*Ai shouted to Seo.*
Ai: "There are still more around, we should search the area!"
*Seo agreed after a moment's thought.*
Before they left, Ai carefully stashed his bag, containing the AK-47 assault rifle and two boxes of bullets, on his back.
*As they searched for dungeons and survivors, Ai thought.*
Ai: *"Thankfully, I said that. Now we can rescue some survivors... and the characters that will die starting from Chapter 1,793."*
*Ai turned to Seo and said.*
Ai: "How about we check for survivors? The wave is..."
*He trailed off, lost in thought.*
Seo noticed Ai's distant expression and tapped his shoulder.
Seo: "Is what, kid?"
*Ai jolted back to reality, smiling.*
Ai: "Nothing, don't mind it."
Ai smiled softly. Seo sensed that Ai was hiding something.
Ai: "I'm Ai, by the way. Just Ai, nothing more."
*Seo stopped, his expression questioning.*
Seo: "Do you have a surname or not?"
*Ai bowed slightly, then burst into laughter.*
Ai: "Sadly, I don't have one, unlike you."
His tone shifted from cold to playful.
Seo felt a chill, but Ai's mood swung back, leaving Seo confused.
Ai: "Don't you get jokes, man?"
*Ai asked, winking as he tapped Seo's elbow.*
Ai: "I only have Ai, nothing more, nothing less."
Seo tilted his head, perplexed by Ai's unpredictable behavior and shifting personality.
*Ai thought to himself.*
Ai: *"Your Daddy doesn't want you to find every piece of the thousand hidden dungeons with invisible otherworld barriers too early. You should find them after defeating God No. 6, 'Zein', just like in Chapter 2,631."*
*Ai pointed ahead, interrupting his own thoughts.*
Ai: "Seo, look! There's a group of two girls and five guys being attacked by goblins!"
Seo followed Ai's gaze, spotting the struggling group about sixteen meters away. They rushed to rescue them, but Ai stopped to grab a bloody steel baseball bat lying on the road.
With the bat in hand, Ai brutally beat the goblins, striking them in the head. A stranger watched in shock, turning to Seo.
Strangers: "Is that really a child?"
*They asked. Seo hesitated, unsure how to respond.*
*The stranger continued.*
Strangers: "But he's different from other children. He acts like an adult already? I think he's mature for his age!"
Seo looked surprised, slightly scared by Ai's brutal display.
*Unanswered Questions: Share Your Thoughts!*
As we delve deeper into the story, several questions arise. We'd love to hear your opinions!
1. Is Seo genuinely clueless, or is there more to him?
2. Will the group they rescued become their allies in the future?
3. Is Ai's presence the catalyst for the changes in the novel's plot, which he spent 5 years developing?
4. What's your impression of God No. 6 "Zein"? Is he handsome and slim, or ugly and fatty?
5. How do you think the characters' deaths, starting from Chapter 1,793, will unfold?
6. Are the characters in Ai's novel finite, or are they endless?
(Reconsider your answer after thinking about question 5!)
7. Will the plot continue to evolve, or has Ai's involvement set it on a predetermined course?
*A Mysterious Connection*
"The World is big, but there's still things you don't know about."
These words resonate deeply with the author of "The World of Life & Death", who is faced with a peculiar phenomenon:
His own name, Ai, is shared by a young boy who exists beyond the realm of his novel. A boy without a last name, just like him.
Is this merely a curious coincidence, or is there something more mysterious at play? Something that even the author, as the sole creator and reader of his unpublished novel, has yet to discover?
