Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

Chu Zihang took a deep breath, resisted the urge to beat up this idiot, and slowly said, "What do you want from me?"

"Call me by my codename, Alpha, before you talk to me," Caesar corrected him. "Beta, the thing is, I have a 3D printer over there, and it's not working properly. They said there's a problem with the laminated film, and they came to ask me how to fix it. I almost gave myself away."

"There are many forms of laminated thin layers..." Chu Zihang was interrupted by Caesar before he could finish his words.

"Beta, I told you to call me by my code name, Alpha, before you talk to me. Since I chose this code name with all my heart, we must take it seriously." Caesar said seriously, "Go on."

The veins at the corners of Chu Zihang's eyes throbbed, but he held it in and patiently explained to Caesar, "Alpha, the methods for laminating thin films include 'inkjet', 'fused deposition modeling', and 'laser sintering'. To understand the specific cause of the 3D printer's failure, we must first understand the method used by that machine to laminate thin films."

"Damn it! How can I possibly understand all these technical terms?" Caesar frowned. "Beta, how about you come with me and take a look? Otherwise, I'll be easily exposed."

"Lead the way." Chu Zihang said, and added, "Alpha."

The two men walked out from the corner, like two little mice that had just stolen the food from the landlord's house. When they came to the corridor in front of the elevator, they found that the executive bureau elites in black had put down their work, lined up in two rows, and bowed deeply in their direction.

"Huh? Beta, do the researchers at the Rock Flow Research Institute have such high prestige?" Caesar was shocked by this scene and asked Chu Zihang in a low voice.

"Alpha, according to the information, the Rock Flow Research Institute and the Executive Bureau should be two departments that do not interfere with each other. Unless Miyamoto Shio comes in person, no one can afford such a solemn ceremony." Chu Zihang also frowned slightly, looking deeply puzzled.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard behind them. Both of them were shocked at the same time, and instantly realized that these elites of the Executive Bureau were not paying such a high tribute to them. The person they were paying tribute to was the owner of the steady footsteps behind them.

But neither of them looked back, because they both knew that the only person worthy of such treatment from the elites of the Executive Bureau was at least a family head or something like that.

No! Even an ordinary family head wouldn't let them bend their waists to the standard 90-degree angle. They dared not even breathe, and everyone was as silent as a cicada... The person who came must be a person with high status and prestige in the Executive Bureau!

Is it possible...

The man's footsteps were getting closer and closer, and finally stopped behind Caesar and Chu Zihang.

Chapter 284 Chu Zihang's murderous intention, the evil spirit in hell

Caesar and Chu Zihang both secretly prayed in their hearts that the worst idea would not come true. They would rather turn around and see Inuyama He or Sakurai Nanami returning than meet that young old acquaintance here.

Yes, they really wanted to put the guy who deceived them in a sack and beat him up, so as to relieve the resentment that had been lingering in their hearts for these days... but not in this situation!

That guy had never shown his true strength in front of them. According to Lu Mingfei's description, he was like a well, calm on the surface but bottomless in reality. If the three of them faced that guy one-on-one, no one would be sure of gaining the upper hand. What's more, this floor was filled with elites from the Execution Bureau, all of them had high-powered Browning pistols on their waists... If a fight really broke out, they would probably be the ones to be put in a sack and beaten up!

"The uniform of Yanliu Research Institute?" The man's voice sounded behind Caesar and Chu Zihang, and it was extremely familiar.

Damn it! Their worst suspicions... came true!

"Ha!" The two men retreated to the sides at the same time, quickly bent down and bowed to Yuan Zhisheng, not daring to let him see their faces clearly, and wished they could bury their heads in his chest.

"Did the head of the Miyamoto family send you here?" Gen Chisheng asked again.

"Hai!" They began to bow like Chu Zihang and said in unison again.

This is one of the few Japanese words they know. Gigolo is a very representative service industry. After several days of hellish training day and night, they can pronounce service-related words fluently and in standard pronunciation.

But now they only dared to answer "Hai Hai Hai", because the other service words they learned were "Would you like another drink?", "You can drink quite well!" and "You are too kind, you look quite beautiful tonight!"... It was really strange to use these words to compliment the giant tortoise at this moment!

Fortunately, Yuan Zhisheng didn't seem to be suspicious. He had dealt with the people from the Ganliu Research Institute several times and knew that these psychopaths were solitary. He couldn't figure out everyone's personality... Just like the three psychopaths from the headquarters, you never know whether they will tell a joke in your ear with a serious expression in the next second, or will throw away their moral integrity and sing and dance in front of you.

Damn it, why am I thinking of them again... Yuan Zhisheng shook his head slightly, as if trying to shake those three singing and dancing lunatics out of his mind.

"What stage has the work here reached?" Yuan Zhisheng asked.

"All the paper documents have been transported," an executive from the Executive Bureau stepped forward and replied. "There's still some important machinery left. Two researchers from the Ganliu Research Institute are assisting us in inspecting all the equipment. Master Sakurai has instructed that once the inspection is complete, we need to transport the intact equipment to that floor, and send any malfunctioning equipment to the Ganliu Research Institute for repair."

Yuan Zhisheng glanced down at his watch. The time read 3:27 AM. He frowned slightly. "We're running out of time. No need to conduct an inspection. Just move all the equipment to that location first. We'll conduct the equipment inspection after the search is completed tomorrow."

"The Executive Bureau will carry the common equipment, and the two researchers will be in charge of the specialized equipment. Finish the work quickly so we can get some rest," Yuan Zhisheng instructed. "Aside from those on regular duty, no one else needs to report to Yuanshi Heavy Industries tomorrow."

"Yes!" All the elites of the Executive Bureau bowed deeply to Yuan Zhisheng and then dispersed, carrying out the equipment moving work in an orderly manner.

Caesar and Chu Zihang were also preparing to leave among the crowd, but the two white coats were too conspicuous among the uniform black windbreakers, and Yuan Zhisheng called them again from behind.

"You two, please stay for a moment."

Caesar and Chu Zihang stopped and their hearts skipped a beat. They were not sure whether Minamoto Chisheng suddenly called them because he doubted their identities or because of something else. However, this situation was the most torturous. They had just retreated from the front line of Takama-ga-hara, had not slept all night, had experienced the quiet and dirty sewers, passed through the heavily guarded Iron Dome Temple, and finally reached the first floor. They also met Sakurai Nanami, Inuyama He and Minamoto Chisheng one after another... Their nerves had been provoked too many times in just one hour. Anyone would be nervous, and the taut strings were almost about to break.

"It would be better to take out a gun and a knife and fight him" ... Such thoughts flashed through the minds of both of them at the same time.

"Let's move those high-precision instruments to that floor first. I'll be inconvenienced." Yuan Zhisheng patted their shoulders and pointed to the small elevator on the other side. "Several family heads are using the freight elevator right now. Please take the VIP elevator over there."

When Caesar and Chu Zihang were patted on the shoulders by Yuan Zhisheng, they almost couldn't help but rush up to kill people. When they heard that it was about moving things, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Huh!" The two nodded.

Caesar and Chu Zihang trotted, one of them picked up the 3D printer from the corner, and the other picked up a prototype of an old computer from the complicated equipment and carried it on his shoulder. They trotted towards the VIP elevator that Yuan Zhisheng pointed to... It was obvious that they were both eager to get out of this floor as soon as possible.

"You two." However, when they were about to reach the elevator, Yuan Zhisheng called them again.

Chu Zihang paused, the veins at the corners of his eyes twitching slowly, like a sleeping lion that had been provoked countless times, he could hardly suppress the murderous intent surging in his heart.

Seeing this, Caesar pretended to stagger, bumped into Chu Zihang's shoulder, and coughed softly, signaling Chu Zihang to calm down.

It is not certain whether Yuan Zhisheng suspects them or not. After all, they are still covered by the image of "weird researchers from the Yanliu Research Institute". But if Chu Zihang's murderous intent really bursts out, a battle-hardened master like Yuan Zhisheng will definitely not be able to fail to notice it.

Even if they were lucky enough to get rid of Minamoto no Chisei and the people from the Executive Bureau here, Kaguya would immediately notice the battle situation here and block the entire Genji Heavy Industries. At that time, they would be trapped in this iron-clad building, waiting for the wrath of the entire Japanese underworld to descend upon them.

"Swipe my card. You don't have the permission to use this elevator to reach that floor." Yuan Zhisheng did not confront them. Instead, he walked past them and stuck the head of the family's magnetic card on the elevator's sensor slot.

The VIP-only elevator was summoned down, and the metal doors split open to both sides, like a giant beast with its dark mouth open. Caesar and Chu Zihang passed by Yuan Zhisheng and hurriedly stepped into the elevator. The elevator doors slowly closed, swallowing their bodies inside.

……

The bottom floor of Genji Heavy Industries is dozens of meters lower than the Iron Dome Temple, in the depths of "Naraka".

"Naraka" is a Sanskrit word, which is transliterated as "Naraka", meaning the endless hell. Naraka has no entity and is completely empty. All the evildoers who fall into Naraka will fall there forever, and rebirth and death are just luxuries.

The environment here can be said to be quite consistent with the description of Naraka in Buddhist scriptures. Deathly darkness fills the entire space, and emptiness and silence linger around each other. It is hard to imagine how such a special space could exist in the solemn and flashy Genji Heavy Industries, and who would come to such a creepy place.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard in the darkness, as if someone was coming from nowhere.

A crisp snap of fingers was heard, and suddenly several spotlights lit up at the top of the space. The lights descended from the dome more than ten meters high, illuminating the huge blue wall in front of them. The entire space was filled with a bright blue mottled light.

In fact, the thing emitting blue light is not a wall, but water. Thousands of tons of water are wrapped in a cubic space by huge glass. This is a huge and transparent water tank.

This huge water tank is directly connected to the Iron Dome Temple above. Two huge conduits are moved in from a hidden location in the river. Clean water that has been filtered through layers of Iron Dome Temple is secretly introduced into this water tank from time to time. When the water needs to be changed, it is discharged from another pipe. Thousands of tons of water are nothing to the underground river-like canal. This project started construction ten years ago and has been done secretly. Even several family heads were unaware of the existence of this space.

At this moment, the ventilation fans and water pumps are both in shutdown mode. There is no wind or vibration in this absolutely enclosed space, but the water surface is slightly rippling, as if there is something invisible hidden in the clear water, gently stirring the water flow.

The man came to the water tank, and the bright blue light swayed on his face, illuminating his pale face. He was a handsome boy, wearing a black kimono, white socks and clogs on his feet. He bent his legs and sat cross-legged in front of the huge water tank, staring at the dark blue water waves, as if he was staring at a blank art display board that was full of meaning.

Suddenly, he stretched out his finger and tapped lightly through the thick tempered glass.

Logically speaking, such a gentle force could not penetrate the half-meter thick glass, but the water in the water tank was actually moved by the gentle finger tap, and ripples spread in all directions.

The originally calm water was suddenly stirred by something, the blue light spots began to sway restlessly, and circles of vortexes rose from the bottom of the water.

A blurry black shadow rose from the water in the distance. It was attracted by the ripples caused by the boy's fingers. It swam rapidly in the water, stirring up a violent current. It swung its huge long tail and slammed it hard on the thick glass, causing a huge noise.

The boy tapped the glass again, and gentle ripples spread out in the water again. The giant tail once again swung to the place where the boy's hand was pointing, but there was a transparent but thick wall between the two.

The boy tapped the glass again and again, never getting tired of it, just like he was in an aquarium tapping the bright blue glass with his fingers, watching the curious fish touching his fingertips with their front lips through the invisible wall... But this was not an aquarium, and there were no cute fish swimming on the other side of the glass.

The boy suddenly stopped knocking on the glass, and the giant tail in the water also stopped its violent attack.

A human face suddenly appeared in front of the boy. It was as pale as a corpse that had been soaking at the bottom of the lake for weeks. Its bulging, huge eyeballs moved, peeking at the boy through the glass, like an evil ghost staring at the world from the abyss of hell.

Behind the human face is a long body, and the torso looks like a person who has not eaten for more than ten days. The thin skin is tightly attached to the protruding bones, the chest is covered with blue-black scales, and the hands are small as if they have degenerated. The front part is a sharp and long claw, and the claws will even cut the body when swimming.

Its huge tail twisted behind it like a snake. The tip of the tail was as sharp as a thorn and was also covered with the same blue-black scales. When it twisted, it stirred the water violently and chaotically.

This is a monster with a human face and a snake body, similar to the mermaid in mythology, but it looks even more weird than the corpse guards that Lu Mingfei and his friends saw in Takama-ga-hara under the abyss.

The boy looked at the horrible monster without fear. While the monster was looking at him, he also looked at the monster with interest, as if he was admiring a beautiful woman.

In fact, if you look closely, this monster's face is definitely not ugly, even though its face is extremely pale and its long black hair floats like messy seaweed, but apart from the bulging eyeballs, its eye shape, eyebrow distance and tall nose are all exquisite... The female ghosts in the movies all have such a face, which first gives you a stunning beauty, and then forms the biggest contrast when terror strikes.

Whether in Chinese mythology, Indian mythology, or even Japanese mythology, there are records of this creature, with a human head and a snake body... From Nuwa who created humans and repaired the sky, to the demon-like Naga, to the mermaids in the deep sea, they all symbolize the ultimate mystery and temptation. Traditional theologians and historians find it difficult to explain why this kind of creature appears so consistently in the myths of various countries.

But in the realm of hybrids, all of this can be explained.

Because this is a real hybrid creature that has appeared in history. When the dragon bloodline in the body covers the human bloodline, the hybrid's appearance will undergo some mutation in the direction away from humans. That is a curse from the devil... This is a deep memory of our ancestors, buried in the genes and passed down from generation to generation. To this day, people still retain the fear of this creature in their bones.

"You're so pitiful. You've become so ugly." The boy sighed softly. "I'm not just talking about your face, I'm talking about your soul as well."

As if stimulated by these words, the face slammed against the glass hard, and the pale face became distorted due to being squeezed too hard.

Its already protruding eyeballs were bloodshot, and its eye sockets were almost popping out. Its long and thin lips suddenly opened, and the cracks spread all the way to behind its ears on both sides, as if its entire head was disconnected from its mouth, making people think of the slit-mouthed woman in urban legends. Its long teeth were arranged in circles in its mouth like swirling thorns, and its long and pointed tongue forked at the front, spitting out a sinister tongue.

Chapter 285: Evil Ghost Attack, God's Kingdom Shadow Wall

The monster was panting softly, making some kind of human-like language, but how could such a strange mouth make normal sounds?

Its deformed throat seemed to be struggling to utter words, but in the end, it could only utter a terrifying roar similar to that of a wild beast.

"Are you angry?" the boy stroked the strange face through the thick glass, "or are you feeling sad for yourself?"

The roaring monster suddenly froze, and a hint of human sadness flashed across its bulging eyes.

The boy's gaze dropped from the monster's ugly head, lingering on its neck and waistline. Fine golden threads could be vaguely seen on these two parts. It looked as if the monster's head, body, and tail were all stitched together from different creatures, exuding an extremely incongruous and disgusting feeling... It was like a stitched monster made up of humans, birds, fish, giant pythons, and corpse guards.

"It must be painful, right?" The boy looked at the monster with eyes that were like God's mercy on a villain. "You must also want to end this fate, right?"

The monster suddenly let out a low whimpering sound, and its deformed face wrinkled... as if it was crying.

"Then let me free you." The boy said generously. He scratched his finger with his nails and a drop of bright red blood emerged from his fingertips.

He held the blood drop in front of the monster's eyes: "Are you hungry? Want it? Longing for it?"

That tearful face suddenly changed, the crying look disappeared, and it became even more ferocious than its previous angry look... like a starving, bloodthirsty devil in hell.

"Hey, you're not pretending to be pitiful anymore? You've finally revealed your true colors?" The boy smiled contemptuously, "But I won't break my promise. I said I'd help you get out of this... and I will help you get out of this."

The monster seemed to be thirsty for the boy's blood. It slammed its ugly big head against the thickened glass. Its long forked tongue twisted like a small snake, licking its long fangs, and a beast-like roar came from its twisted throat... If it had not been trapped in this transparent cage, it would definitely swallow the boy in front of it in one gulp.

But it had no chance. Suddenly, a violent torrent arose in the water, and more than a dozen huge long tails stretched out from the bottom of the water like tentacles, dragging it to the bottom of the tank.

The boy leaned forward slightly and looked at the bottom of the tank.

The place was created into an environment similar to a deep pool, with dense aquatic plants growing in the cracks of the rock layers. Only the water above looked clear, and the mud and sand at the bottom of the water were stirred up by these long tails and became turbid. It was impossible to see how many of these monsters with human faces and snake tails were hidden in this water tank.

The monster that was dragged to the bottom wailed for a few seconds, and then the sound stopped abruptly. It was torn apart alive by a dozen of its kind. Blood spread in the water like reeds, and the floating flesh and blood was eaten by other mermaids, just like throwing a bunch of fish food into a pond for watching fish, and being snatched by a dozen carp...but the scene was countless times bloodier.

"If you're an ugly monster, just be an ugly monster. Just pounce with your sharp claws and hideous face. Trying to deceive a species more intelligent than yourself... doesn't that just make you look even more pathetic?"

The boy's voice was as cold as ice. He pressed the blood on his fingertips onto the water tank in front of him expressionlessly and slowly took two steps back. A small, delicate crimson flower seemed to bloom on the transparent glass wall.

The sound of banging was incessant, and ugly faces rushed towards the enchanting little red flower, like starving prisoners scrambling for an unattainable steamed bun. But in this situation, even the mere sight of a plum to quench one's thirst could make these monsters burst out with ferocious strength.

The half-meter-thick tempered peeling glass was vibrating continuously due to their continuous impact. The metal frame connected to the glass plate made a teeth-grinding sound and deformed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The final collision was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. A huge explosion sounded, cracks on the glass spread like a spider web, trickles of water flowed out from the tiny gaps, and water pressure poured in from all directions.

Then the metal frame that fixed the glass panel broke, and the huge thick glass panel was pushed out by the water pressure. The water rushed out like a fountain breaking through the ground. The thick water column sprayed out more than ten meters away, and then more glass panels peeled off, and the huge water tank collapsed.

The monsters with human faces and snake bodies rushed out with the water flow, swinging their long tails excitedly, like wild beasts just released from a cage.

They searched for the trace of the blood flower, but the drop of blood had long been washed away by tons of water, and the boy's figure disappeared from the spot at some point.

The monsters tore open the steel plate in front of the elevator shaft and climbed up along the long steel cables, one after another. It was not known whether it was due to the creatures' instinct for survival or because they smelled the fresh scent of blood coming from above.

More and more monsters emerged from the bottom of the water tank, with dark shadows everywhere... there were far more than a dozen of them!

Someone actually raised such a huge number of monsters underground in Genji Heavy Industries!

They swarmed towards the top of the building... It was as if someone had released evil spirits from the depths of hell. The evil spirits turned into a black tide that reached the sky and swept towards the entire world.

……

"That was a close call, a real one." Caesar let out a long sigh and casually tossed the bulky 3D printer into a corner. He looked at Chu Zihang with a frown, a look of lingering fear. "Beta, you looked so scary just now, you know? I thought you were going to pull out Murasame and cut off the tortoise's head in the next second."

"I'm sorry, I felt a surge of restlessness in my heart at that moment, and my state was a little out of control." Chu Zihang also looked solemn.

In fact, he knew very well where the problem lay. The alchemical matrix that Old Tang left in his body had become quite fragile. It was originally expected that this consciousness matrix forged with the blood of the three Dragon Kings could suppress his bloodline for at least three years, but everyone underestimated the extent of Chu Zihang's bloodline deterioration. In addition, after arriving in Japan, he had used the Word Spirit several times beyond the standard, and this time was almost shortened by three times.

But Chu Zihang couldn't confess all this to Caesar. This was his usual character. Even if he knew that he was a time bomb, he would just find a deserted place before the explosion and quietly wait for death to come without affecting anyone.

"By the way, Beta, do you know what 'that floor' that the tortoise and those guys from the executive bureau are talking about?" Caesar asked.

Chu Zihang shook his head slowly.

The elevator's prompt tone suddenly fell silent, as if someone had let out a heavy sigh in the darkness. The screen showing the current floor went out, and the buttons for all floors stopped glowing. Suddenly, several hidden words on the elevator door lit up with a dark red light.

"Shinto?" Caesar looked at the words glowing with a strange red light, his eyebrows raised. "Beta, what does that mean?"

"The Shinto in Japanese actually refers to Huangquan, a treacherous path leading to the grave." Chu Zihang explained to Caesar with a somewhat strange expression, "Shintoism is Japan's native religion. The word 'god' is used to represent the Japanese word 'kami', which is pronounced 'kami'. The annotation of the word 'kami' in the Kojiki is: 'Anyone who is vicious, strange, or extremely terrifying is also called a god.' ... In other words, the 'gods' worshipped by Shintoism are not only what the Chinese call gods, but also some terrifying evil spirits."

"Beta, these floors are very quiet. I can't hear any sound of anyone moving around." Caesar read the information brought back by the sickle-weasels.

"The atmosphere is very depressing. I have a bad feeling." Chu Zihang stared at the red words on the door and suddenly turned to Caesar. "Can you omit that stupid code name?"