Chapter 2047
The game at the summit,
The slaughter at the bottom,
The highest-level battles were underway in the two extreme regions above and below the Holy City,
While cleansing operations of varying scales were also taking place within the city, their danger no less severe.
According to the regional rules, aside from the three Queen-level Uncontrolled Ones, there were also five Prince-class Uncontrolled Ones scattered across different areas of the Holy City.
As time passed,
Some of the Princes began to emerge one after another.
"Third Tier of the Holy City—Noble Residential District"
A pale, ghostly Woman's Head randomly appeared among different luxurious estates. Her white hair, over a meter long, trailed across the ground as if concealing her body.
Unlike ordinary Skull Women... her primary targets were not women, but men.
She seemed to favor 'clean' noblemen, draining their vital essence and souls through kisses as she enjoyed these leisurely meals.
However, just as she began feeding on her fifth target,
Whoosh!
A black arrow, devoid of light and form, suddenly shot out from the shadow at the corner of the wall.
It pierced—or rather, rooted itself in—the surface of the head... An attribute of lightlessness capable of devouring all radiance began spreading across its surface.
From the shadows,
Jack Mason, current commander of the Windwalk Knight Order and founder of the Lightless Cult—≮Owl≯—walked out slowly, clad in church robes.
The residential district on the Holy City's second tier.
A female student who had graduated under Teacher Mr. wandered through the area.
She looked like a tall woman dressed in black, her face hidden behind several layers of veils.
She held a specially made yinwood pipa in her arms. The music she played possessed no offensive power, yet it could create absolutely realistic, terrifying illusions and effectively