After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 83.2

Of course, this was just a hypothesis at this stage. It might not be the case.

For example, Botis expressed doubt, saying how could [Consciousness] possibly be a power.

He said, “If you say ‘consciousness control’, I could understand that, it’s similar to mind control, right?”

Amon pondered for a few minutes, then said, “As for creatures related to consciousness, or psychic creatures, I can think of two races: one is dream demons, and the other is succubi.”

Botis’s face darkened.

Inpos had a sudden realization, “Ah! I get it.”

His sudden loud shout startled the little white bird, leaving it bewildered and at a loss.

Amon seemed to have thought of it too, with a contemplative look, He slowly said, “So that’s why Agares went to the dream realm.”

Inpos nodded. “It seems the God of Dreams is the most suspicious.”

However, there was a problem here. The God of Dreams wasn’t weak, He was the ultimate of ultimates, extremely powerful. Was it necessary for Him to do these things sneakily?

Could it be that He had become weaker?

No, there were still too many doubts.

“However…”

Amon sat calmly on the sofa, His fingers falling on the armrest, tapping rhythmically, and said, “Anyway, we’re not the ones in a hurry. Let’s wait for new information from Beelzebub and Aelioge. We have our own things to do.”

Inpos strongly agreed.

Botis looked at the sleeping youth in the projection, resisting the urge to rush to his side immediately.

****

As night ended, the sun slowly rose.

Xiu Si felt as though he had just experienced a long and deep dream.

His consciousness awakened, but he did not immediately open his eyes. Instead, he reviewed the events before falling asleep.

He remembered exerting all his effort to save Duke Luo Ke, but the curse on the duke was too severe and even more troublesome than expected. The difficulty of deconstructing and breaking the curse had increased tenfold.

If this continued, not only would Duke Luo Ke’s life be in danger, but he himself would also be in mortal peril.

In the urgency of the moment, he couldn’t think of many options. All he could do was rely on his expertise and utilize his strongest power at hand. And what was his expertise? Creation.

Reading information, constructing matter.

And then? Xiu Si had somewhat forgotten, only vaguely remembering hearing the sound of rain.

He paused, then suddenly recalled!

It seemed he had read…the God of Curses!

Xiu Si’s heart was filled with shock. Without hesitation, he opened the system box. Most of the boxes before him were dark. He quickly scanned through them, his gaze searching downward.

Suddenly, his vision fixed on the box next to the small light body.

In that box resided a small dark cloud!

The small dark cloud floated lightly in the box, as if it had its own little world. It drifted back and forth, even raining, but the raindrops didn’t hit the box walls. They simply disappeared into thin air.

The small light body and the small dark cloud gazed at each other across the space. The small light body raised Its infant hand, pointing Its index finger at the wall, as if greeting the small dark cloud.

The small dark cloud probably had about the same intelligence as an infant.

It hesitated for a moment, then slowly moved towards the small light body until the cloud was blocked by the wall, unable to pass through.

They gazed at each other, as if communicating something.

The small light body giggled, Its eyes already squinting, squinting even more as It laughed.

Xiu Si was a bit shocked. He suddenly felt that an unconscious god was no different from a phenomenon.

Unconscious beings exist like wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. When calm, they are calm indeed, but once agitated, they bring disaster to their surroundings.

So they need to be managed.

Wait, managed?

Xiu Si was shocked by his own thoughts. Why manage? Couldn’t they also be… raised?

Wait, raised?

Xiu Si was shocked by himself again. Although It now looked like just a cute little dark cloud, It was actually the God of Curses. He, a human… raising a god?

This was truly frightening.

He reviewed for a few minutes, confirming that the small dark cloud was harmless and cute, before slowly opening his eyes, letting various things come into view.

His gaze fixed on the snow-white ceiling. He hesitated for a moment, then slowly sat up, casually lifting the blanket. But halfway through lifting it, his movement paused.

Because three cats had grown inside the blanket.

A red cat, a little short-legged cat… and a big orange cat?!

Xiu Si paused, then how could he not recognize his own most talkative and musically gifted Beleth?

So Beleth had returned while he was asleep.

A wave of emotion flashed through Xiu Si’s eyes, as if recalling some past events.

At the same time, the orange cat seemed to wake up, slowly sitting up and opening Its beautiful emerald-like eyes.

The moment their gazes met, the orange cat could no longer control itself and pounced towards Its father.

“Meow!”

Xiu Si successfully caught the orange cat, one hand steadily supporting It, the other gently stroking Its back, providing comfort and solace.

The cat’s body was soft and fluffy, feeling extremely good to touch. He couldn’t help but lower his head to gently nuzzle the orange cat, feeling Its soft warmth.

“It’s been a long time, Beleth. Father missed you very much.”

The orange cat’s whole body trembled, taking a long time to calm down. It had so many things It wanted to tell Its father, having spent the night thinking about how to arrange the story. But when actually facing Its father in person, It couldn’t say anything. Its mouth opened and closed, appearing at a loss and awkward.

“It’s okay, I won’t leave again.”

Xiu Si gently patted Its back, “We have a lot of time, no need to rush, take it slow.”

“Meow meow~”

Soon after, the red cat also woke up.

Seeing Xiu Si burying his face intimately in the big orange cat’s body, the red cat’s pupils shook, suddenly realizing Its own and all Its previous siblings’ strategic mistake.

It was the volume! The size!

Look at that big fat orange cat, why was Father so close to It?

It was because It was fat! Sufficiently fluffy!

At this moment, the small short-legged cat also woke up. Seeing that scene, Its pupils also trembled, then It looked at itself.

Too small, meow.

Being so small, Father would only pat Its head, not be so intimate.

The red cat felt great sorrow, staring intently. How could It not recognize that the orange cat was Its thirteenth-ranked brother Beleth, also known as the world’s number one wandering poet.

Beleth had indeed come after all. Given how big the situation had become, it would have been strange if It hadn’t found Its way here.

However…

Would It tell big brother? The red cat suddenly felt anxious, immediately looking at the mental shared domain.

Then It froze. Not knowing before looking, but once seen, It was startled. What was with all these cat heads?

But in just a few seconds, It understood too, immediately changing to a live selfie.

The little short-legged cat followed suit, shyly posting a side profile picture.

A few seconds later, Vassago’s eyes lit up, the ahoge on Its head straightened, and It also immediately changed Its picture.

At the same time, Marbas, who had been waiting impatiently in the mental sacred domain, stroked Its chin saying interesting, then also changed to Its golden gradient cat head.

Hehe, adding a golden filter makes it even cooler.

Also simultaneously, Buer, who had been agonizing to the point of smoking in the sisters’ meeting, also noticed the movement in the mental shared domain.

She didn’t know why they were changing avatars. Was it to indicate “already meowed”?

Indeed, those who had already changed to cat heads must be demons who already knew the situation. This was a means of marking the outsiders, right?

Buer smiled slightly, thinking it was no big deal, your sister Buer got it. It immediately changed to a beautiful ragdoll cat avatar.

Soon after, Beelzebub also understood tacitly, changing Its picture faster than changing clothes.

Aelioge found out a bit later, but also caught up with the main group.

At this point, almost all the uninformed demons who had noticed the changes in the mental shared domain were speechless.

What were they doing?

What on earth were they up to day after day?!

They seemed to recall something, very nervously opened the list, and saw that big brother hadn’t changed His avatar. Only then did they relax.

How could such a fierce demon as big brother possibly change to a little kitten avatar? Haha, impossible!

If even big brother changed to a cat avatar, that scene would be too beautiful to imagine!

They couldn’t help but look at second brother again. Fortunately, second brother hadn’t turned into a cat either.

A few minutes later, all the cat-headed demons entered a group chat, with Amon as the group owner, uniformly organizing and updating intelligence.

Samikina, who hadn’t changed His head due to being out of contact, was also pulled in by Amon.

There were no group rules, the only and first principle was Father.

Other demons knew it was only a matter of time, neither taking the initiative nor cooperating, letting everything take its natural course!

After Amon finished speaking, He enthusiastically immediately @ed Morax and Celerios.

“You two are specially permitted to be by Father’s side, you must closely monitor Father’s physical and mental state at all times, understood?”

The red cat patted Its chest with Its paw. “Mission accepted! We’ll guard Father!”

The little short-legged cat imitated, nodding heavily.

Botis in the library couldn’t help asking Amon, “Won’t doing this attract too much attention from others?”

Amon replied nonchalantly. “What’s the big deal, at most they’ll suspect we’ve gone crazy, infected by the cat meme.”

Botis was somewhat speechless, looking at Amon’s righteous manner, unable to comment.

It wasn’t until half an hour later that Xiu Si seemed to finish catching up.

“You’re asking if I’m tired?”

“Ah, yesterday’s situation was somewhat special. Did I make you worry?”

Xiu Si put the orange cat back on the bed, sitting on the edge thinking. “I don’t know what came over me then, but how is Duke Luo Ke’s condition?”

The little short-legged cat raised Its head and said, “He’s fine meow.”

Hearing this, Xiu Si casually gently rubbed the little short-legged cat’s forehead, “Is that so? That’s great, I thought I had failed.”

The little short-legged cat looked into Xiu Si’s eyes, worriedly saying, “Is Father okay meow.”

Xiu Si smiled faintly, answering. “More than okay, there’s been a big improvement. Father is now level 43, soon I’ll be able to train to a level where I can take a trip to subspace.”

“Meow~”

Actually, there were some improvements Xiu Si didn’t elaborate on, because he wasn’t too clear himself. He felt his mental power must have increased too, but this value column had always been broken. If it weren’t for going to test before, he wouldn’t even have known his own mental power value.

He felt his thoughts had become unprecedentedly clear, able to quickly sort out whatever he thought about. Those complex magic structures that were difficult before now seemed very simple when he thought about them.

Although challenging limits was dangerous, the benefits were also very obvious. If you want to level up, to become stronger, how can you not take risks?

Xiu Si took a deep breath, slowly experiencing it. The mind affected the body, and the mental sublimation seemed to have driven physical enhancement as well. When he woke up, he had a feeling of being refreshed all over, as if his tendons had been washed and his marrow replaced.

He felt that if he casually threw a punch at the air, he could definitely penetrate walls, displaying power for dozens of meters.

It was truly incredible.

Xiu Si confirmed his other stats, finding that his profession match value had risen again, reaching 71%. His creation skill had long since upgraded, from black iron skill to silver skill, with skill proficiency starting at 32% right away. It was simply miraculous.

The sense of achievement from leveling up made Xiu Si particularly fulfilled, his smile becoming even gentler.

Continuing to rise steadily like this, he would soon become a father his children could be proud of!

At this moment, the orange cat was sprawled on Xiu Si’s leg, Its tail swaying contentedly.

Heaven knows how many people in the Roman Imperial City were looking for It, but It just didn’t want to go out. It wanted to stay by Its father’s side.

It was now 9:30 AM Roman Kingdom time. The people of the mansion were afraid of disturbing Xiu Si and had been waiting at the door, not daring to intrude.

Not long after, Francis arrived, followed by Duke Luo Ke, who was just recovering from a serious illness!

Duke Luo Ke came in a wheelchair, his long hair disheveled, his eyes slightly dim. Although his complexion was still pale, it was clear that his vitality had returned. As long as nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to recover his health smoothly.

Francis stood at the door and knocked gently.

“Mr. Yi Xiusi, it’s me, Francis.”

He raised his voice slightly, afraid of disturbing yet worried the other might not hear.

There was a slight pause before a response came from behind the door.

“Please come in.”

****

Almost simultaneously, in the distant subspace, a bolt of lightning pierced through seven great fixed stars. Countless matter was annihilated, even concepts were cruelly destroyed.

The man gazed at the scene of destruction, suddenly seeming to sense something. He opened the mental shared domain after a long time.

Then, He saw a group of cat avatars, no two alike.

TN:

“Ahoge” (アホ毛) is a Japanese term that literally translates to “foolish hair” or “stupid hair.” It refers to a single, often unruly strand or tuft of hair that sticks out from the rest, usually on the top of a character’s head. This feature is often seen in anime, manga, and video game characters, and it tends to symbolize playfulness, innocence, or a quirky personality.

In some cases, the ahoge can also serve as a visual cue for a character’s emotional state, such as when it bounces or moves during moments of excitement or surprise.