No. 01 had finally found the bloodline he had long yearned for, but another problem now stood before him.
He did not recognize this magical creature.
In other words, if he injected this creature's bloodline into his body, he would face unknown risks.
Bloodline wizards indeed possessed various secret arts to reduce the risks of Fusion, but these were based on known bloodlines. Even with secret arts, an unknown bloodline might prove completely unaffected.
Thus, if No. 01 truly integrated this magical creature's bloodline, he might drop dead on the spot.
Even so, No. 01 did not hesitate. The longing stirred by that bloodline filled him with immense confidence, making him feel certain that he could control it.
The final result was as No. 01 had expected: he succeeded.
However, he did not know that this would also become the beginning of his nightmare.
The reason was simple. That magical creature had no ordinary identity.
This magical creature was a third-class citizen of Phantom City. The reason it had appeared inside the coffin in those ruins was that it had been using a secret art to recuperate and advance within the coffin. Unexpectedly, while half-conscious, it had been "eaten" by No. 01.
Phantom City's full name was "Gruzdaiwald's Phantom City." Its name alone made it clear that Phantom City actually belonged to Gruzdaiwald.
A great many magical creatures lived in this city. Most had been collected by Gruzdaiwald from various worlds, while some had sought him out of their own accord in hopes of gaining his protection. Gruzdaiwald divided these magical creatures into three classes of citizens. At the top of the pyramid were the first-class citizens, also known as the upper-class citizens.
However, although it was called a city of magical creatures, in outsiders' eyes it looked more like