Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 187 - 188: Shocking Truth

The perspective shifts back to several days ago. Due to Wilt’s sudden attack on Mengxi, Yumo had no choice but to temporarily abandon her education of Yuan’er and rush to Mengxi’s location, intending to deal with Wilt first. As for Yuan’er? She was left behind, somewhat baffled.

Although she could tell that the black-haired sister was very anxious, as the dark figure disappeared from her sight, Yuan’er couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss...

Despite having only met the other party 2 times,

However, deep in her soul, she instinctively felt an indescribable sense of loss.

This involuntarily made Yuan’er frown,

’It’s such a strange feeling.’

-’Follow the method I taught you, land on the ground first, and then find a place to hide.’-

Recalling the words of the black-haired sister just now, Yuan’er nodded in agreement.

That’s right,

Let’s go down first,

’This young lady seems to be a little afraid of heights...’

(she is referring to herself )

So, Yuan’er slowly closed her eyes and began to recall the method of controlling her power that the black-haired sister had taught her. Subsequently, under Yuan’er’s exploratory control, the black liquid surrounding her began to flow slowly~

Blacklight began to shine,

Under the protection of this black light, Yuan’er’s body gradually descended,

Passing through the bloody butterfly barrier,

And finally landed on the empty street,

As her feet touched the ground, Yuan’er suddenly opened her eyes, her heterochromatic eyes full of excitement and a feeling of accomplishment,

"yaaay! This young lady succeeded! I’m indeed a genius!"

"Hehe~"

With this in mind, Yuan’er put her hands on her hips and struck a very smug pose,

"But, this young lady can fly now?! That’s amazing! I have to show off to grandpa and Grandma when I go back! Speaking of which, where is this place..."

Suppressing her excitement for a moment, Yuan’er blinked her cute heterochromatic eyes and curiously looked around.

Then,

The pink-haired girl’s eyebrows knitted together,

"Wait?! This, this place is?!"

Looking carefully, Yuan’er realized,

She had been here before!

Wasn’t it the commercial street she used to visit often? Last year, on the New Life Day (which can be understood as the New Year in the Snow Night Empire), she had come here to play with Sikta and others! At that time, this place was quite prosperous, full of various shops and wrapped in laughter.

But now?

The familiar scene of the past no longer existed; the entire commercial street seemed to have turned into a fiery hell, with no living people in sight.

On the ground, on the walls, and in the burning shops, there were countless corpses and endless broken limbs.

Although she didn’t know why, seeing these disgusting scenes now didn’t make her feel the slightest discomfort or nausea. However, these sights still made Yuan’er show a shocked expression, and a strong sense of foreboding emerged in her heart.

’Was this place attacked?’

You should know,

This was the central area of the Wind-facing City. If even this place turned into a sea of fire and purgatory, what about her home? The Marquis Mansion?

Thinking of this, Yuan’er looked anxiously in the direction of the Marquis Mansion.

Under normal circumstances,

when encountering such an attack, Yuan’er’s rationality might have made her flee and seek reinforcements. However, now feeling the black energy on and around her body, which she was extremely familiar with and gave her a strong feeling of security, Yuan’er no longer planned to run away.

The sister just now had said that she was now very strong!

"I, I want to go back to help Grandpa and Grandma!"

Recalling the content taught by the black-haired sister just now, the black light began to surge slowly, gradually attaching itself to Yuan’er’s little feet and back. In the next instant, under the fierce push of this black force, Yuan’er suddenly turned into a black meteor and rushed toward the Marquis Mansion.

Without a doubt,

Yuan’er at this moment had completely forgotten the words Yumo had told her earlier, forgetting about hiding...

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Inside the Marquis’s family estate,

accompanied by a rampage of black light and under the embrace of a terrifying aura, after accidentally collapsing several houses, Yuan’er returned to the familiar yet unfamiliar interior of the estate. The familiarity goes without saying, as she grew up here. The strangeness? It was because, at this moment, many familiar scenes from the past were gone.

The entire Marquis Mansion was shrouded in smoke, the buildings of the past almost turned into ruins, the once beautiful garden had turned into a living hell, and the once bustling Marquis Mansion was now eerily silent, the only sound perhaps being the crackling of the fire burning wood...

Seeing this scene, Yuan’er held her breath,

an unparalleled sense of horror rushed to her heart.

’What on earth happened here?! Why did it become like this?! Grandpa and Grandma?! Are you alright? Sister Fei, Brother Sikta, Dora? Are you all okay?’

The uncertainty of the fate of relatives and acquaintances made Yuan’er even more anxious, clenching her hands tightly.

In a hurry,

Yuan’er hurriedly began searching,

hoping to find familiar people,

and while searching, Yuan’er prayed constantly in her heart, hoping that her grandparents and those servants who were like family could be safe and sound.

Panic spread wildly in the girl’s heart,

"Please, don’t let anything happen to you all. From now on... I... I won’t be willful anymore... I beg you... Don’t let anything happen!"

In her anxiety, Yuan’er couldn’t help shedding a few tears.

And just when the young girl felt a wave of despair,

Several familiar figures suddenly caught Yuan’er’s attention, making her immediately break into a smile, her face filled with surprise.

Those people were? The Knights!

In the distance, atop the ruins, there were indeed several members of the Blizzard Knights. In the middle of these knights was the figure that gave Yuan’er immense reassurance, the old man with white hair wearing a blue and white military coat, the head of the Marquis family, Xiumu.

That was Yuan’er’s grandfather.

"Grandpa! Grandpa!"

Upon seeing the familiar figures, Yuan’er hurriedly ran toward them under the escort of the black light! At this moment, Yuan’er’s anxious heart desperately needed the comfort of her family. Besides, having been kidnapped for so long, her grandfather must have been worried sick about her.

Sorry, Grandpa,

I’m back now!

At this moment, Yuan’er was looking forward to a touching reunion with her grandfather, looking forward to her grandfather’s familiar and warm embrace. In Yuan’er’s mind, a scene of grandparent and grandchild embracing each other, shedding tears of gratitude, had already been conceived.

However,

What Yuan’er never expected was that something sudden happened in the next moment.

Upon hearing Yuan’er’s shout, Xiumu and the knights all looked at the pink-haired girl rushing toward them with astonished eyes. After a moment of stupefaction, to Yuan’er’s shock, all the knights instantly drew their swords and aimed them at her! It was a display of vigilance against an enemy.

"Huh?!"

In an instant, the fast-running Yuan’er instinctively stopped in her tracks, standing there bewildered, looking at the Blizzard Knights with eyes filled with astonishment and terror.

Especially after seeing the fear in their eyes, Yuan’er’s mind almost crashed.

’Why, why these expressions?’

"What... What are you doing?! Why are you pointing your swords at me?! Have you forgotten who I am?!"

Yuan’er couldn’t help but ask,

Faced with Yuan’er’s question, the knights exchanged glances for a few seconds and still looked at her with fearful eyes, not intending to lower their swords.

Seeing this, Yuan’er couldn’t help biting her lip, a strong feeling of anxiety emerging in her heart.

With her complicated heart, Yuan’er cast a pleading look at Xiumu, toward her beloved grandfather.

"Grandpa! Tell them! Have these knights gone crazy?! Why are they raising their swords at me?!"

She thought her grandfather would speak up for her,

But in the next moment,

Yuan’er realized she was wrong again,

Her grandfather not only didn’t scold those rude knights, but he even drew a sword from the ground and looked at her with eyes that seemed to be filled with love but contained a cold chill, making Yuan’er shiver down her spine.

"Grand... Grandpa?"

"It seems that you’ve temporarily regained your senses, Yuan’er."

Xiumu let out a long sigh, his tone filled with immense sadness.

Hearing this, Yuan’er became even more confused.

"Grandpa, what are you talking about? What do you mean by losing my senses?"

"Sigh, Yuan’er, do you know what’s going on with you right now?"

"Right now? What’s going on?"

With a puzzled face, Yuan’er looked down at her body, her powerful physique.

"I’m feeling great, better than I’ve ever felt before!"

Hearing this answer, Xiumu fell silent for a moment.

"…Then do you know what the source of that power around you is?"

"The power? These black lights? Ummm... I’m not quite sure, but it feels really comfortable! Grandpa, why don’t you try touching it!?"

Saying this, like a child wanting to share a toy, Yuan’er scooped up a ball of black energy beside her and excitedly ran toward Xiumu.

"No! Don’t come any closer!"

Seeing Yuan’er’s actions, all the knights assumed an attack stance and shouted angrily.

Huh?

The sudden roar left Yuan’er dumbfounded again, biting her lip in anger.

"Grandpa! What on earth are they doing?!"

"I’m sorry, Yuan’er, the reaction of these knights is quite normal..."

"Normal? How is pointing swords at me normal?!" Yuan’er’s voice carried a little sob, looking innocently at Xiumu.

...

After a moment of silence, shaking his head, Xiumu said bitterly,

"Because, right now, you are no longer human. You’ve become an Abyssal Demon..."

"Grandpa, what... what nonsense are you talking about?!"

The moment she heard this, Yuan’er felt as if she had been struck by thunder, standing there dumbfounded...