Chapter 1
A passenger ship is sailing on the sea.
The sky was a gloomy gray, and fine raindrops fell on the deck. The sound of the raindrops was soon drowned out by the rumbling thunder in the sky.
Since dedicated sea-going aircraft have become widely used, people have rarely seen this retro means of transportation.
However, considering the remote geographical location of the K8 star region, the passenger flow cannot even support the fuel consumption cost of a round trip of the aircraft, which seems understandable.
But the passenger ship had its inconveniences after all. Sure enough, the radio soon announced -
"Due to weather conditions, the final arrival time at the destination will be delayed."
The passenger ship with more than a dozen people on board was silent for a moment, and then some passengers immediately expressed their dissatisfaction.
Amidst the chaotic sounds, Lu Mi slowly opened his eyes.
His eyes were still hazy from a nap, and as he moved his head slightly, the book covering his face slipped off.
A staff member who happened to be passing by with a cart stopped in his tracks.
She had an impression of the passenger Lu Mi. After all, her job was to push a cart full of food and water around every once in a while.
Since boarding the ship, Lu Mi has been sitting alone in the last row, sleeping with his face covered with a book.
After a few trips back and forth, the staff had become familiar with everyone else on the ship - except for this person, whom they still hadn't even seen what he looked like.
"Hello."
In line with professionalism, the staff member finally seized the opportunity to speak.
"Excuse me, what do you need..."
The unfinished words stopped abruptly the moment he saw the other person's face clearly.
The young man, who was about to wake up, was picking up the book and looking up.
Behind him was a window shrouded in rain and mist. Against such a gray background, everything seemed to have lost its color - except this man.
His skin was pale, as if covered with a layer of light. His silver eyes were light, but deep within them flowed a captivating luster, as if they had the power to see into the depths of one's heart.
He was wearing a minimalist black and white windbreaker. For a moment, it seemed as if strange lines were spreading from under his tightly fitted collar, along his pale skin, towards his slender neck...
The young man's bony hands were resting on his long legs as he sat leaning against the window, his posture revealing an indescribable laziness.
"Thank you, but no thanks."
It was not until the young man spoke slowly that the staff came back to their senses from their long trance.
Until they left, the staff seemed to be still immersed in that inexplicable shock, and their steps were unsteady.
Lu Mi understood and looked at the weather outside the window with some distress.
Then, Lu Mi opened the book in his hand again - it was the "K8 Star Region Travel Guide" which was equipped in the pocket behind every seat here to introduce the local customs and culture.
Although his eyes were fixed on the travel brochure, in reality, Lu Mi's thoughts had sunk deep into his mind.
It is also in his spiritual space——
There was a [book] quietly floating there.
Just by focusing your consciousness on it, the hexagram-like pattern on the cover of the book will immediately emit a quiet light.
At the same time, the message of the book naturally came to his mind.
The Book of the Keys of Solomon
If it were in Lu Mi's original world, I believe few people would not be surprised at this moment, and would immediately think of an omniscient and omnipotent king and his famous legend of the seventy-two pillars.
This legend was once as eternal as a star, hanging high in the sky. Distant, mysterious, and beautiful, as if just by vaguely recalling it, one could experience the grandeur and ups and downs of a myth.
It makes people's hearts surge and boil for no reason.
[As long as the target voluntarily writes his or her name in this book, you can gain the other party's knowledge and abilities. ]
Lu Mi didn't know whether this book was based on that legend, but it appeared and bound to him when he first crossed into this world.
That’s right, Lu Mi is a time traveler.
It's a pity that he had bad luck in his early years and traveled to the worst place in the world - the abyss.
All I have is this blank book.
As the only human being there, facing the various monsters in the abyss, he is like a piece of Tang Monk's meat.
That chaotic and thrilling experience could be written into a separate book called "How I started from hell and fought my way to the highest level of divine equipment in the bloody storm."
Of course, it started out as a means of survival, and then it became stamp collecting.
By the time I realized it, I had hunted more and more names.
By now, Lu Mi has left the abyss, and the Book of Keys is still with him.
——At this moment, as Lu Mi's mind moved, the key book immediately flipped automatically.
You can see that it is already filled with content.
It was neither human writing nor the language of any civilization in the past, but an authentic work belonging only to the devil.
He knew better than anyone the terror behind each rune.
Therefore, the reason why Lu Mi, although he is clearly able to, almost never materializes the Book of Keys is this: the tremendous power contained in these real names written by the devil himself is a disaster that ordinary people cannot bear.
It's so intense that even a single glance at it would make the average person dizzy, and if one tries to interpret it beyond their capabilities, something quite terrifying could happen.
There is no possibility of interpretation at all.
The only person in this world who possesses this authority is Lu Mi, who is flipping through this book with ease.
But sometimes, there are some painful and happy things happening——
Just like now, the Book of Keys is particularly active today.
Lu Mi had already seen many names flashing with unusually bright light as he turned the pages of the book.
"Use us! Call us!" it seemed to say.
at the same time.
“Buzz——”
In a strange buzzing sound.
Symbols like magic circles, representing different demonic powers, appeared layered in this space.
The dark spiritual world turned into the boundless universe.
What followed were huge doors, and corresponding magic circles appeared on the doors corresponding to the demons.
Occasionally, lightning and flames would flow from the cracks in the door.
It seems that as long as he gives the order, we will be completely liberated from reality.
All this is due to the unusually bad weather today.
The power of many demons becomes more active in harsher environments.
In addition, in a special area like the ocean, many different protections will be triggered... and charm, which will make you more attractive to prey and create an irresistible temptation.
Therefore, the previous ferry crew's misconduct was not entirely due to his appearance.
"What a trouble..." Lu Mi sighed, withdrew from the consciousness space, and felt increasingly listless.
There was a rumbling sound outside the window, followed by a flash of thunder. The sea surged up and down with heavy rain.
In a situation like this, the best thing for him to do is to try not to move - the more he moves, the more the energy in his body will churn.
Lu Mi picked up the travel brochure and wanted to continue hibernating before reaching his destination, just like before.
The complaints of the passengers around him had no effect on him at all.
However, soon, he suddenly opened his eyes.
The next second, a staff member who had just completed a patrol pushed open the hatch and said to everyone with a pale face, "The storm shows signs of intensifying. There may be large waves that will cause the ship to pitch. I hope all passengers will not panic."
The staff tried their best to remain calm, but their tense tone still revealed something unusual.
Meanwhile, inside the captain's cabin.
Most of the crew gathered here. The communicator held the communicator and said, "We just received news that traces of abyssal creatures have been detected in this sea area."
The crew members' faces changed suddenly.
The communicator continued, "Don't panic! The Transcendent Guild has already sent support."
"But the nearest branch guild is in another star zone!"
"No, the Alliance established a new branch in our K8 star region half a month ago, not far from this sea area."
These words finally calmed everyone down.
"It's still in time. We've already had someone warn the passengers... Think carefully. This sea area is so vast, what if it's just a false alarm?"
The communicator then asked everyone to quickly hang up the threaded bell.
It is a bell made of special minerals that can have a preliminary response to abyssal creatures. It is a relatively crude detection method.
But it's the best they can find now.
When an abyssal creature appears within a certain range of the threaded bell, it will automatically ring.
"Pay attention to the threads that appear on the bell's surface when it's rung! Grab the instruction booklet. The cover page lists the specific species of Abyssal creatures corresponding to each different thread. The simpler the pattern, the lower the danger level..."
He hurriedly gave instructions and threw out a thin booklet. The others hurriedly took it.
"Report any situation immediately!"
Amid the crackling sound of heavy rain, the communicator raised his voice with difficulty and shouted hoarsely.
Led by the old man, the young crew members immediately took over the large string of bells.
Even in the fierce wind and rain at this moment, the bells did not ring.
This silence seemed like a supreme blessing, which slightly steadied their hands that were trembling in the heavy rain.
"Is it really okay..." This was the first time that the young crew members had encountered such a thing. Until now, they had only heard of the existence of creatures from another world in news reports.
The old people who traveled all over the country did not speak.
At this moment, the passengers in the cabin did not know what was happening.
Lu Mi suddenly stood up.
The staff member immediately looked over nervously and said anxiously: "This passenger..."
Lu Mi quickly gave an irresistible reason, "Where is the bathroom?"
The staff wanted to say something but hesitated, and finally could only watch him leave helplessly.
As soon as Lu Mi walked out of the cabin, a torrential downpour of rain came pouring down on him. He stood on the deck, gazing out at the distant sea.
A threaded bell hung from a mast in the corner rang without making a sound.
However, far beyond the range that the thread bell could monitor, on the vast and distant sea, Lu Mi could sense a breath of the abyss approaching.
...very weak.
It was something he normally wouldn't care about at all.
However, if it hits a passenger ship, it will cause a great panic. The weather has already slowed down the sailing speed, and if other insignificant factors affect it——
"My job interview," Lu Mi rubbed his chin slowly, "I'm going to be late."
That won't work.
He raised his eyelids and raised a finger lazily.
Moving my fingertips up and down across the vast sky and earth was like locating an ant on a huge white canvas, barely hitting the spot.
Then,
release.
——Be careful. That was the original plan.
However, today's overflowing energy and protection is when his power is greatly enhanced.
In the corner, no, all the bells on the entire passenger ship, suddenly rang. They didn't even have time to make their own ringing sound before they were annihilated by the energy level of a tree compared to an ant.
But it still left behind its swan song, an explosion that seemed to shatter the space.
Panic shouts were heard all around the passenger ship, but when the crew trembled and took down the bell -
"Let me see. If the pattern on the bell's surface forms a cross, then the danger level is relatively low... er..."
While he was still trying to compare the simple patterns of "one", "ten", "△", etc. in the instruction manual, he suddenly focused his eyes and was immediately stunned by the mysterious patterns covering the entire bell.
And in the distant sea, a monster that was causing trouble and planning to swallow a fishing boat was suddenly startled.
It sensed a breath from the abyss, directed at it? Why?
If it were in the abyss, it would be a different story, but now we're outside. We all come from the same place, who would attack their own kind?!
Where did this traitor come from? Anger and fear like a thorn in its back made it curse with a hoarse cry.
However, in its actions, the monster honestly abandoned the fishing boat, spread its wings and flew away to avoid the attack temporarily.
However, the next second, it was completely blown away by the energy wave that was chasing it at the speed of light.
The surging waves swept it into the rapids. Only then did the monster's dull perception finally analyze something more specific from the energy fluctuations within reach.
...What the hell! !?
It is definitely not the power of an ordinary abyss creature!
This creepy feeling of oppression, and the breath that made it tremble violently at the mere release of a trace of it—
In an instant, the monster at the bottom of the abyss pyramid seemed to see the group of real monsters standing at the top of the pyramid!
What's even more outrageous is that this complex force contains the aura of not just one, but multiple high-level beings mixed in at the same time.
They were a group of great demons entrenched at the very top of the abyss, coldly overlooking the desolate world, looking down upon the common people like gods (demons)...
Why are you here?!
It's just a mosquito! Is that appropriate??!
The author has something to say:
Monster: Are you polite?
Lu Mi: I’m too lazy to move today.
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