CHAPTER 474: CHAPTER 474: BIG SNAKE

As the iron door got closer, just as Marian White was about to go all out, a cold, playful whisper gently entered her ear.

"Treating a lady like this is not what a gentleman should do."

"Damn it, where did this little squirt come from..."

Before the words were finished, warm, sticky liquid splattered onto Marian White’s face, causing her to open her eyes wide in terror.

The sweet, bloody smell filled her nose and mouth as Marian White fell to the ground, watching two headless corpses shoot out twin crimson fountains from their necks, like blood snakes flying into the distance.

Plop~

The dry corpses fell beside her, and Marian White stiffly turned her head to see a fair-skinned, handsome white boy with an eerily attractive look leisurely strolling closer.

"Don’t be afraid, I... hmm?"

His cold fingertips gently brushed across Marian White’s face, and the playful, cruel smile on the handsome white boy’s face suddenly froze.

"Is this... a divine blessing?"

Frowning in confusion, a spiral of blood whirled in the boy’s eyes as he looked directly into Marian White’s eyes.

"Who gave you this blessing?"

Her tense, stiff gaze instantly lost focus, and Marian White’s head drooped slightly as she murmured blankly.

"No... no one... blessing..."

"Then have you met anyone special recently? Or something?"

"Special... Zhu... Zhu Haomiao..."

"Zhu Haomiao?!"

The boy’s scarlet pupils slightly constricted, and he stood up, gazing distantly at the sky.

"Ride, spear!"

"What’s wrong?"

"The [bow] has issues."

"What issues?"

"He possesses power that is not his..."

He said, glancing down at the dazed woman, frowning slightly.

"This power... its position is very high!"

......

Ring ring~~

The piercing bell rang, and in the heavily fortified building, a solemn and composed middle-aged white man tiredly picked up the phone.

"This is Wells, go ahead."

"Director! It’s started again!"

The weary pupils instantly flashed with radiant light, and Dieterich Wells stood up with a swish, gripping the phone tightly.

"Where?!"

"California!"

"Which city specifically?"

"Los Santos!"

Walking over to a large map of the United States, Dieterich Wells picked up a pen and harshly marked a cross over the city.

"Assemble all High Rank Mages and lock down Los Santos! This time we must catch him!!"

"Yes!"

The entire building quickly buzzed with activity, and several High Rank Mages whose vacations were canceled boarded a special vehicle headed to the airport, complaining in dissatisfaction.

"What kind of mission is this? Can’t even let us rest properly on vacation?"

An assistant beside them handed over a thick stack of documents, nervously answering.

"The Big Snake."

"The Big Snake?!!"

The High Rank Mages were momentarily stunned, then sat up straight and carefully read the documents in their hands.

Code Name: Big Snake

Entity: Unknown

Danger Level: SSS

First appeared in Chicago, devoured nearly ten thousand gang members in just a few days, leaving only traces of large reptilian scales and a small amount of blood and flesh, with almost no corpses.

Witnesses claimed that a writhing black mist engulfed the entire building, and there were intense gunshots and screams inside. By the time the police arrived, there was no one left inside.

The Strategic Headquarters speculated that because of a massive exodus of "food" from Chicago, the [Big Snake] then appeared in New York, where tens of thousands of gang members soon disappeared, including many low-rank mages.

As in Chicago, large numbers of gang members fled quickly, leaving a power vacuum in New York’s underworld, and the [Big Snake] soon appeared in the next city.

Miami...

Texas...

...

Reading the thick stack of documents, the High Rank Mages felt increasingly uneasy, their brows furrowing.

"What kind of magic school uses flesh and corpses as raw materials?"

"Many, but none like the [Big Snake], consuming everything so thoroughly."

"There are no altars, no lingering negative energy auras. It’s as if the [Big Snake] isn’t collecting spell materials but foraging, truly treating these corpses as food!"

"Based on the size of the scale marks left, it is estimated the serpent’s body has a diameter exceeding one meter, with absurdly strong defenses, as some Mid Rank Mages’ final attacks before death caused no harm."

"Isn’t it said there are no survivors? How do you know no harm was done?"

"Uh... gang members have no survivors, but some of their kidnapped hostages survived. They reportedly saw some anomalies, but due to extreme fright, most of their accounts are inconsistent and excessively exaggerated, so this intelligence can only be used as a reference."

Hearing this, the High Rank Mages exchanged glances, hesitantly speaking.

"So, the [Big Snake] does not indiscriminately consume, it only eats gang members?"

"Yes."

"Strange... why? What’s the difference between gang members and others?"

"Perhaps he’s afraid that indiscriminate devouring would provoke our retaliation?"

"You say that as if he hasn’t already provoked retaliation."

"..."

After a brief silence, one mage tentatively spoke up.

"Could it be the work of an outsider?"

"Outsider... you mean..."

A chilling thought struck them, and everyone there realized a terrifying possibility.

"Yes, a Heroic Spirit! And a Crown Heroic Spirit!"

"Hiss~"

Everyone couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air, quickly reacting.

"Wait, isn’t the Crown Heroic Spirit’s war supposed to be in Asia? Why is the [Big Snake] loitering in America?"

Hearing this, the leader gazed out the window, murmuring softly.

"With just the data on paper, he has already devoured hundreds of thousands of lives!"

"Perhaps, he’s genuinely hungry..."

......

Los Santos

In a luxurious and elegant hotel suite, a black-clad boy stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking the vast city skyline, suddenly furrowing his brows.

"I think I heard someone whispering about me..."

He pouted, soon dismissing this sudden intuition as Zhu Haomiao lowered his head to look at his chest, eyes brimming with anticipation.

Just a little more, and it’ll be fully healed!

However, at that moment, a crystalline, transparent phantom lotus bloomed from the [Dragon Emblem], revealing the [Creation Jade Disk] in its center and the golden "Flower Bud" at its core.

Raising an eyebrow, Zhu Haomiao instantly absorbed it into his soul, golden light streaming like a waterfall in his pupils.

He put everything into the [greed coin], and soon new [Legendary Power] was engraved instinctually into the depths of his soul.

After a long time, having digested all the experience, Zhu Haomiao gazed into the distance towards the Pacific Ocean.

Once I’ve grown up, I’ll slaughter all of you!