affect your performance in certain musical pieces. Your foundation is still lacking, so I can't give you full marks in this aspect. However, your strengths and weaknesses are equally obvious. It would be too harsh to nitpick on your excellent performance.
This is a beautiful piece of music performed in an elegant manner, and it properly shows the unique charm of the cello and your talent. If I were the examiner, I would directly give you an A grade in this segment.
But of course, this depends on Ms. Vivian's opinion. "
"Of course."
Before this qualified performance, Vivian was naturally willing to give a hand. "To be honest, I have never seen such a wonderful performance in the first segment in so many years."
Eh?
The green light was given so quickly?
Huai Shi was overjoyed. He did not expect to get a five-star rating. It was like a newly hired civil servant being collectively praised by a group of senior officials.
Originally, the performance segment was to perform three songs, each of which was 30 points.
Now, with a slight nod from the big bosses, 90 points was in his hands?
He suddenly felt elated by this sudden performance, as if he saw a glorious future waving at him.
Then, he heard the discussion between Schlauder and Vivian.
"In my opinion, we can skip the following tests on syllables and hearing," Schlauder suggested. "Why don't we make some changes in the visual performance?"
Vivian pondered for a moment. The group of old men and women sat together and whispered to each other.
However, that expectant look made Huai Shi feel that something was wrong.
What are you trying to do?
This feeling was like an eight-year-old child being surrounded by his seven aunts and eight aunts during the New Year, asking him to perform.
It was only now that Huai Shi vaguely understood … what he had just done.
He had completely aroused the curiosity of this group of old men and women. Now, they would not stop until they saw his limit!
Huai Shi, who had just left the Beginner's Village, saw the scene of the max-level monsters holding a meeting in front of him, and became increasingly flustered. As for Elder Zhao, he seemed to be afraid that Huai Shi was not completely panicking, so he actually joined in with enthusiasm, loudly praising Huai Shi.
Oh my God, what are you guys trying to do?
Huai Shi trembled.
Soon, after Vivian sent a message, a secretary came in with a stack of music scores that had just been removed from the printer and placed it in front of Huai Shi.
"I can see that those songs are not enough to show your best level …"
Vivian smiled and said approvingly, "Let's do something difficult!"
Huai Shi picked up the music score anxiously and only saw the first line of standard English font, then his vision went black.
"Paganini: Caprice No. 24"
— — Paganini's 24th Caprice.
Oh my God, you guys are f * cking killing me!
I just leveled up less than two days ago!
A few months ago, I was still practicing the Sea C on the streets …
You can't just give me a "War God Catalog" just because my Great Ancestor's fist is too good, okay?! If I could play this song well, I could do something else, why did I have to come here today!
Back then, that bastard Paganini claimed to be able to play a song with a G string, why don't you let me do it once?
He held back a mouthful of old blood and looked up in despair, wanting to change the song, but he saw a group of old men and women staring at him, eagerly waiting for his performance. Their eyes were shining like the windows of hell!
Little brother, you can do it!
Don't be afraid, just do it!
Don't hide it, quickly take out the good stuff and let us see it!
"Okay, I understand."
Huai Shi smiled with difficulty and said to himself, "Isn't it just a performance of Caprice, don't be scared …"
He took a deep breath, lowered his head, and focused on the music score in front of him.
He entered a state of meditation.
The source flame that was difficult for ordinary people to see lit up in his eyes. He focused on the lines of notes in front of him, and the illusory sound of the zither filled his ears.
The old men seemed to be able to understand his difficulties and did not care that he had exceeded the time limit. Instead, they patiently waited for him to finish reading the music score. Their eyes were filled with curiosity and joy as if the prank had succeeded.
Elder Zhao seemed to have already understood their bad taste. It was obvious that he had encountered similar tests and difficulties in the past. But when he looked at Huai Shi, his eyes contained a trace of curiosity.
He was not worried that Huai Shi would be depressed or dispirited after messing up on such an important occasion. The so-called genius should have such a degree of resistance to pressure. Otherwise, why would he perform? Wouldn't it be better to go home and entertain himself than anything else?
He was just curious, with Huai Shi's ability to advance by leaps and bounds, to what level he could perform this intense melody that was thought to come from the devil.
In any case, in the eyes of this group of old men, this was just an additional question at the end of the exam. Even if he answered it correctly, there would be no points added. But if he could answer it correctly, then he would be a truly good student.
In that case, what was Huai Shi's limit?
In the silence, the clock on the wall silently turned to eleven o 'clock.
The hour hand, the minute hand, and the second hand, for a moment, all of them perfectly overlapped in one place.
At that moment, in the monitoring room, the Ghoul captain suddenly stood up and picked up the walkie-talkie in his hand. A cold light flashed in his eyes.
"Begin the operation!"
In the blink of an eye, everyone looked up.
An inescapable net had been set up, sealing off the last gap.
The hunt had begun.
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"Monitoring network alert!"
Yao Que 'er's voice rang out in the command center's channel. "Jinling's lock has detected an Origin Substance fluctuation. Preliminary comparisons have confirmed that one of the visiting professors from the Infernal Organization, the Human Exhibition Bureau, has infiltrated the scene. The location is at the Jinling Music and Art Museum. Members on standby in the lounge, please prepare to move out in three minutes."
"The Human Exhibition Bureau?"
Yuan Zhao, who was playing games in the lounge, suddenly jumped up. He didn't care about the intense team battle on his phone. His eyes lit up in joy. "Isn't that a level three alert?!"
In the Jinling Social Security Administration, the alert was divided into five levels. The usual state of alert was level five, the border species invasion was level four, and level three was the emergency state when an important wanted criminal was discovered. It required all the sublimators on standby to move out quickly and eliminate the hidden danger as quickly as possible.
Although the situation was urgent, Yuan Zhao suddenly became excited — wasn't this the perfect time for him to show off his skills?
Thinking about it, in front of everyone's eyes, he, Yuan Zhao, would take the lead with a silver spear in his hand and defeat the freak from the Human Exhibition Bureau in one move. Wouldn't that be wonderful!
When he thought about how his teammates would look at him with admiration, Yuan Zhao's face turned red with excitement. He kicked the chair of his sleepy teammate and picked up his spear.
"Let's go, let's go!"
He took the lead and rushed out of the lounge. "Let's go!"
Behind him, his teammates looked at the excited Yuan Zhao in confusion. They looked down at the detailed briefing on their phones and looked at each other.
Well, let's not tell this kid that Huai Shi is nearby. Let him be happy for a while …
The Social Security Administration, make an emergency move!
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In the examination room, the silence was finally broken.
Huai Shi put down the score in his hand.
"I'm done."
He raised his eyes and let out a long breath of air from the bottom of his heart.
In his mind, the illusory and broken zither sounds finally slowly merged into one. The intense melody was like countless blades scraping in his consciousness.
In meditation, the illusory zither sound seemed to have changed. Under the reflection of the alchemy fire, it was given substance. When the two collided, there was a burst of soul-shaking low sound.
Huai Shi had never been in such a hurry to learn a song like this. Even with the Book of Destiny in his hand, he actually felt a little tired at this moment.
If it wasn't for the nourishment of the flower fragrance, he would probably be in a more difficult situation.
Huai Shi raised his sleeve and wiped the sweat on his face, but he saw a piece of tissue handed over.
"Aren't you in too much of a hurry?"
Mr. Zhao saw the blood in his eyes and said softly, "Huai Shi, this is just an exam. Do you understand?"
"Ah, I know this."
Huai Shi nodded, wiped the sweat on his face, and sighed softly as if relieved of a burden. "Actually, I was distracted for a while."
"Huh?"
Mr. Zhao was puzzled.
"I've been thinking about a friend's question this morning." Huai Shi said, "She asked me, do I like the cello?"
"And the result?"
"The result is that I still don't understand."
Huai Shi smiled, patted the zither in his arms, and chuckled softly. "To be honest, I don't know how much of my persistence is to make more money, and how much is because I really love it.
However, even if I have no talent and no pursuit of art, it has accompanied me for so many years and suffered so much with me. I think I must like it. "
Mr. Zhao raised his eyes slightly. He didn't expect such an answer. He didn't know if he should feel gratified or shocked.
"That's why I feel that I must pass the exam."
Huai Shi happily raised the bow in his hand and told him with a smile, "… to prove that my choice was not wrong, and to prove that the years spent with this zither and me were worth it."
"…"
Mr. Zhao was silent. He couldn't tell whether he was angry or gratified. He just looked at the now dim signature on the zither case and suddenly chuckled softly. "It's good to have such a brilliant attitude in life."
He turned and returned to the judges' table.
"Don't worry, gentlemen." He told his friends, "Your jokes are easy for him."
Schlauder was stunned and looked blankly at the pale-faced teenager. He was a little worried. "Huai, if you're not in a good state, the exam can be suspended. You don't have to be too nervous."
"No, sir, I've never been in such a good state."
Huai Shi smiled at his audience. "Don't worry."
The zither score was casually thrown aside, and he didn't even bother to look at it.
He lowered his eyes.
He could feel his heart beating crazily. Invisible musical notes emerged from the rhythm, as if they had turned into scorching hot iron, burning his blood into blazing lava. They pulsed in his blood vessels and flowed feverishly.
And in the left hand that pressed on the strings, there seemed to be an invisible current surging, passing through each finger section by section. The touch was unprecedentedly sensitive, and he could even distinguish every distance in the fine entanglement on the strings.
With the skills of a drummer, the touch extended from his hands to the zither.
It was as if they were one.
His consciousness was unprecedentedly active, and he clearly remembered the position of every note and rhythm. It wedged into the instincts of his body, gradually building the outline of the devil left in the human world.
"Let me begin …"
At that moment, Huai Shi raised his eyes.
"Paganini Capriccio No. 24 — Capriccio in A minor: Urgent"
The performance began!
Then, a hoarse sound burst out from the strings.
The old cello suddenly shook, as if it had awakened from a deep sleep.
In an instant, there was a sharp sound. Not only Schlauder, but everyone was stung by the hoarse sound, and fine goosebumps appeared on their skin.
Like the friction between a piece of iron and glass, the opening melody was so abrupt and inappropriate, almost like a performance accident, making people feel shocked and unhappy.
But then, under the pull of the bow, the fanatical sound of the accident continued to rush forward arrogantly. It suddenly changed from a sharp and smooth sound to a stable one, as if it had formed a wonderful circle.
— The theme was unfolding!
It was like the warning before the opening.
The last mercy.
Because the box of disaster was about to be opened.
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At that moment, outside the examination room, the door of the candidate's lounge was gently closed by a hand. In the corridor behind the door, heavily armed mercenaries quietly rushed through, like black blood, rushing in the darkness.
The outer layer was sealed.
The inner layer was isolated.
The countermeasures were activated, and the main control system was online …
Under the ingenious isolation, the entire building was neatly divided into two parts in an instant. The outer layer of the exam was still operating as usual, but the inner layer had turned into an airtight black box.
A tangible chill shrouded an inch of space, sealing it inch by inch.
Under the command of the monitoring room, the door of the women's washroom was violently knocked open.
At the end of the room, the girl in front of the sink turned around in shock, only to see a burly soldier wearing a mask. The leader rushed up, not allowing Fu Yi to resist, and violently covered her face with a handkerchief.
Soon, Fu Yi fainted.
"The bait is ready."
The officer codenamed Hyena grinned behind the mask, raised his hand, and pressed the communicator in his ear. "Prepare to break through."
On the other side, outside the examination room, the mercenaries holding the door breaking hammer and large shield raised their weapons, waiting for the command from the monitoring room to continue, just like the performance in the examination room.
At this moment, even the thick soundproof sponge couldn't cover up the sharp melody.
With the flick of Huai Shi's left index finger, the second repetition, the broken notes were perfectly pieced together, making the sharp and hoarse sound at the beginning completely an inseparable part of the melody.
Then, from low to high, the melody soared up step by step, like stepping on an iron ladder, bringing with it heavy echoes. But when it was about to reach the peak, it suddenly went down, like a roller coaster, gradually becoming subtle and low.
Silence temporarily arrived.
The short melody of fifteen seconds made everyone present fall into several degrees of astonishment. However, when they carefully judged this short 'theme' section, they clearly felt a 'warning' charm.
A storm was coming!
Then, they saw Huai Shi take a deep breath.
The four fingers of his left hand on the zither's neck suddenly flicked, and pressed down on the strings.
Then, a crazy melody burst out from the strings like a storm. The slightly clumsy and crude fingering in the eyes of the masters now violently opened the soul-shaking prelude of the eleven variations at an incredible speed.
Then, the crazy sharp melody pierced through under the stimulation of the bow!
The rapid changes in the short span of a finger made it difficult for the eardrums to keep up with the terrifying speed. The four fingers on the zither's neck jumped and danced at a speed that the naked eye couldn't follow.
Ah, that was indeed a warning from the youth. The examiners finally understood. Because he was going to open the brakes of the hell train!
Because the soul-shaking eleven variations had begun!
It was the same theme that was revealed with eleven different techniques and techniques. Back then, Paganini had almost extravagantly flaunted his talent and limits to the world to create a treasure, and now, in the hands of the youth, it was being performed again.
But now, everything he witnessed was so unimaginable.
The young man who seemed to be clumsy in terms of technique and technique was now using his clumsy method that was not outstanding to complete such a drastic change and change of tone.
It wasn't just the Feidon bow that seemed to turn into a phantom, nor was it just the thunder-like string in his left hand. There was also the crazy cycle between the high and low notes and the rapid descent of the double notes … It was something even more unbelievable.
He caught up?
Schlauder almost suffocated. That youth actually caught up with Paganini's rhythm!
He stared blankly at the youth's pale face and the fanatical and bloodshot expression in his eyes.
The fanatical sound burst out from the top!
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At that moment, outside the toilet, a voice that shouldn't exist here sounded.
"This is the ladies' toilet."
The big sister squinted her eyes and smiled, staring at the group of uninvited guests. "Even if you need to pee, you shouldn't come here, right?"
In an instant of astonishment and shock, everyone in the room turned their heads and saw Luo Xian, who appeared behind them without them knowing when. On the wall outside the door, there was a burst of blood.
Just behind her pair of white slippers, a headless corpse fell quietly at the door. There was no more sound in the originally heavily guarded corridor.
They should have attacked.
They should have pulled the trigger at the first moment.
But for some reason, when they stared at that gentle smiling face, everyone felt an indescribable chill. The chill swallowed them up, freezing their limbs inch by inch, cutting off their nerves, and breaking their senses …
It was like being scrutinized by a predator.
The hunters became the prey.
In the dead silence, only Luo Xian raised her head slightly, as if listening to the melody from afar.
"That's not bad." She gently nodded and looked at the enemies in front of her. "It sounds like the door of hell has been opened, right?"
As she said, her beautiful body bent down slightly and rummaged through the basket at her feet. Finally, she pulled out a fresh green onion wrapped in plastic wrap, swung it in her hand, and shook it twice.
It was as if it was a weapon.
She smiled and nodded at the enemies.
"Then, let's start here …"
Behind her, the door closed quietly.
The corridor was once again filled with dead silence.
Only the terrifying melody that seemed to come from hell sounded in the distance.
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When the team of the Social Security Bureau broke into the building by jumping over the border, they fell into a daze.
Yuan Zhao stared at the tragic scene in front of him in astonishment, not knowing what had happened.
At this moment, the corridor outside the examination hall had turned into an out-and-out Avici hell.
Dozens of mercenaries who were armed to the teeth were now a mess of corpses on the ground. Whether it was the Ascended or the trained and experienced ordinary people, their corpses were now the same.
They were all similarly tragic as if they had been ravaged by a natural disaster.
From one end to the other, Ye Zichen looked at the sky.
It was as if an invisible storm had violently galloped past, destroying everything and turning them into ashes and dust. Only dripping blood covered an inch of the pure white wall, and broken organs and limbs were casually scattered on the ground.
In the midst of the blood, Mo San bent down and picked up a hair band from the ground that he seemed to have seen before.
He turned pale with fright.
The hair band with the Kitty smiley face was now dyed blood red.
"Xiao Xian?"
As if facing a great enemy, she connected to the command center's channel. "Status update, level two alert! Que 'er, quickly inform Teacher Luo! "
She raised her head and stared at the depths of the corridor that was dyed red with blood. Behind the tightly shut door, fresh blood was gradually flowing out, and she sucked in a breath of cold air.
"Luo Xian is out of control …"
In the midst of the chaos, Yuan Zhao looked around blankly. Finally, he stood in front of the door and looked inside through the small glass window. He was in disbelief.
That gigolo was actually playing the piano?
Then, he finally heard it.
In the depths of the darkness, there was the sound of the piano. The melody from hell was like thunder!
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