Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 392: Night Lightning [6/10]

In the western part of Ancita Continent,

Within the Multiracial United Empire, in the territory of Holy Lomari.

The night grew deeper, and everything within the Empire seemed to settle into calmness; all appeared peaceful and serene.

However, just then, an ear-piercing roar erupted from a mansion on the outskirts of the capital, breaking the silence of the night.

"Damn it! Why is there still no news? What the heck are they doing?"

Inside an office within the mansion, a middle-aged man of average height, wearing black glasses and looking dignified, angrily slammed his fist onto his desk.

With the violent surge of deep blue magic, the once-solid desk shattered into pieces, its debris scattered all over the floor.

The servants and attendants in the room immediately fell to one knee. The leading manservant, with genuine fear and trepidation in his voice, pleaded:

"Please calm down, Lord Bafiluo! Sir Klimu’s assassination team will be back with that commoner girl’s head soon!"

"Why haven’t they come back yet? They’re already more than half an hour late!"

The man known as Bafiluo glared at his subordinates.

"No contact? Could it be that they’ve failed and now dare not come back to face me?"

"No, that shouldn’t be possible Lord Bafiluo! That commoner girl only has a cultivation at level 5, while Sir Klimu is a professional level 6 assassin. His team will surely succeed as soon as they strike. You have nothing to worry about."

"It may be so, but hasn’t that commoner recently received support from that silver-haired old lady? Who knows if she has provided a strong guard for her."

"Don’t worry my lord. According to our intelligence, the Elder hasn’t given any support to that commoner. She couldn’t possibly have anyone to challenge Sir Klimu. His delay is likely due to the time spent handling her body. After all, that commoner is a candidate for imperial honor and must be dealt with carefully."

The manservant explained cautiously.

Upon hearing these words, Bafiluo gradually calmed down.

"I hope so... In any case, that damn commoner, that lowly girl must die..."

The thought of the young girl with bright green hair made Bafiluo grind his teeth in anger.

A terrifying flame of jealousy ignited in his heart.

The Antereix family was one of the ten noble families of Holy Lomari. As the head of the family, Bafiluo had always valued lineage and Nobel blood.

And now,

A girl born of lowly commoners’ blood had become a candidate for imperial honor? Even becoming one of the Empire’s new ruling officials, thanks to the Elder’s support?

That position of the ruling official should have been his!

It was stolen by that commoner?’

For someone who was determined to have the position of ruling official, this time he was utterly humiliated in front of everyone!

"Damn it!"

Thinking of this, Bafiluo clenched his fists tightly, his brown eyes filled with malice.

At that moment, the only thought in his head was to kill that lowly commoner.

If that commoner dies, the position of the ruling official might come back to him! Plus, he would be rid of a major problem...

The impatient Bafiluo had no tolerance to wait any longer. He was eager to see that girl’s head, and with a flash, he came directly in front of the manservant, rudely grabbing his collar:

"Find a way! Contact Klimu quickly! I need to know right away if that wretched girl is dead or not! If she’s not dead, I can’t rest easy!"

"Yes, yes, Milord, I... I’ll contact him immediately!"

Faced with his master’s urgency, the manservant nodded hurriedly, planning to contact Sir Klimu through a communication magic stone.

However,

As he turned around, the manservant’s face involuntarily revealed a look of unease.

"Hmm, I... I have a bad feeling about this," he muttered to himself. He knew the commoner girl was vulnerable, yet she was still alive. Forces aiming to kill her were numerous in Holy Lomari, but why was she still unharmed?

’Others from great families might be merciful, but a commoner girl like her should have been killed long ago. How could she drag on until now?’

...

The more he thought, the more uneasy he became.

The next moment,

When he opened the office door, his unsettling feeling seemed confirmed...

"What?!"

"What’s going on?!"

As soon as he opened the door, a silver figure suddenly enlarged in the manservant’s eyes! Before Bafiluo’s loyal servant could react, the figure charged into the room without slowing down, heading straight for the massive mural behind Bafiluo.

*Boom~!*

With a thunderous crash and the spreading scent of blood, the silver figure suddenly collided with the mural. Dust filled the room, and a gust of wind spread quickly...

"What just happened?!"

This sudden event also caught Bafiluo by surprise. Just moments before cursing the girl, he quickly pulled his mind back to reality, uttering a shocked cry.

As the dust cleared, the shattered mural from the impact was revealed to everyone’s eyes.

What also appeared in their sight was the silver-armored knight, embedded in the wall, covered in blood, his face twisted in agony, with an eerie dark purple energy sword piercing his chest...

Seeing the silver-armored knight, everyone in the room, including Bafiluo, showed a look of disbelief.

"Lo... Lordric?! How... How could this happen?!"

Everyone was shocked to discover that the knight who had been nailed to the wall, dead in such a gruesome way, was none other than Lordric, the strongest knight responsible for guarding the Antereix family, possessing the early strength of the seventh level. But now, this powerful and trusted figure by Bafiluo had mysteriously died like this?

Who could have done this?!

Without time to think, a startled Bafiluo abruptly turned his head, looking outside the office, in the direction from which the silver-armored knight had come. And after seeing the scene beyond the main door, his eyes widened sharply, his heart seemed to stop, and an indescribable fear instantly spread through his core.

"What, what is that?"

At that moment,

In the reflection of Bafiluo’s eyes, their once beautiful and thriving courtyard of the Antereix mansion was gone, turned into shattered ruins, and covered with a layer of bright red ’veil.’

The ’veil’ consisted of blood, internal organs, and countless fragmented, unrecognizable corpses...

From the remnants of clothing on some of the body parts,

These people were undoubtedly the guards of their Antereix family.

This hellish scene, combined with the heavy stench of blood in the air and an intangible aura of terror, pressed upon Bafiluo with a force he had never felt before. Not only Bafiluo, but everyone else in the room felt the same.

...

The next moment,

Under their anxious gaze, a figure wearing brown ragged clothes slowly stepped through this sea of corpses and blood, walking calmly towards Bafiluo and the others.

And a voice filled with contemplation, belonging to this unknown figure, reached their ears,

"Ah~, it seems the infiltration went smoothly."

The voice was somewhat neutral, giving no clue to the gender.

The words were mere reflections, seemingly devoid of any emotion.

Staring intently at the mysterious person whose face was hidden, Bafiluo swallowed hard. As the head of the family, he knew that although the stranger in front of him didn’t emit any strong aura, their ability to easily kill the strongest in his family meant that their power must be terrifying...

Certainly, not something they could face now.

"Who in the world...? When did I ever offend someone like this?"

Bafiluo clenched his teeth, muttering to himself.

But no matter what,

He now had to find a way to stall this mysterious person until support from other families in Holy Lomari arrived...

With that thought,

Bafiluo took a deep breath, and approached politely,

"Can I ask for your name sir? I’m Bafiluo, head of the Antereix family. ... Hmm?"

However,

Before Bafiluo could finish speaking,

He was surprised to find that the atmosphere around the mysterious person before him had changed, and the neutral voice again reached his ears. But this time, the voice wasn’t emotionless like before; it was filled with an indescribable rage,

And a chilling coldness...

"You idiot! So, you’re Bafiluo! You’re the one who sent your minions to trouble me!"

The next moment,

Under Bafiluo’s bewildered gaze, the figure in front of him lifted a hand and made a standard international rude gesture.

Seeing this, Bafiluo’s eyes twitched,

" idiot? Sending minions? What... what do you mean by..."

However,

In the middle of speaking, Bafiluo’s eyes suddenly narrowed, and terror filled his eyes. He suddenly recognized something familiar about the figure before him...

"Wait, you... you... you’re with that lowly girl’s gu…"

However, just as the realization dawned on him,

The mysterious figure twisted and, with an unimaginable speed, appeared directly in front of Bafiluo. The pale sword suddenly loomed large in his eyes.

"You wretched, low-life old man! Forcing me to work late! I had to come here in the middle of the night to clean up your mess! Curse you and your f@cking 7 ancestors!"

The mysterious person’s words oozed a hatred that was hard to put into words.

It was as if they’d been holding back a great deal of anger,

And now, it burst forth.

"Die now, you annoying thing!"

With a hysterical yell,

Under Bafiluo’s desperate gaze, the sharp sword suddenly pierced through his chest...

...

*Boom!!!*

With a sound that shook the heavens,

The nighttime tranquility of the empire was shattered.

In the dark night,

A dark purple light of destruction rose without warning, and the entire Antereix family’s estate was swallowed by a blinding light, disintegrating into nothingness...