Slave to the gang

All the gates of the hall closed except the top left gate next to the front stage. Soon, tens of men and women dressed in clothes filled with black eagle symbols entered the hall. 

Along with them, a middle-aged man with three youths entered the hall.

The moment the gang leaders saw the middle-aged man, all of them stood up. Following them, everyone in the hall got on their feet.

The six gang leaders walked to the front and bowed a little. "Good afternoon, Bhai."

Others in the hall followed and shouted in unison, "Good afternoon, Bhai," and bowed deep. 

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Ah, no need to do this." Even though he said that none of the gang leaders dared to stop bowing, The middle-aged man sighed. "You guys sure are full of energy. But get back to your seat. I don't have much time here."

At this, all six gang leaders shouted, "Sorry Bhai," and walked back to their seats. 

The middle-aged man walked to four chairs placed on the stage and sat in the middle chain. One boy following him sat to his left, while the girl and the other boy sat to his right. 

The moment all of them sat down, six gang leaders also took their seats, following others in order.

Jules stared at four people on the stage with interest. He knew they were responsible for this facility.

He saw the middle-aged man explaining something to these youths while pointing to all the gang leaders. But none of them looked that interested. They had this lazy attitude.

It was clear that these three held a special position in the gang.

After those four discussed a few things among themselves, the middle-aged man looked at the crowd and asked, "You guys must know the changes going around, right?"

Even though Jules saw confused looks around him, all the gang members nodded their heads. 

The middle-aged man said in a soft, tired tone, "Time is changing. For survival, we also have to change."

No one said anything.

Suddenly, the tired face of a middle-aged man changed, and unknowingly, many flinched at that.

Not caring about them The middle-aged man stared at the crowd and said, "Any change will lead to opportunities." He paused for a second and smiled. "I am here to present those opportunities."

At this, Vandra Bhai raised his hand like a kid. 

The middle-aged man pointed to Vandra Bhai. 

Vandra Bhai got up and asked, "Bhai, what kind of opportunities are we talking about?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Things beyond this little city."

The moment those words came out of the middle-aged man's mouth, Jules felt the sudden restlessness in the hall. 

He saw that all the gangs were staring at each other with intensity. 

This time the Kite Gang leader asked, "Bhai, how can we get this opportunity?"

The middle-aged man lost the sharpness on his face and said in a dull tone, "Universal Online."

There was silence in the hall. Many had their mouths wide open at this answer. Some people even doubted their ears, but none dared to ask back.

This time, Nala's gang leader asked, "Bhai, what about the Universal Online?"

The middle-aged man pointed to the three people next to him and said, "Well, it is time for the new generation, and they chose Universal Online as their way."

The girl sitting beside the middle-aged man stood this time. She was in her early to mid-twenties. 

She said in an uncaring, cold tone, like she was giving a verdict, "If you guys want to reach a higher level, then you have to prove yourself that you can survive the change."

She snapped her finger, and a group of men and women in brown coats entered the hall. None of them looked like they belonged to the gang. 

She said to them, "This entire facility is full of gaming pods, and these are your teachers. They will teach you how to play the game." 

She looked at the instructor and said, "Do your thing. I want all these guys ready to be in the game tomorrow."

At this point, all the teachers had troubled looks on their faces. Still, they nodded their heads. 

She turned back to them. "We don't care if you are a boss or a recruit. As long as you prove your worth in the game, you can have anything you want. The top performers will even get the chance to join the Eagle gang." After saying all that, she motioned to others, and the four of them started walking out of the hall.

Everyone was a stunt at this. For many, joining the Eagle Gang was a big dream. Even the gang leader stared at the stage with burning eyes. 

Jules was the same. He had goosebumps all over his body, staring at them. In just a few hours, all the gangsters all over the city were called out to work as slaves. Now this was genuine power. 

Just like in his last life, he wanted to be in the same position as those four people. 

What would it feel like to control the lives of thousands in your hands? He shook his head to get out of his dream and stared at the bunch of teachers standing on the stage. 

Even though there was no member of the Eagle gang present in the hall, no one dared to create a mess. 

One teacher walked to the front and said, "Hello everyone. I am the head teacher here. You guys heard the instructions. Let's not make things difficult. I see we have six gangs here."

He looked back, and six teachers walked out. He turned back to them and said, "I want each gang to follow one of my teachers."

Gangsters followed the instructions with full enthusiasm. None wanted to waste time. Vandra Bhai led the Bullet gang and side groups to follow a teacher.

The teacher explained about the facility and led them to the third part of the building. There, they were further divided into smaller groups of 50.

He remained part of their small local group. Just 12 new members joined them. They walked to their gaming facilities, where they found this mini-hall with 50 gaming pods installed in it.

Along with the hall, they had 25 living rooms with other facilities like a canteen, gym, and more. In the gaming facility, another teacher was waiting for them in the meeting room.

This was their special instructor responsible for guiding them.

After all the group members chose their rooms, all of them rushed to the meeting room to learn about the game called Universal Online.