2025-11-21 12:59:49Sector 5 was worse.
The terrain had shifted. Rocky canyons replaced open places. Narrow paths. High walls. Perfect for ambushes. Kade moved carefully, scanning every corner. Jax stayed close. Daniel is now calm and patient, quieter now. The kid was hardening it's good. Soft people died here. [ZONE 1: THE WASTELAND - SECTOR 5] [OBJECTIVE: LOCATE ZONE EXIT] [PLAYERS REMAINING: 81/100] They walked for an hour without contact. No players. No threats. Just silence and stone. "Something's wrong," Jax said. "Yeah." "Where is everyone?" The answer came from above. A massive holographic screen flickered to life in the sky. Bright. Impossible to ignore. A face appeared. Middle-aged man. Silver hair. Expensive suit. Cold smile. "Good evening, players." Everyone in the zone must have stopped. Must have looked up. The voice echoed off the canyon walls. "For those who don't know me, I am Victor Kane. Founder of the Culling Protocol. Your host." Kade's blood went cold. The sponsor. The man who sent him gifts. "You've provided excellent entertainment so far. Our viewers are thrilled. Nineteen eliminations in the first hours. Impressive." Daniel's face went pale. "Viewers?" "But entertainment requires escalation. So let me explain what's really happening here." The screen changed. Showed a massive room. Hundreds of people in formal and expensive suits. Champagne glasses. Laughing. Watching screens that displayed the wasteland. Displayed the players. Displayed the deaths. "You are the stars of the greatest show on Earth. The world's elite are watching. Betting. Cheering. Every kill you make earns your sponsors money. Every death entertains them." Jax's jaw tightened. "Sick bastards." "Now, a special announcement. The current top five players have earned significant sponsor interest." Five faces appeared on screen. Kade recognized his own. Rank 3. Seven kills. "These players will receive bonus gifts. But also bonus attention. Hunt them. Kill them. Double points for eliminating a top five player." The screen flickered off. Then chaos erupted somewhere in the distance. Screams and Gunshots. Players hunting the top five. "We need to move," Kade said. "Now." "You're a target," Daniel said. "They'll all come for you." "Let them come." They ran. Through canyons. Over rocks. The system guided Kade, showing safe paths, warning of threats. [HOSTILE PLAYERS APPROACHING: 4] [DISTANCE: 200 METERS AND CLOSING] "They are behind us," Kade called. Jax glanced back. "Four of them. Armed." "We can't outrun them in this terrain." "Then we shouldn't run." Kade spotted a narrow pass ahead. "Bottleneck. We will fight here." They reached the pass. Barely wide enough for two people. High walls on both sides. Perfect defensive position. "Daniel, stay behind us. Jax, left side. I've got it right." The hunters appeared. Four men. Desperate eyes. Hungry for the bounty on Kade's head. "There he is! Get him!" They charged into the pass. Single fight, No choice. The first man met Kade's blade.His throat opened. Blood sprayed. [PLAYER 67 ELIMINATED] The second man swung a machete. Kade dodged. Countered. Knife through the ribs. [PLAYER 42 ELIMINATED] Jax handled the third. Quick and efficient like a Military precision. [PLAYER 55 ELIMINATED] The fourth man stopped. Saw three bodies. Saw Kade covered in blood. Fear replaced greed. He ran. Kade let him go. "Spread the word. Hunting me is death." [PLAYERS REMAINING: 78/100] They caught their breath. Three more dead. Seventy-eight left. "That broadcast changed everything," Jax said. "Everyone knows your face now." "Good." "Good? They'll all come for you." "And they'll all die." Kade cleaned his blade. "Fear is a weapon. Let them fear me." Daniel stared at him. "You're different than before." "I'm the same. Just not pretending anymore." They moved on. The canyon opened into a wider valley. More structures ahead. Old military installations half-buried in sand. [ZONE EXIT DETECTED: 1.5 KM NORTHWEST] [WARNING: HEAVY PLAYER CONCENTRATION] "The exit's closed," Kade said. "But it's crowded." "Everyone's funneling toward it," Jax observed. "Bottleneck at the exit. Guaranteed bloodbath." "We need to wait. Let them kill each other. Then move forward." They found a vantage point. A ruined watchtower overlooking the valley. From here, they could see everything. The exit was a massive gate built into a cliff. Blue light pulsing. At least twenty players surrounded it. Some fighting. Some formed temporary alliances. Bodies already littered the ground. [PLAYERS REMAINING: 76/100] Three more dead while they watched. "This is insane," Daniel whispered. "This is the game." A new notification appeared in Kade's vision. [SPONSOR GIFT INCOMING] [SENDER: VICTOR KANE] A small drone descended. Dropped a package at Kade's feet. Inside: a scope attachment for weapons, energy supplements, and a note. "Enjoying the show, Player 77. You're my favorite. Don't disappoint me. - V.K." Kade crushed the note in his fist. "He's watching you specifically," Jax said. "Why?" "Don't know. Don't care." Kade attached the scope to his knife sheath. Useless now, but valuable later. "When we get out of this, I'm going to find him." "And then?" Kade's eyes went cold. "Then I'll show him what real entertainment looks like." Below, the fighting intensified. More bodies fell. [PLAYERS REMAINING: 76/100] They waited patiently. Predators watching prey tear each other apart. When the time was right, they'd strike.And nothing would stop them.
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THE UNDERGROUND
Darkness swallowed them.Kade hit the stone floor hard. Cold. Damp. The smell of wet rock and rot filled his lungs."Everyone alive?" he called."Yeah," Jax groaned."Here," Elena answered."I'm okay," Daniel said, voice shaking.Kade's eyes adjusted. Massive cave. Water dripped from above. Bioluminescent moss glowed faint green on the walls.[ZONE 3: THE UNDERGROUND][OBJECTIVE: REACH SURFACE EXIT][PLAYERS REMAINING: 59/100]"Underground." Daniel's voice was flat. "Great.""Could be worse," Jax said."How?""Could be on fire."They gathered together. Multiple tunnels branched into deeper darkness.[SCANNING...][OPTIMAL PATH: NORTHEAST][WARNING: HOSTILE PRESENCE DETECTED]"Northeast. But something's down here with us.""What kind of something?" Daniel asked."The kind that eats people."They entered the tunnel single file. Narrow walls pressed close. Water trickled ahead, echoing strangely.Twenty minutes of twisting passages. Sometimes wide. Sometimes so narrow they squeezed throug
ZONE 2 BEGINS
The light faded.Kade opened his eyes to the cold metal floor. The desert heat was gone. Now sterile chill and buzzing fluorescent lights.He sat up slowly. Ribs screamed from the wyrm fight. Elena knelt beside him, checking his injuries."Nothing broken. Just badly bruised.""Doesn't feel that way."Jax and Daniel stood nearby. They were in a massive corridor. White walls. Steel doors. The chemical smell is thick in the air.[ZONE 2: THE FACILITY][OBJECTIVE: ESCAPE WITHIN 72 HOURS][PLAYERS REMAINING: 61/100]A speaker crackled. The robotic voice returned."WELCOME TO ZONE 2. THIS FACILITY TESTS INTELLIGENCE, NOT JUST STRENGTH. FIND THE EXIT. AVOID THE HAZARDS. TIME STARTS NOW."Silence."What kind of facility?" Daniel asked nervously."The kind that kills people." Kade stood, testing his weight."Great. Just great."They moved down the corridor. Identical doors on both sides. Some are open. Some are sealed. Lights flickered constantly.Jax checked the first room. "Lab. Equipment de
The Boss Zone
Sector 7 was a death trap. The terrain narrowed into a canyon. High walls on both sides. One path forward. No escape. [ZONE 1: THE WASTELAND - FINAL SECTOR] [OBJECTIVE: DEFEAT ZONE BOSS TO EXIT] [PLAYERS REMAINING: 73/100] "I don't like this," Jax muttered. "Nobody asked you to like it." Kade kept moving. Elena jogged beside him. "The system says there's a zone boss ahead. What does that mean?" "Means something big wants to kill us." Daniel laughed nervously. "Great. Just great." The canyon opened into a massive arena. Natural rock walls formed a circle. Sand covered the floor. Old bones scattered everywhere. Human bones. Other players had gathered. Maybe twenty total. All staring at the center. Something moved under the sand. [ZONE BOSS: SAND WORM] [THREAT LEVEL: EXTREME] [WEAK POINTS: EYES, UNDERBELLY] The ground exploded. A creature burst from below. Massive. Thirty feet long. Grey armored scales. Rows of teeth like swords. It roared, and the sound shook Kade's bo
The New Path
The rain stopped. The mud was thick. Kade, Jax, Daniel and Elena stood at the edge of the ruined gate. The sky was grey, but the air felt a little warmer.“Okay,” Kade said. “We keep moving.”“Where to?” Daniel asked, wiping mud from his face.“North,” Jax replied. “The map says there is a river there. Water is life.”Elena nodded. “I can boil water. I know how to disinfect it .”Kade looked at the map on his wrist. The screen flickered.“The map shows a small hill,” he said. “If we climb it, we can see the whole zone.”“Good,” Jax said. “Maybe we spot the exit.”They started to walk. The ground was soft, each step sank a little.“Watch your step,” Kade warned. “Don’t slip into a sinkhole.”“I’m fine,” Daniel said, but his voice shook.Elena smiled weakly. “I’m scared,” she whispered.Kade heard the fear in her voice. He felt a pang in his chest . He wanted to protect them. But he also knew he had to stay sharp.“Stay close,” he said. “We need to stick together.”They reached the hill
The Storm
The sky cracked open.Rain poured down like bullets, Within seconds, Kade was soaked to the bone. The wasteland had transformed into a muddy hellscape. "Find shelter!" Jax shouted over the thunder. They ran. Visibility dropped to nothing. Just grey sheets of water and occasional lightning flashes. [ZONE EVENT ACTIVATED: THE STORM] [ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD: ACTIVE] [HYPOTHERMIA RISK: HIGH] [FLASH FLOOD WARNING: SECTOR 6 LOW GROUNDS] Kade spotted a cave entrance. Pitch black and Unknown. But dry. "There! Move!" They scrambled inside. The cave wasn't deep, but it blocked the rain. They pressed against the walls, shivering. "This storm isn't natural," Daniel said through chattering teeth. "They're controlling the weather." "Of course they are." Jax wrung water from his shirt. "Keeps things interesting for the viewers." Kade checked the system. [PLAYERS REMAINING: 74/100] [STORM DURATION: 4 HOURS] [PLAYER DEATHS FROM EXPOSURE: LIKELY] Four hours. Some players would freeze to de
The King of Rats
The valley floor was a slaughterhouse. Bodies everywhere. Blood soaking into sand. The fighting had died down. Only twelve players remained near the exit gate. Exhausted. Wounded. Watching each other like wolves. "Now?" Jax asked. "Now." They descended from the watchtower. Quiet and careful. Daniel followed, gripping his pipe tight. A large man stood at the center of the remaining group. Bald. Scarred face. Built like a tank. He shouted orders at others like he owned them. [PLAYER 12: ROMAN VOLKOV] [FORMER UNDERGROUND FIGHTER] [KILLS: 11] [THREAT LEVEL: HIGH] "That's Roman," Jax muttered. "Heard about him. Calls himself the King. Built a crew by breaking skulls." Roman spotted them approaching. His lips curled into a sneer. "Well, well. Look what crawled out." He stepped forward, arms spread wide. "The famous Player 77. The military boy with the fancy sponsor gifts." Kade said nothing. Just walked closer. "You deaf, boy? I'm talking to you." Roman spat on the ground. "Vi
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