Chapter 174 - They Are All Heroes (1/2)

“All my life, the greatest desire this big brother has is to hear you call out to me and say….”

His voice came to a halt, and Du Zhanpeng’s body began to relax. It was impossible for his pupils to focus any longer. It was as if his remaining hint of life force was extracted from his body by the Grim Reaper. His cracked and pale white lips blossomed into a smile, a smile that was the most prideful and the most radiant in the world.

This was a smile that blossomed from using life. It was a smile that was filled with love towards his younger brother. He knew that his blood and true energy was transfused into his younger brother’s body, which will certainly help his little brother live through this edge of life or death. He knew that when Du Peng wakes up, he will become someone powerful, surpassing Qin Fen. He knew that his stubborn grandfather will change his ice-cold thoughts because of this matter.

Qin Fen stared with shock at the Du Zhanpeng against his chest. In this instant, Du Zhanpeng’s serene smile overlapped with an image of Qin Zhan.

In a vast expanse of whiteness, large quantities of snow swirled in the air. This was at a corner of the city.

A young child hid in an abandoned shelter that was like a doghouse. His two hands rubbed each other as he shivered. The weather was already cold, and hunger caused the body to be incapable of producing heat. There were only two worn-out cotton cloths wrapped around the child’s body.

The dilapidated wooden door was suddenly pushed open. Snow danced wildly outside while strong winds blew. Standing at the door was a young man with an expression of delight. The young man held two steaming hot sweet potatoes in his hands.

“Here, eat….”

“Big brother, aren’t you going to eat?”

“I’m not eating. Big brother’s already full!”

“Then I will eat them both.”

“Eat. Eat! With big brother here, you won’t go hungry.”

“Big brother….”

“Why are you looking at me like that? I am your big brother. Of course I am responsible for all your needs.”

Big brother… big brother… big brother….

Qin Fen’s arm began to gently shake. As the disciple of Butcher and the other drill instructors, he possessed a steel-like heart. Even if someone plastered a gun to his head, he could still maintain the most ice-cold of calmness.

However, this moment was different.

Qin Fen was incapable of maintaining his calmness. He could sit and watch countless people die, but he was incapable of sitting and watching the death of an older brother who gave everything for his little brother.

“You can’t die. You can’t die. You can’t die….”

Qin Fen’s lips muttered over and over, sounding like a broken record. He had yet to solidify his foundation upon entering the five-star meteor level, and he had no time to sort this out. The breakthrough into the meteor level gave birth to the purest form of true energy. In this moment, he completely transformed his true energy into the true energy of the Rejuvenation Art. His empty hand shivered as he felt around his belt for a medicinal pill of five colors. This was a special pill within the dragon-shaped belt.

This was the Life-Or-Death Pill!

Enzo Rota had warned him a myriad of times that this medicinal pill contains countless variables.

“Old Enz. Old Enz. I’m counting on you now. I’m counting everything on you.” Qin Fen forcefully pulled Du Zhanpeng’s jaw open and stuffed the life-or-death pill inside his mouth. “Du Zhanpeng. Du Zhanpeng. You are Du Peng’s big brother. He is still very young. Don’t you want to see him grow? He still needs your protection, you hear me?”

“Where’s the chopper? Where’s the chopper! We finished the mission! Hurry up! Chopper now!” Qin Fen roared into his communications device practically out of control. “The chopper! There are people very seriously injured here. Do you hear me, you motherfuckers?”

Du Zhanpeng’s body grew colder bit by bit. The life-or-death pill had long since dissolved into his stomach. Not a hint of life force exuded out from his body.

The gunshots of the fierce battle of far had already stopped. Wave after wave of chaotic footsteps came from within the tunnel. Lin Ling was the first to rush out of the tunnel. She used an arrow step to arrive before Qin Fen. She squatted down and used a finger to check Du Zhanpeng’s pulse.

Lin Ling raised her wrist two seconds later. She spoke in the same coldness and detachment as in the past. “He’s dead.”

“Young Master Du!”

Xing Wuyi pushed aside the recruits that blocked his way. He was low on stamina, causing him to stumble ahead and tumble to Qin Fen’s side.

“Young Master Du… Young Master Du….” Xing Wuyi nervously patted Du Zhanpeng’s cold face. “Young Master Du, come on, wake up. Young Master Du… Young Master Du….”

“What is up with this? What in the world happened?” Xing Wuyi’s entire person completely collapsed as he rushed Qin Fen with a loud roar. “What in the world is up with this? Young Master Du has the wild tiger biochemical beast! Young Master Du has a Seven Stars of Immortal Thunder Art!”

Qin Fen stared blankly at Du Zhanpeng against his chest. Du Zhanpeng’s body had already turned ice cold by now, and there wasn’t any color whatsoever within his skin. His entire person appeared to be quite serene. The hint of a faint smile on his lips remained as happy as before.

Xing Wuyi was stunned for several seconds. He grabbed the communications device by his lips and said, “Where is the chopper? Did they all die or something? Hurry up! Hurry up and come! There are injured people here! There are….”

Xing Wuyi looked at where Du Zhanpeng and Du Peng’s wrist crossed. His entire person became stupefied once more. The corner of his lips lifted in a painful smile.

“He he… ha ha… ha ha….” Xing Wuyi chuckled, looking up into the sky. His tears poured out, completely unable to be controlled. “You did it…. you still did it in the end. You motherfucking fool. You motherfucking….”

His laughter turned into cries. Xing Wuyi sat weakly to the ground. He cried like a child who had his heart broken. He was normally a silk-pants who never place other people within his eyes, but not a trace of this aspect of him could be seen in this moment. He merely cried. Only crying could relieve him of his sorrow.

In this moment, Xing Wuyi was no longer the loathsome sycophant of Du Zhanpeng of the recruit training camp. There was no sycophant in this world who would shed bitter tears to such a degree when faced with the death of their master.