𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕣 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕔𝕜 ₒᵣᵥ (Discontinued)

Chapter 3: Oh. Is this the part I kill someone now?

I looked around. The people reacted differently after the dokkaebi disappeared. Some people tried to get off the train while others called the police. However, Dokja remained composed, no trace of his shock evident on his face.

Sangah-ssi opened her phone and tried to call the police. "Police, the police aren't answering! What, what should I..." I placed a hand on her shoulder to reassure her, while Dokja-ssi did to same.

"Calm down, Yoo Sangah-ssi. Have you ever played the game that the development team made? An apocalypse game where the world is destroyed and only a few people survive."

"Huh? What are you say..."

"Think about it. We are in a game right now. You can think of it like this too, Byeol." Dokja said, turning to me.

I nodded, even though I had come to this conclusion way earlier than Dokja-ssi had.

Yoo Sangah silently licked her lips. "Game..."

"It is simple. Don't hesitate to do as I tell you. Understood?" Dokja was good at assuring people. Hmm... guess it wouldn't matter if I dosed off a little here... I can't believe I'm still sleepy after all the coffee I drank...

Guess I'll sleep for a while... I thought. It should be fine, right?

Spoiler alert; it wasn't fine at all.

Just when I thought I could get some shut-eye, loud noises resounded across the subway. People's panicked voices rang across the sealed space again. Eh? I thought the dokkaebi was gone.

I groaned as I sat up slightly. What now?

[The remaining time has been decreased by 10 minutes.]

[10 minutes are remaining.]

[If the first killing doesn't occur within the next five minutes, all lives in that carriage will be wiped out.]

"W-What is this? Is it a joke?" A woman stuttered.

"Didn't you hear the message just now? Hey, didn't you hear it?" Another shaking, hysterical man cried out.

"Everyone, calm down and listen to me―" A tall man tried to keep the peace as he attempted to calm the crowd.

OH. MY. GOD. THESE IDIOTS. I mentally screamed as I facepalmed. "Even rowdy 5-year-old children behave better than these people, I swear..." I mumbled out loud as I crossed my arms. Thankfully, no one could hear me over the chaos that was happening within the carriage.

"T-There is a murder back there!" Someone screamed as the scene from the train car adjacent to us could be seen through the door window. The complexion of the killer in that carriage was ghostly white. They were shaking uncontrollably, bloody switch knife in hand.

"We have to keep them out! Don't let anyone in!"

People held tightly to the iron door to block the murderer from entering. However, the next thing that happened was quite unexpected, even for me.

[All types of access to the carriage will be restricted until the scenario is complete.]

Seconds after the message aired, people were roughly thrown back from the iron door.

"W-What is this?" One of the people thrown onto the floor asked, uncertain.

Once again, the voice of the dokkaebi echoed, much to the panic of the passengers.

[Haha, some places are quite fun while other places haven't started yet. Okay, this is a special service. I will show you what will happen if nothing occurs in the next five minutes.]