RNP Chapter 57 Vivid and Lifelike
Chapter 57 Vivid and Lifelike
"In short, Susie, the vacuum tube you're carrying contains a vial of blood that acts as a 'key.' Smear it on the lips of this face, and the entrance will open."
"So the Dragon King has to get a blood test every time he goes home? If he goes in and out of there too often, he'll get anemia."
"Hehe, it would be interesting if there were an anemic dragon king."
As Lu Mingfei was making sarcastic remarks, Su Xi seemed to have caught his whim and chimed in with a laugh.
"I'm so glad I didn't let you carry the blood of the 'key'."
Seemingly infected as well, Manstein also started complaining.
"So, is 'Living Spirit' some kind of artificial intelligence? Or rather, Dragon Intelligence? Is it still alive?"
Lu Mingfei suddenly blurted out this sentence.
"How is that possible? 'Living' is just a definition in alchemy; this thing is already dead."
Manstein responded to Lu Mingfei's words on the ship in this way.
"But this thing is biting me, and it'll probably tear through my waterproof suit in no time. Should I just pry its mouth open or give it a couple of punches?"
Lu Mingfei's tone had lost its previous lightheartedness, replaced by a calm assessment.
Manstein was shocked and couldn't believe it, because the plan didn't include this situation at all.
But at that moment, a calm voice came from the ship's speakers.
"Then I'll make my own judgment. I'm prepared to break its teeth."
Susie stared blankly as Lu Mingfei's aura changed, and then, as if in response, a bronze human face vividly emerged, with sharp canine teeth bared.
Lu Mingfei seized the opportunity. He reached out and grabbed the upper palate of the man's face, pressing his thumb against the man's lips, as if pinching the man's upper teeth, making it impossible for the man's open mouth to close or cut his diving suit.
At that moment, his left hand moved with lightning speed, like a mantis shrimp, and slammed into the canine teeth of the bronze human face with a frame-dropping speed.
"Buzz—"
Like the tolling of a bell, Susie could even feel the water vibrate slightly, followed by the bronze face contorting in even more pain than before.
Because Lu Mingfei had indeed broken his canine tooth, the sharp bronze tooth was now floating in the water, slowly descending.
"Tsk."
Lu Mingfei quickly pulled out his right hand and used his diving suit to lock his left wrist.
To prevent his right hand from being bitten, he tried to break the other person's teeth with his left hand, but ended up puncturing his left diving glove.
There's a small hole on the back of my hand; it'll heal soon if I don't treat it.
Fortunately, his right hand came out, and in any case, he avoided having his finger bitten off.
Just then, a thunderous roar reached Lu Mingfei and Susie's ears.
However, their reactions were not entirely the same.
Because Lu Mingfei didn't react to Long Wen, but Su Xi did.
Lu Mingfei stared at Su Qian for a moment, then the blood sample in his hand slipped and disappeared.
But he remained very calm.
The face was unlocked through a high-level bloodline, and since his bloodline has caused the living beings to react in this way, there shouldn't be any problem getting in.
"You've lost the blood sample; looks like you're going to get a scolding from the clerk."
Lu Mingfei's tone returned to a relaxed state.
Although he was in pain looking at the man's face, and his eyes were filled with considerable resentment, he still obediently opened his mouth wide.
So this round is definitely fine.
But even if there are problems, it's okay, he still has a plan B, which is to pull off a miracle.
Hey! Pry open her mouth with your hands, but you might have to use a secret technique that consumes a lot of food.
Susie snapped out of her daze and realized she had lost the blood sample. She spoke with some disappointment.
"sorry........"
"I was just trying to lighten the mood, didn't you see how wide that face is... Professor, is that the right way to open your face?"
This mouth is so wide open it could swallow a person whole; it even looks a bit cartoonish.
Lu Mingfei could feel Susie grabbing his arm, but the next second, everything went black as they were swept into the giant mouth by the whirlpool of water.
.....................
When Susie came to her senses and opened her eyes, they had arrived at an open space, where it seemed as if there was nothing around them.
This must be inside the Bronze City; well, the surroundings are definitely just air.
Because Lu Mingfei had already taken off his helmet and was now surveying his surroundings.
Before me lay a pitch-black bronze passageway... How novel, everything here was made of bronze.
Only bronze sculptures stood on both sides of the passageway, upon which...
"Snake-man? Is this a form unique to some kind of hybrid race, or just a sculpture with a special purpose? I have heard of the dragon-snake transformation, but it shouldn't be such a simple and crude dragon-snake."
Lu Mingfei pointed the camera at the snake-man sculpture.
All the sculptures are dressed in ancient official robes or armor, with snake heads rising from their necks, which is somewhat comical, as if they are trying to communicate with Manstein.
"Lu Mingfei reports, we are now inside Bronze City, and this is what we're facing right now. Is this considered an antique? Can we take it out and sell it for money?"
As he spoke, Lu Mingfei reached out and stroked a snake-man statue holding a ivory tablet, his brow furrowed in thought.
"Susie! Lu Mingfei! What's wrong? What happened?"
Why was Susie mentioned first?
Lu Mingfei's focus was strange, but Susie ignored it.
Because Lu Mingfei's reports were always filled with nonsense and failed to grasp the main points, otherwise Manstein wouldn't have called her first.
So she obediently got up and began her report.
"Susie reports, we are safe and sound, except the communication cable is embedded in the wall."
Manstein breathed a sigh of relief through the headphones.
"Don't worry, that wall is made of recycled metal, with a ductility comparable to clay, so the communication cable will get stuck inside after the door is opened. We brought an extension adapter for that purpose."
"It seems that Huoling is still a kind and honest person. Even after I broke its teeth, it didn't try to cut the communication line."
Lu Mingfei had already installed the adapter cable, and was now just admiring the bronze sculpture while making sarcastic remarks.
"It's also possible that our communication line wasn't broken precisely because you broke his teeth. After all, even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. What's wrong with these sculptures?"
After Susie finished installing the adapter cable, she walked over to Lu Mingfei and said this.
"It's not that there's a problem, but if it were me, Norton, these sculptures would come to life and drive away the enemies for me in the next second."
He didn't say the whole story. The truth is, if it were Old Tang, he would most likely do this to target him, because he had acted too strongly.
And that's just Lao Tang's style.
Unless Old Tang never came back at all, or the true identity of Dragon King Norton is someone else.
"That won't happen."
Manstein's voice came through the communication.
"This is the Path of the Sanctuary. Similar records can be found in the Fragments of the Ice Sea. The sculptures on both sides of the passageway represent the alchemical elements mastered by the dragons. The bronze palaces of Northern Europe have similar paths, so this one—"
"Click."
Before the words were even finished, all the bronze statues seemed to be triggered and instantly opened their eyes. The bronze statue closest to Lu Mingfei brandished its ivory tablet, trying to deliver a critical blow to Lu Mingfei's head.
"boom!"
With a single punch, he shattered the opponent's bronze skull, turning it from a snake's head into bronze fragments scattered across the ground. From an angle where Susie couldn't see, Lu Mingfei's eyes gleamed with a faint golden light.
He spoke calmly.
"Unfortunately, I guessed right, Professor Manstein. I really should have made a bet with you."