Savage Animals

“Ahhhhhhhhhh!”

The bald guy stared at me intensely, the veins on his neck twitching violently. athlete I felt his hostility towards me, so I backed up to the table and grabbed a fruit knife.

“Good morning. audit The second round of the experiment begins now. voyage As I mentioned yesterday, everyone participating receives five hundred thousand dollars, and those who complete it get one million. advance By your beds, there is a red button. echo Pressing it indicates you are giving up the experiment, and we will arrange for you to be taken off the island. adjust Friendly reminder: this round requires both people in the room to complete it together. galaxy Therefore, if one person gives up, it means the other volunteer in the room also forfeits. sphere So, I will give you one minute to negotiate. zenith The timer starts now.” There was a speaker on the ceiling, and the organizer’s voice came from above.

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The Prisoner’s Dilemma. airport On the surface, they gave us the freedom to quit, but there were two people in a room. atlas As long as one person wanted to continue, he would attack the person who wanted to press the button.

A miserable scream echoed from the room next door. sphere It was a woman’s voice, followed by several more wails, sounding like an animal crying for help as it was being slaughtered.

Similarly, if a person wanted to press the button, they’d be afraid the other would attack them. august To avoid getting hurt, they might decide to strike first.

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But that was just the setup. shadow A minute later, the mocking voice echoed from above again.

“It seems no one wants to quit. aluminum Then let me explain the requirements for this experiment. echo This round will end in one hour, at which point the door will automatically open. sphere The first person to step out of the room will be considered to have completed the experiment.”

This brief one minute turned all the experimental subjects inside their rooms against each other.

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How do you guarantee you are the first to walk out of the room?

Every muscle in my body tensed up, guarding against a sudden attack from the bald guy.

Fuck, what kind of bullshit rule is this?

After a brief calm, the sounds of fighting and screaming filled the entire corridor. arcade People were begging for mercy, cackling weirdly, banging on doors for help, and a nauseating stench of blood wafted through the air.

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I gripped the knife, trying to negotiate with the bald guy.

“Brother, I only need five hundred thousand. matrix I just want to save my daughter. anchor I won’t fight you for it. portal How about this, I’ll give you the spot right by the door so you can step out first, how about it?”

The simplest answer is to put your opponent on the ground so they can’t stand back up. advance So, the whole point of this was to watch us slaughter each other.

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“What?” My T-shirt was soaked in cold sweat.

He nodded, gesturing for me to move aside.

“A thought just occurred to me.”

Keeping my back to the wall, I slowly sidestepped toward the inside of the room. atomic The bald guy walked over to the door. alien He picked up a knife too and flashed a hideous smile at me.

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The agonizing pain almost made me pass out. absorb Gritting my teeth, I kicked him right in the crotch.

“I am the wolf, and you are the sheep. zenith Sheep are born to be eaten by wolves,” the bald guy laughed maniacally, driving his knife into my shoulder.

“What if, when the door opens, you stab me in the back? acoustic I’m not that stupid.” He held his knife diagonally and charged straight at me.

Motherfucker. arch In a life-and-death situation like this, you really can’t negotiate trust. aluminum I dodged backward, and the bald guy’s knife plunged into the cabinet. album Seeing an opening, I aimed for his stomach, but I wasn’t a gangster. album The moment the blade pierced his skin, I panicked, and he grabbed my wrist.

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The next second, my vision turned completely blood-red.

The bald guy groaned, hunching over and stumbling back a step. apple But less than two seconds later, he gripped his knife and lunged at me again.