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Chapter 8
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2026-01-02 02:00:34Tall trees with wide, dark-green leaves stretched out ahead. The forest canopy grew denser, darker, cold and damp.
“Phase One. Tropical Forest.” The robotic voice was flat, emotionless, yet it sent a chill straight down my spine. Out of the entire Radon team, I was the only one trembling, stuck at the very back of the line. The deafening bell rang, making my knees go weak. Everyone sprinted into the forest at once, leaving me behind as I dragged myself after them. The mome
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No, not just one… There were several of them, and they were getting closer.“Several people are approaching.”“Are you sure?” Ash asked warily, already preparing to use his water-channeling ability.I nodded slowly. “I'm positive.”“How many?” Ash asked again, his expression serious. “I can't see anything up ahead, Maddie.”“I'm not sure. They all have different scents.”Fredrick looked at me. “Scents? What are you talking about?”“Just turn off the flashlights for now!” I ordered.Fredrick furrowed his brow, giving me a questioning look as if he suspected something.Ash and Fredrick exchanged glances, but I said nothing. Instead, I closed my eyes again and focused on separating the scents flooding my nostrils.“They're… their scents are coming from behind us,” I whispered, tension rising in my voice.I didn't know how I could tell, either. But ever since the change, my body had felt different. All my senses had become incredibly sharp, growing even more sensitive whenever I focused o
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We continued down the damp, chilly corridor, where a faint breeze brushed against our skin. My instincts told me there was nothing down here, just darkness.At least, our escape had taken us far enough away from the other players.I stopped at the end of the corridor and crouched down. Ash and Fredrick did the same. Whatever movement I made, they followed suit.“We’re going down here. Be careful,” I said. “We’ll keep following this path.”“Oh, my God. Are you sure about this, Maddie? I can’t see a thing.”I ignored Ash’s protests and descended the steps. The soles of my shoes scraped against the cold concrete and long metal plates beneath my feet. I could smell the rust.The two of them climbed down carefully and caught up with me. Fredrick sniffed the air, then bent down and touched the ground beneath us.“Rails,” he said without hesitation. “Are we in a subway tunnel?”I shrugged. “Yeah, looks like it. I’ve never seen a subway before.”“We have them where I’m from.”“Me too,” Ash ch
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“We have no choice but to stick together and find the location of the Statue of Liberty,” Fredrick muttered.“Then why are we still here? Come on, move. Our lives are in danger too!” Loki shot back impatiently.Loki moved first, heading toward another exit. We had no choice but to follow him, since the only source of light came from Loki’s palm.We stepped outside and looked around. Tall grass blocked our view in every direction. The sounds of battle were no longer audible.Either we were already far away, or… too many lives had already been claimed.We continued on cautiously. We tried not to make a sound, walking in a line behind the partially collapsed buildings.By the time the sky turned red, we still hadn’t found the Statue of Liberty. It felt like we were going in circles, with no idea where we were headed.I walked beside Ash and Fredrick, both of their expressions grim.“How much time do we have left?” Ash asked. “Damn it, I’ve completely lost track of time.”“Until tomorrow,
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“Your mission is to reach the remains of the Statue of Liberty.”The robotic voice sounds flat as it gives us the information about Phase Three.“Of the ten remaining teams, only five will qualify.”What did it say? Five? That means...“You have twenty-four hours to reach Liberty. Good luck.”That means we have to kill each other off with the other teams.Oh God, has the game finally reached the insane and brutal stage?The first thing I think about is where that statue is and what it looks like. I have never left the underground district in my entire life.This place, this city, is nothing but ruins. Plants with wild roots spread everywhere, and streets are covered in rubble.“Easy,” one of the Shifters says.He looks excited, even though we nearly died over the past few days.Is this how Shifters are? As if they carry no weight on their shoulders and always underestimate their opponents?“Easy for you to say,” someone else shoots back. “We’re going to run into Psyon! You know how po
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Kael’s gaze never leaves me, narrowing as he studies me. His unreadable expression now reveals something I rarely see from him: shock. Even so, a few seconds later, he manages to regain control of his emotions.Kael’s forehead creases slightly. “So you’re a Shifter? But how’s that possible? You don’t even have a Shifter scent.”I shake my head quickly. “I don’t know anything.”“And the one you took down earlier was a Snake Shifter.”My teeth clench. Being pressed like this only makes me want to rebel more. Especially when Kael looks at me with suspicion, as if I’m some kind of monster.“Then what? What are you going to do to me?” My tightly clenched hands begin to tremble. “I don’t even know what’s happening to me. So stop asking me questions because I don’t understand any of this!”Kael closes the distance between us, his gaze sharp.“How do I stop all of this? Will I be disqualified and killed if the others find out?” I ask, starting to panic.“Calm down, Maddie.”“I can’t calm down
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The night feels like it is freezing the marrow in my bones. The time left before dawn passes painfully slowly. I curl up in the corner of this steel shelter, hugging my knees tightly. The rest of my team is already fast asleep from exhaustion, but my eyes refuse to close.My body feels incredibly strange, and the temperature suddenly drops. Cold creeps beneath my skin, as if my blood is thickening into ice. This isn’t ordinary cold; it’s... I don’t know.My head spins, and an unnatural hunger rises inside me. A savage hunting instinct urges me to crawl through the darkness and coil around my prey until it goes limp.I clutch my hair, holding back a groan. My breathing grows ragged.My consciousness slips back and forth, divided between myself and the monster inside me.Suddenly, a large shadow blocks the dim light. Kael drops down right beside me. Our shoulders touch, and he sits so close that our thighs press together.Hea
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