Spending money can make you a god.

RUMBLE!

Viktor’s manor seemed to tremble at that moment.

It was as if a volcano had erupted beneath Viktor’s manor; even from satellite surveillance, the immense power of the impact could be felt.

The roof of Viktor’s manor was instantly blown off by the powerful shockwave. Countless werewolves and vampires were sent crashing through wall after wall by this immense force, scattering in all directions outside the main manor building.

RUMBLE!

The entire main building of Viktor’s manor began to shake violently. Accompanied by the impact and sound effects akin to an explosion, the main building, along with the rising dust, started to collapse precariously.

"Ouch!"

"Jesus Christ!"

"God!"

The thirty-five vampire council members in the ancient castle’s conference room watched as a colossal wolf, its fur turning from yellow to gold under the moonlight, leaped into the sky with Marcus in its jaws. They couldn’t help but cover their mouths, yet still let out heartfelt gasps upon witnessing the scene.

BOOM!

Lucian, standing a full two meters tall with golden fur, crunched down and tore the desiccated Marcus in half, swallowing him and landing to devour him. He then turned his gaze towards Emilia’s ancient castle.

CLANG!

A large key was spat out from Lucian’s wolf mouth.

"Put it away."

"Yes!"

Lucian spoke human words. After a werewolf collected the key, which had been retrieved from Viktor’s digested stomach, Lucian’s golden wolf eyes fixed on Emilia’s ancient castle. "Let’s go!"

Behind him.

In this final great battle, the remaining thirty evolved giant wolves all raised their heads, howling in response to their wolf king’s command!

Instantly.

The ground churned like ten thousand horses galloping, rumbling like an earthquake. Their speed was like a high-speed train as they rapidly charged towards Emilia’s ancient castle.

WHOOSH!

Lake turned off the satellite projection and looked at the thirty-five vampire council members, whose faces had turned pale.

"Heh."

Lake chuckled, waking the thirty-five vampire council members. Then, resting his chin on his hand, he looked at the opposition leader, Catalan. "Councilman Catalan, Marcus and Viktor are no longer with us."

Councilman Catalan snapped back to attention and looked at Lake, pointing at the projection that had just disappeared. "Damn it, Lucian is coming for us."

Lake nodded and glanced at the time on his watch, estimating, "Yes, if nothing unexpected happens, Lucian should reach the ancient castle in about two hours."

Catalan stood up and started walking towards the exit.

Lake chuckled, "Councilman Catalan, where are you going?"

"To escape!"

Several council members also stood up.

Lake’s lips curved upwards!

ROAR!

A golden dragon appeared and crushed two vampire council members who, despite starting later, were running faster than Catalan: "You’re afraid of Lucian, but aren’t you afraid of me?"

He wondered if it was because he was too easygoing.

Lake thought to himself.

Catalan turned to look at Lake.

Lake stood up and tidied his cuffs, having dripped a bit of Bourbon on them while drinking. "Sit down. We still have one resolution to vote on, but let’s move somewhere else. It’ll be a better place to watch the show."

With that said.

Lake’s body seemed to become a phantom. He didn’t move from his spot, but his afterimages detached from his main body one after another, turning from ethereal to solid!

Clones!

One became two.

Two became four.

Four became eight.

Finally, ten!

Including Lake’s main body, there were a total of eleven suited-and-booted Lakes, radiating the same brilliant, sun-like aura. In unison, they smiled at the remaining thirty-three vampire council members and said, "Gentlemen, please!"

Catalan: "…"

Emilia: "…"

Everyone present was instantly stunned by this sight.

What was this?

A phantom?

No.

Catalan, feeling the ten identical Lakes that had suddenly appeared, made a firm judgment. This was definitely not a phantom, but a solid existence.

Good heavens.

No wonder.

Catalan suddenly understood why Emilia had chosen dictatorship.

If I were Emilia, I’d do the same.

Such powerful backing.

Unfortunately…

This belonged to Emilia, not him. Catalan stared at the eleven golden dragons that had appeared, looking menacing, and couldn’t help but take a deep breath, accepting his fate.

Not only was Emilia stunned by this magical scene, but even the two youngsters in the basement, along with Selena, were shocked after seeing it.

"I want to learn this."

"I want to learn this."

"I want to learn this."

Little Cotton-padded Jacket Katherine’s eyes, which inherited Lake’s perfect azure blue, blazed with unprecedented golden light. Watching the eleven Lakes in the projection and the appearance of the clones, she couldn’t control herself.

This move…

Is so cool.

I want to learn it.

Then, I can turn into several and, at the same time, verbally abuse my brother. As long as he gets angry and attacks me, I can claim self-defense and beat him like a sandbag, just like Dad.

The unfilial son David was also completely lost in thought.

Is this a normal person?

Are you f**king telling me this is a normal person?

Selena’s gaze also flickered with an unusual light as she watched the scene in the projection, where the thirty-three vampire council members were guided by the maids to the next meeting room under the smiles of the eleven Lakes.

Soon.

The thirty-three vampire council members left the meeting room.

Emilia closed her mouth and looked at Lake, who had turned around, hands in his pockets, a smile on his face, watching her. She walked closer and, with disbelief, caressed Lake’s cheek. "My love, how many secrets do you have?"

Lake said in a faint tone, "Many, as vast as the stars."

This was showing off.

Actually…

It felt really good!

This was the power of spending money. As long as you spend enough, not only can you become a god, but you can even slay gods!

What was the description of the clone again?

[Clone: Skill-type, SR-class, Magic-type. Creates a clone. Clones cannot use skills that the main body cannot control. Clones automatically disappear upon death. There is no cooldown. At most, only one clone can be summoned at a time, or an additional clone can be summoned for a price of one hundred thousand US Dollars. The second clone costs one hundred thousand, the third two hundred thousand, the fourth four hundred thousand…]

The price of the clones wasn’t fixed at one hundred thousand US Dollars each.

This was cumulative.

The first clone was free. Since Lake was working in New York, that clone in New York didn’t count.

Let’s talk about the ones here.

The first clone cost one hundred thousand, the second two hundred thousand, the third four hundred thousand, the fourth eight hundred thousand. If it were just summoning four clones, the cost would be within an acceptable range.

But what about from the fifth one onwards?

The price of the fifth clone directly soared to one million six hundred thousand, the sixth directly to three million two hundred thousand, the seventh six million four hundred thousand, the eighth twelve million eight hundred thousand, the ninth twenty-five million six hundred thousand, and the tenth directly surged to fifty-one million two hundred thousand.

For these ten clones, Lake spent a total of one hundred and two million three hundred thousand.

If anyone were to ask what the number one money-spending skill was.

There was no doubt.

It was this clone.

Was it expensive?

Very expensive. It wasn’t just generally expensive, but extremely, extremely expensive.

But…

Was it worth it?

Definitely worth it.

When a person has no money, earning one hundred thousand US Dollars is an incredibly difficult task. But when a person has one million US Dollars, the difficulty of earning ten million is nowhere near as difficult as that.

Besides, that money wasn’t paid by Lake.

It was paid by Emilia, after all, Lake was helping Emilia conquer the world.

Previously, the VAM Consortium belonged to three people, but after tonight, it would belong to Emilia alone.

Moreover.

The Clone skill also had a hidden option.

[Clone: SR-class skill. Summon ten clones at once, increasing attack power coefficient by 10%. Summon twenty clones, increasing it by 20%, and so on. Combined attack power: coefficient bonus multiplied by 50%. Twenty clones: coefficient bonus multiplied by 100%. Integer clones can be temporarily recalled and re-summoned later. They automatically disappear upon death…]

With this added.

Lake felt that as long as he spent enough money, he himself would undoubtedly become the so-called army.

Spending money can make you a god.

Similarly.

It can also let you slay gods.

Perhaps this gacha system came from a pig farm, but the effects of these pay-to-win skills were definitely designed by a goose farm.

Why?

Only a goose farm could guarantee that if you spend enough money, you have a 100% chance of slaying gods.

From a pig farm?

Heh.

The most important point.

Lake intended to help Emilia establish her authority this time, to solidify Emilia’s position as dictator once and for all. At the very least, to ensure that for the next hundred years, these thirty-three vampire council members would only obey Emilia’s command and not dare to act presumptuously.

The Federation operated similarly when engaging in subversion.

Regardless of whether it was wasteful or not, guaranteeing a 100% win rate was never a choice for the Federation – it was about whether to spend less money and gamble on probability, or spend more money for a guaranteed win.

Emilia seemed to have thought of something and looked at Lake, "You just said you wanted to ask me for money to call for backup. Is this what you used that money for?"

Lake smiled, offering no explanation.

Before.

Lake knew Emilia was a rich woman, but he had already coveted her body. To then covet her money, the great and mighty Lake could not possibly do such a thing.

But now, it was different.

Conquering the world required money. Investing two hundred million to gain a five-hundred-billion project was undoubtedly the most profitable business.

Even…

Lake had secretly siphoned off a little, planning to find an opportunity to use up the remaining four hundred-plus draws in the first phase of the gacha system, which were primarily denominated in US Dollars, all at once.

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