Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 711 - 712: Sky City Laplace

Boom~

Accompanied by a burst of lightning and thunder, and the flashing of azure light, an enormous shadow unexpectedly appeared in the sky above Anvika, blotting out the sun.

The tranquility of Anvika’s night was shattered with the arrival of the floating giant island. The vast and terrifying magic power, like a flood breaking through a dam, poured down from the sky, engulfing the entire capital of Red Leaf in an instant.

The people, asleep, felt this overwhelming pressure and suddenly shivered, a chill running down their spines. They got up, trembling with fear, and opened their windows or went outside to try to understand where this immense pressure was coming from.

When they looked up and saw the huge shadow covering the sky, almost everyone’s face changed color instantly. Confusion, fear, and unease erupted like lava from a volcano, overwhelming their hearts.

After a few seconds of silence,

The entire city exploded into chaos, noise replaced tranquility, and fear replaced comfort...

"What is that in the sky? What is it?!"

"Is it a meteor about to fall??!"

"So huge, is the sky falling?!"

"It must be a demon king attacking again! Hurry, everyone runnnnnn!!!"

"Quick! Run! If we don’t, we’ll lose our lives!!"

...

Anxious cries for help and panicked shouts were everywhere, incessant and overlapping. The Sword Demon and Higanbana, half a month ago, had already cast a great psychological shadow over the citizens of the Empire. This sudden and unexpected huge shadow stirred up the fears buried deep in their hearts.

Riots and chaos gradually engulfed the imperial capital.

People rushed towards the city gates in a frantic scramble.

In the midst of this chaos, roars filled with magic and aura instantly echoed through the streets and alleys of the city,

"Everyone, stay calm! Don’t panic! What’s above us is not an enemy!! It’s not an abyssal demon! That is the Sky City - Laplace, our guest! I repeat, do not panic, the one above us is our friend, not an enemy!"

Along with these resounding roars, teams of imperial warriors, dressed in red armor and exuding confidence, rode on horses into the chaotic areas of the city, trying to maintain order. It wasn’t just the imperial knights; tens of thousands of city guards also entered the residential areas to help calm the frightened and anxious people.

Even Amon, the second prince of the Empire, personally mounted a horse and hurried to the most chaotic area.

Upon arriving, Amon quickly began the work of calming the crowd.

Because Prince Amon was known for being close to the people and for his extremely approachable tone, the people near Amon quickly stabilized their emotions and believed the words of the soldiers.

Gradually, the panic atmosphere over Ji Square began to dissipate.

Seeing this, Amon, who had exerted himself in persuasion, finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Finally, it’s quieted down."

While feeling relieved,

The second prince of the Empire couldn’t help but slowly lift his head, gazing at the magnificent floating giant island that shrouded the night sky. Although Amon had claimed during calming the masses that the arrival of the Sky City was merely a friendly visit, that they were here to visit the imperial family, and to participate in the Saintess’ coronation ceremony half a month later, with no ill intentions, when he himself looked up at the Sky City, Amon couldn’t help but bite his lip, his eyes filled with anger.

"These bastards..."

Amon said through gritted teeth.

Clearly,

He was extremely dissatisfied with the sudden arrival of the Sky City.

"Weren’t they supposed to notify us in advance when they were about to arrive?! They didn’t even inform us, and directly brought the floating island over our capital?! And why at night of all times? Turning the imperial city into a chaotic mess?! Damn creatures... as arrogant as ever."

For the first time, Amon dropped his usual demeanor and unreservedly criticized the people on the floating island.

Hearing Amon’s displeased muttering, Panlun, the Imperial Prime Minister, spoke up to advise him:

"There’s no need to get angry over these creatures. This is just their style. Getting angry for them will harm your body and mind, it’s not worth it."

With these words, Amon took a deep breath and gradually calmed his restless heart. Then, the young red-haired man slowly turned his gaze towards the aged Prime Minister.

"Heh, you’re right. It’s not worth it."

Amon laughed at himself.

"Yes, these guys are always like this..."

Shaking his head, Amon sighed with mixed feelings and looked around at the people.

The Sky City - Laplace was usually suspended high above the cloud or floating in the high sky unnoticed by people. Most ordinary citizens were unaware of the appearance of the Sky City, only having a rough understanding of this unique sky city’s outline from books.

Therefore, when the Sky City descended over Anvika, most of the ignorant citizens mistook it for a meteorite from outer space, hence the fear.

However,

Among the chaotic and restless crowd, there were not only ordinary citizens. A large number of scholars, businessmen, officials, and nobles were inside! After experiencing initial unrest, they realized that the object above was not a meteorite from outer space or an abyssal demon descending, but the famous Sky City.

But, after realizing this, they became even more unsettled...

Even now, after Amon’s efforts to calm them down, they still held their breaths, watching the sky above with anxiety and apprehension.

Amon looked at them with understanding.

After all,

The reputation of the Sky City isn’t exactly infamous, but it’s certainly notorious...

Recently, when human forces became aware of the collusion between the Black Rose family and abyssal demons, the Black Rose family suddenly became the most despised evil force in the eyes of those in the know. Before this revelation, the Black Rose family had been repeatedly hailed by the Ainor Group’s continental magazines as a model of friendly and harmonious morality...

But before the exposure of the Black Rose family, which force had the worst reputation?

Sky City - Laplace would be second to none.

In their pursuit of the secrets of eternal life and to break through to a higher level beyond the eighth, those in Sky City went to extreme lengths. Burning, killing, looting were part of their daily lives. To get enough test subjects, they even captured entire towns, resulting in the death of tens of thousands of innocents.

They were unscrupulous in getting what they wanted. Twenty years ago, a small country in the northwestern part of the continent named Heaven was targeted by Sky City because it had a child with a rare pure elemental constitution. Since the king refused to hand over the child, Heaven country was destroyed, and the child was captured by Sky City. After being tortured, the child was dissected and died on the operating table...

Other malicious incidents related to Sky City occurred frequently, making one doubt whether the people in Sky City ever considered those outside as their kin...

The appearance of such a notorious Sky City over Anvika naturally caused worry and concern.

"It’s incomprehensible how these creatures from Sky City have been able to do whatever they want until now."

Amon shook his head in disappointment.

To this,

The Imperial Prime Minister, Panlun, could only sigh helplessly:

"Because they’re strong... Laplace is the most fortified fortress in the world, even the Infernal Prison couldn’t breach its shield. Moreover, they possess the most terrifying weapons in the world. Although their leadership’s power is not as strong as ours or that of the Asumos Church, no one wants to confront them directly. Whoever attacks them will only benefit a third party. In addition, the people in Sky City are cunning. They may act recklessly, but they haven’t targeted the top forces... That’s how the balance has been maintained, barely…"

"Ah... such an irritating balance." Amon sighed, resigned to the situation.

"Yes, but there’s no choice, that’s reality. And now, we even have to cooperate with them. After all, in this Holy War, we need the power of their main cannon. The Demon Temple is extremely strong, perhaps only the fully charged main cannon of Laplace can penetrate the body of that demoness"

Panlun bitterly smiled, then advised Amon:

"Your Highness, you’ll be meeting with them later, you should set aside these emotions now."

"I know. Until the Holy War ends successfully, I will reluctantly cooperate with them."

Taking a deep breath, Amon quickly regained his usual calm demeanor.