I'm Really Not the Lord of the Abyss - Chapter 1

A passenger ship was sailing on the sea.

 

The sky was a gloomy gray, with fine rain falling onto the deck. The pitter-patter of the rain was soon drowned out by the rumbling thunder overhead.

 

Since the widespread use of specialized seafaring aircraft, people have rarely seen this kind of retro-style transportation.

 

However, considering the remote geographical location of the K8 Sector, and the passenger flow couldn’t even support the fuel cost of an aircraft round trip, it seemed understandable.

 

But the passenger ship had its inconveniences, indeed, the broadcast soon announced –

 

[Due to weather conditions, the final arrival time at the destination will be delayed.]

 

The passenger ship carrying a dozen people fell silent, and some passengers immediately voiced their dissatisfaction.

 

Amidst the various chaotic sounds, Lu Mi slowly opened his eyes.

 

His eyes still held the haziness of a nap, and with a slight movement of his head, the book covering his face slid off.

 

Just as a staff member pushing a cart happened to pass by, she paused her steps.

 

She had an impression of this passenger, Lu Mi. After all, her job was to push a cart filled with food and water around for inspection every once in a while.

 

And Lu Mi, since boarding the ship, had been sitting alone in the last row, using a book to cover his face as he slept.

 

After a few rounds, the staff member had become familiar with all the other people on the ship – except for him, who she hadn’t even seen what he looked like until now.

 

“Hello.”

 

In line with her professional demeanor, the staff member finally took the opportunity to speak.

 

“Do you need anything…”

 

The unfinished words came to an abrupt halt the moment she saw his face clearly.

 

The young man, who had just woken up, was picking up his book while looking up.

 

Behind him was a window shrouded in misty rain. Against such a gray background, everything seemed to have lost a layer of color – except for this person.

 

His skin was fair, as if covered with a layer of light. His silver eyes were faint, but deep within them, there was a captivating luster, as if they had the power to look straight into one’s heart.

 

He was wearing a minimalist black and white windbreaker. For a moment, it seemed as if strange patterns were spreading from the tight collar down his pale skin to his slender neck…

 

The young man’s well-defined hand was resting on his long leg. He was sitting by the window, his posture indescribably lazy.

 

“Thank you, but no need.”

 

It wasn’t until the young man spoke slowly that the staff member came back to her senses from her long trance.

 

Even when she left, the staff member still seemed to be immersed in that inexplicable shock, her steps unsteady.

 

Lu Mi understood and looked at the weather outside the window with some annoyance.

 

Then, Lu Mi reopened the book in his hand – it was the “K8 Sector Travel Handbook” provided in the pocket behind each seat here, used to introduce local customs.

 

Although his gaze was on the travel handbook, in fact, Lu Mi’s thoughts had already sunk deep into his mind.

 

And it was in his mind space –

 

There was a book quietly floating there.

 

Just by focusing his consciousness on it, the hexagram-like pattern on the book cover immediately emitted a mysterious light.

 

At the same time, the information about this book naturally appeared in his mind.

 

[The Book of Solomon’s Keys]

 

If it were in Lu Mi’s original world, there would be few people who would not be amazed at this moment and immediately associate it with an omniscient and omnipotent king, and his famous legend of the seventy-two pillars.

 

This legend was like a star, hanging high in the sky forever. It was distant, mysterious, and beautiful, as if just thinking about it vaguely would give one a taste of the grandeur and ups and downs of a myth. It made one’s heart surge and boil for no reason.

 

[As long as the target voluntarily writes their name in this book, you can acquire the other’s knowledge and abilities.]

 

Lu Mi didn’t know if the birth of this book was based on that legend, but it appeared and was bound to him when he first crossed into this world.

 

Yes, Lu Mi was a traveler.

 

Unfortunately, he had bad luck in his early years and crossed into the worst place in this world – the Abyss.

 

He only had one blank book in his hand.

 

As the only human there, facing a variety of monsters in the abyss, he was like a piece of Monk Tang’s meat.

 

(t/n: Literally, “the flesh of the monk Tang Seng (Tang Sanzang)”. Tang Sanzang is the central character of the classical novel Journey to the West, whose flesh is reputed to have the ability of making its consumer immortal.)

 

That chaotic and thrilling experience could completely open a book called [How I, Starting from Hell, Leveled Up to Full Level God Equipment in the Bloody Storm.]

 

At first, of course, it was for survival, and then it became a hobby.

 

By the time he realized it, he had hunted more and more names.

 

Now, Lu Mi had left the abyss, and the Book of Solomon’s Keys was still with him.

 

At this moment, with a thought from Lu Mi, the Book of Solomon’s Keys immediately began to flip automatically.

 

One could see that it was already full of content. It was neither human text nor the language of any civilization, but the true trace of demons.

 

He knew better than anyone the terror represented by those runes.

 

Therefore, the reason why Lu Mi could, but almost never materialize the Book of Solomon’s Keys, was here: these true names written by the demons themselves, the majestic power they possess, were a disaster that ordinary people could not bear.

 

It was to the extent that ordinary people would feel dizzy at a glance, and if they tried to overestimate their ability to interpret, something quite terrible would happen.

 

And there was no possibility of interpretation.

 

The only one in this world who had this authority was Lu Mi, who was now casually flipping through this book.

 

But occasionally, there would be some painful and happy things –

 

Like now, today’s Book of Solomon’s Keys was particularly active.

 

Lu Mi had already seen many names flickering with unusually bright light between the pages of the book.

 

[Use us! Call us!] It seemed to be saying so.

 

At the same time.

 

Buzz——

 

In the strange buzzing.

 

Various symbols representing different demonic powers, like magic circles, appeared in layers in this space.

 

The dark spiritual world turned into a boundless universe.

 

Along with it appeared huge doors, and the corresponding magic circles appeared on the corresponding demon’s doors.

 

Occasionally, lightning and fire would overflow from the cracks in the door.

 

It seemed to be waiting for his command, and it would be completely liberated in reality.

 

All of this was due to today’s exceptionally bad weather.

 

Many demonic powers were more active in worse environments. Plus, being on the ocean, a special region, triggered many different protections…and charm, which made oneself more attractive to prey, an irresistible temptation.

 

So the previous passenger ship staff’s loss of composure was not entirely due to his appearance.

 

“What a hassle…” Lu Mi sighed, exited from the mind space, and became increasingly listless.

 

There was a “rumbling” sound coming from outside the window, and the lightning was suddenly bright. The waves were rolling with the pouring rain, surging up and down.

 

In a situation like this, his best course of action was to try not to move – the more he moved, the more energy would churn inside his body.

 

Lu Mi picked up the travel handbook, and wanted to continue hibernating before reaching his destination, just like before.

 

The complaints of the passengers around him didn’t affect him at all.

 

However, soon, he suddenly opened his eyes.

 

The next second, the staff member who had just patrolled once pushed open the cabin door and said to everyone with a pale face, “There are signs of the storm expanding, and there may be large waves causing the ship to shake. We hope that passengers will not panic at that time.”

 

The staff member was trying to stay calm, but her tense tone still revealed something unusual.

 

Meanwhile, inside the captain’s room.

 

Most of the crew gathered here, and the communications officer holding the communicator said, “We just received a message that traces of abyss creatures have been detected in these waters.”

 

The crew’s faces changed dramatically.

 

The communications officer continued, “Don’t panic! The Extraordinary Guild has already sent people to support us.”

 

“But the nearest branch of the guild is in another sector!”

 

“No, half a month ago, the alliance built a new branch in our K8 sector, not far from these waters.”

 

This statement finally calmed everyone down.

 

“It will be fine, we have already given the passengers a warning… think about it, this sea area is so large, what if it’s a false alarm?”

 

The communications officer then urged everyone to quickly hang up the threaded bells. That was a bell made from a special mineral, which could have a preliminary reaction to abyss creatures, it was a rather crude detection method.

 

But it’s the best they could find right now.

 

When an abyss creature appeared within a certain range of the threaded bell, it would automatically ring.

 

“Pay attention to the threads that appear on the surface of the bell when it rings! Take the instruction book, the first page has each different thread corresponding to the specific type of abyss creature, the simpler the pattern, the lower the danger level…”

 

He hastily explained, throwing out a thin booklet. The rest of the people took it in a flurry.

 

“Report immediately if there is any situation!”

 

In the pitter-patter of the heavy rain, the communications officer struggled to raise his voice, shouting hoarsely.

 

The young crew members, led by the old men, immediately took over the large string of bells.

 

Even in the stormy wind at this moment, these bells did not ring.

 

This silence seemed to be the greatest gospel, allowing their trembling hands in the heavy rain to stabilize slightly.

 

“Is it really okay…” The young crew members were encountering this kind of thing for the first time, so far, they had only heard about the existence of creatures from another world in news reports.

 

The old men who had traveled north and south did not speak.

 

At this moment, the passengers in the cabin still didn’t know what had happened.

 

Lu Mi suddenly stood up.

 

The staff member immediately looked over nervously and anxiously said, “This passenger…”

 

Lu Mi quickly gave an irrefutable reason, “Where is the bathroom?”

 

The staff member wanted to say something but stopped, and in the end, she could only helplessly watch him leave.

 

As soon as Lu Mi left the cabin, the rain came pouring down. He stood on the deck, looking out at the distant sea.

 

In the corner, a threaded bell hanging on the mast shook, but did not make a sound.

 

However, far beyond the range that the threaded bell could detect, on the more vast and distant sea, Lu Mi could sense a breath belonging to the abyss approaching.

 

…Very weak. It was an existence he would normally not care about.

 

But if it collided with the passenger ship, it would cause a great panic. The speed of the voyage had already been slowed down due to the weather, and if it was affected by other insignificant factors…

 

“My job interview,” Lu Mi leisurely stroked his chin, “I’m going to be late, aren’t I?”

 

This won’t do.

 

He lifted his eyelids and lazily raised a finger.

 

Moving his fingertip up and down in the vast world, it was like locating an ant on a huge white canvas, barely pinpointing the location.

 

Then,

 

Release.

 

–Carefully. That was the original plan.

 

However, today’s overflowing energy and protection, was when his power greatly increased.

 

In the corner, no, all the bells on the entire passenger ship, exploded in an instant. It didn’t even have time to make its own bell sound, and was annihilated in the energy level of a big tree to a mayfly.

 

But it still left its own swan song, like a popping space-shattering explosion.

 

(t/n: swan song-It originally refers to the highest attainment in poetry creation, and later extended to mean the highest level in various creative genres)

 

Panic screams echoed around the passenger ship, but when the crew shakily took down the bell –

 

“Let me see, if the pattern on the surface of the bell is a ‘cross’ shape, it means the danger level is relatively low…uh…”

 

While he was still trying to compare the simple patterns like “one”, “ten”, “triangle”, etc. in the instruction manual, he suddenly looked closely and was immediately stunned by the intricate patterns that covered the entire bell.

 

And in the distant sea, a monster that was stirring up waves and planning to swallow a fishing boat was suddenly startled.

 

It sensed a breath belonging to the abyss, was it coming at it? Why?

 

If it was in the abyss, it would be another matter, but now it’s outside. Everyone came from the same place, who would attack their own kind?!

 

Where did this traitor come from! Anger and a sense of horror like a thorn in the back made it involuntarily scold with a hoarse cry.

 

However, in action, the monster honestly gave up the fishing boat, spread its wings and flew towards the distance, temporarily avoiding the sharp edge.

 

But in the next second, it was completely blown away by the energy wave that chased it at the speed of light.

 

The surging waves rolled it into the torrent, and it was not until this moment that the monster’s dull perception finally analyzed more specific things from the close energy fluctuations –

 

…This TM!!?

 

(t/n: TM means damn (f*ck). Chinese people like to use this word to curse people or to emphasize the seriousness of something.)

 

It’s definitely not the power of ordinary abyss creatures!

 

This kind of hair-raising oppressive feeling, and just releasing a bit of breath could cause violent tremble–

 

In an instant, this monster at the bottom of the abyss pyramid, seemed to see the group at the top of the pyramid…the real monsters!

 

What’s even more outrageous was that in this mixed power, there was not only one, but also mixed with the breath of multiple high-ranking existences.

 

That’s the group of great demons who perch at the very top of the entire abyss, coldly overlooking the desolate world, like gods (demons) asking the world…

 

Why would they be here!!

 

Just to kill a mosquito! Is it appropriate??!