The teleportation deadline arrived, and Li Ang opened his eyes to find himself standing in a dense, lush forest. A thick canopy spread above his head, and a small path beneath his feet led to a stream.
Standing with Li Ang in the forest were the following players.
The first was a middle-aged Caucasian man with thinning, disheveled blond hair hanging over his forehead. His face was haggard, and he had deep, dark circles under his eyes. He wore a suit and trousers but carried no weapons—except for the lit cigarette resting on his ear.
His overall appearance gave the impression of a man deep in a midlife crisis: the kind who had overslept, skipped breakfast, and was now desperately rushing for the subway to avoid being late for work.
This gentleman was John Joyce, the Prometheus Company employee who had previously been in the same deathmatch mission as Li Ang.
