To the Depth of Abyss

Chapter 93: Adult conflict

The Major Office and the Guild buildings were destroyed, flattened to the ground.

There is no trail of human voice anywhere, that means all the underground folks that sheltered in the Guild building were all destroyed along with the Guild building; there is no one left. 

To protect themselves from the previous explosion waves, Diana had to hold a deep breath to continue activating [Red Judgment shield field]. 

"Are you guys okay?!"

Diana looks at the three youths in her arms. They also look at her in shocked, frightened face. 

Of course they scared, that was the power of someone they admired, but not anymore. That power now will kill them soon. 

"Don't worry, I will protect you three," said Diana as she gives them a sincere smile. 

"That is not good."

Suddenly comes a frightening voice from the front. A terrifying sound came along with heavy footsteps, three footsteps, with one distinctive sounding wooden footstep.

"Max, Dylan, Uilya. You broke our promise."

The three youths began trembling, out of their control. 

"You three promised that we will be stepping stone of our Demon Lord. But look at you three now. What are you doing?"

Conor does not hold his words, even though he is talking to children. 

On the side of the three youths, they continued to tremble up to their mouth. Yes, they are Black Hunters, but deep down they are still children, youngster. Yes, they committed crimes, but they were not ready to accept the consequences for what they had done. They are just three innocent youngster, fed up with words and orders from an evil adult.

They being questioned, that means their father probably still has mercy for them. That is why, Uilya turned back, and say: "Father, we can explain "

Before Uilya can finish her words, dark projectile Arts fired at her. She is going to die. 

Glare! 

Uilya protects herself with just her hands. But the attack did not come. She opens her eyes, and sees Diana protected her. 

"Stop dragging these kids into your evil, Conor!"

Diana is angry. That is the only anger she shows, even though she had taken many attacks before. 

At Diana's declaration, Conor shows a full determination face. 

"It wasn't me who drags them in this situation. All of this was this world fault. This world brings cruelty to them, to us. I just lead them to the path they want. A path that will give us a way to take revenge on this world."

"But they didn't want to continue this anymore! They know all this is wrong!" 

"That means they have given up, and death is what awaits them."

Conor points his left hands to Diana, to four of his sacrifice. 

Diana takes a deep breath. This one will be a lot stronger than the previous one. 

"Where is Liam?"

Suddenly, Conor asks about his other son who is not there. 

Now Diana remember; Liam is the only Conor's child she saw in their house. But the three young Black Hunters are also Conor's children. That means the five of them are not biological family. 

But still, Diana cannot justify what Conor wants to do with them. 

"Liam is safe outside," answer Diana, "You don't have to worry about him."

Listening to Diana's explanation, Conor smiled. "Then it's good. He is useless, however. Can't use arts. Weak. And I can't use him in any of my plans. But luckily, he brought you and that Greedy young man here. Realized my disappearance, he will use his weakness to seek for help, and the person he will look for first is you. Legend Hunter like you will quickly realize what was going on, and try to secure him first, by letting him get out from here and order him to seek help from other cave or even outpost. That way, I don't have to bother going to each cave to slaughter all of them."

Diana got goosebumps, and anger. "I didn't think you'd be any worse than this, but it turns out that you are so rotten to your soul."

"It was Soul Saint who enlighten me. He is my Light Giver when I trapped in the darkness."

"From what I see, you are still trapped in the dark tho. No, you fall even deeper."

"And that applies to the three of them, doesn't it?"

"No, they are good children who still have to feel a lot before deciding whether this world is good or bad! And I will show them that this world is just good, not like what you told them!"

Conor suddenly became silent. He then looked up in a strange way it looks creepy. 

"Either this world is good or bad, this is not our real world. We shouldn't be here from the start. This is a world of traps created by its shitty god. We are just [Players] forced to play this shitty game, don't you think so?" 

Diana could not deny that. When it first appeared, Abyssal Terra was said to be a land full of treasures. But when they got into it, things weren't as said. Darkness is what awaits them, and unfortunately, they are not allowed to get out of this world without finishing the game first.

"We don't know how much longer we have to wait when this game finished. Before that happened, how much suffer I have to endure? How much pain I have to feel? How long do I have to wait? Instead of having to wait, it's better for me to follow the path of the Soul Saint, which is to force the Abyssal God to get us out of this game. By threatening to destroy this world of him."

Conor lifts his stick up, lets out dark force within him. He strikes his stick to the ground, send a wave of dark aura over a wide area. 

"[Red Judgement Shield Field]!"

Diana protects them from the waves of dark aura. It wasn't an attack, but it didn't rule out that the darkness' aura wouldn't have an effect on them.

"However, people of this floor are being so spoiled nowadays. They don't feel the misery that we felt in the past. Therefore, this is also a message to them, that this world isn't as good as they think."

Rumble~!! 

Diana felt a great tremor. Such tremors previously come from the Angry Golems, but she had finished them off before.

"Nothing can stop our anger!"

It was them. The Eight Angry Golem are rising once more. 

"Jooooooooooooooooooohhh!"

"Jooooooooooooooooooohhh!"

"Jooooooooooooooooooohhh!"

"Jooooooooooooooooooohhh!"

"Jooooooooooooooooooohhh!"

"Jooooooooooooooooooohhh!"

"Jooooooooooooooooooohhh!"

"Jooooooooooooooooooohhh!"

That confused Diana at first. But Conor was using Infernal Arts, Arts like that could do anything within one's ability.

"Than I will be the one who will stop you now," said Diana. 

Looking down, Conor smiled at Diana's declaration. "Then try to stop us if you can."

All the Eight Angry Golem surround them, then they raise their fist at. Those fist will definitely bring a huge wind blow. 

"You three, get down!"

Uilya, Max, and Diana did what Diana told them. 

Diana faced the three young men, then - "[Red Judgement Spear]!" - She destroyed three Angry Golems behind the three youths. After that, Diana embraces the three youths, protecting them from the impending attack.

Boom. (italic)

The remaining five Angry Golem send a huge wind blow at one group of tiny human. 

[Red Judgement Spear]

Two more Angry Golem got destroyed by an attack from a treasure weapon. 

After the wind wave from the previous attack began to dissipate, Diana forced the three youths to their feet.

"Listen, you three. Run away. Run for your life. Run so I can save you."

The order sounded easy, but the three youths couldn't even stand up straight. They are still afraid to run from their father's hand.

Diana could see the fear in their eyes. But he won't give up on saving them.

"Max." 

Max shocked being called suddenly. 

"You are a man, right? I know you are afraid. But don't worry, lead us to the exit, I will protect you from behind."

His pride as a man being questioned. But Diana questioned it sincerely. The grown woman didn't seem like she would blame him if he made a mistake.

Suddenly, someone grabbed his hand. It was his talkative girl friend, Uilya. Uilya looked at him with a look of trust, and so was Dylan.

The three people in his group believed him. He had no other choice but to force his courage, to save them all.

Max held Uilya's hand tightly and grabbed Dylan's hand.

Then they ran forward. 

"Run! Run like there's no tomorrow for you!"

"There is definitely will be no tomorrow for you."

Behind, Conor raised his soldiers once again.

The Eight Angry Golems were like zombies, but they were made of stone, and huge.

"Just fight me, coward! Don't involve them!"

"I'll kill them first, then you next."

Conor definitely will not let his three adopted children escape from his hands. He even ordered the Eight Angry Golems to focus on the three youths first.

"[Red Judgement]!"

But of course, Diana wouldn't allow that.

"Your pain is your business. The three of them have nothing to do with it!"

"Like I said, they are useless trash. Only death awaits them."

Whoosh. 

One Angry Golem managed to send a large stone ball towards the three youths. Strike them to pieces.

Diana couldn't protect them.

".....CONNOOORR!"