Chapter 93: I Sign an IOU! I Owe Ten Chapters!

"Who the hell ordered those Bosozoku to move out!" Yuan Zhisheng roared, absolutely furious.

If a gang of drug-fueled Bosozoku lunatics armed with lethal weapons ran into Caesar's squad, the consequences would be unthinkable.

His original plan had been to release Caesar's squad once this whole thing blew over—after all, Caesar's squad surviving meant there was still room to ease relations with Kassel College. Sure, they'd submitted their "resignation," but at least they'd sent the head office's special envoy back.

Cold sweat broke out on Yuan Zhisheng's forehead. Now he could only hope Caesar's squad had decent luck and managed to survive.

"That piss of yours took at least five minutes!" Caesar complained. "Come on, let's hit the changing room—eva's map just came in."

No choice—Lu Mingfei was currently holding his "leverage" over him. When he'd been with Asou Makoto in that cramped room of the internet cafe, Lu Mingfei had just happened to walk in.

He'd figured it was no big deal—after all, they were all guys, and running into each other at a shady internet cafe wasn't exactly a scandal.

But then he'd thought it through more carefully—this guy was a single man!

Lu Mingfei could afford to be shameless, but he, Caesar, could not. If word got to his fiancée, god only knew what Nono would do.

"Someone's breaking in—move!"

The rapid sound of footsteps came down the corridor. Through Kamaitachi, Caesar heard them clearly—a gang of teenagers armed with guns and knives.

They burst into every private room, beat up the customers, grabbed some of the girls providing "soft services" to grope them, all the while cursing those girls—who were about their own age—as old hags.

Silver chains clattered against gun barrels with a "clink-clink," and blades and clubs thudded against the walls with heavy, solid thuds.

"You guys go on ahead," Lu Mingfei said to Caesar.

Caesar, who had already stepped out of the room under Asou Makoto's lead, paused and snapped at Lu Mingfei: "Lu Mingfei! The situation is critical right now—in my capacity as squad leader, I'm ordering you to retreat immediately!"

Caesar figured Lu Mingfei had lost his mind and wanted to stay and play games a bit longer at this shady internet cafe. But if Lu Mingfei didn't leave now, Caesar was worried he'd end up dead here.

"Holy shit!"

Caesar watched as Lu Mingfei somehow produced a giant golden sword—one nearly as tall as Lu Mingfei himself.

"I don't want to run anymore, boss."

Lu Mingfei gripped the giant sword with one hand; his golden eyes lit up, and even Caesar—an A-rank bloodline—felt a trace of pressure.

"Leave this place to me to cover the rear—you guys go."

"Over here!"

Two gun-wielding thugs came around the corner of the corridor, their firearms pointed at Caesar and Asou Makoto. Caesar immediately pulled Asou Makoto aside to take cover.

"Lu Mingfei!"

He was worried—he sensed Lu Mingfei charging out.

Bang bang bang—

Caesar wanted to find an opening to counterattack through Kamaitachi, but the sounds Kamaitachi transmitted nearly made his jaw drop.

He hurriedly looked outside.

He saw—

The bullets fired from the muskets froze in midair in front of Lu Mingfei, who had burst out from the room—like a scene out of The Matrix.

The two Bosozoku on the other side cursed in Japanese, thinking they'd taken too many drugs.

A golden gleam lit up in Lu Mingfei's eyes.

The next moment—

Boom!

Amid a thunderous crack of lightning, the two young Bosozoku were embedded into the wooden wall, their limbs twisted. Lu Mingfei stood where the two Bosozoku had just been, blue arcs of electricity snaking around him.

In Caesar's Kamaitachi perception, it had taken less than two seconds—and those two Bosozoku had gone flying as if hit by a dump truck. Only the rise and fall of their chests proved the two were still alive.

Clink-clank—

Shrapnel fell to the ground.

The little white rabbit had just evolved into Godzilla?!

Caesar was a bit confused now—things were developing way too fast in leaps and bounds, and he was having trouble keeping up.

OK—two days ago, they'd gotten separated underwater; half an hour ago, Lu Mingfei had found him; then Lu Mingfei had gone to take a piss.

And in the end, Lu Mingfei had pulled out a giant sword, used a Word Spirit, and defeated two gun-wielding enemies.

Good—the logic was clear.

Caesar guessed that the crisis they'd encountered underwater the day before had triggered Lu Mingfei's bloodline awakening.

He'd always felt Lu Mingfei was extraordinary, so he'd scoffed at the forum rumors that Lu Mingfei was the principal's illegitimate son. Now his eye for people had been proven right—how could those vulgar commoners possibly see the potential of one of only two "S"-class?

【Su Lin: Don't make a dramatic last-second entrance—just cut loose and go all-out killing. Next time there's immortal wine, I'll set aside half a bottle just for you.】

Lu Mingfei held back his discomfort. To be honest, these Bosozoku were detestable, but this was the first time he'd ever struck a human this hard. He'd tried to hold back, and yet this was the result.

He could only do his best not to look at the two Bosozoku.

The Bosozoku reinforcements arrived, their muskets laying down covering fire on him. The result was the same—every piece of shrapnel stopped ten centimeters in front of him.

Lu Mingfei's face went a little pale. He nodded to Caesar beside him, raised his left hand, pointed his fingers downward, and drew them from his chin up to his forehead in a face-covering motion. A mask formed from magical power appeared on his face.

He still wanted to keep a low profile—he had no desire to become famous like Su Lin.

Boom—accompanied by the sound of thunder, Lu Mingfei vanished around the corridor's corner. In Caesar's perception, one Bosozoku after another was embedded into walls, stuck into the ceiling, their limbs twisted in all manner of ways—just like a scene from the movie Kung Fu Hustle.

"Let's go!"

School rules prohibited the use of Word Spirits against ordinary people, but to celebrate Lu Mingfei proving himself, Caesar decided that once they got back tonight, he'd write up the report for Lu Mingfei.

Asou Makoto's face flushed slightly. She felt as though she'd stumbled into a fantasy-style plot unfolding—just like the heroine in Vampire Knight.

Ever since the Tokyo Deidara Incident and the descent of the gods, she'd understood that there were many extraordinary powers in this world.

Of course, she was an ordinary person, but tonight she'd experienced a different kind of life.

Caesar had just pulled Asou Makoto to the changing room when a freezing wind cut across his face. Caesar shifted his position.

"Chu Zihang!?"

"Are you trying to kill me!"

Chu Zihang saw clearly who had come and put away his weapon.

"Sorry, I thought you were the enemy."

He glanced around Caesar and asked, "Isn't Lu Mingfei here? Didn't he rendezvous with you?"

"He said he'd stay behind and bring up the rear."

Hearing this, Chu Zihang strode up, grabbed Caesar by the collar, his eyes a little furious: "How could you let him stay behind alone to face those thugs!"

His voice was fierce, then he released Caesar and walked in the direction Caesar had come from.

Caesar grabbed Chu Zihang's hand and hurriedly said, "His bloodline awakened!"

"Right now he's just like Keanu Reeves in The Matrix!"

Chu Zihang's expression went blank for a beat.

"In an instant he just took down over a dozen armed bikers — the bullets couldn't break his defense, just like a movie scene!"

"I don't know what his Word Spirit is, but right now we should trust him," Caesar said seriously. "He's the most outstanding S-rank among us!"

"Fall back first!"

Chu Zihang was still standing there in a daze. He should have been happy for Lu Mingfei, but for some reason, he thought back to the words Lu Mingfei had said to him that night.

"If I were also a dragon, what would you do, Senior Brother?"

I had originally planned to go on a writing binge during Spring Festival, but as all you dear readers probably know, I only got off work the night before last

Sometimes I had to work overtime, and basically during that stretch I had no time to write at all — managing two chapters a day was already my limit.

So! I'm making it official in writing!

On January 23, 2023, the ten chapters I owe from the binge-writing binge are still owed! I'll pay them back when I get a chance! There should be one more update in a bit!

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