Chapter 43
The plaza, packed with people, was in utter chaos.
Originally, these participants were supposed to play in the games, just as Adam intended—but after Red’s deadly warning, not a single one dared to move.
Wait. Stay still.
No one felt like disobeying those words.
That didn’t mean their thoughts were silenced, however. As they waited, murmurs and doubts began spreading throughout the crowd.
Can we really just stand here?
Shouldn’t we escape while we still have the chance?
Some couldn’t even let go of their obsession with the prize money.
A fortune beyond anything they could ever earn in their lifetime—enough to buy anything, to live the rest of their lives in happiness.
For people surviving in the gutter of an outer city, it was irresistible. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
And now they were supposed to give that up?
No way.