-----Chrona----

  Mina, Fin, and the other guests from Minas Mar were all assembled in the living room of their mansion. Wearing casual wear or still in pajamas they were laying on the couches or carpets of the room, fixedly staring at the screen.

  Anyone in the Chrona, who had a TV, was watching the official broadcast and Seth's friends were no exceptions. They were already stuck in this situation for almost two days, ever since the official broadcast started.

  Dirty dishes were everywhere, and crumps of snacks covered the ground. A certain smell was already filling the room, but nobody bothered to leave except to use the toilet or get more food.

  This was the kind of fascination that spawned from reality TV in a reality where death was a real option. It was not just because they wanted to see how Seth was doing.

  The empire's official broadcast was a balanced report of all teams, while different channels focused and certain groups or individuals depending on the rights they managed to negotiate with the royalty.

  Every hour the official broadcast would restart with an intro to the world. A land cursed by their own god of light. People are forced to live in the shadows or become abominable monsters in the light of the Blood Sun and roam the land as brainless murder machines.

  despite the goal of this evaluation's quest being constantly censored; it did not take anything away from the tension. Seth and his group had actually landed in one of the most stable locations. An expansive wasteland or dried-up meadows and hills.

  Being the most stable, also made their journey the most boring. Except for encounters with some disgusting mutations left by the Blood Sun, they had no problems while trudging along under the hateful sun.

  The only hook of their situation was whether they could find shelter before the next Blood Sun, as they had not met any signs of civilization after spending two days walking.

  In stark contrast, other groups were having much greater action and problems.

  "Noo! Not Hannigan!" Fin exclaimed in dismay as a hunter who had left his group for scouting was noticed by a group of abominations and almost brutally mauled to death before he could use .

  Hannigan's group was one of the luckiest and unluckiest ones at the same time. They had appeared in the cellar of a house in the big city. Although they did not meet any people, it meant they had a good chance to find out more about the world and improve their evaluation.

  That was the lucky part. They were unlucky because most of the city's population had turned into abominations and had long killed the rest. These abominations were nothing to scoff at. Looking like desiccated corpses with black skin like coal, they were extremely nimble, fast, and strong.

  Mina was probably the most agile of their group and even she was not sure whether she would be able to do more than run away. The hunter had been unlucky, to get surrounded in the narrow alley of the big city.

  As tragic as his disqualification was, it made that group's further story even more interesting. The hunter had gone missing while scouting. How would they react?

  The truly cursed quality of the evaluation's broadcast was that all groups were similarly strong and interesting, and people were hard-pressed to keep up with everything. Anybody who could, would suddenly start living in front of the TV and spend as much time as possible watching the broadcasts, similar to Mina and the others.

  After showing Hannigan's demise, the broadcast cut to Seth's group

  ---- Kev?ti Kuinen ----

  Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.

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