Chapter 41: Roddy’s Courage (2/2)

The longhaired man scowled and spoke out loudly. “I found the target in the dining coach, coach number 8. The target is currently moving towards you! Haha, go catch her quick. I am currently picking up an easy win.” [1]

“Stop playing about. Completing the mission is more important. Come over quickly.”

The longhaired man let out a snort. He smiled contemptuously at Chen Xiaolian and Queen Qiao. “Farewell rookie. If there is another opportunity, I will give you another lesson.”

After that, he sneered before moving to the windows. He smashed the windows with a punch, grabbed the windowsill and flipped his body out of the coach onto the ceiling…

“Not good! He has partners! Quick, go look for Soo Soo!”

Chen Xiaolian jumped up and turned to look at Qiao Qiao who was seated on the floor. “Are you all right?”

Qiao Qiao tried to stand up but her legs remained weak. “Go quickly! Do not worry about me!”

She paused; in her eyes, traces of an imploring look could be seen. “I do not know what kind of people you are… but, I beg you, save my little sister. I beg you!”

“I will do my best!” Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiao Qiao one last time before running towards the direction taken by Soo Soo.

…

Chen Xiaolian ran at full speed through the train coach. Along the way, he knocked over a small cart belonging to the train crew. After running through four coaches, he saw Soo Soo being hugged by Roddy at the entrance to the hard sleeper bunk. Soo Soo was sobbing as she tried to say something. Han Bi who was on the side had also stood up; his face was filled with confusion and doubt.

Chen Xiaolian suddenly caught onto the sound of “teng teng teng teng” coming from the ceiling. It was as though something was moving past him quickly from the rooftop. His face changed and he shouted loudly to Roddy. “Roddy! Take Soo Soo and run! Run quickly!”

“What?”

The distance between them was too far apart and Roddy was unable to catch those words. He raised his head and asked the question.

It was at that moment that a harsh sound of metal being ripped apart sounded out from the ceiling of the train…

A sharp blade pierced through the train ceiling’s layer of metal. It then cut out an incision in the ceiling!

Next, a hand was stuck in. The hand grabbed onto the incision and pulled with force!

Ci la la la…

A whole part of the train ceiling’s layer of metal was torn apart to reveal a huge hole!

A hand stretched out from above with lightning like speed and caught onto Soo Soo’s hair. Without waiting for Roddy’s reaction, it directly pulled Soo Soo up!

“What is that!”

Roddy let out a loud scream as he tried to catch Soo Soo’s legs. However, all he saw was a fist descending upon him. He was struck and fell onto the floor.

Soo Soo cried as she was pulled out of the coach!

Chen Xiaolian’s heart sank. He ran madly forward and first pulled Roddy up from the floor. “Are you all right?”

“What monster is that?” Roddy’s face was filled with shock. “Train, train ceiling…”

“Someone took Soo Soo! I will go save her!”

Chen Xiaolian’s body flew up with a jump. He caught the side of the torn out ceiling and his body vigorously shot through the gap. In just a moment, he had disappeared through the ceiling.

“Holy shit!” Roddy looked on with a dumbfounded expression. “Am I seeing things? When did Xiaolian become so outrageous? No wait… just what on Earth is going on here!”

Han Bi who was on the side was also shocked. “It, it seemed like… someone pulled the little girl… out through the ceiling? You… what kind of person is your friend?”

Roddy suddenly became agitated and cursed out. “{F*ck}! I don’t care! It dares to snatch my friend’s little sister! This senior cannot simply sit by and do nothing! Xiaolian! I am coming to help you!”

He then struggled to jump up. After successfully catching hold of the sides of the hole in the ceiling, his legs kicked about. “Han Bi! Help me up!”

Han Bi looked on blankly as he subconsciously used his hands to push Roddy’s legs upwards. Roddy then crawled up the ceiling in a toad like manner…

“This… just what kind of people are these…”

…

After getting onto the roof of the train, Roddy was buffeted by the roaring winds. His mind immediately calmed down and the pounding of his hot blood seemingly vanished in an instant…

“I… what crazy son of a bitch stunt am I pulling? I am not Jackie Chan!” Roddy sprawled on the roof as he cursed out.

The train travelled along. Trees, wilderness, farmlands and buildings could be glimpsed moving past both sides of the railway…

The roaring winds almost rendered Roddy incapable of opening his mouth.

He could only subconsciously latch tightly onto whatever place he could lay his hands on as he forced his body to lie flat upon the rooftop.

However, at that moment, he raised his head and saw a scene unfold.

Chen Xiaolian was struggling on the roof, trying to move forward. Before Chen Xiaolian was a longhaired man whose hands were holding onto Soo Soo. The longhaired man lashed out with a kick, causing Chen Xiaolian to fall. After falling, Chen Xiaolian’s body slid down from the roof of the train to the side. Both of Chen Xiaolian’s hands were gripping tightly onto the side of the roof as his body swayed about on the side of the train…

“Damn it!”

Roddy’s eyes turned red; a surge of hot blood rushed up his head!

“You struck my bro!”

His heart pounded heavily. Even though his body was still feeling numb and shrouded with fear, Roddy roared out within himself.

“Roddy! Get up! You are a male! A man! The code of brotherhood! I cannot just ignore my bro’s plight! Get up, Roddy!”

Finally, a trembling figure rose up from the roof of the train. Although his movements were clumsy and slow, it carried with it an atmosphere of one who will not retreat!

Roddy stood up on the roof. Then, seemingly to encourage himself, he let loose a shout as he charged towards the longhaired man before him.

“DEMACIA!” [2]

1. “Picking up an easy win” here is translated from ‘虐菜’, pinyin: ‘nüè cài’, roughly translated into ‘abusing vegetables’. It means that you are someone who do not understand a game or a fight and yet could easily pick up a win against your opponent, and even causing your opponent to be unable to retaliate or do anything about it.

2. “Demacia!” is the catchphrase of Garen from the game League of Legends.