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

Strive to revive Lu Mingfei immediately

Chapter 695 Dead end

The nurses were real, and the children were real, but there were no fresh flowers or exquisite souvenirs, only bunches of withered weeds placed beside them.

The hall was indeed emitting a golden glow, but it was not a glass-like light... but a burning flame. All the children were sitting around the flame, singing "hymns" with smiles on their faces. The scene was extremely horrifying to imagine, like some kind of evil and weird sacrifice ceremony.

The target of "hypnosis" is not just Lu Mingfei, this word spirit has involved everyone, and everyone has fallen into the spiritual world of the "hypnosis" releaser... The acquaintance with "hypnosis" ability that Lu Mingfei mentioned is Professor Masashi Toyama of Kassel College, but Masashi Toyama's "hypnosis" is no match for Jourova's. Although these mixed-race children were controlled with the help of Herzog using a clapper, all the nurses were also confused. The effect of Jourova's "hypnosis" is no weaker than that of the woman with "Word Spirit·Nightmare of Deep Dream" that Lu Mingfei met in New York two years ago.

But "Nightmare of Deep Dreams" is a higher-level word spirit of "Hypnosis", and the people controlled by the woman in New York with "Nightmare of Deep Dreams" are basically civilians with little combat power. This further highlights how powerful the Jourova bloodline is... Every child here has excellent bloodline. If these mixed-race children from different races around the world that Herzog has included in Black Swan Harbor grow up and develop, they will definitely be an unstoppable new force in the future.

"'Doctor', is this the most special experimental subject you told me about?" Bondarev asked Lu Mingfei.

"Zero is a test subject that Black Swan Harbor never displays to the public. He was also my original experimental material, so his number isn't among the thirty-eight children I collected. I gave him the number "The Most Special Zero." Herzog looked at Lu Mingfei and said to Bondarev, "This person does look like Zero, and this is Zero's body, but the person inside is not Zero."

"Oh?" Major Bondarev asked with interest. "Doctor, are you saying that Zero has been parasitized or possessed by something?"

"This happens quite often to the children at the institute, because, with the exception of Renata, number 38, I've performed pontine splitting surgery on all the others," Herzog explained in a low voice. "This surgery involves severing the lobes connecting the left and right sides of the patient's brain. Once the surgery is complete, the left and right sides of the patient's brain function independently, most commonly resulting in a second personality, what we often call a split personality."

"So what I'm looking at now is Zero's second personality?" Bondarev asked.

"That's the weird thing. The nurses told me three days ago that Zero had awakened. It's consistent with research that children who have undergone pontine splitting surgery develop a second personality upon awakening," Herzog said. "But the newly formed personality should be incomplete, just like a newborn baby. From its perspective, everything in the world is new and unknown... But the person in Zero's body now knows me."

"Know you?" Bondarev frowned slightly.

"You'd say you understand me more accurately. I don't have any concrete certainty; it's just a hunch, but my intuition is always pretty accurate." Herzog didn't seem to be joking; his expression was deadly serious. "It's hard to believe. As much as I hate to admit it, there would actually be a day when I would feel unfamiliar and terrified of my own experimental subjects."

"Don't be discouraged, 'Doctor,' there are so many unknowns in this world. Even someone as knowledgeable as you can't figure it all out," Major Bondarev reassured Herzog. "Just like that thing hidden in the ice cave, it's undoubtedly unfamiliar and terrifying to us. You've studied it for so many years, and haven't you only grasped the surface of it? Even if we spread the word, at least 99 percent of the world's people still won't believe such a thing exists. 'Doctor,' you're a researcher. The unknown is certainly terrifying, but isn't that the charm of research?"

"You're right, Major. You understand me very well." Herzog said, his face suddenly enlightened. "To use a Chinese expression, you are truly my confidant. I believe that after we return to Moscow, we will become close friends soon."

"I believe you, Doctor, but you should focus on the situation at hand." Major Bondarev snapped his fingers and slowly stepped back. "I won't get involved in matters between you and your test subject. As for that big problem outside you asked me to deal with, I'll find a way to solve it for you."

"Thank you very much, Major." Herzog said to Bondarev, but he didn't look at Bondarev who was slowly retreating. Herzog's eyes were fixed on Lu Mingfei. "Who the hell are you?"

"I'm not here to explain this to you, and I don't have time to explain it to you." Lu Mingfei looked at Herzog, "I came to you to verify something."

"What's the matter?" Herzog asked cautiously.

Lu Mingfei did not talk to Herzog anymore. He looked at Herzog... to be more precise, he stared at Herzog's eyes. Lu Mingfei approached Herzog step by step, as if he was a researcher sharpening his knife, and Herzog was his test subject.

Herzog was actually frightened by Lu Mingfei's momentum. He retreated repeatedly. Every time Lu Mingfei got closer to him, he took half a step back. Herzog always kept a distance from Lu Mingfei. He stared at the latter, in case this madman suddenly went berserk and did something to him.

Herzog's heels had already touched the corner of the wall. Herzog looked at Lu Mingfei's very familiar face. A doctor of genetic engineering was forced to this point by his research mice. Herzog's heart gradually burned with anger, and the anger had overwhelmed the fear.

"Stop him!" Herzog roared angrily. He ordered the children in the entire church hall, "Children, use your abilities. Today I allow you to use violence. Control Zero!"

"Did you hear what the Doctor said? Zero's gone crazy again!"

"Zero just hit Zhurova. He hit her hard. Everyone saw it!"

"Zero, you scared Major Bondarev away. What do you want to do to the Doctor? You want to ruin our study trip to Moscow, right? Do you want to keep the jackpot in the bingo game for yourself?"

The children rushed over and shouted. Although Zhulova was knocked away by Lu Mingfei, she was still conscious. These children were still in a state of "hypnosis".

In the realm of "hypnosis", the environments these children see are all based on facts, such as Lu Mingfei slapping Zhu Luowa hard and sending her flying, and Lu Mingfei now pressing Herzog step by step. In addition, Zhu Luowa has a bad subjective impression of Lu Mingfei as a thug who hurt her. "Hypnosis" affects the children's view of Lu Mingfei. At this moment, in everyone's subconscious, Lu Mingfei is an unforgivable villain. All his actions are wrong and should be condemned and punished!

All the children rushed towards the altar at the front of the church. The first to rush over was Anton. This thin boy had strange movements. His narrow face covered with sparse freckles showed a ferocity that was visible to the naked eye. His yellow-brown eyes stared at Lu Mingfei intently, full of resentment.

Because he liked Renata, Anton thought he had hidden this secret very well, but in fact, it was already known among the children in this institute. Anton had fantasized about the scene of marrying Renata more than once. He wanted to watch the petite but beautiful girl put on a gorgeous wedding dress for him. He wanted to lift her white veil and kiss her delicate lips. Everyone cheered for them. It must feel great!

This is Anton's biggest wish. He has dreamed of similar scenes more than once. Today, such a scene finally appeared in front of Anton... But the groom is not him, but that damn Zero!

How could he accept this? How could he accept this? His girl was taken away, right before his eyes. She was wearing a wedding dress for someone else, and she was about to kiss someone else! In front of Anton! It was Renata's first kiss!

Today, Yakov told everyone that Anton liked Renata, which undoubtedly tore off the last fig leaf in Anton's heart. He liked Renata, and he was jealous of the boy who became Renata's groom. Everyone was applauding and cheering for them, and the "Doctor" also blessed them. Anton was so jealous that he was almost going crazy!

Anton's eyes were red, like an irritated, angry and mad beast. In his hand was a kerosene lighter that he had taken out from somewhere. It looked like he was going to set himself on fire, burn Lu Mingfei to death, and die together with his rival.

But Anton did not rush towards Lu Mingfei. He stopped just as he ran onto the altar. The boy once again exposed his cowardly and mean nature at the critical moment. He saw how Lu Mingfei slapped Zhulova just now. Lu Mingfei's cold and violent look like a ferocious beast really scared him. He didn't want to be the next Zhulova. There were so many children here anyway, and someone would rush up to control the boy. This person didn't have to be him. Renata was still watching, and Anton didn't want to embarrass himself in front of his beloved girl.

From a distance, Anton lit the kerosene lighter in his hand and threw it towards Lu Mingfei. This was the biggest provocation the boy had ever made. After doing this, Anton turned around and ran to the other side of the altar.

The lighter did not hit Lu Mingfei, but hit a piano next to Lu Mingfei. Kerosene splashed out from the outer shell of the lighter, and a raging flame jumped up, and the whole piano began to burn.

Following Anton, more children ran up to the altar. They were not as timid as Anton. Under the influence of Jourova's "hypnosis" and Herzog's instigation, these children walked through the raging fire ring and stepped on the fragments of the cross, as if they could not feel the heat or pain at all. Even the awe and faith in their hearts had disappeared, and they were like puppets controlled by someone.

The bold and agile Yakov was the first to rush forward. He pressed Lu Mingfei's shoulders and tried to knock him to the ground. Sebastian hit Lu Mingfei's back without slowing down. He used all his strength like a savage calf. More boys rushed towards Lu Mingfei like crazy... Lu Mingfei was outnumbered and was soon knocked down by these boys. Several people were on top of him.

Although these children were not heavy compared to adults, Lu Mingfei was still weak, and these boys pressed him down so hard that he could hardly breathe.

"I'll never let you bully Zhu Luowa! I'll never let you bully Zhu Luowa!"

Sharp shouts were heard, and Lu Mingfei felt severe pain in his calves and waist. It was the girls, represented by Khorkina, who kicked Lu Mingfei hard with their heels... Especially Khorkina. This girl was wearing high heels, and her feet were particularly strong. The sharp heels kicking Lu Mingfei's waist were as painful as stabbing him with a sharp knife.

There was a scream from the back of the crowd. It was Ling who was screaming. Anton was approaching her with a flushed face. It turned out that the boy did not run away. He was just hiding aside and waiting for everyone to subdue Lu Mingfei so that he could take advantage of the lonely Ling.

Anton looked straight at Zero. Although Zero was covered in dirt after climbing the ventilation duct, in Anton's perspective, the girl was wearing a gorgeous wedding dress and looked like a blooming flower. Anton couldn't help licking his lips back and forth with the tip of his tongue. He felt his throat was a little dry. His eyes looking at Zero were filled with naked desire, like a beast looking at fat raw meat.

Zero screamed because she was frightened by the sudden appearance of such a face in her field of vision. She had just been immersed in Zhurova's "hypnosis". When it was her turn to kiss Zero, Zero was still struggling with whether to offer her kiss to the boy. After a moment of trance, she saw Anton's freckled face in front of her with an extremely obscene expression. Any girl would be scared and scream.

"Renata, don't marry Zero. He made a mistake, and the Doctor won't forgive him." Anton moved closer. "Renata, you don't know, I actually like you. I've liked you for a long time."

No one wants to be confessed to in this kind of situation, not to mention that Zero has no interest in Anton. She stepped back to distance herself from Anton while shaking her head: "I'm not married to Zero, but I won't be with you either... You're not my type."

An expression of surprise flashed across Anton's face. It was obvious that Zero's rejection had hit him hard, but it also aroused his sense of shame.

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Chapter 696 Between life and death

Anton's timidity is largely due to his sensitive and inferior character. If Renata is the most special one among the girls, then Anton is the most special one among the boys.

Anton's specialness is not because he has any outstanding qualities. On the contrary, it is because Anton is too ordinary. He is the shortest among the boys, does not look good, and is cowardly. Yakov and Sebastian often bully him for fun, but Anton never dares to fight back, let alone retaliate against the two boys who are the king of the group.

However, everything has its limits. The more cowardly a person usually appears, the more likely he or she will react more violently than an ordinary person when faced with real stimulation. This is because negative emotions have been suppressed in the heart for too long, accumulating over time, like magma that has been dormant for a long time. Once angered, it will erupt in a blowout.

"Renata, you shouldn't have rejected me... Renata, I like you so much!" Anton's mood went from surprise to anxiety, like a child who lost his favorite toy. He chattered at Zero, "Renata, do you know how much I like you? I dream of you every night. When I close my eyes, all I can think of is your face. I'm willing to do anything you ask me to do, anything. I finally said it out loud, I've already said it, can you give me a chance? You should give me a chance, can you give me a chance?"

"Anton, don't be like this. You're scaring me." Zero shook his head and backed away. "How can you force someone to like you? If you like someone, you'll like them no matter what, even if they don't like you. But if you don't like someone, you won't like them no matter what, even if they like you more than they do... Anton, I really don't like you... Also, I changed my name. I'm not Renata anymore, I'm Zero."

What Ling said is indeed an eternal truth. Liking someone is such a bloody thing. There is no logic at all. If you like someone, you like them. If you don’t like someone, you don’t like them. There is almost no in-between. The two emotions are as clear as the line between the sky and the earth... Even children who have never been in love understand this truth, but since ancient times, countless people have been deeply trapped in it.

It was Zero's words that completely shattered Anton's last remaining sanity.

"What Zero? Why are you called Zero? How can you be called Zero? Your name is clearly Renata!" Anton said to Zero in a tone that was almost like a roar, "You haven't married Zero yet, why are you using Zero's name! You will not become Zero's bride, Renata! In the end, you must be... my bride!"

Anton went crazy. He pounced on Zero like a hungry beast. He pulled off the shoulder straps on both sides of Zero, and Zero's white and thin shoulders were exposed to the air like mutton fat cream.

Anton looked at Ling's crystal clear and almost reflective skin with a greedy look like a pirate seeing gold coins and treasures. The desires and nature suppressed in the deepest part of his heart were exposed at once. He reached out to hug Ling's slender waist, trying to tear off her white wedding dress in public.

Zero screamed and ran out from the gap between Anton and the wall. Zero was terrified. Although Zero had also committed similar acts of aggression against her, she was not very scared when being treated so roughly by Zero. She was more at a loss, probably because she knew that the boy would not really hurt her, or if the boy really wanted to do something to her, she was willing to accept it deep down in her heart.

But Ling treated Anton differently. She was afraid from the bottom of her heart that this boy would really do something to her. Coupled with Anton's crazy words and actions, Ling was also disgusted and even loathed this boy from the bottom of her heart. She avoided Anton as if she was avoiding a plague god.

Fortunately, Zero was petite and agile. Before Anton touched her body, she escaped through the gap between Anton's fingers, but Anton still tore off a large piece of her trouser leg, exposing Zero's delicate, lotus-white calves.

In Anton's vision, he tore off a piece of white wedding dress hem from Zero. He put the gauze hem, which was actually a piece of cotton and linen cloth, under his nose and sniffed it hard, feeling the scent of his beloved Renata, like a victor enjoying his spoils, or like a greedy dog ​​sniffing a piece of bone he had snatched from someone else.

"You know how to endure, and then accumulate strength and then make a breakthrough. You've done a great job, Anton!" Herzog applauded Anton's behavior. "You are such a villain, but I admire children like you. Often it is the villains who reap the fruits of victory, isn't it? Anton, if you can catch Renata, don't hesitate to kiss her, just like you have always imagined. This time, I allow you to kiss Renata on the lips!"

With Herzog's approval, Anton became even more unscrupulous. He was like a mad dog in heat, chasing Zero all over the church.

Suddenly, a huge roar was heard on the ice field outside the church. It was not just one roar, but a continuous roar. The earth was shaking and the entire church building was shaking, as if several meteorites had fallen one after another in this remote port in the Far North Circle.

All the windows of the church were shattered. The expensive glazed glass fell down along with the entire window frame. Huge holes were broken in the ice field, and ice chips flew everywhere at the speed of bullets. Some ice chips flew into the church and even embedded themselves in the wooden tables and chairs. Some left marks on the hard walls. If these hard ice chips hit people, they would probably leave deep holes in their bodies.

Outside the church, bursts of dazzling flames lit up, and the color of the flames illuminated the sky. Through the empty windows of the church, one could see the raging flames on the ice field, but Lu Mingfei was being pinned to the ground by several boys, and he had no idea what was happening outside.

"What a wonderful picture, beautiful and violent. Major Bondarev is such a reliable ally. It makes me feel at ease to have him around." Herzog didn't seem to care at all whether the ice chips would hit him. He stood by the window sill of the church, looking at what was happening on the ice field, and couldn't help sighing.

Herzog came to Lu Mingfei with tap dance steps, his smug look almost unbearable. Lu Mingfei's head was pressed to the floor by Yakov. Herzog squatted down, but even so, he still looked down at Lu Mingfei with a condescending attitude, and Herzog showed a smug smile.

"You're curious, right? Do you want to know what's happening outside?" Herzog said to Lu Mingfei. "Do you know what these loud noises mean?"

"An engineering bomb." Lu Mingfei looked at Herzog. "You drilled holes in the ice and buried detonators inside. This is the sound of the engineering bomb being activated, blasting the frozen soil of the ice."

Herzog was stunned because what Lu Mingfei said was completely correct, word for word.

During these few nights, Herzog and Bondarev secretly carried out a plan on the ice field every night. They chiseled dozens of holes in the hard ice field and buried hundreds of detonators in them.

That was the latest type of engineering bomb that Bondarev brought from Moscow. Its power was more than ten times greater than the previous generation. As long as the blast hole was properly drilled, even permafrost that had been there for thousands of years could be blown apart by this engineering bomb.

But only Herzog and Bondarev knew about this operation from beginning to end. These days, Herzog sent away the soldiers patrolling the ice field at night and told them that he had a geological research to be carried out at night and no one was allowed to disturb them on the ice field. Although the soldiers wondered why this doctor of genetics suddenly started doing geological research, no one dared to question or disobey Herzog, the person in charge of Black Swan Port, and they could only obey orders silently.

So the alarm in Black Swan Harbor has been sounding frequently in the middle of the night these days. The reason is that the security system detected someone destroying the geological structure of the patients at night. The nurses and children were unaware of this. Zero thought that it was her repeated entry into Ward Zero that triggered the alarm, but in fact they were implicated.

But what puzzled Herzog was why Lu Mingfei could immediately conclude that it was an engineering mine explosion without even seeing the situation on the ice field. This type of detonator was the latest model developed by the Soviet Union and was still in the trial stage. How could someone determine the type of explosive just by hearing the sound of the explosion?

Herzog never revealed his and Bondarev's actions to anyone, and Bondarev himself would never say these to the child in front of him. He and Zero had never had any contact before today. Herzog was puzzled, which made him more curious and wary of the boy who was living in Zero's body.

"Tell me, who are you?" Herzog looked at Lu Mingfei and asked in a low voice, "Where are you from? Why did you appear in Zero's body? What do you know about Black Swan Port and me?"

Herzog looked at Lu Mingfei, and Lu Mingfei also looked at Herzog. To be precise, Lu Mingfei was looking into Herzog's eyes, as if he wanted to see something in Herzog's eyes... But the distance between them was still too far. Lu Mingfei could only see the pair of brown pupils, and he could not see the picture in Herzog's pupils.

"Do you want to know?" Lu Mingfei tempted Herzog, "Let Yakov and Sebastian let me go, and I will tell you alone."

"Don't worry about these children. They're already unconscious. If you're worried about what they might know, I have a way to clear their memories afterwards," Herzog said to Lu Mingfei. "Tell me, I'm very curious about your existence. If our interests align, you can cooperate with me. Maybe in the future you can become a solid ally of mine like Major Bondarev."

"Is this how you treat your allies?" Lu Mingfei raised his eyelids and looked at Herzog with cold eyes. "If you're worried about letting these kids let me go, you can also lower your head and we can communicate on an equal footing."

"Asshole!" Herzog was furious. Lu Mingfei's attitude had obviously exhausted his patience. He raised his foot and slammed the sole of his leather shoe against Lu Mingfei's head. "Who do you think you're talking to? Don't you understand your situation? Do you think I'm negotiating with you? What qualifications do you have to negotiate with me?"

"Did you hear the explosion outside?" Herzog pressed the sole of his shoe against Lu Mingfei's temple. He pointed out the church window and asked loudly, "Since you know these are engineering explosions, do you know what they are exploding?"

A heart-wrenching roar rang out on the ice field, as if some huge beast had fallen into a hunter's trap and was making its last struggle. Lu Mingfei could certainly guess what these engineering explosions were causing, because compared to Herzog's leather shoes trampling on his head, the place that hurt him more was his heart.

There was a violent earthquake on the ice field, like a building collapsing and hitting the ice, and then everything fell silent, the roars and explosions of engineering explosions stopped.

Lu Mingfei's heart ached slightly, as if something connected to his life was slowly dying.

The black snake fell down. It was originally a king, but it had lost its power. Its body, which was riddled with holes from the engineering explosion, fell on the hard ice field. It couldn't even make any sound and was dying... Herzog believed that the black snake was the ability that Zero gained after awakening. As long as he got rid of this biggest reliance, he could easily control Lu Mingfei and Zero.

Lu Mingfei spat out a mouthful of blood. He could feel that his vitality was rapidly fading, not only because of the black snake's fall, but also because he had no time left.

The moon on the ice field was about to rise to halfway in the sky. According to what Zero said, something irreversible was about to happen... Now Lu Mingfei finally understood the meaning of this sentence.

In the real world, he is about to die.

Once Lu Mingfei dies, Herzog, who has become the White King, will be unstoppable. At that time, the whole of Japan and all the people in Japan will not be spared. However, the Black Snake is already dying. Lu Mingfei is dragging the weak body of Zero, and he no longer has the power to resist Herzog.

"Get away from Zero!" A familiar voice came from behind. Herzog looked and saw that it was Zero.

At this moment, Zero was walking slowly towards Herzog. Anton, who had always wanted to molest her, was lying in the corner, half dead... Zero's bloodline had awakened. She was just afraid of Anton just now, but in fact, her strength had long been above Anton.

"Renata, what do you want to do!" Herzog asked Ling harshly. He ordered the girls around Lu Mingfei, "Renata has gone crazy too! Control Renata too!"

"Control the Doctor!" Zero and Herzog confronted each other, with golden light flashing in her pupils.

Unbelievably, the girls actually followed Zero's instructions and rushed towards Herzog together.

Chapter 697 Don’t die

Herzog didn't react at all for a moment. He looked at the girls led by Khorkina who rushed towards him. Herzog couldn't understand why his orders didn't work on these girls, and why they listened to Zero... It was obvious that they should still be immersed in the "hypnosis" environment of Jourova.

It was not until Herzog caught a glimpse of Jourova collapsed beside Zero that he realized that Jourova had also been defeated by Zero and the "hypnosis" field had been lifted... But Herzog still couldn't understand how Zero commanded these girls?

After Zero's awakening, Herzog studied her abilities but ultimately found nothing. It seemed as if she had merely awakened her bloodline but gained no special abilities. So, was this girl hiding her abilities from him? So, what were her abilities? Could it be "hypnosis," like Jourova's?

Herzog guessed half right. Zero's ability to control Khorkina and the others was indeed "hypnosis", but this was not Zero's own Word Spirit. Zero's Word Spirit was "Mirror Pupil". After getting rid of Anton's entanglement, Zero thought of Jourova. She used "Mirror Pupil" to copy Jourova's "hypnosis" and seamlessly connected to Jourova's Word Spirit realm.

The only difference is that the person who maintains the "hypnosis" field has changed from Zhurova to Zero. The subconscious minds of Khorkina and others are now all affected by Zero's will.

Of course, Herzog could not imagine Zero's Word Spirit. After all, his main research area was genetic research, and he had also put a lot of effort into studying the bloodlines of mixed-race species. However, he had only touched the threshold in the study of Word Spirits, because he only had thirty-eight children to observe, and not all of these thirty-eight people had awakened that incredible ability... Thirty-eight research samples were indeed too few. Compared with the vast and profound Word Spirit series, Herzog's understanding of the ability of Word Spirits was no different from the tip of the iceberg.

Khorkina had already approached Herzog, but she did not attack him immediately. After all, Herzog was the person in charge of the highest power in Black Swan Port. The glorious, majestic and inviolable image of the "Doctor" had been deeply imprinted in the hearts of these children. "Hypnosis" could only affect people's subconsciousness, and could not completely control a person's thoughts and behaviors.

Sensing the children's hesitation, Herzog took a step forward instead of retreating. He glared at Khorkina and the other girls and loudly questioned them, "Khorkina, Evely, Renata has made a mistake. I've already made a note of her. Do you really want to join Renata in rebelling against me and become disobedient children? Do you know what the punishment will be for doing so?"

Sure enough, Herzog's intimidation worked. After hearing his words, the girls, led by Khorkina, subconsciously took several steps back. The children's awe of Herzog seemed to have penetrated deep into their souls and was difficult to erase even when they were in a "hypnotic" state.

Seeing this, Herzog grew bolder. After intimidating the girls, he looked at Zero and sternly questioned him, "Renata, you've always been my favorite child. How could you do this? Have you been bewitched by Zero? Look at what this place has become! The head nurse and I hate disobedient children. Disobedient children can't survive in Black Swan Harbor!"

If it were the old Renata, if Herzog had given her such a warning in person, she would have been so scared that she would have trembled and immediately begged for Herzog's forgiveness. But the current Zero just looked at Herzog firmly, as if after signing the contract with Zero, Zero's character had also become hard and brave.

Zero didn't care about Herzog's comments about her being "disobedient" and a "bad kid." She didn't even care about Herzog's threats that she couldn't survive. Zero just looked at Herzog and said to him in a tone similar to Zero's aloofness: "My name is not Renata. My name now is...Zero."

"Zero, let Yakov, Sebastian and the others get off me!" Lu Mingfei reminded Zero.

"Get away from Zero. Zero is not crazy. Everyone has been deceived by the 'Doctor'!" Zero said to Yakov, Sebastian and other boys.

Yakov released the wrist that was holding Lu Mingfei down, and Sebastian slowly got up from Lu Mingfei. The boys looked in the direction of Zero and then at Herzog, seemingly in a dilemma, not knowing which one to believe.