Four-on-four

Emperor Pride led the Blood People's strongest surviving combat force toward the circus. When they followed the floating red carpet to the tent entrance, they could hear the faint laughter too—the deeply unsettling laughter.

The Emperor had accompanied the King on countless campaigns and killed innumerable Sick Ones and invaders, yet he had never heard laughter so strange.

When the laughter reached his ears, it seemed to faintly stir desires within the Blood Plague, making even the Emperor uncomfortable.

At that moment, Marquis Enwei, who was leaning on his cane, drew magical formation symbols in midair. Only after pressing his hand against the back of the Emperor's head did he completely dispel the laughter's influence.

At the same time, Enwei gave his analysis. "My guess was right~ This is a type of 'Mad Brain Invasion' we've never encountered before. The opponent's Mad Brain level is extremely high. In terms of plague rank, it's on par with our 'Seven Marquis.'

"Using this special laughter as a medium, it carries the resonance frequency produced by the laughter and uses it to directly affect the Blood Plague within our bodies with the Mad Shell Virus.

"An extremely sophisticated technique. The opponent has clearly conducted fairly in-depth research into the 'Blood Plague' as well. We need to be careful."

After Marquis Enwei applied a secret technique to everyone to defend against the Mad Shell Virus, the Blood People stepped into the Circus Tent for the first time.

The magnificent stage scene they had expected did not appear.

There were no props or decorations inside the tent, nor was there a stage or audience seating. The only thing present was an 'abyss' set in the center of the ground.

It occupied nearly eighty percent of the tent's floor. There was little room left for the