I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

Regarding this, Li Mo believed that the arms dealer Baltasaru Zaharias was also aware of it. However, he was unwilling to be a black glove that could be discarded at any time when necessary. He obtained a Fourth True Ancestor body and became an Emperor. Coupled with his actions against the [War King Domain] and the [Extinction Dynasty], it proved that this guy had a strong gambler's spirit. If he really succeeded, he might turn from a pawn into a player on the chessboard.

Unfortunately, Li Mo knew that the arms dealer would fail in the original plot of Strike the Blood, so he suppressed all of the other party's thoughts and ambitions. After explaining a few words to Nangong Nayue, Li Mo had some of his previously subdued subordinates come forward and take the arms dealer and his group of subordinates away.

Thus, the arms dealer Baltasaru Zaharias was eliminated. His value would be fully exploited by Li Mo, and his trump cards accumulated for the [Feast of Flames] and his substantial wealth as a famous arms dealer would not be wasted!

Chapter 30 Victory and Busyness

The elimination of arms dealer Baltasaru Zaharias was hardly a cause for discussion on Itogami Island. In fact, for most ordinary citizens, it was less of a topic of conversation than the large glacier that appeared in the direction of the port.

After all, most ordinary people and even superhumans could see that the huge glacier that had formed in the direction of the old port of Itogami Island stretched directly from the port to the sea for tens of kilometers. Some human superhumans and demons could even clearly feel the magical fluctuations that seemed like those of a ten-thousand-year-old glacier. However, the Itogami Island authorities quickly explained (or rather, covered up) the matter of the port glacier.

In this regard, the official [Itogami Island] would definitely not directly explain to ordinary citizens and demons that they hosted the [Feast of Flamelight] to revive the Fourth Progenitor, and that the attack at the old port was an attack by a Progenitor-level familiar. Instead, they simply used the all-purpose excuse of "magical accident," saying that a failed ice-type magic test product accidentally exploded at the port, causing a large amount of seawater and dock facilities to be frozen, and so on. Surprisingly, those uninformed citizens believed it to be true.

Of course, those in the know are well aware that it was not an accidental disaster caused by some magical incident, but rather the aftereffects of a move made by the victors of the [Feast of Flames]. Even the officials of [Itogami Island] and many other forces have taken samples from the giant glacier to carefully assess the powerful impact of the Fourth Progenitor's familiar. However, no force would reveal the truth about the [Feast of Flames] to the public.

The reason is very simple: the official Itogami Island took the initiative to host the Flamelight Banquet. The local and foreign forces on Itogami Island would not selflessly announce such news, as it would not only be of no benefit to them but would actually be detrimental. They were more interested in using this event to gain benefits.

Li Mo didn't concern himself with this situation for the time being. He simply noted down the situation of the [Itogami Island] government and those forces in his mind, planning to deal with these emerging forces one by one after he completed the [Feast of Flames] ceremony!

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On the other side, as night fell, Nangong Nayue's residence was brightly lit and very lively. The twelve "Aurora" were gathered together, and with Li Mo's presence, Nangong Nayue's residence became quite noisy.

Nangong Nayue's residence is very large. Even with more than a dozen people in the luxurious 200-square-meter apartment, it still feels very lively. Even though only Aurora and No. 6 "Aurora" are relatively independent, the other ten "Aurora" dressed in different clothes occasionally say a few words, which makes the whole residence feel alive. Not to mention Li Mo occasionally chimes in and chats with them.

Indeed, Li Mo was quite curious about the situation of the twelve "Aurora". The Aurora of the twelfth True Ancestor body was self-evident, having sealed the familiars and the soul of the fourth True Ancestor, Aurora. However, he was not very familiar with the other eleven True Ancestor bodies. The "Aurora" held by the three major vampire factions were relatively easy to understand, as they all had some degree of self-awareness. As for the three "Aurora" of the arms dealers, they were just puppets that only responded when asked.

Fortunately, Li Mo had anticipated this situation. He also had his own ideas on how to deal with the twelve True Ancestor bodies. He consulted with the sixth "Aurora" and several other "Aurora" with relatively strong self-awareness before finalizing his plan for the [Feast of Flames]. He was determined not to let the Fourth True Ancestor Aurora have an easy time and to deal with this guy, who was difficult to suppress even with a soul contract, as soon as possible.

However, Li Mo didn't have much time to relax. While he was feeding Aurora with snacks, Nangong Nayue's figure appeared directly in the living room of the house with the magical fluctuations of the spatial spell, right next to Li Mo!

"That arms dealer's wealth has been squeezed out, amounting to nearly 100 billion euros, and that's after he spent most of it. Is selling arms really that profitable?"

Seeing Li Mo chatting with the blonde loli, Nangong Nayue, who had just finished her work, couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. While lazily lying on the sofa and picking up a cup of red tea, she told Li Mo about the situation of receiving the arms dealer's assets, and also sighed at the wealth of the arms dealer and how profitable the arms industry was.

Nangong Nayue was not a naive person, but when she compared the money she earned working hard as a bounty hunter in Europe with the vast wealth of an arms dealer, it was completely incomparable. The wealth of the arms dealer even exceeded the assets of an average small country, and it was only a small fraction of his assets!

"Haha, you're a bit too optimistic, aren't you? That guy's arms dealing is indeed extremely profitable, quick to make money and with very high returns!"

Hearing Nangong Nayue's sigh, knowing that she had just cooperated with the forces he had built to successfully extract all the gold coins from the arms dealers, Li Mo couldn't help but chuckle a few times before saying with a sigh, "The problem is, the arms trade is a very murky business. Otherwise, why do you think he would risk everything on the [Feast of Flames]? The reason is that the risks behind it are too great; he could be used as a fat pig and a scapegoat at any time..."

Yes, Li Mo certainly knew that the arms trade was extremely profitable. You see, in the world before he transmigrated, from the era of ironclad warships to the 21st century, the profits in the arms trade were extremely high, almost comparable to the profits in the flour trade. However, the level of danger was not comparable to that of the flour trade; it was still a high-risk industry.

The reason is very simple. The movie "Lord of War" has already explained it. Ordinary small arms dealers have to travel all over the world to do business. It's not surprising that you can get diamonds, gold nuggets, or even flour after selling a batch of weapons. However, those big arms dealers are actually backed by the five major giants. The more high-tech the weapons and equipment, the higher the price. Especially for countries under embargo, if they want suitable weapons, it is considered that the price will be several times higher, which is a matter of conscience for the arms dealers.

If we're talking about the world of Strike the Blood, the arms dealer Baltasaru Zaharias's arms dealing is similar. The border conflict between the inferior vampire Huns and the [War King's Domain] requires weapons, and a mysterious person is paying the bill. It can be said that this kind of arms deal seems extremely profitable. However, if the [War King's Domain] really gets serious, this guy will probably become a target and a pawn, allowing the [War King's Domain] to vent its anger.

Under these circumstances, Li Mo understood the madness of the arms dealers. So, after squeezing out all their value, he simply sent this scheming fellow to his death, taking all his assets and potential influence with him.

"That's true... But what are your plans next?"

Upon hearing Li Mo's sigh, Nangong Nayue, who also knew that the arms dealer had severely offended the two Night Empires and even set her sights on the Fourth True Ancestor, sighed and then composed herself. Her beautiful eyes were fixed intently on the man beside her, and she asked in a somewhat inexplicable tone.

"Well, let's find a secluded place tonight and finally resolve the problem you're carrying!"

Nangong Nayue's question seemed somewhat inexplicable, but Li Mo knew that the witch sitting next to him, who looked like a black-haired loli, was asking about the prison barrier that he had prioritized dealing with before the [Feast of Flames], where her true form was sleeping and guarding it.

That was an agreement that Nangong Nayue had reached with the officials of Itogami Island. As a witch, she had signed a soul contract with a demon, and with the mindset that her soul would eventually be twisted or even completely dissipated, she placed her true body in the Prison Barrier, which existed in a special space, in order to protect her former friend, Sento Mu Aya, and the people she knew from Itogami Island. Li Mo's previous promise was not only to break the demon contract on her, but also to resolve a series of issues related to the Prison Barrier.

Regarding this matter, Li Mo naturally wouldn't consider breaching the contract. He planned to resolve the issue of the Prison Barrier before the [Feast of Flames] ceremony was completed, otherwise he would have to consider the impact on the [Prison Barrier]!

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The night was deep, and it was past midnight. At this time, Itogami Island had fallen into tranquility. Even though there were still some lively places like nightclubs, most citizens chose to rest, since they had to go to work or school the next day.

At this moment, in a secluded spot on Itogami Island, Li Mo stood with Nangong Nayue. This place was quite a distance from the city center of Itogami Island, belonging to the storage area near Itogami Island. Since few people came at night, unless they caused a huge commotion, even if Li Mo and Nangong Nayue held a barbecue party here, not many people would come, let alone pay attention.

As for Aurora and her eleven sisters, Li Mo wasn't worried about their safety. Don't let Aurora's cute and innocent appearance fool you; as a little girl who loves ice cream and snacks, she actually possesses the power of the fourth True Ancestor's Familiar, making her deadly to any enemy below the True Ancestor level. Moreover, with her eleven sisters by her side, all twelve True Ancestor-level Familiars would be enough to make even the three Great Vampire True Ancestors think twice. Besides, Li Mo had already demonstrated his fists, so naturally, he had nothing to worry about.

In contrast, Li Mo arranged for his forces to expand on Itogami Island, and with Shadow Soldiers guarding the residential area, he was naturally not worried about Aurora and the others encountering any problems. He could confidently help Nangong Nayue completely resolve the hidden dangers and troubles brought about by the Prison Barrier.

Seeing Nangong Nayue gazing absently at the moon, Li Mo gently took her hand, then looked at the slightly flushed, black-haired loli with a grin, and said in a very calm tone:

"Then, I'll go into the [Prison Barrier] first!"

Chapter 31 Rectifying the Prison Barrier

Without a sound, Li Mo took Nangong Nayue's hand, took a step forward and disappeared from the spot. When he reappeared, he was in a special subspace. What he saw was a giant castle, but it was actually a special subspace prison built on a dream!

Undoubtedly, this so-called "prison barrier," which was once discovered by Itogami Island and used as a special prison, not only has a hidden location in a special space, but also has multiple special barriers to restrict the power of the prisoners inside. However, this is a situation that is only for internal use and not for external use. When Li Mo walked in with the projection doll of Nangong Nayue, the projection doll that housed her consciousness dissipated, and the gate of the "prison barrier" slowly opened to welcome Li Mo's arrival.

When Li Mo stepped through the castle gates of the [Prison Barrier] and entered the main hall, he saw Nangong Nayue, who was fast asleep in a chair in the center of the hall, on the floor carved with intricate magical patterns. Unlike the projection doll of the black-haired loli, she had become a tall and alluring black-haired mature woman, still wearing a Western-style dress, with her long black hair cascading down her body like a waterfall.

This was naturally thanks to Li Mo. The companion version of the [Seed of the Extraordinary] that he had given to Nangong Nayue was to directly transform the demon contract signed on Nangong Nayue's body into a contract similar to a familiar summoning contract, or to put it more simply, it was equivalent to a vampire summoned familiar, but without the terrifying life force and magic power required by vampire familiars. Incidentally, it also restored Nangong Nayue's body to its most perfect state.

In other words, Nangong Nayue's true form has returned to the appearance of a mature, black-haired woman in her twenties, but her projection doll outside the [Prison Barrier] still looks like a black-haired loli. It can be said that this is her own inner reaction to having been stuck in that loli mentality for a long time, but it does not affect the fact that her true form has returned to normal.

Anyway, Li Mo really liked it. Who could have a problem with a beautiful witch who could be both cute and mature? Besides, he had already given Nangong Nayue his magical knowledge about magic dolls from other worlds. If he could just have one of them, it would be an even more wonderful prospect!

"Tsk tsk, Natsuki-chan, if you stay in bed any longer, I'm going to have to teach you a lesson~!"

Seeing Nangong Nayue, who looked like a sleeping beauty with her black hair and mature demeanor, Li Mo walked up to her with a smile and whispered something in his voice.

"Why don't you try doing it yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Nayue suddenly opened her eyes and glared at Li Mo with a look of embarrassment and anger.

"oh?!"

Li Mo remained unfazed by Nangong Nayue's erratic behavior and stepped forward, pulling her into his arms and kissing her passionately. Caught off guard, Nangong Nayue was successfully kissed and conquered by Li Mo.

For a moment, the black-haired mature woman could only struggle and whimper. She couldn't even think about using any spells or tricks, especially since the [Witch of the Gap] wasn't her friend and wasn't skilled in martial arts at all. She was kissed and taken advantage of by Li Mo, and when Li Mo finally released her, satisfied, Nangong Nayue's pretty face was flushed, and she glared at Li Mo with a hint of alluring charm.

Fortunately, Li Mo understood that now was not the time to devour Nangong Nayue. He suppressed the urge to immediately execute this beautiful woman and instead prepared to destroy the [Prison Barrier] and begin to reorganize the prisoners held inside!

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Boom!

With a deafening roar, the seemingly ancient stone palace collapsed completely, revealing the true nature of the [Prison Barrier]. It was a giant prison that looked like a castle. The prisoners inside quickly realized something was wrong and used their abilities to break out of their previously separated cells.

One by one, figures rushed out of their respective cells and darted directly to the top of the castle of the [Prison Barrier]. Some were gaunt old men, some were non-mainstream youths with spiky hair, some were women dressed in flamboyant clothes, some were burly men in full armor who looked like cold weapon warriors, and some were men wearing top hats, etc. At first glance, they gave the impression of a group of non-mainstream role-players, but once you sensed the magic power emanating from each of them, you would find that none of them were easy to mess with.

It's no exaggeration to say that those imprisoned in the Prison Barrier by Itogami Island are at least high-ranking vampires or high-ranking beastmen. Their backgrounds and entanglements are equally complex. Among them, the best are even vampire elders or divine beastmen with combat power at the level of divine beast transformation. The first few figures to rush out are such examples. They are the strongest and have the fastest reaction speed, definitely high-risk super criminals.

Li Mo's gaze fell upon the first group of figures who rushed out. Among them was a beautiful woman who appeared to be dressed in a magnificent twelve-layered kimono, with fiery red eyes, exuding both tranquility and a bewitching aura. That woman was none other than Nangong Nayue's friend, also known as the "Secretary Witch," Xian Du Mu A Ye!

"What's going on? Has the barrier actually opened?"

"The Witch of the Gap is in trouble?? What a stroke of luck!"

"Haha! We're finally out!"...

The prisoners who had just broken out of their cells from the [prison barrier] were overjoyed. Some were ecstatic, while others were puzzled, but most did not bother to find out the truth. Instead, they looked around and were thrilled to have escaped their cages.

Even in the world of Strike the Blood, when Itogami Island throws these troublesome prisoners into the Prison Barrier, it's naturally not like the Nordic countries before Li Mo's transmigration, where prisoners were treated like they were in star-rated hotels. Each prisoner has a small single cell and is bound by a spell that restricts their magic and physical strength. Their food and clothing are at most at the level of ordinary people. It's a very difficult life for these once-glorious extraordinary criminals.

Of course, the information Li Mo learned from Nangong Nayue, such as that of the "Secretary Witch" Sentomu Aya, with whom she had a complicated relationship, was much better than that of other prisoners. In addition to having a large single room that resembled an ordinary apartment, she even had specially changed books to keep her entertained. It could be said that she was not confined to a small cell and had her magic power restricted. Her daily living conditions were much better than those of ordinary citizens on Itogami Island, not to mention the extraordinary criminals in the "Prison Barrier".

Li Mo didn't care about this. With his extensive experience, he knew that in many countries like America, the wealthy prisoners in private prisons lived a very comfortable life, while the poor prisoners were exploited as cheap labor. The scene was only nominally different from slavery. As for Nangong Nayue doing things for her friend, it was just a trivial matter.

Especially for Li Mo, his target was all the prisoners in the [Prison Barrier], and [Secretary Witch] Xian Du Mu A Ye was naturally within his scope. Moreover, this charming and beautiful witch had a complicated relationship with Nangong Na Yue. From any perspective, he didn't need to bother with such a trivial matter.

In contrast, Li Mo and Nangong Nayue stood in mid-air, watching the prisoners from the [Prison Barrier] appear one after another. Those prisoners who were much weaker also showed up one after another, and for a moment the scene was as lively as a vegetable market at seven o'clock in the morning!

"Tsk, are they all out already?"

Just as these extraordinary prisoners gathered, looking around in search of a real passage to break through this subspace, Li Mo's voice suddenly reached their ears. Then, all the extraordinary criminals, including Xian Du Mu A Ye, finally noticed Li Mo and Nangong Na Yue. Before they could act, they heard Li Mo's cold voice: "Gentlemen, let's begin to organize the entire prison's operations..."

As Li Mo's voice fell, the superhuman criminals who looked up at the sky were astonished to find that the shadows behind them had quickly transformed into shadow soldiers who launched a surprise attack. Many superhuman criminals reacted immediately and successfully eliminated the shadow soldiers who attacked from the shadows, but quite a few were caught off guard and fell victim to the attack.

To put it simply, some extraordinary criminals have been confined within the [Prison Barrier] for years or even decades. Their cramped cells and restricted powers mean it's impossible for them to regain their peak condition in a short time. Furthermore, the Shadow Soldiers are no pushovers. By comparison, the progressively strengthened Shadow Soldiers are capable of holding their own against high-ranking vampires and orcs in direct combat. Their fearless raids are exceptionally fierce; even if they are eliminated, they will still leave a significant chunk of their opponent's flesh.

Therefore, as a continuous stream of Shadow Soldiers appeared, along with the elite Shadow Soldiers and even stronger Shadow Generals emerging from among them, hundreds of extraordinary prisoners were gradually captured. Those unlucky souls who were weak or unable to react in time were the first to be captured and brought into Li Mo's [Portable World]. What awaited them was a [Seed of Extraordinary], obediently becoming one of Li Mo's subordinates, and contributing their assets and all the information they knew to Li Mo.

Faced with the horde of shadow soldiers that didn't seem to possess any positive abilities, the hundreds of extraordinary criminals put up all their strength to resist, but they were all overwhelmed by the endless stream of shadow soldiers, knocked down one by one, and then captured and taken into Li Mo's [Portable World]!

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Less than ten minutes had passed, and the number of extraordinary criminals, which had just exceeded two hundred, had dwindled to only two or three. Apart from Xian Du Mu A Ye, who had been let off the hook by the shadow soldiers, the remaining extraordinary criminals were just struggling to hold on.

After all, being imprisoned for a long time and bound by the [Prison Barrier] confinement spell would significantly reduce the overall quality of even former vampire elders, divine beast-turned-orcs, or top human superhumans. It would be extremely difficult for these imprisoned superhuman criminals to recover to their original state in a short period of time. Moreover, the shadow soldiers they faced were the kind of terrifying legion that made people more and more desperate the longer they fought.

The Shadow Legion, which Li Mo doesn't value much and treats as an intelligence network, is actually a terrifying supernatural legion for those supernatural worlds without extraordinary power or with relatively low power levels. While there might be strong individuals in the Strike the Blood world who can rival or even destroy the Shadow Legion, they are definitely not among the people in the Prison Barrier.

Faced with a surprise attack from behind followed by a relentless stream of shadow soldiers, the extraordinary criminals within the [Prison Barrier] weren't without options; they would have scattered long ago. Now, they were being defeated one by one by the shadow soldiers and dragged into Li Mo's [Portable World], leaving only Xian Du Mu A Ye as the final target.

Seeing that only Xian Du Mu A Ye remained, Li Mo waved his hand, causing the shadow soldiers to disappear. Then, with Nangong Na Yue by the waist, he flew down and stood in front of Xian Du Mu A Ye, smiling as he asked:

"So, Ms. Xian Du Mu A Ye, will you choose to submit to me, or resist to the end?"

(The character design for Sento Mua Ye is indeed very beautiful ^_^)

Chapter 32 The Witch's Submission

For a moment, Xian Du Mu A Ye gritted her teeth, staring at Li Mo and Nangong Na Yue beside him with an extremely complicated expression. Her heart was in turmoil, with all sorts of thoughts surging through her mind, but she calmly suppressed them.

The unique and powerful Shadow Legion, and Nangong Nayue, all seem to be his bedmates, and may possess powerful unknown supernatural abilities...

After only a brief observation, Sento Muaye came to a very disheartening conclusion: even in her prime, she would find it difficult to face such a powerful opponent, let alone now that the Shadow Legion had depleted a large amount of her magic power, making her a very weak Secretary Witch.

It should be said that Xian Du Mu A Ye is an exceptionally capable witch. Titles such as "Secretary Witch" and "Witch of the Gap" may seem unusual, but witches who can obtain such titles are considered to be among the top superhumans. While they may not be on par with powerful beings like the True Ancestor of the Vampire Clan, they certainly possess the strength to contend with Vampire Elders, Beastmen who have transformed into Divine Beasts, and even top human superhumans.

Especially for witches who make pacts with demons, they may have their souls devoured or twisted by higher-dimensional demons, leading to a very tragic end. Before that, the strength of witches who make pacts with demons is something that no superhuman or demon dares to ignore. For example, Sentoki Aya, who has the title of "Secretary Witch," could be said to have been captured for special reasons. If she wanted to leave Itogami Island, few people could stop her.

Even so, Xian Du Mu A Ye's reputation and combat power within the [Prison Barrier] are among the top. Otherwise, she wouldn't have rushed out with those other powerful figures at the first moment. Even when the Shadow Soldiers were attacking frantically, she kept using various spells to eliminate a large number of Shadow Soldiers, but she was still surrounded by the surging Shadow Soldiers and couldn't escape successfully.

Now, Xian Du Mu A Ye looked intently at Li Mo with her beautiful eyes, and then at Nangong Na Yue, the stunningly beautiful woman with black hair. The scales in her heart were constantly swaying, but the reality told her that she basically had no choice!

"Oh, right! There's something I need to explain first!"

Seeing that Sentoki Aya seemed about to speak, Li Mo, with a mischievous grin, interrupted her, directly stating his own spying thoughts on her without hesitation: "If you choose to submit, I will grant you power like Natsuki-chan, abolishing the contract between the witch and the demon and removing all ties. But the price is that you must stay by my side forever..."

Well, Li Mo didn't hide his thoughts. He had his eye on Xian Du Mu A Ye. It wasn't her close but awkward relationship with Nangong Na Yue that mattered. If it were a witch with no connection to her, he wouldn't mind using force to keep this beautiful and capable witch by his side.

For Li Mo, this was naturally a flexible moral bottom line. To be honest, gaining the trust of a witch like Sento Mu Aya, who was imprisoned, was extremely difficult. Especially for Li Mo, who already had a very close relationship with Nangong Nayue and was only one step away from being completely honest with her, even if he released her, he wouldn't feel excessive gratitude. In fact, if Sento Mu Aya could even remember this favor, it would be an unexpected bonus.

Therefore, Li Mo had no intention of falling in love with the witch secretary. He decided to bring her to his side directly. Fortunately, he had to consider Nangong Nayue's feelings, so he didn't take Xian Du Mu Aye to her place on the spot. However, he didn't hide anything from her and directly told her his plans for her, almost saying that he would make her his woman.

Li Mo didn't care at all. Nangong Nayue could only glare at this shameless man and look at her friend with a complicated expression. Her relationship with Xiandu Mu Aye was too complicated, and she really didn't know what to say for a moment!