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"What if there is?"

"……what?"

"I said, what if there is?"

The white-haired man still wore a peaceful smile on his face.

"What if the vampires already possess the power to kill gods?"

"Is it the two ultimate weapons of the Scarlett family, or the vampire king who has returned? Godslayer? Don't be ridiculous."

Seated on her throne, the Ice Queen gave a cold laugh.

"You who are too arrogant will eventually bring about your own destruction."

"Sigh... Don't you believe it? No wonder, because you haven't faced that terrifying power head-on, a power that is truly capable of killing gods."

The white-haired man let out a soft sigh.

"If that's the case, then let me put it another way. The mysterious decline of heaven and earth has almost no effect on you fairies, because you are creatures born from nature and represent nature itself. You represent nature. Do you really want to imprison yourselves and let humans destroy the nature outside?"

"This is fate."

Cirno remained calm.

"What is natural is natural. We are born from nature and should naturally accept the arrangements of fate. You can leave now. I'll let it go this time and the previous times. But if you dare to come here in this way again, I will show no mercy."

"So be it, accept the arrangement of fate... If that's the case."

The white-haired man gently tapped his forehead with his finger, raised his head, and looked at the Ice Queen sitting on the throne in the distance. He chuckled softly.

"What if we, on our side, take control of the power of destiny...?"

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Chapter Nineteen: Shrimp Catchers

After passing through the Fairy Realm, Shi Bai and his group passed through several more secret realms in the following days.

However, to avoid a repeat of what happened in the Fairy Realm, Huan Yue and Meng Yue had to deliberately conceal their presence... especially after learning from a certain cunning rabbit just how valuable they were now.

The fact that those monster races or fantasy species had almost exhausted all their savings and resources accumulated over the years just to build a secret realm where their own races could live made the allure of Dream Moon and Illusion Moon undeniably astonishing.

A 200% profit is enough to make people take risks, let alone the profits from capturing them, which far exceed the savings of a weak race over hundreds or even thousands of years.

This is an incredibly profitable deal, and no one would resist it. This is precisely why the Ice Fairy in the Fairy Realm acted so decisively. Faced with such enormous profits, they had nowhere to go in the Western world and had no choice but to flee eastward. This is not just a lie.

To paraphrase a certain cunning rabbit, if it weren't for the fact that they were companions, she would have secretly gone to report them and claim the reward money...

The further you go in, the worse the environment and weather become. All sorts of magical elements collide and interact in the air. Sometimes it's the height of summer, but as you go further, you enter a bitter winter.

Looking up at the sky, everything was a grayish-white expanse, with fine snowflakes falling in a swirling motion, their density almost equal to rain. The surrounding temperature, roughly estimated by Shi Bai, had reached minus fifty or sixty degrees Celsius, a level completely unbearable for humans. The snow piled up more than half a meter high on the ground in front of them. It was fortunate that the Taotie was no ordinary beast; otherwise, that precious horse would probably have frozen to death long ago.

"How much further is it?"

With a flick of his wrist, Shi Bai released a black and white cloud of energy to replenish the protective shield surrounding the carriage. He then turned to Inaba Tei, who had poked his head out of the carriage, and asked him a question.

"If we continue through a few more secret realms, we will reach our base camp – the Wizard's Secret Realm."

He exhaled a puff of white breath, and then Pan Di pointed forward.

"But something feels off. In the past, the environment here was harsh, but it was never this bad. Something must have happened that we don't know about."

"Why don't we go to that secret realm ahead and ask the monsters there to find out what happened?"

Shrugging, Shi Bai glanced slightly into the carriage, and the first thing he saw was Huan Yue, whose face was covered with notes, lying on the chair with an expression of utter disdain for life.

"...Seriously, they still dare to ask you to play mahjong together?"

Looking at the scene inside, Shi Bai's lips twitched slightly involuntarily.

"In terms of luck, they are absolutely no match for us. Only those with naturally strong luck can compete with us at the card table. And in mahjong, luck plays the majority of the game, so there's no point in playing mahjong with them."

Emperor Pan pursed his lips.

"So we just don't understand it at all..."

Before she could finish her sentence, the Taotie suddenly stopped and opened its mouth wide in front of her.

As countless snowflakes were drawn into its bottomless maw by the violent suction, some things hidden beneath the thick snow were revealed.

—Those were hundreds or even thousands of enormous corpses hidden beneath the snow.

"These are the Cyclopes, a race of giants who live in the Giant Realm near the Wizard's Realm... How did they all die here?"

Pan Di jumped off the carriage immediately and looked at the huge, shocking pile of corpses in front of him. His expression was quite grim.

Cyclops, as the name suggests, are a race that is born with only one eye. Although their appearance is similar to the monsters like the One-Eyed Monk in the Far East, their size is significantly larger than that of ordinary people, otherwise they would not be called giants.

"There were no obvious wounds on their bodies, but most of them had fear on their faces, and some of the corpses had all their blood gone... Are vampires this arrogant now?"

After a brief investigation, Shi Bai was quite surprised to draw these conclusions.

"The secret realm created by the Cyclops has been demolished, and the torrent of rioting elements has made the already harsh environment here even worse... I mean, something just doesn't feel right."

Standing up from the ground, Inaba Tei's face was solemn.

"When our Wizarding Realm joined forces with people from other realms to thwart the vampires' plot, the vampires did indeed take action. We need to speed things up; the Wizarding Realm may also be facing some problems."

"Then let's go straight for maximum speed."

Nodding, Shi Bai reached out and patted Taotie's head.

"Go at your maximum speed, don't hold back, shrimp catcher, run!"

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Meanwhile, on the other side, lies the Wizard's Secret Realm.

"What, you still want to stop me? You should clearly understand that the difference in strength between you and me is like heaven and earth."

In the very center of the Wizarding Realm, in the open space in front of an ancient castle, a blonde little girl in a black dress stood quite casually.

In front of the blonde girl, a woman with long green hair knelt down, one hand covering her shoulder, with a faint, ominous black aura emanating from the shoulder she was covering.

Even though she was clearly at a significant disadvantage, the woman's face remained completely expressionless.

"You're not a vampire, so why are you helping those vampires?"

"Well, do you believe me when I say I'm bored and just killing time?"

The little girl looked completely at ease.

"By the way, stalling for time won't do you any good, okay? Don't think I don't know what those little guys behind you are planning. In my dark domain, everything you do will be exposed."

"is it?"

Slowly straightening her body again, the woman silently glanced around at the little girl in front of her.

Around the girl, a tangible darkness enveloped the entire open space. From this tangible darkness, countless threads, like fine silk threads, emerged and gracefully clung to everyone's bodies.

These black lines, of unknown composition, are impossible to avoid or cut, just like the purest light. Who can extinguish light?

The wizards who remained in the wizarding realm had long since perished. Under the sucking of the black threads that climbed onto them, their power rapidly drained away, and their life force was silently devoured. The black threads not only swallowed their power, but also their wailing cries. When their lives came to an end, they died silently with expressions of despair.

After the intruder forcibly entered the wizard's secret realm, within just ten minutes, only a few of them remained, barely holding on.

The strength of the invaders and their defenders was simply not on the same level.

"So why did you insist on standing up? I was already planning to spare your life."

Seeing the woman stand up again and block her way, the little girl couldn't help but sigh softly.

"If you're willing to hand over that special demon to me, I'll spare your lives. Isn't that a very worthwhile deal?"

"Are you so sure you can win? The battle hasn't even reached its final moment yet, it's still hard to say who will win."

The woman raised the broken half of her magic staff again, her face expressionless.

"My teacher once taught me a saying: You can tolerate failure, but you must never allow yourself to give up."

"Really? In that case, your teacher seems to be a hopeless idiot. I was going to praise you a little more since you were able to hold out in front of me for so long."

Seeing the woman's actions, the little girl shook her head with some regret.

"I've almost killed all the wizards in the secret realm. Only you and those few children who are barely holding on with the help of strange tools are left. This secret realm will surely perish in my hands. Why bother with your futile efforts?"

Seeing that the other party remained unmoved, the little girl shook her head somewhat boredly, and then slightly raised her hand.

"Fine, if that's how it is, then you..."

"Succubus teacher, it's ready!!"

Just then, the castle gates were pushed open, and a little girl with long, dazzling golden hair called out to the woman in a rather anxious manner.

Upon hearing this, the woman swiftly waved the crescent-shaped magic staff that had broken in two, leaving only a bare handle. As a bright green magic circle lit up beneath her feet, the woman's figure vanished from her original spot and reappeared at the castle. In her place, a strange cylindrical object was spinning around.

"Hey, hey, hey, you guys aren't planning to use this thing that doesn't emit any magical energy to deal with me, are you?"

After only glancing at the strange cylinder, the little girl looked up and looked away, quite amused.

"The gap between us is quite obvious. I've already given you a chance. In my dark domain, there's no way you can escape..."

Before she could finish her sentence, the strange cylindrical object suddenly burst out with an extremely bright light. Just as she was stunned, she saw the group of people in front of her frantically fleeing into the distance.

The next second, blinding light and heat, along with a deafening roar, completely engulfed the open space. Faced with this deadly explosion, the ancient castle didn't even last a second before turning to ashes. The shockwave spread wildly into the distance, breaking through the dark domain that had previously enveloped the entire wizarding realm, and a huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky.

"Hmph! Father said that under a nuclear bomb, all living beings are equal. Times have changed. I refuse to believe I can't kill you!!"

While being frantically led by the woman to flee further away, Alice looked at the huge mushroom cloud not far away and spoke viciously. A faint golden light spread from the jade pendant she wore on her chest, firmly enveloping her and the succubus's figures.

"But if we do that, our secret realm will also be destroyed, and it might even affect several other nearby secret realms..."

An umbrella floated beside the two of them, and words of concern came from within it.

"Those secret realms nearby have already been destroyed by that guy, so it's not a problem at all. I still have several portable nuclear warheads here. If one nuclear bomb doesn't kill her, I'll just bring a few more!"

"Uh……"

"I see. So your reliance is on that strange weapon? The micro-force is indeed quite impressive, almost comparable to a volcanic eruption..."

A thoughtful voice rang out from in front of them.

"!!!"

"There's no need to be so surprised. Nothing in this world can kill me. Light and darkness will always coexist. To eliminate darkness, you must first remove all the light."

The little girl, who had emerged from the darkness and was now suspended in mid-air in front of the three of them, spoke softly.

"But it's strange, why do you possess such a strange weapon?"

"I have many more of those toys here. Would you like to try them one by one?"

Alice looked at the little girl in front of her, who was about the same age, height and even hair color as her, standing in front of her teacher, and spoke coldly.

"Weren't you going to help the vampires capture me and take me back? Come on, I'm right here now."

"Vampires? My relationship with them is merely one of cooperation. They can't command me. I'm just curious about your current form. After all, demons shouldn't be able to leave..."

Before they could finish speaking, a carriage pulled by a strange beast sped past them at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people, disappearing from their sight in the blink of an eye, leaving behind a flurry of snowflakes.

"........."

After a moment of silence, the little girl continued to speak.

"I've been to the Demon Realm before, but the demon creatures there, including the demons themselves, are all beyond my reach..."

Just like the previous version, accompanied by a whistling sound, the carriage returned along the same route in a short time and came to a sudden stop beside them, her words were once again ruthlessly interrupted.

"........."

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Chapter Twenty Alice's Declaration of Marriage to Her Father

"Uh... Rumia? What are you doing here?"