"Indeed, it's already this hour... Hey, you still don't want to leave?" Hidan chose to attack first.
Hearing that, Shinji chuckled and showed a pained expression, "Don't mind me, my leg cramped, I need to rest for a bit. You go ahead, I'll catch up."
Hidan: "😐"
(Damn it, I believe your nonsense!)
Although the reason wasn't clear, at this moment Hidan was very certain that Shinji had the same thoughts as him. How annoying!
"It's okay, I'll wait for you."
"No need to wait for me, you go out first."
"I don't want to go out."
"Then I won't go out either."
People around: "😐"
These two people... are they mentally ill?
Takihata, who was just ignored like that, immediately put on a dark face. He laughed in annoyance, "Alright, neither of you want to come out, fine, just stay inside!"
"Leave some people to watch them. Whoever tries to get out, beat them back! Also, take their blood every hour. Experimental data must continue to be recorded, don't stop!"
"Yes!"
The faces of those left behind immediately showed wicked smiles.
Don't want to come out?
Fine!
We'll make you die from blood loss!
After Takihata and his entourage left, the facial muscles of Shinji and Hidan twitched, but neither wanted to give up. After all, they both had 'Immortality', and taking a few tubes of blood wouldn't kill anyone.
However...
Six hours passed quickly.
Hidan and Shinji still showed no intention of coming out.
Only, their faces were already deathly pale, clearly due to blood extraction. Plus, soaking for too long made them both now suffer from severe dizziness and headaches.
Right at this moment, someone beside them approached, showing a syringe as thick as a small child's arm, and smiled cynically, "The time has arrived again. Do you two want to come out now and admit your mistakes to the Sect Leader, or donate your precious blood again?"
That person deliberately emphasized the word 'precious', because after being injected with such a thick needle five times in a row, there surely wasn't much left. Of course that blood was 'precious'!
Normal people would have definitely died from blood loss!
Only because these two people's physiques were special, their blood production speed was many times that of ordinary people, plus with Immortality, they could endure.
But if blood continued to be taken like this, the next thing that would be sucked might be the marrow from their heads!
Seeing the arrival of the mandatory blood donation session that was welcomed cheerfully by others, Hidan's pale face began to turn greenish.
However, giving up just like that made him unwilling.
"Still holding on? I see you're already weak." The dizzy Hidan tried to provoke.
Meanwhile, Shinji pretended to smile casually, "Very comfortable, I almost fell asleep. It's just the water temperature isn't hot enough, not quite right."
Hidan didn't believe Shinji's nonsense at all, but he joined in boasting, "Indeed. When I was 6 years old, I could already swim in boiling water."
(Damn it, why don't you just die from being scalded!)
(Bragging has started to become illogical?)
Shinji chuckled, "Ever drink lava? That taste~ Incredible!"
The corner of Hidan's mouth twitched.
(Drink lava what? Your cheeks must already have holes!)
"I'll count 1, 2, 3, we come out together, how about it?" Hidan tried to rack his brain again and said.
"Alright."
"1, 2, 3!"
"..."
An interesting scene appeared. Neither of them moved, then at the same time they stared at each other with disgusted looks, as if saying: "I knew you wouldn't keep your promise!"
"Why didn't you come out?"
"Aren't you also not moving?"
This time Hidan really ran out of ideas. Clearly Shinji was ready to hold out until the end.
Finally, he gave up. While gritting his teeth and closing his eyes, he forced out one word, "Take it!"
Shinji was even more blunt. Without saying a single word, he immediately held out his arm.
Take it, just take it, who's afraid!
Damn!
That cult member now somewhat admired them, but his hand movements weren't slow at all. He and another colleague immediately began taking blood.
However, while taking blood, he began to realize something was wrong. Why did the blood in the syringe suddenly stop increasing?
Turning back, he saw Shinji had already collapsed with his head tilted, not breathing. His entire skin was withered, looking like it had just been dried out.
His blood was gone, the person was dead, of course there was nothing more to draw!
That person was immediately shocked, shouting, "Emergency, quickly inform the Sect Leader!"
Someone immediately ran to find Takihata.
"What should we do now?"
The other cult member who had just finished taking Hidan's blood also looked shocked. The syringe filled with blood in his hand almost fell to the ground.
If something really went wrong and these two people had problems, a thousand sword slashes wouldn't be enough to appease the Sect Leader's anger!
Before the duplication miracle succeeded, the importance of Hidan and Shinji was equivalent to half the Jashin Cult!
How could they not be afraid!
"What to do? Quickly lift this person out! Especially Hidan, don't let anything happen to him again!"
"Oh oh oh, right, save him..."
The two immediately began lifting people out in panic.
At this moment, a happy smile from within finally appeared on Hidan's very pale face. He didn't stop the efforts of those lifting him out.
(Because in the end it's still me who won!)
(Shinji, ah, Shinji, you bastard also experienced today.)
However, Hidan was destined to celebrate too early.
Just when he thought this matter was settled and he won, he suddenly widened his eyes, showing a shocked expression!
"No! You cheated! Quickly let me go, quickly..."
Amid Hidan's angry and annoyed voice, Shinji who should have run out of blood and was in a state of suspended animation, suddenly pushed forcefully the cult member who was about to take him out.
Then, he sat back down in the hot spring, looked toward Hidan with the corner of his mouth slightly raised, and mouthed:
"Bon voyage..."
When Hidan realized that the scene just now was most likely Shinji's trick, everything was already too late.
The cult members who were afraid Hidan would have problems again didn't care at all about Hidan's very weak resistance. With a little force, they brought him out of the hot spring.
Instantly, Hidan's entire body froze, like a limp wax statue.
Lost...
He didn't expect that in the end he would be the one to lose, and in such a... hollow way.
"Shinji! You're unsportsmanlike!"
Hidan really wanted to question his opponent like that, but losing was still losing.
In brutal combat, no one cared whether you chose to attack secretly, or used underhanded methods.
Because only those who stood last, who were still alive, were the true winners!
And what made Hidan even more confused was why Shinji still had the strength to break free at that moment?
When they had both soaked for so long and their blood had been taken so much...
Wait a moment!
If he remembered correctly, in that last blood extraction, Shinji didn't seem to release much blood!
It's just that everyone was deceived by his appearance!
After realizing the reason for his defeat, Hidan couldn't hold on anymore. His eyes immediately went dark, and he fainted.
At this moment, Shinji finally got the mission completion notification from the system, making him feel relieved.
He did use a little trick at the end, utilizing the characteristics of Blood Manipulation to forcibly control the blood in his body, preventing it from being taken.
This was done to incapacitate everyone at the last moments, creating the illusion that he had died.
After all, with his and Hidan's level of importance, even if the people nearby knew he might not really be dead, they would be afraid of being blamed, so he achieved his desired result.
If this trick was used too early it wouldn't be able to deceive everyone and would be exposed early.
If used too late, he might not have the strength to break free, causing total failure.
Fortunately, his final judgment was correct, and he succeeded.
At that moment, a series of noisy footsteps were heard from the distance, along with Takihata's angry questioning voice.
"What are you waiting for? Quickly save that person!"
Shinji didn't want to face the furious sect leader at this moment, immediately made himself relax and fell into a deep sleep as well.