(Viewpoint: Ji-Yunwoo)
The day had never truly dawned.
The sky remained covered with a grey veil, without sun.
The entire camp was suffocated; if you could call it a camp, it would be more like a battlefield.
Jae seemed to be sleeping deep inside the cave.
Jun Ho had also fallen asleep near the entrance of the cave.
Yun Seo kept her eyes closed, but her irregular breathing was enough to understand that she was only half asleep.
Me...
I wasn't looking at which one anymore.
My attention was entirely focused on her throat.
My fingers were trembling slightly, I closed them slowly to relieve the sprains.
A vibration broke the silence.
NEW EVENT NOW ON THE HORIZON.
OPEN ZONE: THE MESSENGERS' OSSUARY.
The winning team can now obtain relics, points, and rare items.
Time remaining: 01:00:00.
I immediately raised my head.
The others were already beginning to free themselves from the tower.
I don't have time anymore?
It's my left.
– Are you leaving?
Jun Ho's voice made my head spin.
I simply nodded.
– I'll be back.
Yun Seo opened his eyes slightly but seemed to sink back into it.
I left silently.
I turned on my watch and agreed to retrieve a weapon.
PLEASE GO BACK IN.
The entrance to the Ossuary looked more like an old cathedral than a dungeon.
Immense columns supported an invisible vault.
Thousands of skulls were embedded in the walls.
The silence was so profound that each of my steps seemed to echo for several seconds.
A notification appeared.
OBJECTIVE: to retrieve the traitor's Heart.
Reward: 500 points and a step towards your goal.
Warning: only one heart exists.
I smile weakly.
Obviously.
Just one.
The game clearly wanted me to kill her.
I should have progressed on my own as I had planned.
Each room was empty.
Where is this blade located?
Then...
Traces.
You sang.
I paused for a moment but…
I immediately resumed my walk.
The corridors gradually widened.
Then I heard footsteps approaching.
I slow down.
In the center of a huge circular room, a stone altar floated above a chasm.
And on this altar...
A red sphere was beating slowly.
Like a real heart.
He remains still.
I was observing.
I will wait for a reaction from him…
But he passed by me as if I were invisible.
I turned my head and watched him leave.
– this-
But another path cut me off
"Only 30 minutes left"
I turned around too and picked up the first blade that came within reach.
I didn't see him, just as he didn't see me.
I turn around and leave.
I left the Ossuary faster than I had gone in.
A notification lit up my watch.
THE FULL KOREAN TEAM.
UPDATED RANKINGS:
1 - KOREA
with Ji-yunwoo, Jae ming, Kang
I looked up at the sky.
He succeeded.
Another luminous circle appeared near the tower.
A figure slowly emerged from it.
Bro.
He had finally finished the test.
His face was as blank as Jae's.
I looked down at myself; I was the only one who still seemed alive.
I'll end up losing my mind too, like everything else.