Surprise! The Supposed Talent Show Was Actually-?!

Chapter 60.1- Judgement Card

Third elimination match arena, at the end of the corridor.

Footsteps echoed in the open air corridor. Wu Jin stopped in front of the door leading to the first entrance and bent over to pick up the envelope.

The clue envelope with its imitation parchment pattern was sealed with sealing wax, and there was only a small line of text inside after it was opened––

“Use your cards to exchange your fate.”

The chatter of his three teammates came over the communication equipment. The messages they found were all identical. It was clear that this was a clue that was given to all players.

Wu Jin bowed his head slightly as thoughts turned quickly in his mind.

In the competition, the ‘fate’ of the players was determined by the difficulty of the instance, the supplies they had on hand, and their opponents. Out of the three elements, only ‘supplies’ and the cards had the same unique attribute.

In other words, cards were very likely to be used to trade for supplies.

At the start of the competition, the card drawing mechanism made it so that the players began the game in an unfair state. As the competition progressed, the balance would inevitably shift gradually from ‘luck of the draw’ to the powerful players––

According to the clues, it was the cards, and not the players, who could ‘change’.

In other words, the cards could be snatched.

The sound of a mechanism turning suddenly sounded out, and Wu Jin swiftly raised his gaze.

There was the sound of seemed to be a metallic impact and the noise of gears engaging from behind the door in front of him. The fragmented echo at the start gradually increased until finally, the entire door was creaking and shaking. The tightly closed door flaps gradually drew apart to reveal a gap, and strong light spread outwards from inside the room––

This seemed to indicate that the first instance was about to open.

In the team communication channel, everyone had already noticed the strangeness taking place in front of them.

Wu Jin’s heart beat faster and faster, and he couldn’t tell if it was more from nervousness or excitement. He narrowed his eyes slightly, trying to distinguish any barely-there clues from the rumbling sound of gears in operation––

“I can hear the sound of horns from where I’m standing––and overhead, it sounds as though there are rocks rolling around.” Wu Jin quickly reported, “The light is coming through from the right side of the corridor.”

Next came Wen Lin, “There are rocks rolling around here too, but I can’t hear the horns. The light is coming from the right.”

Zoe and Caesar could also hear the sound of stones, but neither of them mentioned the horns. However, Zoe could hear the singing of a choir.

Wu Jin nodded slightly.

The likelihood of the four of them being placed in the same instance was very low. If they wanted to meet up, they would have to rely on their developing an understanding of the map. This exchange of information provided another important clue&#k2013;&#k2013;

Above this Gothic altar were rolling stones, or some other moving mechanism that made a similar sound.

The roaring, rumbling sounds in front of Wu Jin gradually stopped, and the first door finally opened completely.

Before entering the instance, Wu Jin communicated with his teammates one last time, “Protect your card, and try to grab other cards if possible.”

On the other side of the communication channel, Zoe knocked lightly to indicate that he understood, then gave a final order, “Keep the communication channel open and fight carefully. Now––mics off.”