Chapter 343

Although the person did not appear, Witch K could sense from the aura emanating from them that this was a domain power that could only be used by those who had reached the Eighth Tier.

"Are you going? If you want to go back, even if she tries, it will be difficult to stop us."

Witch K was confident in her abilities.

However, Ryan still planned to go and see. Since he was already there, and putting aside the matter of the elder faction, the other party probably had something else to discuss with him.

Castle.

Towering spires soar into the clouds.

Under the cover of darkness, the castle appeared even more mysterious.

In the castle garden, a maid stood respectfully in place, without making any movement for a long time.

Until the space before her eyes tore open, and Ryan and the witch K emerged from within, the maid showed no surprise upon seeing them, as if she had known all along.

"Hmm? Someone's here." Ryan looked around. The garden was exquisitely manicured, with a fountain and even a winding stream.

What's most surprising is that, from the outside, this castle appears shrouded in darkness, just like the City of Desire, but inside it's as bright as day.

"Amazing, this City Lord of Desire City is truly formidable," Ryan exclaimed.

It's not difficult to do these things outside, but in the Chaos Space, the slightest carelessness can attract the intrusion of Chaos Power.

Witch K scoffed, "This is nothing. I'll show you my yard sometime; it's much better than this."

"Is that so?"

What, you don't believe me?

"Of course I believe you."

Adele had been staying at the witch K's house for several days, so Ryan was naturally familiar with the layout of the yard. However, what interested him was not the design of the yard, but the cute little K dolls.

They are capable, efficient, and plentiful.

"Gentlemen, the City Lord requests your presence."

At this moment, the waiting maidservant spoke respectfully.

Ryan and Witch K exchanged a glance, and the former said, "Lead the way."

It's all an unspoken understanding, so Ryan doesn't need to waste any more words.

Upon hearing this, the maid turned and took a few steps forward, disappearing from their sight.

It's a barrier.

Ryan quietly retreated, shielding the witch K in front of him.

Witch K rolled her eyes, said nothing, and walked forward indifferently, entering the barrier.

Swish!

A flash of white light.

What Ryan saw was not a scene of perfect harmony, nor was it a picturesque garden with flowing streams. Unlike the garden scenery outside the barrier, what lay before him was a world corrupted by Chaos Power!

Desolate and lonely.

Countless dust particles floated in the murky air, like gray snow, endlessly.

These dust particles are the materialization of Chaos Power and possess an extremely corrosive effect on humanity.

The Chaos Power is immense... Ryan frowned slightly. He even felt that there should be at least one Chaos Great Demon lurking nearby.

The maid leading the way was just ahead; she seemed unaffected by the power, and her strength was probably no less than the fifth rank.

Further away is a cliff, and standing on its edge is a silver-haired woman in a greyish-white dress, seemingly blending into the landscape.

"City Lord, the person has been brought here," the maid said respectfully as she approached the woman.

"Go down."

"Yes."

The maid returned, keeping her head down the whole way, not looking at Ryan or the witch K, and left through the barrier entrance.

"Aurelia, long time no see." Witch K greeted her with a light smile.

"K... long time no see."

The silver-haired woman turned around.

The moment Ryan saw her face, he was momentarily stunned and lost in thought.

Beauty, a fragile and broken beauty, was presented to him. Even though it was their first meeting, Ryan felt an urge to protect her even at the cost of everything!

However, it lasted less than a second before Ryan came to his senses and warily sized up the legendary City Lord.

The other person had pale pink eyes, bright as stars, an oval face, and skin as white as jade, radiating a luminous glow, making them appear like a dream.

This woman is definitely suspicious!

They made eye contact for a moment, and almost lost themselves in the moment.

You have to understand, he has the high attribute bonus from the Desire Necklace, and he's a protagonist template who can fight monsters above his level, yet he was still charmed... Hmm, this is definitely due to the outstanding performance of the other party's desire ability, and definitely not because of his lewd attributes.

"This is... Ryan." The voice of Aurelia, the City Lord of Desire, was ethereal and otherworldly, making one feel as if they could be blown away by the winds and waves of this space at any moment.

"Nice to meet you, City Lord." Ryan coughed lightly. "Or rather, it's finally time to meet you. I came here specifically after receiving your invitation, but I didn't expect to be turned away at the door."

"I didn't expect you to secretly take them away, leaving me no choice but to forcibly put Bernard and Hyde on trial."

"Was this also part of your plan?"

Aurelia didn't refute, but suddenly asked, "Lord Ryan, do you know where you are?"

"Here?" Ryan looked around. "Isn't this just the Chaos Space? Where else could it be?"

"This is part of the City of Desire, or at least it used to be."

Aurelia's words surprised Ryan, but Witch K nodded and said, "Indeed, I thought I was mistaken. I didn't expect that in less than two hundred years, this place has become like this."

"Has the Chaos Space been eroding the City of Desire?" Ryan asked thoughtfully. "So, the barrier really can't hold on any longer?"

"Yes, it can only last for another six months at most," Aurelia said.

"Six months?" Ryan asked in surprise. "So fast? And are you sure it's okay for you to tell me such an important secret?"

Half a year is a short time in mainland China, but for the major powers, they couldn't be happier for the City of Desire to be destroyed.

"Since I invited you here, I had no intention of hiding anything. Besides, K should have figured it out by now, right? Hiding it is pointless; the key is how to solve the problem."

Concealing it is pointless; resolving it is the key... Ryan nodded secretly. If those old hands in the empire had this kind of awareness, how could the empire not prosper?

Although their contact was brief, Ryan understood why Aurelia managed the City of Desire so well.

What a talent!

"So, what are you planning to do?" Ryan asked half-jokingly. "You're not thinking of asking us for help, are you?"

Aurelia stared intently at Ryan with her pale pink eyes, saying nothing, her expression very serious.

"Hey, hey, hey, really?" Ryan frowned. "You really intend to do that?"

"Yes."

"Hmm... Putting aside why I should help you, even if I had that reason, I don't think I could do it."

To be honest, while his current strength is not bad, he is still a bit short of the level of Witch K.

How can I do something that they can't do?

"Because you are chosen by desire, and so am I."

Aurelia's words silenced Ryan.

After waiting a while without hearing anything further, Ryan asked in confusion, "So?"

The City Lord Desire is Chosen of the Gods; even a pig could figure that out, so there's nothing strange about it.

"Therefore, I need you to join me in yearning for the power of desire to descend upon this city-state and re-establish order in this City of Desire."

"I understand." Ryan nodded slightly. The pleas of the two Chosen of the Gods could indeed attract the attention of the God of Desire. "However, I don't think it will necessarily succeed. Even if the God of Desire does notice this, it may not be able to change anything... As Chosen of the Gods, you should also be able to sense that something has happened on the path of desire, right?"

Aurelia lowered her eyes.

If Sylvia was able to detect Janus's abnormality, then even if Aurelia is no match for him, she is still one of the best in the realm of desire, so she would naturally be able to sense something amiss.

All signs indicate that the God of Desire seems unable to respond to the prayers of his followers.

Ordinary blessings can certainly achieve this, but to change the current state of the City of Desire, what is needed is power beyond the Eighth Tier.

That is, the power of God.

Even so, Aurelia decided to give it a try, because it was the only way she could think of to save the city.

"Why insist on staying here?" Ryan was somewhat puzzled. "Although this place is secluded, it is surrounded by Chaos Power. A slight mistake could lead to annihilation. With the power of the City of Desire, it could easily occupy a place on any continent."

Witch K chuckled, "Because something important is guarded here, isn't it?"

Aurelia glanced at her but did not deny it.

"Something important?" Ryan asked. "What is it?"

"I don't know. The reason I came here in the first place was because I sensed that power." Witch K crossed her arms. "Hmm... it's strange, it wasn't the power of desire, but rather... the Lord of the Bizarre?"

"Mysterious? That God of Wisdom?"

Ryan's eyes flickered. He seemed to suddenly understand why the City of Desire had become like this. It was because of the unpredictable nature of the Eye of Dawn and Dusk; it would never be at peace, no matter where it went.

Otherwise, given Aurelia's absolute control over the City of Desire, how could the current situation have arisen?

It's likely that the people here won't even consider relocation until the City of Desire collapses.

"Because of the Scepter of the Bizarre," Aurelia suddenly said.

"The Scepter of the Bizarre?" Witch K's eyes widened in surprise. "The legendary weapon of the Lord of the Bizarre? It's actually here???"

"Wait, wait, wait." Ryan was a little confused. "What is this Scepter of the Bizarre?"

It wasn't mentioned in the game.

"I'm not entirely sure either, but I heard A mention it. It's the weapon of the Lord of Mysteries, because the death of the Primal Witch was caused by that God of Wisdom, so I remember it."

The death of the Primal Witch dates back to a very long time ago, and Witch K doesn't know much about it; she learned all this information from A.

The time of her death was during the War of the Gods at the end of the last era. Because of that war, almost Witch Society who followed Balshatt were wiped out, leaving only the seed of witch K to slowly sprout.

"Could it be that the mysterious creature is already dead?" Witch K asked instinctively.

"Is he really dead?" Ryan asked.

"They've lost their weapons, and they're still alive?"

Ryan glanced at Aurelia, and seeing that she didn't speak, he said, "Have you ever heard this saying... Blood God is in Hell, wisdom is in books, chaos is in bottles, and desire is in rooms?"

Aurelia's expression hardened. "How do you know that phrase?"

"I learned this from a priest of the Eye of Dawn. Judging from your situation, you must know something else as well?"

After his breakthrough in strength, Ryan no longer worried about 'loose lips sinking'.

Or rather, he no longer needed to worry, because the Hanged Woman had long been eyeing him, but was simply unable to attack him due to her own limitations.

Aurelia was silent for a moment, seemingly considering whether she should tell Ryan the reason. In the end, she decided to tell him, after all, she needed Ryan's help now.

"It's Scepter of the Bizarre. I touched it once and gained wisdom and 'divine revelation' from it."

"Um..."

Not surprising.

With divine weapons at our disposal, it would be abnormal to resist the urge to study them.

With that, Ryan felt relieved. No wonder he felt that Aurelia was different from ordinary believers in desire.

She accepted the gift of wisdom and was no longer just a lamb indulging in desire. Even so, she was still able to continue on this path as the chosen one of desire, which shows that this woman's talent was terrifying.

If it weren't for the fact that Witch K had lived for so long and hadn't undergone a transformation ritual, she probably wouldn't be able to defeat Aurelia now.

Oh dear, look at you, you can't compare to others in anything except for your age.

"Actually, the Eye of Dawn also knew about this, although I don't know how they found out." Aurelia's eyes narrowed slightly. "Ever since then, they have been secretly targeting the City of Desire. I know that the purpose of those treacherous believers is to seize the Scepter of the Bizarre. Lord Ryan, you should have also noticed that their shadow is behind this relocation proposal."