Dragon Clan: Force me to be reborn and slay dragons

Chapter 258 A New Secret Technique, Treating the Symptoms but Not the Root Cause
The evening breeze brings the tide, dispelling the enchanting scenery around the hot spring pool.

A girl in a pink and white swimsuit stood gracefully in the moonlight, standing prettily in front of a vigorous young man, yet she could not arouse the slightest evil thought in him.

Seeing Lu Mingfei's concerned expression, Erii awkwardly tugged at her swimsuit, seemingly trying to cover the ugly black veins on her back.

Actually, she started experiencing health problems this morning, feeling weak and tired from time to time, and generally feeling unwell.

It's not something a girl experiences every month, it's something she experiences every week.

At that time, she didn't feel it very clearly. It wasn't until Lu Mingfei took her to buy a swimsuit in the afternoon that she noticed some abnormalities on her back in the mirror in the changing room.

At that time, there was only a tiny mark, which could be easily covered by slightly lifting the backless swimsuit.

Unexpectedly, by nightfall, the darkness had spread to half of his back.

She didn't want Sakura to see her in this terrible state, but he had said that if there was a problem, she should speak up, and he would find a way to solve it no matter how difficult it was. Keeping everything to herself would only make things worse.

That's why she didn't go into the water wearing a bathrobe, but instead took off her outer garment in front of him, exposing the ugly lines on her back to him.

Erii was actually a little worried that Sakura would find her appearance a bit scary and not pretty.

But his expression was not unusual; all that could be seen in his eyes was pity and heartache.

So she felt much more at ease and said softly:

"It started today."

With her slender hand grasping the hand that was suspended in mid-air, Erii pulled Lu Mingfei forward again, tested the water temperature with her toes, and then stepped in, half of her body soaking in the warm hot spring pool.

Seeing that Lu Mingfei was still standing on the shore, she exerted a little force on her hand and pulled him into the water as well, with a fist's distance between them.

"It's alright, this body couldn't hold on for long anyway." The girl sat in the hot spring pool, her arms wrapped around her bent legs, her face pressed against her knees, looking at the boy so close to her with her rosy red eyes, and whispered words of comfort:

"If you don't get the serum, your health will deteriorate and you'll become unattractive."

Lu Mingfei took one hand and held it, his tightly furrowed brows still furrowed: "Is it because you used the power of words before?"

Erii's bloodline is unstable, and the abilities she possesses are still high-sequence, extremely dangerous words of power.

As a legitimate emperor, Erii's brother-in-law was exhausted from activating Gravity Field: Royal Power. Erii's Word of Power is only stronger, so the burden on her body will definitely be even heavier.

But at that time, he dragged Erii along to run the Genji Heavy Industries underground base dungeon.

Although the output force is not large, it is still a kind of loss.

Erii's hand was held by Lu Mingfei, and they were gently rocked underwater.

"It has nothing to do with that, it just happens over time."

She was already used to injecting serum every few days, and the dragonification of her body was only just beginning and not yet serious.

At this rate, she can hold on for another two or three days, and if she grits her teeth, she can persevere for another day or two.

"Does it hurt?" Lu Mingfei asked with a warm smile, but his eyes showed concern.

"Not yet," Erii answered truthfully.

The implication is that as the dragon blood erodes the body, the pain will continuously escalate.
"Was it like this before?"

"Yes, when I'm in pain, my brother will take me to get a serum injection."

"Is that so..." Lu Mingfei stroked her smooth, delicate hand with his thumb, his eyes slightly lowered.

"But my brother rarely takes me out to play, and he doesn't have much time to play games with me either." Erii pursed her lips, her voice suddenly becoming a little muffled, as if she were complaining about a child who rarely comes home:

"My brother is very busy, always running around outside. When he takes me out, it's just for a meal."

Every time I go out, I have to ride in a car that doesn't let in the light, and I have to wear a veil. I have to eat in a separate room, and I can only watch movies in a separate theater. Even going shopping or buying things will cause trouble for others..."

The girl seemed to want to talk about something else to distract Lu Mingfei, not wanting him to keep focusing on her unpleasant aspects.

But she has experienced too little and her life is too monotonous, repeating the same things year after year, which only makes people feel more sorry for her.

However, her voice quickly became cheerful: "It was a lot of fun playing outside with Sakura. We met a lot of people and experienced a lot of things. It was a free time that I had never experienced before."

Her eyes sparkled, reflecting the boy's tender face.

Lu Mingfei reached out and lifted a strand of hair floating on the water, his voice soft yet firm:
"We'll make up for all the experiences we haven't had before, and I'll be there for you."

As he spoke, he raised his hands, clasped together underwater. Warm water droplets slid slowly down his tightly interlocked fingers, and as they dripped onto the bubbling surface of the spring, the boy's voice rang in his ears:

"ImADoctorNotARoachJim!"

Activate unit's rapid healing!
As Erii unleashed this string of StarCraft 2 cheat codes, feeling much more comfortable soaking in the hot spring, she suddenly noticed an even hotter current emanating from her tightly clasped hands.

Following the slender arm upwards, it slowly guided the fluid into her body, gradually dispelling the unpleasant fatigue and the slight, almost imperceptible stinging pain in her lower back.

Ripples spread across Erii's eyes, which were like rubies. She raised her face and stared blankly at Lu Mingfei. His eyes had turned into a dazzling gold at some point. Although he exuded an imperial majesty, his gaze on her was filled with endless gentleness.

Feeling the negative effects on her body gradually dissipate under the wash of the heat, Erii looked at Lu Mingfei with delighted surprise:
"Sakura is amazing!"

She stood up, her curvaceous figure emerging from the water, water droplets bouncing up and falling back down.

The girl turned slightly to the side, using the broken surface of the pool to observe her back. She discovered that the veins, which were originally hideous, deep black as if someone had injected ink into them, were now crimson.

The black thicket of thorns has transformed into a neatly arranged expanse of red tassels.

Looking at the red veins whose color had stopped fading, Lu Mingfei's slight joy faded again.

It turns out that activating the unit's rapid healing technique can indeed heal Erii's body.

However, the curative effect is limited; it only treats the symptoms, not the root cause.

Strictly speaking, Erii's dragonification is not a disease or injury, but rather an evolution towards a higher level of life.

However, this evolution from human to dragon would place an extremely heavy burden on her body.

Dragon blood is forcing her towards a deeper level of evolution, but her human will resists becoming a monster. These two opposing forces are locked in a fierce battle within her, disrupting the balance between human and dragon. This is why the secret technique for rapid healing works. But that's all. This technique only restores the dragon blood within Erii to its most stable state; it cannot maintain that stability indefinitely. Over time, she will still uncontrollably begin evolving again.

To solve this problem at its root, we need to start from other aspects.

"Alright, don't get so excited, be careful not to catch a cold." Lu Mingfei pulled Erii back to the surface of the water with force, avoiding staring intently at Wotao, who was half-covered under her swimsuit.

Erii obediently sat down, this time very close, shoulder to shoulder, her wet hair draped over his shoulders.

"Sakura is amazing!"

The girl looked at the sea and the moon in the distance and repeated the sentence softly.

"Eri is amazing!"

Lu Mingfei held her hand and followed her gaze to the boundless sea in the distance.

Deep in the ocean, six floating platforms built at great expense by the Sheqi Eight Families are moving toward the Japan Trench.

These massive machines, normally used for oil and seabed mineral exploration, move slowly but are extremely heavy, enough to withstand gale-force winds and even tsunamis at sea.

A few days later, these six floating platforms, named "Sumeru Thrones," will be connected together to form a sea fortress in the war against the gods.

Near their target area, several research vessels were also patrolling, monitoring the seabed in real time.

Inside the Rockflow Research Institute, numerous staff members were busy in an orderly manner, transporting large quantities of weapons to the shipyard hidden in the Iron Dome Temple, where they were installed on ships and helicopters.

The oceanographic research vessel has deployed unmanned probes to the seabed more than once in the past two days, but the results have not been good.

Some fish encountered schools of fish halfway down the dive, their shells cracked, and they were crushed by the terrifying water pressure.

Some dived to the target area, but before they could capture more footage, they were attacked by a sudden dark shadow, completely losing their connection.

All indications suggest that numerous deadly dangers lurk beneath the sea.

The Snake Clan has many A-level hybrids, but only a few are truly useful.

Angers just went to a hospital under the Sheqi Hachi family and saw Fujiwara Shinnosuke, who was wrapped up like a dumpling, in the ICU ward.

Having weathered over a hundred years of trials and tribulations, the white-haired old man quickly figured out the intricacies of the situation and realized that it was his dear bunch of incompetent teammates causing trouble again.

However, he did not rush to find fault with the school board, but instead went to the Snake-Gi-Hachi family to find out the whole story.

Yuan Zhisheng told Angers the prepared explanation, putting on the appearance of us as the victims, saying that he had sent his most trusted personal assistant to prevent any unforeseen complications.

As a result, your Kassel College not only thought about slaying the god and dividing the cake together, but also wanted to secretly steal people from the Snake Clan. You're simply treating dragon slaying as a child's play.

Angers knew that Genjiro was definitely not telling the truth, but he didn't care.

What he was truly concerned about was the whereabouts of Chu Zihang and Caesar; with them around, this plan to slay the gods would be more successful.

Moreover, the matter that old man Uesugi Kotsugi entrusted to him has made some progress. He will go to Takamagahara tomorrow to see what exactly is going on.

It would be best if the misunderstanding between the brothers could be resolved. If not, let Uesugi Kotsugu resolve it himself. It's not good for the children to have a conflict and for him, as the father, to stand by and watch, while he, an outsider, has to act as the peacemaker.

He has been teaching and educating people in Angers for many years, and he can indeed talk about some grand principles, but he prefers to talk about physics most of the time.

There's no way around it; the longer you spend with idiots, the more you crave simple and brute-force solutions.

Anyway, the Uesugi Koshi bloodline is there for all to see. Although it has been neglected for more than sixty years, the power of the imperial bloodline is beyond doubt. It should be fine to let the two children sit down and have a good talk.

Not for a moment did I feel sad for Fujiwara Shinnosuke's near death. The next to arrive on the battlefield were—the world's most awesome assassin and the strongest hybrid.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't get Mr. Ronald to use his full strength..."

Takamagahara Nightclub suffered severe damage to its third floor during an attack tonight, and was subsequently visited by both police and gangsters. Humpback Whale had no choice but to temporarily suspend operations, promising to cover all tonight's expenses and offering numerous discounts to its customers – a clear case of throwing money around.

Old Tang has already covered the largest portion of the compensation, and to keep the creditors satisfied and prevent them from pressing for payment, he even got a new private room to provide special services—

Play with someone.

Ryoma Kaoru put down the mangled game controller and apologized to Old Tang somewhat embarrassedly.

If you ignore the mangled handle on the ground and the murderous intent in her eyes, Old Tang might actually believe that she can afford to lose.

You were completely thrashed by me all night without uttering a sound, and now you're getting brutally beaten in King of Fighters with a 1v3 sweep? Why are you radiating murderous intent? Besides, you were the one who asked me not to hold back.

Old Tang secretly complained in his heart, but he didn't say anything, saying that it was normal for him to be bad at the game since it was his first time playing, and that he would get better with more practice.

By this time, a considerable amount of time had passed since Fujiwara Shinnosuke's attack. After finishing their interrogation, Chu Zihang and Caesar rushed back and pulled Fingel, that old man full of tricks, to the fourth floor to discuss countermeasures and how to deal with Angers if he came knocking on their door the next day.

Meanwhile, Genji continued chatting with the humpback whale about art and flower arrangement, as if the assassination attempt hadn't been directed at him. His calm and composed demeanor led the whale to praise him, saying he was born to be a male escort.

Old Tang was in the next room. Hearing this, he looked disdainful, thinking to himself that he was the one born with the sacred body of a male prostitute.

He was tied to a rich heiress right from his debut. Even if he worked hard his whole life in the male escort or bounty hunter industry, he might not earn as much as she does in a month.

However, Tang was still a man of principle. He lived off his wife with great force, relying on his talent and temperament rather than his looks, and thoroughly controlled the young lady of the Longma family.

"What?" Ryoma Kaoru had just received a phone call, and his expression was somewhat strange.

After hanging up the phone, she gave me a knowing smile, as if a miracle had come my way.

"What a coincidence! I was just thinking about what reason I should find to stay in Takamagahara, and now the perfect reason has been presented to me."

Her uncle, Ryoma Genichiro, just called and said a lot of things, the gist of which was that she should stay in Takamagahara as a guard and help deal with Principal Angers tomorrow.

Upon learning that the world's strongest dragon slayer was coming to his door, Old Tang felt inexplicably panicked. He wanted to call Lu Mingfei to ask what to do, or maybe beat him up and send him to the ICU to be in the bed next to Fujiwara Shinnosuke.
However, the one who should be worried about this is not him, but the three Kassel aces upstairs.

He's just a homebody; he eats and drinks as usual and doesn't take anything to heart.

"Here, let's continue." Old Tang picked up the third game controller and handed it to Ryoma Xun. "This is the last one, so go easy on him."

(End of this chapter)