Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

Chapter 173 Organs
The bottom of the Yangtze River.

Lu Mingfei floated in front of the huge bronze wall, curiously looking at the ferocious face with his mouth open in front of him.

This human face is a bit like a relief, with a wide mouth and sharp teeth like knives, but this ferocious shape is not entirely due to some artistic design - according to alchemical records, it is "living", That is, some kind of "spiritual body" sealed in recycled metal.

There are records about "regenerated metal" in alchemy. This is a unique substance that can only be created by the Lord of Bronze and Fire. After he completely kills ordinary metals and then uses his own authority to give them new life, the metals become Something with a certain "life" quality, capable of containing the spirit just like the flesh and blood of a living thing.

This is called one of the greatest miracles in alchemy. Even if we look into the history of the secret party, recycled metal only exists in a few treasures, and every treasure made of recycled metal is without exception. The earth is sealed with living spirits.

Records of living creatures in alchemy are extremely rare, and it can even be said that most of them come from myths and speculations of ancient alchemists.

For example, some people believe that the concept of "immortality" in alchemy can be realized by sealing living souls-first creating regenerative metal that is enough to accommodate the soul, and then transferring the human soul from the flesh and blood body to the regenerated metal. in order to escape death.

But this theory was later overturned, because some research showed that even if recycled metal can accommodate an abstract thing like a "soul", the "soul" of life itself will be refined and distorted during the process of being sealed. Eventually it becomes a purely spiritual element, a slave to the object itself.

From a certain perspective, it can be understood as the "gumantong" or "raising little ghosts" in Thai folklore. The soul of a baby after death is transformed into a ghost in some way and supported and driven. No one should think that it is changing. After becoming a "little ghost" or a "gumantong", the baby can still be regarded as "continuing to live in another form."

Moreover, the intelligence of "living spirits" is very low most of the time. They just obey orders instinctively and cannot communicate effectively.

only……

Reaching out to touch the convex and sharp face, Lu Mingfei was a little curious, wondering whether the out-of-body ability he learned from Master Gu Yi could affect living beings.

It's a pity that he can't try it now. Once the spirit body leaves the body, the real body will be out of his control.

A moment later, Professor Mance's figure fell from the sky again, and the spotlight above his head was like a solid strip of light in the water.

After gesturing to Lu Mingfei, Professor Mance stopped at the door, and Lu Mingfei followed the open mouth of the ferocious man's face and entered the Bronze City.

The college's equipment basically comes from two sources, one is the equipment department and the other is the school engineering department.Large-scale mass-produced equipment and mass-produced weapons are mostly produced by the school engineering department, such as more powerful firearms, ordinary detonators, common grenades, etc., although they are safe but have limited power, and those high-precision equipment, Most of them came from the Equipment Department, and a very few were alchemy treasures left over from ancient times. They were extremely powerful and very dangerous at the same time.

The communication equipment and positioning devices used by Lu Mingfei and the others were also produced by the Equipment Department. It is said that under the strong opinion of the principal, the Equipment Department reluctantly dismantled the explosive function of this series of equipment. Therefore, the communication equipment and positioning equipment are very few that are easy to use. There is no need to worry about the equipment exploding, and it is highly praised by the experts.

This set of equipment can not only locate the positions of Ye Sheng and Jiude Yaji, but also display the path they just swam through. Lu Mingfei followed the path and looked for Ye Sheng who came in first in the huge and complex Bronze City. Join Aki.

The water in Bronze City seemed to be clearer than outside, and the visibility was higher, making it easier for Lu Mingfei to see the surrounding environment clearly.

He was surrounded by countless gears, transmission rod bearings and other mechanical parts that were cleverly combined. Lu Mingfei inexplicably remembered an animation called "Qin Shi Mingyue" that he had watched not long ago. In this animation with the background of the Qin Dynasty, Here, the Mo family is an organization that is good at mechanism skills. Not only does it have mechanism birds that can fly in the sky, but the base camp is also a city built in the mountain and composed of countless exquisite mechanisms. These mechanisms are powered by the torrential river water, forming an indestructible fortress.

Lu Mingfei now had the illusion that he was roaming the mechanical city. The mechanical structures that filled his field of vision were still stationary. He didn't know what a spectacular scene it would be if they moved.

While swimming, Lu Mingfei looked around, using his "mirror pupil" to record all these mechanical structures in his mind - this was probably a city built by the King of Bronze and Fire himself, and there must be dragons hidden in the operation of these machines. High technology.

Lu Mingfei had been connected to the communication between Ye Sheng and Jiude Aji, and knew that the two of them had separated shortly after entering the Bronze City. They passed a place similar to a palace, and the water had been flooded close to the dome. , the dome is covered with dragon inscriptions.

Such a huge amount of dragon literature information is very precious. Shutoku Aki stayed in place to take pictures of these materials, while Ye Sheng went alone to find the sleeping eggs of the King of Bronze and Fire.

Lu Mingfei had to sigh that this senior brother was really brave. Who knew what terrifying security measures the Dragon King would arrange near his eggs?Especially this egg is still in the Dragon King's hometown.

Lu Mingfei decided to go to Shutoku Aki, who was closer to him, because he was also very interested in dragon literature. The dragon literature recorded in the palace of the King of Bronze and Fire must have something to do with alchemy, right?
But unexpectedly, just as he was about to approach Shuudoku Aki, Shuudoku Aki's signal disappeared directly from the display.

"What's going on?" Lu Mingfei was stunned, and immediately switched channels and said, "Call the Monyach, the signal from Jiude Aki has disappeared."

"This is Selma, the Monyach has received it," Selma said. "The data transmission between us and Yaji has been interrupted. We are trying to recover the lifeline. Commissioner Lu Mingfei and Ye Sheng, please immediately Go to the place where the signal last appeared to check on Commissioner Shutoku Aki.”

Lu Mingfei responded, ignoring the mechanical structures around him, and swam in the direction of Shuude Aki at full speed.

"There is no tension on the turbine," Selma's voice came after a moment, "Aki's lifeline is broken!"

Lu Mingfei had swam to the main hall where Jiude Aki was before, but could not find her figure. Even if he searched with the insight of "Mirror Eyes", he only found an empty lifeline in the end, which was suspended in the gloomy sky. In the river, it looked like a dying snake.

Swimming near the lifeline, Lu Mingfei took it in front of him and observed: "The lifeline was cut. Judging from the break... it should have been caused by some kind of sharp weapon."

Lu Mingfei's heart moved, he took out the life-saving knife from his body, cut off a small section of the life-line, carefully compared the fracture and said: "The life-line was cut by the life-saving knife! I'm afraid Aji cut it himself!"

"Keep looking!" Professor Mance's voice sounded on the channel.

Lu Mingfei continued to swim, and the water covered up all traces. Even the "mirror pupil" in the water could not analyze the whereabouts of Shuode Aki.

Fortunately, he seemed to be lucky. After turning two corners, he saw a slim figure wearing a diving suit...

wrong!A little too slim!
Although it was a bit rude to say this, Lu Mingfei was sure that the girl in the diving suit in front of him was not Aki Shutoku, because Aki Shutoku could not have such a good figure.

Even if the person in front of him is wearing a diving suit, he can't hide his bright curves. He is definitely not comparable to Shutoku Aki. Among the people Lu Mingfei knows, there seems to be only one person with such an exaggerated figure——

Shutoku Aki's sister, Shutoku Mai.

Sure enough, as he swam closer, Lu Mingfei could see the bright face of Mai Shutoku through the diving helmet.

Under water, the propagation range of human voice will be greatly reduced, and calls basically rely on communication equipment. There is no signal line between Lu Mingfei and Shutoku Mai. Even if they shout, the conversation range will not exceed five meters, so Lu Mingfei didn't speak to her, he just swam toward her with his head down, complaining in his mind that the professor was unreliable and let Mai Shutoku in even though he was clearly staying outside.

After Lu Mingfei approached, Mai Jiudoku pointed in one direction, and then made a mouth gesture towards Lu Mingfei. Lu Mingfei could probably tell that she was pronouncing two words - "Aki".

Where is Senior Sister Aji?
After pointing the direction to Lu Mingfei, Jiude Aki took the lead and swam over. While Lu Mingfei followed, he briefly reported the situation to the Monyach - people from other organizations appeared in Bronze City, and the other party He is leading me to search for the missing Shuudoku Aki, and he shows no ill intentions at the moment.

After swimming a short distance with Mai Shutoku and passing through a huge bronze gear with a hole in the middle, Lu Mingfei saw a familiar figure.Shutoku Aki was facing away from them, trying to... pick up a bronze statue?
Although the bronze statue seemed to be less than one meter high, it was made of pure metal after all, and it was still stretched out under the water where it was difficult to exert force. This move was no different to a B-level hybrid like her. Tree.

Just as Lu Mingfei was about to go up and check on Shutoku Aki, he saw Shutoku Mai giving him a thumbs up, then her body faded into the water, as if she had completely disappeared from the spot.

Depend on!You don't care about your sister anymore?
Lu Mingfei tugged at the corner of his mouth, and instead of paying attention to Shutoku Mai, he swam towards Shutoku Aki. Her signal line and lifeline were broken. Lu Mingfei could not talk to her from a distance, so he could only swim. Closer.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Lu Mingfei swam toward her, Shuude Aki lifted the bronze statue in the water!

Damn it!Lu Mingfei's eyes widened.

Bronze is an alloy. The density depends on the ingredients, but it is usually higher than iron. It can lift such a large piece of metal without any help. Shutoku Aki's physical fitness should not be B. A super hybrid.

Lu Mingfei leaned towards her, but unexpectedly, as soon as he got closer, Shuude Aki suddenly let go of the bronze statue, pulled out the life-saving knife on his body with lightning speed, and slashed Lu Mingfei's throat.

what is this?The one who fights back is afraid that his teammates will steal his gains, so he just strikes first and kills his teammates in the grave without having to divide the spoils?
But we are here as an archaeological team.

Lu Mingfei thought Shutoku Aki's movements were quite "leisurely", so that he not only had the time to complain in his mind, but also noticed the abnormal cold light shining in Shutoku Aki's eyes.

Lu Mingfei raised his wrist to block Jiude Aji's life-saving knife, and punched her in the abdomen with his other hand.

Shutoku Aki's eyes widened suddenly, and he coughed violently under the tremendous force, as if he was trying to squeeze out all the air in his lungs, and his whole body was instantly exhausted.

Lu Mingfei quickly grabbed Shuudoku Aki who was about to sink - because of her performance just now, Lu Mingfei added a little more force when attacking, but unexpectedly it seemed that he used too much force.

But when he looked at Shude Aki again, he found that the abnormal cold light in her eyes was gone, and there was no sign of attacking him again.

Just when Lu Mingfei was about to ask how Jiude Yaji was doing, another familiar figure swam over - it was Senior Brother Ye Sheng.

Lu Mingfei: ...

What should I do if I beat my senior sister in front of my senior brother?Waiting online, quite urgent.

……

Fortunately, Lu Mingfei did not use all his strength in the punch just now, and Shutoku Aki was not injured and recovered quickly - although there is still a trace of pain on her face.

"Junior brother, you are so strong." Jiude Aji was supported by Ye Sheng and said with a wry smile.

As a B-level hybrid, Shutoku Aki experienced the suppressive power of high-level bloodlines for the first time in her life. In the past, she had fought with other A-level students in school. Although it was not low, she could deal with a few or even a dozen. round.

But in Lu Mingfei's hands, she almost lost her ability to fight with just one "light" punch.

Lu Mingfei waved his hands and made a modest expression.

The advantage of a diving suit is that no one can see any physical changes of the person wearing the suit. Therefore, when he first entered the Bronze City, Lu Mingfei had dragon scales attached to all parts of his body except his head. Even with such great power, I'm afraid it would be difficult to resist Senior Brother Chu or Old Tang if they come.

"Ya Ji, I'm afraid you just fell into a hallucination. You took pictures of Long Wen continuously, which is equivalent to reading Long Wen in a certain order, which will cause you to have 'spiritual vision' and mental confusion," Ye Sheng pointed at the bottom of the book. Bronze statue, "This bronze statue should have some special ability and can guide people who have spiritual vision due to the dragon text to produce specific hallucinations."

"It is indeed the palace of the King of Bronze and Fire. It's really scary. I fell into a trap if I wasn't paying attention. Fortunately, you and Junior Brother Lu stopped me in time and didn't cause greater danger," Aki Shude said with lingering fear, " I’m really sorry that I’ve held you back.”

"Sister, don't say that." Lu Mingfei said as he swam to the place where the bronze statue had been placed.

"Junior brother, you don't need to comfort me. I am a mature commissioner and will not fall into a slump because of this..." Shuode Aki said.

"No," Lu Mingfei said, "I mean what you said about 'no greater danger'. It seems hard to say at the moment. The bronze statue you lifted up seems to have activated a certain mechanism. Do you have any I didn’t hear any strange noises…”

There was a creepy sound coming from all around, as if someone was rubbing two pieces of rusty iron against one's ears. At this moment, similar sounds were amplified hundreds of thousands of times.

Ye Sheng and Ya Ji looked at the surrounding bronze walls, tens of thousands of bronze gears slowly began to rotate, the huge bell echoed inside the cave, the rust on the bronze gears began to peel off, and the teeth clucked together. loud sound.

Ye Sheng suddenly raised his head. In the darkness where he couldn't see clearly, a huge bell with an unprecedented shape rang. The bronze pendulum vibrated back and forth around the bearing. There were countless bronze sculptures of snake-faced people on the bronze wall, and they also moved at the same time. , raised the tooth wat in his hand, bent the slender snake neck, and looked up at the dome, like an ancient pilgrimage ceremony.

"Wow, it's an exquisite mechanical structure," Lu Mingfei complained with a wooden face, "But why does the King of Bronze and Fire build so many bronze sculptures in his palace to worship him? I have reason to suspect that he is actually a Mensao."

"We can analyze the psychological portrait of the palace owner through architectural decoration later, but now we have to run quickly," Ye Sheng said, "Although we don't know what will happen after this mechanism is activated, it is definitely not a 'Welcome' ' banner."

"Any mechanism requires power and transmission," Lu Mingfei said. "The power of this city is unknown, but when it comes to transmission... Senior brothers and sisters, please step back!"

Ye Sheng pulled Jiude Aki back: "Junior brother, what are you going to do? For such a big building, even if you destroy a few transmission gears, it will be difficult to stop it from running, right?"

Lu Mingfei was suspended in the water, raised his arms, and activated the multiplied power of the Silver Sword and the cold energy at the same time!
A circle of inconspicuous light blue spherical ripples rippled away from Lu Mingfei's body, as if a barrier had spread out. The metal bearings and gears within its range were instantly reduced to the extreme cold well below zero, and the thick solid Ice forms around them.

After a while, although the river was still flowing, it was already extremely biting.

Ye Sheng and Jiude Aki looked tremblingly. The bronze hall in front of them seemed to have turned into an ice palace. The bronze bell that was echoing endlessly above their heads had now been frozen into a solid block of ice.

Lu Mingfei clapped his hands, turned to look at Ye Sheng and Jiude Aji, and gave a thumbs up: "Done!"

Ye Sheng & Shu De Aki shivering in the water:...

(End of this chapter)