Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1552 - 1079: Got Carried Away, Went Too Far_2
"And yet, this place has already fallen into the abyss, crawling with these bizarre and terrifying abyssal creatures..."
"I am just worried, Your Excellency might encounter such unfathomable dangers."
Upon hearing this, the calm demeanor on Melo’s face wavered, and her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
Even a flash of concern appeared in Beluti’s eyes, clearly startled by Naisa’s words.
The bizarre nature of the abyssal power was known not only to them as natives but even Reiger, who was new here, had developed some understanding.
To speak nothing else, just the ever-present Abyssal Aura, which was akin to the atmosphere in the abyss, possessed the ability to corrupt and erode the psyche of the source of life, turning them into the infected, losing reason and becoming puppets.
The Abyssal Aura itself had strange properties, not being a living organism yet behaving as if alive, able to launch attacks on nearby people when threatened. Within the Black Land, the Abyssal Aura constantly battered the Nanierga Giant Wall like a great beast. Who would believe they were lifeless gases upon witnessing that scene?
Besides this, the power of blood sacrifice was extraordinarily eerie, as if by offering blood, life as a tribute, one could receive all sorts of gifts from the abyss, giving the impression that the abyss itself possessed consciousness.
All these phenomena convinced Reiger of the unpredictable and elusive nature of abyssal power, making it unimaginably difficult for ordinary people to defend against.
Since even Reiger had this impression, how could Melo, Naisa, Beluti, and others, being locals exposed to it for years, not understand the eerie power of the abyss?
Moreover, they were not ordinary people. Ordinary folks hardly had direct encounters with the abyss, and contact meant no chance for survival. The girls, however, had faced threats and harm from the abyss in various circumstances, fully aware of how terrifying that place was.
Now, upon Naisa’s words, neither Melo nor Beluti could help but feel uneasy.
"It’ll be fine, we need faith in His Excellency."
Ultimately, it was Beluti who calmed down first.
She remembered the future she foresaw, softly reassuring Melo and Naisa once more.
"Your Excellency is stronger than we imagine, we haven’t even reached Mistigo yet, how could something happen already?"
In the future Beluti saw, Reiger was facing countless abyssal creatures at that Abyss Gate.
What did this indicate?
It indicated Reiger would at least safely reach Mistigo and appear before that Abyss Gate.
Reiger hadn’t reached Mistigo yet, how could anything happen now?
Beluti convinced herself of this and also convinced Melo and Naisa.
"Let’s wait a bit longer then."
Melo took out a pocket watch, confirming the time.
"If His Excellency hasn’t returned in twenty-four hours, we must find a way to reach out."
Communication crystals didn’t function on this Black Land.
Because the magic wavelengths needed for communication got disturbed by the outside Abyssal Aura, causing interference.
Simply put, the "signal" wasn’t good on this Black Land, or rather, was very poor.
Thus, magic known as [Message] that could connect over long distances, or for surveying, detecting, and searching, scarcely worked here.
This was a conclusion drawn by Melo and others after one attempt.
Several hours ago, they had already attempted to contact Reiger, resulting in zero connection.
Magician Naisa even speculated that on this Black Land, the bond between a magician and a contracted attendant would weaken, rendering them unable to sense each other’s location if too far apart.
Therefore, if Reiger did not return in time, it would be extremely difficult for the girls to get in touch with him.
Thus, with trepidation and unease, time slipped by.
In the blink of an eye, several more hours passed.
Since Reiger’s departure, almost thirty hours had elapsed.
Now, at the source, it was almost midnight, causing Melo, Naisa, and Beluti to finally sit still no longer.
"Let’s go find His Excellency."
Naisa stood up.
"Alright."
Melo agreed without any objection.
"Wait, will that be okay?" Beluti raised a concern: "What if His Excellency returns while you’re out and encounters danger?"
"We can’t concern ourselves with that now." Naisa immediately responded: "The safety of His Excellency is paramount above all else."
"Indeed." Melo nodded, telling Beluti: "You stay here and wait, I and Her Eminence will search."
"If neither of us returns, then you..."
The sentence wasn’t finished before a familiar voice interrupted.
"Then what? Go back alone? Does Beluti have that ability?"
A particularly disgruntled voice came from the living room doorway, entering the ears of the girls.
"You all... Clearly one is a Pope of the Court, the other a Grand Princess of the Empire. Why do you seem to lose your wits completely when it concerns my safety?"
Hearing these words, the girls turned toward the doorway in joyful surprise.
However, it left them utterly shocked.
"Your Excellency!"
"Are you injured?"
"Are you alright...!?"
All the girls, without exception, all rushed toward Reiger.
No choice.
Only to see Reiger, who had appeared at the doorway of the living room without warning, looking markedly different from when he left.
His Holy Court attire was damaged in many places, his skin bore numerous black and dark green marks, and his hands were stained with blood, a drop even marking his face, embodying someone who had just been through a fierce and exhaustive battle, covered in blood.
The girls had never seen Reiger in such a state.
Although Reiger hadn’t been around long, whether it was Melo, Naisa, or Beluti, they had only seen Reiger’s strong and mysterious side until now.
Melo and Naisa had witnessed Reiger stepping on the Abyss Demon Fire and flying through the air in Aulus, and even saw him slice off an Abyss Demon Lord’s arm with one strike, mighty and formidable.
Needless to say for Beluti, she was present throughout Reiger’s complete annihilation of the Dark Relief Center and unilateral crushing of the Night Spirit amalgamation.
Witnessing Reiger’s unparalleled strong stance, although unspoken, the girls’ hearts had long been captivated by such a stance, admiring Reiger to some extent.
Who would have thought, on going out this time and returning, Reiger would be so battered.
This scared the girls white, some fumbling to find healing items, some hastily chanting healing spell incantations, and others rushing to throw themselves onto Reiger to check him thoroughly.
"Stop, stop, stop, calm down, I’m fine!"
Reiger quickly stopped the girls’ out-of-control actions, promptly explaining.
"Look closely, I’m not hurt anywhere, it’s the blood from the abyssal creatures I defeated!"
This was a lie.
If it was blood of the abyssal creatures, then with the [Limitless Sorcery]’s defensive effect still active, those bloodstains wouldn’t be able to touch Reiger.
The only reason bloodstains were on Reiger was one:
That he was indeed injured.
Or rather, he got too carried away—had too much fun...
