Lu Mingfei: What? They're all real!

“However, I think maybe we can create ‘danger’ ourselves…” Lu Mingfei began to rack his brains.

He said, "Although we didn't encounter anything truly dangerous, there were no elite combat personnel on the surface either. Kassel was treating this as a scientific expedition. I don't know what they were thinking, but it's easy to fool them in this situation. Just make them think we've been 'attacked'... By the way, how about you dress yourself up as a monster?"

Xia Mi didn't say anything, she just rolled her eyes at him.

Lu Mingfei chuckled awkwardly, then reached out to touch the brass jar containing Constantine—

The moment his hand touched the cold metal, something suddenly changed.

A dark shadow suddenly appeared from the darkness, swift yet enormous, like a rushing rock. And there was more than one; there were two shadows, attacking from different directions.

Zero is always the first to react. She is like a loyal and reliable guard, always standing in front of danger in the first instant, even forgetting her own safety.

A crawling creature, nearly fifteen meters long, came from above at an angle and easily destroyed the roof of the house. It was incredibly strong, with sharp claws and teeth that could cut through iron like mud. However, its massive body was blocked by Zero. Zero blocked its outstretched blade with a small diving knife, stopping right in front of Lu Mingfei's face.

The girl gritted her teeth and resisted, her body trembling, but she refused to back down before being truly torn apart, fighting desperately against the enormous creature to protect the person most important to her.

But that was far from the end. The commotion on the other side was even greater. A dragon over twenty meters tall leaped out of the dark pool. It wasn't the twisted and ugly body on Zero's side—it was a true "dragon," more authentic than any imagined creature in literature. Black scales covered its long neck, and its bone spurs were neatly arranged, making it awe-inspiring. Anyone at that moment would exclaim, "Dragon!"

It is much larger than a "rock," its muscles are as hard as steel, and its destructive power is terrifying.

But the petite girl easily blocked the dragon. Xia Mi didn't even use any other weapons. She just swung her fist and hit a strange spot on the dragon's body, stopping the "dragon chariot"-like impact. The dragon, which was much taller than the girl, even let out a miserable cry under the blow, and its body seemed to be about to break. However, despite this, it still struggled to launch an attack again.

Lu Mingfei vaguely recalled some authority of Jormungandr, but the situation was urgent, and now was not the time to reminisce.

Caught in the middle, Lu Mingfei immediately assessed the situation. He felt that Zero needed his help more, so he immediately changed direction and planned to—

But the moment his hand left the brass pot, the ferocious and enraged dragons suddenly stopped their charge and stood still. Looking at them, Lu Mingfei even saw expressions on their reptilian faces, as if they were in fear or as if they were submitting...

Lu Mingfei froze. He didn't know what had happened, but it seemed to be related to his actions. He tried to reach out to Constantine again, and the dormant dragons let out a low growl once more, and the attack began to brew once more.

He withdrew his hand, and the scene returned to calm.

“What a loyal dragon servant,” Xia Mi’s voice rang out with admiration. “I remember this fellow, he was Norton’s servant, I think his name was… Samson or something…”

The dragon on Xia Mi's side reacted to the name being called, making a bowing motion as if bowing its head, presumably to another king.

Lu Mingfei was now completely convinced of his thoughts. The creatures among them were indeed hiding from them. Bloodline suppression was inevitable among dragons. Although this was Norton's palace, it did not mean that Jormungandr was without authority. Now it was simply the time for them to fight to the death to protect their master and they had to face another king.

“Samson…” Lu Mingfei repeated the name, but the dragon did not react. It even ignored Lu Mingfei, as if it did not know who he was and regarded him as a lowly human.

He then pointed to the dragon that was clearly of a lower rank and asked, "What about this one over here?"

"I don't know, it's probably just a little guy from the third generation, a nobody. How would I know?" Xia Mi shrugged. "Alright, alright, stop chatting. We can't kill people, but we can't kill Norton's descendants either? Hurry up and do it, shall I or you?"

Lu Mingfei shook his head, turned around and tugged at Ling's hand.

"What do you think? Is dealing with this thing difficult for you?" he asked, pointing to the "unknown little guy" Xia Mi had mentioned. "If it were chasing you, do you think you could guarantee your safety?"

Ling paused for three seconds, then nodded. She was always in sync with Lu Mingfei and instantly understood what he wanted to do.

"You shouldn't be worried about it chasing you, right?" Lu Mingfei asked Xia Mi again.

"You're planning to..." Xia Mi took a deep breath.

“Yes, weren’t we just complaining about the lack of ‘danger’?” After experiencing a dramatic turn of events and good fortune coming his way, Lu Mingfei smiled and said, “Now ‘danger’ has just delivered itself to our doorstep.”

Chapter 108 I'd Rather Die Than Be With Her

"Ye Sheng, get ready." Mans instructed the student with a stern face, "Wait ten more minutes. If they still don't have any news in ten minutes, then you go into the water..."

"Okay." Ye Sheng nodded quietly; he had been prepared for this for a long time.

“Logically, we should have prepared another companion for you, but the situation is special... Selma has not received any diving training and cannot provide you with assistance.” Mans explained to the student as if to say, “But Lu Mingfei and the others... we can’t worry about that now.”

“I understand, I’ve understood for a long time.” Ye Sheng smiled. He didn’t smile often, but his smile was very handsome. He said, “I understood from the first day I joined the Executive Department that this is the kind of business we’re in after all, isn’t it?”

He seemed much more composed than the older teachers.

"Sigh..." Mans sighed, "I really don't want anything to happen... but who knows whether an accident or tomorrow will come first?"

"Captain!" the third mate shouted from inside the cabin. "Quick! The sonar signal is very wrong, and the ship is rocking violently. The current has changed direction!"

Mans pushed aside the three officers, staring at the blurry signal on the sonar, his brow furrowed. Just two seconds later, he immediately gave the order, "Pick up your weapons and prepare to engage. We're in trouble."

Except for Chen Motong, who needed to stay by the baby's side, everyone else went into battle mode.

Ye Sheng leaned over the gunwale. Dark shadows moved in the water, like torpedoes, getting faster and closer. But there wasn't just one; several shadows moved simultaneously, hurtling towards him in Ye Sheng's sight.

Or to be more precise, they attacked their ship.

"boom!!!"

A loud bang was followed by a violent tremor. The ship had indeed been hit by a torpedo. Ye Sheng witnessed everything clearly. He shouted the information to the rest of the crew, informing them that something had broken a hole in the bottom of the ship.

"What is that!" Mans shouted, taking a sniper rifle from the weapons cabinet.

"Probably..." Ye Sheng's voice suddenly became low, and then the sound of the water being splashed overwhelmed his voice, answering for him.

A slender reptile leaped from the water and soared into the sky, reaching a height of tens of meters—it was simply unbelievable! Selma, who had just set up her sniping position, couldn't even keep up with the creature's speed with her gun. She stared in disbelief as the creature descended from the sky like a demon—its landing point was the deck of the ship, right where she was.

Selma felt something strange about it; she sensed something unnatural about the creature's upper limbs, as if it were struggling, or being forced by some invisible force.

But such thoughts vanished abruptly in the face of the threat of death. The monster drew ever closer, but she could not aim her gun at all.

Or rather, even if it was aimed accurately, it was useless. Mans fired the bullet precisely, but it only created a few sparks on the creature's skin, posing no threat whatsoever.

The girl felt time slow down, as if it were the final moment of her life. Before coming here, she had boasted to her roommate that she would definitely get a perfect score in her internship course, but now, her life was about to end.

Ye Sheng desperately wanted to do something, but what he needed to do most right now was to steady himself. The hull was badly damaged and the impact was too great. The tilt angle had reached forty-five degrees in the blink of an eye, and his side of the ship was almost submerged in the water.

In that instant, something new broke through the water—a person emerged from the water and moved swiftly along the tilting hull. It was Zero, expressionless, carrying several strips of bronze in her arms. Yet, she moved across the tilting deck as if it were flat ground, like an agile ninja. She quickly moved to the other side of the high-raised gunwale, found her direction, and leaped up, perfectly parallel to the falling creature.

Zero swung the overlapping metal plates she was holding in her arms like a batter on a baseball field. Her swing was accurate and fast, and even Selma below felt a gust of wind. The twisted creature was hit squarely in the body, and the huge impact changed its falling direction. It fell into the water.

But that wasn't the end of it. Several fierce blades swirled in the water, creating huge waves. Creatures caught in the whirlpools were no longer so sturdy. They let out mournful cries as their skin was easily torn open by the blades, and blood stained the water.

That was far more effective than bullets in killing, and everyone on the ship who witnessed it was amazed. Then they saw Lu Mingfei's head float to the surface, his masterpiece.

The battle ended in a flash, and those left on the ship survived. Selma stared intently at the crimson waters for a long time before swallowing.

"They... are first-year students, right?" This was the only question she could ask now; everything else was far beyond her comprehension, and her mind was on the verge of crashing.

Chen Motong, standing beside her, nodded and hummed in agreement, seemingly overjoyed by Lu Mingfei's brilliant performance.

But Lu Mingfei had no time to be happy. He climbed onto the ship's side, his expression solemn, looking around as if searching for something.

Mans jumped off the deck at an angle, wanting to say something. Chen Motong, who poked his head out of the cabin, called out Lu Mingfei's name with concern, but Lu Mingfei became more and more anxious. He suddenly grabbed Mans's hand and asked repeatedly if he had seen Xia Mi.

He looked extremely anxious.

"Is she... still in the water?" Mans asked anxiously, turning back to shout at his deputies to use sonar to search.

But Lu Mingfei was burning with anxiety in his search for the girl. He dropped the bronze coin he was carrying, turned around to look at the water, and prepared to go back into the water.

"Wait, wait!" Mans quickly stopped him. Dancing with such a monster in the water was tantamount to suicide. One student had already met with misfortune, and he couldn't let the sacrifices escalate.

"Captain!" the third mate cried out in alarm.

"Captain..." the first mate said in a low voice, as if he were numb.

"Something's coming," Chen Motong warned.

"What?" Mans' voice trembled, as if something terrible had happened; the water was shaking, and something big was coming.

Ye Sheng remained silent, too preoccupied with observing the situation to dwell on his emotions. It seemed there was more than just this one; a larger, more terrifying figure lurked beneath the water, its very presence responsible for the recent collision with the vessel… Suddenly, he saw a dark shadow approaching—

Another monster appeared, leaping out of the water and striking the ship squarely. It was frenzied and domineering, smashing the ship in two. People on both sides dodged to the bow and stern, and the dragon's enormous body was clearly displayed in everyone's eyes.

"sky……"

This time, it was Mans who expressed his feelings. He looked at the pitch-black dragon that was so close to him, like a mountain, as it glided past him, along with the countless shattered ship hulls. He felt as if he had been choked, and he could barely stand up.

He was already the best performer among them, but the moment they saw the dragon, the crew became numb, and their weapons fell limply to the ground. They were trained elites, but at this moment they almost gave up hope of survival, and they didn't even want to do anything anymore.

Mans felt he should say something, but it seemed unnecessary. He would fight to the last breath; with just this one glance, he knew everyone's fate... All their preparations were too frivolous, completely underestimating the dragons and their noble monarch...

The absolute disparity in strength has made it clear that this is an invincible enemy, and they will all die here without exception.

"Ah! There it is!"

At this moment, Lu Mingfei cried out in alarm. He disregarded everything and was not subdued by the pressure of death. He ran towards the center of the river, jumped, and dived into the water again. The people on the boat looked in that direction and saw a girl struggling there with only her head above the water. It was Xia Mi. She was still alive, but her situation looked very bad.

"Lu Mingfei! Danger!" Chen Motong shouted urgently, but it did nothing to change Lu Mingfei's mind.

The creatures that could approach the girl struggling in the water were clearly not only Lu Mingfei; a huge black shadow lurked in the water, moving forward at great speed, splashing up layers of waves.

Lu Mingfei moved desperately, moving at an astonishing speed, practically gambling with his life, racing against the huge, terrifying shadow with the determination to "be with her even if it means death."

Although he was already in dire straits, everyone on deck was worried for him, especially Chen Motong. She saw him drifting alone in the water, heading towards the girl who was also floating like a piece of duckweed. The churning waves engulfed him, and she suddenly felt a pang of sadness and anxiety in her heart...

Perhaps she was born a freak. At moments like these, she couldn't help but wonder what it would be like if she were the one who fell into the middle of the river. Would someone rush towards her so recklessly, as if fearlessly heading towards death?

Finally, he popped his head out of the waves and reached the finish line. He and the girl were pressed tightly together. He struggled to reach out his hands from the water and wrapped them around her shoulders. He hugged her tightly.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

But then the dragons arrived like a natural disaster, their enormous figures leaping out of the water, and after a burst of energy, they vanished completely.

Chapter 109 Actually, I'm a Zero Party Member

It was more than ten minutes later when the people on the research vessel recovered.

These past ten minutes have shattered the worldview of almost everyone on the ship, including Mance, a tenured professor. They witnessed Lu Mingfei desperately rushing towards the girl struggling in the water, and then saw the dark dragon shadow drag them into the water—

Everyone thought that Lu Mingfei and the girl in his arms were going to die here. No one thought they would be lucky enough to escape. Mans remembered that the principal had told him that he would rush to the battlefield if necessary, but he felt that it was too late.

The black dragon shadow resurfaced on the water, roaring at the sky with a chilling sound.

But in the next second, the water surged violently, and the river shook around a certain spot. The dragon was dragged into the water, which proved that Lu Mingfei was still alive!

The battle took place underwater, so no one could see it clearly. Ye Sheng's snake dared not approach, and he couldn't even release his incantation. Fortunately, the sonar was not destroyed, so it was able to roughly pinpoint the positions of both sides.

Lu Mingfei and the giant dragon were locked in a fierce battle underwater, on the entire Yangtze River. The speed and distance of their movements far exceeded human imagination, reaching a full sixty knots in terms of sea speed! This is almost equivalent to a Lamborghini yacht, which is known as a supercar on the sea, but that is only on the surface of the water. There has never been such a monster with such speed underwater.

The two sides were too close, so the people on the water could only guess that Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi were being held in the dragon's claws or mouth. They watched as the two sank to a depth of dozens of meters, approached the bronze gate again, and then rose up, their heads popping out of the water, but they quickly struggled back down.

The earthquake was so terrifying that it seemed to overturn the entire Yangtze River. Everyone thought it was the work of this monstrous dragon, but they also hoped that it was Lu Mingfei who caused the disturbance. However, the disturbance grew larger and larger, as if it was going to destroy the world. In the end, no one dared to think that way anymore.

But in the end, a huge, black body floated up, motionless and lifeless. Its claws were all broken, and its face, as black as steel, was covered with bloodstains.

The dragon is dead.

Mans' mouth was agape, bigger than the second mate's head, and he shook the second mate's body wildly, as if he wanted to devour him.

After being rocked for more than ten minutes, Mans was the first to recover from the endless shock. He took a deep breath and then, showing his professionalism, instructed the first mate to move the remaining hull next to the dragon carcass to cover its body and prevent it from being seen by passing ships. This "scientific research operation" was already impressive enough, and the aftermath could not be made more complicated.

"Professor, does this mean Lu Mingfei won't need to take your classes anymore? I think he should stay in his dorm and get some rest..." Ye Sheng asked, still shaken.

He now felt that their execution department was nothing but a bunch of greenhorns! He was even more glad that Lu Mingfei had stolen his and Aki's "love" from him. Thinking about it carefully, if they had followed the original plan and gone into the water with him and Aki, they would have both died, and there would have been no chance of survival!

Thank you, Lu Mingfei! Praise Lu Mingfei! Ye Sheng silently chanted in his heart. He decided that from now on he would be a staunch supporter of Lu Mingfei on the discussion forum and would never make sarcastic remarks again. The first thing he would do when he got back was to unlike the post "Lu Mingfei is suspected to be the principal's illegitimate son" and then like the post "I recommend Lu Mingfei to be the Emperor of Kassel"!

“No, from now on he must be present in all my classes. I want to tell all my students about this day, and we must all remember it!” Mans said firmly, then belatedly realized what was happening and pushed Ye Sheng’s shoulder hard, shouting that they should go find someone right away!

The dragon was indeed dead, and the smaller, twisted monster didn't escape either. But Lu Mingfei was nowhere to be found. It seemed he was swept away by the current after the final, violent impact, and his fate was now unknown...

Ye Sheng nodded repeatedly, fastened the last remaining rope, and then leaped into the murky water stained crimson with scarlet blood, releasing his incantation. The "snakes" dispersed from him—

But suddenly a new situation arose: something was interfering with the snake's transmission, and it wasn't the fear caused by the terrifying creatures of the past, but more like electromagnetic interference...

"Professor!" he surfaced and loudly explained the situation.

“Keep trying.” Mans became anxious again.

……

"This is truly a day that will go down in history. We defeated the King of Bronze and Fire, didn't we?" Selma and Chen Motong whispered to each other, the survivors making her talkative. "I can't believe it. Will our names be recorded in history too?"

Chen Motong shook her head and remained silent. On one hand, she didn't believe this was the legendary King of Bronze and Fire, capable of evaporating the ocean; on the other hand…

She only cares about Lu Mingfei's whereabouts now; she's still stuck on the image of him rushing towards another girl not long ago...

She found it incredible. That dragon was so huge and terrifying; just looking at it would send chills down her spine. Wouldn't she feel a cold sweat running down her spine if she were in the water with such a creature? But there seemed to be no fear in him. In his eyes, there was only the girl in danger. He was so fearless, willing to die together with her...

"And speaking of which, Lu Mingfei is truly a devoted lover. I even thought that junior sister might have already sacrificed herself, but he kept searching for her. It's so touching." The girl beside her sighed repeatedly, then suddenly made a decision, "I've decided! When I get back, I'm going to vote on that post in the discussion forum. I'm going to bet a hundred US dollars on Junior Sister Xia!"

"Vote?" Chen Motong finally reacted.

"Haven't you seen that post?" Selma was extremely surprised. "You must take a good look when you get back. The two sides are evenly matched, and the betting odds have reached tens of thousands of US dollars. I wonder who this 'Flame Poet' is. It feels like he can make a fortune just by taking a cut."

"Two groups of people... Could it be Junior Sister Xia and..." Chen Motong asked quietly.

"Yeah, and Zero too. Let me tell you, they actually spend even more time together, they just aren't very public about it. You know their activity room, right? They're always reading together like that. There are so many photos of them, so sweet! I'll let you in on a secret, I used to be a Zero fan..." Selma went on and on. "Hey, what's wrong? You look a little listless. Are you tired?"