A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 385 Elbow Strikes Between Parents and Children
The clones gathered together, denouncing the original body for being inhuman and mocking Herzog and the White King for their recklessness.

On Xu Lie's side, everyone was busy with their own things. Chu Zihang called Chu Tianjiao, Erii was waiting for her family to wake up, Nuwa went to find the Zhou and Bai people, and Asou Makoto woke up the clergy of the Tokyo Diocese one by one.

Seemingly noticing Xu Lie's confusion, Chen Motong stepped in to explain, "Uncle Chu is helping us guard against Odin."

“We don’t know how many other hybrid factions Odin has secretly influenced besides the Gattuso family and the Holy Palace Medical Association.”

"We really can't leave Hongjing, so we can only ask Uncle Chu Tianjiao to keep an eye on Tokyo for us."

"If the Gattuso family or other mixed-race forces do anything unusual, Uncle Chu Tianjiao can help us stop them or inform us quickly."

No wonder Chu Tianjiao wasn't seen at Hongjing. Xu Lie turned his head knowingly: "That Chu Tianjiao, could he stop Odin?"

“We definitely can’t stop him.” Chen Motong didn’t exaggerate to his talkative classmate’s father. As everyone knows, Chu Tianjiao was once defeated by Odin and became a puppet: “We didn’t let Uncle Chu take any risks either.”

“I have one Faceless Man talisman left. I wanted to use it twice, but I unexpectedly saved it both times. So I gave it to Uncle Chu to use, so that he wouldn’t be recognized by Odin.”

"Based on the remnants of Odin's several space creations, Fingel traced back from the level of fate to study the space creation of one of the seven kingdoms of dragon alchemy."

"Finally, we successfully developed a small gadget to detect spatial fluctuations, which can detect spatial fluctuations within a certain range."

"In addition, we also know Pompeii, which is the hotel where Odin stayed. Uncle Chu is near the hotel. As long as Odin uses the space-opening method, the small tool can detect it, and Uncle Chu can notify us in time."

“Strangely, Odin didn’t come this time, even though he’s been watching Herzog from behind the scenes.”

At this point, Chen Motong himself was also completely baffled. They had all mentally prepared themselves to face Odin directly after everything was over.

But Odin didn't come.

Could it be? Chen Motong secretly wondered, did Odin possess some means of remotely observing the Red Well, and hadn't been discovered by them?
Xu Lie looked up at the sky again, watching as the thick, heavy clouds gradually dispersed, revealing glimpses of the blue sky. He replied meaningfully, "They didn't come?"

Looking at Xu Lie's profile as he looked up, Chen Motong suddenly had an idea. She quickly sent out her virtual personality to secretly contact her partners and discuss important matters.

……

"No, what happened?!" Pompeo was even more anxious than if his father had died. Behind him were two unconscious female technicians, and in front of him was the 'Heavenly Retribution' satellite imagery of the Red Well.

Pompeii gripped the left and right sides of the display screen with both hands, pressing his fingers hard on the surrounding screen, creating ripple-like patterns. At the points where the pressure was applied, several permanent white bright spots appeared.

"Where is the White King? Where is Herzog? What exactly happened? Did the person behind Lu Mingfei kill Herzog?"

Pompeii was completely bewildered, unaware of the changes that had occurred at the Red Well. Pompeii had been prepared to unleash all six Heavenly Punishments once Herzog and Chu Zihang began their battle and the dark clouds gradually dissipated.

Divine Retribution, a space-based kinetic energy weapon developed by the Gattuso family, contains no explosives and relies solely on the kinetic energy of a tungsten rod falling from space to injure people.

It was also one of Pompeii's secret trump cards, prepared to kill his returning father. Now, using it against Herzog also served as a test of the weapon's power.

After all, the White King is on par with the Black King. If the divine punishment can kill the White King, or even Herzog who stole the White King's power, it means that it can also inflict a fatal wound on the Black King.

If the Heavenly Punishment can't kill it, then there's still time to upgrade and improve the Heavenly Punishment weapon.

Unfortunately, despite his good intentions, when the dark clouds dispersed, not only did the battle between the two sides cease, but the Herzogs also vanished completely, leaving Pompeii in a frantic state, nearly crushing the monitor in his hand.

"Where did he go? Where did he go?" Pompeii was very puzzled. Based on Pompeii's understanding of Herzog, a guy like Herzog, once he succeeded in becoming a god, would definitely become arrogant and conceited.

Herzog's repression over the past twenty years was entirely for the purpose of stealing the power of the White King. Once he possesses the power of the White King, Herzog's long-suppressed desires will erupt like a flood breaking through a dam.

Pompeii believed that Herzog would be eager to announce his existence to the world, using the power of the White King in the most exaggerated and ostentatious way, so as to enjoy the fearful and aweful gaze of others, and even enslave the entire world.

In conclusion, Herzog either engages in lengthy discussions with Chu Zihang and the others, explaining his ghoul theory, or he uses various powers to toy with Chu Zihang and the others like a cat playing with a mouse.

There should never be a situation where someone disappears.

Pompeii instantly deduced the truth: "So, Herzog failed? But even if he failed, he shouldn't have failed so quickly! Was it the White King's backup plan?"

"Damn it!" Pompeii urgently took out his phone and ordered the Gattuso family's self-developed artificial intelligence to contact all the members of the Red Well clan.

……

"Ring ring." A barrage of cell phone rings came from various Gatuso people, noisy and disorderly, a mixture of different musical styles that only made people feel annoyed.

For example, when Uesugi Koshi was unconscious, the Genji brothers, whose senses were far superior to ordinary people, were easily awakened by such noises. Under Uesugi Koshi's eyes, there was something rapidly moving; this was a sign that a person was about to wake up, and their eyes were gradually switching from a 'standby' to a 'online' state.

Two seconds later, Uesugi Kotsushi opened his eyes. Without any confusion, he immediately tried to turn over and stand up. Clearly, those two seconds were enough for him to recall everything that had happened before he lost consciousness!

The moment he stood up, his eyes opened and he saw Erii's curious yet slightly worried gaze on his left, and Uesugi Koichi froze.

It's no use not to stop, because if Uesugi were to roll to the left and half-stand up, he would probably bump into Erii as soon as he stood up.

How could Uesugi Kotsushi, who has always felt guilty and desperately wants to find his daughter, do such a thing?
It has to be said that the imperial bloodline is still strong. Uesugi Kochi forcibly stopped all his current movements and exerted force in the opposite direction to avoid hitting his daughter.

The right elbow, exerting force in the opposite direction, hit Genjiro's abdomen directly, waking him up before he had even woken up!

Not only did he wake up, but he also vomited a small amount of gastric juice.

Yuan Zhisheng instinctively covered his lower abdomen with both hands. His brain, which had just started working, was still in a daze and had no idea what was going on. How could his abdomen have been hit so hard?
"Brother." Erii rushed to Genji's side upon seeing this, while glaring angrily at Uesugi Kotsugi, the bad guy.

The subtle change in his eyes startled Uesugi Kotsuki: "I, no, Chisei, I..."

Genjiro caught his breath, not immediately investigating who had elbowed him, but instead focusing on Erii beside him, his eyes filled with disbelief: "Erii? You, you were just... talking?"

Uesugi gave him the same look. When he and Genji were searching for Ince and Erii, Genji had told them Erii's story from childhood to adulthood.

He always believed that his daughter was unable to speak.

"Mm." Erii no longer needed to hide it from her brother. Xu Lie had just mentioned to Erii that now that Herzog was dead, there was no need to hide anything anymore. From now on, Erii could live freely.

However, it's still necessary to tell a little white lie.

Erii didn't want her brother to be hostile towards Xu Lie, so she deliberately covered for him.

He attributed his ability to speak to Makoto Aso, saying that he had drunk a specially prepared medicine by Makoto Aso that enabled him to speak.

“Brother, it was him who just hit your stomach.” Erii explained, then immediately pointed at Uesugi Kotsugi with an upright and incorruptible expression, making the old father very uncomfortable.

"Huh?" Genji was even more confused, looking at Uesugi Kotetsu with puzzlement. After spending this time together, Uesugi Kotetsu had actually gained Genji's initial approval.

Despite Genjiro's continued insistence on his word, Uesugi Kotsugu's obsession with finding Erii and his guilt over not keeping Genjiro alive have kept him up at night.

Genjiro saw all of this, especially when he couldn't sleep at night and had a conversation with Uesugi Koshino.

At that time, the father and son had been searching for Genjiro and Erii for a long time without success. Frustrated and unable to sleep, they drank under the moon. Under the influence of alcohol, Genjiro expressed his dream of going to a nudist beach in France to sell sunscreen.

Genjiro thought that a former movie king like Uesugi Kotsu would accuse him of being irresponsible and disregarding the Snake Clan.

To everyone's surprise, Uesugi Kotsu not only didn't blame Genjiro, but actually clapped and cheered, and even expressed his willingness to go to France with Genjiro, which was the hometown of Genjiro's grandmother, Uesugi Kotsu's mother.

Uesugi Kotsuya also had a dream: to leave the Snake-Headed Eight Families and return to the French convent where his mother was born, to spend the rest of his life there.

At the time, Uesugi Koshi was particularly pleased and said that Genjiro's ability to have such a dream must be influenced by his genes.

How could Yuan Zhisheng ignore such a father?

But... Genji couldn't understand: "Why did you hit me?"

"No, Chisei, it's a misunderstanding!" Uesugi Kotsushi tried to explain in a flustered manner, but someone didn't give him the chance.

"You dare hit your brother?!" Behind Genjiro, Genjiro's sister, who was lying next to him, also jumped up, ready to grab a knife and fight Uesugi Kotsugi to the death.

Upon hearing the sound of the clapper, the once incredibly timid Genji reverted to her previous self, influenced by Kazama Ruri's personality.

Even if Uesugi Kochi might be their biological father, that is not a reason for Uesugi Kochi to beat up his older brother, Genjiro.

Yuan Zhinü will not let anyone who hurts her brother get away with it.

"No, I, I'm innocent!" Uesugi Kotsushi was on the verge of tears. He had finally seen his three children, only to find that he had elbowed his eldest son, and his second son and third daughter were about to attack him. How could he possibly express his injustice?

(End of this chapter)