We trekked along the gorge, wasting no time trying to find a way of passage to the other side. My hair stuck to my face as it drench by the rain. The dark clouds above bellowed as lightning flash and thunder boomed. The signs of a massive storm coming was evident.

Everyone quicken their pace as the fear of the flood was announced by the growing storm. The pitter patter of the rain bombarding us rang out as we quickly rush onwards.

It was lucky that my blazer was a high quality blazer which was waterproof, it kept most of the rain out and kept me abit warm.

After a few hours of walking along the gorge we could see that the two sides of the gorge were getting narrower. New found hope filled the air as everyone saw that the gap of the gorge was getting smaller and smaller.

We continued walking along the gorge, seeing the gap get narrower and narrower until the two sides met and the passage to their other side was revealed.

Crossing over to the other side, we finally reached our destination. The big tree with the ship in the middle. We had just arrived at the ship with just an hour to spend. Everyone was thoroughly drenched by the rain and many were shivering from the cold. The young children were hit very hard by this. The mothers and fathers of the children did their best to make it comfortable for their children. However, with the pouring rain and the booming thunders, the children were clearly very frighten and scared.

I felt no sympathy for them as i had went through worst situation when i was a child. I couldn’t remember the number of times i spent sleeping in the rain when i was a child. I hid from cold killers and fought tooth and nail to survive. I conned man and woman out of their money just for me to get a piece of bread to eat. I almost got killed multiple times after getting caught that i conned them.

Giant roots of the tree littled the ground and towered over us. The roots paved a passage towards the arc as we climbed on top and towards the large gaping mouth of the arc. The entrance was just a few hundred meters away from us.

We navigated across the roots towards the entrance of the arc, filled with a sense of hope and longing as it was the key to our survival. By now, no one cared that this was only the preliminary rounds of the World Survival Games. All everyone cared about was the immediate relief of shelter from the cold hard rain.

As we reached the entrance of the ship, everyone cheered as they rushed inside the ship. Everyone ran inside the ship, saying prayers and kissing the soft carpet of the ship.

Just as everyone entered and were celebrating, a sense of dread filled them as we realised that the ship’s enormous entrance was not closing. We watched as the entrance remained opened as the rising waters teased us.

“What’s going on! Why aren't the entrance closing, i thought we are free!” Someone yelled in desperation.

A loud ting rang out as a blue text box appeared and filled us with a sense of loss and hopelessness.

Arc capacity - 74/50

Arc overfilled, only 50 people can board the arc.

“WHAT!NOOOOO! WHY IS THIS HAPPENING!” Someone screamed.

More screams and yelps of desperation and hopelessness filled the air as one after another, people started losing it. After finding out that they had traveled under harsh and treacherous conditions to find a safe haven and only to find that the safe haven only had room for 50 people was the final straw that push people off the edge. Everyone state of mind were already very bad from the harsh rain and the deaths of friends and family.

I watched as everyone grew more desperate to try and force the large door of the ship to close.

Hahahaha, what a cruel game. Give people a sense of hope, only to firmly crush it in their face. Ha! This is the type of game i’ll like.

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With only half an hour to spend until the time limit was over and the flood fills the ship, someone finally snapped.

“That’s it, all we need to do to survive is to throw 24 people out of this ship!” Someone screamed.

As the realisation of the only solution to live was found, more and more people got on board with the idea. I watched and laughed at the frail mental fortitude these people had. It was just minutes ago when they just spent their lives on the line together, helping each other out and caring about the safety of others. Only when someone is pushed against a corner, would they show their truth colours.

“ Nooo, stop it, there must be a way for all of us to live” the man in camo uniform tried to calm everyone.

However the fuel were laid everywhere and all it took was one spark to set it all off. In human nature, everyone wanted to live. With morals and laws keeping everyone in check, no one would ever try something bad in notmal. However, with the law of the jungle applying now and the safety of their lives and their family lives at stake, no one cared about morals anymore.

With tension in the air, the spark finally lit when one person finally reached his boiling point and stabbed the person beside him with a energy sword he made with his skill.

With the spark lit, the tension exploded into chaos as mayhem ensued. More and more started to join the desperate fight for survival to lower the numbers and keep their family safe. Men, women and even children joined the fray as everyone picked up weapons to fight.

When i saw the face of the man who just killed for the first time, i felt confused at his reaction. I had seen plenty of people have their first kill before and none of them reacted the way he did. He was shaking and shivering when he did the act but after a second of looking at something in front of him, his face turned into a greedy smile. A suspicion of what just happened appeared in my mind.

Perhaps i should test this out later, maybe i can use this to my advantage.

Seeing everything fall into total chaos i knew i needed to do something. It would be hard for me to keep everything under my control if the situation falls into chaos.

With the plan in mind, i began to do what i do best, tricking people to do what i want them to do.

I climbed up onto an elevated platform and shouted to everyone “ Everyone stop! I have an idea, let’s stop this senseless fighting!”

With the clear voice echoing through the ship, everyone stopped and turned towards me. A look of distrust flashed upon their faces as their looked at me, giving me a chance to explain myself before they kill me for wasting their time.

“ Why don’t we let the women and children go in while the rest fight it out, we should not harm the children!” I said.

“ Bullshit! You saw the message, it said this round is to cull the weak and useless, if anything they should be the one kicked out!” One person screamed.

“Yeah! Why should i die for them!” Another shouted. Soon many more joined them.

“ What! Fuck you! You will not kill my son! You murderers!” A mother screamed. Soon more people joined her as well and two factions were formed.

One side wanted to kill the women and children while one side didn’t want to kill them.

Everything went according to what i wanted as the two groups started to fight each other. This was the best way for me to stay in control of everyone. The group i rooting for was the one who didn’t want to kill the women and children. Not only do they have superior numbers, they also have great trust in me as i stood up to try and save the women and children.

I had predicted that the numbers would fall in my favour as a large majority of the survivors had family members. Me mingling with everyone and knowing how everyone acts led me to this situation where i knew that i would be in the majority.

Eventually the numbers on the side of the other group started to decrease and dropped to a very low level. My side overpowered them with our numbers and completely decimated them. Everything went according to what i wanted.

Oh this is too easy, i wonder if something more challenging would appear next round. Hehehe , i can’t wait.

I stood by the side, not risking myself in the fight. I watch as they killed each other and felt sad that one part of the plan was horrible. People started to noticed that when a person dies, their skill will drop. I could already see the greed in people’s eyes as they furiously killed each other to get more skills. When i looked at Andrew i could see a murderous and greedy glint in his eyes as he killed one after another to protect his wife.

I could see that his eyes resembles that of a killer, someone who would kill without remorse. I have plenty of killers and murderers before and Andrew eyes had the same feel as them. Seeing his eyes, a smile rose on my face as if i saw a toy to play with. I laughed at the thought of me control Andrew like a puppet to do my biddings in the future.

Soon all everyone from the other side died and the door of the ship closed. There were only 42 people left in this ship. I watched as the murderous glint in everyone eyes except for Andrew disappeared and were replaced with remorse as the realisation that they just killed a person for the first time set it.

Many vomited out everything they had as they looked at the dead bodies that were thrown out before the door closed. Everyone felt disgusted at the acts they just performed for their survival as the blood of the fallen marked the walls of the ship.

While everyone was mourning and feeling sad, the other doors to the other parts of the ship opened and a blue text box appeared in front of us.

Time has run out and the flood has filled the world. The journey to the hub city has now begin and you will arrive at the destination in one week.

Seeing what the box said a devilish idea popped in my head as a menacing smile propped up on my face.

Hahahaha, this week is going to be fun, prepare yourselves everyone, it looks like i’m going to make a killing. HAHAHAHA!