Just as Bo Yi had guessed, when the players gathered in the Central Plaza again early the next morning, their numbers had once again plummeted-
After yesterday's elimination of the lowest-ranked players, 42 players had remained. But now, as Bo Yi looked up at the rankings on the electronic screen, that number had dropped to 33.
All 15 players in the first group had stayed in the Safe House, and all had survived.
The four players in the third group, each with zero points, had vanished from the rankings entirely.
As for the largest group, the 23 players in the second group, only some had entered the Safe House while the rest had continued fleeing outside. Judging by the remaining deaths, five players from the second group had died, leaving 18.
There was no telling whether the players who had died last night had been killed by the monsters chasing them or by their fellow players.
"Well, well..."
Mr. "Clown" appeared on the electronic screen. "It seems you're all very fond of the points-ranking game I devised. You've whittled yourselves down to just over thirty so quickly..."
"Could it be... that you all want to meet me sooner, too?" Mr. "Clown's" voice carried an uncomfortably affected air as he spread his arms theatrically before the screen. "Oh, so do I! Just like all of you, I'm eagerly... hoping to meet everyone as soon as possible~"
"But..." His tone shifted, and he leaned back into his chair, his words seemingly loaded with meaning. "Judging by your enthusiasm, I believe that very soon~ very soon... we'll be able to meet..."
The image disappeared from the electronic screen. The plaza was so quiet that a pin drop would have been audible. Every player remained silent. The "Clown's" insinuation had been far too obvious.