Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

“Is it ‘King’s Servant’?” Charlotte said. “The 29th Word of Power in the sequence, ‘King’s Servant,’ has the effect of enhancing the abilities of other creatures within its domain. The enhanced creatures will see a significant increase in all of their physical indicators. However, once a creature’s power increases, its oxygen consumption will also increase accordingly, which is why your breathing suddenly became heavier.”

Word spirit?

Lu Mingfei was stunned. He thought to himself, "How come every girl I randomly met in Portugal is of mixed race?" And judging from Charlotte's words, the three men in the same carriage were probably also of mixed race. But that made sense, though, why Charlotte could speak Chinese. In the world of mixed races, Chinese was the common language.

I heard from Little Fairy before that her father said Portugal had been quite turbulent lately, but I didn't expect it to be this turbulent. There were five mixed-race people sitting in one train carriage.

"As expected of the heir to the Gotinggen family, you saw through me so easily." The tall, thin man among the three spoke in Chinese, his voice deep and hoarse.

"Who sent you?" Charlotte asked.

"Does it matter?" The tall, thin man shrugged. "Dead people don't need to know that much."

“I don’t know you, I’ve only been to Portugal a few times, and I have no grudge against you.” Charlotte paused. “So, I want to know your reason for attacking me.”

"No grudges, huh?" The tall, thin man sneered. "Perhaps..."

Charlotte suddenly turned to look at Lu Mingfei. A serious expression appeared on her cute, pinchable face. Her green eyes swirled and transformed into a golden color, clearly indicating that her bloodline had been activated.

"Don't be surprised or panicked by anything that happens. Just stand behind me. I'll make sure you forget this memory after this is all over," Charlotte said softly.

Lu Mingfei blinked, wondering if he had been inexplicably protected by a beautiful girl.

As the train entered the tunnel, the sound of rain ceased, and darkness suddenly descended upon the carriage. In the dim, powerless interior light, the other two men and Charlotte stood up together. In the instant her red skirt fluttered, Charlotte had already grasped her cane.

The Mediterranean man also took a step back and grasped the umbrella leaning against the seat. As he pressed the button on the umbrella handle, a rapier reflecting a silver light detached from the umbrella.

The shape of the umbrella was just a disguise; presumably, this was how they managed to bring the weapons onto the train.

Without hesitation, Charlotte grabbed Lu Mingfei by the back of his collar, dragging him back a step. At the same time, she raised her cane like a knife, and with a "clang," she blocked Mediterranean's horizontal slash. The blade sparked as it struck the cane. Charlotte's petite stature was not at all inferior to the man's tall frame.

After exchanging blows, the Mediterranean man took a half step back, but another middle-aged man behind him immediately rushed up and attacked Lu Mingfei from the other side, seemingly trying to distract Charlotte by attacking Lu Mingfei.

However, Lu Mingfei dodged this attack... though not in a pretty way; he practically scrambled to the front seat to avoid the sword.

Seeing that Lu Mingfei had actually dodged the attack, Charlotte's golden eyes flashed with surprise. She then retreated as well, and her thick, stick-like cane moved with surprising agility in her hands, blocking the other person's attack.

In just a few seconds, the two sides had already exchanged more than a dozen attacks and defenses, and the sparks in the dimly lit carriage twinkled like stardust.

Seeing Charlotte standing in front of him like a bodyguard, Lu Mingfei thought to himself that he was actually quite capable of fighting... but he was unarmed at the moment, and going up would only make things worse.

However, he also noticed something strange: the tall, thin man who had spoken earlier hadn't made a move; instead, he was following behind his teammates, watching as his companions fought two against one.

That's right! Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered that he had seen this kind of Word of Power in Chu Zihang's mission report. People enhanced by "King's Servants" would have their thinking abilities drastically reduced, leaving only instinct or manipulation. Obviously, the person who activated "King's Servants" was the tall, thin man who spoke earlier.

The reason he hasn't taken any action is because he's manipulating his teammates!

“Those enveloped by the ‘Word of Power: King’s Servant’ domain will lose their own consciousness and be controlled by the Word of Power master.” Lu Mingfei hurriedly told Charlotte this information. “So as long as we defeat the tall, thin guy hiding behind these two, they will also lose their ability to fight.”

Charlotte was taken aback, her face showing eagerness. She clearly wanted to ask Lu Mingfei how he knew all this, but her lips only moved slightly, and in the end she said nothing.

The current situation is not suitable for idle chatter, although she has many questions in her mind... but she can only ask them after the battle is over.

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Chapter 203 The Train to Santa Ren (Part 2)

Charlotte had her doubts, but with the enemy at hand, the first thing she needed to do was deal with these men who had attacked her for no reason.

Ideally, she would defeat them without using her Words of Power. Her Words of Power have a very large area of ​​effect, making them difficult to control in the confined space of the carriage. She also has many questions she wants answered from them.

Who is behind them? How did they know her whereabouts? What is their purpose in assassinating her?

Besides these, Charlotte had some concerns.

First, only one of the three of them has revealed his Word of Power; the Words of Power of the other two are still unknown.

Secondly, Lu Mingfei had clearly pointed out the weakness of "Word of Power: King's Servant". Logically, the manipulator hiding behind the two should have taken action, but the person seemed indifferent, as if he had some backup plan.

Regardless of her opponent's next move, she must strike first. If she can get past the two people blocking her way and defeat the manipulator behind them, she can capture all three of them alive.

Charlotte took a deep breath, and the instant she exhaled, she flew out like an arrow released from a bow.

Two clangs rang out, the metallic sound of a sword clashing against a cane. Two tall, burly men blocked their way, making it difficult to get past them in the narrow carriage and attack the operator behind them. However, Charlotte had already anticipated their movements.

After feinting to the left to lose their balance, she tiptoed and spun lightly like a nimble feline, leaping onto the right-hand seat and attempting to use the carriage wall for leverage to jump over their heads and head straight for the operator hiding behind them.

But the next moment, her eyes lost sight of her target.

Losing sight of the target doesn't mean the target suddenly disappeared or vanished; it simply means losing sight of them. The instant she leaped, her vision was suddenly as bright as day, as if someone had suddenly thrown an M84 flashbang into the carriage. The intense light stung her eyes, forcing her to instinctively close them and jump back to her original position.

It wasn't a flashbang, of course, but the effect of a Word of Power. Charlotte immediately understood what had happened. Of the two people blocking their way, one of them possessed the Word of Power of Blazing Sun.

The Word of Power: Blazing Sun, numbered 28 on the periodic table, emits a powerful beam of light, 4000 lumens in intensity, centered on the caster. While it has no offensive capabilities, it severely impairs the enemy's vision.

No wonder the manipulator was so fearless; he wasn't worried at all about getting close to him.

However, the Word of Power: Blazing Sun should be an indiscriminate attack. Since I have lost sight of it, the opponent should also lose sight of it at the same time.

Charlotte closed her eyes tightly, waiting for the dazzling sensation to disappear, when suddenly she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist and above.

When Charlotte was suddenly touched in a sensitive area by a stranger, she instinctively let out a soft cry. Then she realized that the hands were not coming from the front of her, but from behind, and that Lu Mingfei was the only person behind her.

Could it be that she miscalculated? Was that guy actually an enemy too? Just someone who was better hidden? Or was he simply driven by a sudden primal urge to attack her?

No, there's no time to think about that now. I should break free from this guy's embrace first!

Sensing the unfamiliar male presence behind her, Charlotte, who had been tackled, felt her socially anxious heart pounding. Her face flushed, she hurriedly waved her arms and legs, trying to use the fighting skills she had learned from her private tutor at the palace to subdue Lu Mingfei.

However, this guy's sleeping skills were really amazing, and the place where she was attacked was also quite wrong. Her body went limp, and she lost most of her strength in an instant, making it impossible for her to break free from his embrace.

Charlotte was, after all, just a noble girl in her early teens with little combat experience. In an instant, she lost her composure, her breathing became disordered, and her punches became erratic, making her look like a little girl randomly throwing punches and kicks at thin air.

"Don't move!" Lu Mingfei whispered in Charlotte's ear.

Charlotte was startled, and before she could react, Lu Mingfei suddenly pulled her back into a sitting position. Then, a gust of wind suddenly swept past her, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound.

No, that wasn't the wind. Charlotte immediately realized that it was the sound of an extremely narrow scissor slicing past her.

Lu Mingfei wasn't suddenly driven by lust and trying to pounce on her... he simply hugged her from behind, helping her avoid the other person's attack.

But the other side should have lost sight of each other too, so how could they see their own position?

No, what we should be more concerned about now is how the guy behind me knew the other party had drawn his sword?

"Can you see it?" Charlotte asked.

“I can’t see it,” Lu Mingfei replied.

"Then how did you..."

“I heard it.”

"You heard that?" Charlotte was taken aback.

Although she had indeed heard of a skill in ancient Chinese martial arts that allowed one to pinpoint the location of an opponent by listening to their movements, such as the sound of airflow caused by their swords, she always thought it was just a legend.

To her surprise, this guy, whom she had only bumped into by chance at the airport, could actually locate people by sound.

She only knew that Chinese alchemy had a very ancient foundation and heritage. Could it be that Chinese martial arts were just as powerful as alchemy?

"Can this sound... really be heard? Or is your Word of Power something like 'Kamaitachi'?"

“Normally you can’t hear them, but after being amplified by the effect of ‘King’s Servants,’ the two people’s voices are noticeably deeper and heavier than usual, and their movements become slower and heavier. Plus, the carriage is a closed space, which amplifies the sound. Under these circumstances, it’s not difficult to roughly judge the other party’s actions… You should be able to hear them too.”

Charlotte held her breath and tried to listen to the sounds inside the carriage, but heard nothing except for the faint sound of raindrops blocked out from the outside. Before she could listen any longer, Lu Mingfei immediately grabbed her and dodged another strike from the other party.

“‘Word of Power: Blazing Sun’ should be an indiscriminate attack. The fact that the opponent can still know your location even when they lose sight of you means they must possess a Word of Power that can gather information and determine location. I guess one of them might have mastered ‘Word of Power: Weasel’ or ‘Word of Power: Serpent’, which is why they could still accurately know our location even under the influence of Blazing Sun,” Lu Mingfei analyzed.

Charlotte paused for a moment, temporarily putting aside the question she wanted to ask Lu Mingfei.

The King's Servant is responsible for enhancing teammates and commanding the battle, while Blazing Sun is responsible for preventing enemies from getting close to the King's Servant's caster. The other person, who wields either "Snake" or "Kamaitachi," can attack enemies even when blinded by Blazing Sun. It must be said that the opposing trio's team composition is indeed quite sophisticated, and they must be a well-coordinated team.

The guy behind me clearly has far more combat experience than I do, and he also knows a lot about the different types of Word of Power. In this situation, it would be better to ask him for his opinion to turn the tide.

Just as she was thinking this, Charlotte's legs suddenly dangled in the air, followed by a whooshing sound as Lu Mingfei caught her from behind and dodged the enemy's attack. His large hand pressed hard on his sensitive area once again.

The two took a few steps back, finally reaching the very end of the carriage with their backs against the wall.

"Speaking of which... could you move your hand away a little?" Charlotte asked. If it weren't for the fact that both of them were temporarily blinded by the blazing sun, she felt that Lu Mingfei would definitely be able to see her face, which was flushed red and filled with gritted teeth.

"Oh oh..."

Hearing Charlotte's words, Lu Mingfei suddenly came to his senses. In his haste, he had only managed to throw himself on Charlotte to help her evade the enemy's attack. Because he couldn't see, he didn't know where he had touched Charlotte, and only after Charlotte mentioned it did he realize that his palm was still soft.

Lu Mingfei hurriedly moved his hand down a little, but Charlotte still slapped his hand hard.

"Stop hugging me...!"

Charlotte blushed, bit her lip, and after weighing her options, grabbed the index finger of the hand that was wrapped around her waist.

"You... take my hand and then tell me what to do."

"what?"

"Do not talk nonsense!"

"Oh oh..."

When Charlotte felt that unfamiliar large hand holding her small hand, her heart tightened, and she almost couldn't help but pull her hand away. She took several deep breaths to suppress the feeling of rejection rising from the bottom of her heart.

For someone as socially awkward as her, who has rarely appeared in social settings, suddenly holding the hand of a complete stranger of the opposite sex is still a very difficult task.

When Lu Mingfei felt that cool, slender little hand intertwined with his fingers, he suddenly remembered that he had also wanted to hold Liu Miaomiao's little hand like that when he was on the subway in Beijing.

"Tell me what to do?" Charlotte tried to keep her voice calm.

"I do have an idea..."

Lu Mingfei whispered the detailed plan to Charlotte.

Charlotte was taken aback: "Isn't this a bit too risky?"

"Given the circumstances, one has to take risks for wealth and fortune, right?" Lu Mingfei said.

Charlotte lowered her head and remained silent. Lu Mingfei's words made sense; doing so would indeed allow them to immediately identify the nature of the third party's incantation. It would also make it easier for them to unleash their own incantation.

Although she didn't want to unleash her Word of Power... she wanted to leave as many survivors as possible on the other side.

Having made up her mind, Xia Ludi heard Lu Mingfei say, "Top left!" Upon hearing this, Xia Ludi immediately leaned back, and sure enough, a sharp gust of wind swept past her upper left, and it seemed that a few strands of her hair were cut off by the sharp blade.

Charlotte had barely steadied herself when she heard Lu Mingfei say again, "Swing horizontally." Without any hesitation, she swung her cane and slashed horizontally forward. A muffled groan of pain rang out as the cane struck something.

Lu Mingfei held her hand from behind and gave her instructions. She followed Lu Mingfei's instructions and made the corresponding movements. The two of them overlapped, dodging and retaliating at the same time.

The person struck let out a series of muffled groans. Although the pain was greatly reduced under the blessing of "King's Servant," the person became increasingly annoyed with each hit from Charlotte's cane.