Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 836 - 837: Drawing Sword

"S-sorry... sorry, Lord Duke..."

In the distant city of Wind, several Black Rose Knights who had previously been imposing and awe-inspiring were now whimpering on the floor of the mansion, sticking their butts up in the air, unable to move.

If Xiao were here, he would be surprised to find... These were none other than the members of the knight regiment who had accompanied Yumo to Wind City to accompany the two elders.

Originally, the task Xiao had given them, besides escorting Yumo, was to report Yumo’s whereabouts to him in real-time. After all, only by keeping a close eye on Yumo’s location could Xiao hold the meeting in the Winter Forest with peace of mind.

However, this time, it seemed that Xiao’s intentions had been seen through by Yumo.

After noticing the unusual look on Yumo’s face, these Black Rose Knights didn’t even have time to report the information to Xiao before Yumo took out a feather duster and lightly tapped them on the buttocks. Just one tap caused these battle-hardened Black Rose Knights to fall to the ground, unable to get up, and they could only clutch their buttocks and let out wails of pain.

And the communication devices on these knights were, unsurprisingly, all confiscated by Yumo.

...

Tremblingly raising his head and looking out the window towards the distant Winter Forest, the leader of the knight squad knocked his head on the ground in shame.

"Sorry, Lord Duke... this subordinate failed to complete the mission..."

Also, good luck, My Lord...

...

On the other side,

At this moment in the conference room, Xiao naturally did not know about the changes that had occurred in Wind City. But now, he didn’t have the energy to think about why his subordinates hadn’t sent back messages in a timely manner. Instead, he stared fixedly at the black-haired girl sitting at the conference table. Feeling the cold light in the black-haired girl’s eyes, Xiao’s heart almost stopped beating.

An unprecedented suffocating pressure, like a falling dome of the sky, pressed down on him, making it hard for him to breathe. Yumo’s appearance in the conference room was a situation that Xiao had not anticipated.

If it was just appearing in the conference room, that would be fine.

The point was, just now, when he was holding a meeting for everyone, introducing excuses and perfunctory rhetoric, he had almost listed out all the bad things they, the Black Rose family, and the Demon King’s little ancestors had done recently. Although it seemed like he was just cross-examining them earlier, the process of cross-examination was discovered...

Wasn’t this just a voluntary confession?!!!

--Fuck, we’re done for...--

This thought involuntarily rushed into Xiao’s mind.

Of course, at this moment, it wasn’t just Xiao.

Almost everyone present felt a strong sense of uneasiness, which directly scared them into standing still like petrified statues.

Although they were unwilling to accept the fact that their Lady had appeared in the conference room, feeling that familiar aura and that eerie sense of oppression, they could not deny this iron-clad fact.

--We are already done for...--

Everyone lost the spirit and vitality they had during the meeting just now. These big shots who had been running rampant on the Ancita Continent instantly became like little children who had been caught red-handed by their mothers after doing something bad. They lowered their proud heads in fear.

The constantly dripping cold sweat unsurprisingly led to one localized downpour after another.

Apart from the increasingly intense heartbeats and the sound of sweat dripping onto the ground, the entire conference room could be said to be so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

In the past, In front of Yumo, these children in the room would always show an indescribable liveliness, constantly trying to attract Mommy Yumo’s attention and compete for Mommy Yumo’s affection. But now? They wished they could become invisible, or even crawl into the cracks in the ground. They didn’t even dare to take a deep breath, for fear of attracting Yumo’s attention.

Even Xiao, who was usually so talkative, fell into a rare silence.

After Yumo removed her disguise and returned to her usual appearance, Xiao no longer dared to meet Yumo’s scarlet gem-like eyes, but lowered his head in shame and unease.

Yumo did not release any pressure, but the atmosphere in the room had already fallen to a freezing point, and an unprecedented oppressive atmosphere enveloped everyone.

Seeing that no one was speaking and just lowering their heads in silence, Yumo tilted her head very cutely, looking innocent and puzzled, and asked,

"What’s wrong? Continue. Wasn’t it very lively just now? Keep discussing. Don’t make it seem like I made things awkward as soon as I arrived~"

"..."

Although Yumo said this, everyone present still remained silent.

This made Yumo shake her head somewhat helplessly and let out a long sigh.

And she turned her gaze to Xiao on the podium.

"Xiaoyao, you shouldn’t be finished talking yet, right? Keep going, I’m quite curious, what other tricks do you have up your sleeve~"

"Uh..."

Xiao, who was locked onto by Yumo’s gaze, couldn’t help but tremble all over.

This famous Black Rose Duke, at this moment, directly lost his usual demeanor and shook his head like a rattle drum:

"No more, no more, no more..."

"No more? This answer of yours, does it count as an unequivocal admission to what you said before? Hmm? Why don’t you explain?"

Yumo’s tone was as gentle as ever.

But, anyone with a bit of a brain could read the anger contained beneath her gentle tone.

"..."

Faced with Yumo’s words, Xiao held his breath and still couldn’t utter a single word.

Although Xiao had always been eloquent in the past, able to turn black into white and the dead into the living, he was really powerless in the face of the current situation.

Lady Yumo had already been quietly listening to them self-detonate for so long?

Was there any need for further explanation?

Could it be said that everything that happened just now was an act?

Unless she was really an idiot... otherwise how could she believe such an excuse?!!

The only thing Xiao could do now was perhaps pray in his heart...

Staring at the silent Xiao, the smile on Yumo’s pretty face gradually faded, and a trace of coldness gradually emerged.

Yumo said disappointedly,

"Can’t even come up with an explanation? Weren’t you very good at talking when you were fooling me before? Completely ignoring my words, bullying the Dragon Clan, bullying the Elf Clan, usurping power in Sadik, and now secretly pushing for a holy war? Very impressive, Xiaoyao~. The entire Black Rose family actually joined hands to deceive me. Although I hoped for you to be united, I didn’t expect you to unite to fool me? Hehe, impressive, impressive.~.."

After sweeping her cold gaze over the various high-ranking members of the Black Rose,

Yumo then turned her gaze to her own children.

And the Demon Kings who were locked onto by their Mommy’s gaze, without exception, felt a chill down their spines.

"Besides the Black Rose, I didn’t expect that you were also involved. And sometimes... you were even the mastermind. You few stinky brats, I trusted you so much, and this is how you repay me? Using my trust to do whatever you want."

"Kalina, where is the chivalrous spirit you uphold? Knights can’t lie, right?"

"Shuoyue, I thought you were always sleeping. I didn’t expect you to be causing trouble on the road every moment?"

"Liyu, having fun reporting to Xiao and Kalina every day? Oh, right..."

As she spoke,

As if remembering something, Yumo slowly raised her hand and rubbed Liyu’s head. This time, the caress didn’t make Liyu feel the warmth of the past at all, but instead made her tremble all over, and she almost peed herself from fright...

"So, the reason you had Limo often appear in front of me in wolf form before was because you were afraid she would let something slip?"

...

After shaking her head helplessly, Yumo slowly stood up and swept her disappointed gaze over everyone present.

"I treat you so well and trust you so much, yet you have the nerve to deceive me like this. Not only that, but you also keep saying behind my back that I’m stupid and easy to fool... You guys are such a disappointment!!"

Yumo slammed the table and let out an angry rebuke.

However, a hint of aggrieved emotion also vaguely emerged in that angry questioning.

That’s right, Yumo’s heart was now in a state of both anger and grievance.

The children she had painstakingly raised for so long ended up treating her like this...

Not only the Black Rose, but even Kalina and the others were like this?!

Was I the only one kept in the dark from beginning to end?

Although she was mentally prepared, after personally hearing their conspiracy, Yumo still found it a bit hard to accept.

What was even more outrageous was...

"Deceiving me for so long is one thing. Now that you’ve basically achieved your goals?! And realized that I might have found out? What you thought of wasn’t to actively admit your mistakes?! But to hold a meeting here and continue to conspire on how to deceive me?! If I hadn’t discovered it, you would have continued to treat me like a fool and trick me, right? YOU’VE GONE TOO FAR!!!"

Yumo shouted somewhat hysterically in an aggrieved tone.

Vaguely, There was even a glimmer of tears in her eyes.

Of course, this aggrieved and timid emotion was quickly suppressed by Yumo.

She once again put on a cold and emotionless mask.

Taking a deep breath, Yumo slowly raised her hand, and a scarlet light gently rippled in her palm.

In the next moment,

Under the horrified gazes of everyone, accompanied by a chilling coldness, that legendary weapon that made people tremble at the mere mention of its name was suddenly tightly grasped in Yumo’s hand.

Casually sweeping her gaze over the present, Yumo said coldly,

"Well, I don’t want to say much more. Be self-aware and stick your butts up... Who wants to go first?"

At this moment, it was as if everyone had received a death sentence, and an unprecedented fear instantly enveloped their hearts like a flood bursting through a dam...