Empire Returns

An endless Black Giant Wall, with a huge iron gate tens of meters high embedded in it.

This appears to be the edge of the restaurant ruins; the further you go, the fewer of the ravenous Monster mutated from humans become.

Two figures stood facing each other in front of the towering iron gate of the Black Giant Wall.

"You want to use me as a guinea pig?"

The scales on her body slowly faded away, and Cloudfall Illusion's face remained expressionless.

"What, is that not allowed?"

Tilting her head slightly, the Young Girl asked in return with a hint of confusion.

"I'm very interested in this kind of Strength, which is similar to bloodline inheritance. As a researcher, it's perfectly normal to want to dissect and study something that interests me."

"... Before we figure out the rules, this kind of counter-damage Type of supernatural Anomaly is indeed very difficult to deal with. If you're not careful, even the strongest Player could die at the hands of such a low -Level Anomaly."

Cloudfall Illusion slowly drew the longsword she never parted from her waist, her tone eerily calm.

"But after figuring out the rules of Anomaly, it's just that... They want to experiment on me and dissect me?"

Raising his head to look at the Young Girl before him, Cloudfall Illusion's Golden Eyes burned, filled with boundless majesty.

"In that case, let's do it."

As his voice rang out, the scenery around the two began to blur, and in the blink of an eye, the scene around them transformed into a magnificent and enormous palace.

As the Young Girl curiously observed the changing scenery around her, Cloudfall Illusion's voice came from above the palace.

Seated high on the throne, Cloudfall Illusion looked down at the Young Girl below, his Golden Eye filled with coldness and devoid of any emotion.

"Welcome to my empire."

What are the responsibilities that a ruler must bear as the head of a nation?

Yun Huan had asked herself this question more than once.

Everyone has their own destiny; it's predetermined by fate.

Some are born to be kings, while others are born to be outlaws.

If you don't choose the path you're on, no one knows where the journey Finish Line.

You never know where you'll end up or who you'll meet.

As the destined next king of the Cloudfall Empire, his fate was sealed from the moment he was born.

As a king born with the future destiny of the Cloudfall Empire on his shoulders, there are too many things he cannot choose, including his own life.

For this reason, he had tried to escape, resisted, and rebelled, but in the end, when his father passed away, he chose to shoulder the fate of the entire country.

This is the Strength inherited from the empire, Strength that only he, who inherited that bloodline, could inherit. This is his unique domain, and also the legacy of their empire.

Its name is -- [The Empire Returns]!!

"The Inheritor... So, this kind of Passing the Torch exists in other worlds as well?"

With her hands still inside the pockets of her white lab coat, the Young Girl looked slightly surprised, but quickly shook her head with a hint of regret.

"While this is indeed your territory, unfortunately, you've made a mistake."

Looking up at the figure seated on the throne above, as if stating an obvious fact, Positive and Negative spoke calmly.

"You are Otherworld Player."

"!?"

Just as the Young Girl finished speaking, the newly formed domain collapsed with a roar, and in the blink of an eye, they were once again back in that dark world.

"Don't forget, in this Large-scale Campaign Quest, you are the Invader."

Looking at Cloudfall Illusion, who was silent in front of him, Positive and Negative a calm tone.

"As Invader, your strength will be limited in this Large-scale Campaign Quest. Specifically, when facing Player from this world like myself, everything related to your Talent Core will be unusable. I admit that your inherited domain could indeed kill me, but you can't use it."

"... Who exactly are you?"

Looking at the Young Girl standing not far in front of her, after a moment of silence, Cloudfall Illusion coldly asked.

"Possessing the Strength of Anomaly while retaining your identity as Player, what kind of being are you?"

"Researchers."

He turned his head and glanced at the huge Black Iron Door over there, shaking his head Positive and Negative at the books.

"There's no need to waste any more time here. I'll handle you properly as my test subject. Don't worry, among all my test subjects, you're at least one..."

Before she could finish her sentence, a line of blood suddenly appeared around her throat, and a blurry figure materialized beside her.

"..."

Looking at the Two Lives Cycle who had appeared beside him without him even noticing, Positive and Negative Yufu's expression was calmer than ever before.

With a loud thud as something heavy hit the ground, her head fell off her body.

Are you an idiot!?

Seeing this scene before her, Cloudfall Illusion's usually calm expression finally showed a slight change.

"Any harm you cause her will be returned to you in full and proportionally!!"

"I know, I just saw it."

Both times, they calmly turned around and glanced at each other.

... and then his head fell off.

Just as his head was about to hit the ground, a broken mirror appeared in place of his reflection, and he walked out of the mirror unharmed.

"This guy..."

Looking at the figure that would emerge from the mirror tomorrow, Cloudfall Illusion couldn't help but breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Although this guy from Two Lives Cycle seems a bit taciturn, he still cherishes him as his first friend.

"Another one... You're not dead?"

Looking at the Two Lives Cycle standing not far in front of them, Positive and Negative's words carried a rare hint of confusion.

He didn't intend to answer the question in her words; under her gaze, Two Lives Cycle placed his right hand on his own heart.

Then, as if something had devoured her Soul, Positive and Negative suddenly felt a sharp pain in her mind, a terrible pain assaulting her.

The terrifying pain came so suddenly that she involuntarily bent over, and in the next second, her body was kicked away by the Two Lives Cycle, crashing into the Black Giant Wall behind her and slowly sliding down.

"It seems that you are unable to activate that ability given the trauma to your Soul."

--The cold voice of "Two Lives Cycle" came over.