Located in the territory of Pride.
Several crows were mercilessly gnawing on the mangled corpses on the ground, and criminals wearing masks were everywhere on the street.
His Pride abilities have caused Plagues to break out in his territory year after year. Now that the War of Kings has begun and all the major powers are vying for territory, his place remains completely quiet.
Firstly, it's due to their limited abilities; even if this area were given to other Authority Holder, they might not want it.
Pride is elusive, unlike Wrath and Lust, who both vie for Merit but he does not.
He wandered through the Plague at all times, savoring the beauty of those lives slowly fading away.
On a stone bridge.
Pride, wearing a top hat and a black tuxedo, strolled gracefully, his cheerful steps resembling those of a madman dancing, with a continuous trail of green mist accompanying his every step.
"Plagues are like flowers, like grass; they bloom, they linger... they lament."
"Family, friendship, love... Lust, you are dead after all. I am indeed a 'natural disaster,' even my virtue has suffered the backlash."
Pride is like a form of schizophrenia; one moment it's dancing wildly, the next it's squatting down laughing, or it's squatting on the ground crying.
Ta-da!
In the tranquil green haze, a figure slowly walked onto the stone bridge, just like ripples suddenly appearing on a calm surface of water. Pride awakened, and he raised his head to look over.
A young man, very young, wearing a strange half-face mask and a black coat, strolled through his abilities.
He tried to infect the person with his Plague by gently pressing his fingers, but with just a detached glance, the smog around him vanished completely.
The Plague was of no use.
His Pride gaze fell upon the man, his eyes somewhat sharp. Although he was mad, he was aware of the current situation outside: the War of Kings was underway, and this man had come to challenge him.
This person has great ambition; he will not seize an empty throne, but only the one in power.
Li Chen's cold gaze was fixed on Pride, but only for a few seconds.
With a "whoosh" sound.
Several figures emerged from the shadows behind him.
His Pride pupils dilated; he saw it clearly—of course he saw it clearly!
Eerie Monsters! Several Eerie Monsters from the Calamity Realm rushed out from his shadow.
He instantly recalled the Eerie Monsters that had suddenly appeared in Sinful City yesterday. So, it turned out that this young man was the one who had done it all.
With a "bang".
Before he could think any further, his entire body was slammed into the floor and fell directly into the stream below the bridge, but what followed were several strange-looking Eerie Monsters.
Pride drew his cane from his waist, green light swirling around his body in his eyes, and the aura of the Calamity Realm descended like rain.
The cane slowly thrust out, its speed so fast that only a blur could be seen.
Numerous holes suddenly appeared on those Eerie Monsters bodies, and dark blood dripped into the flowing stream.
Many small fish have begun to Mutation.
Li Chen stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze unwavering as he watched the battle below. He said, "Yu, go and finish him off."
Another thud was heard as someone stepped into empty air.
An Eerie Monsters with fleshy wings on its back charged out, wielding a long black sword.
It was Lust that had already transformed into something semi-monstrous.
Pride recognized him at a glance, his horrified gaze shifting from Lust to Li Chen, shock and terror rushing into his mind.
Is this Lust? How did it turn out like this?
Even the attack in his hand paused for a few seconds.
"Zheng"
Lust Pride's gaze with its dark eyes, offered no explanation, and the black blade slashed down.
Even in the face of terror, Pride can only be defended with a cane.
Meanwhile, the surrounding Eerie Monsters seized the opportunity to attack, throwing out flesh, bone spurs, tumors, and parasites one by one.
In just a moment, his Pride body was riddled with holes. This was never a one-on-one fight, nor was it a show; it was a fight to the death.
Escape?
How could he escape? With the Eerie Monsters of the Calamity Realm watching him, even if he wanted to, he would have no chance of getting away.
Ah!!
With Pride roar, a green liquid flowed from his body, quickly enveloping it and rapidly healing his injuries.
His gaze was deep as he looked at Lust, but his target wasn't him; it was Li Chen!
Because he understood that these Eerie Monsters seemed to be acting according to the thoughts of the young man in front of him.
If I kill him, maybe... maybe I can survive.
But it's just an idea.
Li Chen looked at him with cold eyes, as if he already regarded him as a dead man.
No matter how strong someone is, unless they possess the ability to crush everything else at the same level, they might be able to escape from him.
But if it's just the ability to Plagues...
Then let's just wait to die...
With a "bang".
Just as the Pride was about to attack Li Chen, another small figure stopped him.
Click~
Even the cane in his hand was broken by those small hands and slowly fell into the stream.
Zero, dressed in a black robe, stood before him, his emotionless gaze fixed on the Pride eyes, and he said coldly, "You deserve to die for injuring my My Lord."
Despair ensued... Pride collapsed to his knees... He looked around at the Eerie Monsters in despair, and for a moment lowered his noble head slightly.
In such a situation, who wouldn't despair?
Zero's figure flashed to Li Chen's side, her small head lowered slightly, and she asked, "My Lord, to kill, or to spare?"
Li Chen looked at the scenery of the stream flowing into the city and pondered for a few minutes.
"Keep."
"Yes, my My Lord."
Zero appeared instantly in front of Pride.
Those small hands gripped Pride's head, and a Distortion aura instantly invaded Pride mind.
Ah!!
Pride's entire body was convulsing, green patterns appeared on his face, and his body began to transform into Eerie Monsters.
But the smile on his face grew even brighter, as if he were excited and overjoyed.
Li Chen slowly walked down the air, his gaze falling on the changing Pride. As expected of a mentally ill person, even the change was different.
Until the aura that erupted during the transformation of his body dissipated.
A madman dressed in a tuxedo with a full head of green hair appeared before Li Chen.
This is a very good change.
The memory of Pride hadn't faded; it was more like he had willingly Li Chen. A grin spread across his face.
"My Lord, what are your orders?"
"I will Cleansing all obstacles for you..."
Li Chen looked at him with some surprise. Not bad, much better than that Lust guy. Lust's main personality has been erased, and the current personality is just Eerie Monsters personality. Although he can talk, he's like a robot.
But this Pride has given him a pleasant surprise.
Li Chen pondered for a few seconds, walked past Pride, and said calmly, "You shall be called Disaster."
Zai lowered his head slightly, his smile still lingering. He placed his black top hat on his chest and respectfully said, "Thank you My Lord, for bestowing upon me this name..."