Chapter 38 - Aerial Combat King (1/2)

“Hello, everyone.” Squad Leader Hao smiled as he waved his hand, “Everyone has had a tiresome day, so rest. I came here to looking for Qin Fen for a chat.”

Looking for me? Qin Fen was a bit suspicious. Was the squad leader going to talk about swapping pointers again?

“Come to the deck for a chat with me.”

Squad Leader Hao didn’t give Qin Fen any time to refuse. He had already walked out the door.

Qin Fen, still extremely excited, wouldn’t be able to truly fall asleep any time soon. He put on his military uniform and arrived on the deck.

The night’s ocean breeze was a lot cooler than the morning’s the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art circulated through his entire body, allowing Qin Fen to not feel the chill of the ocean breeze.

Squad Leader Hao thought for a moment before cutting to the chase, “Qin Fen, do you have an older brother?”

“Huh?” Qin Fen was a bit stunned, but he still nodded, “Reporting as ordered, sir! I do!”

“What’s your brother’s name?”

Qin Fen hesitated. Squad Leader Hao would not ask such a thing for no reason. Could it be that Squad Leader Hao had information on his brother? Or did his brother do something and was on a secret wanted list? Did Squad Leader Hao want to pry some information from him?

Thoughts flashed through his head before he laughed. If his brother really was on a secret wanted list, the military wouldn’t come asking him for information.

“Qin Zhan.”

“So he really is!” A smile slowly bloomed on Squad Leader Hao’s face. The super recruit from five years ago was called Qin Zhan as well.

“Squad Leader, sir. Do you know my brother?” Qin Fen could clearly feel the changes in Squad Leader Hao’s mood. He asked, “Do you know where my brother is right now?”

Squad Leader Hao casually leaned against the ship’s railing. “I know of someone. I don’t know if he’s your brother, but his name is also Qin Zhan.”

Qin Fen thought for a moment before ultimately taking out the picture of his brother and himself. “Sir, is this the Qin Zhan you know?”

Squad Leader Hao’s eyes lit up. He spoke with a very firm tone, “There’s no doubt! That’s him!”

“Then, do you know where’s my brother?” Qin Fen was a bit excited. Whether it was going to university or joining the military, it was all for the sake of finding his brother, who had suddenly disappeared. He had to find his brother.

A clue suddenly appeared today. How could he not be excited?

“I don’t know.” Squad Leader Hao shook his head, “He’s just like a shooting star. An extraordinary talent suddenly blossoming among the recruits. He vanished from thin air before the ground level officers could report his data up the chain.”

“Vanished?” Qin Fen froze, stunned.

“Yeah.” Squad Leader Hao exhaled deeply, “Your brother is a genius beyond geniuses. Any gun, artillery, fighter, or mobile armor… he just needed to put his hand to it and he would be the strongest among the recruits. He could become the ace of any of the special forces. Not only that, but his individual martial strength as well his understanding of his opponent’s martial strength surpassed that of what a twenty year old youngster should possess….”

Having spoken to this point, Squad Leader Hao gave Qin Fen a glance, “Back then, your brother’s squad, back when he enlisted, also had a meteor level expert as their squad leader. He was different from you. He challenged his squad leader and took him down with three punches and two kicks. You are far from your brother when it comes to this.”

Qin Fen’s blood began to boil from his excited spirits as he heard Squad Leader Hao talk about his brother. Anyone would feel a sensation of pride bubble forth when hearing their own brother described to be so strong. Qin Fen and Qin Zhan;s relationship was beyond that of ordinary brothers. The feeling of pride cause his entire body to shake.

He had joined the military in order to survive, yet he actually received information about his brother. Qin Fen began to look forward to life in Australia’s boot camp. Perhaps he could find out more information pertaining to his brother over there. Anything was possible.

“Kid, you must think it’s weird, right?” Squad Leader Hao looked at Qin Fen, “Weird as to why I’m telling you all this. Actually, there’s nothing weird about it. Strictly speaking, I still owe your brother a favor. Since I can’t meet him, it’s the same if I pass the favor onto you.”

“Squad leader, can you beat my brother?” Qin Fen was a bit curious. He could sense that Squad Leader Hao was considered an expert among the meteor level.

“Me?” Squad Leader Hao smiled as he shook his head over and over, “Kid, do you know what kind of favor I owe your big brother? I had been unable to make even an inch of progress after entering the four-star level no matter how hard I tried. It was your big brother who showed me the way. It was his pointers that allowed me to advance my martial strength without end to this day.”

Pointers from five years ago still lit the way for Squad Leader Hao up until now? Qin Fen didn’t know whether to think of his brother as being too strong or to suspect Squad Leader Hao’s aptitude was too poor.

“Kid.” Squad Leader Hao patted Qin Fen on the shoulder, “Since you’ve joined the military, at the very least you shouldn’t cause your brother to lose face, right?”

Qin Fen subconsciously nodded. Even though he wasn’t a shock genius like his big brother, it wouldn’t do for him to do things too ordinarily.

“Great.” Squad Leader Hao smiled, “Kid, your big brother challenged his squad leader back in the day. Shouldn’t you do the same?”

Qin Fen stared dazed at the amiable smile of Squad Leader Hao. If Squad Leader Hao hadn’t talked about Qin Zhan for his sake, then Qin Fen would have suspected that this person was deliberately weaving an alluring lie just to get Qin Fen to fight.

“You should have a three-star’s strength, right?” Squad Leader Hao jumped off the ship’s railing and extended a hand, “Relax! I won’t use strength exceeding the level of three-star when I fight you. How bout it?”

Qin Fen’s excitement had yet to settle from the aerial combat, and his blood was still boiling from hearing news about his brother. Qin Fen stirred emotionally.