Warning! Some words might be inappropriate for minors. Some curse words and bloody scenes are written that might trigger trauma. If you find yourself uncomfortable reading this chapter, you should just skip it.
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" Ahhhhh!!! "
A shrill and high pitched voice awoke the others. The players hurriedly stumble out of their rooms.
" What's happening? "
One of the old couple asked, his eyes bloodshot appearing like a crazy old man. The players has totally gone insane. Just a while ago the system notified of the rising difficulty of the game. The Game's difficulty has risen from one star to four star.
How could they possibly survive from this freakish game? They were already having a hard time. This game has given them no room to live!
" It seems like the voice came from that two highschool girls room. "
The burly man stated as he shook his head. One was missing while it seems like the other one has already died. They proceeded as they braced themselves not to puke but ultimately failed. The scene that awaited them was truly too brutal. The room was dyed red with the girls blood. The bloody head was split into two as it rolled out. Her eyes was dug out of their sockets. Her body was nowhere to be seen and only a pile of bones was lying in wait. Pieces of flesh was scattered in the floor appearing as if some creature had just snacked on it.
The elder couple retched with tears in their eyes, While the other two watched on uninterestedly.
" They can only blame themselves for being unlucky. "
George blurted out ruthlessly appearing as if he wasn't affected the least bit. It was truly a pity, but so what? Sympathy is worth nothing here. The more softhearted you are, the more likely you will be the first to die.
" You Cr*zy b*st*rd! How can you possibly act as if no one died? How can you be so cruel? You're simply inhumane! What? Would you also act like this if one of the four of us dies? "
The old man rattled on. In fact he never really cared about the Girls death, but was actually worried about himself. Humans are just like that. A total Hypocrite. Put them into dangerous situations and they will even willingly eat their own kind just to survive.
" What are you even pretending about? Why act like a kind elderly? We are all sinners here! No one is innocent, We all knew what kind of people we are! So don't act like you're truly distressed. You're just scared to face your own demons. Your nothing but a coward! So what if she's dead? Is it my even my fault? Hey, you should just be thankful for living up till here. "
George shouted crazily. What he said was actually half Truth. The players chosen by the system aren't actually innocent. All of them are sinners, raging from small sin's to big ones. He Even remembered the words the system once said.
[ God will punish you for being a sinner. You shall live a life worse than death itself. Face your Inner Demons and Embrace your Sins. ]
Rather than players they were actually called sinners. Branded with dirty sins from the deepest of their souls.
All four of them went silent. The two elderly couple embraced themselves. They regretted it, but so what? White has already been dyed black. No right amount of water could wash away the sins they had committed.
" Okay, Let's all calm down. What we needed to do is to find the clues to find out the truth and catch the criminal. If we failed then we'll go to plan B. The system has already given us a leeway by issuing the task to survive. As long as we survive, even if we fail in investigating the Truth and catching the criminal it can still be considered mission completed. "
After hearing the Burly man's words the two people's eyes brightened. Yes, that's right. As long as they survive wouldn't their mission be completed?
" Don't even think about it. It would have been fine if the Game's Difficulty didn't rise from one star to four. It's very impossible to survive. "
George said ruthlessly, crushing the two people's hopes. Stupid, did they think a four star game is a joke? F ranked worlds are already so hard, what do they think a D rank is?