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

It's normal for international calls to be more expensive.

……

On the other side of the world, there is the College of Kassel, located in the suburbs of Chicago.

It was 5:30 a.m., and the Kassel College had just lifted the state of emergency. The students and professors, who had stayed up most of the night, went into their dormitories and fell into a deep sleep.

But tonight is destined to be a sleepless night!

Just as most of the students closed their eyes, a young man's cheerful shout came over the college's loudspeaker.

"Ladies and gentlemen! This is Fingel, the academy's paparazzi. Please wake up from your sleep, our hero... there was no sacrifice!"

For the academy, which was immersed in grief, this was undoubtedly very encouraging news.

Among them, Guderian was the most excited.

The old man hadn't even had time to change out of his pajamas. Wearing slippers, he displayed an agility beyond his years as he dashed from the dormitory to the broadcasting room.

He kicked the door open, grabbed Fingel by the collar, and asked menacingly, "Are you telling the truth?"

Fingel had absolutely no way to deal with Professor Guderian.

He helplessly raised his hands, "I guarantee with my reputation as the best paparazzi that this is true! He just called me and almost scared me to death."

"Then what are we waiting for? Quickly send Mans's team to bring him back!" Guderian roared.

“This… is a little troublesome.” Fingel scratched his messy hair. “Tang Yu has been detained by the Yangtze River Maritime Safety Administration. We may need the academy’s support.”

“That’s easy.” Guderian slammed his hand on the table. “I’ll go find Principal Angers right now.”

It took several hours of effort from both sides to finally get Tang Yu out of the Yangtze River Maritime Safety Administration's detention center.

Before leaving, Tang Yu made sure to instruct the staff who came to pick him up to help the middle-aged man pay off his severely overdrawn phone bill...

After all, he was Tang Yu's savior, and it would be somewhat unethical for him to just leave like that.

This time, the plane that came to pick up Tang Yu was not the principal's beloved "stallion" passenger plane, but another unnamed red passenger plane.

Considering that Tang Yu was still injured, this passenger plane was not primarily focused on speed, but rather on providing an excellent passenger experience.

After floating in the sky for more than ten hours, Tang Yu finally returned to Kassel College!

This time, they used the principal's special access route, so they didn't have to transfer to the CC1000 train. The plane carried Tang Yu directly to the runway of Kassel College.

As soon as he got off the plane, before Tang Yu could even take a good breath of the fresh mountain air, he was caught off guard and pinned down by several burly men with fierce faces, and placed on a stretcher.

"What are you doing? I'm not sick!" Tang Yu struggled to get up from the stretcher, but it seemed... he was no match for the few burly men who had retired from the Navy SEALs.

"Mr. Tang Yu, please rest assured, our medical department is professional in treating the wounded!" The burly man at the head of the group turned around and gave Tang Yu a "friendly" smile.

Those big white teeth stood out brilliantly on his dark face.

Tang Yu was eventually sent to the medical department...

In the high-tech medical department, a group of burly men very kindly examined Tang Yu's body.

After the examination, Tang Yusheng lay listlessly on the hospital bed, white breath escaping his lips.

The muscular, strong doctor looked at the test results in his hand, his face grim. "You're taking too much care of your body! This time you'll have to stay in bed for a month. I'll personally talk to the principal and Professor Mans." He then added earnestly, "You're still young, don't ruin your health over trivial matters!"

After saying that, the doctor didn't give Tang Yu any chance to refute him. He casually packed up his paper and pen and turned to leave in a flash.

Tang Yu was left alone on the hospital bed, completely bewildered.

No sooner had the burly doctor left than Angers, dressed in a floral suit and bow tie, pushed open the door and walked in with a broad smile.

He walked to Tang Yu's bedside and gently patted Tang Yu's shoulder.

Angers: "Well done, young man!"

Tang Yu: "Not at all, Principal, you flatter me."

After a series of skillful mutual compliments, Angers sat down on a chair by the hospital bed and took a very plump apple from the fruit basket beside the bed.

"Would you like an apple? It's good for your health."

Before Tang Yu could reply, Angers pulled out a folding knife from his sleeve and began peeling the apple with great skill.

Just a moment later, a string of perfectly peeled apples fell from Angers' fingertips, while Tang Yu unceremoniously put the remaining flesh into his mouth.

"Actually, I prefer to eat apples with the peel on."

"Then say so earlier next time." Angers smiled gently, his whole demeanor like that of a kind old grandfather next door, completely harmless.

But you have to understand, this was a dragon slayer who led an era.

If you said he had no offensive capabilities, even a ghost wouldn't believe it...

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46 Little Monsters

Tang Yu ate an apple while observing Angers out of the corner of his eye.

The old man's smile hadn't changed even after he'd been in the room for so long.

As the saying goes, "Those who offer unsolicited kindness are either up to no good or are thieves."

As the principal, Angers wouldn't be so eager as to peel apples for Tang Yu. Since he's here, he must have something to say.

Finally, Tang Yu couldn't hold back any longer. "Principal Angers, just say what's on your mind. You're staring at me like this... it's a little creepy."

"Am I really that scary?" Angers awkwardly touched his nose. "I've heard I'm quite popular among students; they even cancel their appointments just to have afternoon tea with me..."

"So that's just hearsay."

Angers fell silent, seemingly doubting his own old-man charm.

“Since you’ve brought it up, let’s get down to business.” Angers got down to business, taking a stack of documents from his briefcase and handing them to Tang Yu on the hospital bed.

“You were the last one to escape from Bronze City… As for how you escaped safely, I won’t ask! After all, everyone has their own secrets, including me… I’m here today just to confirm where Bronze City went and the current state of the King of Bronze and Fire.”

Tang Yu picked up the document, which contained the hydrological survey of the Three Gorges Dam conducted by the executive department members.

The data shows that there are no large metal reactions in the Three Gorges Dam, which means that the bronze city, which is comparable in size to a small town, has disappeared silently underwater.

“Constantine! You really know how to give me a tough challenge!” Tang Yu said after a moment of silence.

“Principal Angers, you’ve asked the wrong person! I don’t even know how I left Bronze City. When I woke up, I was already in the Yangtze River Maritime Bureau’s detention center.”

“Is that so?” Angers stared at Tang Yu and said in a low voice, “Fine, since you don’t want to say, then I won’t ask. But I hope you won’t tell anyone else either, as it might cause you some trouble.”

Tang Yu didn't continue the conversation. He leaned back gently on the pillow, closed his eyes, and started snoring, clearly wanting Angers, this unpleasant guest, to leave as soon as possible.

“An interesting little fellow.” Angers shook his head, put on his coat, opened the door, and went out.

……

"I'm so bored!"

Tang Yu sighed. He had been lying on a hospital bed in the medical department for three days, facing the devilishly muscular doctor every day. Tang Yu felt like he was about to mold.

"Oh right, I can play games, how could I forget about that?"

Without further ado, Tang Yu asked Lu Mingfei to bring back a PS4 from outside. After plugging it in, he began his gaming journey as an internet addict.

"Let me see... what should I play?" Tang Yu was having some difficulty making a choice. Although there weren't many games in 2011, there were still quite a few, some of which were even legendary masterpieces that people still talked about more than a decade later.

"Resident Evil is too gory and bad for your health, so I'll pass; Assassin's Creed will do later; Final Fantasy... that's a good option!"

After browsing through the vast game library for over half an hour, Tang Yu didn't choose any of the AAA titles, because he saw a very familiar icon in the corner of the game library.

The King of Fighters!!!

Whether in this life or the last, this game is undoubtedly a masterpiece!

In the decades-long history of gaming, some games have been as brilliant as shooting stars, but The King of Fighters is different!

Since its inception, this game has been popular among a wide range of players. While other games have come and gone, The King of Fighters has remained steadfast...

"The King of Fighters even has an online version? And it's cross-server! That's really something!"

Tang Yu downloaded the game smoothly, then skipped the tutorial and clicked "match" to start the game.

In the vast sea of ​​people, the system matched him with an opponent.

The opponent's nickname is "Little Monster," followed by a neon-colored national flag.

Upon seeing this nickname, Tang Yu's heart skipped a beat, much to his dismay.

"Could this be Erii?" Tang Yu thought to himself, but he quickly dismissed the thought.

"How could that be? Someone who loves playing King of Fighters, whose nickname is Little Monster, and who lives in Japan isn't necessarily Erii..." Tang Yu laughed self-deprecatingly.

The game ended quickly, and... well, it's a little embarrassing to say, Tang Yu was completely crushed by the opposing team!

In this game, he didn't even touch the hem of the other person's clothes before being wiped out by the other person at full health.

"Looks like I'm not cut out for King of Fighters." Tang Yu sighed and put down the controller, preparing to take a nap.

Just then, a friend request popped up on the screen, and the applicant was none other than Little Monster, with whom he had just played a game.

Tang Yu clicked "agree" almost as if possessed, still clinging to a tiny bit of hope: "What if the person on the other end is the beautiful girl Erii?"

He originally wanted to chat with the little monster for a bit, but the little monster's avatar had turned gray at some point.

"I'm offline now," Tang Yu sighed wistfully, then closed the game and drifted off to sleep.

……

Japan, Tokyo, Genji Heavy Industries.

Tokyo at night is ablaze with neon lights. It's rush hour, and the city is teeming with cars, their headlights stretching out in a dazzling ribbon of light.

The red-haired girl stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling glass window, gazing into the distance with an expressionless face. She was like a delicate doll, devoid of any human warmth.

The girl stood there quietly, accompanied only by a rubber duck in her hand, on which was written in childish handwriting, "Eri's Duck Master".

This is a girl who lacks companionship. She is lonely and longs for someone to love her... even though she doesn't know what "love" is.

Erii walked to the bedside, gently put down and turned off the PS4, then lay down on the bed and stretched. The girl's beautiful curves were faintly visible under the loose kimono, making her exceptionally beautiful.

Erii placed Mr. Duck next to her pillow, then pulled out a rather cute little notebook from under the pillow, which also bore her handwriting: "Erii's Diary".

The girl gently patted her cheeks, trying to make a cute expression, and then wrote in her diary: "I made my first friend in the game today! Go for it, Erii, you can do it!"

The girl hugged a doll, adorably cheering herself up. Her excitement lasted only a moment before she became depressed again, softly writing in her diary.