An Attack!
"So, how was your day?" Kang Xing asked Gong Zan, who was currently on his left.
"School, martial arts training, and group work with schoolmates. Sometimes I also play with my classmates in the town square. How about you?" Gong Zan answered and asked Kang Xing back.
Hearing that question from Gong Zan, Kang Xing was silent for a moment. Considering he had never left the luxurious building he had lived in since he was ten.
Even Kang Xing didn't have any friends to play with, chat with and tell stories with in his room because Kang Xing's chance to meet other people was on his birthday. Once a year.
And this was Kang Xing's first time chatting with his guests. And this was the first time Kang Xing knew that he had a particular task from the system in his body. Only this time, after 18 years of waiting inside him, was active and made aware of his purpose.
At least Kang Xing had a goal that was clear and different from what his parents hoped for. Because, in truth, that was what Kang Xing wanted.
Free, unregulated, and has a purpose in life.
"Ah, I spent my time in this place," Kang Xing replied as he rose from his seat.
<Smart Analysis!>
[DI... DI... DI...]
[Threat detected]
[Knife Thrown Quickly from the West]
[Target Is Host's Neck]
Upon receiving the notification, the time around Kang Xing immediately slowed down.
Kang Xing glanced in the direction where the knife shot toward him.
Prepare all the energy to be able to avoid the puncture of the fruit knife.
'Srek'
'Whoosh!'
'Toeng!'
All eyes were on the sound coming from.
Kang Xing widened his eyes, his breath hitched, and his body instantly limp. It felt like Kang Xing couldn't control his body well. Even his tongue seemed frozen, unable to move at all.
Bitter memories of his past exploded into Kang Xing's head at this moment.
The knife was successfully deflected by someone next to Kang Xing.
"Guards! Stand by! The young master is under attack! Find the culprit!" Tan Jiang shouted in a high voice and instantly made everyone in the room noisy.
"Is young master all right?" Gong Zan asked while holding Kang Xing's shoulder.
Kang Xing looked in the direction where the voice came from, "Gong Zan!" Kang Xing said weakly. Kang Xing realized that the one who had just dodged the knife with his foot was Gong Zan.
"We must first get out of this place, young master!" said Gong Zan frantically as he quickly helped Kang Xing leave the room's commotion.
Kang Xing couldn't control his body because of his memories. He could only give up when Gong Zan helped Kang Xing leave the crowd that was currently going on in the room.
Everyone panicked for a moment. Meanwhile, the enemy targeting Kang Xing pretended to blend in with the crowd.
"Young master? Where is the young master?" Tan Jiang said confusedly as he was about to save his young master, but it turned out that his young master was not in last place.
Immediately Tan Jiang ran to find the whereabouts of his young master.
"I think we're safe here!" Gong Zan said to Kang Xing.
They were both under the fire escape at the back of the building.
Gong Zan is seen guarding the surrounding area, ensuring no enemies get close. Although he didn't know who the enemy he was facing was.
Gong Zan returns to Kang Xing, trying to resurrect Kang Xing, struggling with his past.
"Young master! Young master, wake up! We must move immediately! Don't let them find us here!" Gong Zan said, panicked, but as much as possible, Gong Zan tried to remain calm even though the situation was chaotic.
However, it seemed that Gong Zan's efforts were in vain as Kang Xing did not return to his senses. He just stood there with a blank stare ahead.
<Ding! >
[Too full memory released!]
[The system will automatically restore some memory to the dedicated storage]
[Memory Restore Begins]
[Process takes one minute]
[Process starts now!]
[1%...25%...60%...]
The automatic system that controlled Kang Xing's body had worked and immediately returned to Kang Xing's consciousness.
"Turns out a rancid brat here."
Gong Zan immediately looked in the direction where the voice came from.
A man in a neat black suit, without carrying any weapons, came up to the two of them.
"Who are you!" Gong Zan asked the man.
"That is none of your business!" The man replied, then ran in the direction of Gong Zan and then sent a kick at Gong Zan.
Gong Zan widened his eyes and immediately lowered his head. The left hand rests on the floor, and Gong Zan's body rotates rapidly to the right side.
My Gong Zan's fast pace managed to dodge the man's attack. However, Gong Zan quickly swung his right leg toward the mysterious man.
"Aaaa!!!"
'BUGH!'
Gong Zan's crushing strike managed to land on the man's cheek.
The man fell heavily, then before long, he got up and used his swift movements to hit Gong Zan many times.
The punch from the man managed to make Gong Zan take a few steps back because the focus of both hands was to avoid and deflect a thousand shadows of the man.
'Unlucky. What martial arts does he use? Why are his movements so hard for me to recognize? Is this the thousand shadow punch my teacher once told me? Gong Zan's mind tried to find an opening.
'Bugh!'
"Argh!!!"
Gong Zan screamed in pain as the blow hit his stomach and heart.
"Feel this!" The mysterious man said, giving a thousand shadow blows from him.
'Bugh!'
Gong Zan's body was thrown so far that he was knocked unconscious when struck by the mysterious man.
The mysterious man immediately turned around and looked in the direction where Kang Xing, and he immediately ran to give Kang Xing a kick in the face.
<Smart Analysis!>
[Move scan has been completed]
[The body will automatically dodge attacks!]
[Self-defense system has been activated]
[DI... DI... DI...]
'Srek!'
'Srak!'
"BRAKKK!!!"
The mysterious man's feet managed to hit the stairs in front of him.
He immediately fell silent when he saw that Kang Xing was not in front of him.
"Are you looking for me?"
The mysterious man turned his head back when he heard a voice suddenly appear behind him.