Life Dungeon Game

He tried to move his hands, only to find them handcuffed to the silver chair. He struggled fiercely, and for a moment a brief but powerful electric current passed through the silver metal chair and his body, causing him to stiffen and freeze.

After a brief period of numbness, he finally came to his senses, stopped struggling, and turned to look around, shouting, "Hai Xi, you come out here!! Hai Xi, you come out here!"

His roar echoed in the silent space, but received no response.

He turned his head to look around. Several men dressed in black sat neatly around him, chained to chairs similar to his own; these were his men.

As he shouted, his men slowly awoke.

"Boss!"

When they woke up, they looked around in surprise, then struggled violently and were also shocked with electric shocks.

Thorne's gaze swept over his men.

Not finding that familiar figure, his expression darkened.

Their presence here was entirely thanks to Hai Xi. Last night, as soon as his car drove out of the underground parking lot, it was surrounded by Hai Xi's men from all directions. Hai Xi instantly killed his superhuman bodyguard right in front of him and pointed a machine gun at him.

Under the gunfire of the heavy machine gun and the intimidating presence of Hashi, he had no chance to resist and chose to surrender.

Hai Xi gave them all anesthesia, and when they woke up, they were all here.

"Mr. Thorne looks to be in good spirits,"

A gentle laugh came from one end of the space, and then a woman wearing a black mermaid dress and with short burgundy hair slowly walked out, smiling as she looked at him.

“Haisey, I admit you were a step ahead this time,”

Thorne stared at the woman before him. “But I want you to know that killing me will do you no good. We have no grudges against each other. We are businessmen and can cooperate.”

"Don't we have any grudges against each other?"

Hashi narrowed her eyes. "Thorne, don't you think someone's missing here?"

"Una..."

Thorne's face darkened; his worst fears had come true.

Una is the last survivor of the Iron Claw Gang and also a core member of the gang. She is the only surviving member who knows that Thorne gave the Iron Claw Gang the commission to assassinate Hayes, which is why Thorne was willing to take Una in.

Although he and Hai Xi had long-standing conflicts, without a clear trigger, they could at least maintain a basic peaceful relationship on the surface.

Such superficially peaceful relations are common among the middlemen in Witland.

But if Una reveals that Thorne hired the Iron Claws to assassinate Haysey, it means Haysey will have an excuse to deal with Thorne.

You can do shady work in secret, but you can't let the other party find out.

"Una betrayed me. He lured your people here?"

Thorne looked somber.

"He didn't betray you, at least not before I caught you."

Hashi smiled.

"Then how did you find me?"

Thorne was taken aback.

He wasn't particularly strong; he was just an ordinary D-level superhuman. The reason he was able to survive for so long in the dangerous underground world was because of his keen senses and ingenious survival skills.

In fact, Una didn't know where he was at first. He was brought to that mall from another place by his people. During the whole process, Una's network was cut off, and he had no chance to broadcast his location to outsiders.

Those who knew his location were his absolute confidants, but even these confidants didn't all know his location. At any given time, only a certain group of people knew, and the people who knew on different occasions were different.

Moreover, he was very careful and believed that he had not offended any powerful people. His only real enemy in the underworld was Hashi.

It was through this caution that he became the longest-lived middleman in Westland and gradually climbed to the position of the top middleman in the West End.

"Because you were greedy, you offended someone you shouldn't have offended."

Hashi shrugged, but seemed unprepared to explain how she had confirmed it.

The location of Thorne.

"Who?... You haven't killed me yet, you must want to get something from me,"

At this moment, Thorne also realized that Hayes wouldn't tell him the details, so he gave up asking who the person was and quickly said,

“Even if you kill me, someone will soon take my place. We are all just dogs of the conglomerate. There are plenty of people in Wetterland who want to sit in our positions.”

“You’ve already offended the conglomerate and won’t live much longer. If you let me go, we can cooperate. I can provide you with cover, intelligence, and a chance to escape from Wetland. You can go to any city, take the money you’ve earned over the years, and live the life of a rich man. This will benefit both of us. You can trust me.”

He gazed at Hayes's face, fully aware of how tempting his offer was.

Hai Xi did not respond immediately.

He immediately added, "We don't need to both lose; we can cooperate..."

Just then, a child wearing faded white clothes ran in and whispered something in Haixi's ear.

Hashi nodded slightly, turned her head, glanced at the bracelet, and smiled at Thorne, saying...

"It's past morning now, and I think you must be hungry. You all seem to be in good spirits, so you shouldn't die so easily. Someone will bring you breakfast in a little while. I hope you enjoy it."

After saying that, she turned around and walked into the darkness with the child.

"Hai Xi, did you hear that! We don't need to both of us get hurt!"

Thorne roared again as he watched Hayes's departing figure.

His movements became agitated, and a jolt of electricity shot through his body from the chair, causing him to stiffen briefly.

Hai Xi did not respond to him, seemingly only coming to confirm his life or death, her graceful figure gradually disappearing into a hazy darkness.

“That bitch,” Thorne gasped for breath, leaning back in his chair, spitting out a curse and letting out a heavy sigh, “what is she thinking?”

"Boss, I think I know where we are now."

One of Thorne's men in black, who was sitting next to him, stared in the direction the child had disappeared. As if remembering something, he quickly said, "This is the Zarot district."

"Zarot, the garbage city?"

Thorne was taken aback.

“Hmm,” the subordinate said slowly, “there are rumors that the woman named Haixi… that bitch is from the Zarot district.”

Upon hearing this, Thorne's tone lowered; he realized that his judgment of Hayes might be flawed.

"How did this bitch get to where she is now?"

-

"you're awake?"

Amidst the piercing beeping of the medical equipment, He Ao slowly opened his eyes. He struggled to sit up in bed and looked at Hai Xi, who had pushed open the door and entered.

A whooshing sound came from the corner of the room; it seemed to be the rumbling of an air purifier.

Bright light streamed in through the surrounding windows, suggesting it was already daylight, but the windows were frosted and obscured the view outside.

"Where's the doctor?"

He Ao sat up in bed, his back wound...

It was a little sore from the pulling, but it had healed a lot. He glanced at the dense array of medical equipment around him; this seemed to be a specially constructed medical room.

“The doctor is gone,” Haixi handed over a bottle of nutrient solution. “He left last night after he finished, saying he had done all he could, and whether you survive depends on yourself.”

"It seems I'm lucky."

He Ao smiled as he accepted the nutrient solution and took a sip.

During the process of advancing to C-rank, the power of the secret medicine will modify the body's structure, enhance the soul's strength to a certain extent, and promote cell repair. All of these factors combined will give the advanced individual a physical recovery ability far exceeding that of normal times.

Having already experienced several promotions, He Ao was very familiar with the process, which is why he dared to risk holding the ceremony.

He Ao raised the bottle of nutrient solution in his hand and took a sip. At that moment, he suddenly realized that his clothes had been changed into soft hospital gowns.

He paused for a moment, then reached out and grabbed his chest.

"Here!"

A silver pendant was handed to her by Haixi. The bloodstains that had covered the pendant last night had been wiped clean, and the silver surface reflected a faint, hazy glow.

“Last night I had someone help you take off your clothes. The doctor said you need to have surgery to stitch up your wound, and these things were a bit in the way, so I put them away for you. I only wiped the bloodstains on the outside; I didn't open them to look inside. If there's any blood, you'll have to wipe it yourself. Now it's back to its rightful owner.”

"Thank you."

He Ao took the pendant, gently opened it, and gazed at the photo inside.

There was some blood seeping into the edge of the pendant, and there was also some blood on the wife's photo.

A pair of slender, beautiful hands handed over a wet tissue.

"Thank you."

He Ao took the wet wipe and gently wiped away the bloodstains inside the pendant. Then he looked up at Hai Xi, who was still wearing her mermaid dress, and asked, "Didn't you sleep all night?"

"I leaned back in my chair and dozed off for a bit, but I didn't have time to change my clothes,"

Hai Xi shrugged and casually unfastened the clasp of the mermaid skirt, turning the long skirt into pants. "I wouldn't have realized it if you hadn't said so. This skirt does indeed hinder movement a bit."

She walked to a chair and sat down, took out a bottle of nutrient solution, gulped down a few mouthfuls, and looked at He Ao as she spoke.

"Now that you've survived, remember to settle your medical bills. It's a total of 120,000 Federal Dollars. The doctor was a friend of mine last night, and I felt bad keeping him waiting, so I had to pay for it for you first. Remember to transfer the money to me. I've already sent you the bill."

"Your medical expenses are quite cheap,"

He Ao glanced around and found his smart bracelet next to the ventilator on the bedside table.

This level of emergency surgery, performed by a doctor with this level of expertise, would cost at least a million dollars at hospitals under the Qunxing Pharmaceutical or Huiermei Medical Consortium, and the price might even be higher after medical insurance reimbursement.

"Of course, after all, the doctor and I have been friends for many years, and this is already a discounted price,"

Hai Xi put down the IV fluids in her hand, smiled, and joked, "However, there are also options that can be reimbursed by medical insurance, but the nearby hospitals that offer this service are all affiliated with the Huierme Medical Foundation."

"If you're not afraid of doctors injecting weird stuff into your veins, I'd still recommend going to the hospital."

"It's not like you'd dare go into a hospital owned by the Huiermei Group."

He Ao laughed.

Hashi herself is also on the kill list of the Huiermei Medical Foundation.

Immediately afterwards, he used the bracelet to transfer the money to Haixi.