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Chapter 52 Fireworks
The gunfire intensified there. The executive officers had set up a defensive line, but the locomotives were too powerful, and the line was being breached step by step.
The campus was in complete chaos. Students rushed out of their dormitories, some running towards the shelters, others trying to help; the scene was utterly chaotic. Alarms blared, gunshots rang out, motorcycles roared, shouts echoed… all the sounds mingled together, creating an apocalyptic scene.
"Let's go!" Without saying another word, Nuonuo grabbed Lu Mingfei and ran in the opposite direction.
Lu Mingfei followed her passively, but kept looking back.
He saw a familiar figure.
Chu Zihang.
The Lionheart Society leader, who always kept to himself, had appeared before the clock tower at some point. He held the Murasame sword in his hand, its blade gleaming coldly in the night. He wasn't wearing a bulletproof vest, only a simple black combat uniform, but standing there, he was like an insurmountable wall.
A motorcycle rushed toward him.
Chu Zihang did not dodge.
He simply raised his hand and began to chant.
Dragon pattern.
Ancient, majestic, each syllable seemed to carry weight. The surrounding temperature began to rise sharply, the air distorted, and flames coalesced in his hands.
Word of Power: Lord's Flame.
When the motorcycle came within three meters of him, Chu Zihang swung his knife.
It wasn't aimed at the motorcycle, but at the ground.
The moment the blade touched the ground, flames exploded.
It wasn't an ordinary flame, but a high-temperature, blue, infernal fire. The flames erupted forward in a fan shape centered on Chu Zihang, instantly engulfing the motorcycle.
The rider didn't even have time to scream before he and his bike were reduced to ashes in the flames.
But more motorcycles rushed up.
Chu Zihang remained expressionless, continuing to chant and wield his sword.
One cut after another.
Flames bloomed in the night, like flowers of death.
But he alone cannot stop them all.
Several motorcycles bypassed him and rushed into the clock tower.
Lu Mingfei's heart sank.
The ice cellar...has fallen?
"Stop looking!" Nono's voice pulled him back to reality. "It's too dangerous here. Let's leave the campus!"
"Where to?" Lu Mingfei asked blankly.
Nono's eyes lit up, as if she had thought of something interesting:
"Back mountain. Let's go see the stars."
Lu Mingfei was stunned.
Looking at the stars?
Now?
The academy has been invaded, the ice cellar may fall, and Chu Zihang is fighting desperately on the front lines—at this time, why go to see the stars?
"Senior sister, this..."
"Don't worry, the executive department can handle it," Nono said, her tone strangely relaxed. "Besides... the stars should be beautiful tonight."
Without saying a word, she grabbed Lu Mingfei and ran towards the parking lot.
Her car was parked there—a red Bugatti Veyron, like a sleeping beast in the night.
Nuonuo opened the car door, shoved Lu Mingfei into the passenger seat, got into the driver's seat herself, and started the engine.
The engine roared, like a dragon awakening.
The car sped off, heading towards the back gate of the college and then towards the back mountain.
As Lu Mingfei sat in the car, watching the scenery rushing past the window and the increasingly distant, chaotic campus, a sense of absurdity welled up within him.
What is this?
Are you fleeing?
But looking at Nuonuo's profile and the faint smile on her lips, he felt... perhaps she had other plans.
Perhaps, she just wanted to get him away from the dangerous place.
Perhaps, she really just wanted to look at the stars.
Maybe……
The car drove out of the college and onto the winding mountain road. The windows were open, and the night breeze blew in, carrying the unique, crisp scent of grass and trees from the mountains. In the distance, the lights of Kassel College grew smaller and smaller, until they became a blurry halo.
The alarms were no longer blaring, the gunshots were no longer ringing out, and even the roar of motorcycles was gone.
The world suddenly fell silent.
All that remained was the low growl of the engine and the sound of the wind.
Lu Mingfei leaned back in his seat, looking at the darkness outside the window, and the sense of absurdity in his heart grew stronger.
Is this really... possible?
Just as he was lost in thought, Nono suddenly spoke up:
"Lu Mingfei, today is my birthday."
Lu Mingfei was stunned.
He knew, of course, that it was Nono's birthday, but he didn't know what Nono's next words would be.
She paused, her tone becoming somewhat lighter:
"But thinking about it now, maybe... I could ask for a birthday present?"
Lu Mingfei's heart skipped a beat.
A birthday present?
He was penniless—no, he still had the credit card Nono gave him, but that money was for his training, and… it was really strange to use her money to buy her a gift.
Moreover, where is he supposed to buy a gift in this desolate wilderness?
"I...I haven't prepared anything..." Lu Mingfei's voice grew softer and softer.
"It's okay." Nono smiled, her smile somewhat hazy in the night. "You can give it to me now."
"Now?" Lu Mingfei asked blankly. "What can I give you now?"
Nono did not answer immediately.
She drove, making several turns on the mountain road, and finally stopped at a wide-open viewpoint. The location was high up, overlooking the entire valley and showing the Kassel College in the distance—still brightly lit, with police lights flashing faintly in the distance.
She turned off the engine, opened the car door, and got out.
Lu Mingfei also got out of the car.
The night wind was strong, making their clothes flutter loudly. The sky was a deep, inky blue, with thick clouds obscuring the stars, and only a crescent moon peeking through the clouds with a faint light.
There are no stars.
It's cloudy tonight.
Lu Mingfei looked at Nuonuo, wondering what she had brought him here to see.
Nono walked to the railing of the observation deck, placed her hands on it, and looked up at the sky. Her long red hair danced in the wind like burning flames. Her profile appeared exceptionally soft in the moonlight, but also exceptionally...lonely.
"When I was little," she suddenly began, her voice so soft it was almost swallowed by the wind, "I always fantasized about receiving the most special gift on my birthday. Not jewelry, not clothes, not anything money could buy."
She paused, turned to look at Lu Mingfei, and joked, "I want to see... a fireworks display just for me."
fireworks?
Lu Mingfei subconsciously looked up at the sky.
The sky is overcast, and you can't even see the stars. How could there be fireworks?
And where are we going to get fireworks in this desolate wilderness?
"But..." he said with difficulty, "there are no fireworks here..."
"So I need you to conjure it up." Nono laughed, her eyes curving into crescents. She continued to tease Lu Mingfei, "Aren't you an S-rank? Don't you know how to use words of magic? Conjuring a fireworks display for me shouldn't be too difficult, right?"
Lu Mingfei froze.
Fireworks?
Using the power of words?
Words of power are for fighting, for killing enemies, for destruction—how can they be used to create fireworks?
Moreover, the only incantations he knows... are "Moment" and "Rhine." "Moment" accelerates, "Rhine" explodes—neither of which has anything to do with fireworks.
【elder brother.】
Lu Mingze's voice echoed in my mind, with his usual mischievous smile.
Do you need any help?
Lu Mingfei was taken aback for a moment, then thought to himself, "You can turn into fireworks?"
"Of course," Lu Mingze said. "Word of Power: 'Give me flowers.' A very romantic Word of Power, low serial number, but beautiful effect. Want to try it?"
"What price will we have to pay?" Lu Mingfei asked warily.
He remembered Lu Mingze's rule—a quarter of one's life in exchange for one wish fulfilled.
"This time it's free." Lu Mingze chuckled. "Consider it... a birthday present for Nuonuo."
Lu Mingfei hesitated.
free?
Would Lu Mingze really be that kind?
"Don't overthink it, brother." Lu Mingze's voice softened. "I just want to see Nuonuo happy. And... the fireworks tonight will be beautiful."
Lu Mingfei looked at Nuonuo.
She was leaning against the railing, tilting her head to look at him, her eyes reflecting the moonlight and shimmering with a kind of expectant light.
She is waiting for him.
He'll give her a fireworks display.
He'll give her a birthday surprise.
Even knowing it might be difficult, even knowing it might be absurd, she still waited.