Abyssal Chronicles

8 Chapters will be released tomorrow :3 So enjoy this small treat for now!

At this moment, our Yumo was quite confused. Initially focused on comforting startled students, Yumo becomes dumbfounded on the spot after receiving Sebastian’s report on Yuan’er’s whereabouts.

Lately, Yuan’er had been wandering around Luminous Royal Academy on her own. This made Yumo a bit worried. Even though her daughter’s powers are kept in check by Kalina, she is still an adorable abyssal demon. If her identity was accidentally revealed, the consequences would be unthinkable. She doesn’t want her lovely daughter to be bullied.

So, Yumo had asked Sebastian to keep an eye on her daughter when she couldn’t. And then today, Sebastian delivered some shocking news. Her cute daughter is now rushing toward the middle part of Luminous Royal Academy, which is the legendary forbidden area of the academy. Despite Yuan’er’s speed, Sebastian, being a dependable but fifth-level old steward, was powerless to stop her.

Catching an eighth-level like Yuan’er would indeed be ’a bit’ difficult. Left with no choice, Sebastian seeks Yumo’s help. After hearing this news, Yumo’s eyebrows twitch. Considering she had talked quite a bit about the Heart of the Sacred Dragon with Yuan’er last night, and now she wonders: ’Is Yuan’er trying to steal it for her?’

Although she hopes to help Mengxi secure the Heart of the Sacred Dragon after learning about Mengxi’s Saintess test, blatantly trespassing into the forbidden area is too reckless! Doing so could possibly expose Yuan’er’s identity and even implicate her and the Black Rose family.

The risk was too high.

"What is that girl thinking? She’s being way too reckless!" Yumo mutters anxiously. worried and a little mad. Even if her daughter is doing this for her, she can’t help but feel angry.

According to rumors, Luminous Royal Academy’s forbidden area has a robust defense system in place. Well, it makes sense, as Luminous Royal Academy is one of the top academies in the continent. The forbidden area must be heavily guarded and fraught with danger.

’ What if Yuan’er gets hurt?’

Merely imagining a scenario where her child is injured makes Yumo’s heart waver. The young black-haired lady was gradually enveloped by anger and worry.

"No, I must go and check on her."

After taking a few deep breaths to calm her emotions, she...

Yumo urgently declared the end of the class, even before she had the chance to finish interacting with Mengxi. Under the puzzled and bewildered gaze of her students, Yumo hurriedly left and rushed towards the forbidden area in the central part of Luminous Royal Academy.

Her aim was to bring Yuan’er back before the defense barrier was activated.

Then, standing atop the outer massive trees, Yumo found to her great annoyance that her child seemed to have already ventured deep into the forbidden area. Concerned for Yuan’er’s safety, she disregarded the risk of entering the forbidden area and instantly transformed into numerous crimson butterflies. Following Yuan’er’s scent, she rushed in the direction of the Forbidden Palace.

As she went in, Yumo felt her mood change. She went from nervous to just flat-out annoyed.

"The security here is very weak" Yumo grumbled.

Originally, Yumo had thought that she would quickly release her internal power, break through the strong defense lines, bring Yuan’er out, and then quickly leave the forbidden area to avoid being traced by people from Luminous Academy. However, after entering the forbidden area, the expected powerful firepower, terrifyingly magic arrays, and aggressive guards were nowhere to be found. Apart from a few ’slow-reacting’ puppet guards, it seemed the forbidden area was wide open.

Compared to this, even the primitive tribes at the entrance of the Winter Forest seemed like a fortress.

"This is easier than a walk in the park," she thought. "What’s going on? Is this place really ’restricted,’ or is it just like those weak zones in the stories I used to read? They’ve left something as big as the Heart of the Sacred Dragon just sitting around? What a joke! If I were a bad guy, I’d have no trouble wrecking this place."

"And I’ve made it all the way here! Why isn’t there even an alarm? What is this academy doing? This is too damn reckless!"

By the time Yumo easily passed through the outer green land and arrived at the front of the Forbidden Palace, she was completely disappointed. The once-reliable image of the Luminous Royal Academy in her mind had been completely shattered. She even started to consider asking the Black Rose family to take over the protection of the Heart of the Sacred Dragon.

It seemed that such an important treasure, related to the future development of human strength, should be protected by her personally. However, upon encountering such ’impenetrable’ defense, her worries also gradually dissipated. With such a level of defense, hurting Yuan’er seemed highly unlikely.

Regardless, the immediate task at hand was to leave this place as soon as possible with her daughter, to avoid being discovered by people from the academy who might arrive later.

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"Man, they should’ve caught on by now, right? How did they not see someone breaking in?" Yumo wondered to herself.

She decided to stop ranting and carefully broke the magical barrier around the Forbidden Palace with her foot. She then pushed open the heavy stone doors, revealing the grandeur inside. But, Yumo didn’t have the time to appreciate the ancient decor.

Because the moment she stepped inside, a bright golden light suddenly filled the room. Accompanied by this light was an overpowering force mixed with magical energy, rushing toward her like a tidal wave, even blowing off her veil.

Caught off guard, she watched as the golden light transformed into a meteor-like entity, radiating an unstoppable aura. It shot towards her with incredible force, containing magic so potent it seemed like a holy spear capable of vanquishing any darkness.

"So, this is the real defense of the forbidden area?" Yumo murmured, a bit stunned as the golden light grew larger in her eyes.

"Oh, I get it!"

"The real protection is inside, not outside? Looks like I was wrong about blaming them."

Furthermore, this force in the golden light seemed incredibly powerful, perhaps an eighth-level.

"So, they did detect me and are now attacking?"

Her eyes shifted from blue to red and a cold look crossed her face. To Yumo, it seemed like these golden light attacks anyone unfamiliar who enters.

"Did Yuan’er get hit by this too?" Just the thought that her daughter might’ve been attacked made her tense up and her hand opened up a bit.

The power of the crimson shadow, hidden inside her slowly broke free and overflowed from her body, breaking the suppression of the ’veil of deceit’. The air around Yumo turned icy in an instant. A chilling aura began to spread out from her in all directions. Several crimson butterflies started to flutter around her.

Facing the oncoming golden meteor, Yumo didn’t plan to silently endure it as she usually would; instead, she raised her right hand. However, just as Yumo was about to release her power, she frowned.

"Hmm? Something’s... off? No... no killing intent? No hostility?"

And then, in the next moment, under Yumo’s utterly confused gaze, the golden meteor that she thought would strike her suddenly disintegrated, turning into countless light-gold magical particles that disappeared into the air.

With the sudden disappearance of the golden aura, a tiny, delicate little girl with golden hair and dragon wings appeared in front of Yumo. After flashing a cute, sweet smile, the dragon girl quickly approached Yumo, who looked puzzled, and tightly hugged her slender waist. Then, a chirpy, delightful, and arguably cutesy voice rang in Yumo’s ears,

"Auntie~ Hi!"

"Hah??"

Looking down at the unfamiliar golden-haired girl clinging to her, Yumo couldn’t help but tilt her head in confusion, as question marks floated around her.

"Hey, little one, who are you?"

"Hi, Auntie! I’m Meliora-Baroze! Just to be clear, I’ve got nothing to do with that Sacred Dragon King Membeli guy, alright?"