Chapter 196 Past and Future

"Hit it!" The old cowboy excitedly swung his fist and almost hit Ange.

"Hey! Calm down! You are not a young man in your 20s anymore." Angers laughed, equally excited. He operated the button, but the barrel of the gun made a click of an empty chamber.

——No more bullets.

This is normal. The ammunition capacity of a single aircraft is not large. Even after the intensive modification by the equipment department, supporting such a battle for 20 minutes is already the limit.

There were only sporadic gunshots in the sky, and the few remaining bullets shattered the scales and nailed into the monster standing in the sky as if it was hung on a cross.

A few puffs of blood fell.

"Is he dead?" the old cowboy craned his neck.

"Obviously not," said Ange.

He circled closer, the streamlined wings splitting the airflow, "Look! He is still lingering on his throne."

The clouds and wind still held the monster in the sky.

The old cowboy sighed, "Compared to Constantine, this guy is totally on a different level... But who in the myth is he?"

"He should be one of the first generation, the king of the ocean and water." said Angé.

Engines in the air approached the shadows.

For some reason, Angers suddenly remembered the primitive tribe that was accidentally discovered by explorers more than ten years ago.

It was a very small tribe that existed deep in the jungles of North Carolina. When they were discovered, there were less than 20 people left in the entire tribe and they were on the road to inevitable extinction.

They worshipped water and rivers, covered their bodies with blue paint, and carved octopus-like statues out of blue stone for worship. But strangely, they did not know the ocean and had never seen what an octopus looked like.

And on the trunk of the tallest tree in the tribe, there is a prophecy passed down from ancient times engraved.

——The Father lets Him walk in this world, accompanied by wind and rain, and lets the thunder proclaim His supreme power. The vast ocean of water will eventually flood the black soil, and a new world will be conceived in the egg.

Angers came back to his senses and continued, "There are legends about the Great Flood all over the world. Perhaps in the genealogy of the dragon race, the King of Ocean and Water also has a special status?"

But these academic studies came later.

He said as he flipped a switch, firing the last Philosopher's Stone on the plane out of the magazine.

The alchemical bullet flowed with bright red liquid, piercing into the blurry chest of the black shadow.

But suddenly!
Golden light illuminates the sky!

The huge membrane wings bring the storm!
The dull pupils once again shine like light!
The mutilated monster clenched his fists and fell down diagonally with the knife made of tailbone!

"Angers!" the old cowboy roared!
The two flying objects collided at top speed and were able to stick together in the blink of an eye no matter how far apart they were!
The air flow rate slowed down in the senses, and [Word Time Zero] was trying its best to slow down time.

Ange roared, and finally raised the nose of the plane by a hair's breadth and passed over the black shadow.

But before the old cowboy could be happy, a flash of fire illuminated his profile.

The white blade penetrated the metal and split a plane behind it flatly.

The wind blew out four pieces of body from the gap!
The modified aircraft detected damage that it could not sustain and finally triggered the self-destruct device!
But before the air wave collapsed and expanded, spreading heat outward, the black shadow had already passed by quickly, throwing the fireball far away.

"Damn it!" The old cowboy's eyes widened and he shouted in disbelief, "He didn't even think about escaping! Fuck! Even if he's hit by the Philosopher's Stone, he's going to kill us all here!"

boom!
The second plane exploded!
After losing their bullets, these war machines are not much stronger than sparrows!
"Nicholas! Jump down!" The veins on Ange's neck were bulging, and he stretched out his hands and pushed and pulled on the operating table.

"Huh?" The old cowboy was dumbfounded.

Although the plane was as fragile as cloth in front of the dragons, jumping out like this... was no different from stripping naked in a gay bar?!

"Hurry up!" Ange urged.

A large exclamation mark flickered on the screen of the console, and a blood-red 120-second countdown appeared below it.

"Wait... wait!" The old cowboy's face turned pale, and he hurriedly unfastened his seat belt. "You didn't activate the self-destruct device, did you?"

"It's obvious." Ange's face was calm, but his pupils were jumping with madness. "The gunpowder equivalent in the plane is not much different from that in the missile. Instead of using it as a firework, it's better to let the big guy have a good taste!"

"Damn it! This is not the time for you to show off your idioms!" The old cowboy pulled the metal rod next to the seat, and the huge force instantly sent him flying.

Angers corrected his course and then ejected from the cabin as well, opening his parachute the moment he ejected.

The plane roared and crashed into the black and white shadows, and exploded when it got close!

Flames and metal pieces flew all around, but still did not hurt the monster at all!

As expected, he rose vertically, leaving a sharp angle in the air in a way that could not be achieved by biology or technology.

Angers was not surprised.

He had realized from previous air battles that the other side had an extremely keen sense of danger.

But it doesn't matter!

Because the most powerful dragon-slaying weapon in the world is still in the air!
"Come on," he whispered.

Then he drew out his folding knife and roared in the dark night with the smell of burning, "I am Hilbert Jean-Anger--!"

The wind stopped.

The continuous explosions also disappeared in the aftermath.

Two or three fighter planes were floating alone in the distance, lowering their noses and trying to land on the ground.

The dark shadow in the sky stood still, then looked back at him.

Ange grinned.

——He knew that the other party would definitely come!
Dragons are such proud creatures. They are ferocious and violent, but they will definitely fight head-on against any challenger!

He did not free fall to a safe location after parachuting, just to be a target.

……

suddenly!

Ange saw those eyes!

The heat is mixed with the wetness of the sea, just like the sun setting over Tanggu in the myth.

He took the parachute backpack off his shoulder, held it with one hand, and then let go the moment the two got close!

A milky white halo seemed to emerge in the darkness, and everything in the world began to slow down rapidly.

The direction of the wind, the movement of the clouds, and the teeth moving on the bone blade...

Angers saw everything clearly!
He twisted his body, and his well-trained muscles enabled him to change position without any support, allowing the knife to scrape across his body, brushing against his ribs.

then!

He drew his sword!
It was a Damascus Alchemy folding knife! It had a paulownia wood handle and a slightly curved blade with twisted lines.

This is the personal knife of the contemporary dragon-slaying leader. It is a dangerous and extremely poisonous weapon to dragons, just like a dagger tempered with arsenic to humans.

And now, the poison is already flowing in the shadow's heart!
Ange pulled down with his right hand, trying to dig open the opponent's chest. With his other hand, he tightly hugged the ferocious body covered with cold scales.

He can't be thrown away!

This is an aerial battlefield with no foothold! Once separated, it means his complete defeat!

then.

Angers was also pierced!
This is inevitable!
After all, the opponent is not an irrational beast! From the perspective of life level, it is a species at a higher level than humans!

The blood dripped like raindrops.

The bone blade cut through Ange's body from the side, trying to split him in two along with his heart!
Ange lowered and bent his elbow holding the knife, trying to increase the contact surface and slow down the speed of the blade's cross-cutting.

But this is impossible!
How could a bone knife that could pierce even dragons be blocked by a mere hybrid's body? !
Even though the forbidden technique was flowing through Ange's body, and his bloodline was infinitely improved to be like a real dragon through the [Blood Rage] passed down from generation to generation by the Lionheart Society, the knife still firmly left a longer and longer crack.

His vitality was draining away madly, but Ange remained expressionless.

Death and glory have always been the fate of dragon slayers! No one is an exception!

hiss!
Suddenly there was a scream!
Like an arrow shot from a full bow!
The little devil grabbed Dick Tudor! That alchemical knife that was famous in history! And pierced the dragon's slender neck from behind!

There's a lot of blood!

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"Look, brother."

The dark clouds were low and the black sea was turbulent. The child stood between the two inky patches, looking at him worriedly.

"I told you that you are now a premature baby that was hatched prematurely. You can't even use the Ultimate Word Spirit."

Su Beixun shook his head: "I won't lose."

"You're still being stubborn even after all this!" The child jumped up and down angrily, "Your heart and neck have been pierced. In your larval state, these are enough to be considered fatal injuries!"

Su Beixun looked at him without explaining, and just said calmly, "Tell me everything you know."

"Everything? What everything?"

"Everything." Su Beixun said, "Your original plan, Lu Mingze's identity, and the past and future of the dragon clan."

"You still have the time to listen to stories?" The child rolled his eyes. "You should focus on dealing with the crisis in reality!"

"Crisis?... Haha, it's no wonder that you're passive everywhere since you've always been in other people's plans." Su Beixun sneered.

The child's eyes widened in disbelief and he pointed at himself, "You're not blaming me, are you?"

Su Beixun looked at him expressionlessly.

"You are so heartless!" The child cried out in grievance, "I arranged everything well for you! It was your impulsive behavior that caused the good situation to fall apart! Now you blame me?"

"I hate being passive because you can only counter attacks. In contrast, only being active can keep the rhythm in your hands."

Su Beixun said slowly, "So, I need to understand the direction of the situation so that I can make the best judgment."

"Oh, I see! You just don't trust me." The child slammed his palms and gritted his teeth. "You think I'm unreliable, so you don't want to follow my ideas!"

"You can think of it that way." Su Beixun shrugged indifferently.

The child seemed very angry and shivered for a long time without being able to speak.

After a long while, he lowered his head resignedly, "What do you want to know?"

"Let's start with Lu Mingze's identity."

Su Beixun narrowed his eyes and stretched out his hand to catch the falling raindrops. He watched them pass through his palm and suddenly asked, "Is he Jesus?"

"Jesus? Why do you think that?"

"Because Hebrew mythology is really similar to the history of the dragon clan." Su Beixun said softly, "If we base it on Hebrew mythology and infer from the traitor he mentioned, he should correspond to Jesus, the Son of God who was betrayed by those in power and crucified on the cross." As he spoke, he recalled the book he borrowed from the library and matched the myths in it with the history of the dragon clan one by one.

"In the Bible, the first era appears in the Old Testament, which is the Age of Law. God personally established laws for mankind and punished mankind with great power. He called himself a shepherd and shepherded his people as lambs."

"And you told me that there was a peaceful and glorious era in the history of the dragon race. At that time, the Black King became the leader of the dragons as the ancestor, and the White King assisted him as a priest. The dragon nobles crawled under the high pressure of power. The Black King regarded himself as a god and used humans as sheep to shepherd. "

"The Black King corresponds to God, and the Age of Law corresponds to the Age of the Black King. Everything after that can also be matched one to one."

He paused and continued.

"After the Old Testament comes the New Testament, when Jesus Christ is born, the Age of Law ends and the Age of Grace begins. From then on, God's authority should not be displayed in the world. The prophets said that Jesus will be the monarch of all mankind in the future."

"When Jesus grew up, he began to preach everywhere. But the emperor at that time thought that Jesus threatened his rule. The priests and elders believed that there was only one God, and Jesus blasphemed the majesty of God."

"So they falsely accused Jesus of a crime, incited the people, arrested Jesus, and made him parade through the streets carrying a cross. Along the way, the incited people spat on him, slapped him, threw garbage at him, and carved humiliating marks on his body."

"After all the humiliation, Jesus was finally subjected to the most cruel punishment - that is, he was nailed to the cross with iron nails."

"After Jesus died, a soldier who came to collect his body pierced Jesus' chest with a spear. The spear stained with Jesus' blood was later called the Holy Lance Longinus."

Su Beixun paused again.

“Myths may not completely match history, but they are symbolic expressions of history.”

"So in this story, does the Black King symbolize the Emperor, and those priests represent the four great kings?"

The child did not speak. His expression was strange, a little nostalgic and a little emotional, just like Stonehenge in London, England, which is steeped in thousands of years of history and mystery.

"...That's right."

After a long time, he whispered.

"Everything needs to change. As a symbol of the world, the dragon race only needs to follow fate and they can enjoy the world's gift forever."

"In the changing times, Nighold's power and authority will be completely inherited and replaced by the second Black King... The so-called 'God's power will no longer be manifested in the world' is not as warm and sentimental as in the myth."

The child sneered, not hiding his hatred for Nighold.

"But Nighog was unwilling to give up, and the kings created by Nighog were unwilling to lose power. So, they worked together to cut off the era, and in a war, they pierced the second Black King with Kungunir and crucified him."

He sighed, somewhat helplessly, as if lamenting an irreversible fate.

"In the myth, because of the condemnation and killing of Jesus, the Jews went from being God's chosen people to being God's abandoned people. And after killing the second generation of the Black King, the Dragon Clan was also abandoned by the world and became an abandoned tribe as well."

"After Jesus' death, the Jewish nation was invaded by the Roman Empire. The Jews failed in their many uprisings and were driven out of their homeland and taken captive to all parts of the world, where they suffered greatly. The glory of the dragon race was completely overturned by the hybrids and humans."

Su Beixun looked at him strangely, "Are you very sorry? Didn't the four kings who killed Jesus include you?"

"Yes, I am a loser." The child scratched his hair, "Just like Peter, the disciple who always defended Jesus in the myth, I also stood on the side of the second generation of the Black King."

"No wonder you don't want to go to war with him." Su Beixun looked down at him and told the story from the myth, "Because of Peter's loyalty, he obtained the salvation of his soul promised by Jesus, so that he no longer fears the end of the world."

The child did not refute. His dark pupils looked at Su Beixun sadly, and then he lowered his head dejectedly.

Su Beixun raised his eyebrows, but he would have plenty of time to ask about such details after leaving Kassel.

What he is more interested in now is the hidden history of the dragon clan.

"Then, considering your regard for Lu Mingfei, he wouldn't represent the last Holy Spirit, right?"

According to the Bible and the teachings of Christianity, God is a "Trinity". This means that although there is only one God, he can have three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They enjoy the same glory and status, and the difference is only in the person, but they are essentially the same God.

"Yes. Nighold represents the Father, Lu Mingze represents the Son, and Lu Mingfei represents the Holy Spirit. They are all Black Kings, but not all of them are Black Kings." The child said softly, "When Lu Mingfei was born, the change of times inevitably began again."

He continued.

"But unfortunately, due to the death of the second generation Black King, the dragon race has lost its future. So the next era will mean the prosperity of mankind and the complete extinction of the dragon race."

"And the executioner was Jesus, who was betrayed and framed by his own kind."

The child raised his head. The inky rain fell gently, hiding his expression in the shadows. "It's just like what the myth says."

"When Jesus comes the second time, the end of the world will come. Christ Jesus will judge the goodness and sin of the world with justice and authority, and various disasters will occur one after another. But a beautiful new era will also begin, and people will no longer be tortured by the pain of sin."

“The directions of disaster and beauty are so clear, just like the world tree on the Kassel school emblem, which is half rotten and half prosperous.”

"Death is the final chapter that fate has written for us!" He looked a little sad.

But Su Beixun didn't have time to care about his mental health, and asked again: "What about the hybrids? Are they considered humans or dragons?"

"They are also destined to perish." The child said, "So many half-blood families around the world choose to work together with the dragon clan. Only a few are truly determined to slay dragons."

Su Beixun said "oh".

His spirit looked down at the academy below him, "Do you think Ange knows about this?"

“He should know.” The child said, “He and Lu Mingze have a deep cooperative relationship. I think it is his hatred for the dragon clan that makes him willing to promote the arrival of the end of the world.”

"That makes sense." Su Beixun agreed. He thought about it and suddenly said, "It is also possible that he received an invitation from the new world?"

The Holy Spirit is the "Comforter" of mankind. He guides mankind to distinguish right from wrong and good from evil in their hearts, and is the only one who can give life and regenerate people.

According to legend, when the end of the world comes, he can resurrect the dead. So when the hybrids are resurrected, will they become pure humans?

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The little devil laughed and stuck to Su Beixun's back. He twisted the Dick in his hand and the blade immediately cut across horizontally!

A head was blown back by the blood and fell in a parabola into the distance!
The gilded pupils lost their luster.

"It's over!" The little devil shook off the blood on the flying knife.

Ange's eyes were bright, and he smiled heartily, regardless of the scarlet blood flowing from the corners of his mouth. The bone blade stuck in his body lost its strength and slid out of the crack, but was still held in the hand of the stiff corpse.

The little devil looked at the pale knife and was about to take it.

The next second!
A cold light passed through the pupils!

No time to react!
Not even a question arose!

The barbed knife had been stabbed into the corpse's forehead by his backhand!

The same blood is surging!

"I may not know you well...but obviously, you don't know me well enough either!"

A hoarse laugh was heard in the broken night sky.

The broken neck squirmed, weaving new bones and flesh upwards, and the fibers climbed and grew little by little like wriggling worms.

Ange roared.

He didn't think about why this was the case. All the unsolved mysteries were considerations after surviving!

Right now, on this battlefield!

The old man had only one thought: He is still alive! So, I can't stop either!
He pulled the knife out of Su Beixun's heart and inserted it into the half-grown head with his backhand!
The philosopher's stone mixed in the patterned steel took effect again, and the deadly toxin began to destroy the dragon's body.

Su Beixun's head was squirming, but it stopped completely when it reached the bridge of his nose!
Angé could see the bloody and disgusting structure inside through the half of the head, and the wind was howling towards it.

But the monster is still alive!

Even without a brain, it doesn't affect his precise movements at all!
Su Beixun ignored Angé who was hanging in front of him. He knew that the wind pressure was constantly tearing at his fragile internal organs, and that narrow crack was enough to take his life!

His attention is all on the other side at the moment!
The three of them fell to the ground together! The wind was howling, and the violent wind cut Su Beixun's skin without scales. Before the blood could flow out, the tiny cracks healed again.

The little devil held the blade in front of his forehead, and his ferocious claws bulged their muscles!
Red flames flowed between his fingers, gathering into sticky magma, trying to completely destroy the knife that was soaked in blood and flesh.

As the bones rubbed against each other, the little devil raised his head and roared.

The clouds in the sky were spinning like a vortex, and the blazing light almost shone through the night sky, as if there was a fire burning on the clouds.

The distribution of elements is completely messed up!
A large amount of fire elements gathered and ignited, and the violent wind brought high temperature and heat, as well as violent shock waves visible to the naked eye.

Even the air was burned through!
The flames lit up the sky like the next sun!
——Word Spirit Junyan! Serial number 89, a high-risk Word Spirit belonging to the Bronze and Fire King series!
After Su Beixun's connection with the world was blocked by the Philosopher's Stone, the little devil sat on the only throne at this time!

A huge flame roared over!
Even if it was an A-level hybrid, Jun Yan's power was only about the same as detonating a napalm bomb. But at this moment! Under Lu Mingze's control, its explosive power was even higher than that of a missile!
But suddenly.

The vision subsided!
The flames that condensed into a ball lost control and shattered into scattered fireworks that scattered across the sky, like a falling iron rain.

A scarlet bullet was pressed into Lu Mingze's body by Su Beixun!
——It’s the Philosopher’s Stone!
The last shot from Angers!
Su Beixun had been holding the little devil in his palm until this moment when he pulled him off the throne!

The pale knife condensed death and slashed down diagonally from the opponent's forehead!

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Su Beixun looked at the half of his consciousness in reality and asked the next question on the inky sea.

"In this era that is about to change, what means will the dragon race use to save themselves? Will they support Nighold's resurrection?"

“Just like the myth, they set out from Egypt, raised the flag, formed an army, parted the Red Sea, crossed the vast wilderness, and finally returned to their homeland, completing the salvation of the Jewish people and God’s command?”

"That's not right." The child shook his head. "Rather than fulfilling God's command, we all want to become the gods of the next era!"

"Become a god?"

"That's right." The child nodded. "Although our four kings possess power comparable to that of gods in the eyes of humans, there have only been three gods in this world from beginning to end."

He stretched out three fingers and closed them one by one. "Nigerhod, Lu Mingze who has come again, and Lu Mingfei of the new era."

The child paused, "Back then, the four great kings united humans and hybrids to launch a rebellion. They wanted to plunder Nighold's flesh and blood, and use the genes in his body that contain all things to enhance their power and status, and cross the boundaries of the gods. But unfortunately, they did not succeed in the end."

he mused.

"And Nighold's death is also problematic. It seems like he deliberately used the king's hand to break away from the times and lay in wait for the final war."

"So that's how it is." Su Beixun recalled the fable he had learned in the library and said softly, "The Black King Nidhogg will surely return. He is despair and hell, and he will surely cover the sky with his wings full of human bones."

"Yes, he will definitely come back. At the next transition of the era, he will destroy mankind and ascend the throne again." The child said softly, "But he is a complete tyrant. No one wants to pin their hopes on him."

"This is so interesting." Su Beixun laughed excitedly. "One last question! Since you said you have your own plan, it proves that you already know the way to become a god! What is it?"

The child breathed a sigh of relief and did not hide anything. After all, he had already told too much.

"Brother, do you still remember the movie 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' that we watched a few years ago?" the child said, "If we use it as an analogy, to become a god, you only need two conditions -"

"That is, the fruit of life that provides divinity and endless energy, and the fruit of wisdom that provides humanity."

"Humanity?" Su Beixun frowned, "Does becoming a god require humanity?"

"Yes." The child nodded. "Taiyi rose from the earth into the sky, and then descended back to the ground, absorbing the power of the upper and lower worlds. In this way, you will have the glory of the entire world and stay away from ignorance."

He said: "Taiyi refers to the spirit, and the upper and lower realms refer to the different spiritual worlds of dragons and humans."

"The upper realm represents divinity, which refers to the heart of the dragon. The lower realm represents humanity, which refers to breaking free from the shackles and regaining the heart of man."

"And endless energy represents the complete bloodline of the Dragon King."

(End of this chapter)