Ashen Dragon Chapter 731

Chapter 731: Chapter 108: Occupation Expansion Pack: Nine Prisons!_2 Chapter 731: Chapter 108: Occupation Expansion Pack: Nine Prisons!_2 And so, millions of players within the Empire were ecstatic, rushing like mad towards Barto City in a craze, a phenomenon akin to a human Scourge.

“Barto City, the Hell Expansion Pack, here I come!”

Leading the charge, Nocturne Psalm let out an excited cheer. Looking towards Barto City, his expression suddenly stiffened as he realized–there was already a miles-long queue formed at the entrance of Barto City.

“These bastards, how did they get here so fast?”

Touching his chin, Nocturne Psalm gritted his teeth, then donned his cloak and vanished into the shadows.

On the distant towering city walls, the Tiefling Guards, with megaphones in hand, loudly called out: “Please line up orderly, citizens, and enter the city in an orderly fashion! You must go through the inspection at the gate–”
However, Nocturne Psalm let out a cold laugh from within the shadows around the walls, muttering to himself: “Rules? I never care about those, winning is the real deal! These fools, still lining up here, the truly clever ones already got their Devil Contracts!”

Having said that, he merged his body with the shadows, using the Trickster's abilities to navigate through them, attempting to bypass the checkpoint and directly enter Barto City.

Just at that moment, accompanied by the howling wind, a fierce blood-red light descended from the sky.

“Swoosh–”
Nocturne Psalm revealed his terrified true form, trying to flee, but the speed of the blood light was too fast, leaving him nowhere to hide.

Blood sprayed skyward as Nocturne Psalm was split in two, blood pooled on the ground, and a deep crack appeared.

“How is this possible…”

Struggling on the ground with his hands, Nocturne Psalm dragged the upper half of his body forward slightly. Trembling, he spat out his last few words, then breathed his last.

Finally, players also noticed the bisected Nocturne Psalm, bursting into schadenfreude laughter.

“Isn't that the Black Beast?”

“What Black Beast? Now he should be called Prison Black, or Half-and-Half Nocturne.”

“Haha, last time he was headshot, and now he's been chopped in half, truly a sight for sore eyes, so delightful!”

The Tiefling Guards on the city walls were still holding megaphones, continuing to loudly say: “In order to maintain the Order of Barto City, the Empire's Minister of Public Security, Duke Mezulash has personally come to supervise.

Please abide by the laws and regulations, otherwise, you will bear the consequences–”
“Look!”

Together, players lifted their heads, only to see atop the spire of Barto City a Tiefling clad in luxurious armor, adorned with the medal of the Empire, overlooking the crowd below.

In his hand was a blood-stained Longsword, and his dark eyes appeared cold and ruthless–this was one of the three Great Dukes of the Empire, the leader of the Tieflings, Duke Mezulash.

“He's here too…”

“Be careful, be careful.”

“No wonder Black Beast was chopped in half, turns out it was that Newbie Village security captain.”

Players immediately tensed up, putting away their little schemes and lining up obediently, after all, the bisected Nocturne Psalm served as a warning how things could end.

Duke Mezulash looked at the crowded Starfallen outside the city, placed his blood-stained Great Sword behind, and crossed his arms, the usually indifferent face unexpectedly showing a smile.

“Unexpectedly… It's been so long.”

The Tiefling was quite moved, ten years ago, he also used military force to Shock the players, back then the Ashen Nest in the North was just a Monster faction with no notable reputation.

Now, as times changed, the Ashen Empire had long claimed the old lands of the North, Red Dragon's wings enshrouded the entire Anzeta Great Wilderness, causing the whole Fianso Continent to feel shock and fear.

Nor had he ever thought, he would climb to such a high position, controlling the fate of millions in his hands, even commanding their nominal ancestors–Devils from Hell.

Once, he merely wanted to lead his kin to survive.

Thinking this, he gave another glance to the Starfallen who had now become careful, Duke Mezulash turned around and walked down the stairs off the city tower.

He still had many things to deal with himself.

Barto City, Hell's Exchange.

This was a grand building, constructed over several days by hundreds of Devils bound by contracts, exuding the atmosphere of Purgatory.

Inside the spacious hall, there were murals depicting the Avernus Scroll, lifelike Devil Stone Sculptures, and horrific carvings of Prayer Mergers.

Even as the Devil's Offspring, the Tieflings rarely appreciated buildings with such a heavy Purgatory style, but the players were much interested, almost extending the queue out of the city.

Europe King, donning a robe that signified membership to the Magic Coin, stood at the front of the line, his expression extremely excited.

“Tsk tsk, quite a crowd has gathered here. No surprise though, since it's been revealed by insiders that the official Nine Prisons Expansion Pack is both stylish and powerful, without many strict requirements…”

Turning his head to look at the endless line behind him, Europe King patted his chest in relief.

“Thank goodness I'm a member of a large guild, with access to a wealth of information. The president notified us early on…”

However, speaking of his president, Europe King couldn't help but scratch his head with an unnatural expression on his face.

Just a moment ago, he had posted the video of [Charlotte turning into a beauty to seduce Nobles] to the player forum. Soon after, Charlotte notified him about the occupation expansion news.

Would this be considered repaying kindness with ingratitude?

Since it was posted anonymously… there shouldn't be much of a problem, Europe King thought to himself.

With a nervous heart, he opened his panel and turned to the anonymous post he had made, only to see thousands of replies underneath it. The players who loved drama were enjoying the spectacle of the powerful family's president.

[A girl blushing is better than any sweet talk, and that goes for cross-dressing bosses too]
[Indeed, men understand men the best. I declare Charlotte to be the number one beauty of Erezer, my one hundred and twenty-seventh wife]
[I'm questioning my sexual orientation, is it possible that Charlotte is actually a woman and this time she just dropped the disguise?]
[Holy crap, Charlotte looks so damn good in drag? Now I have no choice but to stock up on Magic Coins]
[I'm good now]
[No, brother upstairs, what exactly do you want to do? It seems like you're really hungry]
[Anyone who can resist the urge to play an old Beijing chicken roll after seeing this image must be a saint]
Laughing at what he saw, Europe King felt a malicious pleasure as if he had taken his revenge. “Hahaha, these drowned rats really do have a hilarious way of talking–”
But soon after, his heart skipped a beat, and his face grew stiff as his page-turning hand trembled slightly.

–Because he saw the personal reply from the president of the Magic Coins, Charlotte herself.

[Europe King, are you freaking asking for death!?]
How could that be?

I clearly sent it anonymously, and the video is one of a kind; how could Charlotte have found out it was me?

Europe King's heart was racing, but still clinging to a sliver of hope, he opened his chat box with Charlotte, trying to make a last desperate effort.

Europe King: President, you've misunderstood. That video wasn't posted by me; you can't falsely accuse an honest person!

Charlotte: Hehe [sneer]
Europe King: Really, President, you know me, I, Europe King, always act aboveboard. How could I stoop to such dirty tricks? I suspect there is a spy from Royalty planted inside our guild!

Charlotte: Beast, why don't you listen again to that video you posted?

“It can't be…”

Europe King's eyes widened as he opened and carefully listened to the video he had saved. At the very end of the video, there was an uncontrollable burst of laughter in the background.

Within Magic Coins, only he had such a distinctive laugh; his chuckle was universally recognized as ghastly.

Europe King instantly broke out in a cold sweat; his mind raced as he continued to type incessantly in the chat box.

Europe King: You've got it all wrong, President! Someone deliberately added my voice to the video!

Charlotte: Hehe [smile]
Europe King: That mole is the ultimate evil, trying to drive a wedge in our relationship, destroy the unity within Magic Coins!

Charlotte: Let's have a good talk about this when you come back [smile]
Seeing that eerie smiling emoticon in the chat box, Europe King felt his heart sink, a sense of impending doom washed over him.

But soon, he was hit with the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke. Raising his head, Europe King was surprised to find himself at the front gate of Hell's Exchange, with the sculpture of the Stone-statue Ghost seemingly greedily watching over him.

At the exit, some players had already grown Devil's bat wings and horns, holding their still warm Hell Contracts, their faces full of smugness.

To mortals, they had been corrupted by Hell, becoming as ugly as Devils, but to the players–
“Damn, that's so freaking cool…”

Europe King couldn't help but swallow hard, eagerly looking at those lucky ones who had signed a contract with the Devil.

He clenched his fists, resolute in his heart. “Never mind all that, the most important thing right now is to snatch the expansion occupation!”

Chapter end

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