I'm Really Not the Lord of the Abyss - Chapter 23

“…It’s, it’s over?”

This phrase seemed strangely familiar.

A high-ranking Zerg looked at the empty sky, still seemingly in disbelief.

“It’s over.”

The four-winged Zerg took a deep breath, his gaze intently fixed on the silver-eyed young man in the distance.

Lu Mi was slowly retracting his hand, appearing to be slightly out of breath, but otherwise unharmed.

“…What a monster.” The four-winged Zerg never thought that the phrase they had always used to describe themselves would willingly be applied to someone else, and even then, it seemed insufficient.

His gaze unconsciously fell on Jizhou.

The strongest Zerg was staring intently at the human youth in front of him.

The emotions contained within were completely different from those towards the Zerg Queen Mother. It was a longing for freedom and a heartfelt admiration that was evident at a glance.

For some reason, the four-winged Zerg felt incredibly relieved.

Their big brother, who had always taken care of them, had finally found the person he truly wanted to follow.

From now on, he would surely be very happy by that person’s side…

“Wuuuuu——Wah!” The piercing cries near his ear abruptly interrupted the four-winged Zerg’s thoughts.

His temples throbbed with irritation as he turned to face his brothers and sisters who were crying their eyes out.

“What are you crying for!?”

How embarrassing!

“What do you know…We, we just can’t control ourselves!”

Ecstasy, fear, worry, relief…

A group of high-ranking Zergs were crying their hearts out, seemingly letting go of their inhibitions.

The negative despair that had been accumulating under the oppressive fear seemed to be washed away with their tears at this moment.

——They really weren’t dreaming!

Elsewhere, Lu Mi was watching the uncontrollable chaos among the large group of Zergs from afar.

The cries of excitement coming from there could be faintly heard even here.

Up until now, his impression of the Zergs had always been cold and brutal. Seeing such a scene for the first time gave him a sense of broadening his horizons.

“Thank you.” Jizhou only glanced at the scene from afar, then stared intently at Lu Mi.

He wasn’t a man of many words. The various emotions surging in his heart were indescribable for a moment, so he silently resolved to prove it with his actions in the future.

The deep blue eyes of the Zerg deeply imprinted the figure of the human youth in front of him.

Lu Mi waved his hand nonchalantly, “The Zerg Queen Mother has long seen me as a thorn in her side. Even without you, I couldn’t avoid this battle with her.”

This was the irreconcilable contradiction between the invader and the order keeper of the two worlds.

Moreover, thanks to this encounter, his power had increased.

Although Lu Mi didn’t have an excessive pursuit of power, at this moment he couldn’t help but fantasize——if he was really so powerful that he could solve everything with a wave of his hand, could he ignore all dangers and live a truly easy and leisurely life?

Just then, as if finally seeing an opportunity, the white-haired demon appeared in front of the two through the chaotic swarm of Zergs, using the power of space travel.

“Master.” He didn’t look at Jizhou, but called out to the silver-eyed youth directly.

Jizhou, who was next to Lu Mi, glanced at him, but only to confirm that the newcomer posed no threat to Lu Mi, without any intention of asking proactively.

Lu Mi, on the other hand, finally reacted, looking left and right at the silent parties.

The four-winged Zerg in the distance saw this scene and couldn’t help but cast a worried look at his big brother, looking very worried.

“Oh, right, you guys don’t know each other yet.”

Finally, Lu Mi came back to his senses, gestured to the demon and the Zerg, and introduced them to each other.

“This is Jizhou.”

Lu Mi pointed at the Zerg.

Then he looked at the white-haired demon.

“This is Jiabo.”

Finally, the demon whose name was called moved his gaze away from the silver-eyed youth and gave the Zerg a look.

The expression on the white-haired demon’s face was emotionless, not so much indifferent as it was lazy and uninterested in anything.

“I am Sequence One.” He spoke lightly.

Jizhou’s expression changed.

Ever since he made a contract with Lu Mi, he could feel an invisible chain connecting him to the silver-eyed youth.

As a party to the contract, he could know some of the rules. For example, the youth could use his power system, and the previous phantom light that only the Zerg could use was the best proof. Also, the youth’s contract partners were not just him.

So, Sequence One…was he the first person to make a pact with the youth?

Thinking of this, Jizhou’s expression became serious.

He took a serious look at the other party and was not deterred by the other party’s cold treatment.

Putting himself in the other’s shoes, if the king he pledged loyalty to had a new subordinate, he would also want to know if the other party was qualified to follow the king.

But Jizhou was confident that his heart to follow Lu Mi was very firm now, and would not be shaken by external forces.

So, in order to prove his sincerity, he took the initiative to lower his stance, as if he was not the most powerful Zerg of today, and nodded at the other party.

“Please guide me.” Jizhou’s voice was steady. After speaking, he looked at Lu Mi again.

Lu Mi smiled cheerfully and tilted his head, “What’s wrong?”

In the past, when he made a contract with a new partner, there were always various reasons why they couldn’t get along well at first, he was grateful if they didn’t start fighting as soon as they met.

Now it seems that Jizhou and Jiabo are really easy-going, what a peaceful meeting of old and new colleagues!

After hesitating for a moment, Jizhou spoke in a deep voice, “Can I ask them more questions in the future?”

“What questions?” Lu Mi was curious, after all, Jizhou didn’t seem to be a person with a strong curiosity and desire for knowledge.

“About you.” Jizhou’s words gradually became fluent, “I want to understand you more, in every aspect.”

Here, Jizhou referred to his past experience in the Zerg nest.

Although the Zerg Queen Mother and Lu Mi couldn’t be compared at all, there were some things that could be learned. For example, a qualified subordinate must understand the superior’s preferences, know the superior’s needs, solve problems for the superior, charge into the fray at critical moments, and never regret even if they die nine times.

Especially now that he had been completely conquered by Lu Mi, even if he didn’t look at the other’s strength, just for the kindness of saving him and his brothers and sisters, he couldn’t help but want to do more.

Lu Mi was stunned for a moment, although he found it a bit strange, he didn’t want to dampen the enthusiasm of his new partner.

“Sure, you can ask Jiabo any questions you have, he should know.”

In his view, although the white-haired demon always seemed indifferent, he was always measured and clear-headed, and presumably, nothing would go wrong.

Jizhou bowed his head at Lu Mi’s words, “Thank you very much.” He also looked at the white-haired demon and said in advance, “Thank you.”

Jiabo: “…”

The white-haired demon looked at the other party with complicated eyes.

Not to mention others, even the most tactful Alonfus had some complaints about him, because of his unique identity as Sequence One, he was always resentful, and sometimes he couldn’t maintain his facial disguise.

However, this Zerg behaved so calmly from beginning to end, without showing a single flaw.

Just by looking at the reaction of the silver-eyed youth next to him, he knew that he must be very satisfied with the performance of this “new partner”.

For the first time, Jiabo felt something called “sense of crisis”. Could it be that Alonfus felt the same way when he faced him in the past?

The three of them stood together, and no one could get on the same channel.

And they just achieved a subtle atmosphere of calm on the surface and turbulent undercurrents behind the scenes.

It was to the extent that the four-winged Zerg in the distance would shiver at a glance.

Just then, as if God couldn’t stand it anymore, a cheerful dragon roar came from the sky.

The red dragon finally vented its high spirits and explosive energy after the reunion. After slightly controlling its own power, it descended from the sky and rushed towards the silver-eyed youth like an arrow off the string.

The head of the giant dragon was even bigger than the youth himself.

Even so, the red dragon tried hard to push its head into the youth’s arms, making all kinds of strange tones, high and low.

“Alright, alright!” Lu Mi skillfully stroked the red dragon’s lower jaw, making it purr comfortably like a cat, “Long time no see, you’re still so lively.”

“This is Kier.” He then introduced to others.

The young red dragon let out a high cry.

“Mm-hmm, I know,” Lu Mi added with a smile, “the most ferocious dragon in history.”

The young red dragon puffed up its chest contentedly, looked down at everyone from a high position, and snorted proudly.

——That’s right, Lord Kier is the strongest! Only Lord Kier is favored, you people are all trash!

In this world, Master only helped scratched its itch!

For a moment, Jiabo and Jizhou both looked at the red dragon being stroked by Lu Mi.

The young dragon’s eyes were full of satisfaction. Its large head had not yet grown the fierce horns of an adult dragon. Its round and solid skull was nuzzling against the silver-eyed youth’s abdomen and chest, making him laugh.

Jiabo had always known that the young dragon loved to cling to Lu Mi, and would make a fuss whenever Lu Mi was not around.

Even though it was still a young dragon, its excessive energy and the inherent strength of the dragon species had already made many demons feel troublesome. Only a demon species like him who controlled the power of space could restrain it.

The demon and the Zerg watched this dazzling scene, their fingertips unconsciously twitching at their sides.

The four-winged Zerg in the distance was carefully watching the developments here, his eyes overflowing with frustration.

Big brother, what are you waiting for! You should also become cute and go up!

What’s wrong with Zergs? Zerg can also become cute, isn’t there anyone in the human race who likes cute bugs?!

The air was filled with the “purring” sound of the red dragon.

Just then, a group of high-ranking Zergs, soaked to the skin, emerged from the sea.

These high-ranking Zergs were the ones who had been locked in the dungeon, the one-third who did not want to defect. With the fall and destruction of the Zerg nest, they finally escaped.

And at this moment, the situation outside had already undergone earth-shaking changes.

This one-third of the high-ranking Zergs looked around in a daze, and they immediately noticed Lu Mi and others who were leisurely.

Their hearts skipped a beat, and then someone trembled, “I…I seem to feel that I can’t sense the Queen Mother’s breath anymore?”

“The Queen Mother has been killed.”

The answer came from the other high-ranking Zergs who had finally vented their ecstasy and relief, and reluctantly regained their calm.

Jizhou looked around and found that almost all the Zergs were beginning to gather here, or rather, around him and Lu Mi.

Hearing the answer, the one-third of the Zergs who had just crawled out of the sea fell into a deathly silence.

However, the other Zergs didn’t care. They finally slowly calmed down their emotions and moved towards Lu Mi and others from all directions, forming a vague crowd.

Jizhou suddenly guessed something and immediately lowered his eyes to look at them.

Sure enough, the next second, he heard the high-ranking Zergs bow their heads and say to the silver-eyed youth, “Please let us follow you!”

Lu Mi seemed very surprised.

“Why? You are already free. Although I can’t keep you in this world, I can send you back to the western area of the Abyss.”

Although from the current point of view, Jizhou might choose to stay here, but it was not a problem for other Zergs to return to the western area of the Abyss and continue to live.

Before the other Zergs spoke again, Jizhou’s expression was very serious. At this moment, he once again brought out the aura of commanding the Zergs in the past, and scrutinized the same race in front of him almost harshly.

“If you do this because you want to be sheltered, even I will not forgive you.”

Seemingly afraid that Lu Mi would misunderstand, he paused and spoke again.

“This is a disrespect to my loyalty, and an insult to my master.”

Jizhou could understand the helplessness of the high-ranking Zergs after losing their leader, but he hoped they knew that no one could shelter them for a lifetime.

If they hold the mentality of “hoping to be taken in”, throw away the pride of the Zerg like a defeated dog, and cause trouble for Lu Mi——it was absolutely not allowed.

The high-ranking Zergs looked at each other, already knowing their big brother’s determination on this matter, and his warning to them.

——If it is not out of sincere loyalty, go back to the Abyss immediately.

“Please believe in our determination.” The crowd hesitated for only a second, after asking themselves, they raised their heads with more determined eyes, looking straight at the silver-eyed youth, “The Zergs are destined to follow someone. I think after today, in all of our hearts, there will be no one whose status and importance surpasses you. Let us serve you.”

The Zerg were the most conformist race. If they were not part of a group, if they did not have a leader, they cannot survive.

The death of the former queen was the first decision they made for themselves. Now, giving themselves to the human youth who saved them was the second decision they made in their lives.

They had no regrets.

With that said, a group of high-ranking Zergs suddenly folded their wings, knelt on one knee in the air, one hand hanging by their side, and the other on their chest.

Perhaps it was their past experiences that made them more like a well-trained army, neatly kneeling before the throne.

This was different from any time they had been in front of the Zerg Queen  Mother before. It was an extremely fanatical, extremely devout, and desperate shout.

“Please let us become a part of your power! Please——”

“Become our new king!!”

The clanging voice was like a sword out of its sheath, piercing the sky.

The moment they shouted, there was an additional sense of ecstasy and excitement in everyone’s fanatical expressions, as if a weight had been lifted.

——Yes, this is the feeling! To be willing to swear loyalty to someone, to become his invincible blade, that is the “freedom” we Zergs aspire to! Only by breathing by the king’s side is freedom!

It was as if a huge volcano suddenly erupted, and the hot atmosphere dyed the gusting wind with a scorching heat.

The remaining one-third of the Zergs just stared blankly at this scene, their faces trembling madly in the stinging wind.

Even if the stars in the sky fell overnight, even if the sun and the moon rose at the same moment, even if someone told them that the day after tomorrow would come after today, it would not be more absurd and incredible than what happened at this moment.

——A group of Zergs who dominate the western area of the Abyss, actually worship a human as king!!?

This is simply…too crazy! It’s not something that can be explained by common sense! There must be something wrong with this world!

Lu Mi fell silent.

No one dared to speak at this time, even the red dragon quietly turned into a barrier guarding behind the young man.

So the silver-eyed youth couldn’t help but look up and look at the remaining one-third of the Zergs who were still standing.

These Zergs looked very stubborn, perhaps…

However, when they met the silver eyes of the youth, that one-third of the Zergs were shocked for a moment.

Then, starting from the first person, their wavering hearts spread like a terrible virus, and they one after another fell weakly and knelt down in disgrace.

——How could they possibly resist…

These Zergs trembled and lowered their heads to avoid the cold gaze of the other two-thirds of their kind, or the chilling warning.

How could a group of Zergs without a leader like them stand up to the other side who had found a new pillar.

——And that was the Zerg race’s newly born…

——Supreme King!

Defeat was inevitable.

…..

So when the silver-eyed youth reacted, the only one still standing in the field was him.