Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 542 - 543: Monsters Underground [1/2]

Looking down at the burned ground below, Ophelia showed some regret as she saw familiar faces disappear one by one. The mages from Red Moon Tower were part of this plan, and they had been around for hundreds of years. Basically, they were human shields for the Tower Master’s future goals, and Ophelia knew it.

Yet, even knowing this, she couldn’t help but flash a bitter smile as she watched these people disintegrate under the force of the crimson explosions.

"Goodbye, old friends..."

Just as Ophelia was lost in her thoughts, Anfrere’s anxious voice suddenly rang in her ear:

"Watch out!"

"Huh?!"

Ophelia was suddenly alert and noticed a red bullet approaching her at a high speed. Because the bullets from Yumo hardly emitted any energy fluctuations until they exploded, Ophelia, despite being a Level 8, had almost missed this rapidly approaching danger.

Realizing the situation, the elf girl with brown hair, whose face changed dramatically, hurriedly tried to dodge the attack by channeling her holy energy. She knew very well that even as a highs stage level 8, taking this hit would either kill her or leave her severely injured.

Unfortunately, she acted too late.

The red bullet had already entered its rapid phase and was cutting through the air at an unimaginable speed, aiming straight for Ophelia’s head.

"Damn..!"

Anfrere cursed, unleashing all his magical power in an attempt to cast a forbidden spell to protect his teammate. However, just as he was about to cast the spell, he realized another unfortunate fact: three more red bullets were accelerating towards him.

As one of the strongest individuals present, there was no way Yumo would overlook him.

Staring at the rapidly enlarging red bullets, Anfrere could no longer maintain his usually noble demeanor and elegant posture. He couldn’t help but curse:

"Shit..."

The next moment, the crimson bullet, resembling doomsday suns, suddenly exploded in the high sky. The rapidly expanding wave of death swallowed everything in its path, leaving not even the two guardians of Red Moon Tower spared.

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On the other side, Yumo quickly took out her enemies using a storm of Crimson Bullets. Then, she turned her eyes to the big barrier around her, like a huge sky-dome. Her eyes turned a bit more intense as she formed more Origin Blood to fire her crimson bullet from her hand.

Next, the bullets broke through the layers of the big barrier. Many of the mages keeping the barrier had already been badly killed, so the barrier was weaker than before. With loud, earth-shaking noises, Red Moon Tower barrier broke apart into bits of light blue magical energy that floated away.

Having used up the crystal for her bullets, Yumo focused on the big old structure far away. She didn’t care about the group of mages and the two strong guys who had been in her way.

Although these people were elite within this world’s forces, they were still no match for her. After being bombarded by her Crimson Bullets, they had essentially lost the ability to fight her. Considering that they were ultimately loyal to her eldest daughter, Yumo chose to show some mercy rather than wiping them out.

Her ultimate goal was still the red tower ahead. With her eyes slightly narrowed, escorted by a swarm of crimson butterflies, she burst through the encirclement set up by the Red Moon Tower’s guard and flew toward the tower.

"Where is she now?"

Because she had lost track of Youlan due to delays, Yumo had to unleash her sensory power to wrap around the red tower in search of her daughter. With the barrier gone, the process was smooth.

However, the moment her senses touched the red tower, an unusual force also entered her sensory range. This strange yet familiar energy made Yumo frown and look serious.

’What is this?’

Right then, the ground near Red Moon Tower started shaking. It looked like something big was about to come out. Finally, Yumo watched, surprised, as a flood of weird, black, mud-like stuff burst out from the ground. It swallowed the old steps in front of the Red Moon Tower, the big stone statues, and the stone plaques, all in a blink.

A huge wall of dark mud shot up, creating a tall barrier between Red Moon Tower and Yumo. Before she could even figure out what was happening, dozens of bloody claws reached out from the mud wall, attacking her from every side. It was like demon hands were trying to pull everyone into a bottomless abyss.

For a second, Yumo felt a rare hint of worry as she saw the deadly claws grow bigger. They were packed with different types of energy like magic, fighting spirit, and even shadow force. The energy they gave off was way more intense than what she had faced from Red Moon Tower mages.

However, what truly unsettled Yumo was the faint golden light hidden within the bloody claws, underneath all the other energies.

"Divine power? How? Why is there divine power here? And why does it feel so similar to Xue Tianao aura?!"

Yumo had no time to think. The bloody claws were about to engulf her. Although she had often withstood powerful attacks with her own body since coming to this world, she found these claws kinda creepy. She didn’t want to be hit by these disgusting things.

With that thought, Yumo retreated, dodging the incoming claws. She quickly raised her hand to form a crystal-like shape, and the next moment, several Crimson Bullet shots rained down like meteorites, pulverizing the bloody claws and the disgusting mud wall behind them.

In an earth-shaking explosion, dozens of bloody claws vanished into thin air, and the mud wall shattered instantly. However, the remaining mud quickly reformed into a new wall in front of Red Moon Tower, releasing hundreds of new claws, filling the air with a nauseating stench as they once again attacked Yumo from all directions.

Not only that, but the ground beneath Yumo suddenly caved in, and an enormous creature made of dark mud burst forth, glowing with a faint red light. As it unleashed a roar, it broke free from its shackles and lunged at Yumo with a gaping maw, as if it intended to swallow her whole.

From deep underground, a dark red light and a disgusting dark energy burst out like lava from a volcano.

Accompanied by the guttural roar of an unknown beast, this creature opened its massive mouth and lunged at Yumo.

"What the heck is this?!"