The Degree
Deal II

“Will I say one more time. You have no choice of resisting if you do not want this girl to die.”

Looking at their faces it was clear that no one was intending to oppose.

Although bitter in fact they could not let his partner die. As Ray said, human relationships are powerful and most fragile weapons.

“Say ... What do you want?” The empty-handed user seemed to be the leader of his group.

Ray had been convinced that they could be taken advantage of and would not reject it. Ray won't give them a chance to refuse anyway.

“A truce. Until the last half I want us to work together through the middle half. When we get to the last half, I'll remove the poison.”

That's a pretty lucrative offer for them.

They will have a great chance to get a seat with the help of Ray because anyway is not an easy matter through the obstacles.

Just a mere note, there was no way for them other than to accept it.

“There are only three seats left. If we manage to reach it, with you sitting there will only leave two seats.”

That means they will lose three people from his group.

As a partner who attaches importance to mutual benefits, it must be a detrimental step. Unfortunately, Ray has already made the calculations. Understanding words and tasks is key.

“No need to worry. In the given rules and duties, there is no prohibition on eliminating people who have sat down. That way the seat problem is solved.”

His job was only to mention to occupy a chair. There is no prohibition against killing people who have sat down.

If the theory is the truth then there is no doubt they will not accept the loss. The problem here is trust.

“You have killed people from your group on the first task, there is no guarantee that the event is not repeated on the task this time.”

“That's because they betrayed me. Wherever you live the traitor must be punished. As long as you don't repeat their actions, I won't kill you for treason.”

In fact, Ray had no intention of killing them in the first place. He killed not without reason or just a mere premise.

Justina used Ray to understand the attack patterns of the traps. If Ray tolerates it, it is not impossible that it will be the same in the future and therefore Ray eliminates it.

While Misa and Tyson are clearly traitors. It was true that Ray had set up a trap first so he could have killed Tyson even if he had not betrayed him.

It was based on the fact that the actions of the Mass from the beginning had been suspicious. Instead of releasing something that could bite him would be much wiser to get rid of him.

“As long as you don't show any indication of treason then you'll be fine. I'll remind you that you can't fight me.”

They just kept quiet and didn't know what to say. The only action one can take is to see the girl in Ray's arms cry and suffer.

The man with empty hands who seemed to be the leader of the group bit his lips bitterly.

Ray was sure the person had come to the conclusion he expected but there were still things holding him back.

“I can't trust you at all. You have a great ability to even be able to calm down in situations like this. It should be with your ability there is no doubt that you managed to get through it yourself.”

People who can be so calm in any situation are very few.

Only a person who believes in his abilities can overcome anything or a person who gives up on life. Ray's position was clearly the first.

“But you threw everything away and chose to go through it with us. I was worried that in the end you would end up throwing away or using us. Moreover, there is no guarantee whether your Degree is truly poison or not. Whatever the choice is, there is no best.”

Between sacrificing his girlfriend who became a sandra and saving the rest. Or save sandra and end up losing everything.

For ordinary people it is a difficult choice because at the expense of a colleague is just as meaningful as they are killing a colleague for self-safety.

From the beginning their position was not at all profitable. Ray's position is the same as theirs.

They clearly doubted whether Ray's Degree was really poison or not. Sooner or later they will conclude that Ray is just bluffing.

“My condition is similar too. In short this is a gamble between you trusting me and I trusting you. It's not impossible that you guys will stab me in the back.”

Ray took something out of his pocket and showed it to them.

“The water in this little bottle is the poison I took out. Like I said, the ways vary. I can mass produce it.”

They were then stunned as they looked at the liquid inside the small glass bottle. The leader bit his lips firmly. He looked at the other fellow who immediately nodded and made a decision.

“Alright .. we will follow your plan. But make sure you remove the poison in the body Diana.”

So this woman's name is Diana, huh.

Ray releases the woman in his arms with a little nudge and says, “Wise decisions. Then let's set up the formation before going further and further.”

The small group immediately surrounded Diana and showed a look of hatred towards Ray.

They seem to bite at any moment if Ray doesn't poison Diana.

The leader seemed hesitant to follow Ray's advice but once he observed the surroundings he did not refuse.

All the participants were busy fighting and avoiding traps so no one cared about what they would do.

Even if they sit back and relax, no one will care. They would confidently think that Ray had given up on seizing the seat.

“Before I reveal the plan, please, for convenience give your name. I'm Ray Morgan, just call Ray.”

One by one they began to introduce themselves.

The leader with his bare hands was named Edward. The hammer degree is named Steve, the rope man is named Jack and the other woman is Jane.

After the brief introduction, Ray asked everyone to reveal their formation, the group brain and what they could do. This is driven by the fact that Ray would not be able to make plans if he did not know their abilities.

“I won't ask Degree what's yours and just need what you can do with it. That's enough.” Ray nodded quite complacently and observed the path in front of him, “You can see it there that hell will begin once we enter it.”

They are in the starting line of the middle half so the horror cannot be felt.

There were so many people stuck in the middle and only a handful made it to the latter half but were caught by the increasingly complicated trap.

“They fought each other as if completely lost their wits.” Edward said in a sympathetic tone.

“They must have thought "If you can't get through a trap then make someone else can't reach it" something like that. Looks naive and stupid but it's a powerful way to inhibit.” Jane who is the brain of their small group conveys thoughts.

Ray agrees with that thought. The reason they fought was to eliminate and hinder while looking for a capable person to take advantage of.

As he said, simple but powerful thinking. Ray also has these thoughts but the difference is he has a more subtle and not stupid way.