The game was going well and had a beautiful ending.
And he knew it.
[1 MILLION COINS]
[ LOSS]
[KOREA: - 1]
[AMERICA: 0]
[RUSSIA: -3]
[BELGIUM: - 2]
[ LIBERIA : - 4]
[SURVIVORS: 16]
[ 00 : 59 ]
Here we go again.
The burning blast of the last discharge still vibrated in the air.
The smoke rose in spirals, but did not prevent the players from advancing; despite the heat and the sticky shoes, no one complained and they ran in all directions.
An entire team had to be wiped out.
And me…
I had chosen him.
B-02, which was right in front of me a few seconds ago, had disappeared like dust.
Running away as if the world were chasing him, while most of them only had hatred for one person.
A-09.
Kang-Dae grabbed my arm, panting, as if he were the one who had narrowly escaped death.
"Where are you going?" he said, still shocked.
I did not reply.
This is not a time access.
Turning around, his ceased
That's because my mind was already elsewhere.
00 : 40
My watch vibrated .
*[R]: "Time is running out. Your prey is escaping."
I slowly withdrew my arm.
B-02 was staring at me.
He wasn't shouting.
He did not stop.
And he gave me that same frightened look.
He knew.
And that was it… that decided for me.
Kim Young stepped forward slightly, wiping the soot from his forehead.
We need to end this phase. Now. FOLLOW HIM
His finger pointed to A-09 in the distance, but his eyes…
His eyes were on me.
He looks away for a moment.
As if she were checking for a resemblance, a familiar look.
Kang-Dae advances.
Ki-Moon? We should find—
His voice trailed off as I took a step back.
I had never felt like that before.
This cold.
Slightly angry and bitter
It's the urge to yell at him, or the… that frightens me just by having that thought.
This inner madness.
The same line I had sworn never to cross…
I crossed it without hesitation.
[ 00 : 20 ]
The green zones had finally appeared, but I wasn't running towards them.
Still too far.
Seo-Hwan shouted something, but I wasn't listening to her anymore.
My gaze was fixed on B-02.
Him against me.
Me against him.
And this "Revolutionary" who observed every gesture.
I'm going to do it
I'm going to do it
It's like preparing to jump off a cliff.
I knew what he wanted.
I knew what that would do.
But above all, I knew that I couldn't do it.
And yet… I kept moving forward.
One step.
Then another one.
B-02 inhaled deeply, near a clean area, out of breath but not ready to stop, like a man who did not accept his fate.
- Are you really going to do that?
I did not reply.
[R]: "Good. You're not afraid anymore, do it, you'll feel free."
00 : 10
Kim Young frowned.
- What are you playing at? Catch that fucking American if you want to live!
I ignored them.
B-02 received.
And landed on the platform
Lying down, he was breathing heavily
So I stopped running and walked towards him
I think that's what panicked him.
- Wait, we can join forces! We can—
VOUMMMMM!!!
His sentence was cut off abruptly.
00 : 00
I jump up.
The impact was sharp, brutal, precise.
I pushed him with all my might.
He slid sideways, clinging tightly to my overcoat
He screamed.
Half burned
But not for long.
The heat did its job.
Her bracelet lit up one last time.
Then nothing more.
[LOSS: BELGIUM - 3]
[BELGIAN TEAM: ELIMINATED]
Silence…
A terrible, heavy, visceral silence…
fell upon the arena.
The flames were completely cut off.
No time wasted
Don't let hesitation take control
Kim Young's eyes widened.
Kang-Dae remained speechless, petrified.
Seo-Hwan stepped back, as if he had just seen a monster.
Me?
I was breathing calmly.
I had just eliminated B-02.
I had just wiped out an entire team.
And deep inside me, something cracked.
Something very important.
He was still clinging to me, his head charred.
Completely disfigured and giving off a disgusting smoky, mousey smell.
But nothing in my face showed it.
My bracelet vibrated again.
[R]: "There you go. You've just proven your worth to me. Now, let's start the game as mine."
I raised my head.
Took a breath
A-09 was staring at me too.
A smile on her lips.
Kim Young murmured, almost too quietly to be heard:
- The game? Oh, the bastard, he was playing his game well.
She was wrong.
I had just finished a game.
And to start another one.
A very dangerous one.
[1 MILLION COINS]
[ LOSS]
[KOREA: - 1]
[AMERICA: 0]
[RUSSIA: -3]
[BELGIUM: - 3]
[ LIBERIA : - 4]
[GAME INTERRUPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS]
"ELIMINATE AN ENTIRE TEAM"]