Cancer uterus-upper area
Unlike other areas of the Cancer Palace, this place does not have obvious layer divisions and human street-like structures.
The entire upper area is no longer constrained by rules and regulations.
The "architectural cells" here differentiate more randomly, forming chaotic branches like nerve cells that are intertwined together, and also like a giant tree of flesh and blood with luxuriant branches and leaves.
Therefore, the upper area has another name.
"The Sacred Tree of Proto-cancer"
This is the residence of the noble knights and nobles.
As a special noble, Ms. Orena owns a property here, but she doesn't like living here and moved away a long time ago. The reason is simple... it's too noisy.
The Tumor Knights with "Winged Tumors" can move freely between different tree trunks. Due to their naturally aggressive nature, Tumor Knights are likely to challenge each other once they meet.
Even if one is seriously injured in a challenge, one can recover quickly by leaning against the branches of the sacred tree and sucking the juice from them.
Furthermore, duels that take place at the sacred tree will be counted as 'battle records'.
The Cancer Palace, which advocates struggle, also has an internal ranking list, and knights ranked in different ranges enjoy different treatments.
Recently, a paranoid and even crazy new knight has appeared in the Holy Tree area. He challenges anyone he sees without considering his own condition, suitability, or even the opponent's strength.
Such a reckless duel doomed the newcomer to a bad record.
In her nearly 100 challenges, she only won 7 and drew 3, and the rest were all losses.
The knight armor she wore was also quite special.
The use of softened and fewer metal sheets makes the armor appear slender, soft and close to the body. It is more like a combat suit than armor.
The skirt structure of the meat slice is shortened to the shortest.
The double-feathered helmet covers the entire face, leaving only a breathing hole in the lower jaw.
Today, just like usual, she jumped on the branches of the sacred tree with her body, without the help of wings, searching for any knight who could challenge her.
Once the Tumor Knights strolling in the Holy Tree District noticed the aura of this newcomer, they would avoid him.
The reason is simple. The opponent's record is very poor and almost at the bottom of the Knights. Defeating him will not bring much improvement in his ranking.
Moreover, the ability of this newcomer is very troublesome, like an indestructible cockroach. Even if he can win in the end, he will inevitably pay a heavy price and it will also be a waste of time.
Just as the newcomer locked onto a target and challenged the opponent by leaping forward,
Buzz! A pressure suddenly descended, causing her to stagger and almost fall off the branch.
A strange figure flashed in front of her almost without any delay.
The person who came was a woman who was not equipped with armor, but was wrapped in a deep red dress with flowers blooming on her head. She was also called the Queen's Messenger.
He is a subordinate directly under the supreme ruler of the Cancer Palace, responsible for the supervision and communication of the Holy Tree District. Even the Reverend Tumor Knight has to behave himself when he sees this person.
"Jin Almeida, there is something I need to confirm with you. Do you recognize this person?"
The messenger unfolded her long dress used to convey orders and information, and from the inside of the dress emerged the image of a young man wearing a needle-studded mask and a cloak covering his body, holding an axe in one hand and a gun in the other.
Although his appearance has changed a lot and the axe is also a new weapon, Jin can recognize it at a glance.
"William! Has he done anything wrong?"
The messenger did not respond to Jin's question, but only said to himself: "William Behrens... This man's name appeared in the registration list of the Cancer Palace. He once won the championship with you in the underground arena in the commercial district, and then left the Cancer Palace.
Thank you for the information. ”
The messenger wrapped his robe back into his body, sinking among the tree trunks like liquid.
At this moment, Jin completely gave up the idea of continuing to look for someone to do the job. He left the Holy Tree Area as quickly as possible and found Ms. Orena's mansion.
“Master!”
As soon as Jin shouted, a cat's paw landed on her shoulder. Before she could ask a question, Ms. Olena said in advance:
"A big event happened yesterday. A team of Zun Tumor Knights who were heading to Tumor City to deal with an unknown incident encountered the Circus of Fear."
"Circus? I know that." Jin had dealt with nightmare incidents together in Zion before.
“Because they failed to make a timely decision to evacuate, the leader, Yuno, was killed, and the other two fled back to Cancer Palace.
Strangely enough, one of the members who escaped was not injured... because the circus member she met was William. "
"What!? William joined the circus."
"A messenger has come to you before, right? Who else could be a young man who can show so many symptoms in his appearance? Not to mention that he knows both of us."
"Is the circus still in that place? I want to go!"
“They have already withdrawn, otherwise the Lord would not have kept his troops in place… I didn’t expect that William would be involved with the circus and become one of them, even appearing with a troublesome guy like Art.
I hope he won't have changed too much next time we meet. If you are deeply influenced by Art, you must make the decision to sever your relationship with him."
"Is it malignant? Hehe, maybe it will be more interesting after William gets infected."
“Jin, don’t underestimate Art’s viciousness.
That clown was one of the best among all the exiles of the Cancer Palace, and was even unmatched in the spread of malignancy.
All the cancer patients who had spoken to Art in the Cancer Palace subsequently developed more or less malignant cancer, and some of them were directly transformed into malignant tumor patients and forced into exile. "
“I know, Master… I’ve been a little bored playing at the Holy Tree lately. Once those knights sensed my presence, they acted as if they had seen a ghost.
How about I take a long vacation and go out to gain experience? Maybe I’ll be lucky enough to meet William and see how he is doing in person.”
“You are now affiliated with the Knights of the Tumor, so there is no need to report such matters to me.
In addition, once you choose to join the circus, you will be considered to have severed ties with the Cancer Palace, and you will even be labeled a "traitor knight" and be permanently hostile. "
"Master, don't let your imagination run wild. I'm just going out to gain some experience. I can't bear to leave you~"
As Jin left, Ms. Olena returned to her cat's nest in a few jumps. In fact, she had not told Jin some details of the incident.
That is, William who appeared from the circus was still at the peak of open source and had not completed the path. In that state, he could actually fight with a tumor knight and pretend to fall into the valley.
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The Black Ascaris Train temporarily stopped at an open space outside the Maggot Forest.
The highest-ranking crew member on this train is communicating with William, a special passenger.
Because the destination William gave had just been listed as a restricted area by the company not long ago, and even people within a hundred kilometers were not allowed to approach.
"We don't know exactly why the company marked this area as a restricted area... If you want to know, I suggest you go to a neutral city close to the restricted area, or go to the company's headquarters to inquire about the specific situation."
"Then send me to the neutral city closest to the restricted area."
"Okay, let me confirm with you that we are about to go to the Mouse City - Pestis. This city is relatively small among the neutral cities. The internal rules and regulations are relatively chaotic, and infectious diseases are rampant without restrictions. However, with your ability, there should be no problem."