Second Strike Against Jester Karture

Watching ordinary citizens trickle into Snowfield City, Jester Karture decided it was about time.

Around two hundred thousand people had entered so far. Jester Karture did not intend to wait any longer; he could not wait any longer.

Just as he was about to step into Snowfield City, a surge of mana knocked the Pale Rider off him. It was the binding effect of a Command Spell.

Tch! I had no choice but to use this Command Spell.

In an instant, one stroke of the Command Spell on Jester Karture's hand vanished, and the Pale Rider finally returned to Snowfield City.

The moment he entered Snowfield City, Jester Karture noticed something wrong. So many people had entered earlier—where had they all gone? Even ordinary people could not have run so fast that they vanished without a trace.

Then he spotted Xiao Sha on a rooftop ahead and to his left. Seeing her retreat, Jester Karture hurried after her. This time, he could not let that adorable little Assassin sister get away. He would destroy her himself.

But the Pale Rider actually separated from his body and ran to the right. No command worked; something over there seemed to be drawing it in.

In the end, Jester Karture simply ordered the Pale Rider to activate its Noble Phantasm: Come forth, Netherworld Path. Come forth.

Within this bounded field, Jester Karture was strengthened as well. At the same time, he took control of the ordinary citizens who continued entering and made them follow him.

Meanwhile, monsters from the Underworld appeared, including that Cerberus.

For the moment, he and the Pale Rider went their separate ways. He went left, the Pale Rider went right, while Cerberus and the monsters headed down the middle.

He still had three lives. He could afford to take