Yu-Gi-Oh!: This card wants to go to you.

Kujuku and Sugi shook their heads blankly, then laughed at themselves, "If I had this ability, would the fortress have become like this?"

"They suddenly started attacking each other..."

"Excuse me, just a moment," Luo Bai waved his hand and said, "Excuse me... how do I get to Bian Yuelong?"

Everyone was taken aback, only then realizing that there was an "ordinary person" next to them.

Ninety-Nine and Sugi sized up Luo Bai, then took out a hand-drawn map and handed it to him: "Thirty kilometers to the northwest..."

He talked a lot, including how to read a hand-drawn map.

"Captain..." a young soldier hesitated, wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

In a war situation where the network is down, electronic maps cannot be trusted and may even lead you astray.

A hand-drawn map is very valuable; is the captain going to give it away?

Tsukumo and Sugi raised their hands to interrupt the soldier.

Luo Bai nodded gently, smiled slightly, and said, "Thank you."

As soon as the words were spoken, the giant golden machine, the Central Serpent, appeared in the sky, its silhouette blotting out the sun.

"History... epic..."

The team members looked up, their bodies trembling slightly.

Some team members instinctively raised their guns, aiming at the mechanical monster high in the sky, while Tsukumo and Sugi pressed their hands down.

"boom--"

The central serpent slowly opened the cockpit, and a dazzling blue beam of light descended from it, pointing directly to the ground and enveloping Luo Bai.

Luo Bai stood in the pillar of light, his body gently lifted up. He waved to the crowd below and called out, "Goodbye, may good people have a peaceful life."

The crowd below: "???"

I didn't understand it, but I was deeply shocked and full of questions.

"He's quite polite."

Chapter 712 Crimson

Level 6 fortress, Fanaria.

The sharp, Gothic castles pierce the sky, like bats hanging upside down.

This is the Vampire Empire, the dwelling place of the vampires, where sunlight never shines. Dark red vines climb the walls of the castle, and a sweet, metallic smell permeates the air.

Two vampire guards leaned idly against the fortress entrance. One of them yawned, his blood-red eyes half-closed. "I heard the seven great families are having another meeting," he said lazily.

"Oh? And what for now?" Another guard raised an eyebrow, his sharp canine teeth gleaming coldly in the dim light.

"What else could it be for? That old woman from the Margulies family, of course. I heard she's dying, and the seven great families are plotting how to devour her flesh."

Frania Margulies, the oldest of the fourteen legends of Biantana, was given the title "Grandmother".

Time is merciless; her once upright figure has become stooped, yet she still firmly holds onto the throne, declaring that she will never abdicate until a suitable successor is found.

This explanation naturally failed to satisfy the young vampires, especially the ambitious members of the Margulies family.

Unwilling to accept that the family's power was controlled by a dying old woman, a sinister plan was brewing in the shadows. They took the lead in uniting with six other major families to secretly administer a slow-acting psychotropic drug to their grandmother, gradually weakening her life force.

At the same time, the influence of the grandmother's lineage was purged, with some killed and others exiled.

The conspiracy lasted for more than a decade, and the effects of the poison gradually became apparent, causing the grandmother's physical and mental health to deteriorate.

Today, my once formidable grandmother is finally dying, her eyes are cloudy, and she has no relatives left.

The seven major families are currently gathered in the council hall, each eager to claim credit and devour the rich blood and power of this legendary figure.

"Tsk tsk, this is quite a feast. The bloodline of the Margulies family, that's..." A guard licked his lips, a greedy glint in his eyes, "Unfortunately, we're not qualified to participate."

“Who says otherwise? But it’s nice to smell it too.” Another guard shrugged and continued, “I heard this meeting was particularly noisy, everyone wanted to take advantage of it.”

With a deafening roar, the sky suddenly split open, lightning flashed across the sky, and dark clouds rapidly gathered.

The guard frowned slightly and muttered to himself, "Is it going to rain? It hasn't rained in Fanalia for a long time..."

The other guard shook his head, his face full of doubt.

Another deafening roar followed, and lightning once again tore through the sky.

A silvery light briefly illuminated a cold, indifferent face in a dark corner.

The guard immediately became alert, straightened up, and shouted, "Who goes there!"

Another bolt of lightning flashed, illuminating the figure of the newcomer.

She was a slender young woman, wearing a black and white Lolita dress that swayed in the wind, layer upon layer, intricate and exquisite.

She held a black lace parasol, with delicate tassels hanging from its edge, swaying in the night breeze.

Boom! Lightning flashed and illuminated the girl's face once more.

With black hair and red eyes, the girl's face was as pale as paper, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, like a beautiful female ghost who had walked out of hell.

“She…she is…” A guard remembered something, his pupils slowly dilating.

"The abandoned daughter of the Margulies family..."

He remembered it clearly; it was he who had dragged the crazed girl out the door back then.

“How is this possible…” The other guard trembled as he backed away step by step.

Yes, how could that be?

The person they threw out of the house was clearly a crybaby, a helpless wretch with a 1.8 affinity rating.

A piece of trash who has tarnished the honor of the Margulies family.

How could it be this monster in front of me, exuding a bloodline-suppressing aura?

If you admit you're wrong, you must admit you're wrong.

Three years ago, the one who was expelled was an adorable little girl who was dressed up and was less than 1.6 meters tall.

It would be inappropriate to describe the person in front of me as cute.

She stood tall and graceful, exuding the unique charm of a mature woman.

A deadly yet alluring danger.

“No…it’s impossible…she’s not…” the guard muttered to himself, trying to give himself some psychological comfort.

"She's not the abandoned girl from three years ago...she's not...she's not..."

However, no matter how much he tried to convince himself, his fear did not lessen at all; on the contrary, it intensified, and cold sweat soaked his back.

she was--

He was still holding that umbrella.

"Boom—" A bolt of lightning ripped through the night sky, illuminating the sky as if it were daytime.

Three enormous monster figures flashed by.

Epic-tier - [True Blood Vampire]

Epic-tier - [Necromancer King. Evil Eye]

Epic-tier - [Golden Lord, Lich of the Golden Kingdom]

The three monsters shielded the girl in the middle, their sinister laughter echoing in the night sky, sending chills down one's spine.

“Epic… Epic level.” The two guards slowly opened their mouths wide, their eyes becoming glazed.

"Quick! Report..." A guard snapped out of his daze, but before he could finish speaking, all his blood and energy were instantly drained, turning him into a dried-up corpse.

The other guard looked at his increasingly withered palm and a chill ran down his spine.

"save..."

He pounded on the iron gate and desperately pressed down on the bat-shaped opening on it, but soon he lost all strength.

The mummified corpse lay slumped against the iron gate, slowly collapsing to the ground, utterly exhausted.

His skin was stained with an eerie golden color, as if it had been coated with a thin layer of gold leaf.

The young girl, holding an umbrella, walked gracefully through the door.

The giant bat standing upside down in the center of the castle suddenly spread its wings and emitted a piercing shriek—an emergency alarm.

Dangerous intrusion detected at the fortress.

"Top Alert? What's going on?!" Inside the council chamber, the heads of the seven major families exchanged wary glances.

The highest level of alert, often occurring during large-scale invasions in fortified warfare.

Who would dare to touch Fanaria, given the nearby fortresses?

"Go out and see!"

The representatives of the seven major families walked out of the council hall with solemn expressions, leading their respective elite troops. The atmosphere was so oppressive that it was suffocating.

But what they saw left them stunned.

There was no military invasion.

She's just a girl going home, a well-behaved girl who knows to hold an umbrella even before it rains.

A girl, triggering a top-level alert at the fortress?

"Grandmother, is she inside?" The girl frowned, her gaze sweeping over the crowd, and she sensed a faint yet powerful aura of blood within the council hall.

“Melonica…” The head of the Margulies family stared at the person in front of her in astonishment.

"Whoosh—" A trident flew out of the void and pierced through his chest.

His eyes were filled with terror and disbelief, his body trembled violently, and his mouth was open but no sound came out.

"Pfft-"

He yanked the trident out, drawing a spurt of blood. His skin began to crack, revealing scarlet muscle tissue. His eyes turned blood red, fangs protruded from his mouth, and his nails became incredibly sharp. He transformed into a ferocious vampire monster.

"Do you want to make enemies of the seven great families?!"