Volume 1, Chapter 57

The endless fear of facing an Abyssal Demon, akin to being dragged into the abyss, was abruptly suppressed by an unprecedented surge of intense confusion when Boluo Ge saw the scene behind him. Trembling, he raised a hand and pointed forward in disbelief.

“You… what exactly did you do?!”

Abyssal Demons were cruel, ruthless, and bloodthirsty monsters. Every living being other than their own kind was viewed as a target for attack and a prey to be hunted. They did not care about your skin color, whether you were male or female, old or young.

The moment they saw you, they would attack immediately.

They were truly impartial in that sense.

A monster like that wouldn’t possibly spare you just because you were young or looked pitiful. That was how it was supposed to be, wasn’t it?!

But… but why?!

Why was that little girl unharmed?!

Not only was she unharmed, she was even being intimate with the Abyssal Demon?! What the hell was going on?!

In an instant, Boluo Ge felt as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue. His mind nearly went into a state of total shutdown. In his chaotic state, he could only shudder uncontrollably while staring fixedly at the pink-haired girl.

Faced with Boluo Ge’s questioning, the pink-haired girl turned her head indifferently toward this Ashurmos Church knight whose spirit was already beginning to collapse.

In that moment, Boluo Ge discovered to his astonishment that the sheer terror previously present in the girl’s azure eyes had vanished. That sense of despair and sorrow was gone, replaced instead by an indescribable coldness and a sense of mockery.

That look… it was as if she were looking at a clown?

And it seemed that he was the clown?!

“I didn’t do anything at all, you know?” the girl replied playfully.

Obviously, Boluo Ge was not satisfied with this answer. Noticing that the surrounding Abyssal Demons had strangely fallen into an observant state, Boluo Ge roared hysterically once more, “What did you do?! Why isn’t that Abyssal Demon attacking you?! Why didn’t it kill you!”

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“Hmm? Attack me?” Hearing this, the pink-haired girl couldn’t help but cover her mouth and let out a mocking laugh. “My child is so well-behaved and cute. How could it possibly attack me?”

Wait, what? Child? Well-behaved and cute?! This two-headed Abyssal Demon?!

Looking at the terrifying monster beside the pink-haired girl, with its blue face, protruding fangs, hideous appearance, and even bits of unidentifiable raw meat hanging from its mouth, Boluo Ge couldn’t help but doubt his own ears. His eyebrows twitched violently.

“This thing is cute?! Don’t you fucking joke with me!”

“I think it’s quite cute,” the little pink-haired girl, our lady Yumo, said calmly.

She continued to gently scratch the chin of the tiger-type Abyssal Demon. This cruel sixth tier Abyssal Demon very obediently and cooperatively closed its eyes, seemingly enjoying Yumo’s caresses. This scene left the nearby Boluo Ge dumbfounded, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

True, from a normal person’s perspective, most Abyssal Demons were hideous and terrifying. Being “cute and well-behaved” had absolutely nothing to do with them.

However, it was completely different for Yumo.

In the five hundred-plus years she had spent as the consciousness of the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons, she had seen very few humans. The ones who accompanied her and helped her through her boring architectural life were these Abyssal Demons. In Yumo’s heart, the Abyssal Demons were no longer associated with monsters.

Those with higher ranks and a slight bit of consciousness were even quite cute in Yumo’s eyes.

Take this sixth tier peak Abyssal Demon in front of her, for example.

Aside from its appearance being a crime against society, its high attack power, its thick hide, its massive size, its large appetite, and its tendency to bite people, wasn’t it just like a cat?

Patting the Abyssal Demon’s head, Yumo smiled slightly. The Abyssal Demon very cooperatively rubbed its head against Yumo’s small face.

“Meow~~”

Watching the interaction between the pink-haired girl and the Abyssal Demon, a scene capable of overturning any normal person’s worldview, Boluo Ge couldn’t help but slap his own face frantically to see if he was trapped in some nightmare.

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However, the stinging pain on his cheek told him this was no dream. This incredible scene was reality.

How could an Abyssal Demon be so intimate with a little girl? This… this shouldn’t be possible! It was unheard of!

No, this… wait?

Perhaps that girl had some little trick? Some way to control Abyssal Demons?

Right! It had to be that! There had to be some special method! If he could learn the secret, maybe he could survive!

Realizing this, Boluo Ge quickly hid the disdain he previously felt for the little girl. The knight immediately put on a smiling, sycophantic face and walked toward the pink-haired girl in a fawning manner.

“Little… little sister? Can you tell big brother what exactly you did to make these Abyssal Demons so well-behaved?”

“Why should I tell you?”

“Uh, if you tell me, we can save more people. Later, when I tell the captain about this, your sister Mengxi will surely be very happy!”

“Oh? You still plan on going back to find sister Mengxi~”

“Of… of course. After all, she is my captain.”

“You still consider her your captain?” Yumo said coldly.

All the “cute” inflection that had been in her voice earlier vanished completely.

“Then do you still remember what your captain ordered you to do?”

“Ordered… what?”

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“Heh, to protect me well, of course. But what did you all do?”

“No, no! That… that was all a misunderstanding! At that time, I was…”

What?!

However, before Boluo Ge could finish his sentence, his pupils suddenly shrank. An unprecedented and peerless terrifying spiritual pressure slammed down on him like Mount Tai, making his whole body tremble as he crashed to his knees.

The extreme pressure, hundreds of times stronger than the surrounding Abyssal Demons, left Boluo Ge unable to speak. His very soul felt as if it were being ruthlessly ground away by the pressure. He could only barely maintain consciousness as he lay sprawled on the ground, looking at that “harmless” little girl with a face full of terror and disbelief.

An Abyssal Demon?! A humanoid Abyssal Demon?! How was that possible?!

Suddenly, Boluo Ge felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He looked at the pink-haired girl whose eyes were glowing red with a gaze that questioned his very existence. Recalling all the little girl’s previous actions and the strange reactions of the Abyssal Demon pack, Boluo Ge suddenly had an epiphany.

And following that epiphany, an incomparable fear and unease spread frantically through his heart.

An intelligent Abyssal Demon in human form? Purposely approaching the Chosen Maiden?

“You… what exactly is… your goal?”

However, Yumo clearly had no intention of explaining anything. She merely revealed a chilling and cruel smile.

“I’m very busy, so I’m too lazy to waste any more words on you.”

In the next moment, under Boluo Ge’s desperate gaze, Yumo looked up toward the space behind him.

“Children, it’s time for an extra meal~”

“No, no, don’t! No…”

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Hearing this, Boluo Ge, fueled by his instinct to survive, immediately let out hysterical pleas for mercy. His entire face became twisted and distorted with tears and fear, looking quite pathetic.

However, the pink-haired girl ignored him, watching him coldly.

Soon, Boluo Ge could no longer make a sound to beg for mercy. In the next second, two spider-shaped Abyssal Demons behind him pounced. As the demons’ venomous fangs pierced his neck, Boluo Ge’s consciousness fell completely into an endless darkness.

Watching the Ashurmos knight being dismembered and swallowed by the Abyssal Demons, Yumo remained quite indifferent.

She was long accustomed to such sights.

As for Boluo Ge’s pleas for mercy, Yumo held them in utter contempt. When this fellow was being chased by the Abyssal Demons earlier, the scene of him throwing the other slave children off the horse had been recorded in her mind. Later, this guy had abandoned the female lead to try and escape alone; he was not a qualified companion at all.

The act of disobeying his captain’s orders also proved that he was not a qualified subordinate. Someone like this might sell out the female lead one day for profit or self-preservation.

Since that was the case, there was no need for him to stay by the female lead’s side. He might as well be fed to the Abyssal Demons.

Furthermore…

‘The quality of the companions around the female lead really isn’t great. The only decent one, Garona, is too weak and has already collapsed…’

To complete the subsequent trials, it seemed she would have to scout some suitable companions for the female lead.

Thinking of this, Yumo couldn’t help but rest her hand on her chin, falling into a brief moment of contemplation.

And right then, as if sensing something, Yumo raised an eyebrow. Her azure eyes looked toward the southwest of the fortress with a hint of playfulness.

‘Oh ho? The support is finally here, huh~’

‘If they didn’t show up soon, I wouldn’t have known how to keep acting~’