Abstraction for a bad world

Chapter 151 Seventh Abyss, Molten River's Request (4k)

"Back off, back off, back off!"

"Kougua! It's Grand Duke Rash's Kouya!"

"How come I met Rush here!!!"

As Farandel issued his urgent order, the judges on the opposite side all showed expressions of solemnity or nervousness.

All of them just stared at Yuan Qingzhuo who was surrounded by demons.

One of the judges suddenly realized something and said to his colleagues, "It's that Lash! Leave now if you don't want to die!"

"It's just a little devil, I don't know why you are so scared!"

One judge snorted with "great disdain" to serve as a supporting role.

"idiot!"

The leading judge, the man named Augustus, shouted angrily: "Rash is here, do you want us all to die here?!"

After saying that, he gestured to retreat, causing dozens of judges to retreat vigilantly at the same time.

This scene stunned the demon warriors behind Yuan Qingzhuo, and made the demons in the valley who were waiting for death to come dazed for a moment, and then they couldn't help but cheer.

And as if to prevent a sneak attack from "Grand Duke Rush", the man pressed his palm in the air, and a white barrier over a hundred meters wide suddenly appeared in the air.

"A spell without chanting... an instantaneous, super-large sanctuary barrier?"

Behind Yuan Qingzhuo, the witchcraft master Varner murmured in astonishment, nervously clenching the half-broken staff in his hand.

——This is at least a master in the sublimation stage.

Cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

But Varner reacted the next moment and realized that the Inquisitor who could cast this spell instantly retreated because he saw his own master, and that was why he cast this super-large spell that was useless except for defense.

He held his breath and turned to look at the boy who was standing in front of everyone with his hands behind his back, silent.

——Could it be that Lord Rush does not just have potential in vain, but has already transformed some of his future potential into strength?

But why can't I sense Lord Rush's rank?
——Could it be that the difference in strength between you and me is a little bit too big, and you also know the technique to conceal your aura?
He has even acted alone, causing quite a few casualties among the cult?

Is it just that they were blind and didn't realize it?

Yes.

It's possible, very possible!
——Otherwise, how do we explain the fact that so many judges looked solemn and retreated after seeing Lord Rush?

The more Varner thought about it, the more frightened he became. He recalled his previous attempt on Yuan Qingzhuo and broke out in a cold sweat.

Of course, Yuan Qingzhuo didn't know that so many thoughts were flashing through Varner's mind beside him at this second.

He just listened quietly to the information coming from Farandel:

"There is one Ascendant-level person in the valley, but he is seriously injured. There are also eighty-nine Mercury-level people and fifty-three White Iron-level people."

"How come mercury is less valuable than tin?"

Yuan Qingzhuo's scrutinizing gaze swept across the demons in the valley from left to right. He first released the Duke's bloodline pressure to let them know what was happening now.

"Because they were all dead... How could the White Iron Steps be faster than the Mercury Steps?"

Flandel explained in detail: "In the meat grinder of the front battlefield, most of the White Iron Order are cannon fodder, so the cult will hardly send new White Iron Order members to fight on the front battlefield. Instead, they will assign them various small tasks to hone their skills."

Yuan Qingzhuo asked back: "Then the devil's life is not a life?"

"if not?"

Farandel couldn't help but sneer: "I can write a better social system with my feet than the so-called [Royal Court System] of the devil. It's quite a feat for a system to have been passed down for tens of thousands of years without being abolished."

"If we hadn't occupied the natives of the Second Abyss, who had hundreds or thousands of times more time to develop than us, and if we hadn't needed to disperse our forces and numbers across the entire Sixth Abyss, how could we have fought them to a draw?"

Let Good Luck lead the troops to receive the demons below. Yuan Qingzhuo left Varna beside him as a guard. He continued to hear Farandel say:

"The [Demon King's Court] of the Second Abyss, the [City of the Gods] of the Third Abyss, the [Giant's Cup] of the Fourth Abyss, and the [Corrosion Species] of the Fifth Abyss and above."

Farandel's voice sounded a little tired: "Our opponents are more than just demons."

Yuan Qingzhuo counted on his fingers and found that he had missed a finger, so he asked, "What about that level? Who is the enemy on that level?"

But this time, Farandel did not answer in time.

Yuan Qingzhuo could only listen to her breathing and silently watch those demons being brought up by good luck.

It was not until Yuan Qingzhuo asked the demons whether to stay or go, and left most of them, that Flandel's extremely calm voice appeared again:
“——【Ourselves】.”

"——The abyss that has been in chaos all year round has been temporarily abandoned by the cult... The united [Northern Principality], the ethnically diverse [Donridel Federation], the free and democratic [Rolsid Republic], the mighty [Histon Empire], as well as the mermaids and sirens in the deep sea, the snow spirits on the ice field, and the Elf King's Court in the south..."

Yuan Qingzhuo seemed to be able to see Farandel spreading his hands in mockery: "Since you have fallen into the abyss and still want to scheme against each other, then let these idiots fight in their nest for the rest of their lives."

Yuan Qingzhuo asked Varna to treat the ascended demon, and nodded slightly after receiving the latter's oath of allegiance.

At the same time, he raised his own questions:

“——If that’s the case, then Sister Fa, who are you referring to when you say “we” are resisting the multiple abysses?

"We are, in the literal sense, a religious order that has shed its name."

Flandel was about to continue to popularize historical knowledge for Yuan Qingzhuo, but he paused and said, "Caroline and Ronghe ran into each other... According to the information I got, the situation is slightly different from what I imagined."

"The plan has changed. Don't summon any more demons. At most, you can recruit them along the way. If it takes too long, I'm afraid Caroline won't be able to hold on."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yuan Qingzhuo got a hint of Caroline's change in condition.

[Caroline: Healthy] → [Caroline: Minor Injury].

Ok?
It's just a minor injury, why rush?
Just as Yuan Qingzhuo was thinking this, Flandel spoke:
"Caroline wants to block the Molten River Legion's pursuit alone at the A3 Canyon. She can hold them off for a long time by taking advantage of the terrain. It's a good idea... but guess what?"

Farandelle's tone rose as if she was amused by something.

Yuan Qingzhuo recalled the dragon girl's bad temper and asked tentatively, "Did she anger Ronghe and make him attack directly?"

If that was the case, Yuan Qingzhuo thought he had to move at full speed.

"No, on the contrary - Ronghe admires the little guy very much."

what?
Yuan Qingzhuo subconsciously felt that something was wrong, so much so that he stopped in his tracks, causing Varner to break out in a cold sweat.

"Sister Fa, can you please say it again?" "I think I have made it very clear."

Flandel exhaled: "If Caroline is willing to surrender, I think Ronghe will not only not take action against her, but will immediately promote her to deputy general - it is not impossible to even use his own title of viscount to endorse Caroline and let her enter the royal court as a member of parliament."

Yuan Qingzhuo now just wants to raise a few question marks.

"So I say, this is why the Royal Court System is backward." Farandel sneered: "Even in a state of war, there are guys like Molten River among the demons... If it were me, I would definitely eliminate Caroline's unripe genius as soon as possible."

"If that bad-tempered dragon girl were to kneel down and submit to a mere Ronghe, I would immediately write my name upside down."

——To make Caroline submit to the devil, Yuan Qingzhuo thought it was more likely that he would pick up a super treasure tomorrow and purify his bloodline again.

"That's why I asked you to hurry up - you also know that little girl can't bow her head, so why not guess, what did she do to make me say what I just said?"

Yuan Qingzhuo waved his hand to ask the demon warriors behind to speed up their pace, while he and the newly subdued sublimated demon, as well as Good Luck, Varna and several other powerful demons went ahead.

Flandre said to speed up, so it would be best to get there now.

Although Sister Fa often makes some inexplicable hellish jokes, she is still extremely reliable when something really happens, and her intelligence accuracy rate can be said to be 100%.

"Don't keep me in suspense at this time, Sister Fa. If you have something to say, just say it now."

"Boring."

After Frandel paused for two seconds, he accurately reported the situation at the entrance of A3 Canyon to Yuan Qingzhuo:
"Caroline was so admired by Ronghe that the entire legion stopped and challenged him in front of the battle. Soon, Caroline killed two of his warriors."

Yuan Qingzhuo was puzzled: "Not only did it delay the time, but I didn't get hurt too much. Isn't this a good thing?"

"Then Caroline specifically said she wanted to challenge Ronghe in a one-on-one duel."

Yuan Qingzhuo was speechless: "What a jerk..."
.
At this moment, in front of the canyon.

"Caroline Noah, how old are you?"

Ronghe took the big sword handed over by two demons with both hands, slowly pulled it out and leaned it on the ground, grinning: "It's just my personal preference. It's okay if you don't want to answer."

The blood temperature in Caroline's body began to rise again. She squinted her eyes and sniffed the thick and dripping smell of blood coming from the greatsword in Ronghe's hand.

Just the confrontation and the pressure from Ronghe made her muscles tremble.

Even the sickle in his right hand swayed slightly.

It's not like she hasn't seen guys more powerful than Ronghe before.

This is the first time that I have encountered such a person as an opponent in a life-and-death battle.

Caroline was having trouble breathing.

For a moment, Caroline even wanted to turn around and run away, or control her muscles to shatter the distress signal embedded in her heart.

——If you do this, you will definitely survive.

With my potential and talent, I will definitely be able to beat Ronghe when I meet him again within five years.

But she finally stood still.

——It’s just a strong enemy, we have to meet him eventually.

If you don't even have the courage and conviction to defeat the strong with the weak, how can you be considered a strong person?
If she ran away now, wouldn't the "way of the strong" that she had always adhered to become a joke?
She was not sure whether the so-called strong people possessed perfect wisdom and all-embracing kindness.

——But he is definitely not the kind of guy who only dares to bully the weak.

After a moment of silence, she said calmly, "Nine years and seven months."

Caroline looked up and saw that Ronghe's smile had frozen on his face. She could also see the silent demon army. She could even look back and see the knight's eyes that could not hide his astonishment.

With just one sentence, everyone fell into absolute deathly silence.

But it doesn't matter.

I can use this time to adjust myself to the best condition.

Caroline lowered her eyes, feeling the blood in her body gradually turning into boiling lava, as if it was going to melt her whole body.

After a moment, she heard Ronghe speak: "I changed my mind...Caroline, no, Sir Noah."

The huge red devil first glanced at the genuine dragon horns on her head, then looked at her very seriously, and asked with a bit of hope and expectation:

"Can you please become the commander of the Molten River Legion? Then let me assist you in becoming the new Demon King of the Royal Court."

If the same words were said within the cult, the person would be sentenced to death the next day - the only thing the cult cannot tolerate is the existence of traitors.

But strangely, the demons behind him did not raise any questioning voices, but instead showed an expectant look.

Caroline tilted her head, not quite understanding what Ronghe meant.

But after a few seconds, her face gradually began to distort.

The corners of the dragon girl's eyebrows twitched, her vertical pupils were filled with questions and anger, and she roared angrily: "Are you treating me like a fool and humiliating me, Ronghe?"

"—You want me to become the leader of the demon army and the devil? Do you want to listen to what you are saying?!"

Caroline could no longer endure the rage in her heart, and her figure disappeared in an instant: "Want to assist me? Sure!"

In the pillar of flames that shot up into the sky, Caroline's voice soared into the sky and was heard thousands of meters away:

"——Then come and chop off my limbs, torture me constantly, and make me beg for the word 'yes'!"

The sickle blade turned into a phantom and swept across the elemental shield that had appeared around Molten River in the nick of time, and collided violently with the blade of the opponent's heavy sword.

For a moment, Caroline felt numb all over.

Ronghe, who raised his sword to block, exhaled, wiped the ugly smile on his face, and said seriously: "I am very sorry, Your Excellency Caroline, I am indeed abrupt."

"I shouldn't—"

The great demon, who had been through hundreds of battles and was covered in countless blood, stepped forward and used his heavy sword to accurately and nimbly block the sickles and swords that attacked from both sides.

Another punch hit Caroline's abdomen, hammering the dragon girl's tiny body and roar into the rock wall not far away.

"——You disrespect your identity as a warrior and make such a selfish request!"

[Caroline: Minor injuries] → [Caroline: Serious injuries].

(End of this chapter)