Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 291 - 292: Xiao’s Thoughts (part 1) [1/10]

I will post 6chp every 5m and for the remaining 4 chapters, it will take some time for editing maybe 3 to 4h ...

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Having unleashed the power of the Third divine force and activated the eighth-Tier puppets, Xue Tianao believed himself to be almost unbeatable in this situation.

Even the universally acknowledged and fearsome Demon King "Higanbana," would not be able to defeat him in this state!

(Higanbana in Japanese mean è Red Spider Lily)

Until today, Xue Tianao had unwavering faith in this belief. He thought that even against an eighth-Tier human, even if they were at the peak of the eighth Tier, he could easily secure victory.

However, his confidence was shattered during the battle with Xiao.

His once highly regarded powerful skills were effortlessly nullified by the Black Rose Duke. Even the high-level items obtained through system exchanges were destroyed as soon as they were taken out from his spatial ring.

He didn’t even have the opportunity to cast the powerful magic spells he had learned before.

From beginning to end, he was constantly on the receiving end, coughing up blood... He couldn’t even complete a few sentences, let alone chant any magic incantations.

Being passively beaten was not Xue Tianao’s style. Just a few minutes ago, while still suppressed, he sacrificed the artifact "Helsiris Axe" and unleashed his most aggressive skill, "Judgment of Salvation." The radiant golden energy transformed into a stunning golden holy sword, as Xue Tianao eagerly watched.

However, just as he was about to unleash the power of the divine sword, he was immediately engulfed and devoured by Xiao’s boundless black mist. The holy sword didn’t even have a chance to display its might and was unconsciously lost within the overwhelming mist created by Xiao.

As a result, Xue Tianao could only use this skill a few times, at the cost of sacrificing the artifact, but ultimately, he couldn’t even release it.

Just like countless other powerful moves before, it was abruptly terminated halfway.

"Damn it! Why does that bastard always interrupt my skills?!"

Xue Tianao couldn’t help but roar madly in his heart. And seemingly perceiving Xue Tianao’s confusion, Xiao blinked in front of him and coldly glanced at the ridiculously desperate golden-haired man.

"Do you think anyone will let you calmly ’channel’ your skills?"

’Perhaps Lady Yumo had patience, but I didn’t. I have no interest in willingly receiving the protagonist’s ultimate move. The ultimate move was meant to be interrupted...’

With disdain and contempt for Xue Tianao, Xiao effortlessly evaded his slash and the blast of golden energy, landing a punch directly on the destined child’s face.

He sent him flying, causing his nose to bleed profusely and more than ten teeth to scatter through the air...

Xue Tianao, once again severely injured, lost all resemblance to an emperor. He crashed into the ruins in a pitiful state, raising a cloud of dust.

"Ha..."

Blood sprayed continuously from Xue Tianao’s mouth. At this moment, Xue Tianao had lost his previous radiant and confident demeanor. Instead, fear and unease wrapped around him like a black serpent from the abyss, making it difficult for him to even breathe due to the indescribable pressure.

While struggling to get up from the ground, Xue Tianao’s peripheral vision inadvertently glanced at two other battlefields not far away.

Although unwilling to admit it, Xue Tianao had already realized that he couldn’t defeat the Black Rose Duke before him with his own power alone.

Could he perhaps rely on the two eighth-Tier puppets? After all, they were creations modified by the system! Maybe they could create a miracle?

With this thought, a glimmer of hope ignited in Xue Tianao’s heart. However, as the situation in the other two battlefields came into view, the flickering flame of hope within the destined child was instantly ruthlessly extinguished.

"No, how... how could this be..."

At this moment, under Xue Tianao’s almost desperate gaze, Deathwing suddenly generated a violent gust of wind pressure. Amidst the emerald light, countless sharp wind blades with the momentum to sever all things instantaneously shattered the eighth-Tier puppet’s protective barrier and sliced it into hundreds of pieces.

The situation of the other puppet wasn’t much better. The alchemical puppet, flying at high speed, was suddenly bitten by the Snow Devourer.

The raging power of crimson Shadow was infused into the giant wolf’s teeth, directly piercing through the puppet’s steel body.

As the energy core was destroyed by Snow Devourer, the puppet met its final fate of being scrapped. The dense silver magical energy dissipated, transforming into scrap metal, slumping in Snow Devourer’s mouth.

"Damn it!"

Witnessing this scene, Xue Tianao couldn’t help but angrily curse.

’How did my hard-earned two eighth-Tier puppets end up being useless and shattered by a Demon King easily like that? If only I had exchanged them for something else in the past!’

The feelings of despair and regret in Xue Tianao’s heart grew bigger.

However, he had no time to dwell on regrets because Xiao’s attack was rapidly expanding in his eyes.

"?!"

With a deafening roar, countless summoning beasts, formed from the black mist, suddenly tore apart Xue Tianao’s protective divine power and began ruthlessly biting his body.

The chosen one couldn’t help but let out a series of desperate screams. And it didn’t end there. Just as Xue Tianao swung his sword and shattered the twenty ferocious-looking summoning beasts, Xiao’s magic formation had already completed its formation.

The pitch-black magical Beam instantly struck, shattering the newly reconstructed shield of Xue Tianao without any surprise. The beam of Shadow-infused energy pierced through Xue Tianao’s abdomen, causing him to once again cough up a mouthful of blood. Within the blood, numerous fragments of internal organs were mixed.

"Fu@k... Fu@k... Fu@k..."

Gasping for breath as he struggled to get up from the ground, Xue Tianao, with eyes full of resentment, stared fixedly at Xiao in mid-air. The emotions of resentment and confusion continued to breed within his heart.

Taking a few glances at the Demon King’s existence with overwhelming momentum, surrounding him from left and right, the chosen one couldn’t help but ask,

"Why..."

The golden-haired man’s words were filled with questioning, and his gaze pierced Xiao like a sharp sword.