Chapter 374
Samson
Chapter 375 Samson
"What's there?"
Caesar, who had just entered the Bronze City, released his Word of Power, Kamaitachi, to scout ahead. He quickly noticed the straight passage leading into the depths from the feedback of the Word of Power.
But the Kamaitachi clearly sensed the danger and dared not approach it.
Caesar's intuition told him that this was the location of the Dragon King.
Just as he was carrying the alchemical bomb, preparing to go and investigate with Zero, the Kamaitachi sent back new messages.
First came Lu Mingfei's voice, then Nono's, Ye Sheng's, and Jiu Deya's voice; they were all alive.
Caesar heard Nono's cry, but before he could rejoice, the entire bronze city began to shake violently, and at the same time, the roar of an angry dragon resounded throughout the space.
"Damn it!" Caesar, carrying the alchemical bomb, immediately went to provide backup. Whether it was rescuing Nono or killing Norton, he would not give up. Zero followed closely behind, and her petite figure was surprisingly on par with Caesar when she ran.
"Nono!" The two groups met in the bronze passageway.
Before Caesar could embrace Nono, the raging dragon roar still echoed wildly in his ears.
"You guys follow Zero to the exit. She has blood from the key on her body that can open the door. I'll go deal with Norton." When Caesar's girlfriend saw Lu Mingfei's figure, she immediately guessed that Lu Mingfei was covering the rear. As long as Nono was safe, she could rest assured.
"The guy behind isn't Dragon King Norton, just his subordinate. Norton should have the ability to teleport here, and he seems to have gone mad, trying to flood the entire Bronze City." Nono grabbed Caesar's arm and spoke quickly. As if to confirm her thoughts, the Bronze City shook even more violently, and the water level on both sides of the passageway rose rapidly.
"It's the Dragon Servant again." Caesar frowned. They had just witnessed the power of the Dragon Servant. Even if Lu Mingfei could use Time Zero to delay, he couldn't last long.
"Retreat immediately." Caesar made the decision right away. Norton probably realized their purpose. In order to prevent the threat of alchemical bombs, they prepared to flood the Bronze City with flowing water to wash away all the toxins. In that case, the precious alchemical bombs should not be wasted in such a place.
"But what about Lu Mingfei?" Nuonuo cried out.
"It's too late. We only have this one alchemical bomb. Unless we all perish, he has a better chance of surviving if we leave first." Caesar could only sigh. He admitted that he had misjudged Lu Mingfei. Lu Mingfei was more courageous than he had imagined.
At the same time, Professor Mans, who had just surfaced, handed the "key" to his second-in-command, Selma, and immediately returned to the cabin.
"No news?"
The second mate shook his head: "The signal lines were cut off after they entered Bronze City."
"Damn it!" Professor Mance pounded on the control panel. The key's power was supposed to give them an hour to enter and exit, but the traction and signal lines had been cut again. It must have been Dragon King Norton who did it.
"This is Ye Sheng." The familiar voice rang out again in the cabin.
"Ye Sheng, you're still alive!" Professor Mans was overjoyed.
"We have left Bronze City and are evacuating. Norton plans to flood Bronze City. Caesar has not deployed any alchemical bombs. In addition, S-rank Lu Mingfei is covering the rear and is engaged in a fierce battle with another dragon servant. Please organize support immediately."
"Roger that! Prioritize evacuation!" Professor Mans turned his head and indeed caught a few points of light in the sonar, then immediately shouted to the other students, "Someone, prepare to meet us on the river immediately."
"Combat Command, the Bronze operation has failed, and there's still a dragon servant. Norton is more troublesome than we imagined." Professor Mans could only request support at this point. No one knew how long the S-rank could hold out, and they had to come up with a new way to force Norton out.
The battle reached a stalemate for a time. Dragon King Norton was no mindless brute. This tyrannical monarch had managed to remain rational and as steady as a mountain in the face of their provocations, which was terrifying to the extreme.
However, the defenses of Bronze City are impregnable. Even using nuclear weapons would likely have little effect, not to mention that it is impossible to use nuclear weapons in such a place.
Everyone in the command center, including Professor Schneider, turned their attention to Principal Angers.
If this continues, they will really only have one option left: to launch a brute-force attack on Bronze City with human lives.
"Wait," Angers uttered a single word.
"What are we waiting for? Are we waiting for Norton to emerge in full force?" On the screen opposite Angers was the board of directors of Kassel College, who were also observing the entire operation.
It was Frost Gattuso who spoke. He was furious when Caesar was chosen for the deep-sea mission, and now he just wanted to tear Angers apart.
"Caesar and the others will be returning soon. We need more accurate information. Do you think I'm not in a hurry? My student is fighting a dragon servant to cover his companions' retreat," Angers replied in an unfriendly tone.
However, at that moment, an anomaly suddenly appeared on the sonar display.
The same signal as the previous dragon servant was detected; it was leaping onto the water at an astonishing speed.
Just as Caesar and his companions boarded the lifeboat, a convex surface of water surged up on the river surface hundreds of meters away, and then a bright light illuminated the entire area.
At the moment the water reached the critical point, a giant wave surged up, and a deafening roar resounded throughout both banks of the Three Gorges. Searchlights swept across rapidly, illuminating the enormous black dragon shadow.
"My God!" Everyone couldn't help but exclaim.
Under the light of flames and searchlights, a deep, bone-revealing scar was clearly visible on the powerful and noble chest of the Dragon Servant.
Wearing a black diving suit, Lu Mingfei was thrown dozens of meters into the air by the enormous inertia, while the dragon servant beneath him had already opened its blood-red maw.
"Lu Mingfei!" Everyone exclaimed in shock, watching helplessly as Lu Mingfei fell into the dragon's mouth.
"Damn it, fire!" Professor Mance roared furiously.
"Wait!" Angers suddenly called out to stop them.
As Lu Mingfei fell into the dragon's mouth, he activated the Time Zero Domain again. Using the wakizashi scabbard that was stuck in the gap between the dragon servant's sharp teeth, he used his hands to roll in the air.
When he reappeared before everyone, all they saw was him standing firmly on the dragon's head, his entire wakizashi plunged into the dragon's left eyeball.
The moment Long Shi fell, he pushed off with all his might, tumbling into the distant river.
At the same time, the artillery systems deployed on both sides of the strait suddenly opened fire under the command of the headquarters, and Long Shi's roar echoed through the sky amidst the artillery fire.
On the riverbank, Lu Mingfei climbed up the embankment, but he didn't feel relieved. He felt that something was wrong.
"Old Tang, what exactly are you trying to do?"
The dragon servants were indeed strong, but not enough to make him worry. What puzzled him was Old Tang. He was almost invincible as long as he was in Bronze City, so why didn't he make a move inside and instead sent two dragon servants out to their deaths?