After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 46.1

The voice had just died down, in a mere moment, the space trembled.

Simon and Lia were instantly flung several hundred meters away, relying on their long swords stabbed into the ground, and grasping to concentrate their magic power, they could barely stabilize their bodies.

What had happened?

They all felt puzzled and immediately looked towards the front.

Dark mist shrouded the front, the space was distorted, they vaguely saw that terrifying figure.

Without a doubt, the one before them was the Lord of the Abyss they had just seen yesterday!

How could He, how could He appear here?

Immediately, the void beside the Lord of the Abyss suddenly distorted, and a small white bird the size of a fist ran out.

It was glowing all over, shining like the sun in the black mist, dazzling and illuminating the entire mountain wilderness.

The two were dumbfounded, because they recognized what power that was.

Wasn’t that the power of the God of Light?

What relationship did that little white bird have with the God of Light? And why was it beside the Lord of the Abyss?

However, what came next was even more shocking.

As soon as the little white bird ran out, a little black bird also ran out of the void.

Suddenly the world darkened, as if all the light had been devoured by the little black bird.

From afar, the two could sense that the little black bird possessed the power of the God of Darkness!

The powers of light and darkness intertwined and shone upon the Lord of the Abyss together!

How was this possible? The two were dumbfounded.

As is well known, the God of Light and the God of Darkness are sworn enemies. Whatever the God of Light favors, the God of Darkness will curse, and vice versa. Their powers could not possibly protect the same existence at the same time! This has never been seen since ancient times!

The God of Light and the God of Darkness are sworn enemies, and their followers are the sworn enemies among sworn enemies.

How could this be possible? And were they just ordinary followers?

The two stared with wide eyes, fixed on the front, not daring to miss any moment of the changing situation.

It seemed that “Ye Qingyi” hesitated, the magic power condensed at her fingertips did not erupt, but gradually subsided.

She blankly looked at the suddenly appearing Lord of the Abyss.

This memory beast, for unknown reasons, actually paused its actions. In the face of the Lord of the Abyss, her expression showed obvious changes.

If the distance wasn’t too far, Lia might have been able to see “Ye Qingyi’s” eyes reddened, as if she saw an old friend she hadn’t seen for a long time.

“Ye Qingyi” had clearly accumulated power to the extreme, several super-grade magic spells of the power level had already been fully constructed, manifesting an incomparable presence behind her, like a profusion of blooming flowers.

But she suddenly dispersed the release of magic power, and the raised hand was suddenly lowered.

What was going on?

The two were horrified and stunned by the events unfolding before their eyes.

Was it that the memory beast could not attack the Lord of the Abyss, or that “Ye Qingyi”, even if just a memory, would not attack the Lord of the Abyss?

The two were puzzled, but the next moment, a burst of magic power suddenly erupted, directly flinging them out of the black mist.

Simon nearly couldn’t protect himself, slamming into a nearby mountain, his head bleeding, his whole body covered in gravel.

Lia might have been a bit better, successfully standing firm on the plain, but her sword-wielding hand was numb, faintly oozing blood.

The base’s inspectors immediately rushed out, afraid that something had happened to the two of them, but they saw the two with dazed expressions, as if they had witnessed something unspeakably terrifying.

Simon’s sword-wielding hand was trembling, his face pale, full of shock.

Faced with the inquiries of the intelligence officers, he did not know whether he should speak or not.

Why did the Lord of the Abyss appear? Why were the powers of the God of Light and the God of Darkness beside him? What was his relationship with the hero Ye Qingyi?

Simon’s head was full of these questions.

He exchanged a glance with Lia, and then they both looked towards the black mist.

The black mist had expanded further, the magic power value inside had doubled, and the risk index was also crazily rising.

What would happen?

As for this question, Xiu Si actually also wanted to know why.

It had been a long time since he had seen “Ye Qingyi”, and he was filled with nostalgia, if the one in front of him was not the real person, but a memory beast, he might not have been able to resist the urge to greet her.

His plan was to suddenly appear, see if he could scare it, and if not, immediately escape.

Seeing the opponent with a super-grade magic spell in each hand, to be honest, Xiu Si could not remain indifferent, he had already prepared to escape in his heart, but he did not expect the opponent not to attack, but just silently look at him, as a “memory”, its similarity to the real person reached eighty percent.

It did not attack him, but gazed at him. Her long azure hair fluttered in the wind, her slender willow brows slightly furrowed, her purple eyes deep as the sea, her bearing solemn and gracious, contrasting with the surrounding black mist.

Like a touch of azure blue in deep ink.

Xiu Si couldn’t help but recall that when they played the game, they could customize the character’s features, and his customization was the most ordinary, without much thought, directly selecting the same black hair and black eyes as in reality, while theirs were in all kinds of colors, with various hair and eye color combinations, quite free.

Wang Chang’er had flaming red long hair, very flamboyant, leaving a deep first impression. According to Wang Chang’er himself, the reason he created this character was that the more ordinary the reality, the less he wanted the game to be ordinary. He had longed for red hair for a long time but had never dared to dye it. The game realized his ideal.

Chen Lingxi had silver hair and blue eyes. Her game race was actually the elves, not humans.

Ye Qingyi chose blue hair and purple eyes, which were rare among otherworldly people. One could recognize her from afar.

However, memories are still memories. Xiu Si watched for a few seconds and then noticed the obvious difference. The other was only somewhat similar to Ye Qingyi, and the soul was completely not the real person.

It was unknown whether it was because he discovered this, but the disguise of the memory beast gradually peeled off, exposing its true form.

It was a pure white energy body without a specific form, ring-shaped, with a radius of about half a meter, rotating regularly in midair. It did not look like a living organism but rather a geometric pattern that had come to life.

Its center was a spherical core, with a colorful and dazzling surface, driving away the black mist and clearing a vast domain.

Xiu Si remained motionless, embodying the setting of the “Lord of the Abyss,” calmly observing it.

The two birds seemed to have flown tired and perched on his left and right shoulders, curiously looking around. Since they had not come out for a long time, they were a bit excited, their beady eyes blinking without pause. Seeing the memory beast, they tilted their heads.

The small black bird: “Oh, so this is what the memory beast looks like.”

The small white bird did not quite understand their structure, showing a curious and inquisitive gaze.

The memory beast was obviously frightened by them and was about to move, but it inexplicably froze in place, its energy swirling back and forth, as if also pondering what this being was and why they were accompanied by the gods of light and darkness.

And… mixed with so many divine natures? There were contradictions, and there were irreconcilable differences. If they gathered together, they would surely curse each other, yet they miraculously coexisted harmoniously, collectively blessing and guarding that unique one.

The memory beast was dumbfounded, instinctively feeling fear. It had never seen such an abnormal and terrifying existence!

The gray-robed man smiled, as if just passing by and seeing something interesting, and said lightly, “So, why did you appear in the form of a hero, and what did you want to do to the humans?”

The memory beast paused. It wanted to hesitate and ponder how to answer, but was glared at by the fierce little black bird. The divine beings’ suppression over the beast was too absolute in terms of status, and it was frightened into speaking in human words.

“Humans are so evil. They want to invade the dream realm. They deserve to die!”

After saying this, the core of the memory beast was obviously trembling, afraid that it had said the wrong thing.

The gray-robed man showed no reaction, as if finding such a statement very boring, and fell into a subtle silence.

The little black bird was impatient and directly said, “Those two just now were not here to invade the dream realm. What happened to your race? Tell us quickly.”

The memory beast was dumbfounded and was glared at by the little black bird again. The existence at the level of a divine being has an incredibly powerful deterrent force over any living being.

Its energy body shivered again, quickly sorted out the information in its mind, and respectfully said, “A few months ago, humans invaded the dream realm and took away our kin. We need to find them and get our kin back.”

The sudden truth shocked everyone. Xiu Si was surprised in his heart. Humans went to the dream realm… to steal memory beasts? For what purpose?

The memory beast continued, “Humans want to use our special nature to perfectly transform into heroes and kill some existence in that identity. Many of our kin are gone, must have been used by those humans to commit murder.”

As soon as these words came out, Inpos and Buer, who were hiding under the robe, understood.

It seems the one they wanted to kill was Luo Jie, and they almost succeeded. Luo Jie is still lying unconscious.

The little black bird questioned, “Why did you need to transform into the guise of a hero?”

“Humans used an evil method to change our form. We often automatically read the memories of the heroes, not intentionally,” the memory beast explained.

“But I think this way can disrupt that human’s plan and draw out that human.”

I see, it was the humans who first invaded the dream realm and stole their kin. They attacked humans on sight just to find that beast trafficker.

Xiu Si understood, but felt a bit unclear. To the memory beasts, individual humans seem to equal all of humanity. If one person committed a crime, does that mean the whole of humanity is an accomplice?

The little black bird continued to ask, “Do you remember what that human looks like?”

The memory beast replied, “I can’t remember. That person’s existence state is very strange. When we try to remember him, we find that he is also a kind of memory. We can only remember things that truly exist, not projections or memories themselves, so we can’t remember him.”

The little black bird frowned, “So there’s not even a single clue?”

With divine might, the little black bird, who once tyrannized the heavens, frightened the memory beast with just a glance, prompting it to quickly search its mind for useful memories!

Xiu Si listened while contemplating. The memory beasts wanting to retrieve their kin and take revenge on the beast trafficker is understandable. However, this approach not only fails to achieve the purpose, but also causes trouble for other unrelated humans.

Moreover, even if they search through all of humanity, they may still fail to find the specific beast trafficker they are targeting.

Just then, the little gray cat under the gray robe scratched his pants, as if trying to say something.

Xiu Si seemed to fall silent.

However, this silence was deafening to the memory beast!

They are originally beings without thought or emotion, but the closer they get to the real world, the more they acquire human or animal qualities.

The real world is real, and they cannot tolerate the unreal. All virtual things that reach the real world must be filled, adding weight to themselves, otherwise they will float like algae on the surface of the real world.

Even now, they are still not used to human-like thinking, always feeling strange and weird about it.

The suddenly appearing gray-robed person is undoubtedly an extraordinary existence in their eyes, absolutely a divine being!

It carefully waited for the other’s reaction, afraid of offending this great being in any way. If it had a heart, it would have exploded by now.

Especially with the two original series gods staring at it.

While lost in thought, the other seemed annoyed, and said in a cold tone, “Your arrival has affected this area. You and your kin should go back first. I’ll help you find them when I have time.”

The slightly irritated tone scared its energy body almost to the point of dissipation.

But hearing the last part, it was overjoyed, its energy body almost bursting.

They had been searching for months without finding a trace of that human, but this person is different, so powerful and great. As long as this being takes action, perhaps they can immediately find that human!

It was the “when I have time” that made it hesitate a bit. The “have time” the other referred to, would it be a matter of years or even centuries?

The memory beast paused.

The gray-robed person seemed to sense its hesitation, with the corners of his lips slightly turning down, as if more annoyed.

The memory beast trembled in fear, thinking that if it disobeyed, its entire clan might be wiped out!

It was filled with trepidation and immediately agreed, “I’ll rely on you to take action!”

After that, it cleverly turned all the information it knew into an information light orb.

The little black bird glanced at it, grabbed the orb with its beak while flapping its wings, not forgetting to remind them to quickly return to the dream realm.

The memory beast understood very well, quickly disappearing, seemingly not daring to appear again anytime soon.

Xiu Si caught the information light orb brought back by the little black bird, closed his eyes, and slowly digested the information.

Then the gray-robed person also vanished.

A few minutes later, the black mist faded and gradually retreated, withdrawing to the dream realm.

The personnel at the detection base were shocked.

“What happened inside?” 

“The dream realm… has actually retreated?”

The news quickly reached Simon’s ears.

Simon rushed out, his forehead beaded with cold sweat, and couldn’t help but say, “It was the Lord of the Abyss. This matter is definitely related to him.”

Everyone looked at each other, feeling a chill down their spines.

The Continental Human Alliance has various studies on extraordinary beings, but the Lord of the Abyss is – an absolute unknown to them.

Unclear purpose, unclear temperament, uncontrollable, and they don’t know what attitude he has towards humans.

Lia pondered and said, “At least he hasn’t harmed any humans yet.”

Agus was detecting the movements of the black mist, both shocked and frightened, and turned to Simon, “Has this matter been resolved? Now that the dream realm has retreated, will the memory beasts not appear again?”

Simon was more cautious in his thinking. “It’s hard to say. It feels like the Lord of the Abyss just passed by, and the memory beasts were probably scared off by him.”

Lia nodded, “Yes, we still need to be careful. We don’t know when they might appear again.”

Agus heaved a sigh of relief, “At least the current crisis has been resolved…”

The mystery on the border deepened, and the news reached the imperial palace of the Oedipus Empire.

King Levin was completely baffled.

Levin grabbed his hair, troubled, “They come suddenly and leave suddenly. Do all virtual species behave so whimsically?”

As a king, his experience was too limited. He had been in a state of shock these past few days, and was now completely dumbfounded.

After much pondering, he still wanted to find the person ranked first.