Empty!
The huge treasure vault was completely empty!
There wasn't even a single copper coin on the floor!
Impossible!
Victor instinctively closed the door and pushed it open again.
But there was still nothing.
He rushed into the treasury, slamming every tile on the floor and every brick on the wall.
He hoped to find a secret room.
It was filled with Crossing Coins and equipment.
Too bad.
The sound of knocking and the feeling of touch told him that this place was solid.
"How is this possible?"
Victor couldn't help but mutter.
Given the population and wealth of Ring City, there should be a lot of loot in the treasure vault, how could there be nothing here?
Could it be …
Did I go to the wrong place?
But the direction from before, the footprints on the floor, and the mystical rune on the door, all of it pointed to the treasure vault of Ring City!
Victor stood up with a doubtful look.
Then, he quickly thought of something, stood up, and dashed out.
However, just as he was about to reach the entrance of the treasury, a figure blocked his way.
It was …
King Qi!
One of the three kings of Ring City, he was trembling when he saw the empty treasure vault.
"Victor!"
His resentful voice was squeezed out from the seams of his teeth.
Ring City's treasure vault might not be their private vault, but it was still one of their most important assets, it even occupied an important part of their plan.
Now, it was emptied!
There were no traces of the boxes with Crossing Coins and equipment.
It seemed like the person must have used a teleportation circle to transport all the items to their world.
Was this the person's goal?
Layers upon layers of traps, using the core of the [Philosopher's Stone] as bait, trying to steal their assets!
Unforgivable!
King Qi instantly figured out everything and made his move without a second thought.
"DIE!"
A formless wave spread towards Victor.
The wave was so fast that Victor didn't even have the chance to dodge before he was enveloped by the wave.
Bang!
Victor's flesh exploded, his organs splattering all over the place.
If King Qi's previous agreement with the red skull was just an empty promise, then this time, he really wanted Victor dead.
Therefore, King Qi didn't hold back at all.
However, to his surprise, it was too easy.
Victor seemed to have no room to resist.
This was not what it had expected.
"Hmph!"
With a cold snort, King Qi raised his hand and a piece of flesh on the ground flew into the air, shooting into the distance.
King Qi quickly followed behind.
At the same time, a message was sent to King Reow and King Liao.
King Reow, who was closing in on King Qi, turned grim. The murderous intent in his eyes intensified.
King Liao, who was fighting the white bearman, roared furiously.
"Damn it!"
"Damn it!"
The sudden roar stunned the white bearman, but it quickly came back to its senses and swung its claws again. "What are you shouting for? Someone broke into your house! "
…
In the shadows, Victor held his breath and concentrated.
He didn't know how long his substitute could fool King Qi.
However, he knew that if he was not careful, he would die a tragic death.
What was going on?
Why did the flawless plan have so many unforeseen events?
How did he, who had always been successful in every endeavor, encounter this?
Am I cursed?
The thought popped up in Victor's mind unconsciously, but he quickly shook his head.
If he was really cursed, with the mystical item that he had on him, it was impossible that there were no signs of it.
But if he wasn't cursed, what else could explain the situation before his eyes?
Many thoughts gushed into his mind in a short period of time.
Even Victor, who was good at scheming, couldn't figure out what was going on.
But he knew what he had to do.
There was nothing in the treasure vault of Ring City.
Then …
Where was the private vault of the three kings?
Before he came to Ring City, he had studied the place in detail.
Other than the so-called treasure vault, the three kings also had their own private vault. It was a lot smaller than the one in Ring City, but it was filled with the best of the best!
If he could take what was inside, he would be able to make up for his loss.
He might even get a sizable amount of profit.
He didn't choose the vault before because he was afraid of raising the alarm of the three kings.
Now?
He couldn't care less!
He had lost another substitute, and if he couldn't make up for his loss, he would really die!
With that thought in mind, Victor swiftly moved out.
The private vault of the three kings wasn't in the grand hall.
It was at the back of the grand hall.
It wasn't that far away from the treasure vault, Victor arrived after a few breaths.
Victor couldn't help but nod when he saw the mystical runes on the door that were a few times more numerous than the ones in the previous vault.
The more mystical runes there were, the more valuable the items inside would be.
Victor took out the rapier again and tossed it at the door.
Just like before.
Venom, acid, fire, and lightning were everywhere.
There was also a layer of unknown energy that kept corroding his rapier.
"The power of the curse!
And not just the door, even the sky and the ground are shrouded by the same power! "
Victor gasped when he felt the power on the door.
No one liked the power of the curse.
Victor was no exception.
Therefore, when the power started to spread along the rapier's hilt, Victor gave up without a second thought. He immediately cut off the connection between him and the rapier.
Wung!
The rapier trembled a few times.
It sounded like it was wailing.
Layers of decaying rust appeared on the rapier, and finally —
Pak!
A clear noise later, the rapier was completely shattered.
The broken pieces fell all over the floor.
Victor didn't even bat an eye at the broken pieces.
He walked straight to the door of the three kings' private vault.
It was made out of stone and carved on it was a wolf roaring at the moon.
On the wolf's back was a bird and a fish with a single wing.
Victor understood the history of Ring City, so he knew they were King Liao, King Reow, and King Qi.
They were using their own runes to protect their wealth.
This was very normal for the Anomalies.
But it was very useful.
Victor was sure that once he opened the door, the Three Kings of Ring City would immediately know what was going on. It was something even more profound than the defensive seal.
However, unlike the defensive mystical runes, the defensive mystical runes were used to confirm the intruder's identity and face, making it easier to track them down.
If it was before, Victor still had some expectations. But now, he didn't care at all.
The three kings knew who he was and what he looked like.
At most …
He would just change his identity and start over.
It wasn't like he had never done such things before.
As long as he had enough resources, it wouldn't be a problem.
Therefore, he was too lazy to go underground. Although he had the initial plan, he didn't have it anymore.
Victor raised his hand and wanted to push the door open.
But the sudden sense of danger in his heart made him turn around. He stood with his back facing the door of the private warehouse and his face facing the outside.
In less than a second, a scarlet figure appeared in Viktor's vision.
"You are much more ambitious than I thought!
"My collaborator."
"You've never thought of working with me, and you've never thought of getting rid of the title of 'Judge'."
"You even want it to continue shining brightly."
"You've blown up Ring City. You've become their hero."
"Now, as long as you return, you will definitely be praised and sung."
But you aren't satisfied.
"You even had your eyes on Ring City's treasure vault. No, I should say that from the very beginning, Ring City's treasure vault was part of your plan. You needed it to turn those fake praises and songs into real power!"
"Am I right?"
"Victor!"
Scarlet said slowly, but when it came to the last sentence, it sounded fierce and fierce.
"I said it's all a misunderstanding …"
"Do you believe me?"
Victor asked back.
"Misunderstanding?"
Scarlet laughed coldly.
That laughter contained ridicule towards Victor, but it was mostly self-mockery.
That's right!
It was mocking itself!
Scarlet always thought it had victory in its grasp, that it controlled the whole situation.
However, after Ring City was blown up, it realized things weren't as it thought.
Its collaborator was much more cunning and ambitious than it thought.
And Scarlet?
It was laughably looking down on Victor before this.
It was only natural that it would suffer for doing so.
However, this kind of suffering was enough for it to suffer once.
It wouldn't suffer a second time … No, a third time!
When Scarlet thought about the empty Ring City treasure vault, it quietly changed its vow and its hatred and killing intent towards Victor grew even stronger.
Silently, drops of blood seeped out of Victor's pores.
In an instant, Victor was covered in blood.
He wanted to struggle.
But he couldn't.
His blood was restraining him.
"Your power is very special.
"But it also has a huge flaw."
So, I won't give you the chance to use it! "
As Scarlet spoke, it clenched its skeletal hand.
Gak Tss Tss!
Victor was covered in blood, as if he was thrown into a compressor, his bones, muscles, and organs were being crushed bit by bit.
Scarlet, of course, had a way to kill Victor instantly.
But it didn't want to.
It wanted Victor to taste pain.
The three kings shared the same thought.
On the materialized gate, the eyes of the wolf, bird, and fish with a single wing were shining brightly.
It seemed like the three kings were using their marks to check on everything.
When they saw Victor being compressed bit by bit, they laughed delightfully.
Especially when it heard Victor's pained groans, the wolf statue on the stone gate seemed to come alive as it ran back and forth on the stone gate, howling back and forth.
The bird was also chirping non-stop.
Then, it hopped over to the fish with a single wing and began to sing happily.
"You will regret this!"
Victor, who was being compressed bit by bit, spoke in his own voice.
His voice was hoarse and filled with hatred.
However, none of the kings cared.
"You mean your doppelganger?"
Believe me, even if it is just a clone, His Majesty King Qi's power is enough for us to find you!
Then … "
"Just like you now, we will crush you bit by bit!"
Scarlet said in a heavy tone.
It knew its collaborator had many tricks up his sleeves.
It was not an easy task to kill the other party.
Though, it didn't mind spending more effort and trying a few more times.
It swore that each time it tried, it would make Victor suffer a fate worse than death!
To fulfill its vow, Scarlet's skeletal palm moved slightly. Milky white, thumb-sized maggots slowly crawled out of its palm.
These maggots looked bloated, but they were extremely fast.
A few seconds later, they crawled into Victor's compressed body.
Immediately, Victor's compressed internal organs felt like they were being torn apart.
Victor couldn't help but groan again.
The groan satisfied the red skull.
"This is just the beginning!
This is just the beginning! "
Scarlet then controlled more maggots to crawl towards Victor's eyeball and brain.
"They will crush one of your eyeballs first.
Then, they will crawl out of your eye socket, pry open your skull and enter your brain.
You ask me why I'm doing this?
Because I want to see you suffer more! "
It was just like what Scarlet said.
When his eyeball was bitten into pieces and his skull was flipped open, Victor suffered inhuman pain.
He almost fainted.
However, as the maggots gnawed at his brain, they secreted some kind of liquid that made his brain feel chilly.
Victor's mind cleared up!
He could even sharply feel the difference in each bite from the maggots.
The feeling was unbearable!
Therefore, when one of the maggots lunged at Victor's brain, Victor self-destructed.
Bang!
A loud bang later, Victor was turned into a pile of minced meat.
Scarlet's face turned gloomy as it looked at the pile of minced meat covered in blood.
It didn't expect Victor to have such tricks up his sleeves.
Of course, more importantly, it had obtained some secret information.
Before Victor self-destructed, Scarlet's maggots had already taken a bite out of his brain.
Not much.
Just a small piece of his brain.
However, it was enough for it to know that Victor, its collaborator, had been planning to use the Reek River to blow up Ring City and create chaos the moment he saw it.
'Damn it!
He has been planning this for so long and I didn't notice it! '
Scarlet cursed in its heart.
Then, the red skull dutifully reported its discovery to the three kings.
After hearing Scarlet's report, the three kings' auras changed.
King Liao was growling.
King Reow was jumping up and down.
Only King Qi was different.
The silence of the natural-born freak instantly attracted the attention of the other two kings and the red skull.
"What do you guys think?
Victor, who planned everything, would he really let go of the most valuable part of his plan: our private vault? "
King Qi sounded like he was asking and muttering to himself.
However, after his words subsided, King Liao and King Reow were shocked, even Scarlet's body shook.
"Scarlet, open the door and have a look!"
King Liao couldn't help but say.
Scarlet didn't move right away, looking at King Reow and King Qi instead.
King Reow and King Qi nodded in unison.
Scarlet walked to the stone door, raised its skeletal arm and pushed the door open.
Unknowingly, its skeletal arm was shaking.
Because King Qi's words were too frightening.
If that was really the case …
Scarlet dared not think further. The soul fire in its eye sockets flickered a few times before it pushed hard.
Tssk Gak!
The stone door opened.
Inside …
It was empty!
Scarlet fell to the ground limply.
'It's over!
Everything is over! '
King Liao, who was fighting the white bearman, didn't care anymore. He clenched his teeth and took the hit, then ran back to Underground Ring City.
King Reow was laughing and crying at the same time, running 10 times faster than before.
On the way back, King Qi's face was as heavy as still water, his killer intent boiling.
The three kings returned to Ring City.
They went past the collapsed Ring City.
They went past the empty Ring City treasure vault.
They stood in front of their own treasure vault, which was also empty.
The three kings' faces were changing non-stop.
Red.
Purple.
Puk!
King Liao, who was already injured, couldn't hold it back anymore, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
King Liao screamed in agony, mixed with blood.
"Victor!"
"Very good, Victor!"
I will kill you! "
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