Gaju - One

Chapter 72 - Moving

Third Stage, Day 9.

“Good morning to all Candidates.”

“The first rank for points acquisition is occupied by Candidate Three Seven with a total gain of 439 pounds.”

“Charity and Robbery systems are active up to an unspecified time limit.”

“Reward 1000 points for Candidates who successfully eliminated Candidate Three Seven, active up to an unspecified time limit.”

“Happy fight.”

The same routine notification goes back into the mini computer of all Candidates on the Island. But no one thought that today they would get a news that made them all uproar.

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“Damn it!” maki Koga slams a plate in front of her.

Songnam quickly approached and hugged her lover. He wanted to ease Koga's emotions. Tia simply glanced towards the two Candidates with a flat and expressionless gaze.

The three of them had just opened the notification this morning together. And when Koga listened about Gaju's points acquisition, he was immediately inflamed. As stupid as Koga was he was aware of one thing.

If the Island still announces Gaju as the highest scorer this morning, that means Gaju is still alive. And if Gaju is still alive, then there is only one possibility that happens to his men that he sent to hunt Gaju.

They fail.

Koga did not depend on Songlan and his team. He also hunts for points himself. And during these few days, Koga only earned no more than 100 points, more precisely only 93 points.

The reason is simple, Koga is not like Gaju, Gama or Koma who move in the Forest freely.

Koga could only hunt around the Complex and then return to the Complex at night. The beast population around the Complex was certainly not like the area where other monster candidates were hunting. That's why he only gets points that are very far from Gaju.

"Where's that son of a bitch Songlan and the team I sent?" yelled Koga with emotion.

A shout that of course could not be answered by Tia and Songnam.

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Songlan took a deep breath.

Since his battle with Gaju on the seventh day, Songlan was still trapped in the Forest. Unlike his expectations, he always assumed that by continuing to move to the South he would return to the Complex.

But reality says something else.

Songlan only realized how important the role of a tracker like Sadu is, because he is lost now.

"Arrghghh."

Songlan turned her head towards the moaning sound beside her. He took a deep breath. The duma leaned against a tree and his whole body was sweating.

Songlan.

He thinks hard.

Songlan failed in her mission. He was supposed to hunt Gaju down and earn a reward of 1000 points for Koga. Instead of coming back with a win, Songlan took home the flop.

He lost Tutu and Sadu, Duma also suffered severe injuries. Songlan could imagine what kind of treatment he would get from Koga.

"Aarrgghh. Songlans... I'm hungry..."

Songlan opened her backpack and smiled wryly. The supply is very limited. It was then that a cynical idea entered Songlan's head.

Instead of him returning to the Complex and receiving punishment from Koga, why not...

Songlan approached towards the Duma while carrying the rations food in her hands. The Duma smiled when he saw her.

Krakkkkk.

Suddenly, Songlan swung her right hand towards the head of the Duma and killed the child instantly.

Blood was seen drenching Songlan's fist that had just hit the Duma. The other hand holding the food seemed to shake. Songlan's stomach also felt stirred and nauseous.

The idea that appeared suddenly and only a glance flashed in his mind earlier without hesitation he executed without thinking long.

Today, Songlan is officially a predator.

With bewildered eyes, Songlan looked at his blood-soaked fist. Then he glanced towards the Duma's now lifeless body and eyes stared intently at Songlan. The shock was clearly visible on Duma's face until the end of his life.

Beeping.

"Congratulations to the Empty Candidate Nine who has eliminated Candidate Two Five."

"The reward of 50 points will be given to the Empty Candidate Nine."

"Good fight."

Songlan was still stunned in place when the notification came to her mini computer.

A surprise gift that he did not expect after deciding to betray his own partner. A sign that from now on, he is no longer in the shadow of Koga.

Songlan moved towards her own future.

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"Soon," muttered Adel short after seeing the numbers on his mini computer.

234 points.

Fantastic numbers and managed to collect Aju and Adel couple since deciding to part with Gaju a few days ago.

As everyone thought. The combination of Adel-level real strategists and real fighters like Aju is the deadliest pair on the Island.

They can easily go shoulder to shoulder when hunting wild beasts. With Adel's analytical skills and Aju's execution, they could easily accumulate that many points.

Eye Implant 150 points.

Basic Archery 10 points.

Intermediate Archery 20 points.

Advanced Archery 50 points.

Tactical Longbow 50 points.

"How many more points do we need?" ask Aju.

"46 more points," Adel replied with a smile.

"Humphs. At the latest in two days you will become an archer" Aju replied with a smile.

"thank you. After that, we'll collect points for you" Adel replied.

"But..."

"I can't stop thinking, how can Gaju collect that many points" Aju muttered while shaking her head.

Adel just smiled bitterly. He did not feel jealous of Gaju's points. Because he knew, Gaju did all that for Tian.

Something that made Adel feel a little tightness in his chest.

"Style, are you going to do the same for me?" murmured Adel in the heart.

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Tian stood up and smiled as he looked at the mirror.

He stroked the scar that was on his chest slowly. He was not disgusted by the scar, because he knew where it came from.

Especially when Tian got the notification from his mini computer this morning.

"Style..."

Tian is happy when he finds out that Gaju is okay. Tian was also impatient to return to accompany his soulmate.

"Candidate Three Eight.." call someone who just walked into the room and startle Tian.

"We're gonna get you back in the woods. Please get ready in a few minutes" said the manager with an army-like outfit.

Tian smiled brightly.

"Style, we'll meet soon. Do you miss me?" Tian muttered.

They had only been separated for a few days.