At that moment, everyone gathered around the bomb, wanting to study the time bomb carefully.
"Didn't you say there were scissors?"
"Maybe they want us to learn how to cut the fuse like on TV shows!"
The other girl with the yellow hair shook her head in fear and said, "If we cut it wrong, it will explode?"
There were five people in the room.
Four of them—a woman and two men—approached the bomb in the center of the hallway.
Su Kyun alone stood motionless, leaning against the wall beside him, terrified by the countdown. His legs were numb, even trembling, but his pants were loose, so no one noticed. It took him a moment, then he let out a sudden sound.
"Ah—"
The four people in the hallway were suspended midair by an invisible wire mesh hidden underneath.
Clearly, it was a trap.
At the same time, the so-called time bomb exploded to reveal a clown puppet sticking out its tongue.
"Hey, hey, hey!"
"No bombs, play with you instead!"
The clown's voice was a mocked, robotic tone, taunting the players. At that moment, this phone view suddenly captured the live audience's attention and excitement surged.
"Ah, it's fake after all!"
"Damn, I was fooled too!"
"As I said before, I thought it was a real bomb. This is a bit over the top."
"It's a prank, but there's still one guy who didn't fall for it!"
"Hey, isn't that the unidentified player—the one the crowd hasn't tricked?"
"That kid has something special. He resisted his curiosity and didn't get too close."
Su Kyun stood there in total shock. He never expected the bomb to be both a trap and a gag.
He hadn't seen the trap at all, and he had no plan to let the others investigate the path.
His legs were completely numb.
Of course, no one knew that. To the strangers, his steady stance was impressive, and he had completely avoided the first trap!
Su Kyun took a deep breath, gathered his courage, and then walked forward slowly.
To be honest, he was a little terrified.
He also knew he had to save this group now, or he definitely wouldn't pass the level on his own strength.
At that moment, the girl who had the scissors already dropped them because she hadn't gripped them tightly.
"Quick!"
"Help us!"
"Kid, pick up the scissors and cut this broken mesh." The thirty-something man sounded urgent. His loud voice annoyed the others.
Su Kyun also walked carefully, because his legs were numb.
But because of that, he moved very slowly, and the older man scolded him.
"Hurry up, idiot."
The man grabbed the scissors. He raised his head, about to cut the mesh, when Su Kyun suddenly remembered: if they cut the mesh now, wouldn't everyone on it fall and get hurt?
They were too weak. Their bodies would likely be paralyzed from the fall.
So Su Kyun snatched the scissors back and threw them to the older man, replying coldly, "Do it yourself!"
Then Su Kyun stepped back a few paces to make sure they wouldn't strike him when they fell.
The thirty-year-old man took the scissors in a bad mood, rolled his eyes at the kid, and without much thought, cut the mesh forcefully.
It took him a moment, but he did it swiftly.
Suddenly there was a cracking sound.
"Ah—"
There was the smell of burning!
No one expected that this was not an ordinary mesh, but an electric net designed to deliver a shock if cut.
The older man did not dare do anything else, because his head was already swollen from the electric shock.
If he tried again, he might die or lose consciousness.
Many people inside also received such a strong shock that their hair stood on end.
The embarrassment peaked.
Su Kyun looked on in slight amazement and said, "Hey, there really was a trap!"
At that moment, the corner of the thirty-something man's mouth twitched. He glared at him angrily and couldn't help but curse: "You knew there was a trap before you handed over the scissors. You gave them to me, didn't you?"
Su Kyun shook his head innocently and said, "I didn't!"
Of course he couldn't admit he was just afraid of being hurt if they fell on him.
How embarrassing it would be to tell anyone that!
So the truth could never be spoken.
But he didn't expect that the live-stream audience would suddenly burst into laughter!
"Hahaha, this old man is so angry!"
"Amazing, I just said this kid isn't simple, he looks like a cold-blooded killer!"
"If you look closely, you'll see the mesh was connected to the ceiling chandelier, meaning the electricity was live. This kid must have tilted his head and seen that detail at the last second."
"Scary to think about these small details!"
One viewer even shouted excitedly: "Teacher, this man is definitely a master. Everyone saw him hand over the scissors and then step back. He clearly knew something was fishy here."
"Brilliant!"
"He… wow, the old man was great at first, but now he's wilted—serves him right!"
If they knew Su Kyun's real thoughts, they'd probably spit a mouthful of blood!
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