A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 295 City of Calamity, River of Eternal Darkness

Having already witnessed the Moonlight Transformation once, how could Lu Mingfei not be wary of this move?
Although it was unclear how Erii, the queen of the Snake Clan, controlled the power of the Old Church, 'Lu Mingfei' was prepared and did not panic because of Erii's sneak attack.

Without looking back or turning around, the four elements of earth, water, fire, and wind, which had been secretly prepared, all obeyed his command.

A bolt of lightning carrying celestial fire came from the sky, extreme cold surrounded her, and an invisible and intangible gravity suddenly descended upon Erii. The four elements were about to surround and kill her!

Without a moment's delay, radiance surrounded Erii, forming a full-body armor. Lightning and fire easily pierced through the armor, but also successfully bought her a little time.

Aso Makoto's figure flickered, and behind her, black wings also sprouted. However, compared to 'Lu Mingfei's' dragon wings covered with black scales, Aso Makoto's back was just bat wings made of pure darkness.

Using the little time Erii bought him, Asou Makoto swiftly scooped Erii up, quickly moved away from 'Lu Mingfei', and landed back beside Nuwa.

"Eri!" Genji hurriedly grabbed the Spider Cutter and stood guard beside Erii, not scolding her, but staring intently at his formidable enemy, 'Lu Mingfei'.

Genjiro never imagined that an S-rank hybrid could bring him and Erii so much pressure.

The combat prowess displayed by 'Lu Mingfei' in his brief clash with the Old Church far surpassed that of the so-called royal bloodline! He's simply inhuman!

Right now, Genjiro, like 'Lu Mingfei', doesn't have time to ask Erii how she mastered the Dawn Armor and how she transformed into moonlight. He has to withstand 'Lu Mingfei's' onslaught before he can ask her these questions.

Fingel, Chu Zihang, and the others watched anxiously. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, if they supported Nuwa and the others, their identities would be completely exposed, which Principal Angers could not help cover up.

If we don't provide support, wouldn't we be harming Nuwa and her companions because of their fishing? That won't do.
Chu Zihang held the Murasame talisman and took a few steps forward, but was stopped by Chen Motong, who then handed him a talisman: "Use this. It's the Faceless Talisman that Mr. Mistake from the Capital gave me last time, and I've kept it until now."

The command center was in complete chaos, with all sorts of conflicting statements being made.

The current consensus among all forces is to condemn the Black King. While some forces are pleased with Lu Mingfei's attack on the Old Church at this time, feeling that the Old Church deserved it, many others believe that the bigger picture should be prioritized, and that Lu Mingfei is suspected of being out of control!

The most considerate head of the Sigurd family looked at Nicholas and said, "Master Flamel, this cannot continue."

"We must stop Lu Mingfei's evil deeds. The Black King is already at our doorstep. How can we afford to fight amongst ourselves and kill each other on his very doorstep?!"

“???” Nicholas agreed with the other person’s point of view, but why were these words directed at him?
Hey, you guys don't actually think that Lu Mingfei's current situation is the result of his alchemy, do you?
The Titan Guild Master glared fiercely at the disgruntled Nuwa: "Who told the Old Church to shirk their duties? And to even abide by the agreement with the Mountain King?"

"To deal with the Black King, we must be completely focused and cannot afford to be distracted. It is better to deal with the Old Church now than to be constantly distracted and on guard against the Old Church's backstabbing during the final battle with the Black King!"

The head of the Sera family, who had been ridiculed by Nuwa before, did not think so. He still flattered the Secret Party, saying, "You can't say that. Defeating the Black King is our highest and most important goal."

Pompeii watched them argue quietly, watched Nuwa and Erii display their radiant armor, and watched Asou Makoto shimmer everywhere in the moonlight realm.

Now I finally understand why the Old Church was able to suppress so many mixed-race forces in the battle of the capital. This brilliance, the Moonlight, which surpasses the abilities of dragons, is something I have never seen or heard of before.

Ancient deities?
After the Battle of the capital, Pompeii did conduct some investigations, but all he found were myths and legends, such as the Black King being a remnant of the past, which Pompeii did not believe at all.

Now, having personally witnessed the strange abilities of the Old Church, Pompeii felt it necessary to delve deeper into its intelligence.

But right now, the most important things are Black King and 'Lu Mingfei'!
Pompeii kept a close eye on the battle between the two sides. Once the battle between Nuwa and the other two against Lu Mingfei reached a critical point, Pompeii would personally intervene and betray Lu Mingfei.

At the bottom of the dormant volcano, which most hybrids were concerned about, Old Tang was hiding inside a concealed alchemical array, also using monitoring alchemy to watch the battle outside.

As he watched, Old Tang couldn't help himself. He waved his hand impatiently, and a few small sparks burst from the Kassel mini drone before it quietly crashed.

"No way! How dare they target our church?"

"Brother Xu, let's launch the attack. We can't really let this brat kill our members, can we?"

After saying this, worried that Xu Lie might not understand the current situation, he re-recreated the footage of monitoring alchemy.

Xu Lie, seated atop the Blood Throne, nodded. Through his all-black mask, his voice was muffled: "Let's begin, Old Tang."

"Alright!" Old Tang had been waiting for this moment for a long time!

……

From the sky to the ground, 'Lu Mingfei' had grown sharp claws on his humanoid arms. Even without conceptual armor, his Dragon King-level physical attributes were enough to overpower Nuwa.

With a casual swipe of its claws, it could shatter Nuwa's radiant armor.

Nuwa was incredibly resilient. Even though Lu Mingfei canceled her Word of Power: Ice Emperor and the Nine-Headed Serpent from the Dragon-Slaying Platform, she still managed to condense the Dawn Weapon and continue to clash with Lu Mingfei!
Having lived for so many years, Nuwa is full of fighting spirit and will not give in at this time!
The Dawn Greatsword was cleaved in two by the Black Wings, and the Dawn Mace was shattered by the Dragon Claws. Since the Dawn Weapon cannot be reconstructed in a short time, then we must charge in for close combat!

Nuwa was fast and agile, but her punch, which carried the power of a giant, was easily blocked by Lu Mingfei's single wing. Before she could react, her head was smashed by Lu Mingfei's claw.

The headless Nuwa's body shattered inch by inch. She escaped death thanks to the mirror substitute of the [Witch's Necklace]. She flashed out from the side and retaliated with her right fist, blasting it towards 'Lu Mingfei's' head!
Having witnessed the entire battle of the capital, Lu Mingfei knew that Nuwa would not die so easily. He had been waiting for this moment, and with his left claw flashing with wind and thunder, he struck at Nuwa's head once more.

"You lowly creature, I'll see just how many mirror heads you have!"

Judging by the distance and the speed, it is clearly faster than Nuwa. The dragon claws surrounded by wind and thunder will hit Nuwa first.

Nuwa was neither angry nor did she lose her composure. As the pitch-black dragon claw, accompanied by thunder and lightning, drew ever closer to her brow, she calmly opened her mouth and uttered a word that no one could understand, but whose tone was sinister: "Slow."

"!"

How could that be? 'Lu Mingfei' paused for a moment, less than half a second to be precise.

But half a second is enough for Nuwa!

'boom! ’

A dull punch landed on Lu Mingfei's face, knocking his head to the side. The punch even created a large, pale white circular shockwave, but ultimately failed to send Lu Mingfei flying.

They couldn't even deform 'Lu Mingfei's' cheeks.

Nuwa sighed inwardly, realizing that this was a bit troublesome. Since she had advanced to the Sequence 6 Dawn Knight and possessed the power of a giant, she had never seen anyone who could withstand a punch from her without being sent flying.

Based on this, it can be concluded that Lu Mingfei's abnormal physical condition at this moment is no less than that of the Dragon King.

Nuwa's serpentine body below the waist flashed with waves of scalding pain, which was the negative effect of the [Filthy Belt]. After using it, the lower back would suffer pain similar to being soaked in lava.

Fortunately, when she was a Sequence 7 Weapon Master, she gained the ability to reduce negative effects. Now it's just a temperature similar to boiling water, and Nuwa can completely accept this level of pain.

"you……!"

Lu Mingfei slowly pushed against Nuwa's fist, turning his head to forcefully turn his face back, his eyes gleaming with anger: "How dare you disobey the Supreme One?!"

In Lu Mingfei's view, being punched in the cheek is a disgrace!

Enraged, 'Lu Mingfei' unleashed a claw strike, crackling with electricity and wreathed in flames, forcing Nuwa to use her mirror clone again to create distance, and utter the demonic language once more: "Fear."

The delay could make 'Lu Mingfei' pause for a moment, but 'fear' had no effect at all. At this moment, 'Lu Mingfei', who was extremely angry, would not be afraid and continued to chase after Nuwa.

Asou Makoto and Erii cast spells from the left and right to interfere with 'Lu Mingfei', with various moonlight spells and recorded dark spells flying towards 'Lu Mingfei'.

Erii was very fortunate that when she asked Asou Makoto to record the moonlight transformation, she also recorded various dark magic spells, which was able to help her sister Nuwa.

Even if Xu Jun hadn't taken away the Word of Judgment, it would definitely have been forcibly canceled by 'Lu Mingfei' just like Nuwa's Nine-Headed Serpent. It would be more useful than these dark spells now.

Lu Mingfei dodged with incredible speed, not daring to take the blows head-on. His shoulder was still aching from the sword strike from Aso Masashi, and the wound had not yet healed.

Faced with the various bizarre methods of the old church, 'Lu Mingfei' finally learned to be cautious and would not blindly accept them.

Various spells forced 'Lu Mingfei' to stay away from Nuwa, and 'Lu Mingfei' became exactly as they wished!
Abandoning Nuwa and rushing towards Erii, who was closer, Genji finally panicked and quickly used the Word of Power: Royal Authority.

Under the rule of the king, even the movements of Makoto Aso, Erii, and even Nuwa were only slightly slower, and Lu Mingfei's speed was not reduced at all.

Startled, Genji hurriedly shut down the royal authority. What kind of monsters were these people? Erii was one thing; Genji knew the royal authority couldn't control Erii, but what about the others?

Can one or two of them completely disregard royal authority?

Seeing Lu Mingfei approaching Erii, Nuwa no longer held back and chanted in an even more sinister tone: "Fall!"

At first, we didn't use it because we were worried that if this thing could really corrupt 'Lu Mingfei,' it might cause even more trouble, but now we can't worry about that anymore.

Lu Mingfei froze, and a visibly thick black tide, seemingly appearing from nowhere, slowly crept up his body!

His mind was filled with the whispers of demons, which he could not understand but whose meaning he could grasp, as if they were trying to bewitch and corrupt him, leading him to fall into the abyss.

Lu Mingfei stood there stunned for several seconds before launching a frantic, chaotic attack in all directions: "Get out! Get out! How dare you, how dare you offend the Supreme One like this!"

Nuwa was thinking of taking the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, but when she saw Lu Mingfei randomly attacking the surroundings and creating a huge destructive wind pressure, she ultimately did not take the risk.

Aso Shinya pulled Erii along and retreated to Nuwa's side once again. The high-ranking officials in the command center were dumbfounded. Pompeii also stood up, preparing to open up a space and take the opportunity to kill 'Lu Mingfei'!
However, in the next instant, the situation changed drastically. A burst of energy erupted from Lu Mingfei's body, shaking off the viscous black tide covering him. A hint of blood red surged in his once-brilliant golden eyes: "Kill!"

He charged at Nuwa again, this time with a clear objective: to take Nuwa's life.

"Come on!" Even though Nuwa knew she was no match for them, she wouldn't back down now, lest she hurt Asou Makoto and Erii.

Both of them were incredibly fast, and almost at the same time they shouted, their fists and claws collided. Nuwa's fist was easily broken by the dragon claw, and it was only when it reached her palm bone that she barely managed to stop the dragon claw.

The excruciating pain from the direct cut to the metacarpal bone didn't even make Nuwa frown once. She quickly raised her other fist and repeatedly slammed it at 'Lu Mingfei'!
No matter how powerful the enemy in the darkness may be, they will never be able to subdue her!

Lu Mingfei was particularly furious. How dare Nuwa, such a lowly mixed-blood, try to hit him on the head a second time?

Without even raising its claws, it simply let its rage run wild, letting out a roar comparable to a dragon's howl, the massive sound waves of which forced Nuwa back several steps.

The final punch ultimately failed to land on 'Lu Mingfei's' face.

Hearing the angry roar filled with cold-blooded killing intent, Chu Zihang took the faceless talisman handed to him by Chen Motong. Yuan Zhisheng had already activated his dragon bone state, and Fingel was still surrounded by the group of dead servants.

Susie was ready to bring misfortune down with her at any moment, while Chen Motong kept frowning, unable to invade 'Lu Mingfei's' mind.

The command center was embroiled in arguments, while Pompeii watched coldly, ready to launch a surprise attack at any moment. Just then, Norman's calm, mechanically synthesized voice abruptly interrupted all the factions' pronouncements: "Alarm! Alarm!"

"Inside the Black King's Mausoleum, the mini drone has lost signal for unknown reasons; repeated alarms..."

Everyone was now in a panic. Those in the command center, those connected remotely, and even Pompeii, who had been waiting for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack, were all horrified!
The mini drone had been filming in the underground palace for so long without being damaged, but now it suddenly lost signal. Could it be that it has finally alerted the Black King?
Oh no! That means...

Just as the situation became increasingly chaotic, darkness fell over everyone's heads, and the sound of countless staggered footsteps 'tap tap' could be heard, along with the echoing 'whoosh whoosh' of the overflowing river.

Every being trembled involuntarily, as if something extraordinary was about to descend!

Not only hybrids, not only pure-blooded dragons, but even 'Lu Mingfei' was trembling slightly!

Completely subconsciously, everyone tilted their heads back and realized that a city and a river had appeared above them without them noticing.

A dark, crimson, boundless ancient city; an ancient river with no beginning and no end.

The ancient city stretches across the sky, its crimson glow reflected in the chaos, revealing a illogical light that shines through the chaos.

The city was bustling with people, including citizens who walked with only a head and a pale spine, well-dressed headless nobles, and merchants whose bodies were exaggeratedly swollen to the point of covering their faces.

The river is as wide as an abyss, running straight through the void, presenting an absolute nothingness that defies light and color and has no color to speak of.

The river surges above, each splash of water like a person's life, and the falling water signifies dusk and death, ultimately plunging into this eternally dark river.

What's this?!

The mixed-race people on the front lines suffered severe psychological damage; just seeing that enormous ancient city was like seeing the source of disaster and a symbol of the end of the world.

It was as if they were already in the apocalypse of the Black King's resurgence, and no one could escape the Black King's revenge. Their friends, family, and even children would suffer endless torment in this city.

If one accidentally glimpses the dark river, the consequences are even more severe; merely seeing the darkness of the river can instill immense fear in one's heart.

That was a fear that defied common sense, caused the loss of all fighting spirit and courage, and made all 206 bones in the body tremble violently against each other.

It was as if they were staring directly at a black dragon, and were terrified by that supreme being, which brought out the deepest fear in their hearts.

The mixed-race people on the front lines were having a hard time, and the command center in the rear was also affected by the underground river of the ancient city.

The members of the secret society on the warship and the high-ranking officials of various factions on the other ships all saw the despairing apocalyptic scene and experienced the fear of eternal darkness.

To make matters worse, Norma's chilling alarm continued: "Alert! Multiple residents of the Hawaiian Islands have witnessed this unnamed underground river and are experiencing epileptic-like fear-induced stress symptoms."

"Alert! Residents of the Gulf of Alaska have witnessed a riot involving tens of thousands of citizens in this unnamed ancient city."

"Alert! Crew members of the cargo ship Scarlett, which is sailing in the Indian Ocean, have simultaneously witnessed the underground river of the ancient city. Scarlett has dropped anchor and is on fire."

What exactly is going on with this city and this river? How big is it? How many people saw it? How can this public opinion be suppressed?

Soon, people from all sides had no time to think about this issue.

The ancient city and the underground river did nothing; they merely manifested for a moment before quickly disappearing and vanishing.

But before it disappeared, a black dragon shadow seemed to be hovering over the city moat, and it uttered an extremely domineering voice: "On the day I return to the world, all the traitors shall die!"

With this pronouncement, everyone present witnessed the devastating impact on the ancient city and the underground river!
Thunder rumbled in the sky, giant waves surged on the ocean, and the entire island of Bello began to shake violently, as if some great disaster was about to befall it!
The scales of the seven third-generation animals softened rapidly, and they weakened, as if stepping into dusk, and one by one they fell heavily to the ground.

The second-generation dragon servant was also not in good shape. It was attacked by an unknown force and, a little later than the other three generations, it lay on the ground with its eyes slightly closed.

Every single one of the mixed-race individuals on the front lines began to vomit blood in agony, as if they had contracted some kind of deadly acute disease. Their minds were in chaos, their bodies ached all over, and even their hard bones seemed to be being eroded by the disease.

Chu Zihang, who was just about to change his attitude, and Fingel, who was still in the Deadpool group, were overjoyed. Was this the Church's backup plan?

Chu Zihang and the others had no idea what the ancient city or the underground river were, but they could clearly sense that while others were suffering terribly, they were unaffected.

Even Chu Zihang felt a sense of familiarity with the enormous ancient city as he looked at it, and he really wanted to get closer to it.

Coincidentally, Nuwa was the same; she wanted to join the Dark River as well.

Fortunately, in order to conceal their identities, the clever Chen Motong and Su Qian began to cough forcefully, which immediately reminded Chu Zihang and Nuwa, who also joined in the coughing.

‘Click! ’

Nuwa's joy surpassed that of the other members. Her perseverance until dawn in the face of Lu Mingfei's desperate situation allowed the Dawn Knight's potion to be fully digested.

Upon seeing their own patriarch begin to cough, the Zhou and Bai families, along with the former church followers brought by Asou Makoto, all bent over and coughed violently.

Inside the numerous steel ships surrounding Bello Island, the high-ranking officials of various factions could clearly feel their own decay—an irresistible pallor, where body, soul, consciousness, everything was withering away.

Even Pompeii couldn't escape it, forced to witness its own decay. Delaying? Stopping? No method worked!
Keep in mind that he joined the online meeting remotely via the internet! How could something so far away affect him?

It must be the Black King! There can't possibly be anyone else in the world who could do this!

Fortunately, after the underground river disappeared, the decay stopped and the disease subsided. Their bodies were too weak to fight in the short term, and they could only barely walk.

Lu Mingfei and the group of Dead Servants surrounding Fingel were attacked by death. When Fingel was suffering from "disease" and collapsed, unable to move, the group of Dead Servants around him was in even worse shape.

One by one, they died. Even an S-class Deadpool who could still manage to stay active for a few minutes after his head was blown apart and his heart was pierced was unable to resist this most fundamental death.

Without any sign of struggle, it died silently and without a trace, losing all life in an instant.

"No, no!" 'Lu Mingfei' had never seen such a terrifying death, exactly like Pompeii's, and almost instantly recognized that it was the power of the Black King.

The death continued to rob 'Lu Mingfei' of his life, seemingly threatening to completely drown him.

Fortunately, Lu Mingfei, who was currently in a fused state, had enough vitality. He desperately urged "Don't die" and managed to withstand the near-fatal death. He only collapsed from exhaustion after the dark river dissipated.

The hybrids were suddenly struck by disease and had no time to pay attention to anything else, except for Nuwa and her group of former church members, who were all unharmed and marveled at the church's methods.

The once arrogant and invincible Lu Mingfei, whom they had no chance against, has suddenly fallen.

Before the appearance of the underground river in the ancient city, the war-torn island of Bello was completely silenced the moment the underground river appeared.

The next generation of dragon servant Cansun secretly opened a sliver of his dragon eyes and cautiously peered around. He should be able to keep up with his act, right?
"Boom!!" Just then, the connection between the entire Bello Island and its hard shell at the bottom seemed to be severely damaged, and a huge tremor emanated from the bottom, as if it were about to sink!

With so many hybrids injured by the Dark River, they are almost unable to fight, and no one dares to covet the second or third generation.

With your body in this state, what's the use of collecting dragon blood materials if you don't escape quickly? Will you just be buried with the sea after Bello Island sinks?

The mixed-race individuals helped each other, squeezing out their last bit of strength, hoping to evacuate to the ship as quickly as possible.

Seeing this, Samson breathed a sigh of relief, obediently closed his eyes and lay down, waiting for the island to sink into the sea.

He was able to soak in the Yangtze River at the bottom of the Three Gorges for over a thousand years, so diving now won't be a problem for him at all.

Even when the island sinks into the sea, Samson will have to use his dragon body to block the entrance to the underground palace to prevent seawater from flooding in and affecting Constantine's hatching.

(End of this chapter)