Free Web NovelChapter 35: Chapter 35: My Older Brother is the Mysterious Expert?
Su Xing’s breathing grew ragged. His eyes blazed with a manic killing intent, his heart thundering like a war drum. He slowly closed his right hand into a fist, and under the cover of night, several points of black light swiftly coalesced into a sword in his grasp.
From Su Xing’s perspective,
the crimson water-man was approaching Su Yu at an incredible speed.
In just a single glance,
Su Xing had already determined that his opponent was a powerful Sequencer, no weaker than Xue City.
Ten meters, five, four, three...
Just as the crimson water-man was about to reach Su Yu!
Su Xing drew his sword and became a streak of white light, vanishing in an instant. He crossed four or five meters in a single step, appearing before the water-man like a War God bathed in white light.
Su Xing’s Black Sword shot straight out, its edge glinting with specks of white light, drawing a long, thin white line through the darkness.
With this one strike,
Su Xing held nothing back!
When the fully liquified man saw Su Xing’s sudden appearance, he was stunned for a moment. Then, his lips twisted into an exaggerated grin. He changed direction and charged at Su Xing, laughing maniacally.
"So you’re the mysterious expert!"
"Then you can be the first to die!"
His entire body was composed of liquid, giving him extreme immunity to physical attacks like swords.
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’Die!’
The next instant, the light from Su Xing’s sword pierced straight through his heart.
SPLASH!
A sound like a stone dropping into water echoed in the darkness. Seeing this, the completely liquified man’s laughter grew even more exaggerated.
But his laughter didn’t last long. His limbs grew weak, and his body began to boil and convulse. The man’s pupils constricted as the suffocating presence of death enveloped him in an instant.
He stumbled back a few steps in disbelief, staring at the large hole in his chest. His liquified heart was disintegrating, and the liquid that made up the rest of his body desperately tried to surge toward the wound. But a ring of tiny, constantly boiling bubbles blocked it, preventing it from replenishing even a single drop.
SPURT!
He spat out a mouthful of blood as his body instantly reverted from its liquid state. He collapsed to the ground like a broken sack, all signs of life gone.
’Heh, so much for that...’
’Once a Sequencer loses the effect of their Sequence, their body is as fragile as paper. A single sword strike is all it takes to finish them off!’
The pitch-black night carried a cold wind, which spread the faint scent of blood.
Standing off to the side, Su Xing relaxed his right hand. The Black Sword quietly dissolved into points of black light that scattered on the wind and vanished.
Su Yu stood dumbfounded, unable to process what had just happened.
A Tier Three Sequencer... dead, just like that. So easily, as if someone had kicked a stray dog on the roadside. And the most crucial part... the one who did it was his own brother!
"Th-th-this..."
Su Yu stared at Su Xing’s familiar face, a torrent of words stuck in his throat, none of which he could force out. All that escaped were a few broken fragments.
As a Tier Two Sequencer,
he could naturally tell just how terrifyingly powerful Su Xing’s attack had been. He had only ever witnessed that level of strength from Liu Ming.
’Which means...’
’Su Xing is a Martial Artist, the legendary warriors who are practically invincible against others of the same tier.’
’His own brother was the hidden mysterious expert all along!’
At that moment, he could almost hear a loud ringing noise start in his head.
He suddenly remembered.
All this time, he had been so determined to protect his brother, hiding information from him so many times, thinking he was keeping Su Xing safe... only to find out that Su Xing was the real master in hiding.
The thought gave Su Yu an indescribable feeling, like ants crawling all over his heart—an unbearable itch.
He hesitated for a long while, wanting to speak but holding back. Only when he heard Bailan’s voice in his earpiece repeatedly saying "requesting reply" did he snap out of it. He activated his comms, cleared his throat, and said:
"This is Su Yu. This is Su Yu."
"I’m not in any danger. The beheading target is dead. The one who acted was..."
He trailed off, glancing at Su Xing who stood before him, then looked down and continued:
"It was the mysterious expert. He didn’t appear in person, just sent a few streaks of white light and killed the target!"
"The mysterious expert again... Liu Ming and Wang Yu are already on their way to you. Su Yu, stay put."
"Roger."
After speaking, Su Yu turned off his comms. He took a deep breath and let it out.
Su Xing looked at his younger brother, a little surprised. He hadn’t expected his brother to instinctively cover for him without any discussion. He walked over, clapped Su Yu on the shoulder, and said with a smile:
"Yu, why didn’t you tell them?"
"Brother... you’re acting as a mysterious expert precisely because you don’t want the organization to know you exist, right?"
"Aren’t you afraid... that I might be some kind of villain in hiding? After all, someone who hides their strength like this must have their own agenda, right?"
Hearing Su Xing’s words, Su Yu suddenly looked amused. He glanced at his brother and said,
"Brother, would a villain stand here, willing to expose his own identity just to save his little brother?"
Now that he knew Su Xing’s true identity,
Su Yu suddenly felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted from his heart.
He wasn’t angry, ashamed, or anything else. Even if he had felt a flicker of those emotions, they dissipated quickly. He was just happy that his brother possessed such strength.
He knew all too well what this world was like. It was too difficult for ordinary people to live a long, happy life. Only by possessing the power to protect oneself could one hope to survive in this increasingly turbulent world.
He would be heading to the Capital City with Liu Ming, Li Yu, and the others soon. Now that his brother had such power, he could finally be at ease. Who knows... maybe his brother would be the one worrying about him from now on.
"Brother, you should go. My teammates will be here soon."
Su Yu snapped out of his reverie and said this quickly.
Seeing Su Yu’s reaction, Su Xing also breathed a sigh of relief. He had worried that his brother might harbor some resentment or other negative feelings about him hiding his strength... but it seemed he had been overthinking things.
So, he said softly,
"When the time is right, I’ll tell you everything about me. I’m leaving now."
After hearing Su Xing’s words, Su Yu just nodded. He waved at Su Xing, who was gradually melting into the darkness, then turned to wait for Liu Ming and the others to arrive.
...
Everything returned to normal,
as if nothing had ever happened.
