** Chapter 18: The Challenge of the ASCO - Flavors of Truth **
The remaining competitors had learned that in the ** underground island **, the boundaries between morals and grotesque were not only crossed but completely destroyed. It was a place where the body and mind were tested to its most extreme boundaries, leaving the souls of dry and unrecognizable survivors. Today, they would face the most repulsive challenge so far - a wicked game of flavors and instincts that challenged not only their skills but also their dignity.
The atmosphere was loaded with a almost imperceptible smell of decay, as if the island knew of the desperation that was about to consume its inhabitants. As always, ** Henrique Nakamura ** made his triumphant entrance, as if it were the conductor of an orchestra made of chaos and suffering. He was standing, with his usual aura of sinister authority, while a long table was mounted in the center of the arena.
-*"Welcome, competitors! Today you face a challenge that is a perfect symbiosis of disgust and reasoning. Face you are placed two types of items: ten glasses and ten chocolates. But make no mistake of the friendly appearance of objects. Some of these glasses contain something sweet, passion fruit juice ... while others contain ** human urine **. more vile than one can imagine - ** human feces **. "*
Henry smiled cruelly, as if they savor every word of his speech.
-*"Each competitor will have to taste both a glass and chocolate. But beware! If someone drinks ** urine ** and eating ** feces **, it will be instantly disqualified. Victory will require gustative memory and courage. This is not just a taste test, but a duel against its own survival instinct.
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### ** Preparations for the challenge **
The competitors, now on the maximum alert, approached the table, where the juice and urine glasses were glowed in the light of the underground flames. Beside them, the chocolates were arranged in small golden paper boxes, each looking harmless, even inviting. But no one was fooled by his appearance - the island had already taught them that everything there was a trap.
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### ** Group participation **
#### ** Chaos Hunters Group **
The recent winners of the previous challenge, the hunters of Chaos, were confident, but that confidence began to crack at the disgust of the challenge. Even among the cruel, the thought of consuming something so abominable was a harsh reality.
** Calley **, always aggressive, was the first to move.
- *"This is repulsive, but repulsive is better than defeat. And I won't lose." *
She chose a glass randomly and led him to the nose, trying to decipher any clue. Minutes later, she tried and smiled.
- *"Passion fruit juice." *
When taking a chocolate, his mood hardened. The first bite revealed something she would never imagine: the pungent and vile taste of the ** human feces **.
- *"Argh! This is a nightmare ... but it was not enough to stop me."
** Leerstrom **, with its usual casualty, chose quickly.
- *"Ah, Calley, you try to stay firm, but even you know that we are all drowning in this unhealthy game." *
He calmly drank a glass of urine and then, without hesitation, swallowed the chocolate.
- *"Ah… feces. A flavor that I like less than I deserve." *
It was disqualified immediately.
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#### ** Ancestral Light Group **
After so many defeats, the Ancestral Luz Group knew this challenge was an indispensable opportunity to turn the game. But everyone's faces showed that they knew they were about to face an emotional self -sabotage exercise.
** Hardy Nakamura **, the reluctant leader, approached the table with caution. He knew his team had him to stay calm.
- *"Well… let's end this soon." *
Without hesitation, he took a glass and drank him. Passion fruit juice. The relief was instantaneous. However, when biting the chocolate, his face darkened.
- *"Feces. But I didn't do the worst. I will continue here to fight another day." *
** Irene Dellis **, still devastated by the previous challenges, moved hesitant.
- *"I can't even imagine the horrors to come. But… come on." *
She took a glass that smelled slightly sweet and, fortunately, was passion fruit juice. Later, when proving the chocolate, she smiled relieved.
- *"True chocolate! Maybe my luck finally changed." *
Already ** Drake **, still fragile from recent torture, presented a decided stance.
- *"There is nothing that this place can do to overcome what I already felt. I'm ready." *
With a glass of urine in his hands, he drank and grinded his teeth. But when biting a real chocolate, there was a little moment of satisfaction.
- *"I won't fall so easy." *
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### ** The end of the challenge **
After each competitor completes his round, Henrique returned to the stage to announce the results. He seemed to be more satisfied than ever with the internal turmoil he had created.
-*"Congratulations, ** Chaos hunters **, you proved your strength and earned once again, despite a loss in your row. As for the ** ancestral light **, you failed once again. But as always, defeat has consequences."*
The defeated lowered their heads, knowing that the shadow of the ** judgment of shame ** was about to fall upon them again.
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### ** Preparations for voting **
Henrique reported that the ** hunters of Chaos **, as a winning group, could once again vote for the fate of an ancestral light member: to choose between death in the ** judgment of shame ** or boundless torture until the next dawn.
The winners deliberated with cruel satisfaction, aiming at their decision in ** Grayrock **, which had shown emotional and physical resistance, but whose fall would be a hard blow to the group.
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### ** The climax **
** Henrique Nakamura **, as always, announced fate with theatrical solemnity.
- *"The winners have chosen ... torture. Grayrock will pay the price of defeat, but will live to fight again if it can survive at night." *
Grayrock was taken to the dark cameras, where the screams would soon start - once again echoing as a horror symphony for all competitors.
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** End of Chapter 18 **
*(Next: day off - resist pain and final cracking of alliances)*
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** NOTE: ***ASCO challenge proved to be as psychological as physical test, exposing the weaknesses of competitors and deepening the cracks between the groups. But the consequences of this day will continue to reverberate, especially for Grayrock.*