Chapter 724 He Was But A Man


    His impable image as an invincible man crumbled right then.


    The helplessness he felt in the face of death was like poison, engulfing him from the inside.


    Natasha had never seen this side of him. Her eyes became teary, and at that moment, she realized


    that he was not an invincible figure who could do everything. He was but a man, fraught with


    emotions and vulnerable.


    Without saying a word, Natasha walked over and started searching through the pile of debris.


    Seeing that, Mike wiped away his tears and did the same.


    The three of them searched in the rubble for a long time.


    Even when their hands were torn and red from rummaging through the rubble, they did not stop.


    The search continuedte into the night. Soon, the sun began to rise.


    In the end, Mike was so exhausted that he plopped onto the ground.


    Then, he noticed that Natasha was still rummaging through the pile of debris. Her hands were all


    scratched up. He furrowed his brows and said, “Natasha, your hands...”


    “I''m all right,” Natasha said.


    Natasha''s slender and thin fingers had turned into a mess of dirt and blood.


    Mike then turned to look at Keh with knitted brows.


    “Keh, I know it''s difficult for you to ept the reality. I don''t believe that Dave would... But we


    have to ept it.”


    However, his words appeared to have fallen on deaf ears. Keh''s eyes were nk as he


    continued searching the rubble pile.


    “Even if you don''t care about yourself, you have to think about Natasha for a second. We can go on,


    but she''s a woman, and her hands are all torn!” Mike pleaded, looking straight into his eyes.


    Keh abruptly stopped searching after hearing that.


    Natasha turned around to look at Keh and said, “I''m all right.”


    “Natasha...” Mike''s frown deepened.


    “Let''s continue searching,” Natasha said before lowering her head to proceed.


    She knew how loyal Keh was to his sworn brothers and how he med himself for what had


    happened to Zavier for many years. It was only not long ago when he found the letter that Zavier


    had left him that Keh started to gradually move on. If anything were to happen to Dave this


    time, Natasha couldn''t even begin to imagine just how distraught Keh would be...


    Hence, she just wanted to be by his side in her own way.


    Natasha looked at the rock beneath her and struggled to move it. Suddenly, she felt a hand tugging


    at her.


    The hand was a mess of flesh and blood, not unlike her own.


    Natasha looked up.


    “Stop,” Keh said, almost whispering. His voice was hoarse.


    Natasha eyed the man before her. Despite tears brimming in her eyes, she spoke calmly and


    determinedly. “We have to continue.”


    She turned around and continued to move the rocks.


    Keh looked at her almost unrecognizable hands and grabbed them forcefully. He seemed to be


    trying to hold himself back.


    Unable to move with his tight grip, she met Keh''s gaze once again. “I believe that Dave and the


    others will be all right. Trust me.”


    Keh clenched his jaw as a pained look flitted across his eyes. Tightening his grip, he uttered,


    “I''ll ask Mike to send you back home.”


    “You know I won''t leave,” Natasha said.


    Keh looked at her. His deep, obsidian gaze was filled with restraint.


    “This only happened because of me. I can''t just pretend that it has nothing to do with me and leave,”


    Natasha enunciated.


    The floodgate of emotions within Keh burst forth with Natasha''s words. Agony and guilt came


    pouring out as he hollered, “This has nothing to do with you! This is all because of me! I''m the


    reason Dave was here. If it wasn''t for me, he wouldn''t havee here and died!”


    He turned around after the outburst, so furious with himself that veins were popping on his head.


    It was apparent that he was still trying to hold himself back, perhaps because he was afraid that he


    might hurt her.


    Natasha said nothing. She understood how Keh felt right then. Hence, no matter what he said,


    she wouldn''t take his words to heart.


    A bead of tear rolled down her cheek, and she wiped it off immediately.


    She kept mum and continued with the search.


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    Keh looked in her direction when he noticed she was still searching. An inexplicable rage


    exploded within him as he screamed, “I said stop! Stop searching!”


    He dashed over and dragged her out of the rubble. With both hands on her shoulders, he bellowed,


    “Didn''t you hear what I said?”


    Natasha merely looked at him and said nothing. Her eyes were full ofpassion as she stayed by


    his side calmly.


    Keh knew that he shouldn''t take his rage out on Natasha. He trained his eyes on her and


    circled her into his embrace.


    “This happened because of me. It''s all because of me. This wouldn''t have happened to Dave if it


    weren''t for me...” he muttered.


    Natasha stayed put. She didn''t know how tofort him. Hence, she thought it best to stay by his


    side in silence.


    Reaching out a hand, she began to pat his back gently.


    It was her first time seeing Keh in this state. Mike lifted his head in an attempt to stop his tears


    from falling as he looked in another direction.


    The sky gradually lit up.


    Mike wiped away the tears in the corner of his eyes. Then, he spotted some movement in the forest


    nearby.


    He immediately grew wary.


    “Keh, Natasha, it seems like there are others here,” Mike whispered. Then, he looked toward


    the forest and retrieved his gun to point in that direction.


    Natasha nced at Mike and instinctively protected Keh behind her.


    There were more movements in the forest.


    “Show yourself!” Mike shouted.


    However, nobody replied him as he continued to hear rustling in the forest.


    Mike no longer hesitated and fired two shots in that direction.


    Silence ensued.


    Mike turned around and said, “I think they''re from Vermillion Base. Natasha, we have to leave right


    now!”


    Natasha eyed Keh and frowned. “I don''t think he''s going to leave without Dave.”


    “But—”


    “Mike, go get more people. It''s going to take ages if there are only three of us looking for Dave. We


    can only speed up the process if we get more people to help us,” Natasha suggested.


    “Natasha, you''re trying to get me to leave, aren''t you?” Mike questioned.


    She nced at him and said, “You''re still young.”


    “I am young, but I know how to be loyal. Keh has given me a second life, and I wouldn''t be alive


    right now if it weren''t for him. So, I am never leaving without him!” Mike said in a determined tone.


    Natasha knew everyone had their own principles that they lived by. Hence, she knew better than to


    talk Mike out of it. She looked in the direction of the forest, ire burning in her eyes. “Let''s make them


    pay for Dave''s life!”