Chapter 225: Battle Royale (2)
Slaughter Island is a classic escape-and-kill film. It mainly tells the story of a group of unlucky travelers who are dr*gged and abducted during a trip, fitted with collars around their necks, and transported to a deserted island, where they are forced to participate in a killing game with their lives as stakes.
Each participant is fitted with a metal collar around their neck. The collar’s initial countdown is 24 hours; once the timer reaches zero, it explodes and kills the wearer.
These collars are high-tech devices equipped with GPS tracking, vital-sign monitoring, audio and visual surveillance, and anti-removal functions. Any attempt to forcibly remove the collar will trigger an immediate self-detonation. In addition, if a wearer carries the collar beyond a certain range of the island, and the system determines they are attempting to escape by unauthorized means, the collar will also explode.
In the rule explanation video shown before the game began, two ways to remove the collar were given:
First, if the wearer dies, the collar can no longer detect vital signs and will automatically detach, with the death countdown also being suspended.
Second, the final winner of the “killing game” boards the helicopter leaving the island, and after the aircraft takes off, staff will remove the collar for them.
It is worth noting that the winner not only gets the chance to safely leave the island, but also receives 1 million USD worth of gold. In other words, as long as you win the game, you can basically retire comfortably once you return to the mainland.
At this point, you may notice a contradiction in the rules: the helicopter only appears after 72 hours, yet each participant’s initial survival countdown is only 24 hours. It is impossible for any player to survive three days on their own.
This is where another key rule of the game comes into play—“stealing time.”