Abyssal Chronicles

Heheh... I don't even have the face to apologize to you properly.

Sorry — I was completely swamped with work, and with my weak body, I had no time for anything except studying, working, and sleeping.

Thank God I'm finally kinda free now. No promises, but I'll try to post at least one chapter daily.

Sorry again — and enjoy! 💫

[Spirit of Revenge]

This is Heinotim's authority power.

His greatest trump card, and the reason he still dares to challenge Yumo even after taking such devastating injuries.

Authority power is a Lv9 expert's deepest secret—their most devastating finishing move.

Yet over these past months, Heinotim has come to despise his own authority power.

The reason's simple: the activation conditions are absolutely brutal. To trigger 'Spirit of Revenge,' his enemies have to accumulate enough sin first.

sin is a special energy that only Heinotim can sense. This power clings to whatever he treasures most. The more he values something, the more sin it carries. And when enemies destroy or indirectly destroy what he holds dear, they rack up sin...

Only after enemies accumulate enough sin can Heinotim activate Spirit of Revenge.

An ultimate single-target authority that burns his own life force to fight his enemy to the death.

The activation requirements are so harsh that Heinotim has only used his authority once since breaking through to Lv9. Not only that, but using it left him half-dead and crippled for a thousand years before he recovered.

For a thousand years, Heinotim couldn't activate his authority even once.

So yeah, he's pretty pissed at the Creator for giving him this ability. Being a Lv9 powerhouse who can't even use his authority? He's basically a walking joke.

All these years, Heinotim's been giving himself hell over it.

But today and right now...

Heinotim feels incredibly grateful.

Because without this authority, he'd have no chance against this abyssal girl.

Once Spirit of Revenge activates, Heinotim becomes a vengeful demon, launching a death match against any enemy carrying 'sin.' In this state, his attack power against enemies goes through the roof! Plus, until either his enemy dies completely or his own soul gets worn away entirely, his body becomes immortal!

Years ago, he barely managed to defeat that Abyssal Lord who killed his sister using this very power.

Now this black-haired girl is obviously way stronger than that Abyssal Lord from back then. Even if he beats her... his soul will be scattered to the winds.

But as long as he gets his revenge, what's death got on him?!

…..

....

"BOOM!!"

The earth-shaking explosion sent destructive energy blooming across the sky like the world's final song. As Yumo unleashed her authority power, Heinotim's attack predictably backfired on his own body. His upper half got blasted into bloody mist in an instant.

But the next moment, surrounded by resentful blue flames, surging fire poured from his wounds the second his upper body got shredded. With the flames surging, Heinotim's body completed its regeneration in the blink of an eye.

The regeneration speed was insane.

"Wind Extreme—Fierce Wind Cannon!"

Eyes narrowing, Heinotim struck while Yumo was still processing what happened. He compressed spiritual power in his chest and unleashed a massive emerald light that slammed straight into Yumo's chest.

BOOM!!!

The explosion and wind-attribute spiritual power sent Yumo flying backward.

She didn't stabilize until she was a thousand meters away.

But Heinotim wasn't about to give her breathing room. The next second, he was flash-stepping forward with his emerald sword, appearing right in front of Yumo.

The sky erupted in earth-shaking conflict as crimson and emerald energy clashed.

---

Watching this Lv9 expert throw everything he had at her, Yumo looked genuinely surprised.

What the hell's going on with this guy?

His whole body got blasted apart once already—his core should be shattered too. How's he still regenerating?

And this soul-burning fighting style...

Her crimson eyes narrowed with something like concern.

Soul burning lets you get massive power in a short burst—it's what desperate fighters do when they're backed into a corner. Sure, it amps up your combat ability big time.

But soul burning has limits. Lose about ten percent of your soul and your consciousness starts going fuzzy. Lose twenty percent and your whole soul body becomes unstable and starts falling apart...

That's why most people can only burn about fifteen percent of their soul max. Push it further and you'll die before you finish off your enemy.

But this guy Heinotim... his soul's already burned through thirty percent?! Why hasn't he collapsed yet?!

Must be his authority's effect.

This is getting messy...

With authority temporarily useless, straight-up technique battles aren't really Yumo's thing. Yumo loves peace and doesn't like fighting.

But just because she doesn't like it doesn't mean a certain someone doesn't.

[How about letting me take over?]

Just as Yumo was getting frustrated, Momo's voice echoed in her ears.

The voice sounded excited, eager even.

[You've been having all the fun, let me try~~ Besides, aren't we supposed to show how cruel the Abyssal Lord is? Your performance wasn't quite there. Let me handle it~~]

[Emmm, if it's you...]

Glancing at the chaotic battlefield around them, Yumo sighed helplessly.

[It's already turned into this mess... guess there's no need to worry about you losing control and screwing up the plan... alright, you're up.]

[Hehe~~ Then~~]

[Switch.]

The next moment, Yumo slowly closed her eyes. When she opened them again, those crystal-clear crimson pupils had transformed into eerie rainbow colors.

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"Hm?"

Staring at the black-haired girl in front of him, Heinotim's pupils contracted.

Something's different about her.

What just happened?!

But before Heinotim could figure it out, the black-haired girl vanished from his sight! When he sensed her aura again, it was already behind him.

"Shit?!"

Realizing the danger, Heinotim's expression changed as he swung his sword behind him.

This is bad.

"HAHAHAHA!! Too slow, moron!!!"

Momo's savage, manic laughter rang out as crimson Shadow power crashed down like a waterfall, instantly crushing Heinotim under overwhelming pressure.

At the same time, Momo's hand shot out, grabbing the back of his head and slamming him toward the ground!!

The next moment, Heinotim plummeted from tens of thousands of meters up, crashing head-first into the earth.

BOOM!!

Just smashing his head into the ground wasn't enough for Momo. She kept grabbing his head, slamming it against the ground over and over.

Finally, she fired a point-blank Shadow Annihilation and blasted his head to pieces.

Of course, with Spirit of Revenge active, Heinotim wasn't going down that easy. His head regenerated instantly, and he twisted his body to kick Momo off him!

Using his long sword to support himself, Heinotim slowly stood up from the crater.

"What's wrong? Giving up already? You should be using some kind of life-burning technique, right? After burning your life force, this is all you've got?"

Momo didn't rush to attack. Instead, she floated in the air with one hand in her pocket, glaring down at Heinotim with pure contempt.

"Weren't you going to avenge your son? If this is your best, it's nowhere near enough."

While mocking him, Momo casually tossed aside the female corpse she'd been holding—one that had already lost all signs of life.

This was Litasha, the Lv9 expert who'd tried to help when she saw Heinotim struggling.

Her sneak attack failed spectacularly. Momo had casually pierced through her abdominal crystal core, killing her instantly. Litasha didn't even know how Momo had killed her—her lifeless eyes still held the confusion from her final moments.

"..."

Faced with the taunting words, Heinotim didn't respond. He just glanced thoughtfully at the lifeless corpse. Seeing his former comrade's death, his eyes couldn't help but flash with emotion.

But that emotion quickly disappeared.

"Sorry, Litasha. I'll avenge you."

Without time to mourn his fallen ally, Heinotim stared grimly at the black-haired girl, meeting her ghostly rainbow-colored gaze.

Heinotim narrowed his eyes. The Shadow power she was releasing without restraint had already engulfed heaven and earth. Even with Spirit of Revenge activated and his strength massively boosted, that tyrannical aura still left him struggling to breathe.

And Momo's power was still climbing.

Fifty million energy... fifty-five million... sixty million...

Damn it. As time passed, her power kept rising... If she keeps getting stronger like this, there'll be even less hope...

Which means if he wants to stop her, it has to be now.

His son's face flashed through his mind again.

Taking a deep breath, Heinotim slowly drew his emerald sword from the ground.

"Time to end this."

Facing the insanely powerful black-haired girl, Heinotim was full of killing intent and his heart heavy as lead. But having started burning his life force, his eyes were surprisingly calm.

The next moment, violent emerald spiritual power mixed with blue ghostly flames containing overwhelming killing intent and vengeful obsession suddenly exploded outward from Heinotim in all directions! With this power surging, his entire body began gradually collapsing. The surrounding space started twisting and even cracking from the force.

"Soul burning... one hundred percent!"

Heinotim's body began falling apart and his face started distorting, but his aura reached an unprecedented level.

Right now, Heinotim's strength had surpassed Lv9 peak.

"I'm going to kill you."

Slowly crouching down, preparing his final assault, Heinotim made his deadly declaration.

On the other side, hearing those words, Momo grinned excitedly, her rainbow-colored eyes sparkling with pure joy. Terrifying crimson Shadow power gradually formed enormous butterfly wings behind her. A crystalline thin sword radiating destructive energy materialized in her grip.

"Is that so? Hehe, don't let me down."