After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 44.2

Simon and the others didn’t expect him to be so aggressive, and couldn’t immediately think of a rebuttal.

But the gray-robed man remained unmoved, his tone still calm and indifferent as he smiled and said, “About the heroes, let’s not discuss that for now. Child, the way you speak will get you killed very soon.”

He actually called Wilkin… a child?

Everyone stared with wide eyes.

The closest Levin was drenched in cold sweat, trembling in fear.

If these two existences of Level 95 or above fought here, not only the palace, but the entire imperial city could be reduced to rubble.

Wilkin was so angered by this address that his face turned green, his powerful magic power surging out, about to engulf the entire meeting room, even triggering a magic storm, seemingly ready to fight at any moment!

But suddenly, Wilkin’s eyes widened in shock, his pupils trembling!

Everyone followed his gaze to the gray-robed man, their expressions also changing drastically.

The space distorted, magic power swirling, and from behind the gray-robed man, two Abyss Lords emerged!

Silver-haired, emerald-eyed, with a beauty surpassing the ordinary – Buer, ranked 10th!

Black-haired, androgynous in appearance, with a six-winged phantom behind him – Inpos, ranked 11th!

What… what is this situation?!

Everyone was so stiff with fear that they were completely at a loss.

The system automatically judged them to be their true forms, not just projections.

This positioning made it clear that they were obeying that gray-robed man!

One had to wonder, what level of strong being could make the Abyss Lords display such an attitude?

A certain legendary figure immediately came to their minds.

Yes!

It must be the legend of the Lord of the Abyss.

From some unknown year, a legend had been circulating – the Abyss has a master, who shaped all the Abyss creatures, and is the lord of the entire Abyss, even the Abyss Lords have to obey him.

Until now, many people had thought this was just a legend. After the death of the Abyss God, some mysterious and inexplicable things led people to fabricate the “Lord of the Abyss”.

… Could this person be the legendary Lord of the Abyss?!

Even the proud Wilkin was stunned, his heart filled with extreme tension.

He had no way to deal with two Abyss Lords at the same time, let alone the even more terrifying Lord of the Abyss!

What… what is this situation? Why would the Lord of the Abyss pass by their meeting?

The… the heroes? Does the Lord of the Abyss have some connection to the heroes?

Countless thoughts flashed through Wilkin’s mind, his pupils trembling, because if the Lord of the Abyss had some relationship with the heroes, then his previous words were simply courting death.

And at this moment, the silver-haired, emerald-eyed Buer narrowed her eyes, unexpectedly releasing her magic power, her aura threatening to crush Wilkin!

Those cold eyes seemed to be saying, “What are you that you dare talk to that one?”

The gap in level was absolute. In just a second, Wilkin retreated in panic, trembling.

“You, you…”

He had been so eloquent just now, but now his teeth were chattering, his voice hoarse and broken.

“What’s this?”

The gray-robed man suppressed the entire scene, yet still maintained an indifferent attitude.

Everyone present didn’t dare to make any sudden movements, afraid of drawing the attention of the Lord of the Abyss.

Of the few who still had the fighting spirit left, only Simon and Lia remained.

But they looked at each other, also drenched in cold sweat, not thinking they should engage in a direct confrontation.

The Continental Human Alliance’s protocol regarding the Abyss Lords was what? Faced with the true form of any Abyss Lord, those ranked below the top ten must immediately retreat, never daring to engage in direct conflict.

But the existence they were facing now was most likely even stronger than the Abyss Lords – the Lord of the Abyss itself! Any retreat or thought of retreat might provoke His displeasure. Behind them were the millions of citizens in the imperial city, at this moment they absolutely could not act rashly!

All they saw was the gray-robed man slowly walking about in the suffocating silence.

The light, measured footsteps were like a deathly toll echoing in their chests. Wilkin had never felt such a threat to his life before.

It felt as if his every breath was in the other’s control, and a single glance from him could choke Wilkin to death.

In the approaching footsteps, he seemed to hear the sound of his glass-like pride being shattered step by step.

This shouldn’t be happening, he was a strong one, a strong one! How could he be cowering in fear before a monster!

Wilkin tried to overcome his fear, refining his spiritual power to the extreme, even activating two or three top-tier mental stabilization techniques.

The distance was only three steps away.

Wilkin burst out in the silence and pressure, his spiritual power suddenly breaking through to Level 90, immediately unlocking the SS-rank appraisal skill [Golden Eyes].

Heaven is helping me! He rejoiced inwardly.

The distance was only two steps away.

He immediately activated [Golden Eyes], wanting to see clearly what this gray-robed man really was.

Then his pupils trembled, his lips turning pale, his entire being seemingly drained of life.

What did he see?

He actually saw an endless sea of blood bars, coiling like dragons that had no end!

A monster, how could there be such a monster! Impossible for humans to defeat, this kind of monster!

Wilkin’s self-confidence that he had just mustered was shattered, as he hastily retreated several steps, as if the other’s approach could take his life.

And he, he didn’t want to die.

The onlooking crowd witnessed the distress of the 11th ranked human, both fearful and panicked, but what could they do?

Finally, the gray-robed man stopped, calm and composed the entire time, as if he really was just taking a stroll as he’d said at the beginning.

However, some people just couldn’t keep their mouths shut, and said things they shouldn’t have.

Thinking of this, Ferrol also shuddered, the newly healed arm suddenly erupting in excruciating pain, the curse raging uncontrollably.

The contrast between the fearful and the one feared was truly a beautiful sight.

Buer elegantly covered her lips, as if she had long been wanting to witness this scene.

The next moment, the faceless gray-robed man lowered his gaze, without any emotion, and said, “Now, do you still think you can defeat the heroes?”

Wilkin was trembling all over, utterly unable to answer.

“They are very strong, even stronger than you can imagine. In this era of yours, you haven’t even experienced the Demons Era, let alone the Gods Era, yet you dare to judge their strength, and even their morality.”

The gray-robed man said this, then smiled again, as if he truly found this very amusing.

“Isn’t it interesting?”

Wilkin was almost suffocating, because he could no longer see the figure in front of him. His system identification was going haywire, constantly displaying:

[Identified as existence beyond divine domain, do not disturb]

[Identified as the ultimate trial for humans, do not approach] 

[Flee, flee, flee!!!]

Even the system was out of control, and no matter how high Wilkin’s spiritual power was, it was collapsing. His brain ignored his will, and for the sake of survival, he forced his mouth to say, “Yes, you are right. The heroes have lived through the Gods Era and the Demons Era, how can we children of this era presume to judge them.”

The gray-robed man seemed a bit relieved. “So you understand.”

Wilkin immediately nodded. “Yes, you are right. The one who appeared at the border could not possibly be the heroes themselves. The proof is that if they were the heroes, Ferrol would not have just lost an arm, but his life.”

Wilkin was surprisingly obedient.

This change shocked everyone present.

Simon and Lia gritted their teeth, their spirits strained to the limit, but still did not dare to act rashly.

Because Wilkin had obviously seen something, he must have seen the true form of the one before him!

The gray-robed man… no, the Lord of the Abyss, what kind of existence was he, that he could make the 11th ranked human completely devoid of any will to resist!

“Go and solve the problem, idle conspiracy theories won’t make you look wise.”

The gray-robed man seemed to have become bored.

While the others only felt suffocated.

Wilkin said hoarsely, “Yes, as you say, I’ve thought it over, and the one that appeared at the border must be a rare race from the dream world, the Memory Beasts. They can store the memories of a certain person at a certain moment, and when the time is right, hatch and perfectly replicate that person from the memories.”

Hearing this, Levin thought, “So you do know the suspect, huh? What you just said was bullsh*t.”

The rest of them also changed their expressions.

Simon and Lia agreed with this explanation.

Again it was the dream world, and the reappearance of a past person, so the possibilities were actually not many. As long as you didn’t go insane, it was still a pretty good guess. The main issue was how to handle it.

As for this, the gray-robed man seemed to have lost interest, casually saying “How boring,” then his figure gradually faded and disappeared.

The two Abyss Lords also vanished, with one of them even giving them a meaningful smile.

That gaze was not looking at people, but at ingredients, or even medicinal materials!

The legend was that the Abyss Lord Buer loved to capture people for her alchemy, her madness being so, and now seeing her in person, it was truly terrifying.

The frantically beating hearts of everyone finally had a chance to calm down a little, and when they came to their senses, they were all drenched in sweat, their knees weakened.

The Lord of the Abyss had passed through their round table meeting because of Wilkin’s remarks.

This event was definitely going to be recorded in history, because the Lord of the Abyss, which had only ever been a legend, had actually appeared!

They took several minutes to recover, still unable to fathom the reasons behind it, but could only infer that the Lord of the Abyss was acquainted with the heroes, perhaps quite familiar with them.

That was why Wilkin’s words had offended the Lord of the Abyss.

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Wilkin.

There, the Wilkin who had just been so aggressive suddenly crashed into the chair, his spirit completely shattered, as if his confidence had been destroyed.

For a warrior-type profession, confidence is extremely important – it is a vital weapon for survival. A warrior without confidence is no different from a corpse. Teachers usually emphasize cultivating students’ confidence.

But sometimes, going overboard can also produce individuals with excessive self-confidence.

Wilkin was by no means a person lacking in strength, but this time the one he offended was too terrifying, and he had spoken out of turn.

As for this, Simon had no sympathy.

Because in this world, there are things more important than the so-called talent and strength.

Meanwhile, in the dormitory behind the bookstore, voices could be heard from time to time.

Only one person was speaking, but it was definitely not self-talk.

“How could I have gotten the teleportation coordinates wrong, ending up in the national military meeting room.”

“I was so shocked at the time, wondering what I would do if I was discovered.”

“But I ended up being discovered anyway, so I had no choice but to boldly walk out. Hmm… that guy was also talking nonsense, I just couldn’t stand listening to it.”

Xiu Si was sitting on the edge of the bed, a gray robe placed to his left, and two cats lying down to his right.

“… But I never expected that I would actually manage to get through it. Are the props you gave me really that useful? I felt strangely at ease after putting on that gray robe.”

After that, he just went with the flow, never imagining that he would actually succeed in completing this task.

The other party seemed unable to see his precise level, and thus was intimidated by him.

It was a really close, close call. I definitely won’t dare to do this kind of thing again next time.

Xiu Si shook his head, calming his mood.

He had no idea that the two cats beside him were laughing happily.

Buer and Inpos clapped their hands, with satisfied and delighted expressions.

Inpos excitedly said, “We’ve dreamed of this day for so long, our father should be feared and worshipped by the whole world!”

Buer chuckled, “I agree! Father is so amazing, I knew Father had the aura of a behind-the-scenes big boss!”

Inpos: “The most dangerous place is the safest, the most dangerous identity is the safest. Father’s identity as the Lord of the Abyss won’t draw the attention of our other siblings, they’ll just think we’re fooling around!”

Buer: “Haha, back then the ‘Lord of the Abyss’ was an identity that Agares had fabricated in advance for Father, and now it’s been solidified.”

They exchanged a glance, then immediately recalled the charisma their father had displayed in that meeting.

That aura, that tone, that gait… it was just so cool! Our great father truly deserved it!

A mere human ranked 11th, who hasn’t even made it into the top 10, also wanted to cause trouble in front of our father, hmph, get lost!

It was obvious that Xiu Si’s transfer there was a carefully orchestrated plot of theirs.

Inpos thought, that scene should be painted as a large oil painting and hung in the grandest hall of the Abyss!

Buer deeply agreed, even feeling that the supporting cast was not powerful enough, and the spectators were not numerous enough!

Their father should let more people know, fear, believe, and worship him!

Meow, our great father, love it so much!

The two cats were in high spirits, wanting to proclaim to the world that their father was the greatest, and would accept no refutation!

At this moment, Xiu Si was still reminiscing about what had just happened, the first recollection went well, but after the first, he felt… a bit embarrassed.

No, not a bit, it was really embarrassing!

Xiu Si felt inexplicably awkward, even though there was no one else here, only his adorable cubs.

Next time… hmm, no, no next time.

Stirring up the winds and clouds of the world by disguising one’s identity, the risks were extremely high. It was just luck that he wasn’t discovered this time, but what about next time? It couldn’t be guaranteed, right. And this time there was also a glitch.

It’s better to just forget about it, leave it be.

Xiu Si reflected seriously, his gaze earnest, determined to bury this embarrassment, but his sleeve was suddenly scratched by the cat’s claws.

He lowered his head, wondering what was wrong.

Only to see the two cats looking at him with gleaming eyes.

—Father, do it again!!