Knock, knock.

A knock on the door interrupted Jason's reading again.

Jason frowned slightly and looked at the 'door'.

"It's me, Pelce."

The 'contact' said politely.

Jason nodded slightly.

The color on the 'door' faded, revealing the 'contact' Pearce.

Unlike the previous meetings, this 'contact' Pelce, who had always remained calm and gentle, had a hint of strangeness on his face at this time, even if he wanted to hide it, he still showed it.

What happened?

Jason guessed based on the other party's expression.

And the next moment, the 'contact' said straight to the point.

"Beard just got into a car accident."

"The man fell into a coma."

"If you are tested in the hospital, there is a high probability that you will become a vegetative person."

As the words fell, Pelce's eyes turned to Jason.

Not a gaze, not a peeping.

It's a strangeness.

Or rather, an inexplicable feeling.

This feeling made Jason a little uncomfortable.

He felt Pelce look at him as if he were looking at a 'scourge'.

Sender 9 saw him, and died.

Beard met him and became vegetative.

But what does this have to do with Jason?

It's all someone else's layout.

He, Jason, was innocent.

"Ahem, ahem, Jason, no offense."

'Contact' Pelce coughed lightly twice and began to adjust his mood.

That kind of gaze before, Pelce assured that he didn't mean it.

What a coincidence.

Coincidentally, he had to think about it more.

However, now that he has calmed down, he also believes that these two things should be targeted.

Someone has taken action against the 'Sender family'.

Jason is innocent.

It's being caught up in it.

Can......

The Sender family would never think so.

With the style of that family, he could fully think of what he would do next.

He must not be harmed by the pond fish.

Thinking of this, this 'contact' Pelce somewhat regretted that he had come here directly.

He should have waited a little longer.

When someone from above asked, he came again.

And not just come out of curiosity.

Damn curiosity!

I warned myself to keep my mind calm!

But it's already happening.

There was no room for him to be upset.

Can it be remedied?

Pelce thought to himself, his face unconsciously revealing a tangled.

"Jason, if anything, press the pager."

"I'm there 24 hours a day."

Pelce said these words and turned away.

As for what to say more to Jason?

The previous words were the limit of being a 'contact', and if he said more, he would really be cleaned up by the 'Sender family'.

And, even so.

Now this 'contact' is already worried.

In Pelce's mind, some 'risky' practices have come to mind.

Pelce turned to leave, and the color of the 'door' returned to normal.

Jason stared at the 'door'.

A hint of playfulness appeared on the face covered by the mask.

At the time of Sender 9's assassination, Jason had a gut feeling that someone was laying it out.

Beard's unexpected car accident made him feel a little more comfortable with his instincts.

And now?

The appearance of Pelce made him more affirmative.

Of course, Pelce had nothing to do with the 'layout'.

This 'contact' should be the same 'pawn' as Jia Lun.

To put it simply, Pelce and Garren should have been carefully selected by this 'layout'.

Jialun's kindness, diligence but not cowardice is what the other party cares about.

What Pelce values is hidden curiosity and impulse.

According to Jason's reasoning, Pelce would not have been able to show up at this time if it weren't for curiosity, but should have chosen a more opportune time.

For example, someone accompanied.

Or simply, given an order or something.

And at this time, when it appears alone, Pelce will fall into absolute passivity.

What would he do if he were Pelce?

There is a high probability that the footage will be deleted.

But in doing so, Pelce would fall into another trap of the 'Layout'.

Then, the feet of mud are deep and cannot extricate themselves.

And all this was expected by the 'layout'.

"What do you want?"

"The Sender family?"

"Or ...... Bigger? ”

Jason thought to himself, a glint in his eyes.

He hadn't forgotten who he was: a Wild Hunter.

A murderer who is called 'Wild Hunter' by the 'audience' and most of the time, and 'Sadist' in official books.

In the same way, the 'layout' planned so much, how could he be forgotten?

He is also a pawn.

The same chess pieces as Garren and Pelce.

But there are some differences.

The identity of his pawn is 'random' and not fixed.

In the beginning, he was not a 'pawn', and the identity of a 'pawn' was established when he became a 'winner' in the preliminary round.

In other words, in the previous preliminary round, whoever became the 'winner' was the winner.

It doesn't matter if it's the 'big boy', or the 'wheelchair brainstormer', or the 'skull collector'.

However, there are quite a few uncertainties in this 'arrangement'.

It is not easy for the other party to quickly arrange for Pelce as a 'contact'.

So—

"This planner not only has a considerable position on the 'game' side, but also has already arranged everything, waiting for me or other 'Wild Hunters' to appear and then start this plan."

"Now that I think about it, in the previous game, the choice of 'Wild Hunter' was a bit strange."

"The 'Big Boy' is a hot-tempered wild hunter with an abnormal IQ, and the 'Head Collector' is more like a beast, and even difficult to communicate."

"And the 'wheelchair brainstormer' is a very smart, but not strong guy."

"As for me?"

"I ...... as shown on the profile It's also a bit abnormal. ”

"With that in mind, I, the 'Big Boy', and the Skull Collector have a good chance of being the winners."

"And that's what that 'layout' wants."

"The other side needs a not-so-smart 'pawn' to kick everything up."

Jason gradually cleared his mind.

And then?

He continued to flip through the book in his hand.

Jason knew very well that even if he figured out these things, it would be useless.

Tell someone?

He's a 'wild hunter', a murderer.

Who will listen to him?

What's more, the things in front of him didn't really 'hurt' him.

On the contrary, Jason felt that if things went ahead, he might have unexpected benefits.

Of course, some necessary 'security' measures must also be prepared in advance.

That was for later, though.

Right now?

Bite!

Jason pressed the 'Nutritious Meal (Free) button again.

As soon as he reads a book, he is hungry.

As soon as he thought about it, he wanted to eat.

Thankfully, nutritious meals are free.

After the nutritious meal arrived, Jason continued to flip through the books while holding the nutritious meal.

Eat, read.

Read books, eat.

Time has been spent in this cycle.

On the evening of the third day.

'Contact' Pelce reappeared.

"Jason, the semi-finals in Zone F will start in an hour, so please prepare."

Pelce said.

The 'contact' had an undisguised exhaustion on his countenance.

Obviously, these days, the other party is not doing well.

Is it tormented inside?

Jason thought.

As for preparation?

Jason had already gotten the news from live TV that he would be in the rematch today, and he had already adjusted everything and didn't need to do anything more to prepare.

"If you don't have anything to prepare, I'm going to put you to sleep again."

Peer asked.

Jason nodded silently.

Then, the remote control reappeared in the hands of the 'contactist' Pelce.

Pelce pressed the green button.

Sleepiness strikes again.

Jason lay down.

Tread, stomp.

Click!

A squad of heavily armed soldiers appeared in the hallway, just as they had transported Jason the first time, and at this point, they had transported Jason to the new 'playing field' again.

Jason could feel his hands, feet, and waist being chained again.

Then, the sleepiness began to fade away.

Jason seized the time when the sleepiness disappeared and opened his eyes.

Another cell.

It wasn't all that different from the cell he had woken up in the last time.

The only difference is that the 10-inch screen has already appeared, and the short-handled broad-bladed machete is directly at his hand.

"Jason, it's a pleasure to see you again!"

The black shadow on the screen said in an electronic synthesized voice as always.

Then the 'introducer' got up and made a welcome gesture.

Suddenly, the 'cheers' and 'applause' voices of the melodrama dubbing appeared again.

"Looks like everyone is looking forward to our 'Jason.'"

"After all, Jason's performance last time was amazing."

"One wears three!"

"Even in my hosting career, it's not very common."

The black shadow said with amazement.

Then, a highlight clip of Jason's last game began to appear on the screen.

Especially in the moment of killing 'Big Boy', 'Wheelchair Brainstormer', and 'Skull Collector', it is played continuously.

Smack, smack.

Once again, applause applauded.

And it's louder than ever.

Jason sat still.

Thermal field?

After watching the 'game' live stream for three days in a row, Jason has learned more about the 'crazy game'.

Similar to the thermal field in front of you, it is even more familiar.

Use the wonderful moments of the last game to attract more people's expectations.

There are even some 'special' post-productions.

Overall, it's all about attracting traffic.

Jason wasn't much interested in that.

He is interested in the 'rematch' in front of him.

In the highly encouraging words of the 'introducer', time passed quickly, and when a 4:59 countdown appeared directly above him, the 'introducer' entered the main topic.

"F is going to start the rematch right away!"

"Let me introduce you to the rules!"

"This time we chose the most classic map, 'Crazy Town' - are you a little disappointed?"

"Don't be disappointed!"

"The map is old though!"

"But the rules are new!"

The 'introducer' said this, and deliberately paused.

When there was an anticipatory 'oh' sound, he pretended to continue.

"In the new rules, the 4 'Rags' will not change, the 100 'Survivors' will not change, and the points will not change, it will still be 20 points for 'Wild Hunters', 1 point for each 'Survivor', and 20 points for victory"

"But!"

"There are 4 'green doors'!"

"That's right! You heard it right! ”

"There are 3 more Survivors' doors!"

"And-"

"When the game enters its second phase, there will be unexpected surprises."

"What is the second phase of the game?"

"When there are 2 'abusers' left."

"Or when the total number of 'Survivors' drops to 60, it will enter the second phase of the game."

"As for what the surprise is?"

"Please wait and see."

Full of sloppy words, the black shadow finished introducing the rules of the rematch.

4 escape doors?

Through the other party's words, Jason felt a hint of malice.

There is no doubt that the 4 escape doors will make it difficult for the 'Rags' to hunt down.

The chances of the 'Survivors' escaping are greatly increased.

Unless 4 'Abusives' cooperate with each other.

But is this possible?

At least, Jason wouldn't have chosen such a collaboration.

He couldn't trust the other party.

Naturally, the other party will not believe him.

And the second stage?

Unbeknown.

There is no information.

This made Jason care even more.

Could it be a more accurate target?

Such a premise makes Jason's heart full of vigilance.

As for the surprise from the mouth of the 'introducer'?

Jason wouldn't believe everything he said.

If you really believe in each other, then you are not far from death.

"Jason, do you have anything to ask?"

"Or do you have any declaration?"

"As the winner of the last preliminary round, everyone is eager to hear what you have to say."

The 'black shadow' on the screen began to ask.

Jason remained silent.

This silence lasted for about 3 seconds.

The 'audience' who had been watching Jason burst out laughing.

"Hahaha, it's the first time I've seen the 'introducer' so embarrassing."

"I suspect 'Jason' is mute!"

"I'm stud all my net worth again to press Jason!"

"Didn't you just press Jason to win last time and buy a house?"

"Yes, I won the last time I pressed Jason, but the house price went up too fast, and the full amount I thought was just a down payment! So, this time, I'm all-or-nothing again! ”

"Upstairs gambling. Dog. Not explained. ”

“+1！”

……

Barrage floated by.

Jason's score is rising.

Jason's countdown began to mount.

In the last game, all the 'spectators' were impressed with Jason, and this directly affected this game.

In the end, in a scarlet patch, Jason gets a score of 58.

"A high score of 58!"

"It looks like everyone is really optimistic about Jason!"

"So-"

"Jason, you have a special choice."

The 'introducer' said, and the small 10-inch screen was a change.

(End of chapter)