I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 71
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 71: His Intentions
The girl blinked her teary eyes, looking aggrieved and pitiful.
"If I were the enemy," Si Xu remained unmoved, and his voice was still cold, "Jiang Ran, after you nullified my superpower, did you think you could defeat me with the gun in your hand?"
Jiang Ran shook her head –– She was just joking and never thought about actually defeating him...
"Were you happy to defeat that fourth-level superhuman with metal-type abilities?"
Jiang Ran nodded.
"Did you think you could defeat him mainly because of your superpower?"
Jiang Ran nodded again.
"You’re wrong, Jiang Ran." Si Xu said sarcastically, "You were able to defeat him because he was an idiot –– after being instilled with the idea that you were just an ordinary person, he subconsciously felt that ordinary people were no match for superhumans –– he didn't take you seriously from the beginning, and that gave you a chance."
Jiang Ran blinked her teary eyes and didn't reply.
"You defeated him not because of how powerful you and your superpower are, but because that guy was careless. Do you understand?"
"But..." Jiang Ran defended in a low voice, "That was also because my superpower caught him off guard..."
"Caught him off guard?" Si Xu twitched his lips in mild disappointment. "Jiang Ran, why could you catch him off guard?"
"It was because..." It was because that guy didn't take her seriously.
Realizing that the answer was the same, Jiang Ran shut up.
She somewhat understood what Si Xu wanted to express.
"Jiang Ran, in this world, especially in this kind of world now, careless people are almost all dead. Those who can survive are those who have struggled to live and value their own lives more than anything else." Si. Xu said, "Like me, like Chu Yuan, Gu Yunqing, Su Qin... Even if our opponent is an ordinary person, we won’t underestimate the other party."
"..."
"Do you want to give it a try, Jiang Ran?"
"Wh-what?"
"See if what I said is right."
"..."
After carrying her to the sofa. Si Xu went out alone and soon came back with Gu Yunqing and Su Qin.
"Jiang Ran, come here."
When she heard Si Xu calling her, she lowered her head and walked to him.
"Qin." Si Xu looked at Su Qin who looked confused. "Now, Jiang Ran is your enemy. Use your superpower to attack her."
Su Qin looked confused. "Seventh Brother, what did you say?"
She took two steps back and hid behind Gu Yunqing. "Seventh Brother, did you guys have a quarrel?"
Jiang Ran's eyes were red, and she had obviously cried –– it was bad enough that they quarreled, but why must they put outsiders like them on the spot?
"No." Si Xu said, "Do as I say."
Su Qin hesitated, and Gu Yunqing nudged her back. "Go. Since Si Xu said so, just give it a try. Just be careful not to hurt Sister Ranran."
Since her boyfriend said that, Su Qin could only step forward.
Si Xu patted Jiang Ran on the head. "Now, Su Qin is your enemy. Go ahead."
The two men stepped aside to make room for the girls.
Su Qin didn’t understand Si Xu’s intention. She simply wanted to end it quickly, so she spawned green vines from two seeds, and charged toward the girl.
Su Qin was a superhuman with wood-type abilities. The vine stems and leaves she spawned had been strengthened by her superpower and were as hard as sharp blades.
She thought that if Jiang Ran couldn't handle it, she would immediately retract her superpower –– if she injured Jiang Ran, she was afraid that Si Xu would dump her in the laboratory to work as an assistant to that workaholic, Shen Yao.
Just the thought itself was scary enough.
Jiang Ran, standing a few steps away, didn't dodge.
The moment the vines hit her, she raised her hand and grabbed the green vines.
Gu Yunqing, who was watching the fight, exclaimed.
He didn't dare to grab the vines that had been strengthened by Su Qin's superpower with his bare hands. Would Sister Ranran’s fair and tender hand still be fine after she grabbed the vines like that?
But before he could express his opinion, he saw the vines rapidly withering, starting from the section held by Jiang Ran.
Gu Yunqing's eyes widened in shock. "This is..."
Su Qin was also shocked by this scene –– Ranran had nullified her superpower?
While Su Qin was surprised, Jiang Ran drew her gun and pointed it at her.
Her movement was fast, but the moment she raised her hand, Su Qin moved even faster.
She couldn't even see Su Qin's figure clearly. The girl had already come to her side in a flash.
Su Qin clasped Jiang Ran’s wrist, and with a little force, twisted the arm holding the gun up behind Jiang Ran’s back.
Holding the girl's hand holding the gun, Su Qin, who always followed the rule of quick action, bent her knee and hit Jiang Ran's leg. When Jiang Ran staggered and fell, she pinned Jiang Ran to the ground.
"That's enough." Si Xu called out when he saw the girl wince in pain.
Su Qin quickly jumped two steps away and wanted to help Jiang Ran up. "Ranran, are you okay? I struck a little too hard."
This was the kind of training she received –– once she struck, it was best to kill with one blow.
She deliberately went lenient on Jiang Ran, but it would definitely still hurt.
Si Xu was one step faster than her. He stepped forward and carried the girl.
She curled up in his arms. Her eyes were red, and she sniffed quietly.
Si Xu's voice became much gentler. "Do you know what your problem is?"
Jiang Ran nodded.
Si Xu patted her shoulder lightly and whispered, "Alright, you can cry if you want."
Jiang Ran, who was beaten twice and every bone in her body was screaming in pain, "..."
Disregarding the other people in the living room, she lay on Si Xu's shoulder and whimpered softly, smearing her mucus and tears on his clothes.
Gu Yunqing, who had been clueless about the situation from the beginning to end, felt like he was being forced to witness another display of affection. He whispered into Su Qin's ear, "I think we are just tools and can leave now."
Su Qin agreed.
Ranran was crying so miserably. Ranran must have been hurt by her.
Now that Brother Seventh's attention was no longer on them, they should leave immediately. Otherwise, it would be bad if Seventh Brother settled the score with them later.
When Gu Yunqing saw that Si Xu wasn’t in the mood to bother about them, he hooked Su Qin's fingers and prepared to slip away.
"About what happened today..."
The two of them had just reached the door when they heard Si Xu's low voice.
"Don't tell anyone else."
Gu Yunqing made an "okay" gesture. "Don't worry. We know what to do."
At the rest stop, Jiang Ran found those mutant plants with psychic-type abilities. He found it strange, but at the thought that Si Xu was there, he didn’t ask further questions.
From the looks of Jiang Ran's performance today, it seemed that she could nullify all attacks and effects of superpowers.
If the Shen family found out about such an amazing power, it would be another conspiracy.
After all, what the Shen family needed most now was the ability to nullify superpowers –– if the Shen family wanted to deal with Si Xu, Jiang Ran would be the best weapon.
……
Jiang Ran’s depression and grievance dissipated after she cried for a while. She lay on Si Xu's shoulder and whispered, "Si Xu."
The girl seemed to have finished crying. Si Xu wrapped his fingers around her black hair and responded, "I'm here."
"Give me a tissue." She was crying too ugly to be seen by him. Jiang Ran refused to look up and lay motionless on his shoulder. "Hurry up."
Si Xu did as she said. He took out a tissue and handed it to her.
Jiang Ran wiped her face carefully and bucked up again.
She slipped out of Si Xu's arms. She knelt down on the sofa, and put her hands on her knees. With her back straightened, she looked directly at Si Xu.
"Si Xu, let's have a talk."
No, even though she knew he was doing it for her own good, she was still very angry at the thought of him throwing her over his shoulder.