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

"To this man, the Midgard Serpent was nothing more than a thin strand of spaghetti. So he must possess giant hands capable of lifting the heavens and possess unparalleled control over power," Ange said. "Oh, and we encountered an earthquake on our way back from the Midgard Serpent. So this giant must also have enormous feet...so large that a single stomp could trigger a magnitude 7 earthquake."

"So that's it, a giant." Professor Guderian nodded thoughtfully.

"Stupid! If there really is a person that big, how can everyone not see him?" Manstein scolded. "This guy might not even be a 'person' at all."

"It's the dragon, one of the four great kings... the king of the earth and the mountains, our enemy." King Solomon uttered this guess that everyone had hidden in their hearts but dared not say out loud.

This sentence was like a silent storm that swept through the office. The old people lowered their heads and remained silent, while the young people opened their mouths but could not utter a word, because the name was too heavy, so heavy... like the highest mountain in the world falling, pressing heavily on their hearts and making everyone breathless.

"Lord of the earth and mountains, he controls all of the world's 'earth' elements. He is a direct descendant of the Black Dragon Emperor Nidhogg, a noble first-generation, possessing absolute control over power and the greatest strength in the world." Ange said softly, "The waves of rock indicate his expansion before awakening. When he fully expands, the mountains will become abysses. If he so desires, he can transform all the world's rough terrain into smooth paths, drawing strength from the earth's crust. He is a godlike being."

"Has the Dragon King-level enemy...really awakened?" Someone was dumbfounded and asked dully.

"I don't know. Maybe the one who awakened is a noble second-generation species. The earth and the mountain lineage are the inheritors of power. The great power released at full power may be able to twist the courtyard snake like a noodle..." Angé's words were not finished.

A voice broke the slightly relaxed atmosphere.

"No, Principal, I can confirm that it is the King of the Earth and the Mountains, a true Dragon King."

"It's him again! Doesn't he know that we have no right to interrupt in this kind of situation? If he talks nonsense in front of those old guys, he will have no place in the academic world in the future, and even the president can't protect him!" Manstein looked at Lu Mingfei and said with gritted teeth.

"Ming Fei..." Professor Guderian was dumbfounded and muttered.

All the professors present, whether they were tenured or young, reacted in the same way. Everyone's eyes turned and stared at Lu Mingfei beside Ange...

"Young man, 'S' grade can demonstrate your potential, but what you say must be based on facts." King Solomon said in a low voice. His majestic appearance was like a roaring lion. The young man with poor psychological quality did not even dare to raise his eyes to look at him.

But Lu Mingfei obviously did not belong to the type of person with poor psychological quality. He looked at King Solomon's majestic and angry eyes and spoke in a serious tone.

"Because on the roller coaster, I heard... the pulse of the earth."

He wanted the academy to give an advance warning, but of course he couldn't tell everyone directly about Xia Mi's affairs. Given the relationship between the secret party and the dragon clan, it would definitely be a situation of life and death. Besides, the time was not yet ripe. After being reminded by Lu Mingze on the Serpent in the Courtyard, he thought a lot and acted more cautiously.

Apart from Chu Zihang, no one in Kassel Academy could make the honorable Dragon King feel pity and show mercy. Lu Mingze was right. The mind of a creature like the Dragon King could never be judged by common sense. If Xia Mi knew that her identity was exposed, she would probably raze Kassel Academy to the ground immediately. She has that ability.

Putting aside the fact that he knew Xia Mi's identity, he was not lying. When the earthquake struck, he did hear a heavy pulsation... like the awakening breath coming from the mountains, huge and dull.

"The pulse of the earth?" King Solomon laughed instead of getting angry. "Young man, everyone here has been summoned by Ange from the Academic Temple. This is a scientific conference. To confirm that the enemy is the Dragon King based solely on your so-called pulse of the earth is a bit too metaphysical, isn't that a bit too metaphysical?"

"You're right, Mr. Blair, but may I presumptuously ask, can you explain the Dragon King with science? Can you explain the Black King and the White King with science?" Although Lu Mingfei had no intention of targeting anyone, his aura was enough to rival the majestic King Solomon. "There are too many things that science cannot explain, and our development is far from reaching the end of science. If we only use our conventional understanding to speculate about the Dragon King... To put it bluntly, the secret party will lose miserably!"

What young people say is so rebellious!

This time, not only King Solomon, but also the vast majority of professors present, were so angry that their golden eyes lit up instantly, as if two rows of bright torches were lit on the long table, exuding a scorching and silent pressure.

Guderian and Manstein, who were standing far away, seemed to be shocked. They shrank closer in the corner and swallowed subconsciously.

But the next moment, the two rows of bright torches scattered in the air, and the golden light seemed to be suppressed and dimmed a little... because the young man next to Ange also lit up his golden eyes. The old professors began to avoid their gazes, and even King Solomon, who had the most imposing appearance, did not dare to look directly into those pupils - those emperor-like golden eyes.

"S" grade, the real "S" grade, even the grade limits the height of young people. If there is a grade like "S+" or "SS", he is definitely worthy of it!

This was the first thought that flashed through the minds of all the old guys. The young man standing there was like a mountain whose top was so high that no one could look up to it. It was the suppression from his bloodline. They felt as if they were facing an ancient dragon king!

King Solomon turned to look at Ange, his eyes full of questions. He was asking his old friend where he recruited such a... monster!

Ange seemed oblivious to his old friend's doubtful gaze. He simply chuckled, "Advice may be hard to hear, but Lu Mingfei is quite right. The great cause of slaying a dragon cannot afford to have any problems at any stage of development. Facing those dangerous, cunning, and far superior individuals, we must be extremely cautious!"

"Besides, this young man once participated in a plan to hunt a second-generation species. He was able to seriously injure a powerful second-generation species single-handedly. His judgment is highly credible!" Angé said, pointing at Lu Mingfei.

"So, the skeleton of the second-generation species sent to the research institute not long ago..." Among the tenured professors, someone reacted and was stunned.

"Yes, that was almost what he paid for with his life!" Angren nodded.

"Outstanding young people, definitely worthy of the secret party's vigorous training!" Someone shouted. They had been stuck for three whole years because of an academic difficulty, and the experimental materials were too difficult to obtain, so the work had been put on hold. But more than half a year ago, a part of the skeletons of the second generation species were delivered to them, which was like timely help, and the problem was solved!

This group of old professors have dedicated their entire lives to research, and their simple and straightforward personalities are endearing. At this moment, they all greeted Lu Mingfei with smiles, as cordially as if they were staring at their most promising grandson, and the more they looked at him, the more they liked him!

Even King Solomon subconsciously changed his impression of Lu Mingfei from "a rude young man" to... "a high-spirited young man".

I wish you all a happy new year in advance, good fortune and all the best!

Chapter 131 The Talkative Junior Sister

"But if the one who awakened was truly the King of Earth and Mountains, then... why didn't he just crush us? With the Dragon King's immense power, he could kill us all in a matter of seconds. We'd just be at his mercy."

Someone in the standing crowd asked a question loudly.

"In front of a Dragon King-level creature, whether it's a human or a hybrid, they make no difference. It's like a human looking down on an ant. We're just bigger ants, and at most our bite hurts a little." Ange said calmly, "Would you deliberately destroy an ant nest and then crush them to death?"

"This..." The man immediately lost his temper.

"Comrades, the enemy has awakened and could attack us at any time. If we're not careful, we could be crushed by the King of Earth and Mountains, just like the previous generation of the Secret Party!" Ange's words were filled with coldness. "We no longer have Menech, nor do we have any masters who can die together with the Dragon King. Don't harbor any luck. This is an unprecedented tough battle. We must sharpen our blades. If the bullets in our guns are not aimed at the enemy, then they are at ourselves!"

"This meeting is a war preparation meeting. At the end of the meeting, the highest-level dragon danger warning will be issued to the whole world." Ange stood up. "The war has already begun. No one can sit idly by!"

"Good will triumph over evil, just as darkness cannot escape wherever light reaches.

All the tenured professors also stood up, and hundreds of people in the office unanimously placed their right hands on their chests, with solemn expressions and tones as if they were taking an oath in church.

Of course, Lu Mingfei echoed this utterly childish line, but he was just pretending, not feeling as deeply as these elders… Was it necessary? These old guys, with barely any teeth left and their voices cracking, acted like the protagonists of some Western fantasy manga!

In his heart, he knew how dangerous the Dragon King was, but he had never seen him in person. He couldn't possibly connect a cute girl like Xia Mi with the majestic King of the Earth and Mountains... Besides, it wasn't like they were going to war with the Dragon King tomorrow. Did these people really have to look like they'd lost their parents? Their expressions were as solemn as a pagan MLM meeting.

"We are about to wage a protracted war, and a war requires a suitable commander. I have decided to hand the baton to the young man beside me. I believe you have seen his excellence. In the battle against the King of Earth and Mountain, Lu Mingfei has full prior investigation rights!" Ange suddenly said, scanning everyone with the dignity of a principal. "Anyone have any objections?"

The tenured professors said nothing, their silence was the best expression of their opinion, while the young professors all shook their heads. They were active in the college on a daily basis, so they had naturally heard about the amazing deeds of this "S"-level student. It seemed as if this amazing student was making new history every day he stayed in the college!

Professor Guderian poked his old friend's arm, his head almost raised to the sky, his eyes full of pride, and his attitude of showing off his students was beyond words.

"I know, I know. Your student Lu Mingfei is the best in the world. He is full of inspiration, okay?" Manstein sighed helplessly. In the past six months, whenever Lu Mingfei completed a task, his old friend would nag him in his ear for a week. He was as annoying as a parent who kept showing off to relatives about his son getting admitted to a prestigious school!

"I have an opinion."

Everyone in the room tacitly agreed to the principal's proposal, and a voice broke the silent agreement at an inopportune moment.

"How can you have an objection? Ming Fei is so..." Guderian didn't care about showing off to his old friend. When he heard someone opposed his student, he couldn't help but ask back, like an old cat with its fur standing on end. But when he saw the person who was speaking, he was dumbfounded.

"Ming...Mingfei?!"

"Lu Mingfei? What are you doing!" Manstein said angrily.

The principal personally authorized it, and no one objected, but the person involved refused? It's like the ancient emperor appointing you as the General of the Western Expedition and personally placing the military power tiger seal in your hands, but you smashed the tiger seal in front of all the officials and shouted, "I won't do it!"

In ancient times, this was a capital crime punishable by beheading, and the entire clan would be implicated!

"Hmm? Mingfei?" Ange also turned his head. "That's right. Facing the battlefield of the earth and mountains is indeed too heavy. We don't even understand the enemy's tactics, and you've only been enrolled for less than a year... But you must know that you are the most outstanding bloodline among us. You have proven yourself and can adapt to any battlefield. No one is more suitable to take over the baton than you."

"No, Principal, I do." Lu Mingfei shook his head slightly. "I'm not afraid of stepping onto the battlefield. On the contrary, I will definitely not be absent from this war with the Dragon King. But there is someone more suitable than me to take over the baton. He is more suitable to be the main force this time than me!"

"you are right?"

"My senior brother... Chu Zihang."

……

Chu Zihang slowly opened his eyes. There was a vast expanse of pure white in front of him. The dazzling light hit his face, and he squinted his eyes.

In his memory, the last moment of his consciousness seemed to fall into an endless sea of ​​fire. He was a staunch atheist... but he vaguely saw a white figure descending from the sky.

Just like the face in front of him now, transparent and pure, with warm light rendering on that face, as if an angel in the sunshine was lowering its head, as if to kiss his cheek.

So are there really angels in this world... Chu Zihang was in a trance for a moment. He tried to move forward, wanting to see the angel's appearance clearly in the daze. He had already smelled the warm and moist scent of the angel, which seemed to carry the fragrance of plant leaves breaking through the soil after the rain.

"Brother, I remember the school rules of Kassel College. Students who behave like hooligans towards girls will be expelled from school in the most serious case!" The angel's slender fingers pointed at Chu Zihang's forehead, preventing him from getting any closer.

"Is it... Xia Mi?" Chu Zihang's vision gradually became clear. Following the finger on his forehead, he saw Xia Mi's familiar face, as well as the doctors and nurses coming and going, all in white clothes, running around him. This was an intensive care unit. He was lying on a bed, his body full of various tubes.

It turned out that it was not the fragrance of leaves breaking through the soil, but the medicinal smell of various reagents mixed together.

"Yes, it's not Angel Sister, it's Junior Sister. You didn't go to heaven either, but you are in the ward. You are not dead." Xia Mi's slender fingers poked Chu Zihang's restless head back onto the pillow. The boy's fluffy black hair scattered on the white pillowcase, like a black flower blooming on a pure white background cloth.

"I... am not dead?" Chu Zihang said in a daze. He could clearly feel that every joint in his body was intact and not dislocated or broken.

After falling dozens of meters at such a high speed, how could all his bones be intact? Only his limbs ached, like someone who hadn't exercised for a long time suddenly ran ten kilometers, making it difficult to move. Then there was an intense feeling of weakness, as if his strength had been drained away. Fatigue washed over him like a tide, constantly beating against his mind, reminding him to close his eyes and fall asleep quickly.

This was probably the aftereffect of the blood burst… This was the second blood burst, and it was also his first time using it. He thought it was the same as the normal blood burst, probably a little worse. The blood in his body would be so violent that it would almost rush to his brain, but after this blood burst, he clearly felt a loss of strength… The blood in his body was as still as a pool of stagnant water.

"You feel very weak, right? That's normal. You've been in a coma for five days. This is the intensive care unit of the college. You've only been alive during these five days by relying on intravenous nutrient solution. Even a cow would be too weak to stand up now." Xia Mi curled up his long legs in the chair, resting his chin on his knees, his eyes fixed on the boy on the hospital bed.

"Really? Turns out he's not dead..." Chu Zihang stared at the pale ceiling.

"You seemed to wish you were dead. It was me who sacrificed myself to save you. I was able to hug you just when you were about to hit the ground. Otherwise, any carbon-based creature would have turned into a pile of meat sauce if it had been thrown down from a height of dozens of meters by such a fast roller coaster!" Xia Mi's tone was very much like Lu Mingfei's.

"Then why didn't you die from the fall?" Chu Zihang asked back.

"Of course it was thanks to my spirit words, the 'Eye of the Wind King'. We both landed on the circus tent, and we were lucky enough to avoid being killed. You look skinny, but you're not light..."

The Word Spirit: Eye of the Wind King, serial number 74, manipulates the flow of air to form a vortex within the field with the releaser as the center. If the control is high enough, the releaser can float in the air or even move briefly in the air. It belongs to the lineage of the Sky and Wind King... Information about the "Eye of the Wind King" quickly scrolled through Chu Zihang's mind, and he got full marks in his "Word Spirit Studies".

Xia Mi paused mid-sentence and feigned anger, "That's not right. You're actually asking me why I didn't die from the fall? Is that the tone you use to address your savior?"

"Thank you." Chu Zihang said lightly.

His head felt heavy and he couldn't remember anything. He only remembered a white shadow flashing by, and then he fell into a soft embrace, with the fragrance of soil after the rain. He seemed to be lying on the soft soil and fell into a deep sleep.

"Please, senior brother, saving you really doesn't give me any sense of accomplishment! Isn't escaping from death something to be thankful for? Such a big thing happened, but everyone survived. Don't you think it's God's blessing?" Xia Mi rolled her eyes playfully.

"I don't believe in God." Chu Zihang shook his head slightly.

"Then what do you believe in?" Xia Mi asked curiously, "Jesus? Marx? Or Chun Ge?"

"Neither." Chu Zihang said, "I have no faith."

"Hey, Brother, don't you believe in anything?"

"Is it weird?"

"It's not strange." Xia Mi shook her head. "It's just that in this era, people seem to have no hope in life. They always have to believe in something to have the motivation to live. And brother, you said you don't believe in anything... then don't you also believe in yourself?"

"Yes, I don't believe in myself either." Chu Zihang closed his eyes, and the world seemed to be extinguished, as dark as... the rainy night in his memory.

"How is it possible that someone doesn't even trust himself?" Xia Mi curled her lips. "A person like that is either a madman or a machine."

"At school, they do call me a robot," said Chu Zihang.

"Aren't you tired? Living like this." Xia Mi sighed. "As soon as I open my eyes, the world seems to be just cold lines. I can't even trust myself. I use rules and regulations to make myself so rigid. This is no longer self-discipline, this is completely self-abuse and self-mutilation! A kind of psychological self-harm! It's like I have to do everything and must achieve everything. As if I can't do something, I have to punish myself... Do you hate yourself that much?"

"Yes, I hate it. I hate myself for not being able to do it." Chu Zihang said coldly, as if his words were soaked with cold rain.

"Is there anyone who can really do everything? You are not Superman...Besides, Superman also has weaknesses, Kryptonite, mother and Lois. You see, Superman has so many weaknesses. Senior brother, don't be so stubborn!" Xia Mi seemed unable to stop talking.

"'Can't do it' means loss. Once a person starts to lose, it's as if his whole life has come to a halt." Chu Zihang said softly.

"It's not as exaggerated as you say. I lost an eraser when I was in kindergarten. Does that mean my life stopped in kindergarten? I can't even find my elementary school clothes... And yesterday, I cut my hand while peeling an apple and a few drops of blood dripped out. Does that mean my body can no longer produce blood?" Xia Mi retorted.

"If I lost an eraser, I can always buy a new one. I don't feel bad about losing my elementary school clothes because I can't wear them anymore. Although my breasts haven't grown, I am growing taller... If you lose something, you can always find a new one to replace it. Why be so sentimental? Living in regret..."

Chu Zihang was already starting to feel annoyed. There was no point in saying anything if they were not on the same page. He couldn't possibly tell the other person "I lost my father, do I need to get a new one?" Although he did have a "new father", there were some things and some people that you could never find a second one for in the world, and there were no replacements for them.

But he couldn't say such words, not even to Lu Mingfei.

"Look, brother, I've left you speechless. Let me tell you, I was on the school debate team in high school and even took second place. So, there's no need to dwell on what you've lost. You can't hold onto everything. Isn't life a journey of gaining and losing? Just like my eraser in kindergarten..."

Can you please stop mentioning erasers?

Chu Zihang felt that his patience was about to be worn out by an eraser. He had never felt so tired even when chatting with Finkel. He could treat Xia Mi to a movie, a meal or give her something in return for saving his life, but not such nonsense. He was very tired now and could hardly open his eyes. This junior sister looked so slim, but how could she have so much to say?

Happy New Year everyone! I wish you all a happy family reunion!

Chapter 132: How can you have the best of both worlds?

Chu Zihang still had his eyes closed, feeling tired and exhausted, as if he would fall into a deep sleep and pass out in the next second. But he still tried to stay awake. Xia Mi had saved him, and it would be very rude of him to fall asleep so suddenly without even saying hello.

"We are not talking about the same thing. You just lost the eraser and clothes, but they are still somewhere in the world... But some things are lost, and they are truly lost." Chu Zihang said softly.

To his surprise, he silently counted for more than ten seconds, but this time, no one answered. The only sound was the silent shuffling of doctors and nurses. He felt a little unaccustomed to the sudden silence, so he forced his heavy eyelids open and looked towards the bedside.

Then he saw a pair of well-proportioned long legs resting on the hard wooden bench, with slender toes hanging on the edge of the chair like a row of crystal dewdrops. Xia Mi was curled up in her knees, her lively big eyes were closed, and her thick and long eyelashes fluttered slightly in the morning light.

The girl has fallen asleep, in just a short while. She was chattering to you endlessly in the last second, as if she would never get tired, but in the next second she fell asleep, just like a tired cat that had been playing for an afternoon.

Chu Zihang stared at the girl's face like this, not knowing how long he had been looking at it, until the nurse walked to the bed and stood in front of the girl, cutting off his view.

The nurse removed Chu Zihang's empty bottle of nutrient solution and replaced it with a brand new one. Perhaps noticing Chu Zihang's gaze, she said, "For the past five days, she's been insisting on washing your upper body and applying topical medication. She probably hasn't slept for over forty hours. When you were still asleep, she was completely silent. I've never met a girl who says so little."

After changing the dressing, the nurse draped a blanket over the girl's shoulders and closed the door and left.

In the ward, the air returned to silence again, and the two even breathing sounds gradually reached the same rhythm, tacit and soothing.

……

Italy, Rome, Gattuso family.

This is an absolutely large and luxurious manor, built in the bustling city of Rome. The tallest building is a seven-story Baroque building. Under the exquisite folding windows, a figure sits behind a desk, bathed in the sunlight that penetrates the windows.