Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Chapter 150 Wow, there's even an elopement!

The basement fell silent instantly, save for the wailing of the alarm and the heavy breathing of the people inside.

The gum in Red Sparrow's mouth fell to the ground with a "plop," and she murmured:

"Next...next generation?"

The captain slammed the revolver on the table with a loud "bang," instantly drowning out the alarm.

He stood up, his usual languor gone, replaced by a look of tragic resolve and grim determination in his eyes.

"Attention all personnel! High alert! Proceed according to the Abrahamic Bloodline Pact! Check all alchemical weapons and ammunition! Prepare..."

He took a deep breath, then slowly uttered a sentence:

"Prepare to perish together with it!"

"Wait! Boss! Wait!"

The technician with the messy hair seemed to suddenly remember something, his fingers flying across the keyboard, pulling up another encrypted briefing:
"Before Chu Zihang withdrew, he uploaded a final mission briefing! He said that Lu Mingfei and Zero had already infiltrated behind enemy lines!"

"Zero? Which zero?"

Red Sparrow was taken aback:
"The only A-level student in the first year to participate in the internship? Shouldn't she be tackling those tough, ancient family strongholds in the Ruhr region? How did she end up here?"

The technician with the messy hair became incredibly excited, as if he had discovered some earth-shattering gossip, which temporarily lessened the immediate crisis facing the Dragon King:
"Intelligence indicates... Zero abandoned the Ruhr District mission sequence without authorization! And then... then she appeared on Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei's escape route! And... now! The last point where her and Lu Mingfei's signals disappeared... is at Blackstone Manor!"
Right next to that energy source that's going crazy with overload!!

An eerie silence fell over the basement once again.

Red Sparrow blinked its big eyes, digesting this bombshell, and suddenly let out a loud whistle:
"Wow! Elopement? A thousand-mile rescue? Those bastards in the school's news club weren't lying! The rumor that Ling and Lu Mingfei were having an affair... it's actually true?! This is a case of a hero fighting for his lover! Lu Mingfei is awesome! He even managed to get the Ice Queen!"

The captain's lips twitched violently. The slightly tragic atmosphere from just moments ago was instantly shattered by the sudden sex scandal.

He rubbed his throbbing temples and snapped irritably:
"What kind of time is this for gossip! Who cares about how many legs there are! The problem now is..."

He pointed to the element monitoring readings on the screen, which were still rising sharply, almost as if they were about to burst off the screen and soar into the sky:

"This thing! We have one A-level, three B-level, and one C-level. Are we going to rush in as an appetizer or dessert?!"

The captain, with a rugged face who looked to be thirty but was actually only twenty-five, looked around and, seeing the instant collapse on his team members' faces, immediately made a decision:
"Forget about the 'Abraham Bloodline Contract'! Let's just be bystanders! Red Sparrow, take the high-powered binoculars, let's find a hilltop with good feng shui!"

Keep a close watch on that energy source! Record any unusual activity, even if it just farts!
Meanwhile… connect me to the principal's hotline, Minister Schneider's hotline, and the hotlines of those lunatics in the equipment department…call everyone you can! Call for backup! Call it as loud as you can!

"Boss, shouldn't we go in and help out?"

A new team member asked in a low voice. The captain rolled his eyes and looked at him with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot, while the other team members also had expressions that said, "What is this silly kid talking about?"

The captain snorted coldly:
"Help? Or will it backfire? What's inside? A rampaging sub-species embryo! Plus a monster named Lu Mingfei who can single-handedly take down a cult's lair and slay the Dragon King Norton!"
And there's that A-level prodigy, 'Zero,' who can participate in real combat missions even in his first year! With this lineup... do you think we'll be able to help them, or will we just cause them trouble?

Or why don't you go up there and become the stepping stone Lu Mingfei uses to reach the next generation's head?

He patted the new team member on the shoulder and spoke earnestly:
“Young man, remember this: in Kassel, you don’t need to be the strongest, but you must be clear-headed! If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up! For an ‘ordinary’ B-level team like ours, the greatest virtue is knowing our own limitations! Rushing in recklessly isn’t bravery, it’s just feeding the dragon! Causing trouble for the Road God! Understand?”

"Understood! Boss is brilliant!"

The team members all said in unison.

The captain nodded in satisfaction, grabbed the half-spilled cup of cold coffee on the table, and took a swig.
"Excellent! Now, target: the best observation point on the periphery! Operation code: 'Watch the show, call for reinforcements!' Move out!"

Hopefully, by the time the big shots arrive, the Road God will have already taken that second-generation creature out like a pet dog, and we'll have enough material to write a report on this operation.

The group quickly packed their gear and rushed out of the basement. Night was falling outside, and in the distance, towards Blackstone Manor, the sky seemed distorted by an invisible force; the clouds hung heavily, appearing to descend ever lower, like the sky itself.

The captain glanced at the sky, which resembled the eye of a storm, shrank back, and muttered:
"Tsk, this melon... seems a bit too hot to eat."
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Blackstone Manor.

Lu Mingfei held the sword to Bishop Eberhard's neck, his golden eyes fixed on him.
"Was it you who did this?!"

Eberhard screamed repeatedly, his face contorted beyond recognition, tears and snot streaming down his cheeks and into his mouth.

"It wasn't me! It really wasn't me! It must have been some son of a bitch who awakened 'Dust Remains' ahead of time!"

Lu Mingfei stared coldly at Eberhard's disheveled and trembling appearance, confirming that he was not lying, before slowly withdrawing the sword from his neck:
“Tell me in detail about your so-called ‘dust and remains’ and ‘god’.”

Eberhard was trembling with fear when he saw Lu Mingfei finally put away the terrifying greatsword that gleamed with a cold light and could kill him at any moment. Only then did he breathe a slight sigh of relief, and half of his three souls and seven spirits that had completely fled returned.

His voice trembled as he struggled to maintain his tone:

"According to the ancient text fragments I obtained, 'Dust Shatter' is the name of that next-generation creature. It is a direct descendant of Jormungandr, reigning over the human world in the form of a great serpent, and once lived in Helheim, the Land of Mist, also known as the Land of Dust."

Lu Mingfei frowned:
"Don't try to fool me, you old rascal. I majored in Dragon Genealogy at Kassel College, so I studied Norse mythology."

Isn't Jormungandr the giant serpent that encircles Midgard? Why are its offspring called "Dust Skeletons"? And why do they live in Helheim, ruled by Hela?

You can't exactly tell me that the brother and sister gave birth to this snake, can you?

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