novelraw Chapter 379 -379-Kate at a Disadvantage
Chapter 379 -379-Kate at a Disadvantage
Morpheus’s question was also the question shared by every other Abyss Overseer present.
They could not understand why an existence of the Lord of the Abyss’s identity and status would pay so much attention to a mere human awakener.
Just then, Morpheus suddenly recalled something.
Before they had departed, the Lord of the Abyss had issued an order to Yorick: anyone who intruded into the Abyss was to be killed without exception.
In that case, could His Majesty the Lord of the Abyss’s true goal be to kill Kate?
In that instant, Morpheus felt his mind become exceptionally clear.
If Kate were killed, then with the Lord of the Abyss’s power, preventing her from reviving would be effortless.
That would mean the Lord of the Abyss was personally helping Caelan complete the Mirror Image quest.
Upon realizing this, Morpheus could not help sucking in a cold breath. He then addressed the Lord of the Abyss with the utmost respect.
"Your Majesty, do you intend to recruit Caelan as your servant?"
However, faced with this question, the Lord of the Abyss gave no reply.
His eyes shone as brilliantly as the stars, concealing boundless wisdom within their depths.
"That fellow does not have much time left. He must move faster!"
...
At the headquarters of the Alliance of All Races, the representatives of the myriad races had already shared their respective [Fragments of History] and intelligence with one another.
Yet just as the meeting came to an end, they once again received an order from the Lord of the Abyss, demanding that they hand over every single [Fragment of History] to him.
Caelan and Evelyn had no intention of facing the Lord of the Abyss. They planned to leave first.
Before departing, Caelan patted Evelyn on the shoulder and spoke with a somewhat serious expression.
"Evelyn, I will have to leave Kate in your care for the time being. She has probably gone out for a stroll. There is something important I must attend to."
Caelan’s thinking was simple. He intended to do everything possible to locate the items left behind by Sovereign Ranni.
Evelyn nodded, but her gaze swept across the surroundings.
"Donald is missing too. He did not trick Kate into leaving with him, did he?"
Evelyn frowned slightly. From the very beginning, she had disliked Donald’s frivolous attitude.
Just as Caelan and Evelyn were speaking, a teleportation portal suddenly appeared before them.
The next moment, Donald emerged directly in front of the two of them.
"This is bad! Something terrible has happened! Someone bewitched Kate and lured her away!"
"Damn it! Who would dare do something like this at the headquarters of the Alliance of All Races?!"
The moment they heard Donald’s words, worried expressions immediately appeared on Caelan’s and Evelyn’s faces.
Evelyn gripped the [Supreme Staff] in her hand at the first possible moment.
"Do not panic. Let me check her location first."
As she spoke, terrifying energy fluctuations erupted from the surface of the [Supreme Staff].
Immediately afterward, a mass of floating water appeared before everyone’s eyes.
As energy gathered, an image gradually emerged upon the surface of the water.
The scene was extremely dim, but they could still make out Kate clutching a moon-white robe in her arms.
Her body was moving rapidly as she fought with all her strength against the enemies surrounding and hunting her down.
Within the image, Caelan also saw a familiar figure.
Yorick!
That decaying corpse, whose entire body was shrouded in the aura of death, was also joining the assault against Kate!
Upon witnessing this scene, Caelan and Evelyn both revealed expressions of disbelief.
They simply could not understand why Kate had appeared inside the Abyss.
"Why would Kate go to the Abyss? She should know how dangerous that place is!"
At this moment, anxiety was clearly visible on Evelyn’s face.
The last time she and Caelan had entered the Abyss together, even with the two of them joining forces, they had only barely managed to fight Yorick to a standstill.
Kate was indeed extremely powerful, but with her current strength, it would likely be very difficult for her to defeat Yorick!
The next moment, Caelan and Evelyn both turned their furious gazes upon Donald.
Sensing the murderous intent contained within their eyes, Donald’s heart could not help beating faster. He hurriedly spread his hands, signaling his innocence.
"D-Do not misunderstand! This really has nothing to do with me. I only wanted to invite Miss Kate to have a meal with me, but then she suddenly disappeared in the blink of an eye..."
Donald’s attitude was extremely sincere as he desperately defended himself. At the present stage, he did not wish to create too great a conflict with the Chosen One.
"Besides, do not forget that entering the Abyss requires an invitation letter."
Caelan and Evelyn exchanged a glance.
In truth, they did not believe Donald was responsible for this either.
There was simply no need for him to do such a thing. At the very least, he would not be foolish enough to make such a move at the current stage.
Caelan could not be bothered to waste any more time on Donald. He was just about to find a way to contact his grandfather, Caesar, and ask whether the Ironclad Legion possessed any invitation letters to the Abyss.
However, in the very next moment, Donald handed over two brand-new invitation letters to the Abyss.
"I do not mean anything else by this. I simply want to help as much as I can."
Caelan did not respond. He snatched one of the Abyss admission tickets from Donald’s hand.
However, after choosing to use it, he still failed to obtain permission to enter the Abyss.
"As expected, it still does not work. What about you, Evelyn?"
On the other side, Evelyn also picked up an admission ticket and tried to use it.
However, the result was exactly the same as Caelan’s. She was unable to enter.
Thus, the two of them immediately attempted to contact Caesar and the others for assistance.
Yet their communication requests received no response whatsoever.
Donald wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Um... you may not know this, but the representatives of the myriad races have already gone to seek out the Lord of the Abyss. So... ahem!"
Caelan instantly froze where he stood.
At the same time, an icy killing intent flashed through his eyes.
Meanwhile, within the image, Kate had already erupted into an intense battle against Yorick.
However, no matter how powerful Kate was, she had still not touched upon the level of rules. Therefore, she had been at a disadvantage from the very beginning.
After several dozen exchanges, Yorick had already gained the absolute upper hand.
Every attack and every skill Kate unleashed was effortlessly evaded by Yorick through the power of rules.
On the contrary, Yorick’s skills were gradually sealing off every possible route of escape available to Kate.
"It seems there is nothing we can do..."
A deep look of worry flashed through Evelyn’s eyes as her fists unconsciously clenched tightly.
Within the image, Kate’s counterattacks were also becoming increasingly weak.
Were they really going to stand by helplessly and watch Kate die?!
At that moment, Caelan’s eyes turned blood-red. His tightly clenched fists trembled as his fingernails dug viciously into his palms!
No.
Absolutely not!
I will never tolerate watching Kate die before my eyes again!
I have to enter the Abyss, no matter the cost.
Caelan’s mind raced furiously.
Suddenly, a sharp gleam flashed through his eyes.
"There is still one other place!"