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Is My Life Ordinary? - Chapter 17

Published at 13th of January 2022 09:07:28 AM


Chapter 17: Rules

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"SO FOR YOUR FIRST TASK, YOU ALL NEED TO..." he paused.

"OH, RIGHT I HAVEN'T EXPLAINED THE PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH." now that I have heard his sound so many times I think I have heard it somewhere before but where?

"NOW THEN, I EXPECT THERE'S AMONG YOU WHO ARE STILL VERY CONFUSED. WHICH IS WHY I WILL BEGIN WITH REAFFIRMING THE CURRENT SITUATION THAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN." Selene and I both stopped walking and listened to him carefully.

"FIRST! EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON THIS ISLAND HAS BEEN WIPED FROM THEIR FAMILY!" what?

"THE MOMENT YOU STEPPED INSIDE SCHOOL TODAY YOUR EXISTENCE WAS DELETED. THAT'S RIGHT AS FAR AS THE OUTSIDE WORLD IS CONCERNED YOU WERE NEVER BORN IN THIS WORLD." I am stunned.

"THAT MEANS THAT THERE ARE NO FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS DESPERATELY SEARCHING FOR YOU. ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS SINCE YOU ARE ALREADY WIPED FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD, YOU ALSO NO LONGER HAVE ANY HUMAN RIGHTS. THE ONLY FREEDOM YOU HAVE LEFT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE RULES WE SET!" it's not making any sense.

"WITH THAT IN MIND, PLEASE LISTEN VEE~RRY CAREFULLY TO WHAT WE SAY." obviously there would be more than one.

"SECOND! YOU ALL MUST BE WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO OTHERS WHO DIDN'T ARRIVE HERE. REST ASSURED THEY ALL ARE SAFE AND SOUND BACK IN THE SCHOOL. ALSO WHAT I SAID EARLIER, THEIR MEMORIES OF YOU HAVE BEEN ERASED ABOUT YOU." I doubt anyone will be concerned about the others if we are in such a hostile environment.

"THIRD! WHY WERE YOU THE ONLY ONES TO ARRIVE HERE? FOR THAT TO BE ANSWERED YOU ALL JUST NEED TO COMPLETE THE GIVEN TASK AND GATHER AS MANY POINTS AS YOU CAN THEN... ~ YOU CAN ASK FOR ANYTHING YOU WANT BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT MORE HIGHER THE DEMAND THE MORE HIGHER THE POINTS WILL BE ASKED." so points are the most important thing if I want to get out there quickly.

But why were we chosen?

It would make sense for someone who excels in academics or has good physical strength but I don't have any redeeming features so why was I chosen?

"MANY WOULD ALSO BE WONDERING WHY YOU WERE THE ONLY ONES CHOSEN, SO TO BE CLEAR THE ANSWER ISN'T THAT INTERESTING. YOU GUYS WERE PICKED UP BY CHANCE." there was no reason or meaning behind it? We were only 'picked' by chance?

"SO FOR YOUR FIRST TASK, ON THE WHOLE ISLAND THERE WILL BE SAFE ZONES OR HOTSPOTS CALL IT EITHER. YOU HAVE TO FIND A SPOT AND IN THOSE SPOTS A DEVICE IS IMPLANTED IN WHICH YOU HAVE TO WRITE YOUR NAME. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL, BY WRITING YOUR NAME ON THE SPOT IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE ACQUIRING IT. THE QUEST IS TO ACQUIRE ONE SPOT AND FOR EVERY 8-HOURS OF THE SPOT ACQUIRED BY THE SAME PERSON 50 POINTS WILL BE DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME. THE NUMBER OF POINTS WILL BE SHOWN ON THE SAME DEVICE YOU HAVE WRITTEN YOUR NAME." that's easy.

"ALSO THERE ARE ONLY 12 OF THESE SPOTS AND THE TOTAL PEOPLE ON THIS ISLAND ARE 50. IN CASE A PERSON IS NOT ABLE TO GET AT LEAST 100 POINTS BEFORE 72 HOURS THEY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED." even though he just said that those who couldn't compete in the task will be disqualified but something feels off about that.

"Do y-you have an-any idea what would happen if we get d-disqualified?" Selena asked.

"I don't know but definitely not something good. All this seems fishy."

"ONE MORE THING, AFTER EVERY TWELVE HOURS TOP 3 SPOTS WILL BE REVEALED. THAT IS NOT ALL SOME SPECIAL PRIZE WILL BE REWARDED TO THE FIRST PLACE." is this a game to them?

"SO, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR LET THE GAME BEGIN!" and with that, that's the last we heard from Mr. X.

...

Selene and I strolled around searching for a safe zone but what Mr. X didn't mention was what are hotspots or what do they look like I mean he didn't mention any special characteristics about that place. How in the world can I find one?

"Hey, Selene got any clue on how to find those spots?"

"... maybe by hotspots, it mean-t like some safe p-place. L-like a cave or s-someplace nearby a water source." makes sense.

But first I think I need to find a solution to make her stop stuttering.

"Cave... or a place nearby a water source... hmm..." nothing comes to my mind. We haven't seen a cave yet or some water source. But something is still bugging me.

"Hey, did you notice we haven't seen any other person yet? Also, don't you think this environment is too good to be true?"

"W-What?"

"We haven't seen anyone since we ran away and also have you noticed there are almost no insects like mosquitoes or something like that and above that we got at least something to eat so easily." generally if we are in a forest one of the problems is not wild animals, we can do something about wild animals but the main problem is about the small insects.

In a forest, an ample number of poisonous insects live but we haven't encountered at least one. Something isn't right.

"Y-yeah I also have n-noticed that..." she said.

...

Even after hours of searching, we found nothing.

Also, I am starting to feel thirsty. I haven't drunk a single drop of water since yesterday but thankfully we found those berries, they at least had some liquid in them but still... it's not enough.

"Allen, do you h-hear that?"

"What?"

"Listen closely... the sound of water..." I closely tried to listen to it.

"..." yeah I also hear something but it's so low I can't believe she noticed it so easily.

"... but which way is it?" I can hear it but it's still not enough for me to make out the direction.

"Hmm... this way." since I cannot make out the direction I can only trust her right now.

She led the way and I just followed her silently.

As we moved further the sound kept on increasing... and at some point, even I could make out its direction by myself also.

"Look!" She seemed delighted by the sight of a river.

Mr. X mentioned earlier that it's an island so technically it's not a river but a stream.

"Beep-Beep!"

"What's that sound?" Selene exclaimed.

'Don't ask me."

"Beep-Beep!"

I looked around to check what exactly it was.

"Allen, here," Selene called out to me.

"What?" I walked in her direction.

As soon as I reached her I saw a device.

Yes! It's the machine that he mentioned (Mr. X).

"Selene, I think you were right." She was the one who guessed that a hotspot would be in a place like this.

"Beep-Beep!"

"But how do we operate it?" a blank box was blinking on the screen and on the corner it was written- 'Empty'. Maybe it meant that this place was still vacant.

On the blank box, I tapped on it and...

TO BE CONTINUED....





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