Chapter 405: I want to live

The young man wasn’t foolish; he knew what he was doing and understood that surrender was impossible, as his fate if he surrendered would be unimaginable.

He acted without hesitation, looking at the cannon in Lao Wei’s hand, deciding it was better to fight.

He gambled that Lao Wei would show mercy, considering their long acquaintance.

While simultaneously issuing another attack command to the Mutated Lizard, he lunged at the other two Survivors.

Just as he ran two steps, a beam of light pierced directly through his body, flying backward.

After his body was pierced, the young man ran a few more steps before collapsing.

He slowly extended his trembling hand, which seemed to bear a thousand pounds of weight, swaying slightly in the air.

His gaze fell blankly upon his body, his eyes filled with disbelief.

His fingertips gently touched the pierced wound; the clothing around the wound was already torn, but no blood flowed from the wound that should have been gushing and staining the fabric crimson.

Although there was no blood, a searing pain, like a surging tide, instantly engulfed him the moment his finger touched the wound.

This intense pain seemed to tear his soul apart, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

The last shred of clarity he possessed was completely swallowed in that instant.

His legs gave way, and his entire body slowly fell towards the ground.

The light in his eyes gradually dimmed, and his consciousness, like wisps of smoke, became increasingly blurry.

Before he completely lost consciousness, various past scenes flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern: warm moments spent with family and friends, and difficult struggles in dire straits.

But at this moment, all of it shattered like a bubble, fading away with the dissipation of his consciousness, and finally, he was completely liberated.

On the other side, the attacking Mutated Lizard noticed the anomaly; after retracting its tail from its opponent, it quickly came to the side of the already deceased young man.

At such times, animals may possess more loyalty than humans; despite being a Mutated Lizard, it had recognized the man from the first moment of its hatching.

The Mutated Lizard lay beside the man, constantly nudging the man’s head with its mouth.

Its movements were urgent and persistent, emitting soft whimpers, as if expressing its inner anxiety and confusion.

The lizard’s rough scales gleamed with an eerie light in the dim illumination; its triangular head swayed from side to side, attempting to find even a hint of a response from the man.

Its eyes were wide and round, filled with sorrow and bewilderment.

The man lay still on the ground, lifeless, his face ashen.

His body was stiff and cold; no matter how hard the Mutated Lizard tried, it could no longer awaken the soul that had once been vibrant.

The Mutated Lizard gradually slowed its movements, its nudging frequency decreasing until it finally stopped, lying beside the man.

It slightly raised its head, looked towards Lao Wei, who held the weapon, and let out a long, mournful hiss that echoed in the silent room, as if mourning the man’s departure, and also like an accusation against Lao Wei.

Lao Wei, whose eyes met its, unconsciously tightened his grip on his weapon and slowly retreated a bit, considering whether to kill it as well.

Lao Wei felt no regret about killing this person; instead, he considered it a test from Liang Yu.

Although the other party said nothing, bringing out the Mutated Lizard, throwing it in front of them, and stating he wouldn’t interfere already conveyed a great deal.

Lao Wei was no saint; naturally, he wanted to survive.

Similarly, the others also wanted to survive; at this moment, the two, a man and a woman, who had been poisoned by the Mutated Lizard, struggled to crawl to Lao Wei’s feet and grabbed his ankle.

At the same time, they indistinctly mumbled the words, ‘Save me.’

Lao Wei now clearly saw the two at his feet; most of their veins had turned black, indicating they were clearly beyond saving.

If it weren’t for the fact that this Mutated Lizard was born during a period when its venom wasn’t potent, these two would have likely died from poisoning long ago.

Clearly, given the current medical conditions, Lao Wei had no way to save the two of them.

Helpless, Lao Wei could only say to them.

“I will avenge you.”

“Now, I cannot save you, but I can give you a quick end if you wish, just say the word.”

“This is the last thing I can do for you.”

After Lao Wei finished speaking, he felt the grip on his ankle tighten.

This time, he could clearly hear what the other person was saying.

“Save me!”

“I don’t want to die!”

“I want to live, I want to survive!”

Perhaps this scene stimulated Lao Wei, as he began to laugh.

Accompanying his laughter was the sound of his laser cannon charging.

“I also want to live, to live well, until these damned days are over!!!”

The laser cannon in Lao Wei’s hand finished charging; he aimed it at the Mutated Lizard guarding the corpse and looked at the two pleading at his feet.

At this point, he said with a cold face.

“Rather than dying in pain, it’s better to be freed sooner.”

“After I send that beast on its way, I will free you.”

Before his words faded, the light beam shot out, and this time, the man and the lizard instantly turned to ash.

Lao Wei took a deep breath, turned to look at the two below, put down the cannon in his hand, and drew a short knife from his front, approaching the two.

By now, their breaths were extremely weak; one of them’s slightly twitching fingers indicated he was still alive.

He had originally intended to send the two on their way, but looking again at the two lying on the ground, one was lifeless, eyes wide open, face ashen, and body gradually losing warmth.

The other person’s breath was as faint as a candle in the wind.

He gasped with difficulty, each breath almost imperceptible.

Lao Wei’s heart tightened; he quickly knelt down and held the hand of the person who still had a trace of breath.

His hand was icy cold, without any warmth.

Lao Wei quickly placed the person on his lap, first checking for a breath and finding a faint exhalation.

At this point, there was no need for him to deliver a finishing blow; the person’s eyes gradually unfocused, and consciousness slowly faded; he merely moved his lips slightly, as if trying to say something, but ultimately no sound emerged.

Lao Wei watched helplessly as the flame of life extinguished little by little before his eyes, a sense of powerlessness welling up with heartache.

Moments later, the person’s hand fell limply, their head tilted to one side, and they became still.

The air around him seemed to solidify, leaving only Lao Wei sitting blankly in place, gazing at these two lost lives, his heart filled with melancholy and sorrow.

After an unknown period, Lao Wei finally turned to one-man army and said to him with great earnestness.

“Please, I want to live.”

“To live, I can give everything.”

one-man army, who had been like a statue, finally stirred, looking at Lao Wei before him with a hint of amusement.