2026-03-01 08:00:51[There's no gap, you idiot. This is a sea of flesh. Your running speed is useless if there's no ground to stand on. You'll slip on top of their bodies and be eaten alive in seconds.]
"So what should I do?! Fly?!" Raka shouted in frustration.
A mutant rat jumped from the front row and lunged at Raka's calf. Its sharp, yellow teeth ripped through Raka's pants.
"Ah!"
Raka kicked the rat reflexively. The rat's body felt solid and heavy as it flew off his feet.
"Get away from me, you damn pest!"
The situation quickly deteriorated. The rats weren't just biting. They were climbing. They crept up Raka's shoes, trying to reach his thighs and waist.
On the other hand, Baginda was also struggling hard. Three mice had jumped onto the swan's back. Biting its wings and neck.
"KWARK! HONK!"
Baginda screamed in anger. He pecked one of the mice with his beak as hard as steel until the mouse was thrown far away.
"Baginda!" Raka saw his swans in danger. "Hold on! Don't let them overwhelm you!"
Raka swatted away a rat that tried to bite his shoulder and then turned to face Baginda. He saw blood starting to drip from the swan's leg.
"System! Weapon! Give me an area weapon! Anything!" Raka shouted.
[The Shop feature is offline. Use your brain, Barista. You have inventory in your bag. Get creative or you'll be a corpse.]
"Inventory?"
Raka thought quickly amidst his panic. His hand reached into the backpack he had stolen from the minimarket earlier. His fingers touched a cold plastic bottle and a lighter.
"Alcohol! I have medical alcohol!"
A crazy idea popped into his head. Raka grabbed the bottle of 70% alcohol and the cheap lighter.
"Baginda! Listen to me!" Raka shouted over the squeaking of the mice. "Use your wings! Spin! Like a propeller! Get them away from us!"
Baginda stared at Raka for a moment. The swan understood its master's instructions, or perhaps it simply wanted to destroy everything.
"HONK!"
The swan spread its wings wide. Its sharp feathers glistened in the afternoon sun. The swan began to circle in place at high speed.
WOSH! WOSH! WOSH!
The rotation created a strong wind. His wings hit the rows of rats surrounding them.
The sound of bones cracking could be heard as the rats' bodies were thrown back and created a safe distance of about two meters around them.
"Good! Keep doing that, Baginda! Don't stop!" Raka exclaimed.
Taking advantage of the gap created by Baginda, Raka opened the cap of the alcohol bottle with his teeth.
He splashed the clear liquid in a semicircle on the asphalt in front of them, wetting the bodies of the rats in the front row.
"Sorry, Jerry. This isn't cheese," Raka muttered.
CRACK!
The lighter is lit and thrown into the pool of alcohol.
WOOSH!
Blue flames mixed with orange flames erupted. The smell of burning flesh and singed fur filled the air.
The rats caught in the flames screamed, scurried backward, and crashed into their own pack.
"Step back, Baginda! Get behind the fire!" Raka ordered as he pulled the goose's neck away from the flames.
Baginda stopped spinning, his chest heaving rapidly. The two of them stood in the center of the small circle, now fortified by a knee-high wall of fire.
"Did you see that, System? We're not dead yet!" Raka exclaimed with a triumphant smile, even as sweat trickled down his forehead.
[Creativity: 6/10. Effectiveness: 8/10.]
[You forgot one thing, Genius. Fire needs fuel. That alcohol will burn out in less than a minute. So what's your plan?]
Raka's smile faded as he saw the flames begin to shrink. The alcohol burned quickly.
Meanwhile, across the wall of fire, thousands of red eyes still stared hungrily at them. The rats hadn't left. They were waiting.
"Damn..." Raka cursed softly. "They know this fire won't last long."
Suddenly, a half-burned rat leaped through the flames. It landed right at Baginda's feet, then sank its teeth into the goose's webbing with the last of its strength.
"KWAARKK!" Baginda staggered, almost falling from the pain.
"Don't touch my goose!" shouted Raka.
Without any regard for his own safety, Raka leaped forward. He didn't use his super speed, but rather an emotional kick.
His sneaker hit the rat's head so hard that it released its bite from Baginda's leg.
Raka then stomped on the rat's head repeatedly until the creature stopped moving. Raka's breathing was labored. He knelt down, examining the King's feet.
"Are you okay, friend?" Raka asked. His hands trembled as he touched Baginda's fur. "The wound isn't deep, but it must hurt."
[AnimalLover12: Ah, I love your interactions.]
[User666: Hey Noob, watch out if the goose gets hurt!]
Raka didn't pay any attention to the comment that suddenly appeared.
Baginda snorted softly, then nudged Raka's shoulder with his head. It was a gesture of thanks.
Their partnership grew stronger. Raka was no longer a fearful master and Baginda was no longer just a pet. They were partners in survival.
"We must prepare, Baginda," Raka said. He stood back up and stared at the wall of flames, now reduced to thin smoke. "When this fire dies down, they will attack all at once."
[Warning. Fire barricade extinguished in 3... 2... 1...]
The fire disappeared.
Only a thin cloud of smoke drifted in the wind. The line of rats squeaked in unison, a sound that sounded like thousands of forks scraping against plates.
The largest rat among them with a scar on his face that seemed to be the leader of the group, took a step forward then let out a loud screech as if giving the command to attack.
"This is it," Raka clenched his fists, ready to trigger his heart. "Baginda, protect my back. I'll kick as hard as I can."
"HONK," Baginda replied weakly but firmly.
The leader rat leaped. Raka held his breath. Time seemed to slow down. He prepared for an impossible close-quarters battle.
However, the attack never arrived.
WOOSH!
A soft whirring sound cut through the air, barely audible above the din of the mice.
THWACK!
The leader rat that was floating in the air was thrown backwards.
A black, carbon-coated arrow pierced straight through the center of its head, nailing the creature to the asphalt with precision.
Black blood spurted onto the street. The leader rat died instantly, its body convulsing once before going still.
Silence fell over the battlefield. The other rats stopped moving. They were confused and afraid as their commander was killed in the blink of an eye by an unseen attack.
Raka stared, his mouth hanging open. He hadn't heard the sound of gunfire. The attack was silent, swift, and deadly.
"What was that?" Raka asked into the empty air. His eyes searched for the source of the attack.
[Oh, looks like an uninvited guest has joined the game. The plot is getting more and more interesting.]
"Who shot?" Raka shouted hoarsely. "Who's there?!"
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The main atrium of the Underground Mall that night was transformed into a very grand sect banquet hall. The hanging crystal chandeliers emitted a dim red glow, illuminating the wide expanse of velvet carpet.About fifty elite members of The Red Sip Society wearing blood-red silk robes gathered in a circle on leather sofas, holding tall crystal glasses filled with a thick red liquid glowing golden.Second Harvest Blood.Near the central fountain, a giant glass dispenser tank with a gothic design stood firmly. Inside the tank, hundreds of liters of Raka's blood churned slowly in rhythm with the temperature control pump.Dr. Vanya Salsabila stood beside the dispenser, crossing her arms over her chest with a very stiff professional smile. On her futuristic glasses, the biometric data of the sect members blinked, displaying their heart rates starting to increase just by smelling the vapor of that blood."How is it, Doctor? Did your formula work well?" Baron approached Vanya, swirling his c
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BEEEEEEP! BEEEEEEP!The emergency alarm of the Harvest Sector suddenly shrieked high, breaking the silence of the sterile room where Raka hung upside down. The red lights on the walls began blinking frantically, projecting a blood-colored glow throughout the room.Inside his chest, the Dragon Heart that had just received a dose of thick Robusta coffee from Vanya beat wildly. Whirrr—THUMP! Whirrr—THUMP!Its ultrasonic vibrations spread widely through the metal chains binding his feet, triggering the floor's seismic sensors which immediately sent a danger signal to Baron's control room.[System: Energy Leak Alarm Active! Your Dragon Heart signal is too noisy, Raka! Baron in the control room must be panicking seeing his monitors!]"D-Damn..." Raka gritted his teeth.His upside-down hanging body began to feel warm, but his hands were still locked tightly by the electronic handcuffs behind his back.The steel door of the Harvest Sector slid open forcefully.Baron rushed in. His elegant fac
Chapter 222: Anemia and Hallucinations
The world in Raka's eyes now only consisted of two colors: the blinding white of neon lights and the dark red of drying blood stains on the concrete floor below him.The second "harvest" process had just finished ten minutes ago. This time, Baron did not only take 500cc, he sucked almost a liter of Raka's blood to fulfill the demands of the ever-growing elite cult members in the atrium above.Raka began to feel his body shrinking. The skin on his face felt pulled tight, his lips were chapped due to extreme dehydration, and his body temperature kept dropping until he felt as if he was being hugged by a block of ice.Whirrr... thump... whirrr...His Dragon Heart throbbed very slowly. The reactor in his chest blinked dimly, sending danger signals that continuously pierced his brain nerves."System... turn off... the lights..." whispered Raka barely audible, even to himself.[System: Blood Volume Detection: Critical (35% below operational limit). Blood Pressure: 70/40.][System: Raka, if
Chapter 221: Luna in the Lion's Den
The Sector 9 underground warehouse smelled like a combination of rotting wet fur and predator droppings.The room was not as luxurious as the shopping center atrium above; its walls were rough concrete that constantly dripped pipe seepage water, creating a chillingly damp atmosphere. There was only one yellow light bulb swinging on the ceiling, casting an unstable dim light.In the middle of the room, there was a large iron cage usually used to confine circus animals. Inside it, was Luna sitting leaning against the iron bars.Her hands were empty. Her proud compound bow and the scalpel given by Vanya had been confiscated by Baron's followers."Honk..." Baginda snorted softly beside Luna's foot.That mutant goose looked highly offended. His metallic white feathers were messy, and he constantly pecked the dirty cement floor as if protesting the quality of accommodation they receive
Chapter 220: Vanya the Chef
Vanya never imagined her brilliant medical career would lead her to a laboratory that looked more like a five-star restaurant kitchen than an autopsy room.She stood in the middle of a room whose walls were lined with shiny white ceramic and stainless steel.Before her, lined up the most cutting-edge laboratory equipment that was hard to find even in government hospitals before the apocalypse, some of which included high-speed centrifuges, cellular incubators, to mass spectrum scanners that were still functioning perfectly thanks to a stable underground electricity supply.Vanya sipped coffee from the thin porcelain cup provided. She ignored the fact that her hands were still trembling slightly due to the sedative gas in the restaurant earlier."An impressive facility, isn't it, Doctor?"Baron's baritone voice echoed as he stepped into the laboratory. The man had taken off his ceremonial robe, now only wearing a red silk shirt with a fashionable transparent laboratory apron. He walked
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