Chapter 9.3 - Whose Hero?
Su quietly laid there on the ruined bedroom. The apartment that was originally neat and orderly now looked like it had been swept through by a storm without a single piece of intact furniture. Based on the Black Dragonridersâ rules, the compensation dues for damaging the apartment would all be put on Suâs account. This was going to be a several thousand yuan bill.
However, Su, who always fussed over every little bit of money wasnât thinking about how much he would have to pay for this. Instead, his mind was like a raging sea. Countless thoughts surged like foam.
Every aspect of that violent battle that broke new ground between Su and Persephone was rising and falling in Suâs memory, continuously replaying itself in his head. Su almost subconsciously remembered every scene, every detail, and only now did he have time to carefully think them over.
However, Persephoneâs matters didnât occupy all of Suâs thoughts, to the extent where it didnât even take up half. Su, who looked like he was calmly laying there without moving a finger, was currently thinking at the highest speed he had ever thought in his entire life. Everything he had experienced since he could remember poured outwards, including what happened after joining the Black Dragonriders. Things he both normally dared to think about and didnât dare to think about floated up into his mind and displayed themselves in front of Su in an incomparably clear manner. The greatest shock these memories left him were the many years of strange dreams he had, the constant indescribable fear, as well as all types of worry he felt for Madeline and Persephone. At this moment, he couldnât avoid them even when he tried to, so he was left with no choice but to examine everything closely.
A crashing sound tore through the air. In another room, a wardrobe suddenly split apart, and Li tumbled out from within it. Her hands and feet were both bound, and her mouth was sealed up by adhesive tape as well; she was in quite the sorry state. Li tumbled on the ground a few times before struggling to her feet. She adjusted her breathing, and then suddenly erupted with power, forcefully tearing through the special military rope around her arms. She tore off the ropes around her feet and ripped off the tape around her mouth before walking into Suâs room. Then, she stood there, quietly looking at the messy room. Only afterwards did her eyes land on Suâs body that wasnât moving at all.
Li brought out two cigarettes and tossed one to Su. She then sat down next to him, lighting one of them and taking a deep breath. âDid it leave a rich aftertaste?â
Suâs scattering thoughts were pulled back by Li. He didnât reply to her question and instead asked, âHow did you end up being kidnapped?â
Li scratched her hair and said in a somewhat depressed manner, âI came back before you. That great general felt that I was a bit irritating and directly tied me up and threw me into the wardrobe. If it wasnât for the cabinets being shaken loose, I wouldnât have even been able to escape.â
Li spat out a smoke ring, and then she looked around the room before hatefully saying, âFuck, you guys really were crazy! Hey, can you even use your thing anymore? Donât tell me that itâs already done for.â
Su chuckled. He cleansed his mind of the strange thoughts he had just now and sat up. âHow can that be?â He brought out a set of clothes that could still be considered intact from the wardrobe and put them on. Then, he stretched his body in a rather flexible manner to loosen up his unbearably aching body. Last nightâs battle proved once again that Suâs combat strength couldnât compare to Persephoneâs at all.
Li scratched her hair and asked, âWhat are we going to do now? I want to fight!â
Su stopped moving and then said, âAfterwards, I have to complete a solo mission and canât bring you guys along. If you want to fight, you can follow Ricardo, but you have to move together with Li Gaolei. Your abilities complement each otherâs quite well on the battlefield, butâŠâ
Su looked at Li, and after hesitating for a moment, said, âAre you alright?â
This time, Liâs body went rigid. She suddenly lowered her hand that was scratching her head and buried her head in her knees. âIt would be weird if I was perfectly fine! However⊠itâs not that big of a deal either. Itâll be fine once I feel bad for a few days. She is prettier than me, and stronger too. Sheâs a general as well, so thereâs no way I can compare to herâŠâ`
When Su frowned, Li immediately stood up and rubbed her eyes fiercely. Then, she spat out a breath of air. She patted Suâs shoulder and then said with a smile, âDonât worry, Iâm fine! I know that she saved you before, so Iâll cry a bit at most, and then itâll be okay after a bit of sadness. I want to fight to earn a bit of money, not to die. Iâm still so young, with so many things that I havenât enjoyed yet!â
Suâs mind relaxed. However, who would have expected that right at this time, Li would move close to his ear, moreover pressing her firm chest against his back and say in a low voice, âHey, leader, I know that general is your leader. She wonât be stingy and not allow you to touch other women, right?â
Su was momentarily stupefied. He had never thought about this problem before. After hesitating for a bit, he said, âProbably not.â
Li grabbed Suâs waist, and her arms even more so began to roam about, like lighting arousing menâs desires. Her voice even contained a tempting roughness, saying, âBefore you go on your mission, letâs go at it once more?â
Even though he had astonishing recovering ability, Su was still unbearably tired right now. However, to make it up to Li, he still aroused some dormant stamina and prepared to enter a battle that was definitely going to be more intense than anything he had encountered before. However, who would have thought that as soon as Liâs flexible fingers sensed Suâs heat and rigidness, she suddenly squeezed fiercely before jumping back two meters and saying nonchalantly, âBut I suddenly lost interest!â
âYouâŠâ Su was stunned.
Li formed a pistol with her hand, and while narrowing her eyes, she aimed at Su and said, âFrom today on, only by defeating me can you go to bed with me!â
âYou!â Su was immediately a bit annoyed, his beautiful and low eyebrows slightly straightening like a sharp sword. He began to move his body about, and with a snort, he said, âIt seems like you forgot your first lesson. Fine, these conditions are quite good. Letâs try it out right now!â
When she saw the power in Suâs muscles begin to condense, Li suddenly released her battle posture and threw herself into Suâs embrace. She grabbed on tightly, burying her face into Suâs chest. She then said softly, âCome back alive!â
Another unexpected event.
Su didnât know what to say. He only lightly patted Liâs head. He knew that this smart girl already guessed that he was going to undertake an extremely dangerous mission. After all, missions that required a dragonrider lieutenant commander to conduct on his own were definitely not simple. Liâs body suddenly increased in temperature, gradually becoming hot. What followed was an intense and short battle.
After this disturbance, when the casually dressed Su walked into Black Dragonrider general headquarters, it was already close to nightfall. At this moment, Persephone was already leading her subordinates and dragonriders that came from the north back where they came from.
âGood afternoon, lieutenant colonel.â Su respectfully and courteously gave his greeting.
Lieutenant Colonel Julio raised his head from the pile of documents. A pair of bloodshot eyes stared at Su from behind the small glasses he was wearing. With an insincere smile, he said, âI am not good at all! Lieutenant commander, oh, I forgot that your distinguished self already has authority equivalent to that of a lieutenant colonel. Alright, Lieutenant Colonel Su, why did your distinguished self run all the way here just to see me?â
Su sat down in front of the lieutenant colonel and said with a smile, âI came to see if there is anything I can help with, for example, the Scorpions of Disaster?â
Julioâs eyes lit up. He stared at Su for quite a while before muttering, âIt seems like you are sincerely wishing to help! This really is unexpected. Fine, Iâll be honest. Recently, those scorpionsâ attacks have become more sharp. I am confident that they definitely have more trump cards up their sleeves! Meanwhile, our dragonridersâ masters are all fighting their respective battles and are unwilling to cooperate at all. So, look, this is the battlefield status map. Can you understand it? It looks like we are always winning and only âoccasionallyâ losing, but these occasional losses have already resulted in three dragonriders being severely hurt, and one of them has no choice but to retire. If we continue like this, the death of dragonriders will be unavoidable, and I dare to bet that it will be more than one!â
The lieutenant colonel complained while marking up the battlefield status map. In the blink of an eye, four missions appeared, each of them with a simple main purpose. From the mission difficulty and tactical objective, these were all missions designed for Su.
âJust choose one. As for the reward amount, itâll take some more time to determine. Of course, I wonât let you suffer a loss. Haha, if you choose all four of them, then it canât be better! Unfortunately, thatâs impossible!â The lieutenant colonel looked at Su rather expectantly. The Scorpions of Disaster had already given him a huge headache, and he never expected that Su would offer himself up like this.
Su obviously wouldnât be able to complete four missions at the same time. That was just the lieutenant colonel joking around. He looked at the missions and casually pointed at one. Julioâs face became full of excitement, and he immediately began to put together a mission assignment in the system.
Just as the lieutenant colonel was wrestling with the complex office matters, Su pushed a sheet of paper in front of the lieutenant colonelâs face and casually asked, âLieutenant colonel, do you recognize this person?â
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