The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle

"Your enemy is the Abyss, right?"

Su Qi's seemingly light tone made the doll shudder violently.

The doll's eyes widened as it stared at Su Qi, "You..."

It began to panic, ready to deny it.

"Don't rush to glare at me," Su Qi said with a smile, "To put it in a way that saves face for you, you're easier to read than my neighbor, old Jiang."

The doll was taken aback, "Who is he? A genius with a high IQ?"

"No, he's seven years old and likes to play detective games with me."

"?"

What kind of old Jiang is that!

And how is this saving face for me? This is outright insulting!!!

It means I'm not even as good as a child!

Yet it felt powerless to retort.

Because it truly was not good at disguising itself.

Seeing various powers of the Abyss, like Pollution, Chaotic, and the Anxiety Curse before it, it would clench its fists hard, filled with anger, hatred, but also powerlessness and despair.

Su Qi thought... there was no one easier to read than this fella.

He didn't even need to look for a question mark.

"Let's talk about serious matters," Su Qi said lightly, "Let's have an open and honest discussion."

"Talk my ass!"

The doll clenched its teeth, wanting to activate the Power of Imagination to escape, but then it remembered... its Fantasy Stone was in Su Qi's hands.

Its eyes filled with even more despair and helplessness, it finally sighed resignedly, hoarsely asking, "What on earth do you want!"

Su Qi, observing its every move, couldn't help but laugh, "Why do you make it seem like I'm the bad guy? I'm not gonna do anything to you, there aren't many good people like me around."

"?" The doll inquired, "Then can you give me back the Fantasy Stone?"

"No."

"..."

The doll looked at the Ghost Face here, "I want to perish together with you."

Su Qi chuckled softly, "Before you think about perishing together, why not try talking to me about this matter."

The doll's eyes hardened, but after two seconds it silently shook its head, "I can't."

After being refused, Su Qi wasn't annoyed because this time the doll had taken two seconds before shaking its head.

Su Qi didn't continue, instead saying softly,

"It seems you're carrying some kind of a secret that cannot be told. After all, the enemy is the Abyss. But as it stands, you seem unable to do anything..."

Su Qi's words were sharp, "Your strength isn't particularly great, and you're without companions, a lonely figure amidst danger, unable to cause even a ripple."

The doll remained silent but clenched its fists, voice straining, "Shut up..."

"Except, that Fantasy Stone seems to have a very special power. But now it's still in someone else's hands, subject to their whims..."

"Shut up."

"Moreover, most importantly, you have started to feel afraid."

"You are in fear of the power of the Abyss," Su Qi's voiced became calm,

"No matter what you want to do, when you are afraid, then you can do nothing. You have fallen into self-despair."

It clenched its fists, growling, "Shut up!!!"

The doll was truly growling out loud, even without using Spiritual Energy to cover it up!

The surrounding people did hear it, but they paid no attention because at this very moment various ghostly screams and skeletal ghosts were erupting in rage, leaving them with no time to notice a faint growling sound.

After all,

those who had stepped near the cabin were now groaning in agony, trying to rely on willpower and their spirits, ignoring the torture, and rushing towards the cabin!

However, Jiang Zhi was somewhat confused as he turned his head around, "I haven't said anything!! Why are you yelling so loudly!"

On Su Qi's face was only a faint smile as he looked at Xiao Ou, gently saying, "I'm just stating a fact, and besides... no matter which part of the Abyss your enemy belongs to, the strength of an individual is ultimately too small."

"Additionally,"

Su Qi began slowly, his gaze holding a bit of depth, "My enemy is also the Abyss. It's less about helping you and more about cooperation."

"Why not give it a try."

"Give it a try..."

Xiao Ou muttered, slightly taken aback, its expression confused and powerless because what Su Qi had just mentioned were indeed facts.

Its current situation was one of despair, hopeless in both its own condition and the enemies it faced, seeing no glimmer of hope.

Yet, it didn't dare to easily trust others, now seeming to be stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Su Qi did not rush, his gaze calmly watching as everyone approached the cabin, including An Nan, who were all beginning to compete fiercely.

Finally,

after more than twenty breaths of silence, a hoarse voice from the doll reached Su Qi's ears,

"You have no idea the enormity of what I'm facing, and you are but a few people..."

It was naturally referring to having seen Jiang Zhi, along with Lu Fan and Rab.

Even the only Divine Son, An Nan, wasn't enough to consider.

But Su Qi didn't mind; instead, a hint of a smile formed at the corner of his mouth.

He wasn't afraid of how big the enemy was, the fear was that you wouldn't speak.

Once you open up, that's... sufficient.

"I just want to tell you something," Su Qi continued candidly, "no matter who your enemy is, it's not such a big deal. I've said before, those existences in the Abyss, they are all within my top one or two..."

But this time, he didn't finish his sentence.

The doll spoke with a heavy tone, "That's not the same thing at all! You're joking!!"

"And I…" It lifted its head, hoarsely declaring, "am serious!"

"Unfortunately, so am I."

Su Qi took a step forward and then stepped into the range of the lake's Ghost Face.

This instant.

The doll's eyes bulged!

Because it was different from the others.

Whenever others stepped onto it, all the Ghost Faces would unleash various torments, with skin tearing and flesh bursting being the lightest of wounds.

Each person was nearly gutted, their bones pulled out, with their internal organs churning continuously, the unsettling imagery bringing real pain to life—the deeper the fear, the deeper one fell into it, as if dwelling in an endless Hell.