Dragon Raja: Starting with Deadpool, Evolving Through Devouring

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Looking at Lu Mingfei, who was lying sprawled on the wooden board, panting heavily, Chu Zihang sat cross-legged beside him, and calmly spoke after what seemed like a long period of careful consideration:

"Mingfei, have you thought about the path you want to take in the future?"

"The future...path?"

The sudden life test left Lu Mingfei with a look of confusion in his eyes.

Such profound questions were not something a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy preparing for high school would think about. "I had never thought about this question."

"Do you want to live a simple, ordinary life like a normal person, or are you willing to explore the real world full of unknowns and mysteries?"

Lu Mingfei: ...

Lying on the floor, Lu Mingfei felt the chill on his back, but his mind was a complete mess.

On one hand, there was his mundane life that he had lived for more than ten years; on the other hand, there were Cao Han, Chen Hao, Chu Zihang, and others whom he had only known for a short time but whose friendships had grown increasingly deep. He didn't know how to choose.

"Senior brother, what about you? Have you made up your mind yet?"

"Yes."

Lu Mingfei had expected Chu Zihang to also fall into thought and hesitation, but he did not at all, as if the answer had always been on his lips.

"I'll go to Kassel College after I finish my second year of high school!"

"Grade 11? So urgent!?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingfei could no longer lie down and hurriedly sat up to ask further questions.

"Actually, it's not in a rush anymore. There's still a whole year to go. I also have a lot of things to take care of before I go."

Chu Zihang wasn't just giving Lu Mingfei the runaround; going abroad to join Kassel College was a spur-of-the-moment decision he hadn't mentioned to anyone except his father, Chu Tianjiao, including his own oblivious mother.

Lu Mingfei was the second to know, which shows that Lu Mingfei held a very important place in Chu Zihang's heart.

Perhaps it was selfishness at play; he didn't want his innocent and carefree mother to experience the realities of the world, and he just wanted her to live a carefree life.

"I……"

Lu Mingfei felt a strong urge to open her mouth and ask to go together, but at that moment, reason prevailed, and she swallowed her words back down.

In his eyes, Senior Brother Chu was so outstanding, as if he were born to belong to that world, while in comparison, he himself was so...

mediocre.

Am I really ready?

"Is that world of dragons and hybrids really what I yearn for?"

"..."

All sorts of soul-searching questions surged into his mind, causing the expression on Lu Mingfei's youthful face to change as rapidly as turning the pages of a book.

Snapped!

Just at this time.

Chu Zihang's small but powerful hands slapped Lu Mingfei on the head.

When Lu Mingfei looked up, he was surprised to see his senior brother's face, half of which was filled with determination, and his words, spoken with unwavering conviction, "What are you troubled by?"

"Huh!?" Lu Mingfei's eyes widened.

"I'm just telling you my decision in advance. As for you, you can think about it slowly when you get back. Why are you, a middle school student, thinking so much?"

"Okay, that makes some sense."

There's an idiom, "a fool troubles himself," which perfectly describes Lu Mingfei's situation at this moment. This problem is completely unworthy of his worry right now.

In Chu Tianjiao's words, ordinary people are not qualified to enter Kassel College, but conversely, for true geniuses, the doors of Kassel College will be open to them whenever they want to join!

……

When the two finally got home, they saw Chen Hao's anxious messages in the chat group.

[Mr. KFC]: "[Black guy with a question mark face].JPG"

[Mr. KFC]: "I've been a bit busy with exams lately and haven't checked the group chat messages right away. What's up?"

Chen Hao, who had been anxiously waiting with his phone in hand, finally breathed a sigh of relief when Fingel appeared. He didn't want to waste a moment and immediately started typing.

[Sword Immortal]: "I heard that Kassel College discovered traces of the first Dragon King. Is that true?"

[Crown Prince]: "The First Generation? Dragon King? What are these things? Can someone explain them to us?"

[Samurai]: "Really?"

[Liuli]: "Really? +1"

The first generation of Dragon Kings—even the slightest connection to them is incredible news, let alone the fact that traces of the first generation of Dragon Kings have now appeared directly.

Chen Hao's words caused a huge stir in the group, drawing the attention of the two brothers, Genjiro and Genjiro, who were far away in the Japanese branch.

On the other side, Fingel, sitting in front of his computer, stared at the messages in the chat window, his face still terrifyingly gloomy despite the reflection of the computer screen's light.

Even Chen Hao, who is far away in the Eastern country, has received the news. Does that mean that the news that their Kassel College is going to fight against the first generation of Dragon King has spread throughout the entire mixed-race world?

This has created unexpected changes to the original plan!

Who knows if some half-bloods who have heard the news might be trying to profit from the chaos?

As stated in Capital:

A 10% profit can drive people crazy, a 50% profit can make people reckless, a 100% profit can make people take risks, and a 300% profit can make people trample on all human laws.

The benefits of defeating a first-generation dragon king cannot be easily measured by cold, hard numbers.

Fingel could easily imagine how many desperate criminals who heard the news would ultimately choose to take the risk.

[Mr. KFC]: "@Sword Immortal, where did you get this news from?"

[Sword Immortal]: "So, this news is true?"

Upon receiving confirmation, Chen Hao was so anxious that he paced back and forth like an ant on a hot pan, while also feeling a dull ache in his back molars.

That was the first generation of Dragon King, possessing such immense power!

According to the Chen family's records, the most recent instance of the first generation of Dragon Kings displaying their power in China was the "Great Explosion of Prince Gong's Mansion".

[Mr. KFC]: "The news is true, but it's been kept secret. Tell me where you got the news from, that's very important!"

Upon hearing that the news of the Dragon King's whereabouts was true, Chen Hao immediately realized the dangers of the information leak.

[Sword Immortal]: "I overheard this while passing by the study. About an hour ago, someone with the ID 'Prince' posted a thread on the Hunter Network, which revealed some related information."

Unfortunately, this post only existed for a very short time; by the time I checked back, it had already been deleted by the poster.

If I didn't know that Xiaolu couldn't possibly have access to the Hunter Network, I would have suspected it was Xiaolu.

The post has been deleted, but many people still saw its content.

The website was divided into two distinct camps regarding the seemingly serious allegations in the post.

Some people agree with the content of the post, while others believe that the poster is just trying to attract attention.

Among them were also some well-meaning individuals who encouraged others to sign up for the team and actually go to the Arctic to explore.

While the profession of hunter is not as dangerous as that of mercenary, it is still a high-risk profession where one's life is tied to their belt, so naturally, no one who chooses to enter this profession is a coward.

[Crown Prince]: "I didn't! It wasn't me!"

[Samurai]: "Do you need any help?"

【Liuli】: "We can do our best."

After Cao Han killed Herzog, the biggest threat hanging over the heads of the Genji brothers, Genjiro and Genjiro, was gone, and the entire Japanese branch was peaceful.

He usually deals with disputes between Japanese yakuza groups.

The weak wield their swords against the weaker, while the strong draw their swords against the stronger.

The two brothers are already considered the strongest members of the Japanese branch on the surface, and if possible, they would like to see the first generation of the Dragon King.

Especially Genjiro, who had only been in the position of patriarch for a week or two before he started to feel bored.

There are always endless things waiting for him to deal with every day.

Upon hearing the words "Crown Prince," Fingel's eyes sharpened, and his hands moved with unprecedented speed, leaving afterimages as he rapidly typed on the keyboard.

Faced with his superb hacking skills, he effortlessly gained administrator privileges to access the backend of the hunter website and successfully found the long-deleted post in the deletion log.

The moment he saw the post, he clenched his fists tightly and stared at the content with eyes that seemed to spit fire.

That familiar writing style... Fingel would never mistake it, even if he died!

It's him! It's him! It must be him!

The "Prince" in this post must be the same character as the "Prince" from back then!

Just as Fingel was trying to uncover the other party's true identity through the network IP address, he discovered that the other party had taken precautions and could not find any useful information at all.

What was the Crown Prince's purpose in doing this?

Are you trying to muddy the waters so we won't succeed in slaying the dragon?

Does this prove that the "Crown Prince's" true identity is on the side of the Dragon Clan?

Various speculations swirled in Fingel's mind, and he could only try to deduce the other party's intentions from their actions.

Only in this way can the actions of the "Crown Prince" be explained.

[Mr. KFC]: "Don't worry, everyone. You can't trust the boss's abilities, can you?"

[Samurai]: "Is Cao-san the one carrying out the mission?"

[Liuli]: "If it's Cao Sang, then I'm relieved."

【Takemikazuchi】: "I believe in Brother Han."

Everyone who supports Cao Han has their own reasons for believing in him.

It could be the god-slaying act during the Japanese branch visit, or the heroic figure on the overpass amidst wind and rain, comparable to Odin, the king of gods in mythology.

Only at the very end, when Chen Hao, who had started the conversation, quietly added a comment—

[Sword Immortal]: "Is it too late for me to join Kassel College now? I also want to slay dragons with the boss!"