Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 731 - 732: A Familiar Face

The only maid from the Black Rose family still standing was undoubtedly our little friend Asar.

Due to her weak strength, Asar did not have the ability to participate in the battle against Heidely. Thus, she was ordered by Sebastian to be at the rear, responsible for protecting the precious box belonging to Yumo. And so, she silently watched from the back, observing the battle between the Black Rose family and Heidely.

Asar had mixed emotions.

As a son of destiny, she should hope for the defeat of the Black Rose family, after all, these guys were the scum of humanity who had colluded with the abyssal demons.

However,

After witnessing Heidely’s cruel methods, Asar hesitated. If the Black Rose were truly defeated, what should she do? The big shot from Sky City didn’t seem like a good person...

Nevertheless,

With Asar’s current strength, no matter how much she agonized, she couldn’t change the outcome of the battle.

Eventually, under her uneasy watch, Heidely defeated the members of the Black Rose family and stepped closer to her.

Facing the terrifying suffocation of level 8 powerhouse, the powerless Asar instantly knelt on the ground. The box in her hands was easily taken away by Heidely.

Although Sebastian had instructed that this box must be carefully guarded, the current Asar was already unable to take care of herself.

How could she care about a box when she couldn’t even save her own life?

With a heart full of anxiety, Asar clenched her fists tightly, holding her breath and focusing intently on Heidely. After all, her life was undoubtedly in the hands of this butler of Sky City.

However, the current Heidely didn’t seem interested in dealing with a frail little maid like Asar. He looked at the flower in the box with a very serious gaze.

It had to be admitted,

The flower was exceptionally delicate and beautiful, with ice-blue petals and a fragrance that was refreshing.

However, the appearance of such a flower in this treasure box made Heidely feel a great disappointment.

"A flower... is it just a flower?"

The butler frowned disdainfully.

Before the battle, he had seen people from the Black Rose family taking this box out of the carriage and handing it over to a non-combatant maid for safekeeping. Heidely had thought it contained some important treasure.

Was it a rare magical artifact?

Or a precious gemstone?

Or perhaps some secret documents of the Black Rose family?

The result was none of the above,

Just a somewhat pretty flower?

"Boring…"

Heidely, who had no interest in plants, didn’t hide his disdain and looked scornfully at Sebastian not far away.

"Protecting such a worthless flower to this extent? You Black Roses people are really boring."

However,

Facing Heidely’s disdainful remarks, Sebastian didn’t say anything but exerted all his strength to crawl up from the ground. The old butler’s eyes were always focused on the box in Heidely’s arms.

"Give it back…"

Sebastian said weakly.

Though his voice was extremely feeble, every word was filled with remarkable perseverance.

"Oh?"

This reaction from Sebastian confused Heidely.

’It seemed that compared to being defeated and about to be captured back to Sky City, this old butler cared more about the flower in my hands?’

"Is there something special about this flower?"

Heidely asked curiously.

Unfortunately, his question was doomed to remain unanswered.

Because Sebastian himself was also unclear about what was special about this flower. He cared so much about this flower solely because of his lady’s instructions.

At that time, when they were about to leave the Luminous Royal Academy, Yumo had taken him and Xizhi into the room and entrusted them with the care of this little flower, asking them to bring it back to Sabelius safely. Not just to bring it back, but to take meticulous care of it during the journey, feeding it with nutrient water specially prepared by Yumo at regular intervals.

Sebastian was also unclear about what was special about this flower.

But that was not important,

What mattered was that Yumo valued this flower highly. Knowing his Lady was always taking care of this little flower at the teacher’s residence, spending so much energy on it that even Sebastian and Xizhi felt a bit jealous.

Since this flower was so important to Lady Yumo, as her faithful servants, they had the duty to protect this flower.

To perfectly complete the mission given by their lady, and to safely return the flower to Sabelius without any harm.

Moreover,

In Sebastian’s view,

Having already ’disappointed’ his lady and been sent back to the family territory, if they failed even to complete the task specifically entrusted by Yumo, it would undoubtedly lead to her utter disappointment.

If he was deemed completely worthless by his lady, then his existence would be utterly meaningless.

Sebastian, severely injured, had a confused mind and was unable to act according to reason.

Now, Sebastian, driven by an obsession in his heart, slowly crawled towards Heidely, attempting to retrieve the flower Yumo had entrusted to him, even though this idea was utterly impractical.

"Give it back... give it back..."

...

"Hmm... it seems, his mind is not clear."

Heidely, experienced in tormenting others, quickly noticed Sebastian’s condition.

Knowing that asking further would not yield any results, Heidely waved his hands, and a wave of pressure hit Sebastian’s body like a shockwave, causing the old butler to cough up blood, fly backward, and crash into the wreckage of a carriage mercilessly.

Heidely, however, had shown restraint with Sebastian, not going so far as to kill him outright.

After all,

His lady’s instruction was to bring back all the key figures of the Black Rose family, to use them as bait to attract the attention of the Bloody Butterfly in the upcoming holy war. If possible, these hostages might help us eliminate many troublesome fools on the continent with the help of Bloody Butterfly.

After dealing with Sebastian, whose nerves were somewhat unclear, Heidely once again focused his attention on the flower.

However,

No matter how he perceived it, all he saw was a flower that, aside from being beautiful, was quite ordinary?

’Could it be?’

"Not a magic treasure? Just something of sentimental value?"

After a moment of observation, Heidely came to a conclusion.

With this conclusion, Heidely lost all interest and casually threw the box on the ground.

"Utterly boring, a waste of my time"

Muttering impatiently, Heidely stepped on the box, crushing it underfoot in front of the angry gaze of the remaining members of the Black Rose family.

Afterward,

Heidely turned to survey his surroundings and shouted at those from the Snake Squad lying on the ground, half-dead but still with some strength:

"You trash! Get up! Tie up those Black Rose fellows! Prepare to go back!"

Following Heidely’s words, those from Sky City who had been knocked down by the Black Rose, still conscious, hurriedly and shakily stood up. Although their strength was greatly reduced, carrying the half-dead Black Knights wasn’t much of a difficulty.

However...

"Do we have to take them all back, Lord Heidely?"

The vice leader of the Snake Squad, leaning on a crutch, limped to Heidely’s side and asked cautiously, fearing to provoke the unpredictable man in front of him and end up like Belis.

Hearing this question,

Heidely thoughtfully scanned the surroundings.

Soon, the steward of Sky City had an idea:

"No need to take them all, just capture those Black Rose high-ranking leaders and bring them back. The other maids and Black Knights, if they are too severely injured, just kill them. So we don’t waste our potions bringing them back."

"Yes... My lord, what about her? Should we take her back too?"

"Her?"

Saying this, Heidely slowly turned his head, following his subordinate’s gaze, and focused on a certain blue-haired girl. Heidely, who felt no sympathy for this powerless maid easily scared out of her wits, ignored the girl’s plight and grabbed her hair, forcing her to lift her head,

"This kind of Black Rose apprentice maid is of no use, but she looks pretty good? Test her Yin energy? If it’s enough, bring her back for the Madam as a... Hmm??! Wait?!!"

However,

The next moment, under the puzzled gaze of the vice leader, as if he had noticed something, Heidely’s words abruptly stopped, and he began to scrutinize the maid in front of him with an incredulous look:

"Wait... looking closely, this girl, why does she seem familiar..."