Chapter 135 The Agreement of Dracula

The story splits; let's look at the entrance to [Chaos] in the [Forgotten Garden].

After Ruoyu heard Dracula's response, she asked again, "You said you 'never intended to destroy the amulet from the beginning,' then how do you explain the agreement with Feng Bujue?"

"That agreement was proposed by him, not me," Dracula replied. "Crazy Unfeeling assumed that I wanted to destroy the amulet, so he proposed such an agreement." He paused. "In that situation, I went along with it."

His explanation was reasonable. Since the players had seen what happened on "Resurrection Night" a century ago through the opening CG when entering the script, everyone, including Jue-ge, was implanted with the concept that "the dark forces want to destroy the Holy Amulet" under the guidance of the narration.

"Then…" Xiaoling looked at the Count again and asked, "What is your real purpose…?"

"My purpose doesn't conflict with yours," Dracula replied. "You want to open the Gate of Purgatory, right?" He paused, and before the other party could answer, he said, "And I… want to close that door forever."

"I think these two things are contradictory?" Ruoyu interjected.

"No, they're not contradictory," Dracula said. "If you know the method and principle…"

"Then you might as well explain it," Ruoyu added.

Dracula thought for a moment, then pointed to the amulet in Xiaoling's hand and said, "[Holy Amulet] represents the light and sacred power in the world. Its power ensures that our dark race cannot rush out of Purgatory." He then gestured to the energy-filled entrance a dozen meters away, "[Chaos] symbolizes darkness and depravity. Its power makes our race immortal, forever in the cycle of Purgatory."

The Count paused for two seconds, gazing distantly at the sky. "Every century, this world will usher in a special night, which you humans call 'Resurrection Night.' Because on this night, I and some of my old friends will reappear in the world, as if 'resurrected' to you, but in reality… we have never 'died,' we are just summoned back from Purgatory."

"Since it's a 'summoning'…" Xiaoling interjected, "…then who summoned you?"

"Of course, it's the 'evil' in this world," Dracula replied. "The power source of [Chaos]… is 'the evil of human nature.' It is you humans yourselves… who have created boundless Chaos. So, every 'Resurrection Night,' the power of darkness will prevail, summoning us from Purgatory and temporarily making the 'indestructible' characteristic of the Holy Amulet disappear."

"Alas…" Speaking of this, the Count sighed and continued, "Such things… happen over and over again, lasting for thousands of years. In older times, there existed among you humans a group of noble, powerful, and devout vampire hunters, their bloodlines passed down from generation to generation… not only on Resurrection Night, but at any moment when darkness descended, they would stand up and confront us head-on." His eyes became a little complicated, as if he was recalling some past events. "But… as times changed, these families declined, and even their bloodlines were cut off… The people who came to fight us became pure 'mortals,' such as… Van Helsing." He snorted coldly. "Hmph… I have to admit, although he is not as powerful and devout as those vampire hunters of the past, he is still brave, selfless, indomitable, and admirable. But… the power of mortals is limited after all. The exorcists of Van Helsing's era… had to use some spells from the 'darkness' and the power of certain holy objects to send us back to Purgatory."

Xiaoling asked, "Are you referring to the ritual to open the 'Gate of Purgatory'?"

"That's right," Dracula replied. "But that… was just a temporary measure. As you can see, tonight… my race has returned to the world as scheduled, repeating this endless curse." He shook his head and flicked his cloak. "I… have had enough. In the past, I always wanted to destroy the Holy Amulet so that my race could rush out of Purgatory and rule the world. But now… I understand that this is just another Purgatory."

As the Count spoke, his tone became a little agitated. "Year after year, I watch your human activities in the world. Your depravity and arrogance are incomprehensible to me, your cruelty and greed amaze me, and what you do… makes the demons of Purgatory sigh in dismay."

At this point, Dracula looked lost. "I gradually realized… that even if my race came to this world, we would not be able to conquer you—because humans are the most terrifying monsters in this world. If Purgatory and the human world are merged, humans will quickly climb to the top of all dark creatures through learning and evolution, becoming the strongest race. Then… you will recklessly transform any space you can set foot in according to your own will."

"So…" Ruoyu said in a deep voice, "…that's why you want to isolate these two spaces forever…"

"Midnight has arrived…" At this time, Dracula's tone returned to calm. "You… can start the ritual." As he spoke, he slowly retreated. "After you open the Gate of Purgatory, I will enter the gate and use my power to temporarily suppress its expansion." He looked at the two players. "And you… must throw the amulet into [Chaos] as soon as possible, and then… run away with all your strength." He looked up at the entrance to [Chaos] again. "When two completely opposite extreme forces merge, a huge space-time fault will be generated. The nature of this fault is similar to that of the Gate of Purgatory, but it is more powerful. After the two come into contact, the connection between the two worlds can be completely blocked, and [Holy Amulet] and [Chaos] will also disappear forever."

Hearing this, Ruoyu and Xiaoling exchanged glances and quickly reached a consensus.

Although they couldn't be completely sure that everything Dracula said was true, one thing was certain: in any case, as long as the "Gate of Purgatory" was successfully opened, their mission would be completed. As for whether Dracula would go back on his word afterward, and whether the amulet would really produce the kind of reaction the Count said after entering Chaos… it would have no impact on them.

"Okay, we can believe you…" After a few seconds, Ruoyu looked at Dracula and said solemnly, "But I have one last question…"

"Ask." The Count responded concisely.

"If everything goes as you said…" Ruoyu asked, "Then… what will happen to you… who is at the 'door' at that time?"

"Hmph…" A wry smile appeared on Dracula's face. "If I'm lucky and not destroyed in body and soul… I should be able to return to Purgatory."

…………

Dang—Dang—Dang—

As midnight approached, the clock tower at the top of the [Clock Tower] emitted bursts of chimes.

At this moment, Feng Bujue stood opposite Long Aomin and Tanlang, silent.

The three of them had not discussed anything, but they had all tacitly agreed that… the moment the last chime sounded would be the beginning of the fight.

Dang—Dang—Dang—

"To actually say ten percent…" Tanlang thought to himself as he looked at Jue-ge. "There should be a limit to arrogance… Now that everyone has become a child, Brother Long is three points stronger than you in all aspects just by virtue of his physical advantage; and you definitely cannot have the battle power of a Blood Corpse God to kill me in seconds… We have one main attacker and one support here. Even if we can't win quickly, we can exhaust you to death…"

Dang—Dang—Dang—

Long Aomin was also thinking in his heart: "Although Brother Feng's strength is indeed very strong, but to say that he is 100% sure… isn't that a bit of bluffing? Is this some kind of psychological tactic? Does he want to make us anxious at the beginning of the battle? Or does he want to use this momentum to make us not afraid of anything…"

Dang—Dang—

"Sorry, you two." Feng Bujue suddenly opened his mouth one second before the twelfth chime, "For the sake of time… I'll make a quick decision."

Dang—

As he spoke, the last chime had already sounded.

At that moment, Long Aomin rushed up, followed closely by Tanlang.

Long-ge's tactic was straightforward: first, use [Shield Bash] to test the opponent's strength. Anyway, he definitely has an advantage in physical skills, and there is a teammate who specializes in healing at S-level, so there is no reason to be afraid of the fight.

But facing this fierce assault, Feng Bujue just stood in place, crossing his arms in front of him to block, without even activating the [Shield] effect of Death Poker.

Duang——

Two seconds later, the Orichalcum Shield hit Jue-ge's arms solidly, and a series of cracking sounds of bones breaking immediately rang out. Then, Jue-ge was beaten to the point of vomiting blood and flew out.

…………

"Hey, hey… is this guy really bluffing?"

"It's not strange, is it? This is a common trick of Crazy Unfeeling."

"Not necessarily… I still remember the Butterfly Battle in S1. At the beginning of the fight with Xu Huaishang, he also said that he only used 8% of his strength. At that time, it felt exaggerated as hell, but from the subsequent battle process… it seemed to be true."

"But this time, he was directly beaten to the point of vomiting blood. He even said 'quick decision'. Could it be the kind of quick decision where he is killed in seconds…"

"But…"

"But…"

"I always feel…"

"There's a conspiracy…"

It seemed that the audience watching the game had some doubts about Jue-ge's performance, but… no one dared to be 100% sure that Feng Bujue really couldn't realize his declaration of victory.

The only reason was that he was Feng Bujue.

…………

"Don't be careless! He's not dead yet!"

On the Clock Tower, Jue-ge hadn't fallen to the ground yet, and Tanlang was loudly reminding his teammate.

"Don't worry, I won't relax until he turns into white light!" Long-ge also knew very well that when competing with Feng Bujue, even if he had a great advantage, he couldn't think that he was "sure to win". Once he had such an idea… he was probably not far from death.

Bang——

In the blink of an eye, the sound of feet hitting the ground suddenly rose, and Long-ge stomped hard on the ground again, chasing after him, wanting to catch Feng Bujue off guard.

However, Jue-ge didn't "stand firm". After flying dozens of meters, his back slammed heavily against the wall, creating a huge, concave, spider web-like crack, and he was stuck in it in the shape of a "大" (da, meaning 'big' in Chinese)… motionless.

"What's going on…" Long Aomin and Tanlang thought at the same time, "Is he pretending? Is there a trap? This is impossible… Feng Bujue can't be so easily…"

"Feng Bujue can't be so easily killed…" At this moment, Jue-ge, who was paralyzed in the wall, suddenly opened his mouth and said what everyone was thinking, "You are thinking like this… right?"

"Savage Collision!"

"Voodoo Blast!"

Long-ge and Tanlang responded to Feng Bujue's words with two skills.

They really couldn't guess what Feng Bujue was thinking, and no one could guess what he was thinking. All they could do was not make mistakes and do their best in a reasonable and objective situation.

"Ha! Hahahahaha…" Just as the two attacks were approaching, Feng Bujue burst out laughing.

Buzz——

The next second, accompanied by a sound of energy gathering, a strange magic circle composed of black light appeared in front of him.

Long Aomin's shield and the stone hammer in Tanlang's hand, these two legendary equipment, both hit the magic circle, creating layers of ripples in the circle. Then… the two of them felt a violent recoil force transmitted back through the weapons, knocking them both away.

"Damn…" Tanlang, who was flying while vomiting blood, realized at this moment why Jue-ge didn't use this move when he was hit the first time. "I shouldn't… have attacked at the same time…"

"This is not the [Shield] of Death Poker at all…" Long-ge, who was also flying upside down in the air, exclaimed in his heart, "…What exactly is this?"

[Name: Mad Demon Poker]

[Type: Spiritual Weapon]

[Quality: Legendary]

[Attack Power: ???]

[Attribute: I think I should be a sadist]

[Effect 1: Interspace (The number of Mad Demon Poker is always considered to be fifty-four)]

[Effect 2: Twist (Mad Demon Poker does not accept cheating, so each card in this deck is considered to be a Spade A, any combination of five or more suits is considered a flush)]

[Effect 3: Magic Motion (The attack speed and hit rate of Mad Demon Poker are extremely amazing, so it was suspended from its license)]

[Effect 4: Madness (Mad Demon Poker values fairness very much, so when fighting against many enemies, it will guide the power of the enemies to impact each other; of course, it will only let this happen once a day, because it thinks fairness is a dangerous friend)]

[Effect 5: Mad Kill (Mad Demon Poker is full of curiosity about death, but it is still enthusiastic about ensuring its own safety through killing. When asked why it does this, its answer is - I don't like getting to the bottom of things)]

[Equipment Conditions: You think you are my master? Only a madman would think so! Hahahaha!]