23 Smart Territory (1/2)

Lu An was chased by Crusher relentlessly, he thought it, with its big body, Crusher would have a low speed. He underestimated his opponent, Crusher caught him. It grabbed his feet and slammed him down to the floor.

”WAAAAAAA!!!!”

When his face was about to crash on the floor, Lu An woke up from his nightmare with sweat covering his face. His back was wet from sweating, his heart was thumping madly, and his breathing was ragged.

”Hah… Hah… Hah… It's just a nightmare? Eh, wait… Nightmare? But I and Boss are currently fighting against Crusher… Crusher!” Lu An's eyes opened wide as he jumped out of the bed and checked his surroundings.

He was surprised as he found himself in a luxurious room. At least, this room was much better than his room before the zombie appeared and the absurd game started. With just one look, he realized he was in a hotel room.

Just as Lu An was confused with everything, a familiar voice entered his ears, ”Ah, you woke up!”

He turned around and saw his Boss in a bathrobe with his hair still wet. It was clear Tang Shaoyang just finished taking shower.

Tang Shaoyang approached his confused subordinate and sat on the king-size bed before asking a concerned tone, ”How is it? Do you feel uncomfortable somewhere?”

Lu An was still trying to comprehend what actually happened to him. He recalled his last moment before losing his consciousness. It was when Crusher leaped to the air and formed hammer-shaped black gas and suddenly slammed at him at a frightening speed.

He barely escaped from that weird and scary skill. Without a doubt, he would be a meat paste if that hammer-shaped black gas landed on him. He barely escaped from that weird skill, but later he was unlucky as Crusher [Strengthening Fist] slammed at him.

After that, he did not remember anything which meant he passed out after getting hit once. Scanning the room before looking back at Boss, Lu An badly wanted to know what happened.

”Boss, what actually happened? What about the Crusher? You have killed them, right? We won the mini-game, right?”

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[ Congratulations! You have killed the keepers and finished Mini-Game: Killed or Get Killed! ]

[ You gained a reward, 2 Level 9 treasure chests, 1 Level 8 treasure chest, a territory, and +1 Level!]

[ Congratulations! You are the third person that won against a big scale mini-game and gained a Smart Base! ]

[ You leveled up! ]

[ You gained 2 attribute points! ]

[ You leveled up! ]

[ You gained 2 attribute points! ]

[ You leveled up! ]

[ You gained 2 attribute points! ]

…

It was the notification Tang Shaoyang received after killing the last Crusher. Even though he won the fight, he did not feel anything. He won the fight, but he lost his only subordinate. Yes, back then, Tang Shaoyang thought Lu An was dying.

He dejectedly walked back to the young Lu An's body. As Lu An was his first subordinate and had a decent relationship, he was rather down from losing Lu An.

When he reached Lu An's body, he noticed the red blood covered around his mouth. Even though he was not a doctor and with his experiences from fighting on the street. Tang Shaoyang knew Lu An suffered internal injuries.

If not, Lu An would not spit blood like this. He moved his index finger to Lu An's nose and he sensed faint breathing. However, with what he had now, there was no way he could save Lu An.

Looking at Lu An who was breathing weakly, there was a thought flashed in his mind.

'Should I end his suffering?'

Yes, he did not have any means to save Lu An and he was suffering from heavy internal injuries. It was a torture for Lu An to keep living like this even only for a short moment. So there was a thought in his mind, telling him to end his subordinate's suffering.

”Don't kill him! At least, not now as you still have a chance to save him, Master!”

Then, suddenly there was an enthusiastic voice resounded at the messed up lobby. Tang Shaoyang jolted awake and he turned around. He scanned the surroundings to find where the voice came from.

”Master, you will not be able to see me, but you can always hear me. I am the smart and unique AI, an AI of your smart base!” The enthusiastic voice resounded again. The voice seemed to be coming from every direction, but Tang Shaoyang failed to spot any living creature nearby.

”AI?” Tang Shaoyang asked in a doubtful tone.

”Yes, an AI! But I am not just an ordinary AI, I am unique as I have my awareness and I will be actively helping you to reach the next stage of the game!” The longer the AI spoke the more it became even more excited.

Meanwhile, Tang Shaoyang was still clueless about the thing called AI, but it was not his concern now. Lu An was his concern and AI said he had a chance to save Lu An.