Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Chapter 130 Three Fingers Are Watching You
Sobbing Peninsula, beside the main road leading to Moen City.

Lu Mingfei crouched down to examine the state of the corpse in front of him.

This was a soldier dressed in classic cloth and leather armor, with a small knife lying to the side in his hand. The huge, gruesome slash wound on his chest was the cause of his death.

The surrounding area was a mess, clearly indicating a fierce battle had taken place, with bloodstains, scales, and feathers scattered all over the ground.

The perpetrator's identity is self-evident.

At the border region, only one species possesses all these peculiar shapes.

Hybrid.

Lu Mingfei stroked his chin thoughtfully.

These dead must be the escort team members Elena mentioned. It seems their "disappearance" was the work of the hybrids.

But why does this wound look so strange?
Lu Mingfei frowned, his armored hand gently peeling back the skin and flesh of the corpse's wound, revealing a bruised and dried wound. Inside, a point of yellow, flame-like energy appeared.

This power was only a remnant, almost completely dissipated, and would likely go unnoticed by anyone else, but it could not escape Lu Mingfei's perception.

The yellow flames were extremely eerie; though they were only a tiny wisp, they lingered like a persistent, insidious infection.

Lu Mingfei hesitated for a moment, then reached out and gently touched him.

The moment his fingers touched the wisp of yellow flame, an indescribable shiver shot up his fingertips.

He abruptly pulled his hand back, but it was too late—fragments of memories that didn't belong to him flooded into his mind like a tide.

He saw countless distorted faces howling in the flames, and heard a cacophony of mad babbling. Madness, despair, pain—endless screams exploded in his mind.

A small, cold hand suddenly grabbed his wrist.

The warm golden light flowed into his body through the contact with his skin, interrupting the frenzied roar and pulling Lu Mingfei's consciousness back to reality.

Lu Mingfei staggered backward, cold sweat beading on his forehead. He knelt on one knee, panting heavily, trying to forget the whispers and murmurs.

Torret paced nervously to the side, seemingly sensing his master's unusual behavior.

After a long while, Lu Mingfei finally came to his senses. He looked up at Melina, who had appeared, and murmured, "..."
"what is this?"

"Insanity."

Melina answered softly:
"That is something that cannot be touched; it is a chaos that devours all life and all thoughts."

"This thing is that powerful?"

Lu Mingfei asked, still somewhat shaken.

Even that tiny bit of yellow ember nearly dragged his consciousness into the abyss.

You must understand, he is a Dragon Warrior, someone who is always in harmony with the will of the dragon.

Melina shook her head:
"This bit of madness is not enough to harm you."

"That is how the matter?"

Lu Mingfei looked up in confusion, only to meet Melina's thoughtful gaze.

Melina was unusually silent for a moment. Finally, she slowly answered:
"The Mad Fire originates from the power of the Mad Three Fingers. I think this flame is probably a medium."

Lu Mingfei felt a strange pang of fear:

"Media? What do you mean?"

Melina replied:
"He is watching you."

These words were like a bucket of ice water poured over Lu Mingfei's head, making him involuntarily shiver.

Lu Mingfei gradually calmed down and began to think about Melina's words.

After a moment, he finally spoke and asked:
"So, this so-called 'three fingers' is something that corresponds to two fingers, a kind of law, or rather, an agent of 'God'?"

Melina nodded slightly. He scratched his head:
"And His idea is to return the world to chaos? To devour all life? To turn everyone into one mass?"

Melina continued to nod.

"This thing sounds like EVA."

Lu Mingfei rubbed the goosebumps that had risen on his arms and couldn't help but complain again:

"Is this guy with three fingers a deep-seated chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)?"

Why doesn't he just write light novels instead of constantly talking about turning the world back into chaos? "My Reincarnation as a Mad Fire Spirit Turned the Whole World into a Bubble" would definitely be a bestseller.

Melina seemed to sigh almost imperceptibly, glancing at her erratic travel companion, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes.

She often couldn't keep up with Lu Mingfei's wildly unrestrained thinking, nor could she understand the strange terms he used.

But perhaps it is precisely this personality that allows him to maintain a warm and sincere heart on this broken and ravaged land.

Melina hopes he can keep this spirit and keep going, no matter how cruel, bloody, and painful the road ahead may be.

If he is king, that's fine too.

Therefore, he cannot be affected by the madness.

Melina lowered her eyes and thought to herself.

Lu Mingfei had no idea what Miss Melina was thinking; he just felt that there were so many strange and supernatural things in this border region.

If something like the Mad Fire, which looks like a cult, has appeared on the outskirts of Moen City, especially at this critical juncture...

Is the rebellion in Moen City related to Madfire?

After careful consideration, Lu Mingfei realized that it might actually be true.

This place truly lives up to its reputation as a land teeming with fantastical creatures: dragons, ancient dragons, demigods... Now, in addition to that eccentric two-finger, there's this three-finger that looks like an evil god no matter how you look at it.

Oh, that's fantastic.

Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

Now it's true what they say: the more lice you have, the less itchy you become; the more debts you have, the less you worry.

He turned his head and looked at the girl on Toret's back.

She couldn't see what was happening, nor did she know that her companions who had helped her escape the city were now lying in front of her.

They were undoubtedly loyal, and although they were no match for the crazed hybrids, they still completed the task assigned to them by their lord.

At least, when Lu Mingfei found Elena, she was unharmed.

Elena may have guessed something, but she was very well-behaved. When Lu Mingfei didn't call her, she stayed there quietly, without making a fuss, like a beautiful porcelain doll.

"Lord Lu Mingfei, what happened?"

"I asked softly."

Lu Mingfei then came to his senses, turned his gaze back to the distance, towards his destination, Moen City.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered."

Lu Mingfei scratched his head and turned to Elena with a serious expression:
"What's your dad's temper like usually? I mean, if I knock him out and carry him out later, will he come after me when he wakes up?"

Elena was immediately at a loss:
"what?"

She seemed to hear a woman's voice sighing softly in the darkness.

"alright."

Lu Mingfei mounted his horse.
"Enough with the banter, we need to get to Moen City as quickly as possible, at least before dusk, before the rebels' victory celebration ends."

(End of this chapter)