Abyss Sequence-Chapter 426 - 1: Deep into Gass Forest
It’s necessary to pass a test to go up the mountain, but descending doesn’t require such trouble.
Though it’s possible to leap directly from the mountaintop and land easily with the help of the barrier surrounding the entire mountain, once Yan Luo and the others reached the summit, the barrier ceased to affect them and no longer restricted their abilities.
Thus, Yan Luo picked up Sasa and flew into the sky alongside Yevgenia.
Yevgenia’s mind was in turmoil, not knowing what to do or what she could do at the moment.
Their Saint had placed their world on a bet; if he lost this gamble, then Alfheim would perish, and almost all elves would die.
But could she now warn the other elves?
If she told the other elves about this, would it cause disturbances in their ideology, thereby leading to the failure of a plan that could have proceeded smoothly?
Yevgenia remembered that if you informed a civilization that ’a shift in ideology can birth an Evil God,’ it would accelerate the Evil God’s conception.
If she relayed the information she got from the Saint Fuer to the other elves, the Evil God in Alfheim would quickly be born.
Moreover, even if she told them, it wouldn’t change anything.
The Evil God follows civilization, not the world. Even if the elves evacuate to Blue Star or other worlds, their Evil God would still come into existence.
Thus, Yevgenia’s mind was chaotic, unsure of what to do.
"Ms. Yevgenia."
Sasa’s sudden call snapped Yevgenia out of her complicated thoughts, and she looked toward Sasa.
Resting on Yan Luo’s shoulder, Sasa looked at Yevgenia and asked, "Are you thinking about the issue of the Evil God, wanting to save the elves of Alfheim, right?"
Yevgenia was silent for a moment and then nodded.
Sasa sighed, shaking her head, "It’s hard because the Saint has already decided to have the elven civilization nurture a positive Evil God. He allowed human merchants into Alfheim to invigorate the elves’ ideas. Now, Alfheim fulfills all the preconditions for nurturing an Evil God, and as long as the elves’ ideas are active, there’s a significant probability of an Evil God being born.
"At this juncture, nothing can be done in time; what you can do now is to advance the exchange program between elves and humans, encouraging as many elves as possible to seek refuge on Blue Star. The Saint himself mentioned this; the elves on Blue Star will be disconnected from those in Alfheim, and regardless of the turmoil in Alfheim’s ideology, it won’t affect them. The elf students on Blue Star should not be influenced by the Evil God."
Yevgenia paused for a moment.
After a while, Yevgenia sighed deeply, "Then that’s all I can do..."
To help the elves, she must not make this issue public to avoid ideology turmoil, and secondly, she needs to find a way to promote the technological exchange project between humans and elves to have more elves study on Blue Star.
After pondering for a long time, Yevgenia softly said to Sasa, "Sasa, I... need to leave for a while."
In choosing between ’saving more elves’ and ’staying with her daughter,’ Yevgenia elected for the former.
Of course, she was also aware that Sasa was not her daughter, and even if she wanted Sasa to be her daughter, Sasa would certainly refuse.
But in Yevgenia’s heart, she considered Sasa her daughter, and her tone and mindset when speaking with Sasa were as if speaking to a daughter.
When telling Sasa she had to leave for a while, Yevgenia felt a profound sense of guilt, as though her previous oversight had led to her little daughter’s untimely death from illness.
Nevertheless, Yevgenia knew well that having Sasa stay by Yan Luo’s side was the best choice.
Yan Luo possessed enough power to protect Sasa. Forcing Sasa to stay by her side might result in her death if Alfheim were to be destroyed, not to mention whether Yan Luo would consent.
Sasa opened her faceplate and smiled at Yevgenia.
"Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of myself, and Yan Luo will protect me too. No need to worry about me, Yevgenia... mother."
This could be Yevgenia’s final departure since no one knew if the plan of the two Saints would indeed allow the Elven civilization to birth a positive Evil God, and Yevgenia had always desired to be a mother, prompting Sasa to slightly fulfill her wish before their separation.
Although Sasa’s voice was small and her tone a bit shy and awkward, Yevgenia indeed heard it.
An instant brilliance lit up Yevgenia’s face, filling her heart with emotion and excitement.
Until they returned to Gass City, Sasa and Yevgenia did not speak again.
Upon deciding to leave, Yevgenia looked at Sasa, smiling softly and gently stroking Sasa’s little cheek with her fingertip.
Then, Yevgenia lifted her head to look at Yan Luo, instructing, "I am leaving, Yan Luo. I hope you can protect Sasa well and not let her get hurt."
Yan Luo nodded, "I will."
Yevgenia knew Yan Luo was as good as his word; whatever he promised, he would certainly accomplish.
Thus, Yevgenia soared into the air, leaving without any reluctance or longing, heading into the distance.
Watching Yevgenia’s silhouette gradually fade into the distance, Sasa patted Yan Luo’s lower back and joked, "Make sure to protect me well!"
Yan Luo eyed her, "Want to study the demons?"
Sasa understood what he wanted instantly and raised an eyebrow, "What are we waiting for? Let’s go now!"
The two returned to the Human Mansion to retrieve an armored vehicle and immediately set off into the Gass Forest.
On the way, they encountered Julia, who was preparing to enter the forest for patrol, and invited her to join them.
Sitting in the car, Julia complained to Yan Luo, "Recently, there’ve been too many demons in the forest; something must have happened. There might be a powerful demon controlling them behind the scenes, or else this wouldn’t be happening."
All Masters of the Secret Realms in Alfheim had been replaced with elves, so the thing controlling the demons wasn’t the Master of the Secret Realm.
But could demons possess such intelligence?
Even in Yan Luo’s understanding, demons only had beast-level intelligence, lacking wisdom.
"Has the investigation request been approved?" Yan Luo asked casually.
Hearing this, Julia nodded, "Several captains have already gone for the investigation; thus, recently, our patrol range as ordinary patrolmen has reduced substantially, patrolling mainly around Gass City."
Sasa turned to look at the back seat and asked, "We’re planning to go into the depths of the Gass Forest; would you like to join us?"
Julia was somewhat surprised, "You’re going into the depths of the Gass Forest?"
Sasa smiled, "Yan Luo wants to get stronger, and the only way is by consuming demon flesh; there should be many powerful demons in the depths of the Gass Forest. As long as we don’t encounter a Doomsday Level, or what you call a level six demon, Yan Luo can completely obliterate them."
Blinking, Julia cast an incredulous glance at Yan Luo, who was driving the armored vehicle.
When they first met, Yan Luo only had the strength of a master; now, he had already reached the level of a general, and judging by Sasa’s remarks, he seemed quite formidable among generals.
This was indeed the Saint...
Julia was greatly shocked, profoundly experiencing the might of a ’Saint’ for the first time.
After feeling this, Julia nodded firmly, "Let’s go!"
With the patrol range of patrollers recently limited, many patrol areas overlapped, so if she encountered other patrollers on the way, Julia could simply tell them or leave a written note somewhere asking them to help keep an eye on the area she was supposed to patrol.
By going into the depths of the Gass Forest, Julia could use her expertise to investigate the cause of the forest’s anomalies.
Though several captains from the Lingge Corps had gone for the investigation, they were only of master status and had to be extremely cautious while investigating clues in the forest’s depths.
Yan Luo was different; he was genuinely a formidable figure. By following Yan Luo, she could thoroughly investigate the forest’s depths.
Perhaps, with Yan Luo’s help, she could really find the cause of the mutation!
