- Sorry, but I have a score to settle.
[IN 3…..2….1….LEAVE]
BANG!
everything froze
Seo Hwan had barely landed on the edge of the platform.
He collapsed, princess, crashing heavily to the ground, a hole in his back
- Oh fuck, breathed Viper
Seo quickly regained his senses and threw himself into the race.
Only 40 seconds left,
He hurried forward with a delicate, cat-like step, even though it would take him some time.
25 seconds, he slipped his hand into the trapdoor, search
20 seconds
Search
15 seconds
Always keep searching
The tension, the stress, the heat, everything was going to my head, I was even sweating from my ass, all the hair on my back was standing on end, I was shaking on the spot, my hands were sweaty
- Are you okay? Kang asked me.
- It's going well, very well in fact, I risk dying, I breathed.
- You don't have to go, Kang whispered to me.
- Are you sure?
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- No
Awesome
10 seconds
He finally took out the first box
- Fuck, I whispered to myself.
It was the right one
Seo hwan resumed his delicate steps, now with a glass of wine in his right hand, holding it prominently, his usual wide smile on his lips, he returned victorious
Or almost
5 seconds
It was now or never, it was too late, he was still halfway there, he was not only bringing a victory but all the honor for our country
3…2
- HURRY UP, FUCKING, K-10 shouted, and immediately covered his mouth.
Too late
I closed my eyes reflexively.
BAM?, we were all waiting for this explosion…..
Nothing?, really nothing…., no BAM or BOM…., nothing
I open my eyes again.
Apart from a small tattooed body, collapsed on the ground, nothing else is bathing
Then a laugh
- Ha ha ha…. We say thank you, who, thank you to Seo Hwan, he shouted himself
Seo hwan was there, he had really succeeded, he stood with one foot on the princess's body and one arm raised in the air, proudly showing off his trophy
Am I dreaming?
Ray Lee clenched his fists.
Then suddenly Viper burst out laughing, hilarious
- Hehehehe, not bad, the kid has more balls than all of you put together, but hey, too bad for the “princess”, he exploded like a loser
The rest of his team remained silent, who will be next, the strong elements have passed, no one wants to go, who will end up cold as ice
Seo Hwan calmly got down and walked towards Viper, placing himself so close to him that he could breathe in his eyes.
- Don't act smart, admit you lost, you're not doing us a favor OK
Then he turned with a sharp noise, heading towards his team.
- Boss, I won, he breathed,
Spreading his arms wide to welcome his boss, who looked him up and down
[NEXT TOUR AMERICA]
[FOR FRANCE 1 POINT OUT OF 10, FOR AMERICA 0 POINT OUT OF 10 AND FOR KOREA 1 POINT OUT OF 10]
[GET READY, 3….2….1…. GO]
all eyes turned to the only candidate who had come forward, an old bone, the dean of the American team, his graying hair dripping with sweat despite his apparent calm, and his bent body creaking with each of his steps
- Hey, old man, you let him go, muttered Djeson
- You should go instead, A-03 whispered.
50 seconds, the old man didn't worry, slowly, he set off, step by step, as if this timer didn't exist and he had to calculate how to control his feet,
But what was disturbing or surprising was the silence with which he advanced.
Not a breath, not a rubbing of the soles, not even a cracking of his bones and especially with these enormous shoes
40 seconds
He reached the trapdoor, his bony fingers slipped into the trapdoor, felt, searched
35 seconds
He took out a first box, opened it
It wasn't the right one
He gently placed it back in the hatch
25 seconds
New and behind box, the veins in his arms trembled under the stress
He opened it, a light flashed across his tired gaze.
No, but too bad.
A glass of wine
- Shit, A-03 breathed.
The old man clutched the glass and straightened up.
15 seconds
He begins to leave, each step a struggle, especially unaware of the time we have left.
10 seconds
He was moving too slowly
- RUN, OLD MAN!, shouted Djeson, forgetting the silence, risking his life.
5…4…..
The old man leaped up in a last desperate hope, clutching the glass
3…2…1
He rolled off the platform, gasping, his arms covered in blood, the glass shattered, his hands bloody
[0 POINTS FOR AMERICA]
- Ha ha ha! We already know the losers, cried Viper, rolling on the ground
- Shut your mouth, muttered Djeson, who rushed to help the old man.
But the old man didn't answer, he remained motionless, lying down, his arms filled with pieces of glass, his breath ragged.
- Old man?, are you okay?, you're not dead I hope?, hey old man, murmured Djeson
[Korea is preparing]
- What do you mean? We just passed by, Kang shouted.
- I'll go, Ray Lee retorted.
- Ho the boss, blow seo hwan
The strangest thing is Kim Young, who hasn't looked up from her watch since the beginning of the game.
[get ready…..]
