"Shit, are they referring to me!"
Arran exclaimed as he listened to the sudden and unexpected announcement and he was in a state of utmost shock and surprise.
Listening to the words of the woman listing out the content of the announcement, Arran was pretty sure that they were talking about him.
The person who the announcement was referring to was most like him and Arran was 80% sure that he was correct. The reason why it was not 100% was that Arran was giving himself a way out... leaving some room for him to doubt himself. But it did not matter how much Arran wanted to believe that he was probably mistaken, Arran could just not bring himself to believe that.
This was because the whole incident was too coincidental to be wrong.
Just as Arran had finally fused the tokens for the fourth time and he had deduced that he was likely to complete the markings on the token after one last fusion... meaning that he would finally be able to clear the current el
Sometime later.Of the one hour that was given before Arran's location was broadcasted to every participant in the mountain, there was only a little more than twenty minutes left. That means that Arran had spent a little over thirty minutes avoiding the other participants, preventing them from finding him.In those thirty minutes, Arran had not been idle. He had gone over all of his various abilities which could be of use as well as the different items in his possession which he had carried along with him before the ceremony began.Like it was mentioned before, the participants were allowed to make use of any tools and artifacts that they had in their possession provided that these tools and artifacts did not pose a danger to the lives of the participants in the ceremony.Arran had taken inventory of his various possessions and he had roughly gone over his plans time and time again before settling on a rough course of action. With what Arran had in mind,
Arran had finally arrived.After making his way through the endless winding tunnels and painstakingly avoiding any contact with other participants... and even until he stumbled upon a lucky encounter... Arran had finally arrived at his destination, and with a little bit of time from the original hour to spare too.This place was a dark and silent cave that was devoid of any signs of life whatsoever.The cave was quite large and inside one could find the residual corpses of its original inhabitants who had fallen victim to the unrestrained plundering of the participants.Large fleshy leaf-like appendages was strewn haphazardly everywhere and longs stems that were covered in tree barks lay prone on the ground.In this cave, unlike most other caves in the mountain that was usually illuminated with sparse luminous rocks and plants or which lacked any form of lighting at all, this cave had a large hole in the ceiling through which a single ray of sunlig
"Attention all participants, this is an announcement.""The one-hour period of grace has passed and during this time, the participant who is close to fulfilling the requirements to advance to the next round has not been found nor has he been able to advance onto the next round. Since an hour is already over, the location of this participant will be broadcasted to all participants starting from now. The location of the participant will also be refreshed every fifteen minutes to all participants. Everybody is welcome to engage in this hunting event. We wish all participants luck in their hunt.""Happy hunting..."This announcement played three times on a loop in the minds of all the participants located in the mountain.After the third time, finally, the location of Arran was made known to all participants."Finally, it's here!""I've waited long enough for this. Now I can finally start my hunt.""Whoever you are, prepare yourself and w
While all the participants in the mountain were sharpening their blades and flexing their muscles, getting ready to hunt their target, Arran the determined prey was also getting ready to greet his guests.Arran had stationed himself at the front of the entrance of his cave stronghold and he had his hands on his sword in a valiant gesture of fighting will and zeal.Looking at Arran right now, it was like looking at a famous general standing before the gates of his castle as he welcomed the invaders while at the same time barring entry to enemies.Arran was the very picture of courage and might and the feeling he gave his enemies was that of one who would die defending the fort that retreat.As he was now, Arran had won a lot of fans for himself with his dashing appearance and valiant actions, especially among some of the younger female population.Watching Arran in the live broadcast, there were loud screams and cheers as most of the audience suppor
Sometime later."Where do you think you're going to little rabbit? Stop for a minute let's have a little chat. I promise I won't do anything to harm you."In the dark tunnels, a chase was currently going on.In these tunnels filled with various traps set up by Arran, a group of three men chased after a petite and hapless girl who looked like she had been through considerable hardship.The girl looked worse for wear and as she fled the pursuit of the three men behind her, there were traces of desperation and anger on her face.Hearing the words spoken by her pursuers, she turned back and shouted at them in rage and defiance."Like I'd ever believe anything you say. I'm telling you now, don't push me to a dead end, or you'll not like the outcome. Even a rabbit will fight back when forced into a corner""Hehehe..."There was a peal of sinister laughter from behind the petite girl and following that, came a frosty reply."Li
"Who is there? Show yourself!"As soon as those words were spoken, immediately, the three-man group panicked and went on high alert.The three of them immediately put up defensive positions to guard against any sneak attacks. They were each facing a particular direction with their backs to each other and each of the three of them was responsible for guarding the backs of the other.While all this was happening, the girl who was pressed against the wall of the tunnel was in a daze and she had not yet caught up to the sudden turn of events.Previously when she was about to be defiled the handsome youth, she had desperately prayed for some sort of miracle that would save her from her current fate, and all of a sudden, in the next moment her prayer had come true, but the girl could still not catch up to the current situation fast enough.It was like how at one moment you were about to be run over by a truck but in the next moment, somebody suddenly pul
The actions of this girl were very unexpected and it naturally ended up surprising Conrad and his lackeys as well as the newcomer.Naturally, this newcomer was Arran.Arran had finally shown up after a long period of debating with himself.Arran showed up not to save to girl but to instead take care of the four of them at once and see if he could get any tokens from them. Arran was hoping that his luck would shine brightly upon him and he would be able to get all the tokens that he needed from these four participants at once so that he could finally be done with this elimination round. if saving the girl was a consequence of doing so, then so be it.But what was the situation right now like?Before Arran had even made any moves against them, this girl had already stepped out to defend him and she was urging him to escape while she covered his retreat.Did she misunderstand something here or what?Did this girl really think that he was
Conrad peered into the slowly dissipating dust and he could vaguely see the outline of two people wrapped in something that resembled a large cloth.Remembering the voice that had just spoken, and now seeing this, Conrad put two and two together and realized that Arran and the girl were still alive.Conrad frowned a little before he gradually calmed down and put on a relaxed smile on his face.Looking at Arran and the girl as their figures slowly became clearer, Conrad said."Well, well, well... it seems you're still alive, I'm impressed. But then again, it is better this way since it would have been too boring and bothersome if you had died from just that.""But your good luck ends here. I will not be so lenient in my attacks next time so you should not count on your luck to survive my next attack."Just as Conrad finished speaking, the dust around Arran and the girl finally settled and their figures could now be seen much clearly again.