Abyssal Chronicles

I will post the PowerStones Bonuses tomorrow,

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"Miss Yu, you are suspected of manipulating abyssal demons. Please come with us."

’What?!’

’Huh?’

Yumo’s eyebrows twitched slightly in surprise. Her imagination was abruptly interrupted by these unexpected words, and she turned her gaze to the source of the voice.

At this moment,

Under Yumo’s deep blue eyes, a man with an extraordinary demeanor stepped out of the shadows. He wore crimson gold armor and a bright red cape, complete with a thick, wild beard. As he walked towards Yumo, he slowly drew the sword from his waist. A surge of level 7 fighting aura emanated from him, enveloping the blade.

His eyes were filled with coldness and hostility as he looked at Yumo, seemingly not caring that she was just a young lady.

As he drew his sword,

Dozens of soldiers in black and red armor, armed with long spears and large shields, rushed out one by one from a nearby grove. They quickly and efficiently surrounded the confused black-haired girl. Their sharp spear tips pointed directly at her delicate body.

Additionally, dozens of mages behind the soldiers began chanting spells at high speed. Various magical formations appeared, seemingly ready to coordinate an attack with the bearded man and the soldier squad against the black-haired girl.

A large barrier was suddenly released, sealing everyone within it.

The mood outside her apartment went from chill to super tense in seconds.

Feeling this tense atmosphere, nearby staff and teachers sensed something was wrong and hurriedly retreated. Only a few who considered themselves strong and were consumed by curiosity stayed to try to figure out what was happening.

"That insignia... Isn’t that from the Empire’s Secret Investigation Bureau? Why are they arresting Miss Yu? What’s going on?"

A teacher who had just stepped out of the apartment building muttered this to himself.

These words naturally reached

Yumo’s ears.

She looked around at the intimidating people from the Red Leaf Empire, clearly here with hostile intent, and furrowed her brows in confusion.

’Hmm?’

’Secret Investigation Bureau?’

’The largest investigative organization of the Red Leaf Empire?’

’For them to brazenly come to the Night Luminous Royal Academy to arrest someone, especially when that someone is the young miss of the Black Rose family, they can’t be impostors.’

’And also...’

"Suspected of manipulating abyssal demons..."

Yumo muttered the last part under her breath, her eyes narrowing in thought.

Recalling the words of the bearded man earlier, Yumo bit her lip, her heart racing wildly. In that instant, Miss Yumo felt like a drawn bowstring, not daring to breathe, fearing that her racing heart would jump out of her mouth if she spoke.

’Has my identity been exposed??’

Such a thought inevitably arose in Yumo’s mind.

But after careful consideration and observing the surroundings, Yumo raised her hand to her forehead and shook her head, dismissing her suspicion. After all, she had not only fully suppressed the power of Shadow within her but was also aided by a deceptive veil. It’s worth noting that even at the Snow Night Empire’s banquet, even the National Protector General hadn’t seen through her disguise.

She had been extremely careful recently, barely releasing her shadow power.

She shouldn’t have been discovered.

Moreover,

If they had known her identity, after leaving the teacher’s dormitory earlier, she would have been met with Sacred spells or even forbidden curses rather than these undercover officers.

After arriving at this conclusion, Yumo took a deep breath, calming her anxious heart.

Then,

Yumo applied the acting skills she learned from Sebastian to perfection. Under the hostile gazes of the undercover agents, she scratched her cheek with a finger, tilted her head with a look of surprise, and glanced at the rough, bearded man leading the group.

"And who might you be?"

"I am General Boran of Red Leaf Empire, and they are enforcers from the Dark Investigation Department."

Even with the hostility in his eyes and a strong aura of combat energy, this General named Boran introduced himself quite gentlemanly. However, after the introduction, the rugged man pointed his massive sword at Yumo’s forehead.

"Please cooperate with us."

"Um, what kind of work?"

"We suspect that you and the Black Rose family behind you are secretly controlling Abyssal Demons, disrupting the order within our Red Leaf Empire, and harming the common people. Therefore, please come with us to the headquarters of the Investigation Department"

"Controlling Abyssal Demons?"

Yumo blinked her eyes, revealing an innocent and puzzled look,

"Um... sir, what are you talking about? I’m a bit confused. I do teach students how to deal with Abyssal Demons and have some understanding of them. But how could I possibly control such cold-blooded, terrifying creatures? You should know that in history, even the famous eighth-level summoners couldn’t successfully control Abyssal Demons."

Yumo tried to defend herself.

"Besides," Yumo added, casting a displeased glance at the surrounding soldiers, "do you have any evidence?"

As everyone knew, despite the ceasefire, the Red Leaf and Sadik Empires still harbored deep hostilities toward each other.

Her eyes then filled with a feigned sense of indignation as she placed her hands on her hips and glared angrily at the soldiers around her.

"Isn’t this an outrageous accusation?"

In Yumo’s eyes, the group from the Red Leaf Empire might just be the radicals Sebastian spoke of. They intended to use "baseless" accusations to control her and thereby threaten the Black Rose family behind her, indirectly using the Black Rose’s influence to sway Sadik Empire.

Faced with such a situation, she couldn’t let these people take her away without a fuss. She hoped that Sebastian and others in the apartment would notice and inform the embassy of Sadik Empire to lodge a diplomatic protest. After a thorough investigation, the charges these covert operatives talked about would surely not hold water.

After all, in Yumo’s heart, her disguise was flawless, further supported by the Black Rose family’s "protective cover". It would be impossible for these people from the Red Leaf Empire to discover her.

"No evidence, and you’re trying to arrest me, the heiress of the Black Rose family?" Yumo’s voice was filled with indignation. "Isn’t this going a bit too far?!"

Silence.

Confronted by Yumo’s words, Boran fell momentarily silent.

Yumo took his silence as tacit agreement. The black-haired girl confidently brushed aside Boran’s sword blade and said with irritation,

"You even drew your sword on me? General Boran, that’s crossing the line!"

Silence again.

After another pause, Boran responded with a cold smile, still meeting Yumo’s deep blue eyes with a hostile gaze, "Evidence? Seems like you, Miss Yu, really won’t shed a tear until you see the coffin."

As he spoke, he gestured for a young boy with brown hair in plain clothing to be brought forward. The boy was accompanied by a gray-haired woman. After patting the boy’s shoulder, Boran pointed at the black-haired girl,

"Is she the one who transformed the spirit beasts into abyssal demons?"

Yumo’s face lost its usual haughty demeanor as she watched Boran’s every move. Although the boy’s attire and complexion were entirely different from what she remembered, Yumo recognized him at a glance. This was the first child she had saved upon arriving at Red Leaf Empire, leaving a profound impression on her.

"You are... Tara?"

’Why was he here?’

On the other side, under Yumo’s slightly puzzled and stunned gaze, the boy named Tara looked at Yumo with disdain and even a trace of greed in his eyes. The next moment, he hid behind Boran and shouted with a sharp voice,

"Yes! It’s her! She’s the witch who turned those spirit beasts into abyssal demons! She killed everyone in the village! She’s the witch!"

"..."

As the boy spoke, a heavy silence fell over the surroundings. The atmosphere plummeted, and the usually gentle face of Yumo was gradually shrouded in a shadow...