Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Chapter 24 Ominous Signs and Demons
On the tower of the city wall, a tall and terrifying figure slowly appeared.

Beneath a tattered brown fur cloak, the outline of bulging muscles was faintly visible, and in his hand he held a huge cane shaped like a longsword.

Amidst a thick head of white hair, the sinister horns, winding and rugged, are clearly visible, and its entire body is covered in grayish-white fur.

Malkitt, the ominous demon.

A nightmare for countless faded souls. The countless unclaimed weapons stuck in the ground are a testament to the number of faded souls who have perished at his hands.

An undisputed powerhouse.

boom!
As the ground trembled, Malkitt leaped from the tower, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The demon gripped its sword-like cane tightly, raised its arm, and pointed it at Lu Mingfei at the door.

The battle begins.

Adhering to the old knight's teaching that "those who talk tough before battle are idiots," Lu Mingfei gripped the hilt of his sword tightly with both hands, assumed a fighting stance, and the hurricane on the sword rapidly gathered.

While the demons were striking poses, Lu Mingfei swung his sword, and an invisible storm blade instantly reached the enemy.

puff!

Although the attack hit its mark, it only left a shallow wound on the demon's body.

"So they are descendants of the storm."

The demon's voice was serious and cold.

"There are still remnants who haven't submitted!"

After charging at incredible speed, he leaped high into the air, accompanied by a whistling sound as he stabbed his sword at Lu Mingfei!

Despite its imposing presence, it was not difficult to evade.

If Lu can't dodge such an obvious opening move, he might as well go back to the Dragon Feast Church and reflect on his mistakes!

Lu Mingfei rolled forward, dodging the demon's leaping attack, and then stood up to follow up with the combat technique "Whirling Slash".

The greatsword slammed into the demon's back, tearing a huge gash in his cloak.

Caught in pain, Evil Omen turned and raised his staff, the staff drawing a sharp arc in the air. Lu Mingfei retreated quickly, but a mark was still left on his chest armor.

Lu Mingfei tried to distance himself from the demons and release his prayer, but two golden daggers flew in one after the other with a whistling sound, their speed catching everyone off guard.

One blade grazed Lu Mingfei's head, while the other pierced his thigh.

As blood splattered, the golden dagger pierced through Lu Mingfei's muscles, and excruciating pain instantly overwhelmed him.

He quickly took out the Holy Grail bottle and drank the dew.

If it were an injury elsewhere, he could just tough it out. But a leg injury severely impacts his agility and combat effectiveness, forcing Lu Mingfei to use the precious Red Droplet directly.

The moment Lu Mingfei drank the medicine, the ominous demon lunged at him, its enormous staff waving in the air before striking again with a series of blows.

Lu Mingfei managed to dodge the first attack by ducking; he had no choice but to parry the second one with his sword.

clang!
The cane, made of some unknown material, clashed with the Storm Knight's greatsword, producing a piercing sound. The surging force nearly knocked Lu Mingfei off balance.

Strength has never been Lu Mingfei's forte.

Based on the tactical thinking taught by the old knight, I must immediately break free from this passive state.

Stormy foot!
Lu Mingfei let out a low shout, and with a heavy stomp of his foot, the domain of the storm instantly appeared.

boom!
A sudden hurricane surrounded the faded one, causing the ominous demon to sway.

Lu Mingfei seized the opportunity, and as the blood-red mark appeared in his palm, the Dragon Offering Prayer was completed in an instant.

A gigantic phantom dragon head appeared in mid-air and bit down hard on the demon's shoulder. *Thud*

The fur cloak was completely torn apart, and the dragon's teeth dug viciously into the flesh, causing blood to spill out.

Although demons and monsters have thick skin and flesh, and ordinary weapons can hardly penetrate their defenses, how sharp are the teeth of dragons!

Enraged, Malkitt spun powerfully, its thick, bushy tail whipping through the air like a whip, moving so fast it was almost a blur.

Because of the delay caused by the release of the Dragon Offering Prayer, Lu Mingfei was unable to dodge in time and was instantly whipped away by the demon's tail.

With a clear cracking sound, Lu Mingfei nearly fainted from the pain. It's important to know that the intercostal nerves are distributed along the ribs, and the pain of a broken rib is almost unbearable for most people.

Lu Mingfei gritted his teeth, took a big gulp from the Holy Grail bottle, and then did an ugly, lazy roll to avoid the demon's leaping attack once again.

As the wound healed, Lu Mingfei's physical pain was also relieved.

"...Oh, they shouldn't be underestimated."

Those who have faded are truly descendants of warriors.

The ominous demon spoke casually, praising its opponent while its tone lacked any respect.

As the words fell, the cane suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, and a massive hammer of light materialized in the demon's hand. He leaped high into the air, the shadow of the hammer almost engulfing Lu Mingfei.

boom!
"Faded ones, forget your foolish ambitions. The golden tree is indestructible..."
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"Lost again."

Lu Mingfei scratched his messy hair, which was almost turning him into a wild man, but he wasn't discouraged at all.

This was his twenty-third challenge against the ominous demon, and his twenty-third defeat.

Six of those deaths were caused by being hammered, ten by being stabbed with a cane, one by accidentally being stabbed in the head with a dagger, and one by accidentally falling off a cliff.
After all, even a seemingly powerful magic knight like Shirou Emiya took a full ninety-six tries to defeat the evil spirit, and the cricket died twenty-three times. What is that?
However, Lu Mingfei did not underestimate Emiya Shirou.

He roughly understood that his current strength was among the stronger ones when the Faded Ones arrived here.

That was entirely due to the bonus from his dragon bloodline and the old knight's almost perverse teaching methods.

He could hardly imagine how badly he would have been beaten when fighting the evil omen demon if he hadn't met the old knight.

To be fair, Lu Mingfei is already a qualified soldier, both inside and out.

From combat experience and tactical skills to resilience, he is worthy of the old knight's teachings.

But the ominous demon was simply too powerful. And the fact that such a powerful being was willingly guarding the gate for Grek immediately lessened Lu Mingfei's contempt for Grek by five points.

"If even the ominous signs are this powerful, how strong must Grik, who's supposedly the weakest demigod, be? And what about the real demigods? Wouldn't they be able to dominate everything?"

Lu Mingfei sighed, expressing deep concern about his future as a faded person, and believing it to be a completely hopeless job.

"Why are you working so hard as a gatekeeper? Did that guy Grik pay your social insurance and housing fund?"
I don't have the five social insurances and one housing fund.

Putting everything else aside, I've never even seen a finger of what is supposed to be my theoretical boss.

"never mind."

Lu Mingfei stood up and patted his dusty armor.

After dying twenty-three times, he had basically figured out the Ominous Sign's attack patterns.

"Come on, old man."

He muttered:

"What's that saying again? I'm going to cut off your horns and use them as a wine glass."

(End of this chapter)