“Four minutes left! Faster!” the voice said.
Three more contestants successfully unlocked their restraints and hurriedly exited the room.
Billy was stranded with an older man and a woman who were still desperately searching for their keys.
“Who will make it out?” The voice continued its live commentary as the hearts of the three participants pounded with anxiety.
With just a minute remaining, Billy finally found the key and unlocked himself. However, he decided to stay behind and assist the other two.
Finally, the older man was freed. He and Billy frantically searched for the woman’s key when a sharp siren echoed in the room.
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The supervisor reappeared, and the voice on the speaker ordered Billy and the other man to leave the task room immediately.
The metal door slammed shut behind them as they left. Suddenly, a jarring gunshot echoed through the corridor.
“What was that?” one of the captives shouted in terror.
“They sh-shot her!” a contestant stammered in shock, and chaos erupted. The contestants screamed and protested to be let go. They even ran around frantically, hoping to find an escape route, but in vain.
Soon, they were herded back into their room and locked up. A supervisor stayed back to watch over. At that point, none of them knew that their fates were sealed in a sinister game of survival and that out of the nine remaining contestants, only one would make it alive.
