Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 154 - 155: The Temporary ’Granddaughter’

"Who,"

Having been pierced through the abdomen by a single strike, Aurora had undoubtedly entered a critically injured state. The incessant loss of blood from her abdomen and the nearly depleted fighting spirit within her body caused the Marchioness to become extremely weak, and her consciousness began to blur.

Her vision also grew murky.

But, even so,

Upon seeing the all too familiar pink silhouette before her, Aurora couldn’t help but reveal a worried expression and instinctively raised her right hand, trying to grasp the longsword beside her once more.

"Xia’er... Hurry... Run..."

Gasping for breath and in a state of severe injury with unclear consciousness, Aurora still instinctively wanted to protect her granddaughter.

And after hearing these words,

The pink-haired girl in front of her slowly crouched down.

Looking at the incredibly weak Marchioness who wholeheartedly wanted to protect her, Yumo’s heart couldn’t help but feel extremely complicated, her deep blue eyes filled with conflicting emotions.

’Sigh,’

’I’m not even your granddaughter,’

’Why are you still so desperate to protect me? As a Seventh stage human, it wouldn’t be difficult for you to retreat.’

enmm,

However,

’sure, it’s hard for you to believe his words, right? After all, no one would want to accept the fact that their granddaughter died so tragically...’

...

Yumo sighed helplessly in her heart. She initially had no feelings for the Marquis family or for Xiumu and Aurora. Their lives or deaths had no impact on Yumo, as countless humans had died in front of her over the past five hundred years.

Yumo’s friendliness towards the Marquis family was mainly based on the premise that they were Yuan’er’s relatives. However, after spending days together, the love and care Xiumu and Aurora showed her, as well as their self-sacrifice in protecting her, made Yumo feel a bit warmth in her heart.

"Rest well for now, and leave the rest to me, ’Grandma’."

Yumo said softly.

At the same time, two blood butterflies slowly fluttered in front of Aurora.

As the golden powder fell, Aurora, who was already in a semi-conscious state, could no longer resist the drowsiness and eventually closed her eyes, falling into a deep sleep...

After temporarily settling Aurora,

Yumo slowly stood up and turned to look behind her, a faint chill shimmering in her deep blue eyes.

’ this time, I’ll just play the role of the granddaughter, as a way of repaying them...’

However,

’You guys are really rude...’

As Yumo turned around,

Dozens of black-robed Divine Punishment Sect members suddenly swung their weapons and charged at Yumo from all directions! The fierce killing intent instantly spread out like a sword, covering the sky as it stabbed towards Miss Yumo...

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On the other side,

Upon seeing Yumo’s appearance, Romni felt a chilling fear in his heart!

This pink-haired girl, he had observed for quite some time with Benjamin’s assistance before! At that time, she seemed to be an ordinary, weak noble girl without any real strength! She was as insignificant as an ant, someone who could be easily crushed!

However,

At this moment, when he saw the girl again, although she didn’t emit any terrifying aura, she inexplicably gave him a tremendous pressure! This feeling was even stronger than when he first met the leader of the Sect! The blood-colored butterflies around the girl made him feel even more uneasy, sending chills down his spine!

’Who is this girl...?’

Keeping a cautious eye on the girl’s figure, Romni simultaneously gave orders to the surrounding Divine Punishment Sect members with his peripheral vision.

It was apparent that,

Faced with such a strange existence, Romni wanted his subordinates to test her first!

and

Under the Archbishop’s guidance, the group of believers once again erupted with terrifying killing intent and frenzied aura! Without hesitation, they charged towards the pink-haired girl, brandishing their weapons! There was no doubt that if she were an ordinary child, she would have met a tragic end, being reduced to a pile of broken flesh upon encountering such an attack...

However,

Romni was surprised to find that,

After turning around, the pink-haired girl didn’t show any fear or astonishment. She didn’t even react to the people’s attack, just standing there motionless...

"What’s going on with this girl?!"

Romni couldn’t help but ask himself,

And the next moment, something unbelievable suddenly happened before his eyes,

Under Romni’s astonished gaze, the dozens of Divine Punishment Sect members who were launching their attack suddenly froze in place! The thick killing intent and powerful energy fluctuations around them instantly dissipated! Accompanied by the dropping of their weapons, these believers inexplicably fell to the ground, directly passing out...

’What,’

’What the hell is going on?!!’

’Is this some kind of joke?!’

"You guys, what are you doing?!! Get up!"

Romni couldn’t help but roar in anger!

However, the believers remained motionless.

At this moment, Romni’s brow furrowed, and his peripheral vision suddenly caught a blood-red existence above him! Although that existence, like the little girl not far away, had no strong aura fluctuations, it instinctively gave Romni a strong sense of crisis!

Guided by his many years of battle instincts, Romni abruptly leaped back, forcibly increasing the distance between himself and the blood-colored butterfly!

"Hm? A butterfly?!"

After widening the distance, Romni finally saw the true appearance of that existence.

It was a butterfly with eerie blood-red patterns, identical to the ones fluttering around the pink-haired girl earlier!

Moreover,

There were also these butterflies around the church believers!

’Is it because of these things?’

At this moment, Romni seemed to have realized the real reason for his subordinates’ unconsciousness. Subsequently, he couldn’t help but clench the blade in his hand, staring fixedly at the pink-haired girl in the distance. He initially thought she was just a weak impostor, but now it seemed,

This girl was a dangerous existent...

"Who are you…?!!"

While secretly accumulating his aura, Romni questioned her,

Upon hearing this,

The pink-haired girl slowly revealed a sweet smile,

"Me? Hmm, I guess I’m a child of this family? At least... for now..."

"A child?! Heh..."

Romni couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh,

"Xia’er was killed by me personally, and her body was fed to the dogs! Who are you pretending to be?!"

"Hmm? Where I came from? That’s not important. What’s important is you..."

Saying that,

The pink-haired girl slowly raised her hand,

"You won’t live much longer..."

The moment he heard these words, a bone-chilling coldness pierced Romni’s body like a sharp sword! It caused him to shudder uncontrollably! Even his soul trembled under the chill! A cold sweat trickled down his forehead,

At the same time, Romni noticed the dozens of blood-colored butterflies slowly surrounding him from behind.

Obviously,

This impostor wanted to kill him...

’Don’t underestimate me!’

Romni couldn’t help but emit a fierce light in his eyes! His inner rage and cruelty gradually overcame the slowly growing fear!

In The next instant,

Romni, who had been gathering his strength, made a decisive move! He stopped talking to the girl and unleashed all his aura! Turning into a white meteor, he charged towards the pink-haired girl with an awe-inspiring momentum that could break through thousands of soldiers!

’Death Slash!’

Without hesitation, Romni used his strongest attack technique! Endless white aura instantly gathered on the curved blade in his hand! As the power converged, the blade was suddenly enveloped in terrifying energy, transforming it into a three-meter-long white energy giant blade!

The temperature of the ground soared! Even the space showed signs of gradual distortion!

Seeing his ultimate move executed smoothly,

Romni couldn’t help but reveal an excited smile,

Back when he was only at the early stage of the seventh rank, he had decapitated a high-ranked seventh-tier expert with this move! And now, he had reached the high stage of the seventh Rank! Such an attack could probably severely injure even an early stage eighth-Rank existence!!

What’s more important is,

Romni was surprised to find,

He had dodged all the blood butterflies and rushed in front of the pink-haired girl! And this girl still had no reaction! No attempt to dodge at the last moment, no intention to make a defensive move! She just stood there ’stunned,’ as if she hadn’t even caught his movement?!

’Hahaha?! Is that all?!’

Romni couldn’t help but laugh wildly in his heart,

It seemed he had overestimated his opponent?! It looked like the girl in front of him had only raised a few rather bizarre pets! Her own strength was still severely lacking! What was I being so cautious for just now?!

Thinking of his timid behavior earlier,

Romni couldn’t help but reveal a self-deprecating smile,

However, very soon,

His smile was replaced by a cruel expression,

’To make me feel so embarrassed?!’

’Haha! I’ll feed your corpse to the dogs later!’

Laughing wildly, Romni swung the energy blade in his hand, aiming for the pink-haired girl’s neck...

However,

Romni’s face changed abruptly, and his brown pupils suddenly shrank.

Because,

He was shocked to find,

He... he couldn’t cut through her skins?!

The blade was stuck on the girl’s neck...

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