BSI Chapter 24 Drinking Water Upside Down
Chapter 24 Drinking Water Upside Down
The narrow cabin aisle became his stage for despair, with passengers watching him with varying degrees of sympathy, indifference, or fear.
The basketball kept hitting the seats and luggage racks, shattering his performance.
At the 48-second mark, the basketball slipped from my grasp again and rolled straight under the row of seats in front of me.
The Knicks' singing and movements came to an abrupt halt. He let out a desperate whimper and lunged to retrieve the ball.
But by the time he frantically retrieved the basketball from under his seat, time had already mercilessly slipped away, and the continuity of the performance was completely disrupted.
He slumped down in the aisle, clutching the basketball, and looked up at Xia Ning with his last glimmer of hope.
Xia Ning parted her red lips slightly and coldly declared: "Challenge failed."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the basketball in Knicks' arms underwent a strange change.
The reddish-brown leather became warm and soft, exhibiting a translucent jelly-like texture, with what appeared to be golden, viscous honey slowly flowing inside.
Before the Knicks could react, the basketball suddenly exploded with a soft "pop"!
Thick, sweet, and shimmering golden nectar splashed all over Knicks' body.
These juices are not simple syrups; they have strong adhesive properties and a strange activity that quickly coats the Knicks.
Almost simultaneously, from the shadows at the rear of the cabin, the long, crimson tongue covered in slime shot out again with lightning speed.
The long tongue precisely wrapped around the "human-shaped candied fruit" that was still twitching slightly and wrapped in golden honey, and quickly retreated into the darkness.
Immediately afterwards, pleasant chewing sounds came from the darkness, and even satisfied sucking sounds could be heard, as if they were quite pleased with the taste of this "honey pre-treatment".
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"Holy crap! Was it coated in honey before eating? Is that guy in the back of the plane a gourmet?"
"Exquisite! So exquisite! Even the way of dying has an upgraded flavor?"
"Honey-glazed human-shaped pastry? The texture and flavor are immediately enhanced, a perfect blend of sweet and savory, right?"
"This 'passenger's' food standards are getting higher and higher. Will they want to dip it in soy sauce next time?"
"Knicks: I f***ing thank you for coating me in syrup!"
"It seems that Weird also likes sweets. Brother Feng, you can consider sending chocolates next time."
"Oh no, I'm starting to wonder what kind of cuisine the next unlucky one will be made into..."
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Xia Ning's icy gaze swept over the rapidly evaporating golden honey stain on the floor. She raised her eyes and said in her signature sweet voice:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Nix failed to complete the challenge. So…" she deliberately drawled, "who will be the next lucky one?"
The crisp snap of fingers struck the survivors' tense nerves once again.
The cabin overhead lights responded with a frenzied dance, their flickering beams leaping and circling across every terrified, pale face before finally fixing on Evelyn, the chosen one of the Fog City.
The moment she was locked onto by the beam of light, Evelyn sat up straight as if by reflex.
She didn't tremble or plead; she simply took a deep breath and instantly tensed her nerves to the level of a secret agent.
Calmness is an instinct she developed over many years of walking on the edge of a knife.
A strange flight attendant carrying a stack of cards symbolizing misfortune walked up to Evelyn.
The black velvet fabric, contrasting with the twisted thorn pattern on the back, adds to the eeriness.
"Draw one." The flight attendant said calmly.
Evelyn didn't hesitate. Her eyes quickly swept across the deck, and her fingertips precisely pulled out a card from it, handing it back without any extra movements.
The flight attendant flipped the card over to reveal its contents:
Drinking water while upside down
Small print note: Stand upside down and drink a 500ml bottle of mineral water within 90 seconds.
"hiss--"
A suppressed gasp rippled through the cabin.
Just doing a "handstand" is already incredibly difficult for most ordinary people, let alone drinking a whole bottle of water in a handstand position within 90 seconds.
This is almost an extreme test of core strength, balance, swallowing ability, and mental fortitude!
Evelyn quickly took off her somewhat cumbersome coat, revealing a tight-fitting vest underneath that allowed her to move freely, and tied her neat blonde hair into a tighter ponytail.
She walked to the relatively spacious area at the front of the cabin and assessed the surroundings.
He then bent down and placed his hands firmly on the ground, his core muscles suddenly exerted force, and his entire body was lifted into the air in a perfectly straight inverted position!
His movements were clean and crisp, demonstrating exceptional physical fitness.
A flight attendant opened a 500ml bottle of mineral water at the opportune moment—the bottle was transparent, and the liquid was clear, so it should be ordinary mineral water.
Then, the flight attendant gently placed the bottle on the floor directly above Evelyn's head.
"Countdown, 90 seconds, begin." Xia Ning's voice was like the sound of a starting gun.
Evelyn, who was upside down, immediately lowered her head and cleverly bit the mouth of the mineral water bottle with her teeth.
Then, relying on her powerful neck and abdominal strength, she laboriously tilted her head back, allowing the water to flow against gravity into her throat.
"Glug... Glug..."
Difficulty swallowing.
The water didn't flow downstream; she had to be extremely careful to control the rhythm and amount of each swallow to avoid choking.
The veins on her forehead bulged, and her arms, which were supporting her on the ground, trembled slightly from the extreme force, but her gray eyes held a cold determination.
Time passed second by second, and the water level in the bottle dropped slowly but steadily.
The cabin was completely silent; everyone held their breath, with only Evelyn's labored swallowing and the cold ticking of the electronic timer on the wall to be heard.
Just as the time was about to reach zero, Evelyn swallowed the last mouthful of water and then loosened her teeth from biting the bottle.
The empty bottle rolled to the ground with a clatter.
Evelyn then used her core strength to perform a clean backflip and landed firmly on the ground.
She quickly calmed her heavy breathing, her vest soaked with sweat, but her gaze remained calm as she looked at Xia Ning, awaiting the verdict.
Xia Ning glanced at the timer, her voice remaining calm: "89 seconds. Congratulations, you passed."
A flight attendant brought over the bottle of "soothing drink" again, which contained a dark purple nebula-like liquid.
Evelyn took it, pulled out the cork without hesitation, and drank it all in one gulp.
He then returned to his seat and, under everyone's gaze, almost instantly fell asleep again.
"The adventure continues." Xia Ning raised her hand again and snapped her fingers, deciding their fate.
The lights flickered, and finally, a ghastly beam of light enveloped the third "lucky one"—
A middle-aged gentleman from Gaul.
He was well-dressed, but what was most striking about him was his very prominent hooked nose.
The card he drew was: [Lick the tip of your own nose with your own tongue. Time limit: 60 seconds.]
The cabin fell into a deathly silence.
No one found it funny, because everyone knew that they might be the next one chosen by this unsolvable problem...