Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 551 - 552 - Loosening Shackles [2/4]

"Good morning, Mommy."

"Uhh... Good... morning?"

Yumo said, sounding lost.

Evidently, the black-haired girl was still in a state of confusion, as if she had just awakened from a daze.

However, very quickly,

Sensing the Shadow power inside her that was still violently assaulting her shackles, trying to surge out, along with the bizarre urge in her mind trying to blur her thought again, Yumo’s expression turned to one of pain...

A substantial bloody shackles formed by the crimson power began to gather around the girl.

Her vision, which had just cleared up, became blurry once again.

’No’

’This is not good...’

Yumo immediately felt something was off. Given how she had spaced out earlier, if she let this power overflow even more, her consciousness might once again be dominated by that terrifying force.

In the next moment, under the worried gaze of Kalina, the black-haired girl suddenly raised her right hand to her forehead, and a surge of shadow power, under her control, rushed into Yumo’s body, fiercely clashing with the other force inside her.

Under the powerful impact, Yumo’s delicate body trembled continuously.

"?!"

"Mother?! Are you okay?!"

Seeing Yumo’s pained expression, Kalina hurriedly stepped forward, pressing her hand on the black-haired girl’s shoulder, anxiously asking.

However,

Yumo was currently concentrating all her mental strength on suppressing the rioting force within her body and had no spare energy to pay attention to Kalina. Of course, as a considerate child, Kalina quickly realized that something was wrong with her mother’s body.

The red-haired woman’s pupils suddenly contracted, and the dense orange-red shadow power around her, as well as the overwhelming force within Kalina, all rushed into her mother’s body under her control.

Assisting in suppressing the relentless force that continuously attempted to break free within Yumo.

For a moment,

the crimson shadow energy mixed with the orange-red shadow energy began to rampage in the ritual hall, turning everything inside the hall into nothingness. The terrifying shockwaves even continued to spread throughout the entire Red Moon Tower, causing this ancient tower to tilt even more, teetering on the brink of collapse.

...

Fortunately,

the oscillation of this force did not last too long.

After an intense clash of energies, the hall quickly returned to calmness.

Yumo’s body no longer trembled, and the pained expression on her face disappeared. The black-haired girl pressed her chest and continued to pant heavily, as if she had finally let go of a heavy burden.

The butterflies around her, which had been tainted with a black aura, gradually returned to their original pure crimson color, and the butterfly wings behind Yumo began to disintegrate and dissipate, turning into countless crimson photons.

Furthermore, the surging and potentially devouring energy within the black-haired girl gradually regained its calmness.

Sensing this change, Kalina let out a relieved breath and wiped the sweat from her forehead. Even though she had only suppressed it for a few seconds, the exertion had consumed a considerable amount of her strength. All of her shadowy energy had been injected into Yumo, helping to suppress the erupting force.

Although her assistance had been minimal, it was fortunate that Yumo had managed to release the shackles in such a short time, and she still had enough power to contain the overflowing energy.

"Thank goodness..."

Kalina sighed in her heart. She shook her head and bent down, looking at the tightly closed eyes of the black-haired girl with worry.

"Mother, are you okay?"

...

"Yes, I’m fine."

After a moment of silence, Yumo slowly opened her tired eyes and answered gently, still somewhat breathless.

"I’m okay, Little Na, you don’t need to worry."

While comforting her daughter, Yumo glanced at her chest, which had been filled with worry and anxiety.

It seemed that she had been too reckless, overestimating her own willpower.

’I shouldn’t have released so much power...’

Thinking about this, the black-haired girl bit her lip in regret, her crimson eyes filled with complex emotions. From the current situation, the troublesome black mud monster had been destroyed, and although she had almost lost control, Kalina had appeared in time to help her regain her consciousness and suppress the terrifying impulses and violent forces within her.

In this regard, Yumo felt grateful.

However, amidst her gratitude, a strong sense of unease uncontrollably spread through the girl’s heart.

The power had indeed been locked away inside her body.

But, Yumo had spent more than a decade suppressing the massive, ruthless shadowy energy within her body. Now that a small part of it had been released and locked again, the stability of the new shackles was undoubtedly inferior to the previous ones. It was a danger that could loosen at any moment.

In other words… at this moment, Yumo might be a nuclear bomb ready to explode at any time... just a specific stimulus away...

...

"Mother, are you really okay?"

However, as Yumo was caught in this internal conflict, Kalina’s voice reached her ears. Seeing the worried expression on her mother’s face, Kalina couldn’t help but continue her questioning. And with this continued inquiry, Yumo couldn’t help but raise her head and look at her daughter.

She shook her head, then nodded.

"Yes... I’m fine. But... speaking of it, Little Na, weren’t you in Winter Forest? Why are you here?"

Yumo couldn’t help but ask, puzzled.

However, just as the question left her lips and before Kalina could respond, Yumo shook her head vigorously.

"No, let’s not worry about that now. Yuan’er is still in the tower! I... I need to rescue her first!"

Without paying attention to Kalina’s subsequent words, Yumo spoke to herself. After stabilizing the energy within her body for the time being, she instantly floated up, surrounded by countless bloody butterflies, and flew toward the depths of Red Moon Tower. Until she had rescued her youngest child and ensured Yuan’er’s safety, everything else seemed insignificant to Yumo.

The black-haired girl turned into a streak of red light and disappeared into the ritual hall.

Seeing this, Kalina had no choice but to activate the last remnants of her shadowy energy, leaping up and following her.

"Rescue... Yuan’er?" Kalina mumbled softly.

The expression of the red-haired big sister became somewhat complex at this moment. To others, it seemed that her little sister was in a dangerous situation, as seen through the eyes of her mother and her other sisters.

However, Kalina had a slightly different perspective on this.

’Hmm, if I wasn’t mistaken...’

"Right now, Yuan’er... probably..."

...

...

As it turned out, Kalina’s "guess" was not wrong at all.

When Yumo suddenly shattered the outer barrier of the "prison" and rushed into the "cell," a cute and pink-haired little girl was sitting on the bed, enjoying a delicious dessert with a carefree and happy smile.

Seeing her daughter like that, the expression on Yumo’s face froze.

Yumo: ????!!! =????=????(?????|||)

"Eh? What’s going on????"

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