"Akash, my most emotional child, I light up your eyes and teach you to pluck the strings.
You shall play a feast with a four-stringed instrument, silencing the harmony's hymns."
Immediately after, a burning eyeball appears on the screen, and a gentle yet deep male voice emanates:
"Exactly what I had in mind, old man."
"Dubra, my wisest child, I ignite your body and give you bladed tools. You shall cleanse the iron scythe with sulfur, inflicting pain upon Aha, letting the jester's blood and tears flow into the River Styx."
At this moment, a golden apple on the screen gradually withers, revealing purple, decaying flesh, and a gentle, obedient female voice emanates:
"As you command, my father."
Huo Hua: Hehe, it's been a long time since I've seen something this interesting.
Some troublemaker: So brave? This must be a Destruction Emissary, right? If not, come find me, I'll make you one.
Sampo: Who is this upstairs?
Jiang Lin: Unbelievable! Aha has infiltrated the masses?!
March 7th: Me, me, me, Aha, look at me!
"Katrina, my bravest child, I ignite your heart and bestow upon you a full-blooded passion.
You shall use the flames of wrath to break open Preservation's treasury, smelt their gold, and forge an image for our benefactor."
In the intense flames, metal is continuously being smelted. The pungent smell of sulfur seems to permeate everyone's nostrils.
A soaring and heroic female voice emanates:
"Say no more, old man!"
Jade: Her words are quite bold, but according to the IPC's intelligence, they seem to have already vanished without a trace.
The Architect: ?
"Finally, Constance... my most ambitious child, my most outstanding child, I have nothing more to teach you.
You must remember the midnight withering in Penacony, taking everything you love, leaving only the burning tomb of Memory!"
March 7th: This can no longer be described as just 'bold,' can it?
Wan Di: Tsk, even the bravest Cloud Knight wouldn't make such a decision.
Kratrus: That's true. Cloud Knights are brave but not reckless.
"Hahahaha, it's not her turn to appear."
Amidst a burst of wild laughter, a sexy and fiery woman, with a chain ball under her foot and her hat brim covering half of her face, but leaving her upturned lips visible.
"Snap" went a finger, and crimson sparks exploded, illuminating her sharp jawline.
"I alone am enough."
"Katrina, it's better to be pessimistic." A woman in a white dress slowly walked out from behind him.
Her slender, delicate hands wore a pair of snow-white gloves, and she gently rested her hand on her chin. The shadow cast by her hat brim covered half of her face, with only a faint, almost imperceptible smile at the corner of her lips drawing attention.
But if one looked closely, her pupils glowed with a chilling, icy blue, as if carrying the coldness of a midnight graveyard.
"Perhaps we will all die."
"Shh..." But the man behind her lowered his voice, his finger tracing a zither, and a wisp of blue flame instantly flared up, as if drawing back the curtain for this grand play.
"When have desperadoes walking the path of Destruction ever feared death?"
"We should prepare for the worst..."
A little girl walks over, holding a vibrant apple in her hands.
The word "father" was caught in his throat, the sweet childish voice abruptly cut short, and his neck twisted at an impossible angle.
It turned out he was a puppet, a string puppet of a puppeteer.
"This journey is perilous, what is our retreat?"
"Retreat?"
Duke Inferno Affrite walked leisurely forward, his staff tapping on the ground, producing a regular echo.
"As always, it never exists. Destruction is a magnificent instant; if one despicable seeks to survive, this life is too long."
"Enjoy Penacony, enjoy his invitation. Let this beautiful dream prepare to welcome its new master from Tophet."
"Duke Inferno — Affrite — Everflame Mansion"
March 7th: It looks pretty cool.
Black Swan: He can no longer attend, @Acheron, aren't you going to explain?
March 7th: No, sis, why are you acting so wild as soon as you get on the Astral Express? I didn't see you that active before?
Pam: Please don't bring any big trouble to the Astral Express, Pam...
Sunday: If what this Memokeeper lady says is true, @Acheron, you stole Duke Inferno's invitation and killed him!
Qingque: Goodness, he was gone right after making such a big statement.
Guinaifen: I was wondering why this guy hadn't made a sound for so long, so he's already gone.
Aili: It's a good thing this one is gone, otherwise, if he came to Penacony, I can't imagine what would happen.
March 7th: No, actually, he's already in Penacony. I can basically see him in every trash can in Penacony.
Firefly: That's a unique hobby.
Yanqing: General, I suddenly want to go to Penacony.
Jing Yuan: No, you don't.
March 7th: He died just like that. Could it be because, as he said himself, he didn't leave himself any way out, which led to his death?
At this moment,
Penacony Real Hotel, Jiang Lin's room.
"Knock, knock, knock—"
"Come in."
Jiang Lin sat on the sofa in the room, playing with Topaz and Jade stones.
On the table in front of him lay fragmented Aventurine stones.
Topaz, still outside the door, heard the voice from inside the room, took a deep breath, and then pushed the door open.
Just as Topaz was about to speak the words she had prepared, she saw the scene before her and froze in place.
If all the keystone were in this person's hands, then Aventurine's plan this time would definitely fail.
And it was highly likely that she and Jade would also be in trouble.
"Please sit."
Jiang Lin's calm voice startled Topaz, who was still in a daze. After thanking him, she sat opposite Jiang Lin.
Before Topaz could say anything, Jiang Lin spoke first.
"Where is your March?"
Topaz was stunned, completely unprepared for the other party's first question to be this... but she still said:
"This matter is of great importance, so I temporarily didn't plan to bring it over, but..."
Topaz thought for a moment, then softly called out to the ground, "March—"
Then a black void appeared, and a special Dimensional March emerged in the room.
Jiang Lin nodded, not at all embarrassed to pick it up directly.
"Hmm, it seems to be a bit heavier than a normal March?"