Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 165 - 166 : Dark Light

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"Leader! Leader! please, save me! That Xia’er, she’s a Devil!"

Gasping for breath,

Under the protection of the magical scroll shield, Benjamin managed to enter the battlefield below despite the pressure from the high-level combatants. He roared at Wilt in the sky above.

With Benjamin’s humble strength,

Intervening in a battle between high-level experts was akin to seeking death. Benjamin understood this all too well. However, with fear clouding his judgment, he couldn’t care less at the moment. All he had in mind was to find Wilt, for he believed that only the inscrutable leader of the Divine Punishment Sect could protect him!

Originally,

In Benjamin’s plan, the Divine Punishment Sect would help him eliminate the opposition within the Marquis’s family to his inheritance while they were in Wind City to kill the Chosen One. The Marquis couple and the impostor Miss would also be taken care of!

Once all these despicable people were eradicated,

He would "accidentally" discover a method to "break" the sealed barrier, allowing reinforcements from the outside to enter and "repel" the members of the Divine Punishment Sect! By then, he would not only be rid of any hindrances but would also gain the people’s support, rightfully becoming the lord of Wind City and taking complete control of the Marquis’ house!

Thinking about his future days of wielding great power,

Excited at the prospect of turning the tables and no longer having to depend on others’ favor, Benjamin couldn’t contain his excitement!

However,

Unexpected incidents occurred during the execution of this plan!

He had thought that dealing with Aurora would go smoothly, but the fake Xia’er unexpectedly stood in front of the members of the Divine Punishment Sect! More importantly, that girl was too strange! When she appeared in front of the Sect’s member, she no longer had that harmless demeanor. Instead, she became incredibly cold, sending chills down people’s spines despite showing no energy fluctuations...

The bizarre blood butterflies mysteriously caused dozens of followers to faint...

At that moment, Benjamin’s intuition told him that this girl was extremely dangerous!

So, while Romani was fighting the girl, Benjamin didn’t hesitate to turn and run!

It turned out,

His decision was incredibly wise!

Because shortly after he fled from the count’s mansion, Archbishop Romani’s mournful screams suddenly rang out, making Benjamin shudder at the sound!

However,

After escaping the count’s mansion, Benjamin’s heart didn’t have a trace of joy like a narrow escape. Because when he was fleeing, he could clearly feel the gaze from behind! It was evident that the girl’s cold eyes had locked onto him!

Considering what he had planned to do earlier, that girl would definitely not let him go!

He was supposed to become a Marquis!

He couldn’t die!

So,

Under the guidance of fear, Benjamin disregarded his own safety and rushed into the battlefield. After all, at this point, Wilt was probably the only one who could protect him.

However, in response to Benjamin’s plea for help, Wilt showed no mercy and rolled his eyes at him,

"Stay out of the way, you idiot!!"

Wilt didn’t care about what Benjamin was saying,

What did it matter to him whether the girl called Xia’er was a devil or not? His main purpose in coming to Wind City with his followers was to kill the Chosen One! He didn’t have time to deal with anyone else until that woman was eliminated!

Ignoring Benjamin’s subsequent words,

Wilt once again focused all his attention on the silver-haired girl. The next moment, Wilt’s attack came again like a raging storm!

This annoyed the silver-haired girl, who frowned and had to postpone her original plan to deal with Benjamin first...

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What?!!

the leader?!

This damned man! He’s not answering me?

Did he forget that without me, their plan would not have gone so smoothly?!

Seeing that Wilt was ignoring him, Benjamin clenched his fists in anger. However, he didn’t dare to show his dissatisfaction since he still needed Wilt to protect him and the Divine Punishment Sect’s cooperation afterward so he could smoothly become a Marquis.

For now,

He had to bear with it...

And so, for the first time, Benjamin chose to shut his mouth and endure his inner anger.

However,

While Benjamin suppressed his anger,

Another being’s rage became uncontrollable after seeing Benjamin. It surged like a volcanic eruption,

"Benjamin! It was really you, the traitor! You’ve actually joined forces with the thieves of the Divine Punishment Sect! You ungrateful wretch!!"

What?!!

"Marquis?!"

Upon hearing the familiar and crude voice, Benjamin was immediately frightened and shuddered, instinctively retreating several steps, looking terrified at the source of the sound not far away.

"You, you’re not dead yet??!"

At this moment,

Covered in blood and wearing tattered armor, Xiumu, gasping for air, was supporting his body with a sword and barely managed to stand up. His deep blue eyes were locked on Benjamin, seemingly filled with flames ready to burst out!

"You damned thing! We treated you well! And now you dare to join forces with the Divine Punishment Sect to attack my city?! You traitor! You will see how I’ll deal with you!!"

Scolding angrily, Xiumu tried his best to stand up,

His azure fighting energy also began to mobilize gradually,

However,

It seemed that due to the severity of his injuries, the hard-earned fighting energy suddenly dispersed, and the longsword in Xiumu’s hand unknowingly fell to the ground! Apparently, Xiumu didn’t even have the strength to hold a sword now!

What?!

"Huh?!"

Seeing this scene, Benjamin, who had just been planning to run away, suddenly stopped and looked at Xiumu with a puzzled expression. After a brief observation, Benjamin confirmed that the once powerful and mighty Marquis was now at the end of his rope.

No way!

Let alone killing him, it would be difficult for Xiumu to even stand up!

After all, how could anyone have any strength left after fighting against the leader?

Realizing this, Benjamin showed a disgusting grin on his face, his eyes full of mockery and disdain,

"Hahaha! You’re in this state, and you still want to kill me?! You’re really overestimating yourself!"

"Benjamin, why did you betray us!"

"Hm? Betray?!"

Hearing Xiumu’s words, Benjamin couldn’t help but burst into laughter,

"Hahahaha! Betray you?! It’s because you looked down on me! You made me do this and that, but you never really wanted me to inherit the title! Since you won’t give me the title, I’ll take it myself!"

With that said,

Benjamin once again let out a creepy laugh, and a magical long spear was taken off his back! Then, without hesitation, Benjamin aimed the spear at Xiumu!

"Boom!!"

With the flash of the gun’s muzzle,

A bullet coated with red magic roared out of the muzzle, hitting Xiumu’s chest directly!

Blood splattered everywhere in an instant,

Xiumu, covering his chest, showed a pained expression and fell to his knees!

"Hahaha!! That’s it? You want to kill me with this?!"

Seeing Xiumu fall to his knees, Benjamin became even more excited,

The magic gun that Pelochi gave him and the specially enchanted bullets were indeed powerful.

However,

Under normal circumstances, this kind of weapon was only suitable for dealing with fifth or sixth-tier beings. It was still a pipe dream to take on a saint-level existence, as the power was far from sufficient. But who would have thought that Xiumu would be so weak now that he couldn’t even gather his protective fighting energy?!

Hahaha!

Moreover,

The once high and mighty Marquis was now kneeling in front of him?

"The wheel of fortune turns, Marquis~"

Benjamin laughed wildly and loaded another bullet into his magic gun,

"But don’t worry, I’ll give you a quick death for the sake of our years together!"

With that said,

Under Xiumu’s unwilling and angry gaze, Benjamin raised his gun again and aimed it at Xiumu’s forehead. Considering Xiumu’s current dire situation, this bullet could be the end of him...

"I... I should have never spared you, you ungrateful wretch..."

"Hehe, if you’d given me the title earlier, none of this would have happened, right?"

Benjamin sneered mockingly,

However,

Just as Benjamin prepared to pull the trigger, a black beam of light carrying an overwhelming pressure suddenly came from the sky outside the barrier at an unimaginable speed, launching a powerful attack...