Dragon Clan: Thought So Far

Chapter 346 337. Dragon Abyss (3) Her Royal Highness and Hell

"This is the place where we had our final battle. The old king died, the new king raised his crown, and the tide of destruction rose from the red well."

Lu Mingfei walked along the wall of the well. When he walked out of the engineering elevator just now, he touched the switch of the light source at the bottom of the well. Those dazzling spotlights were fixed on the scaffolding around the well wall. When they were all lit up, it was as if the dark clouds had dispersed and the sun reappeared in the sky.

"White King, Herzog..." Nono murmured a name that Lu Mingfei once hated and feared, but his heart was as calm as water at this moment, as if he had let go of everything after being sad and angry here.

The rustling sound of snowflakes falling filled the whole world. Lu Mingfei's footsteps along the well wall suddenly stopped. He stood in front of a pool of red water, and his eyes could not tell what emotion he had.

The No. 13 water storage well was built at the outlet of the Akagi River. During the flood season, the Akagi River and the Tama River will converge here, and the excess water will enter the water storage well and then be discharged into the sea.

The red well is always dry during the dry season.

But now there is a pool of red water here.

Even in the low-temperature mountains, there is even snow at the bottom of the well, and the thin pool of red water is actually seeping with misty steam, accompanied by a faint smell of blood.

The water seeped out from the outlet below, as if the tide of the Akagi River rose in advance.

"Senior sister, you have not experienced the Battle of Tokyo, and there are many details that are not recorded in the mission report." Lu Mingfei said that he was not worried that his conversation with Nuonuo would be stolen and recorded by the academy. Although Lu Mingze was a bit cunning, he was usually very reliable. He never broke his promises, and even the world had to obey what he said. The only exception was Eri.

Lu Mingze said before that in the core database of the academy's intelligent secretary, Lu Mingfei's authority level was higher than anyone else.

Although he didn't know why, Lu Mingfei had gotten used to the strange things that happened to him. It would be strange if he returned to a normal life one day.

"The last time the Sheqi Eight Clan carried out a god-killing operation in the Red Well, Miyamoto Shio, director of the Rock Flow Research Institute, put forward a crazy but highly feasible suggestion. He said that the Sheqi Eight Clan could use the super boring machine used to dig the Anglo-French Undersea Tunnel to dig a tunnel on the west wall of the Red Well that leads directly to the Red Ghost River. The diameter of this tunnel is six meters and the length is about 1.5 kilometers."

Lu Mingfei squatted down and stared at the red water. He noticed that this was not a shallow pool, but the real water storage place of the Red Well. The depth was difficult to estimate, but the drainage valve was closed, so the water seeping from the rock wall was deposited here.

Nono was thoughtful.

Although she was responsible for providing information support to Lu Mingfei and others, EVA had almost completed all the work, so now she was even a little idle.

The super tunnel boring machine appeared in the appendix of the Tokyo mission report. The legendary equipment was shaped like a huge cannonball with a diameter of nearly six meters. The conical head was made entirely of high-hardness alloy, covered with thick threads and covered with diamond particles.

According to the people who operated it, when the super tunnel boring machine moved forward with a powerful crawler system, the head rotating at high speed like a tornado cut the rock like cutting tofu, roaring forward deep in the stratum, leaving a huge tunnel with a diameter of six meters behind.

"Before I came, I checked the geography map of Yamanashi Prefecture made by the academy. Above the Akagi River is a basalt layer formed by the cooling of magma ejected from the Devonian volcano. It is terribly hard. Unless we ask Fenrir or my junior sister to help, there is no way we can open a 1.5-kilometer-long tunnel in a short time." Lu Mingfei stepped on the snow. Under the snow were dead branches and leaves, probably washed in by rain, and they made a crackling sound after being crushed.

Although it is a bit of a waste of talent to let the king of the earth and the mountain to dig a tunnel, it is definitely a feasible operation.

The earth is their home ground. Lu Mingfei only needs to place a beacon in the Red Well, link the Nibelungen here, and then open the door in front of Fenrir. The silly dragon can control the earth elements and grasp the lifeblood of this island country without even going out.

Digging a tunnel is nothing, Fenrir can simply sink Japan.

His original purpose of coming to the Red Well was not to complain without reason, and the scene was not exclusive to President Lu. If Angers returned to the Cassel Manor that had not changed for a hundred years, and Chu Zihang went to the elevated road in the wind and rain, they would probably mourn indifferently.

Fate gave Lu Mingfei another chance. What he should do is to kill the gods and those who covet everything of the gods, instead of immersing himself in the cowardice of the past.

Lu Mingfei wanted to reproduce what the Eight Snakes had done before, killing the Yamata no Orochi in the Red Well, along with the ghost-toothed dragon vipers that escaped from Takamagahara with it.

There was a crackling sound coming from the headphones; it was Nuonuo quickly performing some operation on the computer.

"The data shows that the Red Demon River flows from Yamanashi Prefecture to Tokyo," Nono said, "According to the records of the Snake Eight Family, this is an area where the civilization of the Age of Gods is densely distributed. It is indeed possible that the gods have been hiding in this underground river. But Herzog obviously couldn't have sunk the Lenin, which had been corroded by an ancient dragon embryo, into the trench for no reason and fed it to Takamagahara, where only a group of corpses were left. His purpose in doing so could only be... to awaken the White King."

Lu Mingfei's pupils contracted, and he realized that Nono was summarizing the facts that had happened in another world and this world.

This is also another application of profiling.

"The White King died long before the era of the co-rule of the kings. Herzog actually awakened Susanoo, who was parasitized by the Holy Relics. Susanoo was contaminated by the genes of the White King many years ago and turned into an eight-headed dragon, the Yamata no Orochi in Japanese mythology. The Lenin and the embryo of the ancient dragon provided nutrients for Susanoo to wake up. After he woke up, he followed the ethereal memory and left Takama-ga-hara, passing through the underground river and entering the Akagyou River. There must be something in the Akagyou River that can help the Yamata no Orochi evolve further. Perhaps the bones of the dragon are buried in the God Age city along the way, or perhaps some special substance..." Nono couldn't help shuddering slightly when she said this. She whispered, "But what is the Yamata no Orochi's evolution again? The real White King?" Lu Mingfei was stunned, and suddenly thought of Herzog who stole the power of the White King. He spread his wings in the clouds, extremely ferocious and extremely violent, and the moonlight on his platinum scales flowed like a river of fire. He waved his hand, and the turbulence of elements broke through the world's defenses. Just his consciousness could stir up the tide of underground magma. The four islands of Japan could be easily destroyed. The whole world would crawl and tremble in front of the creature with the characteristics of both the devil and the angel.

Lu Mingze said that in front of the new White King, a mentally retarded child like Fenrir could not compare with him at all. Lu Mingfei understood this sentence as... the White King was above the four monarchs.

Such power, even beasts without wisdom would crave.

The fallen Susanoo would also crave to become a greater creature, that is, countless power and strength beckoning to him at the other end of the throne.

Lu Mingfei thought of a possibility, perhaps the Yamata no Orochi was also looking for food, it was eager to evolve, to evolve into... the Dragon King.

Maybe when it cocoons again, the one that emerges from the cocoon is Susanoo, who has become the White King...

"Sister, you just said that the basin of the Red Devil River is a densely distributed area of ​​civilization in the Age of Gods according to the records of the Eight Snake Families." Lu Mingfei said faintly. He looked up at the grayish-white sky at the wellhead and felt his whole body shivering.

"Is it possible that the skeleton of the Age of Gods is what the Eight-Headed Snake needs? Those bones that gather the gene fragments of the White King in ancient times, the Eight-Headed Snake swallowed them and slowly replenished itself, until finally bringing the real White King back to this world."

In the distant sky, Nono shivered slowly.

"We now have sufficient reasons to kill the snake that crawled out of the grave as soon as possible, but... what should we do?" Nono asked hesitantly.

The academy is not worthy of complete trust. Seeing that someone actually sent an assassin to assassinate Ange at Haneda Airport, it is clear that the professors, the executive committee members, and even the elders' council and the board of directors, the dark monarchs have obviously infiltrated the largest institution in this mixed-blood world.

Who wouldn't covet the White King? He was the supreme and most powerful creature under the Black Emperor. As long as he got her holy remains, he would have the power to resist everything.

But if he didn't rely on the power of the academy, it would be a fantasy to rely on Lu Mingfei to dig a tunnel.

Should Fenrir really be called out?

But who knows how many greedy eyes are watching this country. Those ambitious people who have been planning for many years crave the power of the White King, but they are not willing to let go of Fenrir, the king of the earth and mountains, who is just born and has only one-hundredth of his power.

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The roar of the tanker's whistle completely overwhelmed the sound of the waves. Every ship and vehicle in this sea area lit up its headlights. Large and small circular spots of light swept across the turbulent black sea, and the waves appeared pale white in the snow.

Chu Zihang and Caesar stood on the edge of a fixed offshore platform in the center of all the spots of light. The platform was locked to the bow of the tanker in the middle by a thick iron chain. Next to them was the Trieste with its hatch open.

The decks of every tanker were full of people. Snow was still falling, but no one held an umbrella. Everyone was silent, except Susie who waved at Chu Zihang.

"Can you hear me, Caesar, Chu Zihang?" A serious male voice came from the encrypted channel.

"I can hear you," Caesar said.

"Me too," Chu Zihang said.

"You have the last five minutes to check your equipment. In five minutes, you will enter the Trieste and perform a diving mission. The code name of the operation is 'Jiyuan'." The man said.

"Can I ask who is in charge of contacting us?" Caesar asked while checking the steel platform of the Trieste.

He and Chu Zihang had checked the equipment many times before. The equipment department specially prepared waterproof combat uniforms for this operation. The surface of the combat uniforms was an extremely thin and fine metal mesh film.

The electrostatic barrier formed by this kind of thing can theoretically help them resist the mental impact of the embryos a little, but it mainly depends on the bloodline of the participants in the task.

In the world of the dragon clan, bloodline is king.

In addition, the alchemical sulfur bombs and small nuclear bombs installed in the external magazine of the Trieste are also the focus of inspection. Although there is no process for Caesar and Chu Zihang to sneak into the abyss to drop bombs in the plan, it is something made by the equipment department after all, so it is necessary to maintain basic respect.

"Cheng Shuangfan, I am from the Chinese branch and was commissioned by Xiangyang to participate in this operation." The man said in a gentle voice, and his voice was very magnetic. Caesar was stunned and looked at Chu Zihang.

"Chinese branch...?" Master Gattuso looked at Chu Zihang suspiciously, thinking that he had found a blind spot. Although the various branches under the academy operate independently, most similar institutions will strive to show their value in front of the board of directors to get more support. For example, the Spanish branch has an average report of severely damaging the second generation every year, but every time the visiting committee sent by the headquarters to investigate, they will find nothing.

Chu Zihang was wiping the Murasame in his hands, and his movements were slightly stagnant.

The Chinese branch is a very special existence in the system of the academy. In name, the board of directors still has the power to directly govern them, but in fact, except for cooperating with the academy in actions against Western dragons, the Chinese branch is usually autonomous at other times.

For example, the action in the Three Gorges can actually be said to be carried out under the surveillance of the Chinese branch and the mixed-blood families behind the Chinese branch who really have powerful forces.

No matter who looks at Odin, he is obviously a foreigner. At that time, this guy's blatant appearance near the Three Gorges Dam had already touched the reverse scale of some people in China. If Lu Mingfei could hold that guy on the Moniach for another half an hour, an elite team composed entirely of A+ and S-levels would arrive.

But the words "Chinese branch" together are actually quite difficult to pronounce in the academy system.

"Don't be nervous. I received professional training before accepting this mission." Cheng Shuangfan said with a low smile,

"In fact, before coming to Japan, I was originally in Macau chasing a fifth-generation species and the friends that guy bewitched in the human world. They made 90 million yuan in the casino through the word spirit, most of which was squandered."

"I'm really a little nervous when you say that, friend." Caesar said, "It sounds like your training is just watching the instructor's video in front of the computer for two hours."

"In fact, I only watched it for an hour... But what does it matter? Anyway, your Norma will take over all the operations. I just need to know how to turn this computer on and off." The Chinese man's tone was careless.

Caesar's eyebrows jumped.

"In addition, there are two Titan-type exoskeleton armors in the cabin interlayer of the Trieste, in case you accidentally break into a Nibelungen that is not submerged by the sea water. Use it for self-defense." The Chinese man said softly,

Chu Zihang remembered that kind of exoskeleton armor. They had seen it on the tanker. At that time, it did not have too many decorations and outer light armor, so there were many tracks, springs, rivets and condensers exposed. The evaporation port of the condenser continued to rise with white steam, and the Far Eastern metal style and steam punk style came to the face.

"We remember it, and now we are ready to enter the cabin." Caesar pressed the earplug and climbed to the entrance of the submersible. He crouched and drilled in, and the other ear was immediately filled with the buzzing sound of the parts in the submersible.

The equipment department sent them the operating manual of this thing a long time ago. Now Caesar thinks that there is no one in the world who is more familiar with it than himself.

"One last thing."

Cheng Shuangfan's voice sounded again in the headset,

"Professor Schneider did not join the encrypted channel, but he asked me to convey an order to you."

He paused, as if hesitating.

"Destroying dragon embryos is not only an honor, but also a responsibility. You are all the most elite students cultivated by the academy over the years, and you can take on this responsibility. Operation Jiyuan may be simple and smooth. You just need to locate it, press the launch button of the sulfur bomb and the micro-nuclear bomb, and then float up. But things will never develop in a 100% good direction. It is also possible that you need to face the extreme situation of the loss of contact with the unmanned deep-sea robot, and you have to risk entering the deep sea in person. At this time, you have the power to do anything, with only one exception - if you see a door or something like a door, you must not approach it! Let alone enter! Unconditional return!"

After saying this, the communication was immediately interrupted.

The hatch closed up and down behind Caesar and Chu Zihang at the same time, making a heavy metallic roar.

"Door?"

"Professor Schneider was an eyewitness to the Greenland Ice Sea incident. Perhaps this is a warning." Chu Zihang sat down in front of the center console solemnly.

"The door in alchemy usually means the entrance to the Nibelungen. Perhaps Professor Schneider meant...stay away from any possible Nibelungen."

"That is to say, the academy believes that there is actually a Nibelungen in the Japan Trench, and that Nibelungen will be open to the two of us." Caesar also looked serious.

"It's not impossible. The kingdom of the dead is not exclusive to the Dragon King. The second-generation species and even some powerful third-generation species can build their own kingdom of the dead." Chu Zihang has studied the history of alchemy and dragon genealogy very thoroughly.

Under Chu Zihang's control, sharp whistles sounded from the inner walls of the submersible, and at the same time, white bubbles surged from the underwater part of the hull outside. That was the air released by the Trieste.

The top of the Trieste was connected to the deck of an oil tanker with a safety cable. On the deck stood a huge wheel like the Sumeru throne in another world. This wheel was wrapped with a metal safety cable of almost ten kilometers or even longer. It was a special recovery system made by the equipment department.

If Caesar and his team encountered an accident underwater, the academy could bring them out from the eight-kilometer-deep underwater within half an hour.

Of course, in theory, the Trieste will not have the opportunity to enter the abyss this time.

"Calibration, November 16, 2010, 10:15 Tokyo time."

This time, Cheng Shuangfan's voice sounded directly from the speaker in the cabin, and Caesar and Chu Zihang calibrated the time at the same time.

"Calibration completed." Chu Zihang responded.

"Coordinates 122 degrees 56 minutes east longitude, 35 degrees 33 minutes north latitude, Jiyuan Operation begins. I am Cheng Shuangfan, the executive officer of the operation, and now I order the release of the Trieste."

"I wish you two... a triumphant return."

The creaking sound of the safety rope from tightening to relaxing came into the cabin. Chu Zihang and Caesar looked at each other, and the two pushed the push rods in front of them at the same time, so the Trieste sank fiercely into the dark and deep sea water with a diving posture.

"Hey, Chu Zihang, you also know that there is actually a hell down there, right?" Caesar's voice was surprisingly brisk in the dead silence that was left with only a buzzing sound.

"Yes." Chu Zihang said.

The exploration equipment of the academy detected an ecological environment at a depth of four thousand meters, which was very different from any other place on the earth. The ecosystem there was strange and unscrupulous. Some fish grew a second spine and extended two heads. Some deep-sea animals evolved unimaginable hard scales. They did not look like aquatic creatures, but more like predators on land.

It reminds me of a biological term.

"Biological explosion."

But the last biological explosion known to mankind should be traced back to the Cambrian period. The gene leakage during the hatching of an embryo caused a grand event similar to the local explosion in the Cambrian period.

"I have investigated similar incidents through my family's means." Caesar cut off the communication channel and slowly stroked the barrel of the Desert Eagle with his fingers.

"From the winter of 1943 to the spring of 1944, the academy detected an outbreak of biological evolution at the northernmost tip of the Arctic Ocean. A red tide swept the coastline and the sea water turned blood red. That was because the red tide algae had an unprecedented cold-resistant and salinity-tolerant variety. At the same time, crabs and shellfish suddenly began to over-reproduce. In the following decades, there were many reports of giant creatures appearing nearby. Fishing boats even caught giant squids over 20 meters in length, and there were cases of super-large megalodons attacking small boats."

Giant squid.

Chu Zihang's heart trembled slightly.

He knew what the academy saw under the sea. This smart invertebrate was one of the evolutionary frenzy.

"The gene leakage of the ancient dragon embryos has rewritten a group of creatures in a sea area. They all became dragon subspecies, but they dare not leave. They can only wait for the awakening of the gods, waiting to be eaten as food and return their genes." Caesar said fiercely,

"Then the red tide in the Arctic Ocean is so large, which god's gene will be leaked? Did he take back all his genes?"

"What do you think of it?" Chu Zihang frowned.

"Do you remember that Lu Mingfei invited us to Oslo before?"

Caesar looked at Chu Zihang, "According to the original plan, we should board a hybrid organization called Far North and a nuclear-powered icebreaker there to go to the Arctic... Are these two things related?"

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The engineering elevator started again in the dark, and Lu Mingfei watched the thing go up and down in horror. It was obvious that someone... an uninvited guest had been put in it.

But how could there be staff here at this time?

The snow was so heavy that the mountain roads were blocked.

The only thing that appeared here was a ghost!

With a click, the muzzle of the Desert Eagle was raised and silently aimed at the engineering elevator that was about to be opened. Lu Mingfei held his breath and concentrated, with a red-gold light flashing in his pupils.

The crisp, rhythmic footsteps came out, and the delicate girl walked out of the darkness with snow on her shoulders, and her eyes reflected the figure of Lu Mingfei under the spotlight.

"Zero?!" Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, and then shocked.