I'm Really Not the Lord of the Abyss - Chapter 36

[The robot in Area 13 has been destroyed.]

[The robot in Area 12 failed to intercept.]

[The target has broken into Area 10…]

A series of cold mechanical reports echoed in a desolate room in Area 1.

On the linear map displayed on the wall, a red dot was moving towards Area 1 at a terrifying speed.

“It seems that your mechanical transformation troops have failed. The opponent’s strength must be formidable—”

One of the two figures in the room spoke, his voice carrying the charm and freshness unique to youth.

After he finished speaking, he turned his eyes to the other person lying on the hospital bed, crossed his arms, stroked his chin expectantly, “Could it be your enemy?”

“Cough cough…” The old man on the bed slowly opened his tired eyes. His voice was hoarse and full of vicissitudes, “I have already ordered the mechanical troops to clean the floors indiscriminately.”

The electrocardiogram next to the bed fluctuated. The old man’s chest seemed like a damaged bellows, he paused and said, “If the opponent is smart enough, they should know when to retreat.”

“Speaking like this…” The young man laughed, “It seems you have already made up your mind.”

The old man said, “I don’t have much time left. I am unable to suppress this long-planned rebellion. Perhaps, as you said before, Tartarus will eventually become history.”

“That’s a pity.” The young man shrugged, his golden-brown eyes faintly glowing, “I quite like it here.”

“…Kano, do you like humans?” The old man suddenly asked, “You came here through the abyss rift years ago and have been traveling between the two sides ever since–you are strange to both worlds…” He paused, “Is it because you like humans?”

“Hmm?” The young man named Kano replied, “Rather than saying I like them, it’s more accurate to say I’m curious. I’ve said before, I want to understand this world because of one person.”

Old man: “Is that person a human?”

Seeing Kano’s silent gaze, the old man sighed, “It’s truly incredible. If I have the chance, I really want to meet that person. Perhaps… the dream of the two worlds building friendship and living in peace in the future will come true.”

“This is the first time I’ve heard that you have such grand ideas.” Kano seemed to think of something, lowered his eyes and chuckled lightly, “Perhaps you and him might really get along.”

“Haha…” The old man laughed laboriously, “Anyway, you’ll have to find a new place in the future. Maybe you should go find that friend for whom you’re willing to understand this world.” He seemed to see through the other person, and said pointedly, “You can’t be indecisive forever.”

“…He doesn’t lack me.”

Kano’s words were unclear. Then he materialized his weapon, the twin hooks, and slowly stood up, “Besides, I was born in the Abyss of Thousand Winds…The wind is the freest, it will never stay in any place…or by anyone’s side.”

After saying that, as if to confirm this, he gripped the crescent blade of the twin hooks tightly.

[——Alert, the intruder has reached the second area of the ninth floor.] The cold mechanical voice reminded again.

“Then I’ll leave it to you, Kano.” The old man withdrew his thoughts and spoke calmly. Even though the person who was either a friend or foe was close at hand, he wasn’t very worried.

Because he knew the strength of the young man in front of him — when the other party first descended on this world and happened to appear in the big prison, he knew that this would be the strongest defense line hidden in Tartarus, the last guardian mechanism.

As long as the other party was here, no matter what the prison turned into, the final initiative was still firmly in their hands.

And this was also the reason why he, as the chief warden, sheltered and even hid a visitor from the Abyss–this was the contract they initially established, a contract of mutual benefit.

Kano was a man who kept his promises. The twin hooks in his hand hummed slightly. The young man lowered his head, his golden-brown eyes lit up with a strange glow, “You’ve been longing for it for a long time, haven’t you, partner? It’s time to stretch your muscles.”

Then, Kano stirred up the wild and excited airflow around him and commanded the display screen on the wall, “Tell me where that person is now.”

The intelligent program immediately brought up the image of the intruder.

——In the image, a young man with silver eyes was jumping quickly between the exploding magma. He stepped on the rocks all the way, and eliminated the intercepting robots all the way.

Every silver-blue light that flashed, at least several robots fell, and the splashing current illuminated the young man’s transparent pupils, like a king born in the thunder.

The one-hit-kill technique surprised the old man on the bed, “It’s not Scott or Sholun?”

The old man didn’t expect that the one who came was not the two most likely ones he had in mind, but a young man he had never seen before. He pondered deeply, considering something, but suddenly noticed something wrong.

——The wind, it was getting chaotic.

The air that was originally flowing peacefully in the ward, for some reason, suddenly stirred up large and small whirlwinds. The IV bottle hanging on the side began to shake, and the empty recliner suddenly made a creaking noise.

The old man couldn’t help but jump in his heart, and subconsciously looked at the originator of all this.

“……”

——A look as if he had been hit by something.

The storm incarnation that was originally eager to try, like a suddenly deflated army, those golden-brown eyes that were originally glowing with golden light, were now staring at the screen in a daze.

“Boom——” A small explosion suddenly sounded overhead.

The old man suddenly felt a chill on his head, he looked up — it was the ceiling shattered by the stirred up hurricane, carrying debris and howling overhead.

Old man: “..…”

Finally, the young man with golden-brown eyes slowly looked at him.

But the clear shake in those eyes immediately brought the old man’s ominous premonition to its peak.

The chief warden’s old face twitched, a vein popped out on his forehead, and his tone suddenly became sharp, “You’re not thinking of running away without a fight, are you?”

“……”

Chief Warden: Swearingjpg!

………

On the other side, Lu Mi, who was on his way, stopped in front of the last gate.

Area One.

The sign on the door read.

“Here it is.” He swung his silver spear, breaking through the thick smoke rising from the lava.

As time passed, the entire ninth floor increasingly resembled the mouth of an erupting volcano, with billowing smoke obscuring the view completely.

Swoosh——

As the final door was fully opened, a violent wind suddenly surged from the depths of the passage.

The howling gale, like a wandering dragon, whizzed past.

Lu Mi’s clothes fluttered violently in the wind, he instinctively put his hand in front of him, the surrounding smoke, like a driven beast, roared out of the passage, clearing the surroundings.

Lu Mi looked back at the cleared passage and the gale, seeming to find it strange, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Bang——!

Just then, a door inside the passage was kicked out completely, pressing straight towards Lu Mi.

He pierced the door with a spear, and with a backhand, he threw it behind him. Ignoring the loud noise of the door hitting the wall, he looked directly at the tall figure slowly walking out of the passage.

——Another robot?

No, not right.

Lu Mi keenly noticed that this “robot” was different from the ones he had seen before, his gaze fell on the robot’s joints, always feeling that this shell seemed like armor worn on the outside.

“No passage ahead.” The cold synthesized electronic voice came from the robot.

Lu Mi couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, huh, this statement…

“Although I don’t think you can understand.” He looked at the huge machinery in front of him, “But I’m here to find the chief warden, just tell him that Sholun is looking for him.”

“Who is Sholun?” As soon as the young man with silver eyes finished speaking, the robot immediately asked.

For some reason, Lu Mi heard a sense of displeasure from this electronic sound, he looked over inquisitively, “Can you think for yourself?”

“……”

Seemingly aware of his own gaffe, the robot immediately gathered strength in both hands, but it was not the laser cannon like the previous mechanical troops, but the double blades that transformed from the wrist.

Then, the airflow around the robot suddenly became violent, like a runaway hurricane, it attacked Lu Mi in an instant.

The double blades and the spear tip violently intersected, held in the air for a second, the silver spear slid along the blade to the front of the robot.

When the distance was closed, Lu Mi heard an unstable breath from inside this robot, he seemed to be stunned for a moment, “You…”

The other vacant blade blocked the young man with silver eyes to the side, Lu Mi had to jump back from the spot, he landed on a nearby rock, flipped his wrist and stood with his spear.

Just then, chaotic footsteps came from behind. The huge griffin and the barbarian snake appeared at the entrance of the passage, looking this way.

The griffin flapped its wings, breaking through the lava spreading to its feet, and spoke in human language, “What are you wasting time here for?”

The barbarian snake rolled its eyes at the griffin, such a poor speaker, no wonder no one wants it.

Not knowing whether it was because he saw the other’s contempt, the griffin was about to bristle, but the barbarian snake calmly ignored him and turned to Lu Mi, “The lava has started to fall to the eighth floor, and there is no material that can withstand high heat outside the top three floors. According to this progress, Tartarus probably won’t last long. If you have anything you must do, it’s best to do it as soon as possible.”

After speaking, the barbarian snake took the first step and looked at the robot in front of Lu Mi, “We can help you block it.”

“..…”

Lu Mi keenly noticed that the breath inside the robot suddenly became rapid.

Ah, he’s angry, isn’t he?

“No need.” Lu Mi flipped the tip of his spear, seeming to sigh lightly, “I can solve him quickly.”

After speaking, he looked up at the cold machinery in front of him, his gaze seemed to see through the shell and see something clearly, then, his silver eyes moved slightly, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“Enchant——”

Silver wind suddenly wrapped around the silver spear in his hand, like drifting silk, dancing fiercely and wildly.

The robot in front of him suddenly froze as if stunned.

But the young man with silver eyes didn’t give the other party a chance to react, he held his spear horizontally in front of his chest, and said, “Incarnation of Thousand Winds, Kano, lend me your power——”

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

This was the initial contract written in the Book of Keys, but——

“It’s okay to refuse, it doesn’t matter, I prefer those knowledge more than using your power, so this is not a hard and fast rule.”

The young man had clarified once later, as long as they refuse, he will not forcibly use their power…

As long as they refuse…

However, the next second, the silver spear gathering the gale exploded with unprecedented huge energy, and the name that was called responded to his expectation.

The wind energy swept everything around, the griffin and others had to squint their eyes to resist the sand and stones that covered the sky, even the barbarian snake was amazed, “What an amazing energy!”

The lava on the ninth floor was swept to one side by the hurricane in an instant, in the energy that was almost condensed into substance at the tip of the spear, Lu Mi swung straight at the robot in front of him.

Time seemed to stop at this moment.

Until Lu Mi’s voice sounded again, “…Can the demon of Thousand Winds be killed by the wind?”

“Ah…” In the air, a voice, not knowing whether it was a response or a sigh, was heard.

In the scattered robot shell on the ground, a figure lay quietly among the scattered parts, he gently blocked his forehead with one hand, looking at the young man with silver eyes who slowly walked to him against the light.

“I don’t know.” The man with golden-brown eyes murmured, not knowing whether it was defeat or excitement, he tugged at the corner of his mouth, “But maybe you can kill me.”

Lu Mi relaxed, put the silver spear behind him, bent down and reached out to the young man on the ground.

Kano unhesitatingly grasped it, stood up with the help of the other’s strength, and then complained as if leaning on the other’s body, “You hit too hard.”

Lu Mi did not push the other away for the time being, “Isn’t that what you lent me?”

Knowing that this power is used to hit himself, and giving so much —— it seems that the problem is not him.

“..…” Suddenly, a piercing gaze came from behind.

Lu Mi turned his head and explained to the many mutants with confused and complicated faces, “This is a friend I know.”

Of course, the mutants could see that after Kano took off the robot shell, the strong aura on the other party was no longer hidden, and every wind in the air was flowing with a sense of oppression.

The griffin seemed a bit unable to accept it, “Why would a high-ranking demon from the Abyss appear here…”

However, Kano didn’t seem to have any intention of explaining, until Lu Mi also cast a curious look at him. Lu Mi said reminiscently, “It’s been a long time since we last met, hasn’t it? I thought you were still traveling around the Abyss.”

Lu Mi had made contracts with many demons, each with a different personality, and Kano was one of the most independent among them.

Probably because he was born of the wind, Kano was not often by Lu Mi’s side. He was more like a friend from a distant place who would suddenly appear when passing by your house one day, accompany you to watch the stars and taste fine wine, and then set off on a journey the next day, waiting for the next destined reunion.

But also thanks to the other party’s coming and going without a trace, Lu Mi’s time with him was relatively short but more natural, and closer to the “friend” relationship between humans.

“This is a long story…” Kano fiddled with his clothes a bit, the collar torn by the wind blade made him frown in annoyance, “Don’t look at me like this, I am now the ace of this big prison.”

Lu Mi continued to step over the messy ground, heading towards the depths of Area One, and turned his head slightly at his words, “The person who hired you must be regretting it now.”

“Hey, not at all…” Kano followed a few steps, put his hand behind his head, not caring about the muscles exposed under the torn clothes, “Apart from you, I haven’t lost to anyone else.”

And when Lu Mi arrived at the deepest room in Area One, looking at this place that was arranged like a ward but now extremely ruined, like a scene after a hurricane, he couldn’t help but cast a deeply suspicious look at the person behind him who was avoiding his gaze guiltily.

Lu Mi: “Did you make a move on your employer?”

Kano: “…No.”

The chief warden groaned from the bed and stretched out a trembling hand, pointing to the machine in the corner that was overturned by the wind, “Help, who will help me turn on the ventilator…!”

Lu Mi: …?

Kano: !