Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 397: You traitors!! ??(???)????? [1/2]

"Hey, all of you, can you tell me exactly what’s happening here?" asked the black-haired young girl, smiling as she pointed at the heavily damaged mansion behind her.

Although Yumo was still wearing her familiar gentle smile as usual, relying on instinct and past experience, Liyu and the others immediately realized the gravity of the situation.

They were in trouble,

Mother was angry...

After pulling her foolish sister out of the snow and realizing this, Liyu’s small hand nervously clutched her skirt.

Faced with their mother’s question and the sudden overwhelming pressure, Liyu dared not say much.

At most, she continued to glare at her foolish sister with complaining eyes.

Meanwhile,

Liyu began to secretly express her discontent to Limo, using her facial expressions.

’Stinky sister!’

’Foolish sister!’

’Ugly and stupid silly sister!’

’You were sneaking an attack; why did you aim for the new house?! Couldn’t you have paid attention to the direction before firing?!’

’You’ve really angered me!’

’You’re going to get us all killed!’

It’s one thing to make noise and play games, and even if it got too loud, Mom would only say a few words.

And besides, it was Liyu’s plan to distract her mother from making armor for the Girl of Destiny by playing a noisy game of dodgeball. She didn’t want her mother to spend every day making equipment for that wicked woman...

However,

If that iron ball flew toward the mansion?! That would be a different story!

Since the original wooden house was torn down, Mom now had a strange obsession with the house. Plus, she loved the new house.

If the new house was damaged, Mom’s mood would surely plummet...

’And in this situation, stinky sister, you actually aimed the ball directly at the Mansion?!’

’And in the end, you even managed to hit Mom, and after hitting her, you just let it fall freely? Although that level of iron ball attack would never harm Mom, hitting her in the face is a serious challenge to her dignity, right?!’

’Stupid sister, are you itching for a spanking?!’

Liyu couldn’t help but rage inwardly. If possible, she’d likely pounce on her sister and bite her head to vent her dissatisfaction.

...

Feeling the "furious" look from Liyu, Limo pouted. Although they hadn’t communicated with words, Limo, who was always inseparable from Liyu, understood her little sister’s meaning.

Seeing that her sister was blaming her, Limo naturally felt annoyed,

She glanced unhappily at the grey-haired little girl beside her and secretly grimaced,

And so, the two sisters silently began their wordless conversation.

Limo: [It was you who told me to sneak attack, why blame it all on me?!]

Liyu: [I did tell you to sneak attack, that’s true! But why didn’t you pay attention to what was behind Sister Kalina? Why did you have to sneak attack from that position? And why did you aim the iron ball at the mansion?!]

Limo: [I was following your command, you told me to shoot, so I shot. You never mentioned that there was a mansion behind! It’s not my fault! I’m innocent! Besides, my attack was also boosted by the power of you, Sister Shuoyue, and Sister Yuan’er! How can you blame me for everything?!]

Liyu: [Stinky sister! You’re still arguing!]

...

The two sisters glared at each other, starting an intense silent blame game.

In reality,

Not only the two girls, Limo and Liyu, but also Kalina, Shuoyue, and Yuan’er, who were nearby, had fallen into a well-behaved and quiet state, not uttering a word. For a moment, the entire area plunged into a pin-drop silence, the eerie atmosphere heavy.

Facing her daughters’ silence, Yumo slightly narrowed her eyes:

Her voice, full of love and tenderness, slowly reached their ears,

"I’m just asking a simple question. Don’t stay silent."

Yumo’s words were pleasant to hear,

But at this moment, they froze these battle-hardened demonic beings on the spot, not daring to move. The atmosphere remained eerily silent.

...

Seeing this, Limo, who had transformed into a wolf shape, stopped her silent argument with Liyu. Somewhat puzzled, she blinked her red eyes and looked suspiciously at her silent sisters. Usually, when faced with their mother’s anger, they would start frantically defending themselves, even playing the blame game.

Why was it so quiet this time?

"Owooooo?" (What’s going on here?)

Numerous question marks appeared around the giant wolf,

But soon, the clever Limo shuddered all over, suddenly realizing.

"Owooo!" (I understand!)

’Previously, mother had said something about... collectively bearing the guilt or something. It seemed to mean that if a group of people made a mistake together, they wouldn’t be punished. If mother disliked their game of dodgeball, all those who participated would be accomplices.’

’If everyone kept silent and took responsibility together, Mother wouldn’t punish them, at most scolding them a bit!’

’Yes, yes~’

’It must be like that!’

Thinking of this, the fear in Limo’s eyes gradually diminished, replaced by an inexplicable confidence. After all, for a wolf cub, being scolded by her mother was an everyday thing, long since accustomed to, one more scolding didn’t matter.

Besides, getting scolded with her sisters meant the burden was shared, and she felt even more fearless~

Thinking this, Limo stopped cowering, even boldly lifting her head, facing the terrifying pressure coming from above, bravely making eye contact with the black-haired girl in the distance.

’Mom,’

’Go ahead and scold! Scold quickly; I want to go eat!’

Limo even started to feel a little smug.

As Limo was feeling smug, the atmosphere that had been silent for so long seemed to displease Yumo. A trace of red light flashed in the beautiful eyes of the black-haired girl, who cast a thoughtful glance at the silent children:

"Ara, not speaking, are you, my dears? I thought I taught you that if you make a mistake, you should be brave enough to take responsibility. Now, who’s going to be the brave one?"

The love in Yumo’s words gradually faded, becoming emotionless.

And with the change in her tone, waves of terrifying, heavy crimson shadow energy began to swirl around the girl.

The next instant,

The sky changed color,

Thousands of worlds were enveloped by a crimson glow, countless bloody butterflies fluttering all around.

Under the horrified gaze of the children, the crimson shadow energy surged wildly, and a red magical array suddenly appeared. After a wave of magical energy, a legendary weapon emitting a red glow was suddenly held in Yumo’s hand,

Children: (,,#°?°),!!!

Waving the feather duster in her hand, Yumo once again revealed a sweet and charming smile, and tilted her head, grinning at the children who had been silent for a long time,

"So, I’ll ask again, who did it? Be brave, come forward~"

’Huh... the feather duster?’

Looking at the legendary weapon in Yumo’s hand, although she hadn’t been hit yet, Limo felt a sudden burning pain in her butt. The whole wolf couldn’t help but tremble.

"Awoooo..."

The wolf cub was terrified,

But,

Thinking of facing danger with her sisters, the silly wolf quickly shook her head wildly, forcing herself to calm down.

’That’s right,’

’There’s nothing to be afraid of!’

’It’s just a feather duster, isn’t it?! What’s there to fear? Mom is only trying to scare us; she won’t really spank all of us!’

Moreover,

’We’re all grown up now; we must let Mom know we’re not afraid of the feather duster anymore! Spanking or the like won’t scare us!’

Limo kept encouraging (and hypnotizing) herself. But after seeing that none of her sisters had spoken or come forward, Limo’s courage gradually swelled, beginning to stare fearlessly at her Mother.

’Step forward? Hmph~ We won’t step forward~ Punish us all together if you must~ Don’t underestimate us, Mother!’

The wolf cub smugly muttered in her heart.

However,

Before a few seconds had passed,

Yumo’s next words made the wolf cub shudder all over,

"Limo, so it’s you, the little rascal, who did it again?"

’?!’

’Eh?’

Upon hearing this, Limo, after instinctively feeling fearful, was filled with numerous confusions.

’Why did Mom only call my name?’

’It... it was all of us together, wasn’t it? Why not call Liyu’s or Kalina’s names?’

The wolf cub was puzzled; she wanted to seek help from her surrounding sisters.

However,

When Limo sneakily glanced to the side, she was astonished to find,

The sisters who were originally standing beside her had disappeared without a trace...

No,

Strictly speaking, they hadn’t disappeared. They had retreated a hundred meters away...

"...Huh?!"

’Hey!’

"You traitors!! ??(???)????? "