161 Leaving in a Heartbeat!

"BOYCOTT!"..."BOYCOTT!"..."BOYCOTT!!"...

Felix opened up his eyes at the sight of the spectators bellowing at the top of their voices, almost deafening his ears. It wasn't just him though, as the remaining 40 players throughout the entire maze all were shocked at such an unpleasant welcome.

'Who offended them to such a degree?'

Bewildered and a bit amused, Felix thought while looking around him, sizing up the remaining 40 players.

'Hmm?'

Soon, he noticed a huge contrast between halves. 20 players or so were standing with a relieved expression like they just gained a 2nd lease of life, while the other half had the same signs of defeat that appeared on every player after a lost game; Disappointment, discontentment, frustration...

'Oh?'