[Welcome Host, I am System D13-14LL. Connecting consciousness, I suggest Host to open his eyes. The first trial for the Battle Royal has begun.]
A cold mechanical voice suddenly resounded deep on his consciousness ensuing a command to wake him up. The intonation is straight and dull, comparing its similarities to a body that has no joints to bend the bones and muscles properly. Though, the haughtiness of the voice is enough to alert anyone's attention, especially Li Jun who is the target of the said voice.
[This system suggests Host to open his eyes. The first trial for the Battle Royal has begun.]
The voice wanted to wake him up but the sleeping Li Jun could only care less. For a person who became a servant of the common world society, to catch a full night of sleep is already a luxury. The black bags of sleepless nights under his eyes told the story about a journey of a hardworking salary man that has to spend a number of overtimes and cover graveyard shifts just to help his fellow comrades.
Even though the message of the voice is quite alarming, Li Jun turned a deaf ear as he lulled his self into deep sleep. The light and soothing environment activated his sleep inducing hormone blocking any obstructions that might wake the body up. This includes the feeling of touch, the ability of involuntary movements, and the voice of an annoying system that did not cease to announce the same sentence over and over again.
[This system suggests Host to open his eyes. The first trial for the Battle Royal has begun.]
Li Jun wondered whom is the one commanding him to wake up. After finishing an important project, Li Jun made sure to file a leave for a few days to take some rest. His body has been painstakingly enduring the days of working non-stop and is in need of recuperation. His boss kind boss accepted his absence giving him a week worth of paid leave. He quickly left that lousy apartment of his and booked a ride home.
He called his parents in advance to let the old people prepare a room. The couple has been living on the same house that he grew up but with more empty rooms due to the children growing old. Li Jun is one of the older siblings that left the house to become independent, and so his room was then converted to another sibling's room or turned into a storage one.
Li Jun arrived on his home after a few hours on the road. His family accepted him very warmly and offered him food to eat and a seat to relax. The old couple pampers their children very much so there is no doubt that all of their children pamper them in return. Li Jun is one of the sweetest child among the six siblings, and so not shy in showing affection when it comes to family.
Of course, his first day is very well spent. It's been a long time ever since he rested from work so he cherished this very moment. His mother cooked him his favorite dishes while his father would invite him to play some board games or clean the rusty car that is still running despite the old age. His siblings would come to play on his room or have some sibling conference to pester him about marriage and such. Though annoying, Li Jun liked this small gatherings that always makes him feel comfortable and satisfied.
[This system suggests Host to open his eyes. The first trial for the Battle Royal has begun.]
So what is with that voice? He only remembered having some fun with his family until they all rested at night. He stayed on his room and slept, after that, he travelled to the dreamland. He was already on the peak of his adventure when suddenly that mechanical voice entered his consciousness alerting him about something.
[The System is unable to wake Host. The System will now initiate auto-ejection to wake the Host up. The process will start in three... two... one...]
Li Jun has no idea what the mechanical voice is saying but the countdown on the last part must have meant something. He was still thinking what this 'system' is trying to do when suddenly the light and comfortable environment shifted to a swift moving motion reminding him of flowing waters.
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No Longer Human
Fantasy[Host, you are already dead] Li Jun was woken up from his deep slumber by the cold mechanical voice calling itself as the [SYSTEM]. Unbelieving to the words of the unknown, Li Jun confronts the problem as he struggled to prove that he is still alive...
