All the people who join the competition do not have the same purpose. While some were there to win, most of them had joined for a different reason.
Deep within the forest, where the image stones couldn't reach due to the immense darkness that increased the further one moved towards the centre, participants battled.
Among the participants were hunters who had joined to satisfy their lunacy. This was the best opportunity to kill and for them to enjoy the feeling of taking someone's life without consequences.
"He's an expert, all right," he muttered in amusement while plucking a fruit from the tree.
He unhurriedly washed it and took a large bite, the juice escaping between his fingers. It was washed away.
He couldn't hide his amusement at the sight before him. A man covered in blood was running, stumbling as a group of about ten hunters ran after him, shouting for him to surrender everything he had.
