The players trapped in this elimination game had had their physique enhanced by the Nightmare to some degree. Not to mention, the whole table just happened to be deathly silent as the male skeleton made his choice, thus Jin Jiuchi's whisper – which, in Shen Nianzu's opinion, didn't seem as much as a whisper than a loud exclamation – immediately reached the players' ears akin to a sudden bolt of lightning in a midsummer day.
The effect was spontaneous. Panic and restlessness rippled through the crowd, and the less composed players were already crying out in suppressed voices,
"T–The Red Zone? Should we run away now?!"
"Fool! Haven't you seen what happened to that guy who refused to play the game?!"
"If we leave the table, we will be eliminated and die!"
"Remember the announcement at the start? The whole area is locked right now and we won't be able to leave until the game ends!"
"What should we do?!"