“What the hell is this?” Derry muttered, his eyes wide open.“Oh, God.” Ale dropped onto the ground, staring without blinking. “This place... It's like a combination of those three damn areas.”“Damn it!” Susan took several steps backward, hiding her trembling hands.Logan turned to the right and fell silent when he saw someone among the crowd of prisoners. He immediately activated his ability.“Old Man, you...” Susan bit her lip as she activated her ability. “I just have to survive until the time runs out.”“Don't say something that's already obvious.”“Is there a restaurant around here?” Boma looked around. “I'm pretty hungry right now. Those pieces of bread don't fill me up anymore.”“Don't say stupid things, Fatso! There's no way there'd be a restaurant in a place like this,” Don snapped as he stared at the roots around his feet. “These roots... they're pulsing.”[Core Coin will now be displayed][The ten prisoners with the highest Core Coin totals have been identified]“What is t

“Damn it, what's happening now?” Derry took shelter in a narrow gap beside a pile of rubble and roots. “As if those terrifying prisoners weren't enough, now I have to deal with these annoying explosions too.”“Tomato, are you still alive? Why aren't you saying anything?” Derry shifted toward a hole in the wall and peeked through it, startled when he saw numerous prisoners sprawled across the ground, some crushed beneath fallen trees and collapsed buildings.Ale lowered her head while hugging her knees. Her shoulders trembled repeatedly. Tears fell onto her cheeks and legs.Derry fell silent for a moment, let out a long breath, and leaned against the side of the gap beside Ale. As he closed his eyes, he remembered the happy moments he had experienced at school and college.The area became completely silent, a stark contrast to the chaos outside.“I understand how you feel, Tomato. I don't like this place either. I... want to go home and live a normal life again. But if we die here, we'

“This situation is getting harder and harder for me.” Laga stood frozen amid the roar of explosions, the sounds of falling debris, and battles breaking out in different places. He felt like a tiny mouse trapped in a savanna filled with wild beasts. “Damn it.” Laga smiled as he tightened his grip on the bone in his hand. “I-I still don't know what my ability is, and I don't have a single friend here, but I still don't want to die in this place before I beat the hell out of those bastards, including the one who dragged me into this hell.” Laga took a deep breath and watched the surroundings for a moment before approaching the dead prisoner from earlier. He searched through the prisoner's clothes, ignoring the prisoner's wounds. “I found a bottle of water, two pieces of bread, and... a bottle of medicine. There's only half left, but that's more than enough.” Laga walked around the roots, observing the battlefield. “I need to move into an area with fewer fights to avoid the worst-case

“Bastard!” The tall prisoner grimaced in pain. “What the hell is in your stomach? Why did my hand hit something so damn hard?”Laga launched a kick with his left leg toward the prisoner's face, but the prisoner managed to block it with his left hand.“How dare you—”Laga grabbed the man's left arm tightly, spun his body as fast as he could, and dropped his weight downward. When the prisoner's balance faltered, Laga immediately struck the prisoner's elbow and kicked his head, forcing him to release his grip around Laga's neck.Laga grabbed one of the bones that had fallen to the ground and ran toward the hole. However, his body suddenly stopped as if something were holding him back.“The same thing again.” Laga looked over his shoulder and saw a fat man standing behind the tall prisoner. “His fingers are moving as if he's controlling something.”The tall prisoner, who had a long scratch running across the left side of his face, laughed. “You're pretty damn good for managing to break fr

“Did I really kill him?”Laga backed away again, staring at his violently trembling hands. His breathing became increasingly ragged. He fell silent as he remembered the moment Jihoon lunged at him. His left hand had instinctively thrust the knife into the fat prisoner's chest.Haejin suddenly burst into laughter. “Ah, so this is your first time killing someone, brat? You're hilarious.”Laga turned toward Haejin, picked up the knife, and quickly moved away from Jihoon's body. His hands were still trembling violently.“What the hell are you laughing at, bastard?” Laga asked as he continued backing away. He could no longer see the core coin above Jihoon's head.I really killed him.“Your expression, of course.” Haejin wiped the tears from his eyes. “You should've seen your face when you realized you'd killed Jihoon. It was fucking hilarious. Damn, you had me crying and holding my stomach.”“Are you going to avenge your friend's death?” Laga gripped the knife tightly.“No,” Haejin replied