Chapter 39
The sky suddenly darkened.
The slowly approaching palm was like the collapsing sky.
In the overwhelming sense of oppression, this second seemed to stretch infinitely.
People's expressions were frozen in shock, fear, surprise...most of them were blank, with no time to react.
At this moment, only three people moved——
The fairy with gold and silver eyes suddenly clenched his fingers.
A similar scene suddenly emerged in his memory, and his eyes seemed to turn scarlet in an instant.
He tried to crawl forward a step, but his weak body could only make him gasp unwillingly as if he was dying!
The next second, a figure suddenly rushed out from his side.
It was like a flash of light that passed by him in an instant, leaving the fairy with heterochromatic eyes only able to catch a glimpse of bright silver light.
——Lu Mi rushed out.
At the same time, Kano summoned out a pair of hooks in an instant and swung them towards the people standing stupidly behind him.
The strong wind pulled by the double hooks immediately roared and blew everyone and their chains away from their original positions, clearing out the affected area and creating the best battlefield for Lu Mi.
The next second, Lu Mi was met by a palm that fell from the sky.
A huge air wave swept out in an instant, just passing over the heads of the people who had just escaped. The remaining remains of Tartarus were completely shattered by this blow, and the impact of the energy created a huge cloud hole in the sky.
At this time, everyone finally got a moment to breathe and barely saw what was happening.
Lu Mi was seen standing alone in front of everyone, with his silver spear held across the huge hand. Both sides seemed to be in a stalemate.
Judging from this upward and downward pressure, Lu Mi, who is at the bottom, is naturally at a disadvantage.
But the stalemate did not last long.
The next second, Lu Mi's eyes flashed, and the tip of his spear flashed through countless tiny magic circles, and a full range of amplification and control-relieving buffs were instantly stacked up, and then -
“Squeak!”
As if reborn in an instant, the silver-eyed young man suddenly exerted force with his hands, and the spear in his hand broke free from the suppression and slashed across the huge palm in the sky.
“——!!!” A shaking roar of pain that was clearly not from a human came from inside the door.
The spreading sound waves caused the aircraft in the air to shake wildly. Only then did everyone wake up from their dream and were overwhelmed by the belated panic.
"What kind of monster is that!"
“Wow wow wow, young master, are you okay!?” Zuofa and Youfa hurriedly flew to their young master.
However, the fairy with golden and silver eyes did not answer. Instead, he stared blankly at the silver figure in front of him, "Surely, he blocked it..."
An almost overwhelming amount of blood spurted out from the torn palm.
Lu Mi glanced at the bloodstained silver spear, only to see wisps of black smoke drifting out of the blood, emitting an ominous aura. He narrowed his eyes slightly, then quickly put the spear away, sweeping away the bloodstains.
When he looked up again, the huge hand missed the target and had retreated back into the door.
Kano took advantage of the situation and flew to his side. He looked up at the giant hand that was slowly leaving. "Could it be that behind that door..."
"You felt it too?" Lu Mi did not chase after him.
"Hmm." Kano frowned slightly, "The breath of the wind... is full of the smell of death. It must be there -"
Lu Mi nodded and continued, "I didn't expect that this world would have a gate to the abyss, and it's in the southern region."
The Southern Region, the most mysterious place in the entire Abyss. It was isolated by a dead river that even most Abyssal species could hardly cross, and even they had only heard of it occasionally in legends.
Similarly, the two fairy species that Lu Mi had rescued earlier came from there. He had previously considered whether he could find a rift leading to the Southern Region, thinking it was a fantasy with no hope, but he never expected it to actually happen.
Of course, what surprised Lu Mi even more was this door that clearly showed signs of man-made behavior - now it was almost certain that it had originally existed in Tartarus. Judging from the old man's shocked expression before, if it weren't for the destruction of the Great Thorn Prison this time, no one in the world would have known of its existence.
At this moment, the giant hand that appeared briefly had completely disappeared into the door.
The broken door did not close, but the scene inside seemed to be blurred by a special force, and only distorted blocks of color could be seen.
"Well, why do I suddenly feel so uncomfortable..."
"vomit!"
Suddenly, the voices of many people were heard from the back. Their faces turned pale and they suddenly felt nauseous.
Ka Nuo looked at Lu Mi, who nodded, "It was the death energy in the blood just now."
"Is that so? No wonder you didn't cut off that hand." Kano said with emotion, "Humans are really fragile..."
Halfway through his speech, he suddenly remembered that the silver-eyed young man in front of him was also a genuine human being. The devil's calm expression froze, "Are you okay?"
"Me?" Lu Mi tilted his head slightly and answered calmly, "It's not that serious."
That means it still has an impact! After all, demons like Kano, born from the wind, are different from flesh-and-blood humans, and the death energy of the Southern Region has an absolute impact on living things.
The demon incarnated by Qianfeng panicked for a rare moment. He scratched his head with his fingertips and muttered dryly: "Purify, purify——!"
"Wake up, you don't have that ability." Lu Mi glanced at him with amusement, "I said it wasn't serious, and that little bit of death energy will be diluted by the air very quickly."
"...Oh." Although he said this, Kano still secretly made the wind around him blow faster.
"Let's send everyone to the ground first." Lu Mi said this, pointing to those who were still clinging to their chains and retching.
Upon hearing this, Kano, who had originally not intended to take action, rarely gave up his principle of letting things take their course and took the initiative to use the wind to carry everyone to the ground.
But at the moment, everyone was in a bad state. After experiencing the explosion of Tartarus and being frightened by a palm from the sky, and being blown by the strong wind for half a day, they had no energy to continue to show fear.
It was not until everyone moved to the edge of the cliff that was once closest to Tartarus that their hearts seemed to settle down a little.
However, when they subconsciously looked for Lu Mi's figure, the silver-eyed young man was talking to the old man.
Lu Mi: "Do you know anything about that door?"
The old man looked at the silver-eyed young man in front of him, took a deep breath, and for the first time felt fortunate that he was an old man whose half body was about to be buried in the ground. He was somewhat shocked by some things, but he was able to suppress them because he had already let go of everything.
Hearing the young man's question, the old man followed his gaze and looked up at the magically open door in the sky, his brows furrowed as if he was searching for something in his memory.
Seeing this, Lu Mi continued, "It seems that neither the outside world nor the people in the Great Thorn Prison anticipated its appearance. This door must have existed for a long time. If even you, the Chief Warden, have no recollection of it, then it is very likely that it was created at the same time as the Great Thorn Prison."
"..." The old man suddenly closed his eyes, then opened them again and asked, "Can I know what's behind the door?"
It was strange that the old man actually felt that the silver-eyed young man before him could answer his questions. It was as if the more he interacted with him, the more distant he became, and he exuded mystery everywhere.
Lu Mi was silent for a moment, then looked at him deeply and pursed his lips, "It's a place where even creatures from the abyss can't easily leave..."
However, as soon as the words fell, the two of them were stunned. Lu Mi seemed to understand something in an instant and fixed his gaze on the old man who was about to speak.
Sure enough, the next second, the old man's eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly said, "I remember it! It was a legend that once circulated in Tartarus. However, in my generation, only I, an old man, still remember it. It is said that when the Great Thorn Prison was first created, its founder said, 'The entrance to Hell is here, that is the real Tartarus'..."
The old man took a deep breath and said, "Until just now, I and everyone who came after me thought that they were talking about the huge inverted pyramids in the Great Thorn Prison..."
"I see." Lu Mi understood. "Tartarus, the Dead River... If that's the case, then the name is indeed correct."
The mythical River Styx and Hades, now everything makes sense.
It is believed that it was the original founder of the Great Thorn Prison who discovered and created such a door. What is certain is that the prototype of this door must be an abyss crack leading to the Southern Region. Among the abyss creatures that entered the Southern Region, only the fairy species can leave. It can be said that it is the most natural cage in the world for the abyss species.
It's like the chaos beneath the real underworld - vast, boundless, and impossible to leave.
Exiling the abyssal species that entered this world there not only eliminated hidden dangers but also circumvented the ambitions of this world. Everything coincided with the original intention of the Great Thorn Prison.
But it seems that for some reason, this plan was eventually abandoned by the creator and the gate was sealed.
No matter what, Lu Mi had to say that the creator was a genius. Not to mention other aspects, just the fact that he could create such a sealed door with the technology from hundreds of years ago meant that that person was definitely ahead of his time.
Speaking of which, this door is a little similar to his Book of Keys... Of course, it may just be an illusion, maybe this is fate.
"So what should we do now?" the old man said in a deep voice. "With the destruction of the Great Thorn Prison, this door seems to have opened. Will a monster like that giant hand appear again in the world on the other side? If so, how should we deal with it?"
"Well..." Lu Mi turned his gaze to the other side, "It would be faster to ask the natives over there."
Where his gaze was pointing, Zuo Fa and You Fa were supporting their young master and looking back at him foolishly.
"Huh?" Zuo Fa and You Fa exclaimed, bewildered. "If it's that hand from before, we know it's from the Shura species, a race from the Southern Territory like the Fairy species, but it's the most powerful of them all!"
Youfa agreed: "That's right, we left our homeland and fled because the Shuras suddenly massacred and captured our clan."
However, Lu Mi was not affected by the pitiful appearance of the two goblins. He calmly analyzed: "In other words, the other party might be coming for you this time?"
"Shouldn't it be?" Zuo Fa showed a nervous expression. "Even if he could sense our presence, he wouldn't come so quickly."
"It's coming for me." At this moment, the fairy who had been supported by Zuo Fa and You Fa suddenly spoke, his voice slightly hoarse.
Lu Mi met the beautiful, heterochromatic eyes of the black-skinned fairy. Her eyelashes trembled as she stared back at him. "This door was actually discovered by the Shuras a long time ago. They've been guarding the other side of it, waiting for the opportunity to enter this world once the door opens."
As soon as these words fell, all the humans present couldn't help but shudder. Thinking about how, for so many years, a group of terrifying monsters had been lurking at them from behind a door they didn't even know existed...hiss!
Everyone couldn't help but gasp subconsciously.
The timing of Tartarus's explosion was perfect this time, just when Lu Mi was here! (No)
At this moment, the old man was staring at the fairy who was speaking in amazement. Although he had detained many abyssal creatures during his tenure, this fairy was undoubtedly one of the ones that left a deep impression on him.
After all, the other party had "surrendered" himself. I still remember the chaos caused by his sudden appearance at the gates of the Great Thorn Prison. Who would have thought that when the security arrived, he simply surrendered, bringing an originally major event to a close with much fanfare and little consequence.
Later, the old man went to look for this fairy species once. After all, he had already met Kano at that time, and he really hoped to meet another abyss species with whom he could communicate. This unique fairy species gave him a hunch that there was hope.
Who would have thought that this fairy species completely refused to communicate, and acted like an autistic person, not opening a single word from beginning to end in the Great Thorn Prison - it is no exaggeration to say that this was the first time the old man had heard the other party's voice!
The old man showed a thoughtful expression and asked tentatively, "You came to the Great Thorn Prison because you knew about this door and wanted to use it to return to the abyss?"
"I don't think so." Lu Mi said at this time, "The door's loosening shouldn't have happened overnight. Although there is the impact of the explosion, time itself is also a factor. Apart from that, the only thing I can think of is the corrosion of the dead air on the other side of the door-"
He paused slightly when he said this, and at the same time, the fairy with heterochromatic eyes was looking at him with an inexplicable expression.
Lu Mi: "Although it's just a guess, seeing how weak you look now...are you constantly eliminating or purifying this dead energy to guard the seal?"
——? !
After these words were spoken, not only the old man, but even Zuo Fa and You Fa who were present were shocked.
Think about it, for all these long years, the silent fairy race has been silently imprisoned in the ground, guarding the unknown seal.
Because the world is different, no one understands me.
Because it also emits deathly aura, it refuses anyone to approach it.
As an alien, facing the sealed door alone and helplessly - as the old man said, from the other party's point of view, the opening of the door actually means that he can go back, but the other party obviously gave up this, perhaps considering the peace of both worlds?
...No, wait, there are actually such lawful and good races in the Abyss? Why am I suddenly so uncomfortable with this? Or is this just an isolated case?
“Wuuuuuu—Young Master, you’ve suffered, wuuuuu…” The sentimental Zuo Fa howled immediately, and instantly felt that all the anxieties he had experienced in the human world over the years were nothing at all.
"Okay, go take care of your injuries first. Leave those alien species to me, and it's okay for you to leave the others to me." With Zuo Fa's wailing as the background, Lu Mi calmly instructed everyone.
"...There should be a supply station about five hundred meters away that usually supplies the Great Thorn Prison. I'll take them there first. The prisoners also need to be accommodated as soon as possible." The old man came to his senses from his daze and made a quick decision. He then looked at the fairy species and then at Lu Mi. "You stay here?"
Lu Mi nodded and looked up at the door floating in the air. "This matter will not end like this. Perhaps new circumstances will emerge soon. I have a premonition..."
This time, maybe he will go back to that place...
What a headache! These businesses are clearly not included in his salary payment scope...
It is no exaggeration to say that if a giant like that appears again, no one present except Lu Mi will be able to deal with it.
There was a high probability that everyone would become innocent bystanders in the fight between the gods, so they agreed to Lu Mi's instructions one after another, hoping not to drag the other party down. The resentment of a few people could only be hidden in their hearts.
"Okay, now that everyone else has left, let's have a good chat." When only Lu Mi and the Abyssal Creatures were left on the cliff, he recalled the old man's words when he passed by him just now: "If it's true, please thank him for me." Then he looked at the Fairy Creature who was also staring at him, "If there's still time--"
He glanced at the doorway in the air, which was opening into a mass of colored blocks. "Perhaps we can strike first."
However, the fairy suddenly reached out to him.
As the silver-eyed young man looked at him with a slight surprise, the slender and scarred hand gently touched the corner of his eye.
Suddenly, a faint aura of death that only fairies could see disappeared from his fingertips.
It was at this moment that Lu Mi suddenly noticed that the ears of the fairy species were actually different from those of humans, and were a little pointed.
As he gazed absentmindedly, the single earring that looked like a ruby on her pointed ear suddenly swayed slightly.
The owner of the earrings suddenly turned away, her voice trembling slightly, "Please... don't look at me..."
Lu Mi: Is this person so easily shy?
Kano on the side fell silent, staring meaningfully at the fairy's gesture.
Until Zuofa and Youfa suddenly felt a little cold, they looked over and saw only the devil's harmless and refreshing smile.
The author has something to say: Kano: A fairy really came.
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