Kai stared blindly at the ringmaster's practiced grin.
"Welcome to the wandering stage, tired travelers," the tall man said smoothly, tipping his black hat.
Kai did not say a single word in response.
He turned his back on the smiling man and kicked the dirt hard enough to send a cloud of dust into the air.
He marched straight over to a fence post sitting near the entrance, pulled his arm back, and punched the wood with everything he had.
Bam.
The post splintered under his knuckles. He punched it a second time, and his skin split open across his fingers.
Red blood dripped down his hand to stain the dirt below.
'I am losing my mind,' Kai thought, staring at his ruined knuckles.
'Two brutal decapitations, and the system acts like nothing even happened.'
[System Event: Neutral Zone Discovered]
[Location: The Wandering Circus]
He swiped the blue text away with an angry flick of his bleeding hand. The notification was a total lie.
