Chapter 16
Fili began to doubt his life. He didn't know whether he was shocked or stunned. He felt his whole body numb, as if... he had seen something he shouldn't have seen.
He subconsciously closed the door, but before he could do so, he received a series of terrifying gazes. He knew it was over, he had been spotted by them!
Xius raised his head and looked towards the door where the noise came from, but he didn't see anyone. He only saw light snow falling. It was dim and he couldn't see any passers-by.
The door of the antique shop is a glass door, so you can see outside from the inside, but it is old and the glass has turned yellow, so the view outside is hazy and people's faces are often blurred. From his position at the front desk, he can only see the gray wall of the house opposite.
I felt like there was a knock on the door just now.
Is this an illusion? But it doesn't seem to be the first time.
Xius felt it was a bit strange and lowered his eyes to look at the white cat.
The white cat was looking outside lazily, with its eyelids half drooping and yawning.
Hughes: "Did you hear a knock on the door just now?"
The white cat blinked and shook its head obediently.
Hughes: "Didn't hear it? That's really strange."
Outside the door, Fili was meeting Eliog.
Eliog was no longer in cat form, but transformed into a human in an instant, his emerald eyes were cold and majestic, and his face was dark.
Eliorg stared: "You saw it."
Fili was stunned for a moment, almost unable to react, and could only say: "Yes..."
I was just suspicious just now, but now I am sure of it. There are actually four Abyss Lords in such an ordinary antique shop!
Eliorg glanced at the contractor in front of him and warned: "Don't leak it, don't disturb that person, don't spy on that person. If you dare, you know the consequences."
Fili paused, sweat dripping down his forehead, as if he understood something, and asked cautiously: "Who is that person——"
Before he could finish his words, Eliorg interrupted, "Can't you see?"
Fili's face turned pale, thinking about that scene... The Lord of the Abyss was just like a child in front of "that person". Who could treat the Lord of the Abyss as a child!
And is that person really a human?
Is that a god? But even if it is a god, it can't be possible. Don't you, the Lord of the Abyss, dislike even gods?
Fili could never have imagined that such a terrifying person would quietly stay in an ordinary, even shabby antique shop in the imperial city, and he looked like he had almost no magic power! If Ronal hadn't run into him by chance, they wouldn't have been able to find him.
His mind was in a mess, but Fili did not forget the purpose of his visit.
But before he could say anything, Eliorg saw through him and said, "If you want to borrow our power, it depends on whether you can fulfill our requirements."
Request? Fili immediately thought of the matter of re-editing history and said, "Scholars are compiling it urgently."
Eliorg said indifferently: "As soon as possible."
I have to do it before my father updates his game system, otherwise all my efforts will be wasted if he finds out.
Although Fili didn't understand why this was the request, he fully understood what he had to do and just nodded in agreement.
At least I got the promise of the Lord of the Abyss!
Next, Fili wanted to continue asking, but Eliog ignored him. Fili knew that Eliog would not pay attention to him anymore, so he didn't want to bother him any more.
Watching Fili walk away, Eliog was silent for a moment, then casually restored the contract with Fili.
He thought that humans were sometimes really "foreign". They were born from humans and in a sense, they were the power of humans.
However, this is also because they have never said the real reason for their covenant with humans, as well as their origins and truth.
Eliorg was silent, and no one knew what he was thinking.
At this time, his outstanding appearance attracted the attention of a human girl passing by in the alley.
The girl with twin ponytails stopped and looked at Him in surprise, her eyes sparkling with curiosity, as if she had never seen such a special existence before.
Eliog turned his head and met that cautious gaze.
The girl was startled and inexplicably frightened, and she took two steps back.
However, Eliog seemed to comfort her, and raised his lips slightly, showing a perfect smile.
Snowflakes were flying as a young man stood in front of a quaint antique shop, dressed in black and looking mysterious. He exuded an icy cold aura that kept people at a distance, but after a smile, he revealed a bit of gentleness.
The girl's fear immediately disappeared and she stared at Him blankly until she was taken away by her parents.
Eliorg looked at the alley where figures were flashing, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.
There are many theories among humans about the reason why the Lord of the Abyss makes a contract with humans. The specific content of the contract is also unclear. Most people believe that the Lord of the Abyss will take away the soul of the contractor, or even something more important.
But they are not. They are not interested in human souls, nor are they like some gods who love to collect human "virtues".
They just want to find their father through the eyes and ears of humans all over the continent, so they are more inclined to choose strong or powerful humans as their contractors.
As for "why would we lend our strength to humans".
Perhaps it is because they are creations of their human father, and have inherited their father's humanity. They have created themselves based on their father's humanity, know their father's wishes, and have a part of their hearts that wants to fulfill their father's vision.
Therefore, their pro-human compatriots among them helped humans behind the scenes and personally buried the [Demon Era] when giant beasts were rampant, allowing the continent to usher in the [Human Era], although humans were completely unaware of this.
Concealment was also Agares's instruction.
Agares doesn't do things without a reason.
Eliog's eyes darkened slightly, and he turned to look at the towering imperial city, then swept across the towers that almost reached the clouds, and finally landed in the direction of the Brave Memorial.
In human history, their father was unknown and mediocre. As a brave savior who was highly expected, he had almost no fighting power and withdrew from the stage of history early.
"But sooner or later, humans will know that my father is the one who has protected humanity to this day."
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At this time, Xius was talking to the cubs about what had happened over the years.
Hughes asked, "Are you all working on upgrading?"
The cats all nodded. That's right, they worked really hard to upgrade!
Xius: "Have you ever been bullied by the monsters in the abyss? Have you ever met any bad guys?"
The cats all shook their heads.
Maybe it won’t be easy at first, but now they are the “bad guys”!
What are the monsters from the abyss? The abyss has been broken through!
The cats' eyes sparkled, especially the red-haired Moragos, who raised his chin with a proud look on his face.
"Are you asking me how the new compatriots are doing?"
Hughes opened the game panel. In fact, he had just started modeling, with only a rough configuration, no outline details, and no specific setting description.
The improvement of creation skills will be reflected in the degree of refinement, but it does not mean that the children who model first are rough and the children who come later are more refined.
Because after the children in front have been modeled, the children will upgrade and evolve on their own, refine themselves, and ultimately will not lag behind the children coming out later.
His progress is almost in sync with that of the children.
In addition, after his skills improve, he will also add settings for the previous children. However, there are too many children, and sometimes he loses sight of one and always fails to do well, which makes him very embarrassed.
Xiu Si looked at them and said, "It's still under construction. I haven't used the system for a long time, so I feel rusty, but it's going well. When you use skills, you will accumulate experience. You can level up when you have enough experience. The good news is that I am now level 20. By the way, what level are you now?"
The four cats suddenly exchanged glances.
Vassago looked at Eliog who was walking back and asked in his mind, "What level did you register for?"
Eliorg answered subconsciously: "Level 21."
Vassago was silent.
Moragos immediately reported level 22.
Eliog was stunned, and then Inbos reported level 23.
This time it was Moragos' turn to be stunned, but Vashago then reported level 24.
Eliorg is on fire. These guys are all scheming, right? Using me as a stepping stone to prove that you guys are working harder to level up?!
But he didn't expect that Zeus's eyes fell on him, as if he paid more attention to him because he was the lowest in rank among them.
Eliorg suddenly realized that he had won! The weak ones are more concerned, so let these guys play tricks!
The other three cats came to their senses and their faces turned black. Their claws were itching to beat their compatriots again.
However, after understanding the situation, Xiu Si did not ask too many details, but said with relief: "Finally, we found four. By the way, how did you find me?"
The four cats gave the same testimony at the same time, saying that they had sensed where he was and quickly ran over from the abyss.
The Abyss is actually a kind of subspace, but it is closer to the continent. It is a self-consistent domain, equivalent to the inland sea in the ocean. As long as the location is clear, time is not a problem for the subspace to reach the physical world. For beings above level 90, it is just a matter of thought. Of course, the premise is [stable space-time]. If the space-time is unstable, let alone timely transfer to the location, it is even a problem whether you can survive.
Hughes understood and continued to ask: "By the way, do you know where the other children are?"
The three new cats shook their heads at the same time.
Hughes was a little embarrassed and asked, "Where are Bar and Agares? Don't you have any clues?"
They were silent at the same time, and Eliog, Morags, and Inposs looked at Vassago at the same time.
Vassago should know where they are.
The first-ranked compatriot Baal and the second-ranked Agares were the compatriots that their father trusted the most. Baal was born first and was the strongest among them, while Agares was not only strong, but also the wisest among them. Even though they hated each other so much, they had to admit that Baal and Agares were special among them.
When their father was not available to take care of them, it was usually Baal or Agares who took care of them. They often fought among themselves, but few dared to provoke Baal or Agares.
Baal and Agares would ignore them.
However, as to the question of "where is Baal"... to be honest, they don't know either.
The last time Vashago sensed Baal's presence was in a Warp crack, and that was more than three thousand years ago. As for Agares, no one knows. Agares is elusive. There is a saying that He lives in the virtues and dreams of mankind, and His real body has not appeared for at least five thousand years.
Vashak still remembered that before Agares disappeared, he seemed to have had a fierce quarrel with Baal, and even fought in the warp, causing a major shock in the physical world.
He has the power to find lost things, but Baal and Agares are in special circumstances. Like their father, they are unable to use this power for some reason and cannot find anything.
It is also possible that they did not want to be found by Him, so they used their strength to block the power.
After thinking for a while, Vashak honestly explained the situation of Bal and Agares.
Xiu Si frowned, was silent for a long time, and asked: "How do we get to the subspace?"
He wanted to find Baal in the Warp.
Vassago paused.
If the physical world is a "water surface", the subspace is the deep sea under the water surface. The so-called super-existence is the existence that can freely break the water surface and enter and exit the deep sea. In other words, one way to enter the subspace is to become a super-existence, and the other way is to use some magic or other means.
However, finding any existence in the subspace is an extremely difficult task. Over the years, they have searched the abyss and the continent but could not find their father. So they thought that their father might be in the subspace and were preparing to move there to look for him. Fortunately, they have found him now.
He did not approve of his father going to the Warp to find Baal. For one thing, the Warp was too dangerous and some of the "Gods" in it were very troublesome.
The other three cats all agreed. Moreover, Baal's presence was too strong. If he was really found, it would be a big obstacle!
After thinking it over, Vashaks said an objective reality: "No matter what means are used, humans must be at least level 30 to go to the subspace."
The real subspace is different from the abyss. It is extremely unstable. You can enter the abyss as long as you are at level 1. It is relatively stable. The danger lies mainly in the monsters in the abyss, but the subspace itself is dangerous.
Xius nodded: "Is that so? The book 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Subspace' also says so." He was talking about a book he had just borrowed from the Memorial Hall of the Brave yesterday, and it happened to be at hand.
"I have to upgrade quickly so I can find Baal and the others as soon as possible."
Hearing the name "Baal", the white cat didn't say much, and his deep green eyes were filled with a bit of resentment.
But Xius changed the subject and looked outside the door. "But I don't know if it's too late. This country is facing a crisis. The Kingdom of Light is attacking. You may not come at the right time."
The Oss Empire is vast, and the imperial city is located in the center of the empire. It is too late to leave now.
He is not a citizen of the Ottoman Empire, which may be a good thing. Once the war breaks out, the consequences of the country's victory or defeat will not fall on him.
"so……"
Xius touched the heads of the cats one by one and said, "If the empire cannot avoid destruction, you should run back to the abyss first if you think the situation is not right. Got it?"
The white cat tilted its head.
Red cat wagging its tail.
The gray cat nodded.
Eliog took a step forward, pressed his soft claws on Zeus' arm, raised his head, and fixed his cat eyes, as if saying: Father, you are slowly upgrading, you protected us before, now it's our turn.
The other cats had the same look.
Zeus looked at them in the form of little kittens and could not see any fighting ability at all. He even felt that he might be able to fight better than them.
But I'm still quite relieved.
at the same time.
Phili walked heavily back to the military district's office, and suddenly a bold guess popped into his mind.
Could that young man in the antique shop be the legendary Lord of the Abyss?
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