Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 700 - 701: Reluctant Peace Negotiations

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"So, have you made your choice, Your Majesty?"

The black-haired girl, barefooted, steadily advanced towards the location of Nephinalra, the Dragon Queen.

The girl’s crimson eyes sparkled with sufficient interest towards this Dragon Queen. During the past several minutes, as the dragon kings were being ravaged by the abyssal demons, this queen remained impassively in her place.

’This lolita queen?’

’What does she want to do?’

The black-haired girl couldn’t help but ponder this question in her heart.

As the black-haired girl spoke,

A terrifying abyssal demon, half-human and half-spider, covered in fierce eyeballs, along with another abyssal demon burning with azure flames, immediately focused their attention on Nephinalra. As if telepathically connected, both demons simultaneously released a cold hostility towards Nephinalra.

Instantly, a tremendous oppressive force converged on the Dragon Queen, with the terrifying power of shadow fluctuating violently from the two abyssal demons, striking towards the delicate figure.

However,

Faced with an aura that would terrify and reduce most to tears, Nephinalra was barely affected. The Dragon Queen stood unfazed before her throne, silently enduring the soul oppression given by the two demon kings.

Calm and unmoved.

Even though her dragon might and magical aura were suppressed, Nephinalra still maintained the dignity of a ruler, looking unflinchingly at the two abyssal demons and the black-haired girl approaching her. This contrasted starkly with the Elven King, who was terrified at the mere touch of the black-haired girl.

Not only that,

In the next moment, the lolita queen made a move that was extremely uncharacteristic of her appearance.

While all the dragons were immobilized by the shadow force, she moved.

She stood up against the tremendous pressure from the abyssal demons, ignoring the soul oppression unconsciously exerted by the black-haired girl, and took small steps towards her.

Taking a deep breath,

Nephinalra slowly began to speak.

Her tone still carried the authority of a leader, not showing any sign of subservience despite the unfavorable situation.

"Do I, have a choice, Miss Yu?"

"Oh?"

The black-haired girl raised her eyebrows in surprise and interest upon hearing this. She was somewhat shocked by Nephinalra’s courage and amazed that she had discovered her identity.

"It seems you already know my identity?"

"Yes"

Nephinalra noncommittally nodded and slightly squinted her eyes, glancing at the two terrifying abyssal demons guarding Yumo’s sides.

The strength of these two demons was probably around the peak of Mid stage level 8.

From the recent battle, these two unique demons, capable of using ’Petrifying Gaze’ and ’Nether Ghost Fire’, possessed terrifying offensive power akin to high-eighth level beings. Nephinalra, not adept at defense, knew if she were struck by these demons’ special attacks, her chances of survival would be slim.

However,

These two abyssal demons revealed a tremendous murderous intent towards Nephinalra, but she did not pay much attention to guarding against these two demons. She understood clearly that as long as the black-haired girl in front of her did not command them, even if the abyssal demons wanted to tear her apart, they would not dare to act.

Although she did not know her exact purpose, what was certain was that this Miss Yu did not intend to completely annihilate the Dragon race. Given this, Nephinalra still had a slim chance for negotiation.

As for the previous thoughts of revenge against the Black Rose family that had been lingering in her mind, they had now completely vanished.

Stabilizing her mindset, Nephinalra continued to speak:

"A beautiful girl with black hair, surrounded by bloody red butterflies, and the ability to command demon kings. It’s not hard to guess your identity, after all... You are one of the main protagonists of the Holy War. However, I didn’t expect the Demon Temple, once transformed into a human form, to be such a cute girl. Quite unexpected."

"Hehe~, is that so..."

The black-haired girl muttered thoughtfully.

Watching the Dragon Queen approaching her, now only about five meters away, Yumo asked curiously:

"But now that you know my identity, you still dare to approach me like this? Aren’t you afraid I might just kill you? You should know, abyssal demons are very cruel and bloodthirsty. Also, you even dispersed your power and came without any resistance. Quite bold of you, isn’t it?"

Indeed,

On her way to approach Yumo, Nephinalra had voluntarily expelled all her power from her body. Despite being at high level 8 with an extremely strong physique, her strength undoubtedly plummeted without the aid of her energy.

To lower her own strength in the face of such a terrifying existence?

The peace-oriented members of the Dragon race, witnessing this scene, also showed expressions of astonishment, confusion, and concern.

"If you wanted to act against us, we would have already been dead."

Ignoring the uneasy gazes of her colleagues, Nephinalra continued indifferently.

"Being closer to you or farther away makes no difference, does it? Dispelling my power is the same. Even with my power, could I possibly win against you?"

"Quite smart~"

"Furthermore, dispersing my power is also to better demonstrate our stance."

"Stance?"

"Yes."

Nephinalra nodded, took a deep breath, and solemnly placed her hand on her chest, saying:

"It signifies that we, the Dragon race, have no intention of being enemies with you or the Black Rose family."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Yumo was slightly surprised by Nephinalra’s resolute decision, having thought she would need to apply more threats and temptations to ’persuade’ the Dragon Queen. She hadn’t expected the other party to be so aware of the situation.

’Hehe~’

’This does save time’

"But, if I remember correctly, when your subjects took action earlier, you didn’t try to stop them, did you?"

"Yes, I intentionally did not stop them. I thought it was necessary for Casimus and others to confront you, Miss Yu"

"Why do you say that?"

"The members of the Dragon race who are in favor of war needed to be taught a lesson. We couldn’t possibly willingly give up participating in the Holy War without that. Also, Miss Yu, your purpose in bringing out these abyssal demons was to warn them, right?"

"Hmm…"

’Pretty steady and smart…’

’I heard that she was just a weepy little loli? Seems that’s not entirely true. I might have underestimated this lolita queen.’

Yumo thought to herself.

Meanwhile, the black-haired girl raised her hand lightly, and the two abyssal demons behind her, who were ready to attack Nephinalra, instantly retracted their hostility and retreated obediently and adorably.

"It seems you have already made the right decision."

"Yes, our Dragon race will not be enemies of the Black Rose family, nor will we participate in the Holy War. However, under pressure, we might send some envoys to Anvika, please forgive us then, Miss Yu."

"Of course~"

"Also, if I may ask."

"Hmm?"

"Why, why would you want to stop the Dragon race? With your strength, even if the Dragon race participated in the Holy War, it wouldn’t change much, right?"

Gazing intently at the black silhouette before her, feeling the immense pressure emanating from the girl, Nephinalra asked nervously.

Although the five abyssal demons that descended into the Dragon Queen’s Lair were terrifying, Nephinalra was very clear that this seemingly delicate black-haired girl was the most terrifying presence. The pressure she exerted on Nephinalra was several times stronger than that of the five abyssal demons combined.

Her power was undoubtedly unfathomable...

’Why would such a being want to stop the Dragon race from joining the war? Was it necessary?’

"Can you tell me the answer?"

"Actually, it’s nothing much. Although I look like this, I am actually a teacher. As a teacher, I can’t just wipe out my students’ homeland, can I?"

Yumo said jokingly.

As these words fell, the girl’s expression slightly changed, revealing a hint of serious menace:

"But to be honest, keeping you all is naturally because you still have some value."

"What, what value?"

"The value of helping replenish my daughter’s energy."

"Replenish energy?"

"Yes, indeed. By the way, you should have quite a few Dragon Crystals, right? How about sharing a bit?"