Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 541 - 542: The Collapse Origin Blood Bullet [2/2]

Why would Youlan be the master of Red Moon Tower, a leading human force? Yumo didn’t know.

Why would these humans loyally serve a madwoman who continuously attacking her, even at the cost of their own souls? Yumo didn’t understand.

Why would a Heavenly Apostle become the Right Guardian of Red Moon Tower? Yumo was confused.

So many things had happened, so many things bothered Yumo, and so many things left her puzzled and perplexed. However, she had now come to a realization.

All these questions didn’t matter; she didn’t need to ponder them. All she needed to know was that these people were the enemies standing in her way of saving Yuan’er.

Although initially, Yumo had been reluctant to act against these human powerhouses—her long-standing habits made her value the strength on this continent and she instinctively wanted to preserve the human forces—considering these people ignored her warnings and kept attacking her, Yumo’s patience had run out.

’Daring to get in the way of saving my little daughter? Then don’t blame me for being ruthless...’

After making up her mind, a chilling light flashed in Yumo’s eyes. The terrifying power of crimson Shadow within her erupted suddenly, creating a powerful crimson shockwave centered around her. Even as the Left Guardian, Anfrere, clenched his teeth and tried to swing his enormous hammer, it was to no avail.

Under the impact of the powerful wave, both Anfrere and Ophelia were sent flying several meters. The dreadful Shadow force completely suppressed the magical atmosphere around Red Moon Tower.

This sent chills down the spines of the thousand mages below, making their hearts feel like they would stop under the pressure.

The dense magical atmosphere that permeated the world was already uncomfortable for Yumo, and at this moment, she no longer needed to suppress her inner anger—those urges to annihilate all the enemies below.

Numerous bloody butterflies began to gather around Yumo’s body. Although her clothes had already been torn and tattered, the gathering bloody butterflies disintegrated into countless crimson particles, transforming her tattered gown into a new, complete crimson dress.

Seeing the black-haired girl surrounded by bloody butterflies, the mages of Red Moon Tower hurriedly suppressed the fear rising within them, adjusted their attack formation, and released several high-level and divine spells into the sky.

They fired off spell after spell to try and hold her back.

But even so,...

Facing a barrage of magical combos raining down and summoned creatures charging at her, Yumo’s eyes narrowed, filled with scorn.

"Again with this?"

With a cold snort, she lifted her hand and waved it. Pure crimson Shadow energy burst out from her, clashing head-on with the mages’ magical attacks. She aimed to overturn the natural order of magical elements using the overpowering Shadow force.

Crack…

In an instant, everything touched by the crimson wave vanished. Whether it was the thunderous lightning strikes or the magical beams, they all disintegrated into pure magical particles when swept by the crimson Shadowy energy. The magical creatures that were at the forefront also burst into fragments.

The corpses of magical creatures and the dense particles of magical energy left in the air after the divine spells had dispersed filled the sky, obstructing all vision like a plague. Amidst this chaos, the black-haired girl, surrounded by dozens of bloody butterflies, slowly raised her hand. The dense Shadow energy started to gather in her palm, condensing into a crimson crystal. Surrounding the crystal were several red and black energy spheres.

"Origin Blood; Crimson Bullet…"

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"What’s going on? What’s the situation?"

On the other side, on the ground below, staring at the sky obscured by magical particles and in utter chaos, Rekter, one of the commanders and a saint-level Archmage, anxiously questioned the mage responsible for reconnaissance.

Being one of the upper echelons of Red Moon Tower, Rekter naturally didn’t expect their wave of attacks to defeat the black-haired girl; their essential goal was only to delay time. However, even to stall, they first had to locate the target. Otherwise, their stored magic, long-accumulated magical tools, and the binding formation they had prepared would all be wasted.

"Have you located her position yet?"

"I’m...I’m sorry, Sir. Rekter," said the young woman in charge of reconnaissance,

"Damn it."

With everything turning into chaos and their spells proving ineffective, it became evident that they had underestimated Yumo. The situation was becoming more and more dire, and the stakes were high. The clock was ticking, and they needed to find a solution—fast.

Rekter was getting more and more anxious. But he wasn’t going to just stand there and do nothing. Since the magical sensors were messed up by the earlier shockwave, he decided to use his own sharp eyes, trained over years of being a powerful mage, to find Yumo.

Just as he was trying to spot her, his eyes suddenly narrowed. Dozens of red energy orbs, each about the size of a chicken egg, flew out from the thick cloud that covered the sky. They zoomed toward the mages and magical creatures in the sky, heading right for the energy shields they’d set up.

Rekter’s group, one of the four main attack points, was also in the path of one of these crimson bullets.

"What is...that?"

Caught by surprise, Rekter saw one of the red orbs start to get bigger and bigger in his field of vision. He was puzzled.

’What could this be?’

As he was thinking, he suddenly felt an overpowering force, as if something huge was about to happen. It came from that little red orb, and it was growing heavier.

"No, this is bad! Brace yourselves! Defend!"

Realizing the gravity of the situation, Rekter quickly raised his staff and let out a desperate roar, intending to rally the surrounding mages to build a defensive spell and reinforce their protective barrier. Unfortunately, it was too late. Almost as soon as he shouted, the red orb abruptly accelerated.

Moving at a speed too fast for the human eye to catch, it shot directly in front of Rekter and the other mages.

The next moment, upon making contact with the first layer of protective shield, a world-ending, terrifying energy suddenly emanated from the red bullet, expanding outward at a rapid pace.

Boom!

The whole area shook from the explosion. The crimson bullet had released such a strong force that it broke through the protective shields and caused chaos on the battlefield. Rekter could only watch in shock, realizing how much he had underestimated this woman. Time seemed to stand still as the energy from the red bullet expanded, leaving him and the other mages in total disbelief and fear.

Accompanied by a deafening roar, a dark-red sun that seemed to herald the apocalypse burst open, effortlessly shattering dozens of magical barriers. It swallowed Rekter and countless mages from Red Moon Tower before they could even comprehend what was happening.

Without so much as a scream, Rekter lost consciousness forever in the red light. Furthermore, the entire mountain beneath their feet was consumed by the dark-red sun, vanishing into nothingness under the overwhelming force of crimson bullet’s explosion. In an instant, Rekter and the mage group he led were virtually annihilated.

And this was just one of the red bullet effects.

As more and more red bullets exploded, dozens of "flowers of death" blossomed on the battlefield. Despite the best efforts of the senior mages to react after the first explosion, the damage was catastrophic. The mage groups leading the four major attack points were practically decimated, completely losing their ability to continue fighting.

The magical creatures that had been charging at Yumo, having drawn most of the firepower, were almost entirely destroyed, annihilated by the fury of the Crimson bullet’s explosion.

After this series of explosions, the area became eerily quiet.

...…

"This...this is...just too much..."

Floating in the air, Ophelia couldn’t help but take a deep breath. She knew Yumo was strong, but this was beyond her wildest expectations.

’Is this how powerful she is even when holding back?’

’Tower Master, you’ve given us a tough job...’

In that instant, an unusual look of hesitation showed in Ophelia’s typically wild silver eyes. Even though most of the people who had passed away had been unnaturally clinging to life because of Tower Master’s magic and had earned their end, witnessing familiar faces turned into dust still left Ophelia feeling sad.