novelraw Chapter 271 -271-[Rulesmith], Fighting Dirty!
Chapter 271 -271-[Rulesmith], Fighting Dirty!
"As invited guests, you failed to fulfill the responsibilities expected of guests!"
[Rulesmith]’s face was dark and grim, his gaze shifting back and forth between Caelan and Evelyn.
"So this time, it was you two who broke the rules. And that means you must be punished!"
As he spoke, [Rulesmith]’s figure floated into the air, his body expanding continuously and giving off an overwhelming sense of pressure.
As one of the Abyss’s administrators, [Rulesmith]’s strength was naturally beyond question.
Even weakened, he was not someone an ordinary awakener could casually challenge!
In truth, [Rulesmith] had waited for this opportunity for far, far too long. If it had not been for the Lord of the Abyss back then, he never would have allowed Caelan and Evelyn to set foot in the Abyss in the first place.
"Now, as an Abyss Administrator, I hereby pass judgment on the two of you. From this moment onward, you will never again be qualified to enter the Fallen Revelry!"
"The entire Abyss will no longer welcome you. Compared to the demon race, you are the real demons!"
The moment his words fell, the queue invitation letters in Caelan and Evelyn’s hands shattered into countless fragments.
Although they had not yet truly made contact with the [Umbra Club], it now seemed they never would.
In the next instant, Caelan and Evelyn felt a repulsive force pressing in on them from all directions, as though, because they were not natives of the Abyss, they were being rejected and cast out by the entire place.
At the Ironclad Legion,
A special portal suddenly forced its way into existence beside the original Teleportation Array.
This portal was highly unusual. From time to time, it leaked a decayed, fallen aura.
At that very moment, the Ironclad Legion’s internal systems issued an alert almost immediately.
In the next instant, a piercing alarm rang throughout the entire Ironclad Legion headquarters.
Almost at once, the most elite members of the legion sprang into action, rapidly converging on the portal’s location. Even though they had no idea it was a portal and only knew that an intense spatial fluctuation had appeared there, they reacted without hesitation.
"Vice Commander, our system has detected violent energy fluctuations near the plaza. This energy appears to be related to space!"
"Could someone be trying to attack Ironclad Legion headquarters? This world has gone insane—who would even dare to do something like that?!"
Then, right before everyone’s eyes, Caelan and Evelyn stepped out of the portal.
...
No one had expected that
such a huge disturbance had actually been caused by Caelan and Evelyn.
After confirming that it really was them, and not some impostors in disguise, most of the legion members present were completely dumbfounded.
According to everything they knew, constructing a portal usually required an enormous investment of manpower, materials, and wealth. Building one through personal power alone was practically impossible!
And yet the scene before them completely shattered their understanding of portals.
Because Caelan and Evelyn really had created a brand-new portal—and walked out of it alive!
"Could it be that the legion has developed some new technology internally and invited Caelan to test it?"
"But if that were the case, why would Evelyn, an outsider, be here? Sure, she’s the inheritor of the Supreme Staff Legion, but that doesn’t mean she can meddle in Ironclad Legion secrets, right?"
"Are you stupid? Didn’t you see the way Evelyn was looking at our Caelan? Her eyes were practically dripping with affection. The position of Vice Commander’s wife is probably already reserved!"
"I refuse to accept this. I still ship Caelan with Goddess Alyssa more!"
...
Just then, Turo, who was in charge of field operations, came hurrying over.
He was also a member of the Grey family and even shared some distant blood ties with Caelan.
The moment he saw Caelan return, Turo could not help freezing in surprise.
"Little Caelan, why are you back? I thought you said you were going to the Abyss?"
A trace of astonishment flashed across Turo’s face.
Many years ago, he too had once entered the Abyss. But the way he left had been by using a normal portal.
It was nothing like Caelan and Evelyn, who had come out through this bizarre special portal.
Clearly, this did not conform to any normal procedure for leaving the Abyss.
Faced with Turo’s question, Caelan could not help showing a trace of embarrassment.
"Ahem. More accurately speaking, our [Invitation Letters] were destroyed, so the Abyss rejected us and forcibly expelled us."
Beside him, Evelyn felt that the whole thing was her fault, so she took the initiative to speak and briefly explained the situation.
Turo listened with a blank expression, clearly not understanding. So he turned his gaze back toward Caelan.
Caelan let out a helpless sigh, then said,
"Well, it’s not really that big of a deal. We just wiped out the upper echelon of the Mind Demon race and, while we were at it, destroyed more than half of the Jesters too. Then the Abyss Administrator—that [Rulesmith] guy—destroyed our [Invitation Letters]."
After saying all that, Caelan could not help letting a look of regret appear on his face.
Such a perfect chance to make money—what a waste!
That [Rulesmith] guy was seriously shameless. If he had any guts, he should have fought them fair and square!
Destroying the [Invitation Letters]—was that something any normal person would do?!
Hearing Caelan’s explanation, Turo could not help sucking in a sharp breath.
Although the demon race’s power had indeed declined and was no longer equal to that of the World of Ten Thousand Races, the Mind Demon race was still considered one of the stronger groups.
And yet now?
They had simply been dealt with by Caelan and Evelyn—just the two of them?
Meanwhile, Caelan was still immersed in deep regret.
Because when he had made his move back then, his first priority had been clearing out all obstacles, so he had not collected many of the dropped items.
According to Caelan’s usual logic, cleaning up the battlefield came last.
But just when he was about to do that, [Rulesmith] arrived.
Caelan had thought he had a chance to solo-kill him, so he chose to prioritize the fight.
Who would have thought that [Rulesmith] had absolutely no sense of fair play? Instead, he destroyed their invitation letters, causing the Abyss itself to forcibly reject and expel them!
As a result, even though there were still so many drops left in Fallen City, Caelan could not pick up any of them. Wasn’t that infuriating?
Fortunately, at the very beginning, Caelan had already killed those high-ranking demons and collected their spoils. Otherwise, this whole operation would have been a massive loss for him!
Still, no matter how you looked at it, this operation had earned him at least several hundred billion gold coins in profit!