My Garbage Collecting Cheat-Skill in Survival Game

Satoshi demanded answers upon hearing Paige, who was out of breath. There was a fear in her eyes, then with a stuttering voice, she spoke. "We have been betrayed."

"Betrayed!"

"Betrayed!"

Both Ray and Satoshi had the same reaction. For a moment they couldn't think what the meaning behind this was.

"How is this possible? You are saying someone betrayed us?" Ray asked as the only reason he can think of is the betrayal of their team member.

Paige nodded, "Yes, that Jin bastard has betrayed us, and now he is teaming with others to target me and Saud."

Satoshi had hard-to-believe expressions. He couldn't fathom the reason for Jin to do this.

If they were to lose, they all will die and end up in the last safe zone of their completed mini-game. With this, they not only lose the level but money also.

However, Ray suddenly spoke with a valid reason. "They are after MVP."

His words made sense, still Paige asked in raised eyebrows. "How can you be sure of this?"

Ray simply shrugs, "What other reason can you think of other than this?"

Paige was silent while Satoshi gritted his teeth while looking at the increasing number of the enemy's score.

[Red Team: 7 Kills] [Blue Team: 1 Kill]

[Red Team: 8 Kills] [Blue Team: 1 Kill]

[Red Team: 9 Kills: [Blue Team: 1 Kill]

Earlier Paige somehow ran towards Satoshi and Ray, but Saud was stuck between the enemy, and every time he respawns, he was instantly killed by the enemy team.

"Only three of us are left, but we can't just stay here," Ray declared, then began moving forward, seeing no movements from front.

"I have a long-range weapon," then looking at Paige, "Paige, you follow Satoshi as your magic's range is less than mine, and Satoshi, with your speed, you can find enemies while Paige will cover you."

Satoshi agreed without questioning, while Paige asked, still sceptical about Ray, "What will you do?"

"I'll cover you," Ray answered as he sensed distrust in her voice, "Why?"

Paige didn't hold back and answered, "Before the game, I just saw you with Jack and the other two from the enemy team, so, what if you are also one of them?"

However, before Ray could answer, Satoshi spoke in his behalf, "You don't have to worry, he is not with them. I can vouch since I have seen the enemy's body blown into smithereens in front of my eyes from his attacks."

Paige didn't question further. Satoshi in lead charged from the right, Paige in back while Ray at the last.

Once crossing the house, whose walls were blown earlier by Ray's attacks. Satoshi stopped when he sensed a presence ahead. Then he gave a signal with his hands to Ray while the other three sensed Ray and his group's presence.

On the other side, there were three players waiting in ambush. Two were those from earlier while the other one was the last player of the enemy team.

The fire user, a friend of Jack's, stood with his hands already glowing a faint orange. Next to him was a hulking figure with skin like stone—the body hardening user.

The third player, a slender figure with dark eyes, smirked, looking directly at Ray, Paige, and where Satoshi stood.

Satoshi didn't hesitate. He moved using his katana and with flash of silver light from his sword, he lunged at the magic user woman from enemy's side but the body-hardening man blocked his attack.

But as his blade struck, it met the solid thud of rock, not flesh. The enemy's hardened skin was impervious to his quick strikes.

"Get him!" the fire user yelled, launching a volley of fireballs that forced Satoshi to retreat.

Paige, seeing an opening, let loose the barrage of shimmering ice arrows. They flew straight to counter the fire user who simply created a wall of flame, melting them before they could reach their target.

That's when the third enemy revealed his skill. The shadows under Satoshi's feet suddenly stretched and coiled like ropes. They wrapped around his legs, his arms, and his katana, holding him firmly in place.

Satoshi roared, struggling against the shadowy bonds. They were solid, cold, and strong. Trapped, he was completely vulnerable. The body-hardening enemy charged, a massive fist raised high.

"Satoshi!" Paige screamed, firing off a desperate volley of ice arrows, but they were too late. The hardened fist slammed into Satoshi's chest.

There was a sickening crunch, and the light in Satoshi's eyes went out. His body fell limp, the shadowy binds dissolving moving towards Paige.

A system message flashed in the air, as Ray looked with grim expressions.

[Red Team: 11 Kills] [Blue Team: 1 Kill]

"It's do or die!" Ray's voice was a low, his grip tightened on his gun and shoot between the space from Paige and the third enemy who was moving like shadows.

"Buzz!"

The third enemy, confident in their numbers, moved in. But his confidence was short-lived.

"Move away!" The body hardening guy called back the guy with shadow skills but it was too late.

"Boom!"

A single, powerful shot from Ray's magic gun tore through the air. enemy's eyes widened in disbelief before his shadowy figure collapsed.

"One down!" Ray's voice was a chilling as he didn't wait and triggered the next attack towards the fire user, whose eyes widened and he jumped

[Red Team: 11 Kills] [Blue Team: 2 Kills]

The fire user in madness, hurled a torrent of fire at Ray, but the Paige who was stunned by Ray's magic gun, pulsed with a new motive, creating a shimmering shield of Ice that absorbed the flames.

Ray on the other hand didn't even flinch. He calmly took aim.

"Boom!"

His attack tore through the Ice shield and shattered the fire user's upper body, leaving his lower body which soon vaporized but this made the body hardening guy panic.

Instead of attacking or avenging his team, he ran towards the remaining others.

Ray looked at his retreating figure and shot once again, but he wasn't sure if it would work because the distance was larger between them.