Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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Lu Mingfei was still soundly asleep, unaware that the situation in Japan had begun to exceed his and the system's expectations...

After Tachibana Masamune finished telling his story, Inuyama He made no comment. Tachibana Masamune had worked hard all these years, even if he hadn't achieved anything great. Regardless of his purpose, he had always contributed to the unification and growth of the Snake-Headed Eight Families.

Before Tachibana Masamune truly confirms his mistakes, this patriarch, who has been a member of the Hebi-Hachi family for 15 years, led the Hebi-Hachi family for 8 years, and expanded the family, should not be labeled a sinner.

Otherwise, many of the clan members who have trusted Tachibana Masamune over the years would feel wronged on his behalf... Moreover, there aren't many people in the Hebi-Hachi family who have the authority to try Tachibana Masamune. If Inuyama He dares to say such a thing, the Hebi-Hachi family will be in chaos tomorrow.

In terms of status, only three people of imperial blood can suppress Tachibana Masamune, the head of the three upper families and the current patriarch—Genjiro Chisei, Uesugi Koshi, and Uesugi Erii.

Uesugi Koshi was still in a daze, not even noticing Tachibana Masamune's departure. To him, the Hebi-Hachi family was none of his business; his return to the Hebi-Hachi family was solely for his son and daughter.

His phone vibrated. Seeing Uesugi Kotsugi staring blankly into space, Inuyama Kazuya silently left the ward.

He went to the ward corridor to answer the phone, and his expression immediately turned serious. After hesitating for a moment, he returned to the ward.

He whispered in Uesugi's ear, "Head of the Uesugi family, I've found out what you asked me to investigate before."

"whats the matter?"

Hearing Inuyama He call his name, Uesugi Kotsuki finally snapped out of his daze.

"There are 11 institutions worldwide conducting research on deep-sea exploration below 8 meters, three of which are from Japan, and their main research focus is the Japan Trench."

My subordinates also investigated the investors behind these three deep-sea research institutions, and they all received funding from the Ghost Clan!

Although it's unclear whether it's related to the Lenin, this information matches the query requested by Uesugi Kotsugi and even involves the figure of the Family Demon...

"The Demon Clan? The Japan Trench?" Uesugi Koshi asked slightly... He had no eyebrows left, so he couldn't frown.

He suspected that the Ghosts had received some information.

“Yes.” Inuyama He nodded. “The Lenin also sank above the Japan Trench. Could there be any connection?”

"What happened to the Lenin?" Uesugi asked.

He didn't hear the story that Tachibana Masamune and Inuyama He continued talking about at all. He heard the voices, but they went in one ear and out the other, and he had no idea what Tachibana Masamune said next.

Inuyama He could only repeat to Uesugi Etsu the love-hate relationship between Tachibana Masamune and Herzog in the latter half of the story.

Upon hearing this information, Uesugi Kotsushi abruptly stood up: "Where did the Lenin sink in the Japan Trench?"

"In the Japan Trench..." Inuyama He described the approximate location where the Lening sank.

The ocean is vast. With a rough estimate, if you go there, you might see the silhouette of a large ship, but in reality, you are several kilometers or even further away.

Even now, ships from the Kassel College still occasionally go there to search for the wreckage of the sunken Lenin, but after many years, they have found nothing.

"Hiss!" Uesugi Kotetsu gasped upon hearing the location. "There's something wrong with these Demon Clan members!"

"What's the problem?" Inuyama He had no idea what might be beneath the Japan Trench.

Uesugi Kotsushi thought for a moment, then shook his head at Inuyama He, "I can't tell you now. You should have someone keep a close eye on the Oni Clan."

The matter of the Abyss is of great importance, and he wouldn't speak carelessly about it unless someone absolutely needed to know.

Son and daughter, Tachibana Masamune and Herzog, and now another member of the Oni Clan who knows about the Abyss... Uesugi Kotsushi paced back and forth in the room, touching his bald head and eyebrows, and that brat who made his old father so angry!

But after a long while, he let out a long sigh.

Even the ancient Serpent Clan, once filled with emperors, couldn't defeat the White King's Sacred Remains. How can the current Serpent Clan possibly fight against it?

Including him, the Snake Clan only has one and a half emperors:

One can only be considered halfway through if one's internal organs are already on the verge of failure and cannot sustain prolonged combat.

Genjiro's Word of Power has a flaw, so it's only half a flaw. The Word of Power of Kings looks good in terms of effect and order, but in a Royal-level battle, the Word of Power of Kings is no different from fighting bare-handed.

Erii's bloodline is at risk of going out of control and may not be able to support prolonged combat, so she can only be considered half a bloodline.

There's no way to fight them, so it's better to just run away. Once we're out of Japan, who cares about the raging floods!

Uesugi Kotsushi felt much more relaxed after thinking about it this way. He touched his bald head and eyebrows, then turned to Inuyama Kazuya and asked, "Ah Kazuya, how am I now? What do you think we should do to fix this?"

“Modern makeup techniques can compensate for some of the damage,” Inuyama He said without hesitation. “Shall I have someone come and touch up your makeup right now, Head of the Uesugi family?”

"Okay, hurry up and call someone over." Uesugi Kotsu nodded.

……

After conducting a thorough examination of Erii and gaining a comprehensive understanding of her condition, the doctors frowned deeply.

"The good news is that the bloodline of the Uesugi family head seems to have improved. The bad news is that we have discovered some hidden injuries inside the Uesugi family head that are healing rapidly. These small hidden injuries are all over the Uesugi family head's body."

The head of the Uesugi family's body was like a hand-beaten meatball, his entire flesh and blood had been pounded and pounded..."

The doctor explained Erii's hidden injuries to Genji in detail.

After the living alchemical matrix that Lu Mingfei implanted in Erii was destroyed, her body immediately began to repair itself, constantly eroding the traces left by the alchemical matrix.

Of course, the alchemical matrices that were not broken still stubbornly resided in Erii's body, suppressing her bloodline in certain areas... This was naturally noticed by the observant doctor, who quickly figured out the problem.

The doctor asked excitedly, "What kind of treatment did the head of the Uesugi family receive outside? This treatment method is very peculiar, but it is very effective. I just don't know what the side effects are."

Judging from the numerous "scars" on his body, it can be inferred that the person treating the head of the Uesugi family attempted to use this method to completely suppress the bloodline problem of the head of the Uesugi family. The large-scale collapse is not a big deal; the small-area residual effect can prove its effectiveness.

As for the cause of the damage, the doctor naturally thought of it as the Uesugi family's active use of the Word of Power, which caused the suppressed bloodline to become strong again, breaking through the shackles of these treatment methods.

As for side effects, since there are no obvious side effects, doctors are not too worried about them.

After all, Erii is not an ordinary human being with a fragile life. As long as it is not a side effect that would be fatal to an ordinary person, the powerful bloodline and physique of the Uesugi family head can completely ignore it.

Genjiro looked at Erii, who was playing a game while eavesdropping on the conversation.

Seeing her brother turn his gaze towards her, Erii put down her game console, took out a note and wrote: "Erii did receive treatment while outside, but he is Erii's friend and wouldn't harm Erii!"

She knew what her brother was worried about.

Looking at Erii's confident gaze, Yuan Zhisheng felt a little insecure and asked, "Who is he?"

Erii can't tell her brother.

Erii definitely won't tell anyone; Lu Mingfei already told her not to tell anyone.

Genjiro's face remained expressionless. If Erii didn't want to talk about it, so be it. He looked at the doctor and asked, "Was the treatment method the other party used on Erii very skillful and effective?"

The doctor replied, "Because the overall therapeutic effect was disrupted, I can't guarantee it, but I can guess it was very effective. The head of the Uesugi family went through 5 days and used incantations, but the stability of his bloodline remained at the level of three days after our routine treatment..."

If we invite them over for further discussion and exchange, perhaps we can find a long-term treatment method for the Uesugi family head.

“Yes, I will try my best to invite him.” Genji nodded, then looked at Erii, who was still playing the video game, and fell into deep thought.

It's good that Erii's bloodline can heal, but why is the other party unwilling to come forward? With such means, if she came to the Snake-Headed Eight Families, no matter the cost of the treatment, the Snake-Headed Eight Families would definitely treat her as an honored guest.

If the cost of treatment is extremely low, then he is a miracle doctor. In an era where all the hybrid factions in the world are troubled by their own dangerous hybrids, such a person will inevitably become a prominent figure in the hybrid world...

The high cost of treatment is no problem; the Snake-Headed Eight Family is willing to pay. They have the means to treat ordinary dangerous hybrids, but they are helpless against Erii's bloodline, yet she has managed to do so...

Genji suddenly remembered the robbed Aoyama Love School. The dangerous hybrids kept by the Snake-Headed Eight Families at the school were all looted. Could it be related to the other party?

But then he thought again that it might not be that bad. The method to cure Erii's bloodline must be extremely unique, and it might even require a powerful lineage. Ordinary hybrids would probably have no effect on such a person.

Aside from the Ghost Clan, who would want to rob a group of dangerous hybrids?

Hybrids are human too; they need to work and eat. Recruiting hybrid subordinates isn't difficult, and frankly, in this era, the individual strength of ordinary hybrids has been greatly reduced.

In this era where you make a living with your brains, isn't being a capitalist more comfortable than being an assassin?

Only ambitious families like the Snake Clan and the Kassel College, which aspire to slay dragons, would hoard a large amount of hybrid power...

So why is the other party unwilling to come forward? Genjiro fell into deep thought until Inuyama He arrived with a completely transformed Uesugi Kotsugi.

Inuyama He, who runs the sex industry, has no shortage of beautiful women under his command, and among these women, there is no shortage of makeup experts. He casually called over one of his goddaughters and her makeup team, and in half an hour, he restored Uesugi Etsushi, who had been turned into a hard-boiled egg, to a normal appearance.

"Head of the Minamoto family, Head of the Uesugi family, Mr. Uesugi Kotsu has something to discuss with you."

After Inuyama He arrived with his men, he glanced at the doctors and nurses still in the ward and gave them a meaningful look. The doctors and nurses weren't stupid, and they immediately followed Inuyama He out.

Suddenly, only Uesugi Kotsu, Genjiro, and Uesugi Erii remained in the ward.

"Hello, Mr. Uesugi."

With a complicated expression, Genji reached out and shook hands with Uesugi Kotsugi.

He almost didn't recognize Uesugi Kotsugi. If Inuyama He hadn't said it, he wouldn't have been able to connect the kind-faced old man in front of him with Uesugi Kotsugi, who had been burned black.

Uesugi Kotsuya reached out to shake hands with Genjiro, but when Genjiro tried to pull his hand away, he found he couldn't...

Uesugi Kotsushi didn't let go. He mustered his courage and said to him, "Didn't Tachibana Masamune come to you to say something just now?"

If only Tachibana Masamune had told them about this...

"Head of the Tachibana family, Masamune, wasn't here just now. What's wrong?"

Tachibana Masamune didn't say anything, just repeating what Inuyama He had said before... Genji tried to pull his hand back forcefully again, but found that he still couldn't pull it back. This guy in front of him had no intention of letting go at all, but it seemed understandable. Genji looked at him with complicated eyes.

"Good good."

Upon hearing his words, Uesugi Kotsuki loosened his grip slightly in tension, then asked nervously, "Do you know about the imperial bloodline of the Snake-Headed Eight Families?"

The imperial bloodline inheritance… Yuan Zhisheng nodded. He naturally knew this, but it was a secret of the Snake Clan. Ordinary clansmen did not know about the imperial bloodline. They only knew about the deified Three Fates and had no idea about the true meaning of the Upper Three Clan and the imperial bloodline.

"You are the head of the Minamoto clan, and you should know about the imperial bloodline that is currently circulating among the Snake-Headed Eight Families, but you may not know all the details..."

Uesugi Yue avoided eye contact with Genjiro, glancing around before seeing Erii sitting calmly on the hospital bed, engrossed in her game console, completely uninterested in their conversation.

Erii sensed his gaze but paid it no mind, remaining engrossed in the world of the game console.

Remembering Erii's words that she wanted him dead... Uesugi Kotetsu's heart clenched, but he still turned his gaze back to Genjiro in front of him and said to him: "Let me give you an example. Theoretically, all the super-powerful hybrids of the Snake Clan should be emperors. Only those with bloodlines from the top three families can give birth to super-powerful hybrids. The bloodlines of the other five families are far from sufficient."

Erii possesses the powerful Word of Judgment, yet her bloodline still goes out of control—this is an unprecedented case in the history of the Snake Clan.

Due to the unique nature of emperors, they are either born as undead, become emperors themselves, or their imperial blood is not activated, resulting in them being ordinary people or ordinary hybrids. There is absolutely no fourth path. What happened to Erii was something that the Snake-Headed Eight Families had never recorded in history.

Uesugi Kotsushi was at a loss for words. He wanted to bring up their blood relationship by mentioning the special nature of the royal bloodline, but his flustered state made him unsure how to continue.

Fortunately, Genjiro raised his question, interrupting his panic: "How do you know this?"

The Snake-Headed Eight Families are indeed documented in history, and Genjiro has read them, but there is absolutely no detailed information about Erii's lineage. In fact, there are many gaps and ambiguities.

He asked Tachibana Masamune, who said that due to an accident, all the records passed down through generations of his family were destroyed.

The Snake-Headed Eight Families have a history spanning thousands of years, and they have suffered major blows throughout history. Since Tachibana Masamune did not specify what the accident was, Genjiro did not pursue the matter further.

But he never imagined that this accident would happen so soon, and that it was caused by his own father, Uesugi Kochi...

"Because I've seen it before."

Uesugi Koshi recalled the family shrine he had burned down and suddenly feared that Genjiro would ask why he hadn't seen it now... If his children knew about the absurd things he had done... Uesugi Koshi panicked.