Chapter1288:TwelveJudges

OutsidethevenueofRedHeartQueen’sMasquerade,thereisneitherastarryskynorSia’sworld.Itisaemptyspacewhereeventheconceptoftherealworldisblurred.

Thetwelveseatsarearrangedinaclockwisepositioninthisemptyspace,respondingtotheWillofNightmares.TheyaretheTwelveNightmareSovereignschosenasjudgesforthisRedHeartQueen’sMasquerade.

TheRedHeartQueen’sballisnotsomethingthatRedHeartQueenAdacanholdonherown.ItismorelikeamissionbestoweduponherbytheWillofNightmares.

Adaistheorganizeroftheball,butshecannotdecidewhotoinvite.TheprocessionfromNightmareWorld,theteacupsoldiers,andthegourmetchefsarenotherpersonalbelongings.

Chefswhocancreatelegend-rankeddishesarenotsomethingAdacanpossess.Theyareamanifestationofthepowerofnightmares.

"Ithasbegun."

"Whatkindofperformancewillweseethistime?"

"Theparticipantsthistimearequiteinteresting."

"Ican’twaittoscorethesecuties."

"Thistimeisdifferent,wheredidthatprincecomefrom?"

EventherulersatthepeakofNightmareWorldweresurprisedbythe"WhiteHorsePrince"whoappearedbeforetheballstarted.

Inthepast,therewasnosuchcharacter.ThegodsandfantasycreatureswhoclimbedontotheRedHeartQueen’sMasqueradestage,eventheevilgods,allhadindividualperformances,andthentheywerescoredbythetwelveofthem.

Thekingsbornfromnightmareseachhavetheiruniquepowers,correspondingtodifferentcharacteristicsinthenightmare.

EachrefereeisrandomlyselectedbytheWillofNightmares.Forthekingswhospendmostoftheirtimeindreams,theRedHeartQueen’sballisoneofthefewactivitiesthatcanmakethemfeelinterested.

Ada,whoalsoservesastheancientgodoftheabyssandtherulerofnightmares,embodiestheconceptsof"reality"and"dream."ThismakesheraveryuniquepresenceamongallNightmareSovereigns.

Herball,heldeverytime,attractstheattentionoftheNightmareSovereigns.BeingchosenastherefereefortheballisadutythatnoNightmareSovereignwouldrefuse.

Thistimeisnoexception.ThetwelvesovereignsoftheWillofNightmaresarealreadyfullyassembledbythetimeGreatWitchFlorastartstoentertheball.

"Asusual,I’llbethebanker.Everyone,startplacingyourbets."

AfigureintheemptyvoidstartedtheirusualtraditionoftheannualRedHeartBall,whichbroughttogetherallTwelveNightmareKings.Thiswasaveryrareopportunity.

"IbetonehundredleavesthatFlorawillwin."

"Ibetfiveleaves,sameasyou,thatFlorawillwin."

"Sixleaves,Flora."

EvenintheNightmareWorld,preciousgod-tiercatalystsliketheWorldTreeLeavescouldbeusedasequivalentexchangeitems.

ThestrongestcontenderinallpreviousRedHeartQueen’sMasquerades,theDuskWitchFlorafromthedomainoftheWitchGod,instantlybecamethetopfavorite.

ExceptfortheyearwhenFloradisruptedtheruleswiththeGodSlayingSkySword,shehasn’tlostanyRedHeartQueen’sMasqueradessheparticipatedin.

AtleasthalfoftheNightmareKingschosetobetonthispopularcontender.

FortheloftyNightmareKings,thiswasoneofthefewgamblingeventsthatbroughtthempleasure.

Fivepeople,whichisabouthalfofthepeople,chosethepopularGreatWitchFlora.Afterthat,somepeoplestartedbettingonotherparticipants.

"IbetonCasinatheBattleGod.Shehasthepotentialtobreakthegame,twohundredleaves!"

"IalsobetonCasinatheBattleGod.Ihaveafeelingthatshewillastonisheveryone,fiftyleaves."

"NoonecanpredictthestrengthofsomethingliketheSkySword.IalsobetonCasinatheBattleGod,sixtyleaves."

AfterwitnessingtheperformanceofanotherSkySwordwhoescapedfromtheTwelveNightmareSovereigns,threeNightmareSovereignsplacedtheirbetsonCasinatheBattleGod.

Well,thebetisnotaboutwhethershecanwinundertherulesoftheRedHeartQueen’sMasquerade,butwhethershewillgotoanylengthstobreaktherules,justlikeacertainpredecessorSkySword.

TheSkySwordfromtheSkySwordGod’sDomainisfamousfortakingauniqueanddistinctiveapproachevenamongthelegend-rankedsintheentireEndlessGod’sDomain.

TheSkySwordthatdisruptedthemathematicalorderoftheEndlessGod’sDomain,causingcountlessgodsandsagestogocrazy,likeYunHai.

TheGodSlayingSkySword,whodidn’tevengivefacetotheNightmareSovereignsandboldlyfoughthiswayout.

AndevenShayaLongnis,disguisedasaslime,canbecomeanunknowncreaturecalledtheSkySword.

ThethreeNightmareSovereignsaregamblingontheSkySword’srebellionanddisregardforrules.

ComparedtotheothertwoSkySwords,CasinatheBattleGodisclearlymuchmoreviolent.CasinatheBattleGod’sunbeatablemythisnotmadeup,butisproventhroughrealbattles.

Infact,oneoftheNightmareSovereignsherehassufferedagreatlossatthehandsofCasinatheBattleGod,whichhasbeenmockedbyotherNightmareSovereignsforhundredsofyears.

Afterthefirstandsecondfavoritesappeared,theremainingthreeNightmareSovereignsalsochosetheirownfavoredcandidates.

"Lilibet,onehundredleaves."

TheGuardianfromtheSkyTowerchasedShayaLongnis,whowasinasorrystate,withtheAzureExcalibur.SheisevenolderthantheNightmareSovereignshereandisknownastheoldestSkySword.

Thosewhobelieveinherclearlyknowabouthergloriouspastvictories.

"CyberElfAlpha,onehundredleaves."

Similarly,CyberElfAlphahadonehundredleaves.

Thenewgenerationdeity,CyberElf,hadanoverwhelmingadvantageontheStarrySkyChessboard,defeatingallotherlegend-rankedopponentsexceptthemysteriousStarrySkyChessMaster.

Hmm,amongthem,twohaveexperiencedtheterrifyingcrushingpowerofCyberElfAlphaandwerecompletelydefeated.

"Thelevelofthistournamentisreallyhigh,soI’llbetonthemostunlikelycandidate."

"Thatprincessfromthefantasyspecies,shewon’tlose,right?"

Thelastpersonamongthetwelve,therulerhimself,alsoplacedabet.

"Onehundredandtwentyleaves."

Thiswasapolitebet,afterall,noonebelievedthattheyoungprincesscouldwinonastagewhereladylikecharmwasshowcased.

TheNightmareSovereign,whoactedasthebanker,smirkedandplacedalltwelverulers’chipsonthetwistedscale.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袟)

EvenforthekingsofNightmareWorld,"Leaves"areaveryrareresource,andthegamesthatinterestthemarefewandfarbetween.

ThedanceoftheRedHeartQueenisoneofthem.

"Soletuswaitandseewhowillbetheultimatewinner."

"Whowillreceivethemostdeliciousfoodandtheblessingsofnightmares."

TwelvegreatbeingsfromNightmareWorldbegantogazeatthenowopenstage.

Theywerelookingforwardtoseeingthemostmagnificentperformanceonthishighlyqualifieddancestage.