Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 500: Good luck?

Looking back on their journey, unless it's the 'Descent' mode, in which they were directly replaced by a native character from the storyline at the start, or their identities were assigned by the temple.

They basically never had a good start; for example, other apostles would likely start in a city or somewhere else.

Li Xia is in the wild, which is already considered normal. There are some people who always start in jail!

"Forget it, I can't think about this too much. There are too many possibilities. This is just the beginning, so there's no need to limit myself."

Seeing is not always believing.

Li Xia waved her hand, signaling everyone to stop dwelling on it, and then simply pushed open the door to go downstairs.

The moment the wooden door was pushed open, the faint commotion immediately grew louder.

Li Xia patted Xiaotian's head, signaling it to wait in the room.

He then put on an extremely loose robe and went downstairs.

Sunlight streamed through the stained windows into the narrow passageway, revealing the tavern to be quite old.

The old floorboards creak and groan when you step on them.

If it weren't for the slivers of sunlight streaming through the windows, this place would resemble a tomb passage.

The staircase was rickety, and even the handrail was rotten, making one wonder if it would break if touched.

The tavern below was extremely noisy, with rude laughter and the smell of cheap liquor mixed together.

The temperature was a bit high due to the large number of people gathered, and many people had their clothes open, letting the spilled alcohol drip onto their chests.

"I heard that Joseph won a lot of money at the casino and is having a good time with his old flame."

"Damn it, why don't I have that kind of luck?"

Two people at the next table were holding a plate of soft beans, their dirty, stinky feet bare and resting on the benches.

Without any restraint, he rubbed his feet while stuffing beans into his mouth.

The clean-loving kitten's fur stood on end, and its extraordinary sense of smell made it extremely uncomfortable.

It simply held its breath and looked away.

Li Xia's gaze swept around and found an empty table—the people there had just passed out drunk and were being grabbed by the neck and thrown into a corner by the plump waitress.

Looking at the few drunkards lying haphazardly in the corner, it was clear that the area was specifically prepared for people who had passed out drunk.

"Oh~ It's rare to see a handsome young man like you. What would you like, darling?"

The chubby waitress took a black rag that was almost unrecognizable as its original color and casually wiped the shiny tabletop a couple of times, considering it a cleanup.

"I recommend ordering a local special set meal; it will easily fill your stomach."

"can."

Li Xia nodded, then spread her hand under the table. A small cat's paw emerged from the side, placing a few coins in her palm.

With drunkards everywhere, it would be incredibly easy for the kitten to steal a few coins.

"Fourth, if you're willing to give me another little silver cutie, I can also give you an extra cup of undiluted wine."

And there's my special service after get off work too~~

Li Xia was silent for a moment, then placed five coins into her hand:
"A glass of wine, please. Service is optional."

The chubby waitress rolled her eyes, turned around and left angrily.

A moment later, she was seen shouting and cursing as she pushed aside the people blocking her way, walked up to Li Xia, and put down her plate in a bad mood.

"Slow use."

The wooden plate contained quite a few items, including a whole sausage that made one wonder what it was.

A golden-brown grilled salted fish, a palm-sized pancake topped with mushy stew, and a suspiciously colored bottle of cider that was supposedly undiluted.

Li Xia cut off a piece of wheat cake, and was about to put it in her mouth when she suddenly stopped.

He frowned as he stared at the wheat cake in his hand, a strange feeling creeping into his heart.

This feeling was strange; it wasn't a sense of danger, nor a premonition, but rather a simple aversion and resistance. Was there something wrong with the cake?
He examined the wheat cake carefully and could see coarse wheat grains that had not yet been crushed at the cracks.

It contained some nut pieces, and whether you looked at it, smelled it, or even touched it, you could tell there was nothing wrong with it.

"Awoo, Black Charcoal, look at this wheat cake."

He tucked the half-eaten wheat cake into his robe and handed it to Xiaolong.

A moment later, Xiaolong's somewhat surprised voice rang out in the team chat:

"Boss, this is a wheat cake, is there a problem?"

"I don't want to eat cat!"

Suddenly, Heitan sent a message. Li Xia's expression shifted, and he quickly replied:

"Do you feel there's a problem, or do you simply not want to eat?"

"I just don't want to eat it, meow!"

"Oh, now that you mention it..."

It hissed and stared at the wheat cake, saying:

"There is indeed a strange feeling, just like when I see Oli Gei. It's not harmful, but I just don't want to eat it."

"Why don't we take it back and let Xiaotian try it? Maybe he'll like it?"

Xiao Long suggested.

Li Xia:
He pretended to eat, but actually put the food away. Although he couldn't see anything wrong with it, it was best not to eat it.

He slowed down his pace and listened intently to the conversations around him, but unfortunately, he didn't glean much useful information.

Most of the conversations revolved around trivial family matters, consisting of either complaints or boasting.

There was nothing of value in their conversation, but one word kept appearing.

Holy Parable Church!

In the mouths of these drunkards, the church seemed omnipotent, no, it should be said to be supreme.

They were in charge of everything in the small town, from public security and the market to even birth, aging, illness, and death.

They can't bypass the Church of the Holy Word; it seems that as long as you join the Church of the Holy Word, you will become a winner in life and reach the pinnacle.

What also bothered him most was the recent rumors of monsters appearing in the city.

Just as Li Xia was about to listen carefully, his ears suddenly twitched.

Shouts and the sounds of a struggle erupted as the two men locked in a fight, furiously throwing punches at each other.

The drinks and plates on the table were knocked over, staining my clothes, and quickly spreading out again with the movement.

But the people around them seemed unfazed, and instead laughed and raised their glasses to cheer the two on.

However, Li Xia's eyebrows gradually furrowed, because these two people didn't seem to be holding back at all.

They're all aiming to kill the other side; if this continues...
Sure enough, one side's momentum gradually weakened until it stopped breathing.

The winner collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

The onlookers lowered their hands and looked at each other in disbelief, completely unprepared for this outcome.

Someone slowly walked up and reached out to touch his neck.

His expression suddenly turned strange, and he swallowed hard.

"He's dead"

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(End of this chapter)