Dragon Clan: Thought So Far.

Chapter 391 379. I look up to you, how dare I overstep my bounds!
Several large red cranes stood under the rain like the skeletons of dead giants.

They were originally quiet and majestic, with hundreds of ravens with dark golden pupils clinging to them, their wings folded behind them, their gazes dimly overlooking the hellish red well.

But a few seconds after Lu Mingfei drew his sword and gave orders, the skeletons roared to life.

Those were large machines like a forest of steel, with their red coating peeling off and covered in rust. They were probably abandoned because the engineering team that was originally working in the mountains could not transport them away when they evacuated. However, when the members of the college's executive department formulated the Dragon Slaying Plan, they gave new life to these heavy equipment that were originally destined to remain abandoned.

The snow had long been washed away and melted by the rainstorm. The ravens were startled by the movement of the machinery, and hoarse howls came from their beaks. Mixed with the noisy sound of rain, it reminded people of bad memories, as if the horror movie that I watched with my brother for the first time when I was a child had really appeared in reality.

An incredible giant metal mercury tank has been fixed at the end of the iron rope of the hanging tower. One end of the mercury tank is connected to a long tube like an elephant's trunk, and the other end of the long tube is designed with more than a dozen air pressure valves that can spray liquid.

The towering heavy crane hoisted up a mercury tank weighing dozens of tons. Lightning tore through the sky amid the rumbling vibrations, and a majestic knight seemed to be standing in the broken clouds.

The price of mercury in the international market has continued to rise, especially in the past three months. Hybrids all over the world have been frantically hoarding mercury, the only natural enemy of dragons. By midnight last night, the price of mercury in the exchange had soared to US$3.31 per ton.

In order to be able to fill the entire Red Well with mercury when necessary and not arouse the suspicion of the Snake Hachika due to the abnormal mercury dispatch, the academy spent twice as much to purchase a full 1,000 tons of metallic mercury from the black market, bribed officials from Yamanashi Prefecture and Kanagawa, and used the government's transport fleet to transport these mercury tanks to the mountains near the Tama River in advance.

The entire process cost the school board more than $100 million, not to mention a series of weapons and equipment, the management of internal relations between the Self-Defense Forces and the US military stationed in Japan, the mission expenses of hundreds of executive department specialists, and the almost foreseeable sky-high pensions after the mission was completed.

Lu Mingfei sighed that it was no wonder that slaying dragons had always been the business of the nobility from ancient times to the present, and it was rare to see dragon-slaying heroes from humble backgrounds.

Just this $100 million in mercury is enough to stump the poor peasants with great ambitions. If Lu Mingfei really had to slay the dragon by himself, he would probably have no choice but to jump into the Red Well with the Seven Deadly Sins and fight the God to the death.

Thunderous explosions echoed in all directions around Lu Mingfei. In the frenzy of rain, his figure on the beam was as inconspicuous as an ant crawling on the gate of hell.

But it was this inconspicuous shadow that suppressed the ancient dragon named Suserihime, making her so frightened that she dared not move forward.

It was obvious that Lu Mingfei was just holding the scabbard casually, and his whole body was full of flaws, but Long felt that he would be killed if he made a move, so he could only circle in the underground river that was surging like a red tide. His mountain-like snake body occasionally broke through the water surface, and the heavy roar of its scales opening and closing echoed between the walls of the well.

The crane hoisted five mercury tanks weighing dozens of tons and stopped them steadily above the Red Well. The valve at the end of the long tube opened, and dozens of streams of silvery-white liquid spurted out from dozens of outlets and fell into the depths of the well, like pearls and jade, or like a group of dragons spitting water.

Suserihime raised her head coldly, the loud sound of scales snapping together came one after another, and the pair of golden eyes that burned like giant candles suddenly became dim. A thin layer of nictitating membrane had covered the pair of huge eyeballs at some point, and the iron-blue blood vessels crisscrossed the surface of the translucent skin folds, as if someone had left a stunning painting in the eyes of this ancient god.

Then the silver liquid hit the wall of the well and shattered into countless silver beads. Thick silver steam rose from the bottom of the well like water and flowed above the red well, making Lu Mingfei look like he was walking on clouds.

At the same time, Lu Mingfei had already held his breath. The highly toxic mercury vapor was a threat even to a monster like him whose bloodline was close to that of a pure-blooded dragon. The specialists gathered on the high ground around him had already put on gas masks, and in the heavy rain, the muzzle of each gun was pointed ferociously in the direction of Hongjing.

If someone had murderous intentions towards Lu Mingfei on the beam at this time, he probably would not be able to avoid the fatal bullet.

The mercury in the mercury tanks was emptied one after another, and the liquid metal hit the metal guard plate on the wall of the well with a thunderous sound. The thousands of tons of mercury that the college purchased from the black market these days were all poured into the red well where the underground river was surging back.

White mist and silver droplets were suspended around Lu Mingfei. The mixture of mercury and groundwater rich in nitrogen and phosphorus compounds seemed to be boiling. An incredible roar began to echo in the well wall. The ultimate anger and hatred were contained in this roar.

Tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of strange creatures were struggling in the red waves mixed with mottled silver. The water surface covering an area of ​​more than one square kilometer appeared in Lu Mingfei's eyes like a miniature of hell. More subspecies that looked like snakes, fish and dragons surfaced from the deeper water, fiercely sticking their hideous heads out of the white waves, roaring towards the sky, and swinging their long tails vigorously to jump onto the beam and tear the only living thing they could see into pieces.

But even now, with heavy rain pouring down, Suserihime, as the king's vanguard, drilled through three hundred meters of strata to divert the red river of the Akagi River into the Red Well, and the water surface was still a full twenty to thirty meters above the wellhead.

This height is unmatched by giant species like Suserihime, whose long neck is tens of meters tall. No dragon blood subspecies native to the Akagekawa can surpass it.

Even a dragon has to follow the natural law of survival of the fittest in such a narrow living environment. It is meaningless to grow wings in the Red Demon River 300 meters underground. Instead, webbed feet and a long tail are more advantageous.

The black helicopter was hovering at a low altitude of several dozen meters above the ground. The bright xenon lamps were rotating to cut through the darkness and the rain curtain in the darkness. The raindrops in the light column seemed to be lit up.

There was silence on the public channel. Short-range radio communications had not yet been paralyzed, but the pilots and machine gunners on the helicopter were shocked by the scene before them.

The terrifying creatures struggled in the water at the bottom of the well, entangled with each other. Unlike the giant dragon, they did not evolve scales and mucous membranes that could even resist mercury. Mercury spots spread rapidly on their crowded scales and white bellies. The intense pain caused the monsters with dragon blood flowing in their bodies to bite each other. The smell of blood filled the air, and even heavy rain could not wash it away.

But Suserihime still occupied the center of the entire lake-like surface of the Red Well. Its scales were interlocked, and the gaps were filled with mucous membranes that could resist the erosion of mercury. The pale nictitating membrane in its dazzling golden eyes was like a layer of transparent armor.

The majesty of the Dragon Prince emanated silently from the body of this huge creature. Even at this point, those dragon subspecies that were struggling in pain still did not have the courage to usurp the throne.

Mercury is a deadly poison even for the first generation, but there is a crucial premise for all this - that is, the first generation is in an extremely weak condition.

Humans have been using mercury to fight dragons since 4,600 years ago, but even today, there are still few precedents of defeating a prince-level dragon with mercury alone.

Two thousand one hundred years ago, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, used mountains and rivers combined with thousands of tons of mercury to erect an alchemical matrix that was rare in the ancient times on the land of the East. He used this matrix to completely end the ambition of the Wind King Vidfornir to almost dominate the world.

Sixteen hundred years ago, Fenrir, the Mountain King, transformed himself into Attila and swept across Europe, but was eventually defeated in Italy, where he was severely damaged by the Mercury Matrix and ultimately laid the seeds for his own assassination.

The dragon-slaying families of the East and the secret parties of the West paid a heavy price over thousands of years of history, using the power of mercury to severely injure or kill more than one king.

But if one wants to kill a prince or even an emperor simply by relying on a huge amount of mercury, this is unprecedented in the history of hybrids and even in the civilization of dragons.

Dragons are creatures that exist in mythology, and have transcended the scope of what humans can imagine using natural rules. A year ago, a dragon servant named Samson at Kuimen in the Three Gorges was able to swallow a powerful underwater bomb and remain unharmed. Suserihime bit through the bronze coffin and took nearly a ton of mercury into her stomach without being hurt, but instead excreted it on her own. This is enough to prove that the secret party has actually been fighting against some underdeveloped little guys for so many years.

When the real dragon comes, despair and death come with it.

Lu Mingfei and the dragon stared at each other silently. All the noise around them seemed to have nothing to do with them, the torrential rain and thunder, the howling mountain wind, the mercury crashing into the red well, and the roars that seemed to come from hell.

Lu Mingfei was looking for Suserihime's flaws.

The little devil's words were very clear. The Yamata-no-Orochi that was parasitized by the holy bones was behind this giant dragon. Suserihime was not the last dragon that Lu Ming had to kill. The truly terrifying enemy had not yet appeared.

He had to use the least amount of force to achieve the greatest results, and engaging in close combat with a first-generation species that had been gathering strength for thousands of years was obviously the most unwise choice. Suserihime was also looking for Lu Mingfei's flaws. Her sense of smell and perception were so sensitive that she could even smell the origin of a person's blood deep in his veins.

But it couldn't see through Lu Mingfei, it could only smell the fear that made it uneasy and the majesty that was like a mountain.

And that box.

It was as if the king's soul and resentment were imprisoned, and the murderous intent was so strong that it almost broke through the tidal clouds.

At this moment, a long roar came from the bottom of the Red Well, deep and distant, like an echo from the depths of hell.

Lu Mingfei let out a long sigh. He put his hands into his hair and pushed back all the rain-wet hair, revealing his forehead and pupils that were filled with the red-gold sea tide.

Everyone heard the roar, as if it did not come from the mouth of a single creature, but was squeezed out from the vocal cords of several monsters at the same time, superimposed on each other, and echoing among the mountains.

The giant dragon suddenly disappeared from the water surface that was stirring with silver liquid beads. Suserihime suddenly sank into the water, and a huge whirlpool immediately appeared in the center of the Red Well. With its terrifying suction force, the subspecies that rushed to the surface of the water and were biting each other were pulled back into the underground Red Demon River.

Lu Mingfei knew that the roar just now was from the undisputed king of the Red Devil River, the Yamata-no-Orochi, urging his offspring.

Suserihime had no choice but to attack.

A dark blue spine floated to the surface of the water. Each segment of the spine was as rugged as a reef, and the high bulges reminded people of the diversionary mountains.

The tens-meter-long snake tail swung at high speed, raising water waves more than ten meters high. The cold mist mixed with mercury vapor was blown onto Lu Mingfei's feet.

The white waves reflected the bright xenon lamp, and Lu Mingfei's vision was affected for a moment. This effect only lasted for one second, but one second later, something horrifying was reflected in Lu Mingfei's pupils!

It was a huge mouth that opened 180 degrees!
Suserihime launched a fatal attack in an instant. She neither chanted words nor attacked head-on like a violent Samson. Instead, she insidiously took advantage of the moment when Lu Mingfei was distracted and crushed him with her teeth!

The teeth of the second generation species can even be used in alchemy to make holy objects that can be passed down for thousands of years. They are tougher than alloys. If bitten, even Fingle who has opened the Bronze Throne will be cut in half!
The huge mouth crushed the waves and steam, and the rain curtain was filled with a fishy smell. Lu Mingfei's sight was occupied by two dry, pale, scimitar-like sharp teeth. The length of the teeth was even more than three meters, which reminded Lu Mingfei of the largest dragon Fenrir he had ever seen.

In terms of size, Suserihime is not much inferior to Fenrir, but it is only a second-generation species. It is brutal and powerful but not even qualified to stand before the king.

The rows of teeth as dense as thorns were also protruded from the mouth one by one. The dense scales on the snake's head were shining faintly, and the six twisted sharp horns were like blades, bursting out in a whistling wind. Everything happened in an instant, but the commissioners only spent 0.1 second to hesitate, and then dense bullets fell on the scales of the dragon's head, splashing sparks like a sea of ​​stars.

The beam was bitten in half by the dragon's ferocious mouth, and it fell straight down. A few seconds later, a column of water rose from the red well and splashed outside the wellhead.

The gunfire stopped immediately as everyone saw the man who was being illuminated by all the lights.

He was not killed by the dragon. On the contrary, when Suserihime launched a fatal attack, Lu Mingfei dodged between the two sharp teeth that could bite through an African elephant with a body movement comparable to the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, then jumped up and landed steadily on the metal shell of the descending elevator.

At this moment, the man was slowly raising his head and exhaling a long breath.

His face was ignited by the golden-red light in the rain. Then the man lowered his head, looked around, and looked down at the Red Well. A golden-red river of fire seemed to flow in his pupils.

A huge drum sound suddenly surpassed and suppressed all other sounds. Everyone looked in the direction of the drum sound and was shocked to realize that it was actually Lu Mingfei's heartbeat.

A heat wave emanated from the man's body, and all the falling rain was evaporated into steam. The hazy white steam swept across the mountains with a thunderous sound.

Keel state, open.

Violent blood.

Violent blood.

Violent blood...

Three degrees, open!
An arm with scaly claws suddenly stretched out from the steam. Everyone who saw this scene felt their hearts skip a beat. The great fear almost made them kneel down. The child's majesty at this moment almost bent their spines.

Then a monster with scaly armor walked out from it!

All of Lu Mingfei's clothes were burned to ashes in an instant, leaving his naked body that could hardly be recognized as a human being covered with the same iron-blue black scales.

He was so ferocious and yet so beautiful, his facial bones were as hard as a mask that could not be taken off, and the scales all over his body opened and closed with a bang, releasing huge amounts of blood-colored steam from the bottom of the scales when they closed.

The specialists all realized that this was the "forbidden technology" mentioned in the information that could be used by S-class. They all looked at the superior man with trembling and awe, only to see him slowly stretch out his right hand.

In that hand was a handful of bullets that glowed cold blue and had ancient patterns carved on the bullet heads. The primer of each bullet was painted red, a unique sign of high-risk weapons.

Even with the help of high-speed cameras, the specialists only saw that Lu Mingfei casually waved his hand and the bullets were ignited and fired obliquely downward with terrifying kinetic energy at an initial velocity of more than six times the speed of sound. Dozens of straight cold blue rays shot into the water, and after a moment of silence, huge waves were stirred up.

But if it was Angers who had activated Time Zero, he would have seen here that Lu Mingfei placed the bullets in the air in front of him in a very short time, and then punched the primers of these bullets one by one.

The primer of the bullet suddenly caved in, and more than a dozen powerful alchemical bullets were fired almost at the same time. The cold blue light lingered in the rain curtain, solemn and beautiful.

Fierce and quiet.

A few seconds later, a ferocious roar sounded from the red well, and then a long neck like a copper pillar reaching the sky suddenly stretched out. On the top of the copper pillar was a huge golden pupil as bright as the sun and the moon. It swayed in the wind and rain, overlooking the tiny figure.

(End of this chapter)