Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 712 - 713: "Mom"

"Is that Sky City - Laplace? At first glance, it really is magnificent..."

Phillipe, leading the team on a giant griffon high in the sky, couldn’t help but sigh.

On the ground, all Phillipe could see was the pitch-black base of the island. But as he flew higher, the full view of Sky City - Laplace perfectly unfolded before him. The huge island was surrounded by thick bluish mist, and atop the island lay an ancient city, full of historical charm and surrounded by dense forests.

Combined with the layers of mist, it gave Phillipe the illusion of peering into a fairyland.

Although every part of the city contained rich history, the entire fortress wasn’t corroded by the passage of time; it was still bright and splendid, majestic and gorgeous. The grand magic formations floating around Sky City only added to its imposing aura.

"Worthy of being the former capital of the Demon Race, indeed impressive."

Phillipe couldn’t help feeling an urge to take out a magic stone for recording images and capture this grand scene.

However,

Before that, Phillipe had to stop his somewhat uninformed companion. After glancing at a companion who was guiding a griffon to slowly approach Sky City, Phillipe immediately scolded loudly, "Martini! What foolishness are you doing? Come back! Do you want to die?!!"

Startled by Phillipe’s scolding, the young soldier who wanted to observe Sky City up close trembled and sheepishly retreated to Phillipe’s side:

"Sorry, Captain."

"Didn’t I tell you? Maintain a distance of three kilometers from Sky City. If you get too close, you’ll be burned to ashes by the shield!"

After angrily reprimanding his team member, Phillipe shook his head in resignation and thoughtfully observed the grand city not far away. Although Phillipe’s strength was not very powerful, just seventh level, he could still faintly sense the terrifying energy fluctuations surrounding Sky City.

Though invisible to the naked eye, he was certain that the entire Laplace was enveloped in a terrifying magical barrier.

And this shield was the ’Thunder Particle Shield’ constructed of dense thunderous energy.

The reason Sky City could still stroll unscathed across the continent after committing such atrocities was because of their ’Thunder Particle Shield.’ It was this shield that made the defense of Sky City impregnable.

Even the ’Flame Cannonball’ fired by the Inferno in its liberated power state couldn’t damage it in the slightest. Such a terrifying defensive power had caused even forces including Asumos to abandon the idea of attacking Sky City.

It was also because of the ’Thunder Particle Shield’ that Sky City was known as the most indestructible fortress on the continent.

After personally experiencing the oppressive presence of this shield, Phillipe, accustomed to grand sights, couldn’t help but be filled with emotion:

"I really don’t understand, how did the Demon Race create such a thing back then."

However,

Just as Phillipe was lost in thought, the captain of the sunlight squad suddenly furrowed his brows, showing a serious look,

"What are they planning to do?"

The next moment,

Under the watchful eyes of Phillipe and a group of Church Air Force knights, the Sky City - Laplace, which had been suspended motionless in the air for a long time, finally made a move. Immense magical power surged, and the deep brown rocky base of the island started to emit bursts of blue light. These azure lights rapidly converged in a spiral at the base of the floating giant island.

Accompanied by the outline of a huge blue magic formation, a bright blue light beam shot out from the bottom of the island, creating an energy staircase between the vast Sky City and the Asumos Headquarters.

Following that,

An ancient teleportation gate, adorned with the Demon Race emblem, unexpectedly appeared at the base of the island.

Escorted by dozens of knights in heavy armor, a luxurious ’carriage’ drawn by five snow-white tiger-shaped magical beasts entered everyone’s view. Under the gaze of thousands of Anvika citizens, and surrounded by the azure glow, the Sky City envoy team grandly proceeded towards the Asumos Headquarters.

Even behind the teleportation gate, there was a band of nearly a hundred musicians, blowing horns and playing music.

The grand entrance of the people from Sky City was truly breathtaking.

In comparison, the previously impressive appearances of the Holy Tower and the elderly members of Holy Lomari seemed so simple and unadorned.

...

Meanwhile,

At the other end of the energy path, in front of the newly built Asumos Headquarters, a welcoming party of hundreds, composed of members from both the Church and the Red Leaf royal family, stood in formation. Despite the late hour, the high-ranking members of the church and the royal family, fighting off sleepiness, had come here in formal attire.

Although it was a hard task,

Many in the welcoming party were extremely displeased with Sky City’s arrogant attitude of not notifying in advance.

Among them,

The discontent was most prominent in Bai, the main combat force of the Sunlight unit. At that moment, Bai, studying hard, was grinding her teeth and gripping her sword hilt, ready to rush forward and fight the other party at any moment.

If not for Mengxi, who was beside her, promptly intervening, Bai might have directly bombarded the Sky City’s caravan.

Originally,

Bai was enjoying herself at the underground night market sponsored by Yumo, hugging and embracing in the delight of the night. A five-star night market experience like this was something Bai could hardly afford, and now that she finally had the chance, she was ready to enjoy it when those bastards from Sky City showed up...

Not only did they scare away the girl she had hired for the night...

But the gambling match she was about to win, due to her opponent fleeing, was voided. She had been planning to use this hand of cards to win back everything she lost tonight! And now, where the hell did everyone go?!

"Laplace, you bastards... I swear at your ancestors..."

Why not take the lost money in the chaos?? Bai stated that she had her principles. Money lost had to be won back at the gambling table!

Already dissatisfied with Sky City’s usual behavior, and now having lost her chance at enjoyment, how could Bai possibly show any good face to Sky City?

"Damn it, making such a flashy entrance, isn’t it awkward... so vulgar..."

Bai muttered discontentedly.

At that moment,

The young lady with silver hair cast her displeased gaze around. Noticing not far away Kael and several holy envoys, including the high-ranking members of the Red Leaf, Bai felt even more annoyed. Undoubtedly, this grand reception indicated the importance the Church and the Red Leaf royal family placed on Sky City.

Despite them being a bunch of animals, ignoring all manners,

’Do we still have to welcome them with such grandeur?’

"Why does it have to be so ceremonious..."

"There’s no helping it, we need their help."

Feeling Bai’s dissatisfaction, Mengxi spoke softly to comfort her:

"The main cannon of Sky City is an indispensable part of Kael’s plan. To convince Sky City to come here, the pope had to make a lot of effort. To ensure their continued cooperation, we need to show sincerity. After all, to some extent, the Church is now asking for Sky City’s help."

"Hmph..."

Bai disdainfully turned her head away.

However, she didn’t continue to complain, slowly loosening her grip on the sword handle, just grumbling unhappily.

Mengxi smiled helplessly at this, then refocused her attention on the Sky City team approaching the headquarters. More precisely, Mengxi’s gaze was fixed on the luxurious ’carriage’ at the center of the team...

Such a ’carriage’, inlaid with numerous precious gems, made of expensive silver diamonds, and drawn by saber-toothed tigers, could not be ridden by ordinary people. The music played by a professional team accompanying the team hinted at Mengxi an unsettling figure.

As that figure emerged in her mind, the silver-haired girl unusually trembled slightly.

’Calm down... I’m not the same as I was back then...’

’No need to feel fear...’

After reassuring herself for a while with her eyes closed, Mengxi’s restless heart gradually calmed down.

Then, she continued to focus on the approaching luxurious carriage,

However,

As the carriage got closer, Mengxi’s expression suddenly changed. For a moment, as the wind lifted the curtain, she realized... the carriage was empty? Such an entrance, it’s impossible for the carriage to be unoccupied, the only explanation is...

The next instant,

As if confirming Mengxi’s suspicion, a chill suddenly struck from behind her,

"Little Mengxi, why such a long face? Aren’t you happy to see ’Mom’?"

Mengxi: ?!!!