Dragon Raja: The Divine Man Lu Mingfei

Chapter 109 When Gattuso Cries, All Are Killed (Part 1)

Italian outskirts of Rome, the headquarters of the Gattuso family.

This ancient family, which has been entrenched in the world of mixed-race people for thousands of years, has always considered itself the "Emperor of Mixed-race People," but the family headquarters is not just a single palace.

It is a vast system comprised of several private estates of different styles, stretching outwards in layers from marble fountains dating back to Renaissance times to underground fortifications built after World War II, like a dense, impenetrable net. The most central part of the entire system is the Pantheon estate, nestled atop a gentle slope and surrounded by cypress trees.

Inside the main building at the heart of the manor, the "Qunqing Hall," a space where only high-ranking family members would hold hushed conversations during meetings, the centuries-old tranquility was now completely shattered. The crystal chandeliers under the gilded dome were all turned on at their brightest, and impeccably dressed family stewards and combat troops in black combat uniforms moved about, their footsteps echoing rapidly on the marble floor.

Thanks to Frost's advance warning, all family members learned that Red King—no, Lu Mingfei—was about to arrive at the Gattuso family.

The piercing alarms echoed throughout the manor, and red warning lights flashed alternately in every corridor, yet the faces of the family members coming and going showed no sign of panic. Under the unified command of the family's higher-ups, everyone precisely executed their tasks and flawlessly completed the strategic deployments required by the family.

As the local tyrants of Italy, the Gattuso family's wealth had long surpassed worldly imagination. Under Frost's highest-level warning, the entire estate had been placed on full alert. Armed helicopters adorned with the Gattuso family crest rose one after another from the underground hangar, their rotors roaring as they wove an impenetrable surveillance network over the estate. Their onboard radars, engraved with alchemical runes, could precisely detect the presence of any living thing within a radius of several kilometers.

One after another, main battle tanks covered in gold plating slowly drove out of the underground exit disguised as a lawn. Their tracks rolled over the smooth grass and formed a circle along the outer defense line of the manor. All the gun muzzles were aimed at all the passages outside the manor. The cold steel shells were stacked layer by layer, forming a barrier that even the Dragon King would find difficult to break through, determined to completely stop all the dangers from entering the manor.

The final soft click of weapons being returned to their places silenced the once bustling manor. All armed personnel were on high alert; no one whispered, no one made a sound, only the rustling of the wind through the cypress grove occasionally brushing against the cool marble walls, leaving faint echoes in the empty corridors. Everyone was on edge, silently awaiting the enemy's arrival.

"Vice Patriarch, should we put the Sword of Damocles into warm-up mode?" In the command center of the Azure Palace, the warning lights on the walls flashed alternately. The family's senior officer in charge of weapon dispatch turned around and bowed to a middle-aged man standing in front of the control panel for instructions.

The man addressed as the deputy head of the family paused for two seconds on the edge of the control panel, then slowly nodded after a brief deliberation: "Agreed. Put the 'Sword of Damocles' into preheating and standby mode ahead of schedule."

The Gattuso family did not originally have a permanent position as deputy head of the family. Because Frost was unable to take command, he urgently appointed his most trusted confidant to temporarily assume the position and take full responsibility for resisting Lu Mingfei's offensive.

In all the encrypted descriptions Frost sent back, Lu Mingfei's danger level had been raised to the highest level. The new deputy head of the family already regarded Lu Mingfei as a monstrous threat.

Frost granted him the highest authority to directly activate the space-based weapon "Divine Retribution" when necessary, which is the family's internal codename for the "Sword of Damocles".

If it really comes to the worst, he can even go underground and directly awaken those elders who have been sleeping for countless years. Although this deputy head of the family is very puzzled - what use is it to awaken some old fogies who are out of touch with the times when it comes to a critical moment of life and death?

But having followed Frost for many years, he had long since developed a habit of absolute obedience and naturally had no doubts about Frost's orders.

Just as the space-based weapon "Sword of Damocles" was warming up, several figures suddenly appeared out of thin air in the airspace that the Gattuso family had set up. They stood steadily high in the sky, without even a cloud beneath their feet, as if they were standing on flat ground.

A patrolling armed helicopter circled past them less than ten meters away, but the onboard radar did not react. The pilot kept his eyes on the front the whole time and did not notice the several living people who suddenly appeared next to his helicopter. Their appearance did not cause any disturbance, as if they had never existed in the first place.

"Oh my god!" Su Enxi screamed in fright as she looked down into empty space. She jumped onto Lu Mingfei's back and clung to him like a koala, refusing to let go. "Boss, could you at least tell me before you went down there to do all this? You scared me to death!"

Xia Mi clicked her tongue dismissively, "You're scared already? Potato Chips, you're no good. Looks like you'll have to practice more when you get back."

Charlotte and Elizabeth, standing nearby, also looked down at the air beneath their feet and tentatively took a step forward. To their surprise, they found that there seemed to be an invisible yet absolutely solid barrier supporting them, without even their center of gravity shifting.

Charlotte's eyes widened in disbelief. In her family's centuries-old alchemy system, there was never any record of achieving such an effect. If classified as Word of Power, as far as she knew, only the Word of Power of the Wind King lineage had the effect of allowing people to fly briefly. But the effect of creating a stable load-bearing space out of thin air had already exceeded the boundaries of all known theories.

"Principal Lu Mingfei, may I ask how you did this? Is this a brand new alchemy technique you developed? Could it be that your alchemical skills have reached that legendary, unparalleled realm?" Charlotte's eyes gleamed with a thirst for knowledge, and her previously distant tone was now tinged with undisguised respect.

After confirming that she wouldn't fall, Elizabeth turned to look at Lu Mingfei, her eyes filled with curiosity, waiting for his answer.

"It's a Dou Zong level, I added Dou Zong power." Lu Mingfei answered casually without thinking.

"Huh? What's that?" Charlotte asked, puzzled.

"A Dou Zong can tread on the void and fly through the air; that is truly terrifying." Lu Mingfei shook his head and explained in a drawn-out, mystical manner.

Charlotte and Elizabeth were still completely confused, unable to understand what Lu Mingfei was saying. It was Xia Mi and Su Enxi who came to their rescue: "It's normal not to understand. Sometimes what Senior Brother says is just something that can only be understood intuitively."

After saying that, the two pulled Charlotte and Elizabeth aside and whispered in their ears, "Just pretend he's going crazy, don't take it too seriously."

"I can hear you." Lu Mingfei's voice drifted from behind like a ghost, "If you don't discipline someone for three days, they'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles, Haji!"

"Mi, Chip Girl, go back and wash yourself clean and wait for me!"

Su Enxi shrank back, shut her mouth, and raised her hands in surrender; Xia Mi stuck out her tongue, looking unconvinced.

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