Chapter 410 Fireflies

"Does the wound still exist?" Lu Mingfei looked at his blood-soaked hands.

The blood didn't come from someone else, it just flowed out of his chest just a second ago.

The pain was as hot as fire, and a dark breath lingered around the wound.

The wounds he made with [Opening the Door] did not heal like the previous times.

He had been shot with bullets in Black Swan Port before, and was hit by the Seven Deadly Sins in Baidi City, causing poison to spread all over his body. After he came back, those injuries disappeared, like a dream.

But this time, his chest hurt, it was a burning pain, and the breath of [death] was constantly eating away at his vitality, as if millions of ants were gnawing at his flesh and blood.

He really felt the cost of using [Open the Door]. The transaction condition was two quarters of life, which meant that half of the life was eaten by the knife.

His limbs were weak, as if he had been seriously ill, and he was in a very weak state.

There is nothing to complain about. Being able to use half of your life to bring two people back from hell is already a huge profit.

Originally, to bring the dead back from the underworld, it would take their entire lives.

Genichiro sacrificed himself to bring back the young sword master Isshin, but not even a complete body was left.

This kind of injury is completely bearable for him.

He slowly put the ink-like Immortal Slash into the scabbard and looked around.

The charred, invisible passage of light and the smell of charcoal in the air confirmed that he was back to reality.

Eriyi stood beside him, looking at his wound with concern. She stretched out her hand and pressed it on Lu Mingfei's chest. The weak white light slightly dissipated the black aura, and the bleeding slowly stopped.

Lu Mingfei was supported by Eli Yi and stood still, looking behind them.

The pointed-arched stone door like a church door disappeared, replaced by a heavy vault door.

In mint condition, brand new vault door.

A crisp sound, like the sound of breaking branches, echoed in this enclosed space.

Near the vault door, there were two charred corpses standing in a standing posture, extending their hands as if to touch something.

The two non-human-shaped charcoal bodies trembled slightly, their shells peeled off, and the sound came from there.

Lu Mingfei and Eli Yi looked over, and suddenly a pair of hands suddenly stretched out from the peeling place.

The men and women were like fledglings emerging from their shells, bursting through their thin shells, and their long curly hair was flung out, and black charcoal fell around them.

Giovanni looked at her hands blankly and touched her body, clothes, and even her weapons and equipment.

She shook her head vigorously, still not understanding what was going on.

Two overlapping memories collided in her mind.

In the first memory, the shelter's defense force was breached by the overwhelming number of clones. Lulin City made the decision to go to the lowest level and activate the nuclear bomb, intending to self-destruct.

But this decision seemed to fail to be implemented. Her memory ended with arriving at the vault door, and then... there was a moment of extreme heat.

Yes. That is [Rhine], the word spirit serial number is 112, which is the one with the highest sequence among the high-risk word spirits.

She and Lu Lincheng were killed by the shock wave erupted by [Rhine]. There was no time to react. In just a moment, the ice sheet and frozen soil turned into a purgatory of karma.

There is a clone among the invaders who can release [Rhine]. This is the information I learned in the second memory.

In her second memory, she met her son and a red-haired girl.

When she raised her head, she was suddenly stunned.

Because Lu Mingfei and the red-haired girl were standing in front of her.

In the darkness, Lu Lincheng's golden eyes ignited, he looked directly at Lu Mingfei, and said softly: "It's almost time to explain and explain."

In its continuous operation, [Tianyan] provided him with supercomputer-like information processing capabilities.

As he witnessed the surrounding environment, the general sequence of events built a prototype in his mind.

He understood the fact that he had died once, but he did not understand how he came back to life.

"What happened?" Giovanni stepped on the charred coals and walked out: "What on earth is going on?"

"To put it simply, Dad and Mom, you have been resurrected by me." Lu Mingfei whispered.

"Can you say something like resurrection in such a light tone? What on earth did you do?" Giovanni frowned.

"Mingfei, there is no such thing as resurrecting the dead with just words." Lu Lincheng clenched his fists and could feel that his condition was not generally good: "What have you paid for?"

"Half a life."

"Half." Qiao Weini stepped forward to help Hui Liyi support Lu Mingfei, and sighed: "This kid."

"Let's talk about the details after the matter is over. I still have one thing to finish." Lu Mingfei said slowly: "Dad, I want to ask you something. Behind this door is where you are imprisoned." 'Number Zero'?"

"Yes." Lu Lincheng nodded, pressed the high-tech watch on his wrist, and the cone-shaped beam illuminated the vault door.

"Can you open this door? I want to see him." Lu Mingfei looked at Lu Lincheng.

Lu Lincheng stepped forward and touched the surface of the vault door: "It seems that those guys failed to break through this door in the end. They only need to activate the independent power supply and verify my and Winnie's fingerprints and pupils. You can open it." Do you want to release 'Number Zero'?"

Lu Lincheng's gaze was captivating: "'No. Zero' was captured by the secret party on the railway from Russia to China. So far, we have not figured out his identity. Even Kungunir can't kill him. His The identity is at least a Dragon King, maybe even above that. Do you know what the consequences will be if you release such a monster?"

"I know." Lu Mingfei said firmly: "But I promised him that this time, I must save him."

"Promise him?" Qiao Weini noticed Lu Mingfei's choice of words: "You probably haven't had any chance to come into contact with Zero since you were a child. How can you promise him?"

Lu Mingfei shook his head: "I have met him many times. In a sense, he is also my family, as close a family member as you."

"Are you two the only ones here?" Lu Lincheng changed the question.

"There were originally Principal Ange and Senior Brother Chu Zihang, but I got separated from them." Lu Mingfei paused, shook his head and said, "No, it should be said that someone separated us."

"What's it like outside?"

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot. You only knew the outside world until December last year." Lu Mingfei licked his dry lips: "Those things will take a long time to talk about. It will probably take several hours to complete." Make it clear, I will explain it to you again when this final matter is resolved."

"Explain it again.?" Qiao Weini savored Lu Mingfei's words carefully.

"Dad, Mom, 'Zero' is not our enemy, I can guarantee this."

"What should I do?" Qiao Weini looked at Lu Lincheng: "Is it better to find a way to contact the college first?"

"No." Lu Lincheng shook his head: "Only the highest level of the secret party knew about the existence of this Nibelungen and the form of the border, but the invaders broke in and they got the information.

Whether it is intelligence leakage or being plotted by one of our own people, it shows that there is a big problem at the college. Angers must have noticed something before he brought Mingfei and the others here, so we cannot contact the college. "

"The principal told me that there was a mole in the school board. He originally planned to conduct a thorough investigation of the mole at the school board meeting at the end of the year." Lu Mingfei said.

"The end of the year? What day was it when you came?" Lu Lincheng glanced at his watch.

"Probably around October 20, but almost a week has passed since Eriki, the principal, and I separated." Lu Mingfei answered.

"Is it half a year since the shelter was breached?" Lu Lincheng said after thinking about it: "In this situation, it is unrealistic to go to that old guy Angers. That's all we can do, Winnie, come here, let's put it together Check in at the security gate.”

"But. Does Lincheng really want to release No. 0?" Qiao Weini glanced at Lu Mingfei and walked to Lu Lincheng's side. The two of them touched and knocked on the surface of the security door.

"It's been half a year since our death. In this case, there is no better choice than to believe in Mingfei."

"I just feel that if Zero is released now, wouldn't our seven years of youth be wasted? Aren't we here just to wait for Kungunir to kill him?"

Giovanni touched something and pressed her right palm hard.

"If I had known this would happen, it would be better for me to lie down at home and be a housewife. Think about it, Qianyu and the others probably won't die."

"If you want to complain, wait until you win the battle." Lu Lincheng also pressed his right palm.

Two beams of faint blue light shined from the small holes, and a cold female voice came out.

"Fingerprint verification passed, pupil verification passed, please proceed with voice verification."

"Rat love rice." Qiao Weini and Lu Lincheng said in unison.

"Voiceprint verification passed, unlocking"

There was the sound of machines snapping inside the metal gate, and the precise gears drove the lock tubes. White steam came out of the door, and it slowly opened inwards, making a noise like an engine.

A light was turned on in the darkness, and the parallel white light tubes climbed up one by one, and bright white light shone from the door.

Hui Liyi supported Lu Mingfei and followed Qiao Weini and Lu Lincheng into the door.

The ground is made of bronze, and deep grooves intertwined like snakes are carved into the ground. Dark blue water flows in the grooves, emitting a faint fluorescence.

The temperature formed by these deep grooves shows that countless threads branch, and then branch again, outlining ancient and mysterious patterns, and then merge into the silent lake in front of them.

Lu Lincheng handed over two gas masks and said, "There is a mercury pool in front of you. It's best to put on a mask before going over."

"No need." Lu Mingfei shook his head: "Huiliyi's domain can isolate the vaporized mercury."

"Is it okay here?" Lu Lincheng asked.

"Okay." Eriyi nodded.

"Really? The pattern on the ground was originally an alchemy formation with a sealing effect, which can suppress the flow of elements. It seems that an alchemy formation of this level is still not qualified." Lu Lincheng smiled and put down his mask.

"Did dad carve this alchemy formation?"

"No, but I am doing the follow-up maintenance. I just tried some improvements and encountered great difficulties during the improvements. After all, whether it is the number of alchemical inscriptions or the complexity of the alchemical patterns, these are the current The highest level in the alchemy world."

"Can I take it as you bragging?" Lu Mingfei laughed.

"Your dad is enjoying himself right now." Giovanni interjected.

"Here we are, this is the 'Number Zero' you are looking for."

The four of them stopped in front of a huge mercury pool, which was about as long and wide as a swimming pool.

The transparent quartz column wall is in the shape of a hexagonal prism. The flowing mercury fills the hexagonal prism, making it difficult to see what is inside.

Lu Lincheng pressed the button on the console, and a rumble came from the pool, and the mercury was pushed away bit by bit.

The huge thing showed its head. Four broken bronze pillars were inserted into the quartz wall. There was no doubt that they came from some dragon clan ruins. They had been soaked for so long and there was no rust at all. After the mercury on the surface ran away, the body was as red as gold. There is a shimmering light flowing on it, and incomprehensible totems are carved on the surface of the copper pillars.

There is a red-gold lock hanging on each copper pillar, hanging a pale human figure in the center, with a twisted spear as dry as his body stuck in the human figure's chest.

The mercury had penetrated deeply into his skin, which turned a strange gray-white color, as if it were carved out of limestone.

His face was not as cute or chubby as Lu Mingfei had ever seen before. Instead, he was skinny, like a malnourished child. The ribs on his chest could be clearly seen.

Like a thin child suffering from a terminal illness, this is Lu Mingze's true face.

Lu Mingfei waited for the naughty guy to smile at him, but when they met for the first time outside the dream, Lu Mingze just hung there alone, with his head lowered.

"Do you think we are cruel? We want to hang a little boy here." Lu Lincheng looked at the pale little boy.

Lu Mingfei shook his head and said nothing.

"If you want to release him, use the power of Miss Eriyi. This will be much more efficient."

"Yeah." Lu Mingfei nodded.

When he was about to speak to Eriki, suddenly, he heard shouts, shouts coming from behind and from a distance.

He turned around and looked at the scorched black passage without light.

He saw a faint firefly, and a woman with short hair stumbled towards him. The woman was in a miserable state, her combat uniform was torn, she was covered in blood, and only one arm was left.

She shouted two words to Lu Mingfei - "Run away quickly".

The world seemed to have stopped, and Lu Mingfei finally saw the shadow chasing her clearly.

It only lasts one hundredth of a second, and if shot with a high-speed camera, the shadow will only appear for one frame.

The shadow wears a dark golden mask

If the woman hadn't been stabbed through the body by the spear in the shadow's hand, Lu Mingfei probably wouldn't have been able to see that frame.

He spoke to the woman lying on the ground, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Don't die!"

The woman smiled as if she were making chicken soup for him, or as if she was picking out his ears.

Then the firefly went out.

The eight-legged horse wearing armor stepped on the woman's body. Lu Mingfei was stunned, standing in the light and looking at the shadow in the darkness.

The golden single eye was like a car light, and the shadow raised the spear in his hand in a throwing posture.

In the next hundredth of a second, the spear shot out rapidly, penetrating Eriyi's field with fierce wind pressure.

The word "no" in Lu Mingfei's mouth finally came out.

In fact, he didn't see any smile, only his mother's death.