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*sound of snapping fingers*

*the locks on Bloody Ribcut's arms and legs slide back and he is freed*


Bloody Ribcut rubs his arms with his hands. Licking his lips nervously, he walks forward to the unopened box on the table. A cursory glance at the two open boxes later, he takes a slow breath and opens the third box.

A medium-sized red button is placed in the center of the box. On one side is inscribed in bright, golden letters "PUSH ME".

Bloody Ribcut hesitates. He looks towards Chrono and F13F in turns, and then towards Ferret directly. "I won't do it," he says firmly, his voice cracking.

The voice booms again. "If you don't, all of you will be shot once by the Snipers!"

Dude yells, "For god's sakes, man! Just push the damn button!"

Ferret nods. "You still don't know if anything would happen or not happen, Ribcut. Do it!"

Bloody Ribcut shakes his head. "Nope, I won't!"

"If you don't, you are gonna get shot anyway. Just like the rest of us. Look at Chrono and F13F, are they in any condition to get shot after that?" Jenna implores.

"Just think about the team first, dammit," Saytan says between clenched teeth, perspiring heavily.

"Okay, okay dammit. What the fuck ever!" Ribcut bellows and rams on the red button.

A loud slicing sound comes from under the table, and Ribcut falls down like a pack of cards, screaming his lungs off. The others stare at him, and Jenna screams hysterically. Ferret closes his eyes, as Zero shakes his head in disbelief.

Ribcut's right leg has been neatly sliced out from the rest of his body, severed exactly at the knee. Big sprays of blood pound out from the open, gaping wound, where about two minutes back, there had been a whole and complete right leg. He yells and cries out again and again, as the entrance door opens and a medic runs to him with a wheelchair and some cotton to stop the excessive bleeding.

The voice booms over the chamber,"You all may now proceed back to your bunkers. This was just a small demonstration of what the Bloodbath Chamber is capable of. You will see bigger and better things as you proceed in the Battle Royale."


*sound of snapping fingers*

*the locks on the rest of the team's arms and legs slide back and they are freed*


Sorry Zombie Warriors, looks like the Bloodbath Chamber left you a bit...cut up, shall we say?

You have less than 24 hours to heal up before the next Challenge is posted. Two of the three selected members have used up a Health Pack each, which they had won in the First Challenge, and so shall be deducted from their winnings. Bloody Ribcut hasn't won any Health Packs, so his status will be reduced to BLEEDING.