Abyss Sequence

Due to various reasons, Sasa left Crimson No. 2 and headed to Lingquan City.

The main reason is that she ran out of Saint's Blood and marrow in her possession and needed to find Yan Luo to replenish them for her ongoing research.

Simultaneously, she estimated that the enhancement gemstone powder Yan Luo had was also nearly exhausted, so she took it upon herself to grind some more powder to bring to him.

With a nervous heart, Sasa returned to Lingquan City.

As Sasa's bodyguard, Yulia accompanied her closely and also came to Lingquan City.

Of course, this was mainly because Yulia had some interest in Yan Luo himself and wanted to meet this 'Blue Star's only Saint'.

Wang Lingyu told Sasa that Yan Luo had promised to see her every time he returned from Abyss hunting, so there was no need for Sasa to venture into the Forbidden Demon Abyss to find Yan Luo; she could simply wait at Wang Lingyu's place.

Now that Wang Lingyu had access to Yan Luo's home, she just happened to be there when Sasa returned to Lingquan City, so she went to Yan Luo's house.

"Senior Sister Sasa, long time no see!"

As soon as the door opened, Wang Lingyu smiled and hugged Sasa.

Sasa hugged Wang Lingyu back briefly and then introduced the old lady standing behind her to Wang Lingyu.

"Lingyu, let me introduce you. This lady is Yulia Ivanovna Bilyukova, the strongest Engraver on Blue Star, known as 'The Strongest Woman in the World'."

Fashionably dressed, Yulia pushed her heart-shaped sunglasses and nodded with a smile, "Hello, I am Yulia."

Wang Lingyu's mouth formed an 'O' shape as she stared blankly at Yulia.

"... I know you, Yan Luo mentioned you to me."

Yan Luo had aspired to become a Hunter since childhood, and naturally, he harbored admiration for Yulia, this legendary Hunter.

Wang Lingyu and Yan Luo had discussed Hunters, and Yan Luo had mentioned Yulia at that time.

Yulia laughed and said, "It seems Yan Luo is also a fan of mine."

"Yes, of course, he is!" Wang Lingyu became joyful at once and quickly invited Sasa and Yulia inside, "Yan Luo will be back today, so why don't you both come in and have a seat first."

This demeanor of a hostess made Sasa raise an eyebrow.

This time back, Sasa also brought Keke along.

The little robot followed Sasa and Yulia, and upon entering the house, its service program was activated.

[Permission confirmed — Wang Lingyu, Master 3; Sasa, Master 2; Yulia Ivanovna Bilyukova, unknown. Please assign permission to this unknown identity at your earliest convenience.]

Hearing Keke's broadcast, Wang Lingyu paused and looked at Sasa.

Nervously pursing her lips, Sasa explained, "During the time on Crimson No. 2, I frequently needed to enter and exit Yan Luo's home to study his physique, so he granted me master permissions to facilitate better research and protection from Keke. Keke was formerly an auxiliary intelligent machine for Hunters and possesses combat abilities."

"I see..." Wang Lingyu hugged Sasa with a playful smile, "But that's no big deal, after all, we'll all be one family in the future."

One family...

Hearing this phrase, Sasa recalled the ridiculous things Wang Lingyu had previously mentioned, and her face flushed red.

Yulia noticed the little secret between the two girls but had enough life experience to understand these things.

Wang Lingyu assigned Yulia 'guest' permissions, and Keke promptly moved to the kitchen to get a spare coffee machine and brew coffee for everyone.

Wang Lingyu and Yulia chatted about trivial topics in the living room. After half an hour, Yan Luo returned from the Forbidden Demon Abyss and saw Yulia in his living room.

He was suddenly stunned, unable to say a word.

Upon seeing Yan Luo, Wang Lingyu and Sasa didn't speak, silently giggling, while Yulia surveyed the 'Blue Star's only Saint'.

"Not bad, the young man looks very spirited."

Although she had seen photos and videos of Yan Luo online, encountering him in person still surprised Yulia.

She saw the shadows of past friends in Yan Luo.

They once fought alongside her to rid Blue Star of the Abyss's ravages, but unfortunately, many either changed their minds as they aged or died in battles against the Abyss before reaching such an age.

Even Yulia, at her age, no longer outright opposes the Abyss as she once did nor strives to liberate Blue Star from it entirely.

She recognized that Blue Star could no longer be independent of the Abyss and must rely on it for continued advancement and development.

Upon learning of Alfheim's existence, Yulia further believed that eradicating the Abyss was unnecessary, and perhaps allowing its development could even be beneficial.

Taking a deep breath, Yan Luo asked Yulia, "Ms. Bilukova, could I have your autograph?"

"Of course."

Yulia snapped out of her reverie and replied with a hearty laugh, "Where should I sign?"

"Please wait a moment."

With that, Yan Luo quickly headed to his room and returned with a small, wearable exoskeleton model, "Please sign here."

This was a toy left by his parents and Yan Luo's most treasured possession, a testament to his childhood dream of becoming a Hunter.

Now, Yan Luo wanted Yulia to sign it, fulfilling another dream of his life.

Yulia took out a signature pen she always carried and signed her name in artistic cursive letters on the plastic shell of the exoskeleton model.

After signing, Yan Luo held the model in a daze.

After a while, he silently returned the model to his room and then rejoined them in the living room.

"Thank you, Ms. Bilukova." Yan Luo thanked Yulia once more.

Yulia waved her hand and stood up, "Since you're back, and Sasa has someone to protect her, it's time for this outsider to leave."

Before Yulia put on her heart-shaped sunglasses, she winked at Yan Luo, teasingly, "Young man, take care of your body, don't overexert and damage it."

Yan Luo immediately shook his head, seriously saying, "No way, my physical capabilities are very robust."

Yulia was momentarily dumbfounded, then laughed, "Oh right, I forgot, you can battle City-breaking Level Demons with just your body."

With that, Yulia glanced at Wang Lingyu and Sasa, smiling mischievously, "You two young ladies should be careful."

Watching the two girls turn red, Yulia laughed heartily and strode out of Yan Luo's house with a confident gait.

Yan Luo sat on the single-seater sofa in the living room, looking at Wang Lingyu and Sasa, "So, what's your plan now?"

"I have something I want to talk to you about." Sasa replied immediately, as if she would be suspected of having ulterior motives if she hesitated.

Wang Lingyu smiled slightly, got up, and left. "Then I'll go take a bath first; you two take your time talking."

Sasa could guess what might happen next, breathing a bit heavier and tightly clenching her legs.

However, Yan Luo showed no expression, quietly watching Sasa and asked, "What's the matter?"

Taking a deep breath, Sasa forced herself to calm down, pretending to have regained her composure as she spoke in a slightly trembling voice, "The first thing is that I've run out of Saint's Blood and marrow, and I need more to continue my research. I've acquired Kask's poison from Alfheim, which can reduce magic power adaptability. I'm planning to conduct animal experiments first before applying for human trials, requiring a large amount of your blood and bone marrow."

Yan Luo nodded without hesitation, "Alright, what else?"

Speaking of her expertise, Sasa immediately got into her mode, returning to her usual demeanor.

She turned around and took out pre-packaged gemstone powder from her bag, saying, "This is the second thing. I calculated that your enhancement gemstone powder supply might be nearly depleted, so I took the liberty to grind down some from your share and brought it to you."

The corners of Yan Luo's mouth curled up as he took the gemstone powder container from Sasa and smiled, "You've been a great help."

Sasa knew Yan Luo would react this way, and she promptly brought up the third thing, "Then, I also came to check on your training progress to design your next training plan. How much has your Magnetic Field strength progressed? Can you lift a plate using your body's magnetic field now?"