"Brother!"
Constantine beat his wings and lunged at Lu Mingfei, his claw tips slamming into the golden barrier. Layers of light shattered and instantly reformed, and the recoil plowed deep furrows into the ground, but Constantine could not advance a single step.
"Old Tang, what's going on? Why aren't you leaving?" Hearing no movement behind him, Lu Mingfei turned and shouted.
"Oh God, the onboard computer failed its self-test. That crash must've wrecked the engine," Old Tang said miserably.
"The engine's in the back! How could the crash have wrecked it? Try starting it a few more times!" Lu Mingfei had never imagined he would have to hold off the Bronze and Fire King while teaching Old Tang how to drive and troubleshoot a car. What kind of bizarre plot development was this?
Constantine glared at Lu Mingfei, his Golden Eyes lighting up.
"Nono, get over here!" Lu Mingfei caught Nono by the wrist and pulled her behind him.
All the steel that had crashed to the ground floated into the air, melting into molten iron in an instant and converging from every direction. The liquid metal spun faster and faster around Constantine, becoming a ribbon of fire that glowed white-hot.
Lu Mingfei raised his head and looked at the ring blazing with white light in the sky.
No school, no going home, nothing but video games...
Lu Mingfei sat on the edge of the bed, watching Asuka sit cross-legged on the floor with her back to him.
Ever since the Fifteenth Angel's mental attack, Asuka had grown quiet and withdrawn, and her synchronization rate had plummeted.
One day, she had suddenly shown up at Lu Mingfei's dorm room.
This had originally been the base where Lu Mingfei brought Shinji Ikari to play video games. Asuka had loved mocking