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

"Good lad! We've finally waited for you!" The moment Mans saw Tang Yu, a smile as bright as a chrysanthemum appeared on his old face.

He lunged forward and gave Tang Yu a big bear hug.

Click...

Tang Yu's bones groaned under the unbearable strain, and the intense pain contorted his facial features, as if he were wearing a mask of agony.

"Uh...did I hurt you with that hug?" After the long bear hug, Mans slowly let go of Tang Yu. He looked at the lingering pain on Tang Yu's face and scratched his head awkwardly.

"It's nothing! This pain is still within my tolerance range!" Tang Yu rubbed his slightly bruised arm, his face seemingly bearing the words "forced smile".

After exchanging pleasantries, the group began to talk about serious matters.

Tang Yu: "Professor Mans, didn't you go to Iceland to investigate the newly discovered dragon ruins? Why are you suddenly appearing in Japan?"

Mans: "Professor Schneider called me back. Compared to the awakening of the suspected first-generation dragons, the dragon ruins have to take a backseat!" Mans still had his signature cigar in his mouth. He slowly took a puff, and thick white smoke billowed from his nostrils.

"A dragon-slaying mission of this caliber naturally needs a sufficiently influential person to oversee it, in case someone tries to sabotage it..."

As he said this, Mans glanced intently at Genji out of the corner of his eye, the meaning of which was all too clear.

As the emperor of the night in Japan, how could Genjiro, the new generation head of the Snake Clan, have ever suffered such an insult?

He slammed his hand on the table, a faint golden light flashing in his pupils, before saying coldly, "Professor Mans, please don't insult the Snake Clan indirectly! Otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?" Mans slowly took a puff of his cigar, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes. "If you don't want to resort to underhanded tactics, then can you explain to me... why the nuclear reactor on the Trieste was tampered with? Just by adding a few small devices, you turned it into a miniature mushroom bomb, the kind that can be remotely controlled to explode!"

Manston paused, his mockery deepening: "You've gone this far, and you still won't admit you wanted to use dirty tricks? Are you, the Snake Clan, planning to detonate the nuclear reactor and bury them and that damned dragon together as soon as the team's mission fails?!

Mans practically roared these words. In his view, these despicable Japanese people trying to harm his students was an unforgivable crime!

"What..." After hearing Mans's account, Genji's face showed deep shock.

He instinctively wanted to deny it, but reason told him that it was indeed possible that someone from the Snake Clan was responsible.

"Excuse me, I'll have to leave for a moment!" Genji forced a smile, then pulled Miyamoto Shigeo along, looking dejected, as they walked out of the cabin.

The Kassel squad, still inside the cabin, looked at each other in disbelief, seeing shock in their teammates' eyes.

Fifteen minutes later, when Genjiro reappeared with Miyamoto Shio, the head of the Miyamoto family had many purplish-blue marks on his face, and it looked like... he had been severely beaten up.

The air inside the cabin was almost still; everyone remained silent, waiting for Yuan Zhisheng to give an explanation.

The young master of the extreme path clenched his fists, and suddenly, he bowed deeply to everyone.

"What Professor Mans just said is indeed true! I have no objection to that!"

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124 The Curse Flowing in the Bloodline

"We did tamper with the nuclear reactor on the Deliaste, I admit that! We were wrong, and I don't ask for your forgiveness, but... I want to tell you the reason why the Snake-Headed Eight Family did this!"

At this point, Genji suddenly turned his gaze to Mans. "Professor Mans, would you please step outside for a moment? What I'm about to discuss pertains to the secrets of the Snake Clan. It might be inappropriate for you to remain here any longer!"

"Since you don't welcome me, then I'll just leave!" Mans shrugged, then sauntered out with a cigar in his mouth. As he passed Tang Yu, Mans reached out and patted Tang Yu on the shoulder.

“Do what you believe is right. Whether you decide to turn against the Serpent Clan or cooperate with them to continue the Abyss Mission, we will support you!” Mans looked into Tang Yu’s eyes, his voice more solemn than ever before.

"The principal values ​​you, and so do I! I hope you can truly lead us to revive the shattered dragon race... Don't let our expectations be in vain." Mans said this as if he were speaking to Tang Yu, but also as if he were speaking to himself.

After saying this, before Tang Yu could speak, Mans walked out of the cabin of the Moniach with a chrysanthemum-like smile on his face.

Uh... and left behind a string of laughter like a barbell.

After Mans stepped out of the cabin and the hatch closed and locked again, Genji gave Miyamoto Shio a wink.

"Check here for any listening devices or similar equipment. Not a single word of our conversation today can be heard outside!"

Miyamoto Shigeo nodded. The pale middle-aged man wearing tortoiseshell glasses took out a small device from his pocket and then walked around inside the cabin a few times.

“Master, it’s very clean here! We can talk without worry.” As soon as he finished speaking, Miyamoto Shigeo stood behind Genjiro, head bowed and respectfully standing there.

Genji ignored Miyamoto Shigeo, glanced around at the members of the Kassel team, and then gently pulled out a chair and sat down.

"Then... please sit down, everyone! Let me tell you a story. After you hear this story, perhaps... you will understand why the Snake Clan did what they did."

Genji gently closed his eyes, and after a moment, his hoarse voice flowed through the room like water.

"You are all top students from Kassel College. You have all studied 'Dragon Genealogy.' We all know that on this land, humans were once enslaved by dragons! The same was true for Japan back then!"

“Back then, the Black King Nidhogg ruled this land. He was cruel and tyrannical, treating human life as worthless as grass. But due to his immense power, our ancestors could only live in silence until one day… the White King rebelled!”

"The White Emperor led 13 dragons in rebellion against the Black King's rule. At the same time, he was also actively winning over humans. So... our ancestors followed the White Emperor and joined forces to resist the Black King's rule. The White Emperor gave us the Word of Power: Oracle, so that we could be free from the Black King's Word of Power: Emperor."

Yuan Zhisheng's voice carried an indescribable sense of vicissitude. After a slight pause, his voice continued.

"At first, everything was fine! Our ancestors followed the White Emperor in his conquests, and although they were always at risk of losing their lives, at least they had enough to eat and wear. However, such days did not last long!"

"As time went on, the gentle and kind image that the White Emperor had been deliberately cultivating was increasingly questioned by humans, so... he simply stopped pretending! He began his tyrannical rule! In the days that followed, life became even darker for humans, and the White Emperor's cruelty and tyranny were even greater than that of the Black King."

Genji sighed softly, "Cruelty might already be etched into the DNA of dragons..."

Hearing this, Xia Mi, who was standing behind Chu Zihang, pouted in dissatisfaction. For a moment, she really wanted to smear this kid named Yuan Zhisheng's face with earth element!

"What do you mean all dragons are tyrannical? Can't you see how gentle and kind I am!" Xia Mi muttered to herself.

While telling a story, Genji suddenly sensed a faint murderous aura. He looked around warily, but found nothing.

"Is it just my imagination?" Genji rubbed the goosebumps on his arm and then continued the story.

"Everyone knows a little about what happened next. In the battle between the Black King and the White Emperor, the White Emperor was defeated, and even his corpse was crushed to dust by the Black King and sunk into the icy sea."

"However, the White Emperor was not completely dead. So after the war between the Black King and the White Emperor ended, our ancestors collected a few of the White Emperor's bones and placed them in a cave deep in the sea, which we call the 'Burial of the Gods'."

"After the battle between the Black King and the White Emperor, the White Emperor perished, and the Black King was also severely injured, unable to maintain his tyrannical rule over humanity. Humanity gradually found its strength and began to fight back against the dragons! The ancestors thought that good days were coming soon, but they underestimated the White Emperor's cunning and treacherous nature!"

Genji clenched his fists, his body trembling slightly with rage: "The White Emperor cursed the bloodlines of all Japanese hybrids. Therefore, hybrids born into the Snake Clan have more unstable bloodlines than hybrids from other places, and are more likely to degenerate into death servants... This is also the origin of the 'Demon Clan' in Japan. In order to break the curse that has flowed in our bloodlines for thousands of years, we must completely end the White Emperor's life!"

After hearing Genjiro's story, the members of the Kassel team fell silent. They looked at Genjiro, then at Miyamoto Shigeo, whose face was bruised and swollen, and a bitter smile appeared on their faces.

Although they still harbored some resentment towards the actions of the Snake Clan, at least... they could now understand why Genjiro did what he did.

A curse that has flowed in our blood for thousands of years... Ah, what a heavy topic!

After a long silence, Caesar broke the deadlock by taking the first action.

This golden retriever, which Genjiro called "a dog that smells like a man all over," slowly stretched out its arm, then clenched its fist, and then slapped Genjiro hard across the face with lightning speed.

The punch was very powerful; Genjiro's handsome face was distorted by Caesar's fist, and purplish-blue marks quickly appeared.

"You!!!" Miyamoto Shigeo glared at Caesar, but just as he was about to explode, Genji waved his hand, stopping Miyamoto Shigeo from saying what he was about to say.

"After all, we violated morality first, so we deserved this punch!"

"But... the modification of the Trieste was our own decision at the Ganryu Research Institute, and you were unaware of it! Why should you suffer this insult!" Miyamoto Shigeo shouted urgently.

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125 Sumeru pedestal

“It’s all the same…” Yuan Zhisheng covered his face, shook his dizzy head, and then slowly sat back down in his chair.

"Whether it was your decision on your own or I ordered you to do it... Ultimately, it was our Snake Clan that made a mistake, and since we made a mistake, we must bear the consequences! What we did could have cost them their lives, while they only gave me a punch, which was already very mild!"

“But…” Miyamoto Shio wanted to continue arguing.

"There are no 'buts'!" Genji interrupted Miyamoto Shio before he could finish speaking. "What's done is done, and no one can change that!"

After a moment of silence, Genji turned his attention to the Kassel team.

"I do not expect your forgiveness. After what has happened, the Snake Clan has no face to ask for your help anymore, so you can decide for yourselves whether to stay or leave! If you want to leave, we can arrange a plane tonight to send you back to headquarters."

Just then, Caesar, who had been silent all along, made a move. He raised his head and slowly walked towards Genjiro.

"What do you want to do?" Miyamoto Shigeo stood in front of Genji with a wary look on his face.

"Head of the Miyamoto family, step aside!" Genji said calmly from his chair. "If Caesar-kun still has pent-up resentment, then bring it on, I'll take it all!"

Snapped……

A crisp sound rang out, but the expected pain did not come.

Caesar slapped Genji on the shoulder, which earned him a puzzled look.

"Caesar, you..."

"Consider that punch you just landed you back on what you owe me! We're still friends now, and since we're friends, it's my responsibility to help you take down that persistent White Emperor!"

"Yuan-kun, you don't need to look at me like that, like 'Caesar-kun has moved me.' Actually, I have my own selfish motives too! After annihilating the White Emperor, I believe I will gain more support..."

A cold glint flashed in Caesar's eyes, and he suddenly asked, "Yuan-kun, if one day I were to become an enemy of the entire Secret Party, would you choose to help me?"

Genjiro was silent for a moment, then said softly, "I will, as the head of the family, keep the Snake-Headed Eight Families neutral, and then help you in a personal capacity."

"That settles it!" Caesar grinned heartily. "Yuan-kun, the friendship between men is as strong as steel! So, what about everyone else?"

Caesar looked at his team members and said, "I know this is unpleasant, but if you want to give up on this mission, I won't stop you."

"Give up my foot! You've already become the hero, so what are we supposed to be? Cowards who cling to life and fear death?" Fingel was unusually impassioned.

The German rolled his eyes and said, "There's an old Chinese saying, 'If you're going to help someone, help them all the way. If you're going to see someone off, see them off to the end.' Since we're already here, let's settle this matter completely before we leave! Just so you know, don't make me fight those demonic muscle dragons. I'm just a spineless weakling with no ambition!"

"Then you can do logistics! We really need your computer skills!" Caesar said with a smile.

Caesar asked around, but no one was willing to withdraw.

"Since no one is willing to back down, then fine! Let's set off for the sake of men's friendship! Everyone, go and get ready. I heard that those lunatics in the equipment department have prepared a lot of good stuff for us this time! Be careful not to blow up those things."

The people in the cabin gradually dispersed, and in the end, only Tang Yu and Yuan Zhisheng remained in the entire cabin.

"Tsk tsk... Caesar's punch looks pretty heavy, I hope it won't break his face!" Tang Yu studied the wound on Genji's face seriously, occasionally making a comment.

"Stop joking! What do you want from me?" Genji asked helplessly.

"Of course, it's important business!" Tang Yu also put away his frivolous attitude. "How's it going with dealing with the remaining forces of Herzog?"

“That’s about it!” Genji tapped the armrest lightly with his knuckles. “The Oni Clan knows those guys very well. With the Snake Clan and the Oni Clan joining forces, those clowns are no match for us!”

"I see... Then why do I still feel uneasy?" Tang Yu pressed his throbbing temples, his expression somewhat unpleasant.

"It must be your imagination. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. We'll be the ones laughing last!" Yuan Zhisheng comforted Tang Yu.

"I hope so..."