I have an Apocalypse City

Chapter 617: City Lord Seal

Anna looked at the city lord on the sickbed, who seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, and tears streamed down her cheeks uncontrollably;

“Uncle~”

A brilliant golden light burst from Anna’s body, and behind her, a tall goddess phantom with a kind smile on her face appeared, looking down at the city lord on the sickbed.

The goddess phantom bent down, gently touched the city lord’s forehead with her finger, and then let out a sigh. The entire phantom broke apart, turning into countless shimmering light spots scattered over the sickbed.

Anna’s face suddenly turned pale as snow as her body weakened. As she was about to fall to the ground, Song Jian caught her and gently placed her in a chair nearby.

“Sigh of the Life Goddess~” Song Jian stared in disbelief. He had heard from Anna that the cooldown time of this skill was extremely long and that it could only be used once a month. It consumed all the user’s spirit and locked the user’s Vitality Points to a tenth of their original value, only able to recover after a month;

Despite its great consumption, the power of this skill was astonishing, healing any injuries as long as the target still had a breath in them, even if the person was just a severed limb or a head. It could heal them back to a complete body.

Moreover, this skill could remove any toxins, curses, diseases, and other negative effects. No matter how powerful, they could all be dispelled;

It could be said that this was an epic skill, second only to the Resurrection Skill. Anna was so anxious about the city lord’s condition that she went all out from the start.

As the city lord lay in bed, his face gradually turned ruddy, breathing heavier, eyelashes twitching, looking like he was about to wake up soon.

“City Lord, City Lord?” Suravi quickly leaned in close to the city lord’s ear, calling out softly.

Song Jian stared at the city lord, carefully observing him. Although Anna’s previous skill completely restored the city lord’s condition, Song Jian’s eyes saw that the city lord’s upper limit of Vitality Points was constantly decreasing, already more than halving since he first saw the city lord.

This was the upper limit of Vitality Points. Once the upper limit hit zero, no matter how powerful the recovery skill was, it couldn’t save him.

“Suravi, what is happening to me?” The city lord opened his eyes, stared at Suravi right before him, and looked weak.

“My Lord, you fainted. Fortunately, Miss Anna arrived in time and saved you,” Suravi whispered.

Anna, that child…” The city lord’s lips lifted a little, they looked to see Anna sitting weakly in a chair, her face showing a loving expression.

“City Lord, you should rest. We won’t disturb you further!” Suravi pulled the blanket up slightly on the city lord and whispered.

“No, Suravi, gather the ministers. I need to announce my successor!” The city lord slowly sat up, speaking determinedly.

“My Lord, your current condition?” Suravi sighed worriedly. Although the city lord’s face was currently rosy, looking as if she had recovered, Suravi could keenly sense that the city lord’s life force was gradually weakening.

“Call everyone here. I want to appoint Anna as the heir to the throne of the City of Sin!” The city lord whispered in a low voice, “Suravi, I hope you can assist Anna just like you assisted me. She needs you!”

“My Lord, I… I understand,” Suravi choked and quickly left the room.

“Anna, come here!” Seeing Suravi leave, the city lord glanced at Song Jian. His eyes were sharp like an eagle’s, seemingly scrutinizing, but Song Jian was unfazed, calmly looking back into the city lord’s eyes.

The city lord smiled faintly and no longer paid attention to Song Jian, turning his head to signal Anna to his bedside;

Anna leaned against the bed and couldn’t help but embrace the city lord, sobbing loudly;

The city lord sighed softly, stroking Anna’s hair, and whispered in a low voice, “Silly child, you can’t always cry like this after becoming the city lord. I really had no choice but to force this burden on you. I am sorry…”

Anna, extremely sensitive to life force, had felt long ago that the city lord’s life force was weakening, even though Suravi could only just sense it.

However, she was powerless to do anything, as his life force was naturally decaying. It wasn’t a disease or an injury – it was as if a person’s life had reached its end, having exhausted their life potential.

“Uncle, I… I can’t do it…” Anna cried out loud;

The city lord sighed and fell silent, waiting for Anna to express her grief;

After a long time, Anna finally quieted down a bit, and continued to sob. The city lord then spoke, “Your brothers have all been killed by the Blood Queen. The hatred of the entire Sakel Family must be borne by you. It is your responsibility!”

“No matter how long it takes, you must kill the Blood Queen!” A pained expression flashed across the city lord’s eyes. He and the Blood Queen had been husband and wife for almost three years, and some affection still lingered in his heart. However, the Blood Queen’s actions were too cruel; after her failure and escape, she had killed all his offspring.

This complexity in the city lord’s feelings for the Blood Queen made things complicated. However, for the sake of the Sakel Family, the Blood Queen must be killed!

“I understand, uncle!” Anna agreed while sobbing;

At this moment, the sound of chaotic footsteps came from outside the room, showing that all summoned ministers had already arrived at the City Lord Mansion.

“Also…” the city lord lowered his voice and whispered in Anna’s ear, “You can trust Suravi, but you must kill the Dean of the Institute, Bonis. Only by killing him can you control the Institute yourself. The City Lord Mansion’s guards and the Institute must be firmly controlled by you, so you can become a true city lord!”

Anna was astonished, seemingly wanting to say something. However, she eventually just nodded vigorously;

“Good girl!” The city lord revealed a relieved smile, took a trembling hand from his breast and pulled out a gold seal, handing it to Anna, “Drip your blood onto it, and from then on, this City Lord seal will be bound to your soul, and you will have control over everything in the city!”

Seeing the City Lord seal, a thought crossed Song Jian’s mind. This seal represented the power to control an entire city. He already had ambitions of taking over Doomsday City entirely, so now was the perfect time to gain more experience in this area.

“In the future, I will definitely have a City Lord seal of my own!” Song Jian thought to himself.

Being away from Doomsday City for so long, Song Jian wondered how things were progressing, an intense yearning filled his heart.

Anna took the heavy City Lord seal, bit her fingertip, and dripped a drop of blood onto it.

Instantly, the City Lord seal emitted a dazzling light, and the whole room was enveloped in golden light. At that moment, a tumultuous clamor of argument came from outside the room. The city lord glanced towards the door, a hint of coldness flickering at the corners of his mouth.

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