Chapter 355 Infinite City!
Somewhere in the central region of the earth, an old and abandoned city lay in ruins. The overgrown vegetation of moss, weeds, grass, and trees showed few people had visited the city for decades. Despite the torn-down infrastructures, broken-down antique vehicles, and tires, the city was once the most populous and developed on the entire planet. This was the Infinite City of the past.
The birds' tuneful chirping added to the beauty of the beautiful evening. Suddenly, a sleek aircraft appeared and landed on the ground. Damien and Kimura Onsen disembarked, and Damien asked, "Is this the place?" with a wave of his hand, he put the aircraft into his Purple Spatial Beast's Eyeball.
"Yes, milord. It's here. The secret realm to that place is hidden somewhere at the center of this ruined city." Kimura responded. "Please, follow me. We'll be there soon."
After strolling for a few minutes, Kimura led Damien to an aesthetically pleasing mansion in the center of the ruined city. "The hidden teleportation array is here," she said, pointing at the white mansion with no entrance. She approached the mansion and, as she passed by the two big pillars, a portal door opened, and she disappeared inside.
Damien followed, feeling the familiar sensation of sinking into the dark abyss. In an instant, he found himself in a valley overgrown with patches of green grass. Kimura was already there, wearing a shinigami mask.
The long, curvy river and the highly advanced city with towering skyscrapers surrounded by a long wall on the south side of the river amazed Damien. Thousands of aircraft swarmed the air above the city. "Wow! It's amazing," Damien said, gazing at the city. "Is that the palace of the Protector Olden Family?"
"Yes, welcome to the real Infinite City!" Miss Kimura responded, gesturing her hands elegantly.
A petite man with a long goatee appeared out of the blue and said in a thundering voice: "Stand there and identify yourself!"
"Greetings! Sir, Captain Kimura reports." Kimura Onsen saluted in the Protector family's way.
"Okay, you know the drill here." Then pulling out two A.I. Pods, the goatee guy tossed at them.
"Sir, he—" Kimura tried to introduce Damien's identity to skip the blood-screening test. However, Damien stopped her midway, as he had another plan in his mind. "Miss Onsen, can you keep my identity hidden for now? I like to experience how they are going to welcome a Darhk." He said telepathically.
As Kimura, Damien grasped the A.I-Pod and pressed the tiny button, poking his palm with the sharp pin attached to it, drawing blood.
In the next instant, with a beeping sound, the A.I-Pod in Kimura's hands flashed out a green light, making a 3D screen. It showed Captain Kimura's identity along with her full-body image.
But the A.I-Pod in Damien's hand buzzed and flashed out a red light in the air.
It said:
Alert! Alert! Alert!
Security Breach Level 59!
The Suspect Has Passed Protector Family's Bloodline Test
But There Is No Data About Him In The Family List
Permission To Activate The Encapsulate Protocol.
"Wait!" Kimura said briskly.
"Shut up! You are also responsible for bringing a non-citizen into our secret realm." The Goatee guy waved his hand and the momentum of the wind blew her away. "Permission granted, both of them!" He uttered.
With the same dinging sound chimed, ?the two A.I-Pods in their hands transformed into handcuffs, restraining their wrist. They were not just any handcuffs; as they also had the property to seal the Origin Qi in their bodies.
"On your knees, kneel!" The Goatee Guy shouted.
Kneeling on the ground, Kimura warned: "You're making a mistake, Patrol Officer. Could you please let the Bradford Clan know that their young master, Damien, has arrived?"
"Him?" Approaching the youth who was still standing tall, the Patrol Officer said, snorting. "Humph! Stop spouting such nonsense. I know every member of the Bradford Clan and none named Damien…. And you, why are you not on your knees yet?" He reached out his hand and grasped Damien's head.
Suddenly, with a gust of wind, the hand touching Damien's head vanished. Splattered! Splattered! A fountain of red merlot splashed from the man's severed arm, but not a single drop was stained on Damien as if there was an invincible wall between them.
"Aargh!" shrieked the Patrol Officer in pain. After multiple steps back and looking around, he screamed: "Show yourself!"
In response, Shadow Slave appeared, nibbling on the severed arm.
"Ugh! What are you, a mutant snake?" the Patrol Officer cried in surprise. Then he readied himself to face the strange creature, eating his severed arm in front of his eyes.
"I don't like people touching my master's head with malice. And the crime for directing your killing intent is death." Shadow Slave said in an eerie tone. In the next instant, his figure flickered and reappeared with his one hand inside the former's chest. And he pulled out his heart which was still beating in the air.
Seeing it so quickly, the Patrol Officer had no time to react and his last breath skipped with emotion. And his soulless body hit the ground. Thud!
With the series of things spiraling out of control, Kimura was at a total loss. "Ah, w-what have you done?" She stuttered. "M-master Damien, now things have come to this, the Munchi and the other two clans are going to make things very difficult for you." Then, worries and anxiousness were written all over her face.
"Eh, don't you worry, miss Kimura? Everything is playing out as I expected." Damien responded. Then he instructed: "Alright, you don't need to show such savagery in front of Miss Kimura. Shadow, come back."
Without further ado, Shadow Slave exploded and turned into a vile of dark energy. It then flew back, and sipped into his palm, turning into a black tattoo.
Sensing a looming danger, Damien picked Kimura and briskly leaped backward. And the spot they were standing in a moment ago exploded. Kaboom!...
(please, stay tuned!)
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