I'm Really Not the Lord of the Abyss - Chapter 19

The auction venue was silent, with only the heavy panting of people echoing.

Everyone was staring intently at the man’s every move, shivering in this tense atmosphere, fearing that he would suddenly go on a killing spree.

“The dragon species has been extinct for a long time,” the man said out of the blue.

Lu Mi, following his gaze, twirled the flute in his hand and raised his eyebrows meaningfully, but did not intend to answer the man’s question.

The man squinted slightly, and suddenly changed the subject, “You are the human who injured my younger brother.”

He spoke with absolute certainty. Among all the humans present, only the silver-eyed youth in front of him felt different.

Even though it was their first meeting, just one glance gave him an inexplicable understanding of the previous retreat of the Zerg.

This human…

The next second, the man suddenly ignored everyone else, as if only the silver-eyed youth remained in his world, and suddenly assumed an offensive stance.

“One on one? Very conscious, good.” Lu Mi was originally worried about what to do if the other party insisted on taking hostages, but now it seemed that this person was somewhat interesting.

The huge chandelier at the top of the venue was slightly swaying back and forth with the hull in the surging waves.

“Creak——”

“Creak…”

Suddenly, two figures disappeared from their original positions and abruptly appeared in mid-air to collide and fight, strong winds spread instantly.

The chandelier above shattered in the blast, falling like a shower of flowers.

The breathless and focused crowd screamed again, rushing to escape, and the scene immediately fell into chaos.

“Ah! Quick, contact the Extraordinary Guild——! Wait, don’t leave me behind…!”

On the other side, Grant was accidentally stepped on by others in the push and shove. He had no choice but to give up trying to squeeze through the door and instead rolled back to hide in the corner of the venue.

There, Salien, who had arrived a step earlier, was standing with his arms crossed, staring intently at the battle in mid-air.

Grant immediately felt like he had found an organization, grabbed the hood of the other party and stood up, disregarding the other party’s warning gaze, and asked nervously, “Who is gaining the upper hand now?”

Upon hearing this, Salien couldn’t care less about anything else, looked back at the two afterimages fighting in the air, and frowned tightly, “It should be the human side.” He was referring to Lu Mi.

Grant: “Should?”

Salien glared at him annoyedly and speechlessly said, “If I could see clearly, would I still be hiding here with you?”

It was not a battle of the same level at all. It was difficult to even capture the figures of both sides, let alone keep up with their rhythm.

Although his confidence had been crushed by Lu Mi before, he still felt for the first time that he had grown eyes in vain.

——Damn it, where did these monsters come from!

Whether it was the abyss creature that looked like a human, or Lu Mi who could fight against it without losing, it seemed as if all the incredible things had come out overnight, tearing his worldview apart every second!

However, Salien didn’t know that Lu Mi and the Zerg had not yet exerted their full strength.

“Why don’t you use your full strength?” The man quickly noticed Lu Mi’s restraint and frowned and asked in a deep voice.

Lu Mi casually blocked the man’s swinging arm with his silver spear——the body of the Zerg was the strongest weapon, the solid muscles made a dull sound when hit, slightly bulging in the confrontation of the two forces, the terrifying explosive power was about to burst out.

“We are at sea now, where do I stay if this ship is overturned?” Lu Mi kicked up and directly kicked the other party out.

They were communicating and hurting each other without delay.

The man who was kicked out smashed a big hole in the venue stage, and smoke and dust rose in an instant. The next second, he stood up from the ruins.

The clothes on his upper body had already been torn and shattered, and the non-human monster simply tore off the obstructing fabric, revealing the most primitive body.

The clear chest muscles and the tight abdomen, slightly tightened with the accumulation of strength, faintly revealed the bursting hot wildness and released ferocity.

“If that’s the case…” The man’s lips, which had always been straight, unexpectedly opened a little.

If there were other high-ranking Zerg here, they would be surprised to find that their big brother was actually starting to get excited and serious!

The man’s wings behind him suddenly glowed slightly, as if they were glowing under the light… no, they were really glowing!

“Is it my illusion, why do I seem to see two enemies…” In the corner, Grant shook his head, only feeling that the man in his field of vision was like a split/ body, suddenly there were several more.

Salien’s face changed drastically, and he pressed down his head fiercely, “No good, the refracted light and shadow of this pair of wings can cause illusions!”

Salien knew very well that Lu Mi was now the last line of defense for everyone. If Lu Mi was tricked——even if it was just a momentary flaw, they would all be finished!

The black-haired young man’s face was extremely ugly at this moment, he looked at the battlefield almost fearfully.

There, the two sides were fighting fast every second, and the naked eye could no longer keep up with their speed.

The venue had already collapsed nearly half in this short battle, and thick smoke was spreading, just waiting for the final result to be revealed.

Splash——

It was the sound of blood splashing.

As the thick smoke gradually dissipated, Salien’s pupils suddenly widened, and the bright red blood splashed out in his field of vision, dripping and falling on the ground.

There, the silver-eyed youth held a spear in one hand and pierced the chest of the Zerg from behind.

“How strange…” The youth squinted his silver eyes and exclaimed, “So the blood of the Zerg is also red?”

The man who was pierced stood still, as if frozen, only the skin texture fluctuated with rapid breathing. The next second, he struggled to raise his head, “…why didn’t you kill me.”

The last hit, the silver spear should have been able to pierce his heart.

The silver-eyed youth applied a slight force to his wrist, and the silver spear that had pierced the man’s chest suddenly turned, bringing out hot, crimson blood.

The man grunted and suddenly fell to his knees, completely suppressed.

The silver-eyed youth, like catching a butterfly, extended two fingers and twisted the man’s wings, which were trembling slightly from pain.

“Kill you?” Lu Mi raised an eyebrow, “That’s boring. I didn’t defeat you so hard just to get a corpse.”

In order to control economic losses and reduce power, he had deliberately only used physical techniques and not other fancy skills, just to confine the noise to this venue——it was hard work!

The silver-eyed youth squatted down, looked into the man’s deep blue eyes, and after a moment, smiled slightly.

“I like you (your ability).”

The youth’s tone was affectionate like a whisper, and he said word by word to the man who was looking up at him.

“How about giving me your name?”

How strange and beautiful those silver eyes were, but at this moment, the man felt a kind of alternative fear——that was the once invincible monster, suddenly hit by some unexpected emotion, invaded by a strange breath bit by bit, but consciously powerless to resist, seeing the outcome of defeat.

At this moment, the monster suddenly realized that the person in front of him——

[This person is the real “hunter”, and he is a weak prey, just like this, he ran into the other’s trap.]

Now he was his prey.

[This human does not hide his thirst and desire for a monster, and he wants not only the life of the monster, but also its soul and loyalty.]

And now, this monster…

“Eh, why did you let him go like this?” Grant looked at the man who was flying away from the window, “If he comes back…”

“He won’t.” Lu Mi smiled slightly, “I guarantee, he won’t.”

Outside the window, the gorgeous wings had gradually gone away and completely disappeared from sight.

Although Grant didn’t have a good impression of the monster, he believed in Lu Mi. Since Lu Mi said so, he just pretended not to see it.

But Salien was obviously not so optimistic.

As a killer and an extraordinary, he knew more, “There must be an abyss rift in this area, and the existence of an abyss rift means that there will definitely not be only one monster appearing.”

Grant was already like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water at this time, and voluntarily lay down and said, “Whatever, I’m tired. This vast sea, can’t escape anyway, besides, we still have Lu Mi——Brother Lu, asking for protection!”

Salien condemned his negative attitude, “Sitting and waiting for death, it’s simply shameful.”

Grant: “…Can you not speak?”

“He’s right, we can’t do nothing.” Lu Mi suddenly spoke at this time, he thought for a moment, “Grant, are there any aircraft on the ship?”

“There should be.” Grant answered uncertainly, “But the aircraft here are generally for sightseeing, they can’t fly far, it’s impossible to use it to escape from the sea.”

Speaking of this, Grant couldn’t help but feel heavy.

But Lu Mi said, “It’s enough, please ask them to prepare an aircraft and wait for takeoff at the nearest No. 7 hatch.”

Just as Grant was doing it in confusion, Salien seemed to understand something, looked at him incredulously, like looking at a madman, “What do you want to do?”

Lu Mi turned his head, a smile on his lips, and said——

“Stealing home.”

……….

“Big brother! You’re back?!” Inside the Zerg nest, several high-ranking Zerg looked at the man who flew in from outside, their faces showing surprise.

However, when they noticed the injuries on his body, they couldn’t help but tense up, showing incredulous expressions.

“Big brother, how did you get hurt?”

“Kor said you went hunting for him, could it be you too…!”

“Shut up!”

The words behind were sternly silenced by the other, as if this could dispel the disbelief and palpitations of everyone at this moment.

Impossible! Even if it was Kor, how could there be two Zerg falling here in a row, especially one of them is the strongest brother in the entire Zerg nest, second only to the Queen Mother, this is absolutely impossible!

Did the humans set a trap, they are too cunning!

The man didn’t say anything, refused the people who wanted to come forward to help him treat his wounds, and instead asked, “Where is Kor?”

“This…”

The faces of the crowd showed panic, and finally a Zerg with a pale face came out to answer, “When you were not here, because no food was delivered, the Queen Mother took out his liver…there are other brothers taking care of him now.”

…Didn’t catch up, huh. The man closed his eyes.

“Big brother, you should rest now, luckily Kor didn’t say anything about you, the Queen Mother still doesn’t know anything.”

“Yeah, yeah, if the Queen Mother knew that big brother also failed, she would definitely be furious, then…”

By then, the Zerg Queen wouldn’t care if this was her most powerful son, a tool with a stain might be killed.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn’t help but worry. After all, the mother was strict, and it was usually the big brother who was protecting them, otherwise there would not be many of them who could live to this day.

The man was silent, just closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, suddenly said, “The Queen Mother is not in the nest now?”

“Yes, it seems that there was a problem with the Zerg army summoned by the abyss over there. It is said that a demon is blocking the door and killing the Zergs at the head of the rift, and Queen Mother has gone to save the situation.” The person also said, “Fortunately, big brother, you were not there at the time, the Queen Mother was super angry when she heard the news, and those who came to report the news were used to vent her anger!”

Although those who were killed were all lower-ranking Zerg, they couldn’t help but feel sad, making them feel empathetic.

The man didn’t change his expression after hearing the news, just nodded his head, and left on his own.

The Zergs left in place were refused to follow, they could only watch the man’s back that didn’t seem to be injured at all, only the blood constantly seeping from his chest was reminding them that all this was not an illusion.

“I always feel…big brother seems to be different somewhere…” A high-ranking Zerg murmured in a low voice, always feeling a sense of trance that couldn’t be said, “What happened on this trip out…”

On the other side.

An aircraft left the giant ship and slowly flew in one direction at a very fast speed.

“Why did you come along?” Salien turned the steering wheel and glared at the noble young man sitting in the back seat.

Grant, after the venue collapsed, had long lost his usual dignity and neatness, and his whole face was gray and funny at this moment.

“How can I not come with such an exciting thing!” He didn’t care about his embarrassment, perhaps a few days ago he himself would never believe that he would one day be so crazy to mix with a group of illegal extraordinaries without hesitation, “Besides, if Brother Lu is not there, if another monster comes, I’m dead.”

He was convinced that the world was now full of dangers, it’s too hard to live, only by Lu Mi’s side could he barely find a sense of security.

Although Lu Mi’s hiring price had tripled in a short time, he still thought it’s worth it! And he also said that he’s not short of money.

Lu Mi was about to speak, but suddenly paused——

In the space of consciousness, the Book of Keys suddenly automatically opened to the first page, and the name on it was flashing crazily.

…What’s going on?

The status of Sequence One suddenly became so active, as if a large-scale battle was taking place. Was it on the abyss side? Who was he fighting with?

Just as Lu Mi wanted to sense more carefully, Salien’s exclamation suddenly came from the driver’s seat in front of him——

“What is that?!”

Lu Mi looked in the direction of the sound, and sure enough, he saw a huge nest stretching for kilometers in the sky, with no end in sight.

Countless monsters were flying in and out of it, the densely packed tunnels on it were dazzling, making people’s scalp numb. It was like a complex and orderly monster kingdom.

He had observed the direction of the attacking Zerg twice before, and had already outlined the route in his mind, it seemed that the expectation was not wrong.

Grant on the side had already been shocked by the scene in front of him and couldn’t speak.

Their aircraft in front of this huge kingdom was like a little man who had accidentally entered the land of giants, and could be swallowed in one bite.

At this time, Salien restarted the engine and decisively began to turn around.

“What are you doing?” Lu Mi looked at him puzzledly.

“Of course it’s running!” Salien gritted his teeth, “Although there might be victims caught by monsters from other sea areas in that nest, if it’s convenient, but we are obviously sending ourselves to death now. I have already recorded this scene with the driving recorder, and before those monsters find us, go back and send the video to the Extraordinary Guild, let them deal with it.”

One-on-one is fine, but going to the enemy’s base alone? Are you crazy!! Even if the Extraordinary Guild headquarters assault team comes over, I’m afraid it will be wiped out!

However, Lu Mi stood up from the back seat, gently held his turning hand.

Salien’s movements paused, he took a deep breath abruptly, but for some reason he was not surprised, probably because since he saw Lu Mi, the other party had been shattering his worldview. But this time, even he couldn’t help but look at the other party with the eyes of a martyr, as well as the three of them being on the same aircraft.

“Drive forward with peace of mind.” Lu Mi’s tone seemed to be just reminding him that the green light was on and he could go.

God TM can go! Hell is ahead!

Salien’s bloodshot eyes looked at Lu Mi, and the other party just looked at him calmly, a pair of silver eyes fixed on him.

“……”

The next moment, Salien suddenly grinned, even though the sweat of fear began to slide down his forehead, adrenaline soared all the way, but he twisted his expression like a broken jar, directly pushed the speed gear all the way to the maximum!

“I don’t care about anything!”

Crazy crazy crazy——! All crazy! Salien’s heart was screaming!

The roaring engine sound finally attracted the attention of the patrol Zerg who were getting closer and closer.

And at this time, Lu Mi slowly took out that flute——

“——!” The low flute sound suddenly sounded, turning into sound waves spreading layer by layer, piercing the clouds and flying into the high sky.

At that moment, the body of the outermost low-ranking Zerg who was attacking came to a halt, as if they saw an ancient and huge beast descending in front of them.

In an instant, all the low-ranking Zerg felt a real pressure, as if countless needles pierced their bodies, densely aimed at their hearts.

What kind of sound is this…

Why is there such a terrifying oppressive force!

They let out sharp and piercing screams, their underdeveloped brains couldn’t understand, it was just instinct driving them to want to escape.

However, the first low-ranking Zerg who wanted to run away was quickly killed by a red-haired high-ranking Zerg who rushed over.

“Who dares to escape!” The high-ranking Zerg had a certain resistance to the sound of the flute. Even if their hearts palpitated, they forcibly suppressed it, their tense expressions icy cold.

He quickly turned towards the source of the flute sound, displaying extreme aggression.

“Merely a human——”

“Daring to come here!”

The undisguised anger and brutality emerged from him.

Lu Mi’s actions were tantamount to setting off firecrackers at their doorstep, not only fooling them with the sound of the flute but also a great provocation!

“Go to hell!” The red-haired high-ranking Zerg went berserk in an instant, like a hurricane carrying an unstoppable momentum, roaring as it dove towards the aircraft.

At the same time, the other high-ranking Zergs in the nest, who were discussing their eldest brother’s strange injury, also felt the unique sound wave frequency of the dragon bone flute.

Everyone suddenly stood up, their pupils contracting into a vertical line in response to the stress.

“An enemy attack?”

“Who is so bold…!?”

“The Queen Mother is not here, quickly notify big brother!”

By the time everyone rushed to the scene, what they saw was the red-haired Zerg struggling as it was shot down from the sky. The falling figure crashed into the sea, the splashing water reflecting in their incredulous eyes.

In the distance, Lu Mi had already stood on the roof of the aircraft.

The silver-eyed youth casually twirled a spear flower, stood with his spear collected, his eyes lightly sweeping over everyone.

He was clearly just a human, but for some reason, he made everyone almost feel the pressure of facing the Queen Mother, causing them to involuntarily tense up their bodies.

Who knew, the silver-eyed youth on the other side suddenly smiled, lifted his chin, and pointed his spear at them from a distance, “All together?”

Just as everyone was preparing to take action with different expressions, a voice suddenly stopped them—

“Everyone, back off.”

“…Big brother, you’re here?!” They looked in the direction of the voice, and just seeing that figure made them feel incredibly reassured.

A few people worriedly glanced at his injuries, but long-standing trust prevailed. They never believed their eldest brother would fail, this man would never submit to anyone.

Everyone unconsciously puffed up their chests, subconsciously looking at the expression of the soon-to-be-unfortunate enemy, who knew the other party’s expression was very strange.

“Have you made your decision?” Lu Mi asked.

“Jizhou.” The man suddenly spoke, his deep blue eyes locked onto him.

Everyone’s expressions suddenly became strange, how…do you two know each other??

“Lu Mi.” The silver-eyed youth answered, his lips curling up knowingly at this moment, as if he understood the other’s decision in an instant, like an unspoken understanding.

Just as everyone was watching the two of them crazily scanning each other, the two of them suddenly started moving without greeting.

Jizhou was the first to attack, his offensive was extremely fierce.

The rest of the Zerg saw this scene, couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, and found their previous absurd thoughts laughable. Indeed, their eldest brother could not possibly have any relationship with humans.

However, as time passed, everyone’s originally relieved expressions once again became strange.

“Don’t you think…” A high-ranking Zerg with green wings hesitated to speak, “Big brother seems to be showing his strength to the other party?”

This statement was a bit strange, after all, isn’t fighting about showing your strength to the other party?

But everyone could feel that this “show” was different.

Because Jizhou was just showing off his skills—not with the intention of killing the other party, but more like he purely wanted the other party to understand his abilities.

The best proof was that so far, he had not used any repeated moves, whether it was martial arts or other Zerg skills.

Except for—

“Eh, where did those light cannons just now shoot out from?” The silver-eyed youth asked curiously.

Then, Jizhou suddenly waved his hand again, his hands forming seals, and his arms each drawing an arc to the sides.

One could see blue light balls emitting astonishing energy appearing behind him, arranged like a fan, and then each light ball shot out a beam of earth-shattering power.

…Not a single beam successfully hit the silver-eyed youth.

This was a move that only high-ranking Zerg could perform, the most powerful move of the Zerg, called “Phantom Light”. Generally, high-ranking Zerg could only perform a dozen beams, while the strongest Jizhou’s limit was a hundred beams, and the Zerg Queen Mother was even more astonishing.

The silver-eyed youth easily dodged, turned his head to carefully analyze the best angle for each beam to shoot, and clicked his tongue in wonder.

Only then did everyone feel this scene was so familiar, just like when they were teaching those newborn Zerg, repeatedly demonstrating with patience.

But this guess was too terrifying!!

Just then, everyone saw a piece of white paper appear at the fingertips of the silver-eyed youth.

That paper floated towards Jizhou’s direction, they only saw the man unhesitatingly pierce his fingertip, quickly writing something on it.

Immediately after, everyone felt a strange and majestic power, silently touching their souls.

Then, that piece of paper vanished in the hands of the silver-eyed youth.

The next moment, previously unseen magic circles opened under the feet of the two, the same pattern shimmering with dazzling light, more vast than the stars of the universe, echoing each other from afar, as if calling each other’s souls.

[If I call your name, you should dedicate your power to me.]

The boundless sea below became the scenery adorning the above, the sound of the waves surging incessantly.

Even if they didn’t know what was happening, even if they were just bystanders, everyone was shaken by this inexplicably sacred ceremony, suddenly falling silent.

At the same time, in the invisible mental world, an extra page suddenly appeared on the Book of Keys. In the dark consciousness space, a brand new giant door descended from the sky, landing with a bang.

Invisible chains linked the silver-eyed youth and the abyss creature.

Two pairs of eyes of different colors looked at each other from afar, the silver-eyed youth suddenly smiled, “Now, you should stand on my side.”

Everyone couldn’t believe the arrogant words they heard.

And the next moment, what was even more unbelievable was that the currently strongest high-ranking Zerg actually started moving, walking all the way to the front of the other party before folding its wings and hovering.

——From then on, they were at odds with the Zerg nest, clearly demarcated.

The remaining high-ranking Zerg left behind looked at each other in confusion, as if they still didn’t understand what had happened.

Not until obtaining Lu Mi’s approval, they heard their most relied-on eldest brother slowly speak, “Those who are willing to follow me, come this way.”