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We returned to the hotel. The old man, Hazim, and the kid, Aslimah, were still frightened to stay with us. I could clearly see the sadness in their eyes — the pain of losing someone they cared about. Jenny tried her best to comfort the kid, and slowly Aslimah began to get along with her.
The next day, as planned, we all moved towards the base camp. Hazim and the kid agreed to follow us. While walking, we discussed the games and the compass again. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn’t guess what the next game would be — only one thing was clear: it was going to be deadly.
On our way, we met Jade and Lim — a strong couple who were training hard for their next game. They believed the game might require physical strength, so they were preparing their bodies for the worst.
We introduced ourselves and explained everything. Then came the good news — they knew Harshath.
Harshath had been with them until their last game. After that, he teamed up with a girl and stayed with her in a motel for a day. The girl was badly injured because she saved Harshath during their game. Feeling guilty, he decided to stay with her until her final moment. The couple respected his decision and moved on to their next game.
Hearing this, Siddhu and I looked at each other with relief. After all this madness, we finally had a lead on our missing friend. The information lifted our spirits in this dark world.
Jade and Lim agreed to guide us to the motel. As we walked, we silently prayed to Lord Murugan to protect us.
The couple also shared what they discovered about the game. The game was called “Strikeworld.” According to their findings, it was a physical running game. Players were given 30 minutes to find the correct exit room.
Inside the game, there would be three killers — each armed with deadly weapons: an axe, a knife, and a spear. These killers were believed to be extremely strong and highly skilled. There was even a rumor of a player shooting a killer multiple times, yet the killer didn’t die. He still continued chasing.
One player had once found the exit room and even held the compass in his hands… but he still got killed because the game timer wasn’t over yet.
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Even if we found the compass, we had to survive the killers until the final second.
While we were discussing all this, we finally reached the motel.
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And then…
I saw the face I had been waiting to see for all these days.
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