Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 533 - 534: The Arrival of Nightingale [1/2]

"Once Kael finds out you’re around, he’ll send the holy envoeys to trap and kill you. Your job is to distract the Church of Asumos’ people in Salva Forest and slow them down as much as you can."

"Yes, My Lord, we will do our utmost to complete the mission!"

"Aren’t you afraid? You might all die."

"If it helps the Child of the Demon Lord to complete his plan, I’m willing to go through fire and water. Even if it means we all get killed! I’m willing to be shattered to pieces!"

Recalling the previous conversation with the Child of the Demon Lord, Wilt couldn’t help but show a trace of excited and malicious smile, clutching his chest tightly. Surrounded by holy knights, mages, and priests in the distance, as well as two white-robed Holy Envoys glaring at him, Wilt looked around without a trace of fear, only deep-seated hatred.

The Church’s emblem and the priests’ chants reminded him of his own people who were massacred by the Church, and his loved ones who died horribly. Hatred overflowed endlessly in Wilt’s heart. Though he’d love to tear these people apart, reality seemed to not allow it.

"These fanatics put up a good fight," Wilt muttered, sounding a bit bitter.

Although he appeared nonchalant and even shot disdainful glances at Archbishop Fiona in the distance, after so many rounds of battle, Wilt was already exhausted. If not for the ’Tears of Nature’ gifted by the Child of the Demon Lord to help him recover his stamina, he would have been decapitated in the last round of combat.

Even now, his condition wasn’t great. His magic power was below 30%, most of his magical artifacts were nearly used up, and his weapon had been broken by a Holy Envoy. At this point, the followers of the Divine Punishment Sect who could have assisted him in battle were almost all dead. Those few who survived were already controlled by the Church and couldn’t help him. Essentially, he was fighting alone now.

Feeling the tension around him, Wilt knew he was in a tight spot. But then he saw a purple light far away in the sky and felt determined again.

’Indeed, the one who betrayed the Great Demon Lord to save the Girl of Destiny, the Blood Butterfly, was an exception after all... The Demon king Sword Demon has already made his move, and the Child of Demon Lord must be going smoothly... Now, it’s my turn...’

"I can’t be the weak link!"

Suddenly, Wilt eyes full of anger. Clenching his teeth, he used the last bit of his magical power to send his snake-like spell after the knights. He also threw out whatever magical items he had left. With a loud bang, his attacks broke through their defenses and sent the knights flying.

Seizing this opportunity, Wilt broke through the encirclement and tried to disappear into the forest once again, using the advantage of his life-affinity magic.

"Don’t let him run"

Fiona’s face twisted. She knew what Wilt was up to. To get this guy out of the way fast, she ordered her Holy envoys to attack him with their heavy weapons.

Facing this onslaught, Wilt gritted his teeth and took out a ’Blood Soul Pill’ from his spatial ring, swallowing it without hesitation. In order to buy more time, he chose to fight by directly consuming his life force.

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Meanwhile, at the North Faculty Residence Area of Luminous Royal Academy, several shadowy figures quickly infiltrated this chaotic area. Thanks to the chaos caused by the appearance of Sword Demon and Higanbana[Youlan] earlier disruption of the alarm system, their entrance went unnoticed.

With flashes of dark light, these shadowy figures found themselves inside Yumo’s apartment. The apartment was on the brink of collapse after being affected by the powers of Youlan and Yumo. The once luxurious and elegant interior was now unrecognizable—furniture shattered, walls and floors cracked, and the splendid chandelier lay broken on the floor.

Walking over these shards, a few people in black robes slowly entered the living room. Other than the person leading, the rest scattered to inspect the condition of the apartment.

After observing the shattered surroundings, the leader fell into an eerie silence. After a moment, the young girl took off her hood, revealing her true face. With the hood removed, her beautiful black hair cascaded down like a waterfall. Her striking face, steadfast and spirited orange-red eyes, and small dark green dragon horns were all revealed. This girl was Xizhi, the leader of ’Nightingale’ organization and a subordinate of Xiao.

"How’s the situation?"

Xizhi asked calmly, her eyes scanning over the unconscious members of Black Rose family on the floor. Her gaze finally settled on an elderly butler with gray hair.

One of the black-clad member checked the butler’s condition before slowly standing up and removing her hood to reveal a pretty face.

"Don’t worry, Lady Xizhi. Master Sebastian is fine. He’s just been stunned by a powerful soul wave. It seems he also inhaled some strange pollen, which has him out like a light."

"No serious issues, then..."

Xizhi murmured, feeling a weight lift off her shoulders. Despite their usual banter, she didn’t want to see Sebastian mysteriously die here.

"Pick him up. I need to ask him some questions."

"Um, about that..."

The red-haired girl looked somewhat embarrassed as she turned to her superior.

"I’m sorry, Lady Xizhi. I’ve already tried using medicine to wake Sir. Sebastian, but the pollen he inhaled has a strong paralytic and sedative effect. Right now, his consciousness is completely dissociated; he won’t wake up."

To prove her point, the red-haired girl gave Sebastian’s face a couple of slaps. However, even as his cheeks turned red, there was no sign of him waking up. He lay motionless on the floor, barely distinguishable from a corpse except for his breathing. Nothing worked—not slapping him, poking his sides, tickling him, or even pricking him with a needle.

After a series of unsuccessful attempts, the red-haired woman turned to Xizhi with a helpless expression. "See... he really won’t wake up."

Seeing this, Xizhi’s eyebrows furrowed slightly before she let out a helpless sigh.

"In that case, we’ll have to resort to this last option..."

Speaking of which, accompanied by a surge of strong magical fluctuations, a fluffy stick-like object slowly emerged from Xizhi’s spatial ring.

"A... a feather duster?!"

Upon seeing this familiar object, memories of past painful experiences with a similar item immediately flooded the minds of several members of the Nightingale organization. They couldn’t help but let out squeals and take steps back. However, after their initial fear, the redhead noticed something different about the ’feather duster’ in Xizhi’s hand.

That is, although it looked very similar, the weapon in Xizhi’s hand didn’t possess the overwhelming pressure that Yumo’s feather duster’ did.

"Lady Xizhi? What are you doing?"

The redhead asked in confusion.

In response, Xizhi didn’t say anything. Under the puzzled gazes of her subordinates, she slowly lifted the feather duster in her hand. This act confused everyone;

’Could it be that Lady Xizhi planned to wake up the Sir. Sebastian, with this imitation?’

’That’s impossible! Even if it looks similar, it doesn’t have that kind of power. Moreover, if the soul is in a deep sleep, how can it be so easily awakened?’

And so, under the puzzled gazes of everyone, Xizhi abruptly swung her imitation feather duster. However, unexpectedly, it didn’t land on the old butler Sebastian. Instead, it struck a leather sofa scattered to one side. While Xizhi’s item didn’t have the same power as the real thing, there was one aspect in which it was almost identical to the original: the sound it made when hitting something.

"Pia~~"

The crisp sound echoed in the living room.

With the entry of this familiar sound into his ears, the old butler Sebastian, who was in a death-like sleep, suddenly opened his bloodshot eyes. What was reflected in them was unprecedented fear:

"My Lady, I, I, I was wrong!! No, no, no, no, no!!"

Accompanying this nonsensical muttering, under the dumbfounded gazes of several Nightingale members, Sebastian suddenly jumped up from the ground. he hugged his own buttocks and kept retreating until he hit a corner while panting heavily...

Seeing this, Xizhi just shook her head.

"Sebastian, now that you’re awake, hurry up and report the situation. What on earth happened here? Why has Lady Yumo, who was supposed to be arrested, completely disappeared?"