Dragon Race: Lu Mingfei Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 378: Lord of the Golden Winged Legion

Sparks continued to fly from the control panel of the Giant Shark, and each screen showed only a blasphemous symbol emitting an ominous dark red light.

In the abyss of the seabed more than 8,000 meters deep, the submersible, the Giant Shark, was paralyzed and was slowly sinking into the fiery lava river below.

After a brief gaze, Lu Mingfei and Finkel shifted their sights from the thickened alchemical quartz glass back into the cabin.

The light emitted by the blazing lava river illuminated the huge monster outside, which was the "Lenin". This giant steel ship carrying a great name and glory became a toy for evil beings to manipulate at will. After the layer of flesh and blood that wrapped it and turned it into an ugly monster was peeled off and purified, an unknown force caused it to deform.

The dark red symbols of blasphemy and the unknown spread across the dark hull of the Lenin like vines, seeming to want to decompose and tear it apart; inside, from the metal cracks separated by the decomposed hull, clusters of silver-white things that looked like cables and flesh nematodes could be seen, and they released more and finer threads mixed with blasphemous energy that spread in all directions.

The Lenin was twisting and morphing into something horrible.

Finkel believed that he was not the kind of idiot who would wait for the opponent to transform and then get beaten - before the opponent turned into a more powerful form, he would either launch a fierce attack or retreat tactically; but now that the Giant Shark had no power, it naturally lost its attack capability, so Finkel could only quickly prepare to run away - no, it was a tactical retreat.

But he still turned his head and asked Lu Mingfei:

"Captain, do you want to go out and do it?"

Lu Mingfei shook his head:

"No, although our power armor is capable of walking on the seabed, its combat efficiency will be greatly reduced, not to mention the abyss of the seabed more than 8,000 meters deep."

"We need to find a way to get back to the surface. We can't waste too much time on this thing. The situation has changed, and the demon may have summoned new helpers... This time we must get rid of it once and for all."

At the same time, he was also quickly thinking about what force was attacking the Megashark; Chaos Code? Electronic Demon?
He knew about this kind of blasphemous warp attack specifically targeting machines, so it was not surprising that the Lord of Change possessed such power; but judging from the Lenin outside the window that was undergoing a new mutation, there might be a higher-level power hidden behind the scenes.

Then he must rush to the location of the Yuan Zhinu brothers as soon as possible. The more the devil wants to drag him here, the more he must not let the devil do what he wants.

"Copy that, Captain! Prepare to run now... Tactically retreat to a favorable position!"

Finkel stood at attention and saluted, then pushed aside the unmanned Source Girl power armor in front of the control console, then squatted down and dismantled the metal floor in the cabin in a rather rude manner.

"Are you going to activate the Megashark's hidden backup energy source? As far as I know, the ultimate purpose of the Alchemist Sergeant's enthusiasm for setting up this system is to use it for self-destruction."

Lu Mingfei watched as Finkel tore open three layers of metal casing in succession and manually turned on the switch of the "backup hidden energy".

"Indeed, but this device is constructed purely from alchemy, and the cyber attack on the Megashark did not affect it."

Finkel quickly checked the backup hidden energy device hidden under the cabin floor. It was based on a small metal "faith furnace" emitting golden light. Surrounding it were sophisticated and complex alchemical arrays that formed five identical runes.

Through the knowledge he had recently accumulated in alchemy and alchemical mechanics, Lu Mingfei recognized the meaning of those alchemical runes - "Jun Yan";
The so-called backup hidden energy is actually an explosive bomb bundled with five disposable "Junyan" talismans.

But this is the only power source that is currently operational for the Megashark.

And at this moment, the Lenin also completed its transformation - from a giant steel ship to another giant ship.

Although its shape has become distorted, irregular, and even terrifying, it seems to be more suitable for long-distance voyages and is no longer confined to the sea surface;

The magic steel cables that were integrated into the entire ship allowed it to complete a comprehensive evolution. The power that had previously infected the dragon embryo and almost transformed it into flesh and blood was forcibly expelled from the steel, and the nuclear reactor that had been sealed and extinguished for a long time in the deepest part of the hull was revived again; finally, the carbide red five-pointed star on the bow of the ship was changed, and a blasphemous flame symbol replaced it.

At the same time, in just less than two minutes, the ship had its own weapons. Several gloomy launching ports appeared on the overall dark red twisted hull. The unknown malevolent force controlling it began to manipulate these weapons and aim at the slowly sinking Giant Shark.

"Backup hidden energy..."

Finkel quickly completed the rewrite of the alchemical device. It was obvious that he was not just hanging out with the alchemical sergeant for eating, drinking and laughing. As he pressed the metal-cast "Furnace of Faith" into the center of the alchemical matrix, the sophisticated and complex alchemical array patterns all lit up, and the sacred gold dispelled the ominous dark red light that enveloped the interior of the cabin.

The Monarch Flame Spell had been activated, madly extracting the fire element of the Philosopher's Stone that had been stored in advance and performing static heating. Several alchemical fields were generated in the sea water below the Giant Shark, presenting the form of several fist-sized blue fireballs;
The temperature inside these fireballs approached a terrifying 10,000 degrees, but not a single bit of heat leaked out. It was not until Finkel turned the switch and shouted "Start!" that Jun Yan's alchemy field began to collapse and explode.

The terrifying heat accumulated in the area leaked out, and a huge amount of seawater was vaporized instantly. The white steam flow was like a giant dragon roaring in the deep sea. Under the high pressure brought by the steam explosion, the Giant Shark, which had been sinking, suddenly accelerated and rose, just avoiding the black shells fired by the vicious ship that was mutated from the Lenin.

The ancient underwater city of Gaotianyuan, which had already collapsed beyond recognition, was in bad luck. The two black shells fell directly into the center of the ruins of the ancient city and exploded. The broken pieces of land and buildings fell into the magma tide in the cracks and sank, disappearing from the world forever.

But no one cares about that now.

The Malice that controlled the Vicious Ship seemed quite angry after its attack failed. It raised its bow, twisted its engine nozzles at the stern and spewed out dark red light, and began to chase the prey that was fleeing in the white steam stream.

"Woohoo! Great success!" Finkel let out a surprised cry and operated the switch again, "Second shot! Start!"

In order to ensure that the acceleration can continue to support the Great Shark to leave the Abyss and return to the sea surface, the alchemical fields of the five King Flame Talismans were activated and detonated one by one to utilize their energy with the highest efficiency; the acceleration in the cabin has exceeded the limit that ordinary humans can withstand, but for the Astartes who have undergone body modification and are protected by power armor, this is nothing.

Lu Mingfei stared at the huge black shadow under the porthole that was closely chasing the steam stream of the Great Shark, and suddenly a name emerged in his mind - the forbidden knowledge that was instilled in him by His Majesty the Emperor himself.

"It's time to put an end to that demon's endless madness," he took a deep breath, "and settle accounts with the demon's original body when we return to that universe."

With the last activation of the Junyan Field, the Giant Shark finally returned to the shallow water layer where there were dense creatures. The silver-white school of fish scattered and escaped from the monster that rushed out of the deep sea... and the even larger monster behind it.

"We are almost at the surface, Captain, but the system of the Megashark still cannot be restored... We may have to swim to reunite with our brothers."

Finkel was at a loss after a series of unsuccessful attempts on the control panel where sparks were still flying. He quickly ran to the back of the cabin and opened the cabinet where three sets of jet jump packs were stored.

Of course, it is impossible for them to swim. The buoyancy of the sea water cannot support their iron-like bodies that have been surgically modified, not to mention the heavy power armor. If they really get into the water, their swimming speed may not be as fast as their sinking speed.

However, the alchemist sergeant did not prepare Astartes-specific swimming rings for them in advance.

"No need to swim. Follow me."

Lu Mingfei released the fixing device on the shoulder armor that connected it to the cabin and manually opened the hatch on top of the Giant Shark. In an instant, the cold fresh air and the pouring wind and rain from the outside all rushed in.

He did not try to feel the sensation of reconnecting with the world, but simply climbed out. It was pitch black outside, with only the occasional pale white lightning in the sky briefly illuminating the turbulent waves surrounding the Great Shark.

Although he didn't know what the captain wanted to do, Finkel still climbed up; because the bumps were too intense, he activated the magnetic locks on the feet of the armor to help stabilize his body.

"Come here and hold on to me." Lu Mingfei said.

"Ah, Captain, do you want to perform the classic scene from Titanic? As a loyal member of your group, I will certainly cooperate..."

Finkel came closer to Lu Mingfei, saying strange things.

"…grab the front."

"Oh!" Finkel suddenly realized, and hurriedly walked to his leader, then squatted down and hugged his thighs tightly.

There was no time to worry about whether Finkel's posture would damage the image of the legion. Lu Mingfei had already sensed the abnormal changes in the surrounding waves - the mutated vicious ship was about to break out of the water.

He took a deep breath, and the "furnace of faith" in his body began to operate at full power. The golden energy stored inside flowed along the blood vessels to every part of his body in an instant. At the same time, a certain alchemical matrix built into the power backpack behind him was also activated autonomously. Huge golden wings appeared and spread out behind Lu Mingfei; in this dark world, Lu Mingfei was the most eye-catching person.

Before the transformation surgery, the pair of wings on Lu Mingfei's back was more of a symbol of the "Emperor Saint"; but now, it is a manifestation of his unique power as the lord of the legion.

Although Lu Mingfei had been deliberately avoiding it, the fact that His Majesty the Emperor had devoted so much effort to transforming and training him as the "21st Primarch" was unshakable;

Each Primarch has his own special ability. For example, Saint Reis, the Father of Genes, has a pair of holy wings that can support his flight and has the ability to predict the future. Another example is Vulkan, the Lord of the Eighteenth Legion, who has the power of immortality...

Although there were no more equipment and resources, the Lord of Humanity still allowed Lu Mingfei to have his own special abilities——

The all-round use of the power of faith.

Unlike his previous wings where every feather was lifelike, Lu Mingfei constantly adjusted the shape of his wings materialized by the power of faith during the time he was adapting to the power after the transformation; now the unique shape of his wings behind him was less sacred and more weird than before, and looked like a pair of sharp wing claws overlapping each other.

Lu Mingfei lowered his wings, and he retained his previous efficient jet flying method: as blazing golden energy spurted out from the openings at the ends of the wings on both sides, the powerful reaction force allowed Lu Mingfei to lift off from the ground, dragging Finkel with him, and then he flew towards the coast of Japan at high speed like a meteor, dragging the golden tail flame. The remaining strong sonic boom was mixed with Finkel's strange cry of "Wow! Captain, you are so powerful!"

In this way, the time it takes Lu Mingfei to reach the center of the battlefield will be greatly shortened, which will surely give the demon... and its new helper an unexpected surprise.