Li Yuhang merely gave a contemptuous smile and made a gesture for Li Fan to continue speaking.
Li Fan glanced at the crystal in his hand and said, "Heh, I get it. Your Li family in Yanjing wants to privately monopolize the crystal and then blame us for hiding it. This way, losing the crystal won't be your fault. I fear that even if I hand over the crystal, I won't survive."
Li Yuhang casually lit a cigar, took a slow puff, and looked at Li Fan with a confident demeanor, saying, "You really are a clever drifter. To be honest, if it weren't for your constant coveting of Yuan Ruoxue, I might have wanted to keep you as a dog under my command. But you, like a toad lusting after a swan, don't even measure your own worth. Since Ruoxue is too embarrassed to deal with you, I'll have to do it for her. Your powers are useful for this mission, so it's not a total waste."
Li Fan, feeling extremely conflicted and sorrowful, continued to ask, "Do you mean Ruoxue knew about your plan and that's why she asked me to do this task?"
Li Yuhang seemed to enjoy seeing Li Fan's pained expression and mocked, "What do you think?!"
Upon hearing this, Li Fan's face turned pale, feeling betrayed by the person he trusted most. It was as if the supporting beam of a building had been pulled out, leaving him unable to believe this reality.
Seeing Li Fan's pale face, Li Yuhang laughed heartily, "Hahaha, what a fool. It's fucking doomsday, and you're still playing the role of a devoted lover. If you don't die, it would be an injustice to this world."
Li Yuhang waved to the superpowered individuals around him and said, "Enough reminiscing, it's time for you to go."
Fan Youyou and Xu Jianguo stood protectively on either side of Li Fan. Xu Jianguo patted Li Fan on the shoulder, comforting him, "Captain, it seems none of us can escape. Although you're two years younger than me, I respect you. I'll go first; those little rascals with Xiaolu must be waiting impatiently."
With that, he let out a roar, his body turning metallic, transforming completely into a silvery-gray iron man, charging angrily at Liao Yunfei. "Smash, die!!!"
As a soldier, he despised traitors, especially since it was he who had introduced Liao Yunfei. However, being severely injured, he was no match for a group and was soon pierced by a dark mutant crystal blade.
Xu Jianguo turned his head to look at Li Fan, splitting his lips into a bloody grin. "Sorry, brother..." he rasped, coughing violently. "This piece of trash... cough, cough... I couldn't finish him off..."
Before he could finish, Xu Jianguo's metallic powers faded, and he fell.
Li Fan closed his eyes in pain, overwhelmed by a sense of powerlessness that shattered his spirit. In this situation, there was no chance of survival; all plans and strategies were futile against absolute force.
Since the start of doomsday, he had fought hard to survive, meeting people like himself. But why, despite all their efforts, was survival still so difficult?
At this moment, Fan Youyou's voice came from behind. "Young Master Li, I surrender. I'm willing to be Young Master Li's slave, just let me live."
Fan Youyou took two steps forward, looking pitiful yet alluring with her devilish figure. Although her skin was slightly rough due to the harsh life, it couldn't hide her beauty, which rivaled Yuan Ruoxue's. Li Yuhang had long coveted her but had never succeeded.
Now, hearing Fan Youyou's words, Li Yuhang's eyes lit up, and he laughed lewdly, "Hahaha, good, good, come here. As long as you behave and serve me well, I might spare your life."
While speaking, he didn't forget to mock Li Fan, saying, "Li Fan, see, this is the basic rule of survival in doomsday."
As Fan Youyou, looking frightened like a quail, approached him, he eagerly reached out to embrace her slender waist. But just as he was about to touch her, Fan Youyou suddenly raised her hand, sending a blade of wind straight at Li Yuhang's neck.
Li Yuhang's expression changed drastically. Although he had barely reached the sixth level through potions, at such close range, he couldn't dodge. He could only tilt his head, causing the wind blade to slice through his cheek.
Blood splattered from half his face, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow but ruining his once fair and sickly face.
Li Yuhang quickly retreated, and the superpowered individuals around him hurriedly surrounded him. Seeing no further opportunity to strike, Fan Youyou lamented, "Ah, what a pity, I couldn't kill you, you scum. You dare insult Brother Fan, you're just a spoiled brat."
Fan Youyou's timid demeanor vanished, replaced by a determined look.
Li Yuhang, his face twisted with rage, hysterically shouted at the bodyguards around him, "Ah!!! You bitch, capture her alive, I want her to suffer a fate worse than death!"
In an instant, a dozen people surrounded her, while Li Fan, trying to rescue her, was entangled by another group.
When Li Fan finally broke through and reached Fan Youyou, she was already a bloodied mess, barely standing. Two deep knife wounds on her chest exposed her bones, and her lungs were pierced, leaving her on the brink of death.
Li Fan held Fan Youyou, his biological energy spreading out, only to be absorbed by the crystal. The crystal showed cracks, and he raised it, shouting, "Anyone who comes closer, I'll destroy it!"
The surrounding people hesitated, giving the two a moment to breathe.
Fan Youyou, unable to hold on any longer, leaned against Li Fan's chest, her hand caressing the scar across his left eye—a scar he got saving her. Her face was full of tenderness as she weakly smiled, "Brother Fan, your embrace is so comfortable. I've always wanted this. I really, really like you... cough, cough...
But unfortunately... cough... I'm too dirty for you. If there's a next life, Brother Fan, you must find me sooner."
Li Fan tightened his arms around Fan Youyou and said, "Alright!"
"So tired, Brother Fan. I'll just sleep for a bit, just a bit. When it's time to eat, remember to call..."
With a sweet and satisfied smile she had never shown before, Fan Youyou closed her eyes in Li Fan's embrace.
Li Fan looked at this beauty who had been by his side from the beginning, his heart filled with sorrow. At the start of doomsday, he had saved her from a few scumbags. Back then, she was just a humiliated rich girl. She stayed with him through thick and thin, transforming from a delicate heiress into the renowned Doomsday Venomous Spider of Yanjing. It wasn't easy.
She might really be tired now, needing a good rest.
"Sleep, silly girl. You and Brother Xu go ahead, I'll be right behind."
Li Fan gently laid Fan Youyou on the ground, covering her with his jacket, then slowly turned around.
He began to laugh, the sound growing louder and more maniacal. On his scarred face, the smile looked particularly sinister.
"Hahaha, Li Yuhang, do you really think you've got me cornered?"
Li Yuhang no longer had his previous calm demeanor. Fan Youyou's attack had shattered his superior facade. He shouted, "Li Fan, you all deserve to die. Ants should have the awareness of ants! I've lost my patience. Hand over the crystal, and I'll give you a quick death."
Looking at Li Yuhang's bloodied face, Li Fan laughed wildly, "Hahaha, alright, you bastard, watch closely how an ant struggles to the end."
With that, Li Fan slowly raised the crystal in his hand and, using his powers, smashed it against a nearby rock. The crystal shattered, and Li Fan grabbed the black sphere within, mixed with crystal shards, and shoved it into his mouth, swallowing it.
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Laughing maniacally, he said, "Hahaha, isn't this what you all want? Dream on."
"You dare!"
Before anyone could react, Li Fan activated his long-prepared power.
"Godspeed!"
Leaving only an afterimage, he dashed towards a pre-marked location.
Target: Arctic Abyss.
This abyss was a sinkhole revealed after the Arctic glaciers melted, its depth still unknown.
Seeing Li Fan disappear, Li Yuhang was furious, grabbing a psychic superpowered individual and shouting, "Find him now! If we lose the Fire Seed, you're all dead!"
The psychic quickly used his abilities and soon found Li Fan's trail, pointing in a direction, saying, "Young Master Li, he's at his limit. This is his last use of Godspeed, squeezing out all his life force. He's over there, less than a kilometer away."
Li Yuhang looked over, puzzled, "Only a kilometer? He really is at his limit. But why isn't he running away... Oh no, the Arctic Abyss, hurry!"
When Li Yuhang caught up to Li Fan, he was already at the edge of the Arctic Abyss. Looking at the bottomless chasm, Li Fan gave a wry smile, "What a fucking mess, screw doomsday, it's over!"
With that, he leaped into the abyss.
Li Yuhang was a step too late, watching helplessly as Li Fan jumped into the chasm.
Minutes after Li Fan's leap, a helicopter approached, and a cold beauty in military attire jumped down. Her skin was like porcelain, her demeanor heroic, with exquisite features and a tall figure, her fitted doomsday military uniform instantly drawing everyone's attention.
But her icy gaze was fixed on Li Yuhang as she asked, "Where's my brother?"
Though Li Yuhang's father was one of Yanjing's power holders, compared to the Yuan family's pure military lineage, he was inferior, especially in doomsday where military power equaled authority.
Facing Yuan Ruoxue's questioning, Li Yuhang was nervous, knowing this woman outclassed him in both family background and personal strength.
He replied guiltily, "Li Fan was attacked by a Mutant Beast and accidentally fell into the abyss. I couldn't save him in time. I'm sorry, Ruoxue, the Fire Seed went down with your brother."
Hearing this, Yuan Ruoxue's eyes filled with intense killing intent, the temperature around her dropping sharply.
"You want to die!"
Just as Yuan Ruoxue was about to act, she was stopped by a man accompanying her, her cousin Yuan Fangyun.
"Stop, Ruoxue, we need to find a way to retrieve the Fire Seed, not fight among ourselves. Other base teams are nearby and will soon arrive."
Yuan Ruoxue gave her cousin a cold glance, turned to leave, and said, "This won't end here. I'll settle the score for using me after I retrieve the Fire Seed."
However, while they were arguing, they didn't hear the subtle mechanical sound from the abyss below.
"Seed Plan activated. Host detected in critical condition, not meeting plan activation criteria. Fire Seed intelligence autonomously initiating backup plan. Plan loading: 1%... 12%... 35%... 67%... 99%. Memory field loaded. Random time: September 21, 2024. Initiating!"