Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 724 - 725 Plan

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Inside the core meeting hall of the Black Rose Family’s mansion.

Including Xiao, Qiu Mingtong, and the upper echelons of the Black Rose were discussing a very serious issue.

According to the intelligence sent back by Anvika, the Sky City—Laplace—has descended above the capital of Red Leaf Empire.

This means that the holy war led by the church is about to begin. So, it’s time for their Black Rose Family’s troops to prepare for action.

This time, Xiao gathered leaders scattered across various regions specifically to arrange detailed tasks and coordination.

However, just as the meeting was proceeding in an orderly manner, Xiao suddenly frowned.

"Hmm? Who?"

In the next instant,

Under the astonished and vigilant gaze of the Black Rose’s upper echelons, the tightly closed conference room door suddenly opened.

Thinking there was an intruder, the Black Rose members instantly mobilized their magical power, readying themselves for battle.

However, upon seeing the sneaky yet adorably clueless wolf girl, their vigilance dissipated instantly.

"Whew~, who thought it was someone barging in, it turns out to be Lady Limo."

Clearly, they were not very concerned about Limo’s appearance.

Even the Black Rose Duke, looking exhausted with dark circles under his eyes, felt the same.

Honestly,

Xiao, who had long adopted a laissez-faire attitude, couldn’t be bothered to manage Limo’s self-wandering behavior.

As long as this wolf girl, akin to a living ancestor, didn’t wreck the house, eat her own people, or attempt to escape the family’s territory, Xiao would not intervene.

Allowing little Limo to scamper around the mansion.

Now, Xiao no longer harbored the ambition he had a few months ago to train Limo into a gentle and elegant lady.

With her little brain, achieving this goal seemed somewhat overambitious.

Xiao had come to terms with it,

He didn’t expect Limo to act like an elegant lady, just behaving a bit more human-like would suffice.

...

As for Limo sneaking into the conference room, Xiao had long been accustomed to it.

Earlier, when he was discussing plans against the Snow Night and church forces with Kalina in the Winter Forest, Limo had been darting around Liyu.

Lately, Limo hadn’t been missing out on joining the Black Rose family meetings.

Therefore, Xiao didn’t mind Limo’s intrusion.

After all, the girl couldn’t understand anything, let alone inform outsiders about these matters.

Besides,

Xiao, already worn out from being harassed, really had no energy to deal with Limo.

"This girl... came to join the fun again..."

Seeing Limo, as usual, carefree running onto the couch to snuggle, not starting trouble afterward, Xiao then shifted his focus back to the meeting hall.

"Let’s leave Limo be and continue."

"Yes."

"Regarding the attack on the Red Leaf Empire, in general, we will follow the original plan, dividing our forces into four armies..."

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Ignoring Limo, the unexpected guest, the operation meeting proceeded vigorously.

However,

As the conference continued, Xiao sensed more and more that something was off; even perceiving an unusually eerie chill at times.

Wait,

’This seems a bit strange…’

’This girl?’

’Why is she still in the meeting room?!’

Considering that in the past, Limo would only stay for a few minutes out of curiosity before leaving (to the restaurant) to find food.

’But this time, why hasn’t she left?’

Feeling something unusual, Xiao slowly glanced sideways at the wolf girl not far behind him.

Then Xiao found speechlessly that Limo was indeed lying on the sofa, eyes tightly closed, drooling, and deeply asleep. Judging by the smile on her lips, the wolf girl was even having a pleasant dream.

After taking in this scene, Xiao was first stunned, then revealed an "as expected" expression.

"I was wondering why this troublemaker could listen quietly... turns out she was asleep haha..."

’But this sleeping posture…’

’Sigh…’

After sighing haplessly, Xiao temporarily dismissed his doubts and focused back on the operation meeting.

At this moment,

Perhaps out of the principle of "see no evil," or being too focused on the planning and arrangement, everyone had not noticed a few unusual details on the wolf girl.

A faint crimson glow was quietly emanating from Limo’s chest...

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While the Black Rose Family was having a meeting, Asumos Church, as its sworn enemy, was also conducting an operation meeting against Yumo.

Although previously, due to secrecy, only the highest echelons of the church were aware of Yumo’s true identity and the operation plan, now that traps need to be laid, magic circles arranged, and ambushes set up...

It became necessary to pass this secret to other commanding officers as well.

In this heavily guarded underground meeting room, the Holy Envoy Nora was standing at the podium, solemnly informing everyone of the imminent crisis. Naturally, Kael’s specific arrangements for the holy war were also mentioned by Nora. These words, akin to a bolt from the blue, left all the officers present in shock.

Everyone looked at each other, seeing the astonishment in each other’s eyes.

After all, for most church members, the ceremony two weeks later was supposed to be the coronation of the Girl of Destiny. They could never have imagined that such a joyous ceremony was actually aimed at launching a divine punishment against the Demon Temple? And, the Demon Temple had transformed into a human form? And was even hiding within Anvika?

The crowd instinctively found it hard to believe this fact, but with the Holy envoy personally coming to assign tasks, they had no choice but to believe.

Among the high-ranking church officials present were also the two Heavenly Apostles, Kain and Bai Yanluo, as forces.

Kain, for the time being, fell silent against the wall corner after hearing the news,

Unlike Kain’s silence, Bai Yanluo directly asked Nora:

"Lady Nora, since the action will take place during Mengxi’s coronation ceremony, will the ceremony still be held at the Holy Spirit Lake in the North City District?"

"Yes."

Nora replied indifferently,

"Miss Bai, do you have any questions?"

"But that place is near a densely populated area, right?! Acting there, wouldn’t it harm the innocent people? Or do we need to evacuate the civilians in advance?"

"No need."

"Eh?!"

Hearing this, Bai Yanluo was taken aback, looking incredulously at Nora.

"But, that’s the Demon Temple! If we really take action, the impact would surely be greater than the previous Sword Demon and Higanbana! By then, the entire Anvika might be..."

"I know, but we can’t evacuate..."

"Why?!"

"Because we cannot let Bloody Butterfly notice anything unusual! Whether changing the traditional location of the ceremony or evacuating civilians last minute, it would alert Bloody Butterfly! If Bloody Butterfly becomes aware of our traps, then the whole holy war plan would be for naught. Therefore, for the greater good, the sacrifice of those people is inevitable. Bai Yanluo, do not harbor naive thoughts. Right now, destroying the Demon Temple is what we should be most concerned about."

"Yes..."

Feeling Nora’s sharp gaze, Bai Yanluo dared not say more, bowing her head with mixed feelings.

What she was struggling with wasn’t just the matter of evacuating the civilians.

As to whether they should launch an attack on Bloody Butterfly, Bai Yanluo was still undecided.

Of course,

It wasn’t because Yumo had given her too much money...

If possible, Bai Yanluo, of course, would still prefer to gain freedom. Her previous appearance of greed was also a helpless act. ’After all, isn’t there a saying? If you can’t resist, then enjoy it~’

The main reason for Bai Yanluo’s hesitation was,

She felt... that the girl transformed from the Demon Temple didn’t seem as cruel and ruthless as they imagined. From the girl’s face, she couldn’t see a trace of hatred towards humans, not to mention any thought of annihilating humanity. Whether the holy war could defeat the opponent was another matter...

Bai Yanluo’s intuition told her, if they could get along well with Yumo, perhaps the world might become a better place?

’It seems that other demon kings and abyssal demons listen to Ms. Yu’s words?’

’Isn’t that fearsome Sword Demon just like that?’

’In front of Ms. Yu, as meek as a son...’

’Should I... tell Ms. Yu about this... No, I can’t! I am a Heavenly Apostle, I should obey military orders... I can’t betray my race... But, if so many civilians are going to die? Once we take action, there’s no turning back... Ah, it’s so annoying!’

Holding her head, Bai Yanluo’s mind was tangled into knots.

At this moment, the white-haired girl had no energy to resist Nora’s arrangements, merely leaning dizzily against a stone pillar, falling into silence...

However,

As the internal operation meeting of Asumos Church proceeded smoothly, a black card in Bai Yanluo’s pocket, symbolizing diamond membership, began to emit a faint yet eerie crimson glow,

If someone else had the chance to observe this black card closely now,

It wouldn’t be hard to notice that what appeared on it was a pattern similar to a bloody butterfly...