Chapter 388 We Are Brothers (1/2)

GOR Chapter 388 We Are Brothers

As Chen Xiaolian recounted his stories, the others did not interrupt him. Instead, there were increasingly shocked expressions on Lun Tai, Bei Tai and the others.

There were times when Bei Tai gave a whistle. It happened twice and it seemed he had wanted to ask something but was stopped by Lun Tai. Among the two brothers, Bei Tai was the more reckless one while Lun Tai was more detailed and had a more profound mind-set.

Chen Xiaolian had begun by recounting how he was first sucked into an instance dungeon through the plane crash. Finally, he talked about their London instance dungeon, how he had met Mr San… his conversation with the GM, his participation in the punishment instance dungeon and also the harvest he acquired from his trip to Africa.

The process took up more than one hour. After he was done, Chen Xiaolian’s throat felt hoarse. As for the others, they felt their minds spinning from this revelation.

When Chen Xiaolian was finally done, he unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and gulped down two mouthfuls of the mineral water before looking at the others. He asked, “So, are there any questions?”

Lun Tai, Bei Tai and Xia Xiaolei raised their hands.

Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, “Ask on then.”

Xia Xiaolei asked, “Boss, does that mean we now have that something something mine? A very overpowered mine?”

Bei Tai asked, “Guild Leader, when you put it that way, you only have one life? After you die, you cannot be resurrected back as an ordinary human?”

Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile. He looked past those two unreliable fellows and turned his attention to Lun Tai.

There was a more solemn expression on Lun Tai’s face. He knitted his eyebrows as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. “Xiaolian, can we talk in private?”

Chen Xiaolian thought about it and glanced at the others. He saw that they weren’t saying anything. Qimu Xi appeared to want to say something but the solemn atmosphere caused her to simply zip her mouth and timidly sit in a corner.

“Come one, then.” Chen Xiaolian gestured toward a distant room.

Lun Tai followed Chen Xiaolian into the Weapons and Equipment room.

The room was empty and spacious. After they had both entered the room, Chen Xiaolian moved to close the door.

“Let’s talk here.”

Chen Xiaolian looked at Lun Tai and pulled out a piece of cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Lun Tai.

After accepting it, Lun Tai looked at Chen Xiaolian. “You didn’t use to smoke much before. Why are you smoking more now?”

“Worries.” Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly and lit up a cigarette for himself and took a drag. “Just speak your mind, Lun Tai.”

Lun Tai stood before Chen Xiaolian and took a puff himself. After slowly exhaling, he said in a whisper, “Why tell us about this? You can continue to hide this matter. This base and the mine… if you had wanted to hide it, you can do so together with Roddy.”

“Because…” Chen Xiaolian’s smile faded and he said with a solemn expression. “We are brothers.”

Those words caused a trace of emotion to surge out from Lun Tai’s eyes.

“Brothers…” He mumbled to himself and seemingly let out a smile.

“We are brothers. That is how I think of us. Moreover, I believe that you and Bei Tai think this way too. We had fought together, spilled blood together. Thus, I wholeheartedly think of you two as brothers. The same goes for Roddy.”

Lun Tai nodded his head. Suddenly, he tossed the cigarette down the ground and used his feet to snuff it.

Chen Xiaolian looked at Lun Tai and said slowly, “I know, this matter is rather… strange. Clearly, my identity would lead our future path toward some… mm, variables. It may become more difficult, more dangerous and more troubling. The things we face would become more complicated. Our rate of survival might become lower. Additionally, considering our identities, if it gets exposed, we may end up becoming enemies to many parties. After all, the existence of us Irregularities could trigger a natural sense of hostility from Awakened ones. But…”

“But you still decided to tell us the truth?”

“Yes, I can’t just keep hiding this from you all,” said Chen Xiaolian as he shook his head. “If we want to fight together, going through life and death together in the future, then this cannot be kept hidden. Perhaps… some difficulties and enemies will be brought upon us due to our special identities. If so, to pull you all into this dangerous situation… that is unfair toward all of you!”

Lun Tai regarded Chen Xiaolian for a good half a minute without saying anything.

Finally, he extended his hand to pat Chen Xiaolian’s shoulder.

“All right, understood.”

“Eh?” Chen Xiaolian felt confused. “This…”

Lun Tai smiled. It was a very sincere smile. He looked at Chen Xiaolian with a warm expression and said, “You’ve said it earlier, we are brothers. Since we are brothers, no matter what happens, we must face it together.”

Chen Xiaolian appeared somewhat moved. “You… accepted it?”

“I cannot choose not to accept. We are brothers after all. Or what? Now that your identity is different, I will have to ignore you?” Lun Tai smiled and said, “Besides, we Awakened ones live by the day. There is no telling when we would die in some instance dungeon. Dangerous or not… even if it’s more dangerous… there isn’t really any difference in it. By walking alongside you, we can see things that are different and this short future of ours would become more wondrous. The way I see it, that’s not so bad.”

“That…”

“There’s nothing else to that.”

Lun Tai directly said, “Come on.”

After that, he turned around and walked toward the door.

Chen Xiaolian who was behind him watched Lun Tai’s back and he suddenly opened his mouth. “You…”

“What is it?” Lun Tai turned his head.

Chen Xiaolian studied his face and said, “It’s that simple?”

“It’s that simple. What else is there to it?” Lun Tai looked into Chen Xiaolian’s eyes and said, “Actually, only one sentence was sufficient.”

“Which sentence?”

“We are brothers.”

…

When Lun Tai and Chen Xiaolian came to the central area, those outside gave clear sighs of relief. That was especially true of Roddy and Xia Xiaolei.

Bei Tai on the other hand was still as muddle-headed as before. This fellow probably did not even know the meaning of the word worry.

“Did you finish your talk?” Roddy moved over and asked Chen Xiaolian in a whisper.

“Mm, finished.”

“What did you say?”

“We are brothers, that’s all.”