pertwk Chapter 100, Part 2: The Dragon King
Chapter 100, Part 2: The Dragon King
Chapter 100 Half of the Dragon King
Chu Zihang glanced at Huo Yuhao, not believing his obviously perfunctory explanation.
"Do you have any guesses about Odin's identity?" Chu Zihang asked.
Huo Yuhao shook his head.
He still doesn't fully understand the common sense of this world, and he only has a superficial understanding of dragons.
This dragon king, codenamed "Odin," was truly completely clueless.
However, Huo Yuhao was thinking about something else at the moment.
Although Lu Mingfei is the protagonist of "Dragon Raja", it seems that every time Lu Mingfei slays a dragon, he is always accompanied by Caesar or Chu Zihang. Even this time when he went to Japan, both of them were there.
Moreover, although it was Lu Mingfei who slew the dragon, the credit was given to Caesar and Chu Zihang.
Although Lu Mingfei himself was too self-conscious, believing that he only had four chances to make a move and therefore wasn't a true hero, why them of all people?
It seems that each of these three has a bizarre background.
Let's not even talk about Lu Mingfei; we still don't know who he is.
Chu Zihang, a handsome, rich, and successful man, is targeted by two dragon kings in succession, making him a definite protagonist.
Caesar, also a rich and handsome man, comes from an even more outrageous family background, but has a bad relationship with his family. The girl he likes is also very special, and she can even be considered the protagonist Lu Mingfei's rival in love.
Each of them, taken individually, is like a central character in a story.
Moreover, having read "Douluo Continent," Huo Yuhao himself is one of the new generation of Shrek Seven Devils. Therefore, Huo Yuhao is well aware that the protagonist will inevitably have supporting characters by his side.
However, compared to the "supporting characters" among the Shrek Seven Devils who had significantly less screen time, Chu Zihang and Caesar had much more significant roles.
They are not functional support characters or teammates, but rather two independent storylines running parallel to the protagonist. They possess complete backgrounds, profound conflicts, and personal legends no less than Lu Mingfei's, and even seem more like "protagonists" in the traditional sense in terms of the prominence of their bloodlines, strength, resources, and destiny.
Caesar might not be the case, but for Chu Zihang, the moment "Odin" appeared, the feeling was all too obvious.
Huo Yuhao even now suspects that Jormungandr, who had developed a romantic entanglement with Chu Zihang, is really dead.
When Fenrir swallowed Jormungandr's body, he merely held it in his mouth and did not actually devour it.
Lu Mingfei also had no memory of Jormungandr transforming into a dragon bone cross.
Fenrir has turned to dust, but now, as Huo Yuhao carefully recalls that scene, he feels it is somewhat different from Constantine's Dragon Bone Cross.
Jormungandr, the weakest of the dragon kings, is also the most intelligent. She has been hiding in human society for over a decade, and as long as she doesn't reveal herself, she can remain hidden forever.
But why risk coming to Kassel College?
For—the Dragon Bone Cross? Constantine's?
The Dragon King's twins can only reach their complete form by devouring each other?
Did he become the complete Dragon King because he feared the resurgence of the Black King?
The Black King—it really will make a comeback!
Huo Yuhao suddenly put down his chopsticks and stared intently at Chu Zihang: "Senior Brother Chu, is it possible that Odin is the king of the sky and wind or the king of the sea and water?"
Chu Zihang frowned and began to ponder.
"That night," Chu Zihang's voice lowered, as if he were being dragged back to that stormy night six years ago, "it was a typhoon making landfall and torrential rain. That Nibelungen appeared on the empty highway overpass—the environment in which it appeared and persisted did indeed involve both water and wind meteorology."
"I only guess that Odin is one of them," Huo Yuhao said, feeling a bit of a headache. "But according to what you're saying, senior brother, these two may have already finished devouring each other and are no longer incomplete dragon kings like the King of Earth and Mountain, the King of Bronze and Fire, or even the newly born White King."
Fortunately, Lu Mingfei only has a quarter of his life left, so Odin might be the final boss.
Lu Mingfei's attack on the four monarchs was likely aimed at reclaiming their power.
Huo Yuhao could see that Lu Mingfei was dealing with increasingly stronger enemies, but Lu Mingfei's strength was also increasing. Even the little devil's ability to interfere with reality was becoming more and more powerful.
"If that's the case, then it's already one of the four great monarchs," Chu Zihang frowned. "Doesn't that mean—Odin is now the strongest dragon under the Black King?"
If Odin is really that strong, with the strength to have severely injured and nearly killed even the incomplete King of the Earth and Mountains, wouldn't revenge be a long way off?
Can the surge of blood allow him to become even stronger? Can it elevate him to a level where he can contend with such beings?
"It's troublesome." Huo Yuhao picked up his chopsticks again to eat; he'd get hungry if he didn't. "Now that you know it has authority over water, Senior Brother should be more careful in the future."
Humans cannot live without water, but at least in battle, we can try to avoid environments such as rivers, lakes, seas, and flooded areas.
"Does Senior Brother have any more information about Odin?" Huo Yuhao asked.
Chu Zihang did not hesitate for long and told Huo Yuhao about what happened on the overpass six years ago, as well as his conversation with Jormungandr last year.
Huo Yuhao listened quietly without interrupting or showing excessive emotion.
He knew that what Chu Zihang needed was not a simple comfort or a partner who shared his hatred, but an observer who could help him calmly sort out the clues and step out of the fog of emotions.
"It seems we don't need to actively seek out Odin anymore," Huo Yuhao suddenly laughed.
Chu Zihang was taken aback: "Why?"
"Jormungandr said you have Odin's mark on you, which is why she's targeting you." Huo Yuhao indeed found the clue quickly. "This also means that Odin's mark is very obvious to the Dragon King."
"Since he left his mark, it means he will come looking for me again?" Chu Zihang was a smart man and instantly understood Huo Yuhao's meaning.
Huo Yuhao nodded: "In that case, let's wait for him to arrive. Before that, what we need to do is to improve our strength as much as possible."
"So that when our enemies come knocking, we won't be powerless to retaliate."
Speaking of this, it seems that the academy has a "Nibelungen Project," which uses alchemy, genetic engineering, and dragon serum technology to purify and stabilize the dragon blood of candidates. In essence, it attempts to use technological means to break through the bloodline limitations of hybrids in order to create "super soldiers" who can rival the Dragon King and even the Black King.
This project is related to the Lionheart Society's "Bloodlust" technique, and is likely an improvement upon that technique.
César Gattuso was the only publicly named candidate in the program, and his selection was a combination of power, resources, and symbolism.
But Huo Yuhao knew very well that Lu Mingfei would definitely appear on this list as well.
There's no other reason why he's the main character.
Moreover, given Huo Yuhao's performance in Japan and Caesar's upcoming graduation, it's possible that Caesar will even leave the student council to Lu Mingfei.
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