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A group of bored delinquents are transported to a parallel wasteland as part of a survival game.
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Alice in Borderland Season 1 Episode 4 Plot Summary and Synopsis
While searching for food, Usagi runs into Arisu, who is filled with grief over the deaths of his friends. Deciding to work together, the pair visit their next game arena inside a bus, located within an underpass.
With three other players, the pair find out that they have entered a “Four of Clubs” difficulty-level titled “Distance”, in which they are told to “reach the goal”. Deciding that the goal might be found at the end of the tunnel, Arisu, Usagi, and two other players decide to run to it, leaving behind a player with a sprained leg. Halfway through their run, a large panther is released, killing one of the group.
Near the end of the tunnel, Arisu decides to return for the player who was left behind, only to find out that the bus had the word “GOAL” written on it, and that the rest of the group was running in the wrong direction.
Alice in Borderland Season 1 Episode 4 Ending
Using diesel he found in a motorcycle, Arisu uses the bus to rescue the rest of the group, but only manages to save Usagi, along with the player with the sprained leg, who leaves after the game ends.
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