Chapter 334

Chapter 120 Light and Darkness – Seventeen

“Roar! Roar! Roar!”

The monster beneath me shook violently, its shrill cries nearly shattering my eardrums. My head was filled with a constant “buzzing.” For a moment, my vision blurred.

My head hurt!

Yet, even so, I never loosened my grip on the tentacles. I squeezed my legs tighter and channeled Frost Order with all my might. The freezing frost mist surged from my body like steam, enveloping both of us. It was as if we were a massive ice meteor, tumbling through the sky above the capital, flying over buildings and streets, soaring past towering towers and walls, heading further away.

Stop…

Please, stop…

Continuously channeling Frost Order made me feel tired, and my stamina gradually waned. Soon after, I started panting. But at the same time, I could clearly sense that the monster’s speed had noticeably slowed down.

Put in more effort!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

The cold wind and howling gusts kept pouring into my ears, from my lips into my mouth, and through my collar and sleeves. My body, just like the frozen nun’s robe, was stiff and tense. Struggling to keep my eyes wide open, I maintained the frost mist output while also being wary of the monster’s possible counterattack.

But none of the expected counterattacks came.

The monster’s wings were frozen stiff, making flight increasingly difficult. It plummeted from high altitude, gliding to about three or four meters above the ground before crashing into a tile-roofed house. Rubble flew past my head, and I quickly lowered my posture, almost pressing my entire upper body against the monster’s back, my mouth close to its head.

“Yilush… Can you hear me…?”

In the midst of the sudden gale and frost, every word was uttered with gritted teeth, extremely difficult.

“Stop… Ah…”

Suddenly, my body began to rise rapidly. A few seconds later, it plummeted sharply, almost throwing off the already exhausted me. But I could feel that the strong Abyssal aura around it had weakened, and the swirling dead smoke around me became sparse.

We’re going to hit the ground…

Realizing this, I curled up tightly.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—Boom!

A loud noise reverberated in my ears, rocks and ice shards scattered everywhere, dust flying up.

The beast’s massive body crashed onto the road, its frozen wings shattering suddenly, two front limbs snapped, and the hard stone road cracked inch by inch. In an instant, I used the impact to flip off its body, bouncing up and falling again, rolling far away, “thud,” my back hitting a protruding step.

…It hurts…

Headache, back pain, limb pain, dizziness, my whole body spinning, unable to get up for a long time.

Where did I fall?

Struggling to lift my head and open my eyes, before I could clearly see my surroundings, I felt the only layer of fabric on my body—the nun’s robe that had hardened like armor—begin to crack and slide down from my shoulder.

…!!

I widened my eyes.

Oh my God!

Never in my life had my brain reacted so quickly.

Bang—

In an instant, the white frost mist burst out again from within me, spreading like an avalanche before my eyes, concealing my small body. Everything was white with frost. Suppressing the dizziness and nausea, I felt the coldness on my upper body, too scared to stand up. The chaotic power inside me surged rapidly, and in the next moment, the black dead smoke tore through the frost mist, enveloping me.

Warm power…

A strong sense of security instantly filled my heart and mind.

The dead smoke then flowed freely across my skin, gradually solidifying, becoming as hard as steel, tearing apart the remaining scraps of cloth on my body, turning them to ashes.

Amidst the thick smoke, I slowly stood up, flexing my ankles, then looked down, seeing the black armor fully formed. I sighed with relief.

…Transformation complete.

The dead smoke and frost mist gradually dissipated. Not far away, the monster, covered in ice crystals and frost, rose to its feet on its remaining four hind legs. Ice fragments continued to fall from its body, its large, round compound eyes fixed on me.

“Abyssal Language, have you lost your ability to hear the will of the gods and thus lost your mind.”

The indifferent, emotionless question came from the monster. The voice sounded female but had an odd metallic rasp.

“Abyssal Language, cease your actions. As a servant of the gods, I do not wish to harm my kin.”

Ignoring its rebuke, I refused to respond in Abyssal language. Instead, I shouted loudly, “Yilush! If you can hear me, answer me! Please!”

Although I was anxious, I didn’t know what else to do.

I should hate such monsters from the Abyss… I swore to kill them… I wanted to exterminate these monsters, this thought had been firmly rooted in my heart, never wavering.

And this monster was the first one I encountered since leaving my village.

But now, I felt a bit lost.

I should kill it as soon as possible; otherwise, the consequences could be severe…

This

Then she understood.

But…

Yilushu might still be alive. Her consciousness may not have disappeared, after all, there’s my precedent. We should be different from other abyssals; we are special… Perhaps I can find her back, and then… I won’t feel alone, I won’t have to bear the indescribable weight by myself anymore. In the future, when something unsettling or sad happens, I will have someone in the same situation, with whom I can share everything without reservation.

“Yilushu, change back! You can do it! I can!”

Although she is younger than me…

However, even if she has become like this, she hasn’t killed civilians, right? She has turned into a monster, but she only killed those soldiers defending the church who attacked it.

Yilushu understands.

She understands that those soldiers are my enemies. She is young, but she understands. If she hadn’t acted just now, it would have been my turn… Yilushu has judgment, she isn’t reckless… And since I’ve been chasing her and releasing frost mist on her, breaking her wings, yet… she didn’t attack me!

Perhaps reason still exists, perhaps… she can still recognize me.

I admit I have selfish reasons.

But if I don’t try, no one will know what the outcome will be…

“Yilushu, give it a try! Relax… you can change back… wake up!”

The monster named Yilushu fell silent.

She still showed no signs of intending to attack, and naturally, there were no expressions for me to observe on her insect-like face. But strangely, I seemed to understand one thing: she was thinking.

And… she was puzzled about something.

It was like a close bond between us. Apart from that, we could faintly sense each other’s emotions. I don’t know how I came to this conclusion, but I knew it for sure.

Strange, did I ever feel like this before…

After a while, the monster spoke again.

“[Abyssal Language] We suspect. You seem not pure. Your existence is hard to understand by us… May I ask. Can you hear the supreme will?”

What the heck is she talking about…

Does she not understand why I am like this? Or is she puzzled by my human thoughts? What supreme will… Is she referring to that voice in my head that Yilushu mentioned?

I’ve never heard it…

I cleared my throat.

Regardless, now the monster’s consciousness clearly does not belong to Yilushu. Continuously calling out to her might be useless, so I might as well try to communicate with this current consciousness first, see if I can find a breakthrough.

My mind raced, and once I made up my mind, I immediately switched languages: “[Abyssal Language] What are we?”

After saying that, I thought for a moment and added: “[Abyssal Language] What is the will of the gods? Your name is Yilushu… do you remember? Yilushu, a human girl, that’s you.”

Upon hearing my question, the monster fell silent again.

I was somewhat nervous, my fists clenched involuntarily, but at the same time, I was eagerly awaiting an answer.

Some questions had long confused me. Since the monster in front of me, which used to be Yilushu, had no hostility towards me, I should really take the chance to talk to it… Of course, the main priority is to awaken Yilushu’s human consciousness.

“[Abyssal Language] Why… did we become like this? Who is harming us? Is the will you speak of from those people?”

After saying that, I waited for a moment.

The monster remained silent.

But the next moment, I sensed strong emotional fluctuations from her.

“Clang—” The monster’s limbs suddenly flailed, the sharp claws at their ends scraping across the hard ground, leaving deep marks. She spread her broken wings, her massive body began to move, coming toward me under my tense gaze, stopping less than a meter away.

Her huge head extended to my face.

I swallowed involuntarily.

Did I say something wrong…

What does she want to do… what should I do now…

“[Abyssal Language] You…”

Just as I was trying to say more, the monster finally spoke.

“[Abyssal Language] Tiny inferior beings, daring to covet great power… Your existence is a sin, and you are not our kind, for now.”

What??

My heart skipped a beat.

In the next moment, dark smoke exploded in front of me, the beast suddenly raised two limbs, and in its large compound eyes, a faint red glow flickered.

Damn…

Before the light flashed, I only had time to close my eyes, instinctively crossing my arms in front of my chest to defend.

Boom—!

In the next moment, my body was struck by a powerful force, flying backward through the air, spinning several times, “Boom!” smashing through a wall like a cannonball, crashing into the houses behind, scattering countless objects, and hitting another wall before finally stopping, falling to the ground.

The sound of falling debris continued endlessly.

“…Haa—, cough, cough…”

Even with the black armor protecting me, the blow to my chest still left me winded, taking a long time to catch my breath. My mind was in a daze, I struggled to push aside a table that had fallen on top of me, and struggled to get up.

“Phew, phew! Phew…”

Spitting out the sand in my mouth, I lifted my head.