Chapter 88 Blackrock City He said, "My mask is only for capturing my..."

The receiver of the signal terminal is the tower agent, Wu Yibai.

Both he and the skinny monkey serve as anchor points for Wu Yibai when he transitions between roles.

In Un Entertainment, after Jiang Yang's outburst, Wu Yibai was forced to withdraw. But shortly after he returned to the no-man's-land, the door, which had hardly ever been opened, was suddenly pulled open from the inside, and out tumbled a man covered in wounds...

tower.

The tower was falling towards the ground. Before it crashed, Wu Yibai rushed forward and knelt down to support it. The tower leaned against his shoulder, and he could hear its warm breath. It was the first time he had been so close to a tower, but its breathing was getting weaker and weaker.

Wu Yibai mustered his courage and picked Ta up in his arms, his voice unusually panicked. "I'll take you to the repair room." The injuries from the trial could be repaired with points. It didn't matter; he had points, and he was sure he could save Ta.

The Tower says, "The Tower reversed is useless."

Wu Yibai twitched his nose. A scent he had deliberately ignored filled his nostrils—the smell of the Furnace Sea. The tower's wounds were inflicted by the human-faced fish in the Furnace Sea. The furnace scorches the soul, while the Furnace Sea devours the body; there is no cure.

His hand on the tower's shoulder was about to tighten due to his emotional turmoil, but he restrained himself, afraid of disturbing the other person. He struggled to ask, "You've been to the trial, haven't you? Do you want to see Ji Yang? Or do you want to see Jiang Yang? If you do, are you going to make yourself like this again?"

"I'm a little tired, let's go back to the room, okay?" Ta reached out and hooked his arm around Wu Yibai's neck. He had lived for too long, so long that he was about to die. That's why he joined Un Entertainment, why he stood in Cain's position, why he lost his mind during the confrontation with Jiang Yang, and why he tried to die for Ta in a moment of clarity.

But the No Man's Land was unwilling to let its messenger perish. It spared the tower's last breath, wanting to inflict pain and torment upon it.

Because the Tower is reversed.

The cold touch made Wu Yibai stiffen, his arms tightening around the person. Wu Yibai said, "I won't let anything happen to you."

The tower is the messenger of the land of no man, and he is the tower's eternal believer.

That night, before the trial at Un Entertainment had even ended, Wu Yibai had already locked onto his target: Black Rock City. He had been researching ways to enter Black Rock City, to the point that he could no longer remember why he was even researching it.

Until he saw it in the Book of Souls in the tower: the power of judgment could bring people back to life.

The Judgment Card last appeared four years ago. After Jiang Yang died four years ago, the Judgment Card was split in two. However, when using shadow tracking to find the whereabouts of the Judgment Card, it unexpectedly entered Xie Lu's dream.

He remembered that Xie Lu had forced his way into the wasteland and disappeared in Blackrock City many years ago, and then reappeared in the No Man's Land four years ago.

No, they are not one person.

Xie Lu of Blackrock City believed the dream he created, and what he was looking for was inside Xie Lu's body in Blackrock City.

[Wu Yibai, the Agent of the Tower, Talent Card: Magician]

[Personal Talent: Nightmare]

【Instructions for Use - Phantom Blade: The air will transform into countless sharp blades to repel your enemies】

[User Manual - Shadow Tracking: Where there is light, there is shadow; where there is shadow, there is nowhere to hide]

[Instructions for Use - Nightmare Mask: A Moment's Decision, Truth or Falsehood Determined]

In the dream, the people from the tower entered the fourth district of Blackrock City. The old, weak, sick, and disabled people in the fourth district, who were ostracized by the vampires, fought desperately. The leader was a man named DisKi, and there was a little boy beside him.

Xie Lu stood atop that tall castle, taking in everything that had happened in the Fourth District. Finally, Xie Lu believed it: the nightmare had become reality, and nothing could be changed anymore.

However, Wu Yibai underestimated the power of the vampires, and Blackrock City was sealed off.

They were isolated outside Blackrock City. Finally, he gave the order to move the entire Blackrock City back to the No Man's Land. In order to have time to crack the code, he even used Deyue's talent to make Blackrock City appear in the No Man's Land's perspective earlier.

Everything is a closed loop.

...

Inside Blackrock City, Wu Yibai, who had made all the necessary preparations, received news of the death of the skinny monkey. As the anchor point fluctuated, he put on the Nightmare Mask.

A pop-up message appeared on the panel: "Please select the user." He typed three words, and the mask adhered to his face. He now had a new identity.

The Hanged Man.

The Hanged Man always appears in public wearing a mask, and no one knows what he looks like underneath.

Even fewer people knew that he was actually the Tower's agent, Wu Yibai.

The player's and the agent's memories are not connected, which is why the Hanged Man needs to set key anchor points like the Skinny Monkey to activate his next action, and even more so, he is willing to abandon his teammates in order to achieve his goal.

Fine snowflakes began to fall over Blackrock City. The Hanged Man paused in his hurried steps, his head bowed. The Tower's injury this year had loosened his control over the entire No Man's Lands. The temperature in the No Man's Lands was slowly dropping, and it should be snowing soon.

After thinking for a moment, the Hanged Man opened the Well of Despair and searched for DisKi's figure inside. DisKi's presence in the Fourth District was crucial; with him there, Blackrock City's defenses would have no chance of being breached.

Ta doesn't like snowy days; he needs to get the Judgment Card quickly.

Finally, on the way out of the city, the Well of Despair opened its mouth wide and swallowed him whole.

DisKi is dead; DisKi never found his brother.

DisKi is an odd little monster that doesn't fit in at all in Shiren Alley.

When I was a child, other people in the alley would throw sharp stones at DisKi.

DisKi was smashed until his head was covered in blood.

But DisKi didn't know how to fight back.

DisKi doesn't understand why everyone dislikes DisKi.

Until DisKi turned 18, his eyes lit up with red pupils, and fangs spilled from the corners of his mouth.

But on the very night that District 4 was breached, Brother disappeared.

DisKi pieced together everyone's remains, but couldn't find DisKi's brother.

He searched for a very long time, until his body gradually became transparent due to the sunlight. He had to change his schedule to go out late and return early, and just then he saw the advertisement for capturing blood servants posted on the bulletin board.

DisKi needed the money. He thought of buying a robe in District 1 that would allow him to walk freely in the sun, or better yet, clothes that would allow him to leave the city. In any case, he had to find his brother.

At that time, he will also add a "younger" to the list of DisKi's brothers.

DisKi's younger brother.

DisKi is dead; mission to protect DisKi has failed.

The auction for the second basket had just ended when Ji Yang's bounty mission suddenly displayed the word "failure." What followed was the punishment for failure: his internal organs churned together, and his face turned deathly pale with intense pain. Leto noticed his abnormality and was about to step forward when he reached out and braced himself against the windowsill, glanced at the waiter, and shook his head at him.

Just then, Xie Lu walked in. Xie Lu first told Leto that Leco could find him, and then made an excuse to send the waiter away. When the private room was empty, Ji Yang then bowed and squatted down.

Veins bulged on his forehead, sweat dripped from his hair, and Ji Yang leaned against the wall, slowly closing his eyes.

When Leto arrived at Leco's place, he discovered that Leco had genuinely wanted to see him.

The boy's eyes were red, and he rushed into his arms as soon as he saw him. He had never seen Leco like this since he met him.

Confused, vulnerable, and helpless... Leto tried to ask what had happened, but Leco just kept crying, "I don't know, I just feel so sad."

"elder brother."

Leto patted the person's head reassuringly, "I'm here, don't be afraid."

The bond of family ties was thus formed between the two.

After finally calming Leco down, Leto looked up and noticed Nan Ke, who had been photographed by Xie Lu and the others.

The boy was spoiled, but Xie Lu didn't mind at all, and awkwardly tried to please him with a smile on his face.

The third batch of auctions was about to begin, and Leto did not linger.

Leto thought of the metal plaque that Ji Yang had put in the cup. One should not covet what does not belong to oneself, but there is always something that can fill the void.

The punishment lasted for five minutes. When Leto returned, Ji Yang had already composed himself. He stared intently at the center of the auction stage. The cage rose and the black cloth was lifted, revealing the three of them sitting properly inside. However, the slightly disheveled scratches on their bodies still revealed the subtle relationship between them.

The story begins with the return of the Hanged Man.

He couldn't escape, but the blood attracted Carl, who had been brought down from the tenth floor by Mr. V.

Carl chased after Jiang Yang, who fled, leaving Mr. V furious and Mr. E kicking him while he was down.

Finally, as the auction time slowly advanced, Jiang Yang—no, Carl—bumped into the Hanged Man.

While reading Meng Jiang's memories, Jiang Yang met Carl. Mr. V led Carl downstairs first, and then went upstairs to meet Jiang Yang. Fortunately, Jiang Yang's gamble paid off.

Mr. V forcefully quelled the conflict, his gaze, like a keen, venomous snake, fixed on Jiang Yang. Mr. V asked, "Do you two know each other?"

Jiang Yang vehemently denied it, and Carl, mimicking Jiang Yang, slowly and deliberately denied it as well: "I don't know him."

Mr. V then looked at the Hanged Man with a firm attitude, "Mr. Jiang is the top-tier blood servant of this auction, and I do not want any further accidents to occur during the auction process."

In contrast, Mr. E obediently invited the hanged man back into his cage, making it clear who was closer and who was farther away.

Mr. V will keep an eye on Carl. The third round of auction will still be hosted by Mr. E. In addition to the original process, there will be an additional segment where the blood servants introduce themselves.

Meng Jiang said expressionlessly, "I am Xiong Bingxin."

Jiang Yang sat up from the sofa, the chains clanging, the lights casting shimmering shadows on her body. Vampires below screamed in terror. When Ji Yang heard Jiang Yang obediently smile and say, "Hello, my name is Jiang Yang," he felt his insides churning again.

The atmosphere was ignited, and everyone's attention fell on the upside-down man on the far left. They had all heard that the masked Blood Servant was so ugly that he dared not show himself. Someone shouted, "Take off the mask! Take it off!"

Many people echoed his words, and the upside-down man bowed slightly. His voice, neither too loud nor too soft, carried through the hall, but instantly silenced everyone. He said, "My mask is only meant to make my master take it off."

The auction began and reached an unprecedented level in just three minutes. Jiang Yang even saw Manzhuo, whom he had tricked, participate in the bidding, but unfortunately, the result was not good.

One observer, seeing this, couldn't help but chirp, "Please don't lie to children again next time, okay?"

However, some observers disagree, saying, "Ji Yang is unreliable. He should meet other people and not put all his eggs in one basket."

...Ji Yang broke through the defenses.

"Kirby the Prince 100,000!"

"Duke Murphy is betting 100,000!"

"Lord Leto continues with a 100,000 bet!"

"My goodness! Congratulations on breaking the highest auction record in the history of the Bat Hotel for our Blood Servant Auction!"

Calr seems to have stolen someone else's trademark, "2...20...million..."

Mr. V was about to lose it, and he growled through gritted teeth beside him, "Where did you get the money from!"

Jiang Yang quickly calculated in his mind, 200,000... No, judging from the current situation, to surpass the chariot, he would need at least 300,000!

No sooner had he finished thinking than Calr raised his hand again and said, "3...300,000..."

Jiang Yang was shocked. Just as Mr. V was pondering how to handle the situation, Kirby came downstairs. Calr said smugly, "Little brother... little brother pays..."

Kirby didn't respond, but glanced at Mr. V and said, "You'd better be able to explain this clearly later." Then he took the card from Calr's hand and said, "My chips and his chips combined, 400,000."

"400,000 per time!"

"400,000 twice!"

"400,000 for three times! Sold!"

Along with Leto's 100,000, Kirby felt like he'd been sucked out.

Murphy chose the Hanged Man, the only woman among the dukes. As she passed Jiang Yang, she sighed with regret, "What a pity. I hope he won't disappoint."

Her every move exuded charm, and her lace gloves brushed against Jiang Yang's lips and cheeks, making Jiang Yang blush. Kabi coldly splashed water on her face: "Oh, she likes to dig out people's hearts."

Jiang Yang was terrified, but Calr tried to soothe her awkwardly: "Don't... be afraid... I'll... protect you..."

Kirby added insult to injury: "He doesn't need your protection, so don't worry about him."

"But...I bought...him...he...is...mine..."

"The money is mine, he's not yours. Long-distance relationships don't work out, you should give up as soon as possible."

Kirby returned to the private room. Jiang Yang and Ji Yang looked at each other in bewilderment. Leto and Leco said goodbye to Xie Lu. When Jiang Yang first saw Leco, the image of the "succubus" mentioned by Mr. V immediately came to mind. However, for some reason, Mr. V did not react when he saw Leco.

Calr also slipped out due to his unpleasantness with Kirby. Meng Jiang and Sand Dune were placed in the next room. In the end, Jiang Yang, Ji Yang, Nan Ke, Xie Lu, and Mr. V, who needed to explain things to Kirby, followed Kirby back to the private room.

Kirby sat in his chair and slowly began to speak: "Calr is my brother. When my father was alive, he left him in Sector 4 because of his bat genes, making him a... door to protect Sector 4. Nobody knows about this, so, Mr. V, why is this door with you?"

Just as Jiang Yang had guessed, Calr was indeed transformed from a bat. What surprised him was the relationship between Kirby and Calr.

"I opened the door," Mr. V said, unwilling to offer any further explanation.

Carl poured himself a cup of tea. "Don't you want to know who leaked this information to me?"

"It's E...!"

“I enjoy talking to intelligent people, Mr. V. I hope you make the right choice.”

Seeing the relief on Karl's face, Xie Lu thought he could finally relax. After Mr. V left, Kirby breathed a sigh of relief and jumped off the chair. The word "master" was on the tip of his tongue, but he stopped himself under the threatening look in Xie Lu's eyes. His features were all scrunched up as he asked, "Why don't you ask me why I didn't auction them all off?"

"Blackrock City is yours, so you know exactly how to manage it."

[Blackrock City Mastery Progress Unlocked 70%]

Main Quest: Obtain Blood Hunter Identity

[Blackrock City real-time coordinates have been updated; Blood Hunter Toolkit coordinates have been updated.]

The church is now open. Blood hunters besieged by vampires can seek refuge in the church. During the sanctuary, no talents or abilities can be used.

DisKi's death led to the Fourth District being gradually replaced by the No Man's Land. A church rose from the ground, serving as both a refuge for the Blood Hunters and a threat to the vampires.

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Author's Note: Yay! I did it! 10,000 words a day! 10,000 words a day!

I won't be focusing on the vampire cubs in Blackrock City anymore. I might write a side story after the whole book is finished, or I might write a separate book about Calr and Lyco (yes! They're the official couple! A story of a bat and a succubus~ hehe).