Abyss Sequence-Chapter 394 - 51: Assassination

Walter had been on Crimson No.2 for three days, using this time to get familiar with some of the people there.

As a businessman, he often came across as smooth, making many people feel pleasant in his company.

People saw Walter as a funny and humorous old man, now retired and wanting to experience a life he never had, to reward himself for his past hardships.

Walter found out that Yulia now lived alone in a detached villa and occasionally came out for walks or shopping.

To those unaware of her reputation, she would seem like a kind and amiable neighborhood grandma.

As for Wu Zechuan, he spent nearly half of his day at the Hunter’s Guild, with erratic times of going out. After observing for a while, Walter gave up on targeting him.

In contrast to Wu Zechuan, although Yulia’s outing times were also irregular, her walking route was fixed.

Walter infiltrated Yulia’s fan club, and without knowing it, those fans became his informants.

He wondered what their expressions would be if they found out Walter was an Abyssal Believer, there on Crimson No.2 to assassinate their idol, and that the information about her outings was given to Walter by them.

Just thinking about it made Walter feel guilty.

He didn’t consider himself a bad person doing bad deeds.

From beginning to end, Walter always thought of himself as a good person, acting for Blue Star, for human civilization.

Although he was about to kill Yulia, the most publicly powerful person on Blue Star, it was because Yulia had taken a wrong path.

She shouldn’t have sided with Yan Luo and the others; they wanted to destroy the Abyss. But the Abyss was Blue Star’s only hope now, and if Blue Star were to sever its connection with the Abyss again, there would be no future left.

Regardless of how much guilt he felt, Walter would act without hesitation.

Ring ring!

A retro notification sounded in his ear as Walter answered the call.

[Grandpa Jiake, Ms. Bilukova is out for a walk! Quickly, come!] A cheerful voice came from the other end of the call.

Hearing this voice, Walter pressed his lips tightly, thinking of the sadness he might cause her later.

Taking a deep breath, Walter composed himself and smiled, his voice filled with enthusiasm, "Alright, I’m on my way!"

Walter left the hotel and headed to the regular meeting spot of the fan club.

Near Yulia’s villa, there was a shopping street where the fan club regularly gathered in a street-side café, waiting for Yulia to come out for her walk.

They wouldn’t disturb Yulia, just watch from afar.

However, ’fans’ like Walter who came from afar would usually ask Yulia for an autograph, something the fan club was aware of too.

Walter took a cab to the shopping street, and as soon as he got out, he saw a young girl of about fifteen or sixteen waving at him from a distance.

"Grandpa Jiake, over here!"

Walter smiled lightly, his gaze glancing over the girl and landing on a figure not far away.

His heart involuntarily started racing, and his expression visibly became tense.

To others, this just seemed like a fan seeing their idol in person and getting ready to ask for an autograph, a normal reaction.

The girl patted Walter on the arm and laughed, "Grandpa Jiake, don’t be so nervous! It’s just an autograph, Ms. Bilukova is very gentle, she’ll definitely give you one."

Walter’s mouth lifted into a stiff smile, "Heh, hehe, yeah, I shouldn’t be nervous..."

Standing in place, he took a few deep breaths to steady himself, then began walking towards Yulia’s silhouette, with the girl cheering him on from behind.

Suddenly, Yulia stopped.

She had sensed it...

"Ms. Bilukova, could you sign an autograph for me?"

At that moment, a voice called out from behind Yulia.

Turning around, Yulia saw an older man, possibly slightly younger than her, but his face also worn with wrinkles, handing her a T-shirt.

Seeing the T-shirt, Yulia’s expression grew slightly awkward.

The shirt bore an image of her from her youth, likely a merchandise item from decades ago.

Being able to have this meant he was probably an old fan.

Yet, looking back at her youthful actions as an older person now made her feel foolish, and Yulia felt no different.

Taking the shirt and the ink pen, Yulia asked, "Where should I sign?"

Walter raised his hand, slowly extending it, "Sign—here!"

In an instant, eight engravings opened up behind Walter, and the power called [Vajra] filled his body.

Walter roared, his fingers speared towards Yulia’s eyes like short swords.

Even though Yulia reacted with the quickest speed and backed away with an engraving, her eye was still pierced by Walter’s fingers.

The Vajra sequence could also enhance strength, and Walter stabbed with all his might, crushing Yulia’s eyeball upon contact. The eye and lens fragments surged as a stream into Yulia’s brain.

Even Yevgenia, hidden in the shadows, didn’t have time to assist.

A look of wild joy appeared on Walter’s face, and as he swiftly turned his ankle to spin, he saw the young girl’s frozen smile gradually turning into terror.

That expression struck a chord in Walter’s heart, making his chest clench tightly.

No, this is for Blue Star’s future!

Gritting his teeth, Walter pushed off with his feet, using the recoil to propel himself away.

"Where—do—you—think—you’re—going!"

A furious voice chased from behind, immediately seizing Walter’s ankle, stopping him in his tracks, and he glanced back in shock.

Yevgenia’s [Life Extension Magic] had saved Yulia’s life; she glared with gritted teeth from her single eye, fixing her gaze on Walter’s back.

"Abyssal Believer, I’m still alive!"

Six engravings radiated brilliantly behind Yulia. Even with blood streaming from her left eye, now an empty void, her presence was undiminished.

Yulia did not choose to retreat; with a push of her foot against the ground, the surface explosively created a pit, and her figure transformed into a thin line breaking through the air, wind swirling as she charged towards Walter.

Walter blocked hurriedly but was still sent flying by Yulia’s punch.

In an instant, his figure vanished, several expanding concentric shockwaves marking his trajectory upwards.

A bowl-shaped protective shield buckled above the city, shaking suddenly.

"Puh!"

A mouthful of blood-flecked spit sprayed from Walter’s lips as his body slammed into the shield, tumbling back down.

He scrambled to adjust in mid-air, eventually landing feet-first in a standing position, leaving indentations on the ground.

The river of traffic, controlled by artificial intelligence, streamed past Walter as Yulia strode firmly out from the corner of the street, aura billowing her hair and clothes while she kept her steady gaze on Walter.

Damn it! He hadn’t succeeded in killing Yulia with one strike!

Walter cursed inwardly, clenching his fists tightly.

According to his calculations, this strike should have killed Yulia in the ambush—provided Yulia had truly lost her engravings.

Judging by the number of engravings behind Yulia, she had indeed lost some, yet somehow, Yulia was not dead!

[Life Extension Magic] forcibly maintained Yulia’s last bit of life; as long as she received treatment before the magic’s effect wore off, Yulia would not die.

She should be resting now, not continuing to fight an Abyssal Believer of the Second Rank here. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

But if she retreated from here, letting others witness her vulnerability, it would likely cause many people’s faith to crumble.

Yulia was well aware of her status; she was not only ’Yulia Ivanova Bilyukova’ but also the ’strongest Engraver on Blue Star.’

She was the focus of countless eyes, admired by the public, and captured the attention of the populace.

This was a responsibility she voluntarily carried; thus, she could not fall, not show weakness.

Blood continued to drip from the hollow of her left eye, streaming down her wrinkled cheek and soaking into her clothes, blooming like a blood flower.

With only five engravings remaining, Yulia raised her hand, pointed towards Walter, and said coldly, "Abyssal Believer, I’m still alive, aren’t you coming to kill me?"