cnatrainingtips Chapter 70 : Chapter 70
Chapter 70 : Chapter 70
Chapter 70
Every player inside the elevator held their breath carefully.
Without a word, they all stared intently at the speakers.
In this place, the rules were nothing short of a thick rope to hold onto.
As it was a crucial moment, the postures for listening to the rules varied as well.
Some were clasping their hands as if praying, some were cynical with their arms crossed, and others were holding their breath with sweat forming on their foreheads.
[There is a giant seesaw somewhere in the game site. You can accumulate ‘valuable objects’ in the collection boxes installed at both ends of the seesaw.]
[Mini-games are prepared throughout the game site. If you succeed in the mini-game missions, you can obtain gems.]
[You can increase the value of the collection box by putting gems into it.]
[The seesaw tilts toward the side with the higher value in the collection box.]
Generally, the standard for a seesaw, a piece of play equipment, is for people to ride it directly, and it is designed to tilt toward the heavier side.
However, it was different inside this Money Game.
As if living up to the name Money Game, the seesaw could be tilted by the weight of the amount, not the weight of the person.
The announcement flowing from the speakers had not ended yet.
[Teams were organized based on the order of arrival, from the 1st to the 7th as one team, and from the 8th to the 14th as another team.]
The 1st to 7th arrivals were the Taepyeong-gyo followers.
Even if they had told the players to organize freely, the result would have been the same.
Since the result was the same anyway, the organization side had stepped in to divide the teams for convenience.
[The time limit for this game is 4 hours. After 4 hours, the side toward which the seesaw is tilted wins.]
[The winning team can receive the amount accumulated in their team’s collection box as prize money, divided by n.]
It meant that we had to play as many mini-games as possible to win the game, and the amount of prize money we could receive would increase.
Seeing as the specific prize amounts for the mini-games were not disclosed, it seemed that the difficulty and prize money varied for each mini-game.
However, the talk of prize money was quickly forgotten in my mind.
Because the treatment for the losing team that followed was so intense.
[The losing team cannot leave this game site alive.]
They cannot live.
In other words, it meant they intended to massacre everyone.
A murmur broke out inside the elevator.
Until now, even if you didn't win a game, there was at least a way to survive.
But this time, if you lost, it was over.
It was truly a deathmatch.
Although it was the first time I had encountered a Seesaw Game, I was certain of at least this one thing.
‘Once I get inside, the possibility of everyone’s survival will likely be hidden. If the opposing team were ordinary players, there would have been room to suggest cooperating for everyone's survival, but since the opponents are Taepyeong-gyo people, it's impossible from the start.’
The shocking news was not over yet.
According to the announcement.
[In this game, ‘corpses’ are also considered objects. In the case of a corpse, it holds a value equal to the amount remaining on the Money Watch during life.]
The murmuring inside the box grew even louder.
No one was ignorant of what it meant that a corpse could be treated as an object.
You could gain an overwhelming advantage by killing an enemy team player and putting them in your collection box, and in the worst-case scenario, you could even attempt the desperate measure of killing a teammate and putting them in your collection box.
The standard play of conquering mini-games.
The aggressive play of attacking the opposing team.
The irregular play of stabbing a teammate in the back.
Various strategies could be employed, and it was entirely up to the players to choose which strategy to use.
It was not the end yet.
Lastly, the announcement added.
[Both teams can propose ‘betrayal’ to one player of the opposing team only once during the game. If more than a majority of the team members approve the betrayal of the opposing player, that player can transfer to the opposing team.]
It was a device to ensure that you couldn't unconditionally trust someone just because they were on the same team.
Since no one knew when or who would betray, slander and intrigue would likely prevail.
In this game, the direction in which people's hearts tilt will soon become the direction in which the seesaw tilts.
Ding!
The door opened with an alarm sound indicating arrival at the destination.
February held the elevator open button and cleared the way so we could get off.
“For convenience, I will refer to the Taepyeong-gyo group as the Red Team and the rest of the people as the Blue Team. Red Team, please head toward the 3 o’clock direction of the game site, and Blue Team, please head toward the 9 o’clock direction. Once everyone arrives at the starting point, an announcement will be made to signal the start of the game. You may start the game using that as a signal.”
The Blue Team filed out along the left wall of the elevator, and the Red Team filed out one by one on the right, just like our Blue Team.
As we entered the game site by exiting one by one side-by-side, Park So-yul sharpened her eyes and glared toward the right.
Park So-yul's focus was still fixed on Park Ok-young, who was pretending to be sorrowful.
“Sob, sob.”
Park So-yul let out a short hissed sound and distorted her face.
“Disgusting.”
After Park So-yul and Park Ok-young exited side-by-side, the last runners of each team stepped out of the elevator together.
The last runners were me and Kim Ju-han.
I showcased my composure to Kim Ju-han as I took my first step into the game site.
“To think it's a deathmatch, you really have no luck. I was going to let you go after just letting you have a taste, but it's unfortunate.”
When I gestured as if pulling a fishing rod into a U-shape like freshwater fishing, deep wrinkles etched into Kim Ju-han's face.
Obvious treatment as a crucian carp.
Moreover, it was a fact known to both me and Kim Ju-han that I had no intention of going easy on him even if it wasn't a deathmatch.
Kim Ju-han was displeased by the audacity of telling such obvious lies.
“Keep blabbering as much as you can while you still can. Let’s see who gets the last laugh.”
After a brief battle of nerves, Kim Ju-han and I turned our backs on each other and joined our respective teams.
While moving, I did not neglect to observe the interior of the game site.
The game site had sand spread on the floor, and 3-meter-high walls were set up on both sides of the path.
The path stretching between the walls was as wide as a two-lane road, and lights emitting intense brilliance like the sun were installed at regular intervals on the incredibly high ceiling.
While moving silently, Park So-yul, who was walking three steps ahead, pointed toward the right.
“Ju-seong, there’s something over there. But somehow I feel like I've seen it somewhere before.”
As we walked, an open space appeared without any walls.
Beyond the open space, there was a vacant lot half the width of a typical school playground.
In the vacant lot we discovered, a single metal structure was installed all by itself.
I visually confirmed the metal structure and instantly grasped its identity.
“It’s a cloud ladder.”
“A cloud ladder? That cloud ladder in the playground?”
“It seems they've made various modifications, but it definitely looks like a structure modeled after a cloud ladder.”
The metal structure looked like a ladder placed on top of four pillars arranged in a rectangular pattern.
It was the same form as the cloud ladder installed in playgrounds so that one can hang and cross like a monkey.
However, the size of the cloud ladder and its installation location were unusual.
The length of the cloud ladder was a whopping 50 meters.
Below the ladder was a pitch-black pit whose depth could not be estimated.
If you fall while playing in a playground, you might end up with a minor injury, but it was certain that falling while crossing the cloud ladder here would not stop at just being injured.
Park So-yul said while staring at the pit below the cloud ladder.
“That threatening pit. It must be related to a mini-game.”
“Probably so.”
“Ah, I see another new piece of equipment over there. There's a swing there?”
“A swing on a cloud ladder...... It seems they've designed mini-games based on children's playground equipment.”
The sand spread in the passage was meant to represent the sand spread for playing in the sand at a playground.
As it became certain that the motif of the 7 vs 7 match was a children's playground, our Blue Team moved toward the 9 o’clock direction of the game site.
When we arrived at the 9 o’clock direction, a vacant lot the size of 15 pyeong appeared.
In the center of the vacant lot, a single container sat all alone.
In the front of the container, there was a hole barely large enough for one person to squeeze through.
In addition, it was written right next to the hole.
[Blue Team Collection Box]
-Please put only objects that clearly have value into the collection box.
-Once an object is put in, it cannot be taken out. Even if it is taken out, the amount once accumulated does not change.
-If the collection box is destroyed, the party who destroyed it and all team members will be treated as defeated.
It was clearly notifying that stealing objects from the opponent's collection box was impossible, and tricks such as destroying the opponent's collection box could not be played.
An announcement was heard just as we were examining the collection box.
[All players have arrived at the starting point.]
[We will now begin the Seesaw Game.]
The sound of a whistle ‘Beep!’ echoed, announcing that the game had officially begun.
Except for me and Park So-yul, the remaining five people glanced at each other awkwardly.
Three men and two women.
The age group was similar for everyone, around late 20s to early 30s.
The three men were huddled together as if they had been moving together before, and the two women were likewise sticking close together, not hiding that they were at a party.
I spoke to the five people without hesitation.
“Since we’ve become a team, let's do well. Since we are not familiar with each other, shall we start by introducing ourselves? I am Lee Ju-seong.”
Among the two women, a boyish, athletic-style woman with tanned skin and a sports cut raised her hand.
“There’s probably no one here who doesn't know Lee Ju-seong. Everyone has been active on this island since Round 1.”
The reverse was also true.
I also know about their names and abilities.
On the night of Round 1, I had collected all the names and abilities of those staying in the gym.
However, on the outside, I asked for their names while pretending not to know about them.
“Could I perhaps hear what your names are?”
“I'm Jang Ha-na.”
“Jang Ha-na. Ha-na. Please take good care of me for this game.”
“Please take good care of me too. I've heard a lot about you, Ju-seong. Especially before the student couple left, they told me a lot.”
It was a gift left for me by Sim Yong-hun and Seo So-hui.
It seemed they had praised me to several people, saying I was a person who would definitely bring the best results as long as we cooperated properly.
Starting with Jang Ha-na, the rest of the people also revealed their names one by one.
When even Park So-yul finally finished her introduction, I clapped my hands to draw attention.
“Now that introductions are finished. Let's discuss the early game operation. I think it would be good to move according to the standard and watch the progress at first, what do you think?”
Jang Ha-na stretched by laying her right arm horizontally, locking it with her left arm, and pulling strongly.
She said confidently, showing her high motivation through her actions.
“You mean we should try a few mini-games for a taste? I'm fine with that.”
The rest of the people also seemed to want me to take the role of leader in their hearts, so they obediently agreed to do as I judged.
Thus, we moved to play the mini-games we had spotted while moving.
The place we headed to was the vacant lot where the cloud ladder was located.
Upon entering the vacant lot, we could find a standing sign set up beyond the cloud ladder.
A timer was attached to the top of the standing sign, and in the empty space below the timer, the mission that could be performed in this vacant lot was written.
[Mini-game: Cloud Ladder (Blue Team Exclusive).]
[Participants: Maximum two people.]
[Game Content: Cross the cloud ladder from start to finish twice within 10 minutes.]
[Prize Money: 70 million won.]