Chapter 263: Greed is the original sin 3

Don’t say he ran over a hundred meters; even if he ran five hundred meters, he would still be caught by the Titan Python.

The difference in their sizes was obvious; there was no suspense at all.

These Survivors did not show much panic when facing the approaching Titan Python; instead, one of them stepped out from the crowd.

After he stepped out, he directly ignored the oncoming Titan Python and walked towards Mario Number Three.

His subconscious mind already believed that Mario Number Three was the owner of this Titan Python, so the only hope of survival at the moment was to negotiate with him.

If he offered a bargaining chip that the other party could not refuse, he would definitely survive. As for the others, that would depend on their own fate, after all, he was the one who voluntarily stepped forward to negotiate with him.

The Titan Python, seeing the man walking towards Mario Number Three, didn’t pay any attention and also directly ignored him. In its heart, running was impossible; currently, only Liang Yu had managed to escape from its grasp.

The man slowly approached Mario Number Three. Although he appeared calm on the surface, his heart was already in turmoil. While he claimed to disregard life and death, how many people throughout history have truly achieved that?

Therefore, the man was also afraid of death; he only did this to seek a glimmer of hope.

However, what he didn’t know was that this glimmer of hope had already been lost by him.

At this moment, the man, carrying all his hope, arrived about ten meters from Mario. Next, with a ’thump,’ he knelt down.

Looking at Mario Number Three, he said nothing, but immediately kowtowed several times.

After kowtowing, he probably felt that he had shown enough sincerity, so he raised his head, looked at Mario, and revealed all the bargaining chips he had.

“Sir, may I ask if you can spare our lives? I can offer all our water, supplies, women, and even the firearms and ammunition we have.”

At this moment, the man carefully observed Mario’s expression. Although the light was dim, driven by his desire to live, he still wanted to try, just in case.

What if this person was easy to fool?

What if this person suddenly changed his mind?

What if this person felt that he had already killed so many people and it was bad luck, so he didn’t want to continue killing?

As long as his attitude was sincere, he would definitely survive!!!

But the man did not get Mario’s answer. Mario stood above him, silent, looking at him, wondering what he was thinking.

Seeing that Mario was unmoved, the man suddenly seemed to realize the problem and quickly changed his words.

“No, I just said it wrong.”

“Not us, it’s me!”

“I am willing to exchange everything for my own life.”

“Those people behind me are not involved.”

The man’s voice was not very loud, but in the quiet night, everyone heard it exceptionally clearly.

They said nothing about it, nor did they resort to cursing.

Because they all knew one thing in their hearts: the man bargaining with Mario was also doomed to die.

The other party could obtain all these things by killing them, so why bother letting them go?

It’s just that the person involved is often confused, while bystanders see clearly; the man was deeply entrenched in the situation and couldn’t see clearly.

These people felt a sense of powerlessness looking at the Titan Python, which had encircled them with its massive serpentine body. It seemed as if this giant python would devour them at the slightest command.

Originally, from a distance, they might have had some thoughts of resistance, but when the Titan Python approached, it immediately made them feel despair. Compared to such a giant beast, humans were truly insignificant.

These people could not muster any thought of resistance in their hearts.

The Titan Python was waiting for Mario’s answer, and the man was also waiting for Mario’s consent.

However, the man saw Mario slowly raise the firearm in his hand, seemingly aiming at him.

Immediately following was a gunshot, and the man’s first reaction was surprisingly pain.

He could hardly believe he was still alive. Soon, the man fell to the ground. Mario Number Three did not kill him.

He just casually shot the man in the leg.

With Mario’s signal to fire, the Titan Python also began its feeding. Those Survivors all gathered together, and with just one bite, the Titan Python swallowed them all whole.

And before being swallowed, one person still did not give up. Facing the Titan Python’s mouth, he raised his pistol and continuously fired into the Titan Python’s mouth until all the bullets were expended.

But it had no effect at all; it couldn’t stop the Titan Python’s head from descending.

After dealing with these people, the Titan Python slowly crawled towards Mario. Seeing the constantly approaching Titan Python, the man disregarded the injury to his thigh.

He turned around and crawled on the ground, using his hands to pull himself away with all his might.

The man couldn’t run when he had all his limbs, so how could he possibly get away now with one leg injured?

He hadn’t crawled far before he was swallowed by the Titan Python.

At this moment, the Titan Python, having finished eating, glanced at Mario Number Three and obediently moved closer to him.

Mario Number Three then looked to the other side, raising the hand holding the flare gun again and firing a flare in that direction.

Soon, another group of people was found; they had been watching for some time.

They had discovered the presence of the Titan Python, which made their subsequent actions a joke.

No one wanted to die laughing. When the risk and reward don’t match, no one is willing to take such a risk.

What’s more, they had seen with their own eyes the Titan Python swallowing people one by one; just the few of them wouldn’t even be enough to fill the Titan Python’s teeth.

When the flare illuminated them, this group of people immediately panicked, afraid of meeting the same fate as the previous group.

Someone in the crowd shouted, though it was unclear who.

“Run!!!”

After this shout, everyone immediately turned around and ran back without any hesitation.

As they turned, they found that one person had already run dozens of meters away, and they dared not delay.

Even if they fell, they didn’t bother to get up, using both hands and feet to retreat.

They ran for three or four kilometers until they were utterly exhausted, only then did they stop and look back.

They all let out a sigh of relief.

The Titan Python had not followed them. They even thought it might have just eaten its fill and was not interested in them now.

However, it wasn’t that it wasn’t interested in them; it was entirely because Mario Number Three was following procedure. This group of people had already run away at the first warning.

This prevented Mario from even issuing a second warning, so naturally, the Titan Python couldn’t chase them.

After these two farces, no one else came that night. The Titan Python took Mario Number Three back to the ice mountain to rest.

All the subsequent on-site cleanup was left to the other two Marios on duty.