"Just an escape?"
In the obscure aura surrounding the Devil’s Daughter, the Dreamwalkers constantly battled against the invasion, revealing a distorted reality under a shrouded halo.
"Your domain is peculiar... like those oddities; is this the Cursed Title after release? But here in Yuglas, we flow with its bloodline, using its power..." The Devil’s Daughter moved towards Lu Li, her steps slow yet gradually repelling every dream she passed.
"Just like this. I am capable, and that devil will only be stronger."
Lu Li remained silent, his figure gradually fading. anwhile, a mansion erged at the edge of the hundred-ter dreamscape, crashing down towards the Devil’s Daughter below, only to silently dissolve upon touching her distorted aura, much like a carriage reflection disappearing at the window fra.
The Devil’s Daughter turned into the depths of the dreamscape, locking onto the spot where Lu Li stood: "And like this. You can’t attack him; you can only hide, avoiding its grasp."
The dreamscape that was invading reality gradually faded, revealing Lu Li’s silhouette.
The Cursed Title’s inability to combat the Lava Demon was disappointing, making it imperative to win over the Abyssal Demon.
Hours later, the demon guards brought news that the still missing Demon of the Earth: he couldn’t find the Abyssal Demon.
The Demon of the Earth visited the Abyssal Demon’s mansion, court, and places he should have been, but there was no sign of the Devil Monarch.
Soon, the Demon of the Earth returned and said that the father might have transford into the populace and was wandering in Abyss City.
The celebration for the last sleep of the Yuglas Calendar year 5338 in Abyss City continued, lasting until the sleeping Yuglas awakens. Under the "Night Veil," it’s nearly impossible to find a hidden demon in Abyss City.
"Is it that he can’t find them or is the demon evading us?"
"...Perhaps father knows our intention and is testing us," he said. The Abyssal Demon would often do that. Abyss City had been his life’s work.
"We’re running short on ti, my betrayal has sparked that one’s wrath, and it’ll arrive in a few days."
"...A few days?"
"In human terms, that’s equivalent to several dozen hours in hell." Lu Li explained to the Devil’s Daughter.
"How do you plan to locate your father?" The Devil’s Daughter asked the Demon of the Earth.
"...Unfindable. We can only wait until father appears voluntarily."
"That sounds more like a test." The Devil’s Daughter pondered, "Could spreading news of demons preparing to attack Abyss City prompt his appearance?"
"...Absolutely not!"
The Demon of the Earth vehently objected: "...That would plunge the Abyssal Demon into chaos; father despises that."
Equally unfeasible was for Lu Li to release the Dreamwalker entirely; the Dreamwalker of a diater of... 20 kiloters could only cover a portion of Abyss City, taking re seconds for Lu Li to scour the city and locate the Abyssal Demon. Yet, such recklessness would push the traditionally neutral Abyssal Demon towards hostility.
"Would your father storm into Abyss City?" Lu Li asked the Devil’s Daughter.
"You expect Abyss City to harbor us? Forget it, demons only ever strike vile agreents. Also, stop calling him my father."
Even the Demon of the Earth didn’t refute these words.
So, they must locate the Abyssal Demon whose whereabouts were unknown, in a non-chaotic manner.
Lu Li briefly interacted with the Abyssal Demon, which seed more human than demon. Although possibly a guise, it indicated the Abyssal Demon didn’t mind mingling and should be aware of their needs.
"A hide-and-seek ga, perhaps?"
The Devil’s Daughter aptly described their current predicant.
The Demon of the Earth sent out all its demon guards, an act as futile as walking alongside laborers carrying a heavy load, appearing busy yet achieving nothing.
Unless the Abyssal Demon wished to grant them a chance.
As a precaution, Lu Li secretly released dreamscape, searching Kolent teorite Street but unsurprisingly didn’t find the Abyssal Demon.
The plants surrounding the manor grew slowly yet healthily, Lu Li and the Devil’s Daughter stayed within the manor, wary of the Lava Demon that might appear at any mont, while the Demon of the Earth persisted in its futile searches, and the Heart Plundering Demon, clutching an orange cat, pretended to stay busy.
"If we can’t find the Abyssal Demon, I’ll betray you and hand you over to father."
As ti passed, the likelihood of the demon arriving increased, seemingly testing the Devil’s Daughter’s patience.
"What did you say?"
Lu Li’s eyes, lding into the night, shifted from the lawn towards the Devil’s Daughter.
"I was joking. Giving you to that bastard, it wouldn’t spare either."
"I thought of sothing... repeat what you just said." Lu Li remained in thought.
"If we can’t find the Abyssal Demon, I’ll betray you and hand you over to father..."
As the words were narrated again, Lu Li seized the miraculous brightness that crossed once more.
"In stories from the mortal realm, demons can sense the existence of their nas being invoked."
"It’s true, but a long ti ago..."
Initially, it was true; demon nas carried power, and speaking their nas would alert them. But over ti, things changed—those who succumbed to chaos, leaning towards conflicted demons, didn’t mind that invoking their nas would suffer a devil’s curse, and they preferred to directly call their nas. So the demons were compelled to block this ability.
"If you hope to summon it by na invocation, that’s impossible, unless it chooses to appear voluntarily..."
"What if many people called its na together?"
The Devil’s Daughter was stunned by Lu Li’s addition.
Dozens of minutes later, the Demon of the Earth was summoned back to the manor.
"Do you know the Abyssal... demon’s real na?" Lu Li avoided the title, not wishing the Abyssal Demon to discover their plan.
"...Father’s real na is known only to himself."
Calling on the true na clearly diminished the effect, but they had to attempt it.
Following Lu Li’s briefing of the plan to the Demon of the Earth and the Heart Plundering Demon, the Demon of the Earth led demon guards into the streets, informing every inhabitant.
The Heart Plundering Demon, due to not having its own territory yet, could only play with the orange cat on the lawn.
After alerting every resident in Kolent teorite Street, the Demon of the Earth left the demon guards outside the manor.
"...Ready, let’s begin."
Lu Li nodded gently, releasing the Speaker of the Trees.
Annie’s phantom erged from behind him, every demon looking up saw a giant tree emitting a hazy brilliant glow appearing on the earth in Abyss City.
Within the manor, plants rapidly grew, sprouts pushing through brick gaps, potted plants stretching their bodies.
anwhile, the residents of Kolent teorite Street, upon receiving notice from the lord, simultaneously began chanting a na: Abyssal Demon.
"Abyssal Demon—Abyssal Demon—Abyssal Demon—"
The chaotic cries mixed and accumulated, growing clear and grand.
Under Annie’s phantom’s shroud, vibrant flowers blood in the manor, saplings grew taller than any bushes, vines climbed along the walls, potted plants transford into a cluster—
Lu Li then looked towards the gates of the manor; a figure erged, walking towards them.
Hide-and-seek concluded, successfully finding the Abyssal Demon.
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