Chapter 835
Chapter 835 - 821
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At first, I despised the Abyss, despised the disaster and devastation it symbolized.
Then, I understood the Abyss. When you find yourself in it, you would realize it still had its own "Order," that brutally simple truth of survival of the fittest, overflowing with the beauty of the strong.
Afterwards, it would be...
"..... becoming the Abyss, wholly transformed by it, degenerating into one of its constituents."
Lu Ping’an’s "team" was still riding through the Abyss, enjoying the pleasurable life of killing and being killed.
The only characteristic of the Abyss’s terrain is, probably, that it has no characteristics at all..... One moment it’s a desert black chasm, the next it turns into a world of ice and snow, this twisted and peculiar terrain seems like a patchwork result of countless worlds.
In such an environment, searching for someone and being found are both extremely difficult, after all, let alone highways or "Roads," there isn’t even anything that can be called a road here.
He was no longer in a hurry to find Xia Qin, not only because it was a headache to search, like catching a cat in the mountains.... But also because if Xia Qin was willing, she could appear in front of Lu Ping’an the next moment.
"The Reception Room in the courtyard should be usable now. It’s not the time to save up on precious Life-points. Since she hasn’t leaped here, she’s most likely been held back."
Held back by the opponent? No, Lu Ping’an estimated that she was probably leading people around right now.
Considering the "Orderly" nature of Abyss Demons, Lu Ping’an felt that no matter how strong and difficult to deal with they were, if he just wanted to steal some people away from them, it shouldn’t really be difficult... Could that thing even remember the Hostage, let alone expect them to properly Watch over them?
Lu Ping’an had already reset his understanding of them, that might not even be any Hostage at all, but merely the whims of bottom Plane Magic Monsters wanting to change their flavor.
Even then, he had a rough guess of what those powerful Magic Monsters were up to.
Probing? Reconnaissance? Intelligence organization? Waiting for a spy’s report to come in? Sending a Messenger to probe further? Not one of these standard operations.
".... They are gathering their Power, preparing for something big. Err, or shall I say, something very cool, wagghhh."
The more he understood the Abyss, the easier Lu Ping’an found it to predict the upcoming actions of the Abyss Bosses..... and the high-level combat forces of humanity, who had clashed with them countless times, naturally, understood as well.
What else could a bunch of muscle-headed Big Brothers do? Find a place and have a smashing time, right?
And considering that they would definitely rush forward while humanity wouldn’t just let Changping City become a battlefield, it’s very likely that on one hand, humanity is organizing defenses, while on the other, mobilizing high-level combat power for offensive assaults.
"... If I really got caught up in a massive battlefield, then the fun would begin."
Lu Ping’an was clear on his own strength. Indeed, it wasn’t bad, but in a real Rule-level battlefield, he wouldn’t even count as cannon-fodder.
"Lu Ping’an Meow?"
And suddenly, a call brought him back to his senses as a Cat landed on his shoulder, yet showing some hesitation.
After all, even when The Controller was lost in thought, the Knight’s slaughter never stopped.
Zhi Xi was enjoying the delightful time of massacre, constantly nourishing her flesh... perhaps, even acquiring a new shell.
"What’s the matter? Did you find them?"
When the Cat came over, Lu Ping’an had given her the task of finding people. With her Talent Abilities, as long as she didn’t run into ridiculously Powerful Magic Monsters (like Rule-level), she could easily escape.
Of course, sending the Cat out alone gave Lei Huoren a chance...
"Heh, for all we know, Lei Huoren might have already taken a bunch of close-up shots of the Cat."
Lu Ping’an thought maliciously, yet opened the hatch proactively, allowing the Cat to feel at ease.
Seeing that Lu Ping’an was all right and showing no signs of mutation, she heaved a sigh of relief..... then, she felt somewhat envious. Even with the support of medicine and "Delicacies," she was hardly holding up, feeling quite uncomfortable and having to actively avoid "Warfare" lest she get stuck in a quagmire.
Whereas Lu Ping’an, who had been killing all the way and was still calm as usual, seemed even more outrageous.....
"How high is this guy’s resistance, meow?"
But at this moment, seeing that her "feeder" was all right, she also relaxed a lot and quickly relayed the intelligence she had gathered.
She found Xia Qin... To be exact, she learned about the things Xia Qin had done before.
"She took advantage of a lord-level Abyss Demon leaving and launched a sneak attack on its home, meow! Now those demons are going crazy, meow."
Well, the usual tactic, Lu Ping’an wasn’t surprised at all.
It was nothing more than seeing that there were not many Watchers and making a direct move to rescue people, but...
"Wait, you said there’s a lord-level Demon, away from its own home..."
This time, Lu Ping’an instantly understood, it must be about communicating with other Bosses, preparing for a raid, or it was already on the way to a raid.
"... A high-level Big Boss with an empty home? Where is it? Point it out."
Isn’t the Lei Huoren exactly for such purposes... taking his sister along for the job is the same!
"Meow? Is this important? At least sister Xia..."
"She’s fine... If she really was in trouble, she has emergency communication methods. Besides, don’t you understand the Abyss?"
Lu Ping’an clapped his hands and casually gestured around.
This place is merely a shallow Abyss’s mirror projection, the strength of both the Magic Monsters and the high-level Bosses is relatively limited, but what’s in front now are Decree-level and above monsters, demons, and ghosts.
If these things were brought outside, they could easily level a city, yet they submitted to me simply because "this Abyss Strongman is even more powerful."
And as a Strongman, I must provide them with fresh blood and war, or else I’ll be devoured in return.
This is the rule of the Abyss, no one can defy it...
"As a visitor from the Foreign Domain, merely running away has no meaning. Cowards die of starvation, while the bold die of overconfidence..."
This time, Meow understood as well.
This "whoever provides gets allegiance" thing, whether it’s snowballing success or most failing before their endeavors are complete, I certainly won’t be at a loss.
With power, everything is easy to do; without it, one is like a mouse crossing the street, chased unrelentingly to the end.
Thus, some time later, that unlucky Abyss Strongman’s small city was breached.
The Black Knight directly demolished its gates to announce his arrival.
Then, with a single downward slash, he ended the inevitable sins of the resident Demons.
The Black Knight climbed the city walls, savoring his share of the war.
And Lu Ping’an himself felt "joy"... Whether it was the Abyss Beheading Blade thirsting for Abyss flesh or Zhi Xi, whom I shared a sea of joy with, they were both evolving, becoming stronger.
More traces of flesh appeared on Zhi Xi’s armor, although it’s unknown whether she’d gain additional layers of humanity when she turns into her Puppet form.
The Abyss Beheading Sword was even more straightforward; its cracks were healed with the nourishment of flesh, and the returned Abyss Force also increased several-fold.
The Black Ridding Squadron and that handful of giant Knights, all evolved continuously in the Dark Night... I was understanding the Abyss, even feeling that I could control it, yet without realizing it, I was becoming the Abyss.
The blade of the Beheading Sword had become thoroughly black, and the person inside let out a laugh.
— End of Chapter 835 —