Tag (4)
Tears poured like a waterfall from the deformed eyeballs clinging to the ends of his eyebrows. The severed arm of the killer lay on the floor, soaking it with blood.
“Uwaaa, uwaaa……”
The killer trembled all over like aspen leaves. Clutching the torn shoulder area, he despaired that he could never escape from that monster.
Han Mir flicked the blood off his hand and squatted in front of him, smiling faintly.
“Why are you doing this? Giving up already? That's not allowed. Come on, muster your strength. Shall we start over?”
“U, uwaaa.”
The killer shook his head violently. He didn't want to continue a game he was already doomed to lose. He just wanted the game to end as soon as possible.
But the words that came out of Han Mir's mouth were without mercy.
“10, 9……”
“Uwaaa! Uwaaaaa!!”
He screamed for him to stop, but Han Mir continued the countdown with a chilling smile.
This monster doesn't understand words. This was his last chance to live. There was an exit in front of him, but opening it and going through wouldn't end the game immediately.
The monster could follow through the exit anytime. The system allowed exit from the game by leaving the secret passage's section, but he would definitely be caught and killed by the monster before getting out of that section.
“7, 6……”
He couldn't go anywhere else either. There was no way for him to escape from that monster named Han Mir.
He was going to die.
The man who always brought death to people by being in the position of a predator was now trembling in fear, smelling the scent of death.
“5, 4……”
The smaller the numbers, the more his will crumbled, and flashes of his past flashed through his mind. In the past, he always smiled brightly.
He had felt happiness by bursting survivors' heads, ripping out their intestines while alive, cutting off their limbs to use as bait, and committing all sorts of hideous atrocities.
But now the moment had come to pay the price for that happiness.
“3, 2……”
He just wanted to die painlessly. Like the survivors who had given up on life in front of his ruthless violence. But he knew. Just like he had ignored the survivors' wishes, he would be trampled even more thoroughly, screaming in agony, and meet a terrible death.
Just as the killer was about to close his eyes in resignation.
Something entered the edge of his vision.
A single ray of light shining into the despair of nothingness.
A bespectacled man who jumped in fright, banging his butt.
The tendons in one of the killer's arms twitched violently as if they would burst, and he pushed off the ground and exploded with all his strength, leaping. His heavy body rushed toward Kang Hyun-soo, and the two tangled and rolled around.
“Uwaaaaa!”
Kang Hyun-soo was pinned under the killer and screamed, struggling. The boy's face turned deathly pale in an instant. The killer tasted a surging sensation as his cold heart burned hot again, seeing that face.
At the same time, a thought seized his mind.
Alive, alive, alive, alive, alive, alive, alive, alive.
Without hesitation, the killer strangled Kang Hyun-soo's neck. If he broke this boy's neck and killed him now, the game would end forcibly and he would survive.
Normally, the moment he was caught, the boy's neck should have broken and he should have died instantly. But he had poured all his strength into the leap and couldn't exert his original power.
“Ke, keuk! S, save…!”
Tears and snot streamed endlessly from Kang Hyun-soo's face. Drool spurted from the boy's mouth like foam. The killer smiled widely, tearing his mouth open.
Yes. This is right. I am the hunter. So, I have to beg for my life.
A lightning bolt flashed in his mind, which had given up on life.
I want to live. Survive forever in this game, hunt the survivors. Enjoy their screams and wails, bathe in their blood.
Spittle dripped from the killer's gaping mouth and fell onto Kang Hyun-soo's face.
“Uwaaaaa!!”
The killer squeezed his last strength and poured all his power into his grip.
“Ah, aa?”
The vision spun rapidly, and suddenly, instead of the boy, the monster appeared in his sight.
“Ah, a, a……”
The killer, whose head was twisted to look the other way, realized there was no sensation below his neck. He bowed his head as he was, still smiling.
The Killer has been killed! Victory for the Survivors!
“Kuuk, kuuk!”
Kang Hyun-soo vomited rough breaths. With a face smeared in tears and snot, he looked up. Han Mir, with the red moon behind his back, looked at him and chuckled.
Flash!
The darkness returned.
As the vision cleared, Han Mir looked at Bani with a tired face.
She was also flying in the air, looking down at Han Mir. Bani was smiling brightly, but the boy noticed.
The corners of her mouth trembling slightly.
At that moment, someone grabbed Han Mir's sleeve. The boy, who had thought it was Han A-reum, turned his head.
“Thank you.”
Kim Min-jeong was there, offering thanks. She was still not calmed, her eyes red and swollen, and she shrugged her shoulders.
“You saved me. If you hadn't, I would have been dead.”
“It’s nothing. What are you talking about.”
“Yes! It's nothing! Ahem!”
Han A-reum appeared from the side, hands on her waist, complaining.
“Look at this little brat. If someone sees, they'll think you saved him.”
“I helped too! If it wasn't for me, unni would have been in big trouble!”
“Yes, thank you for helping too, A-reum.”
Kim Min-jeong smiled gently and stroked Han A-reum's head.
“Eh, what happened?”
Lee Ji-han muttered, looking around blankly.
At his words, Bani spread both arms wide and shouted.
“What happened? It's amazing! Your victory! And in an incredible way!”
Waaaaaaa-!
The cheers that always followed.
“You were amazing! Who would have imagined you'd turn the tables and kill the killer? The MVP of this game is none other than!!”
Dugudugudugu!
“With the hero, Han Mir!”
With Han Mir's face appearing large in the air, fireworks exploded from all sides.
“Who would have thought you'd hide powers surpassing the killer!”
“Shut up, and send us back already?”
Han Mir shrugged. At the boy's words, the muscles on Bani's cheeks twitched.
“Oh my, already wanting to go back? You haven't even properly enjoyed the game yet.”
“I’ve enjoyed it plenty. Right, everyone?”
When Han Mir turned around, the people swallowed hard and nodded.
“Eh, it's already over?”
Han A-reum puffed out her cheeks in disappointment.
“Yeah, it's over. It's time to go home.”
“Hing, okay.”
Han Mir stroked the head of the dejected Han A-reum.
“Oh~ Since there are those who are disappointed, shall we do this?”
Bani said with sparkling eyes.
“We’re voting! If you all want to return to your original world with unanimous consent, I'll take you there. H. A. Z. If even one of you wants to stay here?”
She showed her teeth and grinned.
“We’ll start a new game! Just imagining it gives me chills, right!?”
“Insane. Who would want to play such a crazy game? The vote result is obvious without looking.”
“Really? Hehehe. Then, let's start the vote!”
Kugung-!
Suddenly the ground rumbled, and six narrow voting booth buildings were generated.
“The way and who voted is a secret. Come in and vote quickly!”
Han Mir narrowed his eyes at Bani, sighed briefly, and looked at Han A-reum.
“Kid, do you have to vote that you're going home? Got it?”
“Uhn, oppa! Don't worry!”
“Ssh. I'm a bit worried.”
If Han A-reum accidentally pressed wrong and refused to leave, it would be troublesome to play another game.
But since he couldn't interfere, he had no choice but to trust the kid.
Lee Ji-han looked around with some unease and said.
“You all are going home, right?”
“Of course! I don't want to be in this kind of terrifying place for even a second…”
Kim Min-jeong, who had been attacked by the killer but recovered, clutched the healed wound and agreed. The others nodded one by one.
The six participants entered each voting booth.
There, under a monitor screen displaying the question of whether to continue the game, there were two buttons.
A green Yes button and a red No button.
Han Mir pressed the red button without hesitation.
As he came out, the others who had made their choices came out at the same time. Han A-reum waved happily at the boy.
“Little brat, what button did you press?”
“Of course the red one! Hehehe, I almost pressed green by mistake thinking you were saying we're ending the game!”
“Annoying even to imagine. Yeah, good job.”
“Hehe! But oppa, why is that?”
Han A-reum tilted her head and pointed at the air. There was a huge electronic board there.
“What is it?”
Han Mir frowned at the text on the board.
[Approve 5 / Oppose 1]