Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 547 - 548: Gradually Unshackling Chains [2/2]

"ROAAAAARRRRRR!!!"

A huge scream filled the air as a bright red light in the sky got sucked into something big and dark. Everything went black. Inside this Soul Demon, all Yumo could sense was a nasty smell, a mix of different powers, spiky stuff all around, and hot, gross walls of flesh.

It looked like it was trying to digest her.

The interior of the Soul-Devouring Demon began to churn instinctively, trying to tear Yumo into pieces and consume her. A never-ending dark green digestive fluid oozed from the walls of flesh, completely enveloping Yumo. The strong acid, after corroding her clothes, began to try corroding her body.

Just like a meat grinder, combined with acid that could instantly melt an eighth-level warrior, it instantly crushed hundreds of bloody butterflies, corroding them completely...

However,

Even when trapped in such a terrifying and unbearable ’quagmire’, Yumo, who had fallen into deep thought, still did not react to this. You should know that even if she can’t destroy the Soul-Devouring Demon in one go, for the current Yumo, breaking through this ’thin’ stomach wall is still as easy as flipping her hand.

But the girl chose to silently close her eyes instead.

Like a puppet with its strings cut, she allowed the monster to consume and digest her body, let the various powers of the demon bombard her body. Yumo remained unmoved, just quietly floating in the acid, thinking about the most serious question in her heart.

Her brain was working at high speed.

"Should... should I really do this?"

Worries about her daughter’s safety and fears about losing her control were constantly clashing fiercely in Yumo’s mind.

As her thinking continued,

The adorable smile of Yuan’er and the scenes of bodies scattered everywhere on that day constantly played like a slideshow in Yumo’s mind, stimulating her inner self, making the girl let out a roar in her heart like a beast...

Under the stimulation of these hallucinations, With her eyes still closed, Yumo gave a bitter, mocking smile. She even bit her own lip, feeling a bit crazy.

’No..’

’I…’

’Hahahahahahahaha...’

’I really am an idiot...a big idiot...’

’Is there a need to be hesitated in this situation? What is there to be hesitate about?’

’What if I use even more power? Will I lose myself? Who knows? How can I know what’ll happen if I don’t try?’

’But one thing is sure…’

’If I don’t act now, Yuan’er could get hurt by Youlan...’

’In that case, what do I have to hesitate about?’

’I..’

’Am really stupid...’

…

’Also…’

"…"

"This smell... is really disgusting."

Even after Xue Tianao died, Yumo kept hoping he was somehow still alive. She wanted to feel that special "Chosen One" aura from him again.

’Doesn’t heroes in stories often come back stronger after death?’

But when she sensed Xue Tianao’s Divine aura again, she wasn’t happy. She felt really annoyed, and even a desire to kill started growing inside her. Trapped in this dark Demon’s stomach, all the bad feelings like worry, stress, anger, and hate burst out of her.

At that moment, Yumo made a decision.

"First thing, save Yuan’er and get rid of this messed-up divine power," she thought to herself.

The girl closed her eyes and her emotions strangely became calm. The shackles she had placed on herself began to loosen slightly.

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On the other side, at the top of Red Moon Tower, Ophelia and Anfrere, who were continually casting high-level support magic, were starting to feel exhausted. They hadn’t fully recovered from Yumo’s devastating attack and were now feeling even more drained. Both were panting heavily.

"Why has it gone quiet?" Ophelia looked around at the silent black demon, at the wriggling black walls and the sharp, ear-piercing sounds emanating from them. She frowned and became serious.

Through an external mage’s transmitted vision, Ophelia saw clearly that Yumo had been swallowed by the Soul-Devouring Demon. Yet, she didn’t feel relieved but showed a confused expression.

No doubt, Lady Yumo had little combat experience, her attack patterns and moves were simple, easily broken through. Just as Lady Youlan had said, she was like a flower in a greenhouse, inexperienced in battle. But her innate power was overwhelmingly strong, capable of crushing any level 8.

If it weren’t for the Soul-Devouring Demon being specifically cultivated for this over the years, and the full support of her and Anfrere, they couldn’t have held her back for this long.

However,

The Soul-Devouring Demon could only delay time for a bit. Even though the creature had overwhelming presence and a large physique, its attacking ability wasn’t particularly strong. Even if it swallowed the black-haired girl, it would at most make her a little uncomfortable; it couldn’t really hurt her.

Therefore, in Ophelia’s view, the black-haired girl would burst out from the Demon’s stomach immediately after being swallowed. For this, Ophelia and Anfrere even initiated high-level healing magic, ready to assist Soul-Devouring Demon to drag on this fight with the black-haired girl.

However, Yumo, after entering the demon’s stomach, didn’t launch any attacks against expectations. An eerie silence fell on the surroundings.

"What is she doing?" Ophelia and Anfrere looked at each other, both seeing confusion in each other’s eyes.

"Could she... actually be getting digested?" Anfrere muttered, his eyebrows twitching.

Ophelia shot a disdainful look at her comrade. "Don’t joke. That’s impossible! She is close to Lady Youlan! She has said there’s no one in this world that can kill her! How could a meat shield like the Soul-Devouring Demon do it?"

"But what about the strong attribute left in the demon’s body after it consumed Xue Tianao? Could that...?"

"What are you thinking? Even the Church’s goddess couldn’t kill her; how could the Soul-Devouring Demon do that?"

"But why is she suddenly so quiet? Shouldn’t she be eager to rescue her child?"

"This..." Faced with this question, Ophelia was at a loss for words, unable to answer for a moment. She looked cautiously ahead at the iron wall made of black mud, constantly releasing her own holy aura, trying to probe into the situation inside the demon’s stomach.

Just then, as Ophelia’s sensing aura touched the demon’s flesh wall, a crimson crack suddenly appeared on the chaotic dark flesh wall without warning.

"No, this is bad!" Ophelia frowned; she felt an unprecedented threat enveloping her. And just as she sensed danger and wanted to take defensive actions, it was already too late. Along with the Soul-Devouring Demon’s heart-wrenching wail, the surrounding protective barriers collapsed rapidly, and the crack spread quickly, opening up a huge gap. A crimson ray of deadly light enlarged rapidly in Ophelia’s silver eyes.

The next moment, the brunette elf girl trembled, and a mouthful of blood spurted out from her mouth.

"Ah?!! What, what is this…"

She looked down shakily at her own abdomen, a massive bloody hole clearly fell into Ophelia’s sight…