After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 74.2

It was hard to say for sure.

They should make the worst assumption.

Norman Til opened the parchment scroll beside him, his expression grave.

Just then, a voice suddenly sounded behind him.

“So you’re Norman Til.”

Norman Til instantly felt chills down his spine, immediately turning to look behind him.

In the dim hall, an extremely handsome youth had appeared at some point.

With an elegant posture and cold, proud eyes, he looked like a high and mighty deity.

Norman Til had never seen him before, but he had seen portraits of all the Abyss Lords in human form. So he recognized him immediately.

It was the Abyss Lord Beelzebub.

Moreover, a threat to humanity, a destroyer of races!

The seven elves beside him were scared out of their wits, their light bursting forth, extremely vigilant.

Beelzebub said impatiently. “Don’t shine so brightly in the middle of the night.”

The seven elves immediately became cowardly.

If you say don’t shine, then we won’t!

Norman Til broke out in a cold sweat, stepping forward to protect the elves, saying, “They have offended you, I’m very sorry.”

Beelzebub revealed an intrigued look, saying coldly, “A human who knows his place is not bad.”

Norman Til forced a smile, politely asking, “What brings you here?”

Beelzebub got straight to the point. “Aren’t you looking for Federi? I have His possible locations here. You humans have many people, so I’ll give half to you to search. If you find Him, tell me immediately.”

As He spoke, He raised His index finger, from which a section of starry sky map floated out like smoke.

Norman Til was shocked by this surprising development, and couldn’t help asking, “Why are you helping us?”

Beelzebub’s expression was cold, His demeanor like that of a great noble most adored at a banquet. However, in an instant, His eyes changed, revealing a fierce blood-red light, and behind Him, the scene suddenly changed to that of hell, with rolling magma and the howling of ghosts and wolves.

The seven elves were terrified, their eyes brimming with tears, crying and hiding behind Norman Til.

Norman Til trembled all over, barely resisting the urge to draw the divine sword at his waist to protect himself.

Beelzebub’s gaze was cold, His pressure covering the entire scene.

He said in an extremely arrogant tone, “Help you? You’re thinking too much. I simply have business with Federi, and you happen to be useful, that’s all.”

“…Is that so.”

Norman Til faced the pressure, barely straightening his back, and said tactfully, “It’s an honor to be of use to you.”

Beelzebub narrowed His eyes slightly, seeming somewhat surprised. Was it because he was His second brother’s student that he was so clever? Or was it because he was clever that he could become His second brother’s student?

He had originally just intended to drop off the information and leave, but suddenly seemed to think of something.

“Don’t investigate this place, and don’t investigate us. Some existences are not for you to touch.”

Norman Til replied almost immediately, “Understood.”

“Don’t disturb that person’s peace. If you make that person worry, then prepare for destruction.”

Beelzebub threatened coldly, His eyes carrying a terrifying divine might, as if extinguishing human civilization was just a thought away.

His very existence was destruction.

For a moment, Norman Til felt as if he was directly facing the God of Destruction, unable to control the trembling in his knees.

Fortunately, Beelzebub left after dropping these words. The hellish scene in the inn room disappeared with Him, leaving behind a shaken Norman Til and the trembling seven elves.

The “flame” suspended in the air was the location information left by Beelzebub.

Norman Til did not feel any relief at obtaining it without needing to seek Vassago’s help.

When he came to his senses, his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

“Is this the Abyss Lord Beelzebub?”

“I had heard before that He was an outsider among the Abyss Lords, but I never imagined to this extent.”

How could this be the pressure of an ordinary demon lord? It was clearly the pressure of an ultimate being.

The red elf also said weakly, “He’s so scary, even scarier than the Elf King.”

Norman Til took a moment to compose himself, his gaze fixed on the flame in the air, and said, “But it’s fine, we have work to do now.”

****

A few minutes later, Norman Til appeared successively in the Hammurabi Empire and the Continental Human Alliance.

General Hilton was overjoyed upon hearing the news, “Then we’ll dispatch people to search right away!”

The Alliance fully cooperated. Lia the Sword Saint and others had been waiting for a long time, all saying that any method was worth trying.

Dozens of subspace exploration teams were quickly assembled, with personnel from countries around the world, all above level 70, with various professions and equipment fully supplied.

The highest authorities of the Alliance came out to speak, “We must complete the search mission for Federi, for humanity, for our families!”

That night, the human side moved swiftly, firing the second shot of counterattack after Norman Til’s attack on the Divine Kingdom of Destruction.

This matter was classified as a secret operation, temporarily concealed from Dog Head’s spies.

Soon, dozens of teams moved simultaneously, including many maicians and warriors from the Aust Empire.

They seemed to be sparing no effort in dispatching talent to make up for their past mistakes.

It was said that Empress Anna attached great importance to this matter and provided a great deal of supplies for subspace activities.

This move was like timely rain, leaving no room for criticism. Sword Saint Simon felt conflicted upon learning of this.

But with the urgent situation, there was no time to sort out this and that. They had to act first!

One by one, portals opened, and team after team entered the subspace.

Among them, even though Norman Til was powerful, he could only choose one location at a time, checking them one by one below. The survival of humanity depended on this special operation.

****

Meanwhile, somewhere in the vast universe.

A giant dragon roared in fury, circling around a flame and cursing incessantly.

That flame was unlike ordinary fire; it was golden, with a brilliantly intense gold inside. Most creatures’ eyes would burn upon first sight of it until their entire body was completely destroyed.

“Submit to me! Submit to me!”

Federi shouted, the sound waves shaking the birds in the entire mountain range so much that they lost their feathers in fright.

He didn’t know how long he had been gnawing at this flame, perhaps over a thousand years. He guarded it day and night, his eyes bulging until his pupils were about to split. Yet despite trying every method and exhausting all his wits, he had not been able to thoroughly refine this tiny flame.

How infuriating, how infuriating! Why won’t it submit to me!

Federi could sense that although this flame had no consciousness, it was clearly looking down on Him, as if He were a lower life form, completely unworthy of possessing its power.

Federi was proud and arrogant, how could He tolerate this?

“You’ve always been like this, high and mighty, looking down on dragons, looking down on gods, looking down on everything. You’re dead arrogant!”

Heaven knows how happy He was on the day the God of Destruction was besieged. He hated any being that looked down on Him. He wanted to step on any dragon, any god, any being, to stand at the highest point and become the greatest existence in the universe!

“I’ll make you look down on me, I’ll make you look down on me!”

He muttered darkly, His voice turning into symbols, becoming an intense curse, continuing to entangle that small flame.

For over a thousand years, He had cursed for a full thousand years. If it were an ordinary deity, it would have long since become His power.

Who knew it could endure for so long?

So long that He had no choice but to try a different approach!

However, just as He was cursing madly, a sudden noise appeared.

His expression turned impatient. He first cursed a few times, then swung His tail, causing earthquakes and mudslides, and spewed out a breath of dragon fire.

The noise came from Dog Head.

Dog Head had sensed something amiss, so he warned Federi.

Federi was at a critical moment. Anything could trigger His nerves. Yesterday, He had already been enraged by Norman Til’s actions. He didn’t want to bother with external matters.

Dog Head said, “Great God Federi, the humans are looking for You. Please be aware.”

Federi found it amusing, “A bunch of reptiles, trash, garbage. In the Gods Era, they relied on divine protection. In the Abyss Era, they relied on the Abyss Lords’ shelter. Now that the Abyss Lords have collectively relocated, they’ve picked up the leftovers of the continent and dare to call it the Humans Era. When there’s no tiger in the mountain, the monkey dares to call itself king. Ridiculous! Let them come. I’ll kill one for every one that comes, kill a whole nest for every nest that comes!”

Dog Head’s persuasion was futile. He changed his tactics and said, “Great God Federi, there are extraordinary beings among humans who might threaten our plans.”

Hearing this, Federi became even more enraged. He spewed out a overwhelming dragon breath and cursed, “Are you talking about that human called Norman Til? You think I would lose to him? What a joke! How could a dragon possibly lose to a monkey!”

Dog Head paused, seemingly aware that Federi was too emotional at the moment to listen to Him. So he spoke tactfully.

“Great God Federi, You’re right. Mere humans, no matter how strong, are just slightly stronger monkeys.”

Federi’s mood improved a little upon hearing this.

Dog Head continued, “But they might have the aid of Abyss Lords behind them. Norman Til himself isn’t much, but he’s the student of Abyss Lord Agares and the contractor of Demon God Baal. What if he suddenly summons Agares and Baal?”

His words were clever, invoking the names of two terrifying beings to try to awaken Federi. Although He also knew that those two beings wouldn’t respond to a summons for mere humans.

Federi’s face darkened, as if embarrassed and angry. “Summon Abyss Lords? He dares! Heh, even if they were summoned, so what? How many years has it been since Agares came out? For all we know, He might be trapped in dreams and unable to save Himself. Why should I fear Him? And Demon God Baal, in a real fight, I would win! A bunch of Abyss creatures of unknown origin, not worth mentioning!”

Dog Head hadn’t expected Federi to be so verbally arrogant. Was He really that capable or just inflated?

Unable to fathom Federi’s true thoughts, and not daring to offend Him, Dog Head could only say after some thought, “Great God Federi, we await Your ascension to the divine throne.”

With that, the “noise” cut off.

Federi was so angry that His dragon body burst into flames that wouldn’t extinguish for a while. He continued to curse. “Humans? Abyss Lords? Damn them all! When I get the power of the God of Destruction, all humans and demons will die!”

He looked frenzied, His dragon claws stomping, making the entire planet tremble.

****

At 10 PM, Oedipus time.

Xiu Si was still focused on leveling up, completely forgetting about the time.

However, he did remember one thing in time. He stopped leveling and let out the little light entity to drink milk.

The little light entity had gotten used to it. If it didn’t drink at night, it would be hungry. Although it wouldn’t speak up, Xiu Si could vaguely sense its state.

Watching the little light entity drink milk, Xiu Si remembered something and turned his gaze to the little short-legged cat that was almost asleep nearby.

“Cele, this is your new sibling.”

The little short-legged cat was about to fall asleep but immediately perked up upon hearing this. W-what? New sibling?!

It didn’t know about this. No one had told it.

Xiu Si nodded and briefly explained the circumstances. “It’s a god from another world being fostered here with me.”

The little short-legged cat was stunned, unable to comprehend. Its gaze fell on the little light entity, its mind blank. Father had adopted a new child, little black bird, little white bird, and now this little light entity. Hmm… Their family now had twenty-six biological children plus one adopted daughter, so many meow…

It naturally wasn’t happy about this, but still nodded obediently.

The little light entity seemed to sense its gaze. With milk foam still on its mouth, it turned and smiled warmly at it.

Radiant like a sunflower.

The little short-legged cat paused, blinking.

It was slow, but it could sense the little light entity’s unusualness. This little one seemed like a part of a deity, not a deity’s child.

It didn’t understand, it was a bit strange, but she was a sister, right?

The little short-legged cat seemed to soften a bit, accepting the new little one.

Xiu Si watched their interaction and smiled, “Get along well in the future, okay? It’s a pity the other two children aren’t here, they seem to have gone out with their brothers, otherwise you could all get to know each other.”

The little short-legged cat stiffened, then nodded obediently again.

After the little light entity finished drinking, Xiu Si gently stroked its cheek, checking its temperature.

His new cubs were often unstable in the first month or two after birth, especially prone to fevers. He was worried the little light entity might be the same.

However, it turned out he might have been overly concerned. The little light entity was fine, healthy even.

The little short-legged cat watching nearby suddenly seemed to think of something. It didn’t want its father to have too much contact with the little light entity.

“Meow~”

It called out weakly.

Xiu Si turned his head, shifting his attention to it.

“What’s wrong, Cele?”

****

Early the next morning.

Continental Human Alliance.

“Did you find anything?”

“No, we found a ruin, probably a place where Federi once stayed.”

“Same here.”

The human side had no gains yet, but they had successfully checked half of the locations.

Norman Til, Eve, and other main forces had checked over a dozen locations overnight, showing extremely strong initiative.

“We need to hurry. If Federi finds out, He’ll definitely relocate.”

They were all racing against time, fighting for every second.

The Harmonious War in the morning ended in Hammurabi’s defeat. One more loss and Hammurabi would lose completely. Then, whatever demands were made, they would have to obey.

If the divine body fell into Federi’s hands, it would be disastrous!

****

On another side.

Beelzebub casually shattered a mountain.

He had checked dozens of locations overnight, non-stop, and had finally reached the last one.

He stood before a tall, bizarre pyramid, magical power gathering in His hand, brewing a massive super-grade spell.

One throw of this spell could destroy this pyramid. If Federi was inside, there would surely be some reaction.

The spell was ready. Beelzebub tossed it casually. The spell immediately took effect, summoning a huge meteor that blotted out the sky.

It burned through the air, hurtling towards the ground, about to destroy the pyramid.

Just then, a dragon breath burst out from beneath the pyramid, rushing towards the meteor.

Following that, Federi revealed His huge, fierce dragon body, glaring evilly at the uninvited guest, Beelzebub.

Beelzebub coldly regarded Federi, still maintaining some elegance at this point.

Federi became angry at the sight of an Abyss Lord, immediately cursing, “A bunch of pitiful creatures without a creator, yet daring to provoke a god. How audacious.”

He wanted to continue, but suddenly noticed the sky had darkened, even the earth had darkened.

Looking again, the opposite Beelzebub had erupted into a huge, terrifying original form.

Crushing mountains and breaking through the clouds!