Chapter 294: Chronic Death

"Huff...""Huff... cough, cough...""Damn it... why is it so cold today??"On the snow-covered road, a figure bundled in a thick fur coat was running with gritted teeth. Steaming white mist drifted from his mouth, instantly condensing into tiny ice crystals.

Yan Shang didn't know how far he had run. In any case, when he looked back, he could no longer see the chaos on Century Avenue, and no one was chasing him. This made him let out a sigh of relief.

Since single-handedly establishing the Starlight Chamber of Commerce, he had never engaged in such strenuous exercise. Just a few minutes of running felt as if it had drained all the energy from his body.

"Those short-sighted fools... couldn't they just drive the car a bit further?"Yan Shang could have calmly gotten into a car after making a huge profit and driven directly to the Inter-Realm train station. Century Avenue wasn't far, a mere few minutes away, but now, that short distance seemed incredibly long to him.

Just as Yan Shang was silently cursing Red Heart 6 and his useless subordinates, a car slowly drove around the corner.

Seeing the car's license plate, Yan Shang's eyes suddenly lit up. He immediately sped up, running towards the vehicle... It was their Chamber of Commerce car!

Seeing Yan Shang approach, the car prudently stopped. As Yan Shang pulled open the door and got in, his body finally began to warm up.

"President, there were a lot of people on Century Avenue just now, I'm late," the driver apologized.

"No, you're not late! You're just in time!"Yan Shang slumped into the back seat, panting heavily. "Quick... drive, quick!"

"Understood, President."As the car slowly started moving, Yan Shang watched the streets outside the window receding, feeling greatly relieved. He finally wouldn't have to run to the station himself; the temperature outside was so low that even if he did run, he'd probably only be half-dead by the time he got there.

"Strange... is this the way to the station?" Yan Shang's eyes showed a hint of doubt as he watched the car slowly turn into a secluded road.

"President, the main road is packed with people, and there are frozen corpses on the ground. We can't get through there."

Yan Shang nodded slightly, about to close his eyes and relax, when he suddenly thought of something."Wait a minute... you've been with me this whole time. How would you know that road is impassable?"

The driver, one hand on the steering wheel, turned to look at the back seat and chuckled softly."Guess?"

A skin-like mask fell from the driver's face. Simultaneously, a gun barrel was already pointed at the terrified Yan Shang in the back seat, and the trigger was pulled!Bang—!A blast of Judgmental Power erupted from the muzzle, like a silent bullet capable of disintegrating everything. In the blink of an eye, it shot towards Yan Shang's forehead, and his face instantly contorted in shock!

Just then, a shattering sound came from Yan Shang's inner pocket. A blue light burst forth from thin air, colliding with the disintegrating bullet and instantly obliterating it mid-air.Red Heart 6?!!

Seizing that momentary opening, Yan Shang frantically opened the car door and, ignoring the moving vehicle, jumped out with all his might!He rolled several times on the ground like a ball, mud and snow instantly covering the surface of his expensive fur coat. Yan Shang felt as though he had fallen apart... but he couldn't care less now. He scrambled up from the ground, stumbling and staggering as he fled into the distance!

Chen Ling, still in the car, calmly brought it to a stop. He watched the panicked figure in the rearview mirror, a slight smile playing on his lips."So you have many artifacts, do you... I wonder how many times you can save yourself?"

On the desolate road, the biting wind howled fiercely.With no houses nearby and no buildings to block it, the temperature here was even lower than in the city center. Yan Shang's eyelashes and lips were practically frozen. He endured the stinging pain on his face, desperately pushing himself forward.

He never in his wildest dreams thought that Red Heart 6 would pursue him, let alone torture him in such a way.

Honestly, if Red Heart 6 had confronted him head-on, Yan Shang wouldn't have been afraid. If he threw out three or four artifacts at once, even if he couldn't kill Red Heart 6, he could at least stall him for a few minutes. But the opponent just didn't play by the rules; this unexpected assassination meant he had no idea where the next danger would come from, making it impossible to prepare a defense.

Yan Shang sprinted for less than two minutes before he was too frozen to move. His breathing became shallow, and his steps grew heavier, as if he would collapse completely any moment now... He knew he had to find a way to get warm.

Just then, around a bend in the road, he saw a family huddled around a basin of burning coal. The glowing red embers radiated their last light and heat in the bitter winter, like a miniature sun.

Yan Shang's eyes immediately fixed on it. He stumbled towards them, his legs gave out, and he collapsed to his knees beside the makeshift brazier.

Startled by his sudden appearance, the family stared at him with surprise and uncertainty, unsure what to make of him.

"Let me warm up... let me warm up! Just for a bit!" Yan Shang shakily took a piece of jade from his hand and placed it by the brazier. "Take this, it's yours."

The man leading the family paused, then shook his head, returning the jade to Yan Shang."No need, there's always room for one more... This coal cost us our family's savings, but if it helps one more person survive, it's worth every penny."

"Yeah, we just helped an uncle, and we didn't ask him for money either," a child nearby added.

Yan Shang was stunned. "Someone else was on this road earlier?"

"Yes, he's sitting right across from you."

Yan Shang followed the child's gaze and saw a figure in a brown coat sitting across from the brazier, smiling at him...

"We meet again, President Yan."

The next moment, a gun barrel slowly lifted.Bang—!

Yan Shang shrieked. This time, no blue light burst from him. A large hole instantly appeared in his shoulder, and he fell backward onto the ground.

It was him!! Him again!!

At the same time, Yan Shang's other hand quickly reached into his pocket and crushed something. Instantly, the surrounding space froze, and Chen Ling and the others were all suspended in place.

Excruciating pain emanated from Yan Shang's shoulder, making his face deathly pale. He groaned as he scrambled to his feet, stumbling away into the distance... At that moment, he had no thought of resistance, only of desperately getting away from Red Heart 6. Fear had completely consumed him.

Perhaps due to the extreme cold, Yan Shang's shoulder quickly went numb. He rounded the corner, returning to the city where more burning braziers and residents warming themselves were now visible.

Yan Shang no longer dared to stop and warm himself. Instead, he gritted his teeth and walked towards the station... He knew he was very close.