Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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After all, everyone knows that Uesugi Kotsugu's mentality of "the world's destruction is none of my business, I just want to quietly survive to the end" is well-known.

If Uesugi knew that the Nepolonian railway here had only opened last night, he would be overjoyed. He would probably have to turn around and head north or west overnight, instead of heading back.

“They didn’t say, but I’m trying to persuade them to go somewhere else to play,” Lu Mingfei said, “so as not to scare Uesugi Koshi to death.”

"Hehe, Uesugi Kotsushi is so old, he really can't withstand this kind of shock."

Xia Mi laughed and said, "What if Odin's Nibelungen opens and he comes out to fight in my store?"

"Then run, what else can we do?" Lu Mingfei spread his hands: "You know how powerful dragons are. Right now, facing Odin is a dead end for us. We have absolutely no chance of winning."

Moreover, they even took their subordinates with them when they ran away... It's not that the hybrids the system dug up from the Snake Clan can't die, but in the system's view, it would be a real pity if they died in the current situation, as they would be completely worthless.

Unless their deaths were to cover Lu Mingfei's evacuation, they should live as long as they can; they were just temporary workers hired at a price.

"Then where do we run to?"

Xia Mi asked, "What I fear most is a situation like Chu Zihang's father, who inexplicably entered Nibelungen without even realizing it, thinking he had chosen a way out, but in the end he never escaped Nibelungen."

"really……"

Lu Mingfei thought for a moment, then discussed it with the system: "System, if there are any more anomalies and Odin continues to confront that dragon king here, should we start the escape plan in advance? Otherwise, we might not be able to escape."

[…Received host's instructions, initiating analysis of the advance relocation plan…]

The system immediately began analyzing the options for immediate evacuation.

Just as Lu Mingfei and the system were figuring out how to escape unscathed, Xia Mi suddenly slammed her hand on the table: "Boss, look!"

Then the phone rang; it was clearly the night watchmen, whom the system had previously assigned to monitor the unusual sky, calling.

In the drizzling, dark sky, the silhouette of a black city appeared, but it wasn't very real. The black city and the black people blended together so well that you wouldn't even notice the mirage if you didn't look closely.

The system immediately logged in and checked the phone signal: "The phone signal is not affected by any abnormalities. We still don't know what's going on in the city."

Xia Mi scratched her head, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Did Odin really activate the Nibelungen twice in a row?"

She was a little unsure because she didn't feel anything significant; the fluctuations in the elemental turbulence weren't too great, just a slight impact... If she were asleep, she probably wouldn't have noticed it at all.

However, Nibelungen has already been opened...

"Shall we go and see Chu Zihang?" she suggested. "Only Chu Zihang has been inside the Nibelungen. What if he knows the way?"

The system turned to look at her: "You seem to have the wrong goal. We're not going into Nibelungen to fight Odin. We're trying to avoid being affected by Odin."

……

Old Tang, who had been busy until the wee hours of the morning, finally got to rest. After taking a shower, drying his hair, he lay down on the bed, covered himself with a blanket, and fell into a blissful sleep.

The more tired a person is, the more soundly they sleep. He was clearly one of those people; he fell into a deep sleep within two minutes of closing his eyes.

But in his dream, he felt he couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

The sound of water dripping from the eaves outside the house created a soothing white noise...

Old Tang felt restless and couldn't fall asleep no matter what he did in bed, so he got up, opened the door, and went outside to check the weather and calm himself down.

If it weren't for the fact that the girl had already gone home and was asleep at this hour, he probably would have taken out his phone and chatted with her for a while...

Chapter 189 Exploiting the Dragon King to Work for Him?

Old Tang woke up from his dream and found that it was already getting light outside. He was a little lost.

The guy who used to call me "brother" has stopped bothering me, and now it's Odin's turn to bother me? Am I really that easy to get entangled with?

Is it because the feng shui here is bad? Or is it just bad luck?

He was lost in thought.

Fortunately, the strange dream did not have a significant impact on him, and he was still able to continue working overtime in the lab.

But after meeting the boss, he couldn't help but ask, "Boss, what does it mean if someone is constantly plagued by the same dream? I suspect I've been set up."

"What dream?" The system was quite concerned about its top alchemy general, after all, the production line for recycled metals still depended on him.

Old Tang said, "It's not the same dream. It started with a little boy chasing me and calling me 'brother.' He's been doing this for many years, but I didn't dream about it very often, only once every year or two. It started appearing more frequently recently when you pulled me in to work on the alchemy matrix. That's why I was so exhausted before, because I was really tormented by that dream..."

Upon hearing the first half of the sentence, Lu Mingfei was: ? ? ?

The system also displayed a question mark: 【...? ...】

A little boy chases after you calling you "brother"—Lu Ming is very familiar with this scene! The little devil keeps chasing after him calling him "brother," and he even wants his body.

Could it be that Old Tang also has a little devil brother? Is that why Old Tang's alchemy skills are so strong?

"Wait a minute." The system interrupted Old Tang, who was about to continue, and began to press him for details about his younger brother. "Did your younger brother say anything to you?"

"No, I just said that I, the older brother, forgot about my younger brother." Old Tang was somewhat bewildered, yet also seemed to have grasped a glimmer of hope.

The boss's probing questions about the details suggest he might have some understanding of the situation.

The system continued, "Did he tell you anything about his identity? Like, whether he's a god or a devil?"

"No." Old Tang shook his head.

Did he mention anything about an exchange or anything like that to you?

"No," Old Tang shook his head again. "He just kept calling me 'brother,' saying I'd forgotten him."

The system seemed a little disappointed: "That's alright then, please continue."

Old Tang was somewhat disappointed and confused. "Okay, then I'll continue."

"After the little boy who claimed to be my brother stopped bothering me, I thought things would be peaceful. But I was wrong. The night before last, I dreamed of a knight riding an eight-legged winged horse, bringing holy light to me..."

A knight on an eight-legged winged horse? Odin?

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, but the system did not interrupt Lao Tang, but continued to listen silently.

He pointed at me with a twig and said, 'Norton, long time no see!'"

Norton, the King of Bronze and Fire?

The news that Old Tang was telling him was more and more explosive, but the system still didn't interrupt him and continued to listen silently.

"I felt he didn't seem like a good person, so I turned and ran, saying as I ran that I wasn't Norton, and that if I saw Norton, I would tell him I was looking for him and what my name was. Then the knight replied that his name was Odin."

"I dreamt about Odin last night too, but this time he didn't speak to me. After I realized it was a dream, I didn't run away. He just stared at me silently. His golden eyes were so bright, like light bulbs, they really did glow..."

Old Tang kept rambling on about Odin, and after listening silently, the system came up with a bold analysis—Odin's Nibelungen was opened for Old Tang.

So Old Tang is Norton, the King of Bronze and Fire? That doesn't seem quite right... How come this Dragon King is so weak?

Those with dragon blood are all handsome men and beautiful women; wouldn't the Dragon King be incredibly handsome in human form? Just look at how ugly Old Tang looks…

"I suspect I'll keep dreaming about Odin tomorrow night," Old Tang sighed. "It's really strange, these dreams just keep bothering me."

"Come with me first." The system walked forward, and Old Tang followed it without any explanation.

Once inside a quiet cubicle, the system said, "Don't tell anyone about this, because Odin really exists. He's very likely a dragon king, and he might even appear in the next couple of days."

"what?!"

Old Tang's eyes widened in surprise.

[...The current known situation is that two dragon kings are confronting each other here. One of them is Odin, who opened Nibelungen because he wants something, but obtaining this thing will be difficult, as the other party is not someone to be trifled with...]

[...If this item refers to Old Tang...]

【……unreasonable……】

If what Odin wants is Don Quixote, then there are too many illogical points in this matter. The little devil said that because that thing is in the hands of another dragon king, Odin finds it particularly troublesome and dares not take a hard line.

No, Lao Tang was brought here by Lu Mingfei. He's one of his employees. Lu Mingfei has become the Dragon King? I struggle to fight a dragon of unknown origin. Is it really that difficult?

However, there are also many points of convergence. For example, Old Tang has been living here for some time now, and will continue to live here for a long time to come... scorching hot bronze...

"Could it be that Odin knows about the existence of the little devil?" Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up, as if he had finally caught the little devil by the tail.

I had no idea where the little devil came from before; it was as mysterious as the origin of the system.

However, if Odin knew of the existence of the lesser devil, and also knew that Lu Mingfei could make a deal with the lesser devil in exchange for great power, then it would be reasonable for Odin to find his own existence troublesome...

The system immediately followed Lu Mingfei's line of thought and continued its analysis: "[...If that's the case, then the little devil is also a product of the Dragon Clan's world rules...]"

Although it's still a bit powerless against the little devils, at least it's not as mysterious anymore.

[...As for Don Quixote, perhaps it's because of his alchemical talent? But why would Odin point at him and call him Norton?...]

[...Norton, the King of Bronze and Fire, one of the eight Dragon Kings of the Four Thrones, wields the power of bronze and fire. Currently, apart from the bronze city underwater in the Three Gorges, there is no other information to prove that Norton has awakened and is looking down upon the human world...]

[...If Norton transforms into a dragon cocoon...could it be that Old Tang has Norton's cocoon on him?...]

The following analysis startled Lu Mingfei and almost silenced the system.

It's one thing to stay by the side of a dragon king all the time, but to bring the dragon king along, to threaten the dragon king before, and to exploit the dragon king to work for him... the more you look at this, the more fantastical it seems!

Lu Mingfei was somewhat relieved that he wasn't the one controlling his body; otherwise, controlling his body and not showing a distorted expression would have been quite difficult.

[...But how can we detect if Old Tang has Norton's dragon cocoon on him? If Norton's dragon cocoon awakens within Old Tang, will Norton emerge like a hatching egg, or will he directly seize Old Tang's body?...]

This was yet another unfamiliar and unknown territory of knowledge. The human hybrids' understanding of dragons was far too shallow, even among the Secret Party. After all, the knowledge about dragons that Lu Mingfei acquired came from the Secret Party...

"Hmm... Have you ever paid attention to the scenery you see in your dreams?" the system asked Old Tang.

"The scenery? Let me think, I don't remember much." Old Tang lowered his head, thought hard for a while, and then said uncertainly, "In the dream, it seemed like our whole city was plunged into darkness? Because it was the middle of the night in the dream, and it was dark, so I didn't think too much about it."

"Any other details? Don't be afraid to talk, the more details you give, the better," the system said.

"Yes, yes, in the dream, there were no other people or creatures in the entire city except for me, Odin, and his horse."

This is quite different from the Nibelungen that Chu Zihang experienced; there are fewer Deadpools blocking the way. However, since this is a dream, it's somewhat understandable.

"And then? Anything else?" The system meticulously recorded.

After thinking for a while, Old Tang said, "It seems like there's nothing else."

"Okay, tonight you..." The system suddenly stopped and replaced it with a more prudent statement: "If you continue to dream of Odin, tell me as soon as you wake up."

It had originally intended to suggest that Old Tang sleep next to it tonight so it could keep an eye on things... but when it realized that this involved Odin and Norton, and that close observation might put Lu Mingfei in danger, it immediately changed its mind.

Let's see how things go for another night. Then we can send someone to keep an eye on things, and start the escape plan... This plan was originally prepared around Old Tang's core assets, but it turns out that Odin is targeting Old Tang instead? ???

That would make escape difficult. What if he tried to escape with Tang Sanzang, and Odin couldn't tolerate it? What if he suddenly intervened and intercepted them? Should they fight head-on?

"Okay." Old Tang nodded silently, then cautiously asked, "Boss, this Odin..."