The Boundless Blood City descended. Gao Ming and Gao Yun stood atop the building at its very center, while five sky-obscuring ghostly silhouettes loomed amid the blood-red expanse. They felt the excitement of Hanhai's residents, as though, in this moment, they had seized their own destinies and broken free of every restraint.
"With Hanhai Blood City reestablished, we've made enemies of several Blood City Lords. They won't sit back and watch us grow. They'll do everything they can to strangle us in our cradle. Next time, they might even come in their original bodies." Gao Yun stood amid the flames, watched by countless respectful eyes. Many people regarded him and Gao Ming as their faith, as the repository of all their hopes.
Hanhai was still far too weak, but Gao Ming had trump cards of his own. After completely crushing Dream's lingering consciousness, he had further strengthened an ability within the Main Shrine that even Dream had never used—Delirium.
"We might not live to see tomorrow, but we can drag everyone into the night." Gao Ming seemed to be talking to himself, though his tone was frightening. "I promised that Unspeakable who was nothing but a brain that I'd help him deliver a message. Once Xinhu's Blood City Lord returns, things might improve a little."
"From one against eleven to one against ten?" Gao Yun seemed to be joking, but there was nothing funny about it.
"We need help." Gao Ming looked into the distance. "I'll leave Hanhai in your hands from now on."
"Don't make it sound so ominous. With the Blood City here, we finally have the strength to fight back." Even if Gao Yun wanted to help Gao Ming, he had no way to leave. After burning everything he had, he had become one with the Blood