Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 534 - 535: Reactions Inside the Winter Forest [2/2]

Far away, in the eastern part of the Great Winter Forest, within Yumo’s cozy forest mansion. In the living room, Liyu and Shuoyue nervously peeked out from behind the sofa, their eyes fixed on a red-haired woman sitting nearby.

The red-haired woman, Kalina, Yumo’s third child, sat solemnly in her chair. she looked really stressed. She had even crushed the arm of her chair.

An intimidating aura, mixed with the hot energy of Shadow Power, emanated from Kalina, making not only Liyu and Shuoyue but also the demons guarding the mansion outside shiver uncontrollably.

Kalina was powerful, and her control over Shadow energy was almost divine. Otherwise, she couldn’t have hidden among humans for so many years. Now, the Shadow energy inside her was leaking uncontrollably, indicating her emotional state was fluctuating significantly.

"What... what... what’s going on?"

Watching Kalina, whose aura was almost becoming tangible, Shuoyue’s lazy expression completely vanished, replaced by deep unease.

Poking Liyu’s waist, Shuoyue whispered,

"Sister Liyu... shouldn’t you ask?"

"No, if anyone should ask, it’s you."

Facing her sister’s request, Liyu bluntly chose to refuse. It was clear that Kalina was not in a good mood; approaching her directly could be like playing with fire. She had been rigorously trained by Kalina recently and was already exhausted...

However, she had rarely seen Kalina with such an expression...

Influenced by her concern, Liyu finally took a deep breath and cautiously asked,

"What happened, Sister Kalina?"

After speaking, both Liyu and Shuoyue pursed their lips, waiting for their sister’s answer.

"... "

Facing the inquiry from her adorable sisters, Kalina took a deep breath to suppress her turbulent emotions and slowly put down the scroll of information in her hand. This scroll was handed over to her by the vice-captain of the Ghostly FlameGroup through spatial transmission magic. It recorded events related to the Luminous Royal Academy.

After hesitating for a moment, Kalina decided to share the information with her sisters:

"A subordinate of mine sent me news. A Demon King has appeared inside Luminous Royal Academy. The Grand Sorcer of Red Leaf and two Apostle are currently battling him"

"A Demon King?"

Both girls exclaimed in unison.

After hearing this answer, a flash of excitement passed through Shuoyue’s blue-golden eyes:

"So... is the plan proceeding smoothly?! Did these foolish human attack Mommy, and then angered her?!"

Though Shuoyue had been training in the Winter Forest and wasn’t directly involved in this plan, she had some understanding of its overall framework. They couldn’t reveal their mother’s identity themselves to avoid disappointing her. The plan was to use the foolish humans to ’expose’ their mother’s identity, forcing her to take action against them.

However, before Kalina could speak, Liyu interjected and negated her sister’s speculation.

"No, it shouldn’t be... If that were the case, Sister Kalina wouldn’t have shown that expression just now. According to the original plan, to give us enough time to mobilize, the Red Leaf Empire shouldn’t be certain about our mother’s identity yet. They’d likely just try to ’control’ her instead of attacking her. Mommy’s temperament isn’t one to easily resort to fighting."

As Liyu spoke, she looked at Kalina for confirmation. Kalina nodded affirmatively.

"Yes, the plan has changed. The one currently fighting in Luminous isn’t our mother."

"Then who is it?" Shuoyue asked, her finger at her lips and her head tilted in confusion.

However, just after she asked, an answer sprang to her mind. The only figure she could think of who would brazenly stir up trouble at Luminous Royal Academy was...

Thinking of that ’handsome’ older brother, Shuoyue’s expression turned weird for some reason. A trace of disdain even appeared on her face.

"It’s not Pierre, is it?"

"Yes, that idiot..." Kalina said, exasperated, and started mumbling something. Though they couldn’t hear the details, it was undoubtedly some sibling-to-sibling venting.

"Really? It’s Brother Pierre?" Upon confirmation from Kalina, both Shuoyue and Liyu facepalmed simultaneously.

"What is Pierre doing? He disappeared for so long, and now out of nowhere, he’s causing trouble? And of all places, at Luminous? What if he messes up our plans? Could he be deliberately sabotaging us?"

"Calm down, Shuoyue," Liyu patted Shuoyue’s head and said softly. The petite Liyu, comforting the more mature, teenage-like Shuoyue, made the situation a bit awkward.

"This is just typical behavior for our idiot Brother. No need to lose your temper. Besides, he likely doesn’t know about our plan. If he did, he wouldn’t dare to act in Luminous where Mommy is there. Unless he’s itching for a beating. But speaking of Mommy..."

Hearing this, Liyu’s eyes flashed with a mix of confusion and concern. Protected by numerous gray feathers, she appeared in front of Kalina:

"Brother making a mess like this? Mommy wouldn’t tolerate it! Why hasn’t she made a move?"

"Because, our mother has already left Luminous Royal Academy."

"Left? To where?"

"I don’t know."

Kalina shook her head helplessly.

"According to the Ghostly Flame report, the members responsible for monitoring the teacher’s dormitory suddenly passed out. When they woke up, they couldn’t find any trace of Mom. Not just Mom, but even Yuan’er is missing. At least we can be sure they’re no longer in Luminous."

"How could this be? What about the Girl of Destiny?"

"She’s still in the academy, and the target of our idiot brother is likely her."

"It’s weird. If the Girl of Destiny is still in the academy, where could Mommy and Yuan’er suddenly go?"

Confused, Liyu held her head, swaying it from side to side.

Kalina also leaned her chin on her hand, lost in thought. On one hand, she was thinking about how to clean up the mess Pierre had made; on the other, she was pondering where their mother and younger sister Yuan’er might be.

Just as they were deep in thought, the communication magic stone on the table suddenly emitted a faint blue light. Feeling the magical message contained in the blue light, Kalina’s eyes narrowed, and she picked up the stone.

"What’s the latest news, Xiao?" Kalina asked anxiously.

Hearing this, the two young ladies beside her also quickly focused their attention on the magic stone.

After hearing Kalina’s words, Xiao from the other end of the continent didn’t reply immediately. After a moment of silence, as if struggling with something, he finally spoke:

"Lady Kalina, Sebastian has awakened."

"Sebastian is awake? That’s great! Now, what exactly happened over there with Mom?"

"Well, according to Sebastian, Youlan appeared, and that woman... seems to have taken Yuan’er."

"What?!!"

In that instant, the expressions of the three Demon Kings in the room changed dramatically. Liyu even stomped a large hole into the floor.

"That wretched woman! How dare she lay a hand on our little sister!!"

Sorry for the slow updates this week. My focus was on [Fallen Chronicles]. Writing lemon scenes is a challenge for me, so it took quite some time to write a good one.... The good news is that I’ll be updating with three more chapters today, and another one tomorrow. Also, do give [Fallen Chronicles] a try. If it’s to your liking, I’d appreciate your support there with power stones. Thanks again! ? [Fallen Chronicles cover] è