We are stupefied after Fifth told us that. We're doomed. All the dracodiles have landed on the ground. However, I wonder why the gold team told Fifth's group. We saw the gold team go down off dracodiles' back. Fifzen and Ninezen holding two round silver pendant necklaces. Third is holding a round gold pendant necklace. I saw a gold necklace that we hadn't gotten from Ninezen's dracodile.
*bell rings*
"Congratulations, gold team. You are the winner for Wealth Level: Stage 3, air category!"
Some shouted, applauded, and others did not care. I was also happy with the gold team's win, but I wonder why I seem to be happy with their win? Some of us congratulated our enemy team, except for First, Third, and Fifth, who showed their faces that they were neither satisfied nor happy with the results.
"And now your scores: the silver team got 70 points from the land category while the gold team got 100 points from the air category."
They are 30 points ahead of us. I'm sure that it is bad, but I don't know its severity.
In a flash, when I looked to the front to see the four dracodiles, they disappeared like melting chocolate but in gold and silver color. The necklaces that Fifzen, Ninezen, and Third used to hold have also turned to sand.
Author continues. "The necklace from the air category is now gone for another restart. You will now focus on the water category."
"How can we play again if the two of us in our team died?!" Fifzen asked furiously.
The faces of the gold team turned into gloom, and the silver team frowned out of confusion/
"Huh?" Fourth is puzzled and worried.
"Forzen and Sevenzen are no longer with us... A dracodile went aggressive so Forzen fell. Sevenzen tried to help her, but they fell together. We can't even help them." Sixzen's explanation has stunned me. "Their bodies are nowhere to be found." She sobbed and ran to Fifzen for comfort. I can also see a hint of grief in Fifzen's eyes.
"Two members of the gold team died." Just like when someone dies, it's just as easy for Author to say what bad has happened. It's always like this.
Forzen is a good person. Her cute face, pink curly short hair, and bangs embody her traits. There are times when we would play different kinds of board games when we were in the castle. She taught me how to play some of those. She also shared her recipes when we cook dinner.
Sevenzen is a close friend of Fifzen. He has long, dark hair with dreadlocks and tanned skin. They both excelled in a basketball game at level 1 stage 2. They share the same hobbies and memories that have lasted to this day. Starting in the land category, 3 of the gold team's members have died.
I don't know if I'll consider our team fortunate, but I am grateful that our team still has nine of its members. I wish nothing but we win all the games altogether.
I wonder if Author will do something because the gold team lacks members, making it unbalanced, so we have a greater chance of winning the next game.
"Just as I thought," First mumbled to himself, grabbing my attention. I turned to the left, where he was, and he also turned to look at me. My eyes ask what he means.
"Right from the start, the gold team is trying to trick us. It started when the dracodile led by Fifzen ambushed us with repetitive attacks. It was to provoke us and made us to lure them into snatching their necklace. They planned that someone from the silver team would fall from the accident, so they would come to rescue a member from the opponent's team, as Ninezen did. As they came to help, of course, our group will come after their member. And then they will covertly steal ours while we leave our beast. This method is easier than having a battle on air. After stealing ours, Ninezen's group flew away and stole our second necklace by tricking Fifth and the others, probably by saying 'Second caught in an accident, which is partly true, but they used it as an opportunity. Fifth and others will be concerned about it, so they stopped and steadied their beast. While preoccupied with what happened, they stole our second necklace."
Is this what Fifth talked about when he said that the gold team approached them and told them that our group is in danger? But when they went to the place that the gold team claimed, we weren't present. They lied to Fifth's group to lure them to land, then suddenly stole our second necklace.
"But the conflict rose when they didn't learn how to control the beasts properly. I observed how Third manipulates the dracodile. He leans forward, backward, and sideward to control it, while the gold team controlled it in a forceful way, which made their monster aggressive that led to an accident and the death of the two. "
I am in awe of the revelation I found out. I couldn't quite believe this, and I heard it from First. Now I know that he's not just silent but also analyzes the people around him and his surroundings. I am more impressed with him being like this. From his explanation, I missed a lot of important details.
He loosened himself a bit. That conversation led to a heavy atmosphere. "Well, that was all hypothetical." He smiled while scratching his nape.
Hypothetical or factual, to think that the gold team has done that, makes me feel doubtful of them that I might be distant from them from now on. I am aware that all of those are part of their game strategy but my trust in them is taking the edge off. It's true that I am greatly indebted to them becuase they saved me, but it seems off.
"Third and Fifth must've known this by now." He shrugged. "What's done is done."
I looked at Third and Fifth. Is that why they don't celebrate the gold team's success because of their scheme?
"Be ready. Water category will begin momentarily." Then Author disappeared again.
A few minutes later, we were all shocked at what happened next.