Chapter 105 105: Sara's Betrayal [Pt1]

Amelia made quick work of Female 3 in front of her. Her sword came down lightly on the female's back and she was out for the count.

Luckily, this team carried all the necessary paper slips they needed from them. It seemed like such a big coincidence but one look at Amelia was enough to remind Keith why this happened.

'No doubt, it is the protagonist's charm that is at work here. Amelia is not even aware of what she is capable of and it is scary.'

Keith was getting more and more used to this so he was not even surprised when they found the slips.

"Wow, these are the ones we need. Should we head out to find Sara now?"

Amelia questioned when she stopped. It had not even been a workout for her and she had just taken out 5 out of 6 members of the opposite side. Keith was impressed every time he saw her fighting.

"So, should we start looking for Sara now? Do you know which direction she went into?"

Keith had to think about it for a second or two. Sara had run out fast but Keith was sure he vaguely knew which direction she had taken. They should be able to catch up to her soon.

"She went this way. We should hurry up and make sure she does not mess up anything or bring us trouble."

Now, Sara was not thoughtless. Keith would say that she was the most thoughtful person when it came to her safety.

But he was also sure that Sara would be perfectly capable of betraying them if it meant she would reap the benefit. She was a shrewd person at heart.

...….

Sara ran away for her death as fast as she could. She had a feeling she should not turn back and look or she would regret it.

But her short legs could only take her so fast and Sara's body also did not have a lot of stamina. She ended up reaching a clearing and watched a group sleeping in front of her.

One of the members of that group moved a little in his sleep and Sara's heart leaped in her throat in fright. She was not sure if she was going to be able to survive such shocks in the future or not.

Just as she finished hiding, the map flashed. Another two hours passed and Sara noticed how her body was covered in different blinks of light.

Anyone who noticed this could see that she had a lot of paper slips. She was beyond lucky that the group in front of her was fast asleep.

This group had a lot of colored paper slips as well which made Sara greedy. There were only so many people left in this competition.

If she managed to eliminate this group then the first round of this competition would be over. Yellow had a dominating lead and most colors were clustered together anyway.

Just as Sara was watching the map, colors other than Yellow began to disappear. She also threw down other colored slips except for yellow and watches as colors disappeared from the map.

Soon the only red dot on the map belonged to the group in front of her.

'Shit, this is the only group left except the yellow one. If I manage to eliminate them, then I will win.'

But just as Sara knew what she had to do; her mind also reminded her to be careful. These people had managed to survive this long and it was not because they were lucky. The chances were that these people were powerful.

But Sara still had to try. She will not get a better chance than this.

She silently crept around the group until she was able to locate the paper slip. The slip of red was easily visible on the two people in front of her.

Sara was able to take out one slip but the other one proved to be a challenge.

"Hey man, be careful. I saw the map flash and we are the only ones-"

And then the worst possible thing happened. Sara had mistakenly thought that this group only had two members but there were three of them. And one of the members had just returned.

The new member tensed up as soon as he noticed a ten-year-old strangling his elder teammate's body.

"I-It is not what it looks like."

Sara cringed when he spoke. Her loud voice echoed in the forest and the body beneath her started to wake up.

Grey eyes met Sara's and she tensed up. She suddenly realized what kind of position she was in and opened her mouth to scream. But before she could call for help, the man beneath her decided to capture her.

"What the hell man? Where did this rant come from? She spoilt my mood and I was having such a good dream as well."

Sara's capturer sighed as he held Sara up. Sara felt her heart skip a few beats in fear as she was held up from the ground by this man. He was frightening to look at and now looked three times more intimidating to her.

"Let me go. I said, let me go right now or I will report you for being a pervert."

Sara yelled, trying to shock the man into letting her go. She also flailed around in hopes to make it more difficult for the man. But nothing seemed to be helping her.

The man looked annoyed by Sara's behavior and held her even tighter in her place.

"Now listen here, you runt. I do not fancy underaged and underdeveloped women. And you think you will be able to report me? You will be dead before you open your mouth."

"No, wait for a second."

Sara's capturer yelled in her face and she braced for getting smacked when the other person stopped Sara's attacker.

She decided to call them 'Leader' and 'Attacker' in her mind until she knew their names.

"Hey man, do you not see the color of her paper slip? It is yellow. The map flashed while you were sleeping and you would not believe what is shown - we are the only red ones left. Everyone else is yellow right now."

The leader explained to Sara's attacker and she tensed up.

"Oh, is that so? In that case, I will take this yellow slip from you-"

"No, wait. I have a better deal for you both than this. You know that I am a kid and I can't possibly have acquired this slip and protected this yellow slip for this long, right? I have companions who also have yellow slips. I can help you steal them if you let me go."

Sara offered, having no loyalty or dignity left inside her.

She did feel bad and sorry since she had betrayed Noah and Amelia, but her survival was of the uttermost importance. Sara was sure that Amelia and Noah would understand her reasoning.

"Sorry runt, but I am not going to hear-"

"No wait. She does have a point there and if you take her slip, we both would end up fighting for it."

The leader spoke with a calm voice. He was looking at Sara with a suspicious look in his eyes, not liking that a child like her was willing to betray her party.

"Are you suspicious of me? You should not be since I am on your side now. I do not care who else gets selected for the second round if I get to enter as well."

Sara was intentionally letting her greed show. She needed these people to trust her and let her go.

The leader looked at Sara and recognized her greed. That was why he allowed her freedom and Sara breathed a sigh of relief. She had managed to survive one more day.

She was about to stretch her body out when a club landed right next to her. Her would-be attacker was watching Sara with an acidic look in his eyes.

"You get to live this time kid. But only because you promised to help us get the yellow slips. But the second you think about betraying us, you will be done for. I will make sure you never see the light of this world again."

Her attacker warned Sara and she gulped her nervousness down. She knew she was taking a big risk by betraying her benefactors but Sara also felt like she would not have another choice in this matter.

It was either betrayal or death for her.

"Hey, I am on your side now and I will not betray you. Now, let us hurry back before my previous teammates run away. Who knows what would happen to you two then."

Sara knew she should not say too much but bad habits were hard to cure. As such, she ended up speaking too much and was faced with two pairs of glaring eyes.

'Let us try to remain quiet from here on. Otherwise, I am afraid that my life would be cut short.'