The Journey To Become The Strongest
Chapter 62 — Conflict
Demon General Baran said in an arrogant tone, “It's time.”
Then Demon General Baran with Shen Wenhuan tied by his whip disappeared from the room.
Then the place of Chao Bence, Lian Haocun and Lian Huanran changed into Nigra Street from a room. The bright sunlight made Lian Huanran's vision glare. Lian Huanran reflexively closed her eyes.
Lian Haocun did not care about the glare of the sun, he had already processed everything in his mind. Lian Haocun felt his heart filled with feelings of helplessness, annoyance, anger, anxiety, anxiety, various emotions mixed into one so as to make Lian Haocun's feelings become very complicated, making Lian Haocun's, but Lian Haocun could not recognize a single one of those emotions. He had never felt it in his life before.
Chao Bence turned towards Lian Haocun and Lian Huanran who still had Chao Bence's protective armor with his head bowed. Then Chao Bence removed the protector so that the two of them could move freely.
‘Honestly I didn't think that this was really going to happen.’ Thought Chao Bence who could not take back Shen Wenhuan from the hands of Demon General Baran.
While Lian Huanran rubbed his eyes and blinked his eyes with the aim of making sure he was where. Lian Huanran tried to process what happened a few minutes ago and she fell down. Uncontrollably, tears began to pour from Lian Huanran's eyes. She looks very emotional and her jolly figure usually goes nowhere. Lian Huanran repeated the same word over and over again,
“How can? How could? How can?”
Her tears became more intense as time went on. Lian Huanran paid no attention to Chao Bence who was standing not far from him nor his older brother and was immersed in his own world. While Lian Haocun's hand clenched tightly to the point of bleeding, her lips were bitten so tightly that they saw a small wound. His normally-looking face would not be shaken even if the Afer Continent were to be destroyed, filled with complicated emotions. Unfortunately Lian Huanran who was already immersed in her grief did not notice her.
Chao Bence was flabbergasted at the change in Lian Haocun's previously unchanging expression but Chao Bence did not make a sound at all and just watched the two twin brothers vent their grief in their own wayrespectively.
The hot afternoon felt ice-cold and the clear sky that was very opposite to the atmosphere of the three people was still clearly visible if one looked up. The wind was blowing past them. The chill whack like a sharp knife slashed for the two twin brothers who were only ten years old. At that time, time seemed to be going so slowly.
Lian Haocun calmed down faster than Lian Huanran and walked towards Chao Bence. Chao Bence who had a grim expression, waited for a blow from his master. But Lian Haocun did not do what Chao Bence thought and just stood beside Chao Bence.
Lian Haocun did not make any sound that made Chao Bence feel a little uncomfortable. Although Lian Haocun rarely spoke but this time Chao Bence felt that Lian Haocun's secret was very unpleasant. So it was Chao Bence who spoke first to make Lian Haocun speak.
“Sorry, I failed to protect your Master... What...are you okay...just?”
Lian Haocun did not reply but his clenched hands became clenched back and added to the existing wounds. Chao Bende did not know what to do to comfort someone, however he had never faced such a problem before. So he intended to express some consolation that he had heard, but his mouth was only able to put out the first words before stopping because Lian Haocun cut out Chao Bence's words.
Lian Haocun, “It wasn't your fault. It's my fault because I'm not strong... So you don't have to blame yourself.”
Chao Bence was shocked to hear such a word come out from the mouth of his master. Though the master was only ten years old and even the master who lost his master was not him. Chao Bence scratched his coarse hair and intended to say something but seeing Lian Haocun who looked somewhat confused and dazed made Chao Bence undo his intentions.
‘I'm completely useless..’ Inner Chao Bence while wailing to the ground.
The atmosphere became silent with only Lian Huanran's cry heard. Slowly Lian Huanran who was shedding tears changed to just sobbing. Her eyes were moist red from crying for quite a long time.
Lian Haocun came to a realization from his daydream and felt somewhat annoyed to see his sister acting like that, even though Lian Huanran's reaction was a natural reaction.
Lian Haocun's expression had already returned to being as usual, cold and devoid of worldly desires. Lian Haocun walked to where Lian Huanran was still sitting at a speed that was neither too fast nor too slow. He knelt on one leg to equalize his height with Lian Huanran. Then Lian Haocun reached out an unharmed hand to Lian Huanran who was still sobbing while looking at him without a trace of emotion visible in his eyes.
Lian Haocun, “There's no point in you crying. That person will not return Master.”
In the heart Lian Haocun continued his words while suppressing the complicated feelings that flared back, ‘Although it was just his corpse.’
Lian Huanran looked at Lian Haocun. Lian Haocun was still looking as usual, there was no trace of sadness in sight. Seeing this, Lian Huanran felt angry, furious and upset with a mixture of several other emotions. Lian Huanran brushed off Lian Haocun's hand violently and for the first time, he shouted furiously at his older brother whom he respected a lot,
“Indeed Brother doesn't feel sad!? Teacher was taken by that bad guy! We don't even know how Teacher is or where he is! That is the teacher! The teacher who has been taking care of us since we were babies! It was Master who took care of us for ten years! The teacher who taught us, the teacher who spends time with us! Brother is not feeling sad!? A little bit?”
Lian Huanran's voice shrank at the end of the sentence so it sounded like a mutter. Like he was scared by Lian Haocun's reply which looked extremely cold-hearted. Chao Bence who saw this incident felt that this was a bit too late.
‘Maybe even your sadder brother than you, little boy. It's just.. she harbored him and imprisoned his feelings.’ Inner Chao Bence sighed.
However Chao Bence did not interrupt their conversation and only saw what was to come. According to Chao Bence it was the problem of both of them and outsiders like him could not interfere.
Lian Haocun did not reply and just stared at Lian Huanran with a pus. For the first time, he felt confused in making a decision. So Lian Haocun could only say,
“Let's go back to the sect first and we'll talk about it later.”
Lian Huanran intended to refuse and start a debate with Lian Haocun but Lian Haocun made Lian Huanran who was in a state of non-alert, faint. So that he could only fall helplessly onto his sister's shoulder. A rough way indeed.
Lian Haocun held the fainted Lian Huanran by holding a baby. Then Lian Haocun walked towards Chao Bence without any distress like the extra weight of the person he was carrying meant nothing to him.
Lian Haocun said in a stern tone, “First of all, return to the sect first.”
Chao Bence was still flabbergasted by the way Lian Haocun resolved matters for a while, but hearing Lian Haocun's orders, Chao Bence involuntarily nodded his head, like a soldier nodding his head to his General.
The rank/Position of the Devil Race :
the Demon Warrior
- Sergeants Devil
the Devil
- Major Devil
the Colonel Devil
the Demon General
the Great Demon General
the Demon King