Abyss Sequence-Chapter 451 - 26: Announcement

Yan Luo was quite lucky; the giant serpent was the kind of snake that could still move for a long time even if its head was cut off. Now, he had only shattered its brain, and its body could still survive for quite some time.

As for the giant lizard, the materialization of the Abyss allowed its body to remain intact.

Although the giant lizard’s meat had a bit of an acid taste no matter how it was cooked, at least he didn’t have to eat so much raw meat anymore.

In the war-torn desert, Yan Luo ate the blood and flesh of the giant serpent while cutting up the giant lizard’s corpse as spare food.

The Magic Power in the flesh and blood of demons would dissipate over time unless special preservation methods were used.

However, for Yan Luo, there was no need to preserve this meat, as he would eat it all before more than a tenth of its Magic Power dissipated.

Chewing on the serpent meat with scales in his mouth, Yan Luo looked up at the sky.

The silver moon hung high, the night sky devoid of stars, making the sky of the Bright Silver Abyss look rather monotonous.

He had already sorted out the giant lizard’s corpse and was now waiting for the giant serpent’s body to turn into Magic Power and dissipate.

This might take more than a dozen hours, but Yan Luo had the time and was willing to wait.

He had basically figured out the situation inside the Bright Silver Abyss. Next, it was time to initiate the Abyss Conquest.

Yan Luo decided that once the serpent’s body dissipated and turned into materials, he would leave the Bright Silver Abyss and initiate the Bright Silver Abyss Conquest.

He could actually initiate the conquest now, after all, he didn’t need teammates, and his Magic Power reserve was sufficient, facing the Master of the Abyss directly wouldn’t be a major issue.

However, there were still many Hunters active in the Abyss, and the nearby carbon-based small towns were not prepared. Rashly attacking the Master of the Abyss would only worsen the situation.

Therefore, Yan Luo would return to Bright Silver No. 3 and quietly wait for the right moment.

Yan Luo sat by the giant serpent’s body and waited for eighteen hours. He had eaten nearly a quarter of the serpent’s body when the Catastrophe Level demon’s body began to dissipate.

As the serpent’s body dissipated, light spots gathered, forming a vast, lengthy skeleton, causing Yan Luo to pause in surprise.

He chuckled, grabbed the skeleton’s tail, and briskly made his way towards the entrance of Bright Silver No. 3, dragging the skeleton along.

Yan Luo needed to use the power of the Magnetic Field to maintain the integrity of the skeleton while dragging it, unable to fly in the sky for a quick return to Bright Silver No. 3.

Fortunately, his footing was good. Even if he had to walk back to the entrance of Bright Silver No. 3, it would only take about twenty hours.

Dragging along a massive skeleton, Yan Luo began his journey back.

While on the road, because the target was so large, many Hunters spotted Yan Luo’s movements.

They were amazed by Yan Luo’s strength.

The skeleton could easily be identified as belonging to a Catastrophe Level demon from its size alone, and this skeleton being Yan Luo’s trophy indicated he had defeated a Catastrophe Level demon and still had the strength to drag it, which weighed at least tens of tons.

Upon discovering that the skeleton wasn’t some strange demon but Yan Luo’s trophy, some Hunters volunteered to drive up and ask if Yan Luo needed help.

Yan Luo didn’t need assistance; he could drag the entire skeleton back to Bright Silver No. 3 by himself. He needed these Hunters to return to their daily exploration towns, as he was about to initiate the Abyss Conquest.

Simultaneously, Yan Luo hoped they would share this news with other Hunters if they encountered them since he didn’t plan to wait too long.

Starting from his return to Bright Silver No. 3, he would only wait fifteen days.

In half a month, regardless of whether any Hunters had emerged from the Abyss, he would launch the Abyss Conquest.

Upon learning of this news, the Hunters were flustered.

They all knew Yan Luo was about to initiate the Bright Silver Abyss Conquest but hadn’t expected it to come so soon.

The Abyss Conquest was a life-and-death struggle between Hunters and demons, not just a battle between the conquest team and the Master of the Abyss but also a fight between ordinary Hunters and common demons.

When the Master of the Abyss was hunted, numerous demons would escape the Abyss.

Some speculated that this was the Master of the Abyss’s way to force the conquest team to retreat. Others guessed that because once the Master of the Abyss died, the demons would perish along with the Abyss unless they left the Abyss.

The latter theory had never been verified because demons had never successfully fled exploration towns after an Abyss Conquest, leaving people puzzled as to why the overflow effect occurred at the start of an Abyss Conquest.

Yan Luo once didn’t understand either, but after Sasa returned from a trip to the Great Library, she brought back documents compiled by the Elves.

The demon overflow effect happens precisely because when the Abyss collapses, demons existing within are destroyed alongside it. Only by escaping the Abyss do they stand a chance of surviving.

Once the Master of the Abyss, on whom the Abyss’s survival hinges, is challenged, all the demons within the Abyss will sense it.

They will either rush to assist the Master of the Abyss or flee the Abyss.

Unlike Blue Star, in Alfheim, demons had always been materialized entities from the start, so Yan Luo was unsure if demons on Blue Star would retain a tangible form if they survived the Abyss’s collapse and managed to escape into the wilderness.

It’s possible that even if demons on Blue Star survived the Abyss’s collapse, they would soon dissipate into Magic Power.

Yan Luo didn’t delve deeply into these issues, as he didn’t need to concern himself with them. All he needed to know was how to exterminate the Abyss; pondering these matters was the scholars’ job.

Dragging a vast skeleton, traversing hundreds of kilometers, Yan Luo successfully returned to the entrance of Bright Silver No. 3.

Upon passing through the frosted glass-like Abyss entrance, eagerly waiting people erupted in cheers.

Ahead of time, returning Hunters had made public the news of ’Yan Luo’s imminent return,’ so quite a few of Yan Luo’s fans were waiting outside the checkpoint.

They saw Yan Luo and the enormous skeleton he dragged and, although uncertain why, were excited and cheered.

The giant serpent skeleton was indeed too long, so Yan Luo first had the checkpoint soldiers open the gate to gradually drag the skeleton out of the Abyss.

With each segment pulled out, the surrounding crowd cheered once again.

Yan Luo felt a bit helpless in response, but since their mouths were their own, he couldn’t stop them from shouting.

He could only silently drag the giant serpent skeleton until it was entirely out of the Abyss.

Swish—!

A round of applause followed instantly.

"I told you, Yan Luo definitely has Catastrophe Level strength!" A Hunter excitedly applauded while talking to their companion.

Anyone could tell that the skeleton belonged to a Catastrophe Level demon, as only a Catastrophe Level demon could grow so large.

As for Doomsday Level?

Doomsday Level demons wouldn’t be this small!

Amidst many people’s support, Yan Luo hauled the skeleton to the entrance of the Hunter’s Guild in Bright Silver No. 3 and set it down.

"Who can give it a valuation? I want to sell this thing."

Even the president of the Bright Silver No. 3 Hunter’s Guild was attracted, coming to the guild’s entrance to inspect the giant serpent’s skeleton in amazement.

Huang Changfei, a Sequence Three before retiring, lacked the capability to hunt a Catastrophe Level demon. Now, no matter how he looked at it, the skeleton gave him an intense shock.

The ultimate buyer of this skeleton would likely be some research institution, but not many institutions possessed the funds to produce one hundred million at once.

Huang Changfei appraised the giant serpent skeleton’s value at one hundred million, considering Blue Star already had several Catastrophe Level demon skeletons.

If not for that premise, the skeleton would have been even pricier.

This transaction was handled through the Bright Silver No. 3 Hunter’s Guild, where they would receive a three-thousandths commission according to protocol.

Without mentioning Yan Luo already providing Saint’s Blood to Hunters in Bright Silver No. 3, just the transaction of this skeleton was enough to make Yan Luo an esteemed guest at the Bright Silver No. 3 Hunter’s Guild.

After Huang Changfei announced his inner valuation of the giant serpent’s skeleton, people erupted in cheers again, and it wasn’t clear exactly what they were cheering about.

Seizing the opportunity, Yan Luo announced he would initiate the Abyss Conquest in fifteen days.

He assured everyone that before the Abyss Conquest began, he would prepare in advance the Hunters’ promised rewards for all participants.

This way, even if he perished in the Abyss Conquest, the Hunters’ rewards wouldn’t vanish.

Hunters expressed their joy and excitement with shouts that echoed to the sky.

And so, the preparations for the Abyss Conquest began in full swing!