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

"The only way we have is to erase Chu Zihang from this world!" Finkel said shockingly.

"Erase?" Ange asked. "What do you mean?"

"When popular stars are involved in scandals, the best way to deal with them is to run away. As long as the matter remains unresolved and they've disappeared from public view for a long time, there will naturally be new and explosive news. People's attention has long since shifted, and no one will care about your trivial matters at this point," Finkel explained. "But our method is even more extreme. We'll delete all records of Chu Zihang at Kassel Academy, including those in the Norma system and in the students' memories. Chu Zihang will never appear in the public eye again, and he'll completely disappear from the world!"

"Isn't this just nonsense?" Ange frowned. "Even if we delete all his records, ask the students to keep their mouths shut, and hide him... he can't just stay away forever. There's an old Chinese saying: You can hide on the first day, but you can't hide on the fifteenth."

"We just need to avoid Chuyi. We just need Chu Zihang to disappear during the hearing. The old guys on the board of directors only know Chu Zihang from paper documents and disk files. The people who really know Chu Zihang are all on our side. We can spread the blame for Chu Zihang's mistakes onto other students. The twelve high-risk missions were the mistakes of twelve assassins from the Lionheart Society. As long as we all deny the existence of 'Chu Zihang', they won't be able to do anything to us."

Finkel shrugged. "Hey, does anyone here know Chu Zihang? No, no one can use a non-existent person as evidence, right?"

"This is totally shameless." Ange rolled his eyes.

"But playing rogue is the best approach right now. Either you have irrefutable evidence and wait for them to come up with ample proof to oust you from the principal's position. Or, as I said, the most difficult people to deal with in this world are rogues," Finkel said. "The hearing will be held in three days in the Great Hall of Valor. We don't have much time left."

"We've been forced into a corner." The night watchman handed a bunch of keys to Finkel. "Then go for it. For the next three days, the central control room will be completely vacant for you and your team. Let the enemy see that the power of paparazzi can change the world!"

"Okay!" Finkel took a not-so-standard military stance, which looked like a Young Pioneers salute.

……

Late at night, library, central control room.

This place was originally used as a place for professors and college leaders to hold operational meetings and discussions in emergency situations, but tonight it was occupied by a mysterious student society.

Kassel Academy, Department of Journalism.

"Damn it! Who can tell me why this lunatic Chu Zihang would blow up an entire commercial building when the mission objective was clearly to destroy the artificial embryo materials of an evil alchemist? Twelve floors collapsed, and the people who didn't know the truth even thought there was an earthquake, causing panic among the people. A series of traffic accidents happened today!" Someone slid the mouse vigorously, browsing the "superpower" video that was once popular on Twitter, scrolling through tens of thousands of comments, and complaining loudly.

"You also said that he was a madman. How can we normal people understand the logic of a madman!" Someone slammed the keyboard fiercely, "My story is even more outrageous. During the operation in Cape Town, he used the newly developed high explosives of the Equipment Department to blow up a building! It would be fine if he had just blown up an ordinary building, but he blew up the Cape Town Baseball Center. That night was the baseball finals between local professional teams. Tens of thousands of spectators were waiting outside to enter and witnessed the whole process. His target was just a B-level hybrid who fled in... Can anyone tell me how to whitewash it? Did tens of thousands of people collectively fall into hallucinations? Or did the construction team install the explosives in the wrong place?" Someone slammed the keyboard.

"That's nothing. This is what's giving me a headache. News reports say that in February 2010, someone kidnapped the head of a small Latin American country. To prevent a mutiny, the man personally slashed off the head of the local government with a knife. He changed the course of a country's history!" The man dug his fingers into his hair. After comparing the files with those in the Norma database, he said, "Oh, I'm wrong. This is Lu Mingfei. Damn, these two brothers are crazy!"

"Delete, delete, delete everything, whether it's Chu Zihang's or Lu Mingfei's. If we can't delete them, we'll frame them. Lancelot, or some killer from the Lionheart Society, they've all expressed their willingness to take the blame for their president." The Section Chief loudly encouraged the members, "We have to do this cleanly and efficiently. When the boss comes back, he won't be able to find any excuses and pay us back!"

"Pay back the money! Pay back the money!" All the members of the department raised their arms and shouted, looking as happy as serfs singing their praises for their victory.

"Speaking of which, where is the boss? Why is he absent from such an important occasion?" Someone looked at the empty chair in the main seat. In front of the chair, empty Coke cans were piled up like a small mountain, and the stacked KFC paper bags were as thick as a palm.

"He left a long time ago. He said his girlfriend had been waiting for him for a long time." The Section Chief smiled. "But I think that's complete nonsense. The boss is such a loser, how could any girl be interested in him? It's just his pride. Who knows where he's been slacking off. If he had a girlfriend, I'd livestream him doing the butterfly stroke in a cesspool!"

……

Kassel College Library, fifty meters underground, in a pitch-black dark room.

"Who is it for this time? Lu Mingfei? Or Chu Zihang?" A translucent girl was projected in the beam of light. She was wearing a dark green school uniform, and her calves were as white as lotus roots just out of water.

"Nothing can escape your eyes." The man leaned back in the luxurious soft chair, the soft light framing his stubbled face, like a girl's hug to him. "I can handle this matter myself. I came here simply because I missed you."

Eva stretched out her empty little hand and placed it on the man's broad palm. Her voice was so light that it seemed to float in the clouds. "You weren't the man who would say such words before. You used to be as proud as a beast. How could you say such gentle words?"

"I'm old. Even a tough guy needs to learn to be gentle. When a beast is tired, it also wants a nest to rest." The man held the girl's hand, grabbed the air and light, and stroked it seriously.

"You can come here anytime, as long as you feel tired and need me, I will appear." Eva held the man's head in her arms, wrapping him in gentle light, as warm as a mother's doting embrace.

"Hey, you haven't changed. You always say these lines that only mothers would say." The man said this, but he smiled unconsciously.

"There's an intruder!" Eva suddenly became alert.

"How could it be possible? Who could invade you? A dragon king?" the man exclaimed.

"I'm not sure. With you here, my defense system is much more vulnerable than usual. There is more than one invader, but they are all heading towards the lowest level." Eva said.

"The bottom floor? The ice cellar? The Well of Annihilation?" the man frowned.

"No, it's 'a world without light'."

"Damn it, Ange actually opened it. What's stored in there?" The man frowned even deeper.

"The Seven Deadly Sins and a piece of armor are both Dragon King-level alchemical weapons. The principal and Lu Mingfei brought them back from an auction some time ago."

"Understood." The man nodded, his tangled muscles rolling beneath his skin, his veins throbbing like snakes. "Hey, you actually drove a man out of the arms of his long-lost girlfriend? I haven't felt the warmth of a mother since I was fifteen. Even if this person is a giant human dragon, I'll tear him apart!"

"Be careful, you are alone after all." Eva widened her eyes right after she gave the reminder, and the white light on her body suddenly became brighter, as dazzling as daylight.

"What's going on?" the man exclaimed.

"Another person came and entered through the main gate!" Eva replied.

"Main gate?" The man was stunned.

"Yes, he entered by swiping his card. He has the same supreme authority as me!"

……

The lightless world is the deepest dark region in Norse mythology. The goddess of death Hela was exiled here by Odin and became the ruler here.

This place is located three hundred meters underground at Kassel College. Just like its name, it seems as if darkness has swept across the world. It is so dim that there is not a trace of light. The sound of gurgling water echoes in all directions, as if someone is hiding in the corner and whispering eerily.

Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking water, waves splashed, and a figure fell in from above. He did not carry any flashlights or torches or other luminous tools, because his eyes - he had a pair of golden pupils that could pierce all darkness.

"What's going on? I'm the first one to arrive. Doesn't that make me a thief?" The figure complained softly, and the faint voice echoed in the wide space.

He sighed slightly and carried Guanze Masamune and the borrowed Murasame to the corner.

Thinking about whether he should take a nap first, he extinguished his golden eyes.

The world was dark again.

Chapter 138 He Came from the Darkness

The green lights on the walls of the ice cellar flashed at a fixed frequency, and the system showed that everything was normal.

Slender black shadows shuttled through the thick sewer pipes, as agile as swimming fish. These pipes, with a diameter of two meters, supplied water to Angers' huge fish tank. They were divided into fresh water pipes and sea water pipes. At the end were ferocious schools of piranhas and great white sharks.

Probably only the principal of Kassel College would keep such a dangerous pet. The construction of the venue and the daily water supply alone are a huge expense. However, Ange never expected that one day someone would hold his breath and swim from the outside to the great white shark bathtub, and the alloy mesh that filtered impurities along the way was torn layer by layer.

However, the sharks, which were extremely ferocious in the past, had no intention of attacking this uninvited guest. They huddled in the corner, trembling and stirring up tiny ripples, fearing that any big movement would disturb the uninvited black shadow, like a mouse seeing a cat.

The black shadow didn't even look at these big guys with sharp mouths and fangs. She stretched out a slender finger and gently touched the new type of damage-tolerant metal glass. The strength of this glass is even comparable to that of steel, but under this seemingly powerless finger, spider-web-like cracks appeared.

The crack expanded rapidly, like a fountain gushing out, and the black shadow was "squeezed" out by the huge water pressure.

A dark shadow silently passed through the "Well of Oblivion." In reality, it was traditionally considered the bottom of the ice cellar. Mythology says it's here that the three goddesses of fate weave, stretch, and sever the threads of life. It's the place where everything is annihilated. But the "lightless world" lies even deeper below. In Norse mythology, it's the Avici Hell, a place far removed from the mortal realm.

The ground of the "Well of Oblivion" is the sky of the "World without Light". It is cast from bronze, and the cyan water gathers into a small lake. The passage that runs through the two areas is hidden at the bottom of the lake. It is a narrow hole that can only accommodate one person.

In the "lightless world", you cannot see the sky when you look up. This is a world wrapped in bronze. Deep grooves entwined like snakes are etched above your head, forming a huge vine tree. Under your feet, the pool of water that is knee-deep is surging with undercurrents, and you don't know where the source and the end are.

Here, it seems as if a person's various senses are deprived, chaotic and disordered.

The uninvited black shadow took out a burning stick and polished it vigorously. She held it high, but found that she could not illuminate the thick darkness that filled the space. It was as if there was a monster that devoured light here, eating away the little remaining light bit by bit. The green water of the "Well of Oblivion" flowed here and turned into black water at her feet. The direction of the water was changing all the time, like a teacup that was shaken casually by someone.

But this is not a teacup, but an "alchemical" matrix. The huge field fills the entire space. The huge vine tree pattern above the head is the "eye of the array" of "alchemy", and the black water under the feet is the "living soul" needed by this matrix. They are the "spirits" of the oldest metals in the world. The "living" green water is sucked life by the matrix and turned into "dead" black water, sacrificed to maintain the operation of this huge alchemical matrix, so they are flowing all the time because they are consumed all the time.

"I really underestimated humans. I didn't expect that there are people among them who can push the 'alchemy' technology to the extreme... Although it is still not comparable to Constantine." The black shadow said softly.

The black shadow cut his wrist with his long fingernails, which had goose yellow nail polish on them. Beads of scalding blood slid down his fingertips into the black water beneath his feet, like a drop of water falling into the sea and being swallowed up in an instant... But the sea was actually smashed into huge waves by this drop of water!

Black water surged restlessly, gathering from all directions. This was the Alchemical Matrix detecting a powerful enemy and rapidly counterattacking. If the tenured professors of Kassel College had witnessed this scene, their eyes would have popped out. Even King Solomon, the purest of their bloodline, couldn't achieve this effect even with his Word Spirit at full power. A single drop of blood could fully activate the Alchemical Matrix's defense mechanisms... It was hard to imagine what kind of being possessed such a bloodline!

That drop of blood dyed the black water scarlet, and the pool boiled violently, but in the end they were outnumbered. More black water poured in, devouring and evaporating the drop of blood.

"It seems that if I want to get that thing back, I can't be too stingy." The black shadow murmured softly.

She fiercely cut the artery in her wrist, causing her ventricles and atria to contract with all their might. She controlled her heart and squeezed blood from her body in a way that was simply impossible for a human being to do. The pungent smell of blood filled the air, and the black water seemed to have encountered a natural enemy, escaping and splashing. An arc-shaped wall of water surged up several meters high, and blood flowed into the bronze ground. The defense mechanism of the alchemical matrix collapsed in an instant!

The black water receded, revealing the intricate patterns on the ground. The bronze cavity was filled with crimson, and the hot blood, emitting white smoke, formed a trickle that spread along the pattern. A huge roar rang out, and the last restriction was released. A magnificent circular metal altar began to slowly rise from the bronze ground.

A dark figure climbed the steps of the metal altar, holding a burning torch, as sacred as an ancient sacrifice. In the center of the altar, she saw what she was looking for. "Sorry, then you can go fishing. I promise I won't do this to you next time... But you're really valuable. Five hundred million, what a good bait!"

It was a royal blue armor, hanging on a huge metal pillar. Even in such a dark underground cave, the faint firelight shone on it, and it still gave off a glass-like luster, as if all the neon lights in the sky were stuffed into it.

The Dragon King is in armor, whispering to the earth.

The black shadow covered the white palm, the armor shone brightly, the alchemical matrix opened and closed instantly, it trembled violently in response, the sound of metal clashing echoed in the empty cavity, the armor seemed to break free from the shackles of the copper pillar and return to that familiar embrace.

The black shadow cast his gaze to the other side, where seven alchemical swords lay quietly in a black metal box. Light reflected from their armor shone through them, and a jet-black sheen flowed around the box's opening. The Seven Deadly Sins were still sleeping.

"What a cold-hearted guy, just like your master Norton, without any humanity... Constantine is more lovable." The black shadow chuckled.

"Who said it wasn't? This thing is so heavy that it almost broke my waist when I salvaged it!" Someone spoke in the darkness. It was a clear female voice.

The black shadow suddenly turned its head and stretched forward the burning stick in its hand. Another tall black shadow stood under the altar. She clasped her hands in front of her chest to support a pair of huge breasts. Her waist was exquisitely curved, and her tight combat uniform wrapped around her proud long legs.

"Oh, I didn't mean to disturb your thoughts of the past, but I saw this set of tedious swords again and couldn't help but complain out loud." The dark figure under the altar chuckled and said, she held her long neck high, like an arrogant black swan.

The shadow on the altar was stunned for a moment. The other party's words seemed to mean that he was waiting for her here. She instantly understood that the other party was waiting for her, and she was the rabbit that fell into the trap. The other party had been waiting here from the beginning, and her actions had been exposed at some point.

She could understand why the other party was waiting for her instead of taking the treasure away first, because the other party couldn't take it away. The alchemical matrix here was extremely powerful and she had to rely on her bloodline advantage to suppress it... Hey, did she think of herself as a mantis?

"Jiude Mai?" The black shadow left "Whisper of the Earth" and looked down at the tall girl condescendingly.

"Hi! Am I so famous? I thought I was only popular in Japan, but I didn't expect that I have fans in the remote suburbs of Chicago." The girl snapped her fingers, and a beam of light was cast from above her head. Jude Mai stood in the beam with her hands on her chest. Her tall body stood lazily, her long hair tied into a high ponytail at the back of her head, two straight knives tied against her thighs, and her crimson eyeliner drew a blade-like arc.

"I'm here to retrieve my things. What are you doing here?" The shadow looked at Jiude Mai with caution, but not too much fear. She glanced at the proudly upright breasts on Jiude Mai's chest and curled her lips, "I don't like you."

"You don't like girls with big breasts, do you?" Jude Mai also looked back at the other woman's flat chest. "As for why I came here, of course it's to steal things. 'The Lightless World', hey, the world ruled by Hela, the goddess of death in mythology. Here are the most precious treasures of the secret party. Who wouldn't want to come and see? The thing next to you no longer belongs to you. It was bought by someone else a long time ago. You are just a thief who broke into someone else's basement. So am I."

She suddenly turned her head and looked into the shadows behind the altar. "Hey, don't hide. There are three of us. Let's play Landlord or something."

There was a sound of splashing water, and someone walked out drenched in black water. The dark figure on the altar smiled and said, "How interesting! Have you agreed to hold a banquet here?"

"Wow, it's so lively! How can a party be without Colonel Fried Chicken!" A burly figure fell from the sky and landed heavily in the black water.

In a short time, four people gathered in the almost closed space.

"Is there anyone else?" the dark figure on the altar said expressionlessly.

As if in response to her, a tiny breath was heard in the dark corner.

"It's been a long time since it's been so lively. Everyone, it's really a fate that we meet each other!" Jiude Mai clapped his hands, and four dazzling beams of light shot down from the top of his head, just like the appearance of the protagonist of a stage play.

Everyone was exposed to the light, with no escape possible. Murderous intent spread, and the dark shadows on the altar tensed their bodies, like cheetahs about to pounce... But the last two people remained indifferent, as their faces were hidden in the cover. The burly figure had a KFC paper bag on his head, with three black holes dug out from his eyes and nostrils; the last figure was a petite girl. She was wearing the same black combat uniform as Jude Mai, with a mask on her face.

"Hey, did you just finish eating KFC?" The dark shadow on the altar chuckled and pointed at Colonel Sanders.

"Hmm, it tastes pretty good. I ordered three servings of original finger-licking chicken!" Colonel Sanders put his fingers into the paper bag and licked them with satisfaction. Although he had an upright posture and strong muscles, his behavior and tone... were a little obscene.

"Sanwu, why are you here?" Jiude Mai looked at the last petite black shadow who appeared with a little surprise. The man was a head shorter than everyone else present, but his murderous aura was no less.

"Someone called me, so I came." Sanwu replied indifferently.

"Hey, doesn't anyone care about Mr. Percy?" The shadow pointed at the third character. "He's the secretary of the college board, after all. He's a big shot."

Percy bowed slightly. He was wearing a pure white suit, a dark black shirt, and a silver-gray tie tied on his chest. He looked eye-catching and very stylish, as if he was attending a grand cocktail party.

He lifted up the golden hair in front of his forehead, and his dark gold and ice-blue eyes were exposed to the air. His whole temperament changed, as if he had transformed from a polite young man into a powerful and almighty person.

"That's a compliment," Percy said softly.

"I didn't expect there would be such a graceful thief like you. It seems this banquet is not as boring as I thought." Jiude Mai teased charmingly.

"I'm probably the only one here who's not a thief. This is the college's territory, and all the property here belongs to the board of directors. I'm the secretary of the board of directors. If anything is lost here, my salary will be deducted." Percy said lightly.

"Have you considered changing your boss? We have a girl here who is a good match for you. If you can please her, she will pay you ten times the salary!" Jiude Mai sold the potato chip girl domineeringly.

"Is there such a good thing? Do you think I can be your bodyguard with my physique?" Mr. KFC took a step forward.

His muscles bulged like the biggest trainer in the gym, wantonly showing off his physique… but his muscles weren't bulked up by drugs or powders. Anyone could sense the power threatening to overflow from those bulging muscles! Veins slithered like snakes as the Word Spirit's domain silently unfolded across his body.

Invisible ripples rippled through the air. No one could hear the voices chanting the Word Spirit, but a domain enveloping everyone had already been unleashed. It came from Percy... no, two domains! Sanwu, standing at the back, lit up his golden eyes, staring intently at Percy, silently chanting. Two identical Word Spirit domains collided and then overlapped!

"Is everyone here? Is the banquet about to begin grandly?" Colonel Sanders took a step back and cunningly hid in the shadow of the altar. His muscles continued to flex as he gathered strength.

"This is not a banquet, but a one-sided massacre. Those who hold power will become killers, and you weaklings will be powerless to die!" There were too many characters appearing, and the black shadow on the altar gradually lost her patience. She was ready to use her supreme power to crush these talkative ants.

"Hey, is everyone here?" An unprecedented sixth voice sounded from the dark corner.

Everyone stopped and looked at that place at the same time. Because they could not see the appearance of the person who made the sound in the darkness in the beam of light, they could only vaguely see the figure of a boy carrying two knives and walking out from the depths of the darkness.

Chapter 139 A wonderful melee!

"Sorry, I... overslept." The sixth person scratched the back of his head and said embarrassedly. The tense atmosphere became more subtle with his appearance.

Jiude Mai frowned, she lightly clapped her palms, and a beam of light enveloped the man from top to bottom.

His black hair covered his forehead, and he was wearing casual clothes that were half a size too big. His face was covered with pale paint, and he had an exaggerated red nose. The red edges of his lips were curved in a seductive arc... The man appeared in front of everyone with a weird clown makeup on his face.

"Did this guy call you here?" Jiude Mai asked Sanwu.

"Yeah." Sanwu answered concisely.

"Is he an idiot? He's even less professional than that 'KFC' gentleman." Jude Mai sighed.