Chapter 555 Conflict Erupts
Chapter 555 Conflict Erupts
Leok's face was grim, but he remained remarkably calm as he spoke:
"That's a good thing. In 20 days, right? If these rats in the gutter dare to show their faces, that's their death day."
It's unclear whether this statement was intended to boost the confidence of his subordinates or was directed at Chloe and Cauchy.
Chloe showed him no respect whatsoever, saying:
"The Aurora Society isn't stupid. Since they've been hiding their presence all along, they must have the confidence to suddenly show themselves during the Fifth Calamity. No matter what you do, they will have a way to deal with it."
The government employee-looking man who had just come in to report stared at Chloe for a moment, then frowned.
"Who are you? How come there are two white people at the Lanqiao internal meeting?"
In Lanqiao, it is politically correct to discriminate against people from the North Continent; anyone who meets a North Continent person will verbally humiliate them.
However, he didn't receive a reply from Chloe. Instead, another reporter entered through the door, drawing everyone's attention:
"Report! In the past few days, a large number of people with the same appearance have come to Lanqiao! The Royal Guard asked them what their purpose was. They want to find a person named Chloe Faucon, and they all say that he is their savior!"
"Furthermore, it has been determined that their appearance matches that of the Aurora Society's messenger—the same 'Mr. Z' who is believed to have orchestrated a series of so-called natural disasters."
Kossie Hoy immediately turned to Chloe, asking her with his eyes what was going on.
"Just some hopeless case corrupted by the Aurora Society, kill him on the spot." Leok frowned, issuing the order without hesitation. "And who is this Chloe Faucon?"
"Yes—it's also someone who registered their household the day before yesterday, in the Twilight District—"
"What's the point of this household registration? They even listed me as being in my forties or fifties when I registered!" Chloe couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up.
"It's me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire council chamber fell silent.
Chloe chuckled softly, completely unfazed, and turned to look at Kossie Hoy:
"He can testify that I am Chloe Faucon."
Ignoring Leok's increasingly dangerous expression, she continued calmly:
"As for those who come looking for me, I suggest you don't kill them indiscriminately—after all, although I don't know how the news of me in Lanqiao reached their ears, you can ask someone what I did to make them come looking for me."
"All I know is that you are clearly a criminal who harbors heretics." Leok could no longer suppress his anger towards Chloe. He stood up, took off the golden half-mask from his waist, covered his face, pointed at Chloe, and let out a hoarse voice that was not human.
One awkward, harsh, and completely incomprehensible word after another came out of Leok's mouth.
This is the "Words of the Dead," which can bypass the protection of the body and directly target the soul!
This is an advanced form of communication between the "gatekeeper" and the spirit; any spirit can be subdued using only language!
Instantly, Chloe felt her spirit being pulled by an illusory force, trying to break free from her body.
But you probably don't know just how heavy my soul is.
Chloe chuckled inwardly, completely unconcerned that her spirit being torn apart and losing the protection of her physical body was nothing to panic about.
She simply circulated her spirituality within her body, drawing upon the polluted portion from the "River of Eternal Darkness" to bear the weight of her soul. In an instant, Leok groaned, and blood flowed from his eyes and nose.
The pollution of the "River of Eternal Darkness" is far beyond the reach of even mid-sequence extraordinary beings!
When Leok attempts to continue enslaving Chloe's soul with the "Words of the Dead," he will inevitably touch the aura of the "River of Eternal Darkness." This is equivalent to him enslaving the power of the "River of Eternal Darkness." For the "Corpse Collector" path, which has a strict hierarchy, this is an absolute act of rebellion and will inevitably backfire!
"You, you actually dared to!" Leok spat out a mouthful of blood, suppressing the dizziness in his body, and widened his bloodshot eyes, emitting a dark red light.
A chilling wind blew past, and Chloe activated her spiritual vision, seeing armored spirits flying out from between Leok's eyebrows. Some carried greatswords, some wielded spears, some rode fine horses, and some even carried outdated rifles—the eyes of these ghosts were filled with hatred as they charged towards Chloe!
"Heroes of Lanqiao! Slay these invaders!" Leok waved his arm like a conductor, and instantly, vengeful spirits and shadows, along with the royal guards and government officials in reality, formed a large army that was about to engulf Chloe's figure!
Having learned his lesson, Leok realized that Chloe's spirit was protected by a higher-level being, but Chloe herself posed no threat to him. Therefore, he immediately changed his strategy to deploy all his forces to destroy her physical body.
The previous squabbles with the two people from Lu En didn't escalate into a full-blown conflict simply because it wasn't necessary. But now that this visitor from the Northern Continent not only questioned Lanqiao's combat abilities but also openly mingled with people associated with the Aurora Society, it was time to demonstrate Lanqiao's true city-state values to her.
The reason why Lanqiao was able to exist independently was certainly due to the political consultation and checks and balances among the colonists, but the foundation of all this was first and foremost Lanqiao's ability to independently repel all attacks and stand tall during colonial wars!
Lanqiao's foundation is based on force!
Kossie Hoy leisurely hid behind Chloe:
"Miss Chloe, this is not good. I only promised to introduce you to Mr. Nash. Fighting is not within my scope of business, so—"
"stop!"
As the ancient Hermes were spoken, all the figures paused for a moment.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Kossie Hoy quickly jumped back and left the room that had now become the scene of the crime.
"It is hereby declared that this is a war fought out of personal grudges, and Rune has no intention of being hostile to Lanqiao—"
"Stop him!" Leok was clearly enraged. "Don't let him get away!"
"Oh dear, this is truly—" Having failed to escape, Kossie Hoy grumbled as his personal guards, who had rushed to the scene, cornered him back in the room. Knowing a fierce battle was inevitable, he turned to Chloe, "Your Excellency, it's up to you to protect her now—wait, where is Miss Chloe?"
Just as the army was about to pounce on Chloe, she suddenly vanished.
Along with her, a large number of ghostly spirits also disappeared.
A second later, she reappeared in the same spot.
The girl smiled lightly and looked at Leok:
"I don't know if the spirits of Lanqiao like to wander through mazes—but I suggest you let them find their way out quickly, the purifying aura probably isn't so pleasant for them."
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Leok's expression changed slightly.
As a "gatekeeper," he could clearly feel that the spirits he controlled through his contract were being continuously harmed—from the moment Chloe disappeared, any spirit that approached Chloe would suffer continuous damage.
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This is the most abhorrent power of the "sun".
The "Sun Brooch" lent to Chloe by "The World" can generate a pure and warm power within a ten-meter radius, imperceptible to normal people, but capable of causing continuous damage to undead monsters.
It can still function even when not worn.
While Chloe used the "Mirror Maze" to restrain most of the ghosts rushing towards her, she left the "Sun Brooch" in the center of the maze.
The mirror maze cannot alter space, so the entire room is filled with an aura that significantly reduces the power of the undead. Ghosts trapped in the maze will continue to suffer damage unless they can find a way to escape.
After cleverly thwarting the army's siege, Chloe immediately pulled two pistols from her satchel—one a semi-automatic pistol loaded with "purified bullets," and the other a rusty revolver that could turn fired bullets into fireballs.
Bang! Bang bang!
They fired simultaneously from both sides, not at the actual living people, but at the summoned ghosts. The purified flames were the most fatal weakness to those undead; most of them would become transparent and almost disappear after being hit by a single shot, and some couldn't even withstand a single shot.
Knowing that she would frequently deal with Extraordinary Beings of the "Corpse Collector" pathway in the Southern Continent, Chloe had already learned from Mr. Fool and Thierry that Extraordinary Beings of the "Corpse Collector" pathway were adept at dealing with and utilizing spirit and undead creatures, but when facing real human Extraordinary Beings, the undead and spirit creatures they had subdued could do very little.
With the "River of Eternal Darkness" that Chloe bears corrupting the "Words of the Dead" and rendering it ineffective in directly enslaving and controlling spirits, the only threat that an Extraordinary being of the "Corpse Collector" pathway can pose to her is the undead creatures they have subdued.
Seeing that he was about to lose most of his power, Leok quickly withdrew the undead that had just been released from his body and turned his attention to Kossie Hoy.
He didn't believe that such a high-level power could provide protection for Cauchy!
Just as his "Words of the Dead" were about to take shape, Chloe keenly sensed the change on the battlefield. Soon, an invisible thread swept across Leok's waist, bringing a strange kind of teasing, causing him to let out an awkward groan and interrupt his chanting.
This is the witch's silk! In the brief lull when Leok Nash and his men were at a loss with Chloe, she had already completed her plan using the silk.
The spider silk had spread to every corner of the room, and Chloe could use it to stick to or tease anyone who entered the room, if she so desired!
However, the room grew increasingly cold, frost creeping up the walls and freezing the floor. The indistinct whispers of the dead were clearly audible. Leok clenched his fists, staring intently at Chloe, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips.
"This was originally intended for you cultists—but I never expected you'd dare oppose me in Nash's Castle." This is my home turf!
Ugh!
A cold wind blew by, and countless vengeful spirits simultaneously let out silent shrieks, shattering all the glass windows of the castle.
Chloe's vision blurred, and blood flowed from her ears and nose at the same time.
Countless vengeful spirits poured into the room from outside the window, bringing a bone-chilling cold that frosted over everyone's brows.
Another army of undead! Not the undead within Leok Nash, but the undead wandering throughout the entire Lan Bridge and the entire castle!
This is the cemetery, the final resting place for all the dead, and also the most loyal source of soldiers for the Nash family!
"Miss Chloe, I really went all out with you this time—" Kossie Hoy's teeth chattered as he forced out a bitter laugh.
A glint of lightning flashed in his eyes, causing one of the guards blocking the doorway to suffer a "mental piercing," letting out a scream—but immediately another guard dragged him away, filling the gap and giving Kossie Hoy and Chloe no chance to escape.
A moment later, Chloe recovered from the shrieks of the vengeful spirits and saw countless shadowy figures whispering as they rushed toward her. She decisively took a half step back and hid herself in the "Mirror Maze".
"Now I only wish I could shout 'No dead here' like my grandfather did—" As Chloe's figure disappeared from sight, leaving him alone to face the army of ghosts, Kossie Hoy gave a self-deprecating laugh, closed his eyes in despair, and accepted his impending fate.
Click.
Just as Kossie Hoy was in despair, the sound of a mirror shattering rang in his ears, and a holy light descended from above, spreading a vast and sacred aura.
Instantly, Kossie Hoy felt courage and strength surge through his body once more.
The "Mirror Maze" shattered, and the shadows trapped inside regained their freedom, but instinctively fled from Chloe's side.
Their forms had been severely weakened by the constant purification and damage from the "Sun Brooch," and only after returning to the Shadow Army were they able to regain the foundation sufficient to sustain their existence thanks to the nourishment of necromantic power.
Chloe wore a dark gold brooch shaped like a sunbird on her chest, and her platinum gold, slightly wavy hair was full of spirit, dancing lightly in the air.
Black flames flickered, hidden among the strands of hair, leaping among the cobwebs that filled the room, as if about to burst forth.
A playing card shimmering with the light of magma spun and danced around Chloe, along with a series of metallic cards, emitting a sharp hum that could cut through the air.
After wearing the "Sun Brooch," vengeful spirits and ghosts will instinctively stay away from Chloe unless forced by the "Gatekeeper" Leok Nash.
At that moment, a balance was restored on the battlefield, leaving room for negotiation:
"Mr. Nash, I suggest we get this straight now. Your accusations against me are completely baseless. I hope you won't ruin your men because of your personal whims."
"As I said, my purpose in coming here is to help you resolve the Aurora Society's troubles. And as you can see, I still have many methods I haven't used. But regardless of which side suffers casualties, if the conflict escalates too much, it probably won't be so easy to resolve."
"Can I take this as your declaration of surrender?" Leok sneered. "I'm giving you one last chance to disarm. Don't forget whose territory this is! This is Lanqiao, the cemetery!"
"It seems my words didn't carry enough weight, so you can ignore my advice."
Chloe glanced coldly at Leok, put away her dual pistols, and took out a dark black metal box from her satchel.
"But since you insist on going your own way, things are not so simple."
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Click.
The metal box was opened, and an unprecedentedly strong aura of death and coldness instantly filled the air.
Snap, snap snap.
Without a word, the figures knelt down on their own, and the floating vengeful spirits and shadows dared not linger in mid-air any longer, falling down and clinging tightly to the floor.
Kossie Hoy glanced at Leok, who was kneeling down, and Chloe, who was holding a metal box. His gaze swept across the vast, open scene. He opened his mouth, but ultimately fell silent.
Among Lanqiao's camp, a few extraordinary individuals who were not "corpse collectors" could not realize what the unsealed metal box in the girl's hand meant, but seeing their leader, Leok Nash, abandon hostility without any warning, they all dared not make any moves.
Amidst a cacophony of ambiguous gazes, Chloe slowly carried the metal box to Leok Nash's large desk, reached inside, and retrieved the warrant made of cloth.
She calmly unfolded the scroll on the table. The majestic, supreme, and profound aura grew even stronger, and all the living beings and the dead who could sense it lowered their heads even further.
"Leok Nash," Chloe addressed him by name in Dutan, showing no courtesy or respect whatsoever. "Now, I want you to swear an oath to it that you are the supreme leader of Lanqiao, possessing the power to rule this land."
"I am."
Leok's face turned ashen, and he answered honestly.
"Very good." Chloe nodded, this time switching to the ancient Hermes language that could manipulate the forces of nature, "Leok Nash, accept the decree of the Death Archon."
After saying that, she took a step back, gesturing for Leok to get up and check the scroll's power.
Chloe had already rehearsed this scene in her mind many times.
In Thierry's interpretation, this order was not merely a written command, but also a contract.
Its contents are that the person who receives it must fully cooperate with and support all the work of the holder of the warrant, Chloe Faucon from Backlund, and hand over the rule of the territory with both hands.
As for how to activate it, it's similar to a talisman—regardless of whether the other party agrees or not, once Chloe speaks the other party's true name in a language that can manipulate the power of nature, the contract is immediately established, leaving no room for negotiation.
For extraordinary individuals who follow the "corpse collector" path, the content of the contract itself is restrictive enough, because one of its clauses directly determines whether the underworld will accept them.
It goes without saying that being rejected and hated by the underworld and death is absolutely fatal for the "corpse collector" path.
Even if the other party is not a "corpse collector" and the effect of the contract is not obvious, this sealing order can still serve as the legal basis for Chloe to establish a country in the Southern Continent. In fact, this is what Chloe asked Mr. Azik for help with; the former is an effect that Mr. Azik kindly added.
Under immense pressure, Leok stood up with a deathly pale face, his fingers tracing the words of Mr. Azik's command, imprinting each character of the "Words of the Dead" into his eyes.
After a long while, he finally lowered his hand as if giving up, opened his mouth, and squeezed out a few words in a trembling voice:
"In accordance with the will of the Death Archon."
Chloe stepped forward with satisfaction, took Mr. Azik's warrant, and put it back into her satchel.
In just one encounter, Chloe became the master of this land.
"I didn't want to bring it out so soon, who knew things would turn out this way?"
Now that the entire Nash family is under Chloe's control, there is no need for Chloe to continue humiliating them.
She glanced at Leok Nash, who was slumped in his chair, then turned indifferently toward the guards who had automatically made way for her, and strode away from the castle.
Chloe waved for Kossie Hoy to follow, leaving Leok with only her back turned.
"In any case, the Aurora Society is the number one enemy, so please consider my words carefully, verify more information, and act less arbitrarily."
"There's no need to make a scene and let everyone know. Let's leave it at that."
"Magician, how's the request from the previous gathering going?"
Above the gray fog, Chloe turned her gaze to Miss "Magician" and tentatively inquired.
Upon hearing Chloe mention this, Audrey, the "righteous" one standing nearby, couldn't help but smile, almost bursting out laughing.
The fact that "Miss Strength" is Lady Chloe Faucon of Rune is something that almost everyone at the Tarot meeting knows.
In Backlund, and even in the whole of Loen, there is only one thing about Chloe recently, and it is the current focus of society: the well-known erotic novelist "Red-haired Man" has released a new book!
However, the book's reputation is rather complicated.
"Magician" Fors immediately straightened up, sprang from the back of his chair, and stammered as he faced "Power" Chloe:
"Uh—ah—of course I've been following this matter closely—your manuscript has been a huge hit since it was published, but, but—"
"But what's wrong?" Chloe pressed, leaning forward anxiously.
"I—I'd better not say anything."
The "magician" looked around and then deliberately shut his mouth.
"I have collected many relevant newspapers and magazine editorials, and after the gathering, I will ask Mr. Fool to help me pass them on to you."
Upon hearing this, Chloe had no choice but to agree:
"Let's leave it at that for now—"
"If the effect is not good, Mr. World, then I will have to trouble you to help me return to Backlund, or Bayam, to see the effect of this matter firsthand."
"After all, trends are only temporary, and time will dilute people's emotions—and I can't wait for the next opportunity."
"The Magician" Fors hesitated, opening his mouth as if to speak.
The world nodded somberly, without refusing.
"You can contact me anytime you need this."
Backlund, 160 Berklund Street.
As another tarot reading ended, Klein slowly awoke from the recliner in the second-floor living room and returned to the real world.
He looked at the male servant standing beside him, Enzo, who was also his secret puppet, and said:
"Please have Walter come here for a moment."
Enzo, with his bronze skin, bowed respectfully, turned and walked out of the living room, quickly summoning the housekeeper.
"Sir, what can I do for you?"
"Yes, I heard that a novel has recently sparked some discussion."
Dawn Dantès glanced casually at the coffee table beside him, where an open newspaper lay, its headline reading, "Does literature have a responsibility to cater to readers' emotions? Red-haired man's new novel sparks controversy."
Walter immediately understood:
"Sir, it's ready for you—Hongzhe's new book, 'A World Full of Crisis and My Childhood Sweetheart,' was placed on the library shelf the day before yesterday. I'll get it for you right away."
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