Tokyo: My Superpower Refreshes Every Week-Chapter 688 - 686: Eternal Life Through Faith in the Dread Emperor

Juno City is the largest state capital in the United States, covering an area of 8,430 square kilometers, almost the combined size of Delaware and Rhode Island.

But the entire city has only over thirty thousand residents.

Sparsely populated has always been a characteristic of Alaska State.

"It's so beautiful."

Ayatsuki Ayaka stood atop the snowy mountain, gazing out, the mountains before her draped in silver veils, a vast expanse of white.

Turning back, she could see a vast expanse of lush green forest, with green and white separated by Mount Juno as the dividing line.

In the distance, the Juno City area had no high-rise buildings, only exquisite two- or three-story houses.

The sea also seemed heavy with the deepening sky.

If there's any significant takeaway from this trip to Alaska State, the scenery undoubtedly ranks first.

Snow in September, with snow-capped mountains on one side and green forest on the other, the earth and sea, under such beautiful scenery, Ayatsuki Ayaka felt an urge to settle in such a place permanently.

Of course, it's just a thought. Ayatsuki Ayaka doesn't like the desolation where she might not encounter a person for ten minutes outside.

Phoenix Academy Maggie had to remind her, "We aren't here for sightseeing, don't be so relaxed."

Hearing her words, Ayatsuki Ayaka withdrew her gaze, pretended to be solemn, and said, "Don't worry, I'm a professional!"

With head held high and chest puffed, she seemed to want to prove that her words were not wrong.

For Phoenix Academy Maggie, who regarded the trial in Alaska State as a game, she didn't know what to say.

Perhaps this mindset helps Ayatsuki Ayaka perform better.

She turned her gaze to the compass, exquisitely crafted, round, about the size of a regular plate.

This was her acquired magical artifact, the Lucky Compass, which could locate demons and magical treasures.

Yesterday, Phoenix Academy Maggie relied on this compass to rank at the top tier of her self-made list.

Today, she wanted to replicate yesterday's event, leaving Juno City according to the compass's directions, arriving at this snow-covered place.

Phoenix Academy Maggie looked at the snowfield untouched by human presence, hesitated slightly, and took out a Cloud Ascension Decree.

Shaped like a card, its edges adorned with swirling cloud patterns.

She tossed the Cloud Ascension Decree, saying, "Ascend!"

The decree suddenly spun, spewing out a mass of clouds from within.

She leaped onto it.

Ayatsuki Ayaka followed suit, then from her waist's Sleeve Universe pulled out the pure white Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, giving it a gentle wave.

Invisibly, as if a transparent curtain of water enveloped the two, including the clouds beneath them, making them invisible.

Under Phoenix Academy Maggie's command, the clouds raced along the compass's guidance.

Although she held a meeting at the Tokyo Imperial Hotel, advocating group action, such behavior was only for some people.

For Phoenix Academy Maggie, she didn't need to team up with those people, otherwise, she'd worry they might stab her in the back.

She just wished to take the lead, creating bridges for the vulnerable, allowing them to group up against the demons and strive to survive the second round of trials.

Phoenix Academy Maggie led the clouds, soon discovering something unusual in the mountains.

Circumventing a glacier, she found a warehouse built here.

Building a warehouse in this desolate, roadless place?

Clearly unreasonable.

Moreover, Phoenix Academy Maggie found that the compass pointed precisely to this warehouse.

Phoenix Academy Maggie and Ayatsuki Ayaka exchanged glances, deliberated briefly, and ultimately chose not to risk going in themselves.

She took out a disposable magical artifact, the Puppet Doll.

Standing twenty centimeters tall, with bands of pitch-black braids, a hideous face seemed to be carved with a ghostly visage.

Clad in lavish garments, adorned with gold and silver.

"Ayatsuki, bite your index finger, hard."

"Okay."

Ayatsuki Ayaka nodded decisively, brought her index finger to her mouth, then suddenly realized, eyes widening, "Why should I bite, why don't you?"

"Because my will isn't as strong as yours, I can't bite through."

Phoenix Academy Maggie stated calmly.

The real reason was that she wasn't sure how much force was needed to break through the skin, but the Puppet Doll required blood from the index finger for control.

If she didn't bite through, or bit too hard the first time, it'd be awkward. Rather than face that situation, she let Ayatsuki Ayaka try instead.

And all she had to do was pay the price of flattery.

Ayatsuki Ayaka immediately became exuberant, "Really can't manage without Maggie, at critical times it still relies on me."

"Hmm."

Phoenix Academy Maggie insincerely agreed.

Ayatsuki Ayaka bit her index finger hard, blood gushed forth from the tip.

But she seemed to have bitten quite vigorously, feeling as if she bit a piece of flesh off her finger.

Looking at the wound on her finger, Ayatsuki Ayaka brimmed with tears, wanting comfort.

Phoenix Academy Maggie ignored her gaze, grabbed her index finger to smear the blood on the Puppet Doll, then drew a line on her own forehead, and tossed the doll, "Go."

As the words fell, the bloodline drawn on the forehead quickly spread, as if an eye opened.

The eerie scene made Ayatsuki Ayaka shrink her shoulders, as if spiders were crawling at her feet, her heart filled with unease.

The puppet doll landed on the ground, using all its limbs to run forward, with its gaze and movements controlled under Phoenix Academy Maggie's command.

...

The warehouse situated behind the mountain was square-shaped, fenced off, with a warning sign of dangerous electricity hanging on the fence.

Then came the stern warning of the warehouse being a restricted area, no trespassing allowed.

The puppet doll approached the outside of the fence, its hands seemingly small yet containing terrifying power, digging into the frozen earth like it was ice cream with ease.

Under Phoenix Academy Maggie's control, the puppet doll dug a path inside and slipped through, advancing towards the square-shaped warehouse.

It crawled on the ground with both hands and feet like a spider, moving lightly and swiftly, leaving no trace in the snow, reaching the highest standard of light-footedness in martial arts novels, walking on snow without a trace.

The puppet doll approached the warehouse, climbing along the wall until it reached the warehouse window.

It peeked inside, able to see the scene within the warehouse through the glass window.

"What is this?"

Phoenix Academy Maggie looked surprised.

The interior of the warehouse wasn't much different from other warehouses, except here the shelves were openly filled with various firearms and ammunition, even crates of grenades, like an armory.

Beyond those shelves, near the entrance of the warehouse, there was a blood-stained open space, with eight corpses seeming to have been blasted from within their upper bodies.

The dismembered limbs were laid out like a carpet on the ground, and in such a gruesome scene, one person stood excitedly.

He was over two meters tall, with long blonde hair, no chest hair, and no beard, talking on the phone, seemingly saying something.

Phoenix Academy Maggie, not adept at lip-reading, couldn't decipher what he was saying, only knowing he was very emotional.

Phoenix Academy Maggie frowned, sensing something was amiss.

The man with the blonde hair, who was on the phone, suddenly sensed something and looked up sharply.

Outside the glass window, there was nothing but emptiness.

Was it an illusion?

"Keo, are you sure you're not lying to me?"

The voice of General Bamogo came through the phone.

Keo snapped back to himself and smiled, "Of course it's true.

Your Excellency, Lord Unicorn mentioned that if we are willing to submit to the Dread Emperor, he could transform us into monsters with endless lifespans!

Your Excellency, I have now turned into a powerful monster. Although others like Anchor exploded because they couldn't bear the demonic seed, I managed to survive, gaining immense power and prolonged lifespan."

"Exploded, you say..."

There was a trace of hesitation in Bamogo's tone on the other end of the phone. Although he desired immortality and immense power, if such power was unstable and required luck,

Bamogo appeared somewhat hesitant, as he wasn't at the age where he was ready to take a gamble.

He hadn't even celebrated his sixtieth birthday this year.

Keo felt a bit anxious.

The reason Lord Unicorn chose to make him a part of the monsters was to persuade higher-ups to some extent, influencing trial participants, so they would stop hindering Lord Unicorn's plans.

He was hoping for the Dread Emperor's descent, allowing him to wield some control.

"Your Excellency, if even I can transform, with your status, position, and strong willpower, aren't you confident of success?

The success rate must be one hundred percent."

Keo tried to paint a grand picture, encouraging Bamogo to agree to interfere with the trial.

Despite orders from the Department of Defense, prohibiting military involvement in the trial.

But the military base stationed in Alaska State falls under the management of the Alaska Command.

And General Bamogo is the commander of the Alaska Command.

If the Department of Defense's orders were truly effective, arms smuggling wouldn't fill up a warehouse, allowing Keo to sell them to Africa or the Middle East, supporting those extremist organizations.

"I'll consider it. You stay there and make sure no one else knows."

"Alright, Your Excellency, I hope you can reply soon. Such an opportunity is once in a lifetime.

If you miss it, when the Dread Emperor arrives in this world, it'll be too late to pledge loyalty."

Keo had to remind him.

Bamogo didn't answer and hung up the phone, still hesitant at heart.

If the success rate was a hundred percent, he'd certainly align with the Dread Emperor and the Unicorn Demons at the first moment.

But the uncertainty made him ponder whether it was worth risking his life to get involved in this matter?

Even now among humans, there are still Brain Bugs present.

The one who served on Air Force One remained as sharp as someone in their twenties due to a Brain Bug transplant, walking briskly.

Even his appetite appeared youthful.

Therefore, he struggled to make a decision to gamble, aiding the Dread Emperor would mean offending Xuanxiao and the Shadow Emperor.

Keo slipped the phone back into his pocket, a trace of disdain flashing across his face.

If it weren't for fulfilling Lord Unicorn's command, he wouldn't speak politely to that greedy fool.

However, with some time on his hands now, it's time to weed out any stray bugs.

Keo didn't believe it was just an illusion earlier; there must be trial participants who have sneaked in.

He was eager to test his demonic powers.