Chapter 276: Dragons Breed Dragons, Phoenixes Breed Phoenixes

Kamiyu thought for a moment and realized there was still room for coordination, so she said, “Let the frontline rescue troops put on a show. Don’t go all out from the start. Just keep the Ability Users tied up and prevent them from returning home to provide support.”

“Oh, that’s a good idea.” “As expected of Miss Kamiyu.”

Jack also snorted. This little girl was really slippery—not only was she scheming herself, but she also wanted her subordinates to join in her mischief.

“Hehe, it would be best if all the Ability Users were drawn out. That way, the defenses would truly be empty, and I’d have a real opportunity to take advantage,” Kamiyu said.

Xiao Zhong brought out a batch of communication devices and said, “Miss Kamiyu, this is the latest technology developed by the BUG Research Group. It can receive signals from the Black Sphere in real time.”

Kamiyu picked up something that looked like a combat power tester from Dragon Ball and hung it over her ear. A transparent visor immediately displayed both large and mini-maps, along with route indicators.

“Wow, what’s this called? Some kind of holographic map guide? With this, I won’t have to look down at the route while riding a horse. This is just too awesome.”

“You flatter me. This visor projector also integrates communication functions. Miss Kamiyu can activate the microphone to relay information to the War Room here.” Xiao Zhong picked up another transparent visor and demonstrated how to operate it.

Kamiyu felt he resembled a 1990s traffic radio operator, but never mind. With high-tech support, this theft mission was bound to proceed smoothly.

“Jack, stop fighting. I’ll give you a few flashy props. Your task is to scare the Fear Emperor. If you actually end up killing him and forcing him to revive early, that would be hilarious,” Kamiyu said to Jack, who was throwing punches like mad.

Jack, who had been fiercely punching the air with impressive force, stopped and said, “Don’t even mention it—I really do want to kill the Fear Emperor. Can your Magic Cannon be used outside the Sanctuary? I want to shove it right into his mouth and blow it to pieces.”

“What are you thinking? Of course not. Otherwise, what if someone steals my cannon?” Kamiyu retorted impatiently.

But the next moment, Mephisto’s words once again shocked everyone. He said, “Why don’t you temporarily build a Sanctuary right at the Fear Emperor’s doorstep and use the Triple-Barreled Magic Main Cannon to blow his mouth apart? Wouldn’t that work?”

“Oh?”

“Wow, you’re a genius! But what about the Altar of Lilith? Without an altar, how can there be a Sanctuary? The Black Sphere can only control the Main City. Do we have to go back to Crimson Earth now to grind Instance Dungeons?” Kamiyu asked.

“But I can’t wait—I want to steal the Fear Emperor’s Fruit Core right now.”

Jack also said to Kamiyu, “I was just talking. I can just slightly punish the Fear Emperor and carry out your original plan.”

Everyone, who had just gotten excited, calmed down again.

The next moment, a phantom of a Skull Blood Wolf appeared in the Black Sphere War Room. It spat out a hand-sized Altar of Lilith onto the ground: “Here, take it.”

“Wow, where did this Altar of Lilith come from? Where did you steal it from?” Kamiyu picked up the hand-sized altar from the ground.

With it, Kamiyu could build a Sanctuary and construct a Magic Main Cannon.

“Steal? I found this, and besides, aren’t you planning to steal the Fear Emperor’s Fruit Core right now? How dare you criticize me?” Mephisto said angrily, feeling that his granddaughter was quite hypocritical.

“Do you want it or not? If not, I’ll take it back.” The phantom of a Skull Blood Wolf appeared again, seemingly ready to swallow the Altar of Lilith in Kamiyu’s hand.

But who would have thought that Kamiyu would slap it away, shattering the orange phantom into particles.

“Tell me the origin of this Altar of Lilith, or I really won’t dare to use it.” Kamiyu never used items of unknown origin or drank water of unknown source.

The core Altar of Lilith of the Sanctuary they were currently in was a prize Jack exchanged for using everyone’s points during the Hell Tide.

“Are you really going to make me say it?” Mephisto warned.

“Of course. What if yours is some strange altar?” Kamiyu could be reckless at times, but when it came to meeting the Fear Emperor and causing trouble in its territory, every detail had to be considered. Actions had to be precise, not rash. If something went wrong, she would be the one to suffer.

Mephisto pondered for a moment before finally saying, “This is the altar from Lei Yao’s Second Sanctuary.”

The new Players of the Student Legion had never logged into the Crimson Earth and didn’t know what this meant, but Li Changde, Wu Yong, Jack, and the others all widened their eyes in shock.

“You can destroy a Sanctuary?” Kamiyu exclaimed in surprise. This made Mephisto’s identity awkward—was he an enemy or a friend? Everyone had long worried that one day Mephisto would betray Kamiyu and destroy the Sanctuary.

“Don’t put it so harshly. Lei Yao sacrificed all the lives in the Second Sanctuary to me. After I finished consuming them, I saw the Altar of Lilith still left behind and thought it was a waste, so I swallowed it,” Mephisto explained.

But his words only made things worse. The new Players finally understood his evil deeds. They had always considered him one of their own, but now they all showed hostility toward him, treating him like an Ability User.

“Hey, hey, I’ve helped you many times. Is this really necessary?” the Skull Blood Wolf said.

Some people, hearing this, showed confused expressions. Mephisto had indeed helped them a lot.

He continued, “The one at fault is Lei Yao, not me. He sacrificed to me, and I had to fulfill it. I had no choice.”

“Hmph, stop pretending. Do you even care about what humans think of you?” Kamiyu saw right through Mephisto’s act.

“Besides, you often lie and trick others into doing bad things. If it weren’t for your meddling behind the scenes, Lei Yao wouldn’t have caused the deaths of those thousands of Players.”

The new Players gasped in shock upon hearing this. They hadn’t expected this blood wolf to be so dangerous—he wasn’t like the traditional ring grandpas or medicine elders from novels.

Kamiyu had always known and remained vigilant against Mephisto. Now, by unintentionally revealing his true nature, she had inadvertently made everyone more cautious of him. From now on, he wouldn’t be able to easily bewitch others.

Kamiyu wondered to herself: Was Mephisto planning something sinister by having her take out the altar near the Fear Emperor and build a Sanctuary there?

So she said, “Didn’t you say you wanted Jack to be able to use the cannon? I gave him the Mage’s Skill Fruit, and he can use my Staff too. Why do you insist on building Sanctuary right at the enemy’s doorstep?”

Mephisto saw through Kamiyu’s thoughts and said, “You really don’t appreciate a good deed. I’m helping you here.”

Deep down, he felt very guilty and also admired Kamiyu—this mischievous granddaughter had truly seen through his plan.

Lilith was the Daughter of Hatred, and the Altar could absorb Hatred Power, much like the Octahedral Crystal that Inarius had given to Kamiyu.

It turned out Mephisto wanted to snatch food from the tiger’s mouth: while Kamiyu went to steal the Fruit Core, he would secretly steal the Hatred Power from the Fear Emperor Tree’s roots to revive himself.

Truly, like grandfather, like granddaughter.