A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 409 The Arrival of War
"What's going on? Has another enemy invaded the academy? Could it be the Old Church again?!"

"I don't know. Wait, Norma sent a text message telling us all to gather in the plaza in front of the Norton Building."

"Why does Norma seem to have gotten dumber lately? The text message was vague. Should we just go directly, or bring weapons? Never mind, let's just bring them first."

The beeping alarm didn't stop, playing repeatedly, making Lu Mingfei increasingly anxious: "Turn it off? Cancel? Cancel?"

Until the word 'cancel' was uttered, the instructions to activate the cheat code slowly dissipated, and the continuous instructions in my mind ceased.

Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief as his mind suddenly cleared, then immediately jumped up and hurriedly prepared to go out.

The corridor was full of students, some fully armed, some wearing pajamas. Seeing that others were carrying equipment, they went back to their rooms to get two guns.

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but sigh again, Kassel was full of martial spirit, what university would keep so many guns in its dormitories?
Although it was late at night when Norma sounded the school alarm, Lu Mingfei knew immediately that it meant something bad, and it might even be some kind of dangerous and troublesome mission. But since he was in Kassel, he couldn't refuse.

The last mission to Tokyo was like this. Lu Mingfei tried to refuse, but Principal Angers didn't listen to his explanation at all and forcibly arranged for Lu Mingfei to go to Tokyo with the team.

Life is like that; Lu Mingfei, unable to resist, could only grit his teeth and follow the crowd to the Norton Pavilion.

Surrounded by his senior brothers, sisters, and junior brothers, Lu Mingfei looked around and saw that everyone was holding alchemical swords or guns. He couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. The world of mixed-race people was really full of troubles. How long had it been since the Tokyo incident?

New trouble has arisen so quickly.

Hopefully, this time, Principal Angers won't force him to go on too many missions, each one fraught with danger, leaving Lu Mingfei almost numb. He doesn't even feel like scolding Lu Mingze, who caused him to end up in this situation.

Let it be as it is, I accept it!

Under Norma's control, the academy was brightly lit, as bright as day. When Lu Mingfei arrived at the square, there were people all around, and he couldn't find any familiar senior brothers and sisters.

“Senior Brother Finger… I really should have gone with you!” Lu Mingfei only realized now that if he had skipped school with the Kassel News Club to visit the wedding photography company, he might have been able to avoid this mission.

Lu Mingfei was filled with regret!

"Hey, Lu Mingfei!" Just then, a student council member spotted the S-rank student and quickly waved and shouted, pulling Lu Mingfei to the student council group.

"Boss." Lu Mingfei greeted Caesar rather awkwardly. Ever since he met Uncle Pompeii at the Peninsula Hotel, Lu Mingfei had been avoiding Caesar.

After all, the eldest son's father had once pursued his mother, only to be swindled out of most of the family fortune by her, leaving Lu Mingfei completely at a loss as to how to face Caesar.

Caesar, however, was completely unconcerned about such matters: "Lu Mingfei, why haven't I seen Chu Zihang lately?" He remained focused on his old rival as always.

Lu Mingfei would occasionally chat with Chu Zihang on social media: "Senior Brother Chu? These days he and Senior Sister Su Xi are traveling all over the world on missions..."

Wait, does that mean not only Fingel, but also Chu Zihang and Susie can escape this emergency mission of ringing the bell in the middle of the night?
Lu Mingfei once again regretted not skipping school.

Caesar, who had been all smiles, suddenly became cold and indignant, feeling particularly displeased and constantly lagging behind Chu Zihang.

"I'm sorry to disturb your sweet dreams." Just as Lu Mingfei was feeling awkward and Caesar was secretly annoyed, the outdoor screen of the Norton Building began broadcasting live footage of the principal's office.

Lu Mingfei looked up and found that not only Principal Angers, but also the Vice Principal, Schneider, and a group of professors were there.

Angers' expression was very serious: "The reason for summoning everyone here so abruptly is that there is a special matter that I need everyone to know."

"Just two minutes ago, the academy's alchemy matrix detected a very violent elemental turbulence in the far north."

"This is a cloud image of the Arctic taken by Norma using satellites that were urgently deployed."

The scene then shifts to a cloud image of the Arctic Circle seen from space, showing thick, extensive stratiform clouds that almost completely obscure most of the Arctic core area!
"How could this be? It shouldn't be like this."

"Could it be the effect of elemental turbulence?"

Many students exclaimed in surprise, as if they had witnessed some incredible event.

So what if there are clouds? Isn't it perfectly normal to have clouds in the sky? Why does everyone find it strange?
Lu Mingfei looked around and noticed that many people were exclaiming in surprise, but no one was as enthusiastic as his senior brother Finger in explaining things to him.

That's how people are; when someone is temporarily away, they often think of how good that person was.

Caesar, seeing Lu Mingfei shaking his head, casually explained to him, "It's December now, and the Arctic is in winter, with extremely low temperatures."

"The air is cold and dry. Low temperatures mean that the air has a very poor ability to hold water vapor. Without enough moisture, dense clouds cannot form under normal circumstances." "Only if something triggers a large-scale elemental turbulence can cloud accumulation occur. We can also roughly judge the range of the corresponding elemental turbulence based on the range of cloud distribution."

Lu Mingfei only now realized the unusual cloudiness in the Arctic during winter.

Soon, the scene shifts back to the principal's office, half of which shows Angers, while the other half is divided into many smaller screens displaying dragon plagues from around the world.

That's right, it's the Dragon Plague, a disaster caused by dragons.

In Times Square, New York, a giant electronic screen shattered with a deafening roar, showering sparks down. Standing atop the screen's ruins was a five-generation creature, its body entirely red and over four meters tall, its image contrasting sharply with the burning wreckage of cars on the ground.

Before the fifth-generation monster could rampage through Times Square, Chu Zihang appeared out of nowhere and beheaded it with a single stroke.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in the South African coastal town of Mossel Bay, the town's millennia-old tranquility was shattered by a roar from the vast ocean. A more slender, winged, sand-yellow giant serpent landed on the shore.

In Bogotá, a city in South America, two fourth-generation monsters were watching as dozens of Dead Servants wreaked havoc on the city. At the same time, the military urgently deployed attack helicopters to try to suppress the horde.

A giant dragon with a body over twenty meters long revived on the outskirts of Binhai City, and was slain in the wilderness by thousands of fire crows and dozens of old church warriors.

Angers explained at the same time: "At the same time that the Arctic experienced an outbreak of elemental turbulence, our global surveillance and satellite systems detected a large number of pure-blooded dragons that collectively revived."

"These are just the ones we've captured. There are probably many more dinosaurs that have already begun to move in the wild, areas that satellites can't reach and that monitoring systems can't install."

“We can also film and monitor that most pure-blooded dinosaurs are migrating north in their own ways. Norma has determined that after the collective resurgence of pure-blooded dinosaurs, their destination is the Arctic!”

"Therefore, based on our combined assessment with Norma's, there is a 99% probability that the Arctic turbulence is related to Nidhogg, the Black King, who previously fled from Bellow Island."

"Only the Black King could use the Word of Power, Emperor, which has such a wide-ranging effect, to awaken so many pure-blooded dragons at once and command them to march north. This Emperor is very likely gathering His former subjects!"

Finally, Angers stood up: "Without a doubt, we are now at war. A global war between pure-blooded dragons and us!"

"I have to declare that all of Kassel is now on high alert, effective immediately and indefinitely until the threat is lifted."

"At the same time, cancel all vacations, cancel all non-essential activities, suspend all classes, follow Norma's instructions, protect the academy, or head north to slay the dragon."

Upon hearing this, many students nearly erupted in anger. Before they could even shout, Angers yelled out, "I know!"

"I know that dragon disasters are occurring frequently now, and many students are worried about their hometowns and their relatives and friends. This is only natural, and I, along with all the professors, can understand your concerns."

"But I hope you know that if you go back alone, it will be difficult to fight against pure-blooded dragons. Moreover, international flights are almost at a standstill and cannot be resumed quickly. If you leave the academy, it will also be difficult for you to go home. We have more important things to do."

"As for the safety of your hometowns and the lives of your relatives and friends, as you just saw in the video, the local mixed-race forces and the various parishes of the old church have joined forces to actively resist the dragon scourge."

"All forces and countries are doing everything they can to find and kill the dragons. In most areas, the safety of the dragons can be guaranteed. Now, please calm down and follow Norma's instructions!"

Angers held immense prestige in Kassel. His shout calmed most of the students down, and they began to follow the tasks assigned by the artificial intelligence, gradually leaving the Norton Building to make preparations.

They could either follow Angers north to slay the dragon, stay put to protect the academy, or guard Chicago. Others, like the Equipment Department, still needed to research more powerful weapons to provide equipment support for the dragon slaying.

Lu Mingfei subconsciously followed the student council group away, while at the same time feeling worried about his uncle and aunt's family.

Lu Mingfei saw it in the video just now; dragons have actually revived in the suburbs of Binhai City. If it weren't for the Old Church, the dragons would probably have stormed into the city and slaughtered everyone.

I wonder how my uncle and aunt are doing now? Although my aunt is not good to Lu Mingfei, they are still blood relatives. Lu Mingfei couldn't help but worry about their safety.

Moreover, it shouldn't be a coincidence.

Lu Mingfei knew very well that not long ago, Lu Mingze was having a good chat with him when he suddenly looked north, mysteriously canceled the conversation, and disappeared. Lu Mingfei figured that Lu Mingze must have sensed the anomaly in the Arctic and that's why he left in a hurry.

Could it be that Lu Mingze sensed the Black King Nidhogg and is going to challenge him to a duel? Won't that little devil be in danger? He's usually so arrogant, but against the Black King, Lu Mingze might not be able to win!
Lu Mingfei was worried about his aunt and uncle one moment and Lu Mingze the next, his mind in turmoil. At the same time, he received a text message from Norma instructing him to pack his luggage and weapons with Caesar, go to the school gate to take the train to the airport.

They will fly to New York and board a nuclear-powered icebreaker in the New York Harbor.

A nuclear-powered icebreaker? Norma was arranging for him to go to the Arctic, and Lu Mingfei was taken aback.

Recalling the white blizzard that guided him when he recited the cheat code, Lu Mingfei felt as if he had been pushed along by fate all along the way; he was destined to go to the Arctic.

(End of this chapter)