After a while, Skyler finally stood up.
Taking a deep breath, he told himself that everything would be fine. But as he turned around to continue what he had been doing, another message appeared in front of him.
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The Last Trial Progress:
Two of the participants has died.
Remaining participants: 97
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After that, it felt like an endless countdown that never stopped. Messages continued to appear before him without any pause, each one announcing another death. By the time Skyler had finally finished building the boat and reached the other side of the clear lake, the number of remaining participants in the trial had already fallen into the single digits.
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The Last Trial Progress:
Four of the participants has died.
Remaining participants: 4
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Skyler stared at the message screen with bloodshot eyes and let out a hollow laugh.
