Dragon Clan: Force me to be reborn and slay dragons

Chapter 243 Shattering and Embrace, Arrogance Brought by Power and Strength (Major Revision, 6k)

When the food was being served, Lu Mingfei joked with the general manager, saying, "Didn't Chateau Joel Robuchon have a client who booked the whole place? Why are we letting them in?"

If the guests who booked the venue find out, won't they be angry? Won't they rush in, grab them by the collar, and tell them to get out right now?

The general manager was embarrassed, thinking to himself that the person who had booked the entire venue was that old lady, and she couldn't possibly kick him out.

While cursing under his breath, he maintained a friendly demeanor and said that it was nothing, that Ms. Uesugi was the restaurant's most distinguished customer, and that they would do their best to serve her whenever she was present, and that anyone else who had a problem could only apologize afterward.

Yesterday at noon, a big shot called and asked them to vacate the restaurant tonight, offering an irresistible price.

The general manager had worked his way up in Tokyo's upper class and knew that this was a sign of respect. If he dared to refuse, the restaurant would have to close the next day, and he would only be able to reopen when the big shot decided to let it go.

Upon learning that the people coming to dine were the underworld princess and the gigolo she had her eye on, all he could think was, "Oh, I see." In the past, when Ms. Uesugi dined at Chateau Joel Robuchon, she would book the entire place, but she would always give them a few days' notice so they could process the reservations in advance.

This time it might just be a change of contact person; those in high positions tend to act more domineeringly.

Just to be on the safe side, he still reported Erii's arrival for dinner to the crows. Only after the Snake Clan confirmed that it was true did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Of course, he was also very perceptive, not mentioning that the hasty booking made things difficult for the restaurant. After all, both thunder and rain are acts of imperial favor, and if someone had a problem, they could just say so.

The slight information gap prevented Lu Mingfei and Yuan Zhisheng from suspecting anything about the private candlelight dinner.

Especially after most of the food had been served, the manager and general manager tactfully slipped away, not wanting to delay the two distinguished guests from their romantic conversation.

Since it concerns the core of the underworld, even these seemingly glamorous people dare not interfere. The more they do, the more mistakes they make; the less they do, the fewer mistakes they make.

Thus, Lu Mingfei and Erii enjoyed their dinner undisturbed.

The two introverted individuals spent most of their conversation on anime and games, and the rest on where to go tomorrow.

Because Lu Mingfei complained that anime always adds fan service in the seventh or eighth episode, meaning that there will definitely be fan service scenes of anime characters wearing swimsuits in places like beaches or swimming pools in the seventh or eighth episode.

Therefore, Erii also longed to see the sea, which she had only seen on television:

"I want to go see the sea; I'm going to buy a swimsuit later."

Lu Mingfei gazed at Erii, who was focused on cutting steak across from him. The red-haired girl's eyelashes cast delicate shadows in the candlelight, making her exceptionally alluring.

Just as he was about to say something, the restaurant's sound system suddenly emitted a strange noise.

"Click—"

Like changing a record on an old-fashioned turntable, a strange rhythm then came from inside the speaker.

The moment that rhythm started, Lu Mingfei's pupils suddenly contracted.

The sound of a wooden clapper!
That demonic voice that had dragged him into the abyss twice.

"Eri, quickly cover your ears!"

He jumped up, the dining chair scraping against the floor with a screeching sound, and rushed over to retrieve the special-edition earphones from his bag.

But it's too late.

The silver knife in the girl's hand clattered onto the porcelain plate.

Her slender fingers curled up in spasms, and her deep rose-colored eyes were instantly swallowed by crimson gold.

Her body was like a puppet controlled by invisible threads, cowering in place in a distorted posture.

Lu Mingfei had never seen Erii like this before—her whole body seemed to be bound by invisible ropes, her delicate face was distorted, and she was whimpering like a small animal.

"no, do not want"

Erii's lips trembled, and the beautiful dreams she wanted to express shattered at that moment.

Her fingers gripped the tablecloth tightly, causing expensive porcelain pieces to fall and clatter on the carpet.

Lu Mingfei's right hand transformed into a blur, and the sterling silver knife engraved with the Uesugi family crest tore through the air, shattering the speaker in the corner.

Metal fragments scattered, gleaming coldly in the candlelight.

“Lockdown!” His voice was deep and icy.

The entire restaurant was plunged into darkness in an instant, with only a few candles flickering in the sudden silence.

But the sound continued—someone was manually striking a wooden clapper in the shadows, relentlessly tormenting the poor girl.

"You bastard! Die!"

A thunderous roar erupted from the side and rear of the staircase, accompanied by the piercing whistling sound of a heavy object hurtling through the air.
Lu Mingfei did not turn around. His left hand had already thrown out the silver fork like a dart, which collided with the heavy wooden chair that was shooting towards him in mid-air.

"boom--!"

The wooden chair shattered, and wood chips flew like snowflakes.

This scene completely defied the laws of physics, yet no one in the restaurant was surprised—this was the power of dragon blood, the most common violent aesthetics in the world of hybrids.

Lu Mingfei's golden eyes suddenly lit up, burning with a mountain-like majesty. He stood up to pull Erii into his arms, took out specially made earphones from his bag and put them on her, rescuing her from that nightmarish demonic sound.

But just as he reached out to the helpless girl, the attackers behind him came crashing down like a raging dragon.

In his perception, the strength of the other party's bloodline even surpassed that of Erii at this moment, and the sense of oppression it brought was far greater than the crisis he faced when he confronted Genjiro!

The moment Uesugi threw off the wooden chair, his body shot out like a cannonball.

Although he is nearly 100 years old, his muscles are still as tough as steel, and the Italian imported solid wood flooring cracks inch by inch when he walks.

Before the fist even landed, the force it generated already tore through the air, emitting a shrill whistle.

Fearing that Erii would get hurt, Lu Mingfei had no choice but to get up and stop her from leaving the dining area.

He tilted his head back, and the force of the punch grazed his cheek, leaving a faint white mark.

He casually slapped the missed punch, trying to disrupt the attacker's balance.

However, the attacker wearing the white nobleman's mask was experienced. Taking advantage of his strike, he spun around and lashed out with his free left hand like a steel whip.

"boom--!"

Lu Mingfei raised his hand to catch it, only to feel the force as heavy as a hammer, even more violent than when Genjiro was enraged and slashing people. His raised hand was pressed down a few inches by the enormous force.

But the surprise didn't last long. The moment he received the punch, he lowered his body, lowered his shoulders, bent his armpits, and lunged forward, using a dragon somersault to send the attacker, who exuded a fierce aura, flying.

Uesugi Koshi hadn't expected that this scoundrel who was about to commit such an act was not only handsome but also incredibly skilled. Caught off guard, he was suddenly thrown to the ground.

Fortunately, having done manual labor for many years, my body hasn't aged to the point of rusting. I regained my balance in mid-air and landed lightly on the restaurant bar.

Before he could land safely, a familiar, heavy wooden chair came hurtling through the air.

If he were young, Uesugi Koshi would have forcefully twisted his waist in mid-air to sweep him away with a whirlwind kick. But time waits for no man. He is old and his waist can no longer withstand the strain. In particular, he has been severely overworked recently. Therefore, he can only bend his arm to block and barely catch the chair that bastard is throwing at him.

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, Uesugi Yue, still airborne and not yet on the ground, drifted away again. Lu Mingfei grabbed him by the chair and slapped him away. The force of the blow smashed his body directly into the solid wood bar counter, shattering the surface like tofu.

It then crashed into the liquor cabinet with undiminished force, shattering the glass and exploding the bottle, the amber-colored whiskey spilling like blood in the candlelight.

Feeling the burning pain in his back and arms, Uesugi Koshi, who couldn't remember how many years it had been since he had been injured, suppressed the urge to cough and stared at the young man who was gripping half of the chair back with his golden eyes.

There was no need for any nonsense. Lu Mingfei understood everything the moment he saw the familiar white noble mask on the newcomer's face.

Sure enough, that old dog Herzog couldn't resist and picked on him and Erii, who were out in the wild, to test Lu Mingfei's abilities!

The two men, whose dragon might was almost tangible, faced off in the dimly lit restaurant for less than a moment. Suddenly, Uesugi Yue, wearing a mask, burst out and swung a half-counter that weighed a hundred or eighty pounds at Lu Mingfei with one hand.

The kid had moved a little further away from the table when he retaliated, so there's no need to worry about accidentally hurting my precious daughter. I can beat him up without worry.

Faced with an attack that resembled Dior's steamroller, Lu Mingfei threw the remaining half of the chair back in his hand like a boomerang, spinning straight towards the utterly repulsive nobleman's mask.

This move may seem like a mayfly trying to shake a tree or a mantis trying to stop a chariot, but the moment the half of the chair back hit the solid wood bar, the bar, which weighed about 180 pounds, instantly disintegrated.

Lu Ming insisted on taking advantage of this gap to find that damned earphone and put it on Erii, and then tear that damned Shadow Warrior and the bastard who was hiding in the dark and banging the clapper to pieces!
However, having witnessed Lu Mingfei smash the speaker and wooden chair with a knife and fork, Uesugi Yue already knew that this kid was a bit strange!
Sensing impending doom, he dodged the approaching chair back, and amidst the flying splinters of wood, he flashed to Lu Mingfei's left.

With your back to me?
Is this overconfidence or a hostage-taking attempt?!

Uesugi was furious, his white hair standing on end like a lion's mane, and his body, which had been wandering the world for nearly a hundred years but was still as sharp as a fully drawn bow.

The right fist is drawn back to the ribs, while the left hand extends forward in a palm-blade shape. This is a variation of the Okinawa Goju-ryu Three-Battle Framework. Back then, the Hebi-hachi family poured far more resources into him in order to make him accept Japanese culture than they did into Genji-sei.

Even though Uesugi Kotsuki never really cared, Sumeragi's talent still allowed him to easily master the martial arts accumulation that ordinary people might not be able to achieve even after a lifetime of hard work.

"boom!"

"boom!!"

The first loud bang came from Uesugi Kotsushi stepping on the floor tiles, shattering them.

The second muffled thud came from the old grandmaster's mid-section straight punch aimed at Lu Mingfei's back. The enraged young man was startled by the gust of wind coming from behind, and suddenly turned around, throwing a right punch in response.

The moment the two enormous forces collided, the entire glass curtain wall of the floor seemed to have undergone an invisible impact, vibrating and humming!

"cough……"

With a muffled cough, Uesugi took three steps back, each step leaving a half-inch deep footprint on the floor.

His right arm trembled uncontrollably, and a piercing pain shot through his finger bones. As the saying goes, youth has the greatest advantage in boxing, and Uesugi Yue never imagined that the not-so-strong body of that bratty eighteen-year-old boy contained a power comparable to that of a dragon.

Lu Mingfei hadn't held back with his punch; he was confident he could flip a car over in front of him. Yet, Herzog's shadow warrior only took three steps back, failing to even cause fractures or dislocations.

They were definitely prepared!

But it's no use. Once I calm Erii down, you'll know what death means!
Ignoring the shadow warrior who had just stopped, he charged at Erii again.

When Genjiro hears the sound of the clapper, he switches personalities, becoming both good and evil; when Genjiro hears it, he loses his powers and becomes an ordinary person.

He didn't know whether Erii would go berserk or turn into a pitiful and helpless little flower after hearing the clapper sound, so he had to stop that damned clapper sound from entering Erii's ears as soon as possible!

On the other side, the long-awaited excruciating pain did not frighten Uesugi. He only felt a sense of excitement and excitement at meeting a worthy opponent. If this kid were not a madman who had kidnapped his daughter and intended to do something indecent, he might be willing to sit down with him, have a drink and chat, and then introduce him to that old monster Angers so that he could taste the impotent rage he felt when he was brutally abused by Time Zero.

Unfortunately, there is no if!
With a fierce glint in his golden eyes, Uesugi Yue stomped on the floor and charged forward, his right leg swinging like a dragon's tail as he attacked Lu Mingfei's lower body.

When will your mother ever stop?!

Lu Mingfei dodged with a knee strike and then leaped forward to counterattack with a heavy punch. He didn't know what Erii would do after hearing the clapper, but that old bastard Herzog definitely did. So this annoying guy's goal was to hold him back and make Erii completely fall into depravity or change her personality drastically!

He held back no longer, throwing a heavy punch straight at the face, intending to smash the opponent's head!

However, the shadow warrior carefully selected by Herzog was truly extraordinary. His moves were like ghosts, and his sweeping leg suddenly changed direction, his toes striking the throat like a venomous snake's tongue!
The punch and kick collided with another dull thud, but this time there was no clear winner, and no one retreated.

But Lu Mingfei's feet left the ground for a moment, and he took a kick head-on. Uesugi took advantage of the less than one second of air time that Lu Mingfei had to take, and stepped forward while Lu Mingfei had nowhere to put his weight on.

As if to retaliate against his despicable behavior of hitting only the face and not anywhere else, Uesugi Kotsugu unleashed a series of high straight punches, each aimed directly at Lu Mingfei's face.

Lu Mingfei had never received traditional martial arts training, but he was also a master of combat and grappling. He deflected a punch aimed at his face that was trying to disfigure him with a few quick movements. He even seized a fleeting opening and thrust forward with his right hand's dragon whisker finger, trying to disrupt the golden eyes that adorned the mask.

Uesugi thought it was despicable and turned his head to avoid it, but he had already lost the initiative, and Lu Mingfei landed again.

The moment his feet touched the ground, he shot out like an arrow, his right fist hidden at his waist, ready to strike, while his left hand darted out like a serpent, attempting to deflect Uesugi Kotsushi's parrying palms and smash his enemy to pieces, head and face.

However, Uesugi Kotsugi was experienced and easily saw through Lu Mingfei's plan. His arm coiled like a python, forcefully neutralizing Lu Mingfei's attack, and he delivered a backhand punch to Lu Mingfei's temple.

The balance of softness and strength in Goju-ryu karate is on full display at this moment.

Hands entwined, fists clashing!
"boom--!"

The shockwave exploded, causing the floor beneath their feet to collapse, and shards of wood and porcelain rained down like a storm.

Uesugi Kotsu's punches were incredibly powerful, while Lu Mingfei's punches were devastating, breaking bones and tendons. The sound of their fists colliding was almost like thunder!
Uesugi was afraid that Lu Mingfei would go to Erii again as soon as he got away, so to avoid hurting him, he held Lu Mingfei's arm tightly to prevent him from having a chance to leave!
At this moment, they were like two boxers locked together in handcuffs in an underground boxing ring, locked in a death match, with only one of them able to leave the ring alive!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Uesugi knew he was no match for this kid who had appeared out of nowhere, so he adopted a fighting style of trading injury for life, completely ignoring Lu Mingfei's attacks and aiming for vital points with every punch.

But Lu Mingfei wasn't stupid, so how could he let him have his way? Every heavy punch he threw blocked Uesugi Yue's insidious jab, and each punch was heavier than the last, as if he was aiming to beat him to death.

After exchanging several punches, Uesugi Yue felt like the bones in his left hand were about to be shattered by Lu Mingfei's blows, but he dared not let Lu Mingfei leave, and gritted his teeth to throw another punch at his face.

This was a feint, and Lu Mingfei fell for it. He raised his hand to block again, but Uesugi Yue thought to himself that he was still too young. He suddenly raised his knee to try and hit Lu Mingfei in the abdomen.

But when he raised his knee halfway up, it collided with Lu Mingfei's knee, which was also raised.

Feeling the pain coming from the pelvis, Uesugi glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and discovered that this treacherous kid was even more vicious than him; that knee strike was aimed directly at his groin!

If he were to bump into it, the excruciating pain would surely make him relax his guard!

But this moment of surprise was caught, and the feinting left fist was already deflected. Taking advantage of his momentary lapse in concentration, Lu Mingfei threw a punch without hesitation, as swift as the wind and as aggressive as fire!

"boom--!!!"

In a moment of haste, Uesugi Kotsugu, relying on his unparalleled physical prowess as a super hybrid, forcibly twisted his body and took the heavy punch head-on with his shoulder, feeling as if his entire shoulder was about to be shattered.

Behind him, Erii could be heard sobbing softly, which made Lu Mingfei feel furious, as if someone was pouring kerosene on a raging fire.

He immediately grabbed the shadow dancer's arm and used it as a battering ram, swinging it fiercely in the direction from which the clapper sound came.

"boom!"

The human-shaped cannon burst forth, extinguishing the remaining candlelight. With boundless force, it smashed through the darkness, burying the culprit hiding in the shadows along with the sound of the cannon.

Lu Mingfei took the opportunity to return to Erii's side. The girl was curled up in a chair, trembling, her tears glistening like pearls in the candlelight.

"It's alright, I'm here!"

He gently stroked Erii's hair, but felt her trembling violently the moment he touched her.

Although the damned clapper sound was interrupted, its impact on Erii was far more serious than imagined.

He took out special earphones from his bag and put them on Erii. He was about to connect them to his phone to play music to prevent that damned banging sound from restarting when, unexpectedly, the word "LockDown" had also affected both his and Erii's phones, causing them to go black.

Fortunately, the sound of the clapper buried under the brick wall shouldn't be heard for a while. He just needs to deal with that somewhat troublesome shadow warrior, and then...

Before he could make up his mind, the ruins exploded with a deafening roar, and a shadow warrior wearing a white nobleman's mask slowly emerged from the broken bricks, a gleaming samurai sword now in his hand.

The old man was soaked in alcohol, his body dirty and covered in dust, but his hunched back was now straight, and his withered fingers gently stroked the blade, his movements as tender as caressing a lover's skin.

Beneath the shattered mask, golden eyes shifted towards Lu Mingfei, surging with overwhelming killing intent and incomparably powerful confidence.

Moonlight streamed in through the window, the blade gleaming coldly, reflecting Lu Mingfei's furious face.

"What did you do to her?" The aged voice came through the mask, suppressing a raging rage.

Looking at the human skin beneath the tear in the mask, Lu Mingfei suddenly understood something.

This old man is not Herzog—he has come to rescue Erii.

But explanations were pointless at this point. The sound of the clapper rang out again from the ruins. Erii, a semi-evolved being, had hearing far superior to her two older brothers, and she once again buried her head in her hands and sobbed softly.

Enraged like a volcano, Lu Mingfei's fist slammed into Uesugi Yue's face with a whooshing sound.

The old man parried with his sword, the steel-forged samurai sword bending into an exaggerated arc under the immense force.

"Get out of my way!" Lu Mingfei roared, sweeping a whip kick across Uesugi Yue's waist and abdomen.

The old man was forced to retreat, but he was still no match for the angry boy. He only had time to raise his knife to his side to try and deflect some of the force.

Unexpectedly, the kick was as powerful as a dragon turning over, shattering the samurai sword in an instant. He was as if he had been hit by an overloaded truck, crashing through the outer wall with a loud bang, flying out of the building along with the glass brick wall, and being thrown onto the street outside.

Pedestrians on the street screamed and dodged the flying debris, not understanding what he had done to deserve such a commotion!
Lu Mingfei did not give chase.

The moment he turned around, the rage in his golden eyes froze—Eri was huddled in the corner, her red hair disheveled, her slender fingers gripping her arm tightly, leaving red marks on it.

Her lips trembled incessantly, but she couldn't utter a complete sound, only intermittent sobs.

Lu Mingfei stood there stunned, his hand trembling as he reached out and then withdrew it.

He suddenly realized his arrogance—the conceit he gained after acquiring power had made him lower his guard, thinking he could easily protect her.

He was once a god in the gaming world, now he is a super hybrid who stands out from the crowd, the most powerful monster in the world in his brother's eyes, and he has always harbored an unknown arrogance in his heart.

And this arrogance is now being paid for by Erii in pain.

As his golden eyes trembled, fragments of the katana floated in the air, and with a wave of his hand, they poured down like a torrential rain towards the source of the sound.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang—

The sound of sharp blades piercing flesh was incessant, and in the hazy light and shadow, it seemed as if something was being torn apart by a thousand cuts!

When the smoke cleared, a man dressed in a waiter's uniform was revealed in the room, wearing the same kind of noble mask on his face. The clapper in his hand was broken into several pieces, and there were seventeen or eighteen bloody holes on his face and chest, from which dark red blood was gushing out.

The lifeless body continued its stiff, repetitive tapping motions. Lu Mingfei, expressionless, raised his hand, and a dinner knife sliced ​​precisely across the other's throat. The head rolled away, and all was silent.

He quickly returned to Erii's side and this time gently embraced her.

The girl's body was as cold as a corpse, and she was still trembling uncontrollably.

“I’m here… I won’t let anyone hurt you again…” Lu Mingfei’s voice was hoarse and barely audible. “I was too arrogant… I thought that having power was enough to look down on everyone, and I didn’t consider your feelings at all…”

Hearing the painful murmurs in her ear, Erii's trembling gradually subsided.

She slowly raised her head, her crimson-gold eyes reflecting Lu Mingfei's face, stained with regret and pain. A tear slid down her cheek and splashed onto the back of Lu Mingfei's hand.

“Sa……kura……”

This simple syllable caused Lu Mingfei's heart to clench painfully.

He carefully wiped away the tears on her face, his movements as gentle as if he were handling fragile glass.

“Shall we go see the sea?” he said softly. “Like in the cartoons, let’s go now.”

Erii's eyes widened slightly.

After a moment, she slowly nodded, her slender fingers gently grasping the hem of Lu Mingfei's clothes, as if grasping the only piece of driftwood.

Lu Mingfei picked her up and carried her in his arms, letting her lean against him, and slowly walked towards the stairs.

Erii listened intently to the boy's steady, powerful heartbeat, feeling the warmth emanating from his chest. Her expression gradually softened, like a fledgling bird that had finally found its way home after being frightened.

(End of this chapter)