Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 763 - 764: The Black Rose of the North

"If Your Majesty has truly reconciled with Bloody Butterfly, I will not interfere."

Seraphina said coldly.

There was not a shred of respect for Ojin in her words, only disdain.

As the words left her mouth, Seraphina’s voice also underwent a change.

Not only that,

Under Ojin’s stunned gaze, Seraphina’s image in his eyes began to distort.

Accompanied by a wave of faint golden mist, Seraphina in Ojin’s eyes, whether it was her attire, appearance, or even aura, underwent a dramatic transformation.

The solemn palace court dress turned into a golden-edged skirt armor, the beautiful black long hair turned into dazzling golden hair, and the kind and loving aura was suddenly replaced by a cold and murderous atmosphere...

Ojin’s familiar wife had turned into another person.

"What... what is going on..."

Trembling,

Ojin asked in a hoarse voice, his eyes filled with bewilderment.

In fact,

Ojin had long been on guard against enemies impersonating his relatives to approach him.

After all,

There were countless people in this world who were good at disguising and illusory magic. Not to mention, there were also artifacts like the "Deceitful Mask" that could change a person’s appearance and aura.

Ojin was not afraid of such people because he, who was good at observing details, could judge the authenticity of the other party based on subtle clues and respond accordingly.

However,

Facing the person in front of him who was impersonating his wife, what Ojin found hardest to believe was not the fake appearance...

But the words and demeanor that were just like his wife’s.

As if the person in front of him was not a counterfeit, but his wife herself?

It was for this reason that Ojin had never harbored any suspicions from the beginning.

"Who... who are you?!"

However,

This question seemed to no longer need the impostor to answer, because as the faint golden mist dissipated, the impostor’s face was fully revealed to Ojin.

After seeing the other party’s face clearly, the old emperor’s eyes suddenly shrank, and a feeling of "anger" began to spread and expand unceasingly in his heart.

"It’s you?!!"

At this moment, Ojin was shocked and furious.

Because the old emperor discovered that this person who was impersonating his wife, he had seen before!

For a moment,

The scene of him meeting with Pope Kael in Asumos Church and the golden-haired girl standing behind Kael appeared like a magic lantern slide in Ojin’s mind. ’Wasn’t this impostor the golden-haired girl standing behind Kael at that time?’

’The first Earth Apostle of the church?!’

"You, you are Tania? The first Apostle?"

"Oh?"

Seeing that Ojin had seen through her identity, Tania raised her eyebrows playfully.

Anyway, she didn’t care about her identity being exposed, otherwise she wouldn’t have deliberately revealed her true self.

After pretending to be polite and showing a fake respectful smile, Tania politely replied, "Your Majesty still remembers me? How fortunate~"

"What do you and your church want to do?! Even... even dare to act against us, your allies?! You are so bold!!"

Although the words were weak, the hoarse voice of Ojin was filled with majestic aura and strong pressure of a ruler. Ordinary people, even those stronger than Ojin, would be intimidated by this aura. Unfortunately, Tania was not one of them.

Shaking her head lightly, Tania showed a regretful expression.

"There’s nothing I can do about it, who knew that Your Majesty would try to negotiate with the abyssal demon?"

"I, I am looking for the most reasonable way!"

Ojin angrily interrupted Tania’s words:

"The Black Death Sky Prison, even an eighth-level elite can be trapped to death. And Bloody Butterfly? That calm and unruffled appearance, you church have seen it too, right? The entire Sky prison is virtually non-existent for her! The fact that she can do this means that her strength is far beyond our estimates... Perhaps not as we estimated, just a few times that of the Higanbana or the Sword Demon..."

"That’s your excuse for desertion."

"It’s not desertion, I... I am considering the whole of humanity... If we open a holy war, we are just courting our own destruction... Don’t you understand, if we really follow Kael’s plan, we might... all die. That blind and arrogant fool Kael will kill everyone! Do you understand?!"

Although it was not clear how Tania was able to disguise herself so perfectly, in Ojin’s view, the purpose of this first Apsotle’s visit was to prevent him from meeting with Bloody Butterfly.

Presumably,

The emotions he unintentionally revealed at the meeting were captured by Kael.

Considering that his own strength was not enough to match the first apostle, Ojin began to try to persuade the other party and asked a desperate question with a panting breath.

However,

Surprisingly,

Tania, who he thought would be shaken by his words, still looked at him with an expression of looking at a clown, her eyes filled with sympathy and mockery. Under Ojin’s puzzled gaze, Tania tilted her head slightly and gave Ojin a smile that made people’s scalp tingle:

"I know."

"You, you know?!"

"That’s why I can’t let you see Bloody Butterfly."

"Huh?! What are you saying?!"

At Tania’s answer, Ojin suddenly felt a thunderous shock, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably. He stared incredulously at the apostle in front of him, and he even doubted his own ears.

Ojin couldn’t believe it, after listening to his words, an apostle could have such a matter-of-course expression?

"Are you serious?!"

Facing this question, Tania did not answer.

But her still cold expression already explained everything.

"What do you want to do?!"

With an unprecedented solemn expression in his eyes, Ojin asked word by word.

Unfortunately,

Tania had no intention of answering his question, but slowly raised her hand, and in an instant, a faint golden holy magic began to gather in Tania’s palm.

Seeing this scene, Ojin coldly smiled.

"Do you think that by killing me, the holy war will go smoothly? Dream on, you losers..."

The old emperor’s tone was full of mockery.

However,

At this, Tania just smiled faintly:

"Don’t try to anger me, Your Majesty, I have no intention of killing you. Although the ancestor of the Red Leaf wants to suppress Bloody Butterfly and has temporarily left the palace, if something happens to you, he will be able to sense it immediately. I’m not stupid enough to really kill you."

As her thoughts were seen through, Ojin fell into silence for a moment, and Tania casually turned her gaze to the side of the desk, the symbol of the highest power, the imperial jade seal.

"Moreover, there are not a few people in the Red Leaf royal family who understand the strength of the Sky Prison. Even if the emperor is replaced, the new emperor may also have the same idea as you. So...for safety reasons..."

As the words came out, Tania’s hand, enveloped in a faint golden light, pressed hard on Ojin’s forehead.

"What are you doing?!"

Ojin asked uneasily.

Unfortunately, Tania had no intention of answering his question, but looked at Ojin with a mocking smile.

The next moment,

The faint golden light, following Tania’s hand, gradually expanded and enveloped, completely wrapping Ojin’s head in it.

Soon, the old emperor’s consciousness fell into darkness.

"Just do your best to support the holy war, Emperor Ojin. If you support it, the opposition of the other high-level members of the Red Leaf will be meaningless."

After smiling meaningfully, Tania casually threw the unconscious Ojin onto the nearby sofa.

And in just a few moments, a hurried and anxious voice suddenly came from outside the palace.

"Your Majesty!! There’s... there’s an announcement!!"

’Huh?’

’This voice, the general?’

’What is that old guy doing coming so late?’

Tania’s brows slightly wrinkled. But the visit of this unexpected guest did not make Tania feel uneasy, she calmly turned to face the palace gate.

The next moment,

A faint golden light surged around Tania, and the golden-haired girl transformed into the appearance of Ojin after a moment of body distortion.

Then, Tania spoke in Ojin’s voice and tone:

"What’s the matter, why so urgent?"

"Your Majesty, it’s bad! The Black Rose has moved north! It has already broken through the Frost Ridge Fortress!"

"Oh?! "

Upon hearing these words, Tania first paused, and then her eyes were filled with intense excitement.

’Hehe’

’Finally, they are here~’

.....

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"What did you say?! The Black Rose family’s elite troops have broken through Frost Ridge Fortress "

As the information officer relayed the message to Amon’s expression suddenly changed. He unknowingly slammed his hand on the table and glared at the information officer in front of him, who had retreated from the frontline.

The small information officer didn’t dare to say more, only kneeling on the ground and trembling.

Sitting next to Amon, the third prince Eldric was also shocked by his brother’s sudden outburst and quickly tried to persuade him, "Brother, calm down. It’s just a fortress, we can take it back..."

"That’s not just any fortress!"

Amon rudely brushed off his younger brother’s hand.

"The Frost Ridge Fortress is our Red Leaf Empire’s southern stronghold, a crucial transportation hub with far-reaching implications. We absolutely cannot afford to lose it! If the Frost Ridge Fortress falls into enemy hands, they will control a quarter of our territory! Not only that, once Frost Ridge Fortress is breached, there’s only a vast plain ahead, and the Black Rose family can march unimpeded straight to our capital! You’re so calm about losing such an important stronghold, it seems you don’t understand its importance at all?!"

Faced with his brother’s scolding, Eldric didn’t dare to say more, only dejectedly lowering his head.