Myriad Phenomena Card House

As is widely known, the Dracula Family, the royal family of the Xid Empire, is a "vampire clan".

Although the steam technology of this ancient empire, which has been passed down for thousands of years, cannot compare with that of Omar, its heritage is in no way inferior.

Almost all Transcendent heritages on the market today, including martial arts, swordsmanship, magic, and various other styles, originated in Sid.

The "Ten Great Legends" have changed names countless times over the years, but one name has never changed: the most mysterious one – "Lilith Dracula".

This vampire, who is said to be the highest-ranking living member of the Dracula Family, has an unknown lifespan. But she existed at least before the Oma Empire.

A thousand years old?

Perhaps longer.

Vampires are long-lived, but not immortal.

Time will also erode their lifespan.

However, high-ranking vampires possess the ability to hibernate, allowing them to pass the long, "Boring times."

Master Cavo is hailed as the "top of the Ten Great Legends" not only because of his strength, but also because the [Blood Ancestor] Lilith has been in hibernation for the past three hundred years.

When she was in hibernation last time, Cavo had not yet been born. The two had never met, so it was impossible to say who was stronger or weaker.

Because he hadn't appeared in the world for so long, people had almost forgotten about this "legendary vampire".

Now, she has woken up.

The ability to "Bat Transformation" is a special ability that only vampires of at least the prince level are qualified to possess.

In the entire Xid Empire, only a handful of vampires possess this ability.

The only female vampire is the [Blood Ancestor] Lilith.

No one expected that Omar's coup would actually attract this old monster.

What was even more unexpected was that, in order to assassinate the group from Black Dragon City, the Xid Empire actually sent three of the "Ten Great Legends".

This level of power is something even assassinating Emperor Oma might not be possible.

In the garden outside the council chamber, Rein was stitching up Metternich's neck and couldn't free his hands for the time being.

Besides, I can't leave anyway.

Because they are now trapped in the illusionary barrier of the "Great Illusionist" Friedrich.

Without breaking the barrier, it is impossible to move.

And at that moment, a group of hundreds of imperial guards suddenly emerged from some unknown cabin in the palace.

Old Master Tuster showed no mercy to these guys who were clearly coming for them, raising his sixteen "Vulcan Cannon" and unleashing a barrage of fire.

Strangely, although the bullets pierced the bodies of the guards, leaving large holes, no blood splattered out.

Moreover, those wounds healed automatically in the blink of an eye.

Upon closer inspection, these were not the imperial guards at all, but rather the "Undead Legion" of the Xid Empire!

In the blink of an eye, they teleported to Tuster's mech.

Knowing the musket was useless, the old man drew his large black knife and swung his eight arms like a windmill, creating an impenetrable barrier.

Mechs are surprisingly effective against vampires who also use physical attacks.

Those vampire claws that could easily tear through steel plates were almost helpless against this iron lump covered in enchanted armor.

But the Deer God Armor killed them like weeds.

Although vampires are known as the "undying race," their bloodline abilities allow them to heal ordinary wounds. However, injuries such as being "cut in half at the waist" or "decapitated" can still be fatal.

However, the Deer God Mech seemed somewhat ineffective against the [Blood Ancestor] Lilith.

The muskets swept across the area, and the alluring woman disintegrated into countless palm-sized bats, completely unharmed.

Her "Bat Transformation" ability grants her immunity to indoor attacks, similar to her elemental body.

But at that moment, Ymir made her move!

The palace slender sword in her hand suddenly condensed into a layer of crystal-clear frost, and the fighting spirit on her body burned fiercely like ice flames, causing large snowflakes to fall from the sky.

This was clearly the ultimate manifestation of the condensed Ice Law.

Suddenly, there was a "crack" sound, and a large crack appeared in the ground where she was standing.

Suddenly, ripples spread through the air around them, and then, the beautiful figure shot out like a bullet!

In the sky, the alluring woman looked at Ymir's sudden arrival, raised an eyebrow slightly, and muttered to herself, "I didn't expect that after only three hundred years of dormancy, your Spurglin Family would produce two such astonishing talents. Compared to them, my Dracula Family guys really are a bunch of good-for-nothings."

Even in the era of open warfare a thousand years ago, when there were no Mechanical City, those who could advance to the Legendary Realm were Transcendent.

And now, there are actually two in the Oma Imperial Palace.

One Andre, one Ymir.

Lilith sensed the power of the Ice Law in the air that made her blood freeze, and a look of solemnity appeared in her eyes.

Clearly, she also knew that the other party was very knowledgeable about vampire abilities.

The widespread cold air greatly limited her ability to "Bat Transformation".

However, Lilith intends to engage Ymir in a prolonged battle right now.

Although she didn't take this little girl who had just entered the legendary realm seriously, it wasn't so easy to determine a winner when legendary-level experts really fought.

Moreover, her intuition told her that the two young men on the ground were the targets that needed to be eliminated immediately!

How rich is the combat experience of this ancient monster who has lived for thousands of years?

She dodged Ymir's sword strike and teleported in front of Rein and Metternich.

A vampire patriarch, disregarding his reputation, attempts to ambush a Third Tier junior. Who can stop him?

At this point, even if Ymir fast, she would still be a step slower than teleporting.

She wanted to turn back to help, but the time difference was enough for Lilith to kill Rein and the other person, whose consciousness was currently in the illusion!

This was also the most important part of Sid's "flawless" assassination plan.

Triple approach.

Assassin, Illusionist, Vampire Ancestor

Whoever the target is, they must be killed!

"Tsk tsk. If it weren't for the fact that your Black Dragon City is giving me a real headache, I wouldn't have bothered to ambush you two juniors!"

Lilith sneered inwardly, her hands already transforming into dark blue ghost claws.

This grab was as if it had grasped a real object, as if even the void itself had been cracked by the five fingers.

It seemed that the two men, Rein, who were unable to move, were doomed to die!

But before this seemingly inevitable grab could land, the vampire ancestor suddenly changed color, as if sensing something!

"Such powerful sword energy!"

Lilith didn't even need to turn her head to look; she knew that the instant she made her move, an extremely terrifying sword aura had already slashed at her side.

If she didn't stop, even if she could kill the two people in front of her, she would definitely be cut in two by that sword energy.

Moreover, this is not ordinary sword energy at all!

There was a sense of oppression within that "sword intent" that made her vampire bloodline feel extremely suppressed. It was as if she were being scorched by sunlight, making her feel very uncomfortable.

For at least a thousand years, she had never felt such an intense crisis of death!

Who exactly wielded this sword?

Lilith's pupils contracted sharply, and she instinctively teleported away from the sword energy.

Even though her teleportation speed was fast enough, the moment her figure disappeared, the sword energy, which seemed to ripple out of the sky, swept over her like ten thousand small knives.

The next instant, hundreds of meters away in the sky, Lilith looked at her cloak, which was riddled with holes, and her face turned extremely ugly.

Although the sword strike did not injure her body, it still allowed her to clearly experience its power.

The person coming is absolutely not to be underestimated!

Then, she turned her gaze to the disheveled swordsman who was walking slowly towards her from not far away, carrying a large black knife in his hand.

This guy's appearance was quite ordinary, but the golden "Sword Qi Waterfall" behind him was very eye-catching. And then there was the strange expression on his face, half solemn and half murderous.

This person was none other than Guy Verlias, the Sword of Justice!

"What kind of 'sword intent' is this? It's so strange!"

This vampire ancestor, who has lived for over a thousand years, has seen all sorts of amazing talents and sword intents throughout his long life.

But she had never heard of Guy's "Evil Cannot Suppress Righteousness" sword intent before.

Lilith's eyelids twitched; the oppressive feeling that disgusted her bloodline came from the swordsman's sword intent.

In the blink of an eye, she looked at the large black sword in Guy's hand and clearly recognized it as well. She was astonished again. "The Evil Sword [Great Thousand Lacquer Night]? Someone can actually wield this sword without becoming possessed by a demon?!"

How could that be?

Lilith felt as if she had witnessed something that defied all expectations, and her mind was still reeling.

Could it be that I've been dormant for too long and my brain hasn't fully recovered yet?

How could the intelligence report not mention that there is such a person in Black Dragon City?

Wasn't there supposed to be one of the "Ten Great Legends Werewolves"?

We didn't see the werewolf, but now an absurdly strong swordsman has appeared!

Moreover, there is no "Demonic Dissolution" phantom, so this is clearly not Transcendent who advanced through [Divine Power Crystal].

Let's forget about that guy who descended with a "mysterious will" before.

Let's forget about that guy who can condense his battle qi to the extreme.

Now another swordsman has arrived?

On the contrary, Princess Oma, who had just entered the Legendary realm, was the only Legendary character Lilith considered normal. Using [Divine Power Crystal] to advance to Legendary status—wasn't that the same advancement method used throughout history?

Although there are indeed extraordinary geniuses who can comprehend power levels above the Fifth-tier Extraordinary without relying on crystals, such individuals are rare, perhaps only appearing once every few hundred years!

What kind of era is this, that so many "monstrous" young talents have appeared at the same time?

Is this era different from hundreds of years ago, making it easier for geniuses to emerge?

A moment later, Lilith thought of their Sid's "idiot" descendants and accepted reality.

It's not that there's a problem with this era, but rather that there's a problem with these few people.

Before she could think any further, Guy's sword energy pierced through the air once more.

His "justice" can just right to restrain the "dark bloodline" of the vampires!

Ymir, Tuster, and Guy, three legendary warriors, thwarted the Sid royal family's seemingly inevitable assassination attempt.

On the other hand...

The fighting was also quite lively inside the parliament hall.

The forces of the Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince are fighting each other to the death without any mercy.

They naturally noticed the commotion in the garden outside.

When they saw the legendary assassin "Night Ghost" Rosco suddenly appear and ambush Rein, they all thought Rein was probably in grave danger.

Unexpectedly, Rein survived after his head was cut off.

Only then did they realize that the guy in the tuxedo was actually a Mystic System Transcendent with the ability to "Life Replacement".

When they saw that Princess Ymir was actually a "legend" who had touched the ceiling of Transcendent time-related powers, they thought things might take a turn for the better.

Unexpectedly, Sid actually brought out that old vampire monster who had been dormant for hundreds of years.

Just when they thought the Black Dragon City group was doomed to be wiped out,

Unexpectedly, an incredibly powerful swordsman appeared and stopped the Blood Ancestor.

There was also a terrifying "Thunderbird" spewing purple lightning across the sky above the garden.

With Sid's triple assassination plan, probably no one in the world could stop it.

However, right under everyone's noses, the problems were resolved one after another.

The few people in Black Dragon City revealed their astonishing trump cards.

Only then did these nobles of Omar realize just how powerful the people from Black Dragon City were.

Upon seeing this, the Fourth Prince Muller swallowed hard, his eyes filled with relief. "Luckily, I didn't intend to become enemies with Black Dragon City."

At the same time, he was overjoyed.

I was just worried that the eighth brother had colluded with Sid, and that the situation would be very unfavorable for him. If all of Sid's top combat forces attacked the palace together, how terrible would his situation be?

Unexpectedly, those guys turned against Black Dragon City.

He roared, "Royal Guards, surround and kill those traitors who colluded with Sid!"

Rein and Metternich are trapped in a world constructed by the mental power of the "Great Illusionist" Friedrich.

At this very moment, various terrifying creatures have appeared on the rune-covered altar: Cerberus, Griffin, Behemoth, Titan Dragon, Cyclops, and Dragon.

Not only real-world creatures, but also creatures from myths and legends are included.

These phantom creatures possess a variety of abilities.

Magic, spirit, power, corruption, annihilation.

If one method can't kill the enemy, then try another; there's always a way to counter it.

That's what makes this illusion master so amazing.

In the illusory world he created, he was "god".

He can create anything that is detrimental to the enemy and neutralize anything that is detrimental to himself.

The elderly man with the long red beard and wearing a mage's hat finally appeared. He looked at Rein and his companion with the same gaze one would give a trapped beast fighting for its life.

At this moment, Rein finally stopped.

Metternich's broken neck finally healed completely thanks to his relentless and courageous treatment.

Metternich tried twisting his neck, and then a smile appeared on his lips. "Hehe, Mr. Rein really has a 'miraculous' healing ability. Speaking of surgical healing ability alone, I'm afraid no one in the world can match you."

Rein shrugged noncommittally and said, "Mr. Metternich, I don't think we're in the right place to be talking about this right now."

"That's true."

Upon hearing this, Metternich shrugged, his expression completely unconcerned.

He glanced at the red-bearded old man opposite him, a cold glint flashing in his narrowed eyes, and muttered to himself, "Tsk tsk. This old guy underestimated me."

He paused, then added, "My neck wasn't set properly before, so it was a bit restrictive. Now, I can finally let go."

[The Great Illusionist] Friedrich, looking at the two men, Rein and his companion, whom he hadn't been able to kill for so long, and then at the golden playing cards, revealed a look of realization. "So that's why you've been able to endure this long in my 'Infinite World,' you're a disciple of [The Gambler] Kand."

Metternich looked at the legendary figure who had killed his teacher, a half-smile playing on his lips, and said, "Back then, my teacher lost a bet with you and lost his life. He told me that although you won using some less-than-honorable means, he was honoring his bet and asked me not to bother you."

Friedrich: "Oh?"

Metternich's smile grew increasingly wicked as he tilted his head and said, "But you've delivered yourself right to my doorstep, which puts me in a difficult position."

Friedrich scoffed, saying confidently, "You can only blame your bad luck for hanging out with these guys from Black Dragon City. Today, your lineage of gamblers is likely to be wiped out by me."

"Hey-hey."

Upon hearing this, Metternich licked his lips, his face suddenly shifting from a calm demeanor to Violent Personality, his eyes filled with madness, and his aura growing ever stronger. "Then do you want to make a bet with me?"

"You have indeed inherited most of your teacher's abilities, and in some aspects you are even stronger. But..."

Friedrich shook his head, seemingly confident of victory, and said, "The abilities of your 'Gamblers' lineage' may be unfathomable to others. But to me, it's no secret. After all, I know the secret of your 'Joker Card.' I never expected that a selfish gambler would use his own hole cards for someone else. Heh, if you had held back that move just now, I might have been a little wary of you. But you've used the 'Substitute Clown,' so how do you expect to beat me?"

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Upon hearing this, Metternich's eyes flashed even colder.

He fell silent, seemingly agreeing with what the other person said, yet also as if he was considering something else.

As Rein listened to their conversation, his brow furrowed slightly.

He only learned of Metternich's abilities last night.

This "Substitute Clown" is also one of the ultimate abilities of the Gambler lineage; it can save lives and kill enemies.

There are almost no people in this world who know his trump card.

Because everyone who knew the secrets of their "Joker Card was dead.

Before them stood someone who clearly understood the "Gambler Sequence" ability and was also Mystic System Transcendent being.

To make matters worse, as he said, Metternich's [Substitute Clown] was used up just now when he was trying to save Rein.

This means that Metternich has lost his biggest "trump card".

Unexpectedly, despite such a disadvantage, the squinty-eyed man's aura showed no signs of weakening; on the contrary, his violent energy rose even higher.

He lowered the brim of his hat with his right hand to cover his face, and a strange laugh came from his throat.

"Hehehehe"

The next instant, a striped cane magically appeared in his left hand.

Looking up again, Rein saw a clown face covered in comical pastels.

That big red nose, messy hair, and that bloody, gaping mouth.

The originally comical clown makeup, coupled with his hysterical and violent expression, gave people a chilling feeling.

"Is that so?"

Metternich looked at the red-bearded old man opposite him and grinned maliciously, "Old man, why don't you try my 'New Card Order'?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire magic-inscribed altar suddenly changed its appearance.

The magic patterns on the soles of their feet and the starry sky above their heads suddenly transformed into giant playing cards.

Each playing card was a hundred times larger than the magical beasts that had been conjured.

Those playing cards constituted an endless, vast world, like a cage, enveloping them in this world of cards.

Metternich grinned, revealing two rows of gleaming white teeth, and cackled, "Welcome to my world, 'Myriad Phenomena Card House'!"

At that moment, Rein saw that narrow-eyed aura, which was like that of a god!