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Chapter 55 Bronze City
In the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, in the Bronze City, a dark figure walks.
This was a familiar place to him. Before him was a dark bronze passageway, lined with bronze human-bodied snake-faced statues bowing in greeting.
The shadowy figure waved his hand, and an invisible power representing the power of words instantly filled the entire Bronze City before quickly disappearing. He snorted coldly.
"How are you going to deal with this?"
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"It is now the night of February 13th. The New Moniach is anchored on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The river is calm and the equipment is functioning normally."
Manstein is recording in the captain's log.
Lu Mingfei stood in the captain's cabin with the others, gazing out at the starry night.
The stars tonight are a good omen, and today is the perfect day for them to take action. Excellent.
He reached out and stroked the Benevolence and Righteousness, the Mandarin Ducks, the Dragon and Tiger Heroes, the Phoenix Nirvana, the Seven Stars, and the Ruthless Twin Swords at his waist.
He would take them into the water, and although they didn't have his most frequently used halberd, it was fine.
Since returning from his time travel, Lu Mingfei's understanding of the Ruthless Sword has inexplicably improved significantly.
It can only be said that the Ruthless Sword is still too powerful. No wonder even someone like him, who is considered a martial arts genius, could not comprehend it.
If they were to fight now, Lu Mingfei felt that he, wielding a double-edged sword, could hold his own against Lu Mingfei, wielding a halberd.
This is outrageous. A short-ranged fighter against a long-range fighter, not to mention that the swords in his hands are of much lower quality than the halberd.
The shortcomings are all compensated for by swordsmanship. If a better sword were used, the difference would be significant.
Strangely enough, it was only after he returned that his understanding of the Ruthless Sword began to falter. Why?
Lu Mingfei has a guess about this.
Perhaps Liu Bei, who taught him the Ruthless Sword, was a reincarnated being who had been reborn?
This ruthless sword technique can only be mastered by those who have seen and traveled the world.
He stopped imagining it; if it were true, it would be far too tragic.
But ironically, many details match up.
Why does Liu Bei always AFK (away from keyboard)?
Why do I always do stupid things?
Why was Liu Bei, who had an extremely strong will to survive in history, able to say, "Can I stop running away?"
Why did he only resemble Zhaolie when he was being taught swordsmanship?
Why do I always talk about fate?
...Hiss—never mind, don't think about it anymore.
Lu Mingfei took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, refocusing his attention on the bald old man in front of him.
Manstein is making a phone call.
"Ready? Give us your final orders."
"Get started, and good luck."
It was Angers' voice. He hung up the phone after he finished speaking.
Manstein scanned everyone present.
"You all heard that, didn't you?"
Everyone nodded, and then Manstein continued.
"Although we've rehearsed many times, you'll only know the specific details today. Remember, cooperation between groups and doing your job well are essential to ensuring success."
Manstein surveyed everyone present, his gaze finally settling on Lu Mingfei. He stared intently at Lu Mingfei, his eyes conveying the message, "If you drink at this time, I'll kill you."
So Lu Mingfei shrugged, his body language saying, "Don't worry, I just plan to have a swear-in drink before I go into the water."... I don't know if Manstein noticed, but that's what he was thinking.
Anyway, Manstein breathed a sigh of relief and continued speaking.
"First of all, congratulations. This is a real dragon-slaying operation. You are not students here. The reason you are standing here is simply because you are the most elite."
Before every battle, Lu Mingfei would give his soldiers a pep talk. He had done this countless times over fifty years, so they were long since immune to it.
Moreover, Manstein's oratory skills were far inferior to Caesar's.
Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but look at Caesar. To Caesar's left was Chu Zihang, and to his right was Nuonuo. At this moment, they were showing smiles of eager anticipation as they faced a formidable enemy.
Their eyes clashed sharply, as if sparks were about to fly.
"This time we are fully armed, with all of humanity's most advanced weapons stored in the lower decks. Our firepower is comparable to that of a cruiser. If we operate it properly, we can achieve victory without having to abandon ship and detonate our weapons in such a horrific way."
Manstein reached out and pressed the remote control, and the large screen lit up instantly, with a response speed that surpassed 99% of the world's large screens.
On it was an electronic drawing, which Manstein discussed at length.
"Let me introduce you to 'Storm'! The world's fastest torpedo, produced by the Russians, with an underwater speed of up to 200 knots, approaching that of a small aircraft, according to our data..."
Lu Mingfei's mind was filled with the thought that he had never fought such a well-funded battle before. Last time they had three torpedoes, and this time they even brought out such an overpowered weapon. It was too impressive!
"We equipped it with an alchemical warhead, containing eight thousand alchemical shrapnels arranged in a spiral pattern. It's specifically designed to attack dragons, completing a full rotation in a fraction of a second, and could even slice a dragon king in half!"
"Wow! That's so cool! If someone took two or three hits like that, the Dragon King would definitely kill them!"
Lu Mingfei said approvingly.
This is the truth. He calculated based on the fact that once Constantine transformed into that dragon form, he estimated that it would take at least two shots to kill him.
But Manstein's expression wasn't as appreciative as Lu Mingfei's; he said seriously.
"Unfortunately, there's only one Storm Torpedo. We only have one chance to succeed. The underwater team, lure the Dragon King out..."
Lu Mingfei's eyes went blank; he couldn't be bothered to listen to anything more. Now he could only gamble that Old Tang really was the Dragon King they were going to fight, and that Old Tang hadn't actually turned into a dragon. If that was the case, then this attack would be enough to kill him.
"Now, the rework list: Captain Manstein, First Officer Grayson at the helm, Second Officer Chu Zihang in charge of sonar and torpedoes, Third Officer Pacino in charge of the lower decks..."
"...Underwater team, Group A, Lu Mingfei and Susie, Group B, Caesar and Zero, are you all in the right positions?"
Lu Mingfei and Susie nodded in agreement. They went to the changing room to change into their respective diving suits and then gathered on the ship's side.
His and Susie's job was to plant bombs in the Dragon King's house and then destroy it.
Like a prank where someone rings the doorbell and runs away, the Dragon King angrily rushed out of his house, about to yell who the hell was playing a prank, when the people on the ship shoved a Storm Torpedo into his mouth.
Yes, it's a very bad prank. Good kids shouldn't imitate it. You should never put a bomb in front of someone's house and then blow them up with a torpedo when they come out.
Susie came to Lu Mingfei's side. Because he had seen her contingency plan beforehand, he was worried that the girl might do something self-sacrificing. So Lu Mingfei solemnly instructed her.
"Remember, I'm the team leader. Follow my instructions during the dive and absolutely do not act on your own, OK?"
"no problem."
Susie smiled, but Lu Mingfei didn't see it as he was bending down to attach a black rope to his diving suit.
"This is a data cable, and it's also a lifeline. The outside is made of nanomaterials. If you have any problems, we'll pull you up."
"The diving suit is specially made, completely sealed, and made of nanomaterials on the outside. Be careful not to tear it. Once it is torn, there will be both oxygen leakage and pressure difference, both of which are very dangerous."
Manstein is introducing the equipment.
After all, they are doing the most dangerous work, the frontline action team, the job where it's easiest to lose your head.
So it was Manstein who personally saw them off, but he wasn't very good at it. After all, the psychology committee member was Masafumi Fukuyama, and as a bald old man in charge of discipline, Manstein could only give a dry introduction on how good the equipment was.
It's unclear whether he was trying to appease Lu Mingfei and Su Xi or himself.