Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 552 - 553: Incomprehensible Behavior [3/4]

Driven by her worries, the black-haired girl, having just stabilized the energy within her body, had rushed into the depths of Red Moon Tower. Along the way, although the Red Moon Tower’s automatic defense system launched attacks against Yumo, those insignificant attacks couldn’t harm her body in the slightest.

In contrast, these automated turrets, under the influence of the shadowy energy waves, burst into pieces after emitting sparks.

Yumo had arrived at the core area of Red Moon Tower, where a door with a sinister demon design was standing. Two demon statues with menacing postures were on either side of the door, and the entire place was filled with a sinister and murderous atmosphere, accentuated by the blue flames burning on the sides.

The reason Yumo had come here was to follow the aura left behind by Yuan’er within Red Moon Tower. Clearly, earlier, Youlan had brought Yuan’er to Red Moon Tower and imprisoned her behind this ominous door.

Yumo couldn’t help but feel curious as she couldn’t perceive what was behind the massive door due to its special material and the unique properties of the room behind it.

"Is this a small independent space?" Yumo wondered.

Yumo couldn’t help but wonder. After all, creating an independent space required immense strength, technology, and energy consumption, and such spaces were extremely rare on the continent. Even Yumo herself had never encountered one.

Although she couldn’t sense the interior of the independent space, the information fed back by the shadowy energy made Yumo feel very worried. The area around the massive door and the menacing decorations, as well as the strong smell of blood, were all indications that many people, possibly hundreds or even thousands, had met gruesome deaths here.

At this moment, the heavy atmosphere and the gloomy decor around the massive steel door further heightened Yumo’s anxiety. If she wasn’t mistaken, this place must be a prison within Red Moon Tower, or perhaps even an execution site.

The thought of her youngest daughter being imprisoned and possibly in mortal danger in this place filled Yumo with intense anxiety.

"Yuan’er!"

Calling her daughter’s name, Yumo anxiously kicked aside the barrier around the massive steel door that was trying to stop her and forcefully pushed the door open.

With a deafening crash, the seemingly indestructible steel door shattered into countless heavy pieces with a single kick from Yumo. She then rushed into the independent space beyond the door without hesitation.

Boom!*

Accompanied by an ear-piercing explosion, the sturdy steel door was shattered into numerous heavy fragments, and Yumo rushed into the independent space behind it.

Then, in the next moment,

A burst of brilliant light entered Yumo’s field of vision, and with it came a scene that she had not expected, leaving her stunned in place.

’????!’

’Huh?!’

"What... what is this situation?"

The black-haired girl couldn’t help but mutter to herself, dumbfounded.

What she saw at this moment was completely different from her imagination. The interior of the independent space was not a gloomy and blood-stained prison or a cruel and gruesome execution platform. Instead, it resembled a meticulously decorated room filled with bright lights and a pink atmosphere, reminiscent of a little girl’s bedroom.

Yuan’er, who Yumo had been worrying about for a long time, was sitting on the bed in the center of the room, carefreely enjoying delicious desserts under the service of a maid.

The little girl, Yuan’er, had a carefree and sweet smile on her face, as if she hadn’t been "kidnapped and abused" at all.

Yumo sensed that her daughter had not suffered any injuries and was as lively as ever. Moreover, she was now wearing a brand-new cute pink dress, and there were traces of cake’s "bloodstains" around her mouth.

It seemed that she had eaten quite a bit of cake during her time here.

’Wait, what? Why was she eating?’

In any case, this pink-haired little girl did not seem to be in any danger at all. On the contrary, she appeared to be enjoying life to the fullest.

This scene left Yumo dumbfounded, and her feelings of anxiety and unease were replaced by countless question marks floating around her.

’???!’

’This... this child?’

’Wasn’t she screaming in terror just a moment ago?’

’Why did she suddenly...’

Yumo found it difficult to comprehend the situation before her.

Just as the black-haired girl was stunned and stood there with her head tilted, not far away, little Yuan’er, who was enjoying ice cream sandwich cookies happily, noticed the sudden explosion of the massive door and the appearance of her mother.

"Hmm?! Mommy!!"

Seeing Yumo’s arrival, Yuan’er showed a bright smile and immediately put down the dessert in her hand. She jumped off the bed, took a few excited steps, and came to Yumo’s side, hugging her mother’s slender waist. She nuzzled against her, clearly preferring to be close to her mommy over the dessert.

After all, being close to mommy was more important than dessert!

"Mommy, Mommy! Why did you come here? Did Sister Youlan invite you to play with us?" The little girl raised her head, looking at her mother’s exquisite and beautiful face with curiosity.

As she spoke and questioned her mother, the girl couldn’t help but glance at the scattered pieces of steel in the room, pouting slightly sounding a bit upset:

"Mommy, Sister Youlan invited you over, and you’re destroying things... Isn’t that a bit rude?"

"Hah!?... invited?" Yumo was brought back to reality by her daughter’s words, despite her initial confusion. She looked down at the little girl in her arms, somewhat puzzled.

Although she couldn’t fully comprehend the situation, as long as her daughter was safe, that was all that mattered. She smiled with relief and gently stroked the little girl’s adorable head.

"You scared me half to death. Well, as long as you’re okay, that’s what matters."

"Why? What happened to me?" Yuan’er blinked her heterochromatic eyes, her face showing confusion as if she had no understanding of Yumo’s words.

"Never mind. By the way, Yuan’er."

"Yes, Mommy?"

"How did you... I mean, weren’t you... with Youlan?" Yumo struggled to find the right words to ask.

"Me?" Yuan’er tilted her head in puzzlement, retrieving her memories from earlier.

"Sister Youlan invited me here. She said they prepared fun games and really, really delicious desserts for me here! So, I came to play! Hmm... that’s how it is, I think? But it doesn’t matter! Oh, by the way, Mommy... where’s Sister Youlan? Didn’t Big sis invite you to come play with us? Mommy’s here now, so where’s Big sis? Hasn’t she come back yet?"

Yuan’er scanned the room behind Yumo, trying to find the familiar figure of her honey haired big sister. However, after observing for a while, she couldn’t see Youlan anywhere. A hint of disappointment appeared on the little girl’s face, and she pouted.

"Sister hasn’t come back..."

"For now, she hasn’t come back. But, did Youlan do anything to you?"

Yumo couldn’t help but ask, despite seeing her daughter unharmed. However, this question only added to Yuan’er’s confusion.

’Really…’

’Mommy, why do you always seem to think that Sister Youlan did something bad to me?’

’The misunderstanding wasn’t as easily resolved as Sister Youlan said, was it? ’

’If that’s the case, then I’ll have to be more assertive! ’

With this thought, Yuan’er decisively looked into Yumo’s crimson eyes, her cute smile faded, replaced with a very serious expression.

Placing her hands on her hips, the little girl shook her head:

"Mommy, Sister Youlan has been very nice to me. She gave me a pretty dress, treated me to delicious desserts, and even had the maids tell me stories! She hasn’t done anything bad to me!"

"You... you weren’t harmed? Then, why were you crying like that before?"

"Crying? I didn’t cry!"

"Eh?? What about the cries I heard from the communication magic stone earlier?"

"Mom, what are you talking about?"

"Um,"

Yumo found Yuan’er’s reply hard to believe. She clearly remembered the heart-wrenching screams coming from the communication magic stone when she was at Luminous Royal Academy. Those screams were too real and were definitely Yuan’er’s voice. There’s no way they could have been fake.

’However, Yuan’er seemed unharmed now. And her denial didn’t seem like a lie…’

Looking into Yuan’er’s innocent eyes, Yumo fell silent. She recalled the events at Luminous Royal Academy. Back then, Youlan had hysterically declared her intent to harm Yuan’er. Considering Youlan’s madness and notorious history, Yumo didn’t think she was joking. Especially since Youlan believed Yumo wasn’t her real mother but a fake "impostor", it seemed even less likely she would show mercy to Yuan’er.

That’s why Yumo was so worried that Yuan’er might have been harmed by Youlan.

But in reality?

Yuan’er was not only unharmed but was also treated like royalty within Red Moon Tower?

"What exactly is going on..."

At this moment, Yumo felt like she couldn’t understand Youlan’s actions at all...

It seemed like her understanding wasn’t sufficient.