Judgment

Bustling city, busy people, complicated life.

The earth rotates day after day, and the days that pass by day by day, no one has discovered the dangers hidden in these daily lives.

Wang Chen was walking on the street, wearing slightly more formal clothes and squeezed out of the nearby talent market with a bag on his back.

After staying in that crowded place for three hours, he didn't sweat at all, and he didn't look hot at all.Compared with other people who are wearing shorts, vests, suspenders and hot pants, they are so lucky.

Wang Chen is not afraid of heat or cold.It's as if he's inherently insensitive to temperature.Not only the temperature, but he is also very insensitive to the emotions of the people around him, at best he is dull, at worst he cannot read people's faces.

During college, he offended a lot of people and didn't make many friends.In the talent market just now, he received countless blank stares because he couldn't read people's faces.

Seeing the female applicant with neat makeup but still unable to hide the wrinkles at the corners of the eyes, he directly called her Auntie.The recruiter politely asked him what requirements he had for future work and salary, and what suggestions he had for the company.He can blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

After looking around like this, the result is that none of the employers accepted his resume - he didn't even get the chance to try.

The cicadas on the side of the road were beeping, and the temperature remained high at the end of August.

Standing on the bus platform, Wang Chen reflected on his gains and losses today, thinking about how to use the last 250 seven dollars in his body to spend this month.There is still half a month left, 200 yuan for food, 50 yuan for transportation, and [-] yuan to save for next month.

For Wang Chen, who has just graduated and is looking for a job, every penny spent must be carefully calculated.He didn't intend to ask the family for more money, and the family itself had no financial resources to support him.To be precise, he felt that these things should not be troubled by others, even if those others were his parents.

On the bus platform, there is a message that the bus is about to enter the station, and a two-door unmanned ticket vending bus is coming here in the distance, but the speed is not slow at all.In order to catch up with the departure time, these buses always drive like flying cars.

Wang Chen, who was looking down at the next month's finances, was a little distracted. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the bus coming into the station, and stepped off the platform in a daze, just at the moment when he was about to be hit by the bus.

The devil bus in the old city was driving towards the platform at super high speed. The driver honked his horn hard at Wang Chen who was standing outside the platform, but he didn't seem to hear anything.After the bus braked, it still rushed towards him with huge inertia, and it was about to knock him into the air!There were bursts of exclamations from the people around, and some people couldn't bear to cover their eyes.

Wang Chen raised his head at this time, looked at the bus roaring towards him like a monster, and blinked slightly.

Hum—an invisible wave spread out from him.

The bus and the screaming crowd seem to have been pressed to the freeze frame button, and then everything slowly reverses like a rewind, with slow and weird movements.Only Wang Chen was still at the usual frequency and was not affected.

A lady who is checking the time on her mobile phone reads: 17:51:09

For a moment, the number jumped and the time changed: 17:51:08

Time moved back for a second, and at the same time, Wang Chen took a small step back and stood on the platform again.The moment he landed, the surroundings returned to normal.

Time continues to flow: 17:51:09

The bus passed by Wang Chen and stopped right in front of him.

The crowd returned to its former crowdedness, and no one remembered the thrilling scene just now.But Wang Chen threw two coins and got on the bus, nothing seemed to happen.

At that moment, the world turned upside down for a second, and no one noticed.

No "human" found.

Wang Chen took the bus back to the rental house, and there were people waiting for the next bus on the platform.Among the mediocre crowd, there is a pair of dark eyes, staring closely at the bus that is gradually going away.

The house Wang Chen rented was next to a certain university in Jiangbei. Although it was far from the city center, the rent was cheap. The tenants around were mostly college students or people who had just graduated and were looking for a job, and the security was good.

When he came back, the girl in the next room was getting ready to go out.

"Good evening." The two passed by, and the delicate girl smiled slightly at Wang Chen.

"good evening."

Wang Chen nodded in response, then opened the door and entered the room.

A room less than ten square meters, only a bed, a desk, simple furniture.

Wang Chen fell on the bed exhausted. Although he was not afraid of the heat, he was indeed tired after running around for a day.As soon as his head touched the pillow, his consciousness gradually became blurred, and he gradually fell asleep.

patter——

The sound of rain falling, it is raining outside.

Wang Chen, who was lying on the bed half asleep, suddenly remembered that the windows of this house had not been closed, and it would be bad if rainwater came in.But he was really lazy and didn't want to move.

drizzling drizzling--

The rain was getting heavier, and indeed some raindrops were blown in from the window. The cold raindrops fell on his face, and the wind outside the house also blew in.

Wang Chen frowned, struggling to get up and close the window.

But the wind and rain were separated in an instant, the sound of the rain became quieter, and the house became quiet again, as if someone had noticed his discomfort and thoughtfully closed the window.

Is it a roommate?Wang Chen thought.

The next second, he suddenly opened his eyes.He didn't have a roommate in this rental house, and even if he did, the other party would not kindly close the window for him.So, who was it just now?

Who closed the window?

He almost jumped up from the bed and sat up. When he opened his eyes, he saw a black figure standing in front of the window.

Thief?No, the thief would not be so daring, seeing him wake up, he still stood there leisurely and did not leave.

robber?It didn't look like that, the black shadow stood where it was, and didn't do anything to threaten him.

So... aliens?

Wang Chen blinked, trying to see more clearly in the dark room.He groped to the side, ready to turn on the light switch next to the bed.

However, the other party seemed to know what he was thinking, so he walked to the bed and turned on the light for him.

The room was lit up in an instant, and Wang Chen was able to see the face of the person in front of him.

Sure enough - not human!

Standing in front of the window was a tall man dressed in black. No, if the pair of horns on this man's head were ignored, it could be said that he was alone.But which normal person has horns on his head?It was still so dark, with horns engraved with weird patterns—it looked like a demon.

A man who looks like a devil also has a devil-like appearance that can bewitch people's hearts.With a straight nose, bright and deep eyes, and slightly thin lips, this unexpected guest has a natural good looks.

While Wang Chen was looking at it, the "devil" took a step closer and bent slightly.Wang Chen was guessing what he would do next when he saw him suddenly kneel down to him.

"..." Wang Chen made sure that he was not dazzled, and the "devil" knelt down to him.

"This subordinate has been looking for you for a long time, Your Highness the Candidate."

The deep voice of the "devil" is also very deceptive.When such a handsome and aura man kneels respectfully to you, there is probably no man who will not feel superior.

But Wang Chen avoided the direction where he was kneeling. He walked to the side of the "devil" and examined him.

"Candidate? Are you sure you're looking for the right one?" Didn't you look for the person next door, or the person next door?With such a heavy rain, even the "demon" might go to the wrong room.

"I am quite sure that you are the one I am looking for, Your Highness."

"you are not human."

This is an affirmative sentence, which sounds a bit like a curse.But Wang Chen was convinced that he was just stating a fact without any emotional color.Does any normal human being have horns on his head?He is not a dragon.

The "demon" kneeling on the ground did not react, but admitted: "I am not a human being. Of course, neither are you, Your Highness."

"Then what are you...?"

The black eyes of the lowered "demon" flickered, and he replied, "Monsters, that's what humans call us."

Wang Chen touched his chin. Although most of the time he lacks awareness of people's emotions, he can always respond quickly to whether the people around him will bring him danger.He has an innate ability to detect threats from other beings.

This time, the sixth sense told him that the male creature in front of him would not pose any danger for the time being, so he continued to question the man who called himself a monster.And it seemed that this man was also willing to answer for him.

"You say I'm not human, what evidence do you have?" Wang Chen squinted at him. "After all, I have been living a normal human life for more than 20 years."

The monster raised the corner of its mouth slightly, as if mocking his words. "Normal? No, Your Highness. A normal human being will not have the ability to turn back time."

He saw it?

Wang Chen accepted his fate.The little trick played on the bus just now has obviously fallen into the eyes of this male monster. "Only by these?"

"Of course more than that." The monster said in a persistent tone: "From the moment you were born, I have firmly remembered your smell. If it hadn't been covered up by human smells for so many years, I wouldn't have found it until now. You. You are indeed my master, Your Highness."

Wang Chen sighed and changed the question.He didn't want to worry about the weird smell on his body, so he attracted this monster.

"Even so, what do you mean by the candidate? Why are you looking for me?"

"Please allow me to answer one by one, Your Highness."

The male monster stood up.Only then did Wang Chen notice that although the monster's eyes were black, there was a gold border around his pupils.And his facial features have not only the three-dimensional sense of Europeans, but also the delicacy of Orientals.If it weren't for the pair of protruding horns on his head, Wang Chen would really only have thought he was some mixed-race model or star.

"Since 20 years ago, I have been looking for the lost Highness. Your breath is mixed with human beings, which is not conducive to searching. That's why I haven't found your trace until today." The monster leaned slightly, with his right hand on his heart. "Forgive me for being late, Your Highness."

"The title of candidate refers to your status as a candidate for the throne. Your mission is to ascend to the throne. To achieve this goal, His Highness and I must do our best. You are not the only candidate, but the throne only one."

Wang Chen was keenly aware of the hidden danger and asked. "What about the other candidates who didn't succeed?"

"Slaughtered by the new king." The magician said naturally: "Only the strong are qualified to live in this world."

That means, if he is unwilling to be the candidate, or if he becomes a candidate but fails to take the throne, will he be killed by other monsters?Wang Chen began to organize his thoughts.

First of all, this monster said that he is not human.This is debatable.

Second, the monster said he was a candidate.If the first question can be proved to be true, then this can also be proved.Same to be determined.

In the end, his life was being threatened in some way.There is no doubt about this, whether it is the consequences of the failure of the battle for the throne that the monster in front of him said, or other things, it is obvious that since meeting this horned man, he is no longer so safe.

Wang Chen couldn't be sure, if he insisted on not agreeing with his statement, whether the persistent monster in front of him would do anything dangerous.

Considering all aspects of safety, he decided to compromise for the time being—to consider himself no longer as a human being, but as a candidate for a monster.

So he asked. "What throne is the candidate vying for?"

Hearing the words, the monster looked up, its black pupils looked at him, and the corners of its mouth slightly raised.

"What you are after is the throne of the Demon King of Slaughter and Eternity."

Demon king candidate.Wang Chen thought, what a surprise.