Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 916 - 917: Her Majesty the Empress Consort

Haiying Jistan.

One of the Six Wings of the Church Nation, a high-level 8 powerhouse with the code name Loyalty.

Five years ago, he was personally selected and awarded by Mengxi.

Haiying harbored absolute loyalty towards the Church, or rather, the current Church Nation, especially towards the current leader of the Church Nation - Emperess Mengxi. For Mengxi, the one who discovered his talent and helped him grow, Haiying was firmly supportive. Any order given by Mengxi, he would execute without hesitation.

Even if she asked him to take his own life, Haiying would not have any hesitation.

Therefore, even though he felt puzzled and slightly dissatisfied with being transferred to guard the border (he wanted to be by Mengxi’s side at all times), Haiying still carried out Mengxi’s orders without question. He came to the border between the Church Nation and Night Wish City, ready to reorganize the army and strengthen vigilance. And after visiting the people and learning about the local bishop Gaslin’s illegal activities, Haiying was instantly furious.

Under Her Majesty’s rule, there are still such tumors?!!

That bastard Gaslin seemed to have been appointed here by Her Majesty back then as well. Who would have thought he would become a local tyrant, doing as he pleased?!! Isn’t this smearing Her Majesty’s reputation?!

Daring to tarnish Her Majesty’s name?!

"Unforgivable!!"

Thinking of this, Haiying felt extremely displeased and, without a second word, led his direct subordinate Silver Arrowhead unit to attack Gaslin’s castle. What happened next, everyone knows.

Gaslin and his subordinates were quickly subdued by the Silver Arrowhead.

After dealing with this group of Church Nation trash, Haiying turned his attention to the Anbite tribe girls who had been forcibly captured by the slave traders. Facing these trembling children, Haiying couldn’t help but show a very guilty expression. After all, it was the scum of their Church Nation that caused them to lose their families and be forcibly taken to a foreign land.

Afterwards, It would be good to send them back.

Although the Prime Minister had requested to limit communication, sending a few insignificant civilians back to Night Wish City shouldn’t be a problem.

Haiying made such a judgment...

However, just as he was thinking this way, his gaze couldn’t help but converge on a brown-haired girl with an average, even below-average appearance. Not only because of her different identity compared to the Anbite girls but also because she had just been favored by Gaslin. Haiying was a bit curious about what was so special about this girl that could make that beast Gaslin take notice of her.

So, Haiying carefully observed the brown-haired girl.

And after a brief observation, Haiying’s expression changed drastically! Under the bewildered gazes of the Silver Arrowhead warriors, he uncharacteristically suddenly reached out and grabbed the brown-haired girl’s neck, pressing her firmly against the wall.

"Who are you?!! Why do you have these earrings!!!"

Staring at the butterfly-shaped earrings on the brown-haired girl’s right ear, Haiying questioned sternly.

"Sir. Haiying? What are you doing?"

Haiying’s actions naturally caused his subordinates to be stunned, and the deputy commander stepped forward in confusion, trying to inquire.

But Haiying had no intention of explaining and directly raised his hand to push the deputy commander away.

His attention remained focused on the brown-haired girl,

Or rather, It was on those earrings.

The moment he saw those earrings, Haiying thought of the portrait that had been circulating within the Church Nation for a full six years. The face of that incomparably beautiful black-haired girl in the portrait appeared in Haiying’s mind like a slideshow.

That person was someone Her Majesty thought about day and night.

As Her Majesty’s loyal servant, Haiying naturally wanted to help Mengxi relieve her worries and find that long-lost acquaintance of Her Majesty. For this reason, he had never slackened in the past five years, always paying attention to the search progress. A beauty not inferior to Her Majesty’s was one of the characteristics of that acquaintance. Apart from that, perhaps the most eye-catching thing in the portrait was the butterfly-shaped earrings worn by that acquaintance.

Over the years, imitation products made based on the earrings in the portrait had emerged endlessly in the market. But having had the fortune to see the design of these earrings from Her Majesty, Haiying could easily distinguish between counterfeits and genuine ones.

And at this moment, He was very certain, The earrings worn by this brown-haired girl were definitely not the low-quality imitations in the market but the genuine article!

Realizing this point, Haiying became unsettled.

"Where did you obtain this from! Confess honestly!! Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude!"

As the words left his mouth, Haiying’s terrifying holy aura instantly surged towards the brown-haired girl, pressing down on her until she had difficulty breathing and even showed an expression of extreme pain. However, facing this scene, Haiying had no mercy in his heart. Only a chilling murderous intent could be seen in his light blue eyes.

Her Majesty had said, That person would never abandon the butterfly earrings, let alone sell them.

This ordinary-looking girl before him couldn’t possibly be the girl in the portrait. Besides, encountering the acquaintance they had been searching for six years without any results while arresting a corrupt official? Haiying didn’t believe there could be such a coincidence in this world.

Since the brown-haired girl wasn’t that acquaintance, how did she obtain these butterfly earrings?

Stolen?

Or snatched?!!

As these speculations surged forth, Haiying’s expression grew increasingly gloomy, causing the brown-haired girl to let out painful moans as he tightened his grip.

But no matter what, This might be the only clue he had encountered in six years related to that girl.

Seeing that she kept wailing and had no intention of answering his questions, Haiying gritted his teeth and said viciously:

"Although I disdain using such methods, since you won’t confess honestly, I’ll have no choice but to use drugs. Don’t blame me for forcibly controlling your mind."

"..."

Hearing these words, Yumo was simply speechless.

Bro, You want me to confess? At least release your hand first! I’m about to be ’strangled to death’. How am I supposed to confess like this?! Are you missing a few screws in your head?!!

While maintaining a pained expression, Yumo inwardly retorted.

Besides, What the hell can I confess?

Won’t I be exposed if I confess?

Damn, I really forgot to put away the earrings Mengxi gave me!!!

At that moment, in her mental space, Yumo was already clutching her head, letting out hysterical roars, and feeling endless regret for her foolish actions. Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world, and now she could only face this troublesome situation.

What should she do?

Confess honestly and expose her identity?

Or,

Directly knock them out and escape the scene?

Glancing at the numerous Silver Arrowhead members in the dungeon and the seemingly powerful Church Nation expert Haiying from the corner of her eye, Yumo’s mind rapidly formulated a battle plan. She pondered how to silently knock out the more than fifty people present in a suitable manner, without making too much of a commotion and exposing herself.

However, just as Yumo was struggling, the heavens sent her an assist.

Shua!!!

A bright white light suddenly flashed within the dungeon.

At this moment, The chest of Bishop Gaslin, who had been restrained and detained in the corner of the wall, suddenly emitted a white light. His body also became increasingly illusory under the envelopment of the white light, as if he was about to disappear. Clearly, this bishop had used some special method to attempt to escape from here.

Seeing this, the Silver Arrowhead knights beside him hurriedly reached out to try and grab Gaslin.

Unfortunately, as soon as they reached out, they were stunned to find that their hands passed directly through Gaslin’s body, unable to touch him at all.

"Wh-what’s going on?! What is this?"

Hearing the slightly panicked cries of the two Silver Arrowhead members, Gaslin smugly raised the corners of his mouth.

"Hmph, you trash. How could I not have done anything and just let you capture me like this?!!"

Gaslin was well aware of the crimes he had committed over the years.

He knew very well that he could be targeted by the central law enforcement at any time. Therefore, he had long prepared a means of escape. Taking advantage of Haiying’s attention being drawn to the brown-haired girl, he directly activated the life-saving artifact on his chest.

"This is the artifact ’Ephemeral’! It directly teleports the user to a designated location! Once activated, you won’t be able to touch my body!! You want to catch me, Gaslin?! Hahaha, in your dreams!!"

Gaslin couldn’t help but let out a wild laugh,

The mocking laughter instantly echoed within the dungeon.

Hearing such a sound, the Silver Arrowhead knights all showed angry expressions, but no matter how much they tried, it was indeed as Gaslin said. They simply couldn’t touch him. The Silver Arrowhead knights could only show unwilling expressions as they repeatedly failed in their attempts.

After taking in these expressions that wished they could kill him but were powerless to do so, Gaslin’s smile became even more arrogant.

"Hahaha, a bunch of trash! Truly useless, hahaha... Ha... Huh??"

However, As the saying goes, extreme joy begets sorrow.

Halfway through his laughter, Gaslin’s expression suddenly changed. He could no longer let out any laughter because he suddenly discovered a very serious problem. The white light on his chest abruptly dimmed, and his ethereal body instantly regained its physical form... The ’Ephemeral’ teleportation was... was terminated?!

"Wh-wh-what’s going on?!!"

Unbelievably patting his materialized chest, Gaslin let out panicked cries in confusion.

"Trying to escape with an artifact? You underestimate us too much, criminal Gaslin."

"Huh? Wh-what?"

Following the voice, Gaslin tremblingly turned his head to look at Haiying not far away. At this moment, Haiying was holding up his right hand towards him, and the ring on his ring finger was emitting a somewhat gloomy black light. Although he didn’t understand what this black light was, Gaslin could vaguely guess...

It was this black light that had terminated the ’Ephemeral’ teleportation.

"Wh-what is this?"

"An ancient artifact found in the Anvika underground palace back then. Her Majesty named it ’Heart of Tranquility’. It has the power to briefly suppress the functions of artifacts within a certain range. With this thing here, you want to escape? That’s just a pipe dream."

"H-how can this be..."

Receiving this answer, Gaslin completely collapsed to the ground, the light in his eyes disappearing, his previous excitement completely replaced by despair.

"Hmph..."

Snorting coldly, after confirming that Gaslin no longer had the desire or ability to escape, Haiying slowly turned his head and once again focused his attention on the brown-haired girl:

"Alright, the troublesome fellow has been dealt with. Let’s continue our discussion on the main topic. So you... you... you??? You?!!! You—"

As he spoke,

Haiying suddenly became tongue-tied, his eyes abruptly narrowing as if he had seen something unbelievable.

Not only Haiying,

All the Silver Arrowhead knights, Gaslin’s subordinates, and even the captured Anbite tribe girls fell into a strange silence at this moment...

The next instant,

Haiying’s unbelievable cry of shock instantly echoed within the dungeon.

"You, you, no... Your, Your Highness?!! Empress Consort?!"