Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 162 - 163: Miracle 3/4

"Miracle? What is that? Isn’t it just false propaganda from the Asumos Church?"

"No, Lady Yumo, there indeed is something called ’miracle.’ According to the information collected by the ’Nightingale organization, the ’miracle’ is the trump card of the Chosen One. It seems to display the power of a goddess and greatly enhances the Chosen one’s strength for a short period."

"Oh? It sounds quite interesting. I’d love to see it for myself."

"However, Lady Yumo, it’s a bit troublesome if you want to witness it."

"Hm? Why do you say that?"

"It is said that the miracle only appears when the Chosen One faces an immense crisis."

"Crisis??"

"Near death, perhaps? Or facing an attack that could be lethal in one strike? I’m not exactly sure about the specifics."

--

At this moment,

Atop a giant tree far away from the Marquis’s mansion, Lady Yumo, who had returned to her black-haired young girl form while concealing her power, sat quietly on a tree branch, gazing thoughtfully at the battlefield in the distance, watching the battle between the eighth-tier cultivator within the mansion.

"So, he’s the leader of the Sect, huh?"

After learning about their conversation through the blood butterfly, Yumo couldn’t help but exclaim,

At the same time,

Upon seeing that the leader of the Divine Punishment Sect was a human, Yumo couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, the black-haired girl’s eyes quickly became serious again.

’If he’s the leader, he should know what the Demon lord’s child is all about, right?’

Of course,

Although she really wanted to capture this leader and interrogate him thoroughly about the Child of Demon lord, Yumo restrained her inner impulse for now. The goddess had given her a trial, and her ultimate mission was to let the protagonists eliminate her. However, before that, the protagonists needed to complete eight epic-level tasks, which meant defeating eight eighth-tier beings.

It was clearly unrealistic to expect Mengxi to defeat Wilt at the moment,

But,

What if Wilt was weakened by Jei and Mengxi triggered the miracle?

If the miracle was true as the Asumos Church’s people claimed, summoning the power of a goddess, then defeating Wilt might not be impossible. More importantly, Yumo wanted to know what exactly the miracle was, how much strength it would enhance, and what its limitations were.

After all, only by understanding Mengxi’s limits could she properly arrange the small bosses in the future...

In Yumo’s view,

The most suitable boss would be one who could suppress and brutally beat the protagonist in their normal state and further force the protagonist to cheat, awaken, or experience a breakthrough in strength!

Only a protagonist who had undergone numerous life-and-death trials could become a true expert.

Considering this, Yumo chose to watch and let Mengxi and the others figure out a way to deal with the terrifying Man on their own.

However,

Recalling the previous conversation with Xiao, Yumo couldn’t help but feel a sense of unease and conflict,

To see the miracle,

Did Mengxi have to be near death or seriously injured?!

’This...’

The thought of the beautiful, lovely, and understanding little girl covered in blood and gasping for breath made Yumo feel an inexplicable reluctance. She didn’t know why, but now she didn’t seem to want to see the child get hurt...

’No, no, no!’

’What am I thinking?!’

’Before great responsibility can be bestowed upon a person, they must first suffer and toil!’

’Mengxi getting hurt is an inevitable part of her growth! If she doesn’t hone her skills through difficult battles, how can she grow into the holy maiden who saves the world? i can’t keep protecting her.’

"I mustn’t be soft-hearted, I mustn’t be soft-hearted..."

Yumo muttered to herself quietly,

However,

Although she understood the reasoning, she still felt a little reluctant deep down...

Never mind,

Worst case scenario, just like before, I’ll use the ’Tears of Nature’ to help heal her after she gets injured. Anyway, there are plenty of those, and even if they run out, it shouldn’t be a problem to get more, given the friendly relationship between the Black Rose Family and the Elf Tribe...

’Huh?!’

But,

As Yumo was feeling conflicted while watching the battlefield, an unexpected scene suddenly unfolded before her eyes. It made her pupils constrict sharply, and a strong sense of unease instantly washed over her!

"Hey! What are you trying to do, girl?!"

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Within the battlefield,

Facing the Guardian Beast - Jei, who still refused to give up and dared to stand in his way, Wilt’s face showed displeasure.

’Since you’re seeking death! Then I’ll grant it to you!’

Accompanied by the surge of terrifying murderous intent, the dark green aura and scarlet blood power instantly condensed on Wilt’s scythe! In an instant, the weapon in Wilt’s hand transformed into a several dozen meters long energy scythe!

The extremely powerful magic fluctuations continuously emanated from the scythe, causing Jei’s body to tremble involuntarily!

The power of this strike was no weaker than the previous ’Blood Scythe Dance’! Moreover, compared to the previous wide-ranged attack, this strike clearly concentrated all its power into one point! If struck by this blood scythe, even the powerful Jei might be cleaved in two and meet his end.

However,

At this moment, something happened that no one expected...

The silver-haired girl who was protected behind Jei, the one who had been silent for a long time, suddenly unleashed all her holy magic power! She instantly transformed into a silver light, rushing in front of Jei and in front of Wilt’s attack!

She swiftly drew her sword from her waist and launched an attack at Wilt!

’Huh?!’

’A mid-tier sixth-rank? Charging directly at a high-tier eighth rank ?!’

Seeing the target he intended to kill unexpectedly rushing forward on her own, Wilt was momentarily stunned and caught off guard. However, after a brief moment of surprise, he immediately broke into a ferocious, maniacal laugh!

"Seeking death!"

If she dared to recklessly charge in front of me like this?!

’Then there was no need for me to be polite, after all, my main goal for coming to Wind City was to eliminate the Girl of Destiny! I would deal with the most important target first, and as for the others, I would leisurely take care of them later~’

With that thought in mind,

The dark green magical power suddenly swelled and burst out, and under the cover of the overwhelming magical power, the blood-red scythe was fiercely swung down! He prepared to split the beautiful silver-haired girl in two!

Seeing this, the thunderous beast behind the girl hurriedly tried to rush forward to rescue her,

But unfortunately, its speed was ultimately no match for Wilt.

The scythe fell abruptly!

"Die!"

Wilt was already anticipating a scene of blood splattering,

However, something completely beyond his expectations suddenly happened! Just as Wilt’s murderous and terrifying scythe was about to hit the silver-haired girl, a golden light unexpectedly emerged around her without any warning!

"Boom!!"

With a deafening roar, accompanied by a surge of violent magic, Wilt’s scythe struck the golden light barrier! However, such a powerful blow did not create even a ripple after hitting the barrier!

"What?!"

In the next instant,

Wilt’s pupils shrank sharply, and under his incredulous gaze, an indescribable terrifying power burst out from the silver-haired girl’s body!

"What, what is this?!"

In a flash,

A sacred, inviolable golden holy light suddenly shone! The vast and boundless golden energy rapidly spread from Mengxi at its center! It instantly swept over the entire Marquis’s mansion! No! It swept over the entire Wind City! The entire colossal city was enveloped in pure golden light!

At this moment, everyone in the city, whether they were fighting or fleeing, focused their attention on the dazzling golden light that erupted within the city!

Even Yumo, who was watching from a distance, fell into a dazed state at this moment.

As the golden light rippled,

Under the astonished gaze of everyone nearby, a woman’s phantom figure made of golden energy slowly emerged behind Mengxi, cradling her in her arms.

Seeing this scene, Wilt was horrified,

A cold sweat unknowingly dripped from his forehead,

However, under the support of his own conviction, Wilt still exerted all his strength to unleash the dark green magic within his body, attempting to swing the blood scythe to break the golden light! Yet, no matter how hard Wilt tried or how violently the dark green magic raged!

The golden light barrier remained unmoved, guarding Mengxi within like a copper wall and iron bastion!

At the same time,

As if sensing Wilt’s hostility, the golden light barrier suddenly erupted with powerful counterattacking force!

"No, this can’t be possible!!"

Before Wilt could react, the sacred golden energy surrounding Mengxi suddenly surged toward him like a tsunami engulfing all living beings! In an instant, Wilt’s energy field shattered, and the magic gathered on the blood scythe was dispersed in a split second! The entire weapon even flew out of his hand!

The terrifying baptism of golden light even caused Wilt to be thrown backward,

Unable to control himself, a mouthful of blood spurted out, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...