Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from the Elden Ring

Suddenly, I heard the sound of a gun bolt being pulled back from behind.

"SHIT."

The sniper immediately released his weapon, raised both hands, and obediently turned off the communication device in his ear.

"Junior brother, I surrender." The sniper turned around, revealing himself to be Nono, a former member of Guderian's recruitment team.

Standing in front of her was Lu Mingfei, who was holding a gun.

Chapter 45 Knife Battle

"'One day of freedom'—can surrender still be allowed?" Lu Mingfei asked, puzzled.

Nono raised her hands, still looking nonchalant, "Of course, a 'day of freedom' is very free."

Lu Mingfei lowered the muzzle of his assault rifle.

Nono lowered her hands, stretched her shoulders, and twisted her wrists. "I've been lying here for so long, it's so uncomfortable."

This guy is indeed carefree and spoiled; that's the impression Lu Mingfei got when they were in the admissions team.

"Did you create all this smoke? I heard you can even use Word Power under the vice principal's rules?" Nuonuo asked curiously, moving closer to Lu Mingfei and looking him up and down.

“Norma did it,” Lu Mingfei replied.

"Norma is essentially a computer, so there's always someone controlling it. Don't be so modest, junior." Nono said with a speechless expression.

Lu Mingfei stopped dwelling on the topic and asked, "How much do you know about Chu Zihang?"

Nono clearly hadn't expected Lu Mingfei to ask that, and retorted irritably, "My boyfriend's nemesis? Can't you ask me about Caesar? If you want to ask Chu Zihang, you should go ask Susie."

"Who is Susie?" Lu Mingfei frowned.

"My roommate, Chu Zihang's secretary."

“You’re her roommate, tell me what you know.” Lu Mingfei obviously wasn’t going to go into the smoke to find a girl he’d never seen before.

Nono pondered for a moment, “The opposite of Caesar? While Caesar was taking a wine bath with the student council officers, Chu Zihang should have been taking a cold shower after training every day. He was a complete ascetic. If I had to say something, he should be pursuing something, so he lived like he was on the eve of going to war every day. This was something that the head of the executive department liked a lot. Many people thought he would be the next head of the executive department.”

Lu Mingfei nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

Just then, Nuonuo unknowingly approached Lu Mingfei at an ambiguous distance. A flash of silver light appeared in her lowered palm, and a small silver revolver slid from her sleeve into her hand. She raised the gun with extreme speed.

When the wrist is massaged, the hammer is pressed down, and the bullet can be fired at any time.

Lu Mingfei met her gaze, his eyes completely unmoved.

Before Nono could pull the trigger, she felt a gust of wind rush towards her, and a blurry flash of light appeared in the air.

The part of the revolver above her fingers was cut open, revealing its intricate mechanical structure, and the bullet slid from the magazine to the ground.

Lu Mingfei held the Crimson Sky sword in his hand, and Nuonuo didn't even see how he drew it.

Before she could say anything more, a Friga bullet exploded on her forehead.

Caesar, who had already entered the Lionheart Society building, sensed something and looked out the smoke-shrouded window. Nono in his earphones had stopped responding for several minutes, which, unsurprisingly, was also unplugged by Lu Mingfei.

"It's more complicated than I expected." Caesar's lips curled into a smile. "Chu Zihang doesn't have many men left either, so it's truly a three-way battle now."

The smoke had almost completely dissipated. The two sides had just engaged in a large-scale firefight, which had depleted most of their manpower. Each side now had only two or three squads left, who were interspersed and hidden in their respective buildings.

"Chu Zihang, should we charge or fight in the streets? I think Lu Mingfei is hiding somewhere waiting." Caesar's microphone was connected to the broadcast system, and his voice came from all directions, echoing between the buildings.

"His power of words is instantaneous; as long as there are enough bullets, the number of people is not important to him." Chu Zihang also spoke through the broadcast system, announcing the information transmitted by his vice president.

"I see. Then let's end the battle in one fell swoop, and the winner will deal with Lu Mingfei."

"it is good."

As the leaders of both sides reached a consensus, the students who had been hiding changed their strategy. They stopped hiding and emerged almost entirely from behind pillars, windows, and corners. There were even two who lay among the "corpses" using the remaining smoke for cover. They obeyed the order to charge. Hiding and shooting from the shadows might have brought victory, but it would have tarnished the reputation of their societies. Both the student council and the Lionheart were fraternal organizations, and these elites of the elite valued the honor of "One Day of Freedom" very much.

The sound of bullets whizzing through the air rang out again, and the remaining smoke finally dissipated completely.

The number of participants still standing in the game dwindled to single digits in a short time. With Caesar shooting a Lionheart member on the second floor, only he and Chu Zihang remained in the parking lot.

The two looked in the same direction at the same time. In the gunfight that had just taken place, a third party had joined in and contributed most of the kills.

With an assault rifle in one hand and the longsword Chixiao in the other, Lu Mingfei slowly emerged from the now incredibly thin fog.

His initial request to release smoke grenades was actually intended to include Caesar and Chu Zihang's club members in the trial. However, after attacking several student teams in the smoke, he found that no one could react in time, rendering the training ineffective. So he simply cleared the area and returned to his original purpose.

The three of them looked each other up and down.

Lu Mingfei was the first to release his rifle, letting it fall to the ground, and instead gripped his sword with both hands. Caesar and Chu Zihang exchanged a glance, then also put away their weapons and drew their swords. Chu Zihang held a Japanese longsword, while Caesar wielded two hunting knives.

"Who wants to go first?" Lu Mingfei asked.

Caesar shrugged. "Let Chu Zihang and I go first, otherwise people will say the upperclassmen at Kassel College are bullying the underclassmen..."

Lu Mingfei shook his head. "What I mean is, who wants to fight me first?"

Caesar dropped his smiling expression, exchanged a glance with Chu Zihang, and stepped forward, while Chu Zihang stepped back.

He removed the hood that came with his crimson combat uniform, revealing golden hair that cascaded down, framing a face like a Greek sculpture. His eyes were a rare ice-blue, and his gaze was icy.

"You are better than I thought, 'S' grade."

Lu Mingfei nodded and said calmly, "Thank you for the sword."

Caesar never mentioned this point, and Lu Mingfei rarely had the opportunity to see him, so he never thanked him.

"I just admire you." Caesar said indifferently.

Without exchanging any further words, the two stood a dozen meters apart, their eyes met, and they sprinted forward almost simultaneously.

Lu Mingfei's figure was so fast that it blurred, even stirring up dust. As he leaped up, he raised his sword above his head with both hands and made only one downward slashing motion—at extreme speed.

Caesar gripped the hilt of the hunting knife called "Dictator" with both hands, not even having time to raise it. In fact, he had only taken one step when Lu Mingfei was already in front of him.

Wind has no shape, but the hard ripples on Lu Mingfei's clothes, his disheveled hair, and the raging storm around him all revealed his high speed. He tore through the air, and the torn air became the wind. In the Kamaitachi's domain, this sound was a sharp explosion, one that Caesar had heard countless times—it was the sound of bullets fired from gun barrels.

End of Chapter 46

Combat Skill: Lion Slash.

The combat technique used by the Red Lions army fighting alongside General Rataen. It involves leaping forward, spinning while striking with the weapon, resulting in a powerful and impactful slash. Due to limitations in attack range and weapon weight, Lu Mingfei modified the body-flipping charging motion into an acceleration and leap, creating a fluid movement, but in reality, he only executed the second downward slash.

Its overwhelming power was like a thunderbolt from the sky.

Caesar felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, and time seemed to slow down. His adrenaline levels reached their peak, and his mind was more active than ever before. The taut muscles in his arms, the sticky feeling from the weight of the "Dictator" itself, and the tingling pain from the high-speed wind cutting into his cheeks were all clearly transmitted to his excited cerebral cortex.

At the same time, his vision became over-focused, and apart from the sharp edge of Chixiao's sword, everything else in his field of vision became dark, as if the mountain peak was really about to press down, thus obscuring everything.

He even had time to let his mind wander, because his mind had transcended his physical reactions. Every step of his movement—drawing his sword and crossing it in defense—was perfect, but it was too slow, so slow that every wisp of wind that brushed against his arm was clearly visible.

His soul seemed to float in a mysterious space, observing himself from God's perspective.

What is this? It seems that nothing is left in the world except him and the falling blade; silence, darkness, and emptiness.

This is death!

At that moment, a pale golden flame suddenly ignited in Caesar's eyes. His movements pushed the limits, and a teeth-grinding friction sound came from his muscles and bones. Dick's blade broke through the wind resistance and accelerated upward.

Chixiao hovered a few inches above Dick Tuido. The cross-shaped defense formed by the two hunting knives was not yet complete, but it was much better than being face-to-face with a sword blade.

Lu Mingfei's movements came to an abrupt halt, and the wind behind him seemed to react only after a long delay, launching a fierce counterattack that ravaged Caesar's long, golden hair.

"You've passed." Lu Mingfei turned and walked towards Chu Zihang without looking back.

The subject of Caesar's study was "death." It was thought that several battles would be needed, but Caesar's comprehension was surprisingly high; he broke through his limits after only one encounter with Lu Mingfei's unreserved killing intent. This truly astonished Lu Mingfei, as he himself had only gained this understanding through countless real-life deaths.

Chu Zihang also removed his hood, revealing a head of unruly black hair, not much different from the photo on the honor wall of Shilan Middle School. To this day, Lu Mingfei's photo is also on that wall.

Chu Zihang witnessed Lu Mingfei's terrifying explosive power. He didn't know if it was the Word Spirit "Moment" or something else. He had only seen descriptions of this kind of Word Spirit in the Word Spirit data. But one thing was certain: Caesar couldn't stop that speed, and neither could he.

He adopted a defensive stance, unlike Caesar who attempted to attack and expose his weaknesses.

Lu Mingfei did not unleash that kind of extremely fast and brutal attack again. He slowly walked to a position not far in front of Chu Zihang and changed his sword-holding posture.

Neither side spoke, and as Lu Mingfei's figure flashed, the battle began.

He charged towards Chu Zihang and slashed upwards from a low position, resembling the kesa-giri technique in Japanese swordsmanship. However, it was not just a single-sided slash; he swung his sword with both hands, creating a crisscrossing blockade with the slashes from both sides.

Chu Zihang could barely keep up with Lu Mingfei's speed. He used the counterattack technique of the Water Gull Style to strike back, slashing diagonally to collide with Lu Mingfei's slash. He used the force of the recoil to eliminate inertia and tried to cut into Lu Mingfei's unguarded chest.

However, Lu Mingfei was slightly faster than him, and the speed of his second strike still exceeded his, forcing him to change the direction of his strike and block again.

The force of the two collisions finally broke his momentum, and he staggered backward.

Lu Mingfei lowered his center of gravity again, his legs bending and coming together instead of moving forward. The Crimson Sky Sword was parallel to the ground. As his body rotated and gathered power, he slashed horizontally. At the same time, he took another step forward and attacked into the space where Chu Zihang had retreated.

Chu Zihang managed to block the horizontal slash, but Lu Mingfei, after assuming a stance, launched another mirror-image upward slash. Although he had made five consecutive slashes, the momentum was no longer sufficient. His final sword swing was switched to a single hand, which reduced the power of the slash but suddenly increased the distance.

Caught off guard and lacking strength, Chu Zihang's combat uniform was cut open.

At the same time, Lu Mingfei raised his center of gravity, gripped the sword with both hands, and slashed down fiercely, which was the true finishing touch of this sword technique.

Combat Skill: Double Slash.

A master swordsman's technique involves lowering his stance and unleashing a series of alternating slashes. These slashes are not single strikes, but rather two diagonal cuts followed by a finishing move. When released in succession, the attack is as fierce as a storm. Lu Mingfei used a variation of this sword technique to break through the Dragon King's defense when he fought Constantine.

Chu Zihang lasted longer than Caesar, which was also related to Lu Mingfei's deliberate control of his strength and speed. He was always slightly stronger and slightly faster than Chu Zihang, thus pushing this taut string to its limit.

In Caesar's eyes, the moment the two made contact, a flurry of swords and blades erupted, with bursts of sparks and the ear-piercing clang of metal engulfing the two combatants.

However, Chu Zihang retreated step by step, and Lu Mingfei's endless array of sword techniques forced Chu Zihang to turn his attacks into defenses and defenses into retreats. The first person in Kassel College to experience this was Fingel.

Unbeknownst to him, golden flames had ignited in Chu Zihang's eyes, and he became focused and cold.

Many years ago, a torrential rain extinguished the boy's cowardice; now, those ashes are burning fiercely.

Chu Zihang seemed to truly hear the sound of the torrential rain pounding against the car window, and the whispers. Every night, he would recall those rainy nights, imagining a final battle with the gods, perhaps suffocating under the weight of endless swords.

When the spear in the god's hand was thrust out, it was like a golden meteor streaking across the sky!

His face turned pale, but his expression gradually became ferocious. However, Lu Mingfei's offensive ended.

Chu Zihang then realized that he had retreated to a corner, his whole body was drenched in sweat, and his breathing was heavy as a bull. His sword had nowhere left to retreat, and the blade of the Han Bafang Sword was resting on his heart.

“This is your limit.” Lu Mingfei met his gaze and sheathed his longsword.

With this, the battle came to an end.

The two pieces of "good iron" that Lu Mingfei promised to forge for Angers must have left a deep impression on him today. This is what Lu Mingfei considers to be the best form of teaching without causing death. There was no preaching, yet it was enough to change something.