Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from the Elden Ring

“Finding a few mice took a little effort, don’t be so arrogant. Am I the savior, and are you the world-destroying demon king? And the most profound truth I’ve ever learned in my life is…” Lu Mingfei came up to him, “Never expect anyone else to save you.”

"Missile attacks and global live broadcasts, weren't they all just to cover up the real first wave of attacks?" Lu Mingfei said calmly. "Biosafety laboratories, nuclear power plants, and those so-called 'research vessels' at sea... It's not easy for you to gather this group of people in such a short time when the Medical Holy Palace is destroyed, but now they're all dead."

"It's nothing. Humanity has planted countless self-destructive mines for itself. How long can you protect us?" The man in black robes was completely unconcerned about Lu Mingfei's provocation. "You still don't understand what the resurgence of my king means. Someone like me is merely a guard created at my king's whim."

Lu Mingfei had more or less guessed the identity of the man in black robes—the new first-generation creature created by the awakened Nidhogg. In ancient times, the man in black robes was the so-called supreme being of the dragon race, but now he called himself a guard, which seemed to imply a change in Nidhogg's status.

He lowered his gaze, remained silent for a moment, and then suddenly said, "You're right about one thing: I do need the fear that the Dragon King brings. This fear will awaken their power."

Time resumed its flow, and Lu Mingfei unleashed a dragon's might no less powerful than that of the man in black robes. The spatial passage connecting the battlefield and the conference hall immediately radiated this majesty. Besides the United Nations conference hall, a select few worldwide gained the ability to perceive this oppressive aura through live broadcasts.

"Fight with the strength of my race?" The man in black robes was clearly puzzled.

His voice was filtered out in the live stream, so no one could hear his conversation with Lu Mingfei.

The man in black quickly realized that Lu Mingfei was deliberately suppressing his power to a level slightly weaker than his own. From the live stream, it was clear that Lu Mingfei was struggling; his incantations were ineffective, and he could only rely on his incredible speed to keep up with him, resulting in more and more injuries appearing on his body.

This angered the man in black robes. He felt like an actor being manipulated, forced to act out a drama of a hero fighting a dragon with Lu Mingfei.

"What exactly do you want to do?" he asked, both surprised and angry.

As he said this, Lu Mingfei narrowly escaped from his grasp once again. The wound looked shocking, and even though it healed automatically a few seconds later, the tear in his clothes and the blood that soaked half of his body were still impossible to ignore.

Only the man in black robes could see Lu Mingfei's eyes clearly. They were devoid of joy or anger; though his golden eyes burned like fire, they held no trace of hostility.

Lu Mingfei also observed the expression on the man in black robes. During the battle, the man's black robes and mask had long been shattered, revealing his true face. Some viewers watching the live stream exclaimed the name Pompeii Gattuso. It made sense that the man in black robes could easily mobilize the remnants of the Medical Holy Palace Society.

Only a very few people know the inside story that Lu Mingfei has already killed Odin, so this face, which belongs to the dead, still has the power to gather people's hearts.

Now, on Odin's face, the expression is ferocious and angry, yet it hides a deep sense of helplessness.

At this moment, the live broadcast camera was protected by Lu Mingfei on the ground not far away, and the clarity of the camera was not enough for the audience to see the subtle expressions of the actors.

Lu Mingfei could understand the other party's surprise and uncertainty. He recalled his conversation with the remains of the gods in the Himalayas, and the first thing he thought of at that time was the supreme will.

From the perspective of the remnants of a god, stepping into the starry sky is an extremely serious matter that cannot tolerate any flaws. Although the supreme will keeps talking about the stupidity of human nature, it acts like a living being in every way, completely taking a playful attitude towards life.

What level has this supreme will reached? What is he pursuing?

Lu Mingfei actually had a vague understanding, a level of dealing with the most fundamental laws of the universe, just like his current true purpose, which even Odin himself could not understand, let alone the Odin clone in front of him.

In Odin's eyes, he was a foolish savior, a representative of the human race; in the eyes of the half-bloods, he was a terrifying dictator who wanted to start a world war; in the eyes of the dragons, he was a rebellious dragon king who tried to seize the throne from Nidhogg; even in the eyes of Melina and others, he was perhaps just that kind, indignant boy...

A divine throne? That's something Lu Mingfei refused.

Nidhogg? It's just a dragon occupying a place in Earth's destiny, not even worthy of being called a god. Even if Earth's destiny doesn't allow Lu Mingfei to win, Lu Mingfei still has the destiny of the borderlands on his body. With just a law-level trigger point, he can activate the ash stone tablet that Lani brought, which embodies "the destiny of everyone." Can the mass-produced dragon kings that the clone Odin is so proud of defeat the genuine fragment kings and heroes?

No one could understand Lu Mingfei's approach of wrestling with the deepest rules of the world like an unparalleled will, not even his ultimate enemy, Nidhogg.

Lu Mingfei conjured a sword from the flames and "barely" parried the attack from the clone Odin once again. The next second, the explosion he manipulated destroyed the live broadcast camera.

The moment the live stream ended, time seemed to stand still once more.

Before the clone of Odin could utter a single syllable, he was pressed to the ground by the immense gravity and unable to move.

Lu Mingfei looked down at him, ignoring the meaningless anger, resentment, and fear in his eyes. He slowly made a fist, as if an invisible hand was truly gripping the clone Odin. His incredibly hard bones were compressed, his entire human form became distorted, and finally he completely collapsed into one place.

“Even a person’s journey must be completed.” Lu Mingfei murmured to himself, “I don’t expect its destination to be as correct as the truth, I only ask to have the strength to complete it.”

"It's over?" The audience was still shaken by the battle.

In just about half an hour, everyone felt that the world had been turned upside down, and no one expected that this United Nations General Assembly would be a turning point in human history.

Chapter 305 Council, Regulatory Authority, Global Turmoil

After a half-day break, the meeting resumed. Unlike before, this conference no longer resembled a meeting of national delegations, but rather a summit. All participants were in real-time communication with their respective countries' highest authorities, and every word they uttered and every suggestion they made came from their think tanks or advisory groups.

“This is a good thing,” Lu Mingfei said.

Angers agreed with Lu Mingfei's assessment, but not entirely. The meeting had indeed yielded unexpected results, at the cost of leaving him, the party representative, physically and mentally exhausted throughout. He couldn't communicate with the national representatives in the same way he dealt with the board of directors; that would have disastrous consequences.

The only consolation is that after the global live-streamed battle, all countries sincerely wanted to reach an agreement. The most controversial issue was the legality of hybrid organizations, and the inevitable violations of laws by hybrids in the process of playing the role of "heroes in the dark" in human society, such as destroying public property, murder, and war.

Finally, after scientific verification, the meeting first revoked the citizenship of Deadpool and the Fallen Hybrid, which largely whitewashed the actions of the Secret Party. The issue was only resolved after the Secret Party promised to compensate for the serious acts of sabotage recorded by the Executive Department.

Due to the change in the nature of the meeting, the original one-day agenda was extended to five days, during which time Lu Mingfei did not appear at the meeting. The Secret Party claimed that Lu Mingfei was the result of a thousand years of accumulated alchemical technology, but unfortunately, this technology could only be used by one person and could not be replicated, therefore it could not be used as a general combat force on the battlefield.

The Secret Society made enormous sacrifices for this conference. Besides retaining the assets of Kassel College and various families, they shared almost all intelligence and technology related to dragons. However, in practice, some top-secret documents from the Middle Ages were moved to the deepest part of the ice cellar. Some aspects of the Secret Society's dark history are absolutely unspeakable; they may be declassified one day, but certainly not now.

As the global summit proceeded in secrecy, the world was changing because of the live broadcast. With governments remaining silent on the existence of dragons, conspiracy theories were rampant online.

Gold, energy, and defense stocks surged in a short period, and small groups worshipping superpowers emerged around the world.

By the end of the first phase of the conference, small-scale uprisings had broken out in some war-torn areas, led by some wild hybrids. One of the most successful was a Middle Eastern man who claimed to be the second son of God. He possessed the Word King's servant, tamed many wild beasts, and could also enhance the physical abilities of ordinary people.

This incident shocked the Vatican, and the Vatican Secretary of State quickly issued a statement declaring him a "speaker of the devil."

At this time, the global summit had reached a preliminary consensus, established the Special Council on Dragon Affairs and the International Dragon Affairs Regulatory Bureau, and promulgated laws such as the Charter of Rights and Obligations of Hybrids and the Prohibition of Dragon Genetic Research.

The council has command authority over the regulatory bureau. Council seats are allocated to representatives of various countries and hybrids according to their degree of obligation to address the threat to dragons. The regulatory bureau is mainly composed of former members of the executive department of Kassel College.

A global propaganda war quickly ensued amidst the chaos, with the Vatican further explaining that the power of the "Devil's Spokesperson" actually originated from the so-called dragon, which is "the Antichrist," the "beast" in Revelation, and the "abominable one who does destruction" that Jesus spoke of, a great sinner, a son of damnation, and a lawless person.

With theological definition established, the Special Council on Dragon Affairs began to reveal evidence of the possible existence of dragons from various fields. This gradual process of scientific evidence-gathering is essential, and a protracted battle of public opinion can prevent global unrest.

Besides addressing instability within human society, the establishment of the Special Council for Dragon Affairs was actually a product of compromise. Dealing with the dragon threat required unprecedented large-scale military cooperation and joint command, but this problem could not be effectively resolved for a long time. Ultimately, five strategic commands were approved around the Arctic: Norway, Alaska, Greenland, Iceland, and Siberia, which were coordinated and commanded by the Council.

During this period, Lu Mingfei only made one suggestion: to reject the plan to deploy all military forces to the Arctic region and instead propose that, in order to prevent natural disasters caused by the super-powerful words, appropriate evacuation measures should be prepared at least in earthquake zones, volcanically active areas, and coastal cities.

After reviewing intelligence related to the Nibelungen, the Council rejected the plan to launch a nuclear strike against the target "Nidhogg." Leaving aside whether a nuclear bomb could penetrate the Nibelungen barrier, the consequences of using nuclear weapons in the Arctic Ocean were unpredictable. Only Russia firmly believed that the contamination from the hydrogen bomb could be contained to a very small extent, but their military advisors could not guarantee that there would be no subsequent chain reaction consequences.

The initial military plan is to dispatch a fleet and submarines to locate the Nibelungen, have the regulatory agency form a task force to open the Nibelungen, and then decide on subsequent troop deployments based on the battlefield situation. A nuclear strike is only a final plan.

For the executive branch of Kassel College, life remains the same, except that the name is more international, the financial support is more substantial, and there is no need to evade international oversight (they are international regulatory/violent organizations). The only difference is that when hunting down suspected degenerate hybrids, they can no longer execute them on the spot; extreme violence can only be used against them after it is confirmed that they have committed the crime of "Dragon Blood Contamination".

When Lu Mingfei saw Angers again, the flamboyant old man's style had already begun to resemble that of his mentor, Flamel.

“Do you know how much work I’ve done?” he said, exhaling the smoke from his cigar. “We’re like kids playing on a bouncy castle by a waterfall, one wrong move and we’ll be swept off the cliff. But the results are encouraging. EVA said the current situation was less than 0.1% likely in the initial predictions. We’ve really found the brightest path of all the possibilities in history.”

The old man with a haggard appearance couldn't hide his pride in his eyes, while Lu Mingfei just smiled and remained silent.

“Were you really at a disadvantage in that battle?” After a pause, Angers suddenly asked, “The delegation explained the battle according to EVA’s instructions, but you are the one behind EVA.”

Lu Mingfei resigned as the "dictator" of the Secret Party, but EVA still obeyed him. The super artificial intelligence is also one of the few technologies that the Secret Party retains that are independent of the Regulatory Bureau and the Council, because EVA not only passed the Turing Test, but her development process also shows that she is not a completely cold computer, but a product of extracting human souls through an alchemical secret and then fusing them with machines. She has citizenship rights.

On the Eve of Chapter 306

“You have your own judgment.” Lu Mingfei smiled faintly. “Don’t worry, I will do my best in the final moment. I don’t know what will happen, but it will probably be very wild.”

Ang nodded and left. He had too many titles and many decisions to make, so talking to Lu Mingfei was a break he had squeezed out of his schedule.

“I can feel it. Fate is becoming more chaotic.” Lani’s voice sounded beside Lu Mingfei. The light from the window cast a faint outline—sitting in the empty seat where Angers had left a puzzled look when he came in, with hot tea set out. “The orthodox status of the Law King is taking effect. Nidhogg’s full revival should be near. During this time, you’d better use your limited power, otherwise there may be even greater changes.”

"Objectively speaking, I am the variable." Lu Mingfei shrugged. "Nidhogg is destined for greatness."

“If necessary, I can descend in my true form,” Lani said, “to rewrite the ending with the true laws of the night… in the worst-case scenario.”

“No.” Lu Mingfei shook his head solemnly.

Lani was silent for a moment, then said, "You want to know the current situation in the borderlands... is it also a Star Era that you had no choice in?"

“It’s not that I don’t trust you, Lani,” Lu Mingfei sighed. “Earth has its own destiny. Your ideas are good, and you have succeeded. But here, I have my own way. I assure you that what you will see is not now, nor in the next few decades, but in a hundred years… a hundred years is about right. That is what the Supreme Will wants to see. He will be watching from the stars.”

"Okay." Lani's answer was crisp and decisive; she said no more, and her figure vanished.

The shimmering blue light on Lu Mingfei's ring dimmed.

"The council has completed all the necessary preparations and is now discussing several additional supply lines as a precaution. However, it involves a geopolitically sensitive area, and the ambassadors of several countries with grudges are almost at each other's throats... Well, they have already started fighting. Fortunately, it's not a live broadcast of the meeting." Melina's voice came through the headset, sounding rather helpless.

"Thank you for your hard work," Lu Mingfei said.

“I’m glad I can help,” Melina said. “I overheard your conversation. Why not accept that person’s suggestion? It’s always good to have more strength. I don’t think it’s safe to use the Human Alliance’s strength to counter Nidhogg’s influence.”

"Who said I was going to use human power to counteract fate?" Lu Mingfei said to Melina as he entered the e-sports room and turned on his computer.

"So?" Melina asked back.

“I am the vanguard… no, you are the vanguard,” Lu Mingfei said. “It’s decided then and there, you will fight in my place.”

"Tell me your real plan, and to what extent do you want me to go?"

“I give you all the laws; you only need to squander the power in your hands,” Lu Mingfei said calmly.

"it is good."

"Isn't your answer a little too curt?" Lu Mingfei raised an eyebrow.

“I guessed part of it. You can be pretty crazy sometimes,” Melina said. “I’ll deal with Nidhogg, and you’ll deal with Fate, right? The Human Alliance only needs to take care of the remaining dragons that have fallen into the water. I understand.”

“I didn’t mean to hide it from you. I just decided that Lu Mingze should take on the legal battle,” Lu Mingfei said sincerely. “But as one of the ancient rulers of destiny, he is too unpredictable. His participation versus mine is just a difference in quantity, not in quality…”

“No need for explanation, I understand,” Melina said. “Make way! Don’t block the stretcher!”

"You're busy," Lu Mingfei said softly into the disconnected call.

The Norton Hall returned to silence. Lu Mingfei stretched, put on his headphones, and launched a duel against Constantine and Old Tang.

He hummed a song, his expression focused yet seemingly detached from the game; the light and shadow on the screen were reflected in his pupils as blood and fire.

……

Time flies, and international news reports on the increasing number of military exercises, while simultaneously growing skepticism. The global crisis has impacted every aspect of people's lives, causing economic turmoil. Although the overall employment environment has improved, a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises have gone bankrupt in an atmosphere of widespread fear.

Where are the so-called dragons? The dragon bones and dragon gene analyses in cutting-edge academic papers are too far removed from ordinary people's lives. The fluctuations in daily necessities, especially international food prices, are what truly affect ordinary people's lives. The construction and maintenance of military bases have also sparked controversy, with many accusing the United Nations of becoming an accomplice to warmongers and criticizing the world's major military equipment exporting countries for remaining silent.

With the council and regulatory bodies coordinating global resources, a global economic crisis was largely contained, and large-scale riots were prevented from brewing from negative public opinion. The New York Times even stated that the United States is experiencing an era closer to communism than during Roosevelt's presidency.

Everyone knew that the current situation wouldn't last long, and gradually, the initial fear turned into anticipation. Even the old men in the most remote fields, chatting in the shade of trees under the scorching sun, said things like, "Why haven't they fought yet? It would be great if they did."

Amidst such high anticipation, a paper published by the European Space Agency and verified by satellites and ground monitoring stations from various countries, describing the rate of geomagnetic anomaly decay, finally unveiled the prelude to the "battle to protect Earth."

This paper, through comparison of historical data and models, confirms long-term trends, determining that the geomagnetic field is not only declining, but is also mysteriously accelerating. At the current rate, the geomagnetic field strength will plummet to 4%-6% of its modern value in four hundred years, and most importantly, the rate of decline is still increasing!

Evidence suggests that around 42000 years ago, Earth experienced a magnetic field reversal and climate change that lasted for centuries... a global catastrophe! And 4.2 years ago was precisely the point in time when Nidhogg was betrayed by the Dragon Kings and humanity.

Shortly after the European Space Agency's paper was published, unusual ice storms in the Arctic region also corroborated the official reactivation of Nidhogg.

The council immediately issued a passionate statement. People were already tired of news about joint military exercises, but the simultaneous parade of live-fire equipment by the five strategic command centers was still very inspiring.

Unprecedented in the world, let's join together in this grand event!

A month later, the joint human fleet officially set off for the Arctic.

The fleet, consisting of icebreakers, frigates, destroyers, supply ships, hospital ships, research vessels, and submarines, departed from three ports and used three command systems: NATO, Russian, and Chinese. The officers and soldiers internally referred to them as the Atlantic, Eastern European, and Far Eastern Fleets, with EVA providing intelligence integration and sharing.