Their spiel to every contestant was essentially the same: a mix of temptation and coercion. If someone refused to cooperate to the bitter end, they would resort to heavy-handed tactics. While they couldn't kill anyone, there were plenty of ways in this world to make life worse than death.
Practically all the contestants they caught were forced to transfer their points before eliminating themselves. A few others, eager to advance, directly joined their group.
Their numbers had thus grown from four to seven.
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