1165 Attack 1 (1/2)
It seemed like several electric poles on the street were malfunctioning. Some of them were blinking while the others turned dim occasionally. A few pedestrians walked past, a single car would drive by sometimes.
Both Saber One and Saber Two wore their blue and white school uniforms like regular students and walked home carrying their backpacks.
Saber One's real name was Yuria. He was a fair-skinned cheerful youth with a beaming smile. Meanwhile, Saber Two's name was Yurijie. Her hair was tied in two separate ponytails and she had features that were very similar to Saber One's appearance. The only difference was that her skin was smoother and she was always quiet. She was inseparable from Yuria.
Both of them walked towards a street corner. There was a bar near the corner where the sound of quiet music echoed from inside while red light radiated out from there as well. A row of characters were etched beside the door. However, they were distorted which made it impossible to distinguish the words on it.
”How do you think the Head Minister managed to learn those skills? I found them insanely powerful. I don't think I could necessarily beat him single-handedly.” Saber One Yuria was holding his cellphone and replying a text message from his friend when he randomly asked his younger sister.
”Who knows,” Saber Two was currently using her phone to take a selfie and preparing to send it to her circle of friends. She pouted while puffing out her cheeks to look cute.
”He was able to achieve strength of such a powerful degree despite being so young. I wonder what he's like during actual combat?” asked Saber One listlessly.
”Actual combat?” Yurijie put her phone down and glanced at her older brother. ”Are you still thinking about the previous incident?”
”Don't tell me that you've forgotten?” Yuria asked a question in reply. ”That man captured Big Sister Xue and then led Big Brother Lincoln out even though I was his true goal in the end,” he tugged at his hair. ”I was targeted by this deviant for no reason. Sure enough, I can feel a great pressure…”
”Let's make a police report,” Yurijie suggested.
”Would it even be useful? I've reported twice.” Yuria rolled his eyes. ”Don't tell me that I should really tell the cops that we're actually not normal people and for the sake of world peace, an organization called Vulture has targeted us. Moreover, they want to capture and perform experiments on us? Do you think that the police would really believe nonsense like this?”
”That's indeed a problem…” Yurijie nodded solemnly. ”Then… why not find someone to help you instead?”
”Who could we look for? Please, actual combat and tournaments are two different matters. How many people out there have experienced actual combat in this day and age?” said Yuria helplessly.
”We could pay them and hire some mercenaries or something.”
”…you've read too many novels…” Yuria was speechless. ”Moreover, how would we get access to channels like that?”
”Then what do you think we should do? We can't just wait for them to ambush us again in the end, right?” Yurijie shrugged.
”What else can we do?” Yuria rubbed his chin. ”Think about it, what would happen if our uncle hadn't anticipated this day much earlier and allowed us to train with Big Brother Lincoln ever since we were little. The hunting skills that we learned from capturing wild boars and foxes were directly used in this aspect no matter how you look at it…”
”When you put it that way, it actually seems pretty accurate.” Yurijie's mind had always been duller.
Both of them chatted while turning past a corner and walking into a byway alley. This was a shortcut that led directly to their house. They had walked through it countless times and had become completely familiar with it much earlier on.
However, something happened when they had just turned into the alley.
”Watch out!”
Yuria pulled his younger sister away suddenly to avoid an object that flew at them from the sky.
Shh!
That dark object penetrated the wall beside them quickly and actually sank into the depths of it.
Both of them were frightened to the point where their entire bodies were covered in cold sweat. When they looked at it closely, they noticed that it was a black lethal metal weapon that resembled an animal's claw.
That lethal weapon had three fingers that penetrated the cement wall directly. It hooked itself deeply inside, digging out pieces of cement and plaster.
”Who was that?!” Yuria's guard instantly rose to the highest level. He widened his eyes and stared closely at the dark spot in front of the alley.
Within the darkness, a silhouette that was two meters tall walked closer towards them gradually before revealing itself.
The figure actually belonged to a man whose entire body was wrapped in thick layers of clothes. He resembled a heavily wounded person who had just rushed out of the hospital. His entire body appeared swollen but was also enormous and sturdy at the same time. This gave off a cumbersome feeling.
The man's face was the only part of him that was exposed. However, it caused Yuria's entire body to stiffen instantly.
”Yuria, I let you escape the last time but that definitely won't happen again this time…” The man's voice was deep and rigid. It appeared that he was not human.
He moved one of his hands in a grabbing motion before numerous silver chains came crashing down. They shook and reflected faint silver light.
”Silver Chain…” Yuria's expression turned grave immediately.
”You need to leave first.” He said to his sister softly.
”I can't…” Beads of sweat trickled down Yurijie's sideburns faintly. ”There are people guarding the front and back of this place. I can sense the reflected light from the muzzle of a gun!”
”This is troublesome…” Yuria's heart dropped.
Silver Chain took one step forward.
”This is merely a test…”
Whoosh!
His entire body charged forward. His imposing body was actually as agile as a wild wolf.
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Several minutes later, Saber One and Saber Two were both lying beside the wall on separate sides of the alley. Bright red blood snaked down their bodies and flowed down to form two red lines that could be seen clearly.
A metallic bloody scent wafted through the entire alley.
”Is this the strength of a Savior?” Silver Chain appeared colder than the last time. Neither of his two hands resembled human palms anymore. They had fully transformed into mechanical claws that twinkled with cold pallid light in the dark.
”Rumor has it that you can borrow the powers of others?”
Silver Chain walked towards Yuria who was lying on the floor.
”You're too weak indeed. Legend has it that the strongest Savior can borrow the strength of a hundred men and achieve a terrifying, endless realm.”
Bang.
He walked beside Yuria and kicked him brutally once. The kick made a banging noise and caused Yuria to cough up a mouthful of blood violently.