Dragons begin with courage

"Nibelungen is an independent space constructed by powerful dragons through alchemy. Its spacetime rules are very different from the real world, and one must break through a special interface to enter." Lu Mingfei recalled that Chu Tianjiao had explained the knowledge about Nibelungen to him during the two months of special training.

Without a master, the Nibelungen could be opened by the blood of high-ranking hybrids; for example, when they first entered the Bronze City, they used the blood of the 'key' to open the Bronze Gate. However, now that Norton has awakened, the Nibelungen is now owned, and it is impossible to enter the Nibelungen through such conventional means, or even discover it.

At this point, there are only two ways to enter Nibelungen. One is to be someone who has entered Nibelungen before and obtained the mark of the Lord of Nibelungen; such a person can enter again. The other is to receive an invitation from the Lord of Nibelungen; only those with an invitation letter or token can enter Nibelungen.

Lu Mingfei did not enter the Bronze City, so he has no mark, but he possesses the Seven Deadly Sins, which will guide him on the path of Nibelungen.

The water pressure squeezed through the makeshift diving suit, and before him lay the dark, gloomy river, like the maw of a monstrous beast that would devour everything.

But he didn't turn around.

He guessed what the people at the docks in Kassel would say about him, how they would mock him. Coward? Deserter? Perhaps. But he had never lived for anyone's approval. He simply wanted to repay that favor, to give that wretched youth a proper ending.

The bronze sword case moved surprisingly lightly in the water, as if the seven deadly sins sleeping inside sensed their approaching destination and emitted a barely perceptible pulse, like a heartbeat.

Lu Mingfei no longer relied on his vision, but closed his eyes, completely trusting the increasingly clear attraction emanating from the sword case. It was like an invisible thread, pulling him along, searching for that "dissonant" point on the seemingly seamless rock face at the bottom of the river.

"Found it." Lu Mingfei looked ahead.

It was a seemingly ordinary black rock wall covered with dark green algae. But under the glow of the Seven Deadly Sins, an extremely dim yet dazzlingly complex alchemical matrix pattern emerged on the surface of the rock wall—echoing some of the dragon patterns on the sword case.

Without hesitation, Lu Mingfei slowly extended his hand, and then—whoosh!

A silent roar erupted underwater! It wasn't a sound, but a tremor that shook the very fabric of space!

All the dragon runes on the Seven Deadly Sins Sword Box suddenly lit up, as if a star map had been ignited! A beam of dark blue light shot out from the box and precisely "pierced" the center of the alchemical matrix on the rock wall.

The next moment, an incredible sight occurred.

The hard rock did not collapse, but instead began to ripple and melt, like water with a pebble thrown in. An irregularly shaped "hole" with swirling streams of dark blue and dark gold light inside silently appeared on the rock wall.

The "side gate" of Bronze City was opened by Lu Mingfei, who possessed the "Seven Deadly Sins".

Without glancing back at the dark river behind him, which represented the "normal world," he took a deep breath of the limited oxygen inside his mask and resolutely swam into the swirling halo of light.

Once everything settled down, Lu Mingfei found himself standing in a...dry bronze passageway.

"This is Nibelungen, the City of Bronze, the land of the King of Bronze and Fire." Lu Mingfei looked at the empty passage in front of him and recalled the video recording sent by Angers. "According to the principal's video, there should have been a large number of bronze spirits here, but now they have all disappeared."

"The Seven Deadly Sins have become lighter." Lu Mingfei looked at the Seven Deadly Sins sword box behind him, which was originally extremely heavy. After entering the Bronze City, the Seven Deadly Sins emitted a faint light, and even its weight changed.

The passageway was long, seemingly endless. Only his own footsteps echoed in the empty bronze world, sounding both exceptionally lonely and exceptionally clear.

After walking for about ten minutes, a spacious circular hall appeared ahead. In the center of the hall, there was no throne, only the phantom of a huge, slowly rotating bronze furnace. Below the furnace, twelve figures knelt.

They were humanoid, but their entire bodies were covered in exquisitely crafted bronze armor, seemingly integrated with their skin. Dark red patterns flowed across the armor, like cooled lava. They lowered their heads, holding various bronze weapons, ancient in design yet exuding a dangerous aura. Most chillingly, they did not emanate any life force, yet gave off an extremely restrained, yet deadly, feeling, like a drawn bowstring ready to be released at any moment.

"The hero slays the dragon... How nostalgic." Lu Mingfei put down the Seven Deadly Sins on his back, and then a mechanical turning sound came out, and the sword box opened instantly, revealing seven weapons.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

The twelve bronze spirits, with perfectly synchronized movements, raised their heads at the same time!

Target locked—the intruder!

Without a roar, without a warning, the three armored warriors facing Lu Mingfei were instantly propelled by invisible mechanisms, transforming into three bronze-colored afterimages as they pounced at a speed far exceeding human reaction time! Their long spears, battle axes, and straight swords tore through the air, carrying a chilling will of death!

too fast!

Lu Mingfei's pupils contracted sharply, and the combat instincts honed through two months of hellish training forcibly took over his body! Almost the instant he saw the other's shoulder twitch, he had already rolled to the side and backward!

clang!clang!clang!

The three weapons struck the spot where he had just stood with a hair's breadth of difference, sparks flying everywhere, and deep dents were even cut into the hard bronze ground!

Lu Mingfei rolled to his feet, his right hand flashing out to his side—

Clang—!

A clear, resonant hum, so powerful it seemed to pierce the soul, echoed throughout the hall!

The slot in the Seven Deadly Sins Sword Case automatically popped open a crack. Lu Mingfei's fingers precisely gripped the hilt of the first sword—also the shortest and thinnest, named "Lust"!

This is the blade that Lu Mingfei is most proficient with. The moment he held it, an indescribable chill and restlessness surged through him simultaneously! The blade itself was chilling, while the restlessness stemmed from a hunger that seemed to have been awakened within it! It seemed to crave dragon blood, crave destruction, crave... to slay the Dragon King!

At the same time, the three armored soldiers who missed their target, as well as the nine armored soldiers who were originally stationary, seemed to have their annihilation program completely activated by the sound of the blade. They all turned around and launched a silent and ferocious encirclement and annihilation against Lu Mingfei, like a precise and deadly killing machine!

Lu Mingfei had no time to hesitate or be afraid. He gripped "Lust" tightly, feeling a strange resonance between the blade and his own blood, as if the murderous blade had temporarily acknowledged him as its "wielder".

Lu Mingfei gripped the blade tightly, his eyes resolute, then used the blade to slash his palm, golden blood flowing onto the blade.

"Words of Power: The Seven Deadly Sins - Lust!"