“How tragic.....”
Youxi’s small mouth slightly parted, and watching the live broadcast of the tragedy in the mirror, she instinctively curled up and nestled into her brother’s arms.
Li Andy frowned, and while feeling the smooth and delicate sensation on his body, he pondered and analyzed the current situation.
In the game, two years later, Black Alley was ruled by the Black King Snake.
But looking at the current situation, Crazy Rat, where Gambler is, has the greatest chance of winning and taking everything.
Following this storyline, will the Black Snake rise again and then, like tonight, annihilate Crazy Rat?
Or will Crazy Rat change its name after consolidating everything?
As it stands, the original game plot can only be used as a reference, not as a definitive guide.
“Hmm...? You two, you’re still awake.....What are you looking at?”
Sophia emerged from her nest, rubbed her eyes, and like a slippery snail, she lazily climbed up along the soft curve, finally resting her head on Li Andy’s other shoulder.
Seeing the successive fires and explosions in the mirror, Sophia blinked, and her mind finally cleared:
“This...is Black Alley?”
“Why is it so chaotic?!”
Dozens of kilometers away, a massive fire was spreading through Black Alley.
Countless people fled in terror from this nameless disaster.
Tragedies unfolded continuously.
Li Andy remained silent for a long time, then reached out and wrapped his arms around his two sisters’ small waists, pulling them closer:
“Tomorrow, you two will come with me to Black Alley.”
The two girls paused slightly, exchanged glances, and saw a hint of excitement and eagerness in each other’s eyes.
Finally, it was time to enter the fray?
Although life these past few days had been warm and pleasant, their subconscious still felt a bit unaccustomed.
It was as if some people, accustomed to the adrenaline rush brought by danger, always felt that ordinary days lacked a certain spice.
Many people who enjoy extreme sports likely suffer from this symptom.
With their mental thresholds raised, ordinary survival activities could no longer satisfy them.
This peculiarity could sometimes push people beyond their limits, but it could also lead them to destruction.
“Hmm, tomorrow is Saturday, so we don’t need to ask for leave from the academy.”
Youxi smiled and shifted her body, putting pressure on Li Andy,
“Brother, I can’t sleep now.”
.......
The next day, at first light.
The young Manba felt a splitting pain in his right arm, which jolted him awake.
He opened his eyes, his forehead covered in cold sweat.
Fragmented memories from before he fainted yesterday flashed through his mind.
【"Manba, tell me, your decision." The Black Snake’s leader looked at him coldly, "To be a hatchling for life, or to become a giant python?"】
“I...I don’t want to run anymore!” Manba covered his head and got up, instinctively responding.
【"Very good, you are a lucky child. Like me, you are one of the few who are compatible with the potion."】
【"Take this, go to the medical room, and inject this potion into your right arm!"】
【"Once you endure it and wake up, I will immediately arrange the surgery for you."】
“Yes...yes!”
Manba gritted his teeth in response, swaying and struggling to get out of bed, but then he bumped into the nearby medicine cart with a crash.
He lay on the ground, gasping for air, resting for a long time before slowly regaining the sensation of his limbs.
He climbed up from the ground, leaning on the wall, and walked out of the secluded medical room.
But as soon as he stepped out, he was stunned.
The firelight outside the window flickered wildly under the shroud of thick smoke.
Uncontrolled fire dragons weaved through the buildings, bringing wave after wave of scorching heat.
Everything before him seemed like a purgatory.
“What’s going on?!”
Manba bit his lip, forcing himself to fully awaken.
The clear pain also made him realize this wasn’t a dream!
Just then, he heard strange noises coming from the hallway.
“You! Go search over there!”
“You! Go search over here!”
“Find that batch of alchemical potions as soon as possible!”
Manba hastily hid in a corner, peeking out from behind the cover, and he actually saw people from Crazy Rat!
Why?!
What happened to the boss and the others?!
A terrifying guess formed in Manba’s mind....
He trembled with fear, but the image of Lisa’s sleeping face flashed through his mind, and he gritted his teeth, gripping the leg of a nearby stool.
One second...
Two seconds.....
Just as the Crazy Rat people approached, he suddenly lunged out, forcefully smashing the stool onto the opponent’s head.
“Ah ah!”
Immediately, screams rang out.
The person who was hit fired wildly in a panic, actually accurately hitting his rushing teammates repeatedly.
Manba dared not linger, rushed to the end, and leaped out of the window.
Using the roof as a cushion, he landed safely on the ground, then, taking advantage of his skin color, quickly blended into the chaotic crowd.
......
After a long while,
The panting Manba finally returned to the Quack’s residence.
It was very fortunate here; it hadn’t been affected by the great fire, being precisely at the extreme distance the flames could reach.
It was stuffy, but bearable.
“Lisa....Charlie....”
Manba mumbled, cautiously entering the pharmacy.
But he found a large amount of blood on the floor!
Manba’s heart immediately leaped into his throat, pounding loudly.
He stiffly pushed open the inner room door and found that Lisa was gone, and the bed she had been on was stained crimson!!
“Hoo—!”
The young man suddenly found it hard to breathe, overwhelmed with grief, as if a pair of hands wrapped in thorns were squeezing his heart.
“Why...why?!”
The young man picked up a nearby dagger, raising it painfully.
But just as he was about to collapse, a weak but familiar voice sounded from behind him:
“Brother!”
Manba’s body froze, and he spun around sharply.
It was Lisa!
She was sitting in a wheelchair, hands covering her mouth, tears streaming down, gazing tenderly at the returning young man. She still looked weak, but her complexion was clearly a healthy rosy color.
And behind her, Quack Charlie pushed the wheelchair, looking at him speechlessly:
“Kid, you weren’t planning on joining us down below, were you?”
“Clang...”
The knife slipped from the young man’s hand, and he rushed to Lisa’s side, crying uncontrollably with snot and tears.
Lisa’s eyelashes lowered slightly, her eyes full of tenderness, as she gently stroked the big boy’s hair.
But the next second, “Thump—”, Manba suddenly fainted to the ground.
“Brother?!” Lisa exclaimed.
Charlie quickly came over, bent down to examine Manba, but found that the latter’s arm was covered in black veins, like wriggling loaches.
“Heh, this kid actually dared to agree to the ‘limb reattachment’ surgery.”
“But he’s very unlucky; he ran into Crazy Rat’s ambush.”
“Now, the Black Snake people, those who died are dead, those who fled have fled, and there’s no one who can amputate his limb and attach a mechanical prosthesis.”
Lisa’s face turned pale, and she quickly asked:
“Then if he doesn’t have it done, what will happen to him?”
“Nothing much...”
Charlie snorted,
“At most, his body won’t be able to withstand the potion’s effects, his blood vessels will rupture, and he’ll just die.”