Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from the Black Myth

Chapter 45 Entrance, Bronze Palace

Fifty meters below the surface of the Yangtze River.

The spotlight could not penetrate far in the deep water, leaving only a blue-gray band of light. Three figures in black diving suits floated in the dark waters of the Yangtze River. Ye Sheng and Jiude Aki were in front, and they could reach each other with just a hand.

Lu Mingfei followed closely behind them. Although this was his first time to perform underwater work, he had already learned some diving skills in the academy in advance, so he would not be unable to move in deep water.

Moreover, Lu Mingfei now has a high level of understanding of new body movement skills. After getting into the water and getting familiar with the feeling of being underwater, his diving movements are as skillful as Ye Sheng and Jiude Aki.

But what if he then had to fight in deep water with a stick? Would his strength be limited?

Lu Mingfei was not afraid of this question, but just curious. He was looking forward to what it would feel like to capture the BOSS under the confines of deep water.

Deep diving is quite dangerous. Lu Mingfei breathed the oxygen in the oxygen tank and felt the water pressure equivalent to more than ten atmospheres that was resisted by a layer of nano-material diving suit.

If an accident occurs, even if the diving suit and oxygen tank malfunction or even break, Lu Mingfei can ensure that his weak human body will be unharmed by relying on the blood explosion ability he has just learned, or using the technique of gathering shape and dispersing energy.

But it's hard to say for his companions Ye Sheng and Jiude Aki. Can the bodies of hybrids withstand such a high level of water pressure and survive in an oxygen-free environment?

Soon, the three of them reached the bottom of the water. The violent storm was filtered through the fifty-meter water layer and reached here, leaving only gentle waves.

"Norma, I need to use sonar to scan the terrain." Ye Sheng called.

"Understood. Prepare for sonar scanning." The central processor far away in the United States responded immediately.

A three-dimensional sonar image outlined by dark green contour lines was displayed on the helmet screens of the three people. Sound waves are far more useful in water than light.

So, Ye Sheng observed the sonar image and began his analysis:

"According to Chinese Feng Shui, this is the intersection of mountain dragons and water dragons. It gathers yin and yang energy and is a good place to build a city. The ruins of Baidi City are likely here, but we have to find the entrance."

Entrance? Lu Mingfei stared at the line image that he could not quite understand, and thought of the man who promised to help him.

Therefore, Lu Mingfei temporarily cut off the audio signal connection between Ye Sheng and Jiude Aki's helmets and the ship, and called to Norma in his helmet:

"Hello? Brother, can you hear me?"

Before leaving Kassel College, Finkel told Lu Mingfei that if he needed his help, he could just call Norma directly.

Lu Mingfei felt a little strange about this. Norma was the artificial intelligence of Kassel College. Could he really notify Brother Finger by calling this emotionless central processor?
"Understood. 'King's Order' detected. The host is about to start EVA state. The activation level: 5%."

After hearing Norma's voice, Lu Mingfei looked at Ye Sheng and Jiude Aki, who seemed to have noticed nothing and were cooperating with each other to find the entrance, and felt a little confused.

"King's Order"? EVA status? What is that?
Soon, Lu Mingfei heard a familiar voice in his helmet: "Hey, junior brother, it's been a day since we last met. Did you miss me? How's the weather in the Yangtze River?" Finkel's voice sounded like it was coming from an empty hall somewhere.

"The weather is terrible, it's raining heavily." Lu Mingfei was surprised for a moment, then smiled with relief, "Brother, you really have great connections. I'm curious, how did you get here when you were clearly called by Norma?"

Finkel chuckled and did not answer Lu Mingfei's question, "Let's get back to the point. Junior Brother Xiaosheng, what do you want me to help you with?"

"Where is the entrance to the Bronze Palace? Can you help me find it?" Lu Mingfei asked without thinking. On the side, Ye Sheng seemed to be preparing to use his Word Spirit to explore the location of the entrance.

"Well, I don't think I can find the exact location. But I can remind you that I have received a magnitude 5 underwater earthquake warning. The longitudinal wave will reach your feet in a few tens of seconds."

"Earthquake? Tens of seconds?" Lu Mingfei was stunned. "But this has nothing to do with the entrance."

"Isn't that bronze palace buried beneath the surface? After the earth starts to shake, the entrance might just emerge on its own," Finkel explained.

"Got it. Since the situation is urgent, I will hang up the call for now." Lu Mingfei responded in a deep voice. After closing the communication with the Norma host, he reconnected the communication line with Shuishang.

"Ye Sheng, Yaji, and Lu Mingfei, prepare to surface." As expected, Mans' voice rang in his ears, "There may be a magnitude 5 underwater earthquake tonight. It is dangerous underwater now."

After using the Word Spirit Snake, Ye Sheng detected the metal wall of what was suspected to be the Bronze City forty meters below them. His expression looked pale and weak.

"Understood, give up for now." Ye Sheng said, and then his face changed. The water around him was shaking, and Lu Mingfei also felt it. The shaking came from the rock he was standing on, and the entire bottom of the water was shaking. The dust raised from the bottom of the water blocked his vision.

On the "Moniah", Professor Mans' expression changed drastically. He quickly gave the order to retract the lifelines on the three people, but it was too late. He heard a sound of breaking coming from the wind and rain outside.

That was the sound of the lifeline snapping. The lifeline also served as a signal line, which meant that at this moment, the "Moniah" had completely lost contact with the three members of the underwater execution team.

The underwater earthquake opened a crack, and underneath the crack was a waterless vacuum, so millions of tons of water carried the three people into this suddenly appeared cavity, and the nanomaterial lifeline could not resist this natural force.

Fortunately, the three of them held hands and huddled together in time, so they were not separated by the mighty current. Soon, they were washed to the bottom of the water and stabilized their bodies on the ground that they finally touched.

"Where is this?" Aki Shude felt a little dizzy and rubbed his head due to the violent impact of the water flow.

"Aji, junior, look." Ye Sheng pointed in a direction, his voice sounding a little trembling.

The three of them were suspended in the dark green water. They looked up and saw the light from the spotlights lost in the dark green. Everything looked the same in all directions, with no end in sight. Except for right in front of them, there stood a huge bronze wall that stretched up, down, left, and right. It seemed to have no boundaries and was infinite.

Finkel was right. By chance after the earthquake, they found the entrance to the bronze palace.

(End of this chapter)