Abyssal Chronicles-Chapter 1058: The Watcher

"You and the young master met them before? What are the odds?" James exclaimed in disbelief.

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The Blue Star was no small place - to meet someone again from a decade ago while on a mission was way too much of a coincidence, right?

After a moment of bewilderment, James’s curiosity got the better of him.

"So, what happened between the young master and them ten years back? You still remember, Brother Webke?"

"Not with them exactly, more like with their son. If I remember correctly... the young master was pretty shaken up by their son."

"Their son? Kenzou?"

"No, the one who committed suicide."

"Committed suicide?"

James’s face twisted with doubt. "Brother, are you joking? Wasn’t the second son just an ordinary person? How could he possibly scare the young master?"

"I’m not sure about the details, but when the young master came back that day, he looked absolutely terrified."

Webke seemed perplexed himself remembering that scene.

"Let’s drop it. Whatever trick that kid pulled back then, the one who dared frighten our young master has already been dealt with. No point dwelling on it. Besides..."

Webke narrowed his eyes, watching as the couple and Satoru’s group entered the ground floor lobby.

"Target’s on the move. Stop chatting, we need to follow them. Hmm? There’s an extra girl and some kids? Satoru’s relatives? Can’t see their faces with those masks."

Webke muttered quietly while keeping his eyes on them and giving instructions to his subordinate.

"James, go pay the parking fee and start the car. We need to follow them quickly... James? James? I’m talking to you! Huh?"

When his subordinate didn’t respond, Webke frowned. His combat instincts suddenly picked up a chill from behind.

In an instant, Webke drew both guns from his waist and spun around into a defensive stance.

"What the?!"

The scene before him made Webke’s expression change dramatically. Now he understood why James hadn’t responded.

Dark, blood-colored thorns had silently emerged from the shadowy bushes. Like living, conscious beings, they had wrapped tightly around James and William! The thorns glowed with an eerie blue light, like ghostly shadows from the underworld.

James and William struggled desperately, trying to break free using their spirit energy. But the blood-colored thorns only constricted tighter, like hungry pythons. A strange aura emanated from the thorns, carrying some kind of cursed power. Within seconds, the two men felt their bodies growing heavy, their strength rapidly fading. Their spirit energy was instantly devoured by the greedy thorns.

Fed by their spirit energy, the thorns grew larger, covering their entire bodies and piercing deep into their flesh, draining their life force. Their bodies quickly withered into husks.

It happened so fast Webke couldn’t react.

"What the hell is this thing?!"

Before he could think further, the bone-chilling aura from the thorns sent his survival instincts screaming.

"Not good!!"

Webke tried to retreat. But before his body could move, the blood-colored thorns erupted from the ground with lightning speed, instantly binding his legs! His right hand, reaching for a distress signal spell, was crushed into bloody pulp by the thorns. Countless thorns pierced through Webke’s body, draining his power.

Excruciating pain made Webke want to scream, but the poison’s paralyzing effect instantly robbed him of his voice. In mere moments, this sixth-rank powerhouse was easily subdued by the blood-colored thorns, completely immobilized.

Unlike his two companions though, Webke wasn’t immediately drained into a husk - just restrained and weakened.

"What... what’s happening?" Webke screamed internally. But his mental cry cut short as an eerie flower emerged from the ground before him. Its petals shimmered a deep blue, radiating an oppressive mystical aura.

The flower slowly bloomed, revealing a deep blue eye at its center. That cold, penetrating gaze glinted with a chilling light that made one’s blood run cold. The air grew heavy with a ghostly chill as the flower opened.

"You seem to know quite a few interesting things~" A ethereal female voice echoed directly in Webke’s mind, making him shudder.

"W-what are you?! How dare you attack people from the Felder family! Do you have a death wish?! The Felders won’t let you get away with this!"

Webke tried threatening with his backing, hoping to save his life. But the eye in the flower merely narrowed, clearly unimpressed.

"How exciting~ I look forward to it."

As the mysterious woman’s voice faded, Webke’s world went dark as blood thorns pierced through his eyes into his skull, wrapping around his brain. Like his companions, he was dragged underground by the thorns, vanishing without a trace.

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Meanwhile, in the car, Fanzi looked curiously at his granddaughter cradled in his arms. Noticing she kept one eye closed, he asked worriedly: "What’s wrong, little one? Is something in your right eye?"

"I’m fine, grandpa," Youlan replied in her adorable child’s voice. "I just think it looks cool like this, hehe~"

"Ah, I see!" Fanzi smiled warmly at the innocent child. Kids being quirky was perfectly normal after all.

He ruffled her hair and didn’t press further. But Youlan gazed thoughtfully out the window.

"The Felder family, huh..." she whispered.

Clearly, Youlan was behind the trackers’ disappearance. Ever cautious, unlike Liyu and Limo who were fully absorbed in exploring the new world, Youlan had planted her power-infused flora throughout the neighborhood after arriving at Satoru’s residence.

The reason was simple - to protect her Mother from those who might harbor ill intent, since this world was hostile to Void Demons too. These seeds could both monitor and, if needed, spread Shadow Power to convert tens of thousands into Void Demons to handle powerful enemies. Youlan felt only curiosity about Mother’s former world, not attachment to its inhabitants.

They were all disposable if necessary.

"So Mother used to be a boy?" Youlan glanced at the black-haired girl chatting with Yela in the backseat, her cute eyes filling with surprise and regret.

"If we’d known earlier, we could have seduced Mother ourselves... instead of letting that flirty Girl of Destiny get there first..."