The Lake

"Are you fucking kidding me!!" shouted Feng Zhen in fright as he saw what was at the bottom of the mountain while he was falling.

Looking down at the bottom of the mountain, Feng Zhen saw a lake surrounded by terrains of rock. He wasn't frightened by the rocks, or the height at which he was falling because he knew that he would end up falling into the lake, he was actually frightened at the sight of an anaconda lying beside the lake with it's eyes closed.

(Note: An anaconda is a very big snake that is even capable of swallowing a human being)

The anaconda body had seven strips of color and the length of the anaconda was about 25 ft;

Staring fearfully at the anaconda while falling, he said, "From now on, it's either I become the prey or I become the predator".

"Thoughtfully, I brought YinYing with me... With just her frightening aura, she could chase the beast away" thought Feng Zhen with a smile.

Then he looked at his left in search of the falling YinYing, surprisingly he couldn't find any trace of YinYing, Then he raised his head up.

Unexpectedly, he saw YinYing atop the mountain, looking at him.

'I thought she fell with me. How the hell did she get up there' thought Feng Zhen with a surprised expression.

65ft...

Feeling the pressure from falling, he looked down.

'Shit! Shit!! Shit!!! Now that YinYing is not with me, what the fuck am I going to do... Oh, Yeah! I almost forgot I have a system

... System, check for any possible way I could escape this predicament'

After waiting for a few seconds, he received no response. It was at that moment he recalled that the system won't be assisting him for a year.

"Shit!"

30ft…

"What am I going to do" muttered Feng Zhen with a paled face.

20ft…

"Feng, think... Feng Think..."

10ft

"Shit! I don't have much time... Feng, think... What the hell am I going to do..."

5ft…

Swoosh!!

1ft

Pop!!

Splatter!!

Like an erupted volcano, water erupted from the lake as Feng Zhen fell into the lake.

Hisss!!

The moment Feng Zhen fell into the water, the lying anaconda eyes opened, as it slowly raised its head.

Bubble! Bubble!!

The anaconda hissed and stared seriously as it saw the bubbles bubbling out of the water.

...

Bubbles!!

Struggling to move in the water, Feng Zhen tried moving his arms and legs, but he couldn't.

'What kind of system would watch its host die... Well, Maybe I should try waiting for a while and see if the system would help me' thought Feng Zhen as his lips curled with a smile.

10 sec...

20 sec...

Bubblee!!!

30 sec...

After waiting for more than 30 sec, Feng Zhen felt his consciousness slowly fading away, he struggled "Hum… Hum… Hum...".

Even when he was struggling inside the water, he didn't receive any help or assistance from the system, instead he was sinking faster. It was at that moment he discovered that his life was really on the line.

"Hum... Hum… Hum..." Feng Zhen tried to scream for help, but he couldn't. Anytime he opens his mouth to scream, water would rush into his mouth.

Slowly, his face grew paler, and paler, his felt his sight getting more blurry even damn seconds.

'What...... is ... happening .... Am ..... I ..... really .... going ..... to .... die ..... here..... Am ... I really .... going..... to.... die ... again ..... System ..... System..... System ..... Shi-'

Just as he was about to finally lose his consciousness, he recalled some memories.

...

In a very quiet rectangle shaped room filled with shelves, that were filled with books, stood a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man had a golden pupil with a silk hair.

The middle-aged man stood at the entrance of the room holding a book.

The middle-aged man had all his attention focus on the book.

While reading the book, the middle-aged man would smile, sometimes he would laugh, sometimes he would frown.

After reaching the middle of the book, the middle-aged man suddenly heard his name, being called.

Hastily, the middle-aged man closed the book. Instead of rushing to where he was called, he stood there and took a last look at the book, as though he never wanted to part with the book.

Looking at the words written as the title of the book, the middle-aged man smiled and muttered, "There is more to life".

Then he walked to a shelf, and kept the book, before leaving the room.

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