Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 947 Waiting by the Lake

Before them was a sloping avenue leading underground. The entrance resembled an unimaginably large cavern, or an underground parking lot entrance magnified thousands of times. From here, one could directly enter the core area of ​​Twilight City.

They weren't the only ones around; many carriages and ordinary vampires were traveling along this avenue. For vampires, nighttime was when life truly began.

Xia Shou wore a cloak, Shangguan Yan was dressed in hunter's attire and a top hat. They were all dressed like modern people. Even Charles and Xi'na, who were dressed the strangest, looked perfectly normal in this vampire-infested region. The woman covered in bandages and the man carrying a coffin walked down this avenue without being given a second glance.

"Let's go. It's a rare opportunity to come here, it would be a waste not to take a good look around," Shangguan Yan said softly.

After walking down several hundred meters, when the moonlight was blocked by the rock formations overhead, the faint glow emitted by some kind of mineral replaced the moonlight and became a special light source.

In this boundless underground space where no rock walls are visible, countless magnificent buildings stand tall: churches, bell towers, and covered bridges. They walk on a bridge that is 100 meters wide. Looking down from the side of the bridge, they can see roofs as dense as bamboo shoots, and even more crisscrossing covered bridges. This reminds Xia Shou of the mountain city in the real world that is known as the Cyber ​​Capital.

Gothic architecture is everywhere, with elaborate decorations and roofs that seem to pierce the clouds. Flying buttresses support towers of abnormal height like canes for patients, and suspended walkways connect isolated buildings like spider webs.

Looking down, they could not see the bottom at all, while looking up, they saw a rocky ceiling filled with irregular minerals and luminous crystals, hundreds of meters away from them. If they did not look closely, it looked like a starry sky, even brighter than the real starry sky.

"Wow!" Jiang Wengao exclaimed in amazement. He had never seen such a magnificent scene before. Such a dreamlike scene could only exist in imagination, and even in dreams, the details would remain blurred unless he witnessed it with his own eyes.

Xia Shou was also shocked by the scene; even a magical city was nothing special.

Su Weiyu leaned against the bridge railing, her eyes sparkling as she watched everything. Her emotions were somewhere between being shocked and not shocked. The influence of her self-discipline notes prevented her from being completely overwhelmed by the mythical scene before her. However, the shock she felt did not disappear; rather, it was buried deep in her subconscious and postponed until after the agreed date.

"It's so beautiful, it's a pity it can't be a tourist city," Ciana sighed regretfully.

Charles gripped the cross on his chest with his right hand and gently touched the side panel of the coffin on his back with his left, saying with deep emotion, "Natasha, do you see? This is what Twilight City truly looks like."

Shangguan Yan stopped and glanced sideways: "I seem to have heard someone say that you, Charles, are very interested in the sixteenth century."

"Yes, because Natasha is fascinated by the architectural style of this era. It's a pity that cities like Twilight City have not been well preserved. To witness history firsthand, one has to come and see it in person. I've never had the chance before, and I never expected that my first time would be for work."

As Charles explained, he pointed to the dome of the church in the distance: "These buildings are actually the prototype of Gothic architecture. The style of Gothic architecture above ground comes from these underground buildings. The exaggerated roof height and slender clustered columns are for the stable support of the underground structure."

The spire connects directly to the upper rock wall, while the roof of the building below becomes a load-bearing column for the upper level. The intricate openwork is designed to reduce its own weight and also to be used to inscribe various magical runes.

These characteristics, when artistically rendered, became the prototype of Gothic architecture on the ground. Even now, they can certainly be considered art; they are truly beautiful.

“Mr. Charles, you two shouldn’t be involved in this battle, right?” Xia Shou stopped and turned to look at the two level-five finishers.

“I won’t participate in the battle,” Shiana said. “My main responsibility is to negotiate with the modern people from other organizations who have come here. Charles is here to collect the bodies.” “If you are killed, but your bodies are not too badly broken, you can patch them up and still use them. Of course, I might try. Although I can’t, Natasha might be able to help. Although it’s not very convenient to control the bodies from 5,000 meters away, old people have to challenge themselves occasionally.”

"Oh, I remember! The coffin behind him was very powerful. Zhang Heping was killed by that move in one go. And that move was very special. It seemed to be able to erase people's memories," Su Weiyu said loudly.

"Hopefully it will work." Xia Shou sighed and looked down from the bridge. "Should we go down?"

“Yes, they should already be here,” Jiang Wengao said.

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In the lower levels of Twilight City, a vast and tranquil lake exists quietly.

This lake is the ladder connecting the ninth century to the Blood Dynasty, and it is here that kings from the Scarred Age will appear.

Castanea, Blue Lily, and dozens of other vampire elders, along with hundreds of powerful members of the clan, all gathered here, patiently awaiting the king from the Scar Era.

They knew very little about this powerful figure from the past, so they had no specific predictions for the upcoming battle. The five-thousand-meter range of supernatural abilities conveyed by Xia Shou's representative did not seem to be of much help, so they could only do their best.

But now, they feel they have done enough.

With so many powerful individuals gathered here, who else but a chosen one like Duke Rosa could possibly stand against them?
In the taverns and shops by the lake, a large number of ordinary vampires gathered, discussing with great interest why these adults had gathered there.

These ordinary vampires, who are not qualified to settle in the capital, rarely have the opportunity to see these nobles. Most of them live ordinary lives, slowly degenerating and eventually becoming blood slaves. Only by becoming blood slaves might they have the chance to be kept by these nobles and become useful beasts.

Now that so many distinguished figures have come to this lake, who wouldn't be curious?
“Lord Castanet, there are quite a few unfamiliar faces in this city lately.” Blue Lily sat at a small table set up by the lake, browsing the secret letter she had just received while observing the situation in the center of the lake.

According to the information provided by Xia Shou, the fog rising in the center of the lake is a sign that someone has traveled through history.

Over the past few days, fog has risen over the lake many times, but no one has ever appeared. As a result, they have become accustomed to the fog over the lake. For example, now, although the lake is shrouded in mist, none of these vampire nobles care.

“Miss Blue Lily, look over there, isn’t that a figure?” Castanin swirled the fresh blood in his glass, frowned slightly, and pointed towards the center of the lake.

(End of this chapter)