Illimitable Until Death - Chapter 9

Fang Li didn’t damage the steel wall of Aragane Station.

If he were to cut along the Death Line on the steel wall with a dagger, it would undoubtedly create a breach in this stronghold against the Kabane.

Once the city walls defending against the Kabane were breached, Aragane Station would be finished.

Therefore, Fang Li, taking advantage of the characteristic that the Death Line’s had no distinction between softness and hardness, stabbed the dagger into the wall and repeatedly opened and closed the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, creating support points on the wall.

With the support points embedded in the wall, Fang Li used the dagger and sturdy branches to slowly climb up the city wall.

When Fang Li returned to the top of the city wall, the startled Samurais had just returned to their posts, cursing and grumbling.

“Was it just a mirror?”

“That was really frightening.”

“Why would there be mirrors outside?”

“Who knows?”

“Could someone have deliberately thrown them down to mess with us?”

“If that’s the case, I swear I’ll find that bastard and put a bullet through his heart.”

“Absolutely.”

As Fang Li observed the Samurais grumbling and expressing their relief, he sighed bitterly, turned his head, and ignored the cowardly Samurais. Instead, he gazed at the forest he had just crossed.

There, the shadows grew more numerous, with many Kabane’s emerging, wandering like enraged beasts.

Clearly, Fang Li’s previous commotion had alerted a large number of Kabane’s in that forest.

“Unfortunately, if there was just a little more time, I could have completed Main Quest 3.”

However, in contrast to that, Fang Li had already completed another Main Quest.

Mission 1: Kill 10 Kabane, with additional rewards based on the number of kills.

Having killed twenty-four Kabane in total, Fang Li had indeed exceeded the requirements for Main Quest 1.

“The remaining Main Quest 3 will have plenty of opportunities to complete.”

After all, this world was teeming with Kabane.

“It’s time to consider Main Quest 2.”

……

As a result, it wasn’t until the entire sky had been dyed a crimson hue by the setting sun that Fang Li, along with the Samurais changing shifts, descended from the city wall together.

From morning until evening, not a moment did Fang Li receive notice to rest, nor was he even informed to have lunch. He had been on duty until evening, so one could imagine how poor the treatment of the Wanderer identity prepared by the Main God’s Dimension was.

After all, as a Wanderer, no one expected him to be more reliable than the Samurais. Therefore, Fang Li could only be assigned some optional tasks to make a living.

However, even with a job that was optional, he could at least have food to eat. It was no wonder the Samurais didn’t like Fang Li.

Regarding this, Fang Li was well aware, but he had no complaints.

Because Fang Li knew that the Samurais responsible for guarding the city wall were destined to die.

In the impending fall.

“On the day the plot begins, two Hayajiro will enter Aragane Station.”

Among a group of Samurais preparing to eat, Fang Li walked absentmindedly, recalling the plot of the original work.

“Two Hayajiros arrive, one during the day and the other at night. The one during the day is not a big deal, but the one at night has already been captured by the Kabane. Taking advantage of the opening of the gate to welcome it, they rushed into the relay station, and thus, Aragane Station was invaded by the Kabane.”

That day, Aragane Station fell.

In other words, that day was the only chance for Fang Li to complete Main Quest 2.

Before that, Fang Li had to find his Quest Target, the designated person to protect in Main Quest 2.

Otherwise, Fang Li would either die under the siege of numerous Kabane or, by protecting the designated person, board the Hayajiro used for escape and survive, even completing Main Quest 2.

“The problem is, when exactly is that day?”

Fang Li was troubled by this question.

Although he knew the plot clearly, it didn’t mean he could rest easy because of it.

After all, many details couldn’t be seen on the screen.

For example, the time when Aragane Station would fall was completely unknown to Fang Li. He only knew it was on a certain night, but the specific night wasn’t mentioned in the original work, right?

Even if it was mentioned, Fang Li wouldn’t bother to remember such an insignificant time.

This created a serious problem.

Fang Li had no grasp of the time, and he couldn’t even utilize half of the advantage of foresight at the moment.

“What should I do?”

Fang Li pondered quietly.

Just at that moment, several Samurais suddenly ran up ahead, shouting as they ran.

“Hey! What are you all doing there?!”

“Hurry to the training grounds! The Martial Arts Competition has already begun!”

Upon hearing the words of those Samurais, Fang Li was momentarily stunned.

Martial Arts Competition?

What was that?

While Fang Li stood there in confusion, the other Samurais wiped away the fatigue from their faces and became somewhat excited.

“Finally, it’s starting?”

“We’ve been waiting for this day for so long!”

“This time, I’ll make that guy from last time kneel before me and beg for mercy!”

The Samurais chatted excitedly, and one by one, they changed their direction and headed towards another area.

Watching this scene, Fang Li finally reacted and instinctively stopped a Samurai who was about to pass by him. He hurriedly asked, “What are you guys planning to do? Aren’t you going to eat?”

The Samurai who was stopped by Fang Li seemed a little annoyed and directly replied, “We can eat at any time, but if we miss this Martial Arts Competition, we’ll have to wait another ten days. Who can bear that?”

“The Martial Arts Competition?” Fang Li asked with curiosity, “What is it?”

“It’s a gathering of Samurais from Aragane Station that happens once every ten days. It serves as both a training opportunity and a way to vent the frustrations of constantly guarding the city. It’s a crucial pastime for us.” The Samurai shrugged and said, “Anyway, it has nothing to do with you.”

After saying that, the Samurai ignored Fang Li and joined the rest of the group.

Seeing this, Fang Li scratched his cheek and ultimately followed along.

……

The training ground that the Samurai mentioned was in front of a luxurious mansion.

When Fang Li arrived there, it was already crowded with people.

Among the crowd, most were Samurais, and there were very few ordinary civilians.

As Fang Li approached, he saw two Samurais already locked in a standoff on the open space in front of the mansion.