Chapter 5

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Brandon opened the map.

He realised the escape game’s map was very similar to an escape game he had played before he transmigrated. The map clearly indicated the resource points, resource areas (city areas), and the locations of the monsters.

Other than that, there was also information about the number of remaining players, the size of the safe zone, and the time it took for the safe zone to shrink.

At this moment, the number of remaining players in the upper right corner had already reached 79.

“It’s only been one or two minutes, but 21 players have already been eliminated…”

“The escape game…is really scary…”

However, Brandon was filled with confidence.

With his SSS-class talent, he felt that he would definitely be able to win this round!

Looking back at the map and zooming in on his location, Brandon discovered that this ruined building also had a name — dilapidated palace!

“It’s really simple and intuitive.”

Shaking his head, Brandon shifted his gaze to the closest resource area…Grand Town!

Marking ‘Grand Town’ on the map, a faint red diamond-shaped mark appeared in his field of vision. Even if he turned off the map, it would still exist.

“This is…a waypoint?”

After walking through the remaining parts of the dilapidated palace that he hadn’t been to yet, Brandon discovered that the few resources that the place contained were all white quality.

“Looks like the most valuable thing here was this purple quality dagger.”

After collecting all the resources, Brandon remained still for a few seconds to allow himself to turn invisible again, then began to head towards ‘Grand Town’.

According to the map, Grand Town was about three miles away from the dilapidated palace. He had expected it to take a long time to reach that place, but when he started to hurry, he realized the increase in his physique and agility allowed him to move quickly without feeling tired.

“At this rate, I should be able to reach Grand Town in a little over ten minutes.”

…

Time passed, and the distance between Brandon and his destination shortened.

As Brandon walked through the rocky terrain, the faint outline of Grand Town began to appear in the distance.

“Clang! Clang! Clang!”

“What’s that sound?”

Brandon’s 12 points of vitality had also greatly increased his hearing ability, he could hear the sound of metal colliding with rocks as he approached Grand Town.

Following the direction of the sound, he found the source.

Someone was killing wild monsters!

Although he was invisible, Brandon still subconsciously hid behind a huge rock and stuck his head out to observe.

He saw a burly man wearing silver-white armor and holding a longsword tightly in both hands, locked in battle with a monster. He looked almost like a medieval knight, but for the fact that he did not have a mount.

Turning his eyes to the monster, Brandon’s heart jumped.

The monster looked like a wolf, but it was as big as a yak. Its body was covered in black fur, each hair hard and sharp as a needle. Its face was extremely ferocious, its eyes were red and it bared its teeth at the knight.

Brandon could see from afar that the sharp teeth were covered with scraps of meat.

His heart was pounding.

Although the monster in front of him looked like a wolf, it looked even more terrifying than a Tyrannosaurus rex.

This was the first time he had seen such a terrifying creature.

After transmigrating from another world, even though he had accepted the absurdities of transmigration and the escape game, he still couldn’t help but feel afraid when he saw such a terrifying creature appear in front of him.

“No! I can’t be afraid! It’s fine if it’s just a normal day, but if I hesitate because I’m afraid in an escape game like this, it’s very likely… to be the end of me!”

Hardening his heart, Brandon began to adjust his state of mind.

Soon, he managed to calm down, and began to focus on watching the battle.

He was hiding here not to watch the show, but to pick up scraps!

The difference in strength between the player and the monster was not very big. No matter which side won, the other side would definitely be exhausted and barely clinging to life. If he attacked after the battle over, he would reap all the benefits.

Especially the armor on the player. He couldn’t help but be envious — after all, though he had a good weapon, he had no armor.

…

At this moment, the player in this battle was also having a hard time.

“Damn it!”

“Why is this monster so difficult to deal with!”

Clark Cooper was panting heavily, but he was swinging his longsword even more forcefully.

He had been fighting the big black wolf in front of him for five to six minutes, and he had consumed a lot of his HP and spirit. However, the big black wolf’s agility was very high. Whenever there was an opening, it would lunge forward and bite him, which made it impossible for him to find a chance to use consumable items.

This made him even more anxious.

The longer it dragged, the more likely it would attract other players over.

He did not want to be taken advantage of by others after he had fought and finally killed the big black wolf.

“I can’t drag this out any longer!”

“It’s already been five or six minutes. The risk is already very high. If we drag this out any longer, it will really attract other players over!”

“With my current condition, if there’s anyone with better equipment, I won’t be a match for them.”

Once again, the attack of the big black wolf was repelled. Clark took a step back.

The big black wolf followed closely with a short charge. It opened its mouth and bit towards Clark.

Seeing this, Clark acted abnormally. He stretched out his left hand and forcefully resisted the bite.

[You have received an attack. Your HP has been reduced by 36 points!]

At this moment, Clark only had 10 HP left. With this amount of HP, even a graze from the wolf’s claws would cause him to die!

However, in such a dangerous situation, Clark’s face revealed a triumphant grin.

He threw away his long sword and took out a dagger. Taking advantage of the gap between the big black wolf’s attacks, he stabbed at the big black wolf’s head.

He had carefully planned this. The big black wolf’s health was at the point where it would die in one hit. However, there was no point in dragging it out. If he wanted to finish it in the shortest time, he should take the attack head-on and then counterattack.

Wolves were very intelligent animals, but their intelligence could not be compared to humans.

A beast would never have expected him to switch weapons and attack.

As the dagger in his hand rushed towards the big black wolf’s head, his eyes could not help but overflow with joy.

“I got it!”

“Skill book! Give me a skill book!”

Killing a monster had a chance of obtaining a skill book.

Skills were very powerful!

This was the reason why Clark targeted the big black wolf.

However…

Just as Clark was about to succeed, his dagger only cut through the air.

The big black wolf that was biting his arm slowly turned gray and disappeared.

It was dead?!

A well-proportioned and handsome man suddenly appeared in front of him. Clark looked at him in confusion. “You, you…”

Before he could finish his sentence, the man who suddenly appeared killed Clark with a dagger.

This man was none other than Brandon.

[You have killed an enemy (Clark Cooper)! ]

[All your attributes have been increased by 5 points (only valid in this game)!]

Brandon was extremely happy when he saw Clark gradually turn into a soul tomb.

‘I’m going to defeat every player and monster!’ he told himself..