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As for the hull number being the same, Yamal, it can only be attributed to coincidence.
"Professor Schneider?" Lu Mingfei was stunned. From the information that Her Royal Highness the Princess just told him, Professor Schneider should have been removed from his position as head of the executive department by the school board. However, even so, given his physical condition, he should not be able to become a frontline executive department specialist, and would only be temporarily suspended from his post at the Kassel College headquarters to recuperate.
How did he die and how did his body end up in the Arctic?
"The college's database contains Professor Schneider's genetic samples. They dissected the body and compared them with the genetic samples. They were sure it was the same person." Ling looked into Lu Mingfei's eyes. "But this is exactly what's weird... According to the information passed on by our spies in the college, Professor Schneider has never left the Hilltop College. In other words, in two completely different corners of this world, two different Schneiders appeared at the same time... What do you think?"
Lu Mingfei's pupils contracted.
"Ye Sheng..." he said.
When executing the Kuimen Plan, he and his senior sister found Ye Sheng's body at the exit of the bronze door, but when they landed on the Moniah, it was clearly Ye Sheng who received them in person.
Later, the college's medical department also conducted genetic testing on the two bodies of Ye Sheng. Their genes were almost completely identical, even closer than clones, with no difference at all.
Later, on the rooftop of the Regent Hotel, Su Xiaoqiang was temporarily possessed by Norton's power, and Lu Mingfei learned the truth of the matter from the King of Bronze and Fire.
The intersection of world lines causes Ye Sheng, who has another causal destiny, to come into the logic of this causal relationship, so there will be two Ye Shengs appearing at the same time.
Could it be that the ship was also from another world line? And the body of Professor Schneider that Nono and his friends found was the dead Schneider from another world?
"You said they found a survivor from the wreckage of that ship?"
"You won't believe it if I tell you." Ling grabbed Lu Mingfei's wrist, her palm was cold. "The survivor is Pasi Gattuso..."
A great fear and terror instantly spread throughout Lu Mingfei's body like a needle piercing his tailbone. He clearly remembered that he had torn off the mask on Odin's face in the Nibelung in Hefei, revealing Percy's face underneath, then broke his neck and threw him into the abyss.
So this is also the result of the intersection of world lines?
"We all know that you have been looking for the Black King's bones and blood in order to resurrect Xia Mi." Ling's body leaned forward slightly, and Lu Mingfei could sense that deep in his heart there was a sleeping soul throbbing slightly.
Xia Mi woke up.
"Nono has pried the information about that thing out of Percy's mouth." Ling was almost face to face with Lu Mingfei, and their breathing was audible. "Long Legs has gone to deal with this matter. If nothing goes wrong, she will bring what you want when she catches up with us."
Lu Mingfei was originally still worried. If it was really Pasi Gattuso, would he still be the puppet controlled by the Odin mask?
But then he thought of Constantine who was following Nono. Although the child was just a first-generation being deprived of his power, he was the one who held power among the twins of the Bronze and Fire Kings. Even if he had lost the king's crown, he was still a monster who could roar at the world. Even Odin in his prime might not be able to defeat Constantine.
At this time, the steam locomotive was blasting its whistle and pulling the carriages out of Moscow at the highest speed.
It was early spring, and the white color of snow was still the main theme of the world. The vegetation on the mountains, whether it was birch or fir, was covered under snow and sand.
Lu Mingfei suddenly sighed. His original plan was indeed not to bring any outsiders on this uncertain journey to Siberia.
But now the matter has been settled. Perhaps Her Royal Highness the Princess had always intended to go with him, and she didn't even inform Lu Mingfei before getting in the car.
Under the swaying crystal chandelier, Ling's face was cold and serious. Her eyelashes were also a light golden color, so light that they were almost transparent. Lu Mingfei's appearance was reflected in her pupils under her eyelashes.
In a trance, Lu Mingfei recalled the days when they had meals in the Sunshine Restaurant at Kassel College. The princess in a T-shirt ate roasted pork feet with him in the candlelight swaying in the summer breeze. The cicadas outside the window chirped lazily. The whole world was quiet. There was no hunting group chasing them around the world, and there was no Ragnarok getting closer.
What a wonderful time.
It's a pity that I can't go back.
"There are no more than ten girls on the train this time, including your sister-in-law and Bunin's maid." Ling suddenly snorted coldly, "You won't hook up with anyone again, will you?"
Lu Mingfei blushed, knowing that the little girl was dissing the fact that his relationship with the little goddess had deepened into a thousand miles overnight...
But the situation was special and could not be generalized. At that time, my bloodline was too violent, and it seemed that it would lose control at any time...
"Anyway, as Bunin said, there will indeed be many more guests on this train on the journey to Lake Baikal. Most of them are descendants of Moscow dignitaries." Ling's demeanor suddenly returned to normal. She adjusted her skirt and hair and regained her indifferent expression. "It will do you no harm to get in touch with these people. If they are not abandoned in the end, the lifeblood of this country in the future will be in the hands of those children. You have me and the Romanov family behind you, and they will look up to you."
"You make it sound like I was born to be a gigolo." Lu Mingfei murmured.
"There's nothing wrong with being a gigolo. Being a gigolo by relying on one's own ability is something worth bragging about." Ling said. She patted Lu Mingfei's shoulder and glanced out the window inadvertently.
The hunting team from the academy was indeed following them like a shadow. As soon as they showed the slightest flaw, they would immediately surround them like hungry wolves.
Chapter 573 Attack
Just as Bunin's special train crushed the snow and raised snow dust several meters high as it moved towards the Far East, in the distant birch forest covered with white in the deep mountains, flocks of flying birds were being swept up by something huge. The circling flocks of birds spread their wings as if chasing the train and made shrill howls.
Lu Mingfei stood up suddenly, stood behind the double-layer resin bulletproof glass, and looked intently in the direction where the flock of birds was swept up.
The birch trees that were as strong as iron walls were being destroyed in large pieces. The snow pressing on the treetops was lifted into the air and then fell down again, like a heavy rain. It was definitely not human power that could cause such a noise, but some kind of huge monster.
It is not difficult to imagine that the academy must have used some new genetic weapons or dragon subspecies in the hunt for Lu Mingfei.
The strong wind blew through the endless forests, the quiet Volga River flowed through, and dark clouds gathered in the sky again without knowing when, as if the next snowstorm was just around the corner, and the people on the train could touch the bottom of the cloud mountain with just a raise of their hands.
Suddenly, a deafening buzzing sound came from all directions deep in the clouds, as if ten million giant wasps were circling around the train frantically.
Lu Mingfei and Ling looked at each other, and both of them realized that the noise was not from a wasp, but the sharp scream of a helicopter rotor tearing through the air.
Beowulf's style is indeed completely different from Professor Schneider's. If it were Schneider, he would at least not attack Lu Mingfei near the outskirts of Moscow, but would wait until he leaves the core of the country, and then slowly open up his net and wait for him to get in.
The elder and his hunting team were like hungry wolves chasing an elk in the wilderness. They had been hungry for too long and could not wait to pounce on the elk and tear its larynx.
Suddenly, spots of light appeared in the depths of the towering black clouds in the low sky, piercing through the clouds from the inside out and leaving an imprint on the bottom of the clouds. Lu Mingfei roughly counted the intersecting spots of light and found that there were nine of them. This meant that nine huge steel monsters were following them silently along the railway tracks to the east in Moscow's air defense identification zone.
Then bright beams of light shot from every corner in all directions towards the carriage where Lu Mingfei was. It was obvious that the hunting team had accurately located Lu Mingfei.
A black-painted Mi-35 helicopter could be vaguely seen flying up and down in the gaps in the clouds.
"Before meeting the sons of those powerful people, Bunin was just an insignificant spokesperson. The Ministry of National Defense can abandon him and replace him with someone else at any time. With such a large arms distribution market, I don't know how many arms dealers are eyeing his position." Lu Mingfei said softly. He placed the black aluminum alloy box on the table, rolled up his sleeves and prepared to assemble his modified Remington sniper rifle.
He has always been at the top of the class in the academy's shooting classes, and few people can surpass Lu Mingfei in this regard.
What's more, after the modification, the range and accuracy of this sniper rifle have been greatly improved. The wind direction and wind speed that would have a huge impact on the sniper on the battlefield are nothing to it.
Ling held Lu Mingfei's wrist and pulled him behind him.
This girl looked two times smaller than Lu Mingfei, but when she stood in front of Lu Mingfei, she suddenly felt like a lone man blocking the way for ten thousand.
"It's not our turn," she said.
The next second, the sound of some kind of mechanical movement came from a certain carriage on this train. Lu Mingfei turned his head to look at her: "What is it?"
"Close-in defense system." Zero said without further explanation.
The next second, the armed helicopter launched a honeycomb rocket, and the dense rockets formed an impenetrable destructive net in the air.
Lu Mingfei quietly activated the dragon bone state. As long as Bunin did not show the ability to stop these rockets from destroying the train, he would immediately use his body as a barrier to cover Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Then, deafening gunfire rang out beside them, probably on the same train.
Alexander Bunin actually transferred the close-in defense guns on modern warships to his own special train. The roofs of the carriages carrying the close-in defense gun systems opened automatically with the operation of the machinery, and then thousands of close-in defense shells poured into the sky every minute.
Dense rockets and the steel barrage fired by close-in defense guns collided violently in the air, followed by an earth-shaking explosion.
In the dense flames, the train moved backwards instead of forwards, without any sign of slowing down, and rushed out from the flames of the explosion.
"Even the Moscow branch didn't have the guts to dispatch a large number of armed helicopters to attack Bunin's special train. The cost was too high, and they couldn't afford the questioning of the school board. But the elders wouldn't have so many scruples. They were rich enough to rival a country, and they were so experienced that they could even ignore some of the rules of the dark society." Zero looked up at the fireballs that the honeycomb rockets turned into when they exploded, and the flames illuminated her pretty face. "At the craziest time, Beowulf even forced the two countries that were fighting during World War I to stop the armed struggle and devote their troops to their dragon-slaying cause."
After the first round of honeycomb rockets were completely cleared, the close-in defense system on the special train fell silent.
The Mi-35, which rose to a height of tens of meters, began to warm up its machine gun system. A moment later, intensive gunfire rang out from the sky.
A barrage of bullets fell from the sky like a torrent of metal. The train was still moving at full speed, with the speed having increased to 180 kilometers per hour. Bullets hit both sides of the carriage, and the snow, which was up to one meter thick, was blown into snowflakes several meters high. The flying snowflakes had no time to fully bloom before they were completely left behind by the carriage towed by the steam locomotive.
But more bullets hit the outer shell of the carriage, which only caused a few sparks of fire.
Apparently, these towed carriages were specially made, and the bullets from the heavy machine guns were unable to penetrate their outer shells.
Some kind of airborne artillery shell came with a whistling sound and fell together with the bullets from the heavy machine gun, exploding loudly near the railway tracks and lifting up whole pieces of land.
The thick smell of gunpowder instantly swept over the suburbs of Moscow under the dark clouds.
"It's fucking exciting." Lu Mingfei said.
"There's something even more exciting." Ling pointed to the mountains in the distance.
Lu Mingfei looked in that direction, his pupils contracted slightly, and all the muscles in his body tensed.
The birch forest has come to an end, and ahead is an endless expanse of bushes. At this time, the huge monsters that were rampaging in the woods finally roared and broke through the shackles and came to the open wilderness.
Large patches of light were cast in that direction by helicopters, and groups of monsters were crawling on all fours in the light spots, moving forward rapidly like aliens.
"They actually used this kind of monster. Am I more of a threat than the Dragon King in the eyes of some people?" Lu Mingfei spat and slammed the box of the seven deadly sins on the table with a bang. The bronze box popped open like a folding fan, and the mythical swords roared slightly inside.
That's a group of pigs.
Yes, it's a pig.
A group of domesticated wild boars with exposed tusks and inverted canine teeth.
It has thick, hard dark grey bristles, thick scales covering the skin deep inside the bristles, fangs as big as ivory, blood-red eyes with a slight golden hue, and a body size comparable to that of a rhinoceros.
This is a subspecies of dragon that was born in a laboratory just like the Dragonblood Hounds. They have collars implanted around their necks that can release ultra-high electric currents to control the monsters' movements. They are in a state of hunger for a long time, and once they are thrown into the battlefield, they will inevitably cause a bloody massacre.
Compared to hounds, pigs have more useful brains. They can understand the academy's instructions more clearly and deal fatal blows to specific enemies. However, related research should still be in the experimental stage. Unexpectedly, Beowulf actually put this thing in the suburbs of Moscow.
It's so heartbreaking.
Bunin's special train now runs on the K4 line. The academy has neither the authority nor the courage to destroy this international line, but controlling a group of dragon-like wild boars to hit the entire train from the side and overturn it can avoid damage to the rails to the greatest extent.
The gunfire overhead had stopped. Apparently the commander of the helicopter formation had discovered that it was difficult for the heavy machine guns to cause damage to the carriages, so he stopped this ineffective attack.
But at the same time, the guy who commanded this helicopter formation was definitely an experienced battlefield veteran. All the helicopters arrived above the special train with amazing organization and discipline, and black ropes were dropped from above.
The executive department specialists dressed in combat uniforms lit up their golden eyes and walked along the rope to the roof of the special train. The oncoming strong wind with a speed of dozens of kilometers per hour did not pose any threat to them at all. These people were like nails on the roof and stood still.
Lu Mingfei sat down next to Ling, propped up his head, and quickly thought of a countermeasure.
There was a knock on the door.
"Please feel free." Ling's cold voice sounded.
It was Bunin who appeared at the door. The old man had already changed into silk pajamas early. He had a glass of champagne in his hand and looked very comfortable. It seemed that he was receiving a massage from a maid.
Seeing Bunin's look, Lu Mingfei and Ling looked at each other and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
The name Alexander Bunin is well-known in the congress circle of Moscow. It is obvious that he has been able to rise to his current position from a smuggler not only by luck, but also by his extraordinary courage and bravery, which has enabled him to build a large business.
It is obviously a critical moment now, but Bunin is still strolling leisurely. It is not difficult to imagine that the old man did not expect the current situation to be desperate.
"Your Highness, the enemy of you and Mr. Lu is indeed extraordinary. Not only can they mobilize the military's armed helicopter fleet to intercept us, they also have biological weapons that I have never seen before." Bunin sat down in front of Lu Mingfei and Ling. His breathing was calm, his heartbeat was steady, and he even had a facial mask on his face. It was obvious that he did not take the attack seriously.
Zero was silent for a moment: "I don't think this level should be a threat to Mr. Bunin?"
"A batch of cold storage carriages were transported from St. Petersburg Railway Station to Moscow Railway Station a week ago. You know, I have many good friends in the Transportation Department... Anyway, that batch of goods came from northern Europe and followed a different set of procedures. No one knows what is inside. The confidentiality level is extremely high." Bunin smiled and said, "I heard that Kassel Academy will use some... failed gene products to hunt down its enemies. Those are the wild boars, right?"
The dragon subspecies that rushed out of the mountains did not hide their intentions at all. They were almost clearly visible from the car, so even if they wanted to lie, they couldn't do it.
Ling and Lu Mingfei didn't say anything, which was considered as their agreement.