The most dangerous game ends with Rainsford, the hunted, winning the deadly game against General Zaroff. After eluding Zaroff by leaping into the sea and surviving, Rainsford returns to Zaroff's mansion. He confronts Zaroff in his bedroom, signaling that he has outsmarted and defeated him. The story concludes with Rainsford sleeping comfortably in Zaroff's bed, implying that Zaroff is dead and Rainsford has taken over, symbolically becoming the new hunter. However, the ending is somewhat ambiguous as it leaves open the question of whether Rainsford adopts Zaroff's ruthless hunting of humans or rejects it. The final line signifies Rainsford's victory and possible transformation, as he experiences the hunter's power from Zaroff's perspective.
