William looks at the robot and the pill, hesitating for a moment before finally swallowing the pill. William tries not to vomit and, after completely swallowing the pill, looks at the robot and asks, "Why does it taste like charcoal?" The robot shrugs and replies, "It changes taste depending on the person." William gives the robot a skeptical look and follows him towards the Waterfall gate. Upon exiting, the robot leads William to an elevator, instructing him to press the third floor. After a brief wait, they arrive at the third floor, where they find themselves in a large, quartz-lined room with transparent tubes flowing with a blue liquid. Looking around in amazement, William exclaims, "This feels like a sci-fi laboratory!" The robot replies, "It is the laboratory that we use to assess the participants' physical condition while they sleep in their tubes." The robot then directs William to enter a tube, which he does.
The robot closes the tube and presses a few buttons, and the blue substance slowly fills the tube. As the tube becomes full, William becomes drowsy and eventually falls asleep. While William and the rest sleeps in their tube, the robot receives a call and answers it as a hologram appears on his screen. A mysterious person on the other end of the line asks, "Did they get their pill?" The robot nods and responds, "Yes, they got their drugs, and now they are inside their tubes sleeping." The mysterious person tells the robot, "Tomorrow is going to be a long day. Make sure their weapons and outfits are perfect. We don't want to lose." The robot nods and says, "Yes, I understand." The mysterious person then assigns a new task to the robot, telling him to buy the items on the list he'll receive and follow the instructions provided. The robot accepts the task and watches as the hologram closes. He turns and sees that Alexander is awake and looking around. "Who was that?" Alexander asks, referring to the caller on the other end. "Is that one of the billionaires the robot talked about?" Alexander wonders aloud. "I guess I'm the one with sleeping problems," he says with a shrug. "I better try to get more information tomorrow-" before he can finish his sentence, he hears a noise and sees several dew robots entering the laboratory. Alexander quickly pretends to sleep when he sees them approach, thinking it's best to stay still and not draw attention to himself.
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The Battle for Freedom!
PertualanganThis story takes place around XX74. In this world, rich people kidnap some people and make them train and equip them, hoping they win bets and take double their money. Each billionaire can have a maximum of 2 people. So, they need to choose wisely...