After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 2

“You…”

Ronald was sweating profusely, wanting to speak but hesitating.

Xiu Si didn’t notice Ronald’s reaction because he was nudged by the little creature beside him and looked down again.

In Xiu Si’s eyes, a little black-haired kitten had run out of Ronald’s sleeve.

It looked somewhat like his own big cub, which immediately reminded him of his own big cub.

Looking at the little kitten, Xiu Si couldn’t help but say, “I’ve raised many too.”

What, what!

Ronald’s pupils trembled violently, and he couldn’t help but take a step back.

Abyss demon…raised many?! Who exactly is he?

Ronald quickly thought that black hair and black eyes were not natural human traits, but were often formed after being tainted by the abyss, which means, this young man is related to the abyss?

No, just being related to the abyss can’t explain this scene!

Ronald watched as his contracted demon, in front of the black-haired young man, was like a neighborhood cat or dog, stretching its head and tilting its neck, pleasing the black-haired young man like a pet.

This was something that had never happened before!

Could it be…he is an Abyss Lord? His contracted demon had the status of a viscount, but in front of an Abyss Lord, it could only be as docile as a pet?

(TL: from the title of the novel ‘深渊之主’= Lord of the Abyss; mentioned above ‘深渊君主’= Abyss Lord, diff characters. ‘君主’ could either be monarch, king, sovereign, duke, liege)

When did Xilin start dealing with an Abyss Lord!

Ronald was immediately drenched in sweat.

Abyss Lord, that’s a terrifying existence that can challenge the gods, and could destroy a human country if not pleased.

If the other party is an Abyss Lord, then he must not treat him like this.

He must be friendly, yes, he must not let the other party feel a hint of dissatisfaction!

Ronald’s thoughts changed dramatically in a few seconds, and he quickly put away his astonished expression.

When Xiu Si looked up again, he saw a face trying hard to remain calm.

The old soldier was struggling to squeeze a friendly smile from the corner of his mouth when the alarm outside sounded.

[Level A anomaly alert, Level A anomaly alert, residents please take refuge as soon as possible! The Goddess of Harmony protects all residents at home.]

Hearing the alarm, Ronald immediately knew that it was an attack from the subspace. He didn’t care about anything else, quickly grabbed the black cat, and said, “Mr. Xiu Si, I’m very sorry, there’s something outside.”

“Okay.”

Xiu Si blinked, his gaze following Ronald’s retreating figure to the door.

Outside, the ground was covered with white snow, the cold wind was howling, and faint sounds of destruction could be heard.

The quality of the imperial soldiers was really high, they rushed to the scene as soon as something happened.

Xiu Si had only been resurrected for a few days and was slowly learning the common sense of this world.

The alarm just now should have been a wide-area magic by a magician. The technology of this world has not yet invented broadcasting, but it should be soon.

“Level A anomaly warning, city-destroying level, second only to the Level S nation-destroying level, something big might happen outside, Mr. Ronald, as a soldier, needs to rush to the scene as soon as possible.”

Xiu Si couldn’t help but worry. He was just an ordinary person who had just been resurrected. Although he was a transmigrator and had the title of a hero, he couldn’t do anything now. Let alone a Level A monster, even if he was given a Level E monster, he might not be able to beat it.

The “Creator” channel was very chicken-ribbed, the body was extremely weak, compared to other people’s hero “Berserker” channel, there was simply no comparison. Other heroes could kill 10-level monsters at level 1, while he was still playing with mud at level 1, and only barely shaped his big cub at level 3.

People say that everyone has their own destiny and their own duties, but isn’t his channel too difficult? The great magician who disguised this world as a game really miscalculated the values, he didn’t even give him a normal game character!

No matter what’s happening outside, the military and city defense forces of the Aust Empire were very strong. Even if a Level A anomaly attacked, they should be able to resolve it smoothly. The power of humans today was not the same as in the past, they were no longer a weak race trembling under the threat of god-created races.

Just as Xiu Si lowered his head, he heard the sound of the alarm being lifted.

[Level A anomaly has been controlled.]

“That was quick.”

Xiu Si turned his head and glanced at the floor clock next to him. It was less than three minutes.

After all, this is the imperial city of the Aust Empire. If they can’t even protect the imperial city, how can they resist those god-created races that can destroy the world?

The human camp is really getting better and better.

Xiu Si nodded, feeling relieved in his heart, and looked back at the history book.

The great magician summoned the heroes from another world to save the world. This major historical event had very detailed records.

As for him…the hero “Xiu Si” only had a few words recorded.

“Seven heroes each performed their duties and embarked on the journey to save the world. During this time, a hero fell into the abyss and disappeared, with more bad luck than good.”

Look, there’s not even a name.

Xiu Si recalled the past and said to himself, “I really don’t have much record. But why doesn’t that person have much record?”

The person from the “Berserker” channel, the strongest player among them back then. It’s normal for someone like him who doesn’t have a presence to not be recorded, but why doesn’t that person have much record?

Just a brief sentence–“Disappeared in the subspace.”

Xiu Si was a bit confused, what about the grand adventure before? Maybe this book doesn’t explain much?

After all, this book is just a popular science-oriented history book for the general public, it can’t cover everything, and it’s even less likely to explain every person like a biography.

However, seeing his past experiences actually becoming a section in the history books, this feeling…he really didn’t know how to describe it.

Humanity had been rising since his death, and after forming an alliance with the abyss demons, they were thriving. He had fallen into the dark abyss, struggled and resisted, but ultimately fell before dawn.

“…Did I contribute to the rise of humanity?”

Xiu Si recalled the past, feeling that he hadn’t started to make a difference before he died, so how could he have made any contribution? He sighed inwardly and continued to read.

After the end of the Gods Era, the heroes each chose a country to preside over, serving as the guardians of human nations against the monsters of the subspace.

To this day, there is still one hero active in the world, the others are missing.

And the hero who is still active in the world is called “Roger”.

“How could it be Roger?”

Xiu Si paused, a look of disbelief flashing in his eyes.

In his memory, this guy was a few years younger than him, called him Brother Xiu, and was the second noob player after him. If his initial combat power was 1, then Roger’s combat power was 2.

How did this pair of difficult brothers who were always at odds with each other manage to survive to the end?

Now, Roger’s status among humans was unparalleled, the kings and emperors of humans were all polite to him. In Roger’s heyday, with just a word, kings and emperors would even move their imperial cities. He didn’t know if this was an exaggeration, but it seemed to be the case.

Xiu Si couldn’t imagine what the laughing and joking little brother from back then would look like holding supreme power.

But perhaps…after thousands of years, the Roger he knew had become another person.

After a moment of silence, Xiu Si looked a bit sad, scenes of their past adventures emerging in his mind.

Besides Roger, he also remembered his cubs. Thousands of years had passed, even if his cubs were still alive, had they forgotten him?

“Baal, Agares, Vassago…”

Xiu Si silently recited, his eyes slightly sour.

Back then, while he was creating his first cub, he was thinking about what name to give it. After thinking about it, he had an idea and thought of “The Key of Solomon”.

The seventy-two pillars of demons, each with a name, each with characteristics. He thought it was feasible, so he referred to the description in “The Key of Solomon” and shaped one cub after another.

The eldest cub was called Baal, the second cub was called Agares…

When Baal was just born, he hadn’t fallen into the abyss yet. In order to raise Baal well, he went everywhere to gather resources.

Xiu Si thought for a while, but his attention still turned to his cubs.

Baal, Agares…He wasn’t too worried about the big cubs, he felt they should be able to survive.

What he was worried about were the few who were fragile and loved to cry, like Aelioge who always liked to stick behind him.

Even though the setting wrote that he had the power to dominate wars, was powerful and mighty, and calm and composed, what was created was a naive and weak cub, with short arms and legs, afraid of being eaten by monsters if lost for a minute.

“It must be that my creation skills are not enough.”

He opened the game panel and saw that the creation guide was still a gray area.

“I need to find a way to activate the game panel.”

Xiu Si’s eyebrows were furrowed, his eyes serious.

Every time he thought about his cubs trembling helplessly in the dark abyss after his death, his heart ached!

****

Meanwhile, the sound of conversation came from the ruins in the suburbs.

“How could the great magic that guards the imperial city break open a hole?”

“Is it because the monster from the subspace is too cunning? Luckily, General Ronald was nearby, otherwise, it wouldn’t have been caught so quickly.”

“Yes,” the speaker turned his head and asked curiously, “General Ronald, what’s wrong?”

Ronald suddenly looked up, his resolute face flashing with surprise.

What’s wrong? He was still thinking about the young man who seemed to be an Abyss Lord!

His contracted demon was fierce and powerful, there was absolutely no way it could be so affectionate towards an ordinary person!

That attitude was definitely the attitude towards a high-ranking existence, which means, that young man was very likely an abyss lord!

But he didn’t understand, what was Priest Xilin thinking?

Did Priest Xilin actively invite the Abyss Lord to the imperial city, or was Priest Xilin controlled by the Abyss Lord?

No, no. Ronald was sweating profusely, thinking to himself, the key point of the problem should be, why did the other party come to the imperial city?

Thinking of this, he suddenly looked up and hurriedly asked the people around him, “Has the Third Legion returned to the city?”

“The Third Legion?”

The young man in military uniform was thinking, suddenly raised his eyes, looked at the magic airship in the distance, and exclaimed, “Soon, General Ronald, the Third Legion has triumphed from the subspace expedition!”

Ronald’s face turned pale, he turned his head to look at the steel airship rushing to the imperial city, and almost silently said, “It’s bad, the abyss lords don’t see eye to eye, the commander of the Third Legion just happens to be contracted to an abyss lord.”

There’s probably going to be big trouble!

****

Meanwhile, high in the sky, deep in the dim room.

Someone suddenly opened their eyelids, revealing a pair of green pupils.

It seemed to hear a very nostalgic voice calling its name.

——“Aelioge.”

Aelioge was stunned.

That voice reminded it of its birth.

In the dark abyss, it got its body and wisdom for the first time, and what it saw was a young man’s face.

Just one glance, and it knew that the other party was its creator, its origin, its destination, its father.

But suddenly one day, the other party disappeared, leaving it and other similar creations.

“…I seem to have heard my father’s voice.”

Aelioge frowned, his green eyes slowly turning, finally settling on the imperial city.