Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Doesn’t Want to Become a Night City Legend

Chapter 88 Dragon Shadow in the Water
In fact, Lu Mingfei didn’t understand the reason either, but he said it was within his expectations.

He has already determined that his artificial body is essentially a "Word Spirit", and the fact that the Word Spirit is disabled is not surprising in itself.

Listen carefully, the spiritual words used by hybrids are essentially the unconscious use of the 'four elements'. The principle is similar to 'clairvoyance', calling upon the dragon blood in their bodies, allowing their own existence to be confused with 'dragon', and exerting a certain degree of subjective influence on the world's environment.

To put it more simply, the four elements are more microscopic basic particles.

The ultra-fine area that is still inaccessible to humans is where the four dragon kings are located.

Therefore, if we compare the Word Spirit to a math proof, then the Dragon King can use "one plus one equals two" to deduce the algorithm and cause of the entire problem, while the hybrid relies on the "memory" of the dragon blood in his body to forcibly use the "formula" to get the answer.

First of all, if this question is worth twelve points, then the half-blood who only wrote the formula and answer for the last step would only get about three points, while the dragon race would only be higher than this, and the Dragon King could even get almost full marks.

But don't get me wrong, the gap between the Dragon King and the hybrid is not the gap between a top student and a poor student, that is the gap between the second generation, the third generation and the hybrid.

The Dragon King should essentially be the 'question setter'.

When the hybrid is about to apply the formula, it can simply change the parameters in the question with a wave of its hand, or simply give another question.

Of course, hybrids who don't understand the elements can't use words.

However, this should have been an 'active' behavior, but Lu Mingfei was deprived of his words the moment he entered the ancient bronze city.

"field."

Chu Zihang uttered two words.

"It's in the field of alchemy. The ancient dragons' technological development was different from ours. They had advanced attainments on a different path that were no less advanced than modern science. Norton was the king of alchemy. The ancient alchemy city he created was likely a man-made environment, with random parameters that could be adjusted through programming."

"Chu Zihang." Caesar frowned.

"Put it simply."

Little-known fact: Caesar’s academic performance was also very poor.

That’s right, although this Italian young man is the leader of the Kassel Student Union, he himself does not love studying. His practical performance is top, but his academic performance is not even as good as Chu Zihang’s.

"To put it simply, if the use of Word Spirits is like solving a math problem, then the Alchemy Ancient City is like defining the math problem as 'not solved yet,' and then constantly randomly modifying the parameters. The Dragon King himself is fine, but the hybrids and second-generation species may not be able to use Word Spirits normally."

Chu Zihang murmured, "This should be a way for Norton to protect himself. To use another analogy, the battle between the dragons and the hybrids is equivalent to the battle between a professional killer and a child. The Word Spirit is like the knife of both sides - even if the child is very weak, at least there is the 'possibility' of causing harm. If the Word Spirit is disabled, then it is just a simple killer abusing the child."

"Léon: The Professional!" Lu Mingfei suddenly raised his hand and answered.

Chu Zihang: "Not quite right."

Caesar: "Anyway, Norton must be very ruthless as a killer."

After the three of them discussed it, they realized that the situation was critical.

[What should we do? Should we retreat?]

"of course yes!"

On the sea, Professor Mans shouted into the channel.

"Although it is within the predicted possibility, it is indeed one of the worst-case scenarios, and it is obviously very disadvantageous to us."

Mance spoke more and more quietly, not because he felt that what he said was wrong, but because he remembered that there were people on this ship who were more suitable for command than himself.

In the corner of the front cabin, Ange was hugging his chest and looking at the control plane with a smile on his face.

"I have no opinion."

Angers said.

"But my suggestion—if I must say something, I think we should listen to the judgment of the frontline personnel." The old man rubbed his chin and said, "The front line is like this. The commander in the rear just needs to devote himself to the command and control screen, but the frontline personnel have a lot to consider."

I always feel that Ange is saying something that I don’t understand. Did he learn bad things from that classmate named Lu Mingfei?

Mans complained in his heart, but Angers words were true.

Before Mans could come up with a conclusion, Chu Zihang's voice was transmitted to the sea surface through electromagnetic waves.

We will not return.

Chu Zihang's voice was calm and firm.

"We have enough oxygen, are in good health, and have adapted to working underwater."

On the other hand, while being unable to use Word Spirits in the Bronze Ancient City is a terrible situation, we don't have any emergency plans for such situations. Even if we return to the ship and disembark, it would be a waste of supplies.

Rather than doing this, we should go deeper and try to bring up more important intelligence without Norton being 'disturbed' by us.

Well organized.

Mans was unable to refute for a moment, and Schneider on the other side of the ocean was even more proud of himself, thinking, "You are worthy of being my student."

【I agree】

Caesar's voice also appeared in the chat channel.

【There's no point turning back now. The gains outweigh the losses.】

[I will take over Lu Mingfei's environmental reconnaissance for the rest of the journey.]

Indeed, now that the Word Spirit has completely lost its effectiveness, Caesar has the highest "detection ability" among the three.

In fact, if we talk about "intuition" alone, Lu Mingfei, who has rich fighting experience, and Chu Zihang, a natural swordsman, are not weak, but Caesar is special in "hearing", close to the level of brain alienation.

Electromagnetic force is confined by the ancient bronze city, but mechanical vibrations such as sound can still be perceived.

".I understand. Change the formation and let Caesar take charge of the guard."

After consideration, Mans decided to respect the students' own suggestions.

Even when faced with such a dire situation, these three people came up with the optimal solution after just a little thought - to be honest, they really don't seem like college students.

After countless sighs, Mans still felt ashamed for having 'underestimated' the three people.

As the Executive Bureau members watched in admiration, three green dots of light on the top screen of the central control room began to descend deeper into the coordinate axis.

When they pass through an area, they will use their own small flashlight to illuminate the surrounding scenery, and then use Norma to perform real-time calculations to continuously deduce the surrounding "map".

The ancient bronze city is full of hollows, each connected by bronze corridors. After being flooded, most of the corridors are located below the water surface, like an ant nest half submerged in water.

Shining the flashlight upwards, looking up at the void, the space was as huge as a giant's palace. The dome was engraved with ancient patterns. They were the scattered branches of a giant tree, and the leaves and branches were bent into undecipherable characters.

"It's Long Wen."

Zihang Encyclopedia has spoken.

"what is that?"

Zhang Yulu Mingfei also started talking.

"Although you haven't taken the 3e exam due to your uniqueness, generally speaking, new students will confirm their bloodline by using resonance to write dragon characters."

Caesar: "I'll explain this later. Let's go."

The three of them swam towards a deeper passage. During this process, even though Caesar was fully focused, he did not hear any movement.

In other words, he could only hear the sound of the mechanisms in the bronze city.

The architectural style in this ancient city is similar to the delicate structure inside a watch, but even more complex. Every wall and corner can become a rotating gear or a card.

"It really isn't that easy."

The few of them didn't know which direction to go. The best way was to decipher the dragon characters on the wall, but because they were afraid of clairvoyance, this part of the work could only be handed over to Norma and the half-bloods on the other side of the ocean.

But
"Failed."

The scene returns to the front cabin. Professor Mans is scratching his head in annoyance, and all the papers and pens in his hands are thrown aside in a mess. He is a bit like a student who is still fantasizing that he can solve the last question in the last ten minutes to the last five minutes of the math test.

Another minute passed before he finally pushed his pen away, becoming the candidate who 'admitted he couldn't answer' and letting out a long sigh. "There are so many characters we haven't seen before. It's worthy of being the Dragon King's tomb. It can be said that there haven't been such a large amount of unexcavated dragon characters in nearly fifty years. We can only rely directly on spiritual vision."

The triggering of clairvoyance is both accidental and inevitable. Generally speaking, the higher the bloodline of a person, the easier it is to trigger it. However, this does not mean that a person with a high bloodline will definitely be able to trigger it. It has its own directionality.

Dragon text researchers believe that this is because although the hybrids today all belong to the Black King's faction, the four great monarchs split from the Black King are different, and the descendants of different monarchs are naturally different. For example, the runes left by Norton, the King of Bronze and Fire, may not be answered by the descendants of Jörmungandr, the King of Earth and Mountains.

Sure enough, after a long silence, Ange replied in the same way, "I can't resonate with it, at least not enough to interpret the structure of this ancient bronze city. Caesar, how much oxygen is left?"

【Considering we still need to ascend, it's best not to continue wandering around aimlessly like this.】

Caesar's answer was decisive. Mans had already started to think in his mind whether he should surface first to replenish equipment, and then spend some time interpreting the dragon text he had photographed.

And at this moment——

So I have a plan.

Caesar continued.

[Even if Long Wen used Norma and the students from the headquarters, it would be meaningless if he failed to defeat Principal Ange. However, there is one exception - that is, Lu Mingfei happened to be on our side.]

[I suggest that Lu Mingfei try the clairvoyance trigger.]

"It's a reasonable suggestion, but if you do this, even if you succeed, Lu Mingfei will be mentally shaken, and it will undoubtedly cause inconvenience to your underwater operations."

【I will be responsible for protecting them.】

Chu Zihang calmly interrupted the topic.

It's very much his style, making it impossible to refuse.

It had come to this. What else could Mans say? He exchanged glances with Ange, who bent down slightly and moved the microphone head for the intercom. "Mingfei, is this okay?"

【Full screen photo of the father making the decision~】

He could almost imagine Lu Mingfei's movements while editing under the sea.

The sound of faint laughter rose and fell in the cabin, and finally, the action entered the next stage.

At the bottom of the sea, Lu Mingfei took a deep breath.

In fact, he understood the meaning of dragon text because he had hacked into the Cassel database. Apart from Norma, he was also the fastest at comparing dragon text - but he also did not get the answer.

so.
Can't rely on reason.

Surrender your spirit to your intuition.

The moment this thought came to mind, Lu Mingfei felt that every cell in his body was completing the familiar "resonance".

coming.

This is------

[Brother, are you working for someone again? ]
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Suddenly, Lu Mingfei opened his eyes.

In fact, he was already prepared. For example, he would see the ancient city burning with flames rising into the sky, see thousands of soldiers charging on the battlefield, and see the king of fire swooping down from space, melting all life and landscapes within his sight with high temperature.

But Lu Mingfei didn't see those.

He saw an angel—or a demon.

"Brother~ I'm coming in~~"

The boy waved slowly towards Lu Mingfei with a faint, angelic smile.

The dim light of the ancient bronze city shone behind him, and a long shadow was cast on Lu Mingfei.

He finally changed his clothes. He no longer wore the familiar black suit that looked like he was attending someone's funeral. Instead, he wore the same diving suit as Lu Mingfei.

But unlike Lu Mingfei, he had an extra sticker on his mask, which showed a Q-version image of a brown boy. Lu Mingfei didn't want to say it, but it looked like a Q-version image of himself.

What a groove thing, this little devil is really disgusting.

At the same time, Lu Mingfei looked at his good brother again.

Even in his ugly diving suit, he was still beautiful.

She has a round face with a childishness between boyish and girlish, and every move she makes is gentle.

"How did you come?"

"I always come. This is your 'spiritual vision.' Everyone's 'spiritual vision' is different, but it reveals the things they care about most in their hearts. You saw me in your 'spiritual vision,'" said the boy who called himself Lu Mingze. "I'm the one you care about most. I'm honored."

He didn't even try to hide his smile when he said this, his mouth was wide open, like a brother-crazed sister who was being called out by her brother.

"Okay brother, although I am very happy and care about this plot, you don't want to keep your friends waiting too long, right?"

"[Electric Current Impulse] is a very powerful Word Spirit. With a few more improvements, he might be able to master the elements from the root like the Four Kings—it's a pity that you still don't know how to use it, brother."

Lu Mingze tried to stretch his body.

"Imagine, brother, you hacked into Cassel and got their intelligence—that's great, but don't believe it all. Those so-called 'intelligence' and 'settings' are not prepared for you."

"This is not a novel. No author is deliberately revealing information to the readers. You don't need to believe them, and you don't even need to question them."

"Word spirits are not static, but rather [solutions to math problems]."

"And this question—no one ever said it was the same, right?"

After returning to the Dragon World, the Abnormal Riddler's demon left, but at the last moment, accompanied by pain in his brain, the map of the entire Bronze Ancient City was also thrown to Lu Mingfei.

"Well!"

Countless chaotic pictures flooded into my mind at once.

"Down! Down!"

The amount of information was so overwhelming that Lu Mingfei felt like his head was about to explode.

And maybe it was his illusion, but the moment he got the map, he felt that something was "targeting him", as if he and the little devil had violated unforgivable laws.

Lu Mingfei's movements began to slow down, but fortunately Chu Zihang and Caesar had already realized this. Chu Zihang carried Lu Mingfei on his back, while Caesar stayed around them to ensure their safety.

Three green spots of light moved downwards with greater efficiency, and soon they found their target.

After passing countless mechanisms and behind rotating passages and valves, they suddenly felt a distinct gravity pulling them downwards!

The three of them saw darkness before their eyes, and Caesar subconsciously protected the two of them, and they were all sucked into the whirlpool at the same time.

【——————】

"God."

When I opened my eyes again, there was only air around me.

Caesar got up from the ground and looked around.

In front of me was a bronze corridor with countless bronze sculptures standing on both sides. They were all people dressed in ancient clothes, officials or generals, holding ivory tablets in their hands. The only difference was that extending from the collars of their robes and armor were slender snake necks. The heads of these officials were all cobra-like. The funny thing was that some of the snake heads even had hats on them.

"Wow, are we dead?" someone said next to me.

Of course, that was Lu Mingfei, who was holding his head and had a headache.

Caesar reached out and closed the valve of his oxygen tank.

"We can save some oxygen. I don't know if the air here is breathable." He tried to unscrew the valve of the helmet mask, and a breath with the smell of copper rust rushed in, but it was not very choking.

"It tastes high-end." Chu Zihang said seriously.

"Dragon King Norton's aesthetic, we can restore this flavor and post it back to the Night's Watch forum. The trend is retro." Lu Mingfei said again. "I want 30% of the shares."

"Don't scream."

The three of them walked to the end of the passage in this stubborn manner.

Lu Mingfei was ready to welcome the mercury flowing all over the ground, the copper-cast mountains and rivers, and the eternal lamps fueled by dozens of jars of mermaid oil.

But now they were standing in a small house, an ancient dwelling made of bronze.

There were even windows, but outside them was a dark metal wall.

The light is illuminated by a small bronze lamp, which is shaped like a palace maid kneeling on a table, holding the lamp in one hand and the sleeve of the other hand gathered above the lampshade.

At the bottom of the ancient bronze city is a house.

There are probably some signs of habitation, maybe two people have lived there?
"It's time for Nono to appear."

"Nono?"

Lu Mingfei recalled another senior schoolmate in that scene. Although she was a little inferior, she still left a deep impression on him with another ability.

【Profile】

Unreasonable profiling. Just by closing your eyes, you can seem to travel into the time and space that the other person is thinking, and then draw conclusions as a bystander.

Of course, Nono, far away in Kassel headquarters on the other side of the ocean, has already made preparations.

She put on her headset and directed Caesar and the others to point their cameras at different corners. [Two people, both boys... live here]

Nono said softly.

One was taller than the other... One of them was very quiet and had difficulty moving... They spent a lot of time in this room every day, the one with limited mobility writing, and Norton would sit across the table and watch him... They occasionally played chess together, but Norton always seemed to win... He liked this person very much, but he was also very strict... very lonely... At sunset, he didn't speak for a long time.

After listening to the analysis results, Lu Mingfei did not interrupt. He believed in this woman's strange abilities anyway.

But the plot doesn't sound right.

This is Norton's bedroom, so the tall man is most likely Norton, and who is the one with difficulty moving?

Lu Mingfei suddenly felt that the information was a little "inadequate".

Was it some intelligence he hadn't yet investigated? Something that even he, with his S-level clearance, didn't know? Wouldn't that mean only Ange would know that?
Then why is there no sign of Nono from Ange in the channel at this moment?
Lu Mingfei thought of Ange and the old man's appearance. He didn't think Ange would harm him, so he didn't think about it too much.

Just think of this as Norton’s favorite butler—Lu Mingfei thought heartlessly.

He didn't care much, so Chu Zihang helped him to different places in the room.

To be honest, the rewards came quickly.

Well, if "Cyberpunk" is compared to a game, then "Dragon Clan" is probably the same.

Just like how Lu Mingfei would find the S-level Sian Westin left by his parents in a strange abandoned factory, it would be strange if he broke into the bedroom of a Dragon King-level target in the game "Dragon Clan" and didn't get any items.

"Oh~"

Sure enough, the harvest came.

Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang looked at the brass can in the corner of the room at the same time, illuminated by the flashlight.

The brass pot was nearly 1.7 meters long and covered with intricate and incomprehensible patterns, reflecting an ancient glow under the illumination of the burning stick.

"This is.?"

Caesar felt that his emotions were a little slow to react.

As the son of the Gattuso family, he has more experience than Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang combined.

The moment he saw the jar, he was convinced that it was more noble than any alchemical tool Caesar had ever seen in his life.

It is so noble that even the Dragon King Norton would not make such a thing casually.

"cocoon?"

"Next generation—no, this alchemical tool is just that, no matter how you look at it."

The three of them looked at each other.

"The Dragon King's Cocoon?!"

Could it be that they had really hit the jackpot? Had they even unknowingly obtained the cocoon of Dragon King Norton?

"This must be taken!" Caesar said resolutely, even if it meant adding safety risks to the mission. "And if there's a cocoon in this chamber, there's a good chance there are other important items as well."

Sure enough, Caesar's words came true.

Beneath the rattan bed, there was an ancient bronze box, square and intricately carved with patterns.
under the bed.

Square box.

"I see."

Recalling what Caesar had said about the "important props", Lu Mingfei's face became serious, and he nudged Chu Zihang beside him with his shoulder.

The latter also nodded, coldly and firmly.

The two nodded in sync and made their judgment——

“It’s a pornographic book.”

"It's you guys."

The corners of Caesar's mouth twitched.

He knew that Lu Mingfei couldn't feel comfortable without talking dirty, and he also knew that Chu Zihang didn't think this was a pornographic book at all, and was just cooperating with Lu Mingfei in a simple and reserved way.

"Open it and try."

The three of them squatted down and opened the bronze gate.

Inside the box, seven swords with different shapes and intricate patterns appeared in the eyes of the three people, including sabers, Tang swords, Damascus swords, Japanese samurai swords, etc. From the point of time, Norton seemed to be the copyright holder of these props.

"I'm sorry, I'll definitely pay the copyright fee next time."

Lu Mingfei clasped his hands together and rubbed them together.

"Take these, we're ready to go."

The oxygen content was originally sufficient, but the weight of the brass tank and bronze gate would consume additional oxygen, so the three decided to surface first and make plans later.

Leaving the bedroom and on the way back, they passed the living spirit again.

Relying on Lu Mingfei's blood, the few people returned to the water again. Then, under Lu Mingfei's guidance, they began to shuttle through the Bronze City and swam towards the exit.

During this process, nothing happened.

Their progress was terrifyingly smooth, as if the entire Bronze City was welcoming the three of them.

But the more this happened, the more tense they became.

The structure of the Bronze City was very strange, and it was impossible to return by the original route, so Lu Mingfei was forced to use the cheat map and take the other two upstream.

【Boom】

【Boom】

Is that the ticking of the hour hand, or the meshing of the gears in the ancient bronze city?

I don’t know why, but inexplicably, a sense of urgency began to sweep over the three of them.

There was no scent of the enemy.

An ancient city without any restlessness.

But once they had the brass pot and the bronze gate, the sense of urgency was unshakable.

Something was watching them.

"Hey, what's that sound?"

"It's a heartbeat."

Caesar interrupted Lu Mingfei's question.

His face didn't look good.

Because Chu Zihang had to hold Lu Mingfei while he had to swim with the brass can, the weight was not a problem, but the heartbeat inside the brass can made Caesar, who had a sensitive hearing, feel a little uncomfortable.

It was different from the plane incident, not because the noise was too loud, but because it was too heavy.

Caesar's grades were not ideal, but he still remembered that the principal once said that dragons had a natural sense of oppression towards half-bloods.

He knew that he was of good blood, and he had always been proud of it, but this was the first time he felt that even "resistance" seemed humble and ridiculous.

The one who felt even worse was Lu Mingfei.

The moment his spiritual vision was activated, he fell into a conversation with Lu Mingze again.

It was different from the simple visual panel information in Night City, nor was it the situation where the little devil used his superpowers to pause time. Instead, it was more like hypnotizing Lu Mingfei to meet Lu Mingze in his dreams.

The little devil in a diving suit tugged at Lu Mingfei's calf and hummed a little tune.

Lu Mingfei's confused thoughts vaguely caught the familiarity of the tune. Never Fade Away, the song by Johnny Silverhand.

This song should be the song used by the Samurai band that Johnny Silverhand belongs to to describe themselves. The strong emotions hit the audience. People looked at the man wearing sunglasses and with silver arms, and they all fanatically believed that a man like him would never disappear.

But the song is also ironic.

Because Johnny Silverhand died on the night of the bombing of Arasaka Tower.

he died.

On the contrary, Arasaka still survived after that and even strengthened its control over Night City.

They are the ones who truly Never Fade Away.

Why did the little devil choose this song at this time?

Lu Mingfei suddenly felt his heart tighten, and he had a bad premonition.

He hadn't felt this way since entering the water.

He was usually carefree, but now he frowned, trying to wake himself up and increase the computing power in his brain so that he could process the entire Bronze City at the same time while being alert to the surroundings.

But he couldn't do it, it was like a drop in the ocean. Lu Mingfei's brain, which could fight with the artificial intelligence Norma, seemed tired and weak under Norton's bronze city.

This ancient city is 'changing', changing all the time.

Precise and elegant.

"Brother, Norton is also a leader among the four kings. He is meticulous."

"Those seven swords are quite good. They're far superior to the prosthetics you installed in Night City. Ten thousand times better."

"Besides, you'll be using them soon."

Lu Mingfei covered his head, a splitting headache in his head as he questioned the demon, "What the hell are you talking about! Can't you stop being such a riddle?!"

"Brother, this is a simple question, right?"

Lu Mingze looked a little aggrieved.

"A chamber for only two people. You know that dragons hate humans. How could that disabled human be a 'male servant'?"

"You never know! Doesn't the Ant King like humans too?"

"That's true." Lu Mingze easily picked up on Lu Mingfei's suggestion. "Alright, then I'll take the risk and share another piece of information for you. Brother, the Dragon King is known as one of the Four Great Lords, but at the same time, your textbook mentions that the difference between the Dragon King and the hybrids is the difference in [authority] and [power]."

"Nidhogg split off from the masters of the four elements. Have you ever thought about this question? There are only the [Four Elements] in this world, plus the [Spiritual Element] that no one has fully mastered since the White King's death. These four kings all mastered the four elements. What does Nidhogg master, and what will he do?"

"A king will not give great power to his ministers, no matter how wise they are, no matter how much they love the people. This is basic knowledge, right?"

"Then I ask you again, brother—"

"If Nidhogg really did divide the four elements among the four kings, then how can we ensure that even if all four kings betray Nidhogg, he can still suppress them?"

Historically, how did kings deal with their subjects?

Even Lu Mingfei, whose knowledge of history is at the level of a junior high school student, knows this kind of thing.

It's a feudal system.

Wouldn't it be better to divide the power and give it to more people?

Could it be that.
"That's right, [Power] and [Power] are separate. All Dragon Kings are twins."

Lu Mingze nodded happily.

"Then, brother, if Norton has a younger brother and you only got a brass pot, it means that Norton is not inside his ancient city at this time."

"The elder brother is away, the younger brother is sick in bed—do you really think he won't leave any preparations?"

【————————】

The impact of the spiritual vision and the changing map of the ancient bronze city made Lu Mingfei cry out in pain.

But even so, he roared and tried hard to squeeze out the words.

"There's an enemy—"

Chu Zihang originally intended to care about Lu Mingfei, but at this moment, his intuition suddenly began to warn him.

He was the one with the weakest detection ability among the three. Even he began to notice something, which meant——————

"Run! Chu Zihang!!!!!"

The enemy is close at hand.

Caesar reacted half a beat faster than Chu Zihang.

His voice was quite sharp, and before Lu Mingfei exited his spiritual vision, he vaguely sensed something was wrong.

Mixed in with the strong heartbeat, something is awakening.

The water began to flow faster.

Every cell in the body begins to send out warnings.

But only now did Caesar discover a 'loophole'.

The communication between the three relies on the contact line, which is the basis of communication.

Caesar could move himself, but he had no way of alerting Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei without shouting.

In other words, when danger came, Caesar was unable to complete both the 'evacuation' and 'warning' actions at the same time, as the communication line hindered him.

Even so, the man did not hesitate.

First he warned Chu Zihang, then Caesar pulled out his hunting knife from the back of his diving suit, suddenly cut off the communication line between himself, Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei, and then kicked them both out!

The reaction force knocked the miniature flashlight off Caesar's head, and it emitted a slender beam of light, which refracted and spread in the chaotic water flow, spinning and illuminating the depths of the dark shadows.

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For a moment, Chu Zihang saw it.

Caesar's kick was merciless, but Chu Zihang still managed to open his eyes and saw the black shadow that suddenly appeared in front of the flashlight.

It is difficult to describe in words. The light flows on the hideous iron surface, barely illuminating a part of the ancient and magnificent body.

The black scales were huge and winding, gleaming with an icy sheen, just like staring straight at the sharp end of a samurai sword, and the illusion of flesh and blood bursting naturally flashed and replayed in the mind.

It's a dragon.

Chu Zihang was sure of what he saw with his own eyes.

Although Kassel College is a dragon-slaying college, in reality, 60% of the graduates will never see a dragon in their entire lives - among the remaining 40%, 30% of the students will see the baby dragons collected by the school.

Chu Zihang was obviously in that 10%.

But he couldn't be happy at the moment.

He even began to wonder and think subconsciously.

Why had they not been able to detect him before? How had he managed to evade detection?

or.
He never hid.

When Chu Zihang was in junior high school, he accompanied his classmates to a horror chamber. After the staff explained the background of the story, scary NPCs began to attack them. Chu Zihang had a blank expression on his face, but he was still nervous in his heart because those ghosts were so elusive.

When they passed the checkpoint and watched the surveillance footage shown by the staff, they found that the ghosts were not really using silent walking, but they were always around.

The corners and secret passages in the room are specially provided to NPCs for scaring people.

And now... maybe that's it.

This dragon servant never left.

He simply noticed that someone had entered the bedroom and was unwilling to harm the structures within the Bronze City, so he chose to keep an eye on their movements through the 'secret passage' and at a certain moment - launch a fatal attack.

Like now.

“AYYyaaaaaaaa!!!”

The scales that looked as sharp as obsidian knives and the gaping bloody mouth were not aimed at himself, but at Caesar who was pushing in the opposite direction.

The roar still made Caesar slow down.

He was unable to avoid the dragon's bite.

The golden figure was swallowed by the darkness.

In this dark deep water, scarlet blood spread out like ribbons.

(End of this chapter)