Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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"Group 2 received it."

"..."

The voices on the communication channel rose and fell, tightly connecting people within a radius of several kilometers at sea, allowing them to report and communicate their information to each other.

The sea was on high alert, and Angers looked at the photos transmitted back by the underwater submersible, unsure of what to say.

"This……"

The massive Lenin ship plunged into the ancient underwater city. If that were all, it would be considered normal. However, the enormous blood vessels on this ship, as indescribable as those of Cthulhu, left one speechless.

“Headmaster, there are far more corpses guarding us than we imagined,” Genji said to Angers. “I’m afraid we won’t get through this crisis so easily.”

Angers put down the indescribable photograph, nodded, and turned his attention to the matter, only to find that the problem was indeed more complicated than he had imagined.

The underwater ancient city where the White King's remains were located was indeed bombed by a nuclear bomb. However, before the nuclear bomb exploded, the creatures in the ancient city sensed the danger, and the corpse guardians inside were also awakened. They all swam to the surface of the sea as if fleeing for their lives, and there were no fewer than thousands of densely packed red dots.

They only have a little over two thousand people... at least a 1 vs 2 situation.

"Eri and Uesugi are here, right?" Angers looked at Genjiro.

With the two large-area-of-effect damage words of Judgment and Black Sun, he wasn't too worried about these corpse guards. He wasn't too worried about anything that could be killed; what he was worried about was Genjiro causing trouble.

“They’re all there.” Genji nodded gently, not acting recklessly in this matter. “However, the condition of the White King’s remains is still unknown. It’s best not to use them unless the worst-case scenario is…”

Thinking about the state of these two powerful weapons, Angers also felt a headache coming on: "Let's see, they should be able to hold out..."

These corpse guards are just the prelude; the White King's remains after the nuclear explosion are the real deal. If these two powerful weapons are used prematurely, it will be difficult to deal with the White King's remains.

Erii Uesugi's bloodline is problematic, limiting her endurance. Originally, we thought we could rely on Etsu Uesugi, but the old man only reluctantly revealed the truth to him under the coercion of Genjiro Angers.

Uesugi Kotsushi's organs were failing badly. If it weren't for the royal blood supporting him, he would probably have died long ago. Even so, he didn't know when he would suddenly die... When he said this, Uesugi Kotsushi begged Angers not to tell his child about it.

Angers, of course, immediately sold the information to Genjiro. Genjiro is no longer a child; he certainly has his own thoughts and judgments.

“The remains of the White King…” Angers stared intently at the situation underwater, hoping that this nuclear bomb could send the White King away in one fell swoop.

Genji stood with him in the command room, working with Angers to direct the Kassel College and the Snake Clan to coordinate their efforts.

As for this sudden action...

The deep-sea submersible would indeed take two days to complete at the Rockflow Research Institute, but with the support of the Alchemy Equipment Department of Kassel College, they finished it in half a day with only one day left for preparation.

The alchemists at Kassel College may be a bit lazy, but they are all geniuses.

The early completion of the deep-sea submersible and the timing of the operation in Osaka gave Genji a bold idea. After communicating with Angers, they sent people to sea ahead of schedule under the guise of an exercise.

With a thousand members from the Snake Clan and a thousand from the Kassel College, they had essentially laid a trap on the sea.

At this time, the new headquarters of the Oni Clan in Osaka was probably burning fiercely. Originally, Genjiro had planned to secretly advance his plan and, while the Oni Clan was under heavy attack, join forces with Angers to launch a sneak attack on the White King...

However, it was indeed surprising that the King did not appear in Osaka. Could the news have been leaked again? Genji didn't know; in his opinion, the Snake Clan might not be as reliable as Kassel College.

Now that we've come this far, we can't stop the plan just because the king hasn't shown up in Osaka.

Therefore, the surface team's exercise immediately transformed into a real planned operation after the submersible successfully arrived at the Sheqi Bajia Ancient City.

As for the question of whether Kassel College is reliable, Angers had already discussed it with him. The issues were nothing more than a few, and they just needed to discuss the details properly.

"The academy has known about the White King bloodline for a long time. At first, we did give you autonomy, hoping you would obediently confess. But actually, it's fine if you don't confess. Haven't you Snake-Headed Eight Families done a pretty good job in Japan?"

"Why would we arrest them all if we have nothing better to do? Their bloodlines are a bit dangerous, but as long as your management methods are sound, that's fine. Relax, buddy, you're not dragons. It's okay to have bloodline issues, as long as you don't pose a threat to human society. That's the fundamental goal..."

"I already know about the White King's remains. What use is hiding it to me? Or are you Snake Clan members so confident that you can handle this yourselves?"

"Young man, slaying dragons will kill people. Who will be responsible for those who die? You? Or do you think that death benefits can make up for everything?"

So Genji quietly pushed forward this sudden plan, joining forces with Kassel College.

……

"Eri, what do you think of the scenery?"

Uesugi Koshi and Erii strolled on the work platform at sea, walking in the rain in the dark night.

The old father wore a forced smile, but Erii gazed calmly at the surroundings and the distance.

This place is far from the Japanese coast. As far as the eye can see, there is only endless ocean all around. Moreover, because the water here is extremely deep, it does not appear blue, but rather a deep, abyss-like black.

Only the white waves, the Snake Clan, and the ships and people of Kassel College stand out here, but in bad weather, the waves and crosswinds are simply threatening to devour people.

"It's alright," Erii replied softly.

Genjiro and Uesugi Koshi said they would take her out to play, so she went out. Once she was at sea, she realized that this trip wasn't actually for fun...

Erii, who was deceived, didn't feel anything. The main reason was that Uesugi Kotsu secretly told her, "It's not that we intentionally wanted to keep it from you, but if you knew about this, you would definitely tell Lu Mingfei again."

Well... Erii felt that she might have really done something wrong, but no one had taught her to realize that it was a mistake.

Seeing that she seemed uninterested in the magnificent scene, Uesugi Kotsugu could only reluctantly bring up Lu Mingfei: "There shouldn't be any problems in Osaka. Lu Mingfei is probably already happily recruiting members of the Oni Clan to expand his power."

Upon hearing Lu Mingfei's name, Erii revealed a different expression. "Does he really need manpower?"

"It should be quite necessary, I heard from Angers that he also wants to slay a dragon..."

When Uesugi found out about this, he felt he could now argue with Genjiro that Lu Mingfei was not a good match.

After all, someone who wants to slay a dragon might die on the way, leaving behind orphans and widows. Can that be considered a good match?

However, just like before, we still need to use Lu Mingfei, so let's not say anything bad about him... It would be troublesome if someone overheard us.

Chapter 149 isn't the first Dragon King to be confirmed to have revived.

"Whoo~"

Mai Shude's graceful figure was bathed in the hot spring, driving away the chill and coldness she had felt while soaking in the sea.

After letting out a long sigh of relief, she turned to look at Su Enxi by the hot spring: "Isn't Lu Mingfei in Tokyo?"

"No, but they should be on their way back." President Su, wearing glasses, looked serious. "The Snake Clan still slipped through."

"How could this leak? You didn't see Erii's incredible power..." Mai Shutoku still felt a chill when she recalled that scene.

She witnessed the terror that was closest to the level of a Dragon King's Word of Power.

It was as if a god had descended to earth, instantly clearing out the corpses guarding the area within a radius of several thousand meters.

“Not all the corpse guardians swim straight upstream; some deviated from their course, thus escaping Erii and Uesugi Koshi’s pursuit…”

Su Enxi wasn't particularly concerned about this matter, but she could understand the excitement of the long-legged girl.

Following the submersible down into the sea to retrieve the blood of the ancient dragon, she first had to face the water pressure at a depth of 8,000 meters, then a nuclear explosion, and then the corpses guarding the sea... This was a burden far exceeding the limits of the human body. If the boss hadn't intervened to rescue her, she probably would have been fish food long ago. It can be said that she had walked through the gates of hell.

Long-legged, still shaken, finished recounting the story of the sea, then thought of another "strong person" she had met, Xia Mi.

"Eri is already so powerful just because she has a Word of Power that is close to the Dragon King level. How powerful must Xia Mi, the Dragon King by Lu Mingfei's side, be? Is the boss really that comfortable with having a Dragon King by Lu Mingfei's side?"

Regarding this question, Su Enxi casually said, "Xia Mi's situation is rather complicated. The boss knows her too well and can predict her behavior with certainty. In fact, she is similar to Yuan Zhisheng; their inner thoughts have been read and they have been completely controlled by others."

Highly intelligent organisms are actually easier to control than less intelligent ones. For example, 30 pigs are much harder to control than 30 people; at least pigs won't surrender en masse, and there's a risk of them getting out of control.

"What are you doing?"

Long-legged, she got up from the hot spring and approached Su Enxi's computer.

"We are acquiring the latest satellite data."

Before satellites became a powerful tool for ultra-high-altitude surveillance, the United States could only develop super reconnaissance aircraft to fly to other countries and take photos. These reconnaissance aircraft flew at speeds and altitudes far exceeding the speed and attack range of missiles.

But in this era of satellites flying everywhere, this kind of super strategic reconnaissance aircraft has gradually faded from the scene.

While working on satellite images taken by American satellites that happened to be over Japan, Su Enxi obtained firsthand battlefield data and also helped them with the aftermath.

"Why did you get this? What's the point?"

Mai Shude was a little confused. Why bother with all this when there was a war correspondent like her?

"One of the signs of mild intellectual disability is that one speaks and acts without thinking, and the first reaction is to ask others why..." Su Enxi's mouth was covered halfway through her sentence.

"speak English."

"We don't need it, but someone else does."

"Oh, Lu Mingfei." Mai Shude suddenly remembered that their business partner was now one of the most influential figures in Japan. Lu Mingfei had conveniently gone to Osaka at this time, and they had only just become aware of the situation, having no idea what had happened...

However… she frowned deeply and said, “Why does the situation in Japan seem a bit chaotic right now?”

Various information exchanges and cooperative relationships are like a tangled mess. If there is a trust level between the two parties in the information exchange, you can only know where the other party is in your eyes, but you have no idea where you are in their eyes.

"It's not normal for things to be chaotic, but anyone with a sharp mind can sort out the relationships..." Su Enxi started subtly criticizing Jiu De Mai's intelligence again, before her mouth was covered.

However, keeping quiet didn't stop her from summarizing and sending the latest news to Lu Mingfei's phone.

The system was somewhat surprised to see firsthand battle information on its phone; Genjiro and his crew had indeed taken advantage of the attention being drawn in Osaka to make their move secretly.

In addition, Su Enxi reported two pieces of news about Lu Mingfei.

One piece of good news: Mai Shude followed Genjiro and the others into the sea and secretly obtained the blood of the ancient dragon from the deformed Lenin.

This is an extremely precious alchemical material... The system wants it.

The other piece of bad news is that while Genjiro and his group's operation was successful, the White King's remains have most likely escaped. This is because, before the nuclear explosion, Mai Shutoku saw the Lenin, filled with enormous dragon blood vessels, its once flesh-filled structure instantly drained like jelly.

The White King's remains sensed something was wrong and immediately stopped drawing dragon blood from the Lenin to replenish itself. Instead, it ate the whole thing in one gulp and most likely ran away.

Therefore, Yuan Zhisheng and his group did not complete their mission perfectly; the task of dealing with the White King's remains is not yet finished.

After reading the message, Lu Mingfei pondered for a moment and thought, "The fact that the White King's remains need to run away... does that mean it's not that powerful?"

[...Strength is relative; one needs to be cautious when facing a powerful enemy...]

[...Perhaps He was well aware of His own predicament. Many ants can kill an elephant; without absolute strength, choosing to confront numerous unknown enemies head-on is no easy task...]

"If the White King runs away, he'll be hard to find."

"..."

Lu Mingfei was discussing the White King's matter with the system. Chu Zihang was driving. Xia Mi saw Lu Mingfei deep in thought and, unsure of the current situation, asked, "Is there any news from the Abyss?"

"Hmm." The system nodded and said to its two capable assistants, "Yuan Zhisheng and Angers took advantage of the chaos in Osaka to launch an attack on the Abyss ahead of time. They killed quite a few Corpse Guardians, but they didn't see a trace of the White King's Remains. It's very likely that they sensed the danger in advance and ran away."

Hearing this, Chu Zihang, who had been driving in silence, couldn't help but say, "If the White King's remains have run away, wouldn't it be very difficult to find them? Just like the Kassel College's operation in the Greenland Sea before? There was no trace of them."

Hearing him say that, Xia Mi pondered for a moment and said, "When you bring this up, Senior Chu Zihang, it makes me feel like it's not a big deal that Bai Wang ran away?"

"why?"