The girl with white hair and red eyes is serious about revenge

Yes, man eats man, that's the competition.

If I hadn't been so naive, if I had known the cruel truth of this game earlier, they wouldn't have died...

Under the heavy blow of reality, Kemp fell to his knees, the lawn in his eyes a little blurry.

Is he going to die like this? Without the dog tag, they can't even enter the Weird Forest. The energy storm will come soon, and he will die here.

They will all die here.

......

5) Top Predator (Part 9)

"thump..."

Kemp fell to his knees, staring blankly at the escape pod.

The dark clouds in the sky were approaching, and the red arcs of electricity were becoming more and more intense, almost about to lick the outline of the earth.

There was not much time left, and they had nowhere else to go.

Without a dog tag, you can't enter the forest. Without a dog tag, you can't ride the escape pod.

Even if two dog tags fell from the sky at this moment, there would only be two escape pods left. One of the three of them would definitely die here.

During his earlier confrontation with the gunsmith, Kemp had thought he was ready to die—his words had sounded so righteous that he almost believed them.

However, when death actually came, he was so weak that he couldn't even lift his legs.

Are you going to die? Die here like this?

I haven't escaped from Shouma Lane yet.

Haven't put a bullet in the head on that Wilkin man yet.

Not yet... Save Aunt Enlia.

Kemp's body was shaking. He held his head with both hands and howled like a wolf under the dark cloud:

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!"

His vocal cords were trembling, conveying the despair in his heartstrings - he was just one step away from escaping from hell.

He was just one step away from taking Jessica with him and escaping the competition and Skinny Horse Lane.

"..."

When despair was overwhelming, Kemp felt someone hugging him from behind.

He turned around blankly and found that it was Jessica - her eyes were also full of tears, but she forced a gentle smile.

"It's okay, little Camp, that's all..."

Jessica's voice was trembling and crying, and Kemp's heart trembled when he heard it.

"Anyway...it should be quick and won't...won't hurt..."

Will it really not hurt?

Kemp raised his head and looked at the dark clouds and the lightning storm brewing within them.

Yes, if the red storm just swept through the body, it would probably be ground into ashes and turned into nothingness in an instant, right?

But if that's the case, what's the point?

In a trance, a broadcast of the competition came from afar:

"There are still five minutes until the factor energy storm arrives."

The waves of black clouds turned into cold winds that blew on Kemp's cheeks, unexpectedly cooling his heart.

There are still five minutes left, everything is not over yet, right?

If they could get into the forest, they would have a chance to escape. If they were lucky, they could pick up a few more dog tags along the way, and then they could get into the forest.

If we enter the forest, we still have a chance to escape.

The moment he made up his mind, Kemp's ears flashed with the words the gunsmith once said:

"You need to fight the wolf."

As long as you enter the forest, you must be determined to pick up a gun and fight.

Those standing in the way of the forest are the wolves, the best of the competition.

And of course, there's that old guy named Balzac Durant, he's probably there too?

Kemp clenched his fist and stood up under the dark cloud, which surprised Jessica:

"Little Camp?"

"Let's go."

Kemp tried to make his voice sound calm, he extended a hand toward Jessica, his eyes flickering.

"Let's go to the forest."

......

After going over the hill, Kemp saw the forest covering the horizon, with mist lingering in it.

Should we say this was a blessing in disguise? The escape pod that Kemp and his team found was very close to the forest. If it were farther away, they would not have been able to reach the edge of the forest so quickly.

Standing on the hill, Kemp glanced at his watch: three minutes had passed since the broadcast, which meant that in two minutes at most, the energy storm would descend from the border and then shrink inward until it reached the edge of the forest.

Kemp didn't know how long this contraction would last, but it should be enough for them to enter the forest.

If you can find the dog tags.

On the way over, Jessica had been carefully bandaging the wounds of Kemp and Yu - she was carrying a medical kit, which was probably her greatest contribution. And Yu, the once immature and talkative boy, was silent at this moment, as if he had lost his soul.

After killing the gunsmith, Kemp watched the rain on the gunsmith's body in silence for a long time. Finally, he took out two boxes of bullets from the corpse and handed them to Kemp.

Kemp opened the two boxes of bullets, one containing rubber bullets and the other containing factor energy bullets.

So, the gunsmith's gun chamber was loaded with rubber bullets from the very beginning.

Why? Didn't he want to live? If he hadn't switched to non-lethal rubber bullets, Kemp would have been dead from the beginning.

Kemp didn't know, and Yu didn't seem to want to answer. He just turned around and walked towards the hill alone.

Perhaps, Yu and the gunsmith actually had a very good relationship? After all, the gunsmith had always been repairing Yu's guns, and although Yu disdained it, he always went to the gunsmith's shop.

Kemp didn't dare to speculate too much, nor did he dare to talk to Yu, for fear that he would suddenly lose control.

Maybe he should be left alone.

Who doesn't need to calm down? Kemp looked at his hands, which were still stained with blood. It was his first time killing someone.

"..."

Looking over from the hill, Kemp discovered a huge battlefield: the battlefield was covered with scorched earth and remains, and the ground was unnaturally flat, as if it had been swept by some kind of storm.

And in the center of the battlefield, a huge supply box stood.

There is hope! If there is a supply box in there.

"Jessica, check to see if there is anyone nearby!" Kemp patted Jessica on the back.

“Already watching!”

Jessica held a telescope in her hand and looked around. After more than ten seconds, she put away the telescope and said in a somewhat unconfident voice:

"I looked around and didn't see anyone, but... I'm not sure..."

"Yu?" Kemp looked to the side and found Yu looking into the sniper scope.

"At eleven o'clock, a woman entered the forest, followed by a large man," Yu's voice was a little hoarse, "other than that, there was no one else."

Yu raised his head, and Kamp found that his eyes were a little confused, and his sharpness was completely gone.

"us...?"

"Let's go check out that supply depot," Kemp said, leading the way. "If we can find new dog tags, we still have a chance."

......

When he walked to the supply warehouse, Kemp's heart trembled slightly.

Because this is not a dog tag supply box for competition at all.

Compared to the cylindrical supply boxes in the competition, this supply box is at least three times larger. There is a huge gap in the dark cabin, and it is empty inside. Kemp guessed that there used to be a big thing inside.

What is so big that you need to ride this thing to enter the competition?

Just as Kemp was confused, Jessica's shout came from the side:

"Little Camp! Look at this!"

Kemp turned his head and found Jessica squatting next to a pile of steel - no, a strange mechanical giant. The fist of the mechanical giant was cut into two ends by some terrifying external force, and the cuts on it were extremely smooth, giving this brutal act a touch of elegance.

Who can perform such an attack? That guy must be a monster that is not inferior to [Blade of Babel].

Kemp walked up to Jessica and found that the girl had turned around and stretched out her hand to him.

Looking at the girl's palm, Kemp's eyes widened.

That’s a lot of dog tags.

......

5) Top Predator (Part 10)

"Dog dog dog...dog tag?" Kemp's voice stuttered, "Where are you from..."

"In the giant's...chest..."

Kemp looked in the direction Jessica pointed and saw a pile of dog tags displayed in the milky white biochemical fluid in the giant's broken chest.

Only then did Kemp recognize the giant.

"This is the cyborg guard from [Beichen Star]!"

Kemp's voice trembled, and for a moment, he seemed to see Itrisna's crazy figure.

The dog tags of all the people she killed were stored in the giant's body.

Since she collects dog tags, why didn't she take the dog tags in the supply warehouse?

Kemp didn't have the mind to think about it. He shook his head, then took the dog tag from Jessica and hung it on his chest.

He then handed the dog tags to Rain, who took them without a word, looking worried.

"Take all these dog tags with you," Kemp's voice trembled, "keep them...keep them in case someone wants to steal them..."

"Just give them one..." Jessica's voice was also trembling, "We... We still have hope..."

There were ups and downs, and all of a sudden, Jessica's words were like a fire, lighting the candle in Kemp's heart.

Fortunately, I didn’t give up. There is still hope.

We must escape to the forest. It’s not far away. As long as we can get in, we will still have a chance later.

The boy and girl looked up at the sky at the same time. At the same time, a roar came from the center of the Tower of Babel.

"The factor energy storm is covering us."

"Boom——"

From the very center of the Tower of Babel, a red ripple swept across the clouds, causing the outline of the dark clouds to tremble.

Red lightning leaked from the sky and hit the ground like waves broken by a hurricane.

Looking toward the end of the edge, Kemp saw the outline of lightning licking the ground.

Then, the unstoppable hurricane hits -

"We have to leave quickly!"

In the hurricane, Kemp yelled and grabbed Jessica and Rain's hands.

"Hurry up!! Go into the forest, or we..."

Under the dark clouds, the three people who had been reborn from despair took a step towards the forest.