Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Doesn’t Want to Become a Night City Legend

Chapter 312 Leaving
Everything proceeded smoothly from then on.

Even though Lu Mingfei believed from the bottom of his heart that Pompeii died too easily, he had to admit the reality of the situation.

Pompeii is dead.

He lost.

The board of directors had actually anticipated Pompeii's defeat. His decision to challenge Caesar despite having an "absolute advantage" suggests that he may have vaguely foreseen the current situation.

Dragons are a vulnerable race.

Even after a century of planning, Pompeii ultimately failed because of 'human emotions'—if he had been a little more cautious with Angers, perhaps things would have turned out the same way.

Because they wanted to penetrate the center of human power and reach the pinnacle of human desire, they were defeated by human emotions. It can only be described as a cycle of cause and effect.

A week after Pompeii's death, Lu Mingfei and his companions reappeared in the world.

The matter of the dragons was brought to the forefront for discussion, while Caesar was busy arguing with the school board.

Fenrir and Xia Mi returned to Kassel in human form to be 'supervised', while Lu Mingfei and the others insisted on staying by their side, and Angers also pretended nothing was happening and followed them closely.

Lu Mingfei knew that Angers would consider killing Fenrir whenever he had the chance.

He is different from Lu Mingfei.

He couldn't see the despicable and terrifying cannibalistic era of the future; all he could see was revenge, to the point that he 'rejected' all other possibilities.

Even Lu Mingfei didn't know how to persuade him.

What bothered Lu Mingfei even more was the 'time'.

—His time is almost up.

The timeline for the crossover between [Cyberpunk] and [Dragon Raja] is fast approaching.

The panel in his eyes began to expand, a red countdown clock, the numbers dwindling.

Lu Mingfei wasn't afraid to return to that world; what he was afraid of was whether something unexpected would happen after he left this world.

Based on past experience, the time jump in this world might be less than half a day, which is enough for accidents to happen. Moreover, each time Lu Mingfei travels, the time he spends there will be longer, which means the time he disappears here will also be extended.

He was very worried about some unexpected changes that he couldn't control.

On Lu Mingfei's side, there aren't many people he can absolutely trust. Although the healer group has already joined him, in other words, they no longer have the ability to influence changes in the world order.

The entity capable of confronting 'Principal Angers' is not the healer group, nor the North American community represented by Fingel, but rather...
"give it to me."

Caesar nodded to Lu Mingfei.

In the last half hour before Lu Mingfei was about to leave the Dragon Clan world, he managed to find Caesar.

The two men spoke in the chapel within Gattuso's residence.

This is where Lu Mingfei and Angers fought. Soft light shines through the colorful stained glass windows into the spacious area, where dust motes dance and float slowly in the air.

In the very center of the church, two mahogany pews stood quietly. On the pews, two men sat side by side. The blond man leaned back against the pew, while Lu Mingfei leaned forward slightly, his elbows resting on his knees.

The light and shadow flowed around the two of them, elongating their shadows and projecting them onto the ground, slightly offset in the distance.

"Although I don't know what you're leaving for, I will try my best to gain a voice in the board of directors. Even if Pompeii is the Dragon King, the other board members know this but still want to cooperate with the Gattuso family."

“Pompeii left our family a great deal of resources. Do you remember the Dark Lord that Pompeii mentioned?”

"Dragons resurrected by Odin, hidden in the human world?"

"Well, their riots should have been something I was worried about, but surprisingly, there's no sign of that."

Caesar frowned.

"It's as if they all foresaw the current situation."

"In any case, since that's the case, I'll just go with the flow. I'll handle everything, so don't worry."

"Thank you for your trouble." "Let's not be so formal. As for Nono, she was quite shocked after learning the truth and hasn't woken up since. She hasn't even wanted to go out these past two days." Caesar shook his head. "However, in the end, I didn't get to ask my father how Nono and I were made. I'll probably try to investigate after everything is over."

"what"

After everything is over.

Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it may be a bit late to say this now, ever since that night when he was transported to the neon city, the boy's life has been completely turned upside down—in a way he didn't want to see.

The weight of responsibility on his shoulders was almost suffocating him.

There are almost no entities that can share the burden.

But Caesar seems to be one of them.

He doesn't delve into the details, and even with little memory left, he still makes the right judgments based on reason.

Now, Caesar has determined that he doesn't need to pursue the matter that Lu Mingfei is hiding, so he has stopped asking.

That's why he became Lu Mingfei's first friend.
【call------】

When Lu Mingfei woke up, he was in a luxury hotel room.

The room was furnished with a large white bed and antique-style interior, but a device resembling a set-top box was placed in the center incongruously. As he regained consciousness, the box projected a holographic image upwards.

"Hey L, have you been slacking off lately?"

The person who appeared was V.

It wasn't a real-time call; it was probably a pre-recorded video.

Lu Mingfei got out of bed, his mind still a little foggy, and turned his body, placing his feet on the ground to help him recover to normal faster with the cool touch.

“I know you’re tired after seeing Arasaka’s memories, but recently Night City has started making trade requests from all over the world. I can help you with the contracts and terms, but you’ll have to at least be responsible for signing them and showing up.”

V is rambling on in the video.

"Also, I won't advise you to give up the title of 'mercenary,' but you should still take on as few missions as possible. Not everyone is qualified to ask the [King of the City] for help."

"Given that, I still think you should take a look at this."

"——————"

The signal was cut off, but Lu Mingfei didn't check, because he knew what would happen next.

【Beep beep beep beep—】

Sure enough, soon, a communication request from [V] appeared in Lu Mingfei's field of vision.

Hey, you're awake?

The beautiful and spirited woman greeted everyone first, then immediately got to the point.

[I don't know if you've read the whole text message I sent you, but you can just take a look at this.]

A data file was transmitted, which Lu Mingfei opened with his mind and then scanned its contents.

The gist of it was a request for Lu Mingfei to act as a mercenary, not much different from many other invitations.

Given Lu Mingfei's reputation in cyberpunk, not only would various major powers in Night City try to have him blessed, but people in other cities would also try to do so.

The problem is that the email was sent from an even stranger address.

[Black Zone]

This letter came from outside the black wall, within the electronic labyrinth.

(End of this chapter)