I traverse America, using holy light to quell American terror!

Li Yuan drove and soon arrived near the city center.

A few blocks to the west lies an art district teeming with galleries, cafes, and boutiques.

Everywhere you look there are tourists, artists, and stylishly dressed young people.

But just two blocks away lies Skid Row, one of Los Angeles’ most notorious homeless enclaves.

The place was filled with garbage, the smell of urine, and graffiti.

And homeless tents can be seen everywhere.

Furthermore, a large proportion of the homeless are drug addicts.

If you drive through there

You are likely to see some drug addicts with syringes, who have taken too much and are lying unconscious on the roadside.

It's hard to imagine that just one street away, there's such a stark contrast between heaven and hell.

Things are fairly normal here during the day.

The police would intentionally drive away homeless people who tried to sleep here.

At night, the security in unattended neighborhoods drops sharply.

Brawls, contraband trafficking, and even shootings occur frequently.

When Li Yuan drove past there...

Looking at the layers upon layers of tents, I even thought of an old friend who had begged me for food.

After turning one street, Li Yuan parked his car on the side of the street.

He then messaged Pepper to let her know he had arrived.

Li Yuan brought up the Snake game, intending to play for a while while waiting for her.

After all, women are slow to go out, and those who know, know.

But Li Yuan hadn't waited long enough...

Then I saw Pepper carrying a suitcase, walking briskly out of the hotel.

Looking at the woman's attire, Li Yuan was somewhat surprised by her change.

When I saw her before, she was being chased and looked quite disheveled.

But she still looked sweet and breezy.

Now she has straightened her hair.

He changed into a conservative long-sleeved shirt and trousers, and from a distance, he seemed somewhat serious and unsmiling.

Pepper opened the car door, got in, and greeted Li Yuan with a smile:

"Hi, Li Yuan. Long time no see."

"have not seen you for a long time."

Li Yuan stared at her for a while before smiling and saying:

You've changed so much.

"well enough."

Pepper suddenly seemed a little dazed.

She subconsciously rubbed her arms, then smiled and said:

"You should try more things when you're young. I'm going to study painting in Los Angeles."

Li Yuan was somewhat surprised to hear this, and nodded, saying:

"Great choice, have you found a school yet?"

"Yes, I've found one."

Pepper then added, "Let's go eat, I'm a little hungry."

Li Yuan noticed that the other party seemed to be short of money, and asked with a smile:

"What would you like to eat? It's on me."

"No, let me treat you. We agreed."

"Alright, since you insist."

Li Yuan didn't argue much; he simply took Pepper to a fast food restaurant and ordered some simple food.

Inside the fast food restaurant,

Pepper at the dinner table looked at Li Yuan, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

She seemed to want to say something to him, but in the end, she couldn't bring herself to say it.

After noticing Pepper's unusual expression once again, Li Yuan simply asked:

Is there anything I can help you with?

Pepper sighed, put down the food in her hand, and reluctantly began to speak.

"There is something I'd like to ask you for help with."

She glanced at Li Yuan's car outside the window and said somewhat dejectedly:

"But you don't seem to be short of money, so I'm a little hesitant and don't know whether I should ask you for it."

"Who dares to say they don't need money?"

Li Yuan smiled and shook his head. He looked at Pepper and asked:

"Tell me your thoughts, and I'll consider it before making a decision."

Seeing Li Yuan's insistence, Pepper lowered her head and remained silent for a moment before telling him what she wanted to do.

Pepper's hometown is a small town in West Virginia.

Once the weather warms up, they hold a wilderness survival game there.

The winner of the first place prize will receive $10.

Pepper looked at Li Yuan and said seriously:

"I'd like to invite you to participate; we can split the prize money then."

"The prize money is a bit small..."

Li Yuan's words instantly caused Pepper's face to show disappointment, and she sighed inwardly:

Sure enough, the other party didn't care about this small bonus at all.

But unexpectedly, Li Yuan suddenly spoke up:

"But I still agreed, on the condition that the money be split 20/80."

Pepper was initially delighted upon hearing this.

But when she heard that Li Yuan wanted to split the profits 20/80, her face immediately fell.

She pleaded in a low voice:

"You're already so rich, why would you need another 30,000 dollars?"

But Li Yuan remained unmoved. He shook his head and said seriously:

"Nobody's money comes from thin air, and my salary must be commensurate with my efforts."

After all, with Pepper accompanying her, Pepper, being an ordinary person, was just a decoration.

Pepper looked at the stubborn man in front of her and suddenly had an idea.

She slowly stretched her feet out from under the table.

While nuzzling against Li Yuan, she said with a dazed look in her eyes:

"So, how much do you think I'm worth?"

Li Yuan grabbed Pepper's mischievous feet and said with a smile:

"Stop kidding me, I could eat a different dish every day for six months with $3."

Pepper said somewhat awkwardly:

"But...but I'm cleaner..."

Li Yuan pinched Pepper's foot and asked with a smile:

"and then?"

For that money, Pepper steeled herself and looked at Li Yuan, saying:

"Before the survival game starts in May, I'll be available whenever you call. You can do whatever you want with me."

Li Yuan stared into Pepper's eyes and said:

"You said it yourself, don't regret it."

Pepper silently withdrew her foot.

Suddenly, I felt something was wrong, and I had a vague feeling that I had been tricked.

Seeing Pepper's nervous expression, Li Yuan chuckled inwardly.

Even if she didn't invite Li Yuan to participate in the event,

Li Yuan will also go to West Virginia.

He remembered that Silent Hill seemed to be there.

Li Yuan, who was preparing to take the initiative to gain experience,

How could we possibly give up that place?

As for the activities Pepper mentioned, they were just incidental.

After making the agreement, Li Yuan took Pepper to a nearby hotel.

Although Pepper said she could do whatever she wanted

But after Li Yuan tried a few basketball offensive techniques, Pepper was quickly defeated.

During halftime, Pepper, panting, pleaded:

"Let's split it 20/80, I don't want the $30,000!"

"That won't do, we had an agreement."

Li Yuan pulled the exhausted Pepper aside and continued the next game.

In the early hours of the morning, the night was still dark at Los Angeles Airport.

A group of handsome men and beautiful women dressed in black outfits and with tall, straight figures slowly disembarked from the plane.

Their faces were pale, their eyes were cold, and they exuded a faint, chilling aura.

It was the vampire's Deathwalker squad.

The short-haired beauty leading the group had a cold and stern face, her eyes scanning every traveler in the airport with a wary gaze.

A moment later, she instructed her subordinates:

"Let's go check out the base first."

Soon, the group drove to the vicinity of the Seril Hotel.

The woman waved, and a male vampire got out of the car and strode into the hotel.

A few minutes later, he came out carrying a stack of visitor registration books:

"Selena, this is the only one; there are no obvious traces inside."

Selena took the notebook and flipped through it casually.

Finally, their attention settled on the last page of the register.

She pointed to the string of names above and said seriously:

"To make a group of people disappear without a fight, even if they are ordinary clansmen, this opponent is probably not simple."

Selena turned to her subordinates and instructed them:

"Be careful to conceal your identity, investigate secretly, and remember not to alert the enemy."

After receiving their orders, the vampires tore off a name and quickly disappeared into the night.