Volume 3, Chapter 67 – Karina’s Crying

At the same moment inside the heavily guarded heavenly prison, a crimson fireball still blazed fiercely as a group of imperial scientists led by Garfield worked day and night to understand Inferno’s constitution and seek a way to kill this terrifying demon king tier Abyssal Demon, yet they had achieved almost nothing until now while the only gain they had made consisted of so-called ‘clues’ deliberately bestowed by Inferno to mislead them.

While Garfield and the others were exhaustedly researching the specific steps for their next experiment, a certain young lady inside the fireball appeared incredibly relaxed.

Inside the massive fireball, within a house constructed of raging flames, our gorgeous and well-behaved Miss Karina was currently wrapped in a bathrobe, sitting elegantly and with poise upon a bed molded from fire while nonchalantly reading a book she had acquired from who-knows-where. This leisurely appearance was far from what a prisoner should look like; it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she was on vacation. Furthermore, although the furniture around Karina was shaped from flames, her clothes and books were enveloped in her crimson Shadow Essence and would not be consumed by the fire.

‘Hmm, this chapter is quite good. When I get out of here later, I’ll give this author a little reward.’

Karina thought this after reading an interesting chapter. Just as Karina was immersed in the world of her book, the communication magic stone beside her suddenly emitted a faint blue glow before a familiar voice rang out in her ear: “Lady Karina, it’s time to get ready as Lady Yumo is almost here…”

‘Mother?!’

The moment she heard these words, Karina slammed the book shut and looked at the communication magic stone in surprise. Although she knew Mother would come to visit her tonight, she was still somewhat caught off guard. After all, wasn’t she supposed to meet that dog Xue Tian’ao first?

‘Why so early?’

Karina was somewhat puzzled but she also knew that now was not the time to dwell on such questions. The next moment, a red light flashed through Karina’s crimson eyes as the book in her hand, the nearby furniture, food, and everything else that would expose her true prison life were instantly engulfed by the crimson sea of fire and reduced to nothingness without leaving a trace of evidence.

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Then, Karina snapped her fingers as several thick, rusted chains and a set of prisoner’s clothes she had obtained from somewhere were dragged by Shadow Essence to appear before her. Of course, besides these, there was also a longsword radiating a thick scent of blood and a faint golden light. It was the discarded sword that Xue Tian’ao once used.

‘Phew.’

Taking a deep breath, Karina’s gaze turned resolute as she directly controlled the longsword and completely lowered the defenses of her true body before gritting her teeth and mercilessly driving the blade into her own chest. At the same time, the terrifying fireball enveloping Karina collapsed instantly and transformed into countless crimson spots of light that dissipated within the prison. The flame barrier that had so deeply troubled Garfield and the researchers finally vanished in this instant.

Unfortunately, they had no opportunity to witness this scene nor could they see Inferno’s true body. This was because several masked women dressed in black had already appeared in the laboratory at some unknown time while Garfield and the other researchers were lying on the ground, twitching and foaming at the mouth after a flurry of blades and shadows. Clearly, their minds wouldn’t be clearing up anytime soon.

When everything was ready, Saibok led Yumo through the barrier Xue Tian’ao had specially arranged outside the prison and entered this oppressive heavenly prison. Kicking aside two guards who had been dealt with by the Nightingale organization, Saibok spoke respectfully: “Lady Yumo, please come this way.”

“Mm…”

Miss Yumo responded softly and then followed Saibok’s pace through this massive, labyrinthine prison. Sensing the damp, gloomy, and oppressive atmosphere of the dungeon, Miss Yumo couldn’t help but frown.

Was Karina being kept in a place like this?

Thinking about how harsh the environment was for her daughter, Miss Yumo felt a sharp pain in her heart. Just then, as the two passed through the next barrier, Yumo perceived a hint of blood in the air that she captured accurately despite its thinness. In an instant, the girl’s crimson eyes contracted sharply as the Blood Butterflies floating around her began to grow restless. Noticing the change in the atmosphere around Yumo, Saibok looked at the black-haired girl behind him with feigned confusion: “Lady Yumo? What’s wrong?”

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Yumo did not respond to Saibok’s words and instead stared intently at the dark, deep passage ahead.

‘This scent of blood… Is it… that child’s?’

The next moment, under Saibok’s ‘shocked’ gaze, Yumo instantly transformed into a red light surrounded by Blood Butterflies and charged fiercely toward the deep passage ahead! Seeing this, several Blackrose Knights including Saibok hurried to catch up: “Lady Yumo! Wait for us!…”

Even though she had hidden her strength and her aura was suppressed by the Veil of Deception, Miss Yumo could still rely on her keen senses to track the scent of blood to its source. ‘It’s here…’ In the next instant, when she arrived before a Dark Iron gate twenty meters high and twenty meters wide, Miss Yumo threw a punch.

“Boom!”

Accompanied by a world-shaking explosion, the ‘indestructible’ Dark Iron gate specially made by Xue Tian’ao to imprison Inferno was blasted open by Miss Yumo’s punch! The scene behind the door was instantly revealed to her. When she saw this sight, Yumo trembled all over as her tender lips were bitten through by her teeth.

“Na’er…”

In the center of the vast prison, a red-haired woman dressed in thin, ragged prisoner’s clothes appeared ‘extremely weak’ and covered in scars as she knelt powerlessly on the ground with a tragic beauty. The woman’s limbs, waist, and neck were all firmly locked by thick chains covered in rust and magic runes while the other ends were connected to the walls. From the types of magic runes, it seemed that any resistance from the locked woman would result in electric torture.

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What angered Yumo the most was the golden longsword in the red-haired woman’s chest. The remnants of divine power on the longsword continuously eroded the girl’s body and prevented her wounds from healing while fresh blood flowed out constantly. The blood had stained the originally white prisoner’s robe crimson and the amount of blood remaining on the ground was appalling.

Hearing Yumo’s cry, the red-haired woman, the nearly ‘dying’ Karina, slowly raised her head and looked forward in bewilderment. Upon seeing Yumo’s figure, the ‘despair’ and ‘pain’ within her crimson eyes instantly vanished to be replaced by intense joy and hope: “Mo… Mother… have you… have you finally come to save me?…”

Her voice was filled with the joy of escaping a desperate situation. Her daughter’s pleading eyes and weak voice further tormented Yumo’s heart. Karina’s condition was far worse than what Saibok had described to her before. The heartbroken girl flickered and appeared directly in front of Karina before pulling her into her arms without minding the blood and filth. Stroking Karina’s pale and weak face, Yumo hurriedly took out the Tears of Nature from her spatial ring and fed it into Karina’s mouth: “Quickly, Na’er, don’t talk and drink this first…”

As the healing effect of the Tears of Nature took hold, Karina’s pale complexion improved slightly but she soon became weak again because of the golden light on the longsword. The intense pain stimulated Karina’s brain and made this demon king tier existence unable to stop herself from letting out soft moans. Each moan was like a saw cutting through Yumo’s heart and leaving her feeling as if her soul were being sliced by a blade.

The girl instinctively raised her hand to pull out the blade from her daughter’s chest. At this time, Saibok finally caught up and hurriedly spoke to stop her: “Lady Yumo, that sword cannot be pulled out! The sword contains a dense amount of divine power and if anyone other than Xue Tian’ao pulls it out, the internal divine power will be released and Lady Karina will be in danger!”

Saibok’s words made Yumo stop her movements. She suddenly remembered Xizhi’s previous warning. Looking at the golden longsword piercing Karina’s chest with an incredibly complicated mood, sensing the dense aura belonging to Xue Tian’ao as well as the terrifying divine power contained within, Miss Yumo couldn’t help but clench her fists.

‘Xue Tian’ao… that bastard again…’

The culprit who had harmed her daughter. But at the same time, he was the Chosen Son she had been waiting for as the target she needed to protect in the early stages of the trial. At this moment, Yumo’s heart was deeply conflicted. Right then, as if noticing the conflict on Yumo’s face from the corner of her eye, Karina’s gaze shifted slightly as a ripple spread within the woman’s crimson eyes. In the next moment under Miss Yumo’s pained gaze, tears fell from Karina’s cheeks like pearls from a broken string. Karina sobbed in Yumo’s arms and her voice filled with grievance reached Miss Yumo’s ears: “Wuwuwu… Mo… Mother… it… it hurts so much… sob, that… that Chosen Son, he bullied me…”

“Na… Na’er…”

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Among her many children, Karina was the one who almost never cried. In Yumo’s impression, this child had always been calm, composed, resolute, and strong. And now, such a strong child was actually wailing in her arms. The grievance in her crying voice completely ignited the fire in Yumo’s heart and the rage spread through the girl’s soul like a prairie fire.

Karina usually didn’t cry because she wanted her tears to matter at the crucial moment. And as it turned out, Karina’s judgment was perfectly correct. After taking a deep breath, Yumo slowly turned her gaze toward Saibok.

“Little Sai.”

“I am here, Lady Yumo.”

“Tell Xiao that I agree to his plan.”

“Eh? Lady Yumo? Do you really want to do this despite the consequences?”

“Do it.”

Hearing the black-haired girl’s firm words that no longer held any hesitation, Saibok stopped trying to persuade her and bowed his head respectfully after showing a very ‘regretful’ expression: “Yes, I understand, Lady Yumo.”