Chapter 58: Damn These Aliens, They’ve Brought Me to This!

Under the bright moon and sparse stars, there were no other cars on the road descending the mountain; the headlights only illuminated one winding road sign after another.

The Kassel Academy halfway up the mountain was brightly lit, indicating that the intruder problem still hadn’t been resolved.

A flash of light revealed a warning sign ahead:

“Beware of bears.”

Lu Mingfei became excited, pointing at the sign with his free hand:

“Hey, look, there are bears here! So dangerous! It might even be the fiercest polar bear. Hurry, lend me your strength!”

“Who’s lending you strength? Are you going to release an energy blast? Or are you Ultraman Tiga?”

Lu Mingze, who had already left the driver’s seat, teased from behind. Nono, driving the car, glanced at him and murmured softly,

“If you’re Ultraman Tiga, then I’ll be Gatanothor.”

“That’s perfect, because I guess Gatanothor was summoned by me too,” Lu Mingfei replied casually.

After the excitement faded, Lu Mingfei felt he couldn’t fully trust his “spiritual vision” friend, Lu Mingze. Promises are easy to make, but no one can guarantee the fulfillment of such so-called deals. Lu Mingfei also doubted whether Lu Mingze could stand in for him and bear the torment of Nyarlathotep.

Nevertheless, the power Lu Mingze promised wasn’t unusable. Even if there were hidden clauses, it didn’t matter—too many fleas don’t itch, too many debts don’t worry.

Every time “spiritual vision” Lu Mingze appeared, Lu Mingfei felt his sanity somewhat restored. He didn’t understand why, but the improvement in his mental state made him interested in chatting:

“Does Kassel Academy get invaded often?”

Nono shook her head as she drove:

“Since its founding, Kassel Academy has never recorded any invasions. I guess what Aki and the others brought back from the Three Gorges must be truly remarkable.”

Lu Mingfei lightly touched the “Glaki Apocalypse” hidden under his school uniform.

Even excluding the “Bronze Jar” and “Bronze Box” linked to local supernatural powers, what they brought back was already extraordinary.

So extraordinary that Lu Mingfei had to go to great lengths to eliminate everyone involved in the matter:

“Nono, is there a way to find the personnel list for the Three Gorges operation?”

Nono’s hands on the steering wheel paused slightly:

“What’s wrong?”

“You were there from start to finish; you know what I mean. I don’t want to emphasize just how dangerous these things are.”

“Is it really that dangerous?”

Nono lowered her eyes and fell into a brief silence.

Lu Mingfei couldn’t tell what she was thinking and didn’t want to resort to mind reading. He just reminded her:

“It’s fine if you don’t want to tell me—I’ll find out myself when I get back. Just be careful not to fly off the mountain road while driving.”

Lu Mingfei wasn’t worried about falling off the winding mountain road and dying. He was just pointing out that this luxury car could fetch hundreds of thousands of euros and was their future operational budget.

After hearing Lu Mingfei’s warning, Nono relaxed her grip on the steering wheel, cupped her smooth, delicate face in her hands, and complained softly:

“Ah, I’m so tired. I might be driving while fatigued; I’m about to pass out.”

Seeing Lu Mingfei’s twitching brow, she put her hands back on the wheel:

“I thought you had no human feelings.”

Lu Mingfei shook his head:

“No, it’s just that most of my attention is focused on things mortals don’t notice.”

Nono sighed deeply:

“The achievements of the Three Gorges operation are so huge they’ll surely be classified top secret. Even with ‘S’ level clearance, you probably can’t access the specifics.

“Of course, I can’t either, but two people I know took part in the operation. I didn’t see them on the mountaintop.”

“Who?”

“My brother, and my ‘mother’…”

Lu Mingfei chuckled:

“Didn’t expect you to be so righteous—destroying your own family, well done!”

Nono’s face was expressionless:

“They’re just my half-brother and my foster mother, with no blood relation. Besides, if I had a choice, I wouldn’t want my body to carry that family’s blood at all.”

Suddenly, Lu Mingfei’s expression turned strange as a thought struck him:

“Wait, where are they now? They haven’t already...”

“Of course, they’ve returned to the Chen family. The academy only collaborated with my family. Without the host’s help, how could they have easily conducted exploration in the Three Gorges?”

The Chen family in China and Kassel Academy in North America are separated by the entire Pacific Ocean. If they had set up any summoning rituals like Ye Sheng’s group, it would have been impossible to finish in time.

But they probably hadn’t mastered the most dangerous summoning ritual.

As hosts, unlike Ye Sheng’s group who had to waste time flying to America, they had more time. If they truly had the ability to set up the summoning ritual for Azathoth, everyone on Earth would already have been gathered in His royal court by now.

However, that didn’t mean they hadn’t mastered other dangerous spells from the Glaki Apocalypse. After all, according to Aki, after showing abnormalities, they still stayed together on the ship for some time.

To counteract those two dead aberrations who fled to the Chen family, Lu Mingfei had no choice but to study that dangerous grimoire.

Damn those aberrations, causing him all this trouble!

Nono glanced secretly at Lu Mingfei’s profile.

She still didn’t understand why someone with such immense power like Lu Mingfei would be so anxious over “small matters” involving Ye Sheng and his group.

Yet her mischievous little heart looked forward to seeing Lu Mingfei’s panicked expression again.

But when she really saw his profile, she found his reaction was quite different from what she expected.

His delicate profile showed no trace of ferocity or anxiety; a smile played on his lips, his eyes gleaming.

Joy? Relief? Fulfillment?

She asked curiously:

“Why do you seem less anxious this time?”

Lu Mingfei immediately composed himself:

“How could I be? It’s not that I want to learn... no, that’s not it. It’s just that being anxious won’t solve anything.

“You should contact your family later and have them monitor the people involved in the Three Gorges operation. Then come back with me after a while.”

Lu Mingfei couldn’t determine whether the suspected Old One hidden in the Three Gorges was active or intentionally spreading knowledge that could cause the world to collapse.

But even the mere possibility forced him to address the problem. He couldn’t bear the worst consequences if it escalated.

This was Nyarlathotep’s “invitation” concealed in the shadows.

As he pondered, the Bugatti Veyron descended from the mountain road, approaching the Kassel Academy campus.

Strangely, the academy was peaceful now, without the tense, armed atmosphere they had left behind. Only a group of janitors wearing helmets clanged and hammered at the gate that had been blown open.

“Ding—”

Lu Mingfei’s phone emitted a crisp vibration; an email had arrived in his inbox.