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

"What a busy night!" Professor Mans relaxed his body, which had been tense all night, and rubbed his shoulders and neck, which had already become numb from exhaustion.

"It's so bright." Ange put away his umbrella and sighed with a smile.

He was not talking about the dazzling searchlights on the shore. He squinted his eyes, and the long wrinkles at the corners of his eyes folded together to form a deep ravine. His gaze passed through the lights and looked towards the distant horizon along the rushing river.

The rainstorm that seemed to be drowning the world stopped, and the dark night that seemed to be eternal also passed peacefully. A faint fish belly white appeared on the edge of the distant sky.

Then the world shines brightly.

……

It was another night, upstream of the Three Gorges Dam.

"Did you catch anything?"

"No, I've been busy all night and haven't seen anything. Is this secret mission the academy has asked us to do reliable?"

"I heard it was the principal himself who issued the mission, saying there's still dragon debris underwater in the Three Gorges that hasn't been recovered. This isn't something you'd joke about, is it?"

"Then look for it again?"

The surface of the Yangtze River is calm tonight, and the water is like a bottomless pool.

Ten fishing boats were wandering on the river, looking like scattered sparks in the dark night sky from a distance.

The people on the fishing boat were all from the Engineering Department of Kassel College. They were responsible for salvaging and searching for the remaining dragon remains that had sunk to the bottom of the river due to the huge explosion in the "Kuimen Project".

However, whether using Norma's sonar detector or diving in a diving suit for a carpet search, all that was found at the bottom of the river were countless abandoned shipwrecks, huge rocks and thick mud.

"Damn it, I've been looking for it all night. Do you think dragon meat is soluble in water?"

"Could it be eaten by fish, shrimp or something like that?"

"Well, even if the flesh is gone, there should still be some scales, bones, or something like that, right? But now there's nothing to be found!"

"It was probably blown to dust by the explosion and burned clean. There's nothing we can do about it. Time to report back."

After all the fishing boats had evacuated the river, the surface became eerily quiet, and the entire area above the sluice gate was like a dark and silent abyss.

No one saw the huge, looming black shadow cruising through the abyss. When the wind blew, the giant trees on both sides made a rustling sound that echoed continuously.

It’s like someone is hiding in the dark, crying secretly.

Chapter 61 The Rooftop in My Heart

There was a boy sitting on the high rooftop, gazing quietly into the distance, his eyes sparkling with the lights of thousands of homes hidden in them like stars.

Neon lights burned into wandering bonfires, and time was passed by the tireless stream of cars, as if it lasted forever.

The elevated roads coming from all directions have woven a luminous spider web, entangling the story of an entire city. In this story, some people meet, some leave, and some meet again...

A gust of evening wind blew.

"Brother, I thought you had gotten over this habit of sitting alone on the rooftop, staring at the city in a daze...even in your dreams."

A boy in a black suit walked out of the darkness. He walked over to Lu Mingfei and they sat side by side on a low fence. Most of the green paint on the fence had peeled off.

"Why should I change it? It's not a bad habit. Who would be willing to miss such a beautiful sight?" Lu Mingfei squinted his eyes and looked into the distance with emotion, as if the whole world was reflected in his eyes.

"This doesn't sound like something you should say. Did you go to the rooftop in the first place just to see the scenery? I don't understand you. You seem to have changed, yet you still seem so stubborn." Lu Mingze tilted his head and looked at Lu Mingfei.

"No one can instantly transform into another person, and no one can remain unchanged forever. Everyone has a stubborn side in their heart, so stubborn that ten cows can't pull them back. They are as stubborn as a... dead child." Lu Mingfei smiled gently when he said this word.

"You can actually say such philosophical words. You have grown up without even saying hello, brother. Really, you left me alone in my childhood." The little devil looked at Lu Mingfei's calm face and said with emotion.

"Growing up is always unexpected. It may be because you suddenly catch a glimpse of a white hair on your parents' temples and blame time for passing by so quickly; or it may be because you find a girl who is worth protecting with your life, and your shoulders become broader without you realizing it..." Lu Mingfei said, looking at the boy's eyes that were like a throne.

"Everyone has to grow up eventually. You will grow up one day too, Lu Mingze."

"Will that day really come?" Lu Mingze looked at Lu Mingfei and asked softly, "In other words, brother, do you know what the day I grow up will mean to you?"

"Does this mean I have one less follower? You can't hide in my shadow forever and be my follower, right? Don't you want to try to live your own life?"

"Brother, you still don't understand... When the day comes that you don't need me anymore, maybe I will truly grow up." Lu Mingze whispered, as if he had secretly hidden half of his words in his stomach. His tone sounded a little sad, as if hiding... a sadness that spanned thousands of years.

"Don't talk about such a sad topic." Lu Mingze put on a smile again. "Tell me about yourself, brother. How did it feel when you slayed a dragon for the first time? It was such a big beast, and you jumped on its head with the knife raised without thinking. You were so brave!"

"To be honest, I'm still a little scared when I think about it now. How could I not be scared at all..." Lu Mingfei shook his head slightly, "That was a dragon. Its eyes were bigger than my head when it was wide open, and its mouth could fit half of the Moniach. Dragging me up into the sky was ten thousand times more exciting than jumping off a bungee..."

"Then why are you so reckless? You even used the power you stole from me to save Chu Zihang. I feel so sad for you!" Lu Mingze sighed, angry at his lack of fighting spirit.

"Isn't power meant to be squandered? Otherwise, you'll just hold it in your hands and wait for it to rust and mold. I think it's worth using it to save my brother. I wouldn't hesitate even if it meant giving up half my life. My brother has been very good to me. There aren't many people in this world who would treat you well without asking for anything in return. They are pitifully rare. They are your most important treasures in this world."

"Of course I was scared when I slew a dragon for the first time. In the dark of night, at the bottom of such deep water, a huge creature over ten meters long, ugly, with glowing eyes, suddenly appeared from behind you. Who wouldn't be scared? I was actually scared to death..."

"But the moment my senior brother pushed me away and I saw the blood gushing out of his body, I felt the icy river water become boiling hot from the blood. It burned so much that my body was shaking like crazy."

"At that time, who cared about being scared or not? I only knew that whoever touched my last piece of cheese would be killed!"

The boy uttered these words harshly, just like a teenager with a middle school syndrome attack who was shouting at the world in the middle of the night, "Explode reality! Crush the spirit! Exile this world!", "If God can't save this corrupt world, then let me destroy it and kill this useless God by the way!" and other such harsh words.

But Lu Mingze didn't find it funny at all. He looked at Lu Mingfei who was dominating the night sky, and he suddenly realized that the scene in Lu Mingfei's eyes had completely changed.

The boy would still hide on the rooftop alone and gaze into the distance, but he seemed less lonely. His gaze no longer lingered on the small CBD area, but crossed the edge of the city, silently watching for the treasure hidden in the corner of the world, which was most important to him.

Partners, girls, hope...

Really, brother, have you found something worth protecting with your life?

That's why you become so powerful.

Lu Mingze stood behind Lu Mingfei, looking at his brother's back, and the boy suddenly burst into tears.

Another evening breeze blew by.

"Brother, you have slept for a long time, it's time to wake up." Lu Mingze called softly.

"Really? Let me take one last look."

The rooftop is dark and lonely. In everyone's heart, there is actually such a lonely rooftop, on which stands a lonely dead child. He gazes at the prosperous distance, embraces the darkness around him, counts the cars coming and going out of boredom, and plays the same old game of shooting traffic lights with a virtual pistol.

But in fact, he has been dealing with himself all the time, with loneliness written in his eyes, living an extremely awkward life, with a lot of things in his heart that he doesn't even want to tell in the night, for fear that a gust of evening breeze will blow by and those words will sneak into other people's ears, bringing harsh sneers and ridicules, and even the rooftop will no longer be safe.

When you say goodbye to the rooftop in your heart, it may mean that you have really grown up, and you have the courage to integrate into this world and become the person you want to be.

Lu Mingfei looked back and saw the whole city full of flowers and bright lights.

He seemed to see in the corner of the city, Caesar and Nono were shopping in a jewelry store to customize their wedding rings, Chu Zihang and Xiaolongnu were on the Ferris wheel, one was telling a joke and the other turned his head away awkwardly and blushed secretly, while he and Eiry were sitting in front of a stall, eating steaming hot oden.

Chapter 62 A Day of Freedom

"Junior brother, KFC has a new style of family bucket!"

"Junior brother, there's a blonde girl with big breasts looking for you!"

"Damn it, he can't even wake up like this. His concentration is as strong as ever. He's worthy of being the guy who can single-handedly take on a dragon!"

"Lu Mingfei, that old thief Togashi has started to behave himself. Hunter x Hunter has been updated!"

"Updated? How many episodes has it been updated to?" Lu Mingfei jumped up reflexively and performed the "sitting up in shock from a dying illness" act once again.

It was still the familiar dormitory, still the familiar empty Coke cans and KFC packaging bags. When that smug big face came in front of him, Lu Mingfei's head was quickly filled with black lines. He took a deep breath and resisted the urge to punch that guy's nose crooked.

"I don't know how many episodes of Hunter x Hunter we've had so far, but I know you've been sleeping all day. Your stomach feels like it's full of katydids, and you've been screaming like crazy. The doctor at the school hospital said you've just finished your recovery and are in urgent need of nutrition, so I figured you might be hungry, so I woke you up."

While Finkel was speaking incoherently, he kept spitting the bones of spicy chicken wings into the KFC family bucket in his hand like a pea shooter. No one knew how many chicken wings he stuffed into his mouth in one breath!

Before Finkel said it, Lu Mingfei didn't feel anything. But as soon as he said it, Lu Mingfei touched his stomach and found that it was indeed full, with a huge hunger coming from it.

So Lu Mingfei shifted his gaze to the KFC family bucket in Fingle's hand, like a hungry wolf with green eyes, ready to pounce on it and snatch the food from its mouth if there was any disagreement.

"Don't look at me, Junior Brother. I knew you would snatch it from me. I had already stuffed all the remaining chicken wings and drumsticks into my mouth before waking you up."

Finkel generously handed the family bucket to Lu Mingfei to see. Inside it was indeed only a skeleton that had been gnawed to the point of no meat left and the guy's sticky and disgusting saliva.

Lu Mingfei rolled his eyes and thought that the dog Fang Ge was really unreliable. He had to rely on himself to find food.

"Junior brother, you have just participated in such a major war and have just recovered from your injuries. KFC, a fast food with no nutrition, should not be used to reward a hero. I have prepared something good just for you!" Finkel said mysteriously.

"Huh? Senior brother, when did you become so considerate?" Lu Mingfei turned his head in surprise, his eyes full of confusion and puzzlement.

"I, your senior brother, have always been such a delicate and tender tough guy, okay!" Finkel complained dissatisfiedly, and then brought a large dinner plate from the corner of the table, which was covered with a high-end silver tablecloth.

"I have a bad feeling..." Lu Mingfei muttered to himself blankly as he looked at the very familiar silver cloth.

"Clang clang clang... clang!" Finger suddenly shook open the tablecloth, "Junior brother, your favorite pork elbow!"

"..."

"And your favorite sauerkraut and mashed potatoes!"

"..."

"Don't you like it? If you don't like it, I'll take it away and eat it myself."

"...I like it. Of course I don't like it. I like it so much that it's overflowing with love, senior brother." Lu Mingfei's eyes were dim, but he finally chose to compromise with hunger and the ready-made food.

Lu Mingfei was eating his meal vigorously while Finkel picked up a shiny new Japanese long sword from the corner and handed it to him.

"Famous item, Kanze Masamune?" Lu Mingfei looked at the familiar long sword with surprise. Didn't he and his senior brother, Murasame, remember using this sword as a disposable arrow, stabbing it into a dragon's neck and getting caught in the explosion? Long Legs had returned? And even more?

"Chu Zihang brought it to you when he came this morning. Your Kanze Masamune and his Murasame were salvaged by Professor Mans and his team after the explosion, and were sent to the equipment department for repair." Finkel said.

"Brother, have you found your Murasame? That's good. I was feeling guilty about losing his Murasame. After all, the knife belonged to him..." Lu Mingfei realized something and suddenly stopped talking.

"Is that knife his?" Finkel asked doubtfully.

"Nothing, nothing. The pickled cabbage in the cafeteria was really delicious today, hahaha..." Lu Mingfei scratched his head and laughed.

"Maybe it's because those pickled vegetables are what I had left over from yesterday. After being left overnight, the sour taste has become stronger, so it tastes better."

"Fingal...it's still your dog!" Lu Mingfei's stomach churned. The wrinkled sauerkraut he just swallowed might still have some saliva left by Final overnight on it!

"By the way, during the day and night you were unconscious, several groups of people came to visit you. Chu Zihang and Lancelot came once, Nono and Susie also came once, and Professor Guderian, Professor Manstein and several other professors also came as a group once..."

"There was also a guy named Qi Lan, the acting president of the freshman fraternity. He stood at the door and kept excitedly shouting things like 'Lu Mingfei is a natural leader' and 'Only Lu Mingfei can save the world.' I thought he wasn't quite in his right mind, so I didn't let him in, but I accepted the gifts."

Finkel pointed to the flower baskets and fruits that filled the entire desk and couldn't even fit them all.

"Why do so many people come to see me?" Lu Mingfei asked in confusion as he picked the pickled cabbage out of the bowl.

"The video of you stabbing a dragon's eye with a knife was uploaded to the Night Watch forum. It became very popular and even overshadowed the popularity of my fan fiction!" Finkel said angrily.

"Hmm? Isn't the 'Kuimen Project' a top-secret mission? Are the mission footage allowed to be exposed?"

"Professor Schneider personally instructed us to do this. 'We need to let the students know that the dragon race is not invincible. Our S-class is a good example.' Those were his exact words."

"Thanks to you, all the students in the academy now think slaying dragons is exciting and fun. They can't wait to grab a knife and scour the world for dragon remains tomorrow, hoping a giant dragon will pop out and poke their eyes out."

"In short, no one doubts your S-level strength now. You are now a national idol in the academy, and your popularity is no less than that of Caesar and Chu Zihang."

"'Shock, the third overlord of Kassel has appeared!' That's how they describe you." Finkel explained to Lu Mingfei.

"...This headline is obviously the work of your news department." Lu Mingfei had sufficient evidence to suspect that the guys in Fingle's news department had been trained in the UC Shock Department. The news headlines they came up with were always too strong.

"You still understand me!" Finkel gave Lu Mingfei a thumbs up.

"Why is it so noisy outside? Is someone having a party in the academy? Professor Manstein doesn't care about it?" Lu Mingfei asked in confusion. Various shouting and fighting sounds continued to come from outside the dormitory intermittently.

"Junior brother, don't you know what day it is today?" Finkel asked back.

"What date is it? Kassel Academy's centennial? Principal Ange's one hundred and thirty-first birthday? Or is it the end of the world because dragons are invading the campus?"

"Today is...a day of freedom!"

Chapter 63 Entering the game

After the noise, there was a dead silence. The huge Kassel campus was empty and the atmosphere was so eerie that it felt like walking into the manor of the dead.

The squad in black combat uniforms crouched down and began their assault from the dense forest. Their tactical boots gently passed over the dry branches and crisp leaves on the soil, and their bodies seemed to merge into one with the forest.

They held Steyr TMP tactical submachine guns in their hands, with a row of crimson magazines and grenades on their waists, and tactical folding knives tied to their thighs. Each of their faces was filled with deep seriousness and a willingness to sacrifice themselves for the cause.

Men in crimson combat uniforms were lying in ambush in the attic of the church dome. Men holding binoculars were arranged at every angle, their sights spread out in all directions. The black barrels of sniper rifles and shoulder-fired rocket launchers were poking out of the windows and aimed at the exit of the woods.

Except for the special Frigga ammunition, all the weapons are genuine goods. This campus that resembles a medieval castle has become a battlefield for the Syrian breakout. The quiet air is filled with the bloody storm that is about to hit them!

Chu Zihang sat in front of Odin Square, wiping his sword. Caesar stepped on the Bermuda lawn with his sleeves rolled up. Nono and Susie were carrying heavy sniper rifles and silently aiming at each other at the north and south ends of the parking lot.

A massive war is about to break out between the Lionheart Society and the Student Union, engulfing the entire Kassel Academy.

Where is our "S"-level Lu Mingfei?