DING
[NEW NOTIFICATIONS]
The metallic sound of the DING resonated through all the watches. A simple noise, but one that heralded something terrifying, pierced the skin, the bones, and deep into the throat. A noise that could very well bring happiness as well as unhappiness.
[ Reward]
The message fell like a guillotine. The eyes were raised with a new light, the platform stained with blood and dust was magnificent, for some reason everyone had regained confidence and courage, determined to win this "war".
Kang had stopped dead in his tracks, his arm trembling, still clutching that throat, seconds away from taking A-05's life. The latter, collapsed, his mouth half-open, let out chopped words of supplication, despite the fact that his fingers were still holding the trapdoor as if he could still change fate single-handedly.
Silence
The looks exchanged between the players and their watch, who could resist, especially in the face of the pleasure that could be had?
A heavy silence hung, even heavier than the roar of bullets moments earlier. Because you had to do it yourself.
Then the doll appeared.
Suspended in the air, her pink hair twirling, her dress billowing with lace as if she were floating in water, she watched the scene with her frozen childlike smile. Her glass eyes turned slowly, scanning the marked but determined faces.
[ 1 SINGLE TURN…. WILL DETERMINE EVERYTHING ]
[YOU READ THAT RIGHT]
[THE SUM HAS JUST INCREASED IN ADDITION TO THE TOTAL SUM. KOREA... VIU
YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO LET IT HAPPEN]
crystal laughter escaped his lips
[LET THE LAST GAME BE PLAYED]
[LET ALL COUNTRIES PREPARE FOR DEPARTURE....
don't forget the rules….]
His gaze stopped for a split second on A-05, then slid to Kang, panting, the veins in his neck bulging with rage.
[3...2....1…GO]
The crowd rushed, all of them, without exception, viper, Djesone, old bones, even me, we had more luck, 10,000 million for all of us it was obvious, we aim for the top had noticed the life that Seo Hwan had so simply shown us, even Ray Lee on the verge of death did not flinch.
If only that were all….
BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM
A shudder ran through the crowd. Even Ji-Yun Woo, who had been unperturbed until then, remained frozen in place, as all his players fell like flies.
-It's a trap, it's a trap, he came back, he yelled
Old Bone had fallen, F-10, and many others who had died only of greed.
However, it was forbidden to have a second round.
In the buyers' room
The screens were still vibrating, the eyes were bloodshot, the players were backing away in panic and getting killed, the heads were rolling.
But they…., The buyers were all talking at once, their voices overlapping in a chaos of excitement.
-Unbelievable! They are really naive
-It's a trap, it's a trap... HaHahaha But that was stupid, he could have died! Look how they rush
Others snickered, already preoccupied with the new bets.
- 10 million on Korea, they have more chance
- 30 million on the girl who didn't even move
-it's for Korea
- Is she Korean?
But the voices suddenly died away when one of the owners intervened. His deep voice drowned out all the others, imposing an immediate silence.
- 10,000 FOR 1 MORE MINUTE, he repeated wearily. For Korea.
No one dared to reply. Even the most talkative buyers bowed their heads. This amount was absurd, monstrous, almost blasphemous. But for a homeowner, it was no small feat.
Another burst out into a dry laugh.
-Interesting…
Murmurs resumed, more discreet. The game was already changing dimensions.
Back to the game
The players, however, were unaware of the colossal sums of money that had just been wagered on their survival. They only knew what the doll wanted to tell them, and what it could read.
-Brainless idiot of course it's a trap, breathed Kim Young, who hadn't even moved, was she playing with death or what?
The platform was covered in blood and corpses. The bullets had stopped, but no one dared to move.
Kang stared, kneeling, mouth wide open, and placed his hands on his face. His body was still trembling from the momentum he hadn't been able to release, but he had completely collapsed in the face of this massacre. It was his first time, experiencing it was different from seeing it.
A-05, on the other hand, let himself slip into unconsciousness, his eyes staring into space. He was breathing, but it looked as if he were dead inside.
Kim Young clenched her teeth so tightly that a trickle of blood trickled down her lips. She wanted to scream, to hit, to kill. But she held back, swallowing her rage only to spit it out later.
- You'll come back, she finally breathed.
1 Minute 30 Seconds
Ji-yun-woo backed away from the stage step by step. His allies, especially Jae-min, remained behind him, like silent shadows. None of them dared to speak.
I looked at my trembling hands, as I was one step away from setting foot on the platform. I felt tiny for a moment, will this continue for the rest of my life? Too weak for these monsters who threw death like stones, does he have to face them to get out of here?
-Kang...,
His colleague looked up, his eyes red.
-Yes ?
I hesitate. Then simply say:
-you can do it
These few words, which had just put him on the trail but also in danger.
*[the party is finally about to begin]
The revelation
1 minutes 20 seconds
Everyone looked up, was it a miracle, who would have thought that it would be him who would save them
Kang suddenly snapped to his senses and realized, but he wasn't the only one.
His eyes widened. The others had seen it too. Even Kim Young, who burst out laughing dryly.
-You? Really you? Who believed him?
The others were scarred but determined.
Ki-Moon felt his heart race, it was time for an offensive again
Kang immediately placed an arm on the hatch, opened it, and plunged his fingers in.
1 minute 5 seconds
The doll burst out laughing, before disappearing once again in a cloud of confetti.
-It's time, breathed Vipers, ideas clearer, go ahead, don't let them
Kim Young rushed to block the way
- Cover me, no one should pass
Without even arguing he executed the order, forming a barrier around the platform, except for Ray Lee who was talking to himself, like a merchant counting his winnings,
- One , one just one , I murmured, afraid of overdoing it.
Kang was searching, searching, his fingers wandering
Were there any left?
50 seconds
We don't have time
Isn't it?