Abyss Sequence

Humans had clearly disappeared for so many years, why are they now appearing here?

Aquinas found it hard to believe his own eyes, thinking he might have been mistaken due to his old age and poor vision.

The figure standing not far away was an elf, not a human, and that iron behemoth lying on the ground was actually his prey, and he accidentally took it, which is why he was unhappy.

Casually tossing the caught prey aside, Yan Luo slightly bent his knees, then leapt up, landing on a branch ahead of Aquinas.

Finally, Aquinas could see Yan Luo's appearance clearly, and because of this, he was dumbfounded.

He was not mistaken; this was indeed a human!

But why would a human appear in their world? Wasn't this race supposed to have disappeared long ago?

"Elf, put down the bow and arrow, I won't kill you."

Yan Luo repeated the words he had just said.

Aquinas heard the awkwardness in his speech, thinking this human had probably learned only a bit of the elf language.

So, Aquinas tried to slow down his tone, hoping this human could understand what he was saying.

"You, human, why are you here?"

After speaking, Aquinas quietly watched the human opposite him, waiting for a response.

After a while, he heard the human reply: "Hunting."

Aquinas was somewhat disappointed, as if the human did not understand what he was actually asking.

He was using a 'major event' inquiry style, rather than a 'minor event' style, wanting to inquire about the fundamental reason the human had come to their world, not what the human was currently doing.

At that moment, Aquinas saw the human pointing to his own chest, saying, "I, Yan Luo."

Hearing an unfamiliar term, Aquinas was somewhat puzzled; after a moment, he realized that the human was introducing himself, saying his name was 'Yan Luo'.

Thus, Aquinas imitated Yan Luo's gesture, introducing himself: "I, Aquinas Gass Azureleaf."

Elf surnames are all derived from natural elements, with the middle name indicating their birthplace. Aquinas's full name indicated he was from the Gass Azureleaf family.

Yan Luo nodded, memorizing the string of sounds Aquinas had just spoken.

Then, Yan Luo pointed at the armored car below, "Mine."

Aquinas glanced at it and nodded.

Indeed, that was the human's prey.

He had no idea where this demon actually came from; even though he had been in the Lingge Corps for hundreds of years, he had never seen it.

But that's the way of demons, occasionally a new type would emerge, and no one knows how many types of demons exist in the Gass Forest.

Feeling that he had communicated with this 'Aquinas' elf, Yan Luo nodded to Aquinas, jumped down from the branch, landed on the ground, picked up his discarded prey, and headed towards the armored car.

Seeing an arrow stuck in the car body, Yan Luo chopped the arrow shaft with his hand, then opened the back door of the armored car and threw the prey inside, crawling from the back of the car to the driver's seat in the process.

Little did he know, his series of actions were observed by Aquinas, who couldn't help but widen his mouth in surprise.

What did he just see?

The human actually got inside that demon?

No, that must not be a demon!

At this moment, Aquinas finally realized, that armored car was not a demon, but something else.

Could it really be the humans' 'carriage'?

Just as Aquinas was wondering, Yan Luo had already started the armored car, making the wheels move.

Aquinas's pupils shrank; it really wasn't an elemental demon, but a human's carriage.

Had their carriages become not needing horses to pull them? Or did they build an iron carriage that could encompass the horses entirely?

"Is that an elf?" Sasa asked Yan Luo.

Yan Luo held the steering wheel, focusing on the road ahead, and nodded, "His name is Aquinas."

Sasa couldn't help but marvel: "You superhumans are indeed incredible, that elf could actually shoot an arrow that pierced through this car's armor; fortunately, it was only the outer layer of armor. I had the onboard terminal do a self-check, and the inner armor is perfectly fine."

"Aquinas's strength should be only slightly stronger than Julia."

Although he hadn't fought with Aquinas, Yan Luo could sense from Aquinas's movements that this elf wasn't very strong.

However, Yan Luo still didn't know what level elves like Aquinas and Julia belonged to in Elf World.

To Yan Luo, their level was such that he could subdue them with a bit of effort.

Unknowingly, he had already become this strong.

Standing on the branch, watching the armored car disappear into the distance, Aquinas pondered for a moment, then turned and ran towards Gass City.

The appearance of a human in the Gass Forest had to be reported to the Deputy Corps Commander, to let the Deputy Corps Commander decide what action to take against the human.

The sudden reappearance of humans, after disappearing for over eight thousand years, was definitely not a good sign!

......

"Alright, the report is finally finished."

Julia stayed at the academy for a few more days, primarily to gain a deeper understanding of humans and the world they originated from, Midgard.

Previously, she didn't know that the human world was called Midgard, nor did she understand the importance of 'Midgard'.

It was also after reading books in the academy for a few days that Julia realized why so many of the older generation of elves were so nostalgic for the human world.

Julia, with her report in hand, arrived at the Lord's Mansion and submitted it through the Earth Spirit Housekeeper, and then returned to the house she shared with Suniya.

The rangers of the Lingge Corps didn't need to patrol the Gass Forest every day; their job was just to observe the situation with the demons in the forest, and once they noticed any tendency of demon gatherings, they should immediately report it to the Deputy Corps Commander.

Then, the Deputy Corps Commander would assemble all the elves within the territory to collectively resist the demon assault.

Under normal circumstances, most rangers would rest for ten days after one patrol before heading back to patrol the Gass Forest.

During patrols, any spoils gained by the rangers were their own and didn't need to be handed over to the corps for distribution; only during battles organized by the corps did they have to hand over their gains.

Besides patrolling, rangers occasionally had to participate in the corps-organized campaigns to clear dangerous demons of level four or above.

However, the last clearing campaign was less than twenty-three days ago, so the corps wouldn't organize another campaign so quickly.

When Julia returned home, she found her usually lazy sister wasn't napping but was instead carving her arrows.

It seemed that being utterly defeated by Yan Luo from last time taught Suniya a lesson.

Elf strength growth is challenging, as they are naturally equipped with casting ability, but because of that, they can only expand their internal Magic Power pool through meditation and cannot enhance themselves using engraving technology.

Julia, despite being young and only in her fifties, had reached level three, which was considered quite a talent among elves.

Trying to strengthen oneself in a short period is impossible, so if Suniya wanted to become stronger, she could only start with her equipment.

Suniya had pretty good archery skills; compared to casting, she was more adept at archery, which is why she wanted to create more magic arrows to make herself stronger.

Julia didn't disturb Suniya; she went inside to brew two cups of herbal tea, and after Suniya had crafted a magic arrow, she could smell the herbal tea's fragrance.

Suniya, holding her herbal tea cup, asked, "Sister, have you finished writing your report?"

Upon hearing this, Julia knew what Suniya wanted to say next, "You want me to accompany you on patrol?"

Clearly, Suniya was unsatisfied with her defeat at Yan Luo's hands and wanted to go find Yan Luo for revenge.

Although she didn't know where that human was now or if he had already gone deep into the Gass Forest, Suniya just wanted to try.

Suniya didn't say anything, just nodded.

Julia smiled upon seeing this, "If you want to go, then I'll accompany you on a trip. Besides, I've finished my report, though I don't know when the Lord will read it."

Moreover, she also wanted to meet that human again and learn more stories about the world behind him.