First,Zi Qian initiated a ten-hit combo on Xin Qin. While Xin Qin was recovering, Xin Hui and I launched attacks on her, giving Zi Qian an opening to assume the stance and prepare to unleash Fire.
Subsequently, Xin Hui also completed a ten-hit combo and got into her preparation stance. Now I was even more flustered. I had to cover Zi Qian on the left and also watch Xin Hui behind me, preventing Xin Qin from attacking them. Not only that, I also had to evade Xin Qin's attacks and find an opportunity to unleash Fire myself.
Why was I assigned the most crucial task?!
Resigned to my fate, I launched over ten swift attacks on Xin Qin, forcing her to retreat away from Xin Hui and Zi Qian. Then I quickly landed ten consecutive hits on her. Finally, it was time to use Fire.
"Now!" I roared. Immediately, a blue light surged towards Xin Qin. Xin Hui and Zi Qian also unleashed Fire on her simultaneously. The blinding light caused me to instinctively close my eyes for a moment. When I opened them again, I immediately looked at Xin Qin. The health bar above her head was empty...
We had finally defeated Xin Qin.
Xin Qin didn't collapse immediately. She screamed at us, "Why? Why does Sin Qhing get everyone's support? Why do our parents dote on her? While I'm just like her accessory! I'm not willing to accept this! I'M NOT WILLING!!!"
Xin Qin had descended into madness.
"Don't get cocky!What does defeating me achieve? I've already activated the bombs. It's impossible to decipher the preset password within one minute." Xin Qin was utterly mad now. "Let's all be blown to pieces in the explosion! Hahahaha!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a 60-second countdown and the following text appeared above the piano on the stage:
To stop the explosion, please play a world-famous song.
Hint: F key 42809 multiplied by 13
"What kind of hint is this? Are we supposed to calculate it? You didn't give me any paper. How am I supposed to multiply such large numbers?" complained Zi Qian, who had come to the piano first.
Right after he spoke, Xin Hui provided the answer: "556517. I multiplied it. But what does this string of numbers have to do with the piano?"
Truly a genius. I hadn't even finished looking at the numbers, and Xin Hui already had the answer.
"Isn't 556517 that very long student number the Vice-Disciplinary Master mentioned earlier? I remember he said next that the world-famous song is one that you and I both can sing."
Zi Qian thought for a moment and said, "Could the world-famous song be the one we performed together in the Chinese music room? Wu yi, try playing it."
I played the first few notes of Canon, but the numbers above were still counting down.
"I forgot how to play the later parts," I said.
"Probably not that song,"Zi Qian said.
Time was running out,with only half a minute left.
Xin Hui suddenly had a flash of insight."Could 556517 be simplified notation? Wu yi, try playing those six notes."
In the key of F, 556517 corresponds to C C D C F E.
I played those six notes.Everyone already knew the answer: Happy Birthday to You.
"Do you know how to play the following notes?" Zi Qian asked.
"Yes!"
I quickly finished playing the song. Finally, the countdown numbers above the piano stopped at 03.
"You... how did you know the password?" After saying this, Xin Qin collapsed, motionless.
A card flew out of Xin Qin's pocket,landing on the ground with a "clang."
At this moment,the game system issued a notification.
Advanced Mission Completed!
All team members receive 500 EXP each,
Strength +20, Agility +20.
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