A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 276 You can't beat Xia Mi, the fish has already taken the bait.

"Finally up here." Old Tang looked at the alchemical display on the monitor with great interest. Thinking about the trap he had set earlier, he was so happy that he rubbed his hands together like flies.

"To buy the church some time, we can prepare many interesting alchemical traps!"

Old Tang, Xia Mi, and Fingel have joined forces to set up numerous alchemical traps on Bellow Island. These traps will automatically trigger when you enter a certain area. Now it's up to these hybrids to see which one will benefit from their scheme.

While Xu Lie and Lao Tang each shared a few scallops, enjoying their barbecue and watching the show, the mixed-race people outside were busy arranging for their soldiers to land on the island and head inwards.

Some mixed-race factions, boasting of their strength, refuse to cooperate with other factions and venture onto the island alone.

Weaker forces, such as the Tamoan family, a Southeast Asian mixed-race family alliance, and the Pharaoh's Council, would advance as a group into this desolate island.

On the other side of the bay, Lu Mingfei, along with the Kassel contingent, was helped out of the amphibious transport boat by Renata, his legs feeling a little weak.

The crashing waves, the clear blue sky, the gentle sea breeze—Lu Mingfei had no time to appreciate any of this beauty.

People who are full of bad feelings are destined not to feel these things.

There is a strange Murphy's Law in the world, which roughly means that the things you worry about most are more likely to happen.

Lu Mingfei now fully agrees with this law; the thing he had been worried about for so long has really happened.

Principal Angers specifically named Lu Mingfei to participate in this mission because he was an S-class powerhouse. The moment Lu Mingfei boarded the warship, he felt as if the sky had fallen.

If it weren't for the presence of senior students Nuonuo and Susie, as well as fellow female classmate Ling, when boarding the ship, Lu Mingfei would likely have been rolling around on the ground saying "no."

At this moment, Lu Mingfei truly understood what it meant to be forced into a corner. He now felt like that duck, pitifully quacking as it was hung on the grill.

Soon they will face the tragic end of being smoked and roasted.

Yet, this miserable duck still receives envy and jealousy from others.

Many of the Kassel elites who have landed are marveling at the grandeur of the only S-class: "High bloodline is really good. Even when coming to fight the Black King, you have to be supported by a beauty. I've learned similar Chinese phrases. A good husband should be like this."

"You really should learn Chinese again. That's what they call 'a true man should be like this'! What a good husband!"

"As expected of an S-rank, I'm still a little nervous. The S-ranks are already putting on a show."

No, please stop! Please stop exaggerating!

Lu Mingfei had a screaming groundhog inside him; what did he care about appearances for! He was just a little seasick, and a kind-hearted female classmate helped him up!
"Lu Mingze, you've really ruined my life!" Lu Mingfei muttered through gritted teeth. If it weren't for Lu Mingze's deal in the capital, he wouldn't have been forced to come here.

The Black King! That's Nidhogg, the Black King!

Lu Mingfei's incessant chatter made Renata, who was supporting him, raise an eyebrow.

Oh no, no, the girl being parasitized right now usually has no expression, I can't show any weakness, the Time Worm clone quickly lowered its eyebrows and resumed its indifferent face: "What are you talking about?"

"Eh? I, I'm..." Lu Mingfei's strange sense of pride, which he often showed more in front of girls, said, "I'm complaining that the Black King's resurgence has disrupted my plans."

"If this hadn't happened, I would probably be fighting over German pork knuckles with Senior Finger in the college cafeteria tonight."

"That's a special dish that I only make once a week."

How about that? Hopefully, this will work out.

Lu Mingfei kept a straight face and humbly observed Renata's reaction. He felt that his words were very cool and showed that he did not take the Black King Nidhogg seriously at all.

So many hybrids were so terrified of Nidhogg's hatchery that they even launched nuclear missiles, yet he remained calm and collected, still thinking about the braised pork knuckle in the academy cafeteria.

Comparing the before and after, his act of putting on airs should be enough to save face for an S-class student, right?
"Clap clap clap." Applause rang out.

Renata did not react, as if she had lost her hearing and could not hear any of Lu Mingfei's words. She had also lost control of her body and remained motionless.

Not only Renata, but all the elites in Kassel around her also froze, as if some bastard was hiding in the shadows, secretly pressing a time-stop watch.

"You still dare to come?!" Upon seeing the familiar time-stop scene, Lu Mingfei immediately perked up. His legs were no longer weak, his back straightened, and he broke free from Renata's support, shaking his head and searching for Lu Mingze.

"Come out, Lu Mingze, you come out here!" Lu Mingfei wandered around aimlessly, looking around, trying to find the little dwarf.

"As expected, you can't hide it from your brother." Lu Mingfei didn't need to search for long before Lu Mingze would always come out on his own.

This time, Lu Mingze emerged from the amphibious transport boat again, dressed in a miniature Kassel school uniform with a small floral tie. He didn't look like someone who had come to slay a dragon; he looked more like a group of elementary school students on a spring outing.

Seeing this devil again, Lu Mingfei was furious. He quickly stepped forward, grabbed Lu Mingze's shoulders, and shook him back and forth: "You still dare to come looking for me?"

"Do you know that because of what you did in the capital last time, I was forcibly selected to join this dragon-slaying operation?"

"Do you know who you're going to kill? The Black King, Nidhogg the Black King! Is he someone I can defeat? Wouldn't I be devoured by the Black King if I went over there?!"

Lu Mingze listened with a smile, his smile remaining unchanged regardless of Lu Mingfei's words, still as confident as ever.

Then Lu Mingfei said, "Don't laugh, and don't say you can do it! I know you can't!"

"You can't even defeat the King of Earth and Mountains without being kicked away like a roadside animal, let alone the even more powerful Black King?"

"What am I going to do? I'm doomed now, you've really ruined this!"

Lu Mingze, who had been all smiles, nearly snapped in anger upon hearing this: "I can't beat Jormungandr? You're saying I can't beat Jormungandr?!"

Damn it, even if he's his own brother, you can't humiliate him like this!
How could he say that Jormungandr, that disgrace of the first race, couldn't defeat him?
The many Kassel students nearby, frozen in place, were completely oblivious to the brothers' conversation. Only Renata was different; the Time Worm clone hidden deep within her remained unaffected.

The Time Worm was originally curled up cautiously, carefully observing the outside world to avoid being discovered, but when it heard Lu Mingfei's words, it almost burst out laughing!
I've never seen anyone insult Mi every day before, but this is the first time I've ever seen someone use Mi to insult others.

The Time Insect clone held back its laughter for a long time before finally suppressing it. After reassessing the situation, the Time Insect clone realized that it was actually using dream-like techniques.

Lu Mingze did not actually stop time, but rather, with his powerful mental strength, he used a massive amount of mental elements to connect with Lu Mingfei through the dream world, indirectly interfering with reality.

Specifically, Lu Mingze has a strong mental fortitude and can pull Lu Mingfei and everyone nearby into a dream. No matter how long Lu Mingze and Lu Mingfei communicate, everyone else is just in a daze.

After all, Lu Mingze can adjust other people's perception of time in their dreams at will, and because Lu Mingze's mental strength is too strong, he can even interfere with reality through dreams.

For example, in his dream, Lu Mingze makes a pancake, which interferes with reality, and a pancake can actually appear out of thin air. Of course, if it's too big, Lu Mingze's mind can't handle it.

"So that's how it is," the Time Insect clone understood, planning to report back to its main body later.

"Isn't that right?" Lu Mingfei looked at Lu Mingze with disdain: "I don't remember anything afterward. I had to ask around and finally found out."

"It was me... no, no, it was you, wasn't it you who took control of my body back then? The insider said that you were kicked away by the King of Earth and Mountains."

Lu Mingze began to frantically defend himself, saying that he had been careless at the time and had been ambushed by Xu Lie, suffering serious injuries.

Furthermore, all of their abilities, including the power of words and alchemy, were inexplicably sealed away by the methods of the old church.

When he finally tried to confront Xu Lie head-on and explode, he suddenly ran into Jormungandr, which is why things turned out that way.

In short, the point is this: if the initial opponent were Jormungandr, Lu Mingze was confident that he could kill Jormungandr in no time using Lu Mingfei's body.

Lu Mingfei's actions were infuriating; he crossed his arms under his armpits and had a 'see if I believe you or not' look on his face.

Lu Mingze was almost furious: "Then I'll leave you here to fend for yourself, brother."

These words caused a complete reversal of opinions.

Lu Mingfei immediately lowered his hands, a rather obsequious smile on his face, and said, "Hey, calm down, calm down. Aren't you a businessman? Why are you being so impulsive?"

"So, according to you, you can take down the Black King? You're that awesome?"

"..." Lu Mingze's face twitched, completely helpless against his flexible older brother: "What are you thinking about?"

"To deal with Nidhogg the Black King, we must... well, let's not talk about that now. Anyway, brother, wait a minute. We can't even be sure if this is the Black King's Hatchery."

Like Odin, Lu Mingze knew long beforehand that the hatchery of the Black King Nidhogg was located beneath the Arctic Ocean.

However, there was nothing they could do about the bottom of the Arctic Ocean; they couldn't interfere or stop it. They could only accumulate their own strength first.

Out of nowhere, another Black King Hatchery appeared on this side of the Pacific Ocean, leaving Lu Mingze completely baffled. He had just guessed that this was a fake, a counterfeit hatchery.

As a result, there was the Word of Power Emperor, which affected Europe, Asia, and America, and then two nuclear bombs went silent and went unexploded.

This immediately made Lu Mingze uncertain, and like Pompeii, he began to wonder if the Black King had multiple burrows.

"You mean?!" Lu Mingfei's pupils dilated with excitement, as if he had seen a glimmer of hope for survival: "This is fake? It's not the Black King's hatchery?!"

After speaking, even though he knew that Lu Mingze had stopped him here and no one would hear him, Lu Mingfei still nervously turned his head frequently, looking left and right, afraid that others would hear him.

The Time Worm clone hidden within Renata's body shook its head dismissively. So what if you don't believe me? The Black King's rank is high enough that as long as enough hybrids believe, the main body's ascension ritual can still be completed.

Moreover, the main body must have made arrangements targeting Odin and Lu Mingze, and perhaps Odin and Lu Mingze will believe it later.

Lu Mingze was still uncertain at the moment, so how could he make a promise to Lu Mingfei?
In terms of strength, Lu Mingze was no match for the old Black King Nidhogg. Now, he unexpectedly learned that Nidhogg had also obtained the power left behind by the Old Ones. Thinking of that mysterious gray mist, Lu Mingze subconsciously got a headache.

He could no longer distinguish whether this was the Black King's doing or a power left over from the past.

Faced with his brother's question, Lu Mingze could only shake his head: "I can't be sure right now either."

Lu Mingfei immediately lost his spirit and became dejected: "What a waste of my joy."

'well!'

Lu Mingze's forehead veins bulged with displeasure. He rolled his eyes at Lu Mingfei and disappeared: "Anyway, if brother is really in danger, just call me."

"As long as we make a deal, even if it's against the real Black King, I can at least protect you and get you out of here unscathed."

Lu Mingfei opened his mouth, about to say something, when everything returned to normal. The students continued to board the island, and Renata looked at Lu Mingfei once again.

Lu Mingfei shut his mouth in discomfort.

At the same time, Renata heard Lu Mingze's voice in her mind: "Protect Lu Mingfei."

Renata looked back, nodded, and accepted the order.

Interestingly, Lu Mingze, who was hiding in the shadows, couldn't see that Fingel, Chu Zihang, and the others behind Renata were watching Renata nod at them with smiles in their eyes.

They had been watching Lu Mingfei the whole time. A few seconds ago, Lu Mingfei was being supported by Renata, but then, as if the screen had froze and dropped frames, Lu Mingfei suddenly broke free from Renata's support and stood to the side without moving an inch.

This phenomenon, coupled with Renata's nod as she turned around, made it clear to Fingel and the others that the fish had taken the bait, but they needed to play it underwater for a while before they could actually pull it to the surface.

(End of this chapter)