Hunting Game

At this moment, he also overheard the conversation between the two men: "Haha, this is going to be fun. That family has four people. It's a shame only the middle-aged man is a police officer. The other four are just ordinary people, so it'll probably be as boring as those weaklings before."

The other one spoke up, "Don't be so unsatisfied. There are two women here, especially that high school girl, she has a really good figure."

"Heh heh, but that girl isn't for you. If you're lucky, you might get the middle-aged woman at most."

In this short time, Link felt the presence of others. Judging from the sound of their voices and footsteps, four new people had appeared.

This meant there were a total of six people here, and from their conversation, Link realized they were only here to capture Link and the others. The real gang members hadn't all shown up yet.

The car started quickly. Link struggled to resist the effects of the anesthetic. As time passed, his body was recovering rapidly.

This was thanks to Link's physique reaching 14.2 points. This wasn't just related to physical health and stamina as shown on the panel; it was also invisibly related to the body's resistance. In other words, his resistance far exceeded that of ordinary people.

Otherwise, Link wouldn't have been startled awake in the room. And now, Link could feel his body gradually regaining consciousness, and the heavy feeling in his eyelids wasn't as severe.

Through the conversation he had just overheard, Link confirmed that this wasn't the first time they had done this. It had even formed a pattern, which was very similar to some movies Link had watched in his previous life, where people enjoyed torturing others for fun and seeking thrills.

Many crime movies in the United States are filmed to be very exciting and shocking, and they are actually based on real situations. Many people even directly learn about the mindset of criminals in prison. Of course, this makes them sufficiently realistic and impactful.

After another twenty to thirty minutes, the car stopped. Faint sounds of people talking could be heard around, not too loud, but based on the number and direction, Link estimated there were at least dozens of people.

The car door was opened again, and Link and the family were carried out. A moment later, a man said, "Wake them up. I want to tell them the rules of the game."

Soon, a cool sensation came over him, and Link's spirits lifted. However, he didn't act immediately. Instead, he paid attention to the movements of the people next to him. Only when they started making muffled sounds did he also pretend to be just waking up and open his eyes.

After confirming that all five people were awake, the man from before spoke, "Welcome to our playground. You are honored to be able to play this game with us. Congratulations."

Link didn't speak, squinting his eyes as if he hadn't fully woken up. At this moment, Bob spoke, "Who are you? What do you want?"

"Heh heh, now you've joined our game. Do you want to know what kind of game this is?"

Bob said, "What game? What you're doing is illegal, you know!"

The man burst into laughter, "Yes, we are breaking the law, but who knows? This isn't your police station."

He paused, then continued, "Alright, back to the main point. Congratulations on becoming participants in the Real Person Hunting Game, and your role is the prey."

Bob didn't say anything, and Link certainly wouldn't be the first to speak up. Only by pretending to be an ordinary person would he have a chance to catch others off guard.

Perhaps feeling that this was boring, the man said directly, "Listen up, all of you. The game starts in five minutes. In this game, you are the prey, just like Wild Boars or Elk. If you don't try hard to escape, you will be killed!"

By this point, Link understood in his heart that these guys were a bunch of twisted individuals who enjoyed the process of killing people like prey.

However, Link also felt a bit fortunate that he hadn't encountered people like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Otherwise, being trapped in a house full of traps would have given him an even smaller chance of survival.

Through careful observation, Link could see at least a dozen cars within his line of sight, with at least thirty to forty people, possibly even fifty. He really didn't know why they hadn't been discovered doing this until now.

But soon, Link figured it out. It really wasn't that surprising. Texas is vast and sparsely populated. As long as there wasn't concrete evidence, what did a few missing people matter? The number of people who go missing while traveling in the entire United States each year is simply impossible to count.

In sparsely populated areas, don't be surprised to occasionally find the remains of someone from decades ago. There are too many such cases, so many that the police can't even investigate them all.

Understanding what was going on, Bob began to curse, while his wife and two children cried out in confusion and distress, clearly extremely stimulated.

"Alright, we are leaving now. You have five minutes to hide. Then the hunting game officially begins. Only the winner can survive!" After the man finished speaking, he blew a whistle, and the surrounding cars also started up and drove away one after another.

Only when the surroundings became dark again did Link begin to carefully examine the situation. The area was a wasteland with many trees, but the woods were not dense or large. If someone hid in them, they could be seen from the outside at a glance.

At this moment, a system prompt suddenly appeared before Link's eyes:

Evil Hunting Game mission activated. Mission objective: Escape from the hunt. Evolution Points can be obtained based on performance!

The sudden system notification almost made Link cry out in surprise. He had been thinking about how to obtain Evolution Points before, but after trying many methods, nothing had worked. He hadn't expected a task to suddenly appear now.

While this surprised Link, the fear in his heart also lessened a bit.

It was the first time in two lifetimes that he had encountered such a thing, and it was false to say that Link wasn't afraid.

It was just that he had woken up relatively early and had already thought through the worst-case scenarios, setting up a psychological defense against danger. Otherwise, he might not have been much better off than those two high school students.

At the same time, the system notification also seemed to give Link more confidence. The simple explanation was that it gave his mind more support, making Link unable to help but mutter in a low voice in Chinese, "Brother also has a system now, how could I die at the hands of a bunch of scumbags like this?"

With more confidence in his heart, his mind also became more flexible. Link began to recall the weapons in these people's hands. Most of them were bows and crossbows, and some had pistols tucked into their waistbands, but they also held bows and crossbows in their hands.

Clearly, these people really treated this as a hunting game.

Standing up and walking a couple of steps, Link immediately frowned. He had been carried over while he was sleeping and wasn't wearing shoes at all. There were small stones and twigs everywhere on the ground, and running would be like the torture of stepping on glass shards.

After thinking for a moment, Link took off his vest, tore it into layers, and wrapped it around his feet. This made it a little more comfortable.

Although that person said that only the winner could survive, Link knew that they wouldn't let anyone survive. Otherwise, if they hadn't done this for the first time, how could there have been no news about it until now?

As for the other family, Link wasn't even sure he would survive himself, so how could he help them? After briefly identifying the direction, he entered the small woods next to him.