Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 719 - 720: The Chance to Escape part 1

The Chance to Escape part 1

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"What on earth is that?"

As the entire Sky City plunged into chaos due to a sudden and unexpected attack, Mengxi, sitting in her room, stared out the window in utter astonishment at the distance.

Under the girl’s wide-eyed gaze,

A behemoth, enveloped in blazing flames and resembling a demon, suddenly burst through the clouds and blocked the way in front of Sky City. As its wings that could cover the sky unfolded, endless fireballs poured down on Sky City like a furious storm. Along with these fireballs came an unprecedented pressure, a terrifying oppression that could suffocate Mengxi.

Compared to this aura and the brutal energy it contained, Lady Lisa, whom she feared, seemed so insignificant.

The moment Mengxi felt this aura, she trembled and kept retreating, her light purple eyes filled with fear.

That was a kind of fear from the depths of the soul, the most primal terror.

Among the earth-shattering roars of the Flame Demon King, countless fireballs carrying the aura of destruction fiercely bombarded the protective shield of Sky City! The beautiful azure sky was devoured by a ferocious sea of fire in an instant! The always stable Sky City - Laplace, faced a magnitude twelve earthquake at this moment!

Under the shaking of the earth and mountains, the entire city inevitably fell into panic,

Although the residents of Sky City had great faith in their "Thunder Particle Shield," which was considered unbreakable, their fragile hearts were already consumed by unease after being baptized by the oppressive force of the Flame Demon like a tsunami.

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After another red laser hit the protective shield, the powerful impact force made Mengxi fly backward and crash hard against the wall.

"What on earth is... what kind of monster is that..."

Mengxi, supporting herself on a pillar, struggled to stand up from the ground.

However,

Mengxi’s muttering was immediately answered.

"That thing, is a Demon King level Abyssal Demon, Inferno... the Flame Demon King, a terrifying creature at the peak of the eighth level..."

"?!"

Hearing this panting and familiar voice, Mengxi immediately turned her head to look towards the room’s door. At this moment, what appeared in Mengxi’s sight was a girl in a blue and white military uniform, of similar age to herself, with an attractive appearance and pink hair.

The moment Mengxi saw this girl, a trace of joy that was hard to detect appeared on her face.

This was a joy from the bottom of her heart.

"Liya!"

Indeed, the person who appeared in front of Mengxi at this moment was her only friend in Sky City, Liya - Fionados.

Actually, being able to make friends within Sky City was truly beyond Mengxi’s expectations.

Since Mengxi stopped trying to escape, Lisa relaxed her supervision of Mengxi, allowing the girl some freedom of movement within certain limits. After that, Mengxi met many young girls living within the city. Most of them were captured from various places across the continent, existing as ’food’ for Lisa.

The hearts of most of these girls had already collapsed, making it fundamentally impossible to communicate.

Only six girls were able to communicate with Mengxi. These few girls were Mengxi’s sisters in name... that is, the daughters of Lisa, who held a high status within Sky City.

After some contact, Mengxi realized that these ladies were not her real daughters as she had thought, but most of them, like herself, were forced to recognize Lisa as their mother. Unsurprisingly, all these girls possessed devil-like figures and angelic faces, making them exceptionally beautiful women.

Was it because Lady Lisa loved beauty that she adopted them as her daughters?

Of course not.

Everyone in Sky City knew that Lisa’s daughters were actually candidates for her new body.

Therefore, after learning that the Girl of Destiny had arrived in Sky City, the other ladies were quite excited. With Mengxi’s presence, they would no longer have to experience those terrifying days. When communicating with Mengxi, they always carried a hint of affection. However, what kind of people were these few girls? Mengxi never had the chance to find out.

Because not long after interacting with these girls, they were one by one required to serve Lisa in her bed, eventually meeting a fate of no remains.

It was normal, after all. Their only purpose in being raised in Sky City was to become backups for Lady Lisa’s new body. With Mengxi’s arrival, the significance of these backups ceased to exist. Plus, they all had superior Yin energy inside them, so Lisa quickly consumed them completely as snacks.

Mengxi felt sad about the fate of these ’sisters,’ but she was helpless and preoccupied with her own survival.

After the death of these ladies, the only person left for Mengxi to communicate with was Liya-Fionados. Unlike the other ladies, she was not kidnapped from the continent by the people of Sky City; she was the biological daughter of Lisa. Initially, Mengxi was extremely resistant to the daughter of her enemy.

Even though she smiled on the surface, she always harbored hostility and vigilance in her heart.

However, to Mengxi’s surprise, Liya did not inherit her mother’s cunning and cruelty; instead, she was a very innocent and lively girl with a compassionate heart. Liya never acted superior in front of Mengxi and often took care of her pitiful ’sister.’ When Mengxi encountered difficulties, Liya constantly condemned the cruel methods of Sky City. Her black-gold eyes were filled with a sense of justice.

Furthermore,

This child even harbored an extremely rebellious idea in Sky City, which was to help Mengxi escape.

Although Mengxi was initially skeptical, gradually, after feeling the sincere emotions of the other party, Mengxi realized that Liya was a good child, completely different from her mother. Moreover, feeling lonely in Sky City, Mengxi was in desperate need of a partner to share her emotions with.

Thus, Mengxi gradually opened her heart, and Liya became the first friend the girl made after arriving on the continent.

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