The masked men lifted Yong-Jun and Da-qiang's corpses and placed them into coffin-like boxes.
Outside, Ming-Yu was resting when he suddenly heard several "beep" sounds. He stood up and began rummaging through boxes.
Suddenly, he saw a time bomb. He tried to pull it out but found it was stuck there. With no time to think, he grabbed some gear and ran outside.
Jun-Su looked at the sunset nearby, then at an island ahead, thinking, "That must be the island."
Just as he was about to call Ming-Yu, Ming-Yu rushed out and shouted: "Run!"
Then he pulled Jun-Su and jumped into the sea.
Before long, after swimming some distance, a loud explosion came from behind.
"Boom."
The ship exploded.
In the host's office, the phone rang. The host picked it up, and the voice on the other end said: "I've already dealt with them."
On the other end of the line was none other than Jun-Su's captain.
The host was silent for a long moment, then said: "Keep monitoring."
And hung up the phone.
Inside the dormitory, as Player 68 just entered, Player 99 came running up.
Player 99 shouted: "Zhi-Xuan!"
Then hugged him tightly: "I thought you were dead."
Player 370 slapped Player 99's shoulder hard and said: "When I came back you weren't that excited. Don't tell me you like him, you're gay."
Player 99 backed away and said: "You're the gay one, get lost, idiot."
Player 370 watched Zhi-Xuan and Player 68 walk away together and muttered: "Damn it."
Soon, everyone looked up at the piggy-bank above. The number of survivors dropped to "42 players," and the prize pool rose to "41.4 billion."
At this moment, Jung-Hyuk woke up and shouted: "I want to vote. If more than half of the players agree, the game can be stopped. That's what it says on the consent form."
Yoo-Chun looked at him from afar with contempt.
The gate opened, and a masked man said: "We respect your freedom of choice."
They pushed out a voting machine.
Yoo-Chun asked Bei-bei: "Where's Da-qiang?"
Bei-bei replied: "I don't know."
Zhen-Yan said: "Seems like he's dead."
Yoo-Chun sneered: "That useless trash. He called himself 'Da-qiang,' but he wasn't even as strong as a cockroach."
Then the masked man said: "Voting will proceed in the order of player numbers. Player 18."
Player 18 walked forward, looked at the masked man, then pressed the circle button.
"Player 39."
Player 39 hesitated, then pressed the circle button.
"Player 62."
Bei-bei's hand trembled as he pressed the cross button. Yoo-Chun glared viciously at him.
"Player 68."
Pressed the cross button.
Several more were called in between.
Meanwhile outside, Jun-Su and Ming-Yu swam ashore, gasping for breath as they looked at the island.
The vote tally reached 18:10.
Jung-Hyuk rushed out: "Everyone, don't you understand yet? If this goes on, all of you will die! Every single one of you."
Yoo-Chun came out and said: "Who the hell are you? From the very beginning, you've been saying we'd die. How do you know?"
Player 370 said: "Yeah, from the start you've been trying to scare us. Who exactly are you?"
The crowd started arguing noisily.
Jung-Hyuk shouted: "I once participated in this game. Back then, everyone who played with me… all of them died."
Player 262 asked: "Then did you take the prize money for yourself?"
Jung-Hyuk nodded.
Yoo-Chun said: "Impossible. If you had that much money, why would you come back?"
Jung-Hyuk said: "Yes, I already have that much money. If you vote to end the game now, not only will you live, I will also use my money to help you. Trust me."
Zhen-Yan said: "Why should we trust you? Once we leave, you'll vanish without a trace."
Jung-Hyuk continued: "I really will help you. I swear, you guys…"
Before he could finish, a masked man pressed a gun against him.
The masked man said: "From this moment on, we will not tolerate any interference with the voting process. Now, let's continue. Player 99."
Player 99 pressed the cross button.
"Player 262."
Player 262 pressed the cross button.
"Player 239."
Player 239 pressed the circle button.
At this time, the host was entertaining VIP guests.
Jun-Su and Ming-Yu watched the guests walk inside, then secretly followed them.
Meanwhile, the vote tally reached 19:19.
"Player 329."
Soo-Mi pressed the cross button.
The tally became 19:20.
"Player 341."
After wavering between the two buttons, finally pressed the circle.
20:20.
"Player 357."
Jung-Hyuk walked forward and pressed the cross.
20:21.
"Lastly, Player 370."
He pressed the circle button, glaring disdainfully at Player 99.
21:21.
The masked man said: "Now let's summarize the result."
Zhen-Yan asked: "It's a tie, so what now?"
The masked man replied: "Clause 3 of the consent form: if the vote ends in a tie, a revote will be held."
Player 262 asked: "When will the revote take place?"
The masked man said: "To give you time to reflect, the revote will happen tomorrow. Please carefully consider your future."
After he finished, everyone returned to their beds.
Jung-Hyuk looked at the tally—"21:21"—and felt an inexplicable unease.
The scene shifted: two triangular-masked guards were patrolling.
Suddenly, Jun-Su and Ming-Yu locked their necks in chokeholds.
Soon, they put on staff uniforms and blended in.
In the dorm, Soo-Mi took food, then sat beside Jung-Hyuk to comfort him: "It's okay, Yong-Jun he…"
Jung-Hyuk glared ferociously at Zhen-Yan.
Zhen-Yan and Yoo-Chun walked to Bei-bei's bed.
Yoo-Chun said: "Bei-bei, Bei-bei… what are you doing? Didn't we agree to cooperate? Why did you betray us now?"
Bei-bei kept eating his food.
Zhen-Yan lost his patience, snatched the food away, and said: "Did you hear what he just said to you?"
Bei-bei ignored him and said: "Give me back my food!"
Zhen-Yan looked at the food in his hand, then threw it to the ground and stomped it madly.
After stomping, he stepped back and said: "Go on, eat it."
Bei-bei pounced on Zhen-Yan, grabbed a glass bottle, and smashed it down. Just as he was about to stab Zhen-Yan's neck, Yoo-Chun kicked him away.
Yoo-Chun said: "You're insane!"
Then punched him.
Just as Zhen-Yan tried to hit Bei-bei, Jung-Hyuk kicked him away, then punched Yoo-Chun down. Afterwards, he helped Bei-bei up, with Player 262 assisting as well.
Zhen-Yan asked Jung-Hyuk: "You crazy bastard, why are you interfering?"
Jung-Hyuk said: "You're the crazy one."
Then Jung-Hyuk and Player 262 helped Bei-bei back to their beds.
Zhen-Yan and Yoo-Chun stood watching them walk away.
Jung-Hyuk asked Bei-bei: "Are you alright?"
Bei-bei shook his head and said: "Thank you."
Player 262 looked at Bei-bei with concern.
The scene shifted: masked men discovered two corpses lying on the ground.
Elsewhere, Player 99 pulled Zhi-Xuan into a secluded corner and said: "Stay away from that Player 370. In the last game, he killed Player 78."
Zhi-Xuan looked at Player 99, then glanced at Player 370 eating nearby.
Then Player 99 kissed Zhi-Xuan on the cheek. Zhi-Xuan stared at him in shock and asked: "What are you doing?"
Player 99 held out his pinky finger: "Promise me, we'll make it to the end together."
They hooked pinkies.
Player 99 smiled in satisfaction and left. Zhi-Xuan touched his cheek, then smiled as well.
Zhen-Yan said to Yoo-Chun: "Did you notice? When we were fighting earlier, the masked men didn't stop us. Maybe we should stir things up tonight."
Yoo-Chun looked at him with a grin: "You rascal."
At that moment, the host was entertaining the VIP guests.
The host said to them: "A special game is about to begin. Do you want to watch it together?"
VIP 1 said: "I'd love to see it."
Then the host led them into a conference-like hall.
A large screen descended slowly.
VIP 3 said in Chinese: "真是蔚为壮观啊!"
VIP 2 asked: "What a beautiful sentence, what does that mean?"
VIP 3 replied: "It means majestic."
At that moment, a masked man approached the host and said: "Intruders detected."
The host paused, then said: "Ensure the guests' safety and capture them."
The broadcast sounded: "Lights out in 30 minutes. All players return to the dormitory."
Jung-Hyuk looked at the countdown, then sat down and said to his group: "If anything happens tonight, just hide under your beds."
They nodded.
Meanwhile, the staff broadcast also sounded: "The special game will begin shortly. Administrators, soldiers, and workers, move to your assigned positions."
Ming-Yu and Jun-Su blended in.
In the dorm, Player 370 stared at Player 99 with a strange look.
Before long, the broadcast sounded again: "Lights out in 30 seconds."
Everyone climbed onto their beds.
Then the countdown began:
"10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1"