Chapter Volume 2, Legend of a Hero 9: Conflict Arises, the Selfish Hero (1/2)

Volume 2, Legend of a Hero Chapter 9: Conflict Arises, the Selfish Hero

Translator: ErodingPersona

Gēge, what is the line between humans and non-humans?

Nearly my entire body has been altered from top to bottom, filled with steel that normal people shouldn’t have, and even made to hide energy weapons. Do I still count as a human?

It’s okay, I’m not upset… After all, Charles and Melody both aren’t human either! Luckily, I’m not the only non-human at home.

That’s why, it doesn’t matter anymore. It doesn’t matter even if I am not human.

I rushed to the edge of the building and frantically looked down…

X slowly walked over, placing his hand on my shoulder. He sighed. “Don’t blame me. Your young master is really far too powerful. I could only defeat him by doing this. Even though he’s been thrown off the building, he probably won’t die. He is strong!”

He really is… too strong. I lowered my head to look down and breathed a huge sigh of relief.

A figure jumped up in front of me, somersaulting in midair. He twisted his legs above his head, bracing himself with his hand on the ground. His body made another half-turn, right leg whipping right at X’s head, as swift as a raging wind.

This time, it was X’s turn to be caught off guard. He had no time to duck, and only managed to raise his left arm in time to block the kick. Although he did manage to raise his arm to protect his head, he could not block the power of the kick, so he was viciously sent flying by the kick and only just managed to avoid falling off the roof from the force.

X slid several meters before finally regaining his balance. When he lowered his left arm, it was shaking nonstop. He looked rather injured. He raised his head and roared at Dark Sun, who was utterly unharmed, “What sort of a monster are you! Since you’re so tenacious, fine! Let’s try and find out—exactly which one of us won’t die as easily, you or me!”

X? Has he lost his mind?

When this thought flashed by, I stared at X in alarm, who was hurtling toward Dark Sun. He grasped both his shoulders, and ignoring all attacks, single-mindedly shoved him backwards. Dark Sun had already been standing right at the edge of the building, so they had barely gone a few steps when both of them dropped off the edge.

I hurriedly looked down. This time, Dark Sun was not able to hold onto the building’s wall again. He was exchanging attacks with X and fighting for the upper position in mid-air. Finally, both of them crashed to the ground with a loud bang. Following that, the crowd below also screamed.

Dark Sun had managed to stay above X in their grappling, and with him as a buffer, he looked like he had not suffered any injuries. The moment they landed, he fell on top of X’s body, rolled several times to the side, and immediately got up.

I was a bit worried for X, but he should not have any problems. He could use his blood ability to protect himself, so falling from a building would not hurt him much.

“Hurry! Take me down there to have a look.”

I flinched, turned around, and realized that First Wind had woken up.

Seeing him, only then did I remember that he was grievously injured, so we could not tarry. I hurriedly said, “Let me get an ambulance for you first.”

“That’s not necessary. I’ve already sprayed hemostatic, and am transfusing blood to myself.” He must have seen my surprised face. First Wind gave a sheepish smile and explained, “If a hero goes about without bringing some first aid supplies or medicine, he could very well die from his injuries.”

Hearing this, I felt relieved, and hurried over to help him up.

First Wind looked at me and asked, “Are you on Dark Sun’s side, or are you on the vampire’s side?”

I smiled and purposely used the vampire’s Hollow Roar. “Do you not think it is a little too late for you to ask about this now?”

“I was only asking for fun.” First Wind shrugged his shoulders. Although he grimaced at the pain, he immediately smiled and said, “It’s rather hard to believe that your young master actually has a vampire for a butler. But after giving it some thought, it is really rather appropriate. A young master who is a hero and a butler who is a vampire… It’s hard to decide who is more unique between the two of you.”

I stared at First Wind. His words…

“I heard you calling Dark Sun ‘Young Master.’” He continued quietly, “If I still could not guess that you and Dark Sun were Charles and An Xiang Ye, then I definitely would have to be a little too oblivious. I guess you two realized even earlier that I was Ji Luo Chu, right?”

I stared at First Wind, unsure of what to do. What is to be done now that everything has been brought to light?

First Wind laughed, but the laugh gave way to bloody coughs. I hurriedly patted his back.

When he stopped coughing, he raised his head and said, “I’ll help keep your identities a secret, and both of you will do the same for my identity, deal?”

Of course it would be great if this whole matter could be dealt with just like that! But I looked at him, unsure if he would keep his promise. He smiled and said, “I won’t even tell Luo Lun! Actually, I can’t tell him even if I wanted to, he has absolutely no idea that I’m First Wind. His favorite hero is Dragon Peace, and he keeps on saying that First Wind is just a pretty face, that damned brat…”

I smiled as well. Before, I really had heard Luo Lun saying those exact words. I did not hesitate any longer, agreeing immediately. “Deal.”

“Let’s go check up on your young master’s condition!”

I nodded, picked up First Wind, and activated my blood ability. Then, I jumped off the building.

When I landed, I caught sight of DSII speeding straight toward Dark Sun. About ten meters away, the bike listed sideways, braking in an ear-piercing screech. Finally, the bike stopped at a distance of barely ten centimeters away from Dark Sun. All the while, Dark Sun had not even flinched.

At the scene, only deep breaths could be heard in the silence.

X broke the silence with a disbelieving tone, “A bike?”

DSII’s seat opened. Dark Sun reached within the space, pulled out two stick-like segments, and joined them to make a staff. Then, he removed from the half-moon shaped compartment by the side, a similar half-moon shaped blade. The blade’s surface was large enough to be able to slice a person in half in a single stroke.

Could it be… the Death Scythe? The young master had used it before to lop off DSII’s head.

Dark Sun locked the blade and staff together, and the Death Scythe emerged, far taller than even the average person. He lifted the huge scythe and stood silently where he was. However, he gave off a strangely heavy pressure. Gasps kept on sounding throughout the surrounding crowd.

He said emotionlessly, “Leave. If you don’t, then either you die, or I die!”

X however, laughed. His laughter was both sorrowful and strong. “If you could kill me, I might even feel grateful toward you!”

The moment the word ”you” sounded, X’s blood ability exploded greatly. He concentrated a huge amount of his blood on both hands and morphed them into a pair of gigantic, dense black, blood claws.

Neither of them wasted any more words. They stared at each other… and kicked off at the same time, finally starting their head-on confrontation.

Two shadows flew across from opposing sides and met in the middle. The Death Scythe clashed against the pair of claws with a deep bang, as though serving as the opening gong for the impending battle…

They started fighting. X may have had an edge speed-wise, but Dark Sun seemed to be far more powerful, making up for the difference in their speed. The scythe’s metallic sheen and the blood claws’ dense black raged back and forth, both parties unyielding. Every time scythe met claw, dust and small stones would fly from the ground.

But it’s a tarred road…

First Wind, still being supported by me, reverently breathed, “Good heavens, is this a battle between monsters?”

I fervently agreed. In all my one hundred fifty years, among all the battles between non-humans and humans, this duel was far more… far more like a battle between monsters!

Witnessing this duel, even the crowd who loved a good show kept on backing away. Even the reporters did not dare to go too near the two of them, and I myself could not help backing away a few steps.

First Wind praised me with a pale face, “Great idea! If I get hit again, I may really die.”

Bang bang!

I froze. What is this sound? Gunshots?

Suddenly, X slipped and fell. Dark Sun took the opportunity to sprint forward, raising the Death Scythe up high, preparing to slash downwards…

I could no longer attend to First Wind. I loosened my hold and sped forward at the upper limits of my speed. Then, I spread my arms, putting myself between X and Dark Sun… the gigantic Death Scythe stopped just in front of my face. The wind from its swish even moved my hair.

Only then did I realize that I had broken out in a cold sweat. I looked straight at Dark Sun, unable to say a word for the longest time. Earlier, I had just begged X not to kill Dark Sun. Now, the situation was completely reversed.

“Young… Dark Sun, please do not kill him.”

We were on the street. Although it was night time, the moon was so bright it was as if it were a giant light bulb in the sky illuminating the entire world.