This necromancer is going to seduce the beautiful girls who are already dead.

“Yes! I have never abused the children, let alone let them die. We have been treated very well, haven’t we, little ones?” Weeks quickly turned to ask the bewildered children.

Some children didn't speak, while others hesitated before saying "yes."

“You see, I never…”

"He's lying!" a little girl suddenly shouted. "A week ago, because of his constant nagging and whipping, my brother Spike was burned by a scalding potion and died!"

"Oh, I see." Abyss raised his head slightly, revealing a knowing expression.

"Fuck!" the dwarf cried out in horror, turning back to glare fiercely at the little girl who had shouted it out. "I'll fucking kill you! You little bitch... Ah!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was suddenly punched hard on the head. His body, which had just gotten up, fell to the ground again. The violent impact made him see stars and feel dizzy.

“I’m sorry, I couldn’t help myself, Mr. Abyss, please don’t take offense.” Titus had a twisted smile on his face as he rubbed his fist, which was red from the heavy blow. “I have a short temper.”

Abyss glanced at him, smiled indifferently, and then kicked the dwarf lying on the ground hard in the side!

"Crack!" A pig-like scream came from the dwarf's mouth as he was kicked away again, crashing to the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

“What else has he done? Tell us everything, and you’re safe. From today onwards, the Sheep’s Eye Gang won’t lay a finger on you.” Abyss raised his head and looked at the child laborers inside the factory. “Your time for revenge has come.”

"He He……"

"He also caused Bonnie's death! He withheld all of Bonnie's wages, leaving her without money for medical treatment, which ultimately led to her death!"

"He fed our food to the dogs in order to force us to work harder!"

"Kelgen lost a hand because of him! He can't work anymore!"

He stepped on my puppy and killed it!

"he……"

The children were captivated by the power of the Abyss, and with one child leading the way, cries of protest rose and fell, weaving together into a cacophony.

Abyss nodded repeatedly as he slowly walked toward the dwarf who was still struggling to get up from the ground: "Alas, the kind of person I despise the most in my life is someone like you... a bully who uses his power to intimidate others, and... you value these children's lives as nothing... Titus, go find that machine first, I want to have a good talk with this dwarf brother."

Titus chuckled: "Alright!"

Chapter 123 Saving a Group of Children

boom!

A heavy punch landed on the dwarf's face. Even his thick skin couldn't save his badly stained teeth, which had turned yellow from years of smoking. Several back teeth flew out of his mouth with a mouthful of blood.

Abis deliberately controlled his power; otherwise, that single blow, imbued with Leona's power, would have been enough to smash his head, further exacerbating his already pitiful height.

"Don't kill me...don't kill me..." Weeks pleaded incoherently. His face was already swollen like a pig's head, and snot, tears, saliva and blood were mixed together, making him look extremely dirty.

Abis's face remained expressionless; he simply looked at him with calm eyes and casually wiped his dirty hands on his clothes.

“Actually, the greatest responsibility doesn’t lie with you, it’s with your boss… well, Mr. Eugene, right?” Abis pondered. “So you don’t actually have to bear full responsibility for the plight of these child laborers.”

“I’m just a stupid lackey… It’s all Eugene’s fault… He wanted to cut costs, so he hired a lot of child labor…”

The dwarf knelt on the ground, wailing pitifully, and placed all the blame on his master.

Abis, too lazy to look at his filthy face any longer, gazed into the distance.

Abyss knew what child labor was all about. The machines in these potion factories weren't complicated to operate; they could be mastered with just a little training. Furthermore, children were smaller and faster, allowing them to move more nimbly through the factories filled with various alchemical equipment than adults. In addition, the food and wages for these children were far lower than those for adults, which is why they were chosen by the leader of the Sheep's Eye Gang as cheap labor.

In the area of ​​hiring workers, the Sheep's Eye Gang might only spend half the money other gangs spend on producing potions, yet they can produce far more potions. This is why, despite appearing later than other gangs, the Sheep's Eye Gang earns money and develops faster.

Whether it's the workers, the factories, or the potion solvents, these places save a lot of money. They sell a bottle of potion for less than others, yet their profits are higher. In addition, they don't discriminate against customers; they sell to anyone who pays enough, making the shrewd Mr. Eugene incredibly wealthy.

“You are not guilty of employing child labor, but you must pay the price for the sins you have committed.” Abyss raised a foot and stomped directly on the dwarf’s face, knocking him to the ground.

He silently chanted an incantation, activating a short-range teleportation spell. Before the dwarf could even cry out in pain under the Abyss's trampling, his body was instantly teleported away. The spell wasn't cast precisely; a wisp of his beard remained, drifting and scattering on the ground.

The dwarf has been teleported to the cemetery in Lavoisier. The spell the Abyss just chanted not only teleported the dwarf but also temporarily awakened the two children buried there who had been killed by the dwarf. Now spirits, they possess the power to seek revenge, and choosing how to treat their enemies is their right as victims. The two children will return to their graves to rest before sunrise tomorrow. Until then, the dwarf, already badly injured, will be at their mercy.

Clap his hands and Abyss smiled at the children in the factory: "Alright, no one will hurt you now. Where did you come from?"

The children hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to believe their benefactor. They approached and surrounded the older boy, who didn't look much older than them, and began to tell him their origins. The two children who had been piloting the armored vehicles also climbed out of the cockpits. Abyss's attack had only rendered their armored vehicles unable to fight, while the children inside the cockpits were unharmed.

It turned out that these children came from all over the Eastern Empire, most of them from orphanages. Eugene bribed the orphanage staff and brought them here under the guise of adoption, using them as cheap labor. Eugene paid these children very low wages; a month's hard work only earned them about ten imperial coins, barely enough to keep them from starving. The Sheep's Eye Gang not only employed child laborers in this one factory, but also in two other factories in Lavoisier and several factories in other cities.

Each factory had a foreman responsible for urging the children to work hard, and any slight dissatisfaction would result in a beating with a whip. Moreover, each foreman possessed two magic switches; they placed collars on the two weakest children, which released a type of magic that caused excruciating headaches, allowing them to pilot armored vehicles powered by a potion invented by Eugene. Having mastered this fighting ability, the foreman naturally became arrogant and domineering, displaying their power over the frail children.

"Are you still willing to work under Eugene? I have a place for you to go, where you can study, play, and do only a little work each day. There you will be free, unexploited, and unthreatened. Are there any of you who want to stay?" Abis didn't want to decide the children's fate on his own. After listening to their statements, he asked this question.

All the children shook their heads. None of them had come to work in this appalling factory willingly; some had been deceived, others forcibly dragged here. Destitute and alone, they had no choice but to live on the meager wages Eugene provided, simply to survive. Though naive, they knew there was no future in staying here; they would either end up disabled and homeless or die in this factory where even the air seemed to be filled with slow-acting toxins.

“Mr. Abis, I’m back! I found the solvent machine, it’s in the basement below the factory! I gave the two guards there an injection, they’ll be asleep for three days!”

At that moment, Abyss heard Titus's voice behind him, indicating that he had successfully found the machine he had been longing for.

“You’ve come at the right time. Could your gang look after these kids for a while? Let them hide in your territory for a few days and give them a good meal. After I’ve finished dealing with things here, I’ll send them to an acquaintance of mine.” Abis didn’t turn around, but looked at the emaciated children with heartache. They worked more than ten hours a day, yet they didn’t even get enough nutrition.

“Ha…of course, of course, it won’t cost much, I’d be happy to. As long as the kids don’t misbehave, my gang will be very patient.” Titus seemed to be breathing heavily with exhaustion as he walked over to Abyss.

Abyss then saw what Titus looked like and was startled.

Titus's entire face was blackened by something, and his clothes smelled burnt. Standing there, he looked like a miner who had just crawled out of a coal mine, with only his eyes and a mouthful of uneven white teeth showing.

Chapter 124 The Solvent Machine Has Been Found

"What's wrong with you?" Abyss asked in surprise, looking at Titus who appeared disheveled and comical.

Titus waved the burnt and deformed face mask he was holding, and said with a wry smile on his blackened face, "Don't mention it. Weren't you going to come with me to find Lanis? She's right here, with that machine that produces alchemical solvents. When I found that machine and tried to touch it, she attacked me. Luckily, she didn't kill me, she just gave me a little lesson."

"Lanis, is she that crazy but kind halfling aunt?" a child asked timidly from the side.

"Huh? You know her too?" Abyss turned around and looked at the child.

The child who had spoken earlier nodded and said, "Mr. Eugene brought her in. He said she had to stay here and make ten times the amount of all the potions he destroyed before she could leave. Then she was locked in the basement. She would come out to eat, and Mr. Weeks would watch her eat before she went back down to the basement. Sometimes she would give her food to those of us who hadn't eaten enough... And Mr. Weeks only kept an eye on her and didn't dare to mess with her, so he didn't bother with us."

“I see. So she was indeed captured by Eugene.” Titus wiped his face with the deformed face towel in his hand, leaving streaks on his face. “I felt something was off when she met me. She was particularly enthusiastic when she heard that I wanted her to help blow up the Sheep Eye Gang’s warehouse.”

“Yes, I really want to see her now. She seems interested in that machine as well, and I have something very important to ask her.” Abis smiled and nodded. “Now, let’s take these children away. Mr. Eugene, who hired them, is probably still fast asleep or out partying. I can guarantee that none of his men here will send the message back.”

"I always felt that Mr. Abyss's magical skills were very profound. Actually, you are much older than you look, aren't you?" Titus looked at Abyss with great admiration. In his eyes, Abyss was now like an omnipotent god.

Attacking from a distance is a high-level application of wind magic in the elemental school. Ordinary elemental mages can't control wind with such precision; they usually just create whirlwinds or draw air away from a spot. The more skilled can only form wind blades to inflict some cutting damage on their targets—but don't forget, the Abyss also used wind to cut through an enemy's armored warrior! Those massive creatures made of high-strength, high-quality alloys aren't something an ordinary wind blade can cut!

The ability to make enemy henchmen obey and submit with a single word must be a mind-altering spell from the Illusion School, directly altering the enemy's mind and making them subconsciously regard the Abyss as an unassailable master.

Titus didn't know exactly what it was that allowed him to catch a punch from the armored man with his bare hands, which had the force of several tons. But it might be the armor spell of a Transformationist mage that temporarily hardened his body to an extreme degree, directly transferring the impact to the ground so that he could emerge unscathed.

To be proficient in so many schools of magic at such a high level—such a person would be an invaluable expert wherever they went. Titus felt increasingly confident that he had struck gold, a treasure that others couldn't obtain even with a lifetime of luck!

Damn it, why don't I have a younger sister? If I did, I would have arranged for him to marry my sister sooner, and then I would have a super big shot to keep me in check!

It's only because the Abyss doesn't know what he's thinking that he'd be disappointed. The telekinetic attacks and cuts were actually the Abyss releasing invisible ghostly minions; his beckoning gestures weren't spellcasting but commands to the ghosts. As for Titus's perceived mind manipulation, it was just a simple illusion spell. However, the Abyss, being a necromancer, had a habit of using multiple spells simultaneously, so he cast several illusions at once to make the minions obey so completely. And to withstand the armored man's attack, the Abyss didn't even use magic; it was all thanks to Leona's rapidly increasing favorability towards him over the past few days, which provided him with superhuman physical strength.

As for his sister, even if Titus had one, Abyss had no interest in her; he preferred to be with the quiet and peaceful dead.

Although the children were a little worried, they followed Abyss out of the factory with his encouragement. At Abyss's signal, Titus also gathered all his men who were nearby.

Seeing that the children were still worried, Abyss ordered the Sheep-Eyes gang henchmen, who were already under the influence of a bewitching spell at the door, to perform a juggling act for the children. Although their skills were terrible, the children gradually relaxed when they saw those originally fierce-looking guys suddenly become as docile as dogs.

Although the Black Hat Gang members were a little surprised that their boss had brought back so many children from the Sheep Eye Gang, they didn't ask any questions. They didn't care what their boss was planning to do; as long as they listened to their boss, they were sure to do the right thing.

Under the cover of darkness, the children were safely evacuated without incident, and none of the Sheep's Eye gang obtained any valuable intelligence. Abyss completed this cleanly and efficiently before returning to the factory with Titus.

……

It was clear that Eugene treasured his machine. The basement beneath the factory was deep and had been reinforced to a very high standard, so neither an earthquake nor an explosion could cause it to collapse. Abyss and Titus descended a dry and clean staircase, and the first thing they saw was a thick stone door, half-open, with a sheep-eyed gang member lying unconscious on either side, his face green.

"The machine is in here. There might be more guards and more vigilance during the day, but at night, only these two sleepy idiots are left. I just gave them both a tranquilizer dart each. It was perfect." Titus grinned and showed Abyss the miniature crossbow fixed to his wrist. "When you see Lanis later, you might be able to persuade this explosion-loving madwoman. I feel like she considers that machine her own property."

Abis nodded; he wasn't afraid of any explosion.

The stone door was only slightly ajar. Abyss calculated that the gap seemed a bit small; to get in, one would have to squeeze in sideways.

This was certainly not to Abyss's liking, and he reached out, trying to pull the stone door open.

"Aha! You gray-haired brat, you've fallen for my trap! My hand has already touched that stone door!"

Suddenly, a loud laugh came from the doorway, and at the same time, a violent explosion occurred where Abyss's hand touched!

Chapter 125 Who Says the Dead Can't Talk?

The stone gate has been coated with magic potion!

Boom!

Abyss only had time for such a thought to flash before his body was engulfed by a burst of flames.

The surface of the stone gate, coated with magic, reacted violently the moment the Abyss touched it, unleashing a burst of intense heat and shockwaves. The bright light from the explosion blinded Titus.

"Oh no!" Titus exclaimed in alarm. He seemed to have forgotten that his intrusion had already alerted Lanis. Now, even Mr. Abyss had fallen victim to it!

He won't be angry about this, will he?

The explosion quickly died down, and a thick plume of black smoke billowed from where the Abyss was. At that moment, a small figure emerged from behind the half-blown stone door, loudly mocking the Abyss, who was still shrouded in the smoke.

"Hahahaha! Explosion! Explosion! You impolite brat, trying to steal my time-space solvent machine! Disturbing me once wasn't enough, you had to bring backup?" The man let out a hoarse laugh, his slightly wrinkled face beaming with joy. "Now you know how powerful I am? Let me tell you, if you dare take another step forward, my other explosives will teach you an even more profound lesson!"

"A very good concentrated potion. Did you make it? It seems to contain many unstable substances, which are not easy to concentrate."

Before Lannis could stop laughing, Abyss's indifferent voice suddenly came from the thick black smoke.

"Huh?" Lanis was suddenly surprised. The concentration process of the concentrated potion she used was indeed very difficult, but he should be coughing from the smoke and unable to speak at this moment, so how could he still ask questions so calmly?

"Oh, sorry, I forgot that it's very impolite not to talk face to face." Abyss's voice came again. A gentle breeze blew by, and the thick smoke around Abyss completely dissipated, revealing Abyss unharmed inside.

Not only was her body blackened by the explosion, but even Abyss's hands, which had directly touched the explosive potion, remained completely clean. Abyss showed no anger whatsoever; instead, she looked at Lanis with boundless curiosity.

Lanis has a fairly typical halfling appearance: short, blond hair, a round face, short, thin legs, and large, unshoe-bound feet. Halflings live about 1.5 times longer than humans, and Lanis, now in her seventies, only has a few wrinkles around her eyes, making her look slightly aged. She is only about 1.2 meters tall and rather thin, appearing somewhat frail.