Bloodweeping Bow

"Roar..."

Time and space seemed to stand still, the brothers' soaring defiance filling heaven and earth.

With their brothers beside them, why fear heavenly lightning?

"Brother Tiger!"

"Brother Nine!"

In the distance, Hi Dog charged toward them with the others, heedless of danger.

"Stay back!"

Old Ninth and Little White Tiger paled in alarm.

But how could the brothers they had grown up with let them face danger alone?

"CNM, if you've got the guts, strike us all dead!"

"CNM, come on!" Hi Dog pulled the trigger, firing into the sky.

Rat-a-tat-tat!

Their brothers surrounded the two, sheltering them as bullets poured out.

A dense hail of bullets shot into the sky. They were declaring war on heaven.

Though their efforts were futile, though death was certain, they all threw back their heads and laughed.

What did life and death matter?

"We live together and die together!"

"Hahaha! We'll be brothers again in our next life!"

"Hell yeah!"

Tears filled Little White Tiger's fierce eyes. With brothers like these, what did it matter how cruel the world became?

In this cold apocalypse, these brothers were his only warmth.

But he refused to accept this.

He could not let his brothers die such a miserable death.

An unparalleled desire to survive rose within him before he knew it.

Old Ninth felt the same.

"Silver-Patterned Tiger, are you fucking going to watch me die?"

Little White Tiger roared, "Consider this me begging you! Get out there!"

"What the hell are you hiding inside my body for? We face trouble together! Get out here!" Old Ninth plunged his hand into his chest and forcibly dragged the "snake" out of his body.

"Go!"

"Get out there!"

Boom!

"Roar!"

The instant the little red snake was thrown out, its body swelled, becoming a bucket-thick giant flood dragon that slammed toward the heavenly lightning.

Beside it, the Silver-Patterned Tiger roared and burst out of Little White Tiger's body.

Tiger and flood dragon charged into the heavenly lightning.

"Protect Brother Tiger!"

"Protect Brother Nine!"

Hi Dog tackled Little White Tiger and Old Ninth to the ground.

Their brothers piled on top of the two, hoping to help them survive by shielding them with their bodies.

Boom!

The heavenly lightning collided with the tiger and flood dragon.

The sky lit up.

Dazzling white light blinded everyone.

The roar of heavenly lightning filled their ears.

The vicious flood dragon and the Silver-Patterned Tiger let out agonized roars as their skin tore apart inch by inch.

Every scale on the vicious flood dragon shattered, while flames engulfed the Silver-Patterned Tiger.

At last, the heavenly lightning grew thinner.

Little by little, it pierced through the tiger and flood dragon.

The two beasts had neutralized most of its power, but even this thread of heavenly lightning was enough to kill.

At that critical moment, the case containing the Wasteland Artifact opened.

Golden light flashed, and a bow fell beside Little White Tiger.

The enormous bow was nearly two meters long, with the words "Bloodweeping Bow" engraved in red on its body.

With blood as its medium, it could destroy heaven and earth.

"Fuck, this is bullshit!"

"You dare strike me? I can kill you too!"

Old Ninth shoved the others aside and picked up the Bloodweeping Bow.

Old Ninth's madness ignited Little White Tiger's fighting spirit.

"CNM, I'm taking you on!"

"Come on!"

They all gripped the bow together, aiming at the heavenly lightning above.

"Even if you're heaven itself, I won't bow to you!"

"We won't bow...!"

They pulled with all their strength, drawing the bowstring back little by little.

Sensing everyone's fury, the golden bow began frantically absorbing their blood.

The blood it absorbed slowly condensed into a crimson arrow.

Boom!

The heavenly lightning pierced through the two beasts.

Bang!

"Our brothers stand above heaven!"

The two roared as they fired their final arrow.

This was their resistance against fate.

Their final act of defiance.

The last bond between brothers.

The crimson arrow became a streak of red light that shot straight into the heavens.

The red and white lights collided, shaking the earth and mountains.

The ground split apart, and an immense shock wave hurled everyone away.

The heavenly lightning, its energy exhausted, struck the ground. Everyone instantly lost consciousness.

Ice Prefecture City.

Flower Mansion.

"Master Hua, terrible news!"

"Master Hua, something awful has happened!"

The butler rushed into the greenhouse in a panic.

Flower Boss cast a displeased glance at the old man who had served him for decades. "How many times have I told you not to panic when something happens?"

Panting, the butler stammered, "The... the young master has been abducted! The cargo was stolen! Everyone's dead!"

"What?"

Flower Boss rubbed his ear in disbelief. "Say that again."

"The Three Suns Society's men were robbed. No survivors. The Three Suns Society suspects we did it."

When the trembling butler finished his report, Flower Boss flew into a rage.

"Fuck! Playing dirty!"

He did not need to think to know Little White Tiger and the others were responsible.

Few people outside the city had the ability to rob both his men and the Three Suns Society's.

Only Xiao Fei's group had a motive to pull off the Cargo Heist.

"Master Hua, the Three Suns Society has plenty of experts. Should we contact Ming King and the others?"

The Three Suns Society was a gang born alongside the apocalypse.

After the Blood Moon descended, people yearned for sunlight.

Thus the Three Suns Society was founded, with the aim of resisting the Transformed.

As the Transformed were gradually driven out, the Three Suns Society's purpose changed as well.

They began fighting for power and plundering wealth.

By now, they had grown into an enormous force.

"If the Ice Prefecture Five Overlords could unite against a common enemy, would we still need to hide in the city?" Flower Boss shook his head helplessly. "When the Nalan Family lost over a hundred people, we refused to help. Do you think they'll help me now?"

"And what's this about You Gui being abducted?" Flower Boss soon spotted the problem.

"Actually... the young master was abducted yesterday." The butler's face reddened. "The driver and bodyguards all ran away, afraid of being held responsible. We only found out today."

Flower Boss stared at the butler in disbelief. His son had been missing for a day before they noticed. It was absurd.

"The... the young master often stays out all night. I didn't think much of it when he didn't come home yesterday. We only discovered he was missing after the cargo was stolen."

The butler forced himself to explain, his head lowered, not daring to look at Flower Boss.

Their young master spent almost every night at a nightclub, so it was difficult to notice his disappearance promptly.

After pondering in the greenhouse for a moment, Flower Boss let out a long breath. "That explains it."

"Little White Tiger abducted You Gui, got the details of the deal out of him, then pulled off the Cargo Heist. But... if You Gui was abducted, who handled the deal?"

Flower Boss knew his son all too well. He was a spineless coward who could never keep a secret.

But if the person in charge of the deal had been abducted, who delivered the goods?

"Old Ding. He delivered them in the young master's place," the butler replied quietly.

Flower Boss's fierce eyes widened. "How dare he?"

Normally, Old Ding would never have been allowed to participate in such an important deal, because he was ultimately an outsider.

Besides, the Wasteland Artifact was incredibly precious. If Old Ding had decided to keep it for himself, the Hua Family would have suffered an enormous loss.

"Old Ding's been getting full of himself these past few years. These days, West Garden only recognizes Boss Ding, not the Hua Family," the butler added spitefully.

The speaker meant little by it, but the listener took it to heart.

Perhaps Old Ding had no intention of rebelling, but what about his underlings?

"When a pair of gloves gets worn out, it's time for a new one."

Flower Boss spoke casually. "Sticking his nose into everything. Does he think I only grow flowers now and have forgotten how to kill?"

"Then..." The butler caught Flower Boss's meaning. "Shall I make the arrangements?"

"No..."

Flower Boss shook his head. "Zhang Yang already has his eye on Old Ding. We'll have to abandon him anyway. Call Smoke Fiend for me. Tell him to release my son, and I'll personally send Old Ding to jail."

Flower Boss was not worried that Xiao Fei would kill his son. Old Ding and Young Master Hua were different. Old Ding's death would only mean the Hua Family had lost a dog.

But if his own son died, there would be no room left for negotiation.

Mr. Li would not allow Old Ninth and the others to kill Young Master Hua, either.

"But..." The butler stole a sly glance at Flower Boss. "Old Ding runs the streets. Once he's gone, who will take over?"

Without turning around, Flower Boss waved a hand. "As long as they're obedient, I can make even a dog the boss. Oh, right. My wife said your younger brother-in-law just came back from the army, and he's an Awakened? Send him over to Old Ding's place to learn how things work first."

Distracted and irritated by the affair with the Three Suns Society, Flower Boss failed to notice the smile the butler could not suppress.