A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 313 The troops split into two groups, the clones accumulated quantity, and the main body focused on substance.
“Odin?” Lu Mingfei recalled the guy who first appeared riding an eight-legged winged horse, exuding an air of superiority, but was instantly killed by Senior Brother Chu with a single strike.

During the subsequent treatment of the students in Kassel, I also heard them say that "they" had once again defeated Odin and the eight-legged Pegasus in an instant.

At that moment, Lu Mingfei was thinking to himself, "This time Lu Mingze wasn't bragging after all; he actually managed to beat Odin."

So now, in Lu Mingfei's mind, the order of the Dragon Kings' strength is roughly Jormungandr > Lu Mingze > Odin.

Lu Mingfei, who thought Odin was nothing special, wasn't afraid at all.

Back in the capital, when the mention of the King of Earth and Mountains came up, Lu Mingfei feared he would be swallowed whole by the Dragon King.

Now, when Odin, who is also a Dragon King, is mentioned, Lu Mingfei is not afraid at all. Can the guy who was killed by Senior Brother Chu with one strike be considered a Dragon King?

In other words, Lu Mingfei was thinking to himself that if Odin himself heard this, he would probably be just as furious as Lu Mingze when he heard "You can't beat Jormungandr."

“That’s not the real Odin, just a puppet.” Lu Mingze seemed to read Lu Mingfei’s mind, almost like a mind reader, and read Lu Mingfei’s thoughts.

Lu Mingze even lectured his older brother: "Brother, you can't have this kind of mentality."

“If we underestimate Odin because a puppet was easily killed, my brother might suffer a big setback. Odin is a cunning guy.”

"The main body rarely appears. When something happens, we rely entirely on the alchemical mask to remotely control the high-bloodline puppets. Even for me, it is difficult to track their exact whereabouts."

Lu Mingfei was skeptical: "It doesn't sound that impressive, just very sneaky."

"Sigh." Lu Mingze sighed helplessly. What on earth gave his brother the confidence to look down on Odin?
Even Lu Mingze himself would find Odin troublesome to face: "In short, brother, just remember, Odin is very strong."

"A puppet is a puppet, and a dragon king is a dragon king; the two should not be confused."

Lu Mingfei nodded, abandoning his underestimation of Odin: "So why is Odin targeting me? Why do you think it was Odin who did it?"

"Is that even a question?" Lu Mingze's expression was strange, as if to say, "Brother, don't forget, Chu Zihang killed Odin's first puppet."

"But the second puppet that Odin sent out later, and that horse, were both killed by us."

"It's not surprising that Odin held a grudge after losing a useful puppet and the eight-legged pegasus he had nurtured for so long, right? So he used some mental methods to get revenge on you, brother."

"However, the ancient city underground river above Bello Island must have also caused damage to Odin. Odin's condition may be very poor, which is why Chu Zihang and Fingel still remember you, brother."

"This means that Odin can only target ordinary people now, and cannot even affect hybrids."

Now Lu Mingfei understood. The old cunning man was looking for Lu Mingze to settle scores with, but he ended up targeting him: "Hey, hey, hey, you're the one who killed his puppet and his horse, why are you coming after me?"

Lu Mingze squinted and stood motionless at the entrance of the police station, unlike before when he liked to walk around and interact with various things: "In everyone's eyes, it was you, brother, who killed Odin's puppet and the horse for the second time."

"I'm so innocent!" Lu Mingfei scratched his head with both hands, making his hair look like a bird's nest. "It was clearly not me who did it."

"Alright, alright, let's not argue about whose fault it is. Now, do you have a way to help your uncle and aunt recover?"

“No problem, consider it a small gift after the last successful transaction.” Lu Mingze raised his hand, wanting to snap his fingers as he always did, to fulfill his brother’s small request.

It turned out to be very difficult. Lu Mingze said that Odin was in poor condition, but in fact he himself was not much better. Most of his vitality had been drained by the Dark River, and it was a sign that he was full of energy to be able to come out and move around.

Unable to snap his fingers in the end, and not wanting to worry his brother Lu Mingfei, he could only pretend to wave goodbye and disappear.

"Fly to find Lu Mingfei." Only then did Chu Zihang hear Fingel's follow-up words on the phone.

At the same time, his pupils contracted, and Lu Mingfei, who had just been beside him, inexplicably returned to the entrance of the police station.

There's no sequence of actions or steps in between, it's like... time is zero?

Moreover, Lu Mingfei's originally fine hair instantly turned into a bird's nest, and all sorts of clues were too obvious and clear in the eyes of the harvester.

"Perhaps, we don't need to." As soon as Chu Zihang finished speaking, Lu Mingfei took the initiative to come closer.

"Senior Brother Chu, it should be alright now. I guess it was just a prank by my uncle and aunt. Hahaha, they've always been like that, playing pranks every now and then."

Unable to explain Lu Mingze's situation, Lu Mingfei could only use this absurd excuse to fob off Chu Zihang.

Without any consideration, the prank was so outrageous that it landed him in jail; who would believe that?

But Chu Zihang actually believed him: "Yes, I believe you."

The second time he said it, Chu Zihang felt a little guilty, because he wasn't stupid; he was only saying it to reassure Lu Mingze, who was hiding in the shadows, and to prevent Lu Mingze from discovering that they had already discovered this secret.

But Lu Mingfei was particularly moved. This unconditional trust was something he had never experienced before, and it moved the boy to tears.

……

A few minutes earlier, at Lu Mingfei's aunt and uncle's house, four people wearing monocles were doing their own thing when Xu Lie suddenly came out of the master bedroom: "The clone of Parasitic Renata sent a message that Lu Mingze has appeared."

The Parasite Uncle's clone adjusted his monocle: "The Source Essence is still amazing. It only manifested for a moment. Even someone like Lu Mingze would have to go offline for several months to recover. Didn't Renata's clone say in a letter that she hadn't seen Lu Mingze for several months?"

The Parasitic Aunt's clone walked into the kitchen: "Stop talking nonsense and get out of here. It's only been a few months. He's not dead. I guess Lu Mingze has recovered."

“Let’s leave now, lest Lu Mingze discover that Uncle and Aunt also have worms in their souls, then Comrade Renata will be exposed.”

The clones have no worries. Once they leave the host and cancel the parasitism, the host will forget all the memories of the time they were parasitized.

They won't remember Xu Lie, nor will they remember Lu Mingfei being detained. When Lu Mingfei returns, he will only think that Lu Mingze has already returned to being his uncle and aunt.

The parasitic fat man Lu Mingze's clone was very curious about the original's results: "How is it? Has the Destiny Trojan Horse been digested? Does what we did count as stealing Lu Mingfei's destiny?"

Xu Lie's attempt to parasitize Lu Mingfei's cousin was an attempt to exploit a bug and test whether he could digest the magic potion.

To digest the Trojan Horse of Fate, one must manipulate fate. The simplest way is to steal someone else's fate and take their place.

For example, if Xu Lie were to steal Lu Mingfei's fate, he could take Lu Mingfei's place, and in everyone's eyes and memories, he would be Lu Mingfei.

Unfortunately, with Lu Mingze lurking in the shadows, it's not easy for Xu Lie to steal Lu Mingfei's fate for a long time. It's easy for a short time, but it's difficult to continue stealing for a long time.

It's not that it's impossible, but the input and output are simply not cost-effective.

Is there any way to replace Lu Mingfei without stealing his fate?

Xu Lie came up with this idea: to parasitize Lu Mingfei's relatives and thus orchestrate a fake identity theft that would make Lu Mingfei question the meaning of life.

As it turns out, no.

Xu Lie shook his head: "If I can't digest it, I can exploit this bug, but I need to parasitize all of Lu Mingfei's acquaintances, including Lu Mingze."

"We need to make everyone, including Lu Mingze, forget about Lu Mingfei and treat me as Lu Mingfei. It won't work if we just rely on our uncle and aunt."

The other clones understood immediately. It was easy to explain to others, but as for Lu Mingze, they couldn't be sure that he could successfully parasitize him.

Moreover, among the people Lu Mingfei knows are many members of his own church; he can't possibly parasitize them all.

"Lu Mingfei can't handle the Destiny Trojan Horse on his side, so we need to think of another way."

The handsome young man, whose appearance he could change at will, chimed in: "So, whose fate will we steal next?"

"We'll split into two groups." Xu Lie quickly came up with an idea: "Let a group of clones randomly select lucky individuals, steal their fates, replace them with others, and use their numbers to help me accelerate the process."

"I myself create a character that doesn't exist, and stir up fate."

The uncle's clone blinked: "A person who doesn't exist?"

The aunt's clone came out of the kitchen, took a rolling pin, and went back into the kitchen, still speaking loudly: "I understand what the original means. The Trojan Horse of Destiny doesn't necessarily have to steal someone's destiny to be considered a role."

"Anyone who actively interferes with or manipulates fate is playing a role; stealing someone's fate is just the simplest form of playing a role."

"The original entity probably thought that it could create a fake identity out of thin air, go out and deceive people, and the more fate it stirred up, the better the effect of playing the role."

Xu Lie nodded in agreement. Sure enough, some of the clones still followed his train of thought, unlike the clones like Bao Lie's, which were becoming increasingly unrestrained.

Once the other clones had satisfied their curiosity, they separated from their respective hosts' souls and returned to Xu Lie's body.

Xu Lie took a step forward and headed to the capital. Before creating an existence out of thin air and stirring up fate, he should go and see that guy first.

Auntie was momentarily dazed, feeling a bit confused, like, "Huh? What am I supposed to do?" She looked at the rolling pin in her hand, then at the flour in the kitchen, and suddenly remembered. She went back into the kitchen to get busy.

Uncle and Lu Mingze exchanged a glance in the living room, then looked at the wall clock: "Why hasn't Mingfei come back with his purchases yet?"

(End of this chapter)