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

Chapter 320 The Fear of Space

This darkness is unlike any night on Earth—it is the background color of the universe, and on this dark canvas, the stars no longer twinkle, but solidify into sharp points of light.

This was the first time Lu Mingfei had ever seen this scene. All the video recordings from the past couldn't compare to this one second of the moment.

As you drift toward the porthole in a state of weightlessness, the universe reveals its most spectacular sight.

With some time before the mission, he had time to appreciate the scene.

In this absolutely silent space capsule, the sense of scale of the universe becomes exceptionally clear.

Those seemingly adjacent stars are actually light-years apart. With this thought, one feels both the insignificance of human civilization and the awe of witnessing this sight firsthand.

The porthole is like a picture frame, showcasing the universe's greatest masterpiece, and looking back, you see your home planet.

A breathtaking expanse of azure, like a blue-white pearl suspended on jet-black velvet, with clouds drifting like veils and the outline of the continent appearing and disappearing. Sunlight gilds its edges; there are no borders, no clamor, only this fragile sphere that nurtures all life, spinning solitarily and magnificently in the boundless darkness.

An unprecedented sense of belonging and alienation surged into Lu Mingfei's heart at the same time. At this moment, the sense of alienation that arose in Lu Mingfei's heart was a thousand times stronger than that so-called meaningless sorrow of blood! Ten thousand times stronger!
And what follows is...
fear.

Lu Mingfei could clearly see his trembling hands. He wasn't that timid; he shouldn't be.

so.
This emotion did not originate from Lu Mingfei, but rather from Zero, or rather, from the dragon part within Lu Mingfei.

Are dragons afraid of space?

Indeed, dragons are now speculated to be elemental spirits born on Earth, whose life forms depend on Earth. If they were to reach outer space, they would not even be able to use their words or wield their powers, as if they had been stripped naked and returned to the form of wild beasts.

Perhaps this is why the dragons' instincts tell them that "dragons are inferior to humans," and why they begin to evolve towards becoming like chameleons.

Dragons possess a high degree of life advantage, but they are confined to this planet.

Humans not only reach the top of the food chain on their planet, but also have the potential to explore other planets. Even excluding the influence of dragons, they successfully landed on the moon in the 20th century. If cyberpunk absorbed the power of dragon technology and civilization, they would have been able to establish alien civilizations and colonies much earlier.

In a daze, Lu Mingfei suddenly understood something.

But he didn't say it aloud; instead, he waited patiently for the mission to begin.

Soon, a small spaceship arrived at one side of the Crystal Palace, carrying guests who were all extremely wealthy and powerful. They were about to arrive in the luxurious Garden of Eden to enjoy entertainment that people on Earth could not even imagine.

Lu Mingfei and his group were able to see purely by their eyesight. Most of the area around the Crystal Palace was under surveillance, and if they wanted to get closer, they could only abandon the rocket here.

Then, we'll enter by manpower!

This is an extremely difficult task. Even with spacesuits, humans cannot drift in outer space for too long. Any mistake during this process could lead to utter destruction.

The margin for error was extremely low, but Lu Mingfei and V gladly went.

Activating [Netherworld Illumination] caused the light to bend, creating a 'skirt' around the two in a regular pattern, making them disappear from the naked eye's view.

Next are [temperature] and [magnetic field]

【Words of Power: Ghosts】

After adjusting their own presence and even their temperature, the two were finally able to relax.

—Speaking of which, Lu Mingfei discovered that he could use the power of magnetic field rotation even in space, but he did not extract it from the surroundings, but from within his own body.

It seems that dragons should theoretically be able to operate in space for a period of time.

Lost in thought, the two took a roundabout route towards the Crystal Palace, concealing their miniature thrusters as much as possible as they approached the opulent palace. They were getting closer.

Nearly.

This colossal facility, with a diameter exceeding two kilometers, consists of several rotating ring structures, resembling a futuristic space jewelry box. The surfaces of the ring structures are densely covered with honeycomb-shaped portholes and holographic advertising projections, emitting a neon blue-violet halo.

Lu Mingfei and his team had to approach the cabin door that welcomed the guests without anyone noticing. As they got closer, they found the task increasingly difficult.

"Drones are everywhere in the air."

V communicates with Luminf via radio.

Several rings of light swirled around the Crystal Palace, which at first glance looked a bit like the rings of Jupiter, but were actually drones transforming into bands of light that hovered around it. There were not hundreds or thousands, but countless drones.

The tiny drones use arrays to collect information such as light, shadow, temperature, magnetic field, and radiation. The reason for using such small size is that they can quickly disperse and envelop the enemy when a hostile space vehicle approaches, much like physical hacking.

Lu Mingfei and his group would be discovered as soon as they got close, and if they tried to destroy it, they would suffer the most direct attack.

Even the Dragon King couldn't fight in outer space.

This is when it's my turn.

"Spider Murphy spoke up."

While hacking into Crystal Palace's defenses is virtually impossible—its AI isn't military-grade or national-grade, but world-class—if it's a fragmented entity like this, severing its connection to the main body and then reconnecting it would significantly reduce the likelihood of detection.

Of course, some additional measures will be needed to increase their workload.

Lu Mingfei didn't understand Murphy's meaning, but since they were able to survive outside the black wall, they might have a way to directly harass Crystal Palace's servers in cyberspace.

They may have been carrying out this harassment regularly for a long time, just so that their current actions wouldn't seem out of place.

Lu Mingfei didn't know how Murphy had made his move, but the drones did start to disperse, leaving only a barely passable route.

It felt like walking through a swarm of wasps.

After passing through the first line of defense of drones, one must face the second line of defense constructed by real people and androids, as well as ubiquitous monitoring and scanning equipment.

The real challenge lies with the people. Drones are like tentacles in this massive structure, but people are far more complex individuals, and hacking into them carelessly could easily lead to disaster.

This is when Kerry needs to step in.

After receiving Lu Mingfei's instructions, Kerry began making arrangements on the airship heading to the Crystal Palace.

As a world-renowned star, he was naturally welcomed by many young people. He first deliberately acted as if he was warmly welcoming his fans with a smile, and even played his famous songs on the airship, and deliberately encouraged them to drink.

Then, after disembarking, they quickly began their performance.
He pulled out his guitar and started playing a band, then staggered off the boat, deliberately bumping into his companions.

The Crystal Palace staff went out to greet him upon seeing his appearance.

Upon receiving the signal, Lu Mingfei and the others began to move as quickly as an arrow released from a bowstring.

【Plan Start】

(End of this chapter)