Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 358 - 359 Yumo’s strange state [4/5]

As a devoted daughter who consistently cares about her mother, Liyu was well aware of her Mother’s current state.

According to Sister Kalina, this odd behavior from their Mother probably began over four hundred years ago.

At that time,

Asumos Church joined forces with the main powers of the continent, putting together an army to invade the Great Winter Forest. They intended to entirely eliminate the threat from the North.

However, their initial confidence and high spirits eventually gave way to defeat and humiliation.

Even though their attack was pushed back by Brother Pierre and Sister Kalina, three Earth Apostles managed to slip into Demon Temple. Always practical, their mother used these intruders for an experiment... She seemingly let these three Apostles attack her freely, timing how long it would take for them to damage her.

As expected,

These three Apostles tried their best, aggressively attacking her Temple body for roughly a week, without success. After sacrificing their lives in a final attack, they simply died from power draining...

At least, that’s how their Mother saw it...

These three Apostles eventually died of exhaustion.

But according to Sister Kalina, only two of the Apostles died from exhaustion. The last one was actually killed by Mom, drained into a mummy by her bloody butterflies and crumbled to pieces...

And the strange thing is that their mother seemed to not remember any of that.

Most importantly,

When their mother fought back against the remaining Apostle, the aura of the Temple became very heavy, The cold and chilly vibe from the Temple made Kalina and Pierre feel unfamiliar and shiver in fear...

They were puzzled about what was happening to their Mother.

Fortunately,

In the centuries that followed, Mom’s condition stayed normal, and she didn’t fall into that strange state again. This let the children gradually forget about the events of that day...

Yet,

In recent years,

This odd behavior of their mother has resurfaced before Liyu and the others,

And it was happening more frequently...

This made Liyu feel very uneasy,

"Mom... what’s going on?"

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar black-haired girl, Liyu unconsciously adopted an alert stance, cautiously shielding Yuan’er behind her. In the past, Liyu firmly believed that no matter how angry her mother was, she would never harm them as her children. The worst she would do…

Was to spank them with feather duster.

However,

Facing her Mom in this state Liyu’s confidence had vanished, leaving her consumed by deep worry.

Because of Liyu’s heightened alertness, she became extra cautious. This left Yuan’er too frightened to utter a word, creating a palpable silence in the kitchen. The atmosphere felt so heavy, making it difficult to breathe...

Yet,

Just at that moment,

The little white wolf, which Liyu had earlier moved aside, casually approached her younger sisters. The unaware Limo didn’t sense the tense and heavy atmosphere in the kitchen. Rather, she wondered why her sisters had suddenly become so silent.

Moreover,

’Meow?’ (What tasty food is Mommy making?)

Curious Limo, wagging her tail, poked her head out with her innocent eyes peeking into the kitchen,

"Awoo, meow?" (What’s going on? What are we having for lunch today?)

?!

’Sis… Do you even know when to hold back?!’

Liyu couldn’t help but glare at her sister, who had just barged in and mentally yelled out of irritation.

However,

Liyu, who was about to drag Limo away, noticed that with the little white wolf’s random ’meowing’, their mother’s hollow and icy red eyes started to regain their usual warmth.

The heavy atmosphere disappeared all of a sudden, and the fluttering bloody butterflies gradually calmed down.

As their black-haired mother’s eyes slowly regained their shine, the foreign chill vanished instantly. Her gentle and innocent gaze once again met her children’s eyes,

’?!’

’Hmm?’

"What’s the matter? Are you hungry?"

A slightly confused Yumo looked at her three little darlings at the kitchen door and asked out of curiosity.

Seeing their mother back to her normal self, Liyu breathed a sigh of relief. The little girl casually scratched her head and nodded eagerly,

"Yes!! I’m hungry, I want to eat what Mommy made!"

"Is that so."

While petting the little white wolf snuggling against her leg, Yumo responded with a warm smile,

"You really are a bunch of foodies."

"Mom…"

"Hmm? What is it, Liyu?"

"Were you cooking just now? Did you feel anything strange? Like, did you feel unwell?"

"Strange? Unwell?"

Hearing Liyu’s words, Yumo furrowed her brows in confusion, then slowly shook her head,

"What are you saying? your Mom is perfectly fine. I was just cooking for you all, what could possibly be wrong?"

"Ah, no, it’s nothing. I was just asking out of curiosity."

"Hmm, you silly girl... Nevermind, go wait in the dining room. The fish will be ready soon."

"Mmm, got it."

Liyu obediently nodded, then led Yuan’er out of the kitchen.

Just a few steps out, she quickly ran back to pull a little white wolf, who was trying to make a mess in the kitchen...

After giving Yumo a cute and innocent smile, Liyu closed the kitchen door.

In the modestly sized kitchen, only Yumo remained.

"Hmm? What’s up with that child? Why does she seem a bit odd..."

The black-haired girl unconsciously twirled her hair with her delicate fingers, tilting her head in confusion.

’Humph, these little ones couldn’t have made more trouble….’

Although feeling a bit puzzled, Yumo decided to focus on cooking for now. Getting the promised grilled Nile fish ready for the kids was her main goal at the moment. At the same time, Yumo was excited to see the happy faces of her little ones when they taste this dish.

When the children are happy,

She naturally feels happy as well.

’Oh, right, this fish is some sort of King Fish, isn’t it? I should share half of it with those Black Rose kids. They work so hard every day, they deserve a treat.’

With these thoughts,

Yumo, filled with enthusiasm, bent down to pick up the kitchen knife from the counter. However, her brows suddenly furrowed,

’Hmm? What’s this?’

She slowly raised her hand, looking at her sleeve, which had been stained red by an unknown ’liquid’.

A strong sense of confusion quickly overcame Yumo,

’What...what’s going on?’

"Why is there blood on my clothes?"

"Hmm?"

’What... what’s that?’

Feeling puzzled, Yumo inadvertently glanced at the huge oven nearby. Seeing the number ’20’ magically illuminated on the oven, Yumo instinctively scratched her head in confusion,

’Wait? Didn’t I only bake it for a few minutes? How... how is it twenty minutes already?’

"Did I,"

"Did I zone out again"