Dragon Clan, First Word of Power: Gojo Satoru

Chapter 23 Lu Mingze Suffers a Setback

The boy was dressed smartly, with a clean white shirt and a bright green bow tie.

His eyes were golden, reminiscent of a cold, ancient history.

Lu Mingze dusted off his hands and bowed slightly to Su An.

"I sincerely apologize to my employees."

But all he got in return was a brilliant blue light.

Su An's eyes were indifferent as he flicked his finger, unleashing a fierce beam of blue light that enveloped Lu Mingze.

"Wow, that's impressive."

Lu Mingze looked around, shielding Jiu De Mai in front of him. He raised his hand, and seven strange rings bloomed on his chest. They were the seven rings of a seraph from anime. Something that should only exist in fantasy had actually appeared in the world.

Lu Mingze breathed a sigh of relief, about to take advantage of the obstruction of the ring to rescue Jiu Demai and Lao Tang.

But before the seven-colored rings could fully unfold, they could no longer withstand the sweeping blue light and shattered into pieces.

Lu Mingze's defenses were breached, and a flash of anger crossed his golden eyes: "Then how about this one!"

He gently patted Old Tang, his palm instantly turning bright red. "Lend me your power."

Lu Mingze bent down, placed his palms on the ground, and then lifted himself up sharply.

"This is an alchemical miracle!"

In an instant, mud and sand rolled, stones and scrap iron shifted, steel bars twisted and deformed, and the miraculous power of alchemy flowed into the foundation of the hospital. This foundation, which was originally solid and unshakeable, was now being manipulated at will, like a toy.

The stones burst open like bamboo shoots and bounced up. In a few dozen seconds, the reinforced concrete rose from the ground, carrying Lu Mingze higher and higher.

Mai struggled to peek out from Lu Mingze's arms and looked down. To be precise, they were dozens of meters in the air, on the head of a giant.

The giant was made of steel bars, concrete, and rubble, its imposing body almost crushing the ground. Yes, this was the pinnacle of dragon alchemy—annihilating death and infusing it with spirit.

The giant's body is enormous, with thick skin made of concrete, the surface of which is rough and uneven, with some of the textures and cracks that are characteristic of concrete. Hard steel bars form the giant's muscle lines, protruding from the joints.

The giant's hair is made of steel bars, and its eyes are large, deep holes in concrete windows with steel frames, gleaming with a scarlet light!

Its arms are thick and made of multiple layers of concrete slabs, and its fingers are made of various precision machines found in hospitals.

The giant's movements were slow yet powerful, each step causing the ground to tremble.

Surrounded by skyscrapers and busy traffic, the world's top sculptors would go crazy if they saw this, muttering about the giant's metaphors or critiques of modern urban life.

"Can we win?" Mai Shude asked, swallowing hard.

"It's hard to say."

Lu Mingze stared intently as the giant raised his arm and slammed it down on Su An.

A fist with the force of tens or hundreds of tons fell from the sky, making Su An below seem as insignificant as an ant.

Su An remained silent, then pointed his little finger towards the sky.

The giant's fist slammed down, while his little finger comically pushed upwards.

This situation, where an egg hits a rock, should have been a resounding victory, but suddenly, the massive, kinetic fist of the rock came to a standstill.

This not only defied everyone's common sense about physics, but also overturned Lu Mingze's understanding of alchemy. The doubt and seriousness in his eyes grew deeper and deeper. "What exactly is that authority? Why has it never appeared in history?"

An invisible barrier materialized in front of Su An's fingertips, solidifying the giant rock fist's attack like mud. The giant rock fist's speed became extremely slow, and the three-inch distance seemed to encompass the entire Milky Way.

Before Jiu De Mai could ask anything else, Lu Mingze suddenly looked horrified. He grabbed Jiu De Mai and threw her away, then tumbled down himself.

This is dozens of meters in the air; a free fall from such a height is practically suicide. What kind of danger could possibly drive the boss to take such a risky gamble?

Soon, Mai Shude, who was in the air, found out.

A burst of black light shot out, and half of the great and majestic alchemical giant's body was instantly swallowed up.

A female voice came through Lu Mingze's earpiece: "Boss! Money! Intelligence shows he loves money!"

"What's the use of money! Damn it, that kid's controlled by his fighting instincts right now, what's the use of money!"

"Trust my innate talent!"

Lu Mingze looked puzzled, but still shouted rapidly, "There are ten billion US dollars in here! Please stop!"

A black card traversed countless dimensions and landed in Su An's arms.

Su An squeezed the black card, and it actually stopped.

Just as Lu Mingze was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he saw Su An shake his head and hold up three fingers.

"Damn it!"

Three black cards were shot out and landed in Su An's arms, totaling three billion US dollars.

At this point, Su An finally stopped.

Seeing this, Lu Mingze quickly pulled Jiu Demai and Lao Tang away.

"The wind's getting strong, let's get out of here!"

..............

"Angers! He's awake!"

"I saw it! I saw it!"

The screams made Su An, who had just woken up, throb with pain. He opened his eyes and saw a scene of ruins. Angers and he were both in the rubble.

Angers, unlike his usual calm and elegant self, excitedly patted the back of a greasy old man with a large belly when he saw Su An wake up. The greasy old man also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Su An wake up.

"Thankfully, that priceless Philosopher's Stone wasn't wasted."

Su An lowered his head and slowly clenched his fist, as if he had heard a sonic boom.

"What happened to these ruins?"

Angers said gently, "Child, although you did it all, don't feel guilty. It was the power of the Philosopher's Stone."

The vice principal added casually, "Aside from being a little pricey, it has no other drawbacks."

"Where is Chu Zihang?"

"He was in another rubble, with no other injuries except for a minor rib fracture."

"Then... what about Uncle Chu?"

"Norma checked all the surveillance footage but couldn't find him. Perhaps Chu Tianjiao didn't manage to leave Nibelungen..."

Su An's face fell into shadow. Angers couldn't see clearly, but he always felt that something sharp was slowly brewing on that boy.

"Let's get down to business."

The vice principal eagerly produced a contract document made of parchment, about three feet square, covered with writing that Su An could not understand.

"What do you mean by this? A contract of servitude?"

"Almost... cough cough, this is a special appointment contract with the Executive Department, and also an invitation from Kassel College. We crave geniuses, and your talent is exactly what I'm looking for. I hope you can join our world. Just pick up a red pen and gently sign your name on this line..."

Su An looked past the vice principal and at Angers.

"Mr. Angers, is Odin a god or a dragon?"

"It's a dragon."

"Can I kill him?"

"Of course, we're very familiar with dragon slaying; we've been doing it for thousands of years. Odin is suspected to be a dragon king, but even if he is, he can be killed."

"How do we kill him?"

"Of course, it's me, the principal, and the students going together. We'll kill them together. I alone would be no match for the Dragon King, but with you, this monster, it'll be more than enough."

"Shall we kill them together?"

Su An chuckled softly after hearing this, uncapped the pen, and wrote her name on it with a flourish.

"I joined Kassel College, but the final blow to kill Odin is mine."

With a snap, Su An lost control of her grip and crushed the pen.

The expensive fountain pen was shattered into pieces, and a small spring flew out of the pen barrel and bounced out the window.

"My Marlboro!"

The vice principal clutched his chest, looking pained.