Abyss Sequence-Chapter 390 - 47: The Curtain Rises

Yan Luo walked out of Da Yu’s tomb and stayed in the camp at the foot of the mountain.

A large number of archaeology scholars were brought to this camp, and then informed that they would soon study and excavate Da Yu’s tomb, which greatly shocked the scholars.

After the shock came a remarkable surge of research enthusiasm.

Team after team of scholars donned exoskeletons and headed into the tomb.

They carried a vast array of specialized archaeological tools, as many objects buried underground become quite fragile upon excavation and must be preserved, otherwise they will rapidly deteriorate.

Take, for instance, the murals in the passage, which, only a few hours after Yan Luo opened the gate, had started to lose their color, and if not protected soon, these murals might completely disappear.

After resting in the camp for several hours, Yan Luo found himself unable to sleep early in the morning, so he went into the tomb for a look. Inside, it was already brightly lit, and many archaeologists were bustling around Yin City both inside and out, cautiously preserving and moving objects from the city. Apart from some teachers scolding their students for clumsy handling, the tomb was almost silent.

The scholars were all using personal terminals for communication, avoiding making any noise.

Because even a little sound could potentially cause changes to these ancient artifacts, unless necessary, no one made any noise.

Yan Luo pushed through the crowd and approached the altar, asking the experts who were still working, "Can we take out the metal plate now?"

"No!" The experts responded in unison without even looking up.

They were using drones to scan the altar and had already discovered that not only the altar, but even the steps had some runes carved into them.

Thinking back to when some stones were crushed while climbing onto the altar, the experts felt a deep pang of regret.

To rectify this mistake, the experts were slowly piecing together the broken stones, using artificial intelligence to assist in reconstructing the original runes.

Hearing their response, Yan Luo sighed and turned to leave.

Although staying here is somewhat dull, Yan Luo couldn’t leave.

He was certain that there were Abyssal Believers in the camp, and if he left, they might very well steal the metal plate recording the past, or even damage Da Yu’s coffin.

The reason the Abyssal Believers hadn’t acted was because he was there; they dared not make any rash moves.

So Yan Luo would not leave.

At least not until he had seen the information recorded on that metal plate.

...

"Yan Luo says he won’t be returning anytime soon."

Saying this, Sasa stealthily glanced at Yevgenia.

Even now, she was somewhat worried that Yevgenia might suddenly act out and abduct her.

Now that Yan Luo was not around, if Yevgenia were to really do so, there would be no one to protect her.

Yulia and Wu Zechuan were in a crucial period of changing their cultivation methods, their power also showing signs of decline, and Crimson No.2 did not have anyone of the Second Rank; the strongest were Chen Shan and You Yifeng.

Fortunately, Sasa observed Yevgenia and found her behaving normally.

Yevgenia was puzzled, "What has Yan Luo gone to do?"

Sasa glanced at the message Yan Luo had sent, took a deep breath, and said, "He’s excavating a tomb — the tomb belongs to our ancestor, and inside are some secrets we want to learn. But there are also Abyssal Believers there, so he plans to stay until the secrets buried in the tomb are uncovered before he leaves."

The tomb of Da Yu...

"I see," Yevgenia understood.

Sasa thought for a moment, then smiled at Yevgenia, "Lady Yevgenia, while Yan Luo is away, I’ll rely on you to protect me."

Almost instantly, Yevgenia’s maternal instincts were awakened, and she couldn’t help but reach out to stroke Sasa’s cheek, "Of course! Of course I’ll protect you!"

Sasa was startled and shrank back a bit, only then did Yevgenia realize she had overstepped.

But it couldn’t be helped; Sasa resembled her deceased young daughter so much, other than the ears and hair color, they could have been made from the same mold.

Yevgenia took a deep breath and showed a smile, "Don’t worry, Sasa. My illness has been treated and I won’t do anything excessive like I did in the past."

The day she was taken back by other great library administrators, the mature and seasoned No.1 told Yevgenia that if she really intended to stay by Sasa’s side, she had to restrain her affections, lest she scare Sasa.

Yevgenia’s love overcame her possessiveness, allowing her to restrain her impulse to ’protect’ Sasa.

"Sasa, who are your enemies?"

To protect Sasa, Yevgenia planned to learn more about their enemies.

Sasa immediately spoke to Yevgenia about the existence of the ’Abyssal Believers’ group.

After listening, Yevgenia furrowed her brows.

She already knew that the term ’Abyss’ in Midgardian language referred to the ’Secret Realm’. Yevgenia was not surprised by the integration of Secret Realm with Midgard, as Alfheim had done the same.

However, the mainstream thought in Midgard was not to encourage the integration of Secret Realm.

Through the internet, Yevgenia understood that before the Secret Realm reconnected with Midgard, the world had experienced quite a period of ’peace’. Even upon witnessing the history of that period, she couldn’t help but marvel.

Humanity had reached every corner of the world, without fear of sudden attacks by demons. You could travel at will; undoubtedly, it was a wonderful era.

But all of this was ruined by the sudden advent of the Secret Realm.

Therefore, Yevgenia could understand why Midgard humanity would reject the Secret Realm.

To force the integration of Secret Realm with Midgard, the Abyssal Believers committed many heinous acts. In Yevgenia’s view, these people deserved to be eliminated.

"Don’t worry, Sasa," Yevgenia gently looked at Sasa, "I’ll protect you well."

Sasa shook her head, "Lady Yevgenia, I hope you can not only protect me but also the residents of Crimson No.2. Now that Yan Luo has left Crimson No.2, Abyssal Believers might come to cause trouble and attack Crimson No.2."

Yevgenia knitted her brow. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

It wasn’t that Sasa’s request was excessive; rather, she hadn’t realized that Abyssal Believers could act so despicably.

The elves hadn’t experienced internal war for a long time; all conflicts are directed against the Secret Realm and demons. Therefore, Yevgenia didn’t initially think that Abyssal Believers would directly target Crimson No.2.

"...Alright." Yevgenia nodded.

Before uttering the word, what Yevgenia wanted to say was, "I’ll agree to any request of yours," yet worried she might frighten Sasa, she swallowed those words and only said "Alright."

With Yevgenia’s guarantee, Sasa felt much more relieved.

No matter what, Yevgenia was at a General’s rank, equivalent to a Second Rank powerhouse. Even if Abyssal Believers took advantage of Yan Luo’s absence to attack Crimson No.2, Yevgenia should be able to resolve the trouble.

But moments later, Sasa grew worried again.

Now Yulia and Wu Zechuan had extracted nanomachines from their bodies and were in the ’reconstruction’ phase. If Abyssal Believers launched an attack on them, they could kill them before Yevgenia arrived, which is another concern.

Though the news of their nanomachine extraction hadn’t been spread, Sasa didn’t believe this information could be entirely concealed.

Yulia residing in the hospital couldn’t be fabricated, even though no one at the hospital knew the identity of the person staying in that VIP ward.

But if Abyssal Believers conduct some speculation, they can infer Yulia has moved into the hospital.

If they further investigate, they might even uncover details about the surgical supplies used.

Once they’ve discovered the surgical supplies, Abyssal Believers would realize what is happening with Yulia.

If Abyssal Believers discern what’s occurring with Yulia and launch an attack, she will indeed be in danger.

After pondering for a moment, Sasa decided to invite Yulia to stay at Yanluo Villa.

As for Wu Zechuan, his actions are always discreet and cautious, making it hard for Abyssal Believers to trace him.

Nonetheless, to be safe, it would be best to invite him as well.