The final day arrived.
"It's time for the Tier 2 Tournament Final!"
Standing on the elevated platform in Midnight Heist's tournament Lobby was Moon Feather. He announced the start of the final for the Tier 2 tournament.
In the audience, 5 players were seated. They were a little bit away from each other, except for UloTai and Snikki, who sat side by side. Tier 1 players apparently had their final at night, so they weren't present by now.
Max listened attentively as Moon Feather continued.
"There will only be one game with a special rule for the final. Five players will be teleported to one big map to get the highest point, and we will get the top 5 from the final ranking."
From the sound of it, the final game would be different from a normal or a ranked game.
"Five players will compete with each other to steal and stop other people from stealing." Moon Feather explained. "Each person will be given a tranquilizer gun, which will stun your opponent for 3 seconds if hit, and shoes of your choice."
A free-for-all game. Max understood the concept but was waiting for the explanation about the game itself.
"The game is simple." Moon Feather clapped his hands, and a small screen appeared in front of all the players.
Max looked at it, and it showed a 3D map of a small city with some buildings, skyscrapers, and residential areas. 5 large buildings were highlighted with red lights: a bank, a museum, a midnight club, a luxurious house, and a private school.
'Hmm, are we going to steal from those 5 areas?' Max thought as he raised his head, looking at Moon Feather.
Max looked at the panel and noticed that he could not only choose his shoes but also custom his clothes. This was a good advantage for a cheapskate like him to try the costumes. He had live-streamed this final already, and his viewers probably rushed him to change his clothes when they saw this.
"Well, well... Let's try to be fashionable for a day in the Midnight Heist."
While he said he would be fashionable for a day, the clothes he chose were those familiar to him. He chose a black jacket with blue lining on top of a simple black shirt and black cargo pants that were easy to move in as he would be required to move fast later.
His choice of shoes was Jump Shoes. Its use was already proven and tested. Changing it at this moment would be stupid of him. Besides, looking at the map earlier, he could find a few spots that would require these shoes' ability.
"I am ready." He said as a tranquilizer gun that looked like a handgun, Glock-17, appeared in his hand.
The countdown on top of the panel showed 20 seconds. In the meantime, he stretched his arms and legs, a ritual for him before he did parkour. He planned to use all his techniques and skills to get the best result.
When the countdown reached zero, the black space melted like glitches, and he found himself in the middle of the city, surrounded by skyscrapers and a half-transparent blue wall behind him.
He first noticed the mini-map at the edge of his vision. He could see it clearly without zooming it in. There were two markers on it: a blue arrow representing himself and a red circle representing the target.
And based on the map... The target seemed to be in the museum located right on the other side of the map.
"Fuck."
This time, the Goddess of RNG had cursed him.
"I have no time to stand around!" He shouted and began to sprint toward the target while holding the tranquilizer gun.
And thus, Midnight Heist's Tournament final began.