Chapter 50

Between the woman's lava-like crimson hair, a pair of ferocious horns were looming.

Ribbon-like wings hung on her back, and scorching sparks shone in her eyes.

She didn't look strong, but Duke Inferno had already witnessed the terrifying power hidden beneath this seemingly slender body.

She descended from the stars, and scorching scarlet thunder splashed from the ribbon-like wings of light behind her, piercing the entire defense of the Flame-Chaser Mansion in the blink of an eye.

The moment Duke Inferno hadn't yet reacted,

she was already standing in front of him.

His four children wanted to protect him, but they were defeated in the blink of an eye.

What terrifying power...

Her human appearance seemed to be just a disguise.

Her true form might be a scorching giant dragon perched on a star, a beast capable of tearing ships apart with its wings...

"...."

Duke Inferno let out a long sigh...

".... So the outcome was destined long ago."

The red-haired woman raised her eyebrows, looking at Duke Inferno with interest, her gaze falling on the crown of ashes on his head.

"This is a bit interesting."

She reached out and snatched the crown from between Duke Inferno's goat horns,

the crown forged from the embers of the star-destroying Nanook, the Lord of Destruction.

Duke Inferno did not stop her.

"Don't you intend to stop me? Little goat?" The red-haired woman asked, playing with the crown.

"Stop... How can the bloody path of destruction be stopped..."

Duke Inferno, leaning on the steps, chuckled:

"Dragon, you have never known the magnificence of destruction, so how can you understand the truth that we implement."

"We come from the fire, born in the fire, spreading, burning, destroying, until the firewood is burned out, leaving a land of dead ashes."

"This is our life, burning and then dying, a profile of implementing the truth of the universe toward death and birth... All things are born for destruction."

"Haha..."

The red-haired woman laughed softly, as if she had heard a ridiculous joke.

The look she cast at Duke Inferno became very interesting,

just like looking at a short-sighted local dog, as if mocking Duke Inferno's wild words,

"Are you worthy of talking about destruction?"

"A young child lit a wildfire, burned a woodpile, and thought this was the greatest destruction in the world."

"Only when the sky-burning flames descend will he know that the destruction he thought of was just a small trouble caused by a child."

The red-haired woman smiled contemptuously:

"Have you seen the sky-burning divine weapons hanging above the stars, turning the galaxy into a scorching sea of fire, and turning the sun into a pitch-black abyss?"

"Have you seen the nano-plague sweep across the galaxy, taking the stars as food, dismantling all things into dust, and returning everything to the gray wind?"

"Have you seen the Aether Phase Engine? Draining all energy from the Void Realm, building a ladder to ascend to a higher place, where even the recoil can shatter the stars of the infinite universe into black holes?"

Listening to the red-haired woman's narration, Duke Inferno suddenly raised his head, and the sparks in his eyes burned even brighter.

The wonders of destruction in the red-haired woman's mouth made Duke Inferno yearn for them, a destruction that even his Lord Nanook had never reached.

But in the red-haired woman's words, Duke Inferno couldn't feel a trace of falsehood; the other party had indeed seen such shocking destruction...

And might have even participated in creating such destruction...

"Tell me, what kind of beautiful scenery is that?"

Duke Inferno asked uncontrollably.

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A scarlet lightning bolt pierced his chest, and the red-haired woman's wings vibrated slightly two or three times,

"Idiot, why should I tell you."

Duke Inferno widened his eyes, his eyes filled with infinite regret, his head tilted... and he died.

"So he died just like that..."

Nephiana scratched her head:

"Damn, in this way, isn't my mission completed? Should I return?"

Nephiana scratched her dragon horns with a frustrated look,

"Really, he actually chose to die... You should have run a little..."

Saying this, Nephiana sat on the steps of the Flame-Chaser Mansion as if she had lost her energy.

She originally wanted to take advantage of chasing this little goat called Duke Inferno to travel around this universe,

and for this, she even specifically prayed to the Emperor, asking if she could do so.

His Majesty had acquiesced, but this little goat actually chose to die generously...

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Nephiana scratched her head violently, muttering in frustration:

"There's no way, the atmosphere is already here, it doesn't seem good if I don't kill him."

"Sigh... I can only return..."

"Eh!"

Nephiana's ears moved, and she stood up abruptly.

She followed the slight sound coming from her ears to behind Duke Inferno's throne,

and found a... on the small table behind the throne.

"Music box?"

Nephiana poked the exquisite music box in front of her with interest and turned the gear behind it.

"The Star of Dreams, Penacony, invites everyone to participate in the 'Grand Harmony Ceremony', a grand event that happens once every Amber Era! Come here to find the true meaning of dreams!"

"Those who crave trailblazing, come here to find the clock that never stops pointing to the distance!"

"Those who crave the Hunt, come here to find the justice hidden beneath the glitz and glamour!"

"Those who crave Pure Beauty, come here to find the mirror that reflects beauty in the dream world!"

"Those who crave Preservation, come here to find the wealth that the Amber King should protect!"

"Those who crave Destruction, come here to find the flames that burn everything!"

"...."

The moving harmony sounded quietly, but Nephiana noticed some discordant music in it.

She played with this music box with interest and sent this audio to her private research AI.

A moment later, the decoding result for this audio appeared,

"Take in all the impossibilities in the dream, find the legacy of the Father of Penacony, the 'Clockmaker', and then answer: Why does life sleep."

"Huh? Interesting... Why does life sleep?"

"Because I stayed up late last night and didn't get enough sleep?"

Nephiana raised her eyebrows and stuffed the music box into her arms.

"Since it's an invitation, after I kill the little goat, can I use it too?"

"That Star of Grand Events, it feels a bit interesting."

Nephiana rubbed her horns, a look of interest on her face:

"I kind of want to go there and see."

"Hmm, but I have to return..."

"Hmm?"

Nephiana raised her eyebrows slightly, she heard footsteps.

".... Huh?"

She turned her head and saw a purple-haired woman with a katana hanging from her waist standing in the flames.

"Hello."

The purple-haired woman slowly raised her scarlet eyes, and her gaze met Nephiana's.

"I'm a bit lost, but this is the Flame-Chaser Mansion... right?"