05. Do Not Stop Killing.

[Every one of you has been carefully selected and teleported here to participate in this game specifically aimed at murderers and criminals on a d.e.a.t.h row. Your main priority is to obtain the Obsidian key, which can only be found if all four pieces of a map are gathered. The….] The General paused after noticing the raised hand of an inmate.

[Speak.] He ordered, and the vivid image of the inmate appeared on my retina once again.

"Um..... How do we get these maps?"

The General became silent for a while before responding.

[The maps can only be found as a dropped item from any of the monsters and beasts scattered around throughout the game, ]

[Moving on, ]

[The game grants every one of you the chance to start all over again from a clean slate. Currently, the memories of you in everyone and anyone who ever knew you are wiped off their minds.]

"Uh?!" The last part he made mentioned caught me by surprise.

[This is to avoid any emotional damage to those you knew and loved. Your objective is to survive within a hundred days.]

[Of course, rewards will be awarded to those who survived until the last day and to anyone who finds the Obsidian key.]

[You also stand the chance of ending the game quickly by being the last man standing.]

[Now you know what you are to do in the game. It's time you know why you were chosen.]

[Your race has been selectively chosen among the list of races available to choose from in participating in this survival game. But to quench our taste for entertainment, we decided to aim for those who had experience in killing.]

[In other words, we wanted murderers and your world leaders presented you to us. If you decide to quit now, you and the rest of the earthlings will perish, but if you accept our offer, I promise you, the reward will be mouth-watering.]

[Every one of you present has killed at least one person in your world before coming here. We, the Celestial elves, will like to exploit that to our advantage.]

[This is a world where there are no restrictions. You are free to act as you see fit. Kill as many as your heart desires and have as much fun as possible.]

[There is but one rule of the game: DO NOT STOP KILLING.]

[All we ask for in return is to be entertained.]

[Is there any question?] General Zhang asked, but no one raised their arm except one.

And that's me.

[You there, speak!]

I felt my heart hasten in its beats as I could feel the piercing gaze of everyone around me.

I sheepishly lowered my frail arm and mustered the courage to ask my question.

"Will the family and loved ones of those who survived until the end remember us when we return home from the game?"

[They will.] He gave a direct response.

"What about those that died? Will any reward be given to their friends and family?" I asked a question once again.

[NO.]

"Then what happens if everyone dies in the game?" I asked.

[Death and destruction to everyone you know in your world, ]

"Uh?" I exclaimed in shock, and everyone else murmured in the background.

[Very well. If there are no further questions, then I'll..... Oh!]

[Just so you know, the reward for finding the Obsidian key is 1,000,000,000 dollars in addition to any wish you want which only the key can provide.]

"What?!" An inmate yelled in shock, and a ceaseless murmur from everyone else followed right after.

Some began to ask silly questions from the General

"Can I see the cash to know if it is real?"

" Can I feel it to play this game a bit more seriously?"

"Hehe…I know what I'm going to do when I have that reward," A pervert made his feelings known.

While these group of criminals made their thoughts known, there were also others who couldn't wait to get started with the game.

"What are we waiting for? Let's get straight to business,"

"Can we start now?!!"

"I can't wait to get my hands dirty!!"

"C'mon!! Daddy can't wait to be surrounded by money and beauties," It appears there's always at least one pervert around every corner.

Regardless of what the inmates felt, General Zhang continued.

[All golden coins will be exchanged into currency for those who survived the game.]

[A gold coin is equivalent to a dollar.]

[Further quests and rewards will be revealed in the game, ]

"Who cares!! Send us already." An inmate yelled.

"Yeah!!" Several criminals feeling zealous yelled in unison.

"C'mon Let's get this party started. I can almost smell the reward!!"

"FYI… I can almost taste it…." A weirdo declared while licking his hands.

[Very well, goodbye and good luck, ] The General stated.

[Let the game begin, ] The General declared, and his holographic image began to fade away.

And just like that, the surrounding atmosphere became tense.

Everywhere was silent like a graveyard, even a pin could be heard if dropped.

I drifted my gaze around to notice the death glares the inmates gave each other.

'General Zhang said 'let the game begin','

'Does this mean the game has officially begun already?'

I was confused and scared at the same time.

If I lose my concentration for only a minute, I'll be caught off guard and killed by one of these inmates.

My forehead began to accumulate sweat, the sweat drizzled down to my chin before plopping into the ocean underneath me.

*Plop!!*

"Ahh!!!"

Like a signal, initiating the commencement of the game, everyone leaped onto one another, trying to choke the one closest to them.

A big-bellied inmate turned towards me, intending to choke me to death.

I drifted towards my rear, hoping to escape from his range of sight.

But then suddenly, the surface tension beneath our feet collapsed and everyone plopped into the ocean as though our ability to walk on water was all an illusion.

"Help….help… I can't swim." I cried as I slowly got submerged into the deep ocean, but everyone around me was in a similar predicament to mine and so no one could help anyone.

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The total number of players currently in the game: is 79,999.

The number of deceased players: 1.

The total number of deceased players: 1.

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