The Eve of the Storm!

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"What are you planning, you cunning Demon? I seized your island, and you don't seem to care. You even have time to throw a celebration? What a joke!" Er Dongsheng sat on the Throne, his eyes narrowed in thought.

Do you truly not care? Or are you trying to lure me in?

"Forget it. I'll wait and see what tricks you pull." Er Dongsheng's voice faded. Black Flame engulfed his figure, and he vanished completely.

Time flew by, and several months passed.

At some point, strange rumors began spreading across this cluster of fragments that made up the Broken Continent.

The entire Broken Continent was in an uproar. Countless Demon factions and powerful Demons converged on Archmond's enormous city.

Inside the city, in a vast, rough-hewn tavern.

It could barely be called a tavern. It served only a few kinds of drinks, and they were especially expensive.

What it accepted in trade was stranger still: the blood and corpses of all manner of bizarre Exotic Beasts. Of course, the owner would also take Demon flesh and blood.

The Demons who first visited might have found it novel, but after the tavern had operated for over a century, the novelty had worn off.

Demons usually bartered anyway. What was wrong with trading blood?

"Hey, Little Succubus! Bring me your strongest blood-pulp juice!"

"Here's my payment!"

Bang!

A powerful Demon hurled a huge beast onto the floor. Several Demons immediately carried its body to a Magic Array. The corpse gradually disappeared, leaving a small pool of blood behind. A Succubus waitress brought over a half-filled cup of pale green liquid and poured the blood into it. After a shake, the green-and-red "juice" was ready!

A rich, bloody scent mingled with a fruity fragrance