Vol 19 Chapter 8-2 (2/2)
His eyes did not waver away from YanWei. The sincerity she saw from his eyes made her realize there were no lies, at least on the trust he held toward his team. He would return this trust with his life without any hesitation.
“Is that so?” YanWei wanted to retort. Yet, nothing came to her mind. The trust between men was too valuable to be destroyed.
She murmured, “That’s good… you found a lot of good friends in this world. But what does it have to do with this order? There’s no way you will live —“
“It’s not.” Heng shook his head. “Because we have fought many many battles in this realm. We adventured through a lot. And at the same time, our strength grew exponentially, way beyond what normal people could ever achieve. We — are the players of this realm. We are destined to transcend the human limit. We will keep getting stronger and stronger or else we won’t be able to survive. Do you get it?”
YanWei was dazed. She had never seen nor imagined this side of Heng. However, the Heng right now gave her a sense of security… It must be a delusion. A delusion!
“And then what?” YanWei laughed coldly. “What are you planning to do after you get strong?”
“Of course it is to complete the order, defeat or destroy a Japanese army division!”
Heng was aware that he was strong. He could rank within top five in the team if psychological qualities were taken out of the equation. Give him enough distance, and he might even move up to top three. However, he did not have the mentality nor the psychological qualities of someone strong. His mind was frozen at the weakling and coward who abandoned his beloved and ran. Heng was only strong on the surface. Without these flaws holding him back, he could have killed Zheng back in Final Destination.
Once his only weaknesses disappeared, how high would his strength climb? Heng didn’t know the answer.
Ten seventeen in the morning, Heng finished scouting the Japanese army using the information WangXia gave him. The exceptional movement from the Sky Stick allowed him to quickly find the Japanese army. This army was different from the army stationed in Shanghai. This was an army who fought through battles and were advancing toward the frontline. They had superior equipment. It was discouraging to admit as a Chinese, but this army was one of the strongest army in Asia during this era.
Heng quietly watched the army below. His heart shivered a little. Not because he was scared of fighting the army but the sight of so many people together was breathtaking. The terrible aftermath he witnessed in this northern land was a reason enough for him to kill his way into this army without Xuan’s order.
When standing on even ground, one could not even see the boundary of a sea of ten thousand people. Furthermore, a Japanese army division on the go had over twenty thousand people. This crowded land was visually astounding. Heng sighed as the thought of these people dying to his hands came to his mind, even though his heart had become firm as iron.
“YanWei… I shouldn’t have let you come. Why couldn’t you stay in that village?” He asked the girl standing behind him.
YanWei was fastened to his back by a piece of cloth. There was no way for her to stay anchored on the Sky Stick once it began to move in extreme speed. So this was the only way for her to remain safely on the Sky Stick.
She replied with a snort. “Who knows if what you said was true or not. I want to watch you run at the sight of a strong enemy.”
Heng sighed again then focused his attention to the Japanese soldiers below. The two had put on the Dragonshard necklaces. The energy stones and the silver bow were ready in Heng’s hands. He was prepared to fight with all he had.
“Let’s begin!” Heng gave a shout.
Heng drew the string with an energy stone. A bright silver light concentrated on the bow. As he released his fingers, the light turned into numerous light arrows and rained onto the ground. It was as though a pair of silver light wings spread in the sky and Heng was standing in the center of the wings.