Chapter 56
Perhaps it was because the Northern Territory had always been managed by demons, so although Lu Mi's return caused some turmoil, it was quickly quelled.
However, in private, the storm still started from the aliens at the bottom and continued to sweep upwards.
"It is said that the Lord has conquered the Southern Territory!"
"Really?! I heard there are also... Did you see the humanoid creatures accompanying that gentleman? They are said to be the strongest Zerg from the Western Regions."
"I heard from other companions that Lord Aronforth is preparing a coronation ceremony for that lord!"
"That's not the case, is it? It seems they are just recruiting troops to help build the palace and open up the wasteland..."
"What? Didn't they say that the Lord was about to set out to attack the final Eastern Territory? I was already planning to sign up!?"
Various unclear, half-true and half-false news spread everywhere, causing the entire Northern Territory to become more excited than ever before.
All the alien species looked towards the horizon with awe. No matter how far away they were, they could always see a star shining with a faint blue light.
That is the palace of the king of this area.
And high in the sky, there is a palace where countless powerful and high-ranking beings gather. It is a place that ordinary alien species dare not approach.
Because if you get just a little closer, you will be suffocated by the overwhelming pressure.
Just like the owner of the city, he is both awe-inspiring and highly anticipated.
At this moment, the "King" who was being talked about by everyone was holding his forehead with his hand and looking at the documents as tall as a mountain in front of him.
"...This is the current map of the Western, Southern, and Northern regions. It was drawn jointly by the Demons, Zerg, and Fairies, as instructed by you." Aronforth had just finished his explanation. "All observable abyssal rifts have been marked on the map. Please review it."
Lu Mi scanned the marks, which weren't many but definitely not few, and nodded, "Let's monitor them all first."
Aronforth naturally obeyed. "It's just that there are a few larger cracks that are very unstable. I'm afraid you will need to suppress them personally."
"Can."
"Besides, regarding your plan to build three domains..." Aronfoss put away the drawings and diligently took out another document.
Lu Mi looked at the demon who was talking incessantly in front of him and felt that the other party had even thought about where to build the royal city and what color to paint the city gate.
Although it is good that the other party is so diligent and enthusiastic as an assistant, this cannot change the fact that Lu Mi has become a corporate slave again!
However, if we do not fundamentally change the living environment of the abyss and establish rules, then this place will always be a barren land with fights every day.
Only this time, he had three times the workload!!
"Oh, yes," Aronforth said suddenly, as if suddenly realizing something, "there are still some demons who have never seen you. They have heard the news of your return in their respective territories and want to come and see you."
"Not yet." Lu Mi said almost without hesitation, "Let them continue to guard their own territory. I will call them if there is anything."
I almost forgot, there's still a group of people in the Book of Keys who haven't seen him come back. But looking at these daunting documents, he can't escape anyway, so please take your time.
"I understand." Aronforth smiled slightly, a gleam in his eyes.
"So what's next..." The Demon Butler was about to take out another document politely when suddenly the door was pushed open.
Ji Zhou walked quickly into the hall and saluted Lu Mi, who was standing on a higher level, with a serious expression. "Your Majesty, please forgive my intrusion, but I have something important to report."
With Lu Mi's approval, Ji Zhou lowered his head and said, "Since yesterday, many people in my army have suddenly fallen into coma for no apparent reason."
Lu Mi frowned, "Yesterday?"
"Yes," Ji Zhou lowered his eyes in shame, "Because he was just unconscious, I didn't want to disturb you with these things..."
"Ji Zhou, since you call me 'King', you should know that a king stands up to protect his subjects at critical moments." Lu Mi stood up and looked down at him. "Tell me in detail what happened."
*
Just as Ji Zhou was reporting to Lu Mi, the red dragon, who was taking a nap with his eyes closed on a rockery in the city, suddenly opened his eyes.
Its eyes shrank into a sharp line, and it raised its head to look somewhere in the void, letting out low growls from its throat, as if issuing a hostile warning.
——"Discover the target."
Suddenly, an imperceptible fluctuation appeared in the void.
Following these low and silent words, a slender pale hand suddenly stretched out from the void.
The red dragon's dangerous aura became even stronger, and it suddenly raised its claws.
The blow was so powerful that it could almost shatter rocks. Even if the opponent dodged immediately, he would still be torn into pieces and bleed profusely.
However, strangely enough, the almost broken wrist healed quickly and returned to its smooth and new appearance in the blink of an eye. Only the bloodstains on the ground could confirm the scar.
Lu Mi, who was listening to the explanation, suddenly looked up, and the next second, he disappeared from the spot.
Ji Zhou's explanation came to an abrupt halt, and he and Aronfoss were both stunned. However, neither of them had the power of space that Lu Mi had mastered, so they could not be sure where the other party had teleported to.
But then, the two heard the angry roar of the red dragon coming from afar.
"This is...!" They immediately turned around and rushed out of the hall.
The scene turned to the red dragon. Just as the hand, completely unconcerned about being hurt, reached out to the red dragon again without hesitation, Lu Mi suddenly appeared and blocked the red dragon.
“Snap—”
Lu Mi's hand directly grasped the wrist in the void, "Is that you, the guy who caused trouble in my territory?"
The hand suddenly froze.
At this moment, Lu Mi exerted force instantly and pulled the other party out from the void where he was hiding.
“!”
A figure fell to the ground.
It was a humanoid creature with gray wings on its back, its silver hair falling dimly around its body, and its pair of chaotic eyes slowly raised up.
……Angel?
Apart from anything else, this image would be very consistent if only the other person's wings were a little whiter.
Lu Mi quickly flipped through the information of the three domains in his mind, but did not find any such existence, so - is it a race from the Eastern Domain?
It's not that I'm completely unprepared.
Logically speaking, an abyssal creature capable of transforming into a "humanoid" form should have a certain level of strength. However, for some reason, the one before him seemed listless, exuding an unpleasant aura, as if suffering from a long illness.
The man looked at Lu Mi, and for some reason his pupils widened slightly, as if he had seen something incredible.
However, Lu Mi's attention was attracted by a bottle hanging on the other person's waist.
"Stars?" He looked at the small star-like things floating in the bottle. "...No, it's a soul?"
The alien whose bottle he had snatched away seemed to sober up a little and tried to snatch it back from him, but was easily subdued.
"So that's how it is. Those unconscious people had their spirits taken away by you... Hmm, considering the concept of the Abyss, perhaps calling them spirits would be easier to understand?" He looked down at the other person. "You're not alone, are you? Who sent you here? Where are the remaining spirits?"
The other party seemed surprised that he could guess so much at once, but then he pursed his lips, obviously not wanting to say anything.
Lu Mi sighed, not surprised. "Looks like I can only use the old method to trace the source..."
"King——!" At this moment, the voices of Ji Zhou and Aronfoss came from behind.
Lu Mi paused and casually threw the bottle towards them, "Watch this bottle and those unconscious people."
Before the two of them had time to examine the bottle they took, they were shocked by the hidden meaning in Lu Mi's words.
However, before they could say anything, the next second, Lu Mi suddenly released his grip on the other person.
The alien with gray wings on its back really seized the opportunity and immediately tried to escape into the void.
Seeing the right opportunity, Lu Mi jumped in directly. However, the red dragon closest to him followed his pace, shrank into the size of a ball and hung on him at the last moment.
As for Ji Zhou and the other two who were a little further away, they could only watch them disappear. At the end, Lu Mi said in the air: "I'll be out for a while and back later."
Aronforth: "..."
The last time you said this, you disappeared into the mortal world and turned the entire three realms of the abyss upside down. Do you remember?!
…
Lu Mi, who had escaped into the void, swore that he was so diligent this time not to avoid work.
To my surprise, the red dragon also followed.
"Ker?" He met the dragon's eyes for a moment, then quickly felt relieved. "Well, it's probably something involving the dragon clan, so it's good for you to know."
The man and the dragon then looked up and around.
This place is similar to a space channel. If his guess is correct, the other side of the channel should be connected to the Eastern Region.
The scenery inside this space channel is a long bridge that seems to have no end in sight.
A bridge made of some unknown stone seemed to be the only thing in this strange space. Below the high bridge was an unclear sea, and the air was filled with misty fog.
"You, shouldn't have followed..." Suddenly a low and hoarse voice was heard.
Lu Mi looked up and found that the alien species he had captured and released appeared not far away.
At the same time, dozens of figures emerged from the fog. They had wings on their backs just like the other person, and they must be from the same clan.
These people slowly surrounded Lu Mi and Hong Long.
"If you are touched by us, your consciousness will be taken away..." the first alien whispered.
His companions seemed to glance at him, and Lu Mi felt that it should be a warning, but they didn't say anything in the end, just moved closer.
Lu Mi pondered for a moment, then threw the red dragon into the sky, "Ke'er, fly."
The young dragon let out a cheerful cry, and then its body suddenly expanded in the air until it became the size of a floating island.
The red dragon let out a long roar, flapped its wings with a roar, and extended its sharp claws towards Lu Mi who was reaching out his hand below.
And those alien species stared at this scene with wide eyes——
It’s strange to say, they all have wings, but at this moment they are just running on the bridge, as if they can’t fly.
Lu Mi, who was picked up, put his hand deep into the red dragon's sharp claws and grabbed the original alien at the same time.
The man was about to say something when he was immediately drawn in by the fact that he was "flying" in the air. He stared straight at the bridge that was receding into the distance, and his fellow creatures gradually shrank into black dots.
Lu Mi: "Why, you have wings but you haven't flown yourself?"
"...In the Eastern Region, no one can fly." The man only said in a low voice, and then asked, "Are you going to take my life?"
Lu Mi thought for a moment, "If you're willing to be my guide, then that won't happen."
Then, as if finally reaching the end of this space, a bright light suddenly appeared in the distance.
The man suddenly became nervous and said, "I can't go."
But they had already broken through the space without hesitation and flew out of the passage.
—Mountains, rock formations, rivers and seas…
They suddenly appeared in a sea of forest and on a high cliff. The wind blew and the sea of trees surged.
The Eastern Region, incredibly, has such a "normal" scene.
Except the sky.
The overcast sky was even more ominous than the perpetual dark red of the Northern Territory.
Lu Mi frowned, and then suddenly heard a roar from the red dragon.
As if hit by something, the red dragon shook violently, and then plummeted towards the sea of trees below.
At the same time, the dark clouds in the sky rolled in the thunder, and then an eternal roar came from a distant place.
Something ancient and dangerous suddenly woke up.
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