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It was a normal day. Lee Jihye and Na Bori were in class, talking about the latest trends and playfully bantering. It was a normal day.
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An ominous message was the only warning, before the two girls’ lives’ completely changed.
At first, the class had just whispered. It seemed that everyone had hurt the message, causing all conversation to stop. No one could figure out where it came from, but then… the screams began.
They were muffled through the walls, most likely from another classroom, but they started, and they wouldn’t stop. Another message pinged.
[1st Scenario - Prove Your Worth
Category: Main Scenario
Difficulty: F
Clear Conditions: Kill one or more living things.
Time Limit: 15 minutes.
Compensation: 300 coins.
Failure: Death]
A strange creature was floating above the teacher. Or what had been the teacher. When the creature appeared, the teacher had exclaimed in shock. The creature did not take this well.
The brain was splattered all over the algebra they had been doing prior. The solution for x was just a blood stain where there should have been ink.
[Look at you pathetic creatures, trying to learn how to live in your easy lives.]
Lee Jihye had many issues with that statement, and it seemed so did her classmates. They could not raise these concerns, because their mouths had been exploded, alongside the rest of their skulls.
It was brutal. The class of girls that was once thirty strong was reduced to ten.
[No one wanting to speak up? Then I guess you all know what to do… I’ll leave you alone for now. Time’s ticking.]
The creature was mocking them. They were laughing at the terrified students and left before anyone could raise a finger in complaint.
Time wore on. The students ended up returning to their desks. What could they do? Kill each other? None of them wanted to end another’s life to extend their own.
The clock ticked to its last minute. That’s when it started again. The screaming that most had been trying to drown out came back with a vigour. Soon people in the classroom joined in.
They clutched at their skulls before their end. It was fast.
Na Bori had figured out what was coming.
“Lee Jihye, do you want to hug one last time before the end?” Her voice held a strange cadence. It was that of someone who had accepted their fate. Lee Jihye looked up to see her best friend with her arms spread wide and welcoming.
She jumped into them. They held each other knowing that this would be it. Until Na Bori moved. She moved slowly, subtly, grabbing Lee Jihye’s arms and moving them to her neck. She slowly stepped back, so it ended up with Lee Jihye’s hands limply laying on her shoulders.
Those were moved next, and a chokehold was formed, blocking her windpipe.
“W-what?” A shaky voice came from Lee Jihye’s mouth, “What are you doing?”
“It needs to be done. You will survive.” And she tightened the grip around her own throat.
It was not a quick death, but she refused to let Lee Jihye’s arms move until she was too weak to keep them there.
Her friend was too weak to move them as well.
[Achievement Gained - First Kill]