Black Veil Woman has long been accustomed to this.
She calmly explained, "Of course not everyone has to go through Hell Slaughter Arena."
"The death rate there is too high!"
"In addition to participating in a battle to win Hell Slaughter Arena once a year..."
"There is another way to obtain 'residency' at Slaughter City!"
"That means paying two cups of 'Bloody Mary' to Enforcement Squad every month."
She paused. "That person just now, and many similar dying people in the city."
"We are able to survive only by making regular contributions Bloody Mary."
"They themselves may be one of the sources of 'Bloody Mary', or... have a way to 'get' it."
Long Zhanye's eyes are colder.
Contribute Bloody Mary... This means constant killing, looting, and possibly even cannibalism.
The cruelty and depravity of this city far exceeded his initial imagination.
He didn't ask any more questions and just followed Black Veil Woman silently.
The two walked towards the "Hell Slaughter Arena" which symbolized endless killing and the only way to survive.
The blue-purple light on both sides of the street stretched their shadows very long, like a path leading to the abyss.
in the air.
The smell of blood, decay, and sin seemed to be getting stronger and stronger.
After hearing Black Veil Woman's explanation about "contributing to Bloody Mary" in exchange for the right to survive.
Long Zhanye's eyes turned completely cold.
He already knew from his experience in the tavern that the so-called "Bloody Mary" was unprocessed human blood.
According to this view.
That guy just now, who looked like a skeleton.
I'm afraid it's because I've contributed a lot of my own blood over a long period of time that I've been squeezed dry to the point where I've run out of fuel.
In that state, let alone fighting.
I'm afraid it will be difficult to stand for a while longer, and it is not far from complete death.
"You have contributed a lot of your own blood for a long time... and become so weak. In a place like Outer City, wouldn't you be just a piece of fish to be slaughtered by others?"
Long Zhanye asked with a frown, he wanted to know how to maintain this "way of survival".
Black Veil Woman corrected him calmly. "You misunderstood."
"The area you are currently in belongs to 'Outer City' of Slaughter City."
"This is not a true killing place with no rules."
"People like those who rely on contributions to Bloody Mary to survive are only allowed to operate in Outer City."
"And Outer City prohibits random killing. Enforcement Squad maintains the most basic order, and violators will be eliminated."
She paused.
Pointing to the area deeper in the city that looks even more gloomy under the Purple Moon: "The real 'Slaughter City' refers to 'Inner City'."
"Only those warriors who have proven their strength and survived in Hell Slaughter Arena are qualified to enter Inner City life."
"Of course, the enjoyment and resources that Inner City can provide are far beyond those of Outer City."
"But correspondingly, the iron law of 'no rules' is completely followed there, and death threats are everywhere."
"It turns out that there are still Outer City." Long Zhanye understood.
Outer City is the buffer zone and "blood bank" of order, while Inner City is the real purgatory of sin and the stage of the strong.
"So, Slaughter City is completely a self-contained underground world."
Long Zhanye's sharp eyes are always fixed on Black Veil Woman.
His Double Pupil Technique does not belong to Soul Skill. It is not restricted by the rules here and can observe the other party's subtle reactions more clearly.
"So, what is the source of food to maintain the operation of such a huge 'prison'?"
"In such a dark and barren underground, it is impossible to carry out conventional planting, and no one is willing to do such a thing."
His question may seem ordinary, but it actually points directly to the material supply system of Slaughter City.
A completely closed system must have external input or internal loop, otherwise it cannot exist for a long time.
Black Veil Woman's face changed slightly, almost imperceptibly.
Her eyes seemed to flicker, avoiding Long Zhanye's direct gaze.
Her voice was still steady but with a hint of formulaic avoidance.
"Sorry, I don't know the specific source of Slaughter City."
"This exceeds my permission to answer."
Her reaction made Long Zhanye even more convinced of her guess.
Slaughter City is by no means completely isolated from the world!
The weird desert tavern outside is proof of this, and there is obviously a guide or "admissions office" there.
And.
During the short walk and secret experiment just now.
Long Zhanye discovered that his Spirit Bone skills were not completely suppressed by the special field here.
It's just that the effect is weakened or more Soul Power drivers are needed.
This means that some special power systems may still be partially valid here.
"Don't know?" Long Zhanye raised the corner of his mouth with a slightly sarcastic arc, and asked more sharply.
"Still can't tell?"
"In other words, you were simply 'captive' here intentionally by some forces in the Sun Moon Continent?"
After all.
Throw those heinous and difficult-to-handle Spirit Master and villains on the mainland into this 'natural prison' that can only be entered but cannot be exited.
Let them fend for themselves and consume each other. For the ruling class, wouldn't it save worry and effort, once and for all?
His words were unceremonious and pointed directly at the possible existence of Slaughter City.
Perhaps it is a "dangerous element penal colony" that is tacitly approved or even secretly supported.
Black Veil Woman was silent for a moment after hearing this.
Then she sneered slightly, and her eyes behind the veil seemed to have a hint of mockery. "So what if you know?"
"Even as you said, many forces on the mainland are well aware of our existence here."
"Even happy to see the results, so what? Will they take action against Slaughter City?"
She asked and answered herself, her tone getting colder. "Let's not talk about whether they can get any benefits by sending an army in this world where Soul Skill is ineffective."
"Even if we can, destroying Slaughter City, what good will it do to them?!"
"Mr. Number 9080, please don't forget that the people who enter Slaughter City are almost all Fallen Ones who cannot live in the outside world."
"This place is basically isolated from the outside world and is self-contained!!"
"Slaughter City, like a special, self-managed super prison, helps the mainland to 'detain' and deal with these heinous prisoners."
"Tell me, why do the big forces on the mainland go to such trouble to destroy this place?"
"I'm afraid they wish all the evil people in the world would jump into this 'pit'!"
"It solves the security problem without having to dirty your hands."
Long Zhanye had a clear cold smile on his face.
Sure enough, it was pretty much what I had judged.
The existence of Slaughter City is no accident!
Behind this there must be some degree of acquiescence, connivance and even use by the Sun Moon Continent ruling class.
After all.
Even if Soul Skill is restricted here, if we really gather the power of the mainland to attack forcefully, there is no chance of winning.
The reason why it is not moved is because "the advantages outweigh the disadvantages" of keeping it.
I figured this out.
Another, more terrifying thought suddenly popped into Long Zhanye's mind.
His eyes instantly became extremely sharp, piercing Black Veil Woman: "Then..."
"Are there many of those 'Evil Soul Master' on the mainland? They just ran away from your Slaughter City?!"