Tumor Palace—Upper District
Unlike the other areas of Tumor Palace, this place had no obvious divisions between levels or structures resembling human streets.
The entire Upper District was no longer bound by rigid rules,
Here, the "architectural cells" differentiated more freely, forming chaotic branches interwoven like nerve cells, or like the tangled flesh of a towering tree.
Thus, the Upper District had another name.
"Original Cancer Sacred Tree"
This was the residence of the Tumor Knights and the nobility.
As a high-ranking noble, Madam Olena owned property here, but she disliked living in this place and had moved away long ago. The reason was simple... it was too noisy.
Tumor Knights with "Winged Back Tumors" could freely transfer between different tree trunks. Because of their naturally combative nature, whenever two Tumor Knights met, one might challenge the other.
Even if they suffered severe injuries during a challenge, they could quickly recover by connecting to a branch of the Sacred Tree and sucking in the Original Cancer within it.
Moreover, duels held on the Sacred Tree counted as "battle records."
Tumor Palace, which worshiped conflict, also maintained internal rankings. Knights ranked in different brackets received different treatment.
Recently, a new knight had appeared in the Sacred Tree district—obsessive, even somewhat insane. She ignored her own condition, whether a challenge was appropriate, and even the opponent's strength. The moment she saw someone, she issued a challenge.
Such reckless duels naturally resulted in terrible battle records for the newcomer,
Of the nearly hundred challenges she had issued, she had won only seven and drawn three. All the rest had ended in defeat.
The Knight Armor she wore was also rather unusual,
It was made from softened metal plates that were few in number, making the armor look slender, flexible, and tightly fitted to