He is currently in the Dragon Clan and has married Erii.

"Pfft..."

The little devil in front of him suddenly laughed, a laugh as innocent as a real child's. This unexpected move left Lu Mingfei somewhat bewildered.

Lu Mingze then said, "Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore, brother! Don't worry, I'm here to bring warmth to my clients, I won't take your money."

"I remember you loved playing StarCraft, right, brother?" Lu Mingze suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"So what if it is?" Lu Mingfei retorted.

“Then remember it.” The little devil’s lips moved slightly, uttering a string of English words.

"Black sheep wall"

"Sounds familiar, right? That's right, it's the cheat code for revealing the entire map in StarCraft. It can help you in crucial moments!"

The little devil bowed slightly to Lu Mingfei in a very serious manner, "Well then, this warm-hearted event is now over! Remember to give me a five-star review!"

Lu Mingfei was about to speak when he realized that the little devil in front of him had disappeared without him noticing.

He returned to the dimly lit dormitory corridor once again. Not far away, Fingel was hurriedly leaving the dormitory building with his laptop.

It seems... not much time has passed.

Lu Mingfei glanced at his palm again; the warm, smooth feel of the little devil's hair still lingered on his fingertips.

That wasn't a dream!!

Lu Mingfei shook his head, clearing his mind of all sorts of chaotic thoughts.

It's not time to discuss whether it's a dream or a ghost!

His only friend's fate was still unknown, and Lu Mingfei had to do something!

“You used to help me, now it’s my turn to help you,” Lu Mingfei thought to himself, clenching his fist.

Five minutes later, at the Central Control Room of the Hall of Heroes, Kassel College.

This is Valhalla. In Norse mythology, Odin, the chief god, trained valiant warriors in this building. At Ragnarok, they would travel together on a perilous journey against the heavens, a journey from which there would be no return.

At this moment, the huge control room was filled with people, from college professors to freshmen, each sitting in their own seats, looking at the computer with a serious expression.

The meeting was chaired by Manstein, a disciplinary committee member who was already half bald.

The bald old man was standing on the central platform, holding a long stick, pointing at the virtual map projected by Norma.

"As you can see, our executive officers are now in a crisis! They are trapped in Norton's tomb, the 'Bronze City'."

"The greatest alchemical machine in history has been started, and our hopes can only be placed on the map that you have deciphered."

As soon as Manstein finished speaking, a huge relief of the World Tree appeared on the computer screen of everyone present.

This is precisely the result of Tang Yu and his group's exploration within the Bronze City.

“I know this is a bit of a stretch. Normally, it might take us ten or twenty years to decipher this level of dragon script, but now... we don’t have time.”

Manstein took out a small handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"The self-destruct mechanism of Bronze City has been activated, and there are only about two hours left before it explodes. Therefore... we must decipher the map within two hours so that they can safely evacuate from Bronze City!"

"Now, put your intelligence to use and save our members!"

Among the codebreakers present were inexperienced freshmen who were not yet adults, and academic professors with gray hair...

Regardless of their status, they were all now staring intently at the carving on the screen.

Everyone was eagerly anticipating, hoping for a miracle to happen...

Lu Mingfei sat in the last row of the control room, staring somewhat helplessly at the high-tech screen in front of him.

Just kidding. Before today, Lu Mingfei's understanding of computers was limited to "a mouse and keyboard can be used to play games."

It's understandable that he's having trouble getting started with something as sophisticated as deciphering maps.

Just as Lu Mingfei was racking his brains trying to figure out how to start this thing, the gray screen suddenly started flashing.

A light blue chibi-style girl appeared on the screen, smiling at him through the screen.

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38. A sneak attack from the darkness

"Hello, Lu Mingfei, a freshman of the Class of 2011 and an S-class member. I am Norma, the secretary of the academy. It is my pleasure to serve you." A stiff, mechanical voice came from the screen.

"This...this computer has come to life!!" Lu Mingfei exclaimed in shock.

"You're a monster, my foot!" Fingel, who was sitting next to him, leaned over and glanced at Norma before greeting her.

Fingel: "This is the school's secretary, an artificial intelligence; you can trust her."

"So it's artificial intelligence...bullshit! Is technology that advanced now? How come I didn't know that?" Lu Mingfei muttered a sarcastic remark.

At this moment, the screen suddenly flickered again, changing from the complex graphics that looked incomprehensible to the StarCraft startup interface that Lu Mingfei was most familiar with.

What followed was Norma's voice, which was stiff yet slightly gentle.

"Based on system matching, this is the most suitable operating mode for you. We hope you enjoy using it."

After saying that, the chibi Norma gave Lu Mingfei a victory sign, and then disappeared from the screen using a magical girl transformation.

"The secretary of this academy is a bit too girlish!" Lu Mingfei chuckled, continuing to stare at the World Tree relief on the screen in thought.

On the other side, the Three Gorges Dam, and Bronze City.

After being trapped in a closed space made entirely of bronze, the three members of the dragon-slaying team did not sit idly by and wait for their deaths.

Armed with weapons and cameras, they thoroughly surveyed the entire area.

Unfortunately, they found no exit, nor any clues that would allow them to escape.

According to Ye Sheng's estimation, the walls here are a meter thick, and the material they are made of is a hard bronze alloy... It would be absolutely impossible to break through by human force unless one is a humanoid Gundam-level being!

Tang Yu: "By the way, is there anything I can do to kill time? It's so boring here!"

"What are you thinking about? We're still on a mission!" Aki rolled her eyes at Tang Yu.

"You better be careful, this is the Dragon King's tomb, not your home!" Ye Sheng followed suit, joining in the lecturing of Tang Yu.

As expected of the official couple, even their tone of voice is so similar!

Tang Yu felt a slight sense of fullness, as if he had been fed dog food...

After this little incident, the originally dull atmosphere became relaxed, and the scene became quite joyful.

But they forgot something important: this is Bronze City!

Countless dangers lurk in the darkness, ready to take their lives at any moment.

"Tang Yu, watch out!"

Tang Yu still had a smile on his face when, in the darkness, Ye Sheng exclaimed in surprise. Before Tang Yu could react, he felt a warm liquid splash onto his face.

It feels somewhat sticky to the touch.

A strange, sweet, and fishy smell filled the air—it was the smell of blood!

Tang Yu raised his head blankly and reached out to turn on the searchlight.

In the soft light of the flashlight, he saw Ye Sheng's pale face. And from Ye Sheng's abdomen, a silver-white claw protruded.

Bright red blood dripped from the sharp claws onto the ground, splashing up all sorts of alluring blood flowers.

From Ye Sheng's perspective, he should have blocked an attack that emerged from the darkness for Tang Yu.

Without him, Tang Yu would probably have been stabbed right through the heart by now.

"Ye Sheng!"

After a moment of stunned silence, Aki exclaimed and rushed forward to support Ye Sheng's swaying body.

Tang Yu also reacted, wielding his Mo Dao "Tianxi Ruibao" and swinging it with all his might at the attacker.

Ding……

The crisp metallic clanging sound was unusually jarring in the silent space.

This sound was the result of the physical collision between Tianxi Ruibao and the attacker.

"These are... those snake-head statues from earlier!" Tang Yu's pupils shrank, his voice filled with horror.

He held a knife in one hand and pulled a flare from his waist with the other, throwing it forcefully forward.

The chemical reaction produced a momentary burst of intense light, allowing Tang Yu to glimpse the current state of the space.

The situation here is terrible!

Sometime during the day, the statue that should have been placed near the entrance to the Bronze City appeared here quietly.

These eerie things stood silently in the darkness, without making a sound. It seemed they had been there for quite some time!

None of the dragon-slaying team members were aware of their arrival before the attack occurred.

These guys... are like ghosts lurking in the night, their bodies filled with eeriness and unknown terror.

Tang Yu unleashed a full-force strike, fueled by rage, and slammed it squarely into the foremost statue.

All he got in return was a crisp impact sound and his hand, which went numb from the shock.

As for the statue, Tang Yu's all-out attack only shattered its silvery-white outer shell, revealing the twisted body hidden beneath the metal.

Only then did Tang Yu realize with astonishment that this thing was not a statue at all! It was an unknown monster with sharp claws and a highly decayed body.

After attacking Ye Sheng, the monster did not rush to act. It remained quietly in place like a real statue, without any murderous aura.

Tang Yu dared not rush forward rashly. He could only keep a watchful eye on himself while slowly approaching Ye Sheng and Ya Ji.

"How is Ye Sheng's injury? Oh, and try this." Tang Yu took a first-aid spray produced by the Equipment Department from his belt and carefully handed it to Aki.

As for why we didn't use a faster throw, well... that's a lesson learned through the blood and tears of countless students at the academy.

Everything produced by the equipment department must be handled with care, otherwise, you might as well wait for it to explode!

Surprisingly, this "spray" that was actually a bomb had an amazing hemostatic effect; it was practically an enhanced alchemical version of Yunnan Baiyao (a traditional Chinese medicine).

Shortly after the spray was applied, the gruesome wound on Ye Sheng's stomach stopped bleeding.

In any case, the bleeding has stopped.

However, Ye Sheng was still very weak, and it took him a long time to slowly open his eyes.