Chapter 241 Aftermath
With the destruction of the Bloodthirsty Demon and the disappearance of the All-Changing Demon King, the space between reality and the Nibelungs began to gradually collapse.
A pair of scarlet bones lay quietly where the demon had been destroyed, forming a cross-like shape.
It was used as a vessel to contain the draconic xenos that had descended from the daemonic being, which had been thoroughly tainted by the blasphemous power of the Warp.
Lu Mingfei did not hesitate. The holy sword with the golden flame of faith split the scarlet dragon bone cross in half. The holy flame ignited and burned the contaminated remains into ashes.
After that, he boarded the model armor again and used the power of "Yanling. Baqi" to repair the damaged and fallen parts of the armor as before.
"If this ability can be brought back to the war group, then the Norberk brothers will be able to relax a little more."
Lu Mingfei couldn't help but think of the nice technical sergeant from the Weeper Chapter. The first set of power armor he wore when he first became an Astartes, made up of various types of parts, came from Norberk. Hands of brothers; due to the intensity of the battle and the lack of supplies, he had to overwork the battle group's equipment at all times.
"Rumble--"
The roar of the propeller gradually grew louder, and the CH-47 transport helicopter with a golden double-headed eagle mark painted on its fuselage returned. After the searchlight confirmed that it was safe, it landed on St. Peter's Square.
The first ones to show up were the lunatics of Watt Alheim. They were wearing various types of metal-like outer armor of various types such as Kamen Rider, Iron Man, Neon Genesis Evangelion's life-size mechas, etc., and rushed out of the plane excitedly. When we got there, those who didn’t know better thought that these people came here to participate in the comic exhibition.
They first searched to see if there were any remaining body parts related to the dragon clan. After the search was fruitless, they collectively ran to the model armor and took a group photo.
"How about it? Isn't the armor modified by the Emperor himself super powerful!?"
Alchemist Sergeant Ronald Tang walked over excitedly.
"...His Majesty the Emperor...is he really possessed by you?"
Lu Mingfei did not answer, but looked at Old Tang carefully from top to bottom, his eyes a little... envious.
"Yes! This is great... Ahem, I mean His Majesty the Emperor did borrow my body and used a lot of magical alchemical knowledge on the model armor. Of course, the most important thing is your alchemical sword. A lot of effort has been put into ‘Jingyue’.”
Old Tang instinctively wanted to talk nonsense, but he still kept a straight face and said seriously in front of his captain.
"This is a supreme honor..."
Lu Mingfei lamented that if he were placed in that universe, maybe Old Tang would have been offered up as a "living saint" by the Imperial State Church - the prerequisite was that he had to withstand the torture and torture of the Battle Sister torturers to verify his "purity".
"By the way, and," Old Tang's expression became excited again, pointing to the members of the equipment department who were taking pictures with the model armor in unclear poses, "those researchers also witnessed all this. They saw After learning all kinds of mysterious knowledge exerted by the Emperor, I decided to convert to His Majesty the Emperor on the spot and respect Him as the 'God of Alchemy Machinery'!"
"How about materialistic machinery combined with idealistic belief? Doesn't it sound quite novel?"
"..." Lu Mingfei remained silent.
"Although this group of people may not look serious, they are all high-tech talents. It just so happens that they are responsible for making equipment prototypes, and I am responsible for the alchemy processing... Perfect!" Old Tang chuckled.
"...I follow His Majesty the Emperor's will." Lu Mingfei didn't say much. As long as His Majesty the Emperor didn't have any objections, he would have no objections.
"Hey, Old Tang!"
"Hey, Fingal Brothers! Have a great holiday!"
A familiar cry came from behind, and the half-naked Fingel ran over. The two bratty brothers who went to the student union hall to watch the ballerinas eagerly hugged each other's shoulders, chatting and laughing.
"Stop talking, we have to pack up our armors and run away. I don't know how long the right of passage given to us by the Italian Air Force will last... By the way, Kassel Academy is really awesome. There are people in the army."
Old Tang and the new believers of the "God of Alchemical Machinery" did not stay long. They dragged the model armor into the transport helicopter and took off from the dark sky above the city of Rome.
"Is this the end of the matter, Captain Lu?"
Fingel asked in a low voice. He got a coat from somewhere and put it on himself.
The shadow of the Roman Coliseum blocked everything, and since he was not a spectator in the Colosseum, he naturally did not know what was happening inside.
But considering the eye-catching traces of blood and explosions on the square, as well as the small Gundam flown in by air, the battle Lu Mingfei experienced in the arena was probably no less brutal than the battle in Japan that killed the White King.
"It's just for now."
Lu Mingfei breathed a long sigh of relief. The beating fire of faith and the golden and generous energy blade of the Jingyue Holy Sword had disappeared, returning to its original state of ordinary steel that had not been stimulated in the alchemical field.
Before proceeding to the next battle, the aftermath of this battle must be dealt with.
The sound of sirens came closer and closer, and the anomalies in the Vatican seemed to have finally attracted the attention of the Rome Police Department and even the military. Police cars with red and blue lights flashing filed into St. Peter's Square.
"Do you want to call the principal to inform him that he is ready to recruit people?" Fingel had already raised his hand in advance.
"You two can rest assured that these are members of the Gattuso family and are here to handle the aftermath."
Secretary Patsy's handsome face remained calm and polite.
As expected, the "police" who got off the police car didn't even pay attention to Lu Mingfei and Fingel. They carried various machine tools and conducted a blanket search to avoid leaving any traces about the dragon clan;
There were large areas of blood stains on the ground - including Lu Mingfei's and the devil's. The Gattuso family wanted to extract some of the residue as samples, but Lu Mingfei ordered them to stop it. After Passi nodded, They could only stop this plan and directly clean these traces with special solvents.
"Is this...the chainsword?"
Fingel watched Lu Mingfei collect pieces of blood-stained metal fragments, including some broken chain teeth, and remembered the chain sword in Lu Mingfei's hand that killed the mutated pope.
"Yes, the Fang of Destruction. Its machine...'living spirit' is very heroic, and it caused the final scar on the bloodthirsty maniac before it collapsed."
Lu Mingfei said solemnly.
For him, the weapons that accompany him in battle are just like his battle brothers, they must have a final destination.
Ambulances arrived one after another and parked neatly in front of St. Peter's Cathedral. The medical staff carried out one of the Catholic believers who were still unconscious. Because of the large number of victims, including subsequent memory hypnotic cleaning and other procedures, it was estimated that It will take a long time.
Lu Mingfei was not too worried about their "safety". After all, it was His Majesty the Emperor who personally saved them from being contaminated. There is no doubt about this.
There is no doubt that the home world is extremely lucky, simply because it has the protection of the Emperor.
Unlike those worlds in the Empire, the damage caused by heretics or aliens in a matter of days or even minutes will require generations of people in the Empire to repair and maintain, not to mention those hopeless ones that can only be repaired with cyclone torpedoes along with the corrupted planet. A world of destruction.
"...I'm sorry, I can't help you with anything this time."
Caesar Gattuso lowered his proud head, with a slightly ashamed look on his handsome, sculpture-like face.
Even Fingel has shown extraordinary combat prowess, but he, a self-proclaimed "general who can fight with soldiers", is like a fragile infant under the protection of his family.
"No need to blame yourself, protecting you is one of my responsibilities." Lu Mingfei said calmly.
"..." Caesar opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything.
"Real plus critical damage..." Fingel muttered.
…
Seven hours after power was restored to the city of Rome, news that the Vatican was attacked by an "unknown terrorist organization" and that the Pope was tragically killed spread throughout the world.
Many people began to panic - after all, it had been less than eight years since the last terrorist attack that shocked the world.
But for the secret party and the Gattuso family, this is better than a title like "Dragon Attack" that can subvert human cognition.
Although the corpses of the aliens and demons were completely destroyed by Lu Mingfei, the top-secret photos taken by the CH-47 transport helicopter proved that Lu Mingfei was indeed fighting against the terrifying "Unknown Dragon Clan", among which was the "Flying Wing Zero" Significant assistance was provided by the undocumented exoskeleton combat mech of "Unit-001".
As for announcing to the public who was responsible for the series of events including the blackout in Rome, the attack on the Vatican, the destruction of the Swiss Guards, and the death of the Pope - this is not within the scope of Lu Mingfei's concern.
His Majesty the Emperor seems to have foreseen the evil plan of the "Weaver of Truth", secretly summoning demons to descend through the remaining traces of the channel that corrupted mankind with faith and used him to activate power. Doilos' plan that seemed to be going smoothly seemed to be almost successful in the end. At the last step, the Emperor indifferently marked the end of destruction.
Lu Mingfei was only grateful that as the emperor's weapon and blade, he did not disappoint His Majesty and successfully destroyed the bloodthirsty demon who came to his hometown in an alien body.
However, Lu Mingfei did not stay in Italy for too long. The Gattuso family was worried about wiping his butt, and quickly sent this "God of War and God of Plague" who had gotten into trouble wherever he went, back to Cassel College in the United States.
As for the written report of the incident handed over to the Academy and the Secret Party, Lu Mingfei left it to the eloquent Fingel to write it. As long as he did not reveal the existence of the "Emperor" and the "Devil", he could make up whatever he wanted.
On the plane flying to Chicago, Lu Mingfei fell into a deep sleep.
In a daze, he saw the reassuringly beautiful starry sky again. The huge white half-moon in the distance formed a complete circle with its reflection on the sea.
"Welcome to come here again, brother."
Lu Mingze was sitting fishing in the shadow of the moon, with a long sea pole hanging above an ice cave. He smiled and said:
"His Majesty the Emperor has new revelations. And He wants to hear your story."