Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 652: Chapter 651 [Such a Powerful Person]

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The Demon Wolf was dead, having sought its own demise, being devoured by the Evil Sword. One of the three most sinister weapons in the world, it was overwhelmingly powerful and eerie, so much so that even Ye Tianchen was secretly alarmed and unable to keep the sword for himself.

Despite reaching the Mid-stage of the Emperor-level Superpower Realm, Ye Tianchen still couldn’t kill the Demon Wolf without using cross-tier battle abilities.

Especially the last wave of Sword Qi from the Evil Sword was so strong that Ye Tianchen narrowly escaped with his life. However, he was still affected by that sinister Sword Qi, causing excruciating pain in all his organs as if they were about to explode. But he knew he absolutely could not fall here—it was a tremendously difficult mission, and he was one step away from completion, uncertain of what other dangers lay ahead. Thus, Ye Tianchen dared not relax for a moment.

”Tianchen...” Ling Yuxun said, worried, trying to speak but unable to find the words.

”Let’s go, nothing will happen with me here!” Ye Tianchen said, smiling and turning to Ling Yuxun.

”Okay!” Ling Yuxun nodded, following closely behind Ye Tianchen.

According to Ling Yuxun, over that small hill ahead was a forest, the last region on the border of New York City. Once they crossed it, they would enter another city. Ye Tianchen always had a bad feeling, suspecting there might be an entity even more formidable than the Demon Wolf waiting for them. Why hadn’t Bao Tianglong and the other seven members arrived yet? Hei Mian and another Heavenly Gang War General were also missing, which made the situation rather severe and strange.

Thanks to the gentle power left inside him by Zhang Ruotong, Ye Tianchen’s injuries were contained from worsening and were healing at a slow rate. Otherwise, walking, let alone standing, would have been impossible. After all, the Evil Sword was one of the world’s three most sinister weapons, and recovering from its wound was extremely difficult.

About an hour later, Ye Tianchen and Ling Yuxun reached the top of the hill. Looking down at the forest below, Ye Tianchen released his powerful Superpower Perception but felt no peculiar powers, which made him frown. It was one thing for the enemy to escape detection, but still, there was no trace of Bao Tianglong or Hei Mian. Where had they gone?

”Tianchen, let’s go down. Maybe Brother Hei Mian is hiding there, worried about being discovered!” Ling Yuxun, noticing Ye Tianchen’s confusion, suggested.

”I hope so. Stay close to me. No matter what happens, prioritize your safety, and don’t worry about me!” Ye Tianchen replied, looking at her.

”Okay, I understand!” Ling Yuxun nodded, touched by his words.

Ling Yuxun understood that Ye Tianchen’s words were meant to keep her out of danger and to protect her. Being defenseless, the only thing she could do if enemies attacked was to quickly hide in a safe place, preventing any distraction for Ye Tianchen and allowing him to fight freely.

Holding Ling Yuxun’s hand, Ye Tianchen walked step by step down towards the forest below. The further they went, the more he felt an ominous premonition, as if something was about to happen.

Suddenly, Ye Tianchen pulled Ling Yuxun and ran forward at a very high speed, using the Divine Movement Skill toward the position at the nine o’clock direction, leaving Ling Yuxun both puzzled and terrified.

”What’s wrong, Tianchen?” Ling Yuxun asked after Ye Tianchen stopped.

”I just felt a surge of extremely powerful energy, but now it’s gone,” Ye Tianchen stated, brow furrowed.

Just as both were feeling strange and looking around in all directions, hoping to catch a hint, suddenly they heard cries for help.

”Help, somebody, please help...”

”Tianchen, it sounds like a child’s voice crying for help!” Ling Yuxun remarked, startled.

Ye Tianchen frowned, saying doubtfully, ”There shouldn’t be anyone in this area, so why would a child be crying for help? Be careful, it could be a trap.”

”This...” Ling Yuxun appeared somewhat scared.

”Help, can anyone hear me, please save me...”

At that moment, another child’s voice arose, sounding very miserable and loudly crying for help. The source of the voice was very clear this time, apparently not far ahead. Ye Tianchen hesitated, then said, ”This is the place we agreed to meet Bao Tianglong and Hei Mian. Since we have to go forward anyway, let’s check it out!”

”Hmm!” Ling Yuxun nodded.

The cries for help had not stopped until Ye Tianchen and Ling Yuxun reached deep into the forest, where they were both startled. They saw a child, about eleven or twelve years old, dressed in tattered clothes and visibly bloodstained, hugging a tree and screaming for help in fear. Beneath the tree was a leopard, seemingly ready to pounce, looking like it was planning to devour the child.

”Ah, big brother, big sister, save me....” The child, upon seeing Ye Tianchen and Ling Yuxun approach, cried out in terror.

”Tianchen, let’s save the child. If we don’t, he will sooner or later be eaten by that leopard!” Ling Yuxun, being genuinely compassionate, said anxiously.

”Even if we didn’t want to, we couldn’t. The leopard now sees us as food,” Ye Tianchen said with a smile.

The leopard, which had been eagerly poised under the tree ready to devour the child, saw Ye Tianchen and Ling Yuxun approach, bared its fangs at them, and rushed towards them at high speed. Ye Tianchen frowned, then slapped the leopard on the head, killing it instantly.

To ordinary people, a leopard was an unbeatable and fierce creature, yet to a strong individual like Ye Tianchen, it was hardly a challenge—one slap was all it took to kill it.

Soon, the boy in the red clothes, who was eleven or twelve years old, came down from the tree. He looked at Ye Tianchen and Ling Yuxun with fright, clearly shaken and trembling. Ling Yuxun squatted down smiling and asked the boy, ”What’s your name, and why are you here?”

”I’m Red Jack, I’m an orphan. I came here to play, but then I encountered that leopard,” the little boy said, still very scared.

”Don’t worry, you’re safe now,” Ling Yuxun said, comforting him by patting his head.

”Thank you, thank you!” the little boy said, trembling.

Ye Tianchen glanced at the boy, then at Ling Yuxun, before saying, ”Let’s go, we need to hurry!”

”But Tianchen, this child...” Ling Yuxun looked worried.

”Big brother, big sister, don’t abandon me. I’m an orphan with nowhere to go. If you leave me here, I’m sure to die; there are other fierce beasts around!” Red Jack cried with a woeful expression.

Ling Yuxun looked at the boy, then stood up and quietly pulled Ye Tianchen aside saying, ”Tianchen, we can’t just leave this child behind. He’s so young and an orphan. If he stays here, he will surely die. Since we’ve come across him, we should help him. I want to take him to a safe place.”

”I was thinking the same thing. Let’s take him with us!” Ye Tianchen said after a moment, smiling.

On the way, because the boy had injuries, Ye Tianchen carried him on his back while Ling Yuxun followed behind. They continued on without encountering anyone else, which started to worry Ye Tianchen. Bao Tianglong, Li San, Wang Jie, Hu Long, Lin Duan, Zhang Tian, and Zhang Di, along with Hei Mian and another Heavenly Gang War General—nine of them had formidable strength, so why hadn’t any of them reached this place?

”Big brother, thank you for saving me. I will definitely repay you, and I will give you a surprise,” the little boy said, smiling from Ye Tianchen’s back.

”Really? I hope your surprise won’t disappoint me,” Ye Tianchen also said, smiling.

”It definitely won’t!” the boy said, smiling back.

They walked less than a kilometer ahead when Ye Tianchen suddenly stopped. He had felt the presence of nine people, whose breathing was very faint, barely hanging on to life, just ahead. He quickly moved forward, and Ling Yuxun, sensing something was wrong, hurriedly followed.

”Ah... Brother Bao, Brother Li... Tianchen, they...” Ling Yuxun exclaimed, covering her mouth with both hands, utterly unable to believe what she was seeing.

Ye Tianchen frowned but said nothing. Instead, he put the boy down, then said to Ling Yuxun, ”Come help me get them down!”

Nine men, including Bao Tianglong, were bound with ropes hanging from trees, all barely alive and heavily injured, all having passed out. This scene not only horrified Ling Yuxun, but also made Ye Tianchen furrow his brows deeply. The strength of Bao Tianglong’s men was top-notch worldwide, and it would be very difficult even for a powerful enemy to defeat them if they fought together. Now all nine of them had been beaten and left hanging, barely alive and heavily injured. Who could be so powerful?