"Who are you?" Gary exclaimed in fear, stepping back with the broken snake bone sword in his hand. In this fight, he instantly realized the terrifying nature of the young man before him. Not only did he surpass him in speed and strength, but his techniques were also incredibly cunning and brutal. This made him doubt the identity and rank of the young man.

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Listening to Gary's words, David smiled lightly, then lowered his head to wipe the alloy short knife. "I'm David, just like you, a survivor of this world," David said coldly, revealing his name.

Gary pondered over this unfamiliar name, swearing that he had never heard of him. Since the apocalypse, he had led his team, the Rat clan, and practically knew the names of every powerful esper in the city. However, he had never heard of the name David.

In reality, it wasn't Gary's fault. David usually acted extremely low-key, and very few people knew about him. Just then, a piercing hissing sound rang out. Gary quickly turned his head in the direction of the sound.

Between their conversation, Cola had used her Cat's Eighteen Fists technique, knocking out the little snake directly. Now, Cola was pressing its head with her palm, grinning at it.

This sudden scene made Gary's heart skip a beat. Looking at his subordinates lying on the ground and his broken snake bone sword in hand, he couldn't hold back anymore. As one of the survivors in this world, he had survived for a hundred years relying on his own strength. But seeing everything he had worked so hard to accumulate being destroyed by David, a flame of anger ignited within him.

"David, huh? I'll make you realize that being a survivor in this apocalypse was a wrong decision. Next, I will show you the true power of the Snake Spirit!" Gary declared, a sinister expression appearing on his face, along with an imperceptible smirk.

Seeing this, David frowned slightly. In that instant, he sensed a tremendous aura emanating from Gary. This aura didn't seem to come from a human but from some kind of creature in the natural world. So, he shifted his gaze towards the little snake being restrained by Cola.

Sure enough! Under the impact of Gary's aura, the little snake fiercely writhed its body, suddenly swelling to more than ten times its size and gaining even more power than before.

"Hiss~" The little snake let out a vicious hiss, raising its triangular head forcefully. It instantly broke free from Kola's restraint.

"Meow!" Cola let out a cry and quickly took a step back, cautiously staring at it.

"Hiss~" Immediately after, the body of the small snake swelled as if inflated, instantly transforming into a large snake. It went straight towards Gary after breaking free from Cola's grip. Gary, seeing this, immediately bit his finger, drawing blood. In an instant, as the blood fell in the air, the large snake opened its mouth wide and precisely swallowed it into its belly.

"Awaken, Snake Spirit! Deal with this enemy and show everyone the terrifying power you possess! Hahaha!" Gary stood in place, raising his hands high and laughing maniacally.

After consuming the blood, the patterns on the large snake's body became even more pronounced. Suddenly, a dagger-like bone spike grew from its triangular head. The spike looked exceptionally sharp, capable of piercing through any object.

"Hiss~" After this transformation, the large snake no longer appeared as pitiful as when it was subdued by Cola. Its aura was now surging with overwhelming intensity. It stared fixedly at David, its crimson snake tongue continuously tasting the air for various scents.

Seeing this, David knew that trouble was brewing. From Gary's strange gestures earlier, he could tell that he was performing some kind of mysterious ritual. This ritual allowed him to summon a creature with abilities similar to his own, in other words, a spirit familiar. By harnessing the spirit familiar, he could gain assistance in battle, and the summoned spirit familiar would be much stronger than ordinary beasts.

David stared at the large snake, the alloy short knife and spatial blade appearing in his hands once again. At the same time, he instructed the people behind him:"This is that guy's spirit beast, formidable in strength. Be cautious!"

Upon witnessing David's caution, everyone immediately understood the urgency of the situation and nodded in agreement.

Then, David gestured to Cola and Little Black, instructing them to protect Sophie. Little Black and Cola seemed to realize the seriousness of the situation and obediently ran to stand in front of Sophie. Now, only the large snake and David remained on the battlefield.

The large snake continued to stare at David, emitting ear-piercing sounds, its voice filled with boundless anger and insatiable greed.

"Hiss~" Suddenly, the large snake fiercely hissed at David twice, then dragged its enormous body and charged towards him. At the same time, its bone spike flashed with a cold gleam, surrounded by a faint dark aura, the toxin secreted by its body.

"Hahaha! Dare to act arrogantly in front of me? Let's see if you can withstand the Abyssal Venomous Sting of the Snake Spirit!" Gary laughed maniacally.

"Abyssal Venomous Sting?" David immediately understood that this must be the ability of the Snake Spirit, so he looked at the dense toxic gas surrounding the spike. Then he swung both knives and charged forward. Soon, David and the large snake engaged in a rapid battle.

The spatial blade in David's hand slashed diagonally, directly tearing through the void, creating ripples of spatial fluctuations. The snake spirit's body was agile, evading David's attack in an instant, while simultaneously changing angles and thrusting its venomous spike towards David from another direction.

Seeing this, David inwardly shouted, "This isn't good!" and immediately retracted the spatial blade, using the alloy short knife in his right hand to block. At the same time, he quickly retrieved a flash grenade from his storage and threw it at the Snake Spirit while swinging the alloy short knife.

Suddenly, a bright white light exploded in the underground parking lot! The Snake Spirit lowered its head to avoid the flash. Taking advantage of this, David forcefully swung the alloy short knife and managed to strike the venomous spike based on his intuition.

"Clang!" The sound of metal collision rang out! David felt a tingling sensation in his hand, and the alloy short knife almost slipped from his grasp. This surprised him greatly.