Black Stone City, Outer City. The headquarters of the Water Snake Gang.
The sky was growing dark, and the air felt heavy with the promise of rain.
Two members of the Water Snake Gang, standing guard at the entrance, were looking around listlessly.
Seeing a passerby heading home for the night, one of the guards scowled. "Get lost! Are you blind? How dare you approach the Water Snake Gang's main hall? One more step and I'll break your legs!"
How could the pedestrian dare to cross such vicious gangsters? Terrified, he bowed repeatedly before scrambling away in a panic.
Seeing this, the two gang members burst into smug, wild laughter. As members of the Water Snake Gang—a group that had risen to prominence in the Outer City in recent years and even had connections in the Inner City—their daily lives were marked by extreme arrogance and tyranny.
However, in a dark, secluded courtyard not far away...
