I'm Really Not the Lord of the Abyss - Chapter 52

“Exam, exam time?”

The troops of the three candidates could be said to have their own strengths.

Douglas’s Golden Clock, which only recruited the most talented extraordinaries from all over the world, was unparalleled in intelligence gathering and stealth assassinations.

With the support of the General Science Academy behind Dunham, his troops always had the most expensive and advanced equipment.

As the silver-eyed youth’s voice fell, the troops of both sides quickly arrived at the scene.

At the same time, Dunham also brought in a newly developed military ship.

“Since I graduated from the Imperial School, this is the first time I’ve heard of exams.” Dunham’s mood was a bit complicated, but he still maintained a smile, “Does he mean to test us, as an examiner?”

“Arrogant people, do not know their place.” Douglas’s tone was cold, and he looked at Dunham dangerously, “Be careful with your warship, aim well.”

“That’s hard to say, we are in a competitive relationship now… Ah, what I mean is, that warship is still in the experimental stage, if it accidentally hurts your people, I apologize in advance!”

By this time, Dunham had already been too lazy to appease the other party, not hiding his desire at all.

Douglas looked at him with murderous intent, and now the two were finally no longer pretending to be polite – after all, if nothing unexpected happened, a final result would be reached today.

“Sorry to interrupt you two.” At this time, a slightly condensed voice from Desmond suddenly came from the side, “But you’d better look up now.”

“?”

The two opposing parties looked up while secretly guarding against each other, and then–

“!!!”

Dunham couldn’t help but widen his eyes, “That is…what!?”

Appearing in the sky was a huge object that was faintly visible.

Ninety percent of its body was still in a virtual state, and the remaining ten percent could only be roughly outlined by the blue light patterns that occasionally overflowed from its body.

“…” Douglas, “Isn’t that something your Science Academy came up with?”

Douglas didn’t show any obvious expression, but upon closer inspection, his pupils were trembling slightly.

As if he was now desperately seeking a reasonable explanation, the General Science Academy, which represented the world’s peak technology, was the only reason he could accept now.

Dunham had a “you must be joking” expression on his face, “You think I could have quietly created such an unidentified existence in the headquarters, and it was only discovered today!?”

Indeed. If Dunham really had this ability, he wouldn’t be running for president, he would have gone out on his own!

Not to mention, even if the unidentified existence was all made of stone! If something bigger than a mountain were to fall…

“Aren’t you in charge of the security of the headquarters?” Douglas took a deep breath and looked at the other person.

“…” Desmond was the first among them to recover, this man was now trembling all over–out of excitement.

“Don’t you understand yet, this is our examiner’s question!” Desmond looked at the silver figure standing under the shadow in the sky with burning eyes, his heart beating wildly as he laughed out loud.

The two were shocked and incredulous at his words.

Now more and more people were noticing the anomaly overhead.

An unknown existence, larger than a floating island, was pressing down on their heads, as if it could fall at any moment.

What’s more, it appeared suddenly, as if the headquarters’ air defense was nothing!

Some ordinary headquarters staff kept looking up, looking up… following the shadow cast by the other party to find the edge, but even when their necks sent a warning of pain, they still couldn’t see the end of the shadow even when they leaned back to the limit.

“Enemy, enemy attack!”

“Quick, go inform Lord Desmond! The guard squad! Where is the guard squad!?”

“Will it fall? The extraordinary headquarters that was as solid as a rock actually…”

“What on earth is that thing!!?”

Various panicked calls came from afar.

Staff from various buildings ran out, and the ground under their feet seemed to shake as they all rushed out.

At this point, it was as if the entire extraordinaries headquarters had fallen into a boiling oil pot, and the always quiet mountains were completely awakened like never before!

“Hey, Lu Mi…” Grant, who was also startled, shivered and instinctively sought protection from the silver-eyed youth.

Lu Mi just silently watched the chaos, not saying a word.

“Serves them right! They would have this day too!” This was the Tartarus people who were also shocked, but felt joy after recovering.

Although they didn’t know where the thing overhead came from, it was a blow to the extraordinaries headquarters after all!

“Let’s take this opportunity to leave here quickly.” Someone immediately suggested.

Anbo and others immediately agreed, this chaos came at the right time! Next, the headquarters always felt that something big was going to happen, shouldn’t they hurry up and slip away?

However, when the Tartarus people turned their eyes to Lu Mi for a decision, they found that the silver-eyed youth’s expression was unusually calm.

That’s right…when everyone was shocked, Lu Mi seemed…not surprised at all?

Sholun thought of the silver-eyed youth coming to Tartarus, and so far all the earth-shattering events seemed to have something to do with him.

He tentatively, his lips trembling, asked in surprise and as a matter of course, “The thing in the sky… did you summon it?”

As his words fell, everyone’s fingertips trembled, and they looked at Lu Mi with a face of “??!!”.

“Not summoned.” Finally, Lu Mi looked back at them, answered, “It followed.”

Followed, followed? For some reason, it was terrifying to think about!!

“So cool!” At this time, Grant suddenly pounced on him, his eyes crazily shining, “So strong, so strong! I knew Lu Mi you would never be boring!! So what is it? What is it? Is it a mountain? Is it a floating island!?”

“Do you want to know?” The silver-eyed youth looked at him quietly, seeming to chuckle.

Then, he slightly extended his hand, a blue-silver spear appeared in his hand, his wrist flipped in an instant, the spear pointed down.

–He gently pointed.

The spear tip touched the ground, as if knocking open the ripples on the water surface. The purifying power, mainly of the fairy species, spread out violently like invisible waves.

“Uh!!” Those troops who were uncertainly surrounding them were instantly blown away by the airflow.

But others had no time to be surprised at this, because the next second, a humming sound came from the sky – like a whale singing in the deep sea, the blue light bloomed wildly from the sky.

“Hoo—-”

The long wind flew by, cleaning the years of filth in the air, the lush forest in the mountains swayed, magnificent.

At this moment, people almost thought they were going to be carried away by the wind.

…What was this feeling?

They heard history whispering, they heard the long river howling, they saw golden gods flying past their eyes, they…saw a city.

“Ah…” Only meaningless murmurs could be uttered from their throats, pairs of wide-open pupils looked up at the sky.

What was reflected in those pairs of eyes was an ancient city that had suddenly faded away and truly descended.

–It was impossible to describe the specific appearance of the city with words, because before they could observe a corner of it in detail, people were already conquered by its grandeur that did not belong to this world.

Just a first glance, they first surrendered to its thickness and breadth, it just stood there, as if a god who had walked through a thousand years was quietly looking down, asking all beings.

The originally noisy world suddenly quieted down, those cries of horror suddenly disappeared.

Those soldiers who were waved away by Lu Mi climbed up from the ground again, they covered their aching chests, staggered to their masters.

“Dun, Lord Dunham…” The leader of the troops called out with difficulty.

For some reason, Dunham saw panic on the face of this always calm troop leader for the first time.

It seemed as if he was dodging something, avoiding something, fearing the command he might give.

“Do we really have to fight with the person who summoned such an existence…” These words seemed to be written on their faces.

Dunham let out a long sigh, he didn’t know what kind of expression he had on his face at this moment, so much so that the troop leader widened his eyes to look at him.

“This is really… a big surprise.” Dunham felt like he was laughing, “A city that doesn’t belong to this world?”

As the person in charge of the General Science Academy, Dunham’s knowledge and vision absolutely lived up to this title.

After calming down a bit, he managed to maintain an objective observation for a few times–whether it was the blue light patterns circulating around the city, the ark holding up the city, or the architectural style of the city itself…

Strange power, unseen shape, absolutely not any civilization known to mankind so far.

Even without any evidence, Dunham just felt: it should come from outside the world.

And for this world, there is only one place that can be called outside the world!!

He was about to spit out those two words, when Desmond suddenly hissed from the side, “Dunham, control your mouth, your expression is too twisted.”

“…Is it?” Dunham could feel the sourness brought by his overly trembling lips, “I am essentially a researcher.”

Probably because the excitement and tremor in his chest couldn’t be controlled, Dunham stared at the silver figure, but couldn’t help but say, “Do you know why I want to be the president?”

Desmond apparently had no mood to discuss this with him, “Who knows what you’re thinking.”

Dunham spoke to himself, “Since I took over the General Science Academy, I found that the headquarters’ policy towards the abyss is too conservative. Clearly, that world also has existences that can communicate, but they never dare to take the first step in communication.”

“Isn’t it because those existences that have the ability to communicate are too dangerous?”

“You’re right, that’s why I admire the original Tartarus, it’s said that its creator was the first person in this world who dared to explore the abyss.”

“Isn’t that just a rumor? So far, no human has ever entered the abyss.”

“…Who knows.” Dunham laughed a little, then squinted up, “I originally thought that today’s Tartarus is no longer the original one, but…”

“But?”

“You wouldn’t understand, Desmond, you who only know how to fight so far, wouldn’t know what kind of great achievement that person has achieved!”

Desmond seemed to understand, “You regret it.”

“Yes, I never thought I would…..what have I done…”

When he was still working hard to climb to that position, to make the first “rocket” that could explore that world, the person he originally didn’t care about, had already returned from the abyss with fruitful results.

“Hmph.” Just then, a cold sneer came from his ear, “So you’re scared, you’re nothing more than that, Dunham.”

Dunham immediately came back to his senses, “Douglas, I advise you not to act rashly.” His tone was unusually calm.

Who knew that Douglas didn’t attach importance to his words at all, turned to look at the other person, “Desmond, no matter what, Tartarus summoned such a thing without permission, as the person in charge of the security of the headquarters, aren’t you going to act!?”

“You’re right.” Desmond grinned, turned his head to Dunham and said, “Sorry Dunham, I don’t understand your so-called ‘great achievement’, but one thing I said right at the beginning–that person, is indeed super powerful!”

“…”

Dunham just watched the two people reach an impossible cooperation.

–Douglas was ambitious, that city was magnificent, but it could never make him give up his lifelong obsession just by intimidation.

And Desmond was even simpler, as long as the opponent was strong enough to arouse his interest, he would chase more crazily.

But, too naive.

Dunham looked up at the city floating in the air, standing still, “An existence that can bring back such a city from the abyss, how could it only have this city…”

During this time, without the orders from above, the entire air fleet of the extraordinaries headquarters had already been dispatched.

After all, a huge unidentified city appeared in the sky, although it hadn’t moved yet, but the huge pressure was something no one could ignore, it was inevitable to explore.

“Are all those gun muzzles?” Grant excitedly looked at the dense military aircraft in the sky.

Anbo: “Why are you so excited!” Isn’t there a sense of crisis! He immediately looked at Lu Mi nervously, “What should we do next??”

“Leave here.” Lu Mi didn’t care about those who were gradually surrounding them.

“But they…” Anbo looked at the enemies around him, swallowed his original words and asked, “How to leave?”

Lu Mi looked up at the city in the sky, as if sensing his need, the city’s mechanism operated–

A staircase of golden light, suddenly extended from the huge city high in the sky, all the way spiraling down, to Lu Mi’s feet.

Anbo looked at this scene: F*ck. Because it was so awesome, I didn’t know what to say, but it seemed normal on Lu Mi.

Lu Mi didn’t hesitate, and took the first step.

The stairs of the ark, powered by him, contained the power of the fairy species. Feeling the familiar energy provider, it was as if a musical note had been struck, emitting a clear hum.

“We can’t let him leave!!” Douglas, who had finally arrived nearby, changed his face for the first time and roared.

His Golden Clock, which was almost a death squad, executed the order perfectly.

At this moment, the Tartarus people who were about to follow Lu Mi behind, gritted their teeth and chose to turn around and hold back the Golden Clock’s people.

Only Lu Mi could leave…!

Now, the only thought in the minds of the Tartarus people was this, and in contrast, the only person in the eyes of the Golden Clock’s people was the silver-eyed youth.

The silver-eyed youth walking on the golden stairs paused slightly.

He held a spear in one hand, looking down at the earth without joy or sorrow, as if a god who had completed his merit was about to return to his throne.

–At the end of this staircase.

This sudden absurd idea made Desmond, who was rapidly approaching him, stunned.

The next second, Desmond suddenly met the youth’s eyes–in those silver pupils, at some point, a bit of strange golden light emerged.

The other party had already seen him, but there was no emotion, not like looking at an enemy, not even like looking at a human. It was like a glimpse from a higher dimension, a higher world.

This “god”-like gaze made Desmond tremble from the bottom of his heart, fear, and also felt the ultimate excitement.

“This person…” He heard his own heart trembling, “This person is the existence I have been searching for all my life, the figure I have been chasing forever now finally has a concrete form!”

At that moment, he thought he was about to touch the ultimate power like never before, but the next second–

Golden wings suddenly spread out from behind the youth.

Everyone’s eyes widened in surprise.

They watched as Desmond’s figure leaped high, soaring into the air, striking the stairs above.

They watched as the person on the stairs suddenly unfolded thousands of brilliant lights, like the sun suddenly appearing.

With one strike–Desmond fell heavily from the air, fell into the melee of the Golden Clock’s people, and violently spat out a mouthful of blood.

“…! Lord Desmond!!”

Looking at the stairs again, the youth who had completely changed his appearance was wearing a shining gold ornament, he seemed to tilt his head slightly, the pendant on his forehead gently brushed his hair.

Like looking at an ant, or a naughty child, a somewhat puzzled and seemingly nothing gaze.

–Like the gaze of a god cast down.

The scene suddenly fell silent.

The people of Tartarus also stopped talking all at once, they felt a sense of absurd and empty distance.

“That is…Lu Mi?”

The voice coming from his ear made Sholun’s heart sink heavily. But at this time he also understood–is it, this is what you have obtained.

At the same time, several figures appeared on the city above.

Those were the different species who could no longer hold back, coming to greet their king.

Dunham suddenly heard the largest “bronze bell” in the headquarters ringing loudly.

It was not an ordinary bronze bell, but the oldest and most effective detector in this world.

Since ancient times, every time this silent bell rang, it meant a disaster-level abyss existence was coming.

But today, the bell rang, continuously.