The police launched a full operation to locate the two people who had been chosen for the next battle. Within seconds, the city streets were filled with patrol cars blaring that characteristic siren sound, flashing red and blue lights. The problem was that they didn’t know exactly where the two lived. So they had to carry out an entire intelligence operation to find out. Since they didn’t use their real names, it was a real odyssey to track them down. Still, they had to do it before they hurt each other—or even worse, before the few hours given by the system ran out and there was no winner."Curfew, curfew. As of this moment, a curfew is declared. Everyone go directly to your homes," the patrol cars blared through loudspeakers, addressing the pedestrians who were still on the streets.The police could see drones flying above their heads, recording every detail to deliver exclusive footage to the live broadcast. All users could watch as the authorities desperately searched for the two

"This just keeps getting better," said a user, enjoying some popcorn and sipping a soda while watching the broadcast on the Euphoria app.There were still many people who watched in horror at everything that was happening. But now, others were starting to appear—people who were clearly enjoying the suffering of those inside the battles. They loved the morbid thrill of watching the participants fight for their lives. Some even began commenting in the live chat."We want blood""Stop running, bitch""You're going to die, Curtis, you're going to die""Team Zion"Those were some of the comments that started appearing, immediately splitting the chat audience. On one side were the people horrified by the scenes, condemning Euphoria's broadcasts. On the other side were those who supported the slaughter. They claimed that shows like this were necessary to satisfy the thirst for blood that plagued the entire world.Curtis had left the mall with drones flying over him, tracking his every step.

Alec Walton couldn’t believe what his father was asking of him. He had always suspected he was involved in shady dealings, but he never imagined he was a ruthless killer. Perhaps that explained why that Jack Stanton guy had attacked the mansion in the first place.Alec was deeply confused and disturbed. He wanted to run away from that place, but doing so would mean disobeying his father in something as important to him as the Walton family lineage. And that had been Alec’s dream since he was a child—to earn his father’s respect and prove he had what it took to run the Walton businesses and the entire family empire. However, he never imagined that in order to prove his worth, he would have to kill someone—and not just anyone. It was none other than his ex-girlfriend, Miranda Harper. Alec still loved her, despite what she had done to him. It was undoubtedly an incredibly difficult decision Alec had to make in a matter of seconds.“As you can see, Alec… We Waltons have always stood out f

"I’m the damn owner of the world," said Carl Stanton as he returned to the sanctuary after watching the incredible broadcast that had just ended.The numbers they had achieved were simply astronomical. Never before had the Absolute Millionaire System reached so many people at once. At that rate, they would end up controlling the human world faster than anyone had anticipated. Something the previous Number 0 would never have had the courage to accomplish. Now Carl was flaunting his great achievement. The Euphoria app was his creation, and it had become the main weapon of the entire spiritual world.He walked to where all his servants were. Millionaires of a much lower rank, who had only recently earned the right to enter the elite. Now they were servants of the Supreme Millionaire, and they had to do whatever he said if they wanted to slowly rise in rank. In the world of elite millionaires, the only goal was to keep climbing ranks until reaching Number 0, although only one could achiev

A couple of days had passed since Curtis was killed in that forest. Everyone was talking about the horrific death of one of the elite users, who now was just one less number in the Euphoria app tournament. Still, many people had to try to return to their everyday lives while they waited for their turn to face a battle in the tournament.That was exactly the case for Rex and Lix. They were going back to school, trying to pretend they had normal lives, when the truth was they were completely paranoid, believing their turn could come at any moment—especially Lix.She kept thinking about what her opponent would be like, and how she would react when that rival tried to kill her. Her father had even committed to teaching her how to shoot any type of weapon. If he couldn’t save her from those battles, he could at least give her enough knowledge to defend herself.It was awful trying to pretend everything was fine and lead a normal life while living in constant fear of your own cell phone. Li