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

After learning about the current situation, Ye Sheng's face turned extremely gloomy.

"I'll try to reconnect to the Moniach again and see if there's any new progress from the academy." Ye Sheng gently patted Aki's hand. "We'll get out of here alive!"

Aki remained silent, because she knew that this was just an excuse Ye Sheng used to comfort himself.

With the level of expertise of the professors in the academy, it would be impossible for them to decipher the map hidden in the dragon script in such a short time!

In other words, they're going to be trapped here and die!

For a while, the atmosphere was a little dull.

Seeing the two men with gloomy faces, Tang Yu wasn't in a hurry.

Judging by the time, Lu Mingfei should have already been lured to the academy!

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39. [Living Figurine] Awakens

Now that Lu Mingfei has arrived at the academy, it means that his devilish younger brother, Lu Mingze, has also arrived.

This child who claims to be a demon will help his brother decipher the map of Bronze City, allowing Lu Mingfei, this loser, to make a name for himself in the academy!

"So, Lu Mingfei, you brat, hurry up! My life and fortune are all in your hands," Tang Yu prayed silently in his heart.

……

Kassel College, Central Control Room.

As Manstein was pondering a method to decipher the code on the high platform, melodious music suddenly rang out from his pocket. It was his communicator, and judging from the name on it, it should be Mans's communicator.

After the call was connected, Manstein's face began to darken.

As soon as the phone call ended, the bald old man waved his British-style gentleman's cane and strode up the platform.

"Ladies and gentlemen! There's been a new development. Mans's team has just reported that a large number of [living terracotta warriors] have appeared in Bronze City!"

"Those things are currently dormant, but they could wake up at any time. We don't have much time left. Everyone... any progress?"

Manstein looked around, and everyone present, professors and students alike, lowered their heads, avoiding any eye contact with him.

The arena was completely silent!

"No? Well, it's not your fault... It seems the white doves in the clock tower will have to come in handy again." Manstein sighed, his tone tinged with sadness.

Sitting in the last row, Lu Mingfei's heart suddenly trembled. In a daze, he seemed to see his friend struggling among countless ugly and ferocious creatures, before being swallowed up by the tidal wave of monsters...

"I'm such a useless piece of trash!" Nearly an hour had passed, but Lu Mingfei still couldn't figure out anything from the World Tree relief.

The hapless child slumped dejectedly in the chair, his expression a mixture of anger and self-reproach.

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, the expression on his face was like that of a drowning person grasping at the last straw, radiating hope.

The computer screen in front of him still looked like the StarCraft login screen. Lu Mingfei stared wide-eyed and carefully typed in that string of commands that he knew all too well.

"Black sheep wall"

In StarCraft, this command can light up the entire map!

Lu Mingfei had no other choice but to place all his hopes on the "devil".

"I feel like I'm Faust now. Hey, Mephistopheles! When are you coming to collect my soul?" Lu Mingfei muttered to himself with a self-deprecating tone. Of course, no one responded to him.

On the computer screen, a black goat is leaping around restlessly!

In Western mythology, the black goat represents the devil.

In other words, Lu Mingfei's actions at this moment are tantamount to borrowing power from the devil.

He succeeded!!

As if something was interfering with the computer screen, a blurry mosaic briefly appeared.

The next second, a complete map appeared on the whiteboard on the platform in the central control room, with a line of tiny Chinese characters attached below: This map was deciphered by Lu Mingfei.

The entire stadium fell silent for a moment, then erupted in thunderous cheers.

"Don't be so happy yet, hurry up and pass it on to Mans and the others." The old man Manstein waved his cane, unable to hide the smile on his face.

He looked approvingly at Lu Mingfei, who was huddled in the corner, "As expected of an S-rank! You've been a great help this time!"

"Oh, not at all," Lu Mingfei replied awkwardly, scratching his head.

No one saw that next to Lu Mingfei, Fingel, who looked like a defeated dog, had a slight smile on his lips as he looked at everyone.

On the laptop screen where he had pressed down, a program called "File Shredder" was running.

The shredded file had the .JPG extension; it was a map...

At the bottom of the Three Gorges, inside the Bronze City.

The situation here has now deteriorated further!

The "living terracotta warrior," which had been quietly encased in statue, seemed to have been stimulated and began to gradually awaken.

Their silvery-white shells slowly cracked open, and tiny metal fragments fell to the ground, making a clinking sound.

An atmosphere of anxiety and unease permeated the air.

Tang Yu carefully escorted Ye Sheng and Aki to a corner.

"We have news!" Ye Sheng, whose face was as white as paper, suddenly exclaimed.

Despite his mental weakness, he forcefully released his Word of Power. Countless Void Serpents carrying a vast amount of information traveled between Ye Sheng and the Moniah, gradually transmitting a complete map into his mind.

"Quick, to the southeast corner! In fifteen minutes, a gap will open there, and we can evacuate from there."

"Yes!! Lu Mingfei, you're awesome!" Tang Yu silently gave Lu Mingfei a thumbs up in his heart.

The sudden joy lasted only a moment.

"It seems we can't leave..."

A strange clicking sound rang out, and Tang Yu's expression changed. He involuntarily tightened his grip on the Mo Dao.

Not far away, countless "living terracotta warriors" were shaking violently, and the black cracks on their metal shells widened until they finally all fell off, revealing their hideous bodies hidden beneath the smooth surface.

These hideous monsters panted heavily from their nostrils, their decaying vocal cords emitting threatening growls, and a chilling red light flickered in their long-empty eye sockets…

"Thirteen minutes left." Ye Sheng lay on the ground, taking on the role of a human announcer.

After suffering severe injuries and being forcibly activated with his Word of Power, Ye Sheng's body was in a very dangerous state.

Now, let alone getting up to fight, he could lose consciousness at any moment even if he were lying down.

So... the entire Dragon Slaying Squad's fighting strength is reduced to just a rookie, Tang Yu, and the seemingly weak and frail Aki.

"Senior sister, are you ready?" Tang Yu asked softly, looking at Aki who had picked up her weapon.

“I was prepared long ago! Ye Sheng is a very weak guy, and I always have to protect him whenever he's in danger. I'm used to it.”

Aki glanced tenderly at Ye Sheng lying on the ground, her eyes, as clear as autumn water, filled with reminiscence.

Aki still remembers the day they first met; it was a sunny afternoon!

As freshmen who have just entered the academy, Ye Sheng and Ya Ji are undergoing swimming training.

Ye Sheng, who was an expert swimmer, had finished his assigned task early. He was wearing shorts, his muscular upper body exposed, arms crossed, standing on the beach, laughing as he watched Aki splash around in the water.

Even worse, he mocked Aki, saying, "Your legs are as short as a duck's; you're not suited to swimming!"

He may be laughing, but his actions tell a different story.

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40. Explosions are the art of real men.

Despite Aki's pitiful look, Ye Sheng obediently went into the water and spent more than two months helping Aki learn to swim.

While helping his classmate, this guy also managed to hook up with a gentle and beautiful girlfriend...

"You used to protect me, now it's my turn!" Aki silently cheered herself on.

Boom...

A deafening roar echoed from the depths of the Bronze City, and to everything within it, the sound was like the will of a great sovereign.

At the sound of that voice, even the greatest alchemical machinery paused for a moment...

"They're here." Tang Yu's eyes narrowed, his muscles tensed, and his gaze was fixed on the terrifying horde of monsters in front of him.

"Hoohoho..."

These monsters have been asleep for thousands of years. Sealed within the [Living Puppets] by advanced alchemy, they haven't smelled the scent of fresh flesh and blood for a long time.

Therefore, the first thing they do after fully awakening is to devour all living things within their sight to fill the emptiness in their hearts.

These crazed and bloodthirsty creatures, with foul-smelling saliva dripping from their mouths, brandished their sharp claws and excitedly pounced on Tang Yu and Aki.

A foul, fishy stench wafted over, and without a second thought, Tang Yu swung his sword forward with all his might.

Without the protection of the metal casing, these things are not as difficult to deal with as you might imagine!

Tianxi Ruibao easily broke through the monsters' defenses, pierced their bones, and cleanly sliced ​​them in half like a hot knife through butter.

On the other side, Aki wielded a black steel tactical longsword, her figure moving like a ghost through the monster horde.

The monsters gathered together, roaring angrily at Aki, flailing their claws in vain, but none of them could touch Aki, not even the hem of her clothes...

Yanling·Winter

Sequence No. 37

Domain of the King of Earth and Mountains

Among all known Words of Power, this one is not a powerful and unstable high-risk Word of Power; it is at the very beginning of the sequence and poses the least burden to the user.

But the power of this Word of Power is beyond doubt!

It allows the practitioner to manipulate their body in the most delicate way, maximizing the power of every muscle.

The stronger the user's physical abilities, the more abnormal the effects of this incantation become. The strongest among them are veritable war machines on the battlefield of close combat.

Moreover, Aki in front of us is clearly one of the powerful ones.

At the start of the battle, Tang Yu thought these ugly and smelly monsters were terrifying, but after watching Aki slay them... Ha! They're just paper tigers, nothing special!

Inspired by Aki's selfless fighting spirit, Tang Yu wielded the Heavenly Seal Treasure with even greater ferocity. Each strike carried an indomitable momentum, cleaving any enemy who dared to stand in his way in two.