Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from the Elden Ring

Soon the storm completely disintegrated Deadpool's body, and the four elements that made up Deadpool merged into the storm of the Reverse Nibelungen.

It seems to have failed. There was no special substance in Deadpool's body. According to Lu Mingfei's thinking, if it wasn't achieved by using alchemical materials to create the effect of a living dead, then there must be an alchemical matrix in the hotel. However, he didn't notice anything unusual at the scene. By now, the other party has probably already erased all traces.

He was about to shut down the storm pool when he suddenly made a new discovery: at the junction of the inner and outer rings, a thin layer of pitch-black substance was growing along the outer ring. The substance was extremely rare, and if you didn't look closely, you would think that the thin film-like crystal shell was transparent.

Yet this layer of material, thinner than paper, actually blocked the fluctuations of the elemental storm, with an effect even better than that of the outer Nibelungen.

Thinking about how he hadn't found any fluctuations in Odin Nibelungen on the elevated road that afternoon, Lu Mingfei had a vague answer in his mind.

While maintaining his domain, he collected all the dark substance, gathering the powder into a ball about the size of a fingernail. He preserved this precious sample using the same material that held the Philosopher's Stone.

This crystal layer is somewhat similar to the "crystal" that Jormungandr used to create his fake body. Both belong to substances that do not exist in the world and are likely materials with special alchemical uses.

After greeting Old Tang and the others downstairs with the sample, Lu Mingfei hurriedly returned to his hotel suite via the spatial transfer matrix in the warehouse.

He immediately checked the suite for anything unusual, and after confirming that no one had been there, he took the crystal sample and left.

Next door was Su Xiaoqiang's room, and there was no sound; she was probably still sleeping under Wang Zhishi's control.

After he went downstairs, he drove off in his Maybach, a luxury car with performance comparable to a sports car, speeding along the roads late at night towards the outskirts of the city.

……

Lu Mingfei possesses the authority of two thrones. The authority of the King of Bronze and Fire grants him insight and analytical abilities in alchemy, while the authority of the King of Earth and Mountains bestows upon him a power specific to Nibelungen.

In Norse mythology, Hela is the goddess of death and the queen of Helheim, the underworld. In the dragon race's understanding, the so-called god of death is the king of the Nibelungs, capable of opening the gates to all the lands of the dead.

Odin's Nibelungen could evade Lu Mingfei's perception in only one way—it was no longer Nibelungen, but rather another state of Nibelungen, a pure elemental storm.

Whether or not this substance within Deadpool is the true reason for their living-dead state, it must have been formed in the elemental storms of Nibelungen.

The Maybach came to an abrupt stop next to the wasteland. Instead of taking the elevated road, Lu Mingfei followed a cement road into the depths of the wasteland.

The streetlights on both sides of the road were peeling and had been out of power for a long time. In the darkness, there was only the sound of the wind. After getting out of the car, Lu Mingfei walked along the muddy ground full of withered grass to a place where he could vaguely see the elevated road in the distance.

He took out a container of powder, poured it all out, and controlled the wind to scatter it into the air.

All the dust particles he marked appeared as bright stars in his field of vision, as if drawn by something and evenly distributed on a curved surface.

Chapter 160 The Second Attack

As Lu Mingfei predicted, these substances are attracted to each other, which is why they accumulate and "grow" at the edge of the storm pool.

Odin's Nibelungen is still here, and some intense changes are taking place inside.

However, it has lost its connection with the outside world and can no longer be called Nibelungen. This may be a defensive measure by Odin, or it may be that the other side is using alchemy to create some kind of weapon.

Just then, Norma called.

Normally, Norma assigns tasks or provides information support to specialists via text message or email, and rarely makes direct phone calls.

Lu Mingfei seemed to be deep in thought. After answering the phone, it was the branch manager's voice: "Commissioner Lu, your home has been attacked. Your uncle and aunt are injured. Medical personnel have taken them to the branch. Since it involves the commissioner's family, you need to sign the memory erasure agreement."

"Okay, I'll go over immediately."

Lu Mingfei hung up the phone, reached out and slowly made a fist in the air. A huge vortex appeared above the wasteland. All the black powder he released was captured by the countless tiny air currents in the vortex and was all brought back into his hand after a moment.

First it was Su Xiaoqiang, then it was his uncle's family... This kind of move doesn't seem like something Odin would do. With that enemy's cunning, he should know that even provoking Lu Mingfei wouldn't be enough.

The Maybach roared to life and retraced its route, heading towards the brightly lit urban jungle.

……

The branch office was located on the middle floor of a commercial building. Lu Mingfei showed off his silver badge as the executive officer of the executive department in a guesthouse on the fourth floor. The receptionist led him through a long corridor and into a hidden space on this floor—the secret elevator.

No one knew that there was a hidden elevator in this building. The designer came from the equipment department and originally designed a much more radical plan. The rooftop even had an exaggerated base exit like those in tokusatsu movies. The hangar could accommodate two armed helicopters and a vertical takeoff and landing jet transport plane. When the planes took off, the roof of the building would split in two and slowly open.

After negotiations, and due to budget constraints, the only design that remained was this military-standard elevator and a rooftop helipad equipped with anti-aircraft weapons.

As we ascended the elevator to the 20th floor, the elevator doors opened, revealing the branch manager and two young specialists, one on each side.

"Commissioner Lu, this way please." The branch manager stepped forward to greet Lu Mingfei, followed by two young commissioners.

"Your two family members received timely assistance and are currently in stable condition, although their mental state is somewhat unstable," the branch manager reported to Lu Mingfei.

But to his surprise, Lu Mingfei did not show any anxiety, unease or even doubt. On his face, which was as hard as iron, there was only a calmness that made the branch manager feel pressured.

“Okay, I’ll go in alone. Please wait outside for a moment,” Lu Mingfei said.

“Of course, of course.” The branch manager nodded. “There are no surveillance cameras in the ward.”

Lu Mingfei entered the ward alone and released a sound-isolating field the instant he closed the door. Countless illusory weasels formed an impenetrable wall of wind, which would directly "devour" the captured sound waves without carrying them back to their master's brain.

The double hospital bed had the curtains half-drawn. My uncle and aunt were each lying on the bed, with electrodes attached to monitor their vital signs. My uncle was still receiving an IV drip, with two bottles of glucose hanging from the pole.

"Ming...Mingfei?" The uncle squinted, not recognizing Lu Mingfei for a moment. "You're back from your holiday?"

The aunt, who had been sleeping, suddenly woke up and met Lu Mingfei's eyes. Her eyes widened slowly, and for a moment she seemed to be in a trance, or perhaps she instinctively remembered something. She opened her mouth wide, but only managed to utter a whimpering sound, "Monster! You're not Lu Mingfei! Stay away from me!"

She was also a victim of Odin's dream of hunting Lu Mingfei. Given her personality, she might have believed in supernatural phenomena, but she was not afraid of this kind of drama of opposite sexes fighting against the Predator Lu Mingfei.

But tonight, when she opened the door and saw a whole bunch of monsters, she was instantly reminded of that bizarre nightmare.

In her view, Lu Mingfei had long been possessed by a monster, just like in those American movies. Maybe if you peeled back Lu Mingfei's skin, there would be a lizard-man with scales underneath.

"Wife! Wife!" The uncle quickly got out of bed, put on his slippers, grabbed the IV drip pole with one hand, and pulled his wife's head into his arms with the other.

Lu Mingfei rarely saw his aunt so... frail. She only calmed down after hugging his uncle.

“Mingfei, your aunt is frightened. Why don’t you leave first?” Uncle said cautiously in a low voice. “If Mingze comes, you can wait outside with him. This hospital doesn’t give out meal cards or anything. My wallet is on the table. Go find the cafeteria to eat by yourself.”

Lu Mingfei knew that his aunt was only afraid of him. She would not be afraid of the chubby Lu Mingze at all; in fact, it might even have a calming effect on her.

Uncle said this only to comfort Lu Mingfei. Having encountered a terrifying alien and with his wife talking nonsense, this usually unserious man was now trying his best to take care of everything, even Lu Mingfei's pride and feelings, who had "just returned from America".

"Quiet," Lu Mingfei said calmly, his voice seemingly carrying a deterrent effect, and his aunt immediately quieted down.

“I am… from the Investigation Bureau.” Considering that his uncle had a strong mental fortitude, Lu Mingfei did not use mental intimidation, but simply told a small lie. “The questions I ask you from now on will be recorded. Do not treat me as your nephew. Answer carefully and truthfully.”

The uncle was taken aback. He stared at Lu Mingfei for a while, and only returned to his bed after confirming that his nephew was not joking.

“The road…you can ask, I’ll tell you. She fainted, and I carried her out.” The uncle’s expression was serious.

He had also noticed something was wrong with the hospital. The couple was confined to this ward, with a view of the CBD outside the window. There were guards standing at the door at all times, and tall, burly male nurses brought in the food and medical equipment.

If those monsters really exist, then where there are ghosts, there are gods, and it's normal for there to be an organization like an investigation bureau.

What he didn't expect was that Lu Mingfei would become a member of this kind of organization after going to the United States. Now that he thinks about it, that recruitment that seemed like a windfall was indeed full of shady dealings.

“I already know the time, place, and people,” Lu Mingfei said. “I need to know if you saw any suspicious people before the incident.”

Chapter 161 The Third Attack

“Suspicious person?” The uncle repeated the word, and suddenly a figure appeared in his mind. “Didn’t the Wei family on the sixth floor move away? ... Old Liu downstairs moved to the sixth floor last month, but when I got off work today I saw someone at Old Liu’s house. At first I thought they were looking at the house, but now that I think about it, it is indeed quite suspicious.”

"Very good." Lu Mingfei nodded. "Anything else?"

The uncle frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head. "I didn't see anything else. You know I... cough cough, I mean I'm not usually that observant. I didn't notice any other suspicious people."

“It’s alright, don’t be nervous,” Lu Mingfei said. “I’m just here for a routine inquiry, but you’ll have to stay here until the matter is resolved.”

"Okay, okay, we'll definitely cooperate." The uncle nodded hurriedly. "But, could you let Mingze... Lu Mingze come over? He's out having a party with his classmates, and we haven't had time to tell him yet."

“Okay.” Lu Mingfei paused for a moment, then said, “We will inform him.”

He turned and left.

"Hey, Mingfei!" his uncle suddenly called out to him.

Lu Mingfei turned around.

The uncle scratched his head. “I know you’re capable now, but young people shouldn’t be too impulsive when doing this kind of job. Remember, your safety is the most important thing… I told your dad I’d take care of you.”

"Thank you."

Lu Mingfei's gaze softened, and after bowing slightly, he left the ward.

The branch manager was still waiting outside the door. "Commissioner Lu, this is the memory erasure agreement. Please sign it."

Lu Mingfei took the document, flipped to the end, signed his name, and then said calmly, "Try not to use medication."

"Oh, no." The branch manager was taken aback. "Your uncle asked the nurse for those bottles of glucose himself."

"I mean the brainwashing process. Try to use hypnosis as much as possible. If you have any difficulties, tell me and I will send an agent from the Word Spirit O Hypnos."

“Okay,” the branch manager said.

Lu Mingfei left without lingering, saying, "You guys continue with your work. Norma will let you know if there are any new developments."

The branch manager and his entourage watched him walk further and further down the corridor in his black attire until he entered the elevator.

“I thought he would refuse to sign,” said the male staff member next to him. “He’s just a hot-blooded student after all.”

“You can’t say that. I heard his rank in the executive department is only lower than Schneider’s,” another agent said. “After all, he’s an S-class pedigree. I’m so envious.”

"Envious?" The branch manager's expression was calm at this moment, completely different from the kind and amiable demeanor he had in front of Lu Mingfei. "The Execution Department is the most dangerous profession, and what people like him do is the most dangerous of all, beyond our imagination. He will most likely die one day."

"But his name will definitely be a significant part of history." The branch manager continued, "Do you really think that an S-class bloodline can achieve this? You don't think that such a person's future is predetermined by his bloodline, do you? I can only say that I have awe for such people, and I don't even try to understand them."

The branch manager handed the agreement to the two men and left, leaving the two specialists standing there looking at each other in bewilderment.

They didn't understand why the branch manager was so serious. This middle-aged man usually appeared approachable, only showing his professionalism and experience as a senior specialist when working. Therefore, everyone in the branch liked this boss very much. Several young people would even invite him to private dinners or play games, which was a great achievement for the middle-aged leader.

“I heard that our minister was transferred from headquarters and used to be part of the task force.” The two commissioners exchanged glances, realizing that their minister had a story.

"Go ask the administrators of the Night Watchers discussion forum. Maybe our minister was quite capable back then."

……

Lu Mingfei drove his Maybach, but didn't immediately go to his uncle's house to find the suspicious guy. He wanted to verify his suspicions first.

Unlike in the borderlands, he is no longer an unknown faded figure, but a powerful opponent in everyone's eyes. In other words, it is no longer the era when he knocks on the doors of various demigods to challenge them. The two battles with the King of Bronze and Fire and the King of Earth and Mountain have made his enemies cautious.

The Maybach was parked in front of a restaurant.

Royal Banquet Hall is a long-established luxury restaurant in the area. Holding a wedding here is considered the top-tier wedding banquet in the city. For gatherings or business dinners, booking a private room here will cost more than five figures.

Lu Mingze is having a classmate reunion dinner here tonight.

There were many nice cars parked at the entrance, including my uncle's little Mercedes, which meant the dinner party wasn't over yet.

Lu Mingfei parked his Maybach inside and got out of the car alone. The two waiters at the hotel entrance ignored him, displaying a certain aloofness that seemed unmoved by the luxury car.

In reality, Lu Mingfei released Mingzhao, an invisible domain covering his entire body, making him completely transparent to the waiter.