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Word of Power Serial Number 112: "Word of Power: Rhine"...
Lu Mingfei saw the name, but inwardly cursed, "Damn it!"
Because the name of a Dragon King-level world-destroying incantation contains a great deal of unknown information!
Not to mention activating something like Dragon Runes, even the description of its effects is extremely vague. For example, the effect of Word of Power: Rhine is to disturb the elements in a large area, causing elemental turbulence and then an explosion, which has an effect comparable to a nuclear bomb.
For example, the Word of Power: Candle Dragon rapidly raises the temperature in a large area and then explodes... We can only roughly guess that it is a PROMAX version of the ultimate Sovereign Flame.
And then there's the Ruins of Return...
The information is incredibly vague, it's unclear whether the Secret Party genuinely never included it, or if this kind of incantation shouldn't exist on the incantation periodic table. After all, it would be reasonable for such a Dragon King-level world-destroying incantation to have its own separate book…
Word of Power Serial Number 121: "Word of Power: Oracle"... When the White Emperor declared war on the Black Emperor, the White Emperor first used "Word of Power: Oracle" to break the White King's lineage's submission to the Black King...
Lu Mingfei flipped through the pages very quickly, but no matter how fast he flipped, he couldn't find any more detailed information about the Word of Power.
So far, his most powerful weapon is Erii's Word of Power: Judgment.
Oh, and there's also an unknown incantation that has remained undeciphered: "All Things in the Universe." This incantation doesn't have a name on the incantation periodic table compiled by the Secret Party.
Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei pulled up the system analysis log and saw that Wanxiang Senluo was still in the queue. He couldn't help but wonder, "This Wanxiang Senluo seems to be more than just a simple thing?"
Previously, it was speculated that this Myriad Manifestations was a super Word of Power, after all, the dream created by this Word of Power was too real, with every detail vividly shown, and neither Lu Mingfei nor the system could detect the slightest unreality in the dream.
They were unable to decipher it, and Lu Mingfei and the system thought it might be a super-powerful incantation, but not quite a dragon king-level incantation.
After the trial was completed, this conjecture was subtly overturned. Serial number 111, and before that, even the trials of Dragon King-level Word Powers didn't take that long!
But a Dragon King-level Word of Power that can only fabricate dreams? ...Doesn't that seem a bit unworthy of its position? There's no explosive effect at all.
[...Perhaps the little devil didn't use the special effect of "Word of Power: Myriad Manifestations of Heaven" on the host. If this Word of Power had a powerful special effect, it would be a Dragon King-level Word of Power. If it were even more powerful, it might be above a regular Dragon King-level Word of Power...]
Above the level of a regular Dragon King-level Word of Power?
There are differences even among Dragon King-level Words of Power. Just as among emperors, the Black Emperor is more powerful than the White Emperor. Similarly, among the Dragon Kings, there are definitely differences in strength among the Four Thrones and the Eight Dragon Kings.
Speaking of this... Lu Mingfei flipped to "Word of Power: Divine Oracle". It seems that the Dragon King level Word of Power starts to become more abstract here, and there is no more accurate description of its effects.
The oracle, held by the White Emperor, successfully severed the White Dragon King's descendants' reverence for the strongest dragon, the Black Emperor.
This is not like an ordinary human breaking free from the shackles of feudal imperial power. In the world of Dragon Blood, the oppression of lower-level bloodlines by higher-level bloodlines is a very real phenomenon, not to mention the awe and reverence for the supreme Black Emperor.
However, with a single divine decree from the White King, this shackle, which was almost a "physical" existence, was broken.
Lu Mingfei felt neither happy nor expectant; his first question was to the system: "Does this kind of Dragon King-level Word of Power require any kind of authority? For example, Dragon King's authority?"
The four thrones and eight dragon kings each possess authority, which is one of the symbols that distinguishes them from ordinary dragons, aside from their bloodline.
The specific power of the authority is not recorded in detail among human forces. They only know that this thing exists, and even that this knowledge may come from dragon script documents, without any actual investigation.
Chapter 146, Page 145: Everything went smoothly.
Lu Mingfei still doesn't have an answer to his speculation that Dragon King-level Word of Power might require Dragon King authority to break, since where would he get Dragon King authority?
Perhaps a more reasonable speculation will emerge once the books from the Kassel College arrive.
Angers acted swiftly and had a strong grasp of Kassel College, able to mobilize and control personnel in the United States with a single phone call to support his operations.
After receiving his order, someone hesitated for a moment, but instead of objecting, they considered his feelings: "The board of directors might be unhappy with your irregular actions, Principal..."
Normally, Angers' actions would require approval from the board of directors, but now Angers only has a phone call.
The board of directors has been dissatisfied with Angers for a long time. Although the board of directors is the highest authority of Kassel College, Angers, as the CEO, has repeatedly overstepped the board of directors to issue orders.
Is this the Kassel College Board of Trustees, or your Kassel College in Angers?
"Let them come to me if they have any questions. I take full responsibility for this operation."
Angers' swift and decisive violation of regulations immediately attracted the attention of the school board.
But when they tried to call Angers to question him, they couldn't get through... This infuriated some of them, and they wanted to immediately go to Japan to ask him why he was acting so recklessly.
The sky was not yet bright in the early morning, but Angers, who had stayed up all night mobilizing troops, was full of energy, like the sun at 8 a.m.
"Bang bang bang!"
There was a knock on Uesugi Kotsu's door. The old movie star was annoyed by the sudden knocking and impatiently opened the door.
He swallowed back the words he was about to say when he saw Angers, but still stubbornly said, "What time is it? Why are you banging on the door? You're not sleeping, but I want to sleep a little longer. I'm an old man, can't you even let me rest a little longer?"
“Why sleep so much? Why sleep so much in life? You’ll have plenty of time to sleep after you die. You’re 100 years old, that’s the time to make your mark.” Angers asked him, “By the way, where’s Genjiro? I’ve come to find him.”
“Yuan Zhisheng didn’t come back last night. If you want to find him, call him himself.”
"I called but he didn't answer, and I don't have his work number, so I came to your house to look for him. What is his work number?"
Uesugi Kotsu casually gave him Genjiro's work phone number, then said irritably, "You came knocking on my door before 6 a.m.? You didn't sleep all night, did you? What's up?"
While making the call, Angers replied, "The army from the Kassel College is already on its way."
Uesugi remained silent, gazing at the old man.
He felt that what the other party said was not a threat, but something real, because he sensed a faint killing intent, but it wasn't directed at them.
Angers, he's got murderous intent. The Serpent Clan shouldn't be involved... it can only be the White King's remains.
"Have you found out something again?"
"I do know something."
“You…” Uesugi had something to say.
Inuyama Kazuto was lying half-dead in his hospital bed when Angers learned new information: clearly, the Snake-Headed Eight Family had another traitor among its members.
For some reason, his first thought was of Lu Mingfei, the person he had always disliked... but he decided against saying anything that might hurt feelings.
Some words, once spoken, are like spilled water, impossible to take back.
Although he disliked Lu Mingfei, when he thought about the plan that Yuan Zhisheng mentioned, he still felt that he had to learn to accept this kid Lu Mingfei... After all, for Erii's sake, this kid really needed to be used.
Since you're going to use someone, you can't be rude to them or have a sour face—at least not until you've finished using them.
However, just thinking about those melodramatic but realistic plots, such as: the wife's family treating the son-in-law badly, causing the son-in-law to be cold to the daughter, which in turn causes the daughter to hate her family... Uesugi Kotsushi shuddered.
Angers saw him shudder and felt somewhat bewildered, not understanding why the old bastard would react that way.
The call was answered, and a voice came from the other end: "Hello, this is Yuan Zhisheng."
"I am Angers, and I am here on behalf of the College of Kassel to inform you..."
The sun rose quickly, but its light didn't linger over Tokyo for long. Thick, dark clouds drifted in slowly, and the sun continued to shine, but Tokyo felt nothing. Like a leaf obscuring the view, beneath the seemingly normal Tokyo, undercurrents were swirling.
Planes from the Kassel College headquarters and agents from all over the world began to land in Japan. After Angers and the Snake-Headed Eight Family made arrangements, these personnel entered Japan with remarkable ease.
Sakurai Kogure, the head butler of the Oni Clan, was not idle; she learned about this matter.
After analyzing the situation for a while, she presented the report to the King: "Your Excellency, these people from Kassel College come from all over the world. Their sudden arrival in Japan is probably not just a simple matter of targeting the Snake Clan."
I'm afraid they're after the White King's remains. Should we consolidate our forces as a precaution, to avoid being picked off one by one?
The king did not reply immediately, as if he was thinking. Wearing a mask, he prevented outsiders from seeing any of his expressions or demeanor.
Sakurai Kogure felt a little uneasy. Without the King's permission, it wouldn't be easy to quickly gather the Demon Clan. This was the best opportunity, with a clear reason and justification. If they missed it, things would get more complicated later, and they wouldn't be able to gather the Demon Clan's forces in a very short time.
Fortunately, after a moment of contemplation, Wang agreed to her idea: "Okay, to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, let's send out the message today and have our people meet at the new headquarters in Osaka tomorrow."
"Okay, Your Majesty."
After bowing to him, Sakurai Kogure slowly stepped back, then turned around, her expression relaxing and a sigh of relief in her heart.
She was terrified that she might slip up and arouse the king's suspicion.
But what she didn't know was that the king had been watching her back, the third-in-command, until she disappeared from sight.
“It went surprisingly smoothly.”
The king harbored some suspicions and doubts, not because he doubted Sakurai Kogure, but because Sakurai Kogure's betrayal was within his expectations.
What made him suspicious was that even if something unexpected happened, everything was still under his control... Success did not go to his head, but instead made him suspicious.
But his paranoia was reasonable, because no one knew what kind of enemy he was facing, or what kind of abilities that enemy possessed.
Perhaps only if his plan succeeds and he seizes the throne of the world will he have the power to know everything.
Before that, however, he was still in an extremely weak and passive position. Intrigue and trickery are only useful in a tense situation, just like during World War II, when many small European countries were simply unable to resist the blitzkrieg launched by Germany.
While the Blitzkrieg's surprise attacks and rapid advance were certainly a form of intrigue, it didn't mean these smaller countries had any leverage to negotiate with Germany. Germany could have easily overtaken them with a sweeping offensive; the Blitzkrieg was merely a means to minimize their own losses…
……
"Lord Lu, the King has agreed to move the headquarters of the Demon Squad to Osaka."
"Then proceed according to plan. I'll have Genji gather his men in Osaka to prepare for action."
"Yes, Lord Lu."
After Sakurai Kogure hung up the phone, the system sent another text message to Genjiro.
The plan proceeded smoothly as expected. The Oni generals gathered at the new headquarters in Osaka, and Genjiro of the Snake-Headed Eight Clans would be dispatched to Osaka to relieve the garrison as the new head of the clan.
At that time, Sakurai Kogure will win over the hearts of the people during the surprise attack by the Snake Clan and arrange for the available manpower to retreat.
Genjiro was also able to use this local battle to effectively rid himself of some of the ills attached to the Snake-Headed Eight Families, and to expose the traitors lurking within the Snake-Headed Eight Families who were cooperating with the King.
Those members of the Ghost Clan who could still be saved would teleport and pledge allegiance to Lu Mingfei. Those beyond saving would be captured under the banner of "Yuan Zhi's Capture," and then sent overnight to Lu Mingfei's operating table for new alchemical matrix experiments…
Now that he has the power of words, Lu Mingfei's biggest weakness is his basic physical attributes.
The human body has its limits, and without the blessing of dragon blood, even with a thousand methods, without mana, it's useless if you can't unleash your attacks.
Therefore, the system urgently needs a large number of readily available experimental materials to conduct radical experiments in order to quickly achieve the effect of adding the alchemical matrix to Lu Mingfei, giving Lu Mingfei's body infinite mana.
The arrival of these supplies came at just the right time; it was a perfect solution, addressing our immediate crisis.
After glancing at the system's analysis, Lu Mingfei stopped thinking about it and instead asked the system another question: "A lot of people might die on this trip, right?"
The system allocated some computing power to answer Lu Mingfei's question: "[...Even if the primary objective wasn't killing, some friendly fire is unavoidable in such a large-scale operation. It's normal for dozens or even hundreds of people to die due to mistakes...]"
The ones who truly deserve to die are those troublemakers in Genji's hands, but Genji seems to have no hesitation about this, nodding without hesitation during the discussion.
The cost of capturing the Demon Clan alive would increase exponentially, and he treated the troublemakers leading the charge from the Snake Clan as mere casualties, without even blinking.
Adding in other casualties, it would be a disservice to the mission if not a hundred or so people were killed or injured.
Lu Mingfei fell silent upon seeing the system's reply.