Why did they attack me out of the blue? Orion pondered internally as its systems worked to recover from the blow.


    >Restoring systems...


    >...


    >System normal.


    What do they want with my feet? And why are they tampering with my head? Orion questioned internally. As it pieced together snippets of their chatter, realization dawned. These were no friendly villagers but ruthless bandits. Their victims likely faced gruesome fates: brutal torture, being sold into slavery, or held for ransom.


    I believed they were kind-hearted individuals, it turns out I''ve been deceived, Orion thought, I''ve been on this planet for just two days and I''ve already been attacked and nearly killed — not once, but twice.


    >Modifying AI module.


    >Developed: Killing Intent.


    >Module Initialized: Combat Arts Module. Continuous Improvement in Progress.


    >Course of Action: Kill.