After the Lord of the Abyss awakens

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On the Emerald Lake, Malbus seemed bored, propping his left face with his hand and taking a nap. His right hand casually produced a small fan, fanning the wind gently, and whispered lazily: "Why hasn't the fourth brother come out yet?"

He lay leisurely on the grass by the Emerald Lake, with one knee bent, his back facing the dark and chaotic sky.

He wore a white robe, a golden belt, and was noble and elegant. He wore a gorgeous and exquisite large gold chain around his neck. Whenever he moved slightly, the earrings on both sides swayed with it, flashing dazzling light, like stars.

However, although his whole body was so bright, the most eye-catching thing was his golden hair.

His golden hair was soft and bright, draped naturally, flowing down from his shoulders, like a golden stream, slowly spreading on the green grass.

Occasionally a breeze blew, and his golden hair fluttered in the wind, like ripples on the lake, beautiful and dazzling.

His handsome face and perfect outfit complement each other, making him almost the most eye-catching existence within a few hundred meters of Emerald Lake. Birds passing by would take a second look at him, as if they saw a human-shaped self-propelled golden sculpture.

Because of his extreme obsession with gold, Malbus was nicknamed "Golden Flashing Demon" and "Big Yellow Demon" by his compatriots.

However, he didn't care at all and even enjoyed it. In his heart, gold is the second greatest existence in the world. What is the first greatest? That is naturally his father!

Whenever he thinks of his father, Malbus will be particularly happy, with the corners of his mouth raised happily, and he can't help humming "Father's Song" composed by Waliver!

His peripheral vision inadvertently glimpsed the update of the cat-headed demon intelligence, and then he immediately gathered his mind, carefully scanned the content of the intelligence, and then touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

"Oh? So the man behind the scenes is actually a human being around my father, named Arnold, or a human sage?"

"My second brother mysteriously appeared at night and hypnotized my father. I wonder what he did?"

Reading this, Malbus's eyes were subtle and he felt a little awkward. If it were any other demon who did this, he would probably call the police directly, especially Butis, the father-control demon known to all demons.

But it happened to be my second brother.

In Malbus's mind, my second brother was the least likely to have any bad thoughts about my father.

"What is my second brother doing..."

Malbus lowered his eyes and carefully looked at the several possibilities speculated by Amon. However, these speculations were not very realistic in his eyes.

If we try to find some connections...

Malbus's eyes unconsciously turned to the center of Emerald Lake, and he thought to himself: "Fourth Brother is close to Second Brother, He should know Second Brother's thoughts better."

Malbus touched his chin, pondered for a moment and said: "Besides, I always feel that Lelakin seems to know something. Before he disappeared, he seemed to have met Second Brother."

Perhaps, Lelakin came here because of Second Brother's arrangement...

When Malbus thought of this, his face suddenly darkened, and he slowly sat up, facing Emerald Lake, with a hint of subtle darkness in his eyes.

He is naturally straightforward and doesn't like to beat around the bush, but some compatriots always don't say what they want to say directly.

They are always used to

taking all the responsibilities and burdens on themselves, and not saying it is more because they don't want them to have to bear those things.

It's a well-intentioned concealment, but it also makes the devil uncomfortable.

"...Aren't we a family of demons?"

But even so, He found that He had also concealed something from his fellows, and had not told everyone about his father's return.

Marbus lowered his head, and gently stroked the golden statues of all the family members with his fingers. Those familiar faces appeared in front of His eyes one by one, awakening the memories hidden deep in His heart.

He still remembers the day his father had the accident.

His second brother, who is omniscient and omnipotent, can always predict the coming of danger in advance.

However, in the days before his father's accident, his second brother was unwell and had a severe headache, and he was recuperating in the system box.

In the morning of the day of the accident, everything seemed calm and normal, and there was no abnormal phenomenon. Most of the compatriots went to other places to fight monsters and level up, leaving only the eldest brother and Beelzebub to guard his father, and Him.

However, the accident happened without any warning.

Suddenly, the group of trolls fell into chaos, and they launched a fierce attack on their position frantically. The surrounding space began to distort, and time and space turbulence emerged everywhere. If you are not careful, you may stray into the time and space cracks.

He panicked and rushed to his father.

But the next second, a full-level troll stomped on the ground frantically, causing the whole world to collapse violently.

At this critical moment, the second brother woke up from his sleep in time, quickly cast space magic, and summoned other compatriots back.

Then, he himself appeared in the chaos and tried his best to use magic to protect his father.

However, he himself suffered a huge headache and could hardly stand steadily, which seemed extremely reluctant.

The scene was in chaos at that time. Trolls came from all directions, including those full-level ancient trolls. Their roars shook the earth and caused a more terrifying beast tide. The whole abyss was full of chaos and destruction.

They had never experienced such a thrilling scene, and they had never even imagined it.

At the critical moment, the second brother did not hesitate to overdraw his magic power and tried his best to control the chaotic situation at the scene.

The fourth brother quickly exerted his power and set up a large-scale defense barrier. His compatriots, including him, tried their best to find a way to deal with it, and the powerful demons protected the weak demons.

However, the situation changed rapidly, and unexpectedly, the time and space turbulence bypassed their power protection and happened directly next to his father.

At that time, only the eldest and second brothers, and Beelzebub, who happened to be closest to his father, could react quickly.

The second brother also discovered it immediately. However, if he chose to follow his father into the time and space turbulence, the whole situation would probably be completely out of control. Under the circumstances at that time, they could not even evacuate back to their father's system box in time.

This was a moment of choice that was very likely to be regretted for the rest of his life.

The second brother did not make a decision immediately.

At this moment, his father spoke first. He asked the second brother to stay where he was, and firmly stated that he would be fine.

At the critical moment, the second brother listened to his father and did not follow him into the time and space turbulence, giving priority to protecting them.

So, everything happened later——

Recalling this, Malbus's eyes darkened, and the originally bright golden light on his body seemed to dim a little.

"That must be the thing that the second brother regrets the most." He whispered, "If the second brother had given up on us and chose to enter the time and space turbulence with father, he might have successfully saved father."

Since that day, omniscience and omnipotence may have become a curse for the second brother.

He felt deeply guilty for not being omniscient and omnipotent, and believed that his incompetence led to the accident and made them lose their beloved father.

For this matter, they could not imagine how much regret and self-blame the second brother felt in his heart.

At that time, they were all immersed in great sadness and had no time to care about more. Some impulsive brothers and sisters even blamed the eldest and second brothers, questioning why the eldest and second brothers did not protect their father.

They were really ignorant at that time.

They thought that the eldest and second brothers were the sky and should be able to do anything, but they didn't know that even the eldest and second brothers could not do things when their levels were not enough.

In this matter, the most painful ones are the eldest and second brothers, but they foolishly put the blame on the two elder brothers.

Malbus sighed, and tears rolled down uncontrollably just by recalling that time.

Although his father has returned safely, the trauma caused by the accident that year is still like a thorn deeply piercing their hearts. Whenever he thinks of that day, the thorn seems to be stirred, piercing the flesh and blood, bringing unbearable pain.

To be honest, Malbus often wonders whether his father's return is just an illusion or a dream he had. He is worried that if he accidentally punctures this beautiful illusion, everything will return to its original state, and they will become those children without a father again.

However, watching the update of the intelligence of the cat-headed demon group, he gradually put down some worries in his heart.

This information proves the existence of his father.

Not only does his father exist, but he also actively upgrades and becomes stronger. Under their protection, he lives a peaceful life that he idealized back then.

How could this be just a dream? If so, this dream is too real.

Besides, how can so many of us demons dream together?

My father is really back!

Malbus repeatedly emphasized in his heart, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and a strong urge surged in his heart, wanting to go home and hug his father immediately!

But he still has a mission to do, to make a site for Samkina.

At this moment, a clear and tender girl's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Brother Malbus, why are you crying~"

Malbus was stunned, this voice - it was Aini!

He turned around quickly and locked his eyes on the person who came. Sure enough, it was his youngest sister Aini.

He was looking at him intently, his ponytails fluttering gently in the wind, and his light green eyes almost turned pale white in the sun, clear and deep.

Malbus was slightly stunned, and a complex emotion surged in his heart. When he was a child, Aini often pestered him to take him to see all kinds of strange abyss demons. He was also happy to take Aini to play, but after leaving the abyss, they gradually drifted apart and rarely spoke.

"Brother Malbus?" Aini saw Malbus

silent and seemed to be lost in thought.

So he took a step closer with curiosity and stretched out his hand to gently pinch Malbus's chubby face.

Malbus's thoughts were suddenly interrupted. He immediately grabbed his sister's hand, tried to make a serious expression, turned his face away, and said, "I didn't cry."

However, Aini tilted his head and mercilessly exposed: "You did cry."

His voice was crisp and direct, without considering Malbus's face.

Malbus's mouth twitched, and he changed the subject: "I'm waiting for your fourth brother to come back."

Aini blinked, gently retracted his legs and sat next to Malbus, looking at the Emerald Lake in front of them together. After a few seconds, his expression became a little quiet, as if he was also thinking about something. After a moment, He looked away and asked, "Did Brother Four go to find Brother Fourteen?"

Marbas nodded and replied, "Yes. Lelakin hasn't appeared for a long time, and we are worried that something might have happened to him. So Brother Four decided to go find him and make sure he is safe."

After hearing this, Ani was silent for a while, seemingly digesting the information, and then said: "That's it, I miss brother Lelakin too."

Seeing his quirky little sister suddenly become quiet, Malbus's heart went off alarm bells, thinking that Aini must be planning some trick.

However, Aini seemed to be completely immersed in his own world. He folded his hands, hugged his knees, lowered his eyes, and asked quietly: "Brother Malbus, why did you change your cat avatar?"

Malbus was taken aback for a moment, and then replied without hesitation: "This is to change the mood. Don't you think cats are cute? If my father is here, he will definitely like cats very much."

Aini lowered his eyes slightly, "Really?"

Malbus paid attention to Aini's reaction from the corner of his eye. He recalled that when his father left, Aini was only three months old and his consciousness had just awakened. Compared with other demons, Aini's understanding was relatively slow. After a long time, he gradually realized that his father had not come back because something had happened, and he would probably never come back.

Ani turned his eyes and stared at Malbus, "Brother Malbus, do you think they are hiding something from us?"

Malbus almost let it slip, but luckily he took it back in time and said seriously: "How do you say it?"

Aini: "Eliog and the others have gathered together recently, and I don't know what they are planning. Sister Buyer said that they want to unite to resist Big Brother, but I think he must be talking nonsense."

It is indeed nonsense, even if it is made up randomly, make it up to be reliable, right? Gather together to resist big brother? What is idiot Buyer thinking?

Malbus complained inwardly and glanced at Aini from the corner of his eye, feeling a little worried. To be honest, he felt that everyone almost knew about it, and there was no need to hide it any longer. He would know it sooner or later, but Aini was so quirky and lively. If he knew that his father had come back, he would probably be pestering him every day. Father wouldn't let go.

My father is now focusing on improving his strength and cannot be disturbed by anything.

Malbus hesitated a little, and closed and opened the golden fan in his hand. Since he was not used to concealing it, he always felt his cheeks heating up.

Aini still maintained his quiet look and asked calmly: "Brother Malbus, what do you think they are doing?"

Looking at Aini's name

Marbas knew very well about Zhuang's appearance that it was just Aini's disguise. Aini's inner weirdness and mischief could not be hidden.

So Malbus tried his best to maintain a calm attitude and replied: "To tell you the truth, they are actually dealing with the mastermind behind the scenes."

Aini widened his eyes and said, "The man behind the scenes?"

There was a bit of fierce murderous intent in Malbus's eyes, as if he could penetrate all hypocrisy and lies, and he said angrily: "This is the guy who hurt my father many times."

Ani was stunned by Malbus's words, recalling that everyone had investigated the incident before, but found nothing in the end.

He asked doubtfully: "Didn't we investigate before? But nothing was found. Everyone thought it was just an accident. Is there someone behind the scenes?"

Marbus nodded and replied affirmatively: "Yes, there is indeed a mastermind behind the scenes."

Upon hearing the news, Ani was so angry that his head was on fire and he said angrily: "Who is it? I'll kill him!"

Malbus turned his head to look at Aini's angry look, couldn't help but laughed lowly, and comforted: "Don't worry, my brothers and sisters will handle this matter, you don't have to worry about it. When the matter is over, Maybe there will be unexpected surprises waiting for you.”

Aini didn't seem to understand, "So who is behind the scenes and what is the surprise?"

Marbus nodded, looked at the sky, and said firmly: "The person behind the scenes is still under investigation. As for the surprise, you will find out after the family meeting. It is a surprise that everyone will be happy about."

After saying that, his eyes glowed golden, which inexplicably enhanced his persuasiveness.

Aini looked suspicious, leaned his head in and said, "Really?"

"Really, when has your fifth brother ever lied to you? Although you lie to fifth brother every day."

A hearty smile appeared on the corner of Malba's mouth, and the gold ornaments all over his body shone dazzlingly in the sun, and made a ringing sound as he moved.

The sunlight was deflected just right and fell on His body, making the whole demon look dazzling, like a radiant emperor. Of course, what he said was true to his word, and it was difficult to follow him.

Aini was so blinded by the golden light that he muttered dissatisfiedly: "Fifth brother, if you dare to lie to me, then all your money will belong to me!"

After hearing this, Marbas made a bold promise without hesitation: "Okay, if you don't feel surprised by then, I will give you all my property!"

Aini's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he shouted: "It's agreed!"

"That's right," Malbus said with great words, glanced at Aini, and suddenly said in a low voice: "By the way, the situation outside is complicated recently, so you should be more careful."

Aini smiled, poked his cheek playfully with his finger, and said: "Don't worry, I will go find Sister Baimeng!"

When Malbus heard this, he was suddenly shocked and asked hurriedly: "Do you know where Baimen is?"

Aini nodded proudly and replied: "Of course I know! But I won't tell you, hehe. I'm going to find Sister Baimeng, and I won't care about you."

After saying that, Aini turned around and ran away. His steps were as light as dancing, and he quickly ran into the space channel, and his figure gradually disappeared from Malbus' sight.

"..."

Malba's eyes are slightly

Minor changes.

"Are you looking for Baimon?"

"That's good, Baimeng is indeed safe."

A few minutes later, Malbus turned his head and looked at the center of the Emerald Lake, with a bit of anxiety in his eyes. So many days have passed, why hasn't Samikina found Lelakin?

He couldn't help but feel uneasy in his heart and began to worry.

In fact, there is another possibility. Samikina has found Lelagin, but the other party is no longer the same Lelagin, so he refuses to come out with Samikina.

Marbus took a deep breath and tried to calm down his emotions, but he could only believe Samikina.

To be honest, he had long felt that the compatriots after him should all be the consciousness of gods floating in the abyss, not born from the hands of his father.

Among them there are compatriots who don't care, such as Beelzebub, and there are also compatriots who care very much, such as Relagin.

Lelagin has been sensitive and introverted since he was a child, has a delicate mind, and always thinks too much. The more He cares about a relationship, the less he will allow it to have flaws. This almost harsh requirement is not only His pursuit of a perfect relationship, but also a reflection of His inner fragility and uneasiness, so he goes crazy to get into trouble.

"It's not easy."

Malbus was a little melancholy.

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At the same time, in Elf Island.

In the magnificent hall of the Elf Palace, a huge transparent Rubik's Cube is suspended in the air.

It rotates slowly, and its crystal clear surface reflects colorful and bright light. It is unknown how much magic power has been gathered.

Around the Rubik's Cube, magic, divine power, spiritual power and other forces are transformed in extremely subtle ways, showing an incomparably beautiful beauty of energy transformation.

If you look closely, you will see that this Rubik's Cube has 365 sides, and each side is messed up and not a picture at all. You need to turn them one by one into what they should be.

Just by looking at it, you should know that turning this Rubik's Cube is simply impossible. The computing power required exceeds the limit of any intelligent creature. Even if you have enough computing power, it will take you a long time. can be completed.

Who wants to challenge such a troublesome thing?

However, in the hall, the young man in black quietly raised his eyes, staring deeply at the transparent Rubik's Cube hanging in the air.

He raised a hand and lightly traced a magic trail in the air with his fingers.

As his fingers moved, a section of the Rubik's Cube seemed to be pulled by some invisible force and slowly turned to the left.

Samikina was determined to turn the cube into its correct position. I don’t know how long I have worked hard to do this.

no way. This palace is set with puzzles. Without solving this puzzle, you will not be able to meet the Lord of the Palace.

He knew that Lelagin had fully obtained the power of the elven ancestor god, but for some reason he did not show up. Instead, he set up a puzzle like this for him.

Samikina estimated that it would take him a year to turn the Rubik's Cube into the correct position. If the time in the field is consistent with the outside world, then this time is too long. However, there is no way to speed up.

He sent messages to the palace many times, but Lelagin did not reply to Him.

The previous Lelagin would not ignore Him, so it must have happened

What, like becoming the Elf Emperor and forgetting everything they had before.

Thinking of this, Samikina's face darkened, thinking that no matter what, as Lelakin's brother, he had the responsibility to find Lelakin and tell Lelakin about him.

-

At the same time, a young man stood quietly on the highest floor of the Elf Palace.

He is tall and tall, with skin as white as jade, exuding a faint luster that seems to contain the vitality of nature. His eyes are as deep as stars, and his long snow-white hair flows like a waterfall, mixed with traces of emerald green. The robe swayed gently in the breeze, and the whole body was gorgeous and elegant. It had the majesty and solemnity of a king without losing the mystery and spirituality of an elf.

If anyone takes a closer look, they will also find that His eyes are ethereal and indifferent, pure and clear, without a trace of darkness, and even seem to have fallen into nothingness.

Nothing, no emotions to be seen.

He didn't know how long he had been in this state, and no movement outside could cause any ripples in his heart.

It seems like He has been waiting for someone.

I waited for a long time, but that person never came back.

"..."

He was silent, originally facing the hall, but suddenly turned around. The surrounding elemental energy moved with his movements, like countless miniature fireworks, blooming on a very small scale.

Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, light and darkness, and even other composite elemental energies, present a variety of rays of light around Him.

Anyone who is familiar with Him should know that this is a manifestation of His power.

Lelagin, the elven ancestor god, has the powers of [Elemental Power] and [Energy Conversion and Control]. These are also two of His three essential settings.

His third setting is [Endless Vitality], which originates from his father’s blessings and prayers for him.

That person hopes that He is a child born in nature and loved by nature and life.

But now He no longer remembers it.

He didn't even realize that "he had lost his memory". He just felt empty inside. He had to find something, but he didn't know what he should find.

Maybe the visiting being knew what he wanted to find, but he hesitated for so long and never asked that being.

Why?

He asked himself in his heart, and then got an echo.

——Because he is afraid of hearing the things He least wants to hear.

-

Meanwhile, the subspace.

Amon stood in the air, his eyes slightly narrowed, facing the huge body of chaos alone.

After a moment, He suddenly stretched out his hand towards Chaos. A kind of power swayed along his fingers, as if stimulating the space on the opposite side, causing large fluctuations in chaos.

He tried to control Chaos, but failed. After many attempts, he gained some experience. At the same time, he also measured the level of strength more accurately.

After a few seconds, he concluded that Chaos was more difficult to deal with than they thought.

While Amon was deep in thought, a voice suddenly sounded from behind him.

"You've been acting alone lately."

Amon turned his head without surprise and his eyes fell on Botis.

Botis smiled slightly, his eyes a little unpredictable, dangerous and secretive, like a poisonous snake lurking in the dark.

"I'm here for information."

Amon said neither salty nor lightly.

Botis understood, and turned to look at Chaos, "Of course I know, but if you keep doing this, I will suspect that you have something to do with Chaos."

Amon laughed at Him and said coldly: "What kind of deal can I have with Chaos? You don't want to think that I have something to do with the mastermind behind it."

Botis shook his head, but asked something that made the air freeze.

"Amon, what is between existence and nothingness?"

Amon fell silent, staring at Botis silently, saying nothing for three full minutes.

And Botis is also very powerful. Even when he was stared at like this, he didn't react at all. After Amon turned his attention, he opened his mouth and said: "Don't you answer?"

Amon glared at Botis subtly and said, "Don't think too much."

"..."

-

In Oedipus Empire, around 7 o'clock in the evening, there was a constant meow in the bookstore.

Pedestrians passing by couldn't help but be surprised and glanced at the door of the bookstore.

Then they saw it.

It turned out to be a group of cats doing a lot of cleaning!

They are agile in movement, flexible in their hands and feet, and wear aprons to protect them from dust. The cat shadows shuttle between the bookshelves, and some put books on their heads, moving and sorting them quickly.

This unprecedented scene shocked countless passers-by and made them doubt their eyes.

It wasn't until the bookstore door was slammed shut by a cat that they suddenly woke up.

"I-what did I see?"

-

They won't understand that it's a group of cats helping their father clean the house.

During the day, the little bantam cat worked hard to clean up until night, and the other cats saw this and joined in.

After a while of banging and banging, of course you're done!

-

Hughes in the study didn't know what they were doing outside.

He was studying the transformation of matter and energy at this time, and as expected, he got into trouble and muttered some words.

"Matter is energy, and energy is matter. It's just a different way of saying it."

"Don't be confused by concepts. Many things are originally indistinguishable, but only with concepts are there differences."

"Sometimes, the so-called difference and the so-called difference come from the illusion caused by language."

As he was thinking about it, he suddenly stopped writing and let the tip of the pen rest on the paper, continuously smearing the paper.

A bit of a headache.

Hughes put his arms on the table, pressed his temples with both hands, rubbed them for a while, and then did some eye exercises.

I don’t know where I read the knowledge that some headaches are called ophthalmic headaches.

Excessive eye use can stimulate the nerve endings in the eyes, which are transmitted to the brain and cause headaches.

He read too many books today, and he really used his eyes too much. He couldn't do it if he didn't take a rest.

Hughes then put down his pen, tidied up the notes on his desk, then slowly got up, tidied the bed and got ready for bed.

Where are the children?

He turned around and saw that they had all returned to the cat's nest.

So cute today. Hughes couldn't help but smile and took another look at Sancub's cat nest.

This morning when I was holding my third cub, I had a sudden...

Unprepared, he almost reached his waist.

Maybe it's because I've been sitting for too long lately, which has damaged my waist and spine, making me flash easily.

As the father of his children, he could barely hold his children, which is really to be condemned.

Hughes thought for a while, reached out and stroked the white cat's head, and thought to himself, San Zai, you are now over thirty pounds, you can't get any fatter, otherwise you won't be able to walk, you know?

But the white cat was sleeping soundly, how could he hear his voice.

Hughes smiled inwardly, then turned to sleep, and the room became dark.

Half an hour later, there was almost no movement in the room.

An hour later.

Suddenly, a cat opened the door and walked into the room with bright eyes, looking at the bed.

He is none other than the Siamese cat Buttis. Because he misses his father so much, he can't sleep at night. He has to go home and be close to his father before he can fall asleep!

He ran to the bed in twos and twos, the cat's paw quietly lifted the quilt, and successfully got into the bed.

He was happy, but not for long. Just after climbing a few steps, a pair of green eyes actually appeared in front of him.

Why are you here too? !

The two cats almost screamed at the same time. The one that appeared in front of the Siamese cat was the big orange cat.

Just as they were looking at each other, they turned around and saw a pair of green eyes.

It was a gray cat.

Good guy, Inbos, you actually came here too!

Inbos choked, "What a coincidence."

The three cats were shocked at the same time, but it was not over yet.

They heard a rustling sound, turned around and found that it was a silver cat.

Beelzebub, you came today too!

Under the quilt, the silver cat was stared at by several pairs of eyes, and was shocked, and then pointed forward with its paw.

They turned around again and found a chinchilla cat.

Amon, you really showed up too!

Amon's mouth twitched, thinking what day it was today, a group crime, right?

Fortunately, this bed is big enough, otherwise it really can't fit you.

Then, Butis, who committed the crime first, actually had the nerve to ask angrily, "Amon, what are you doing here? Didn't the history homework just fall into your hands?"

Amon said confidently, "I had a feeling that it would be cold today, so I came here to warm my father's bed. As we all know, cats have a higher body temperature than humans and are furry, making them the best and most natural body warmers!"

Bah! You checked the intelligence in advance and made scientific evidence, right? Who doesn't know your plan?

Butis' pupils were about to light up, and his eyes were sharp.

However, Amon questioned Butis and raised his chin and said, "Why are you here again?"

Butis also said confidently, "I'm here to wait for my second brother!"!