1147 The Assassins (2/2)

”I shall bid you farewell then,” the disguised man responded coldly.

Zhao Manyan felt a great chill running down his spine, as if his heart had been stabbed by the poisonous needle numerous times.

It was him. It really was him!

Zhao Manyan knew he had no chance of escaping, but he was hoping that someone else was behind it. He would rather think that it was someone he had offended unknowingly in the past...

They were brothers. Zhao Manyan had been suspicious of the man before. It was what Zhao Manyan wanted to talk to Mo Fan about. He sensed that Zhao Youqian was the kind of person that would do anything to achieve his goals, but considering that they were brothers related by blood, Zhao Manyan finally shook it off and decided not to tell Mo Fan about it...

He did not say it, as he was hoping that he had misunderstood his brother. Otherwise, Mo Fan would surely stay with him, just in case someone tried to murder him. He would not have ended up in his current situation, either!

When Zhao Manyan thought about how Mo Fan never hesitated to sacrifice himself to save him and the others back in Jinlin City, and a few times after that too, and compared him to Zhao Youqian who only dared show his eyes, he was immediately troubled by complicated feelings.

”Don't you have any humanity?” Zhao Manyan asked.

”Aren't you naive to ask that question? Isn't it all our father's fault, forcing me to come down to this? I, Zhao Youqian, have been under strict discipline since the age of ten, learning different languages, finance, how to talk with businessmen, and bluff around with greedy men. The money that I've earned for the clan, the effort I've put in… and you, you have been living a carefree life since you were born. The old man didn't scold you even once, and let you spend as much money as you want without asking you to manage anything. He even prepared the path for the things you wanted to learn. I thought he was only spoiling you, without caring what you do. You could just live a comfortable life like a useless fuerdai. I thought he was raising me up as the successor of the clan, he was so very strict to me, so I could be better than him in the future...”

”But what did he do!?”

”What did he do!?” Zhao Youqian screamed. His voice was filled with hatred and malice.

”He left his will before you even won the tournament, asking you to inherit the Zhao Clan, and I, Zhao Youqian will be assisting you!… HAHAHAHA, what a good father, what a good father, he has been planning it since the very start, he treated you like his precious son, while I am nothing but a subordinate to him, and now he's assigning me to serve you too!” Zhao Youqian yelled.

Zhao Youqian could not accept it. So what if Zhao Manyan had joined the national team and came in first in the World College Tournament? His contributions to the Zhao Clan were more than ten Zhao Manyans could have done! However, his father was so naive to think that Zhao Manyan was the hope of the Zhao Clan just because of a single achievement, and now he had to serve his useless younger brother like a pet...

”That's father's decision. Did you seriously think I'm going to compete with you after he passed away? I'll focus on my magic, and you can manage the business. Why does it have to come down to this? Father is still alive, but you just could not wait to get your hands on me!” Zhao Manyan took a deep breath after seeing how twisted Zhao Youqian was.

”Just because he's still alive… right before he dies, I will tell him in person that I've killed his precious son, to get my revenge for treating me like a dog for so many years!” Zhao Youqian could not have cared less.

”If that's the case, how could you possibly send assassins after me right after he has fallen ill? I bet you hired them long ago, and just waited until the old man fell ill?” Zhao Manyan asked.

”That's correct! You know what kind of person our father is, I needed to have a backup plan at all times. Don't hate me, you should understand who's even more inhumane!”

”I forgive you, you are my brother after all.”

”I didn't want to do this, either.”

”Take care of mother,” Zhao Manyan said. It was meaningless to struggle further, since he did not see even the slightest hint of hesitation in Zhao Youqian's eyes.

Zhao Youqian had really changed. The man felt like a complete stranger to him.

”I will. She won't suspect me for it, she trusts me.” Zhao Youqian signaled the assassins.

The light protecting Zhao Manyan slowly dissipated, placing him in despair.

He could only stand there. If there was any regret, it was the fact that he could no longer go on adventures around the world with Mo Fan, and achieve higher levels of magic.

If only he had time to pick up all the chicks he liked...

Zhao Manyan had no idea why such a ridiculous thought would cross his mind right before his death. Perhaps he had also learned to face every wave with a smile after spending so much time around that man...

”Do it!”

The two assassins were incredibly strong. They might even be Super Mages, judging from their shocking auras. Even without the poison restraining him, Zhao Manyan would have difficulty resisting the pressure of their murderous auras.

Zhao Manyan closed his eyes. As death approached, he did not notice the glow of the wooden clapper in his soul, as if the thing had awakened from a deep slumber!

A loud roar was heard, rising from Venice's coastline and the bay. The whole city trembled under it. The roar was extremely terrifying at night!

A black island suddenly rose on the ocean. Huge waves splashed and reached the clouds, before sweeping in all directions like a tsunami!

”Holy crap, what's that?”

”It's...it's the island...”

Thousands of people in Venice watched the waves rolling toward them. Mages flew into the sky as the sirens went off, followed by a purple light shining down upon the city!

The shadow of the enormous island loomed over the city, blocking the moon and the stars. The city of Venice was like a little toy building in front of the island. It felt like it would be destroyed fairly easily...

Mo Fan was in the area facing the ocean. He stared at the fleshy body of the creature that had been previously submerged in the sea. The shock he experienced was the same as his first encounter with the Black Totem Snake!

”It's...it's...it's the creature that has been following us!” Mo Fan recognized it.

An island...

A creature that disguised itself as an island...

The mysterious, enormous creature that once showed up in Japan, but had never revealed itself to them!

It had swum all the way to the Mediterranean, and stopped here in Venice!

It was actually following them!