Yin Kuang!

Time rewound, back to before the chain of explosions.

Not far from the alley, Yin Kuang, who was crawling through the gaps between cars, suddenly stopped. He looked toward the alley on his right with a suspicious expression, his brows furrowed. What is going on? Why do I feel like someone is over there? Is it an illusion, or... forget it, now is not the time for wild thoughts! If I don't hurry, they're going to escape.

In Yin Kuang's hands, his left hand tightly gripped a grenade, while his right hand held that Type 54 pistol equipped with a silencer!

He had scavenged that grenade from the body of a deceased Umbrella Corporation security guard. He had originally wanted to take the rifle as well, but he had no idea how to use it, so he had to give up on that idea.

He lowered his head, pressing his face against the ground. Through the undercarriages of several vehicles, illuminated by the flickering firelight, he saw two pairs of feet. Faster, faster! As long as I crawl past this distance... come on! I absolutely cannot let them get away, or I'm dead! Absolutely not!!

Not far from him, Blue Whale and Sagittarius were checking their weapons for the final time.

"Two magazines left! That's enough to stall them for a while," Blue Whale said. "The boss and the others' firepower is weakening. It's time for us to move."

"Mm," Sagittarius replied coldly. Suddenly, he added, "Blue Whale, if I die, my cross is yours."

Blue Whale looked at him deeply and said, "Thanks. Likewise, buddy, if I die, my photo is yours. I really want to visit the Great Wall of China again. It's so beautiful..."

"That photo of the Chinese girl?"

"It's a photo of me and the Chinese girl together. On the Great Wall..." Blue Whale corrected.

Click!

The magazine was loaded into the gun. "It's time."

With that, Blue Whale lunged upward, unleashing a torrent of furious bullets. The long, grim face was illuminated a deep red by the flames spitting from the muzzle!

Li Shuangmu's hiding spot was instantly raked by gunfire. Although Li Shuangmu curled his body up tightly and avoided being hit, he was pelted by flying gravel, causing him immense pain.

At the same time, Sagittarius dropped to the ground. His beast-like pupils were just like his gun barrel, the cold, lethal muzzle aimed at the crawling Yin Kuang nearby. "Eastern kid, this is the end for you!"

Rat-tat-tat!!

The moment Yin Kuang saw Sagittarius drop down, he knew he had been exposed. Without a second thought, he rolled away.

The violent bullets struck the spot where he had just been, sending sparks and concrete shards flying everywhere.

"Hiss!!"

A bullet struck the back of his hand, piercing through and knocking the gun from his grip. "It hurts... it hurts so much!!" Yin Kuang's face twisted as he gasped for air, hoping to alleviate the bone-deep pain. In reality, the agony radiating from his palm caused his entire arm to spasm, and every nerve in his body tightened.

"Damn it!" Yin Kuang was beyond furious. "What do I do... what the hell am I supposed to do?!"

Suddenly, he grabbed the grenade in his hand. I can't worry about that now! Even if I can't hit them, as long as I can disrupt their fire, that's enough. Otherwise, there's no chance of getting close. Besides, if I force them into the open, maybe Zeng Fei, who is hiding in the shadows, can take them out.

As the thought flashed through his mind, Yin Kuang bit the pin, pulled it with all his might, and then lunged upward to throw it!

Boom!

The grenade exploded. Then, whether by sheer luck or not, the energy of the blast triggered a chain reaction in several nearby cars. The overlapping, thunderous roars echoed through the street, and the blinding flames lit up half the sky.

Yin Kuang curled up under the massive tire of a truck, feeling the heatwave from the explosion wash over him. He whispered to himself, Are they dead? Are they dead? They must be... if they can survive an explosion like that, there's truly no justice in this world!

However, before he could even catch his breath, a flash of silver light pierced his eyes.

At the same time, a chilling sensation invaded his nerves.

Without thinking, Yin Kuang kicked off the tire with all his might. Using the explosive force of that push, he managed to shift his body three inches to the side.

Clang!

A spark flew. It sounded like metal striking metal.

Yin Kuang looked up and saw a tall, heavily armed white man. A scar resembling a centipede crawled across his face, appearing exceptionally hideous and terrifying in the dancing firelight.

The military knife in his hand was as cold as his face!

The scarred white man said nothing, his eyes devoid of any emotion. He stepped forward and thrust the knife, aiming directly for Yin Kuang's throat.

It was easy to imagine that if this strike landed, it would pierce a hole through Yin Kuang's throat and pin him to the ground!

Yin Kuang did not want to die like this, he didn't!

There was no reason for it; such a brief moment didn't allow him to ponder reasons, nor could he act like a character in a novel or comic, reminiscing about his past or lamenting his fate before death. That wasn't realistic for him—the only thing he wanted was to survive!

So, instead of retreating, he lunged forward!

He performed an act that was utterly humiliating and shameful, yet one that would save his life. It was the same act that the famous Han Xin of ancient times had once endured.

He crawled right between the white man's legs!

In that moment, Yin Kuang didn't know what expression Han Xin had worn when suffering such humiliation, nor what he had been thinking—but right now, Yin Kuang's eyes were wide open, bloodshot, radiating an unprecedented, cold, and sharp light, along with a fire that seemed capable of burning everything to ash!

Kill him... kill him... kill! Kill!! Kill!!!

Your blood shall wash away this deep humiliation!

The beast hidden within his heart had awakened.

His heart was exploding, his blood was boiling, his nerves were twitching, and his clenched teeth were nearly shattering.

Raging Beast!

As the skill activated, Yin Kuang felt a surge of new power erupt from somewhere within his body, instantly flooding his entire being. Yin Kuang descended into a state of madness.

It felt as though he had an inexhaustible supply of strength.

"Raging Beast" skill effect: Strength +2, Defense +1, Agility -2, Intelligence -3!

The moment Yin Kuang slid between the scarred white man's legs, he even forgot the intense pain in his right hand, grabbing a shard of iron from the ground and backhanding it into the inner thigh of the scarred man!

System: You have dealt 10 points of critical damage to "Elite Mercenary" Sagittarius!

"ROAR!!"

A scream erupted from the scarred man's throat; the heart-wrenching pain caused his iron-willed resolve to falter. The leg that had been coiled with power, ready to flip him over, instantly lost control, and he lost his center of gravity, lunging forward.

However, Yin Kuang did not stop. He yanked out the sharp iron shard, let out a roar, and pounced onto the scarred man's back, then used every ounce of his strength to drive it toward Sagittarius's neck!

Sagittarius naturally would not sit still and wait for death. Although the excruciating pain in his groin had nearly cost him control of his limbs, the instincts honed on cruel battlefields were exceptionally formidable. Almost the instant he sensed mortal danger, he flipped his body.

Yin Kuang, sitting on his back, was flung to the side. Yet, the iron shard had already been imbued with "5 points" of Yin Kuang's strength; even as his body was thrown away, the shard still landed on Sagittarius's spine!

"ROAR!!"

System: You have dealt 15 points of critical damage to "Elite Special Forces" Sagittarius!

System: You have inflicted the Bleeding effect on "Elite Special Forces" Sagittarius. -2 HP per second. Lasts until death.

Like a wounded, vicious beast, Sagittarius let out a roar. There was no anger, no resentment, only an unprecedented madness, excitement, thrill, and longing—"Let us return to the embrace of the Lord together!"

Sagittarius suddenly abandoned all defense, ripped off his last grenade, and prepared to pull the pin with his teeth.

However, a bullet landed on his hand.

The grenade rolled onto the ground.

Not far away, Wang Ning, who had already finished off Blue Whale and rushed over, was holding the Type 54 that Yin Kuang had dropped.

But Yin Kuang did not know this; he did not even realize that Sagittarius had intended to take him down together. The "Raging Beast" state had reduced his intelligence by 3, and at this moment, his reason had been completely swallowed by fury, leaving him entirely trapped in a state of frenzied bloodlust.

It seemed that only the enemy's blood could extinguish the fire of his rage.

His eyes were wide with fury, his face twisted and hideous, his teeth bared.

He flipped over again, straddling Sagittarius's back, and used the iron shard in his right hand to stab into Sagittarius's neck, pull it out, stab it in again, pull it out, and stab it in again! Every insertion and extraction sent blood gushing out.

He was like a crazed, bloodthirsty beast, savoring the pleasure of tearing apart his prey.

System: You have dealt 10 points of critical damage to "Elite Mercenary" Sagittarius!

System: You have killed "Elite Mercenary" Sagittarius. Reward: 100 Study Points.

Yin Kuang turned a deaf ear to the prompts in his ears, still mechanically and frantically stabbing Sagittarius's neck with the iron shard in his hand. The hot blood gushing from the carotid artery stained a large patch of the ground, gathered in the roadside gutter, and flowed into the underground pipes...

Standing behind Yin Kuang, Wang Ning suddenly furrowed his brows, and gradually, the cold light leaking from his eyes could not be hidden even by his glasses.

The gun in his hand shifted slightly, the muzzle aimed squarely at the back of Yin Kuang's head...