Chapter 310: 【K】

Chapter 310: K

As the song faded, the aurora had already converged into a sea.

Chu Muyun watched Jian Changsheng approach, his eyes red. Knowing that Jian Changsheng had said his goodbyes to his family, Chu Muyun slowly turned his head to look into the distance.

"…They're here."

At the end of the road, two figures, also dressed in black suits, were approaching. They held black umbrellas, obscuring their faces, but a corner of a playing card was visible on each of their chests.

"Huh? There are four people this time?" 8 said, surprised.

Chen Ling raised an eyebrow. He tried to get a clear look at 8's face, as the voice sounded very young, perhaps even… childish?

"Are they the two new members, both 6s?" 10 calmly replied, instantly noticing the playing card on Chen Ling's chest.

As the two drew closer, Chen Ling finally saw their faces. 10 was a middle-aged man, appearing steady and profound, though the suit couldn't be determined by the number alone. However, 8, standing beside him, genuinely surprised Chen Ling.

"You… you're a kid?" Jian Changsheng couldn't help but widen his eyes upon seeing 8's youthful, boyish face.

By the looks of it, he seemed only fifteen or sixteen, even a few years younger than Jian Changsheng.

8's face immediately fell, and he rolled his eyes. "…What kind of talk is that? Don't you know how to respect your seniors?"

Jian Changsheng instantly fell silent. He eyed the boy suspiciously; there was no way he looked like a "senior." But as a newcomer, he figured it was best to stand quietly in the back for now.

As they were speaking, two more figures approached from the street to the left. Their eyes lit up when they saw the two newcomers standing beside Chu Muyun.

"These must be the two new 6s, right?" 9 asked, curious. "Which one is Hearts?"

"…Me," Chen Ling replied.

9 immediately stepped forward, took his hand, and shook it. "It's my first time touching the Hand of Destruction… When you go crazy next time, you're not allowed to kill me."

Chen Ling: ???

"And this must be the famous Spade 6?" 9 turned and took Jian Changsheng's hand. "I saw the newspapers; you really made quite an entrance, kid… Remember to teach me next time."

Jian Changsheng: …

"Alright, settle down," Chu Muyun said, unable to resist, seeing 9's eccentric behavior.

"Oh, the Corpse-Shredder Chu is here too? Long time no see, huh…"

"She's here."

Someone said something, and everyone immediately fell silent.

They all looked in the same direction. At the end of the road, a woman in black slowly walked through the falling snow, heading towards them. A white character was clearly visible on her chest.

Chen Ling's eyes slightly narrowed as he saw the playing card on her chest. The ranks in the Twilight Society were arranged by joining order, and K was the highest card besides the Jokers. This meant that this woman's status was only below the Red King and the Grey King?

Was she the one who recited the requiem earlier?

As K approached, holding her umbrella, those who had been chatting moments before now stood respectfully, silent. Her gaze slowly swept over everyone, finally resting on Chen Ling.

She quietly observed Chen Ling for a long time before slowly shifting her gaze.

"Is everyone from the Aurora Domain here?"

"Yes, everyone who could make it is here, except for those who are occupied or too far from the Aurora Domain," Bai Ye said, his voice uncharacteristically serious. Besides K, his was the highest-ranking card present.

The woman nodded and turned to walk towards the city wall.

"There's a problem over there… Let's hurry."

"Understood."

Led by the woman, the others opened their umbrellas and set off in the same direction.

"Where are we going?" Jian Changsheng whispered to Chu Muyun, walking behind.

Chu Muyun glanced towards the city wall.

"To retrieve the Aurora Lord."

Boom—!!!

An earth-shattering roar erupted from the Forbidden Sea. Dense, cursed figures surged like a tide, encircling a specific area!

Tan Xin, gripping the "Hand of Redemption" in one hand, sprinted rapidly towards the city wall, the corpse of the Aurora Lord on his back. His black law enforcement trench coat whipped wildly in the cold wind!

Hoarse, bizarre roars came from all directions. With every step Tan Xin took, a multitude of calamities blocked his path. He had to fully unleash "Stop War," stripping those figures of their power and suppressing them beneath the sea.

His body carved a path through the Forbidden Sea!

Just as he was nearing Aurora City, the massive, hidden figures deep within the Forbidden Sea stirred. They churned up colossal waves that instantly blotted out the sky, crashing down towards Tan Xin's position!

Thud—!

Two eighth-tier calamities crashed around Tan Xin like meteorites. The rolling air currents spread in all directions. Tan Xin's pupils contracted slightly as he narrowly dodged their attacks, continuing his sprint towards the city gate.

Although his domain could suppress the two calamities, he was still carrying the Aurora Lord's body, making direct combat impossible. He could only try to escape the battlefield as quickly as possible.

"Damn it… They were all hiding from the Aurora Lord before. Now that he's dead, they can't hold back anymore?"

Sweat dripped from Tan Xin's temples, quickly freezing into ice. His eyes, emitting a faint cyan glow, rapidly scanned his surroundings. He moved like a phantom among the calamities, but at the same time, his stamina was rapidly depleting.

"Stop War" was ultimately not a path specialized in offense. With two eighth-tier calamities blocking his way, breaking through was no easy feat. Furthermore, several gigantic shadows were rapidly approaching from the rear of the Forbidden Sea.

Just as Tan Xin's stamina was about to run out, a dull, resonant clang, like the toll of a bell, echoed from the city gate!

Clang—!!

At that instant, the movements of all the surrounding calamities slowed. A black blur streaked across the sky like a meteor, precisely striking the shoulder of one of the eighth-tier calamities and effortlessly felling it.

Only after the black blur had consecutively shattered several calamity figures and plunged into the ground before Tan Xin did he get a clear look at what it was.

It was a black King of Clubs.

As Tan Xin ran, as if something occurred to him, he suddenly looked up towards the city gate!

Black snowflakes swirled amidst the ruins.

Nine figures in black suits, holding black umbrellas, slowly emerged from within the city…