Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 912 - 913: Subtle Abnormalities

"Boom! Boom!"

Under the release of the silver light, accompanied by one earth-shattering explosion after another, this mountain peak that had already been bombed into a crater once again suffered a devastating blow. Silver, dark green, and silver-gray lights intertwined, together playing out the prelude to a final movement.

And after waves of energy collisions, the dark green magic power and silver-gray fighting energy were gradually engulfed by the ever-expanding holy light, eventually disappearing into nothingness.

The silver light, which had an absolute advantage, thus enveloped this dark world.

After dozens of seconds, the silver light shrouding heaven and earth gradually disintegrated and dissipated, and the world visibly returned to the previously quiet night.

….

And at the center of the battlefield, in that central area still filled with a large amount of destructive energy, killing intent, and cold air, almost all trees, vegetation, and demons who did not escape in time were annihilated in this battle. On this piece of devastated land, two upright crosses were particularly eye-catching.

They were two crosses constructed from silver holy magic.

If someone from Fata or the Black Rose family were present, they would probably not be able to help but show a look of astonishment.

Because the two figures nailed dead on the crosses were none other than Wilt, the former Diiviine Punishment Sect’s leader, and Ophelia, the guardian of the Red Moon Tower, who had previously fought against Luca. The two high level 8 powerhouses were bathed in blood, their magic power and fighting energy exhausted, and their life force rapidly dissipating as they hung on the crosses, barely clinging to life.

Of course, after the previous great battle, their bodies were already in an incomplete state. Ophelia had lost an arm and an eye, while Wilt was even more miserable, with half of his head directly blown off and his body below the chest missing. Even though eighth-level powerhouses possess vitality far beyond ordinary people, it was undoubtedly a miracle that Wilt could continue to survive in this condition.

Compared to the miserable state of the two Fata higher-ups, the Church Nation’s Luca, who stood opposite them, still maintained a calm and composed demeanor. When the silver light enveloping his body dissipated and was drawn back into his body, Luca, who had returned to his normal state, showed no abnormalities apart from his clothes becoming tattered and a large bloody hole appearing in his abdomen. And that abdominal wound, the fatal injury that Wilt and Ophelia had inflicted with all their might, quickly healed perfectly under the surge of holy power.

"Damn it..."

Staring at Luca’s abdomen, Wilt cursed in unwillingness.

Afterwards, due to excessive blood loss and the exhaustion of his soul power, the Divine Punishment Sect leader couldn’t help but sink into endless darkness.

With this, the earth-shattering battle was declared over.

"The sinners have been executed, mission accomplished."

Gazing at the scene before him, Luca calmly said.

The golden holy sword in his hand, after dispelling the holy power, was slowly sheathed into the scabbard on his back.

And the moment the giant sword entered the sheath, Luca couldn’t help but tremble all over.

It was not due to physical weakness, but because of unprecedented excitement and the pleasurable feeling of releasing pressure.

After all, since receiving the goddess’s blessing and becoming a Six-Winged Angel, he had yearned to conquer the sinners of this world at all times, but due to the orders of Her Majesty and the Prime Minister, he had to suppress this desire for the past few years.

Something he had been looking forward to for years was finally put into practice today, so how could Luca not be excited?

"The feeling of eliminating sin is simply too wonderful, great Goddess! Your faithful servant did not disappoint you! Thank you for your blessing this time!"

Interlocking his index fingers, Luca gazed at the bright moon with utmost excitement, his eyes filled with piety.

And just as he was gratefully praying to the Goddess, two other white-robed figures, under the escort of azure magic formations, directly teleported behind Luca:

"Congratulations, Lord Luca, on successfully defeating the leader of the evil cult, Wilt, and the traitor Ophelia. Her Majesty and the Prime Minister will surely be very pleased when they hear about it."

"Naturally."

The coldness on Luca’s face was gone, replaced by his usual kind smile.

"However, to be able to defeat two former top powerhouses of the continent in a one-versus-two battle, Lord Luca is indeed formidable."

"Hehe, this is all thanks to the Goddess’s blessing."

Slowly turning his head to look at the two familiar middle-aged men behind him, Luca said somewhat proudly:

"Mabel, Kedah, remember to properly promote my achievements among the higher-ups when you return."

"Of course, we will definitely let the other Six-Winged members and the church higher-ups know of Lord Luca’s greatness."

"Mm, that’s how it should be. This glory of eradicating great sinners will surely make my colleagues look at me in a new light. Also, defeating the leader of the Divine Punishment Sect, hehe, the church’s major headache for decades, I’ve eliminated just like that. I suppose I can also leave my name in history, right?"

Clenching his fists, Luca excitedly envisioned the scene of being praised by Her Majesty and worshipped by his colleagues in his mind.

For Luca, maintaining justice and eliminating the world’s evil on behalf of the Goddess was certainly important.

But there was another important reason why he was so enthusiastic about this cause - to gain honor from it, honor sufficient to make him a historical figure of the Church Nation.

As someone born into a family of holy knights, honor held a crucial position in Luca’s eyes.

Therefore, after imagining a little the honor he would receive after completing the mission, Luca became extremely excited.

However, after being slightly excited for a moment, Luca quickly calmed down.

"But to be praised by Her Majesty and worshipped by those colleagues, this is not enough... Dealing with a cult leader and a traitor apostle is not enough at all. In the end, they are nothing more than pawns in the hands of those monsters."

With that said, Luca once again cast his solemn and battle-intent-filled gaze towards the south, which was where Fata was currently located.

"To truly go down in history, I need even greater honor... Only by killing that person might I be able to obtain it. Hehe, I really want to witness it soon... Higanbana? Are you really as strong as the legends say?"

"Uh, Higanbana?"

Hearing Luca’s monologue, the subordinate named Mabel couldn’t help but frown.

And this abnormal expression of his subordinate naturally caught Luca’s attention.

"What’s wrong? Is there a problem with Higanbana?"

"Yes, yes, something happened."

"What happened?"

After hesitating and pondering for a moment, Mabel cautiously said,

"In Fata City, Higanbana suddenly disappeared without a trace. Not only that, the Rebecca squad responsible for monitoring also mysteriously lost contact... When the newly dispatched informants found them, they had all died in battle."

"What? Died in battle?"

"Yes, yes, they were torn to shreds by vine whips, probably Higanbana’s doing."

"This? Was the surveillance discovered? Even monitoring from outside the danger zone was discovered? It seems Rebecca squad’s concealment measures were not thorough enough."

"No, Lord Luca. Actually... Based on the scene and the audio recordings sent back, Rebecca squad likely entered the danger zone and even tried to attack Higanbana, which led to the entire team’s demise."

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Luca suddenly furrowed his brows, and a strong of displeasure surged onto his forehead unrestrained:

"Those idiots actually wanted to lay their hands on my prey? Trying to snatch the honor that belongs to me? They really don’t know their place. And... With their level of strength, they dared to make a move against Higanbana? Utterly foolish insects, their deaths are well-deserved! The key is, with them doing this, haven’t they startled the snake in the grass?"

"Yes, it’s probably because of this reason that Higanbana hasn’t been going to the kindergarten recently and has disappeared without a trace."

"More than enough to ruin things even if they can’t accomplish anything. If the location is unclear, how am I supposed to hunt Higanbana?"

Suddenly stomping a large pit into the ground with one foot, Luca’s mood almost instantly plummeted to a low point. The good mood accumulated from defeating Wilt and Ophelia was almost instantly worn away.

"How could I have such subordinates? Knowing it’s Higanbana, yet still acting so recklessly, are they deliberately seeking death?"

"Uh, um... Lord Luca?"

"What is it now, Mabel?"

Luca coldly glanced at Mabel, his bad mood causing the latter to shudder and continuously retreat.

Only after taking a few deep breaths did Mabel slowly inform Luca of the strange findings from his investigation:

"Lord Luca, your subordinate has a strange discovery. Rebecca squad may not have known that the little girl was Higanbana."

"What? Mabel, those are all dead people, you don’t need to make excuses for them. Higanbana’s identity was clearly written in the mission details, wasn’t it?"

"But, but... From the partial on-site audio recordings left by Rebecca squad... They, they really didn’t know that was Higanbana."

"Hm?..."

Faced with his subordinate’s words, Luca couldn’t help but furrow his brows:

"Tsk... It seems, something isn’t right..."