Lu Mingfei: What? They're all real!

"The Secret Service? You?" Old Tang looked at him like he was a traitor.

"Of course, there's him too, he is too, we are all~" Xia Mi laughed wildly, "So you should pray to the great emperor, or just offer yourself up and let us eat you, I promise you, once we eat you you will let Constantine go, how about it?"

Her face was beaming with a smile, but she wasn't joking at all; she was serious! Lu Mingfei could sense that her fingers had already transformed into sharp claws, constantly rubbing together with a chilling, piercing sound.

Old Tang also noticed this, and even gained a new understanding of the situation outside the arena because of it. From Jormungandr's words, he gradually realized that he probably really couldn't escape, otherwise she wouldn't be discussing the issue of "devouring" so seriously. She was certain that a monarch would fall today...

He subtly shifted his gaze to Lu Mingfei, whose grim expression further confirmed this.

"No."

However, Lu Mingfei ultimately shook his head and denied it.

"What do you mean no? You're not planning to fall out with Kassel, are you?" Xia Mi argued with him, "No way! I won't allow it. Why would you sacrifice so much for him? Besides, our business in Tokyo still needs to continue its undercover work. You don't think that being marked with a red name here will be removed over there, do you?"

She was assertive and persuasive, but Lu Mingfei was more concerned about the slightly strange tone of her voice... She had now placed herself in a special position, even going so far as to say things like "I won't allow it"...

"So if you can't bring yourself to do it, just leave it to me. I guarantee I'll be quick and accurate, killing without aggravating the creature." The girl sharpened her claws, her gaze growing colder.

She fully sensed Lu Mingfei's determination, so she decided to act quickly and not wait for the guys outside to rush in and make things more complicated... She turned to look at Norton, her gaze icy. Norton looked as if facing a formidable enemy, his breathing becoming labored, and he felt an overwhelming sense of crisis.

But Lu Mingfei stood in front of the girl, his attitude even more resolute, though his tone was so low it sounded like he was about to cry.

"I rushed here to avoid this kind of thing happening, otherwise why would I have run like a madman the whole way? I took a taxi but got stuck in traffic, so I jumped out of the car window. My bicycle chain fell off and I got lubricant all over my hands. I even swam across the river. You have no idea how stinky this river is. I just didn't want this kind of thing to happen..."

Lu Mingfei's voice wasn't loud, but he spoke very quickly. He grabbed the girl next to him by the shoulder and excitedly poured out his heart.

He said, "I don't want to just watch him die. I don't have many friends to begin with, and I can't afford to lose any more... Think about it, if I can give up on Lao Tang today, can't I give up on you someday? This kind of thing can happen twice, and I don't want to have to give up on you someday either..."

The girl's body trembled slightly, and even her alluring eyes became clear as these words deeply touched her heartstrings...

She silently calculated, then finally made a decision, humming softly as she looked away.

"Anyway, at most I'll just refrain from attacking him, but don't expect me to help him." Her tone was strange, as if her throat was trembling. "And listen, don't get yourself involved. After this is all over, you have to treat me to a good day in New York! This is a favor, and you'll have to remember it!"

Lu Mingfei nodded hurriedly, and kind words flowed from his mouth like a river. The girl hummed and accepted them all, saying that it was all because of him that she missed such a great victory. She should remember it all and repay him in the future.

Old Tang was stunned. He pinched his cheek and realized he hadn't fallen under any kind of spiritual spell...

What is this? Is this still Jormungandr? Is my life, the life of Norton, now worth less than a boy's sweet words?

Old Tang turned his gaze to Lu Mingfei's face, and he now sincerely admired his good brother.

Chapter 170 In this situation, let's ask Zero's amazing friends for help.

"It's settled then, I won't help. Even if you get involved, I'll just stand by and watch." Xia Mi reminded her again in her most classic arrogant tone.

Although even Lao Tang could tell that she wouldn't "stand idly by" at all, and would probably use the island under her feet as a whip or a hammer when Lu Mingfei was in danger... Lao Tang felt that it was better for him to keep his eyes open but not say anything.

After all, Jormungandr, with her girlish heart, had no pity for her brothers...

"No need for help, and it won't get me involved." Lu Mingfei waved his hand and started thinking again.

He roughly figured out the current difficulties. The problem was that if the academy had come with such a grand display today, they certainly didn't intend to leave empty-handed. They were certain that the "King of Bronze and Fire" existed here, and they would not give up unless they could find a "substitute" that could deceive them.

Thanks to Guderian's incessant chatter, Lu Mingfei roughly understood the Academy's method of detecting global elemental reactions. Essentially, they had only determined that the intensity of the elemental fluctuations and the precision of the manipulation far exceeded the data they had on the next generation. Therefore, they were certain that the incident in New York must have originated from a noble first-generation being.

Kassel naturally assumed that anything superior to the next generation must be the first generation, and based on the reaction of the fire element, he confirmed it as the "King of Bronze and Fire." However, there were far too many things they had never seen, as evidenced by the lessons that always made Xia Mi cover her mouth to suppress her laughter until her face turned pale.

Therefore, if a monster that perfectly matches their "monitored data" were to appear here at this very moment, it would be enough to deceive them.

Lu Mingfei patted his chest and made his final decision.

"Have you thought it through?" Xia Mi asked casually, clearly not worried about it.

She had witnessed the miracles this guy had created several times, only to play around drawing circles on his body with her fingers.

Lu Mingfei nodded, looking down at the ground searching for something. He kicked aside a Deadpool corpse that looked fairly intact, and then saw a one-eyed mask.

"I knew it!" Xia Mi slapped her thigh. "I knew it couldn't be such a coincidence. It must be that wicked Odin pulling the strings behind the scenes. No other dragon is as evil as him!"

Old Tang also came over, only to realize belatedly that he had been set up.

"But we have to thank him now, otherwise we don't know who would be blamed for this." Lu Mingfei chuckled and slowly squatted down.

This Deadpool is almost dead, but it still has some traces of life. Old Tang is too weak right now, so killing a high-level Deadpool won't be easy.

“But Odin is pretty amazing. I wonder how he managed to create such a lucid Deadpool. That’s incredible skill…” Old Tang expressed his doubts, only to find that his annoying sister had no intention of paying him any attention and was completely ignoring him.

“I guess it’s probably related to this mask…” Lu Mingfei fiddled with Deadpool’s head, trying to remove the mask, but the mask seemed to be fused with Deadpool’s face, sticking tightly to it.

He failed, so he shrugged and pretended nothing had happened. Then, he took two steps back and explained the plan to the dragons behind him before starting.

“Listen carefully, once this thing comes to life, you all run back the way you came, and don’t let them see you,” Lu Mingfei said. “But Lao Tang, don’t go too far, and think about your story first. If Kassel investigates you, you need to be able to handle it. Ask Xia Mi for details; she’s good at this.”

"Why did this thing come to life?" "I'm not teaching him!"

The two of them spoke together, filling Lu Mingfei's ears.

"I'm not going to ask her!" "His face has been captured on camera; he can run for a while, but he can't run forever!"

Lu Mingfei was so confused by the voices on both sides that he felt like a father about to be driven crazy by his own child.

He could only reply with the most important answer: "Don't worry about the cameras and the data. I think someone can handle that. After you go out, call Zero and tell her what I said. She should have a solution."

In fact, Lu Mingfei wasn't sure if Zero definitely had a solution, but he felt he could probably trust Zero's "friends" behind the scenes. After all, they appeared out of nowhere and always seemed like nannies. If they had a solution for those girls' problems, they should have a solution for this kind of thing.

He always had a strange feeling about them...

Lu Mingfei gathered his thoughts, waved his hand to clear the noise from his ears, and suddenly grabbed the forelimbs of the two dragons on either side. Before they could react, he squatted down and pressed his knee against the chest of the Deadpool, where there was still a slight rise and fall.

"W-What are you doing?"

Xia Mi was initially a little embarrassed by the sudden intimate contact, but soon she discovered something even more shocking and frightening—

She discovered that her blood was draining away, like a small hole being opened in a huge swimming pool, slowly but definitely being drawn out of her body.

If she didn't now trust the boy holding her hand completely, she would have plunged her claws into the throat of anyone who dared to do so... but she couldn't bear to do that to Lu Mingfei, so she could only endure this unsettling change.

The scales that had appeared on her face slowly disappeared, but the Deadpool lying on the ground gradually gained strength in its heartbeat. One minute, two minutes... After a long time, the dark monster suddenly opened its eyes, and a crimson-gold light shone under its mask. It paused for a second, and then a deafening roar burst from its mouth.

It is now far superior to the next generation, incredibly powerful! Xia Mi was completely stunned, and she even couldn't help but get goosebumps, just like the day she was suddenly called by her real name.

This is supposed to be about enhancing one's bloodline, right? This is definitely about enhancing one's bloodline!

Her mind was now filled with questions. In her knowledge, only three people in history had ever accomplished something like this—it was unbelievable… Could this guy actually be—

"Go!" Lu Mingfei gave a curt command.

Coming to her senses, she instinctively chose to temporarily forget the shocking scene, relying on her long-standing trust, and obeyed Lu Mingfei's orders. Then, she waved her hand dismissively, signaling Norton to follow behind her, and the two of them nimbly escaped through the passage she had come from.

At the same moment, the wall of fire lost its command and vanished into nothingness. Only a few sparks of flame continued to glow with the help of the burning material. The reshaped "monarch" struggled to stand up from the ground, lashed out at Lu Mingfei with its tail, sending him flying far away. Then, it let out a series of heart-wrenching roars towards the sky.

It has now gained unparalleled power, but has also lost its mind, turning into a weapon of a corrupted soul, knowing only how to kill.

The elites in the execution department, who had been waiting and eager for action, rushed into the battlefield without stopping.

But in just one encounter, in just one battle, half of the people were defeated and thrown into the river like pebbles. This pitch-black monster was beyond everyone's imagination. It stood on the ground, its claws slicing across the ground, almost tearing the entire island apart.

Chapter 171 She seems to be a little addicted.

"Get out of the way!" Lu Mingfei roared at the crowd.

He was the one who created this, and if anyone died because of it, he would be held responsible. He didn't want his conscience to weigh on him, so he did his best to drive away the executive department specialists who wanted to help.

But in the eyes of others, he undoubtedly became a hero who wanted to face the Dragon King alone.

Facing the Dragon King as their enemy, this was undoubtedly an opportunity to make a name for themselves in history. Some charged ahead alone, but everyone's fighting spirit only grew stronger. Even though people were constantly getting injured, the siege never stopped.

Fortunately, this ultimate enhanced version of Deadpool is still far inferior to the real original Deadpool. It only looks intimidating. Although its physical strength is exaggerated, it does not have near-absolute control over the elements and always relies on hand-to-hand combat. As a result, people are constantly getting injured, but the death toll has always been kept at zero.

Despite the relentless attacks, the Deadpool remained valiant, but Lu Mingfei sensed something strange about it. The single eye hidden beneath the mask was always gleaming, as if... it was searching for someone.

Is there something nearby that it's concerned about? And... is it still conscious, or is it being controlled by some command... is it looking for Old Tang, or someone else?

Lu Mingfei pondered, and couldn't help but have thoughts about the mask. Odin... the name and the image made him a little anxious. He could remember every first species, but he couldn't remember a guy with such an image, nor could he recall the appearance of the guy behind the name.

But he remembered one thing Odin had done: the evil deed of trying to create a "counterfeit" to seize the throne...

The battle raged on relentlessly, and Lu Mingfei was actually struggling to keep up. If it were a battle between Words of Power, he would undoubtedly have the advantage, but hand-to-hand combat was a difficult task for him. If it weren't for the Word of Power: Bronze Throne that he had developed recently, or rather, "archaeologically discovered," he might have been cut in two by a single blow.

However, this is also due to Lu Mingfei's desire not to end the battle too quickly. He hoped that the monster's rating would continue to rise and that it would be officially recognized by the Kassel authorities as the confirmed "first-generation species." To this end, he even seized the opportunity to secretly stir up the flowing fire elements in the air to create a massive spectacle, which was worthy of the rating previously given by the academy.

The firelight illuminated the sky again, and the distant wailing of firefighters could be heard. Tonight, the New York fire department was probably second only to the one in 2001 in terms of busyness. Fire trucks were constantly being dispatched here, only to be persuaded to return by officials planted in various sectors of society by Kassel, in order to ensure that the secrets of the dragons could be well concealed.

Time ticked by, and the monsters remained ferocious, slaughtering like demons. Gradually, some could no longer stand, until the warriors present went from excitement to bewilderment and then to despair. Finally, someone began to wail, lamenting that they might perish here today...

Morale nearly plummeted to zero in an instant, and probably no one present would doubt that this was a monster far stronger than they could comprehend...

Lu Mingfei finally felt that it was about time to end this.

The towering wall of fire was cleaved in two by the powerful blade. The flames were "killed" before everyone's eyes, turning to ashes that drifted down like silken ribbons. The agents lying on the ground awaiting their deaths suddenly cried out again. The monster, covered in blood and bits of flesh, standing in the center of the battlefield, turned its gaze. It sensed danger. In the flickering firelight, it twisted its head, its single eye piercing Lu Mingfei—

It paused strangely, its neck tilting to the side and then straightening, as if its mind had been controlled by something. Then it roared and lunged forward like a wild beast.

Lu Mingfei was fully prepared to deliver a fatal blow, but the command to decide life and death mysteriously missed—the monster did not rush towards him, but instead headed in another direction, diagonally behind him.

Lu Mingfei didn't know what was there, but he subconsciously got goosebumps all over his body. He suddenly thought of something and turned his head sharply. Sure enough, he saw a familiar red hair fluttering in the wind. The girl he had left behind had finally crossed the river and joined the battlefield not long ago, standing on the edge and firing her pistol.

In an instant, Lu Mingfei pieced everything together. Even though he hadn't yet remembered who was truly hiding behind the one-eyed mask, he was familiar with the fate of this "lively yet annoying redhead girl"—he had known this all along. This Deadpool was now under the command of a lower-level being—it was to take her life! Like a sacrifice, it was to rip out her heart and place it on the altar for its master!

Lu Mingfei felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded in his mind. He wanted to yell at the girl over there, "What are you doing here, you stupid woman?" But now was not the time to speak. Without thinking, he suddenly darted out, following closely behind Deadpool.

Everything was happening too fast. He always lamented that he couldn't keep up, but he could only watch from behind. He watched helplessly as Deadpool rushed towards the girl, getting closer and closer, but his speed was far too slow. At this moment, he could only rely on other forces—

Deadpool's claws sliced ​​through the air, aiming straight for Chen Motong's throat. But at that moment, the ground suddenly trembled, and then the earth seemed to come alive, suddenly growing upwards and carrying her away from the threat of death. Chen Motong didn't have time to shout or even be surprised. She only saw the Deadpool's deadly attack and the boy who was desperately rushing over from not far away.

Why did a section of earth suddenly grow out of nowhere? She didn't know, but she knew it must be related to the boy who rushed over desperately. His face was contorted with rage, and he disregarded his own life to come for her.

In the night sky, her red hair danced in the night breeze.

Deadpool cleaved the protruding clod of earth in two, and the crowds on both sides scattered. The combatants on the outer perimeter were physically comparable to ordinary people, and none of them were capable of offering assistance at this moment. The girl, affected by gravity, then began to fall again, and another attack aimed at splitting her in two came crashing down.

But Chen Motong saw that the running boy had arrived. He looked like a dog chasing a bone, running and crawling, his face covered in dirt. But he was so tall that he could overturn the terrible monster. His skin had a faint bronze hue and was as hard as steel. He used his body to block the monster's forelimbs and changed its attack direction.

The girl landed safely, but before she could stand up, Lu Mingfei lifted her onto his back. He immediately adjusted his position, pulled her arms around his neck, and carried her on his back in an unyielding manner. He didn't speak, but the command was absolute. Chen Motong had no intention of resisting, nor the ability to think, and obediently tightened her arms.

Lu Mingfei was very grateful for the Word of Power called the Bronze Throne, otherwise he would never have been able to carry a girl on his back so easily, especially when facing a bloodthirsty monster... Although it was a little strange to fight while carrying a girl on his back, it was the most reassuring way for him. Having the target locked by Deadpool behind him was the only way he could feel at ease and fully engage in the battle.

hiss--

Deadpool's roar mingled with the sound of air being sliced ​​apart, and another wave of impacts collided. Driven solely by the deep-seated commands that were like imprints in the blood and souls of the monarchs, the twisted monster charged toward the command that could even judge the elements.

……

Chen Motong felt like she was in a dream. She had never had such an experience before. In front of her were terrifying monsters that were said to be the "first generation of species," and she was perched on a boy's shoulder, facing them head-on, yet feeling completely at ease.

His figure kept changing, and her vision changed accordingly. Countless shouts rang in her ears like a fierce wind, but strangely, she did not feel any tension or fear. It was as if she were lying in a cradle and her mother was singing a lullaby to her.

Of course, she had never lain in a cradle before, nor did she have a mother, but this feeling of peace was incredibly real and unprecedented. In just a short while, she became somewhat addicted and wished it could last indefinitely.

The world seemed to have been silenced, and what she had been pursuing was now almost complete.

It wasn't until the hideous monster was sliced ​​in half, its scalding blood gushing out like a fountain and splashing onto her face, hissing and steaming, that she finally realized that this boy, who had been indifferent to her the whole way, had just carried her and accomplished an incredible feat, seemingly without fear even when facing the legendary, mythical Dragon King.

He risked everything to protect her!

The girl was put down from Lu Mingfei's shoulder. The moment her feet hit the ground, she felt her heart being squeezed. She stopped breathing and still subconsciously wanted to lock her neck, but when she was placed on the ground and removed from his back, she felt a little empty inside.

She wasn't sure if it was the belated shock that triggered all this, or something else entirely...

Chapter 172 Are there any girls asking you out?

The firelight in the night sky gradually faded, and the people who could still stand gradually approached. The monsters lying on the ground gradually shrank, and their bodies were no longer so huge and twisted. They looked at each other and then burst into cheers.

For a moment, the cheers almost lifted the night sky.

But the girl in the center felt increasingly lonely. She reached out, wanting to touch the boy who had just carried her on his back with all his might, but found that she was now pitifully unable to move or even stand. She watched his back recede into the distance, unable to even utter a sound.

The scattered firelight illuminated his back; that place no longer belonged to her.

Lu Mingfei lowered his head and slowly approached the Dead Servant. He saw the monster slowly transform into a human-sized form, its blood steaming like boiling water. Then, something bright and clear slowly gathered – the blood of the two monarchs.

The blood of the first generation will not disappear. Even a single drop is enough to create a fearsome high-level Death Servant. This monster, however, carries an enormous amount of blood, which has spread throughout its entire body through the hands of a higher-ranking being, making it even more special.

The blood from their esteemed master gradually solidified into crystals, shimmering with a dark light under the night sky, like the Philosopher's Stone, yet even more profound. Just by looking at it, one could feel the powerful authority and force flowing within it.

Lu Mingfei quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the things he had planned from the beginning had not gone wrong. This monster, which was "suspected to be a first-generation species," had finally dropped "trophies" that were enough to convince everyone. The people of Kassel would definitely be satisfied.

But now, he has one last step—

They should shift the blame onto the ambitious people behind the scenes!