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Ch 11. The Candle That Nearly Went Out in Lantern Sector
Screeech! Screeech! A dozen steel spearheads sliced through the cold night air before pressing tightly against Wu Chen's neck. The chill of the metal was so tangible that it nearly cut through the grime and sewer mud coating his skin. "Don't move! Keep your hands away from that filthy robe, or you'll have a hole in your neck!" one of the guards shouted, his voice thick with panic. He wore thick black leather armor. Wu Chen stood there, his entire body trembling violently. The high fever caused by the infected, torn wound on his left shoulder made his head feel as though it were being hammered by an iron maul. His consciousness kept flickering in and out, leaving his field of vision increasingly narrow and blurred under the system's merciless penalty. Beneath his robe, soaked through with sewage, he could feel little Xiao Yu curled up and trembling, clinging tightly to his waist without making a sound. "Damn it... surrounded again," Wu Chen groaned inwardly, suppress
Ch 10. A New Dawn in the Merchant District
"Cough! Cough! Ugh... fuck, I almost drowned," Wu Chen groaned, coughing up the filthy sewer water that had filled his lungs. He had washed up along the edge of a rocky canal that flowed directly into the Merchant District. His entire body was covered in dark blue-black bruises, his broken ribs shifting painfully every time he drew breath, while the remaining poison in his body caused his consciousness to constantly drift in and out. "B-Big Brother! Are you awake? You're not dead..." Xiao Yu's crying voice came from beside him. The little girl was soaked to the bone and trembling violently. With what little strength she had left, she had apparently managed to drag Wu Chen out of the rushing canal using a floating wooden merchant's board, placing him on the dry ground of an empty logistics dock. "Yeah, you're noisy, kid. Stop crying so much. You're making my head hurt even more," Wu Chen rasped, trying to sit up against a stack of wet cargo crates. He stared at his thin, trem
Ch 09. Duel in the Sewer of Death
Woof! Woof! Woof! The barking of military tracking dogs echoed loudly, reverberating off the slippery stone walls of the vast sewage tunnel. The splashing of water beneath the charging footsteps of a small squad of soldiers grew closer by the second. From the darkness of the tunnel, a man in polished silver armor stepped into the main drainage chamber. Lieutenant Zhao. He was personally leading his small unit, holding a burning torch in his left hand and a slender sword wreathed in blue energy in his right. His sharp eyes immediately locked onto Wu Chen, who was weakly leaning against the sewer wall. "So you're really still alive, Little Rat," Lieutenant Zhao said in a calm but deeply intimidating voice. "Fucking Lieutenant... You really went through all this trouble just to find me in a sewer?" Wu Chen rasped sarcastically, trying to mask the excruciating pain coursing through his entire body with the cynical laugh of a mafia boss. "I don't like leaving anomalies unreso
Ch 08. The Consort Lan’s Remaining Memories
FWOOOSH! The flaming torch thrown by Lieutenant Zhao landed directly on the pool of kerosene. The fire immediately surged into the night sky like a gigantic, ravenous dragon, devouring the entire area in front of the iron gate within seconds. The hysterical screams of dozens of people being burned alive shook the suffocating night air. "Shit! It's fucking hot!" Wu Chen shouted as the heat of the flames began singeing the tips of his hair. "B-Big Brother! The fire... it's getting closer!" Xiao Yu screamed in terror, trying to curl up against Wu Chen's legs. "There’s no other way! Xiao Yu, hold on tight! Jump!" Wu Chen shouted at the top of his lungs. Without thinking twice, Wu Chen swept Xiao Yu's small body into his arms and jumped into the filthy, foul-smelling sewage channel directly beneath the barrier gate. SPLASH! The two of them crashed into the thick, freezing black sewage. Fortunately, the depth of the filthy water was enough to cushion their fall while also shie
Ch 07. The Trap Behind the Mist
"Open the gate, you bastards! Open it!" Wu Chen screamed at the top of his lungs, slamming his right hand against the cold iron bars of the gate. Behind the sturdy iron bars, a group of wealthy merchants in luxurious silk robes screamed hysterically from behind a barricade of mounted soldiers. Their faces were twisted with disgusting fear. "Don't open it! Never open it!" shrieked a fat merchant with a thin mustache. "They're all plague carriers! If even one of those filth gets inside, our businesses in the Merchant District will be ruined! Lieutenant! Fire your arrows at all of them! Quickly!" "Yeah! Kill anyone who approaches the gate! Our lives are worth more than those plague-ridden rats!" another merchant shouted beside him, further inciting the soldiers. Wu Chen spat harshly onto the ground. "You fucking cowards! You're only brave enough to scream from behind an iron fence!" "B-Big Brother... they're... they're pointing their bows at us!" Xiao Yu cried, her voice trembling v
Ch 06. The Red Path to the Merchant District
Krrrggghhh... KRAAAAA! The chorus of hungry growls drew closer, echoing from every corner of the narrow alleys in the Common’s District. The muddy ground of Tingzhou seemed to tremble as hundreds of black silhouettes with glowing red eyes began moving rapidly, pouring out of shabby houses and dark passageways toward them. "We don't have time to rest! Run, Xiao Yu!" Wu Chen shouted, immediately yanking the little girl's hand. "B-big brother! But your shoulder... you're bleeding even more!" Xiao Yu cried in panic, staring in horror at Wu Chen's robe, which was now soaked with fresh blood and rainwater. "Shut up! As long as my heart is still beating, I'm not dying in this dump!" Wu Chen barked, ignoring the stabbing pain that seemed to tear through his left shoulder with every step. "Run!" They shot through the maze of filthy alleys, which were rapidly filling with thick smoke. In the distance, flames began rising high into the night sky. The kerosene torches dropped by the panicked
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