Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 701 - 702: Sobbing

Last one for today *^

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The already celestial-like stunning girl, in the moment she revealed her sweet smile, seemed to transform into a painting of a nation-toppling beauty, making everything around her pale in comparison. Even Nephinalra, a woman herself, couldn’t help but be momentarily spellbound.

However,

After a brief moment of distraction, the Dragon Queen quickly furrowed her brows:

"You, you mentioned... Dragon Crystals?"

"Yep~"

Yumo playfully tilted her head,

"Your Majesty, you see? I’ve come a long way to the Dragon Lair today to prevent your Dragon race from doing something foolish. My dear little ones, in helping you educate the unruly members of the Dragon race, have worn themselves out. Look~"

Saying this, Yumo pointed behind her with a hint of helplessness.

Following Yumo’s direction, Nephinalra looked behind the black-haired girl.

Then,

The Dragon Queen’s pupils suddenly twitched, showing a complex expression.

At that moment,

The once vigorous and merciless abyssal demons, which had overpowered many of the Dragon race’s experts, now lay on the ground "exhausted" like dead dogs.

Their aura was heavy with a sense of death, no longer the mighty presence they had before.

Frankly speaking,

The abyssal demons now seemed so frail, as if they could be easily taken down at any moment.

At the same time,

As if to corroborate Yumo’s words, these demons kept emitting pitiful howls while lying on the ground.

"Awooo..." (Ah, so tired!)

Apart from the act, these abyssal demons indeed looked in great pain.

It seemed like it was not the Dragon race experts who had been bullied up earlier, but rather these abyssal demons.

"Ah, this..."

This scene made Nephinalra and the conscious members of the Dragon race twitch their faces in disbelief.

Straight out of Sparta.

’Damn it!!’

’Why are you lying down like that?!!’

’What an act, tsk!!’

’Your aura is still so strong, why pretend to be weak?!’

’Damn, can you be more fake?! Have you no shame?!’

Of course, even though they were internally frustrated, Nephinalra and the conscious Dragon race experts could only see through the act without pointing it out.

Having dealt with the Black Rose family multiple times, Nephinalra, after seeing this all too familiar scene, vaguely guessed the other party’s intentions.

After a bitter smile in her heart,

Nephinalra forced a smile and said with a feigned sincerity:

"This is indeed hard work for Miss Yu and these little cuties. So, what is Miss Yu suggesting?"

"Well~, since I and my little cuties have gone through so much trouble to help the Dragon race, shouldn’t you all consider some form of compensation? Perhaps something like Dragon Crystals~"

Saying this, Yumo stretched out her hand playfully towards Nephinalra, making a gesture as if asking for something:

"Don’t worry, I’m not asking for much, just a symbolic amount would do."

At that moment, in Nephinalra’s eyes, the black-haired girl seemed to overlap with the figure of the dreaded Black Rose Duke.

Come to think of it,

Every time they asked for something from them, they first pretended to be pitiful, then made this gesture to ask for compensation.

’Isn’t it typical of their family...’

’If we resist, it would probably end badly, right?’

Recalling how she was previously pinned to the floor and forcefully stripped of her chest scales by them, Nephinalra couldn’t help but shudder.

Despite her beautiful and adorable appearance, the girl before her was actually the Demon Temple.

Her ferocity might even surpass that of the Black Rose Duke.

If they didn’t agree, they, the dragons, might be forcibly squeezed for Dragon Crystals.

With a sigh,

Nephinalra nodded helplessly:

"I understand."

"Good, I appreciate your cooperation, Your Majesty~"

Yumo showed a sweetly satisfied smile in response to Nephinalra’s reaction.

——

With a heart filled with unease, Nephinalra experienced the longest hour of her dragon life.

Finally,

After obtaining enough Dragon Crystals, the black-haired girl contentedly transformed into countless blood-colored butterflies and disappeared from the dragons’ sight.

The terrifyingly massive creatures that had accompanied her also vanished into the ground as their mistress left.

In an instant,

The oppressive atmosphere permeating the Dragon Queen’s Lair suddenly crumbled.

Nephinalra and the peace-minded dragons felt as if a great weight had been lifted from their hearts.

"Ah, finally, they’re gone... we survived..."

With a great sense of relief, the dragons let out a sigh, feeling like they had narrowly escaped a calamity.

At the same time,

Having escaped danger, the dragons couldn’t help but look admiringly at the blonde lolita nearby – their great Dragon Queen.

Had it not been for the Queen’s calm and composed handling of the situation with the blood butterfly, without recklessly acting...

Their Dragon race might have fallen into an irreversible abyss.

"She truly is our Queen, dependable in crucial moments."

The peace-minded dragons’ eyes began to sparkle with admiration.

At this moment,

In their eyes, their petite and delicate Queen suddenly appeared mighty and imposing, even taking on a sacred aura.

Unfortunately,

This grand image of the Dragon Queen was somewhat short-lived.

In the next moment,

Ramlas, the head of the peace faction and Earth Dragon King, noticed something unusual about Nephinalra.

’?!’

’Huh?’

’Your Majesty, are you, are you trembling? Could it be, were you injured just now?!’

Under the influence of confusion and worry, Ramlas transformed into human form and hurried forward, cautiously patting Nephinalra’s shoulder:

"Your Majesty! Are you, are you alright?!"

However,

It was fine until he patted her... but then Nephinalra completely broke down.

In the next instant,

Under the astonished gaze of Ramlas and other dragon elites, Nephinalra’s legs gave way, and she plopped down on the ground like a duck sitting down.

Her usually firm and brave dragon eyes suddenly became teary like sunny-side-up eggs.

Tears gushed out of her eyes like a breached dam.

There, in front of her subjects, the Dragon Queen started sobbing uncontrollably.

"Waaahhh, I was so scared, waaaah (???)"

"So terrifying, waaah ???"

"I thought I was going to die, waaah"

"Ah waaahhh..."

…

"Eh? Your Majesty??"

Seeing this, Ramlas was utterly dumbfounded.

But at this moment, Nephinalra completely ignored the dazed Ramlas, continuing to sob, venting all the grievances in her heart.

After all,

Facing those Demon Kings and especially the terrifying black-haired girl, Nephinalra had endured such immense pressure.

Especially when facing the black-haired girl, just making eye contact with those crimson eyes made Nephinalra feel as if her soul was being torn apart piece by piece.

Unparalleled fear constantly eroded her spirit.

For Nephinalra, who was not particularly strong-willed, it was truly remarkable she held on until now.

So, As soon as Yumo left, Nephinalra burst into loud crying.

And looking at the wreckage around her, thinking about her gold coins lost or fallen into ditches during the battle, Nephinalra’s crying became even more miserable, even beating her chest in despair.

After all, she loved wealth.

"Waaahhh! My palace, waaah, my gold coins, my gems... waaah, all gone, all gone ???"

"Waaah, just a lousy box in exchange for our several tons of Dragon Crystals, bandits, waaah... Those were Dragon Crystals, I hadn’t saved up many of those!!"

"And besides, those were what I had saved for a long time... I was planning to secretly sell them for gold coins, waaah (???)"

"My mountains of gold are a few less now, waaahhh..."

…

The Dragon Lolita cried heart-wrenchingly.

For a while, her mournful wails echoed throughout the entire Dragon Lair.

The current Dragon Queen Nephinalra didn’t look anything like a queen at all, but rather like a pitiful little loli who had her lollipop stolen, whimpering in distress...