Pete was writhing in pain. His whole body suddenly collapsed to the ground. He raised both his hands above his head. His eyes are dilated. His mouth were open but no words will come out.
Cayden panicked inside.
Punishment and battle mode?! Is this thing possible? He openly glared at the Alpha Snake Beast.
The Alpha Snake Beast noticed his gaze and he returned it with a smile, pissing Cayden off. The remaining challenger who saw this scene was silent. They have already witness what the punishment mode did to the woman earlier.
This young man is already a goner.
Pete continued to writhe.
To everyone's horror, blood suddenly soaked Pete's shirt. It's flowing out so fast, it's like there was a big wound cut up in Pete's torso. This scene hugely reminded Cayden of the past.
Back to the time when Pete was eaten by the monster BOSS of a game. He could not forget the life as it slowly slipped from Pete's eyes. The sensation of feeling Pete's blood on his hand. The warmth of Pete's body as it gradually turn cold.
For hours Cayden held Pete's body as if he was cradling him to sleep in his arms and lap. His heart were almost torn to shreds. He could not stop his tears….
He could not save him back then.
That's why he goes back to make it right.
He's going to straighten the mistake he made before so as not to suffer the same regret again.
The blood in Pete's body became thicker and pooled around his body. There was a clean incision on both his arms. Nobody saw who did it. But they watch in horror as the wound appeared and slice the young man's skin.
Cayden wanted to run to Pete's side to stop the punishment mode. With his broken arm and leg he slammed his body against the barrier of the square he was in.
He no longer fucking care about pretending not to know each other.
Pete has already so much blood! If Cayden could not get to him in time, Pete will die!
And this is something he will never allow!!!
"Pete!! Hang in there! Pete! Can you hear me?!" Cayden is now shouting and slamming his not broken arm into the invisible square barrier.
"Pete! It's only an illusion! Please wake up!" Cayden is not only trying his best to awaken Pete, he is also trying to convince himself to be optimistic. To calm his raging heart and do his best to wake Pete up before he fell into despair.
He could not let Pete lose himself and seek immediate death!!!
"Pete!!!" Cayden's voice has already gone hoarse from shouting. He took out his dagger and use its tip to break through the barrier, but it will not allow him.
His movements are greatly restricted. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the Alpha Snake Beast's pleased smile. As if all this happened within his expectation.
As if he is doing this because he knew it will torture Cayden.
If breaking his arm and leg won't snap Cayden's mind then witnessing his best friend die and turn into a slave for the Alpha Snake Beast will.
Surely these two young men will commit another double suicide? No… the possibility of that happening is too low. This young man here is too prideful to do that. Most probably, he will get to see this young man foolishly seeking death by reckless fighting.
At this point, the blood around Pete is already enough to take him one step closer to the death's door.
[The punishment mode is over. Now commencing, battle mode. Snake grid battle.]
A loud alarm rang out in the whole area, waking everyone out of their horror. They watch, stupefied, as dozens of snakes came out of the square grids. These nasty snakes slithered to Pete's body and drain his blood.
Almost all of them buried their fangs into Pete's skin, making him convulse in pain. Then his body suddenly slacked.
[The challenger could not survive the punishment and battle mode. He was eliminated from the game.]
[By the monopoly game rules, once you lose to the Snake grid battle, you will forever stay in the game and become the Alpha Snake Beast's pet]
Cayden is now boiling with anger. Could not survive?! That was completely one - sided annihilation. Pete could not fight back.
It was unearthly unfair how the pain in the illusion were executed in reality. Pete lose too much blood and could not resist.
The remaining challengers watch with horror as Pete, who was supposed to be dead, suddenly stood up. His movements were rigid and mechanical. Almost like a wooden puppet forced to raise their legs and arms by the puppet master using different strings.
Cayden's heart was almost torn at the scene.
Pete's eyes were closed. There was nothing unusual on his face. His neck wasn't severed and his face was still intact, not replaced by the small snakes growing on his neck's flesh.
But the color of his skin is no longer white, there was a purplish color on his veins that bulge on his muscles. Pete's shirt was torn off and there are tons of knife wounds on his torso.
Multiple wounds! It wasn't known how deep each one is but it was obvious on its length that this is the root cause of why Pete lose a lot of blood.
Cayden's struggles became fiercer and his expression became scarier. He has already worn the face of someone who won't hesitate to commit murder.
His not broken hand was already bleeding and full of violet bruises. His dagger and shield he continued to pound against the square grid barrier did not yield any result. It only injured Cayden more.
But the game progressed as if nothing happened.
In the next round, multiple battles and punishment squares were triggered.
Many people died. From the fourteen, they finally reduced to five in just one round.