Chapter 388: Queen of the Nibelungen, Goddess of Death Hela (two in one, please vote)
"I think my eyes are blurry. I just saw two people walking hand in hand."
Near Oriental Plaza, Constantine, who had been following Old Tang and Long Maxun as a third wheel, suddenly stopped and blinked hard twice.
Old Tang was strolling leisurely with Ryoma Xun, fingers intertwined. Upon hearing this, he lifted up their intertwined fingers and shook them: "The streets are full of couples holding hands. How can this not be dazzling?"
Constantine tried to find the couple he had just caught a glimpse of, but the crowd made it difficult to find them. He could only turn back and give his brother a look of surprise:
"Yes...Xia Mi and Chu Zihang."
"So what?" Old Tang looked indifferent, not surprised at all.
After years of struggling in the United States, he has long seen through the things between men and women. It is nothing more than hormones and dopamine overflowing. When love is strong, it is ultimately a biological instinct.
Chu Zihang and Xia Mi are both unmarried. If they were in the United States at this age, they would have exchanged body fluids countless times. What's the big deal about them just holding hands now?
"But, but..." Constantine wanted to say that they were still discussing the future of the twin kings of the earth and the mountain in the afternoon, but she ran out to meet her male lover in the evening. Is this appropriate?
You were still pretending before, but now you've given up and you don't even want to act anymore, right?!
But in the end, he said nothing and silently swallowed back all his doubts.
Jörmungandr and his brother have both been working in human society for many years, and they definitely know more than him, a dragon who just crawled out of a coffin. Maybe this is one of the ways to integrate into the human community.
Find a human spouse and you can join the human race.
"Okay, don't worry about them. There is a mutton restaurant up ahead. It looks crowded. Let's go and try it." Old Tang reached out and pulled Constantine over, hugging him left and right and squeezing into the crowd.
When Xia Mi and Chu Zihang were returning to the hotel carrying a bunch of fried chicken and hamburgers, they happened to see Lu Mingfei and Eriyi returning with a little blonde girl who looked like a doll. They couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Who is this?"
It's rare to meet someone whose looks are close to hers, whose figure is not as good as hers, and whose temperament is even colder and sharper than Chu Zihang. I have to get to know her no matter what.
"This is Zero. Like you, he's an A-rank hybrid selected by Kassel Academy." Lu Mingfei puffed out his chest and beamed with pride, like an old father showing off his child.
"Back then, in order to recruit zero students, that fool Guderian actually skipped me and flew to Russia overnight. I don't need to explain how valuable this is, right?"
That is indeed confusing.
"So why is she here?" Xia Mi felt a little itchy when she saw the expressionless Zero. She wanted to lure her to be her subordinate, dress her in pretty clothes every day and cosplay Rei Ayanami and Yuki Nagato, while she would play Asuka and Haruhi Suzumiya.
"Of course, that's because she's in the same group as us." Lu Mingfei suddenly struck Commander Ikari's classic pose, crossing his hands in front of his nose, his eyes lighting up.
"Zero is my most important sister (sister-in-law)!"
Natsumi: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ
Sorry, I was presumptuous!
From now on, I will be Asahina Mikuru, and you will be Suzumiya Haruhi!
"I've heard a lot about you. I'm so sorry for your disrespect." Xia Mi didn't want to say that Lu Mingfei, a native Chinese, didn't have a Slavic sister. Anyway, she just had to be polite to the surgeon and his family.
Ling nodded as a greeting, and did not refuse the role that Lu Mingfei arranged for her.
"Alright, Eri, go play with Zero. I have things to do. I'll be with you later."
After Lu Mingfei welcomed the nanny group, Su Enxi and Jiude Mai took the initiative to go to work. There were many things to do and many variables, so it was better to prepare early.
Among the trio, Su Enxi is the general manager who is in charge of the rear, while Jiude Mai is the sword and Ling is the shield.
Jude Mai is the best assassin, and killing is the job that suits her best. Zero is a stupid girl, and is not as flexible as Jude Mai. She will always abide by what she promised to others, and will never break her promise even if it means death, so she is suitable for protecting people.
Then she was kept as Lu Mingfei and Eiry's personal bodyguard.
Even though everyone knew that being a bodyguard for the number one and number two in the world was ridiculous, it was the boss's order after all, so they had no choice but to accept it.
Of course, Lu Mingfei would not think that Aze was being partial and wanted Zero to stay in the safest place. It was just that there was no need to send out Agent Zero for the preparation work.
Besides, Ling has suffered for so many years, can't he enjoy himself?
It just so happens that Eiry and Zero have a lot of common topics and similar personalities. They are both silent and have mysophobia, and they are both the daughters-in-law of the Laolu family, so they get along very harmoniously.
Just now when they were riding in the car, Su Enxi saw Lingken letting Eiry hold his arm, and she said it was unfair. Why couldn't she be close to the "three-no" beautiful girl?
When they got off the car and parted ways, Su Enxi still didn't believe it and wanted to give it a try, but was ruthlessly avoided. She said sadly that she would never love again.
"What are you doing with all these snacks?"
Xia Mi watched Lu Mingfei take several large bags of snacks from Fingle's room, somewhat confused.
"For your brother." Lu Mingfei glanced at the heavy bags in their hands, but didn't give them any. He walked towards the elevator.
"Let's go now without further delay."
Since Xia Mi appears here, it means that she is mentally prepared, so it is better to resolve the matter as soon as possible to avoid further accidents.
He pressed the elevator button and looked back at the two people standing side by side: "By the way, is Lao Chu going?"
"He's not going." Xia Mi answered quickly.
"Tsk tsk." Lu Mingfei looked at her with a half-smile. The color of her underwear was almost seen through, and she was still hiding it.
"Have you told him about your brother's situation, such as his name?"
Xia Mi had already anticipated that when Fenrir was reborn as a human in the future, he would definitely be a Chinese like her. Naturally, he could no longer use this name and had to take a Chinese name.
When asked about this, the idiot answered potato chips almost without thinking, and then received a slap in the face from his sister.
If you ask again, the names are Kebike, Leshi, Shanghaojia... Xia Mi was almost mad to death, and finally deprived him of the right to name.
Glancing at the man next to him, he remembered that the season when he first met and reunited with him happened to be the season when Fenrir used to like to go out and have fun.
So he said, "His name is Xia Tian."
After he finished speaking, before Chu Zihang could react, Lu Mingfei suddenly froze and didn't even go in when the elevator door opened.
"What are you daydreaming about?" she urged. "If you don't want to go, get out of the way. The door is about to close."
Lu Mingfei came to his senses after hearing this, shook his head, and walked into the elevator.
Sure enough, even if you change the world, familiar people and things will gradually return to their original track with your own efforts.
Originally, he wanted to give Xia Mi some advice, but he never thought that she would decide on her brother's name in this way.
As expected, fate is unpredictable and everything goes according to your will.
The elevator arrived at the ground floor. When the door opened, there was no one inside. Only a wisp of gray smoke that was difficult to capture with the naked eye and the fragrant smell of fried chicken wafted out.
A young couple waiting for the elevator was stunned for two seconds by the aroma that hit their noses. Suddenly, they looked at each other and turned away: "Let's go eat fried chicken."
These little things did not hinder the three people's progress. Xia Mi looked at Lu Mingfei's back and curled the corners of her mouth.
You kid don't even try to pretend. Which half-blood can use all kinds of fancy abilities like you do?
And you, there's such a suspicious person standing next to you, but you don't even think of checking it out. You just stare at Qingmei and dig deep into her.
Xia Mi's gaze was dim, making Chu Zihang feel puzzled. He didn't know how he had offended her again.
"Okay, let's stop here. You go back first." When they arrived at the subway station on the second floor below ground, Xia Mi took the fried chicken and Coke from Chu Zihang's hand and urged him to leave quickly, so as not to accidentally break into the gate of the kingdom of the dead later.
Chu Zihang looked at her quietly.
"It's useless to look at me. No means no. Go back and wait for me." Xia Mi carried four large bags in one hand and pushed him with the other hand.
She was not afraid that Fenrir's appearance would scare him, but since she had always been a beautiful girl in his memory, she would stay beautiful forever.
Accepting Fenrir's half of the power was bound to reveal her true form. Although she was still a great beauty among the dragon clan in her dragon form, she was also the perfect combination of beauty and hideousness in the eyes of human aesthetics.
But since I have to get along with him as a human being, I will stick to it.
Understanding the determination in her eyes, Chu Zihang didn't say much. He just nodded, said "Be careful", and took a few steps back to withdraw from the Mingzhao area.
Seeing that her reflection had disappeared from his eyes, Xia Mi finally breathed a sigh of relief. She glanced at Lu Mingfei, who was watching the show quietly without laughing, and raised her hand to sweep it in front of her, opening the gate of Nibelungen.
"Aren't you planning to invite Old Tang and Constantine?" Lu Mingfei asked.
"No need." Xia Mi shook her head and walked in.
Soon, the aroma of fried chicken in the air faded away, and Chu Zihang realized that Xia Mi and the others had entered another world.
He looked at the time and it was not too late, so he found a place to sit down and waited for his lover to return.
…
Familiar trains, familiar tunnels, familiar mines, and familiar dragons.
Ever since Xia Mi left, Fenrir has been munching on potato chips while watching TV, trying to finish the snacks and the movie before the "operation".
The potato chips are now finished, but there is still more than half of the movie. Aobai has just fallen into the trap set by Bao Longxing, and it is not yet the classic scene of "When I came in, I saw Chang Wei beating Lai Fu" and "He also said that you don't know martial arts."
From a distance, before the train even stopped, Fenrir could smell the aroma of fried chicken.
He thought his sister had brought him some delicious food, so he didn't even bother watching TV and stuck his head out onto the platform to greet her.
However, when the car door opened, he found that in addition to Xia Mi, there was also a smiling guy.
With a "whoosh", Fenrir retracted his head and skillfully covered his neck with his wings. His movements were so fast that they were completely inconsistent with his mountain-like body.
"Oh, you're still holding a grudge? It was just a joke." Lu Mingfei couldn't help but laugh when he saw Fenrir's reaction. This guy was obviously the king who roared to the sky and commanded the dragons, but he was as jumpy as a rabbit.
"You are a bad man!" Fenrir stared at him, his tone like a vengeful child.
Although Xia Mi had explained everything to him clearly in the afternoon and he knew that Lu Mingfei was actually helping him, he was still a little stressed because Lu Mingfei had scared him before.
However, Lu Mingfei had anticipated this. He shook the large bags of snacks in his hand and said temptingly:
"I brought some delicious snacks, they're all your favorite potato chips~"
"Gu!" Upon hearing this, the vigilance in Fenrir's eyes instantly disappeared. After seeing Lu Mingfei put the bag on the ground and took a few steps back, indicating that he had no ill intentions, he carefully reached out his hand.
With a "splash", all kinds of potato chips scattered, mixed with several two-liter bottles of happy water. In an instant, the eyes of this pure-blooded dragon became clear.
"For me?!" Fenrir looked at Lu Mingfei, who nodded. Then the King of Earth and Mountain announced in a low and majestic voice:
“You’re a good person!”
Xia Mi was simply unable to bear watching. She clearly had more and more delicious fried chicken in her hands, but Fenrir seemed to have seen nothing at all and only had eyes for those lousy potato chips!
Feeling a chill coming over him, Fenrir then remembered that his sister had brought him some food. He quickly looked at her ingratiatingly and said, "Sister, did you bring me anything delicious?"
"Well, this is a gift from a friend of mine." Xia Mi was too lazy to be angry with her stupid brother, so she carried the thing to his big head.
She had brought McDonald's and KFC to Fenrir before, and he was not unfamiliar with them. He just opened his mouth wide and waited for his sister to feed him.
This is a little game between the brother and sister. Xia Mi would tear open the fried chicken burger and throw it into Fenrir's mouth just like feeding a fish. Sometimes when the latter is in the mood, he will change positions and let Xia Mi throw darts.
Of course, Xia Mi refused at first. She felt that this was no different from a puppy playing frisbee.
But since Fenrir wanted to play, he had no choice but to cooperate.
Lu Mingfei watched from afar and originally wanted to tease that it was a gift from your future brother-in-law, to see if Fenrir would get angry... scratch it, would his scales explode? But when he saw this Beauty and the Beast Plus Max version, he chose to keep his mouth shut.
What follows is separation between life and death, so it’s better not to disturb their last time together.
Suddenly, someone patted his shoulder, and then a familiar voice came:
"elder brother."
Lu Mingfei knew who was coming without turning around: "What for?"
"Come and take a look." There were crisp footsteps on the platform. It was the sound of leather shoes stepping on the ground. Lu Mingze, who had changed into a white coat, walked around in front of Lu Mingfei, holding a huge toolbox in his hand.
"Brother, this is your first time as the lead surgeon and you're going to perform such a major operation. I'd be worried if I didn't come and watch." He seemed to be in a good mood, with a faint smile on his face. "Look, you even forgot to take the surgical tools."
Lu Mingfei looked at the Walkman-style stethoscope hanging around his neck and the very familiar toolbox in his hand, and his eyes twitched slightly:
"We'll do the surgery, but what do you mean by bringing the Seven Deadly Sins?"
Buddy, we want to control the dragon, not kill it!
"Oh, I was in a hurry to go out and took the wrong one." Lu Mingze laughed and pushed the bronze box containing the seven deadly sins in front of him.
"But it doesn't matter. The other lancets can't break Fenrir's defenses, so using the Seven Deadly Sins is just right."
This kid is still so sinister.
Lu Mingfei ignored the box on the ground, he knew it was just an illusion.
The Seven Deadly Sins are still in Constantine's room, which contains a special alchemical matrix. It is still very difficult to take them out without alerting the two Dragon Kings.
However, he had a hunch that if he was sure that the seven deadly sins in Aze's hand were real and tried to touch them, then the bronze box would definitely become the real thing.
Looking at the brother and sister playing the game of "you throw me, I catch" in front of him, Lu Mingfei kicked the seven deadly sins at his feet and said lightly:
"Aze, if I hadn't come to this world, would Fenrir have been dismembered by the Seven Deadly Sins?"
Lu Mingze's smile froze, and he shook his head, "The Seven Deadly Sins are only this small, how could they have the power to dismember the Dragon King? The seven swords it strikes out at once are just an alchemical matrix that can severely damage the Dragon King.
Even if they succeed in killing the Dragon King, it would only be after the Seven Deadly Sins have chopped him all over his body and then delivered a fatal blow."
It's a bit of a side-step, but what is being avoided is not the killing of Fenrir, but the previous sentence.
Lu Mingfei glanced at him and nodded: "What are you going to do with Fenrir's remains? Boil the bones into soup?"
He had asked Xia Mi on the way here, and she didn't have any particular obsession with Fenrir's dragon bones, and she wouldn't be reluctant to keep them as a souvenir.
If Lu Mingfei wanted it, she could even sell it to him at a discount.
However, Fenrir has already merged with the Nibelungen, so one needs to be careful when separating them so as not to cause elemental collapse and the destruction of the Nibelungenen.
Seeing that his brother had no intention of asking further questions, Lu Mingze secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "I told Enxi the rules of this Nibelungen. If Jörmungandr is determined to give up Fenrir's dragon bones, she will send someone to take them."
"Rules?" It was the first time that Lu Mingfei heard that there were rules in Nibelungen.
"Yes, each Nibelungen has its own set of rules." Lu Mingze explained, "The Nibelungen is built between reality and illusion. It uses reality as a benchmark and copies some of the rules in reality.
For example, on the Odin elevated highway, even though all the street lights were out, the toll booths were still functioning normally."
"What about Xia Mi's?"
"The rules she copied come from the Urban Rail Transit Safety Operation Management Measures. Many subway entrances in Beijing can be connected to the Nibelungen, and even the subway circuit control system can be connected and controlled from reality."
Lu Mingze suddenly smiled. Normally, the Dragon King would not leave such a big flaw when establishing Nibelungen, giving the outside world a chance to peek into the secrets within Nibelungen.
But after all, it was the King of Earth and Mountains who established the Nibelungen, and they had just caused a huge explosion at Wanggong Factory. Naturally, the Nibelungen built in a hurry could not be perfect.
The most important thing is that Xia Mi took into account that the changes in the human world might be particularly rapid in the future, so she specially added the function of copying reality to the rules of the Nibelungen to keep up with the pace of the times.
Even if this rule leaves loopholes, no one else can know about it and exploit it except her.
But Lu Mingze was an exception.
"Well, it seems your intelligence work is indeed in place." Lu Mingfei praised, and then revealed his true intentions:
"So, when are you going to tell me your location?"
Lu Mingze looked at his serious face and shook his head slightly: "It's not time yet."
Looking at those pale golden eyes, Lu Mingfei said in a deep voice: "Does it hurt?"
"Not bad." The boy pretended to be relaxed.
"Am I not strong enough now?" Lu Mingfei clenched his fists. He now has the ability to help Old Tang escape his fate and give Fenrir a new life, but he cannot save his own brother. This feeling of powerlessness makes him extremely depressed.
"No, I said it a long time ago, brother, you are the strongest monster in the world." Lu Mingze's eyes flashed with warmth, and his golden pupils flickered slightly:
"It's just that you're not ready yet."
"How do you know I'm not prepared?" Lu Mingfei stared at him, his eyes sharp and strong.
He is not a fool, so how could he not guess who Lu Mingze is hiding this from?
The institution where Lu Mingze and Renata were imprisoned in their previous life was the one where Lu Mingfei's parents worked. Given the similarities between the two worlds, it goes without saying where Lu Mingze is trapped now.
"I just don't want to make you sad." Lu Mingze sighed.
"But I'm very sad now."
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Lu Mingze raised his hands and pinched Lu Mingfei's face, pulling it to both sides, forcing a smile on his face:
"I still prefer my brother's carefree look."
Lu Mingfei watched his figure fade away little by little, like a pencil drawing being erased by an eraser. He felt as if there was a fire burning in his chest, and there was a faint smell of rust in his breath.
Taking a deep breath, he calmed down and looked over at the brother and sister who had finished feeding and were sitting together watching a movie.
They were so immersed in their last moments together that they didn't notice anything happening here.
Lu Mingfei ignored the shadows of the Seven Deadly Sins at his feet, walked over and sat on the other side, watching Chang Wei beat Lai Fu.
With a "sizzle" sound, an opened bag of potato chips was placed in front of Lu Mingfei. Fenrir looked at him with his huge dragon eyes:
"Thank you, my friend."
The brother of the King of Earth and Mountains has the same joys and sorrows as a child, which come and go quickly. Under the influence of delicious food, he has forgotten the previous unpleasantness.
Lu Mingfei took the potato chips and said thank you.
When his attention was turned back to the TV, Lu Mingfei reached out and touched his big head, with a rich golden light burning in his eyes.
Xia Mi noticed his movements out of the corner of her eye, and her sitting posture stiffened for a moment, but she did not turn her head to look.
They had already discussed it on the way here, letting Fenrir sleep peacefully while eating, drinking and having fun, having a ten-year dream, and still waking up innocent and carefree.
"Where the blood of a king ends, it must end with the sword."
His lips opened and closed, without making a sound, but it seemed as if he was declaring to the heavens and the earth, and every inch of the air was filled with a solemn and murderous intent.
In the huge Nibelungen, all the hiding Deadpools and Kamaitachi knelt on the ground, as if their heads were held down by invisible hands, trembling and feeling as if the sky was about to fall.
Just when the might of that sky was about to annihilate all living beings, the magnificent holy voice that brought despair to all things spoke again, no longer filled with anger and killing intent, only calmness.
"But this grace will strip you of your royal power, tear off your crown, and return you to the mortal realm, forever losing your honor!"
As soon as the words fell, everything returned to stillness, and the force of the sky's collapse disappeared into thin air.
All the creatures in Nibelungen felt as if they had escaped from the brink of death, but they still knelt on the ground, prostrating themselves, and were hesitant to stand up.
The storm rages, but the center remains calm.
Xia Mi and Fenrir, who were standing nearby, didn't notice anything was wrong at all. It was as if even the most basic perception had been stripped away, and they were only focused on the old 18-inch color TV and Bao Longxing's exaggerated laughter.
Everything went on as usual, from Bao Longxing being thrown into jail, to feeding the young master with bread when he had nowhere else to turn, to being redressed by the grace of the emperor, to beating up the lawyer and beheading Chang Wei...
Finally, the movie came to an end amid laughter.
At this time, Fenrir's body, which was originally only the back half of a dead elephant with dry bones, had completely turned into dry bones, leaving only the huge dragon head remaining intact.
When the emperor finally died of syphilis, everyone avoided the dragon underwear. When the scene finally froze, Fenrir let out a sigh of satisfaction.
He finished watching this joyful movie.
He finished eating those delicious snacks.
The sister who I was worried about has also become stronger.
From now on, there is no need to worry about her being bullied.
"Sister." Fenrir's voice was no longer deep and majestic, but rather a little weak, like a tired child who could fall asleep at any moment but was trying hard to stay awake.
The golden pupil turned, reflecting the figure of a girl hugging her knees with tears in her eyes. He whispered:
"Next time, don't leave me alone and go out to play together."
After he finished speaking, he seemed to have used up his last bit of strength and closed his eyes completely. The huge dragon head turned into bronze bones in an instant, so fast that Xia Mi didn't even have a chance to answer.
The girl hugged her knees, tears bursting out instantly, like a child who had lost everything, crying heart-wrenchingly but silently.
She did not look at the mountain of bronze bones. Her golden eyes were still fixed on the end credits sliding on the TV until the disc finished playing. The TV screen went out after a brief blue screen, reflecting her brother's huge corpse.
And the young man standing next to the bronze bones, holding a ball of rich golden light in his hands.
Lu Mingfei held the authority of the King of Earth and Mountains in one hand and waited quietly for the girl to recover.
After a long time, the girl curled up on the ground finally moved. She raised her hand to wipe away her tears and sat up from the ground. Her eyes were red, but she no longer showed the great sadness in her heart.
Xia Mi looked up at her brother's body and found the core he left in the eye socket. It was only the size of a basketball. She reached out and took it out, holding it in her arms with great care.
The atmosphere fell into silent silence for a moment.
Lu Mingfei watched this scene and scratched his head with his free hand. "I said I should have asked Lao Chu to come with me. Now this is really embarrassing for me. He can at least give you a warm hug, but I can only say some bad words to you."
"No need." Xia Mi held Fenrir's cocoon with one hand and stretched out the other hand. When it touched the golden light, it suddenly stopped and looked up at Lu Mingfei:
"What would happen if I gave this to Chu Zihang?"
"It's a mess..."
Before Lu Mingfei could finish his words, Xia Mi had already grabbed the dangling authority of the King of Earth and Mountains and refined it in an instant.
In an instant, blazing light burst out from her palm like a torrent, as if she was holding the three-legged golden crow shot down by Houyi.
The golden light in the girl's eyes changed from the bright moon to the scorching sun, her long hair danced wildly in the storm, and black dragon scales and bone armor gradually covered her entire body.
Terrifying energy erupted within her body, and the authority and power of the King of Earth and Mountains completely merged. The invisible realm expanded with her as the center, the ground cracked, rubble floated in the air, and the entire Nibelung wailed as if it was overwhelmed, as if offering its loyalty to the birth of the king.
A rich light enveloped Xia Mi. She raised her head and let out a soul-shaking dragon roar. Wherever the sound wave passed, the air twisted and exploded.
Her clothes were suddenly torn apart, and a pair of huge black wings broke out of her body. An invisible force lifted her up into the sky.
Within the scope of the domain, all things are annihilated.
Deadpool and Kamaitachi fled in panic, but were swallowed up by the domain in an instant, turning into brilliant golden flames, lighting up the entire Nibelungen.
Queen of the kingdom of the dead, Hela, the goddess of death,
Ascend the throne now!
Lu Mingfei held the core that Xia Mi had just stuffed into his hand in one hand. He didn't look at the magnificent scene, but just waved his hand to isolate all the heat waves and the power of annihilation, ejected the DVD disc, and put it away carefully.
"Goodbye, Fenrir." He looked at the immortal bones standing still in the firelight and said goodbye softly. He then looked down at the cocoon in his arms, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly:
"Hello, Summer."
(End of this chapter)
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