stonecrandall 090 Escape
090 Escape
"This is terrifying, this world is insane..."
Old Tang was riding his Harley like a silver lightning bolt through the night. Just as he was about to turn, he was suddenly enveloped by dazzling headlights coming from the side, along with the roar of a powerful engine.
"An ambush?" Old Tang exclaimed in surprise.
There was no time to dodge. He jumped off the motorcycle, and relying on his excellent jumping ability, he rolled several times on the ground, getting a mouthful of dust before finally stopping.
"Bang!"
A Bugatti Veyron, like a raging shark leaping from the deep sea, crashed into a Harley-Davidson motorcycle from the side.
The silver Harley was knocked away, crashed into the roadside guardrail, and then flew off the cliff.
Lu Mingfei was startled. "Riding a motorcycle without lights? Are you trying to get yourself killed? Luckily, I was going slowly!"
He got out of the car, walked over to the other person, and asked, "Are you OK?"
As a seasoned hunter, Old Tang's instincts allowed him to instantly steady himself, kneel on one knee, and without hesitation, pull out a Glock pistol from the outside of his thigh, aiming it at the black-suited youth who stepped out of the Bugatti's driver's seat.
"You've come to ambush me?!" Old Tang shouted breathlessly, his finger already on the trigger.
Lu Mingfei stood in the bright light of the car headlights, looking at the intruder. A very cheerful face, a head of Chinese-style black hair, and a pair of distinctive drooping eyebrows... Strange, why do those eyebrows look so familiar?
Lu Mingfei's pupils dilated sharply. "Hey...you're not Old Tang, are you?"
Old Tang shuddered, his eyes widening as he stared intently at the face. The face seemed familiar, but he couldn't quite place it. "Who are you? How do you know me?"
"Me? Lu Mingfei!"
"Mingming?!" Old Tang gasped, dropping his gun and plopping down on the ground. "What are you doing here? Damn, you're so handsome!"
He reached out to touch Lu Mingfei to make sure it wasn't a hallucination, but then realized his hands were covered in blood from bracing himself on the ground. He sheepishly withdrew his hand and could only manage an awkward grin.
"An acquaintance?" Nono asked from the car next to her.
"What are you doing here?" Lu Mingfei asked.
"Hey, wasn't I the one who asked that question first?" Old Tang muttered to himself.
"Um... I might be in big trouble this time..."
Old Tang glanced over Lu Mingfei's shoulder at the imposing Bugatti Veyron, then his gaze fell on the red-haired girl in the passenger seat.
"Hmm! What a cool girl!" Old Tang chuckled. "Brother, I won't hold you accountable for hitting me. Lend me your car for a bit; I'm in a hurry to escape."
"You've already borrowed my boyfriend's Harley." Nono crossed her arms. In the instant of the crash, she recognized the Harley as Caesar's most prized ride.
Upon hearing this, Old Tang sized Lu Mingfei up and down. "Brother, I really underestimated you! You went abroad and already hooked up with such beautiful girls, drives a Bugatti Veyron, and has a Harley-Davidson! What kind of heavenly world is this? You've found the ultimate gigolo?"
"Get in the car," Lu Mingfei said, opening the car door. "We'll talk on the way."
"Alright!" Old Tang squeezed into the Bugatti's cramped back seat, head down and back hunched. "Let's go, let's go!"
Lu Mingfei continued driving towards the school, making several turns before turning onto the long, straight road in front of the gate.
"Damn it!" The back seat of the Bugatti was not a place for a person to sit. It was dark and small, and you couldn't see outside. It wasn't until the car suddenly stopped turning that Old Tang realized the seriousness of the situation.
"You're driving the wrong way, brother! Back up, back up!" Old Tang was frantic, wishing he could help Lu Mingfei pull the handbrake.
Lu Mingfei drove the car directly to a large open area near the school gate, and then performed a beautiful drift and abrupt stop.
Constantine abruptly turned his head, and the deadly steel floating in the sky instantly went out of control, with hundreds and thousands of tons of metal crashing to the ground like a torrential rain.
"Get out of the way!"
Thanks to previous drills, the assault team with shields immediately raised them to provide protection for students who did not have time to leave.
"Bang! Boom!"
Lu Mingfei got out of the car and looked at Constantine, who was half human and half dragon, in front of him. He felt a little strange. It seemed to have no desire to attack. Was it just his imagination?
"What are you doing!" Old Tang scrambled out of the car, frantically tugging at Lu Mingfei's sleeve. "Wait, why is there a dragon here? What kind of dangerous technology are they researching here?!"
"elder brother……"
Old Tang's heart suddenly spasmed; for some reason, he was able to understand its words.
A wave of heat hit them as Constantine approached, and a sudden glint of ruthlessness flashed in Old Tang's eyes. He abruptly pulled Lu Mingfei behind him.
"Mingming," Old Tang's voice was hoarse, "was the one who released him."
"...What did you say?" Lu Mingfei asked.
Old Tang grinned, trying to laugh, but his facial muscles twitched from nervousness, and in the end, his laughter looked more like crying.
"The underground ice cellar," he said. "I destroyed that copper pot."
He pulled out his phone, an iPhone prototype he'd stolen during a mission, equipped with advanced facial recognition. He waved the screen at Lu Mingfei, then shoved the phone into Lu Mingfei's hand.
"I've enabled Face ID for the account and password. Just scan your face to log in. There are five million dollars here." Old Tang, his legs trembling, stood in front of Lu Mingfei and yelled, "Sorry for damaging your Harley! You and your girlfriend, run! I'll shield you, brother!"
Upon hearing these words, Caesar, who was standing in front of the defensive line, instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
The car that was wrecked was his Harley, the car that was driven was his Bugatti, and the person sitting next to him was his girlfriend, yet this idiot treated them all as Lu Mingfei's possessions! Caesar gritted his teeth and didn't utter a word of explanation at this crucial moment.
But the students behind him erupted in uproar.
"...five million US dollars."
"Able to invade ice cellars, able to unleash the King of Bronze and Fire, and always ready to take a hit for an S-rank."
"Who is that person to Lu Mingfei?"
"His name is Lu Mingfei 'Mingming'!"
"Where did S-rank and Chen Motong go just now?"
"Old Tang," Lu Mingfei handed the phone back to him, "you drive away, don't worry about me."
Constantine walked over, and the asphalt road beneath his feet spread out to both sides like melted butter.
He sighed, raised his right hand, palm facing forward.
"Hey, feed him—" Old Tang's tone changed abruptly behind him, "What are you doing—"
A meter in front of Lu Mingfei, the first layer of a regular hexagonal golden light membrane appeared out of thin air, followed by the second and third layers. The seven layers of light membranes overlapped one another, like seven golden buds, or like seven interlocking concentric circles, blocking Constantine's gaze, the heat wave, and the "brother's" call that was still trying to reach out.
Old Tang's face turned deathly pale. He took two steps back, pointing at the seven layers of golden light in front of Lu Mingfei: "...covering the Seven Rings of the Blazing Sky?!"
Lu Mingfei was taken aback: "Huh?"
"I get it, I get it, I get it! It all makes sense! This is the Holy Grail War!" Old Tang continued. "This is a battlefield between Masters and Servants! I didn't invade the ice cellar; I invaded the sealed warehouse of your Atlas Institute!"
Lu Mingfei didn't understand at all, and blinked: "Atlas what?"
"I'm about to be sealed away." Old Tang covered his face with his hands.
Chu Zihang spoke up: "...What is he saying?"
Selma said, "It's an anime storyline."
Old Tang quickly got into the Bugatti and said to Lu Mingfei, "Brother, you're right. I'm leaving now. I'll definitely apologize to your college when I have the chance!"
"Please tell the dean that I've been deceived by a villain. I am loyal to humanity and have no intention of disrupting human order!" Old Tang started the engine, stuck his head out, and shouted to Lu Mingfei.