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Chapter 42: Let Me Protect You (X)
“Speak! Where is the money?” The driving bald man had already shaken off the police’s pursuit and asked Shang Ke who was sitting in the passenger seat.
“When are you releasing my foster parents?” Shang Ke asked in return.
“If we can’t get the money, I won’t let them go.” This was his bottom line.
Shang Ke fell silent for a moment before naming a location, “Green Wheat Farm.”
He didn’t make the place up, as it really had been a stronghold of Tabimu before. It was just relatively hidden and ordinary members did not know of it. However, the bald man had clearly heard of it before and his eyes began to shine.
On the other side, Rowan was monitoring them and immediately arranged for the police to go prepare at Green Wheat Farm.
Green Wheat Farm was around a thousand kilometers away from the criminal’s current location. Even if they drove without resting, they wouldn’t arrive until the next day. The criminals clearly did not have much energy, and stopped at a motel at eleven to rest.
“If you don’t want to involve the people in this hotel, then you better stay put,” the bald man pushed the three into a small room and left behind a warning before leaving with another guard.
“Bruno, what is going on?” The Ferrg couple did not wish to blame him despite the fright they had experienced, and they gazed at Shang Ke with an expression full of curiosity and worry.
“Don’t worry,” Shang Ke comforted them, “I won’t let anything happen to you two.”
Overseas, Feng Juan had just finished a family banquet and returned to his room. The first thing he did was open his computer, planning to contact Shang Ke. He suddenly thought that it should be very late over there and hesitated, before finally caving into his desire. He decided to cruelly wake him up before video calling him.
He called, but it rang for a long time with no one picking up. Feng Juan was unwilling to give up and continued to call while he browsed the UK internet.
Suddenly, his actions stopped as he stared rigidly at the news page’s top story—Mr. Bruin’s office building was met with a terrorist attack. Three people were taken hostage and were currently unaccounted for…
Three people… the first people Feng Juan thought of were Shang Ke and the Ferrg couple.
His fingers trembled and he almost dropped his phone. After a moment of shock, he quickly found Rowan’s number and called him.
“What happened? Are Shang Ke and my foster parents in trouble?” The moment the call connected, Feng Juan yelled into the phone.
Silence flowed from the other side for a few seconds before a reply finally came, “Yes, they were taken hostage by a group of criminals.”
“Why would the criminals catch them when they haven’t done anything?”
“Do you know Tabimu?”
“I know them, they were the ones that kidnapped Shang Ke and I back then.”
“Yes,” Rowan spoke heavily, “After you guys were saved, Tabimu did not plan to let you guys off. In order to protect you both, Bruno has been secretly dealing with them with the police.” He paused, then added, “Since ten years ago.”
Ten years ago? Shang Ke was only seven back then! Feng Juan’s mind went blank. So in the time when he still knew nothing, Shang Ke was already protecting him? In these ten years, the reason why anything he did went so smoothly was because Keke was paving the way for him in secret.
Rowan did not realize Feng Juan’s emotions and continued, “Tabimu’s power has collapsed for the most part. This is their last-ditch effort to retaliate, and their targets are you, Bruno, and your foster parents. Fortunately, you were abroad when it happened. Otherwise you would also have become their hostage.”
Thunder flashed through his mind. Abroad? Don’t tell him that his trip abroad was also set up in advance by Keke? He had known ahead of time that they might be in danger?
No, Keke, how could you do this? We are brothers, family, and we should face any danger together. If his safety was obtained in exchange for their lives, how could he peacefully life on?
Feng Juan only now understood just how much Keke cared for him.
“What is the current situation?” Feng Juan composed himself as a storm raged in his eyes.
“Bruno helped us monitor their cell phones. They are preparing to leave for Green Wheat Farm. We will place the farm under surveillance before they arrive.”
“I understand.” Feng Juan hung up and dug out his papers before rushing to the airport with his cell phone and laptop.
The next day, the bald man and the others continued on their way with Shang Ke and the Ferrg couple.
Their entire trip was unimpeded, and the closer they got to Green Wheat Farm, the less traffic there was.
Ten hours later, the group finally arrived at the destination. Before their eyes was a dense land of corn, and the horizon stretched as far as they could see. The farm was very old-fashioned with a harvest machine parked on the land while a couple piles of hay were piled up in the corner. Two middle-aged farmers were currently busy in the courtyard.
“Where’s the money hidden?” The bald man watched the surroundings vigilantly, his gaze stopping on the two farmers for a second.
Shang Ke turned his head to look at the warehouse not too far from them and replied, “I only know that a portion is buried somewhere in the warehouse. You guys have to find the exact position yourself.”
The bald man indicated for his subordinates to go take a look before glaring at Shang Ke fiercely and ordering, “Don’t you dare try to play tricks, or else I will kill them where they stand.”
He pointed the gun’s muzzle at the Ferrg couple.
They waited outside for a long time and the people that went into the warehouse never came back out.
The bald man sensed that something was finally wrong and was just about to question him when fully armed police rushed out from the corn crops and surrounded them tightly.
The bald man and the others quickly grabbed the Ferrg couple and threatened, “Don’t come any closer, or I’ll shoot them.”
The criminals wore a nervous expression, but no one dared to grab Shang Ke as hostage, causing him to stand there all alone.
“How did you guys find us?” The bald man asked then as if he realized something, he turned to Shang Ke. “It was you! You have a tracking device on you!”
“No, I don’t have any tracking device on me.” Shang Ke said indifferently. “The tracking device was on you guys.”
The bald man froze, then immediately reacted and took out his cell phone. With a bellow, he slammed the cell phone onto the floor.
“I actually forgot you were a hacker! Haha, good good, I really grew complacent. Then everyone can die together here!” The bald man aimed at the Ferrg couple and pulled the triggers.
Shang Ke’s eyes and hands were quick and held his wrist and turned it. With a “bang”, the gun shot empty.
At the same time, the surrounding police started to attack and the criminals tried to find places to hide.
Shang Ke pulled aside the Ferrg couple and stood in front of them.
The bald man raised his gun and aimed at the bomb on Shang Ke’s body, crazily laughing, “Now, let me test the power of the bomb on you.”
He pulled the trigger without hesitation.
“No!” A terrified voice came from not too far away.
Shang Ke subconsciously looked back to see Feng Juan get off a car and looking at him full of fear.
With the ‘bang’ of a gunshot, Shang Ke felt pain in his abdomen and he staggered back.
However, the bomb on his body did not explode.
The bald man stared at the unexpected situation, saying with disbelief. “So the bomb was fake?” He did not think Shang Ke’s courage was so great, he actually didn’t have any bargaining chip yet still mixed in with them without a change in his face.
“So, the money was fake too.” The bald man’s face was very dark.
Shang Ke held his abdomen, smiling faintly, and nodded.
At this moment, the bald man was hit by a stray bullet and half knelt on the ground. With him down, the police quickly encircle the place.
Feng Juan was finally somewhat relieved and followed behind the police over.
Right at this moment, the bald man’s shoulders trembled and a burst of strange laughter bubbled from his throat.
He raised his head and stared unwaveringly at Shang Ke, he slowly spoke. “It doesn’t matter, even if your bomb is fake, mine isn’t.”
He took out a bomb from his bosom, “Even if I die, I will at least drag you guys down with me.”
He suddenly pulled the secure pin after he spoke.
Right now, the police and Feng Juan who were starting to surround them were not even ten meters close while Shang Ke and the Ferrg couple’s distance from the bald man was barely four meters.
The area of effect a bomb usually had was a radius of seven to ten meters, but the pieces that shot out could reach a range of over a dozen meters. If the bomb exploded, Shang Ke and the Ferrg couple’s survival possibility did not exceed ten percent.
The bald man pulled the secure pin and Shang Ke instinctually threw himself at him.
“Don’t!” Feng Juan’s voice carried endless fear.
Shang Ke raised his head and looked at Feng Juan who was rushing over. His eyes were as gentle as usual and his messy hair rustled in the wind. A yearning smile appeared on his face…
Boom! The bomb exploded and flesh mixed with the pieces like a gaudy firework, cruelly burst before everyone’s eyes.
Feng Juan was tackled down by a policeman. His forehead was cut open by a rock and the blood slid down slowly to the corner of his eye. Shang Ke’s last smile was frozen in his mind, then shattered like glass, falling to pieces…
【This world’s main mission has been failed. The penalty mission shall start. Mission difficulty will be 2x and Host shall be sent to the next world in sixty seconds.】 The System’s voice suddenly echoed in Shang Ke’s mind.
What? He would be directly sent to the next world? At least let him bid Juan Juan goodbye, bid the Ferrg couple goodbye, bid this world goodbye!
【This is the first time Host has failed the mission. The System will reward one curse halo.】
There was a reward for failure? What curse halo? Just hearing the name, you would know it was nothing good!
【Curse Halo: Curse attacks indiscriminately, the curse activation condition is pragmatic, the curse time is pragmatic, the curse target is pragmatic, the curse type is pragmatic.】
Shang Ke: “……”
【Please treat the curse halo well, it will give Host’s journey endless thrilling excitements to enjoy.】
He did not need any kind of thrilling excitement at all!
【May Host please prepare to enter the next world. The countdown will begin: 9, 8, 7…】
Shang Ke had wanted to struggle a bit more, but the System didn’t give him time to struggle. When it countdown to one, he was sent to the next world.
He finally found out what was the consequence for mission failure. There were no rewards, no time to reorganize yourself, the mission difficulty was increased and there’s an additional strangely attributed halo.
Shang Ke didn’t have time to even adjust his mood. Moments ago he had exploded into pieces, while the next moment he was in a bottomless abyss.
A bottomless abyss? Shang Ke stiffened with fright. Below his body, clouds and mist lingered and the bottom could not be seen. Right now, he was all alone, growing on a tree from the cliff.
That’s right, he was “growing”.
He was now a damn motherf*cking mushroom!
His entire body was spotlessly white, sparkling and pure. An umbrella cap grew from his head and gently swayed in the wind.
At this moment, dark clouds covered the sky above and thunder rang. An invisible wave of power pressured him, like something awful was about to happen.
Shang Ke, wearing a mushroom face, was thoroughly dumbfounded.
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Yep 1st tent ⛺️ down
Oh no
404 not found, I cant be the first at the next chapter!!!
*SHIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK*
(つิ益^ิ`｡)
While waiting, I just realize something scary about this arc…
For those who wish to not know, please ignore me…
It just, I can’t help bu to notice…most of shan ke tragic story arc have this “re:” so I will assume that probably mean he will relive or repeat that arc. This arc…however doesn’t have that episode “Re: let me protect you”…
Is it because he will attain first happy ending…or worse, he faild the mission…this is so scary!!!!
I read your comment many times, thinking “Naaah, he’s not gonna fail.”
But now I’m reading what snowy written “Mission failed, penalty starting” and now I’m veeeery alarmed. ?
Worse part is he can’t redo the mission or comeback to this part of world!!! (Since there is no arch named “Re: I will protect you”)
WHY AUTHOR!!!??? WHY????!!! WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO USE READER!!!!!!
*VIOLENTLY CRYING*
Omg you’re right I’m sick to my stomach 😭😭😭 just gonna comfort myself by saying that even though they couldn’t have this life together they have others . But Bruin deserved better 💔
♪♪＼(^ω^＼)( /^ω^)/♪♪♪♪＼(^ω^＼)( /^ω^)/♪♪♪♪＼(^ω^＼)( /^ω^)/♪♪♪♪＼(^ω^＼)( /^ω^)/♪♪
I’m waiting for you right here~~
It’s gotta be you, no~~
My one and only oh oh oh~~
*hums while roasting some marshmallows*
AYE I WANNA KNOW!
*takes a deep breath*
*mumbles* patience… patience… pat– aaaaargh
*starts to aggressively camp to bid time*
Nnyyyooooooooooooo…..
Snowy- sama, have you seen the comments on the chapter you have yet to release?
Have you seen how they have become worse and worse?
That’s what abstinence from chapters do to readers..
But don’t worry, we will go back to normal after we get our dose, well as normal as we can get. ?
Ahh, it’s affecting me too! Stupid Ignobilia, stupid Ignobilia, you can’t pressure Snowy-sama!
Sorry about that, take all the time you need! ♥️
Now I understand why the comments here are so odd (〇_〇；)
As a person reading after the translation is complete, I’m glad I’m reading this now instead of earlier heheh
?Snowy’s Good Fortune Shrine?
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PRAY HERE for Our Family’s Snow’s:
Good Health ?
Prosperity ?
Peace of Mind ?
Scholastic Achievement ?
Work Success ?
Harmonious Relationships ?
???????????????
I’mma pray for ?⛄and?? this time!
I somehow missed this lol
King Arthur: How does it… um… how does it work?
Sir Lancelot: I know not, my liege.
King Arthur: Consult the Book of Armaments!
Maynard: Armaments, chapter two, verses nine through twenty-one.
Minstrel + minor role: And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, “O Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy.” And the Lord did grin. And the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths, and carp and anchovies, and orangutans and breakfast cereals, and fruit-bats and large chu…
Minstrel + minor role: And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, ‘O Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy.’ And the Lord did grin. And the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths, and carp and anchovies, and orangutans and breakfast cereals, and fruit-bats and large chu…
Maynard: Skip a bit, brother…
Minstrel + minor role: And the Lord spake, saying, “First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out! Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it.
Minstrel + minor role: And the Lord spake, saying, First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out! Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it.
Maynard: Amen.
King Arthur: Right. One… two… five!
Sir Galahad: Three, sir.
King Arthur: Three!
Monty Python! God I love those movies, especially the King Arthur one. The jokes are just👌
Hello everyone I’m crazy 4 you know what hello again again again hello hi hi hello bye
His mission was to protect Feng Juan until 22 right? So Feng Juan must’ve died along thw way or something else happened, sh*t I’m worried now ???? Well at least I won’t get shooketh when this chapter comes ????
Aaaaaaa
Dont fail shang ke
Noooooooo ;0;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
Either Feng Juan died or Shang Ke died in a way that wasn’t heroic or would be considered suicide by the system. Oh no :((((
Plus if there’s no Re:, does that mean he and Feng Juan are never meant to beeee?? X00
Hope you get better soon Snowy-sama! Make sure to get lots of rest and keep hydrated!
Oh no , He fails? Nooooooooooooooono just when he finally accepted ml ??. I’m scared for the penalty, u mean his missions a re already this tough how much worse will the penalty be?!
*set a tent*
I hope they will be alright ? ? ?
Thank you so much for the previous chapter!
I’m so nervous about this one. ?
lel
Thank you very much!!!snowy!!! <3 <3 <3
Snow-sama!! thanks you for your hard work!!!
I was hoping it was an April fool’s joke but idk anymore??? ???
Thanks for the chapter and your hard work !:3
Thanks for the chapter snowy-sama! ? ?
Previous chapter I thought this is it, this is the event Shang Ke would die heroically. And I felt bad for Juan, because he’s far away when it happened. But noooo… Feng Juan witnessed Shang Ke’s death once again, and it felt so much worse ??
Thank goodness ML never kept his memories. If not, he’d go crazy for sure.
I’m excited for the new arc. Shang Ke is a mushroom? ((σ≧▽≦)σ ?
No idea how he’ll do mission in that body and with suspicious curse halo attached.
LOL i laugh so hard. A mushroom! LOL
Thanks for the update
I’m crying. CSM. ESTOY LLORANDO MARES. ¿Por qué, sistema? ¿Por qué tienes que ser tan despidado? ;AAAA; MIS LÁGRIMAS NO CESAN, AAAAHHHH.
Thanks for the two chapters, Snowy-sama.
The bald man pulled the secure pin and Shang Ke instinctually threw himself at him.
LOL. INSTINCTUALLY! Has he become so used to dying? XD
I think the author means that our MC was not wiling to let the ML and the parent died that is why he threw himself at the bomb man = safety.
He has become very used to dying lol
Also, System said all the world’s SK left behind were real.
OMG, this is like the first time a world hopper has failed a mission-like among all of my current transmigration reading.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*SCREAM HYSTERICALLY*
I guess you could say hes in a MUSH bad situation
Snowy thank you for bringing us this delightful novel. And what’s the release schedule for it?
I knew the system was a troll, but seriously the system is a troll.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING AWESOME! ! ! ! !
Poor feng juan. 🙁
A mushroom!!! Is this a cultivation arc? I love xianxia!!
yep~
Thanks for the hard work!!!!
Snowy can always surprise me with good novels ?
Also i dont mind unedited versions. Its still better than google translate…. ?
Is this a troll or did he seriously get turned into a mushroom
233333 this author is ridiculous, I love it, thanks for the translation!
an update please..
i want to read how a little mushroom can make the protagonist fall in love…
*also sets a tent* ⛺️ ?
Yaaas the translation quality is top notch, Snowy!! I wait in anticipation for the next arc lol (no pressure)
Thank you for your updates! Even though they are not edited, it gives me immense joy reading them! I hope you dont get discouraged by what others might say. Please continue with what you’ve been doing and dont forget about your worshippers who built huge flying castle to be with you \^0^/
*builds a house?*
HI ! cutie mushroom
What? Why mushroom??
lol , author, a mushroom, out of all things XD
thanks for this translation. Really helpful.
Oh god 🤣 I have another little mushroom fave 🍄
HE FAILED HIS MISSION??!!! I AM SO GOBSMACKED!! oh no…please be okay..
I don’t know why, but it seems chinese authors have a thing for little mushroom ukes?? Also, why is this “Re:” thing (???) that u guys are talking i am confused
I dont understand why its a fail?
He was pretty heroic???
Also readers pls calm thyself…
Snowy-sama was just sick. Dont pressure her to work. She must be resting! And enjoying life!
Take all the time that you need ♡
It’s a fail because his mission lasts until ML is… 20? 22? (I don’t remember cough) and he didn’t last that long
:O! So he died when the ml and him were 17-18, so he failed his mission 😭
That means that the ml would also die in the future without mc’s protection? 😢
wow … each death is becoming more and more violent … and poor lover has to see each death before his eyes … Also to loose the 10years chance to recover … oh what a trial!!
I feel all the ending of every arc of this novel are kind of cruel😑😑😑
Oh my, an actual mission fail for once, alot of novels like this rarer has it. This will be interesting
I wanna nom nom nom on this little mushroom 😶😛
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✧○ꊞ○ꊞ○ Thank You ○ꊞ○ꊞ○✧
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───── Foя тнє cнαpтєя
────────── from Jack
Uwaaa dang it (ᗒᗩᗕ) anyway uwaa its my first time reading someone turn into mushrooms
OMG!! A mushroom 🍄??? That’s hilarious 🤣🤣
I really don’t know that if I should cry or laugh. Aii he get so used of sacrifice himself, that he got punished for it. Thank you for the chapter.
I can’t believe it. So this world ended so simply? After all the hard work? Juan is pitiful:(
Thank you so much
This punishment is completely different from what the system previously said. Wasn’t it just supposed to be an additional 2 worlds to go through? What a scam…
I’m feeling so bitter.
(Spoiler alert)
So the MC almost revisits all the arcs he completed and every “Re” arcs have a HE but this one and only arc that I was so looking forward to has no “Re” and I feel so bitter about it. Honestly I wanted to know if he were given a chance again, how would he handle the situation.