Apocalypse: I Have One More Keyword Than Others-Chapter 28 - 0 Who let down whom_1
Chapter 28: 028 Who let down whom?_1
Chapter 28: 028 Who let down whom?_1
In the still night, Duge’s sharp senses were magnified manifold, and the conversation among the three people from the Feng family, Feng Shiyi, was clearly heard by his ears.
Damn it!
He hadn’t even backstabbed yet, and this bunch had already stabbed him in the back first!
For whom was he fighting so desperately?
There was no honor among thieves.
Of course, Duge also understood their reasoning. For five people to attack a gang like the Iron Palm Gang, renowned for its skilled members, head-on seemed like a fool’s dream. It was natural for them not to want to make meaningless sacrifices.
But Duge also had his own difficulties. His keywords were guard and backstab, and if he retreated to the Feng family’s Mansion, not only would he fail to protect the Feng family’s interests, but he would also lose the chance to backstab them. Who knew what would become of his attributes then?
If they harbored ill will later, he would have trouble even protecting himself.
After all, whether or not Feng Zhong intervened, someone in the Feng family’s Mansion would take their anger out on him because of this affair. It was even possible for that old fox Feng Shiren to sell him out to the Iron Palm Gang in exchange for the safety of the Feng family.
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Right or wrong, that’s human nature.
Returning to the Feng family would mean losing everything, so, even if it meant charging at the gates of the Iron Palm Gang, he had to do it.
Only by doing so could he keep the initiative in his own hands, protect when he wanted to protect, and backstab when he wanted to backstab, maximizing his interests.
After binding with the keywords, normal human thought processes no longer suited them. Just like Wang San, did he really want to collect the hand of a dead person?
He had no choice…
The trio from the Feng family couldn’t leave either. Apart from the fact that Feng Shiyi was the main fighter, if they left, whom would he protect, and whom would he backstab?
“Second Master of the Feng family, I didn’t expect you to be such a coward. You’ve already killed a Hall Master from the Iron Palm Gang. If you don’t kill Qiu Yuanlang, are you waiting for the Feng family to face annihilation?” Duge stood in front of the last Protector’s corpse, his face filled with sad and furious howling, “Run, where can you run to? You’ve killed a Hall Master of the Iron Palm Gang!”
The surroundings were dead silent. The Protectors’ screams at the door had already alerted the gang members inside, and Duge’s shout thoroughly riled up the entire Iron Palm Gang.
In Feng Shiyi’s mind, there was a buzzing noise that left him frozen in place, the whole world spinning around him, almost fainting. His eyes instantly turned red as he hysterically yelled, “Feng Qi, I—your mother…”
“Second Master, you can’t compound one mistake with another.” Duge cut off Feng Shiyi’s words and continued to bellow to everyone, “It’s true, the two of us outsiders can fight to the death for you, hold off the Iron Palm Gang, but what about the Feng family? Deserting in the face of battle, betraying friends to save your own life, the reputation of the Feng family will be ruined! A family can be rebuilt if lost, but once the reputation is gone, a martial artist’s backbone is broken.
Lives can be lost, blood can be spilled, but honor cannot be cast aside. Second Master, we must use our blood and lives to uphold the honor of the Feng family!”
Fuck!
Uphold the reputation of the Feng family?
This was pushing Feng Shiyi into a corner!
That was cruel!
Looking at Duge, who was righteous and indignant, Wang San was utterly stunned. He understood why Feng Qi did this, but to make such a correct decision in so little time was incredibly sharp thinking—inescapably admirable.
He masterfully turned defense into an offensive skill, and in that moment, Wang San understood the true meaning of character setting. A door slowly opened in his mind, and it was as if he saw a whole new world.
…
Forceful defense, forceful backstabbing!
Duge’s attributes surged upward. Watching Feng Shiyi halt in his steps, Duge felt overjoyed. The Iron Palm Gang was already alerted; Feng Shiyi’s chance to flee had evaporated. If he dared to lead the Iron Palm Gang’s members back, it’d be as if he wanted the Feng family annihilated even faster.
In the Iron Palm Gang, torches were lit.
In a short time, the courtyard was brightly illuminated, the eyes of more than two hundred gang members holding swords and knives fiercely fixed on Duge and his companion outside, flames shooting from their eyes.
Attacking in the middle of the night, and still so arrogant—how could they not wipe them out to maintain the Iron Palm Gang’s face?
Even clay figures have some anger, let alone adding the irritability of being woken up early…
And listening to that guy’s tone, he even killed the Hall Master of the Iron Palm Gang and now seeks to assassinate the Gang Leader to prevent future troubles. He’s really eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard, to take the Iron Palm Gang so lightly.
“I didn’t expect the Feng family, insignificant as it was, to produce a few men of blood and valor. Qiu must admit, he is somewhat impressed.” Accompanying a voice as deep as thunder, a man in his fifties with graying hair swiftly moved to stand outside the door. He stood there, looking at Duge and his companion, exuding an aura of commanding presence without displaying anger, “Just the two of you want to kill me?”
“And the Second Master of Feng family, Feng Shiyi,” Duge replied, straightening his back and mentioning Feng Shiyi’s renowned name.
From within the grove of trees, Feng Shiyi’s eyes seemed about to spurt blood. This bastard, this damn bastard! He really was a Demon Head, he hadn’t come to protect the Feng Family, but to sever its roots!
Seeing that Feng Shiyi showed no signs of coming out, Duge glanced at Qiu Yuanlang and the people behind him, and with a light laugh said, “Gang Master Qiu, your Iron Palm Gang sent an unprovoked night attack to the Prosperous Jade Building. You allow yourself to kill others, but do not allow us to fight back? The honor code of the rivers and lakes, the customs of the Martial Worlds, it’s precisely ruined by those who, relying on the strength of their fists, do as they please. Today, the Feng Family will lead the way in turning this improper trend around. With iron and blood, we will protect the righteousness of the rivers and lakes.”
“Protect the righteousness of the rivers and lakes?” Qiu Yuanlang waited until Duge finished speaking before he chuckled, looking at him as though he were looking at an idiot, then his expression suddenly turned cold, “Did you kill Peng Chong?”
More and more people from behind Qiu Yuanlang stood up, but Duge was unfazed and sharply retorted, “He who kills must be ready to be killed…”
“Gang Master Qiu, don’t listen to the lunatic ramblings of the Demon Child.” Feng Shiyi had shouted out as he stepped from the shadows, glaring fiercely at Duge from afar before kneeling down, “Gang Master Qiu, the Feng Family was bewitched by the Demon Child into committing such folly. Even if the Feng Family had ten times the courage, we wouldn’t dare to be enemies with the Iron Palm Gang. How could I ever compete with Hall Master Peng? It was those two, using evil and demonic methods, who harmed Hall Master Peng…”
“Second Master of Feng family?” Duge looked at Feng Shiyi in surprise.
“Shut your mouth.” Feng Shiyi roared, “You thieving brat, if it weren’t for your bewitching words fooling the masses, how could the Feng Family have fallen to such a state? Had I known this would happen, the moment you took possession, I should have crushed you, this Demon Head, with a single palm.”
“Demon Head?” Qiu Yuanlang looked at Duge with interest.
“Yes, Gang Master, these two are the Heavenly Demons you’ve been looking for,” Feng Shiyi said. “Heavenly Demons are different from ordinary people; their actions must match their attributes in order to grow. Feng Qi’s attribute is protection. His silver tongue claims to protect the interests of the Feng Family, growing by exploiting the family, but he has brought disaster upon them.
Gang Master, from this moment on, the Feng Family will sever all ties with him, with no further connection. Without the protection of the Feng Family, his strength shall surely diminish, and you can easily capture him. Whether you kill or mutilate him, use or spare him, it no longer concerns the Feng Family. It is I, Feng Shiren, who was blinded by madness. I am willing to exchange my life for Hall Master Peng’s, I only ask you to spare the old and the young of the Feng Family; they are innocent, they are unaware!”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Feng Shiren’s head knocked heavily against the ground, and soon his forehead was stained red.
The members of the Iron Palm Gang were in an uproar, their attention focused on Duge and his companion, with the sound of discussion rising all around.
Heavenly Demons?
Qiu Yuanlang ignored Feng Shiren and instead looked at Duge with interest, then glanced at Wang San, who was obsessively holding a severed hand, and muttered, “So, there truly are Heavenly Demons in this world? He says you grow through your attributes, your attribute is protection, and that’s why you want to protect the righteousness of the rivers and lakes?”
“Yes.”
Duge nodded.
When Feng Shiyi declared his severance from him, Duge finally understood what Wang San meant when he talked about attributes diminishing. His attributes had dropped by about a third. It seemed that this was due to the failure to protect, but since the attributes hadn’t plummeted to the bottom, it likely meant his actions of backstabbing the Feng Family and continuing to protect the peace of the rivers and lakes were still holding up.
But.
Although the Feng Family had given up on him, Duge had decided to extract the last bit of value from them. He looked at Feng Shiyi with feigned sorrow, “Second Master Feng, even though you have given up on me, my principles won’t change. ‘A day of protection, a lifetime of protection,’ I said, and I will see it through to the end.”
As he spoke, he turned to Qiu Yuanlang and placed the sword against his own neck, “Gang Master Qiu, I am willing to join the Iron Palm Gang and submit to the Gang Master’s will. I only ask that you spare the old and the young of the Feng Family. Fulfill this wish of mine to protect, or else I will die here, and all you will get is the worthless corpse of a Heavenly Demon.”
Feng Shiyi was suddenly jolted, abruptly raising his head to look at Duge. In an instant, the hatred in his heart dissipated like smoke, and for the first time, he felt he might have truly made a mistake.
Qiu Yuanlang was surprised by Duge’s offer, “He betrayed you, and yet you’re willing to protect him?”
Duge replied, “A day of protection, a lifetime of protection. It is my mission.”
“Good, I shall accept your offer,” Qiu Yuanlang said with approval, clapping his hands, “Those fools don’t recognize a true gem. From now on, you will protect the Iron Palm Gang, and in return, the Iron Palm Gang will protect you…”
Before Qiu Yuanlang could finish, the attributes that had dropped for Duge suddenly increased, and he gained even more than before.
