I'm Really Not the Lord of the Abyss - Chapter 2

The passenger ship had made an emergency stop at the nearest seaport.

 

Soon, a young man carrying a huge box appeared on the dock.

 

“I’m Donald, a member of the Action Department of the Extraordinary Branch in the K8 Sector. What’s the situation now?”

 

Donald, who was in his early twenties, had short, neat hair and looked full of vitality.

 

Almost all the crew members of the passenger ship gathered around him.

 

The crew members’ faces were still filled with fear and confusion, and they were talking over each other.

 

“Thankfully, there were no casualties!”

 

“Yes, we didn’t encounter any abyss creatures, but something even stranger seems to have happened…”

 

A group of people were gesticulating and talking at the same time.

 

Not far behind, passengers on the ship who were still clueless about what was happening were disembarking via a wooden ladder that had been set up.

 

“What’s going on…” The ship suddenly stopped here.

 

“We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Next, we will arrange the fastest land aircraft to take you to your destination. We are truly sorry.”

 

The sincere attitude of the staff made the passengers swallow their complaints about the unexpected transfer.

 

The fare for the aircraft was much more expensive than the ship, but even though the transfer was a bit troublesome, the final arrival speed was obviously much faster than originally planned.

 

Lu Mi leisurely walked off the ship, one hand in the pocket of his trench coat, passing by like a drifter.

 

A few people nearby couldn’t help but take several glances at him, only then realizing that there was such a person on the ship.

 

Just as Donald was about to receive the threaded bell from the crew member, he paused.

 

A strange feeling made him involuntarily turn his head.

 

It wasn’t the momentary alertness when encountering danger, but more like foreseeing a fleeting meteor, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, thumping.

 

The crowd swayed through the moist air, but he caught sight of that figure in an instant.

 

“…What kind of people are on this ship?”

 

Extraordinaries had intuition far sharper than ordinary people.

 

He stared at Lu Mi’s retreating black and white trench coat, not moving his gaze.

 

The crew members looked at each other in confusion, seeming to find it strange.

 

“The K8 Sector is a relatively underdeveloped sector. Generally, those who come here are locals who have finished work in the neighboring mining area…”

 

This was said quite politely.

 

The K8 Sector was notoriously rundown in the entire alliance, so remote on the map that it was almost unfindable. Normal people were thinking about climbing out, who would want to come in.

 

“No.” Donald denied inwardly.

 

That person didn’t seem like a local.

 

****

 

The sky had cleared up.

 

The staff hadn’t lied this time.

 

The aircraft indeed quickly took everyone to the correct station.

 

Lu Mi followed the street signs all the way and found his destination for this trip.

 

The Extraordinary Guild’s K8 Sector Branch was located in a suburb.

 

After passing through a lush forest, one could see a huge manor-style building at the end. Inside the aging iron gate, the tower stood tall, with a “door”-shaped emblem symbolizing the Extraordinary Guild hanging on the spire. (TL: “门”=door)

 

…It should be here.

 

Lu Mi walked to the iron gate, seeing neither a gatekeeper nor any other figures.

 

A slightly stronger wind blew, and the gate opened directly, as it was not locked at all.

 

He thought for a moment and walked in.

 

This manor obviously had some years on it, the ivy clinging to a large part of the wall was vibrant, and the swing in the courtyard had long rusted.

 

However, according to the recruitment Lu Mi saw on the Star Network, the K8 Branch should have been established only half a month ago, so this manor should have been requisitioned or purchased.

 

Regardless of which, excluding the possibility of pursuing retro, it indirectly indicated that the economic situation of this branch didn’t seem very good, not enough for them to build a new headquarters.

 

Just as Lu Mi passed through the long corridor of the courtyard, he suddenly saw a person walking out of the main building.

 

The man was holding a high pile of files, only when looking at the road did he stick his head out from behind the mountain of documents, revealing an exceptionally vicissitudinous middle-aged man’s face.

 

The other party noticed Lu Mi standing in the middle of the corridor, his strained expression froze.

 

“…Who are you?”

 

“I’m here to apply for a job.” Lu Mi answered unhurriedly.

 

“App, apply?”

 

As if he had heard something incredible, the man subconsciously reached out to dig in his pocket, but was hindered by the high pile of files and couldn’t free his hand.

 

Could it be that someone actually responded to such a poor advertisement?

 

Lu Mi, seeing the situation, had walked over and helped take the files, easily holding them in one hand.

 

Sikes pulled out his glasses and put them on, looking at his effortless appearance, his lips moved a bit, and asked, “Are you a superhuman?”

 

Lu Mi thought for a moment, “Can non-superhumans be hired?”

 

Sikes gave him a “are you stupid” look, “Of course not, having abilities is the first prerequisite to join the guild!”

 

“Oh,” Lu Mi nodded, “Then I am.”

 

Sikes: “…”

 

No, why do I feel that in your case, being an extraordinary is so casual? That’s a one in a million talent!

 

He was now doubting whether Lu Mi had not understood the situation and was purely looking for trouble.

 

Being good-looking won’t work either!

 

“Come with me.”

 

But in the end, Sikes didn’t say anything, perhaps seeing that Lu Mi could act as free labor, he led him to a building on the side.

 

“I am tentatively the person in charge of this recruitment, and also the interviewer.”

 

Sikes was directing Lu Mi to put the files on the office table while speaking.

 

This was unfortunate.

 

Lu Mi finally perked up a bit.

 

Since he left the abyss, this was his first job in this world. Looking back, normally looking for a job was already a “past life” matter, thinking about it was a bit poignant.

 

For his brand new life plan, for the future he envisioned in his dreams, he had to be serious!

 

So Sikes found that the young man who had been careless all along suddenly focused his eyes, the sunlight shone through the window onto his eyelashes, and a pair of clear silver eyes looked straight ahead.

 

For a moment, it seemed as if some invisible pressure had descended, and Sikes couldn’t help but straighten his back abruptly.

 

Then he reacted, the corner of his mouth twitched.

 

Alright, he was now somewhat convinced that the other party was serious.

 

“Cough.” Sikes coughed lightly, took out a piece of paper from the drawer, “You fill out this resume first, I’ll go get something.”

 

Lu Mi took it smoothly, it was all basic information, only the “past experience” part made him pause.

 

By the time Lu Mi put down the last stroke, Sikes came back holding a fish tank.

 

After putting down the things, Sikes casually picked up the filled resume and looked at it, “…Lu Mi?”

 

He muttered to himself, it was a name he hadn’t heard of. Extraordinaries were scarce, he knew anyone with a bit of fame in the circle, and this one obviously wasn’t among them.

 

And Lu Mi didn’t care, he was curiously looking at the fish tank.

 

There was a strange creature in the fish tank that looked like a pufferfish but had a hard shell and was swimming around.

 

“This is a kind of abyss creature called a fish bug, its strength is not strong, its aggressiveness towards ordinary people is low, so it was assigned to the lowest danger level E.”

 

“However, its mental power is very keen, even far surpassing many C-level monsters. Here, I want to use it to test your mental level.”

 

Sikes pushed his glasses, squinted slightly, his eyes sharp, “Ordinary people’s mental power is usually level one, people with firm will can achieve miraculous breakthroughs, reaching level two or three. But that’s their limit, level four and above, is truly entering the realm of extraordinaries, obtaining the key to open a new world.”

 

To put it bluntly, he still wanted to see if Lu Mi had real talent and learning.

 

In fact, if it weren’t for the newly established K8 branch’s lack of funds and inability to buy the latest testing equipment, this test could be more accurate.

 

Like this fish bug, it was still approved layer by layer from above, living abyss creatures were not easy to find. Even the lowest danger level live capture difficulty was remarkable, even he had to control it well.

 

Sikes carefully placed the special fish tank on the table, took a deep breath and said to Lu Mi, “I will record its reaction data, don’t reject its mental tentacles.”

 

Lu Mi looked at the little creature in the fish tank with a strange expression, raised his eyebrows meaningfully, “Are you sure?”

 

But at this time, Sikes had already knocked on the fish tank from the outside, and instantly, the fish bug that was leisurely swimming in the fish tank paused.

 

In the next second, like an animal alertly probing its surroundings, the fish bug extended its invisible mental tentacles outward.

 

Only when one touched these tentacles for a moment, that cold and sharp sense of invasion, could people realize that even E-level abyss creatures had a ferocity and terror far beyond ordinary life.

 

Because Sikes had spoken in advance, Lu Mi did not prevent the fish bug’s mental tentacles from touching him.

 

From the fish bug’s perspective, it had just touched this young man who was exuding an enticing appetite, and the next moment—

 

It was dragged into a pitch-black space.

 

The fish bug’s always slow body suddenly swelled, it slowly opened its mouth, revealing the spiral densely packed sharp teeth in its oral cavity.

 

If it could speak, what it would be saying now must be: ‘Extraordinary! Another extraordinary!’

 

Only extraordinaries would have their own mind space, it was in the collision of mind spaces that it had failed and was captured alive!

 

The fish bug was instantly enraged, there was a tearing sound from its shell, and insect-like limbs emerged from the bottom.

 

Just as it planned to rampage in this space, tearing everything apart until it left—

 

Boom! Boom! Boom!

 

In a series of neat and uniform loud noises, two rows of large doors fell from the sky, extending to the end of the dark corridor.

 

And now, the fish bug stood alone in the middle of the corridor.

 

‘What? What is this?’ Such a question just emerged in the fish bug’s tiny head.

 

Then, each door opened a crack.

 

The fish bug’s fierce eyes suddenly froze.

 

Only to see behind each door, the scenery that could be glimpsed through the crack—

 

The nearest door was a hot hell. There was some figure hidden behind the flames, and the hissing of snakes came from it. That being sat atop the red smoke serpent, and everything it passed was burned to ashes.

 

The scene caused by this power was so familiar, at least most of the creatures in the abyss were not unfamiliar with it: the Cataclysm of Drought… a notorious name came to the mouth, but was swallowed by the extreme tremor.

 

In the fear that was about to engulf itself, the fish bug suddenly realized that it had invaded a human’s mind space.

 

So it was not facing that lord, but this realization did not make it feel better, but even more horrified.

 

‘That human…can actually wield that lord’s power?!’

 

‘No no no, that lord actually gave its power to a human?!??’

 

Wait, not just that lord—

 

The fish bug’s gaze quickly fell on the other unopened doors, that corner glimpsed in the crack.

 

Some were thunderous, some it had no chance to come into contact with in the abyss.

 

The dark space was an infinite universe, the doors on both sides of the avenue faced each other.

 

They rose from the ground, like giants, like thousands of troops.

 

This was their defended territory. The master of this space was their king.

 

The more it looked, the more it was frightened.

 

In the end, it remembered a rumor in the abyss. At that time, many monsters sneered at this rumor, and it was caught in the human world not long after, so it didn’t take it to heart.

 

But looking at it now, could it be—!

 

“Have you heard?” The incredulous whispers of the same race echoed back then, “A human has come to the northern region of the abyss, some bugs have seen many great demons following him, it seems that they have accepted him as their master… even the true names have been given out!”

 

—Could it be really true!!

 

The fish bug immediately took a cold breath, if it still remembered to breathe.

 

And at this time, more and more disturbed doors—these mental imprints left by the great demons, finally endured to the extreme.

 

So with the permission of the master of this space, Lu Mi, it directly expelled the fish bug.

 

At the moment it was violently kicked out, compared to the pain of piercing the soul, the first thing the fish bug thought of was—what virtue and ability did it have…

 

Outside, Sikes, who was closely observing the fish bug’s reactions, after witnessing a series of gnashing and kicking from the fish bug, suddenly noticed that it twitched all over, and its entire body flipped over, belly exposed.

 

Sikes: …!?

 

Sikes: “Wait! What happened???”

 

He anxiously and hurriedly put his hand on the glass, if it weren’t for the fear of the fish bug’s deadly poison, he would dare to go down and fish it out directly!

 

This was a valuable experimental subject and tool bug!

 

Sikes turned his gaze to Lu Mi.

 

Lu Mi looked at him innocently, calm and composed, “Did I pass?”

 

Sikes looked at him expressionlessly and said, “Generally, if it shows a desire to attack, it is an extraordinary who has crossed the threshold of level four, the stronger the aggressiveness it shows, the higher the level.”

 

Lu Mi nodded and pointed out, “So I passed.”

 

“…”

 

Sikes was silent for a moment, the twitching corner of his forehead was somewhat frantic, “This is unscientific! I have never seen the fish bug in this state, what are you…”

 

“Sikes! Look what I brought you!”

 

Before he finished speaking, a robust and hearty voice suddenly came from outside the office.

 

Lu Mi looked over instinctively, and the first thing he saw was an overly large box.

 

The young man carrying the box met his eyes, and suddenly, the other party exclaimed excitedly, “It’s you!”

 

Lu Mi: ?

 

“Oh oh, I haven’t introduced myself, I’m Donald. Not long ago at the dock, we…um, I saw you!” He looked very excited.

 

Sikes frowned and interrupted him, “Donald, didn’t I ask you to go support the passenger ship, how did you come back so quickly. How is the situation there?”

 

“It’s strange, those crew members said they didn’t encounter any abyss creatures, but later I went around that sea area myself and picked it up.”

 

As he spoke, Donald unloaded the large box from his back.

 

Lu Mi saw that it was filled with many tools he didn’t recognize, some strangely shaped guns. And now on top of these props, separated by a layer of fishing net, lay a giant octopus-like monster.

 

The monster was obviously stuffed in hard, lying still as a corpse—just like this, a live abyss creature was transported here, even though it could hardly pose a threat, it was still quite a bold move.

 

“When I went there, it was only half alive, I thought you always said one fish bug was not enough, thinking it might be useful so I brought it back!” Donald was full of vitality, and at the end he looked at Lu Mi, looking very happy.

 

Lu Mi: …This one, is probably the unlucky one that was hit by him in the sea area?

 

“There’s such a thing…!” Sikes was startled, then looked at the monster, and with just one glance he confirmed, “It’s D-level, but it’s almost dead.”

 

Then he felt that this miserable state looked a bit familiar, and couldn’t help but look at the fish bug on the side that was also half-dead.

 

Lu Mi, under Sikes’ gaze, was not guilty at all, instead he was thinking idly. His accuracy in long-range attacks seemed to need to be improved—actually, he was worried about affecting that sea area at that time, and deliberately weakened the concentration.

 

Sikes finally picked up the monster with a painful expression, and carried it to the fish tank, “I’m going to the operating room.”

 

Really, even though no one had ever been in there, it was the first to arrange for two abyss creatures.

 

Before leaving the door, he turned back to Lu Mi and said, “Your qualification test has passed, the interview and so on can be postponed, it’s all formalities, start working for a few days first.”

 

Donald on the side was surprised, “We’re finally going to have a new colleague?!”

 

“Donald, you take him to send the pile of documents on the table to the archive room to sort out, and get familiar with this place by the way.”

 

Sikes looked at Lu Mi with a complicated expression again, “You will work in the archive room for the time being, Donald will tell you the specifics.”

 

Sikes didn’t know if what he was doing was right.

 

The fish bug test naturally couldn’t compare with the most advanced equipment, but at least one thing, he was very sure now—

 

This young man named Lu Mi, probably had an amazing talent!

 

But why had he never heard of such a strong rising star before?

 

TL/N: Extraordinary/ries=Superhumans. Character 超凡. I’m more inclined to “superhumans” but since the author used 超凡, thus “extraordinary” it is, also it’s kind of strange calling it “otherworldly”, sounds like immortals in wuxia novels.