Chapter 171: White Room, Price of the Questions, and Chaos’ Warning!
Never had Kai felt imprisoned while being free.
Never had Kai felt surrounded while being undeniably alone. As he stood naked on the white floor, with white walls around him and a white roof over his head, he felt all this and more.
A red beam descended from unknown origins and traced the outlines of his body, healing hidden injuries. The piled-up tiredness vanished. But the heart was still pounding, and no amount of healing would work on it, either. At last, the red beam gave up, disappearing into nothingness, and leaving Kai behind in this Absolute Whiteness.
When the first notification arrived, it covered the entire wall in front of him like an enormous poster.
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Happy Birthday!
Chaos congratulates Contestant Kai Stormborn to live to see his 17th birthday, though it has been a few days already.
]
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Kai's voice was stuck in his throat, his thoughts in his mind, and he ignored the notification after one glance. From all around, and for the first time, he was feeling a gaze on him, watching him like one watches a bug.