Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 575 - 576: The Culprit Submits

Chapter 575: Chapter 576: The Culprit Submits

Song Xiaodong didn’t exert his full strength when he started fighting with Sun Five. Looking at the rankings of these experts from the Sun family, Xiaodong knew there were several more formidable masters ahead. If he went all out now, he would expose his capabilities too soon.

However, Xiaodong no longer thought that way. The longer the fight dragged on, the more energy it drained, and since his target was Sun Zi’ang, there was no need to lure out all those masters.

When Xiaodong threw this punch, he used almost all his strength. If he couldn’t take down Sun Four with this, then unless he retreated immediately, he really wouldn’t stand a chance today.

Sun Four usually had a meek appearance, but when Xiaodong’s fist came flying, a fierce light burst from his eyes.

His somewhat hunched body suddenly straightened, transforming from a skinny, dried-up old man into a formidable, robust big man.

Then he lunged toward Xiaodong, sensing that Xiaodong’s punch was not easy to catch, so he switched from defense to offense, not wanting to let Xiaodong’s punch land a hit.

The Sun family masters were all staring with wide eyes; Sun Four had seldom made a move in recent years. Even on the rare occasions he did, he always took his time leisurely, never initiating an attack. He would wait for the opponent to make a move and then slowly and casually win.

The fact that Sun Four took the initiative to attack this time was a complete surprise to all the Sun family members, and at the same time, they were even more astonished by Xiaodong. This man had actually forced Sun Four to make the first move, which spoke volumes about his strength.

Family Head Sun Changtian furrowed his brows; although occupied with numerous matters, he had practiced Kung Fu in his younger days and was quite capable. Seeing this situation unfold was quite unexpected, as he had not anticipated Xiaodong to be so formidable.

Sun Four, as if powered by a robust motor, dashed around Xiaodong, launching successive attacks. But Xiaodong held his fists slightly raised, throwing not even a single punch. And each time Sun Four’s strikes approached Xiaodong, he would immediately retract them and continue circling Xiaodong.

For about two long minutes, this situation persisted, with Xiaodong continuously holding his right fist ready. Then, suddenly, he delivered a punch, yet everyone saw clearly that Xiaodong’s fist did not strike at Sun Four, but at the empty air.

Yet strangely, Sun Four seemed not to see it at all, moving right into Xiaodong’s fist on his own initiative.

It might look like Sun Four was confused to an outsider, but Sun Four himself, caught in the midst of the fray, had no control over it. Xiaodong had anticipated where Sun Four’s next move would land and had set an ambush in advance. Sun Four, already committed to his next strike, would be in an extremely disadvantageous position if he failed to complete the maneuver. It was likely to be far more dangerous than the current scenario.

Therefore, without any hesitation, Sun Four moved to the predetermined position and executed his planned attack, but this time, he used all his strength.

With two thudding sounds, Song Xiaodong and Sun Four were both hit at the same time.

Sun Four’s fists landed on Xiaodong’s shoulders, while Xiaodong’s punch missed hitting Sun Four’s chest by a fraction, as Sun Four managed to turn his body at the last moment to block Xiaodong’s punch with his shoulder.

Both men were sent flying backward; Xiaodong landed and steadied himself, while Sun Four stumbled a couple of steps upon hitting the ground before barely managing to stabilize, his body still wobbling.

As soon as Song Xiaodong touched the ground, two silver needles had already pierced his shoulders. With this move, though he got injured, he also managed to severely wound Sun Four. Moreover, his injuries were obviously lighter than Sun Four’s. Being a doctor, he was capable of quickly recovering his combat readiness, unaffected in his movements.

Song Xiaodong also silently thanked his luck, grateful that he had just recently completed that particular medicine, which had boosted his strength. Otherwise, facing Sun Four, he might only have fought to a draw, unable to defeat him.

Indeed, the major families hid dragons and crouching tigers. Song Xiaodong, already a top figure in the military, was only slightly stronger than the Sun family’s fourth strongest expert. If any of the other three high-ranking experts were to step in, he would truly stand no chance of winning.

Without hesitation, Song Xiaodong steadied his stance and once again leapt up, charging straight toward Sun Four.

"Not good! Protect Sun Four!" Sun Changtian immediately saw that Sun Four was powerless to withstand another attack from Song Xiaodong and hurriedly shouted.

The remaining experts swarmed forward, hoping to block Song Xiaodong. Although the death of top fighters like Sun Sixteen and Sun Eighteen would cause the Sun family much distress, it was not unbearable. However, the loss of an expert like Sun Four would considerably diminish the Sun family’s strength, which was naturally intolerable.

Song Xiaodong rushed over with a ferocious momentum, and everyone thought he was intent on killing Sun Four on the spot. But just as he neared Sun Four, he suddenly twisted his footstep, the body skewing sideways. He soared past the attacking experts.

"Not good!" Sun Changtian yelled, but it was already too late.

Song Xiaodong had sprung behind Sun Zi’ang, looping a hand around and grabbing Sun Zi’ang’s neck.

"What... what do you want?" Sun Zi’ang could only feel Song Xiaodong’s hand clamping like a tiger’s vise; he was utterly convinced that just a bit of pressure from Song Xiaodong would snap his neck.

Song Xiaodong said coldly, "What do I want? Of course, it’s to kill you. When you kidnapped my sister and wanted to violate her, you should have been prepared for this."

In desperation, Sun Zi’ang called out, "You can’t kill me! I am a member of the Sun family. If you kill me, you’ll be making an enemy of the Sun family, and we will not let you go."

At this time, Sun Changtian, staring at Song Xiaodong, said, "Young man, if you dare kill him, you had better think carefully about the consequences, whether you can withstand the wrath of the Sun family."

Song Xiaodong replied icily, "Oh, the wrath of the Sun family, truly terrifying. Yet I, Song Xiaodong, would not care about your family’s fury, as your family is large and your business extensive, while I have nothing to my name, what do I have to fear?"

Sun Changtian exclaimed angrily, "Very well, then I will deal with the people around you one by one."

Song Xiaodong, staring at Sun Changtian, said coldly, "You may try. I, Song Xiaodong, swear to the heavens that if the Sun family dares to kill a single person by my side, I will kill ten of your Sun family members. Should I break this oath, may I be destroyed by heavenly punishment. Sun Zi’ang, you can die now."

With a bit of pressure from the fingers, Sun Zi’ang’s eyes bulged out suddenly, his consciousness slowly faded from his mind, until he took his last breath. He just couldn’t believe that Song Xiaodong really dared to kill him!