Abyssal Chronicles-Chapter 965 - 966: A Silver Lining in Misfortune

As if recalling something horrifying, Luca tremblingly raised his hands to hold his head, his eyes quivering, and his entire body shivering.

"After being hit once, my... my consciousness became... became blurry?! Moreover, that kind of pain was completely unbearable! It hurt so much that I couldn’t concentrate! Then... then Snow Devourer and Death Wing took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on me, and then... then I..."

Star-eyed girl?

Where did this person come from?

In the entire continent, there are only a handful of people who would help Demon Kings and have the ability to confront the Church Wings!

I thought I had already figured it all out clearly.

There shouldn’t be such a person, right?

However,

When formulating the plan, Zuoben naturally took into consideration the possibility of reinforcements and had Luca make preparations in advance.

Even with reinforcements, Luca should have still completed the mission.

Yet,

After being hit once, he lost his combat ability due to pain and was at the mercy of others?

What a joke!

After training for so many years, he can’t even endure pain?!

Utterly useless!!

At this moment, Zuoben’s gaze towards Luca not only contained disappointment but also gave rise to a strong feeling of disgust, as well as an indescribable, bone-chilling coldness that could freeze one’s soul.

On the other side,

As if sensing the coldness in Zuoben’s eyes, Luca continuously kowtowed and apologized.

He waited anxiously for the Prime Minister’s response.

"I’m, I’m very sorry, truly very sorry, Prime Minister. I’m really very sorry!"

And just as Luca was kowtowing and apologizing profusely, Zuoben’s words once again entered his ears.

"How is your physical condition?"

Unlike the previous coldness, this time Zuoben’s words actually carried a hint of concern.

It didn’t sound like he was interrogating a failure, but rather consoling a meritorious official.

Undoubtedly,

Zuoben’s sudden change in tone made Luca somewhat at a loss, blinking his eyes in confusion.

But very quickly,

Coming back to his senses, he lowered his head in trepidation and said with feigned strength:

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, your subordinate’s, your subordinate’s injuries are not serious."

"Tell the truth."

"Re-, really, the injuries are not a big deal..."

"Tell the truth."

"Yes, yes. So-, sorry, your subordinate’s injuries are a bit severe..."

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"How long will it take to recover?"

"This, probably, will need over a month’s time."

"I see…"

Zuoben thoughtfully raised his hand to pinch his chin.

"That won’t do. Right now is a critical moment for the Holy War plan, we can’t afford to lose. There’s no time to let you recuperate for that long. In that case..."

As he spoke,

Under Luca’s puzzled gaze, Zuoben slowly raised his hand and pointed to the tightly closed door behind him,

"In that room, I have stored some ’Tears of Nature’ gifted by the Elf race during previous diplomatic exchanges, as well as some ’Dragon Crystal Fluid’ brought by the Dragon race ambassador. With those treasures, it should help you quickly recover to your peak. After being humiliated by those two Demon Kings, you must feel quite aggrieved, right? Hurry and recover, so you can go settle the score."

"Ah... but..."

Hearing Zuoben’s words, Luca was initially delighted, but immediately after, a trace of hesitation appeared on his pale face.

He was happy that the Prime Minister was willing to provide such precious medicines to help him heal.

But after hearing the words ’settle the score’, Luca couldn’t help revealing a pained expression.

Very clearly,

The star-eyed girl from before had already left an indelible shadow in Luca’s heart. Even though he ultimately escaped by faking self-destruction and burrowing into the ground, Luca, who had already been traumatized by the star-eyed girl, no longer had the courage to confront her. Of course, in front of Zuoben, Luca couldn’t possibly display cowardice. He could only awkwardly nod,

"Yes, yes..."

"..."

After taking in Luca’s reaction, Zuoben’s eyes flashed with an unusual light.

Although he noticed something, Zuoben still maintained that calm smile.

"I still need to go handle some official duties. You can go get the medicine yourself."

"Yes, thank you prime minister."

Luca respectfully nodded.

Seeing that Zuoben didn’t notice his timidity, Luca couldn’t help letting out a long sigh of relief inwardly. In order to quickly adjust his mental state and not let the Prime Minister detect any abnormalities, Luca didn’t say anything more. After respectfully acknowledging the order, he quickly got up and walked towards the side room.

However,

Come to think of it, This room? It seems the Prime Minister has always been very particular about this place and normally doesn’t let people approach it. What exactly is hidden here? It’s quite intriguing...

He just mentioned ’Tears of Nature’ and ’Dragon Crystal Fluid’?

As expected, treasures are hidden here?

Enduring the pain from his injuries, harboring a certain curiosity, he slowly pushed open the room’s door...

Then,

Luca was horrified to discover that what greeted him was not the dazzling treasures collected by the Prime Minister, but a threat called "death".

The next instant, under the embrace of extreme soul oppression, countless pale energy-constructed ghost claws pounced towards him! Rapidly enlarging in Luca’s eyes!

"This, this is?!!"

In that fleeting moment, an unprecedented feeling of terror surged up, causing Luca’s expression to greatly change. He looked at the gray-haired man behind him with disbelief from the corner of his eye.

"Prime Minister, you!"

Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, the pale ghost claws directly grabbed Luca’s mouth, making him unable to utter another word. Afterwards, the other ghost claws immediately swarmed up and directly tore apart Luca’s body with overwhelming force. Although Luca wanted to struggle, he, who was already seriously injured, was powerless to resist the ghost claws and could only be dragged into them amidst horror and despair.

And that door that Luca had just opened also suddenly closed the next moment.

What closed was not only the door but also the hope for Luca’s life.

For a while, after a brief energy conflict, the courtyard once again returned to tranquility, as if nothing had ever happened.

After witnessing this scene, Zuoben crossed his arms in front of his chest and let out a contemptuous snort. "Hmph."

Useless waste, Since your strength has been severely damaged and you’ve lost the will to fight the Abyss Demons... then you have no value in existing. Return your power to the Goddess.

Also, Feeding you, an 8th-level powerhouse.

I shouldn’t need to feed anything else in the short term…

Solving the recent feeding problem was undoubtedly a good thing for Zuoben. But there was never a hint of relaxation or joy on the face of this Church Prime Minister. The constantly tense face spoke volumes about the gravity in Zuoben’s heart.

This was also understandable,

His original action target was to have the Church Wings take action, expose the true identities of the Demon Kings, and lay sufficient mobilization groundwork for the Church’s future unification of the continent. At the same time, kill the Demon Kings and use their heads to provoke Bloody Butterfly, making her and Mengxi become completely hostile and kill each other.

However, the goal of exposing the Abyss Demons may have been accomplished.....

But,

They didn’t manage to kill a single Demon King?!

Although Zuoben didn’t expect the plan to go smoothly from the start, such a result still made him dumbfounded. His whole being was incredibly angry as he tightly clenched his fists.

Zuoben could reluctantly accept Seville’s failure.

After all, the Sword Demon’s strength was truly outrageous.

But even Luca failed?! Defeated by a strange star-eyed girl?!

Moreover,

That piece of trash Scarlet was actually hit by a Mana Fission Bomb?! Although the soul gem hasn’t shattered yet, there’s an 80-90% chance he can’t be saved either.

"A bunch of useless trash...... What use do you all have?!"

Zuoben let out a bone-chilling roar with a gloomy expression.

And at this moment, a gentle, pleasant, and reassuring voice entered Zuoben’s ears.

—"No need to be so angry, Prime Minister. This subordinate has brought you good news."—

Hm?

This voice?

"Coria?"

Looking back, under the embrace of a soft white light, Coria of the Church Wings, who possessed peak 8th-level strength, fanned her pure white wings and slowly descended from the air, arriving in the courtyard. She respectfully half-knelt in front of Zuoben.

Gazing at this girl who had become his quality chess piece after brainwashing, Zuoben asked in puzzlement:

"What good news are you referring to?"

"Of course, it’s that this subordinate has completed the mission given by you and Her Majesty."

With that,

Coria smiled, took out a square wooden box from her spatial ring, and respectfully presented it to Zuoben. As the wooden box cracked open, a bloody girl’s head was revealed in front of Zuoben.

"Thanks to the blessings of the Goddess, this subordinate has successfully killed Shuoyue. Shuoyue’s head is hereby presented to the Prime Minister!"