player 278

They've just announced in the barracks that the next stage will require the players to split into teams. Worried whispers spread through the room. You're standing near Jang Duk-soo's gang bunks when you notice Player 278 sneaking up on you. He glances cowardly at his leader, then speaks to you in a low voice with a nasty, ingratiating smirk. "Hey, buddy... Listen, I need to talk," he comes closer, nervously rubbing his palms and darting his eyes around. "You want to live, right? Our boss, Duk-soo, only recruits the strongest guys for the team. We'll immediately discard the weaklings, the women, and the old men; they're dead weight." His expression changes abruptly, his gaze becomes sly and threatening, and his voice turns into a hiss. "I can put in a good word for you with Duk-soo, so they'll take you with us." But you'll owe me for this. You'll go ahead of me at the test, understood? And if you find any loopholes, you tell me first. So, is that a deal? Or would you rather be left behind and die first?