A few days later.
Around noon.
The sky was clear, and the sun shone brightly.
In a forest on the outskirts of 【Detroit】.
Selene arrived at the designated area before the appointed time, according to the coordinates provided on the invitation.
As required by the invitation, each sect leader could only bring two attendants into 【Impossible City】, and all weapons had to be handed over before entering the city.
Therefore, this time Selene only brought two fully armed female Death Dealers.
According to the original plan, Karl was supposed to disguise himself as one of the guards and personally accompany Selene to 【Impossible City】.
Selene had been so excited about this that she couldn't sleep for several days.
However, after receiving more accurate information from 【Beast】, Karl made corresponding adjustments to this part of the operation plan.
Because compared to the 【pocket dimension】 where 【Impossible City】 was located, his primary goal was to seize the 【immortality trait】 from Dracula.
According to Lilith's plan, the altar specifically built to extract the 【immortality trait】 from Dracula was set up on 【Belle Isle】 in 【Detroit】.
This also meant that the other party probably had a way... or rather, they were confident that they could bring Dracula out of that dimension.
Although Karl didn't know the specifics of the other party's plan yet.
But based on a comprehensive analysis from various aspects, he ultimately decided to stay outside and seize the 【immortality trait】 at the opportune moment.
However, to be on the safe side, he also made another preparation.
That was to use Tzeentch's magic to establish a temporary 【large-scale directional magic teleportation array】 between 【Sokovia】 and 【Impossible City】.
This way, regardless of whether Lilith's plan succeeded or not, Karl could directly send troops to the inside of 【Impossible City】 at the right time to support Selene's team in seizing control of this dimensional space!
Of course, the premise was that after entering the interior of 【Impossible City】, Selene could successfully find a secret location to draw a specific Tzeentch magic array without anyone noticing.
This undoubtedly greatly increased the difficulty and risk of this operation.
Because if discovered in advance, Selene and the two Death Dealers would inevitably fall into a desperate situation of being isolated and helpless, and the consequences would be imaginable...
But Selene was fearless and patted her chest on the spot to assure Karl that she would definitely be able to complete the task.
The only thing that made the Moon Goddess feel a little regretful was that she couldn't act with her boss this time.
……
At this time, a large number of vampires had already gathered on the open green space in the center of the forest.
They were all the leaders of the strongest vampire sects from various regions of the United States.
Some of these people were shrouded in wide black cloaks, some had applied thick sunscreen on their faces, and some had wrapped themselves tightly like rice dumplings...
Among nearly two hundred people, only Selene's group of three were so exposed to the sunlight, which was most fatal to vampires.
Such an eye-catching move naturally quickly attracted the attention and criticism... or rather, the jealousy of the surrounding vampires!
"Look, it's that anomaly from the 【Coven】!"
"Hiss... I didn't expect that she could really be immune to the weakness of sunlight, just like the rumors said!"
"Not only her, but also her two subordinates..."
"Hmph, I heard that she personally killed the master who turned her into a ghoul a few months ago. Such a bad act of insubordination is simply heinous. I really don't know why the Ghost King would agree to let such a degenerate participate in the 【Centennial Conference】!"
"That's right, she and her two servants should be arrested together, and then use torture to extract the method by which they successfully advanced."
Obviously, the reason why these vampires showed such great hostility towards Selene.
It was entirely because they were jealous that Selene, a ghoul who had been transformed later, had "evolved" to a higher level before them, the pure-blood leaders and elders who had lived for thousands of years or even longer.
This was simply a great shame for the entire vampire clan!
But the most unacceptable thing for them, and even directly broke their defense, was that even Selene's two accompanying guards had become "Daywalkers"!
Even ghouls have them, but we don't?
Who the hell are they looking down on?
……
On the other hand, although Selene had heard all the whispers of the vampires with her keen hearing, she ignored them.
The reason why she chose such a "high-profile" appearance was entirely in accordance with her boss's wishes.
Although Karl didn't give a reason for doing so.
But for Selene, it didn't matter whether there was a reason or not.
Because Karl's words were absolute and inviolable divine decrees, and there was no need for any reason at all.
She would have no complaints even if she had to pay the price of her life for it.
"Look, Prince Salus is here."
Just then, a commotion suddenly came from the outer edge of the crowd.
Then, Salus, with an arrogant posture, led two of his men through the crowd that automatically split to both sides.
Like Selene's group of three, Salus didn't wear anything to cover himself, and was directly exposed to the sun.
But this was normal.
As the son of the 【Ghost King】 Dracula, his blood naturally inherited the part of the other party that was not afraid of sunlight.
So he was born a "Daywalker".
In addition, whether it was strength, speed, or lifespan, Salus was far more powerful than those pure-blood vampire elders.
He could even transform into a group of bats to escape or attack like Dracula!
"Hmm?"
Salus quickly noticed Selene's group of three who were being "ostracized" at the edge.
When passing in front of the other party, he slowed down his pace slightly and dropped a few harsh words in a bad tone.
"You must be that anomaly from the 【Coven】, right?"
"You dare to attack the sects under my command, you really have a lot of guts..."
"Don't blame me for not reminding you, if you can't give a reasonable explanation before the end of this meeting, don't blame me for attacking the 【Coven】 afterwards."
What the hell?
Selene looked at Salus, who "ran away after acting tough", and was immediately confused.
She was very sure that she had never met this so-called prince before.
She didn't even remember when she had formed a feud with him.
Eh?
Wait a minute?
Selene seemed to have suddenly remembered something, and muttered to herself uncertainly: "Could that guy be talking about the 【Blood God Sect】?"
Thinking about it carefully, don't say, this possibility is really quite high!
Just imagine, how could Deacon Frost, a mere mixed-blood leader, dare to attack those high-ranking pure-blood elders?
If such a rebellious act was not supported by someone behind him, even if he had ten heads, he would probably have been killed long ago.
You must know that these pure-blood vampires with extremely dogmatic ideas usually value the hierarchy the most.
"Things seem to have suddenly become more complicated?"
Selene couldn't help but frown slightly.
If it was really as she guessed, then Salus would probably send someone to keep an eye on the three of them after entering 【Impossible City】 later.
In this case, her actions would inevitably be affected, and it seemed that she had to be more careful.
"Look, the door is open."
At this time, there was a burst of shouting from the crowd in the distance.
Selene quickly looked in the direction of the sound.
I saw that on the originally empty grass, ripples like water patterns suddenly appeared in the air, and then two ancient doors about ten meters high, shaped like European Middle Ages, appeared out of thin air, slowly opening outwards in front of everyone.
Selene looked into the interior, and immediately saw a huge and simple castle in the distance. Presumably that was the legendary 【Impossible City】?
But what was amazing was that the time inside and outside the door seemed to be different.
At this moment, the sky outside the door was scorching hot, with the sun blazing like fire.
The space inside the door was shrouded in a peaceful and serene night.
And there were no moon or stars in the sky, only streaks of strip-shaped electro-particle streams similar to auroras, emitting colorful brilliance in the night sky.
An amiable old man in a tuxedo and top hat gradually revealed his figure from the shadows on the inner side of the door.
He stopped just right on the dividing line between light and darkness.
He took off his top hat with his right hand, drew it elegantly in front of him, and smiled at the crowd opposite: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to 【Impossible City】, I am Alfred, the butler here!"
Appearing with him were nearly a hundred vampire warriors wearing ancient-style heavy metal armor, wrapped in iron cans from head to toe.
They stood on both sides of the gate with giant swords, giant axes and other weapons, full of pressure.
Selene couldn't help but be secretly shocked when she saw this, because she felt a powerful aura far surpassing that of the Death Dealers from these warriors.
There was no doubt that these armored warriors were definitely the elite among the elite!
It seemed that it wouldn't be as simple as she imagined to take this 【Impossible City】 by force!
Subsequently, a group of vampire leaders consciously lined up, first handing over the weapons they were carrying, and then handing over the invitation letters to the old butler, and were only allowed to enter after the other party verified their identity.
Salus, as the prince, naturally occupied the first place.
When handing over the weapons and invitation letters, he and Alfred quickly glanced at each other, and the latter nodded slightly without a trace, and the two figures then staggered past each other.
Until checking Selene's group of three, the old butler looked at Selene with a rather surprised look.
He seemed a little surprised that the other party could be directly exposed to the sunlight without any cover like the 【Dracula family】.
But he didn't say much.
After completing the inspection, he made a please gesture to Selene and the three of them.
Bang——
After everyone entered the interior, the two huge doors were heavily closed again, completely blocking the connection with the real world.
Soon.
Under the leadership of the old butler, Selene followed the crowd to the hall on the first floor of the castle she had seen before.
Looking up, the surroundings were full of gold and splendor, the extremely luxurious decoration inside, and the classical music played on the gramophone, all demonstrated the noble status and elegant taste of the owner of this castle.
It was no exaggeration to say that if the 【Coven】's castle was compared with this, it was simply as shabby as a slum.
"Considering that all the distinguished guests have traveled a long way, they must be physically and mentally exhausted now, so according to the usual practice, Lord Dracula has prepared comfortable guest rooms for everyone to rest in advance."
The old butler stood still and said to everyone with a smile: "This lord's meeting will be officially held at noon tomorrow in the 【Lord's Hall】 on the third floor, and I will send someone to notify you in advance at that time."
After saying that.
At the suggestion of the old butler, a group of female vampires in maid costumes led everyone to their respective guest rooms with dignified manners.
Selene's group of three were assigned to the suite at the end of the left corridor on the second floor.
The internal layout of the room was very exquisite, with a dining room, a living room, a master bedroom with a cloakroom and a separate bathroom, and two slightly smaller guest bedrooms.
It was just enough to accommodate the daily life of three people.
Selene first ordered two Death Dealers to carefully check the room.
After confirming that there were no listening or monitoring devices, she was relieved.
Then she took out her mobile phone and took a look... sure enough, there was no signal!
"It seems that Boss guessed correctly, this is a 【pocket dimension】 that is separated from the real world."
A look of admiration could not help but appear on Selene's face, and then she closed her eyes and began to try to call Karl's name in her heart.
"Boss?"
"I'm here."
Soon, Karl's magnetic voice rang directly in Selene's consciousness.
The next second, just like turning on the video call function of a social software, Karl's image was also projected into the other party's consciousness.
"Very good, it seems that you have successfully entered 【Impossible City】."
Karl looked at the interior decoration through Selene's eyes with the shared perspective of the 【Spirit Heart Chain】.
"Ah this???"
Selene was startled when she "saw" Karl suddenly appearing "in front of her", and her widened beautiful eyes were full of disbelief.
She couldn't believe that she had only silently recited the other party's name a few times in her heart, and she had actually broken the barrier between dimensions and successfully contacted the boss in the real world!
This... could this be the legendary "telepathy"?
That's right, it must be like this.
Although she knew that the "eye" was just a virtual image of Karl, Selene couldn't help but be overjoyed, and at the same time, a sense of security rose in her heart.
"Boss, how did you do it? There is no mobile phone signal here."
But before Karl could answer, she seemed to have filled in the blanks with some obscure trivia in her mind, preemptively muttering to herself, "Oh dear, why would I ask such a foolish question..."
"Boss is a genuine dimensional demon god, after all. It's perfectly normal for him to be able to do something like this, right?!"
Hearing this, Karl couldn't help but smile knowingly: Selena, you're being a bit too boastful!
The real reason he asked Selena to contact him after entering the City of Impossibility was to test whether a target bound by the Spiritual Mind Chain would unexpectedly 'lose connection' after entering another dimension.
The results were obvious!
It's just that it's temporarily impossible to tell whether it's because the dimension where the City of Impossibility is located is small, so it can't completely cut off the intrusion of external forces,
Or whether it's because the ability of the Mind Chain actually originates from the Mind Stone, so as long as you don't leave the universe of the Infinity Stones, this ability won't be affected in any dimension?
As for the specific answer, it seems he can only slowly try and verify it in the future.
