Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 753 - 754: Surrender? Part 2 *Updated*

Hearing this, Tonic, feeling a chill down his spine, abruptly turned to look behind him.

Unfortunately, besides a crowd of familiar witnesses, there was no other anomaly.

No, that’s not right,

Besides, these witnesses had no heads...

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"Ahhhhhh!?!!"

Seeing those bribed by himself on the witness stand turned into headless corpses, Tonic was scared into retreating repeatedly.

It was not only Tonic; everyone in the courtroom was shocked by this scene.

Their eyes were filled with fear and confusion.

’What the f@ck happened?!’

After being momentarily stunned, with the support of the guards, Tonic managed to stabilize himself and inadvertently glanced aside.

He saw a black-haired girl who had appeared in the courtroom at some unknown time.

She was a stunning girl in a black dress, with beautiful long hair that transitioned from black to red.

Her face, akin to that of a celestial being, made Tonic’s heart race, despite him being no stranger to beautiful women.

However, lust aside, Tonic was not a fool. In front of the bloody witness stand, the appearance of such a beautiful girl did not bring pleasure to the eyes, but instead sent chills down everyone’s spine with its eeriness.

Watching the black-haired girl warily, Tonic nervously asked.

"Who are you?"

In response to Tonic’s question, the black-haired girl smiled faintly, then meaningfully shifted her gaze behind Tonic.

"Rather than worrying about who I am, you might want to take care of the person behind you first."

As soon as she finished speaking, the girl snapped her fingers lightly.

"Behind me?"

Tonic frowned in confusion and slowly turned to look behind him.

The next moment,

Upon seeing the scene behind him, Tonic’s eyes widened in shock, his face filled with unprecedented panic and unease.

"What is this?! How could this be?!"

At this moment,

The lowly youth, who had been subdued on the ground by his guards, inexplicably stood up.

Not only that, his appearance had undergone a drastic change.

The boy, who was barely 1.6 meters tall, now stood close to three meters tall, his once frail and skeletal body now covered in thick, solid muscles. Undoubtedly, the current Pleg’s physical stature was on par with that of top warriors. However, as he became more robust, his body also turned peculiarly strange.

His skin seemed to have been eroded by something, turning dark, with black skin cracked by bloody red lines, appearing extremely eerie. More importantly, Pleg’s once simple face had become as ferocious as a beast, filled with a bloodthirsty chill that sent shivers down one’s spine.

The current him seemed like a berserker in a bloodthirsty state.

The moment Tonic was locked by Pleg’s crimson eyes, he felt a chill run down his spine, a sudden threat of death overwhelming him.

He desperately wanted to call for his two loyal guards, only to find in horror...

Their heads had already been crushed by Pleg’s hands...

’No?! No good!!’

Tonic’s face changed dramatically, and he quickly turned to look at the judge sitting in a high position not far away.

"Quick! Save me.......?!?!"

But before he could finish speaking, a black iron fist rapidly enlarged in his eyes!

*Boom!!*

With a loud bang, Tonic’s face was directly smashed in by the punch! In an instant, blood mixed with teeth splattered, and Tonic, who had just been imposing, was overwhelmed and pushed to the ground by Pleg. The intense pain rushed to his brain, forcing Tonic to swallow the words he was about to say.

With his mouth smashed, Tonic could only let out a series of pitiful howls.

"Ah wai..."

Staring at the ferocious-faced Pleg, Tonic’s eyes were full of pleas for mercy, and he continuously waved his hands in a gesture of surrender.

Although he didn’t understand how Pleg had transformed into his current state, driven by the desire to survive, Tonic willingly abandoned his so-called dignity and desperately waved his hands begging for mercy.

However,

In response to his pleas, there were only more solid punches from Pleg.

Striking the head, the abdomen, the groin, the chest... The enraged Pleg rained down iron fists on every part of Tonic’s body, venting his rage and the desire to destroy everything. Under the barrage of punches, Pleg let out heart-wrenching chilling howls.

Nevertheless,

As the beating continued, the howls became weaker and weaker until they completely dissipated... Yet, Pleg had no intention of stopping, continuing to furiously pummel Tonic’s body with heavy fists. One punch after another... until Tonic’s body was turned into a pile of mush...

"ROOOAAAAARRRR!!!!!"

Watching his dead nemesis, Pleg let out a roar like a wild beast.

The angry roar echoed throughout the building.

Though deafening, it faintly contained an indescribable sadness.

...

Silently observing this bloody scene, watching a family’s young master who was imposing one second and turned into a pile of mush the next, the black-haired girl playfully waved her hand.

"Well, in this world, just having money and power isn’t quite enough,"

The black-haired girl sighed helplessly.

Hadn’t it been said that the Red Leaf has the most perfect judicial system on the continent? Yumo had wanted to come and see for herself.

And the result?

She witnessed such a dramatic scene.

Powerful individuals manipulating the court at will, controlling witnesses, altering evidence.

’Is this justice?’

’Sigh…’

"I am a bit disappointing…"

The girl twirled her hair with her fingers, disdainfully remarked.

Meanwhile,

Seeing Tonic being beaten to death like that, the onlookers snapped back to reality and immediately erupted into panic, screaming in terror and calling for help. The presiding judge frantically sounded the alarm. In an instant, the piercing alarm bell rang throughout the building.

The next moment,

The hall doors burst open, and countless guards, upon hearing the alarm, rushed into the hall fully armed. They then noticed the black figure in the center of the hall who had killed Tonic.

Feeling the ominous aura faintly emanating from Pleg, the guards immediately frowned, and without hesitation, they unleashed their aura and magic power, readying themselves for battle. As guards of the capital’s High Court, they were quite experienced.

They were well aware, that black figure was in a state of being infected by the shadow energy.

"Everyone! On guard! Equip the magic lance formation!"

Following the command roared by the captain of the guards, dozens of spears unleashed magical power, coated with a layer of dazzling blue flames, their tips pointing directly at Tonic’s forehead.

Almost at the same moment, the sound from the guard team also attracted the attention of the frenzied Pleg! After killing his enemy, Pleg seemed to have completely lost his reason, his consciousness entirely consumed by the madness spreading within his heart. Noticing the rich magical energy emitted by the guard team, Pleg, with his claws ready, fearlessly charged at the guards!

And the outcome was as expected.

Although Pleg’s strength had surged with the aid of that bizarre power, barely reaching the threshold of a certain level, it was somewhat unrealistic to expect him to confront a group of guards with only fourth-level strength, well-equipped, and well-trained.

In the end, after a brief frontal clash, six spears viciously pierced through Pleg’s chest. The ferocious beast gradually lost its vitality, closing its eyes for good amid the anguished cries of his family, falling into a pool of blood...

"It’s over... but, how did this happen?"

Looking at the lifeless monstrous figure, the captain of the guards, panting, wiped the sweat from his forehead. At the same time, he couldn’t help but cast his questioning gaze in all directions.

"Why would someone infected by the shadow energy appear here?"

Almost at the moment the captain expressed his confusion, a well-dressed man hurried to his side, whispering in his ear.

As the man’s words entered his ears, the captain’s expression grew very grim.

Taking a deep breath and gripping the spear in his hand, the captain looked towards the black-haired girl in the distance with a cold and serious gaze.

"Miss! Who are you?! And why are you here?!"

As he issued his query, all spears, mixed with a chilling intent, simultaneously pointed towards the black-haired girl.

However,

Facing the cold tips of the spears, the black-haired girl did not react immediately; her gaze still lingered on the corpse pierced by the spears on the ground. After observing the ferocious face of the boy who died in a frenzy, the black-haired girl couldn’t help but shake her head.

She undoubtedly could have saved the boy, but Yumo ultimately chose not to act.

After all,

The boy had lost his reason, turning into a frenzied, bloodthirsty half-demon existence.

Indeed,

’The chances of successfully accepting my power were still too low’

However,

"You’ve had your revenge, that should be satisfying, right?"

Yumo’s attitude towards the boy who died out of control due to the Shadow energy was rather indifferent. After all, this was just a whim. Moreover, Yumo had seen many such cases of death due to loss of control from the Shadow energy in recent years. She no longer felt any emotion about it.

After recalling the bloody butterfly attached to the boy, Yumo looked playfully at the guards surrounding her with a slight smile. Then, waving her hand and with a light chuckle, she greeted,

"Hey, no need to be so tense. I mean no harm. I just came to surrender myself~"