Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Chapter 334 What's going on?
Subaru's words made Lu Mingfei feel an unprecedented sense of urgency.

Although he had suspected it beforehand, the confirmation still shook him quite a bit.

We must become stronger as soon as possible.

Lu Mingfei murmured.

The fastest way to become stronger is naturally to seize the runes of a demigod.

According to information provided by Sir Hundred Wisdom, the whereabouts of five demigods have been identified so far.

Stoneville's master, "Limb Extension" Grecker.

General Rataen fought to a draw with Malenia in the Galid Fields.

Lord of the Volcanic Palace of Gmir, Judge Lakad.

Lord of the royal city of Rodel, the king who is nowhere to be seen, "blesses" Montgomery.

There's also the magic academy Reyalukaria, and the "Full Moon Queen" Renara.

Among them, the "limb extension" Grek's Great Rune has been obtained, and General Rataen was successfully defeated in the Battle Festival.

With no information available about Gmir, Lakad had no choice but to put the matter on hold for the time being.

So, the closest demigod we can currently reach is "Queen of the Full Moon" Renara.

As for the lord of the royal city of Rodel, "Blessing" Montgett could only wait until he crossed Lienia and arrived at the Dikedas Elevator before making any plans.

"Lenara..."

Lu Mingfei murmured the name.

Compared to the others, this queen, who lives in seclusion in the academy, seems to be the closest and most attainable target at present.

The college is located in the Lake Lienia region, which is relatively close to his current location.

Just as he was planning his route to the magic academy, he suddenly slapped his forehead and remembered something he had almost forgotten.

"That's right! The other half of the Dicots Scepter!"

He recalled that he had received intelligence that the Pharos Fortress kept the other half of the scepter.

Once you collect two tokens, you can activate the Dikedas Elevator, which leads directly to the Yatan Plateau, greatly shortening the journey to the royal city.

However, the recent continuous battles and explorations have made him completely forget about this matter.

Lu Mingfei sighed and shook his head helplessly:
"Forget it, there aren't many living people in that godforsaken place anyway, probably just zombies and monsters. I'll go get it when I have time. For now... let's focus on the present."

He felt a deep sense of exhaustion wash over him, not only physically but also mentally.

Subaru Natsuki was absolutely right. The continuous high-intensity battles, deaths and resurrections, and exploration of the unknown had pushed his mind to its limit.

He fought here almost non-stop, feeling like his nerves were stretched to the limit, ready to snap at any moment.

"I need to rest..."

He realized that the best course of action was to temporarily leave the border area and return to the real world to recuperate.

Moreover, the borderland has a peculiar rule: once the subjective consciousness of a "faded one" like him returns to reality, time in the borderland will almost stand still relative to him.

This is undoubtedly an excellent way to restore one's condition.

At the same time, he really needed to go back.

Regarding those two greatswords that are slowly transforming.

"In that case, let's go back."

Lu Mingfei made up his mind and muttered to himself:

"I just need to take care of some things and, incidentally... clear my head completely."

As he spoke, he took out the [Farewell Black Crystal].

Dark starlight seemed to flow within the black crystal. He concentrated and began to infuse it with runes.

As his strength gradually increased, the "travel expenses" required to travel between the two worlds also became extremely staggering.

Feeling the accumulated runes within his body gushing out like a flood and rapidly flowing into the black crystal, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

The runes required for this traversal were a staggering ten thousand! This was almost equivalent to all the rewards he had painstakingly obtained from defeating one or two powerful enemies or exploring a large area.

"It's getting more and more expensive..."

He gave a bitter smile, watching as the [Farewell Black Crystal] emitted an increasingly intense black light as it absorbed a massive amount of runes, eventually engulfing him completely.

The next moment, the desolate and dangerous scene of the border region disappeared from his sight.

The familiar ceiling gradually became clearer in my blurry vision.

A ray of sunlight peeked through the gap in the curtains and fell on the solid wood floor.

"Its daybreak."

Lu Mingfei muttered.
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Lu Mingfei had just put the toothbrush in his mouth, and the minty coolness hadn't even fully spread, when a crisp doorbell rang out abruptly, breaking the morning's tranquility.

He mumbled something, toothbrush in his mouth, wondering who would come looking for him so early.

As I approached the door, the video intercom screen embedded in the wall lit up, displaying a live feed of the entrance downstairs.

At the same time, a clear and familiar electronic female voice came from the speaker:

“Ricardo M. Lu, you have a visitor.”

With a toothbrush in his mouth, Lu Mingfei asked indistinctly into the microphone:

"Who?"

Norman's emotionless electronic voice replied immediately:
"Second year at Kassel College, Level 0, Grade 'A'."

"It's zero..."

Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief:
"Please open the door for me, Norma."

A soft "click" came from the door lock downstairs.
A moment later, accompanied by light but rhythmic footsteps, a petite figure appeared at the entrance of the Norton Pavilion.

The person who arrived was none other than Zero.

She was neatly dressed in the Kassel College uniform skirt, her long golden hair was styled in a ponytail, and her skin was as white as fine porcelain.

That exquisitely beautiful face, like that of a doll, was expressionless, its eyes calm.

This Russian girl, known as the "Ice Queen" at Kassel College, is also the rumored girlfriend of Lu Mingfei, a figure widely discussed on campus.

But Lu Mingfei himself was very clear about their relationship—perhaps more than ordinary friends, having gone through life and death together, and having an unspoken understanding between them.

But as for romantic feelings between men and women... Lu Mingfei felt that it probably, maybe, perhaps... hadn't reached that point yet.

He thought about it uncertainly.

"What do you want?"

Lu Mingfei still had a toothbrush in his mouth, so his voice was a little muffled.

Zero raised her icy blue eyes, her gaze lingering for a second on his disheveled appearance, toothbrush in his mouth, hair sticking up in the air, before speaking in a flat tone:

"Wake you up. You have two Dragon Genealogy classes and one Alchemy Chemistry class this morning. There are still 20 minutes before class, which is just right considering the time you need to wash up and have breakfast."

She paused, as if afraid Lu Mingfei would forget, and then added:
"Last Friday at 6 p.m., while you were eating in the cafeteria, you complained to me that you couldn't remember your class schedule and asked me to wake you up."

Back then, you were eating a simple bowl of noodles.

Lu Mingfei had indeed forgotten.

(End of this chapter)