Dragon Tribe: Still Thinking Until Now

"Even if he can survive temporarily, he is just a ghost wandering in the world. Brother, who do you think Ye Sheng you saw is?" Lu Mingze's smile faded. His tone and eyes were also dim.

"He is a ghost that has come across fate, and he wants to give you and yours a tragic destiny that you have changed."

"I don't believe in fate. Destiny is something that is born to be trampled under people's feet." Lu Mingfei said viciously. At this time, lightning that tore through the dark clouds pierced through the sky. In a stunning glance, Lu Mingfei suddenly lit up his golden eyes.

In the midst of the rain that was flowing like a torrent across the sky, a pitch-black elevated road stretched from one end of the sky to the other. It was so dark and deep that it almost blended into the night in the rain.

In the sky not far from the freighter under their feet, in the toll booth of the elevated road, two narrow and twisted black shadows stood prominently. The dense cries of babies that seemed to resound throughout the world came from the elevated road. More black shadows gathered on both sides of the road that spanned the sky, looking down, and countless golden spots of light embellished the faces of these black shadows.

Suddenly, Lu Mingfei saw the number of this elevated road, Elevated Road No. 0.

In that instant, he felt as if struck by lightning, as if he had seen the most terrifying thing in the world.

At this time, the already turbulent sea surface suddenly raised huge waves of several meters, and two magnificent and breathtaking gas lamps emitted light above the waves that was far brighter than the beam of light emitted by the lighthouse.

Lu Mingfei's muscles were tense, and he slowly moved his right hand to his left waist, where he usually placed his lust.

Something broke through the huge waves and leaped up from the black ocean.

That is a strangled dragon.

The white scales of the creature slowly opened and closed in the storm, making a clear sound of metal clashing. This great creature leaped over the freighter, like a giant python, brazenly wrapping itself around the elevated road that stretched across the sky.

“Brother, brother!” Lu Mingze clapped his hands. The huge umbrella disappeared at this time. The rain soaked his whole body as it soaked Lu Mingfei. Lu Mingze laughed sharply and said, “The symphony of fate has been played again. The tragedy that is bound to come is inevitable! Something has sensed the change of fate. It has awakened. It wants to reconnect the thread of fate to the heart of every person who is about to die!”

Lu Mingze raised his head to look at the white dragon that was as thick as a truck. There were ancient and beautiful cloud patterns on the scales of the white dragon. It was wrapping around the elevated road as ferociously as the dragon carvings that wrapped around the largest stone pillars in the palace of ancient Chinese emperors, and then it pointed its ferocious dragon head towards Lu Mingfei.

Those majestic pupils revealed a cold murderous intent.

"His name is," Lu Mingze spat out the ancient and proud name from between his clenched teeth with the gesture of spitting out thick phlegm, "Kungunir!" In an instant, it seemed as if the entire dream was shaking, and the dark sky was fiercely torn apart by something.

A huge, one-eyed face with an iron mask peered into this world from the depths of the sky.

Lu Mingfei shuddered violently.

Just hearing the name made him feel a sharp stabbing pain in his heart, as if something was being stabbed into it.

Then, everything in front of me shattered.

Looking up at the sky, he saw Lu Mingze, the surging ocean, the night with raging rain, the cargo ship with its whistle roaring as it sailed towards the depths of the sea, the incredible elevated road stretching across the sky, and the cloud-patterned white dragon with golden eyes emitting murderous intent. Everything faded away like bubbles in Lu Mingfei's eyes, and he returned to the cold bottom of the Three Gorges, as if the time just now had been frozen.

Nuonuo withdrew her gaze from Ye Sheng's pale face under the mask. She looked at Lu Mingfei, her lips were bloodless and trembling slightly under the spotlight.

"Junior brother, I'm a little scared." Nuonuo said in a very soft voice. It seemed that there were thin clouds gathering in her deep red pupils, which were so soft and fragile that it was frightening. Nuonuo never showed her vulnerability in front of others. She was a child with a strong heart and extremely insecure.

But in front of Lu Mingfei, she showed her helpless side again and again, because Lu Mingfei could really bring her a huge sense of security, which was like being in her father's arms or returning to her mother's womb. Here you knew you would not be hurt.

"Don't worry, Senior Sister, I'm here." Lu Mingfei said, his expression was so solemn, his eyes were so murderous, as if he was standing on a bloody battlefield. Lu Mingfei slowly raised his head and cast his sights towards the water surface, which was a deep dark green. Dense bubbles surged upward along the sealing line of the diving suit until they disappeared at the end of the spotlight.

"We may have been deceived." Lu Mingfei said. His eyes were filled with anger, almost bursting out, "Something is plotting something, but their target is not me, nor you."

At this time, Lu Mingfei grabbed the buckle at the waist of the diving suit on Ye Sheng's body. His feet touched the wall of the bronze wall, his knees slightly bent, and green scales squeezed out of the skin under the diving suit, emitting a bloody smell. These scales buckled one by one on his body surface, making a sound like wind chimes.

To Lu Mingfei at this moment, a burst of blood was nothing. This degree of releasing dragon spirit could not cause too much burden on his body. He could maintain this state for several hours, which was enough time to complete a medium-sized dragon-slaying battle.

He stretched out his hand to Nuonuo, "Hold me tight, Senior Sister, we need to return to the surface immediately. It might be a little uncomfortable next."

Nuonuo obediently reached out and held Lu Mingfei's wrist. She became calm and strong again. In a sense, she was the same killer as Chu Zihang.

“No matter what the thing on the Moniach is, be it a ghost or a dragon disguised as a human, as long as we plunge a sharp sword into his heart, chop off his head with a long knife, and sprinkle his bones and blood into the Three Gorges, even a dragon should die.” Lu Mingfei seemed to be biting on steel between his teeth. He realized that he had made a huge mistake and left the danger that could destroy everyone on the Moniach on that ship.

The nano-material-made diving suits of Kassel College allow Lu Mingfei and Nuonuo to float up at a very high speed from more than 100 meters underwater. The high-pressure gas mixed with helium and oxygen is pressed into their diving suits to always maintain the air pressure balance inside and outside the diving suits. This prevents them from suffering from severe blood clots due to sudden changes in air pressure.

The water surface gradually changed from dark turbid to clear dark green, and then gradually turned into black with low visibility, until finally, a faint light came from above.

Lu Mingfei was like a dolphin waving its tail fin fiercely, constantly approaching the water surface in a circuitous posture.

When the barometer showed that they were 20 meters underwater, Lu Mingfei fiercely tore off his mask, bit the handle of the lustful knife in his mouth, and the blade drew a sharp arc underwater. If they continued to go up, this depth would be affected by the waves on the surface.

Lu Mingfei's muscles seemed to be made of steel, supporting him in the turbulent undercurrent. He stood still like a heavy mountain.

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Section 4: Rain Falls and Flows

Huge raindrops hit the porthole of the Moniach with a crackling sound, splashing water like some beautiful and stunning flower whose blooming period is only a short fraction of a second, and then suddenly dispersed by another or more raindrops, and the gathered water flowed down the glass, probably to bury the world.

The entire Kuimen and the entire Three Gorges were covered in white. Water columns as thick as fingers penetrated the sky and the earth. The dark clouds were so dense that people could not help but think of certain mountain ranges that spanned continents, thick and insurmountable.

The rain was so heavy that it was frightening. Just a few minutes after the freshman Lu Mingfei and the sophomore Chen Motong entered the water, heavy rain came down like a torrent of rain.

With such heavy rain, even Professor Mans had to announce that they would temporarily go into the cabin to take shelter from the rain, and wait for Lu Mingfei's team, who were carrying out the mission, to send the signal to surface before going to the deck to meet them.

This ship has been used to perform many water missions above Class B and is a truly meritorious ship. The Equipment Department added thicker armor and a stronger keel to the Moniach, and equipped it with more powerful weapons. At the same time, they racked their brains to make a more comfortable design in the cabin. There is a huge cabin near the bridge with a large activity hall where crew members can drink coffee or play board games.

Selma, who was only 1.5 meters tall, hopped over to Professor Mance like a rabbit, holding two cups of instant hot coffee in her hands. The cheap aroma filled the activity room, which was already starting to feel a little chilly.

"Professor, what are you thinking about?" There was a smile in Selma's eyes. She just had a C-level hybrid who was a graduate student, and her words were not of a combat nature, so she was not the backbone of the secret party. However, Professor Mans said that this mission could add a highlight to her internship report, so he took her with him.

"No, I was just thinking that the first time Ye Sheng and I met was also in such weather." Professor Mans said. At this time, he heard faint knocking sounds outside the porthole, but then it disappeared immediately.

He shook his head, thinking that he probably hadn't rested well in the past few days and was hallucinating.

No crew member would appear on deck in such horrible weather.

Chapter 46 The World’s Sorrow is Always Conserved (4)

"Speaking of which, my students Ye Sheng and Ya Ji, I watched them enter Kassel College and grow up little by little." Professor Mans held the cut cigar in his mouth, the aroma of coffee filled his arms, and the old man suddenly lost his mind. "It's so beautiful." He said.

In the violent rain outside the porthole, a huge curtain was supported by a winding and desolate keel and placed on the deck, casting a mountain-like shadow here. Those were the corpses of some dragon servants that had not yet been transported and mailed to Kassel.

Any bone of the second generation species has high research value, so they certainly can't just leave it here.

Selma held a cup of hot coffee and cast her ink-black eyes towards the white water. At the bar, a crew member was playing Green Sleeves on an old-fashioned gramophone. The melodious tune slowly filled the entire space, which made her feel inexplicably at ease.

It seemed that Professor Mans was going to tell some stories about his two outstanding students, and Selma was happy to be the audience.

"It was about three years ago. At that time, Ye Sheng was an 18-year-old young man. During the summer vacation, he took United Airlines to Chicago, and then sailed across Lake Michigan from Chicago to the sailboat port in Kassel. This guy had two thick black eyebrows, and when he smiled, he looked like someone everyone knew. He was very friendly. I asked Yaji to pick her up." Professor Mans slowly exhaled a smoke ring. He was really immersed in long and beautiful memories. "This was the best decision I have ever made in my life. I even prepared a feather pen, ready to use it to sign their marriage application."

"At the beginning, Junior Brother Ye Sheng and Junior Sister Aki thought that their relationship had developed without anyone knowing, but in fact, the first-year students were the only ones in Kassel who had no idea about it. I think even the principal knew about it." Selma covered her mouth and chuckled.

Neither Ye Sheng nor Shude Aki looks like the kind of person who can keep a secret.

Professor Mans laughed. "I always remember that Ye Sheng's swimming skills were almost the best in his class. In the second year, he became the leader of the sailing team and won the 'Golden Fleece Cup' from the University of Chicago after a 10-year absence from Cassell College. He was very popular among the girls in the class."

"He often laughs at Aki. As their instructor, I will participate in every swimming class of theirs. When Aki is still in the middle of a 1,000-meter warm-up, Ye Sheng has already swum a 1,000-meter swim and got some UV rays. He only wears a pair of swimming trunks, exposing his upper body with broad shoulders and long arms. He pats his butt at Aki and says something mean like 'Is it because Japanese people have shorter legs that they can't swim fast?' and laughs." Mans glanced at the corridor at the end of the activity room, which is the crew lounge. Ye Sheng's and Aki's rooms are next to each other. He knocked his cigar on the edge of the table, knocking off the ashes. "I always kick Ye Sheng's butt hard and kick him back into the water from the shore. At this time, he will circle around Aki, and Aki will chase him angrily, but she is undoubtedly no match for Ye Sheng. Every time she is exhausted, she is taken back to the shore on Ye Sheng's back."

"It sounds like a childhood sweetheart story," said Selma.

Professor Mans was stunned for a moment, then he laughed, "Yeah, I think so too. In fact, at that time I really thought that Ye Sheng didn't want Aki to be his partner because it might hinder him. I thought about separating them."

"It's a good thing you didn't do that, professor," Selma said. "Throughout history, those who broke up lovers have never had a good ending."

Mance leaned back and made a surprised expression.

"For example, there was a bald man who trapped a woman under a tower. Later, he was so scared that he hid in a crab shell." Selma pouted, "Professor, you don't want to turn into a crab spirit, do you?"

Professor Mans was indeed shocked, and then he covered his face, "You are talking about Fahai, right?"

In the Legend of the White Snake, Fahai imprisoned the White Snake in Leifeng Pagoda out of personal grudge, used magic to break up an eternal love, and used so-called justice to kill a love between a human and a demon, for which he was condemned by the world. In the end, in order to escape the condemnation from heaven and the world, he was so scared that he hid in a crab shell.

"Actually, I'm quite slow to react to these things. It was only after the principal told me about them that I started to react," said Professor Mans.

"I remember last year, Aki's birthday. Ye Sheng was popular in the sailing and swimming teams. The young men disguised the banquet as a modern Chinese upper-class social dance and invited nearly half of the young people in Kassel. The young people wore ancient Zhongshan suits or Tang suits, and the girls wore cheongsams with slits to the thighs or plain horse-faced skirts. They danced around each other and chatted sweetly, but everyone left the center of the dance floor for the real dance." When Mans said this, the smile on his face was hard to wipe off. "A freshman named Isabella appeared with Aki on her arm. The young people were shocked. They never thought that Aki, a Japanese girl who rarely wore makeup, was so beautiful. Her beauty was vibrant, as if there was brilliance flowing on her skin. She looked around the audience, and the boys and girls applauded her one after another."

"In fact, Ye Sheng also invited me to attend this party, but an old guy like me is no longer suitable for participating in such occasions. That should be the home of young people." Mans took a sip of coffee and his brows relaxed. "Instant coffee is more suitable for me. I really don't like the freshly ground coffee provided in school."

"And then what, professor, what then?" Selma couldn't wait to know what would happen next at the dance.

"Then Aki invited Ye Sheng to dance. They pressed together, staring at each other, and the old upright phonograph played Schubert's Rosamund on a loop. When the dance music was played for the third time, they kissed passionately, and everyone applauded. At that time, I found that the principal was also in the group."

"Principal?" Selma was shocked.

"Yes, he said that he could only feel alive when he was with young people, so he often hid himself and participated in some interesting student activities. If the students found him, he would take out the aged liquor from his collection and share it with the students. At this time, they would hold hands and dance tap and samba around the campfire or in the middle of the dance floor." said Professor Mans.

"It sounds like my undergraduate life is really boring and dull. Not only do I not have a boyfriend, I rarely attend dances, and I don't have the chance to dance samba with the president." Selma was a little disappointed. Her family was not rich, and she was not a combat talent. Her family hoped that she could join a multinational company after graduate school, or go back to politics. The academic atmosphere in Kassel was actually very strict, and it was very difficult for graduate students to graduate. Selma worked harder than anyone else.

"You will have all these, Selma. You are still very young." Professor Mance patted his student on the head.

"But I feel something is strange now..." Selma glanced at the corridor at the end of the activity room, "Aki and Ye Sheng seem to have had a conflict these two days. They rarely appear together anymore."

"It's normal for young people to quarrel." Professor Mans said, "But if they can't be together, then I will never believe in love again."

"So Professor, you really believed in love before?" Selma opened her mouth wide.

"Of course I believed in love. When I was young, I studied at Harvard. Guderian and Manstein were my alumni. We were handsome at that time. I loved playing the cello on the east bank of the Charles River. The girls from the humanities and social sciences would see me after class. My girlfriend was among the crowd cheering for me." A look of reminiscence appeared in Mans' pupils.

He looked out the window again. The visibility in the entire Three Gorges was extremely poor. The raindrops were so dense that they seemed to smash each other into pieces in the air, and water foam burst on the Moniach.

The gloomy sky was as black as ink. Lighthouses deep in the water on both sides turned on their huge spotlights, leaving huge spots of light on the black clouds. Occasionally, lightning would hit the water straight on, as if the ancient gods were sending down a divine punishment in anger.

"The weather is really strange." Selma followed Mance's gaze and looked out, "This kind of weather shouldn't be seen in this season."

At this moment, the originally melodious music in the upright phonograph was suddenly stopped, and was replaced by some harsh noise, like a guy with red and hot steel in his throat laughing sharply, or like the noise made by the skinny head teacher when he was teaching politics in class when he was a child, leaving fierce words on the blackboard with chalk.

It was so sharp and piercing, but it sounded so solemn and great in Mance's ears, and made him suddenly recall the dragon text that had awakened his spiritual vision.

The low-blooded crewman scrambled to turn off the phonograph, but no matter what he did he could not stop the noise from spreading throughout the cabin of the Moniach.

"This thing is too old, it must be broken!" A crew member complained loudly, but violent gunfire rang out behind him, and the noise was immediately ended. The huge upright phonograph was shattered by the bullets that were spitting out while spinning. The middle-aged man looked back tremblingly, and saw Professor Mans holding a pair of Desert Eagles in his hands. Those were the weapons that Lu Mingfei temporarily deposited with him.

This old fellow with excellent pedigree revealed a devilish expression at this moment. Blue veins jumped from the corners of his eyes like restless snakes. The wrinkled facial skin was tightened again and became as hard as cast iron. Mance's finger was still on the trigger, as if he was ready to fire another shot at any time.

At this moment, someone knocked gently on the porthole.

"Who's outside?" Although Selma was frightened by Professor Mance's sudden outburst, she still subconsciously reached out to open the porthole.

But Professor Mans suddenly grabbed Selma's wrist. His eyes were cold and sharp, and a faint golden light was lit in the depths of his pupils. "All our crew members are in the cabin. The thing that appeared on the deck of Moniach and knocked on our portholes at this time is definitely not a human!" The old man suddenly pulled out two Glock pistols from under the table in front of him and pushed them across the table towards Selma.

There were weapons of varying numbers fixed under each long table in the activity room, waiting to be activated at any time. At this time, dense knocking sounds came from all directions of the Moniach, as if countless people were climbing on the surface of the tugboat, fiercely hitting the metal surface of the hull with the knuckles of their index and middle fingers.

"No one is allowed to open the portholes. The Moniach was designed by the Equipment Department. Even the weakest armor can withstand frontal fire from mountain artillery. All glass is thickened double-layer bulletproof glass. We are safe!" Professor Mans was sent to carry out the mission. He has an excellent pedigree and equally excellent tactical level.

No one knows what's outside, so the best solution is to defend on the spot and wait for support. They have twenty-three people and ammunition that is difficult to waste. This is an impregnable fortress.

Norma immediately sent a distress signal to the Kassel headquarters. Support from the Chinese branch was gathering dozens of kilometers away, and they only needed to hold on for a few dozen minutes.

At this time, the knocking sounds became rapid, like huge hailstones falling on the metal baffle.

"Take those swords and hide!" Mance growled at Selma in a stern tone, while helping his student pull the safety catches of two Glock pistols.

They were surrounded by something, something inhuman had boarded the Moniach, and an inevitable fight was imminent. Selma's teeth were chattering, she looked out the window, and saw dense black shadows that appeared in the rain at some point, these shadows were long and narrow, twisted, and stood in clusters on the deck with their heads down. The moment she cast her eyes, the shadows raised their heads.

Dozens and hundreds of pairs of blazing golden eyes suddenly lit up, and then they made creepy sounds like a baby crying.

"What the hell is that thing? Professor, I'm a little scared. You have to give me extra points when we go back this time..." Selma hugged the Seven Deadly Sins tightly. When she got nervous, she became a little bit mumbling and at a loss. Her mouth was no longer controlled by her brain, and what she was thinking immediately came out, but she still obeyed Professor Mance's instructions and ran towards the depths of the cabin.