"Labyrinth?" "Arthur was surprised at the kind of game they would play, Celestial Dragons are lovers of violence and bloody, A game as simple as a maze is not something that will satisfy their strange inclinations.
Tsshh !
Amid Arthur's confusion, the megaphone spoke again :
"I see that our dear players are confused about what the game is, so I will explain the game to you more precisely, The high walls in front of you are a giant labyrinth stretching across a few hundred meters, All you have to do is enter through the door in front of you and walk around until you find the exit door, You have one hour until the end of the game, anyone who does not get out of the maze when the time has elapsed will be killed."
'Is this some kind of joke or what?' The more Arthur listened, the more anxiety in his heart increased. The game may seem very simple but where is the fun in it, what motivates someone to watch some slaves wandering in a maze.
"And what are the rules," the yujin sardine-like shouted loudly and asked the question that everyone was thinking about.
"You will go inside the maze full of traps and puzzles and the Iron Mountain Lion will be launched into the maze with you, I would like to inform you that the lion has not eaten anything for about a month and the fat meals are talking will be a delicacy for him, If you can kill the lion, the time inside the maze will be extended for an hour and a half, " as soon as the voice finished speaking, the faces of everyone present changed, except Arthur.
"What is this Iron Lion?" asked Arthur, feeling very suspicious, he had seen the features of others change, so he felt that it was very bad.
"It's weird that you don't know, the Iron mountain Lion is the most dangerous kind of wild animal. What makes him dangerous for us is his strong sense of smell, escaping from him is almost impossible and killing him is something even more impossible." The old man spoke and there was some heartbreak in his voice, although he is not afraid of death, but anyone does not want to die as a meal for a wild animal.
Tsshh !
Since everyone has understood the rules of the game, I would like you to head inside the maze, And before I forget there are two exit doors, one of them is a deadly trap, And also one of you six is a joker who will betray you, so I advise you to take your precautions, If you can kill the Joker, all the traps in the maze will stop for a quarter of an hour, even the lion will stop chasing you." The voice from the speakers continued to speak spontaneously, unaware that with every sentence he said, the expressions of those present turned black.
'Is this some kind of bad joke they don't want to keep any of us alive?' No matter how Arthur thinks about it, the question of his survival from all these dangers is impossible. Even if he bypasses all the traps and escapes from the lion, the exit that reached him could be a trap that will lead to his death. The psychological pressure that all the players are exposed to is very intense.
Tsshh !
"Get into the maze right away, I want to warn you that anyone who thinks to jump over the walls and see the maze from above will be killed immediately."
In one of the luxurious rooms there were several screens Den Den Moshi, in front of him sat several Celestial Dragons and in front of them sat the Celestial Dragon organizer of this event.
"Well, are you ready, so place your bets now, the bet is simple, you can bet on the person who will survive, or you can bet on how long he can stay alive" The Celestial Dragons who organized the game stood up and looked towards the people present with a small smile.
He has been organizing these events for a long time and always succeeds in swindling Other Celestial Dragons. They don't care about money very much and as soon as someone offers them things that entertain them, they pay money with closed eyes.
"Don Bernardo, I'm betting 50 million Billies that the shark's head is the last to die." One of the Celestial Dragons spoke, his appearance was stupid, his hair was green in color, styled upwards,And his eyes had the stupid looks of someone who thinks he is the actual ruler of the world.
"Fuck you, Munak, I would have liked to bet on that shark, but you stole my bet" One of the Celestial Dragons began to complain angrily, His appearance was simple, black eyes and black hair combed upwards, he was a little short in stature.
"As you know Henry, the rules are the rules, whoever bets on someone First has the right to prevent others from betting on him." Don Bernardo spoke, He created these rules so that there would be only one winner, the other Celestial Dragons didn't care about this, It's because of their stupidity that they didn't even think about it at all.
"I'm betting 60 million berry that the old man will be the first to die."
"I'm betting 30 million Berry on the human being...."
"....."
As soon as the Celestial Dragons heard the rules, they quickly started betting on the characters they had chosen so that no one else would beat them.
'That's good, keep giving me your money, you fools.' An evil little smile appeared on don Bernardo's face, He wasn't organizing these bets because he liked to do it, but only because the profits he was making were very huge, It may amount to tens of billions per year, All this money was disappearing and no one knew what Bernardo was doing with it, there was no one who could interrogate him or ask him where the money was, And even the few people in the world who have the authority to interrogate him have not done so because he pretends that his profits are low and that what he earns he uses to make toys and finance slave traders.
.....
The six slaves moved inside the maze and each of them watched his back. Neither of them trusts the other in normal situations, so how will they do it now, and between them is a traitor.
Before they enter the maze, the human slave comes forward and suggests an idea to stay together so the traitor can't do anything to harm them. Everyone agreed with his proposal, some did not like the idea, but it is the best solution to the current situation.
Arthur walked while looking at Joan's back and he was the person with this idea, he was an ordinary human about three meters tall while his little face was full of scars, His beard was a little bushy and his head was bald.
'Last night they gave everyone a private room, but the strange thing is that they separated us from each other, And the rooms we got were very far away and scattered, At the moment he thought that they have appointed the person who will play the traitor.' Whenever Arthur thought he found that anyone could be the traitor.
"Hmmm what is this?" Arthur looked at his right foot and found that the piece of land on which he had put his foot had sunk slightly into the ground.
"Trap?" When Arthur realized about it, Arrows began to fly from one direction, the old man jumped very quickly and drove away. While all the other slaves did the same thing, All the slaves present had some skill and strength, so they were able to avoid her.
When it was over Arthur stood up and there were a few drops of blood dripping from his back, The arrow holes were close to the ground so even when Arter bent down some arrows scratched him in the back, Happy to escape from this trap, Arthur was oblivious to the fact that the arrows were greased with nerve-paralyzing poison.
With careful steps Arthur and the other slaves completed their walk in the labyrinth.
.....
"That old bastard, isn't he just a blind man about to die?" The Celestial Dragon who bet on the old man's death started screaming in anger, he thought he was just weak But his skill is high compared to other people, he was the first to notice the trap and the first to avoid arrows.
"Calm down, don Henry, the game is still at the beginning and the Iron Mountain Lion has not been released yet. Don Bernardo's gaze was sharp, this group of slaves in front of him was interesting, which could make the game this time even more fun.
James pointed to one of the guards close to him and said, " release The Lion."
Grrrrrrr !
A powerful roaring sound was heard by all the slaves in the maze, "They released the lion" this sound was like a death knell for them, with dark glances they began to accelerate their steps.
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