Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 720 - 721: The Chance to Escape part 2

At such a chaotic moment, seeing her friend’s appearance undoubtedly brought joy to Mengxi’s heart.

"Liya! How did you get here?! Shouldn’t you be with your teacher at this time?"

Faced with Mengxi’s question, Liya didn’t directly answer but first looked nervously around.

After confirming that the teacher guiding Mengxi had been urgently called away for battle preparation, Liya rushed into the room.

Under Mengxi’s astonished gaze, Liya immediately grabbed Mengxi’s hand and, without a word, pulled her to run outside the house.

"At a time like this, who cares about the study?! Inferno has launched an attack, the whole Sky City is in chaos, what are we waiting for?! Hurry up and run!"

"Escape? Run away?"

"Nonsense, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If we don’t run now, do you really want to become that old witch’s new body?!"

Saying this,

Liya cautiously peeked her head out, carefully looking outside the door.

"Now everyone’s attention is focused on how to deal with Inferno. No one is paying attention to us, we have to run now!"

"I understand"

Mengxi nodded solemnly. The hesitation in her eyes vanished, leaving only a decisive firmness.

After putting on the maid uniform and wig that Liya handed over, the two girls quickly ran towards the underground palace in the center of Sky City.

The only way to escape from Sky City, a fortress suspended in the air, was to use the teleportation circle in the underground palace to return to the continent.

To be able to smoothly avoid the strictly guarded guards and reach the underground palace, the two girls used chess as a cover to secretly formulate a detailed escape plan.

However, their plan was not perfect; even though Liya was very clear about the structure of the underground city, there were still a few checkpoints they couldn’t figure out how to get past.

But now, the two girls couldn’t afford to think about this.

Opportunities don’t come twice. If they don’t seize this chance, they might never have such an opportunity again.

Moving through the crowd, the two girls quickly ran towards the entrance to the underground city.

Since the guards’ attention was almost entirely drawn by Inferno, no one noticed the two disguised as maids.

It must be said, the timing of Inferno’s attack was also excellent. At this time, after Sky City had dispatched several top action teams for missions, the internal manpower was not abundant.

After Inferno’s attack, the already insufficient manpower was almost entirely used to combat Inferno. This led to an unprecedentedly low state of defense capability within Sky City.

’This time, we might really be able to escape...’

Thinking this, Mengxi’s mouth curved into a slight smile.

Although humans and abyssal demons are arch-enemies, at this moment, Mengxi felt a vague sense of gratitude towards this Demon King. If not for Inferno’s attack, their action would not have been so smooth.

...

The plan of the two girls was proceeding very smoothly.

Along the way, the defense at many critical checkpoints was significantly weakened. Using the magical artifacts they had prepared in advance, the girls easily broke through. Soon, they passed through the heavily guarded inner city area and arrived at the entrance to the underground city.

Using Liya’s key, Mengxi slowly pushed open the grand entrance of the underground city, stepping inside and looking down the quiet tunnel that led deep into the earth.

Mengxi felt an unprecedented sense of excitement,

She had never imagined the plan would go so smoothly.

All they had to do next was to get through the labyrinth-like underground city, find the teleportation circle in the central area, and they would be able to escape this hellish place. The authority to control the underground city was personally given to her, and Lady Lisa did not have the relevant permissions. Moreover, due to the prohibitions in place, Lisa couldn’t forcibly enter the underground city.

Without a doubt, after entering the underground city, they were already safe.

"Can we finally leave this place? This is... too good... finally..."

After expressing her mixed feelings, Mengxi excitedly turned her head to look back at her companion:

"Liya! Quick, let’s go...?!!!"

However, In the next instant, Mengxi’s words abruptly stopped, and the joy and excitement on her pretty face suddenly vanished, replaced by a look of panic and dismay. At this moment, an alluring tall figure had appeared beside Liya, a figure all too familiar to Mengxi,

It was the lady who claimed to be her ’mother,’ the ruler of Sky City, Madam Lisa.

The appearance of Madam Lisa was like a bolt from the blue, instantly shattering all her hopes.

And Liya, her friend, was tightly locked in Lisa’s embrace, unable to move forward. The great doors of the underground palace, which were once within reach, now seemed so distant to Liya. The hope that once filled Liya’s eyes instantly turned as silent and deep as the dead sea, devoid of any spark of life...

Holding her daughter’s face tightly, Lisa’s expression no longer bore the false kindness of past days, but was filled with hideous and resentful emotions.

Driven by extreme anger, Lisa’s sharp nails even directly pierced into Liya’s tender face. This leader of Sky City showed not a single trace of sympathy for the girl in her arms... even though she was her own biological daughter.

With eyes emitting a dark glow, Lisa coldly whispered in Liya’s ear.

"Oh dear, actually helping someone else to escape? Liya, you have really disappointed mommy..."

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"Liya, aren’t you Madam Lisa’s daughter? Why, why help me like this? Aren’t you afraid that the lady will punish you afterward?"

"Of course, I’m scared, but I feel like I have to do this. You are the Girl of Destiny; you can’t just die at the hands of that old witch. If she really obtains your body and inherits the destiny within you, it would be a disaster for humanity. Besides, perhaps only you can change the current state of Sky City."

"You seem to really hate your mother…"

"I guess so, after all, it seems she was responsible for my father’s death, and my sister’s as well…"

"I’m sorry… Did you have a sister?"

"Yes. It’s just that the old witch ordered not to discuss this, so you’ve never heard about it. But, you have seen my sister."

"Huh? I’ve seen her?"

"Yes… The body that old witch is using now, it’s my sister’s body."

"?!!"

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After seizing control of Liya,

Madam Lisa slowly turned her head, directing her gaze towards Mengxi, who was naively positioning herself for combat on the stairs.

"And you, my little cutie~, I thought you had learned to behave recently. Seems like your nature hasn’t changed, eh~? Trying to escape again."

Staring at Mengxi, who had once again defied her, a cold gleam gradually filled Lisa’s black and gold eyes, causing the temperature around to plummet. The moment she was locked by those eyes, Mengxi uncontrollably trembled, her heart threatening to burst out of her chest.

"Hehe~, this time, you need to be properly punished."

With a cold laugh, Lisa reached out to grab Mengxi from the underground palace.

However, when her fingers crossed the threshold of the great doors, they touched an invisible protective barrier. The intense heat and terrifying force of lightning instantly repelled Lisa’s hand, causing her expression to change dramatically.

"This is? The underground palace’s prohibition?"

Looking at her fingertips, now slightly charred, Lisa’s expression darkened further.

Lisa was a cunning individual; she instantly guessed the whole situation. A chilling murderous aura burst from her, making it nearly impossible for Mengxi and Liya to breathe. Staring intensely at her daughter’s face, indescribable resentment was evident on Lisa’s visage:

"Hehe, hehehe~ Control over the underground city... That old man actually handed it over to you?! And kept it hidden from me? I’ve been loyal to that old man for so long, and yet he treats me like an outsider…"