Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 260 The King Returns, Norton! The Power of Fire!

"elder brother……"

"Damn it, why would I suddenly hear someone calling me 'brother' at a time like this?" Old Tang thought to himself.

But he replied naturally, "What's wrong, Constantine?"

Constantine? That anti-hero "Hellblazer" from DC Comics? Old Tang doesn't know much about him because he hardly reads comics.

He knew about the role because of the 2005 film *Constantine*, in which Keanu Reeves' character Constantine taught him a lesson: never show off before things are completely successful, or you might end up having your lung cancer treated by the devil Satan...

Just as his thoughts were drifting off course, the other person spoke again: "Brother, did you hear that?"

What did you hear?
"heard it."

He blurted out involuntarily, "The whole world will hear it."

How loud must that loudspeaker be?

"awesome."

“Yes, Constantine, so we must kill him.”

How did the topic suddenly shift to this? Even in a dream, there's no logic to it!
"You have to eat me to do it, brother."

The image of that voice appeared in my mind; it belonged to a young child, yet the words they uttered sent chills down my spine.

So your name shouldn't be Constantine but Hannibal, right? Is this some kind of "We are a loving cannibal family" play scene? Doesn't something seem strange?

"Yes, Constantine."

Once again, he involuntarily uttered words that were completely unlike his own, his voice cold and authoritative: "At that time, you will rule the world with me!"

"Okay, brother."

The child's clear eyes sparkled with undisguised anticipation. "Then I'll go first, brother."

"Goodbye."

The farewell was very ordinary. The child got up and left, his footsteps fading into the distance until they disappeared completely... Old Tang suddenly felt a little scared. Wasn't that child clearly mentally unstable? Had he actually chatted with a mentally ill child for so long?
Chatting is one thing, but at least you should keep an eye on where the kids are going! What if they get lost or kidnapped by human traffickers? That child looks quite handsome!
So he quickly got up and chased after him. Only then did he notice that he was wearing a white robe as white as the moon, and on the table was a white camellia in a rough porcelain vase. The surrounding environment looked like a small house with some kind of ancient style decoration.

In his panic, he didn't have time to think too much and just pushed the door open on his own.

The raging flames soared into the sky, and thousands of charred black figures ran and screamed throughout the city. Arrows rained down from the sky, and a huge plaque burned and collapsed. Through the flames, he could barely make out the two characters "White Emperor" on the plaque.

The child was hung atop a tall pole in the center of the city, his eyes closed, as flames rose and engulfed him.

It was a grand death, like a solemn sacrifice.

The immense pain felt like a knife piercing my heart again and again; the most important person in my life was gone.

Then he finally remembered that he was the child's older brother.

"Constantine!"

Old Tang knelt on the ground, as if enduring some unbearable pain, his veins bulging and his face contorted in agony.

"What the hell!"

Yuan Zhisheng was startled. From his perspective, Old Tang had just froze after he said "listen carefully," and then reacted as if he were about to mutate into a zombie.

He cautiously took two steps back, preparing to move closer to Lu Mingfei. The current situation was definitely not right, and Lu Mingfei, after all, was an S-class hybrid, someone he could rely on to some extent…

"Lu Mingfei? Lu Mingfei, what's wrong with you!" A girl shouted from the side.

Yuan Zhisheng subconsciously looked towards Lu Mingfei, and what he saw stunned him. Lu Mingfei was trembling like a working sieve, with symptoms like those of a typhoid fever patient. However, anyone could see that his "illness" was not simple, because golden flames ignited in his eyes, as bright as the sun's rays!

Damn it! The local gangs are so unreliable!
Genjiro was momentarily at a loss, but fortunately, as the head of the Japanese branch's executive bureau, his ability to adapt to changing circumstances and make decisions was at its peak. In the midst of the chaos, he didn't have time to worry about anything else and immediately leaped forward, drawing his blade.

He didn't bring his own swords, Spider Cutter and Child Cutter, with him to China this time. Although he came with the intention of fighting, he didn't intend to kill anyone. He just got these weapons from the Foreign Cooperation Division after arriving in China... They're long enough to cut fruit or something.

There's no other way; to make it easier to carry, we have to sacrifice length. We can't carry a tennis racket or something like that everywhere we go.

But at this moment, this "fruit knife" was about to play a crucial role. Yuan Zhisheng swung the knife at the speaker! In an instant, he noticed that both Lao Tang and Lu Mingfei's changes occurred after that strange sound rang out, so that was very likely the main reason!

With a flash of light, the figure moved with the agility of a swallow. Just as the sound system was about to be destroyed by the sharp strike of the short sword, a blurry black shadow blocked the way. The sound of metal clashing was accompanied by a burst of sparks. Genji landed back on the ground with a flip, looking at the strange creature that had suddenly appeared with a solemn expression.

"Deadpool..."

This was no ordinary Deadpool. Although the short sword in Genji's hand was not a "named" alchemical weapon like the Spider Cutter or the Child Cutter, it was still made of recycled metal. An ordinary Deadpool would be broken by the short sword, but it only left a white mark on the arm of the Deadpool with blue-gray scales.

The strangest thing was that Deadpool didn't relentlessly attack. It was clearly a completely corrupted Deadpool, a mindless beast in this state, yet it was now guarding the speakers like a soldier following orders... No!

Yuan Zhisheng felt a chill run down his spine. With the beast-like instincts of the Deadpool, it was now behaving more like a hunting dog, a hunting dog that obeyed commands!
What could possibly command Deadpool?
"Deng" "Deng" "Deng".

Footsteps came from the stage, and the strange sound was still playing from the speakers. It was very loud, but it couldn't drown out the light footsteps at all. Then the curtain shook, and a dark figure walked onto the stage from backstage.

The scene from just before the concert seemed to be playing out again, with the shadowy figure replacing the host in the black tuxedo. He began, "Ladies and gentlemen, I hereby solemnly announce..."

"boom!"

The ear-piercing explosion interrupted the dark figure's opening remarks; in an instant, all the sound equipment in the entire concert hall shattered and exploded!

For the first time, Genji felt a sense of horror. He discovered that the Deadpool, who was clearly specially enhanced, had suddenly developed a bloody hole the size of half a fist in the center of his forehead. The opponent, who was originally somewhat troublesome, was instantly killed. Even Deadpool's abnormal vitality could not make up for such an injury.

It's as if the image has been cropped; in the previous frame, there were only black shadows on the stage, but in the next frame, there was an extra person.

Even after being shortened and thinned, the spear, still over two meters long, pierced through the dark figure's head!

The one holding the gun was naturally Lu Mingfei.

He was no longer the trembling man who seemed on the verge of collapse; only a glimmer of golden light remained in his eyes, like the afterglow of a blazing sun before it had fully awakened.

The shadowy figure seemed to melt away like water, but Lu Mingfei showed no sign of letting his guard down. He shifted the tip of his large gun, calmly pointing it at the other side of the stage, where the shadowy figure reappeared, still sitting on the piano lid.

"You... you're actually alright?" the shadowy figure asked in surprise.

"Should I have something to do?" Lu Mingfei asked calmly.

He did have something to do. As the series of strange sounds rang out, Lu Mingfei suddenly heard a peculiar sound. The sound was hidden among other sound sources and was difficult for a normal person to hear. It was like extremely faint background music that continued to play.

It was a strange sound of a wooden clapper.

But to Lu Mingfei, the sound kept getting louder and louder, and the whole world seemed to be filled with that strange clapper sound, like a great bell!

He was indeed hit in that instant. His body didn't react in any particular way, but his mind began to feel heavy. A strange, unbearable pain surged up, as if a heavy, blunt knife was falling from above his head, one cut after another, trying to cleave his soul in two.

And so, in the throes of extreme pain, hallucinations began. Ancient bronze bells rang and clattered… Girls in white dresses frolicked in the garden, but the entire garden was engulfed in deadly flames… A pale demon was chained to bronze pillars, and a spear, like a tree branch, pierced through him, pinning him firmly to a cross. It was that boy.

"Brother, watch your voice!"

It was all in vain; his spirit seemed destined to succumb to despair...

[Warning, electric shock countdown, three...]

The memory of even more unbearable pain surged up from the bottom of his heart in an instant, and the dazed state disappeared in a moment of fright. Lu Mingfei was completely awake in a jolt.

What kind of bullshit clapper sound is that? Get out of here!

Please, please, never get an electric shock!

In the instant he regained consciousness, he felt a powerful force flowing through his body. The restless dragon blood gradually returned to control. This whole process didn't actually take long, just a moment, but Lu Mingfei almost subconsciously chose to continue pretending.

He needs to seize this opportunity, and he needs to expose an even bigger flaw, at least to force the person behind the scenes to show themselves!

The incessant sound of the clapper could still have a significant impact on him, but that didn't matter. Once he knew what the sound was, it would be incredibly easy to target it!

[Micro-management of vital signs], initiating!

Specific frequency sounds, blocked!
There is a term called "auditory range," which refers to the range of sound wave frequencies and intensities that an organism can perceive. For normal adults, it is about 20 Hz to 2 Hz, and they are most sensitive to the low-to-mid frequency range of 1000 Hz to 4 Hz. Beyond this range, they cannot perceive sound.

What Lu Mingfei did was very simple: using the entry "[Vitality Micro-Management]", he unilaterally blocked the frequency of that strange clapper sound that caused him unbearable pain and even made his bloodline uncontrollably activated!

After the shadowy figure appeared, Lu Mingfei no longer needed to disguise himself, so he activated [Burst Sprint]. In that instant, the whole world slowed down. He also noticed Lao Tang's abnormality, so he chose to destroy all the speakers before piercing the shadowy figure's head.

For a speed-type incantation, doing these things is not difficult at all, not to mention that Lu Mingfei's speed has increased again - under the influence of the clapper sound, the long-dormant dragon blood in his body has finally become restless and active. Although this time it is only a part, it is still a real help, which has made Lu Mingfei's physical fitness even higher than before!
With just simple thrusts, sweeps, and smashes, all targets are merely stationary targets at extreme speeds. The only problem is that the attack power might not be enough to break through defenses... But the Overlord Spear, once used by the King of Earth and Mountains as an alchemical weapon, has solved this problem very well.

All martial arts in the world are invincible except speed!

"Of course you must have something to say!"

The dark figure became unusually excited, as if it were witnessing something absolutely impossible unfolding before its eyes.

"Oh, that must be a real disappointment for you."

Lu Mingfei wasn't in a hurry. The ordinary guests in the concert hall were being evacuated, even though this scene was clearly beyond the norm... But Old Zhong still knew exactly what kind of excitement to watch and when it was time for his mother to call him home to collect the laundry.

The shadowy figure wasn't in a hurry at all; he seemed to be deep in thought, as if trying to solve some century-old problem.

The concert hall gradually quieted down, and all the other irrelevant people left. Zero also protected Su Xiaoqiang and Liu Miaomiao as they evacuated. The venue, which had been packed not long ago, was now only occupied by Yuan Zhisheng, Lao Tang, Lu Mingfei, and that mysterious black figure.

"Never mind. It doesn't matter."

The dark figure jumped off the piano and politely straightened his clothes. Although he looked like a blurry shadow, the details of his movements made it seem as if he was wearing a proper suit.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let me continue with the announcement that was abruptly interrupted earlier. Welcome to this great performance that is destined to be recorded in history, the first and last program of the evening, which is called..."

The dark figure snapped his fingers, sat down on the piano bench, and began pressing the black and white keys.

"The King Returns!"

The sound of the piano keys falling was not that of a piano, but rather a march that only a full professional orchestra could play!

"boom!"

As Lu Mingfei's spear fell, it cleaved the valuable Steinway piano, along with the shadowy figure and the piano stool, in two.

But his actions were meaningless. The piano and piano bench were indeed destroyed, but the shadowy figure still sat there playing music out of thin air, and the march gradually quickened its pace, slowly building to a climax.

"what!!!"

A painful howl came from Old Tang's mouth, and Lu Mingfei flashed to Old Tang's side.

"what is happening!"

Genji finally managed to come to his senses... As the head of the Japanese branch's executive bureau, he prided himself on being a man of many experiences, but he had never seen anything like this before!
"The King Returns!"

Before Lu Mingfei could speak, the dark figure answered while playing a tune in the air.

The entire concert hall was filled with the gradually increasing grandeur of the march, and the exposed wires in the damaged speakers emitted visible current.

"It is also the king's war!"

It laughed heartily, as if a schemer was finally about to see his plan succeed.

"Take him away!" Genjiro made the decision in an instant.

"That's too late."

Lu Mingfei slowly shook his head. Along with the march, the humidity in the concert hall increased. The water vapor quickly reached saturation, and the air was tinged with a faint white, which was the reason why the visible current was emanating from the wires.

This place has been dragged into the Nibelungen.

"What should we do then?" Yuan Zhisheng frowned.

"Forehead……"

Lu Mingfei lowered his eyes, looking at Old Tang lying on the ground, groaning in pain, feeling that familiar sensation, and the fire elements swarming around him. His expression was slightly strange.

The expression on his face didn't seem like he was facing some insurmountable problem, but rather like he was tense, as if he were watching a clown preparing for a grand and dignified entrance.

"Enjoy the performance?"

Yuan Zhisheng: "???"

"Awaken, great Lord of Bronze and Fire, Norton! Reclaim your rightful authority!"

The dark figure released its hands from the strings, clapping and roaring. The music didn't stop; it continued, the powerful march reaching its climax.

"interesting."

Lu Mingfei looked up and gently raised his right hand, like a conductor waving his baton, commanding the entire audience to be still.

"You mean, he's going to take it..."

The surging fire element was commanded and dispersed by an even more powerful force.

"My authority?"

(End of this chapter)