Banished to the Abyss After Defying the Author-Chapter 34: Crimson Threads of Southern Plains

Dust settled slowly over the southern plains.

The golden-eyed beasts dissolved into drifting mana particles, and through the thinning haze a lone figure stepped forward.

Noah looked carefully as the dust cleared.

"Ashoka?"

Before Ashoka could even speak, Lengronia lunged at him with crimson aura flaring.

Noah moved instantly.

He caught her mid-strike and pinned her to the ground in one smooth motion.

"Stay."

He looked back at Ashoka.

"Ashoka? Why are you here? Did something happen in Kurugshetra?"

Ashoka blinked and shook his head quickly.

"No, nothing happened. Just Prince Nakula noticed that Karna’s spears vanished from his grave, and he suddenly understood something had happened. That’s why I was sent here to help you."

Noah looked at him.

"Oh, Nakula, huh? Well, yeah, I borrowed those spears for some time. And also, how were you able to come here that fast?"

Ashoka smiled.

"Well, it’s due to MOVITIAL."

Noah sighed internally.

Since Ashoka is here, it will be much easier to solve this Solaris problem and find that key to enter that dimension.

Ashoka looked at the woman Noah had pinned down.

"Noah, who is that woman you pinned down?"

Noah looked down and released her.

"Oh, I forgot to release you."

She stood up immediately. Her injury at her jaw healed instantly.

"I am Lengronia, the Dracula Princess."

She said it with pride.

Ashoka looked at her, then at Noah.

Noah smiled.

"Well, it’s good. Ashoka, I want you to go with Lengronia."

Ashoka nodded.

Lengronia looked annoyed.

"Why should I go with this useless kid?"

Ashoka spoke up immediately.

"I am not a kid, okay? I will be a great warrior."

She looked at him with disdain.

Noah sighed.

"Lengronia, you will go with him. Otherwise, you know the outcome very well, right?"

She looked shocked.

She looked at Ashoka, and Noah could see from her face that she wanted to shout at him and kill him, but she couldn’t.

"Okay. But what do I get in return?"

Noah started leaving.

"Just that I won’t kill you for trying to control me. So be happy now."

He started running toward the kingdom.

She stood there shocked, and as she was about to say something, Noah was already gone.

Ashoka looked at Lengronia.

"So what do we want to find out?"

Lengronia ignored his question.

"Follow me, you useless man’s kid."

Ashoka followed her as they went toward the palace.

After a moment, Ashoka spoke.

"If you forgot, your father is also a man, so you’re also the same useless man’s kid too."

Lengronia looked at him and got annoyed.

"I am just not killing you because of that Noah, who knows what he even is."

Ashoka sighed and kept searching through the palace.

"Master Noah is the best person and the most kind one. But also sometimes arrogant, but caring enough too."

Suddenly, many monsters appeared.

Lengronia’s eyes shone like crimson red rubies.

The monsters paralyzed instantly.

"These phantasmal beasts are not powered up, so I can eat them."

She dissolved them into red mist and absorbed the energy completely.

Ashoka stared.

"You’re terrifying."

Meanwhile, Noah arrived at the southern area.

He finally saw the red crimson stones embedded in the fractured earth and gathered them.

He smiled.

Thanks to Lengronia, I recalled everything. This red mist and red burst must be from the draculas that survived and are using Crimson Moon stones to influence Solaris and destroy it.

Suddenly, several people in black coats with black coverings over their faces appeared.

Noah smiled.

"You all must be the survived draculas."

They vanished instantly.

Noah sighed.

That stupid Alextruo. Can’t he just not make them and do as I said?

He started leaving while holding the stones.

One of the draculas attacked him from behind.

Noah dodged easily.

"As expected!"

He grabbed the dracula’s neck instantly and slammed him into the ground.

"Hear me out now. I can help you all if you help me find the specific key I want to find."

The dracula struggled.

"How can you help us? You mere lower being."

Noah sighed and stepped on the dracula’s face, crushing it with ease.

"I am here acting polite. That does not mean anyone can come and say anything to me."

He started going toward the palace.

I maybe have to go to the Crimson Moon area. Xenovia is really annoying for making lands that far away.

When he arrived at the palace, he noticed that Ashoka’s sword was on the ground.

There was blood here and there.

Noah looked at it carefully.

Is Lengronia betraying me and killing Ashoka?

But as he looked at the palace, he saw there was no damage or anything to suggest something had happened.

Are they kidnapped? By those draculas?

He rubbed his head in annoyance and thought about Victoria.

"I just want to get that key, and for getting that key, all this is happening to me."

Suddenly, the red smoke vanished from the area.

Then many guards came with the king.

Noah sighed.

Dragonforce is really doing all this just to annoy me the most.

The king stopped in front of him. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"I am the King of Solaris. My daughter Astriye is missing, and the last time she was seen with you. So tell me where she is."

He said it plainly without any emotion, like he was just saying it for formality.

Noah looked at him carefully.

"I don’t know, but I can find her."

The king looked at him.

"No, no, no. You kidnapped my daughter, so you must pay for the crime."

Guards attacked.

Noah dodged easily.

"Is this the best you can do?"

Suddenly, the king raised his hand.

A rope came out from his sleeves.

It moved unnaturally fast and wrapped around Noah before he could fully react.

The moment it tightened, Noah felt his head become calm.

So much calm that he was going to sleep.

His eyelids grew heavy.

Before he could say anything, he fell asleep instantly.