[WDIDWAMGB] Chapter 92: Heart to Heart Talk

Slowly, consciousness gradually awakened, and strength slowly filled the body that had lost its senses. With the gradual return of sensation, the unbearable soreness took over his entire body.

Crackling burning sounds rang in his ears. Li Yexing moved his stiff fingers and gradually opened his eyes. With his gaze slowly focusing, all he could see was endless darkness. Only the burning wreckage of a truck emitted a faint glow, illuminating the nearby rock walls.

"I... fell down?" He muttered to himself.

He lay quietly on the ground, waiting for his strength to return. He gritted his teeth and stood up with his tired and painful body when he had enough energy.

After a brief examination of his body, he found that he had mostly only suffered minor abrasions and had not broken any bones.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

He endured the soreness and stretched his body slightly, and the bones all over his body made a crackling sound. The discomfort that had been holding him back was effectively relieved at that moment.

"Much better now..." He muttered to himself.

He looked around at his surroundings.

The terrain here was very narrow, with towering rock walls on both sides. There were no protrusions to climb on, and even if there were, given his current physical condition, he probably couldn't climb up.

Looking up, the sky was squeezed by the rock walls like a winding path, and the dark clouds could be vaguely seen.

He reached out to grab his phone, but then suddenly remembered that it had been damaged in the small town near the stronghold. He couldn't contact Lilith and Rita now, which made him a little worried.

However, thinking carefully, the abilities of those two girls were enough to protect themselves in Malvia. Instead of worrying about them, he should worry about himself.

After taking a deep breath, he felt around his waist and found that he only had two hand grenades left.

He carefully searched the wreckage of the truck nearby, hoping to find some weapons and equipment. However, he didn't find any weapons or equipment. Instead, he saw someone familiar on the other side of the truck wreckage.

Under the glow of the fire, Kanan Mafar, who was as disheveled as he was, was sitting on the ground leaning against the rock wall. She was panting heavily and her face was covered in a cold sweat.

Her right arm, which had turned into a huge blade, had returned to its normal size, but it looked broken and battered. At that moment, Kanan's left hand firmly grasped her own right arm, which was covered in bloody cracks. Her face looked very painful.

As if hearing Li Yexing's footsteps, she looked up.

After seeing him, she immediately gritted her teeth and stood up with effort. Her broken right arm hung limply, and her left hand reached toward her waist as if she wanted to take something out.

"Stop, stop, stop!" Li Yexing raised his weary and sore arms above his head, a helpless smile on his face. "Truce, no more fighting. I can't fight anymore."

Upon seeing that he had no intention of fighting, she let out a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground, holding her shattered right arm and keeping a vigilant eye on him as he slowly approached her.

"I say... you're a carrier of the Las Plagas parasite, aren't you?" After walking to a spot not far from her, Li Yexing sat on the ground, propping his arms on his knees and tilting his head. "Tricell Pharmaceutical didn't tell me you were a B.O.W., otherwise I could have made a combat plan against B.O.Ws."

"B...O...W..." Kanan repeated in a chilly voice, then asked, "What is that?"

"You don't know?" Li Yexing was slightly surprised, then explained, "B.O.W. stands for Bio-Organic Weapon, an inhuman weapon that is strictly prohibited by the United Nations. They're basically just some inexplicable monsters."

"Those monsters... are prohibited by the United Nations..." Kanan repeated his words, then sneered, "It's all damn nonsense."

"Well... if you think so, it seems like you're not entirely wrong," Li Yexing said casually, digging his ear with his finger. "By the way, I remember Tricell Pharmaceutical said you came from an organization called Black Mamba. Why do I only see you here alone? Did your organization disband? Also, why are you chasing Tricell Pharmaceutical all the way from the Middle East to here? It's not a short distance."

"The organization? All dead..." As if the pain had subsided, Kanan released her left hand that was holding her right arm and leaned against the rock wall, looking at the sky with a complex expression on her face.

"All dead?" Li Yexing was slightly stunned.

"Yes, all dead..." Kanan said softly. "Before Black Mamba was established, I was a member of the revolutionary army. Later, Tricell Pharmaceutical came to our area claiming to provide humanitarian medical aid. They injected us with some kind of medicine, and at first, things were good... no, they were better than ever before. After the injection, we all became very strong, and even if we were injured, our wounds would heal quickly..."

As she spoke, a hint of hatred flashed in Kanan's eyes. "But it didn't take long for everyone to start behaving abnormally. At first, they became more and more temperamental, and their memories also deteriorated. Later, they turned into... something else. In a battle with the government forces, they charged the enemy's line like crazy, and the entire army was wiped out."

He remained silent and listened quietly as she spoke.

"Later on, I found some unlucky guys like myself and we formed the Black Mamba to seek revenge against Tricell Pharmaceutical. We were successful but at a great cost. They released some monsters and my team couldn't fight them head-on. We were all wiped out, and I only managed to escape by relying on this strange power I had on me," Kanan recited emotionlessly, her voice as cold as still water. It was as if these events hadn't happened to her.

"Do those unlucky guys have the same power as you?" Li Yexing asked.

"How is that possible?" Kanan sneered, looking desolate. "I'm the only monster among them. I have to be careful and keep it hidden, or else the Black Mamba will disband."

Suddenly, a look of doubt crossed Kanan's face. "Speaking of which, your reaction to my arm was strange. Aren't you afraid?" she asked.

"Afraid?" Li Yexing raised an eyebrow. "Why should I?"

"You..." Kanan frowned, seeming to find Li Yexing unreasonable. "Although it might sound weird, as you can see, I'm really a monster. Your reaction seems a bit too calm, doesn't it?"

"Ahh... so that's what you mean... well, that's nothing," Li Yexing shrugged. "I've seen a girl whose hands can turn into claws and another girl whose back can sprout tentacles. Compared to them, you're pretty normal."

"Tch..." Kanan rolled her eyes, treating Li Yexing's words as a joke. She spoke softly, "You've been interrogating me for so long, isn't it time to talk about yourself?"

"Me? What is there to say?" Li Yexing replied nonchalantly. "Well, I'm Li Yexing, a Chinese person and mercenary from Eastern Europe. Tricell paid me eight million dollars to take your life."

After a few seconds of silence, Kanan furrowed her brow and asked, "Is that all?"

Li Yexing nodded and said, "It's over."

"Wow, how brief..." There was a mysterious smile on Kanan's face as if she was mocking him. She looked up at him and asked, "Now, do you still want to take my life in exchange for your eight million dollars?"

"It depends on the situation. After all, neither of us can fight now. Let's see what Tricell Pharmaceutical has to say. After all, they didn't tell me in advance that I would be fighting a B.O.W. hand-to-hand..." Li Yexing had no intention of deceiving her. They were both of the same kind, so there was no point in lying.

"It's a pity. If it weren't for Tricell, I think we could have been friends..." Kanan said softly, "I think we get along well."

"Yes, it's a bit of a shame..." Li Yexing nodded and looked up at the sky. They both fell silent and enjoyed a moment of peace in the light of the fire.

Just as he was contemplating her situation, suddenly, a certain sound rang in his ears. It was a roar, but the sound was too piercing, and he couldn't tell what kind of animal it was.

The piercing roars, one after another, carried by the wind, echoed in the narrow crevice...