From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 409 The blood of mortal kings must end with the sword! (Part 1)

Time always slips away quietly without us noticing.

These past few days, Caesar has been spending all his time with Nono, as if they have endless things to talk about.

In Lu Mingfei's opinion, this was great. They were a match made in heaven. Why should he, like before, secretly have a crush on her?

That's so low-class.

As for Xia Mi and Chu Zihang, they seemed to be back on track, but he always felt that things weren't so simple.

The senior brother, who looked like an iceberg, seemed to have finally found someone who could subdue him, and often revealed a silly grin unintentionally.

When Xia Mi looked at him, a hint of tenderness would sometimes flash in her eyes.

It was as if the whole world was immersed in a thick pink bubble. Lu Mingfei couldn't stand it, so he hid away by himself.

He used to find the little devil annoying.

But now, when he's really all alone, he feels lonely, as if something is missing from his heart.

He didn't know what to use to fill that empty space, so he could only choose to drink.

Fortunately, after winning a day of freedom, he occupied the student council's original hall.

The empty clubhouse was littered with empty bottles, making it look like a junkyard.

After finishing the last sip, Lu Mingfei stood up unsteadily, picked up the limited-edition German pork knuckle he had brought back from the cafeteria, and returned to his dormitory.

As soon as I pushed open the dormitory door, a tall figure rushed towards me.

At the same time, a sound burst forth, no less than the wailing of ghosts and howls of wolves.

"Godfather—!!!"

Although Lu Mingfei was drunk, he still casually dodged to the side, letting the figure land directly on the ground.

thump!
The tall figure fell hard.

Thankfully, the dormitories in Kassel weren't built with substandard materials; otherwise, if a normal person were to experience such an impact, the floor tiles would probably shatter.

Lu Mingfei seemed used to it, and casually stepped into the dormitory, placing the things in his hands on the table: "Just packed these back, eat them while they're hot."

"Godfather, you are my second godfather!" The tall figure quickly got up from the ground, dusted himself off, and showed no signs of injury. He rushed into the dormitory, closed the door behind him, and plopped down at the table, smelling the fragrant aroma of meat: "Wow, limited edition pork knuckle! It's been so long since I've had this!"

Glancing sideways at the tall young man, Lu Mingfei sighed helplessly, "Finger, you used to be an A-level, you can't have fallen so low that you can't even afford a pork knuckle, can you?"

"Don't even mention it, I failed several exams again, and Professor Guderian is already planning to downgrade me to G." Fingel said nonchalantly, "G? Forget about subsidies, I'm so poor I'm practically eating my bed frame. If it weren't for your relief, I probably would have starved to death!"

As he spoke, he began to open the takeout box, then buried his head in his food and ate with great relish.

Lu Mingfei looked at Fingel, his heart filled with indescribable complex emotions: "Fingel, are you really going to keep wallowing in this despair?"

Fingel von Frings, a notorious "good-for-nothing" in Kassel, single-handedly lowered the academy's evaluation standards, creating the "F" rank.

But in fact, this senior brother was no pushover.

Lu Mingfei also knew a lot about Fingel. He was once a pillar of the academy, known as a super genius, and was incredibly radiant back then.

It's no exaggeration to say that even Caesar and Chu Zihang today are probably not as successful as this seemingly decadent young man in front of them.

Of course, if the story ended here, it wouldn't be perfect, but at least it wouldn't be a tragedy.

In the Ice Sea incident several years ago, Fingel lost his girlfriend, his companions, his former glory and brilliance, and even his self-confidence. Fingel, who once possessed a strong fighting spirit and was hailed as a super genius, became despondent.

Fingel paused for a moment, but quickly resumed his voracious eating, sobbing, "What else can I do? I can't just starve to death."

Although he said it, he seemed to have really let go of everything.

However, Lu Mingfei keenly noticed that for a brief moment, Fingel's eyes changed.

Deep within his focused pupils, like a sharp knife, cut through the confusion and bewilderment, revealing the anger and hatred hidden in the deepest recesses!

Eyes can truly change a person completely!

From a shameless, cowardly loser to a vengeful figure burning with rage!
The atmosphere in the dormitory seemed to have become much heavier. Lu Mingfei looked at Fingel, who was still gnawing on a pork knuckle, and said softly, "I can understand you because I also lost someone very important to me. If I could avenge him, I would be willing to sacrifice everything."

Fingel seemed not to hear, continuing to gnaw on his pork knuckle, but no longer looking into Lu Mingfei's eyes.

He dared not, fearing that the burning flames within would stir up the deep-seated pain and hatred within his heart!

For some reason, Lu Mingfei always felt that he could empathize with Fingel.

That night, he talked on and on, saying a lot.

But they were all about the little devil, very trivial things, nothing serious, but he just couldn't forget them, as if there was a player playing them on a loop.

Fingel listened attentively the entire time without interrupting.

Until Lu Mingfei fell asleep.

Finger carefully laid a thin blanket over Lu Mingfei, who was lying on the lower bunk.

Looking at the boy, whose brows were still furrowed even in his sleep, as if he were having a nightmare, he sighed sadly, a look of loneliness in his eyes.

Perhaps because he had heard too many complaints tonight, Fingel subconsciously went to the basement of the Kassel Library again.

Amidst the dark servers and cables, he leaned back in his computer chair, hands behind his head, gazing at the translucent girl projected by beams of light. It was as if only in this way could he find a moment of peace from his endless pain and rage.

"Whenever you encounter troubles, you come to my place to hide."

The projected girl, wearing a dark green school uniform, had a slightly reproachful and angry expression on her fair and serene face.

"What are you talking about? I like to come and see you when I have nothing to do!"

Fingel smiled lazily and said, "What can I do? My girl is the most considerate."

Eva tilted her head to look at him, half of her hair hanging down to her feet, a mischievous smile on her face: "I like it, say more~"

"My girl is the best!"

Fingel raised his arms and shouted.

"Kekeke~~~"

Eva was amused by his strange actions and burst out laughing.

“Actually, Lu Mingfei is a child who has lost the most important thing, and seems to have lost all hope.” Fingel gave a bitter smile and said softly, “I don’t know what exactly happened to him, but that feeling is just like mine.”

After a long silence, Eva looked at the dejected man, stretched out an empty hand made of data, and stroked the man's hair as if caressing him: "You've gotten old. You never used to say things like this. You were as proud as a wild beast and never cared about other people's feelings."

"I've changed since I lost you."

Fingel reached out, wanting to grasp the girl's pale hand, but in the end he only grasped air and light: "He is just like me, equally lonely."

"You want to help him?"

Eva tilted her head and asked.

"Perhaps, it's to help my past self."

Fingel gave a wry smile, scratching his messy, instant-noodle-like hair, and sighed, "There are already enough lonely people; one more wouldn't make a difference."

I hope you can let it go.

Eva gazed at the man before her with fascination. She knew very well why the man who used to be as proud as a wild beast had become so destitute.

"Once I figure things out, I'll be able to let it go," Fingel said with a smile. "Could I have a Coke?"

"Drinking Coke in the server room?"

Eva gave him a reproachful look, but still complied with the man's request.

"If only you were still here."

Fingel opened his arms as if to embrace the ethereal light and shadow, and murmured.

"I'm here, always here."

Eva gently pressed herself against it.

Under the beam of the projected light, the shadows of the two people on the wall appeared as if they were truly embracing each other.

But a piercing alarm interrupted the lovers' tender moment.

"There's an invasion!"

Eva exclaimed in surprise.

"Did it have to be this time?"

Fingel was furious and demanded angrily, "Who is it? Where is the intruder?"

"At the main entrance."

Eva's body seemed to tremble slightly as she brought up the screen.

The intruder's surveillance footage was projected onto the wall.

The blinding light occupied three-quarters of the image, as if tons of lava were surging out of it!

The light, like steam, flowed along the broken road by Lake Tetsunomori, and in that almost indistinct light, stood a pitch-black figure.

Dense lightning fragments, like surging, raging waves, surrounded the figure.

That is a god, a king, and a devil!

"Odin!"

The man was utterly shocked.

Inky black clouds hung over Kassel College.

Suddenly, the distant clouds began to churn, like an uneasy beast brewing something, and faint thunder rumbled across the sky, like the sounding of an ancient war drum.

A somber and oppressive atmosphere permeated every corner of the academy.

Finally, after the churning clouds had reached their limit, a bolt of lightning ripped through the night sky, as if to tear the entire sky in two!

The dazzling light instantly illuminated the entire Kassel College.

Immediately afterwards, a deafening thunderclap, like the roar of a god, shook the earth and even the hearts of people.

The torrential rain followed closely behind, arriving with howling winds.

The students, who were originally asleep, were suddenly awakened by the unusual weather and uncontrollably activated their golden eyes.

A soul-shaking pressure swept in like a tsunami, making everyone feel as if a huge rock was pressing on their hearts, making it hard to breathe.

Boom——! ! !
The next second, lightning containing ultimate power descended with overwhelming divine might!
Like a raging torrent, it carried destructive power and directly destroyed the entire shore of Lake Tetsunomori. The lake water was evaporated by the terrifying heat, forming a large amount of thick smoke.

Then, the impact that rose from the very center of the lakeside directly lifted the flat ground, and the visible gale-force winds and shockwaves roared and spread in all directions!
The bronze bell hanging in the clock tower suddenly emitted a deep and mournful sound.

In an instant, all the students at Kassel College, whether they were paying attention to what had just happened or not, and no matter where they were, instinctively looked up.

The students, shrouded in a suffocating pressure, clearly heard Norma's announcement.

"Dragon invasion!"

"Dragon invasion!"

"Dragon invasion!"

"The target is Odin, the King of the Sky and Wind!"

"Odin, one of the four great sovereigns, king of the sky and wind, has confirmed his invasion!"

The broadcast echoed throughout the entire college.

However, upon hearing the identity of the intruder, the students instantly showed expressions of horror.

Although they are taught to make slaying dragons their life's goal, most people have never even seen a living dragon.

Now, they're being told right off the bat that they're going to slay a dragon, and the target is none other than the Dragon King, one of the four great sovereigns?!

The absurdity was no less than that of the village chief patting the warrior who had just received his beginner's set, saying in a serious tone, "Congratulations, you are now a qualified warrior. Now, please pick up your beginner's longsword and challenge the final boss, the Demon King!"

For a moment, most of the students were still in a daze. Were we really going to slay a dragon?
In other words, isn't it a bit too fast?
The thunder that ripped across the sky seemed to weave together a stirring melody, its deafening roar shaking the soul, as the storm brought down a torrential downpour.

Streaks of silvery-white lightning shot out from the clouds, carrying an intense, almost tangible, violent, and destructive aura. They struck out densely in all directions, engulfing an area of ​​hundreds of meters in thunder. Everything visible to the naked eye was completely destroyed in the raging forest of lightning!
A terrifying scene, resembling the end of the world, unfolded before the students' eyes.

The 'Discipline' domain that originally enveloped the academy was replaced by another, more powerful domain, a tangible mental pressure that washed over everyone's spirit like a tidal wave.

Students with slightly inferior bloodlines don't even have the right to stand under the influence of this domain!

"All students whose bloodline is below Grade A are hereby ordered to immediately proceed to the shelter for refuge!"

The EVA alarm sounded again throughout the entire academy: "Undergraduate freshmen, please proceed to the shelter with the help of upperclassmen. I repeat, this is not a drill!"

Soon, many students who were still able to move helped the students who were limp and collapsed, and hurriedly headed to the location of the shelter.

Despite their initial panic due to their usual training, the evacuation procedures were carried out in an orderly manner, and no stampede occurred.

The professors, who lacked combat capabilities, were all running away faster than the rest of the group.

The king, standing amidst the thunder, seemed weary of the ant-like crowd, and raised the blessed Gungnir: "The history of Kassel ends today!"

The terrifying lightning instantly transformed into a blazing beam of light, piercing through multiple sound barriers and crashing into the evacuating crowd of students.

An intense aura of destruction, like the death knell tolled by the Grim Reaper!
The students had no time to escape; their two legs were no match for lightning, and they could only wait to die in despair.

But, right at that moment!

A figure suddenly darted out from behind the crowd.

He held a knife wreathed in black flames, the extreme heat distorting the air.

Then, the man leaped into the air, his aura suddenly rising and erupting, like a long-dormant volcano suddenly bursting forth with unparalleled power.

The blade suddenly slashed through the sky, unleashing a blazing, jet-black light!
The next moment, Odin's thunderous strike was shattered by a single blade, and the blade's momentum did not diminish, cleaving the airflow along its path into a transparent tunnel, heading towards the high and mighty god!

Pompeii swept his spear horizontally, easily shattering the blade's edge. His gaze narrowed slightly: "And who are you?"

"The Dragon Slayer of Flames".

The man, carrying a knife, said calmly, "Remember this, my name is Fingel!"

Looking at his unshaven face and dejected appearance, the students were dumbfounded. It was hard to imagine that he had just saved them with a single blow.

Fingel, isn't he a good-for-nothing?!

(End of this chapter)