"Hiss..."
Inside the tent, Magnus woke from his drunken dream.
He rubbed his sore temples and instinctively looked around.
"Brother Li? How did I get here?"
Ye Qiyan sat calmly not far away.
"You got drunk yesterday, so I let you sleep here."
Looking at the bed beneath him, Magnus scratched his head awkwardly.
"Sorry for taking your bed..."
"It's fine. A lot of interesting things happened last night anyway, I couldn't have slept."
"As for what exactly happened, you should go ask around yourself. The hunting continues today."
Though confused, upon hearing about the hunt, Magnus didn't bother with anything else. He hurriedly took out his equipment from the spatial device his family gave him and followed Ye Qiyan.
The entire camp was abuzz with discussions about last night's events. The story of the Demon Mech-Dragon Man, Altos, was spreading like wildfire. Even without deliberately asking around, Magnus quickly learned the gist of it.
He was both deeply shocked and envious of "Altos's" strength.
But at the same time, he was even more puzzled. Why would such a powerful Train Conductor join the terrorist organization, the Emperor's Order? And why must he go around causing destruction everywhere?
Ye Qiyan offered no comment.
He had no intention of explaining himself.
Good and evil? Repair and destruction?
Did any of that truly matter?
Ye Qiyan only wanted to obtain what he desired and do what he wished.
To be free and unrestrained—that was what a Train Conductor should truly do.
He could be a saint saving the world, or he could be a demon destroying everything.
Death Omen or Salvation.
Arrogance or Bewitchment.
How to proceed was his own choice to make.
After eliminating batch after batch of Void lifeforms,
the team formed by Ye Qiyan and Magnus undoubtedly became the one with the highest hunting tally in the Intermediate Group.
They would board a magic airship to the Main City along with the winners from the Novice Group and the Advanced Group.
Who the Advanced Group champion was didn't matter.
But the Novice Group champion was someone Ye Qiyan recognized, though that person didn't recognize Ye Qiyan.
[Mr. Order]
Outside the magic airship.
The Mechanical Girl beside Ye Qiyan transformed into Lisette, now wearing a black-and-white maid outfit.
The reason for her absence these past two days was due to some disturbances in the Subspace Station. It had partially detached from this city world.
This detachment caused spatial tremors at the station. The Train itself wouldn't be affected, and the vast majority of the carriages would be fine.
Only some of the livestock and poultry raised in the Breeding Car had died.
That's why Lisette had returned to the Train to handle the situation.
"Whew, I truly never thought I'd have the chance to personally receive Lord Tengo's commendation! Brother Li! It's all thanks to you! Meeting you is really my lucky break!"
On the eve of boarding the airship, Magnus bid farewell to his family, his face filled with excitement.
Ye Qiyan smiled.
"What are friends for? Between friends, talk of luck is unnecessary~ Hehe."
This was a lie.
He whispered with Bewitchment.
In his heart, he knew that once Magnus saw what he was about to do, their so-called friendship would shatter in an instant.
Since that was the case, why say more?
Ye Qiyan watched with great interest as Mr. Order, disguised as a slave gladiator, boarded with the woman following him.
The way that woman looked at him was filled with affection. Clearly, their relationship was not ordinary.
The Governor of the Lienkenna City-State personally came here, leading numerous soldiers to board the airship with them to the Main City.
However, the number of people this guy brought along was a bit excessive.
Hundreds of Train Conductors and tens of thousands of warriors.
Why did it feel like they were marching to the capital to rescue the emperor?
Ye Qiyan observed the Governor and could clearly see the man was in a very bad mood, as if he was being coerced...
Hmm?
Coerced?
Menrojina?
"Let's go, let's go, it's time to depart!"
Magnus was the first to board the airship. Ye Qiyan followed at the rear of the large group, pausing for a moment.
A wisp of dark golden light seeped into the earth.
An invisible Anchor Point firmly locked onto this space.
[Anchors: 5/5]
Apart from the ones he had placed on the Train and in the Wasteland, the remaining three could now be used for banishment.
Boarding the airship.
As champions, they had their own private rooms.
Inside the room was a Light Screen, and on it, Achuan was still shown hanging upside down, unconscious.
This was killing the chicken to scare the monkey.
But unfortunately, Achuan was not a chicken to be slaughtered at will, and Ye Qiyan was not a monkey who would feel fear.
Tengo, that guy, had taken no action at all.
He was waiting, waiting for the Emperor's Order to walk right into his trap.
The Main City was a trap that everyone knew about.
Tengo was right there, confidently awaiting their arrival.
Ye Qiyan leaned against the window, looking out at the violent snowstorm that had already blotted out the view, a smile on his face.
"Just who is the prey walking into the trap?"
"Certainly not me."
This was confidence, not arrogance.
————
Miranda City - Main City - City Lord's Mansion.
At the top floor of the most majestic building in this entire world,
Agula Tengo currently stood at the center of a precise, complex, and dizzyingly intricate magic circle.
Slaves knelt prostrate around him.
He trampled upon corpses beneath his feet.
A Mage waved a Scepter.
One after another, Void fissures appeared within this magic circle.
No monsters emerged from these fissures, only a continuous gush of black-purple liquid.
[%……&…￥%]
Who was whispering? It was a language humanity could never possibly learn.
[&*%#~]
Who was jeering? A pair of eyes filled with delight opened within a fissure.
[]
Who was singing a hymn! Twisted, holy, agonizing "sacred" hymns rose from the mouths of those slaves bleeding from every orifice.
[Human~]
Who... was speaking?
[The Void, sees you~]
Tengo grinned, crushing the corpse underfoot.
[You, wish to awaken the ancient Emperors?]
"That's right."
[Then these, are not enough, not enough, still not enough~]
"I know that, of course."
[Train Conductors, the strong, Card Sequences, treasures... the hearts of Gods]
[Offer your sacrifices~]
This voice brimmed with delight, playfulness, and malice.
[Will you, become a new King?]
"I, am destined to be King."
A giant slab-like greatsword ground the corpses into pulp.
The slaves let out agonized wails. The black-purple liquid continuously flowed from their seven orifices until they were completely drained dry, merging with the liquid that now filled the entire space.
[Then~ very well~]
The Void, was speaking.
[Accept my grace~ His corpse, I bestow upon you.]
From within the tide of the Void, a Faceless Person wearing a Crown, seated upon a Throne, slowly rose.
[Ancient Emperor~]
[When you awaken, your challenger shall appear before you. The victor shall be King, the defeated~ shall fall into the endless~]
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