Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 153 - 154: Fighting for Life

"What did you just say?!"

Hearing Romni’s words, Aurora froze in place for a moment, her violet eyes filled with disbelief.

However, the marchioness quickly shook her head in denial, refusing to accept Romni’s words.

"No, it’s impossible! Xia’er has already come back! The Guardian Beast has acknowledged her too! You must be spouting nonsense!"

An enraged Aurora swung her sword,

A powerful sword aura, filled with the force of lightning, erupted and headed straight for Romni. However, facing this sword aura, which was powerful enough to split a sixth-tier abyssal demon in half, Romni merely displayed an indifferent expression, and with a casual swing of his blade, shattered Aurora’s sword aura.

"Heh, I’m telling the truth, my lady,"

Romni’s smile grew even more cruel.

And then,

As if recalling some amusing memory, Romni even revealed an expression of enjoyment.

"I remember it clearly. When your granddaughter was first brought to me by Benjamin, she had a smile full of happiness. But when she saw us behind Benjamin and noticed our bloodstained blades, her sudden change of expression was simply delightful~ Don’t you think so, Benjamin?"

With that,

Romni sought affirmation from Benjamin, who was not far away and protected by members of the Divine Punishment Sect.

In response to Romni’s words, Benjamin sneered and nodded his head, looking at Aurora with a mocking gaze.

"Hahaha, yes! That foolish girl even asked me for help back then, hahaha! How stupid!"

"You! It was you all along!"

Hearing Benjamin’s words, Aurora clenched her fists tightly.

On the other side, Romni nodded his head in agreement, looking extremely pleased.

"Yes, yes! That girl really was stupid! After I cut off her limbs, gouged out her eyes, and even disemboweled her, she still cried and begged me to spare her! She kept calling for her mother even though I had already told her that I killed her mother! What a fool!"

As he recalled the ’wonderful’ moments of that time, Romni’s smile became even more wild and filled with a sick madness.

The sound of his laughter continuously assaulted Aurora’s heart,

Even Benjamin felt a shiver run down his spine.

Then, as if thinking of something, Romni clapped his hands excitedly.

"Oh, right! That girl may have been foolish, but she had a great voice! I still remember her screams clearly~. Because of that, I didn’t leave her body to rot in the wild after I cut off her head. Instead, I fed her to my pet dog~. The tender flesh made my dog so happy~."

As he spoke,

Romni lowered his head, stuck out his tongue, and licked his dry lips in a savoring manner. He locked his gaze onto Aurora’s face.

"However, I have to blame you a bit. You raised your granddaughter too tender and delicate. After eating her, my pet dog has become so picky~. It won’t eat anything but tender young children now~."

Romni’s tone was filled with ’reproach.’

Upon hearing these words, Aurora fell into silence.

Was what he said... true?

Aurora couldn’t help but ponder the whole issue in her heart. Was her granddaughter really killed in such a helpless and tragic manner as he described? And if Xia’er was truly dead, then who was the person that had come back?

Was it some monster that had taken on Xia’er’s appearance?

...

...

After an intense inner struggle, Aurora eventually shook her head furiously, trying to cast out the chaotic thoughts in her mind!

No, he is trying to deceive me! He must be trying to deceive me! He wants to shake my resolve!!

Whether it was because she was unwilling to accept the truth,

Or because she trusted the judgment of the Guardian Beast, Jei!

Aurora refused to believe Romni’s words.

However,

She knew very well,

That if she didn’t deal with Romni here, the things that madman just said would definitely happen to Xia’er! She couldn’t let those things happen!

’I must, I must protect that child!’

Aurora reaffirmed her conviction.

With the support of this conviction,

The battered and bloodstained woman slowly rose from the ground, her violet eyes fixed on Romni.

"I won’t believe your words..."

As she spoke,

Surrounded by the purple lightning, Aurora raised her sword once more, pointing the tip directly at Romni’s forehead.

"Heh..."

Seeing this, Romni sneered disdainfully.

"I kindly told you the truth, but you don’t believe it. Fine. And now, you’re pointing your sword at me? Do you think you can kill me? Do you still have the power to do that?"

As Romni’s words spread,

The people around him couldn’t help but chuckle. After all, at this point, Aurora was completely suppressed by Romni and was even severely injured. The knights and the guards of the count’s house had all fallen to the ground, unable to get up.

How could this woman defeat their archbishop now?!

Amidst eerie laughter, the members of the Divine Punishment Sect gradually surrounded Aurora.

Romni slowly raised his twin blades, his eyes turning cold.

"Since you’re courting death, I’ll grant your wish. I’m such a nice person. Since you love that fake ’granddaughter’ so much, I’ll send her to join you later~ Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this,

Aurora’s eyes suddenly turned sharp.

"Don’t you dare touch my granddaughter, you beast!"

Along with Aurora’s roar,

Wielding her long sword, the fearless Marchioness suddenly charged toward Romni! The little remaining lightning-attributed aura within her started to gather in her chest! It was clear that after realizing she couldn’t possibly defeat the people of the Divine Punishment sect,Aurora chose to use self-destruction to perish together with these beasts!

However,

Some powerful enemies cannot be defeated by faith alone.

Facing the desperate Aurora, sensing the power gathering in her chest, the mocking expression on Romni’s face only grew thicker.

"You want to self-destruct? You’re underestimating me. How could I let you succeed?"

In the past, many people he had killed

Had wanted to use self-destruction to perish together with him,

He was all too familiar with Aurora’s expression right now...

So,

Amidst the ridicule of the crowd, the blade in Romni’s hand was wrapped in white light, transforming into an energy spear! Then, with a wave of his hand, Romni sent the spear forward like a beast breaking free of its shackles, assaulting the enemy! Aurora, almost completely exhausted, naturally couldn’t withstand such a powerful strike.

"puuu!!"

Accompanied by the explosion of white aura and the splattering of blood,

Aurora’s chest was pierced by the spear, and her body flew backward! She was pinned to a distant, large tree!

"Hahaha! How pathetic, my lady!"

Seeing this, Romni’s arrogant laughter echoed throughout the Count’s estate.

Afterward,

Blade in hand, Romni slowly walked towards Aurora, planning to cruelly kill the white-haired woman before him with the same method he used to slaughter Aurora’s son, daughter, and granddaughter.

A family, after all,

Should be complete~

With this thought, Romni slowly pulled out the slender, sharp knife from behind him. However, just as Romni strode forward with sharpened blade, the Archbishop of the Divine Punishment Sect suddenly stopped in his tracks, his eyes widening in disbelief as he looked ahead!

Huh?!

Not just Romni, but the other members of the Divine Punishment Sect and Benjamin also showed the same astonished expressions! ? !

At this moment,

A pink-haired little girl, who was all too familiar to everyone, somehow appeared out of nowhere like a ghost in front of them?! She was facing away from them and slowly crouching in front of Aurora. At the same time, six or seven eerie, blood-colored butterflies quietly fluttered around the girl...

’Is it her? The little girl impersonating the Marchioness’ daughter?! How did she appear here?!’

This question instantly surfaced in Romni’s mind.

And,

Along with this question, an indescribable sense of fear surged in Romni’s heart...

The surrounding air,

Seemed to become even colder and heavier with the girl’s appearance...