Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 2080 - 2143: You Go Back
"No progress, this island is full of monsters, killing without blinking, any kind of animal here is deadly. Just report that when you go back!" Zheng Feihu said.
Li Yifei nodded and said, "Alright, I’ll explain the situation when I return. But aren’t you going back?"
Zheng Feihu said expressionlessly, "No, we’re not going back."
"That’s strange. Is there still a mission to do here? Otherwise, staying in such a dangerous place is risky for you all. If a wave of monsters comes, you could all be killed." Li Yifei said, pointing around. Although he hadn’t seen any monsters in the mountains, he had seen a fleeting shadow resembling Shen Tianfang.
Shen Tianfang waved his hand and rudely said to Li Yifei, "Yifei, you and your wife should return immediately, don’t delay, we have our business!"
"Seventh Brother, don’t you trust my skills? My wife’s an expert too. We fought our way in here." Li Yifei shook the sword in his hand and said with a smile, "So, if there’s a mission, don’t be polite with me. With the two of us, we can ensure your safety as well. Speaking of which, you don’t know how upset I am. On the way here, I encountered all the members of the first squad, none of them survived, they all perished here. It was tragic, I wish I could kill all the monsters here to avenge them."
While speaking, Li Yifei seemed to be joking, but he was secretly observing these people. As he spoke, there were no changes on the faces of the people in front of him.
"Just before, I saw one of your teammates lying under an old tree, with wounds on his chest, belly, arms, and legs, begging me to save him, he didn’t want to die, not on this island." Li Yifei spoke with a face full of sorrow, but when he mentioned Xu Ning, he clearly felt a change in the atmosphere in front of him.
As a former special forces soldier, Li Yifei was particularly sensitive to killing intent. He even felt a strong killing intent at that moment; seven people in front, seven streams of killing intent enveloping him.
Li Yifei’s eyebrow twitched, but his expression remained unchanged. He had felt killing intent countless times, from old men, children, men, women, foreigners, domestic foes, but feeling it from his own people was a first for Li Yifei. He was a bit stunned, especially feeling such strong killing intent from Shen Tianfang and Zheng Feihu.
These two were one his Seventh Brother, the other his Ninth Brother, two older brothers among the brothers. That they would reveal killing intent at a time like this left Li Yifei feeling a bit cold. He could be at home enjoying life in peace, yet he came here, although not extremely dangerous, but still, anyone else might have died here.
No, that’s not right; there are a few people standing right in front, and they are fine, so it’s not that it has to be him.
Li Yifei even felt a bit wronged. He merely mentioned Xu Ning, and these people suddenly exposed killing intent. Why? Xu Ning’s death... does it make them feel grief, or?
Li Yifei suddenly recalled the two words Xu Ning struggled to say before his death: be careful! Be careful of what, he pondered at that time, and now, seeing the attitudes of Shen Tianfang and Zheng Feihu, Li Yifei suddenly thought of a possibility, could he have meant to beware of these people?
But no matter what, even with a richer imagination, Li Yifei didn’t want to think along this line; after all, it meant that many things had changed.
Although Li Yifei had sparred with these brothers, it was more about exchange rather than real hostility.
Xu Shanshan stood behind Li Yifei, initially not wanting to say anything, but feeling the intense killing intent, she nearly drew her sword. Simultaneously, a sense of anger simmered inside her. They had struggled to get here, almost becoming fish food when landing on the island, yet this is what they got in return...
Li Yifei quickly calmed down. Since the others hadn’t moved, he wouldn’t react either. Still with a smile, he said, "Unfortunately, Xu Ning still died. I couldn’t save him."
"What did he say to you?" Zheng Feihu interrupted Li Yifei, coldly asking.
Li Yifei glanced at Zheng Feihu, slowly shook his head, and asked back, "How did he get hurt, so grievously? Could it be that there are monsters on this mountain too? Judging from his wounds, they seemed recent."
Li Yifei could sense that even the gazes of the people before him changed, revealing a... a kind of savage look, like that of a beast. This look made Li Yifei feel both unfamiliar and a surge of anger rising. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
But he continued to endure, wanting to see what exactly had happened to these people.
Just as Li Yifei finished his question, Shen Tianfang forced a smile on his stiff face and said, "He wasn’t doing well, his injuries were too severe. We couldn’t carry him any further. After all, someone injured here needs care, and the caregiver also faces additional danger."
"Seventh Brother, that doesn’t sound like you. I remember you are someone very sentimental. In the past, when I was being hunted by so many people, you all came to help me from afar, not wanting me to be bullied. I remember all those favors. So when the old man found me saying you were missing, I came without hesitation, never backed down despite countless difficulties along the way. I even thought that if you all weren’t here, I’d scour the whole island to find you, even if it’s your bodies, I had to get news of you." Li Yifei spoke with some sadness, emotion. It wasn’t entirely pretended, seeing the killing intent lessen, he continued, "Luckily, I just arrived at this Hall of All Beings, and you all came, unscathed, I’m really happy."
"Say no more, Yifei, go back, listen to Seventh Brother, don’t get involved in this matter, we will not be in danger either." Shen Tianfang’s tone softened significantly.
Li Yifei, however, shook his head, saying, "I just don’t understand, even if there’s something you can’t speak of, can’t it be said? Will speaking of it be overheard by others, but there are no outsiders here. Moreover..."
"That’s enough, Golden Eagle, you’re no longer with the force, take your wife and leave here immediately, or don’t blame me, your Ninth Brother, for being ruthless!" Zheng Feihu suddenly shouted, cutting off Li Yifei’s emotional persuasion. His eyes were wide open, holding a gun in his hand that was armed, although not lifted, the threat was as clear as day.
Li Yifei glanced at it, feeling even colder in his heart, while Xu Shanshan at his side was gripping her sword, ready to draw at any moment.
"Though I’m no longer with the force, I’m still a member of the Phantom Squad, at least for now. I’m the last member, or say, the newest member. I can’t just watch my Seventh and Ninth Brothers die here." Li Yifei clenched his fist, gritting his teeth, "There are so many strange things here, I’ve encountered no less than twenty kinds of monsters, and with such a large island, who knows how many I haven’t come across. I can say, my current power is definitely above yours; even with such a big gap, I faced those monsters with much danger, and you still want to stay here. I don’t know how you guys can protect yourself, but I’m very worried."
Next to him, Xu Shanshan also bit her lip. Li Yifei felt that in the past, such words would cause Zheng Feihu to scold a few times, and Shen Tianfang would pat his shoulder, telling him, "Yifei, for your words, it’s enough, how about yeah."
But now, he still felt the thick killing intent, like an enormous net covering his heart, weighing him down. It wasn’t real discomfort but rather mental agitation from being provoked by these people.
Such words brought about the killing intent of Shen Tianfang, Zheng Feihu, and the others, making Li Yifei even consider turning around and leaving immediately, not caring who’s who, he wouldn’t save any.
But at the moment of turning, Li Yifei held back, somewhat unwillingly asked, "Seventh Brother, Ninth Brother, what if I insist on staying here?"
Shen Tianfang lifted his eyes, looking at Li Yifei, his eyes seemed to have a layer of whiteness over them, but then it looked normal again. He forced a smile, saying, "Yifei, I understand your intentions, but it’s our business to handle, if you still consider us brothers, then leave quickly, take your wife, we won’t be in danger."
You damn well don’t say such things, I’d turn and leave, the more you say like this, how can I possibly go! Li Yifei shouted inwardly. Based on his understanding of the two, they absolutely wouldn’t betray the country and the organization, but what kind of matter could turn them like this.
Looking at the gun in Zheng Feihu’s hand, Li Yifei took a breath, seeming resigned, nodded, and said, "Since you say so, Seventh Brother, alright, I’ll leave. But at least give me some things to prove I found you, and it was you who refused to leave. If... if you die here in the future, at least leave something for people to remember."
Having said this, the few people in front showed no reaction initially.
"I carry a talisman with me, given by my mother, I’ll give it to you, please take it back for me." Over a minute passed before Shen Tianfang suddenly spoke, saying, taking off the talisman and handing it to Li Yifei.
Li Yifei took it, handing it to Xu Shanshan. On this journey, he’d collected items from fallen comrades to bring back, stored with Xu Shanshan.
Following that, Zheng Feihu and the others also gave Li Yifei some items. As he reached out to accept them, he made an unexpected discovery: their hands were all very cold, without exception, just a touch was enough for Li Yifei to feel it.
