Dragon Raja: The Divine Man Lu Mingfei

Chapter 77 Slaying the Dragon

"Coffee or hot chocolate?" Professor Guderian, leaning against a large painting covered by a canvas, smiled and asked the group at the table. "Just a cup of coffee, please, Professor," Su Xiaoqiang said first.

"I'd like hot chocolate, please," Xia Mi added.

Professor Guderian nodded, then turned to Lu Mingfei: "Mingfei, what about you? What would you like to drink?"

Lu Mingfei leaned back on the sofa and casually made his request: "I want Sprite, and a Chocliz too."

Professor Guderian scratched his head, a troubled look on his face: "Uh—Mingfei, we really didn't prepare any Chollitz on the train, this is a bit of a problem."

"Then I'll have Sprite mixed with Pepsi and Coca-Cola. Surely you have that?" Lu Mingfei thought for a moment and changed his request.

"Yes, yes, yes! Of course we have that! Plenty of carbonated drinks!" Professor Guderian quickly agreed, then patted Fingel, who was squatting on the ground playing with the husky, "Fingal, stop playing with the dog, get up and go make drinks for Mingfei and the others!"

Fingel reluctantly got up and left, muttering under his breath that he was now truly a serf.

Before long, everyone's drinks were served. Fingel even took the opportunity to secretly get himself a cup of black coffee with double the sugar, and leaned against the door frame to take a sip.

Lu Mingfei picked up a cocktail made with Sprite, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi, swirled it in front of his eyes, took a sip, and felt refreshed. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Excellent! No wonder it's a legendary masterpiece that combines the best of many. This taste is truly heaven on earth!"

"Senior brother, I think you'll be despised by everyone for doing this." Xia Mi, sitting on the right, looked at the mixed-style cola in Lu Mingfei's hand with some disdain.

"So what? It just means they're jealous of my talent," Lu Mingfei said dismissively.

Professor Guderian watched Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi arguing awkwardly, unsure how to interrupt them. Fortunately, Su Xiaoqiang, who was good at reading people, stepped in to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, stop arguing. The professor has something to say."

Seeing that Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi had finally stopped arguing and looked in his direction, Professor Guderian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mingfei, now that you know the truth of the world, I won't keep you in suspense any longer."

As he spoke, he stood up, grabbed a corner of the canvas on the giant oil painting behind him, and shook it open violently.

The grotesque scene was exposed under the lights. The sky was a dark, iron-blue hue mixed with the color of flames. A single giant tree stood, its withered branches stretching out in all directions, weaving a dense net to support the cracked sky. The wasteland was littered with withered bones, and a black behemoth rose from the depths of the skeletal remains. Its wings were covered with skulls, and after spreading its enormous membranous wings, it spewed black flames towards the sky.

Lu Mingfei admired the painting with amusement, muttering things like, "Tsk tsk tsk, it's quite scary."

Xia Mi and Su Xiaoqiang, standing nearby, didn't seem to care. Having been influenced by Lu Mingfei during their vacation, their bloodlines had been significantly enhanced. They could stand calmly even facing the Black King's true dragon might, let alone a painting. They only glanced over, casually remarked "It's so realistic," before returning to their seats, completely unconcerned.

On the contrary, the husky, who had been lying on the ground idly chewing on its paws, suddenly jumped up the moment the canvas was lifted, its fur standing on end, and its eyes instantly lit up with a dazzling golden light, so bright that the reflection could be seen in the carriage.

"Woof woof woof woof!" The husky barked incessantly at the painting, its eyes gleaming with an ever-increasing golden light.

Professor Guderian and Fingel were drawn to the barking and turned their heads. The moment their gaze fell upon the husky's golden eyes, they felt an overwhelming pressure slam down on them, instantly making them dizzy and almost unable to stand. Startled, they hurriedly looked away, and it took them a long time to regain their composure.

"Senior brother, senior brother, what's going on here?" Xia Mi asked Lu Mingfei curiously, pointing at the husky.

She saw this silly dog ​​every day throughout the summer vacation. Although she already knew that the dog might have an extraordinary background and had even sensed the aura of Nidhogg from the dog, she deliberately avoided asking about its specific situation. After all, the idea that a silly dog ​​might be Nidhogg was too far-fetched, and Xia Mi was unwilling to admit that she was going to recognize a dog as her father.

"I guess this painting triggered some kind of primal reaction," Lu Mingfei said casually. Actually, he thought the silly dog ​​was probably just feeling smug about seeing its own self-portrait and barking to assert its presence. But Lu Mingfei just found it annoying and kicked the husky in the rear: "Farm tool, shut up!"

The husky stumbled from the kick, whimpered, and under Lu Mingfei's imposing presence, it could only reluctantly withdraw its golden pupils, tuck its tail between its legs, and obediently lie back in the corner, occasionally humming softly at the canvas.

"Ming, Mingfei, the dog you keep—could it be—" Professor Guderian stopped mid-sentence, swallowing the rest of his words, because even he himself felt that what he wanted to say was somewhat unbelievable—how could anyone keep a pureblood dragon as a pet?

Standing next to him, Fingel felt a chill run down his spine, cold sweat trickling down his back. The thought of what kind of monster he'd just been playing with filled him with dread. He could only marvel at his luck in not being swallowed whole. He wiped away the sweat, forced a dry laugh, and said, "Junior brother, you dog—you've got some nerve, huh? You look pretty energetic, don't you?"

"Don't worry, Professor, you can continue. It won't bite anyone." Lu Mingfei glanced at the husky lying in the corner and waved to Professor Guderian.

Professor Guderian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, chuckled twice, and quickly steered the conversation back on track: "Haha, let me continue to introduce our Kassel College to you."

He straightened his tie, raised his hand, and pointed to the black dragon coiled in the darkness on the wall hanging. His tone suddenly became impassioned, even his glasses gleaming with excitement: "As you can see now, from the day our Kassel College was founded, our sole purpose has been to slay dragons! And this one on the wall is the Dragon King Nidhogg, the ultimate target of all our dragon-slaying endeavors!"

"puff-!"

"Pfft—!"

Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi were both drinking beverages when they heard Professor Guderian's words. They both spat out their drinks in unison, splashing water all over the oak table. They burst into laughter simultaneously, leaving Su Xiaoqiang sitting blankly to the side, looking at one of them and the other, completely clueless about what they were laughing at.

She simply reached out and patted Lu Mingfei on the shoulder, asking curiously, "Mingfei, what are you two laughing at? What's so funny?"

"Yeah, Mingfei, was there anything funny about what I just said?" Professor Guderian pushed up his glasses, which had slipped down to the tip of his nose, and looked at the two of them laughing so hard they couldn't stand up straight, puzzled.

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