Chapter 548 - Head out (1/2)

“Good, that’s very good… In fact, that’s extremely good!”

Mina, with a cold expression on her face, turned and roared as she took two quick steps, and in a flash, delivered a ferocious roundhouse kick. Her technique was perfect as she swiveled on one leg as she turned around and sent her foot right to Xiao Luo’s temple.

The kick was well executed and delivered with an immense amount of power.

Powell, the muscular black guy, reacted immediately. “Mina, stop right there!” he shouted.

WHOOSH!

Mina’s right foot was barely five centimeters away from Xiao Luo’s temple, but she stopped it in an instant. It sent a gust of air that blew aside the bangs in front of Xiao Luo’s forehead.

Xiao Luo glared steadily at this woman without even moving an inch. He would definitely make sure he made this woman regret being born into this world if her leg had moved even an inch more.

“What are you trying to do?”

Sarah shouted at Mina as she pushed her away. Coming to Xiao Luo’s defense, she hurriedly stretched out her arms and placed herself in front of him.

Mina glanced at her coldly and said, “I want him to know that even a woman like me can easily take him down, and there’s no reason for him to tag along anymore. With him around, he’s only going to be a troublemaker for the entire team, and he’s nothing but a burden.”

“Mina, how can you say that?”

Rice had a mocking look on his face. “I’m sure America and Hua Nation are two countries that are on good terms,” he said, “How can you look down on Mr. Mie, who came all the way from Hua Nation? How can you say that he’s going to be a burden? That’s too much–you can’t say such things.”

“He’s right, Mina. You’re way off there.”

“Mr. Mie is a warrior from Hua Nation–how’s he going to be a burden? Warriors from Hua Nation can easily take down ten of us by themselves!”

“That’s right, Hua Nation always finishes first place at the International King of Soldiers Competition held once every five years. Hua Nation is a nation known for producing the king of all soldiers! There’s no way our country can compete against them.”

All the other members had a playful and mocking smile on their faces. They could clearly tell that Vice-captain Rice was just chiming in, from his emphasis on the three words “be a burden.” Besides, the tone that he used was patronizing and was filled with sarcasm.

To be honest, Xiao Luo was not the least bit angry. Instead, he wanted to laugh. Xiao Luo wanted to laugh at how childish these American soldiers were. He wouldn’t do anything to them as long as they didn’t cross the line. But if they crossed it, God help them, for he would send them to meet their Maker without any hesitation.

Sarah stared angrily at the SEAL team. “I’m not leaving with you guys if you dare to mock Mr. Mie again. I’ll see how you report this to your superior officer and what his report to the Michelle family will look like!” she hissed.

The looks on the faces of the SEAL team members changed instantly. They still had to spare a thought for Sarah Michelle’s feelings.

“Cough, cough…”

Powell coughed a little, stood up, and tried to smooth things over. “Alright, alright, Mr. Mie has the same objective as us. We’re all here to protect and make sure that Ms. Sarah leaves this place safely,” he said, “We can be considered as comrades based on this shared objective, and since we’re comrades, we’ve got to stay united.”

“Right, I totally agree with what he just said!” Rice said, raising both of his arms immediately, placating his commanding officer.

The rest nodded their head in agreement, but Mina glared at Xiao Luo and turned her head away from him.

Powell laughed in an attempt to de-escalate the situation. “Mr. Mie, don’t blame her. A few years back, when Mina took part in the International King of Soldiers Competition, she was this close to winning the competition, but one of the soldiers from Hua Nation managed to overtake her. She ended up getting second place instead,” he explained, “She has been brooding over it ever since, which explains why Mina isn’t really friendly whenever she meets a soldier from Hua Nation, but don’t take it to heart.”

Xiao Luo didn’t say a single thing, snorted a little before hopping into his own jeep.

Be it Powell or Rice, or any of the members from the SEAL team for that matter, they were all jackals in disguise and birds of a feather. What unique qualities did they possess that they could so blatantly belittle soldiers from Hua Nation? Let’s play around then, and we shall see who will have the last laugh, he thought.