Questions

The whole crowd was quiet as they waited for the fat man to continue. He had frozen for a few seconds after his 'now then.' his gaze scanned across the crowd.

"As you must have realized already, we are rather merciful. We have decided to host a game involving everyone here, and if you can survive the affair, you are free to go!"

Everyone cursed in their hearts as they knew he was full of it. The man was a pig with shit coming out of his mouth. The more intelligent people in the crowd had put two and two together and pieced the large disappearances of people into their situation. It wasn't 100%, but they would be surprised if it weren't true.

Acrona was calmly waiting for him to get the damn point as she didn't like how the man talked. Finally, after the man realized he wouldn't get any reactions from people for his bullshit, he went on with his speech.

"You will be lead into another room shortly after and teleported into the game environment. Since all of you have the IQ of a rat, we decided to keep the game relatively simple this time. The last time we did this, some people got confused over things even a toddler could figure out."

The man paused for a breather as talking for that long was a challenging endeavor for him.

"There are around 1500 hundred of you currently, so we decided just to throw you into a giant arena! The last fifty alive will be granted the honor to fight it out in one battles against each other! If you manage to reach the top five by some chance, we will grant you freedom. Now, does anyone have questions?"

A slender man in the audience raised his hand slowly. He was somewhat scared to as he didn't know if they could be killed for it.

"You can speak."

The big man spoke calmly, which made the skinny man calm down and ask his question.

"You said we would be fighting in an arena. I-is there any way you could describe what the arena is like for us?"

The fat man took a second before smiling with his mouth and chin. He seemed to find the situation at hand way too amusing.

"Sure, sure, It's not precisely an arena, but you will be fighting on an isolated island that is almost barren. If I'm being honest, it's really just rocks and nothing much else. You won't have any trouble finding people to kill if that's what you're worried about."

It definitely wasn't what he was worried about, but he was satisfied with the answer anyways, so he nodded his head and went quiet. The room was silent for a few seconds before Acrona raised her hand.

"Aw, I feel bad making someone like you kill people. Why don't you just come and stay with me instead?"

Acrona swore in her heart she would kill this man in the future but didn't change the expression on her face keeping up her facade.

Her 'parents' were currently panicking in their heads. They would sacrifice their lives to prevent their child from falling into the fat man's hands. They didn't speak in fear of being killed and anxiously awaited Acrona's answer.

"I appreciate your offer, but if I leave my parents to face this game alone, I won't be able to forgive myself for as long as I live."

Acrona spoke quieter than usual while hugging her 'mom's' arm. She was banking on the fact he wouldn't be a peak degenerate and offer to take care of her parents as well. Of course, she had backup plans if he did. She couldn't be sure if they would actually succeed, but life was unpredictable most of the time.

The fat man contemplated for a minute before nodding his head. He seemed to have come to a conclusion.

"I see; I understand. If you manage to survive the game, we can continue this conversation further. You can ask your question now."

"Yes, I would like that; I wanted to ask if we will be given weapons and if we are what they will be."

Of course, Acrona doesn't want to talk to the man, but if she is left alone, she won't hesitate to kill him. It's a risky situation with disastrous consequences, but she had never faltered before in her life and didn't want a disgusting pedophile like him to live.

It wasn't uncommon in her previous life for people to do unspeakable things to children, and they had even tried to do the same to her when she was little. The amount of hatred she had for people like him was indescribable.

The whole crowd, and especially her parents, were surprised by her question. It was a question some of them wanted to ask next, but they never expected it out of a little girl. They were surprised she even put her hand up in the first place.

"That's a good question, little girl. We decided to let everyone fight it out with their fists for the appetizer. What could be better than a bit of brutality in the evening? Of course, if you manage to make it to the main course, we will grant you a weapon of your choice. Excluding firearms, of course."

Acrona was in thought. She was clearly at a disadvantage because of her tiny body and strength. She didn't know her exact height, but she figured it was anywhere from 4'1 to 4'4. It would be a lie to say she wasn't worried, but even though he had said it was going to with their fists, that wasn't true.

You could pick up a rock from the ground, for example, or sharpen a stick if you had time. It wasn't like you got left without any options, and because he said it was barren and rocky, she felt a little better. Of course, other people would have the same idea, but at least she wouldn't have to fight with her fists.