Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 740 - 741: The Turbulence Within

—"The soul stone of Lord Heidely has shattered! The steward, he... he has fallen!"—

As these words emanated from the communication magic stone, the visage of Madam Lisa darkened visibly.

Her brows furrowed tightly, and she gritted her teeth in anger. At this moment, Madam Lisa, still bearing the guise of youthful beauty, resembled a fierce ghoul or an ugly witch, sending shivers down one’s spine without the cold.

With a forceful squeeze of her fingers, the teacup in her hand was instantly crushed.

A terrifying, sinister, dark pink aura instantly spread rapidly in all directions from Madam Lisa as the center.

The dreadful pressure cracked the walls and floor, and the maids, unable to withstand it, knelt on the ground in pain.

’No, no way!’

’The Madam, she... she’s enraged!’

Realizing this, the maids hurriedly knelt and bowed to Madam Lisa, knocking their heads on the ground in fright and praying in their hearts.

The maids’ judgment was extremely accurate; Madam Lisa was indeed enraged, and extremely so.

She had sent an entire execution team, including a level 8 elite.

’It was supposed to be a foolproof plan, how could it have gone so wrong?’

’Not only did they fail to capture the person from the Black Rose, but they also were entirely wiped out?’

’Even Heidely is dead?’

’What a joke!’

’Damn Black Rose!!’

Endless fury, like a breached dam, overwhelmed Madam Lisa’ heart in an instant. The chilling intent to kill and boundless resentment could no longer be suppressed, continuously spilling from her eyes.

After a terrifying surge of power, Lisa gripped the communication magic stone and confirmed with a chilling voice:

"Are you sure? Heidely, he’s dead?!"

No matter what,

Her own butler was a top mid-stage eighth-level powerhouse; there’s no way he could be defeated by a small squad of the Black Rose family.

’That convoy?! Having two peak level 7 would be the limit… How could anyone of these ants oppose Heidely?!’

"If you dare to spout nonsense, I’ll throw you into the oil pot to fry!"

"No! No! Madam, please believe me, I absolutely did not speak nonsense!"

Hearing the cold words of Madam Lisa, the intelligence officer on the other end of the magic stone hastily replied anxiously.

"Not speaking nonsense? Then how do you expect me to believe that Heidely could be killed by a bunch of ants?!"

"It was the Bloody Butterfly!"

"Bloody Butterfly?"

Upon hearing these two words, Madam Lisa’ expression suddenly changed drastically.

"You mean, Heidely was killed by Bloody Butterfly?"

"I, I think so. Lord Heidely, in his last transmitted message, mentioned the Bloody Butterfly. He was, he was evading the pursuit of the Bloody Butterfly. Then, then..."

"The Blood Butterfly made a move... Were our intentions discovered?"

"Ye, yes, Lord Heidely also mentioned, about being discovered."

"Damn."

Gradually concealing the murderous intent on her face, Madam Lisa took a deep breath with a grave expression.

’Did I not make ample preparations?’

’How did I still detected by the Bloody Butterfly?’

’If the Blood Butterfly knows of Heidely’s identity, wouldn’t she target Sky City?’

’No, that won’t do...’

’We can’t become the target of that demoness; we need to shift her focus elsewhere!’

Although she agreed to partake in the Holy War, Madam Lisa was unwilling to let her Sky City become the prime target of the Abyssal Demon.

Thinking this, Madam Lisa crushed the communication magic stone in her hand and hurriedly headed towards the outside of the house. However, as she was about to open the door, she seemed to think of something and suddenly stopped. She slowly turned her head to look at the group of maids kneeling on the ground behind her, shivering.

Madam Lisa’ dark golden eyes slightly narrowed, a chilling coldness gradually emanating from them.

Feeling Madam Lisa’ gaze, the maids couldn’t help but sweat beads the size of beans on their foreheads, their lips quivering. In such a suppressive atmosphere, one of the maids mustered the courage to look up at Madam Lisa:

"Milady! We, we didn’t see anything just now, we didn’t...?!!"

However,

Just as the black-haired maid began to speak, a spear formed from dark pink hair rapidly enlarged in her sight! Her voice was abruptly cut off at that moment.

"Eh?!"

Seeing a colleague pierced through the eyes and dead next to her, the other maids were momentarily stunned, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Unfortunately,

Before they could comprehend the situation, countless spikes formed from converging hair pierced through their bodies.

...

...

Minutes later,

The door to Madam Lisa’ boudoir slowly opened, and a pink-haired young lady in an elegant dress walked out amidst the respectful condolences of several guards. Glancing lightly at the two female royal guards beside her, Madam Lisa said indifferently:

"I need to visit the Archbishop. Before I return, remember to clean up the room."

"Understood Madam!"

The two guards pressed their chests and bowed in unison, responding in a low voice.

After watching Madam Lisa disappear at the end of the corridor, the two guards slowly lowered their hands and turned their attention to the inside of Madam Lisa’ room.

As the door opened, what entered the guards’ sight was a room in disarray due to a magical disturbance. Not only was it messy, but the room was also filled with a strong, nauseating stench of blood. Blood stained the floor and blossomed into brilliant crimson flowers on the walls. The maids, who were lively just tens of minutes ago, had now turned into mutilated corpses, piled up mercilessly in the corner like trash.

Those faces, once dignified and beautiful, now twisted into horrifying expressions, sending chills down the spine.

Such a bloody and cruel scene would undoubtedly cause discomfort to many.

But the two guards seemed already accustomed to such sights, their eyes remaining calm and undisturbed, even proficiently pulling out the tools prepared for cleaning up the bodies. Approaching the pile of corpses, the two guards exchanged glances, seeing a sense of helplessness in each other’s eyes. Within this helplessness, however, was a hint of expectation.

Clearly, these two guards, long-serving strongmen of the city lord, had anticipated such an outcome.

Feeling the turmoil of energy inside the house, they had guessed the fate of those few lightweight girls. Although they did not know the specifics of what happened inside, Madam Lisa was undoubtedly enraged.

In her rage, the lady would lose control of her emotions, making some unseemly expressions and actions. And Madam Lisa, who greatly cherishes her own appearance and image, would absolutely not allow others to see her disgrace. If anyone did see... then... that person would undoubtedly be dead...

"Rest in peace. May you be reborn in Laplace."

After lifting a body, one of the red-haired guards couldn’t help but offer a prayer for the innocent girl who died tragically.

At the same time,

The blue-haired guard, compared to her calm colleague, seemed a bit more irritable. Upon seeing a familiar face among the maids, the blue-haired guard couldn’t control her emotions and bit her lip:

"Damn... The lady really disregards human life!! How many is it this month?!"

"Tianna!"

Seeing her companion speak so disrespectfully, the red-haired guard couldn’t help but rebuke.

However,

The guard named Tianna seemed not to care, even angrily questioning her colleague:

"Did I say anything wrong? Kela, don’t you think the Madam is too much? Doing these things day and night, our Sky City’s reputation is ruined! Look at what those on the ground are saying about us now. If the old city lord were here, these things wouldn’t happen."

"Tianna, you shouldn’t say such things..."

Unfortunately, Tianna, who was venting her dissatisfaction, simply ignored Kela’s words and continued to mutter to herself,

"Even if the old city lord is gone, if the young prince were still alive, it wouldn’t be her turn to call the shots!"

"Shut up, this isn’t something we can discuss openly in the city..."

Frowning, Kela, seeing Tianna not stopping, had no choice but to swiftly step forward, using his strength as a peak level 7 powerhouse to physically silence Tianna, warning her sternly:

"The Madam has issued a death order! No one is allowed to talk about the old city lord and the prince, Tianna, are you seeking death?"

"Sorry, sorry..."

"Do not attempt to defy the Madam; she has the highest authority within the city. Opposing her only leads to death. Do not act recklessly until the first prince is found."

"Yes, yes..."