Dragon Clan: I am Lu Mingfei, the Intelligence Strategist, the God of Concepts!

Chapter 94 Run! Water's coming out!

"A3 area is cleared! A3 area is cleared! Ready to take your positions!"

"B2 still has Deadpool, and his position is a bit troublesome. Is there anyone from the due west direction who can provide some fire support?"

"Quickly, quickly, let's make dumplings for Old Man Chen right away!"

……

I listened to the communication tone coming through my headset.

Nuwa, positioned at the rear, did not intervene much, but quietly watched the screen, waiting for everything to settle down.

The younger generation in her family were far more capable than she had imagined.

After two generations of reforms, the Zhou family's mixed-race fighting style is now completely different from that of other orthodox families... Of course, it would be great if they could also change their mindset quickly, so that she wouldn't have to go through so much formality every time she sees her... It's a long and arduous task, and hopefully she can have more freedom in the future.

"Was Lu Mingfei's signal lost? Has it not been reconnected yet?" Nuwa suddenly asked.

"Yes...it's been about five or six minutes."

Someone answered immediately.

“There is a considerable area without signal in the Chen family’s underground area, mostly important laboratories or nodes… You don’t need to worry, Mr. Lu’s team has a very high configuration, there shouldn’t be any problems.”

"Ah."

Nuwa nodded gently, her expression still serious.

She felt like things were going too smoothly... Even though she had made so many preparations, it was only natural that things were going smoothly.

at this time.

Suddenly, a gasp rang out on the communication channel.

"Water! Water is coming out!"

"What water!" Nuwa frowned.

However, more exclamations came through the channel immediately afterward.

"We have it here too! Water! Black water! Stay away, stay away! It's very cold—"

……

A3 area.

'Click-clack—'

The tightly locked, thick iron gate with its air valve was freezing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This is the last iron gate leading to the target location, and Zhou Minhao's three-person team was the first to arrive here.

A few seconds later, the steel suddenly made a cracking sound, and cracks appeared on its surface.

At extremely low temperatures, they appear to acquire a certain 'brittleness'.

Immediately... the door was completely forced open.

What gushed out was a dark, almost black 'water', and as soon as it appeared, a chilling sensation, as if it were tangible, surged forth.

And the biting, icy wind—

In the blink of an eye, this almost eerie cold air turned the floor, metal walls, and light bulbs on the ceiling of the passage into a sheet of ice, as if the whole world was dyed with a ghostly blue light.

'Om—'

The light suddenly dimmed.

Zhou Minhao's expression changed drastically. At that moment, he could feel the icy coldness that was about to hit him just by breathing.

Explosive sounds came from his fists, and flames spread upwards from his fists, instantly illuminating the passage again.

He tentatively tossed out a burst of flames, but before it even touched the black 'water' itself, the raging fire was extinguished instantly, like a candle meeting a strong wind.

"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat first!"

As the team's main attacker and captain, he gave the order without hesitation.

Zhou Minhao's Word of Power is named 'Blazing' in the Secret Party system. Among fire-type Words of Power, its serial number is second only to 'Junyan'. He has already mastered the power of 'Blazing' to an extremely exquisite degree.

But at this moment, the intense heat, like an oil drum igniting, offered no resistance whatsoever to these strange black liquids!

If such cold air comes into contact with a normal human body, it could instantly damage tissue cells and freeze a person to death!
The three of them immediately retreated!

However, they pushed open the half-closed iron gate at the other end of the passage.

"My hands are stuck!" the team member exclaimed in surprise.

"You son of a bitch! I thought you licked it open!" Zhou Minhao exclaimed in surprise.

The chill spread far too quickly; no one expected that the chill, which seemed to have not yet spread, had actually transmitted the low temperature along the metal walls of the passage to the other end.

The temperature dropped to tens of degrees below zero in an instant.

Normally, when a low-temperature steel surface comes into contact with human skin, the temperature difference causes the moisture on the skin's surface to quickly condense into ice crystals, creating an adhesive sensation.

The steel corroded by this cold air even has a sticky feeling that is several times stronger than normal!
The blood vessels in the team members' palms were instantly frozen blue, almost sticking to the skin and bone.

"Why don't we just cut it down!"

Zhou Minhao said seriously, then sighed after a moment: "Just kidding."

"No, no joke, Brother Minhao, we really have to cut it!" The team member glanced at the surging black water and his face changed drastically.

"Holy crap, that's your right hand! Your right hand is a valuable thing!"

Zhou Minhao cursed, but instead of drawing his sword, he immediately re-released 'Word of Power: Blaze', transferring the heat to his teammates in about five seconds.

The ice crystals melted.

Although the team member's palms were still bruised, they were finally able to remove them.

"call--"

Zhou Minhao patted his shoulder and let out a long breath: "See, it's only a matter of a few seconds. You'll need it later. Hurry up and get out of here!"

The team members looked at Zhou Minhao, who was still rambling on and on, with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

Their footwork didn't stop at all. The two quickly rushed out of the passage, while the third teammate ran to a place with a signal to quickly report the situation to Nuwa and remind the other team members who were coming from behind.

however.

Before I could run two steps, the ceiling suddenly collapsed.

The black water didn't just overflow from behind the iron gate; centered on the core area, even more black water flowed outwards through pipes hidden in the walls.

Large amounts of black water, carrying cold air, poured down from above.

The passageway was like a misty, swirling waterfall, but the water and fog did not represent beauty; instead, they represented a chilling deadly intent!
"Brother Minhao!"

An urgent reminder came from beside my ear.

Zhou Minhao hurriedly tried to dodge, but the collapse occurred right in his blind spot.

Caught off guard, it's impossible to completely avoid it.

In an instant, a chill seeped through his combat suit, rushed into his body through his skin, and the blood in half of his body froze at an almost savage speed.

"Holy crap...we're doomed..."

This was his last thought before his consciousness faded into darkness.

……

Similar scenes were repeated in other passages within the core area.

This eerie chill is completely beyond the scope of scientific explanation, and has even altered physical properties to some extent...

Without hesitation, Nuwa, the goddess of the land, issued the order to retreat from the temporary command post.

Don't investigate the details yet!
In short, get the Zhou family members out of the enclosed underground space!
at the same time.

Inside the Frigg Institute.

After searching, Lu Mingfei and his companions found nothing of value.

Neither the original body 'Frigga Zero' nor the 'Frigga One' and 'Frigga Two' that were destroyed after the experiment failed are preserved here.

Only one pool might contain 'Frigga's' potion.

The safe, the only possible source of the experimental records, seemed to trigger some kind of destruction mechanism the moment it was brought near, instantly bursting into flames. "Damn it... I didn't even touch it."

Lu Mingfei muttered to himself.

"They're really cautious."

He sighed, then raised his voice: "Let's go! They've probably already spotted us!"

Zhou Yuxuan emerged from the 'nutrition room'.

He was holding several test tubes of unidentified liquid.

His face was full of energy.

Old Tang had previously disappeared from the group, but then suddenly reappeared at this mysterious research institute, and incidentally rescued Miss Chen, who was probably one of their own...

Without a doubt, this extraordinary feat filled Zhou Yuxuan with awe.

As expected... S-rank doesn't randomly choose teammates. You might think he's joking, but actually, there's no need to always have three people in the team; splitting up is more efficient!

I need to work even harder!
Zhou Yuxuan clenched his fist secretly. As a direct descendant of the Zhou family, he was a rare A-level hybrid with multiple martial arts skills and mastered a practical incantation like 'Dustless Land'.

A strong sense of crisis arose in my heart!
But that seems to be true.

Aside from releasing the Dustless Land and symbolically deflecting a few bullets for the S-class, his other role seemed limited to acting as a cheerleader... Damn it, so I was the cheerleader all along?
However, these medicines were still somewhat effective.

Converting the auxiliary bit to the messenger bit is also fine.

They quickly crossed the passage strewn with dismembered corpses, and Lu Mingfei whispered to Lao Tang.

He was genuinely curious about how Old Tang had gotten lost and ended up here.

however,
After hearing Lao Tang's description, Lu Mingfei's expression immediately became extremely strange.

"A female ghost? You must be kidding me."

"I'm not kidding!" Old Tang said, gesturing with his hands as he ran. "His legs are really long, incredibly long!"

"I think all you can think about is legs..."

Lu Mingfei curled his lips.

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but feel suspicious about the mysterious woman that Lao Tang claimed had guided him and then suddenly disappeared.

He seemed very familiar with the layout of the Chen family's underground area, even able to find such a hidden place... but in the end, he did good deeds anonymously.

So, is this friend or foe?

Oh well, we'll have a chance to meet eventually.

When the time comes, just pull out the panel and you'll see!
Returning to the regular underground area,
Lu Mingfei composed himself and looked around to roughly determine the direction.

"Let's go, we've taken too long, let's hurry over."

"And what about her?" Old Tang pointed at Nuonuo.

Lu Mingfei thought for a moment.

"Take it with you first."

At this time,

The signal from the headset also returned.

All sorts of urgent paging calls exploded on the public channel like a tangled mess.

"Hiss... Damn, something seems wrong?"

Lu Mingfei immediately discerned the general situation from the various calls.

A large amount of extremely cold black water is gushing out from the core area underground of the Chen Family Manor, causing some damage so far. We must return to the surface as soon as possible.

Listen attentively.

Da da da……

A series of hurried footsteps echoed at the end of the passageway, and more footsteps could be faintly heard from the west and all directions as the Zhou family members searched for the nearest ground exit.

The situation was indeed not good; the Chen family still had a trump card up their sleeve!

Okay, looks like I'll save myself some trouble.

"Zhou Minhao!?"

A figure rushed out from the end of the passageway. Two young men dressed in Zhou family combat uniforms carried a man whose face was ashen, whose body was covered in frost, and who was unconscious.

Behind them, surging black water was chasing them.

"Mr. Lu!"

Upon seeing the situation, the two young men from the Zhou family immediately brightened up with anxiety, but then their eyes dimmed again.

In this situation, even S-class equipment won't help; we must return to the ground first.

If we act quickly, there might still be hope for Min-ho...

Upon seeing the terrifying chill emanating from behind, Lu Mingfei's expression also changed. He could smell the approaching coldness even from a distance, and everything in its path was frozen in ice.

The water's force did not diminish at all, as if this black water had no physical form at all, but was merely some kind of conceptual 'command'.

"What the hell is this?!"

What they said on the channel is right, this thing is a bit strange, at least you have to get out of the sealed environment underground first.

The two teams immediately joined together and headed outwards.

"How did Zhou Minhao get into this state?" Lu Mingfei reached out and checked his breath.

At this moment, his pulse and breathing were extremely weak, almost imperceptible. He had entered a state of suspended animation, similar to being frozen. His face was covered with dark blue veins that seemed to be alive, constantly moving upwards, as the cold poison was spreading towards his brain!
One of the young men, whose palms were bruised, quickly recounted what had happened to them.

Logically, this was originally a heroic act of the captain showing 'never abandoning' his teammates, but Zhou Minhao's lines made the scene instantly abstract.

"As expected of him!"

Lu Mingfei's lips twitched involuntarily.

"Mr. Lu, do you... have a solution?" the young man with the bruise on his palm asked tentatively, his voice filled with expectation. He noticed the expression in Lu Mingfei's eyes.

"I'll give it a try," Lu Mingfei sighed.

Although the 'Word of Power: Nuwa' possessed by Nuwa may have healing effects.

But judging from this momentum, Zhou Minhao probably won't even make it back to the ground before the cold seeps into his brain and he dies on the spot.

He suddenly remembered another Word of Power, which he had already obtained but never had the chance to try.

'Word of Power: Do Not Die!'
Super healing effect... Does freezing count as healing?
Try it.

After all... he was about to die.

Lu Mingfei took Zhou Minhao from him, carefully pried open his almost brittle eyelids, and looked into those unfocused eyes, his voice carrying authority.

"Listen up, buddy! Don't die! I haven't even learned your Tongbei Fist move that can extend and retract at will!"

The young man with the bruised palm froze instantly.

He had initially thought Lu Ming was going to use some kind of high-level incantation, but it turned out to be just some kind of motivational speech... and why did the speech taste so stale...?

However, immediately afterwards

His expression was completely replaced by shock.

These words seemed to have a real effect; a sudden surge of heat rose from the top of Zhou Minhao's head.
A warm current, seemingly from nowhere, flowed through Zhou Minhao's body. The dark blue protruding veins, like a gentle spring breeze, gradually faded and disappeared back into the depths of his skin.

The venomous snake within his body, representing 'extreme cold' and baring its fangs, had to respectfully retreat under the command of some divine being.

Countless cold water droplets were forced out of his body.

It flowed slowly down Zhou Minhao's feet to the ground, making a hissing sound.

Zhou Minhao's pupils, which had been dilating, suddenly brightened as if in a final burst of energy. The young man, whose palms were bruised, almost burst into tears, but then he heard Zhou Minhao's loud wail.

"Ouch—I almost froze to death, damn it!"

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(End of this chapter)