Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered that he seemed to have had a dream.
In the dream he was in heaven.
In front of him is a crack, wings that cover the sky and a very familiar back.
But he never took this dream seriously.
After all, after Lu Mingze appeared, he was always pulled into some inexplicable dreams where reality was difficult to distinguish.
Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei raised his head and looked at the sky outside the window.
It was still raining outside and it was pitch black.
Chen Wenwen just walked away in the heavy rain. He didn't even think about sending her off. It would have been impossible for him before, right?
Is this some kind of growth?
Lu Mingfei turned off the computer in front of him, got off the plane and left the Internet cafe.
Because it was raining heavily outside, Lu Mingfei had no choice but to walk along the eaves.
Under the dim streetlight, two slowly moving shadows, one tall and one short, were reflected in the window next to them.
"Do you know? I hate rain the most." Lu Mingze, who was following Lu Mingfei, said softly, as if talking to himself, "When you get wet in the rain, you will always feel cold. I hate the cold. "
"Uh... aren't you leaving?"
Lu Mingfei turned his head and looked through the window at the shadow following him. He was slightly startled, but his steps did not stop and he continued walking forward.
"And aren't you omnipotent? Why are you afraid of the cold?"
"..."
Lu Mingze did not answer, but followed silently.
Lu Mingfei did not continue to ask.
Walking forward with a dull head.
He didn't know where he should go, so he just walked aimlessly, his steps getting faster and faster, as if he was trying to get rid of the boy behind him.
But it's a pity that this guy's ghost is still there and he can't get rid of it no matter what.
"It's useless, brother."
Lu Mingze seemed to see Lu Mingfei's thoughts and reminded with a smile, "Some things cannot be escaped. No matter where you go, you will always come back to the starting point."
"I know, after all the earth is a sphere." Lu Mingfei rolled his eyes and complained, but still did not stop walking.
When the sky falls, there is a tall man holding him up. He can run every step and hide for a moment. He has always been like this without any psychological burden.
"Then have you ever thought about it, since the earth is a sphere, walking faster...what does it mean?"
"Forehead……"
Lu Mingfei was slightly startled and stopped.
Nonsense, if no matter how you walk, you are going in circles and will eventually come back to where you were, then the faster you go... of course, the faster you will come back.
In other words, if the thing he wants to escape is waiting for him, then the more he escapes, the faster he will encounter it.
At some point, Lu Mingze had already arrived in front of Lu Mingfei.
Under the night, those magnificent golden boys were as magical as blooming golden mandala.
Being stared at by such a pair of eyes, Lu Mingfei felt a trance.
"What...what do you want to do? Do you have to let me slay the dragon?"
Lu Mingfei asked, clenching his fists.
"Slaying the dragon is just a concrete manifestation. What I really want... is for you to face what you should face and do what you should do."
This time, Lu Mingze did not avoid the question and answered calmly.
"I know, I know! But things always have a gradual process, right!?"
Lu Mingfei was going crazy, "Every time you guys rush me into battle, have you considered my feelings? I haven't even left the novice village, so you guys just let me go." Going to face the final boss with the best sword in the village? Don’t you think it’s a bit too much!?”
You must know that throughout the hundreds and thousands of years of history of the Secret Party, the number of events involving the Dragon King's resurrection can be counted on one hand! And he thought that it had only been a year since he entered school, and he had seen the Dragon King more than once! The difficulty of this game has obviously been adjusted by someone! ?It’s like hell.
It was okay the first few times. The boss was there to help him slay the dragon. He could just be a bastard and only think about saving his life.
But this time it’s completely different, okay?
This time the boss is on the opposite side!
Let him, a rookie who has only been in the novice village for a year and can't even lift the "Village Good Sword", go to grab the dragon. Isn't this just looking for death?
The more Lu Mingfei thought about it, the more he felt that there was no chance. Even if Lu Mingze came this time, it wouldn't work.
"A step-by-step process?"
Lu Mingze suddenly sneered, "Brother, you are too naive, aren't you? Does the murderer ask you to prepare anesthetics before stabbing you so as not to be in agony? This world has always been so cruel, without Who will sympathize with you?"
"Tsk."
Lu Mingfei curled his lips slightly, looking like he had smashed a jar, "Then I will stand here today and see who can do anything to me? Could it be possible that the Dragon King can take the initiative to come to me on this street? ?”
As he spoke, he sat down against the window and huddled under the eaves.
The rain falling in front of him fell, falling to the ground and splashing on his face. Lu Mingfei looked at the water accumulated on the street in front of him, feeling seriously confused.
In fact, he also knows that always escaping is not an option.
But isn’t that what weak people are like?
If you don't run away, are you going to die?
He has seen the battlefield where he really fights against the Dragon King.
Because of this, I am even more afraid of playing in person.
That was not something a human could do at all. Even though Lu Mingze could give him a lot of mysterious power of speech, he still didn't think he was qualified for that kind of thing.
Well, he admitted that he was frightened by the terrifying battle between Sun Haoran and the Dragon King.
But is there any problem? Everyone is afraid, right?
He is not a lunatic like the principal who thinks about fighting the Dragon King all day long, nor is he like Senior Brother Chu and Fingel who have reasons to fight.
In the end, he was just an outsider who was forced to step onto the dragon-slaying battlefield.
"It is true that no dragon king will come to you..."
Lu Mingze looked at Lu Mingfei burying his head in his arms and smiled softly, "But brother...can you really stay here and do nothing?"
"otherwise……"
Lu Mingfei raised his head and glared at Lu Mingze, wanting to refute.
But as soon as he raised his head, he was stunned.
There was still Lu Mingze's shadow somewhere in front of him.
Some only...
A girl surrounded by four gangster-like young men in a rainy alley.
The leader of the gangster turned the folding knife in his hand, and the unwashed tattoo scar on his shoulder was particularly eye-catching. He directed the other men to gradually press Chen Wenwen towards the wall of the alley, the desire flashing in his eyes through the rain curtain. It can make Lu Mingfei feel it.
Damn it, he should have sent Chen Wenwen to the subway station.
Lu Mingfei cursed secretly in his mind and slowly stood up on his knees.
This kid Lu Mingze really got it right...
When something like this happened, he really couldn't stay where he was and do nothing.
"stop."
He shouted coldly, stepping forward.
His eyes were full of anger.
But she was not angry because Chen Wenwen was bullied by a few gangsters, but she was angry that her face was beaten so hard that it hurt.
What are you doing...
We have clearly agreed that if we can escape, it will be a step, and if we can hide, it will be a moment. If the sky falls, there will be tall people who can hold it up...
Lu Mingfei clenched his trembling hands into fists and came behind the gangsters.
What are you doing...
Why are you trying to be a hero here when you are so scared?
Is it the Dragon King who just runs away, or is it a few gangsters who rush out to save the beauty? You are so despicable, Lu Mingfei.
He kept cursing himself in his mind, and his face gradually became ferocious.
"Hey...boy, what do you want to do!?"
Perhaps frightened by the sudden appearance of this angry-faced boy, the gangsters took a few steps back unconsciously.
"What are you afraid of? Stop him!"
The leader waved the folding knife in his hand and commanded.
The surprise on the faces of the people who retreated gradually faded away when they saw this.
Yes, what are you afraid of?
There are so many of them, are they afraid of an unarmed boy?
So, several people winked at each other and surrounded Lu Mingfei.
As for Chen Wenwen, the leader twisted her arms behind her back and pressed her against the wall, crying continuously.
cry? What's the use of crying?
Lu Mingfei cursed secretly in his heart.
Yes, there is no point in crying, and there is no point in running away.
He seemed to gradually understand what Lu Mingze wanted him to understand.
There won't always be someone standing in front of him. One day... he will have to face such problems on his own.
Isn’t that what is called growing up?
Even if the sky falls, there will always be a tall person holding it up.
But sometimes...he is the only one who is tallest...
When this time comes, what should he do and choose?
"Go away."
Lu Mingfei raised his head, his tone strangely calm.
The heavy rain made his bangs hang down, and no one could clearly see the look in his eyes at this moment.
"ha?"
Several gangsters looked at Lu Mingfei as if they were a fool, and then laughed.
"Hahaha! Boy! Is your brain soaked in the rain? Give him a beating!"
With that said, several people swarmed up mercilessly and pushed Lu Mingfei into the corner.
Lu Mingfei had never done anything with anyone before, so he didn't react immediately.
The fists landed on his face mercilessly.
This group of gangsters is obviously not a man of martial ethics. There is no such rule as whether to hit someone in the face or not.
Under the impact of the fist, Lu Mingfei stumbled back until his back hit the wall.
"Hahahaha! That's it!? You dare to come out as a hero to save the beauty? Are you stupid!? You don't even know how to fight back?"
Several gangsters mocked mercilessly.
Perhaps because the light was too dim, they could not clearly see the expression on Lu Mingfei's face, which was lowering his head at the moment.
The face that was previously ferocious due to anger has long since returned to calmness, and has not been distorted by being hit by fists. It is just as quiet as a deep well.
No pain.
This is how Lu Mingfei feels at this moment.
He couldn't feel the power of these people's fists, as weak as being hit by cotton.
This is not numbness of pain, but a real feeling.
After all...how could a few gangsters who only know how to bully women and fight in groups cause pain to a highly-anticipated 'S'-level guy like him? It would be too embarrassing to tell.
At the very least, it must be a fist like Chu Zihang's.
"Senior brother, isn't the topic of our study dragon slaying? Why do we need to practice fighting?"
Lu Mingfei remembered the conversation he had with Chu Zihang during fighting training at school.
"Because dragons may also be in human form, and sometimes the enemies we encounter are not just dragons."
"Then...why is it that it's clearly a fighting training, but it seems like I'm the only one getting beaten?"
"Well...because you are too weak, I have given up." Chu Zihang was obviously stunned at the time, but the answer he gave was a standard answer that was impossible to refute.
Recalling the scene when he was sparring with Chu Zihang during special training at the academy, Lu Mingfei noticed that the fists thrown by the gangsters in front of him gradually became clearer.
He is weak.
But only compared to these geniuses and monsters in this world.
The beatings he had received in the past year were enough for him to completely ignore the damage caused by the fists of these gangsters. The only thing he needed to be wary of was probably the folding knife in the hand of the leader.
No...that's not right.
Why be wary?
Why shrink back?
Are these guys in front of me... the Dragon King?
Suddenly, a frightening golden light flashed in Lu Mingfei's eyes.
That’s not right either…
It's the Dragon King... Do I have to be afraid?
Feel the cold touch from the wall behind you.
Lu Mingfei suddenly smiled.
There is obviously no way out, so why do you still have this fear?
It should have been thrown away long ago...
This should be easy for you, right? Lu Mingfei.
after all……
"I am also a person who goes crazy occasionally..."
That shocking golden color was particularly conspicuous in the dark night. Except for Chen Wenwen, who was pressed against the wall with her back to Lu Mingfei, all the other gangsters present saw it.
They were slightly startled almost at the same time, and a ghostly look flashed across their faces.
"Go ahead, brother, you are the one who has just left the Novice Village and is about to fight the final boss. How can you not even be able to get rid of a few wild monsters?"
The joking voice sounded in the darkness, but Lu Mingfei didn't hear it.
Now he only has enemies in his eyes.
"boom--"
The swinging fist hit the face of the nearest person mercilessly. The blood splashed around seemed to be mixed with white fragments, which were probably the front teeth.
"Card--"
There was the sound of a dislocated arm.
Lu Mingfei grabbed the second gangster's forearm and twisted it expressionlessly.
"Ahh——"
Amidst the heart-rending screams, he rushed out from the three men like a cannonball. At the same time, he grabbed the third gangster's hair and pushed him towards the leader's head. The direction was thrown violently.
"Boy! You are looking for——"
The leader seemed a little frightened by this sudden change, but he quickly came to his senses and prepared to raise the folding knife in his hand to teach the boy who was rushing towards him.
However, before he finished the action, he felt a buzzing in his head.
boom.
The moment Lu Mingfei rushed in front of him, he raised his hand and slapped the opponent on the forehead with a clean and neat movement.
Only a dull rebound sound was heard. The leader of the gangster fell forward with distracted eyes. The hand holding Chen Wenwen's arm loosened and the folding knife fell to the ground.
"You...Lu Mingfei...you did it?"
After reacting, Chen Wenwen seemed to have forgotten the pain in her arm. She raised her head in surprise and looked at the silent young man in front of her.
She always felt that... the young man in front of her was a little different from the Lu Mingfei she remembered.
