Illimitable Until Death - Chapter 5

Today’s weather is extremely sunny, with sunlight shining on the steel walls that appear cold and icy, giving a warm and comfortable feeling.

However, on the steel walls, samurai’s holding steam guns maintain a tense expression on their faces, without any relaxation. They gaze with a determined look, constantly patrolling the land beneath the walls.

Even under the warm sunlight, the tension is evident and there is no relief in sight.

“It’s really uncomfortable…”

In a secluded corner, Fang Li, unarmed, stands in the sunlight, looking outside with a calmness that contrasts with the surroundings.

In terms of being a newcomer to this space, Fang Li can be considered the most outstanding.

There are two reasons for this.

First: Mental Resilience.

Second: Innate Skill.

Although Fang Li is an ordinary person in all aspects, due to a personality defect, he is not afraid of death. Once in battle, he can display much better mental resilience than an average person.

Furthermore, although Fang Li’s attributes are mediocre, he possesses a Innate Skill.

Based on this Skill alone, Fang Li’s value is undoubtedly much higher than that of other newcomers in this space.

“So, let me act alone from now on.”

Muttering to himself, Fang Li glanced around.

On the vast steel city walls, samurai’s armed with steam guns remain vigilant.

From Fang Li’s position, one can see that in the forest outside the steel walls, dark figures are faintly visible.

The warriors continue to stare at those elusive figures, their expressions filled with tension and impatience.

Therefore, Fang Li also gazed into the distance at the forest.

“It seems those dark figures are the Kabane.”

The land outside the city is mostly occupied by the Kabane.

Presumably, those Kabane who move around the area occasionally start attacking the city walls, attempting to invade Aragane Station?

The samurai’s are concerned about such a situation.

However, for the Kabane to attack Aragane Station, they must climb over the city walls.

With steam guns in hand and occupying high ground, once a Kabane climbs the walls, the samurai’s would immediately notice and shoot them down.

That is the strategy for defending the Station City.

Once the Kabane manages to climb the city walls, then the city is as good as lost.

“And without a steam gun, my role as a guard is practically useless.”

For such an important defense, it is impossible to allow an outsider without even a steam gun to participate.

The reason the samurai assigned Fang Li to this position without giving him a weapon is simply to make him act as an informant. They have no expectations for Fang Li’s performance.

In other words, Fang Li’s task is indeed dispensable, only a means for the samurai to taunt him.

“Since that’s the case…”

Fang Li glanced around, seeing that the samurai’s were not paying attention to him. He took the opportunity to turn around and move to a shadowy area.

Immediately, in a manner that would astonish anyone, Fang Li leaped down towards the forest below.

…

“Bang!”

In the vast forest, a muffled sound suddenly resounded without any warning.

A figure plummeted from mid-air, crashing onto a lush patch of trees, crushing and breaking countless branches along the way, and forcefully landing on the ground, accompanied by a large number of leaves.

“Hisss…”

Intense pain surged through Fang Li’s body, causing him to involuntarily take a cold breath.

Only after a while, Fang Li covered his waist and struggled to stand up from the ground.

“I’m amazed that I didn’t die from that. I really admire myself.”

If ten people were to hear this statement, eight of them would probably be furious with Fang Li.

Since you dare to jump even though you know it will result in death, you must be crazy.

Of course, Fang Li is not crazy. If he were, he wouldn’t have chosen a densely wooded area to land, reducing the impact and avoiding immediate death.

However, considering Fang Li’s personality of not taking death seriously at all, one could argue that he is somewhat sick in the head.

Regardless, Fang Li didn’t die from the fall, nor did he break any bones. That can indeed be considered lucky.

“Now…”

Once the pain in his body subsided to some extent, Fang Li moved his body slightly. With a calm yet terrifying expression, he drew a dagger from his waist and pressed it against his hand. With a slight force, he cut a wound on his arm.

Crimson blood immediately oozed from Fang Li’s wound and dripped onto the ground.

After a while, the blood formed a small puddle, staining the area red.

Feeling that it was enough, Fang Li took out a piece of cloth from his pocket, and in a way that would make doctors and nurses faint, he roughly wrapped the wound and tied it off, briefly stopping the bleeding.

Then, Fang Li hid in the nearby bushes, staring at the blood-stained area outside like a wolf waiting for its prey.

“Whoosh…”

A cold breeze blew, lifting up the leaves and carrying them away in the distance.

Fang Li seemed to transform into a statue, unmoving, hiding within the bushes, his eyes fixed on the blood-soaked ground.

Kabane have an excessive reaction to blood.

Once they smell blood, they will surely track it down.

So, in a forest filled with Kabane, when the scent of blood appears, what do you think will happen next? Is there even a need to guess?

“Rustle… rustle…”

Accompanied by the sound of leaves rubbing against each other, a figure stumbled through the forest ahead.

Seeing that figure, Fang Li’s eyes widened in an instant.

The presence that appeared in his field of vision was unquestionably a monster.

It was covered in tattered clothes.

Its skin had a hair-raising color, as if infected by a virus.

Its hands hung limply.

Inside its chest cavity, a glowing heart emitted roots-like veins, resembling blood vessels that spread throughout its body.

That is…

“A Kabane…”

Not sure if it heard Fang Li’s voice, the stumbling Kabane slowly lifted its head, revealing a face covered in lifeless grayness.

“Ah… Ahhhhhhh!”

A beast-like roar erupted from the Kabane’s throat, instantly reverberating in the surrounding area.

That posture, that roar, truly lived up to the name “monster.”

An undead monster transformed from a once-deceased person — A Kabane.

Fang Li felt no fear in his heart towards it.

There’s no helping it. The monster possesses too many factors that Fang Li would never fear.

“Dead?”

“Not alive?”

That’s truly a joke.

Is the thing in front of his eyes dead?

“No.”

Because if it had died, it wouldn’t be moving.

Is the thing in front of his eyes undead?

“Of course not.”

Because if it were undead, it wouldn’t have so many lines.

Unconsciously, Fang Li’s eyes, now transformed into ice-blue Mystic Eyes, stared fixedly at the roaring monster.

In that moment, Fang Li saw clearly.

He saw the countless lines covering the Kabane, like a spiderweb, densely spread across its body.

Like graffiti, and also like cracks.

That is…

“–––[Death].”

In an instant, Fang Li moved.

“Swoosh!”

With the sound of bushes being pushed aside, Fang Li shot out like a sprinter.

“Ahhhhhhh!”

The man-eating monster finally noticed the movement and swiftly turned its head. It let out a terrifying roar and lunged towards Fang Li, not retreating but attacking.

That lunge was faster than any wild animal.

That lunge was more dangerous than any attack.

Facing the ferocious monster leaping towards him, Fang Li simply tightened his grip on the dagger in his hand, and his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception flickered with icy light.

On one side was a monster baring its fangs, pouncing on its prey.

On the other side was a human wielding a deadly weapon, rushing toward the monster.

Both sides had only one goal.

––To bring death to the other.