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GAME OF EXITS CHAPTER 22: THE GRAND CHASE
As soon as Ryan reaches Mabel and Shaira, the other players huddle around him, curious and worried.
“I’m glad you’re okay!” Kriz says joyfully, almost hugging Ryan. “Thank God! What happened?”
“We… have… to… run…,” Ryan gasps. His whole body is so drenched in sweat that he looks like a dripping sponge. “Let’s go!”
“What? Why?” Joshua asks, alarmed.
“We have to… leave this place… now!”
“But why?” Mabel asks. “Have some rest.”
“NO! Let’s move! We don’t have time. Victor told me… that we will die if we… stay here.”
“Victor? That annoying man?” Jeric asks. “What else did he say?”
“He said we should run away. Now!” Ryan checks his watch. “NOW!”
“But the monsters are gone,” Joriz argues. “I feel bad you didn’t see how they were exterminated.”
“That’s the point! We are all in trouble… because those monsters are now gone!”
“I don’t get it,” Joshua says. “I don’t see danger anymore.”
“But—”
The ground shudders as though an asteroid had just landed nearby. The quake intensifies with a thunderous rumble until it becomes so strong that everyone almost falls off his feet and panics like civilians caught in a terrorist attack. Soon enough, an enormous arm emerges from the ground about forty meters from the wall. It presses the ground and pushes itself up, revealing a shoulder and a head. Another arm shoots up, breaking the ground even more. Not long, a colossal gorilla can be seen standing in front of the wall. Thick glassy hair completely covers its body, making it look sparkling white from all directions as if it hadn’t emerged from deep underground. Fortifying this insane protection is the monster’s thick, steel-hard skin. From everyone’s location, the wall looks dwarfed by the distance. But seeing that the menace is a bit taller than the wall makes everyone uneasy. Then, the ground shakes again. Soon enough, another similar threat stands several meters from the first one.
“That’s what I’m talking about,” Ryan mumbles. “It’s too late now….”
“This is not good,” Jeric whispers to Cristina. “Get inside the car and let’s get out of here.”
“No! We can’t leave them!” Cristina says in a very low, upset voice. “Are you nuts?”
“I’ll take Shaira with us. She saved you, right? Or Kriz. The ‘doctor’. Then, the three of us will win this. Trust me.”
“You don’t understand! I don’t want to leave them just like that!”
“Just do what I say. There’s no time! Get inside the car!”
“NO!”
“Damn it!” Jeric clenches his teeth, thinks for a few seconds, and then creates a yellow school bus. “Everybody, get inside and make...
“I’m glad you’re okay!” Kriz says joyfully, almost hugging Ryan. “Thank God! What happened?”
“We… have… to… run…,” Ryan gasps. His whole body is so drenched in sweat that he looks like a dripping sponge. “Let’s go!”
“What? Why?” Joshua asks, alarmed.
“We have to… leave this place… now!”
“But why?” Mabel asks. “Have some rest.”
“NO! Let’s move! We don’t have time. Victor told me… that we will die if we… stay here.”
“Victor? That annoying man?” Jeric asks. “What else did he say?”
“He said we should run away. Now!” Ryan checks his watch. “NOW!”
“But the monsters are gone,” Joriz argues. “I feel bad you didn’t see how they were exterminated.”
“That’s the point! We are all in trouble… because those monsters are now gone!”
“I don’t get it,” Joshua says. “I don’t see danger anymore.”
“But—”
The ground shudders as though an asteroid had just landed nearby. The quake intensifies with a thunderous rumble until it becomes so strong that everyone almost falls off his feet and panics like civilians caught in a terrorist attack. Soon enough, an enormous arm emerges from the ground about forty meters from the wall. It presses the ground and pushes itself up, revealing a shoulder and a head. Another arm shoots up, breaking the ground even more. Not long, a colossal gorilla can be seen standing in front of the wall. Thick glassy hair completely covers its body, making it look sparkling white from all directions as if it hadn’t emerged from deep underground. Fortifying this insane protection is the monster’s thick, steel-hard skin. From everyone’s location, the wall looks dwarfed by the distance. But seeing that the menace is a bit taller than the wall makes everyone uneasy. Then, the ground shakes again. Soon enough, another similar threat stands several meters from the first one.
“That’s what I’m talking about,” Ryan mumbles. “It’s too late now….”
“This is not good,” Jeric whispers to Cristina. “Get inside the car and let’s get out of here.”
“No! We can’t leave them!” Cristina says in a very low, upset voice. “Are you nuts?”
“I’ll take Shaira with us. She saved you, right? Or Kriz. The ‘doctor’. Then, the three of us will win this. Trust me.”
“You don’t understand! I don’t want to leave them just like that!”
“Just do what I say. There’s no time! Get inside the car!”
“NO!”
“Damn it!” Jeric clenches his teeth, thinks for a few seconds, and then creates a yellow school bus. “Everybody, get inside and make...
