Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 474 - 475: Youlan’s Actions [13/20]

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In the western part of the continent,

Within the central mountainous region of the small kingdom of Modor,

At this moment,

A glowing red-yellow meteor is zooming through the storm clouds above the mountains like there’s no stopping it. The intense lightning, acting like a shield for the world below, keeps trying to zap the meteor out of the sky.

However, the lightning, powerful enough to obliterate a sixth-level expert, couldn’t even touch the reddish-yellow meteor. It was shattered by the terrifying magical force surrounding the meteor, dissipating into magical particles of lightning in the air. The reddish-yellow meteor continued to speed through the thunderclouds.

After a burst of rapid movement,

The dense thunderclouds suddenly dispersed,

With the disappearance of the thunderclouds and dark mist, the world ahead suddenly felt open and clear.

The next moment,

A huge tower made entirely of red crystals appears in front of the meteor. It’s got this old and serious vibe. Anyone who knows a thing or two about magic would know what this building is right away.

It is one of the twin towers on the continent, a sacred place for mages.

The Red Moon Tower.

As it drew closer to the epic red crystal tower, the reddish-yellow meteor gradually slowed down. After passing through the identity verification on the outskirts of the tower, the meteor directly entered the Red Moon Tower through a spatial gate.

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Moments later, in the central area of Red Moon Tower. The reddish-yellow meteor descended into this ancient and majestic corridor.

The meteor landed, its magical force disintegrated, and the reddish-yellow light gradually faded. A muscular man wearing a mask appeared in the corridor.

The moment they saw the man, dozens of mages serving as guards immediately knelt and bowed their heads, showing the utmost respect to this brown-haired man.

"Welcome back, Left Guardian."

"Hmm."

The man responded briefly and slowly removed the mask from his face, revealing the handsome features hidden beneath.

The brown-haired man, also known as the Left Guardian of the Red Moon Tower, Anfrere, quickly turned his gaze to the leading old mage and asked in a somewhat impatient tone:

"Sed, where is the Tower Master?"

Upon hearing this,

Sed, the old mage, slowly turned his eyes and glanced at the magnificent stone door behind him, adorned with various magical runes.

"The Tower Master is in the forbidden area, Left Guardian. Do you have urgent business?"

"Yes, it’s urgent."

After briefly responding, Anfrere took off his overcoat and hurriedly walked forward in his formal attire, forcefully pushing open the stone door.

The next instant,

A strange red light illuminated Anfrere’s rugged face, and a perilous cliff appeared in his field of vision.

Ignoring the abyss on both sides and the eerie, howling red-black mist below, Anfrere walked straight to the edge of the cliff, coming up behind a golden silhouette.

The heavy footsteps of Anfrere naturally caught the attention of the woman in front.

The honey-haired woman, who was staring at the cruel scene below the abyss, slowly spoke:

"Anfrere, huh..."

Saying this,

The honey-haired woman gracefully waved her hand. With this gesture, a land-dragon magical beast, tightly bound by blood-red thorns, suddenly let out a heart-wrenching roar. It seemed to be begging for mercy, yet also struggling.

However,

Whether begging or struggling, it clearly couldn’t change its fate.

Under the honey-haired woman’s control, the bloody thorns mercilessly tossed the dragon beast into the abyss below.

In an instant,

As if sensing the approach of food, the black mist below the abyss suddenly churned violently. Countless black-red tentacles shot out, tightly wrapping around the dragon.

The dragon out a terrified scream and, driven by its survival instinct, released all the energy within its body, trying to grasp a glimmer of hope.

Unfortunately, its efforts couldn’t change anything.

Accompanied by a desperate wail and the splattering of blood and guts, the dragon was torn to pieces by the black-red tentacles and slowly swallowed by the black mist.

The woman watched all this without flinching, her deep blue eyes filled with some sort of twisted pleasure.

The feeling of life withering away in fear was quite enjoyable to her.

After briefly finishing the feeding and composing her facial expression, the honey-haired woman slowly turned around, meeting Anfrere’s respectful agate-colored eyes.

"You’re back."

"Yes, Lady Youlan, following your orders, I’ve returned."

"Good, I’ll leave the preparations for the upcoming battle to you. You’re clear on the next steps, right?"

"Yes, Lady Youlan, I’ll do my best to hold him off."

"Any objections?"

"None."

"Even if you might die?"

"Yes, even if I have to give my life, I won’t hesitate."

Anfrere didn’t hesitate, firmly replying, his agate-colored eyes full of determination and resolve, showing no fear of death:

"Without your grace, I should have died eighty years ago. Being able to live until now and repay your kindness is more than enough for me. Besides..."

Saying this, a glimmer of anticipation gradually appeared in Anfrere’s eyes:

"Besides, having the chance to face off against that person would be my greatest honor"

"Is that so..."

At Anfrere’s words and his display of loyalty, Youlan nodded slightly, her somewhat pale and sickly face showing no emotional fluctuations.

"However, coming to find me in the forbidden area, you must have other matters, Left Guardian"

"Yes, Lady Youlan."

"If you have other matters, speak up. I still have to continue feeding."

Saying this, several more powerful magical and spirit beasts were dragged to the edge of the cliff by the bloody thorns. For a moment, the beasts’ agonizing screams echoed throughout the forbidden area.

"Yes..."

Ignoring the roars of the beasts, Anfrere nodded.

After hesitating for a moment, Anfrere couldn’t help but voice his concerns:

"Lady Youlan, I heard you’re planning to call back the Right Guardian too?"

"Yes."

"My lady, if I may be so bold, could you reconsider that plan?"

"Oh?"

"Anvika is the capital of both the Church and Red Leaf Empire. There are at least five eighth-level experts guarding it, not to mention countless other strong cultivators. If it’s just you going there, it might be too risky. I think it’s better if the Right Guardian stays in Anvika to help you inside. Or we could switch places; I’ll go assist you, and the right guardian can take over the defense"

"No need."

"What?!"

Hearing this, Anfrere frowned deeply. He knew that Youlan rarely changed her mind once she made a decision, but he couldn’t help but try to persuade her again for her safety.

"Lady Youlan?! Isn’t this too risky? Just you alone?"

"Anfrere."

Youlan shot him a cold glance, and a chill ran down his spine, cutting off his words. He lowered his head, somewhat cowed.

"Lady Youlan, I’m just... concerned for your safety."

"I know. But, Anfrere, there’s no need to worry. I’ve already planted a time bomb with Luminous. Also, I won’t be going alone. I’ll have help."

"Help?"

Hearing this, Anfrere looked puzzled. Considering Youlan’s crazy plans, who else would be willing to help her besides the loyal high-ranking members of the Red Moon Tower?

"May I ask who this helper is?"

Instead of answering directly, Youlan casually tossed another struggling beast into the abyss while asking:

"What about that person from Holy Lomari you were supposed to check on? Where is she?"

"Huh? From Holy Lomari? You mean the candidate for Emperor named Aya? She’s already in Blue Vine City and will be in Anvika soon. ...Wait, Lady Youlan, you’re not saying she’s the helper, are you?"

Anfrere looked shocked and continued anxiously:

"A kid with only fifth-level power? What use could she be? The Pope’s guards could easily squash her!"

"It’s not her."

"Huh? Then who is it?"

"Well..."

Faced with Anfrere’s question, Youlan seemed uninterested in clarifying. Instead, she gazed thoughtfully into the bottomless abyss.

A subtle, eerie smile appeared on her face.

"You don’t need to worry about who it is."

"My Lady?"

"All you need to know is that they’ll be helpful."

With that,

And with that, for the first time, a look of excitement appeared on Youlan’s usually emotionless face.

On the other side, within the forbidden area of Luminous,

When Meliora was sitting there, looking lost and confused, Yuan’er, the little one next to her, became super excited. She started to inspect this new, motionless "toy"... um, no... new friend.

"Hehe, Meli, you’re so cute~"

Yuan’er couldn’t help but express her feelings.

Although playing with her sisters in the Winter Forest was fun, Yuan’er still wanted a friend her own age. She already had a mom and siblings, but she also wanted a friend. Maybe she was a bit greedy, but that’s how she felt.

Unfortunately, when she told her mom and sisters about this, they all said no. Apparently, she was too powerful and different for regular kids her age to play with. One wrong move, and someone could get seriously hurt... just like some of the beasts she’d played with in the Winter Forest.

Yuan’er had been bummed about this for a while.

But deep down, she still wanted a friend her own age to play with.

And today, it seemed like she’d found just the right person.

That would be the little dragon girl in front of her, Meliora~

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