Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 804 - 805: The Turnaround of Xiao

Please accept my apologies for the delay. The day after tomorrow, I will be publishing the remaining two chapters along with the three bonuses from Golden Tickets.

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"Retreat?! My Lord, are you serious?"

Upon hearing the command, Wanya couldn’t help but inquire immediately.

However,

After seeing Xiao’s serious and somber face, Wanya understood that her Duke was not joking.

Although she couldn’t comprehend why he had become so grave all of a sudden, Wanya chose to follow the order without further questions and immediately conveyed the retreat command to the entire army through the communication device.

"All forces, abandon the attack positions, leave behind all heavy weapons, and retreat immediately! I Repeat, IMMEDIATELY!!"

Almost the moment Wanya issued the command, she realized why Xiao had made such a decision.

Because, as the Red Leaf Empire’s army crumbled, the still insatiable Bloody Butterflies immediately shifted their focus to the nearby Black Rose army. In an instant, a chill ran up Wanya’s spine, causing the Chief Secretary of the Black Rose to break out in a cold sweat.

The next moment,

Under the incredulous gaze of Wanya and other high-ranking members of the Black Rose family,

A swarm of Bloody Butterflies surged towards them, covering the sky and earth!

Clearly, not only the soldiers of the Red Leaf Empire but also members of their Black Rose family had become targets of the Bloody Butterflies.

"Why?! Why is this happening?!"

Wanya found herself questioning life as she watched the scene unfold before her. Her mind was flooded with memories of Yumo taking care of them when they were children. Wanya could never have imagined that such a gentle being would now launch an attack on them!

"Don’t just stand there! Hurry to the teleportation point!"

"Huh? Oh, sorry…"

Spurred on by Xiao’s shout, Wanya snapped back to reality. Biting her lip in frustration, she quickly turned around and, along with countless Black Rose colleagues, began to retreat.

However,

The speed at which horses run could naturally not compare to the flight speed of the bloody butterflies.

Seeing the Bloody Butterflies drawing closer, Xiao made a decisive decision, releasing all his magic power, unleashing the magic spear, and entering his full form! His black hair instantly transformed into flowing silver-gray long hair, and his aura surged even further. Since the initial thrashing of Xue Tianao, Xiao has not unleashed the power of the magic spear.

Unexpectedly,

Now he had to use the magic spear again, this time against the most loved person in his heart.

"Hehe, truly unexpected…"

After a bitter laugh, Xiao revealed a determined and resolute look in his eyes and swung his magic spear, plunging its tip into the ground. Realizing that this time their opponent had turned out to be the scary demoness, the magic spear was so frightened that it almost went limp. If it weren’t for Xiao’s cold gaze warning, the magic spear might have grown legs and run away...

Staring ahead at the murderous Bloody Butterflies surrounding him, Xiao gritted his teeth and poured a vast amount of magic power into the ground.

-Holy Domain Army Magic-

-"Atrum’s Nether Swamp!"-

In an instant,

As the magic power surged, a huge, majestic dark purple magic circle appeared in front of Xiao.

This Holy Domain had been secretly prepared by Xiao in advance. It was intended to lure the Red Leaf Empire’s army in deep and then activate it to restrict their movements,

providing them with an opportunity to directly bombard the Empire’s troops. But unexpectedly, this magic circle would end up being used against Bloody Butterflies?

When the magic circle was fully activated,

A dark purple light curtain suddenly spread between heaven and earth. When the swarm of Bloody Butterflies passed through this light curtain, their speed drastically decreased, as if they had entered a swamp, making it difficult for them to move.

The successful activation of the Holy Domain effectively halted the charge of the Bloody Butterflies and bought time for the Black Rose troops to retreat.

However,

The time bought seemed not to be much,

because soon, Xiao uneasily discovered that the purple light itself became an object of consumption for the Bloody Butterflies. As the light curtain was consumed, the Holy Domain could no longer be maintained, instantly shattering into the sky filled with purple magic particles. The swarm of Bloody Butterflies then regained their original speed, even accelerating further!

" F***!"

Seeing this, Xiao couldn’t help but curse under his breath in a very ungraceful manner.

However,

While everyone else was frantically fleeing backwards, a certain little fellow chose to go against the current fearlessly.

Accompanied by a surge of blizzard, a little white wolf came trotting over from afar, cheerfully charging towards the swarm of Bloody Butterflies and howling at the dark-haired girl hovering in the sky! Clearly, this little friend who charged forward against the terrifying aura of shadow power was our little friend Limo.

After sensing the presence of her mother, Limo couldn’t contain her impatience and rushed from behind the battlefield, eager to see her mother. After all, it had been a long time since she arrived at the Black Rose family’s headquarters and saw her mother!

She wanted a hug from her mother!

She wanted her mother to pat her head.

Therefore, upon seeing Yumo after a long time, Limo’s eyes were filled with excitement, and she even happily wagged her tail, impatient and somewhat inappropriately arriving in the middle of the battlefield.

"Awoo awoo awoo!"

The little wolf howled excitedly, seemingly greeting her mother.

And telling her mother that there was no need to continue the attack.

The people behind her were all good!

However,

The next moment, the wolf cub tilted her head in confusion.

Because she found that her mother’s attack did not weaken at all, and even became more ferociously directed at the people of the Black Rose and towards her.

"Awu?"

The wolf cub stood in place, confused and astonished.

She was somewhat puzzled by the situation in front of her.

—"What are you standing there for? Retreat quickly!"—

Just as Limo was stunned, Xiao’s scolding voice suddenly came from behind her, causing Limo to shiver.

Of course,

Xiao didn’t have time to explain anything to the silly Limo.

After all, this was not something that could be explained in a moment.

Holding Limo in her wolf form in his arms, Xiao leaped up and, surrounded by a silvery gray light, sped towards the rear!

"Awoo?"

Limo in his arms kept howling at Xiao, asking questions, but Xiao had no energy to answer at this moment.

Besides,

He was not Liyu, completely unable to understand the Husky language.

Thus, Xiao directly ignored

Limo’s questions, glancing back solemnly with the corner of his eye.

"This is bad…"

Recalling the scene just now, the Duke of Black Rose, for once, felt a great deal of unease in his heart.

Xiao’s plan was undoubtedly to make Yumo and the human world completely sever ties, annihilating those human powerhouses who tried to stand against them.

Doing so carried a huge risk, that being Yumo might lose control.

As for this, Xiao didn’t actually mind, even looking forward to it happening.

After all,

Should Yumo lose control in Anvika, the entire holy war coalition of Anvika would be wiped out.

For them, this was undoubtedly a welcome development.

As for how to deal with Yumo losing control afterward?

It wasn’t difficult.

Let those Demon kings of the same lineage with blood ties to Yumo do it. With the Demon kings who share the same origin and bloodline with Yumo, it would be possible to bring back her senses. Just like what Kalina did at the Red Moon Tower back then.

However,

The reality did not go as smoothly as Xiao had planned. Limo’s call did not bring Yumo back to her senses as expected, having no effect at all...

Yumo’s attack still came at them like a force of nature.

Even the appearance of Limo couldn’t stop it?

What exactly happened in Anvika? Why has mother become like this?!

Damn it...

Watching the swarm of Bloody Butterflies drawing increasingly closer to him and the little white wolf, Xiao couldn’t help but bite his lip. Being so close to the swarm, he could clearly feel the Bloody Butterflies’ frenzy and bloodlust, along with the deep-seated hostility directed at them. The familiar aura of shadow power felt strangely cold and unfamiliar to Xiao.

When this suffocating pressure entered his brain, a rare look of panic appeared in Xiao’s eyes.

Is mother planning,

To devour me and Limo together?!!

At this moment,

Xiao, who had always been strategic and composed, finally experienced a sense of panic, as cold sweat slowly dripped from his forehead...

"This is really bad..."