Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 325 - 326: Contract [2/2]

A day ago,

When the power-unleashed Inferno led a group of abyssal demons to retreat from SkyDome district as quickly as lightning, the citizens of the entire SkyDome city immediately fell weakly to their knees or collapsed on the ground.

Surviving from this disaster, they realized how humble life was; narrowly escaping death, they understood how to revere life.

To celebrate their successful survival in this catastrophe, people hugged the survivors next to them ecstatically, whether they knew each other before or not, they all held each other at this moment, sharing such precious time.

Like most citizens,

When seeing the massive retreat of the abyssal demons, Marquis Xiumu also took a long breath, and the pressure that had oppressed his heart for a long time seemed to be wiped out in an instant.

After all, the pressure given by Inferno was too terrifying. Although Yuan’er is now also a demon king, in Xiumu’s view, this child is obviously different from other abyssal demons or demon kings.

She is a rational being.

If Inferno continues to lead the abyssal demons to attack, whether Yuan’er, a rational being, will become a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh of other abyssal demons? It’s still uncertain.

Moreover, even if Inferno doesn’t attack Yuan’er, as a Saint Levels, they definitely can’t escape the claws of Inferno.

By then, Yuan’er might have to confront Inferno to protect them.

Although Yuan’er seems very strong, if she confronts Inferno...

Xiumu and Aurora didn’t dare to think.

Fortunately, in the end, the abyssal demons retreated, although the retreat was confusing, but they retreated after all. It made Xiumu’s tense heart slightly relax.

However,

Not relaxed for long, Xiumu frowned again, gazing thoughtfully at the vast north, his azure eyes were quickly occupied by worry.

Seeing her husband’s expression, Aurora helplessly walked to his side,

"What’s wrong, old man?"

"Sigh."

Xiumu shook his head and sighed deeply:

"The abyssal demons of SkyDome have retreated, and the citizens have survived. But... What about the Windy City? What’s their situation now?"

Hearing this, Aurora’s eyes also shrunk,

She had been so excited that she had been interacting with her long-lost granddaughter, and she had forgotten about the Northern Territory for a while.

Being reminded by her husband, Aurora’s face changed dramatically. If the abyssal demons all came to Snow Night’s capital, then the Northern border must have been broken.

In this situation, Windy City is likely in grave danger.

Thinking of those servants left in the city, and those familiar citizens, Aurora couldn’t help but become uneasy.

However, now she could only comfort herself:

"Old man, Thundercat is still in Windy City, it... it will be fine..."

"Will it really be fine?"

"Huh?"

"Even with so many strong people protecting SkyDome, including many level eight Cultivators, they couldn’t withstand the attack of the demon horde. Relying only on level eight guardian beast, Thundercat is impossible... Hahhh..."

Estimating the situation in the north, thinking about the Wind City that has been passed down through hundreds of years of their family history, possibly lost now, Marquis Xiumu’s face was full of sorrow.

His duty was to guard the north, to protect the Wind City, but he wasn’t even there when the city was destroyed? He didn’t get the chance to fight with his soldiers.

"Old man..."

"I just don’t know how many people managed to escape when My City was destroyed..."

Xiumu couldn’t help but start praying to the ancestral spirits, even if the spirits of Marquis family might have ceased to exist like those of the royal family.

"All we can do is pray."

However,

Just when Xiumu was feeling anxious, an untimely yet incredibly pleasant voice suddenly reached the ears of the Marquis and his wife, causing their expressions to change suddenly.

" Wind City is fine "

’What?!’

’Who…?’

The sudden voice made both of them startle, and they immediately looked toward the source of the sound.

At The next moment, when they saw the owner of the voice, Marquis Xiumu’s eyes widened in surprise,

The Owner of the voice was a woman of incomparable beauty.

Her black hair, with tips like blood, flowed straight down like a waterfall to her small, round bottom.

Her eyes were captivating, her nose delicate, her skin as white as snow, and her lips as red as a plum in the snow. Her porcelain face, paired with her sparkling red eyes, looked like a masterpiece, or a fairy walking in the mortal world.

This young girl in a black dress, barefoot, with black hair, was always exuding an enchanting charm.

However,

After seeing such a beautiful girl, Xiumu, after a moment of shock, immediately pulled out the broken sword he had picked up from the ground, and took an unusually cautious stance, his blue aura also slowly rising. Aurora beside Xiumu also showed a guarded expression.

The reason was simple,

Because dozens of bloody butterflies were fluttering around the girl,

And Xiumu could clearly feel the terrifying power emanating from these butterflies and the girl, the power of the Shadow...

’She?! ’

’She is a demon?!’

’And, these bloody butterflies?!’

’Blood Butterfly?! Is She that Newly Born Demon King?!’

Recalling the scene of the sky filled with blood-colored butterflies at the Galrose Fortress, Xiumu gasped, and couldn’t help but tremble all over.

And seeing that ’dangerous’ black-haired woman squatting in front of their child, Marquis Xiumu and his wife were even more flustered, with cold sweat continually streaming down their foreheads.

"Yuan’er! Come here quickly! That woman is dangerous!!"

Xiumu couldn’t help but yell, instinctively rushing forward with his sword to try and save his granddaughter.

In the heat of the moment, the old Marquis seemed to have forgotten that his granddaughter was already stronger than himself.

"Grandpa, Grandpa?"

Seeing her grandfather rushing forward so frantically, Yuan’er immediately showed a panicked expression, quickly trying to prevent her grandpa from attacking the beautiful black-haired girl. But how could she stop someone else without hurting them?

Her sister Youlan hadn’t taught her this...

For a moment, Yuan’er was a little flustered.

However,

At that moment, the black-haired girl on the side slowly raised her hand, gently stroked Yuan’er’s little head, and gestured with her eyes that she didn’t need to worry.

After meeting those warm and loving eyes, Yuan’er nodded a little dazedly.

The next moment,

The black-haired girl gently snapped her fingers, and the scarlet Shadow power instantly swept over Marquis Xiumu, directly shattering the sword in his hand and dissipating all the Aura he had just gathered around him.

This caused the old Marquis to show a changed expression, standing somewhat stunned on the spot.

Aurora, who was trying to help from behind him, was also immobilized by the powerful wave of Shadow power.

"This, what is this?"

After easily stopping the Marquis’ intention to attack, the black-haired girl helplessly propped her chin up with her hand:

"Please, Marquis Xiumu, I mean no harm to you, alright? Do you really have to be this nervous?"

"?!?!"

"You..."

Hearing this, Xiumu’s eyebrows suddenly furrowed, staring at the girl in front of him with suspicion,

"You, mean no harm? A demon king, with no ill intentions toward humans? Who would believe that!"

Xiumu knew clearly,

The demon king in front of him had casually slaughtered Prince Bernard and a group of royal mages during the Galrose Fortress incident.

The recent huge explosion near the palace also seemed to have something to do with her! No matter what, this girl definitely couldn’t be like his granddaughter, harmless to humans!

"Don’t try to deceive us with your appearance!"

Xiumu said with extreme caution, mobilizing his power inside.

"Ah, stereotypes, they really are troublesome."

Have you forgotten the situation with your granddaughter?

Seeing this, the black-haired girl, who could feel the power surging within Xiumu, held her forehead in speechless frustration,

Then,

The crimson-eyed girl squinted slightly, and a chilling light that penetrated the soul overflowed, causing the Marquis and Marchioness to shiver.

"Please, do I have any reason to deceive you? What would I gain from deceiving you?"

"Well..."

"If I had ill intentions, you would have been dead long ago."

The black-haired girl said coldly,

The temperature in the surrounding air suddenly dropped at that moment, and Xiumu couldn’t help but feel a suffocating pressure.

Seeing her grandfather’s pupils dilate, Yuan’er instantly revealed a teary-eyed expression.

For Yuan’er, she didn’t want her grandparents to have a conflict with the black-haired girl in front of them.

Anxiously, Yuan’er quickly ran to the side of the black-haired girl and helplessly tugged at her skirt:

"Please, please, don’t harm my grandfather..."

"Hmm?"

Lowering her head, the black-haired girl met the tear-filled, unusual-colored eyes of the girl and trembled inwardly upon hearing her slightly sobbing words.

Immediately, she retracted the intimidating coldness surrounding her and dissipated the suppressing power over Xiumu and Aurora.

"Don’t worry, I won’t harm them."

The girl smiled and comfortingly patted Yuan’er’s head.

On the other side,

Released from the invisible prison of suppressing power, Xiumu knelt half on the ground, gasping for breath, and incredulously looked at the black-haired girl not far away.

Naturally, Xiumu noticed the way the black-haired girl looked at Yuan’er just now.

And it was precisely because he noticed that the old man found it difficult to comprehend.

Because,

That kind of gaze, Xiumu was extremely familiar with it,

When Aurora looked at Veed, when Lelana looked at Yuan’er and Xia’er...

It was the same expression,

It was the gaze of a mother toward her child...

’Why would this woman look at Yuan’er with that kind of gaze? And this emotion didn’t seem fake either...’

But no matter what,

That woman in front of him didn’t seem to harbor any ill intentions as he had imagined.

After taking a deep breath, Xiumu slowly raised his head and met the black-haired girl’s radiant crimson eyes that were like gemstones.

"So, why have you come here, and what is your purpose?"

"Purpose?"

Upon hearing that, the girl couldn’t help but smile:

"Purpose? Actually, it’s nothing much, I just want to make a contract with you."

"Hmm? A c-contract?"

"Don’t worry, it’s not a soul-selling contract. This contract is beneficial and harmless to the people of your territory and Yuan’er."

Xiumu: ...