## Chapter 2513 – 2513. The Devil’S Game
1. Do not look back or walk backward within the station. Ignore any sounds from behind and walk forward.
2. There are no station staff at this station. Anyone impersonating a station staff member is not a station staff member. If you see a station staff member, kill them before they shout.
3. There are exits numbered 1 to 12. Only exit 12 is the real exit. Exits other than number 12 lead to terrible places, not the surface.
4. If you hear a subway announcement, go down to the subway and board the train.
5. No subway trains come to this station. Rule 4 is a lie.
6. If you hear a subway announcement, stop walking and close your eyes until the announcement ends.
7. Do not enter the emergency exits. There are no emergency exits at this station.
8. If you feel a cold wind, move quickly. If you smell decay in the cold wind, immediately use your escape ticket and give up on the Grand Game.
9. Ignore the voices of dead family or friends.
10. Try to speak less and act quietly. Do not use firearms within the station.
11. Passage 4 is safe. In passage 4, you can look back, walk backward, or change direction.
12. Exit 12 will definitely appear. Do not give up.
13. If you understand all of the above, you will be able to leave the station safely.
Bae Hyun-soo trembled as he read the sign.
“Hyung, Jin-myung… do we really have to go in here? This is like a kind of urban legend. Monsters appear, so this legend must be real too…”
I felt uneasy as well.
However, Yoo Jin-myung stared intently at the sign and calmly replied.
“We know too. This legend is probably real. But I think it’s not so bad. It tells us how to act.”
I frowned and glared at the sign. I tried to memorize it, but it wasn’t easy. If only I had a smartphone… all I had in my hand was the lightning axe.
“Yoo Jin-myung, can we really say what’s written here is true? It openly states that number 4 is a lie.”
“Yoo Jin’s words make sense. And fortunately, I have the ability to discern the truth. The contents of this sign are true.”
“Then there’s no problem. We just have to do what the sign tells us.”
“I have memorized all the contents of the sign. Stand side by side and go down. Be careful not to look back. You might be surprised by something and walk backward… in that case, just close your eyes and sit down. Yoo Jin and I will take care of it.”
Yoo Jin-myung spoke calmly as always. I was surprised that Yoo Jin-myung had memorized all the contents of the sign. It hadn’t even been three minutes.
I remembered only the key points of the sign.
Don’t look back or walk backward. If you see a station staff member, kill them. If you hear a subway announcement, stop walking and close your eyes. Move as quietly as possible. If you feel a cold wind, run, and if you smell decay, use the escape ticket. Passage 4 is safe. Exit 12 is the real one.
Having memorized the contents, we slowly descended the stairs.
‘They say not to look back, so I want to look back even more.’
I know there’s nothing behind me. I don’t feel any presence either. But curiosity keeps bubbling up. Just once, wouldn’t it be okay to look back?
‘Hold it in.’
When we reached the bottom of the stairs, we entered the station. It was bright and clean. There were even fluorescent lights on the ceiling. It was bright. But it was eerie.
There wasn’t a specific rule about not talking, so I spoke to Yoo Jin-myung.
“Jin-myung, doesn’t the map show exit 12?”
“Unfortunately, nothing appears on Hyun-soo’s map. It’s completely blacked out, you could say. It seems the map isn’t working.”
“I guess we have no choice.”
We walked forward.
Passage 3.
There was nothing there.
However, a voice came from behind. It was Shin Do-hyun’s voice.
-Yoo Jin, please help me.
Shin Do-hyun was walking on my right. I glanced at Shin Do-hyun’s face. Her expression wasn’t good. It seemed she could hear the voice too. Was it her own voice? Or someone else’s? I couldn’t tell.
-Yoo Jin, please check behind us for a moment.
This time it was Yoo Jin-myung’s voice.
-Aaaaaaaah!
Jo Na-young’s scream.
-Sung Yoo-jin! You son of a bitch! You think you’re so great?! Shin Do-hyun is mine!
I flinched.
Bae Hyun-soo’s childish voice almost made me turn around. But with superhuman patience, I stopped myself.
Soon, exit 3 came into view. It was a staircase leading to the surface. Warm light could be felt from above. But it was a trap. We ignored it and walked through passage 3.
Passage 3 ended, and passage 7 appeared. Bae Hyun-soo sighed in disappointment. He seemed to have hoped that the safe passage 4 would appear instead of passage 7.
In passage 7, there was an emergency exit. Inside the slightly open emergency exit, a female ghost with long hair and a pale face was smiling and peeking at us.
I made eye contact with the ghost. She was ugly. That must be why she died a virgin and became a ghost.
“Knife.”
I said, reaching out my hand to Shin Do-hyun. Shin Do-hyun took out a dagger from her subspace and placed it in my hand.
I immediately threw the dagger.
The dagger flew straight and pierced the center of the female ghost’s forehead. The female ghost fell backward.
「You have gained 10 game points.」
If I could kill them, there was nothing to be afraid of.
“Heeik…”
Bae Hyun-soo trembled. It seemed he had finally relaxed a bit after the female ghost died.
“Hyun-soo, grab my hand if you want.”
Yoo Jin-myung stepped in, unable to watch any longer.
“T-thank you, Hyung. B-but there’s also… in the ceiling vent…”
I looked up. Another female ghost was looking at us. This time, I reached out my hand to Shin Do-hyun again.
“I don’t have an unlimited supply of daggers.”
“Just grab that one.”
Thwack!
This time too, I accurately pierced the ghost’s forehead. I smiled with satisfaction. It was fun to throw since I hit the bullseye every time.
「You have gained 10 game points.」
‘She’s nothing special, but she gives a lot of game points.’
Ghosts are scary. But if they are ghosts that can be killed, then it’s a different story.
Exit 7 came into view. We ignored the exit and walked forward.
-♪♩♫♪~
A melody came from the speakers on the ceiling.
“It’s an announcement. Everyone, stop walking and close your eyes. Do not move.”
We followed Yoo Jin-myung’s instructions.
-The train to hell is now arriving.
The voice of a female announcer mixed with noise.
-Aaaaaaaah!
-Board the train!
-This hell is a good hell!
Clunk.
Even though we were clearly in a passage, the sound of subway doors opening was heard right in front of us. And a hot, unpleasant wind brushed past my body.
-Boardboardboardboardboardboard.
-Actually, it’s not a train to hell, but a train to heaven. You want to go to heaven, right? Get on.
-Open your eyes!
-Get on, you son of a bitch!
-Aaaaaaaah!
Clunk.
The train doors closed. And the sound of the train departing was heard.
-The train to hell has departed. The next train to hell will arrive in 44 minutes. Thank you.
-♪♩♫♪~
It seemed to be over, so I decided to open my eyes. If this was a trap, the advice would have told me. The advice is visible even with my eyes closed.
“Okay. Open your eyes.”
“Haa. That really scared me.”
My teammates, including Shin Do-hyun, sighed.
We arrived at passage 4. The safe passage 4. And the place where a merchant selling holy weapons to kill demons was located.
I looked back in passage 4. I was curious about what was behind me.
The scene behind me was ordinary. It was an ordinary subway passage. It was so ordinary that my curiosity disappeared.
Unlike my calm self, my teammates were sweating profusely. Yoo Jin-myung was the same. I was the only one who was fine without breaking a sweat.
We each took a sip of cool water and moved on.
We found the merchant. A merchant wrapped in tattered clothes was sitting on a mat on the floor. Items were placed in front of him.
“Haha. Welcome, customers. It seems you’ve come to see me. Now, take a look.”
I frowned at the rough voice that sounded like scraping metal.
Crack.
I gripped the handle of the lightning axe tightly. If I killed the merchant, wouldn’t I be able to take all of his items?
〈Warning. Do not attack the merchant.〉
I decided to do as the advice said.
I checked the items on the mat. A box cutter, a drink, a coin, a flashbang, and a spray. Five items in total. Like the axe, they probably weren’t ordinary items.
“Where is the holy weapon that can kill demons? Surely this box cutter isn’t the weapon?”
“Oh. You came to me after getting information about the holy weapon. I knew you customers were not ordinary. Of course, I have the holy weapon. It’s here.”
The merchant tore off a part of his tattered clothes. There was nothing where his belly button should have been. He reached his hand into the darkness and pulled it out again. His hand was holding a heavy single-edged sword.
“This is Ascalon, the holy sword used by Saint George. It is said that he used this sword to cut off the dragon’s head. It is a very holy sword, so it is said that even demons fear it.”
“Is it 100 game points?”
「Ascalon
A holy weapon. Can kill demons.」
“Wow. You even know the price exactly. Yes. It’s 100 game points.”
“I’ll buy it.”
“Yes. Please do.”
The moment I received Ascalon from the merchant, my game points were deducted.
「Game points remaining: 21」
I swung Ascalon a few times in the air. The center of gravity was at the tip of the sword. It was a bit awkward, but it was a heavy and good sword.
“Customers. There are other good items, so please take a look. I will transparently disclose the functions and prices of the items.”
「Slashing Box Cutter
Consumes 1 box cutter blade to unleash a slash.
120 GP.」
「Demonic Ion Drink
Fully restores health.
30 GP.」
「Coin
Throw the coin to gain random game points.
50 GP」
「Flashbang
It’s a flashbang.
30 GP」
「Stasis Spray
A one-time use spray that stops the target.
50 GP」
“The slashing box cutter is more expensive than Ascalon.”
“That’s because the slashing box cutter is superior in terms of killing power alone. Considering that it can be used a total of 12 times, I think it’s cheap? I also buy game tools, by the way. Ah, it’s also possible for you to collect game points and buy them.”
I asked my teammates how much they had.
Combined, they had 155 GP.
“How much can you buy this die for?”
“Ah, that’s a good item. I’ll buy it for 70 GP.”
“……”
Only 70 GP? I never intended to sell it in the first place, but I had even less intention of selling it now.
Yoo Jin-myung took out the universal key and asked.
“How much is this?”
“That’s a universal key. 25 GP would be appropriate.”
“……”
Of course, Yoo Jin-myung didn’t sell it either.
