Dragon Clan: Force me to be reborn and slay dragons

Chapter 388 Hela, Queen of the Nibelungs (Two chapters combined, please vote with monthly tickets)

"I think I'm seeing things. I just saw two people walking by hand in hand."

Near Oriental Plaza, Constantine, who had been following Lao Tang and Long Ma Xun like a third wheel, suddenly stopped and blinked hard twice.

Old Tang was strolling leisurely with Ryoma Kaoru, their fingers intertwined. Upon hearing this, he raised their entwined fingers and shook them, saying, "There are couples holding hands all over the street. What's so confusing about that?"

Constantine craned his neck to look for the couple he had glimpsed earlier, but the crowd was too dense to find them easily. He could only turn back and force a look of barely concealed surprise at his brother.

"Yes... Xia Mi and Chu Zihang."

"So what?" Old Tang asked nonchalantly, showing no surprise whatsoever.

Having spent years navigating the complexities of life in the United States, he had long since seen through the nature of relationships between men and women. He realized it was nothing more than hormones at play, a surge of dopamine, and when passion reached its peak, it all boiled down to biological instincts.

Chu Zihang and Xia Mi are both unmarried. In America, people their age would have exchanged bodily fluids countless times. They're just holding hands now, what's the big deal?

“But, but…” Constantine wanted to say that they were discussing the future of the twin kings of the earth and mountains in the afternoon, and then she ran off to meet her male lover in the evening. Was that appropriate?

At least they pretended before, but now they've given up and aren't even going to pretend anymore?!
But in the end, he said nothing and silently swallowed back all his doubts.

Jormungandr and his brother had been navigating human society for many years, so they certainly knew more than him, a dragon who had just crawled out of his coffin. Perhaps this was one of the ways to integrate into the human community.

Finding a human mate allows one to join the human race.

"Alright, let's not worry about them. There's a mutton restaurant up ahead, and it looks really crowded. Let's go try it." Old Tang reached out and pulled Constantine along, putting his arms around both of them as they squeezed into the crowd.

When Xia Mi and Chu Zihang returned to the hotel carrying a bunch of fried chicken and hamburgers, they happened to see Lu Mingfei and Erii returning with a blonde little girl who looked like a doll. They couldn't help but ask her curiously:
"Who is this?"

It's rare to meet someone whose looks are comparable to hers, whose figure is not as good, and whose temperament is even colder and sharper than Chu Zihang's. I have to get to know her.

"This is Zero, just like you, an A-level hybrid chosen by Kassel College." Lu Mingfei puffed out his chest, his face full of pride, like an old father showing off his child:
"Back then, in order to recruit zero students, that idiot Guderian stood me up and flew to Russia overnight. I don't need to say how valuable that degree was, right?"

That's really confusing.

"So why is she here?" Xia Mi looked at the expressionless Zero and felt a little itchy, wanting to recruit her as a member of her own family, dress her up in pretty clothes every day to cosplay Rei Ayanami and Yuki Nagato, while she would play Asuka and Haruhi Suzumiya.

“That’s because she’s on our side.” Lu Mingfei suddenly struck a pose reminiscent of Commander Ikari, crossing his arms in front of his nose, his eyes gleaming.

"Zero is my most important sister (sister-in-law)!"

Natsumi: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

I'm sorry, I was being presumptuous!
From now on, I'll be Mikuru Asahi, and you'll be Haruhi Suzumiya!

"I've heard so much about you, my apologies for not being so polite." Xia Mi didn't know how to explain that Lu Mingfei was a native Chinese and had a Slavic sister. Anyway, it was best to be polite to the surgeon and his family.

Ling nodded, which was considered a greeting, and she did not refuse the identity that Lu Mingfei arranged for her.

"Alright, Erii, you and Rei play. I have something to do, I'll come and keep you company later."

After Lu Mingfei hosted a welcome dinner for the nanny group, Su Enxi and Jiu Demai took the initiative to get to work. There were many things to do and a lot of variables, so it was best to prepare in advance.

In the trio, Su Enxi is the general manager in charge of the rear, Jiu De Mai is the sword, and Ling is the shield.

Mai Shude is the best assassin, and killing is the most suitable job for her. Zero, on the other hand, is a foolish girl and not as adaptable as Mai Shude. She always keeps her promises and would never break her word, even if it means death. Therefore, she is better suited to protect people.

She was then left behind to serve as Lu Mingfei and Erii's personal bodyguard.

Although everyone knew that the idea of ​​being bodyguards for the number one and number two in the world was absurd, it was the boss's order after all, so they had no choice but to accept it.

Lu Mingfei certainly didn't think that Aze was showing favoritism and wanting Zero to stay in the safest place; he just felt that there was absolutely no need to deploy Agent Zero during the preparation phase.

Besides, after suffering for so many years, can't Zero enjoy himself a little?
It just so happens that Erii and Zero have a lot in common, and their personalities are similar. They are both quiet and have mysophobia, and they are both daughters-in-law of the Old Master family, so they get along quite harmoniously.

While riding in the car earlier, Su Enxi saw Ling let Erii link arms with her and exclaimed that it was unfair. Why couldn't she be close to the emotionless beauty?

When they got off the bus and parted ways, Su Enxi was still unwilling to believe it and wanted to try, but was ruthlessly avoided. Heartbroken, she said she would never love again.

What are you doing with so many snacks?

Xia Mi watched as Lu Mingfei took several large bags of snacks from Fingel's room, somewhat puzzled.

"These are for your brother." Lu Mingfei glanced at the heavy bags in their hands, but didn't give them to them. He walked towards the elevator.
"Let's not delay, let's set off now."

Since Xia Mi is here, it means she's mentally prepared. So why not resolve things sooner rather than later to avoid any further complications?

He pressed the elevator button, turned around and looked at the two people standing side by side: "By the way, is Lao Chu going or not?"

“He’s not going,” Xia Mi answered quickly.

"Tsk tsk." Lu Mingfei glanced at her with a half-smile. Her underwear was so obviously visible, yet she was still trying to hide it.

"Have you told him about your brother's situation, such as his name or something?"

Xia Mi had foreseen this. In the future, after Fenrir was reborn and became a human, he would definitely be Chinese like her. Naturally, he could no longer use this name and would have to take a Chinese name.

When asked, Fenrir, the idiot, answered "potato chips" almost without thinking, and then received a big slap in the face from his sister.

When asked again, the suggestions were things like Kobi, Lay's, and Oishi... which almost drove Xia Mi crazy, and in the end, he was stripped of his right to name his food.

He glanced at the person next to him and remembered that the season when he first met and reunited with him was also the season when Fenrir used to love to go out and have fun.

So he said, "His name is Xia Tian."

Before Chu Zihang could react, Lu Mingfei suddenly froze, refusing to go inside even as the elevator doors opened.

"What are you daydreaming about?" she urged. "If you're not going, move aside, the door's about to close."

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingfei snapped out of his reverie, shook his head, and stepped into the elevator.

Sure enough, even in a different world, familiar people and things will gradually return to their original course with one's own efforts.

He had originally intended to give Xia Mi some small suggestions, but he never expected that she would actually choose her brother's name like that.

Indeed, fate is unpredictable; it's like the big intestine wrapping the small intestine.

The elevator reached the ground floor, and the door opened to find the interior empty except for a wisp of barely perceptible gray smoke and the delicious aroma of fried chicken.

A young couple waiting for the elevator were stunned for a couple of seconds by the aroma, then suddenly looked at each other, turned around and left: "Let's go get some fried chicken."

These minor incidents did not hinder the three of them. Xia Mi looked at Lu Mingfei's back and curled her lips slightly.

You don't even bother to pretend. Which mixed-race person can use all sorts of fancy abilities like you?

And you, such a suspicious person standing right next to you, didn't even think to check him out, all you did was stare at Qingmei and dig deep and shallow.

Xia Mi's gaze was deep and mysterious, leaving Chu Zihang feeling bewildered, wondering what he had done to offend her.

"Alright, that's enough for now. You can go back now." When they arrived at the subway station on the second basement level, Xia Mi took the fried chicken and cola from Chu Zihang and urged him to leave quickly so that he wouldn't accidentally stumble into the gates of the land of the dead.

Chu Zihang looked at her quietly.

"Looking at me won't help. If it's no good, it's no good. Go back and wait for me." Xia Mi carried four large bags in one hand and pushed him with the other.

She wasn't afraid that Fenrir's appearance would frighten him; it was just that since she had always been a beautiful girl in his memory, she would stay beautiful.

Accepting Fenrir's half of power was destined to reveal her true form. Although in her dragon form she was still a great beauty among dragons, and in human aesthetics she was a perfect combination of beauty and ferocity.

But since we're going to interact with him as human beings, we'll stick to it to the end.

Seeing the determination in her eyes, Chu Zihang didn't say much. He simply nodded, said "Be careful," and then took a few steps back to withdraw from the Netherworld Domain.

Seeing that she had lost her own reflection in his eyes, Xia Mi breathed a sigh of relief. She glanced at Lu Mingfei, who was quietly watching the show without making a fuss, and then swept her hand in front of her, opening the gates of the Nibelungen.

"Aren't you going to invite Old Tang and Constantine?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"No need." Xia Mi shook her head and stepped inside.

Soon, the aroma of fried chicken in the air faded, and Chu Zihang realized that Xia Mi and the others had entered another world.

He checked the time; it wasn't too late yet, so he found a place to sit and waited for his beloved to return.

……

The familiar train, the familiar tunnel, the familiar mine, and the familiar dragon.

Since Xia Mi left, Fenrir has been munching on potato chips and watching TV, trying to finish his snacks and watch the movie before the "surgery".

The potato chips are all gone, but there's still more than half of the movie left. Ao Bai has only just fallen into Bao Longxing's trap, and we haven't even reached the classic scene where "I came in and saw Chang Wei beating Lai Fu" and "You said you don't know martial arts."

Even before the train stopped, Fenrir could smell the aroma of fried chicken.

He thought his sister had brought him something delicious, so he forgot about watching TV and stuck his head out onto the platform to greet her.

However, when the car door opened, they found that besides Xia Mi, there was another smiling guy there as well.

With a "whoosh," Fenrir shrunk its head back, skillfully using its wings to cover its neck, a movement so fast it was completely disproportionate to its mountain-like size.

"Oh, still holding a grudge? Just kidding." Lu Mingfei couldn't help but find Fenrir's reaction amusing. This guy was clearly a king who could roar and command dragons, yet he was as easily startled as a rabbit.

“You’re a bad person!” Fenrir stared at him, his tone like that of a vengeful child.

Although Xia Mi had explained it to him in the afternoon and he knew that Lu Mingfei was actually helping him, he was still a little overwhelmed because Lu Mingfei had scared him.

However, Lu Mingfei had anticipated this. He picked up the several large bags of snacks in his hand, shook them, and said enticingly:
"I brought some delicious snacks, all your favorite potato chips!"

"Goo!" Upon hearing this, Fenrir's wariness vanished almost entirely. Seeing Lu Mingfei put the bag on the ground and take a few steps back to indicate that he meant no harm, he cautiously reached out his hand.

With a "whoosh," all sorts of potato chips scattered, mixed with a few two-liter bottles of soda, and instantly the pureblood dragon's eyes cleared.

"For me?!" Fenrir looked at Lu Mingfei, who nodded. Then the King of Earth and Mountains announced in a deep, majestic voice:

"You're a good person!"

Xia Mi couldn't bear to look. She was carrying a lot more fragrant fried chicken, but Fenrir acted as if he didn't see it at all, his eyes were only on those broken potato chips!
Feeling a chill creeping over her, Fenrir remembered that her sister had also brought her food, and quickly looked at her ingratiatingly, "Sister, did you bring me something delicious?"

"Hmm, this is a gift from a friend of mine." Xia Mi was too lazy to be angry with her silly brother, so she carried the gift to his big head.

She had brought McDonald's and KFC to Fenrir before, so he was familiar with them; he just opened his mouth wide and waited for his sister to feed him.

This is a little game between the brother and sister. Xia Mi will break apart fried chicken and hamburgers and throw them into Fenrir's mouth, just like feeding fish. Sometimes, when the latter gets into a good mood, he will change his position and let Xia Mi throw darts.

Of course, Xia Mi initially refused, feeling that it was no different from a puppy playing frisbee.

But Fenrir wanted to play, so he had no choice but to play along.

Lu Mingfei watched from afar, originally wanting to tease Fenrir by saying it was a gift from his future brother-in-law, to see if Fenrir would get angry... scratch that, would get angry, but seeing this Beauty and the Beast plus max version, he chose to keep quiet.

Next comes the inevitable separation of life and death, so let's not disturb their final moments together.

Suddenly, someone patted his shoulder, followed by a familiar voice:
"elder brother."

Lu Mingfei didn't need to turn around to know who it was: "What?" "Come and see." The sound of crisp footsteps came from the platform. It was leather shoes stepping on the ground. Lu Mingze, who had changed into a white coat, walked around to the front of Lu Mingfei, carrying a huge toolbox in his hand.

“It’s my brother’s first time performing surgery and it’s such a major operation. I wouldn’t feel at ease if I didn’t come and watch.” He seemed to be in a good mood, with a faint smile on his face: “Look, I even forgot to bring the surgical instruments.”

Lu Mingfei looked at the portable stethoscope hanging around his neck and the very familiar toolbox in his hand, and his eyes twitched slightly:
"If you're going to have surgery, then have surgery, but what do you mean by bringing up the Seven Deadly Sins?"

Dude, you're trying to tame the dragon, not slay it!

"Oh, I was in a rush and grabbed the wrong one." Lu Mingze laughed and pushed the bronze box containing the Seven Deadly Sins toward him.

"But it doesn't matter, other lancets can't break Fenrir's defenses, so the Seven Deadly Sins are just right."

That kid is still as cunning as ever.

Lu Mingfei ignored the box on the ground; he knew it was just an illusion.

The Seven Deadly Sins are still in Constantine's room, which contains a special alchemical matrix. Retrieving them without alerting the two Dragon Kings will be quite difficult.

However, he had a hunch that if he believed the Seven Deadly Sins in Aze's hands were real and tried to touch them, then the bronze box would definitely become genuine.

Watching the brother and sister playing a game of tossing and catching ahead of him, Lu Mingfei kicked the Seven Deadly Sins at his feet and said calmly:
"Aze, if I hadn't come into this world, would Fenrir have been dismembered by the Seven Deadly Sins?"

Lu Mingze's smile froze, and he shook his head, saying, "The Seven Deadly Sins are only so small. Where would they get the ability to dismember the Dragon King? Even if all seven swords are used at once, they can only set up an alchemical matrix that is enough to severely injure the Dragon King."

Even if they manage to kill him, it would merely be a finishing blow after the Seven Deadly Sins have already slashed and wounded the Dragon King.

It's a bit of a evasive statement, but what it avoids isn't the possibility of killing Fenrir, but rather the preceding sentence.

Lu Mingfei glanced at him and nodded: "What do you plan to do with Fenrir's remains? Make soup from the bones?"

On the way here, he had already asked Xia Mi, and she didn't seem to have much attachment to Fenrir's dragon bones, nor would she say she couldn't bear to part with them and insisted on keeping them as a souvenir.

If Lu Mingfei wanted it, she could even sell it to him at a discount.

However, Fenrir has already merged with the Nibelungen, so care must be taken when separating them to avoid causing elemental collapse that could destroy the Nibelungen.

Seeing that his brother didn't press the matter, Lu Mingze secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "I told Enxi about the rules of Nibelungen. If Jormungandr decides to give up Fenrir's dragon bones, she will send someone to retrieve them."

"Rules?" This was the first time Lu Mingfei had ever heard that the Nibelungen had rules.

“Yes, every Nibelungen has its own set of rules,” Lu Mingze explained. “The Nibelungen is built between reality and illusion; it takes reality as its benchmark and copies some of the rules from reality.”

Like the elevated highway in Odin, even though all the streetlights were out, the toll booths were still functioning normally.

"What about Xia Mi's house?"

"The rules she copied came from the Urban Rail Transit Safety Operation Management Measures. Many subway entrances in Beijing can be connected to Nibelungen, and even the subway circuit control system can be connected to and controlled from reality."

Lu Mingze suddenly smiled. Normally, the Dragon King would not have left such a big flaw when he established Nibelungen, allowing outsiders to have the opportunity to peek into the secrets inside Nibelungen.

But since Nibelungen was established by the King of the Earth and the Mountains, and they had just caused a massive explosion, the hastily built Nibelungen could not be perfect.

Most importantly, Xia Mi considered that the changes in the future human world might be particularly rapid, so she specially added the function of copying reality to the rules of Nibelungen to keep up with the pace of the times.

Even if this rule has loopholes, no one else besides her can know about it and exploit it.

Ke Lumingze was out of the loop.

"Well, it seems your intelligence work is indeed thorough," Lu Mingfei praised, before revealing his true intentions.

"So, when are you going to tell me your location?"

Looking at his serious face, Lu Mingze shook his head slightly: "It's not the right time yet."

Looking into those pale golden eyes, Lu Mingfei asked in a deep voice, "Does it hurt?"

"It's alright," the boy said, trying to sound relaxed.

"Am I not strong enough now?" Lu Mingfei clenched his fist. He now had the ability to help Old Tang escape his fate and give Fenrir a new life, but he couldn't save his own brother. This sense of powerlessness made him feel extremely frustrated.

"No, I said it a long time ago, brother, you are the strongest monster in the world." A warm glint flashed in Lu Mingze's eyes, his golden pupils flickering slightly.
"But you're not ready yet."

"How do you know I wasn't prepared?" Lu Mingfei stared at him, his eyes sharp and forceful.

He's not stupid; how could he not guess who Lu Mingze was hiding it from?

The organization that imprisoned Lu Mingze and Renata in their previous life was the same one where Lu Mingfei's parents worked. Given the similarities between the two worlds, it goes without saying where Lu Mingze is currently trapped.

"I just didn't want to make you sad," Lu Mingze sighed.

"But I'm very sad right now."

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Lu Mingze reached out and pinched Lu Mingfei's face, pulling it to the sides and forcing a smile onto his face.
"I still prefer my brother's carefree self."

Lu Mingfei watched his figure fade away little by little, like a pencil drawing being erased by an eraser. He felt as if a fire was burning in his chest, and his breath carried a faint smell of rust.

He took a deep breath, composed himself, and looked at the brother and sister who had finished feeding each other and were now sitting together watching a movie.

They were so engrossed in their last moments together that they were completely unaware of what was happening on the other side.

Lu Mingfei ignored the phantoms of the Seven Deadly Sins at his feet, walked over and sat on the other side, watching Chang Wei beat Lai Fu.

With a sizzle, an opened bag of potato chips was placed in front of Lu Mingfei, Fenrir's enormous dragon eyes staring at him:
"Thank you, friend."

The elder brother of the King of Earth and Mountains experiences joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness like a child, coming and going quickly. Under the influence of delicious food, he has already forgotten the unpleasantness of the past.

Lu Mingfei took the potato chips and said thank you.

Once his attention was back on the television, Lu Mingfei reached out and touched his large head, his eyes gleaming with intense gold.

Xia Mi noticed his movement out of the corner of her eye, her posture stiffened for a moment, but she didn't turn her head to look.

On the way here, we had already discussed letting Fenrir sleep peacefully while eating, drinking, and having fun, so that he could have a ten-year dream and wake up still innocent and carefree.

"The blood of kings must end with the sword."

His lips moved without uttering a sound, yet it seemed as if he were declaring to heaven and earth, every inch of air filled with a chilling intent.

Within the vast Nibelungen, all the hidden Dead Servants and Kamaitachi knelt on the ground, trembling as if their heads were being held down by an invisible hand, feeling as if the sky was about to collapse.

Just as the overwhelming power of that day was about to annihilate all living beings, the magnificent holy voice that brought despair to all things spoke again, no longer filled with anger and killing intent, but only with peace.

"But this grace strips one of royal power, shatters one's crown, and returns one to the mortal realm, forever losing honor!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all things returned to stillness, and the impending collapse of the heavens vanished without a trace.

All the creatures within Nibelungen felt as if they had escaped from the brink of death, yet they remained kneeling on the ground, prostrating themselves, and dared not rise for a long time.

The storm raged, but the center remained calm.

Xia Mi and Fenrir, who were standing right next to each other, were completely oblivious to what had just happened. It was as if even their most basic senses had been stripped away, and they were focused only on the old-fashioned 18-inch color TV and Bao Longxing's exaggerated laughter.

Everything proceeded as usual, from Bao Longxing being imprisoned, to having nowhere to turn for help but feeding the young master cakes, to being exonerated by imperial grace and beating the litigator Chang Wei to death...

Finally, amidst laughter and cheers, the movie came to an end.

At this moment, Fenrir's body, which was originally only half a skeleton, had completely turned into skeletons, leaving only his huge dragon head intact.

When the emperor finally died of syphilis, everyone avoided the dragon's underwear like the plague. When the scene finally froze, Fenrir let out a satisfied sigh.

He watched the whole enjoyable movie.

He finished all those delicious snacks.

The older sister, whom I was worried about, has also become stronger.

From then on, she no longer had to worry about being bullied.

“Sister.” Fenrir’s voice was no longer deep and dignified, but weak, like that of a sleepy child who might fall asleep at any moment but was trying hard to stay awake.

His golden eyes moved, reflecting the image of a girl hugging her knees, tears welling in her eyes. He whispered:

"Next time, don't leave me behind, let's go out and have fun together."

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to have used up his last bit of strength and closed his eyes completely. The huge dragon head turned into bronze-colored skeleton in an instant, so fast that Xia Mi didn't even have a chance to answer.

The girl hugged her knees, tears streaming down her face like a child who had lost everything, crying heart-wrenchingly yet silently.

She didn't look at the mountain of bronze-colored skeletons; her golden eyes remained fixed on the scrolling end credits on the television screen until the disc finished playing and the screen went black after a brief blue screen, reflecting her brother's enormous corpse.

And then there was the boy standing beside the bronze-colored skeleton, holding a ball of rich golden light in his hand.

Lu Mingfei held up the power of the King of Earth and Mountains in one hand, quietly waiting for the girl to regain her composure.

After a long while, the girl who had been curled up on the ground finally moved. She raised her hand to wipe away her tears and sat up. Her eyes were red, but she no longer showed the great sadness in her heart.

Xia Mi looked up at her brother's remains and found the core he had left behind in the eye socket. It was only the size of a basketball. She reached out and took it off, holding it carefully in her arms.

A moment of silent tension fell over the room.

Looking at this scene, Lu Mingfei scratched his head with his free hand: "I told you we should have let Lao Chu come along. Now this is so awkward for me. If he were here, at least he could give you a warm hug. All I can do is talk nonsense to you."

“No need.” Xia Mi held Fenrir’s cocoon in one hand, and stretched out the other, but stopped abruptly when it touched the golden light. She looked up at Lu Mingfei:
"What would happen if we gave this to Chu Zihang?"

“It’s all nonsense…”

Before Lu Mingfei could finish speaking, Xia Mi had already seized the suspended power of the King of Earth and Mountains and refined it in an instant.

In an instant, a torrent of intense light burst forth from her palm, as if she had grasped the three-legged golden crow that Hou Yi had shot down.

The golden light in the girl's eyes transformed from the bright moon into the blazing sun, her long hair danced wildly in the storm, and black dragon scales and bone armor gradually covered her entire body.

Terrifying energy erupted within her, and the power and authority of the King of Earth and Mountains were completely merged. An invisible domain unfolded with her at its center, the ground cracked, rocks floated in the air, and the entire Nibelungen let out an unbearable wail, as if offering its loyalty to the birth of the queen.

A dense light enveloped Xia Mi, and she raised her head and let out a soul-shaking dragon roar, the air twisting and exploding wherever the sound wave passed.

Her clothes suddenly ripped apart, and a pair of huge black wings burst forth from her body, an invisible force lifting her into the sky.

Wherever the domain extends, all things perish.

Deadpool and Kamaitachi scattered in terror, but were instantly engulfed by the domain, turning into brilliant golden flames that illuminated the entire Nibelungen.

Hela, the Queen of the Land of the Dead, the Goddess of Death

Ascend the throne at this moment!
Lu Mingfei held the core that Xia Mi had just handed him in one hand, ignoring the magnificent scene. He simply waved his hand to block out all the heat waves and the power of annihilation, ejected the DVD, and carefully put it away.

"Farewell, Fenrir." He gazed at the unyielding, decaying skeleton, motionless in the firelight, and whispered his goodbye. He then looked down at the cocoon in his arms, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Hello, summer.

(End of this chapter)