Ep. 9: Endorsi plots to eliminate rivals while Hoh holds Rachel hostage, leading to a tragic confrontation and Team B's victory.

Endorsi admits she plans to kill two other Team B Fishermen to ensure she passes the test. Bam rushes to Rachel, where he and Quant find Hoh holding her at knifepoint. Hoh claims that killing Rachel would destroy Bam’s motivation to climb the tower, citing an anonymous letter as leverage. During Rachel’s struggle to escape, Hoh accidentally stabs her in the back. Bam employs a Shinsu technique that took him hundreds of years to master, paralyzing Hoh and saving Rachel despite her severe bleeding. Realizing he was manipulated and overwhelmed by past trauma regarding his race’s massacre, Hoh commits suicide by stabbing himself. Serena and Endorsi arrive, with Endorsi attacking Quant using a weapon from a deceased Fisherman. With Bam’s assistance, Endorsi retrieves Quant’s badge, securing victory for Team B. Hoh’s body and the injured Rachel are taken for emergency care, leaving Bam at Rachel’s bedside as the episode concludes.

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