Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 193 - 194: The Mysterious Woman

"Who are you?"

Faced with the sudden appearance of this mysterious, hooded woman, Yuan’er immediately stood up and adopted a cautious stance. The dark power of shadows around her began to flow, seemingly ready to launch an attack at any moment.

However,

The overwhelming powerful force of the shadows didn’t seem to affect the mysterious woman. After casting a casual glance at the surrounding carnage, she spoke in a mechanical tone, her voice gradually reaching Yuan’er’s ears.

"I bear no ill."

Saying that,

The woman slowly raised her hand and removed her hood.

her soft hair cascaded down like a waterfall, draping over her shoulders.

Her honey-colored curls appeared somewhat languid and rebellious. The woman’s delicate face bore no expression, her long willow-like eyebrows painted a deep purple. Beneath the dark eyeshadow, her cold blue eyes, partially hidden by long lashes, sparkled with a chilly light, concealing a deep, barely perceptible sadness. Her high, narrow nose exuded elegance and indifference. Her nearly bloodless lips were tightly clenched, and her snowy complexion seemed somewhat pale.

She was an astonishingly beautiful woman with a sickly, ethereal allure, reminiscent of the cold, radiant moon in a dark forest.

Beautiful, yet chilling to the bone.

Her figure was obscured by the large coat she wore, making it difficult to discern.

But to Yuan’er, anyone with such a flawless face must naturally possess an equally stunning figure...

However,

Why would such a woman suddenly appear here? She claimed to bear no ill or disgust toward me, and she don’t seem like a bad person.

And,

’What did she mean by what she said earlier?’

"What do you mean, ’I can’t turn back’? What does that mean?"

"The power of shadows has already fused with your soul. You cannot turn back. That’s the reality. Learn to accept it."

"No, that’s not possible..."

"Have you ever seen anyone revert from being a demon back to a human?"

At that, Yuan’er fell silent, her face a mix of indescribable emotions. Meanwhile, the intense hunger once again surged to the forefront of her mind. Her heterochromatic eyes flickered, and a violent consciousness gradually began to erode her reason.

’No, don’t...’

Under the influence of her overpowering hunger, the shadows energy around Yuan’er began to rage. It seemed as if the entire Base was being crushed and devoured by the black light...

"No, you... you should go... I’m... I’m dangerous right now..."

Even in this state, Yuan’er still wanted to urge the woman before her to leave.

She didn’t want to harm this seemingly ’good’ sister...

However,

In the mysterious woman’s eyes, the raging black light posed no threat. The violent aura constantly released by Yuan’er didn’t cause her to furrow her brow even slightly. At most, her blue eyes revealed a hint of complexity.

Of course, this emotion was fleeting...

In the next moment,

After effortlessly dispersing the black liquid that had surged toward her, the mysterious woman tossed what seemed like a ’baguette’ to Yuan’er.

"Eat this. You won’t be as hungry afterward."

"Huh?!"

Catching the long piece of bread, Yuan’er hesitated.

Despite having emptied the bandits’ granary, she still felt ravenous, and Yuan’er didn’t think such a small piece of bread could satiate her hunger. However, she didn’t seem to have much choice. Eating bread was better than consuming human flesh...

Although she didn’t know why, the allure of human flesh seemed to grow stronger.

Eventually,

Under the calm gaze of the mysterious woman, Yuan’er took bite after bite, quickly stuffing the large piece of bread into her small cherry-red mouth. Despite consuming so much food, her stomach remained flat, showing no signs of swelling...

As the bread was consumed, Yuan’er’s eyebrows raised in surprise.

"I’m... I’m not hungry anymore?!"

At that moment, Yuan’er was astonished to find that the intense hunger that had plagued her for so long and had been unbearable was now suppressed.

’What was going on?’

’It was just an ordinary piece of bread, right?’

’I had already eaten so many pieces of bread like this!’

Confused, Yuan’er looked up at the mysterious woman perched high above, her curiosity piqued.

"What did you give me to eat? Why am I suddenly not hungry anymore?"

"It’s just bread infused with concentrated magic power," the woman replied nonchalantly.

"Magic power?"

"A newly born demon king requires a lot of energy to stabilize. However, not only did you not replenish your energy, but you also caused a commotion immediately after awakening, which naturally made you feel hungry. Ordinary food won’t suppress that hunger. You need to replenish your magic power, aura, or shadow power. You need to consume these energies to recover."

"So, this bread contains a lot of magic power?"

"Yes."

"Then... why did you..."

Looking at the bread crumbs in her hand and hesitating for a moment, Yuan’er slowly raised her head and met the mysterious woman’s blue eyes with a fearful expression.

"Why are you helping me?"

"No particular reason. I just bored."

The woman replied indifferently,

"Moreover, it’s not just that. I will also teach you how to control your power, how to restrain your inner impulses, and how to hide your identity to live in human society."

"Teach... teach me?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan’er couldn’t help but display a perplexed look, her heterochromatic eyes revealing a hint of doubt.

"Why would you help me like this? We’ve never met before. Do you have some kind of ulterior motive?"

"If you don’t trust me, then forget it. You can just stay here by yourself."

The woman bluntly responded to Yuan’er’s words,

She then stood up, leaped into the air, and left the blood-filled Bandit Base.

"Eh?!"

Seeing the mysterious woman leave so abruptly and without looking back, Yuan’er revealed a flustered expression. After being stunned for a few seconds, she hastily mobilized the black light to chase after her. In an instant, the entire Base vanished under the surge of the black light. With the acceleration from the black shadow power, Yuan’er quickly caught up with the woman with honey-colored long hair.

"I’m sorry! I... I was wrong! I believe you! I believe you! Please teach me how to control my power!"

Becoming a demon King was indeed hard for Yuan’er to accept.

But if I can control this power, there might still be a chance for me to return to a normal life.

my grandfather,

The people at home,

They might even accept me again...

She didn’t want to see her family brandishing their swords at her like before ever again.

The woman before me seemed to understand demon King so well and could even provide bread that suppressed my hunger. Perhaps she could truly help me?! Moreover, for some reason, I feel that I Can trust this person.

"Please, wait a moment!"

In response to Yuan’er’s cry, the woman ahead finally stopped and looked back at the young girl indifferently.

"Then you can come with me."

"Yes, yes!"

"Oh, by the way."

But before they had taken a few steps, the honey-haired woman seemed to remember something, turned back again, and looked at Yuan’er.

Seeing her expression suddenly become serious, Yuan’er couldn’t help but take a deep breath and asked nervously,

"What... what’s wrong?"

"What did you call the girl who turned you into a demon king before?"

"I... I don’t know her name... I just... called her ’sister’. Is there something wrong with that?"

"You can’t call her that anymore."

"Huh? Why?"

"It will mess up the generation hierarchy."

Upon hearing this, Yuan’er tilted her head in confusion.

"Huh? What does that mean? What should I call her then?"

In response to this question, the honey-haired woman slowly turned around and walked over to Yuan’er. She stretched out her index finger, tapped Yuan’er’s forehead, and said very seriously, word by word:

"You… should…. Call… her... ’mom’."

"Wha...?!"

As these words were spoken, countless question marks appeared above the little girl’s head...