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Ultimate Countdown

Ultimate Countdown

 Gaming
5.0
Drowning in debt and desperation, a group of strangers signs up for what seems like the ultimate escape-an elite, high-stakes virtual reality scavenger hunt promising wealth beyond imagination. The rules appear simple: trade sleep for treasure, survive the hunt, and claim your reward. But when the game begins, reality fractures. Awakening in a shifting, hostile world, they found themselves trapped in a game where every second drained their lifespan and every injury in the simulation left scars in the real world. With just seventy-two hours to live, the only way to survive was to win. But the game was far more than it seemed. The artifacts they were sent to find were not just valuable - they were fragments of something ancient and dangerous, a puzzle that should have remained untouched. Behind the scenes, the corporation pulling the strings offered hope - the chance to buy back lost time - but their true intentions remained hidden. As players began to vanish and the rules twisted with every passing hour, survival became a question of trust, betrayal, and brutal choice. The monsters outside were terrifying - but the real danger came from the people beside them. In a world where time is the only currency, escape might no longer be possible. And the truth waiting at the end of the game may be the deadliest prize of all