readease Chapter 432 - 433: There Are Actually Humans in the Demon Abyss!
Chapter 432 - 433: There Are Actually Humans in the Demon Abyss!
Pitch-black, dark, silent!
That was Aster Grant’s sole impression upon entering the Void Passage.
Even Isabelle by his side instinctively moved closer to Aster, wrapping her little hands around the soul body of Aster Grant.
"Are...are we really going in?"
Isabelle’s voice trembled slightly.
It was evident that even this fearless Dragon Clan princess sensed something amiss as they entered this completely unfamiliar area.
Aster naturally heard Isabelle’s question, but...
He chose not to answer Isabelle’s question; instead, he turned to ask Sally.
"Sally, do you feel the resonance might be stronger here?"
Sally immediately closed her eyes, earnestly sensing the faint pulsing from the depths of her mind.
After a long while, Sally slowly opened her eyes.
She nodded with utmost seriousness:
"Master, it’s clear now, it’s right at the end of this passage!"
Hearing Sally’s response, Aster took a deep breath.
He was all too clear about where this Void Passage led!
Hence, the Divine Rune Resonance Sally felt...
Its location is, in all likelihood, in the Demon Abyss!
Although reason told him.
Without Lazuli and Vera, the two powerful battle familiars by his side, he shouldn’t venture into the Demon Abyss.
However, without finding the Divine Rune of the Chronospirit Clan, Sally would never reach Origin Talent in her lifetime.
Moreover, the entire Voranthos had experienced unforeseen events due to the absence of the Chronospirit Clan’s Divine Rune.
If it’s not promptly repaired, it might lead to immeasurable consequences in the future.
Given that, Aster immediately made a decision.
But before entering the Demon Abyss...
Aster’s gaze turned towards Isabelle, most seriously:
"We’re about to enter the stronghold of the Demon Clan. You need to decide now whether to leave!"
"Once you choose to enter with us, there’s no turning back!"
Though the Dragon Emperor instructed Isabelle to follow him.
In the Demon Abyss, there exist Demon Gods on par with the Dragon Emperor and potentially stronger.
If such beings discover their trace, not to mention the contingency left by the Dragon Emperor.
Even if the Dragon Emperor himself were present, he might not retreat unscathed.
However...
Upon hearing this, Isabelle bristled instantly.
"Aster, what do you mean?"
"I am the daughter of the Dragon Emperor; do you think I fear death?"
After saying this, Isabelle charged ahead.
Seeing this, Sally twitched her mouth, then silently walked to Aster’s side.
"Master, you’re really bad!"
After saying this, Sally followed Isabelle and chased after her.
Aster, hearing Sally’s comment, sheepishly rubbed his nose.
Indeed.
He intentionally said it.
The purpose was using reverse psychology to have Isabelle join him in venturing into the Demon Abyss.
Though exploiting a little girl like this wasn’t quite right, but...
It was the best choice he had right now!
Currently, he didn’t have a combat-type tamed beast.
Even if he uses the Link to focus all Beast Taming Attributes on Sally.
The combat strength Sally could exhibit wouldn’t be particularly ideal.
Hence, coaxing Isabelle into the Demon Abyss was the best choice.
Despite being unable to use the Divine Pattern’s Power, through...
The powers of Sovereign and Soul-devouring.
He had confidence in making Isabelle, who is merely Monarch Tier One, unleash Totem Peak strength.
With this thought, Aster felt more at ease.
Though Demon Abyss contains Demon Gods, the abyss is vast.
It wasn’t likely that he’d be so unlucky to encounter a Demon God upon entering.
Thus, Aster composed his thoughts and followed along.
He too was very curious about what the stronghold of the Demon Clan looked like.
...
Passing through the spatial rift, the intense space tearing sensation vanished suddenly.
The three felt their vision darken, as they found themselves in a completely unfamiliar world.
The sky was eternally dark red, devoid of sun, moon, and stars, and only thick, murky clouds.
The ground was cracked, covered with dark red grotesque ravines.
The air was filled with dense Demonic Qi.
Here, was the Demon Abyss!
The dwelling of the Demon Clan!
Aster noticed that where they landed seemed like the edge of a giant pit mine.
Beneath their feet lay dark red mineral debris, scattered around were rusty pickaxes and the bones of unknown creatures.
In the depths of the pit, faint knocking sounds mixed with the crack of whips and cries of agony could be heard.
"This... is the stronghold of the Demon Clan?"
Isabelle’s little face turned pale, and her golden eyes were full of disgust.
The Demonic Qi here was akin to poison for creatures in the Alternate Space.
If they stayed too long here, they would be assimilated by this Qi.
Even Sally, with her soul body, frowned; this Qi seemed to have a corrosive effect on soul bodies.
Only Aster...
Although uncomfortable with the strange environment, the world enveloped entirely by Demonic Qi surprisingly had little impact on him.
Aster speculated that it might be related to the enigmatic force he sensed during his breakthrough to the Totem Level.
That force had toughened his soul, allowing him immunity to Demonic Qi.
After inspecting the surrounding environment, Aster issued the command:
"Let’s go, take a look inside!"
Having heard sounds from living beings in the mine pit, he must investigate.
The interior of the pit was far larger than it seemed from the outside, akin to an ant nest with its hill’s belly hollowed out.
Narrow, damp, stifling tunnels crisscrossed everywhere, with the rock walls embedded with stones emitting a ghostly light, providing faint illumination.
The deeper they went, the more distinct the cries and sounds of flogging became, interspersed with harsh reprimands.
Suddenly, urgent, chaotic footsteps paired with terrified screams echoed from a fork road ahead!
"Run! The monster’s catching up!"
"Leave me! Just run!"
What followed were distinctive hisses and the sound of sharp blades slicing through the air!
"Squelch!"
"Ah——!"
After the brief scream, the sound of something heavy hit the ground.
Aster’s eyes sharpened, signaling Isabelle and Sally to hide in the shadows behind the rock wall, then he released his spiritual power sensing.
Only to see several ragged, emaciated human miners, with black metal collars around their necks, desperately fleeing.
Their faces were filled with extreme fear.
Behind them, a tall, low-level Demon Clan member wielding a saw-toothed bone blade, pursued leisurely, seemingly enjoying the hunt.
With a casual swing of the blade, it easily cleaved the last human miner in half, his blood and innards spilling over the ground.
Witnessing this scene, even Aster’s nerves froze at that moment.
Humans!
There were humans in the Demon Abyss?!
As Aster was in shock, a sudden gasping voice rang out.
"No! Dad!"
The cry came from a little girl not far ahead, about eleven or twelve, whose face was smudged with coal dust.
Seeing the scene, she let out a heart-rending scream.
The scream seemed to thrill the Demon Clan member more.
Its face wore a cruel grin.
It then accelerated sharply, swinging the bone blade directly at the girl’s slender neck!
It relished the prey’s struggle in its final moments.
The miners ahead, upon hearing the scream, turned to see this, their eyes filled with despair.
But they were helpless, unable to rescue her.
The little girl, as the grotesque bone blade rapidly loomed larger in her pupils, shut her eyes in fright, her little face filled with despair.
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