Temporary safe zone below the ruined station concourse. Survivors rest under blue system light as a new Scenario announcement interrupts the shelter.

The Star Stream scans emotional bonds and forcibly pairs Min-Su with Jae-Hyun.

Min-Su and Jae-Hyun arrive inside a flooded shopping complex, and the mission rules appear.

The first Coin Hound attacks, and Jae-Hyun protects Min-Su instinctively.

Their cooperation kills the hound but triggers a monster-attraction penalty and the Architect comments privately.

Jae-Hyun refuses to let the penalty change their plan, while Min-Su struggles with the obvious trap.

Min-Su discovers that distrust multiplies Star Token rewards.

Other survivors demonstrate the same hidden rule by accusing and robbing each other.

The Architect pressures Min-Su with precise predictions and Seo-Yeon’s needs.

Min-Su chooses the Architect's route but still helps Jae-Hyun, triggering another cooperation penalty.

Hounds chase them across the collapsing upper floor.

They hide in a cinema hallway and discover another pair preparing to attack them.

Min-Su sabotages the other pair to prevent their ambush and harvest their tokens.

Jae-Hyun confronts Min-Su immediately after the sabotage, and Min-Su doubles down to keep the audience engaged.

The sabotage draws hounds toward everyone, forcing Min-Su and Jae-Hyun to flee through the mall.

Jae-Hyun finally loses control and punches Min-Su in the flooded atrium.

Jae-Hyun demands the truth and Min-Su almost breaks.

The broadcast punishes Min-Su's hesitation and emotional honesty.

Seo-Yeon's unstable feed appears as the penalty target, making the cost of honesty immediate.

The Architect pushes Min-Su to choose the mask again.

Min-Su lies cruelly to Jae-Hyun, restoring engagement and protection at the cost of trust.

They buy the two exit passes, but the emotional damage remains.

The Scenario does not release them; instead, it scans the value of their damaged bond.

The Star Stream announces the live sacrifice event, selecting Min-Su and Jae-Hyun's bond as the next spectacle.