A bright flash of light in the lab made Xie Qing squeeze his eyes shut, but the light soon disappeared.
In place of the formation was another formation, very similar. The difference was that Xie Qing could open and close at will.
[Assignment successfully completed! Reward: Harvest ability fragment (1/10).]
Xie Qing looked at the reward and shifted his gaze.
It had taken him two days to crack the formation. Sometimes he was even one step away from being discovered.
Fortunately, no one discovered Xie Qing and he got out of the formation easily.
Vshuh.
A quiet breeze made Xie Qing's black hair sway and he turned his gaze to the elfess who appeared next to him.
"What's wrong, Xie Qing?"
It was Lily, the Elf Queen. Some time ago Xie Qing had summoned her by releasing his aura.
"Follow me." Xie Qing nodded briefly and jumped into the crack he had created.
Lily followed him and they successfully passed through the formation. They approached the door and suddenly...!
Boom!
Space warped and the formation shuddered. It was one step away from being destroyed.
Lily's angry face was reason enough for everything around her to collapse. Xie Qing spread the Abyss Energy and protected the formation.
"Xie Qing... What is this?!" Lily looked fiercely at Xie Qing and there were tears in her eyes that made her look so helpless.
Xie Qing felt a compulsive urge to care for her and comfort her, but he ignored these urges and looked Lily in the eyes.
"They were Fallen Angels. However, I think they have a connection to demons."
"LUCIFER!!!"
The queen screamed furiously and the flasks cracked and the elves inside turned into flowers and other plants.
It was so amazing that Xie Qing opened his eyes wide. It was the first time he had seen such a display of power.
The queen closed her eyes and wiped away her tears. She turned to Xie Qing and asked:
"Is this the only place?"
"No." Xie Qing shook his head. "There are eight others."
[Emergency Assignment: The Fallen Underground (1/9).
Description: The Fallen Angels are up to no good! Stop them and clear the area.
Reward: Elven Benevolence, Elven Friend Middle Achievement, Rose Bracelet (Epic+), New System Feature].
"Great." Lily nodded with her eyes closed. "Please help me destroy them."
"No problem." Xie Qing grinned coldly.
Soon they emerged from the formation and marked the area. The elves used artifacts to conceal their magical power and marked the places Xie Qing pointed out.
Soon each base was destroyed, and the dead elves turned into plants and entered the cycle of reincarnation.
Melissa did not stand by and helped the Elf World at Xie Qing's request. She created a formation around the Elf World that would keep them safe for a year.
The families who were affected by the incident were compensated, but this did not diminish the atmosphere of gloom.
Some elves even complained that it was because of Xie Qin and the other guests, but they were quickly silenced.
Lily was now sitting in her garden trying to rest. The last few days had been hell, with so many problems to solve.
"Thank you for your help, Projection of the Abyss." The queen smiled, but her smile was a little dull.
The elf's long ears drooped and her emerald eyes became dull and lifeless.
Though Lily had been alive for a very long time, it was still hard for her to bear such an occurrence.
"It's all right, Elf Queen. I hope you can solve this problem quickly." Melissa nodded indifferently and sipped her tea.
For her, such incidents were commonplace. Still, for a creature over a billion years old, it's insignificant.
The elf queen understood this fact and could only smile. Had it not been for Xie Qing's request, Melissa would hardly have lifted a finger.
For that, Lily felt even more grateful to Xie Qing.
"Do you know where the Abyss Child is?" Suddenly Lily asked.
"He got a new ability and now he's testing it." Melissa took an indifferent sip of her tea and sighed.
...
Meanwhile, in one of the castle's guest rooms.
Xie Qing was sitting in a chair, carefully reading the information about the new feature. He opened his eyes wide.
[The name of the function: Creation
Description: Allows you to create items and everything else without using Abyss Energy.
Requirement: Materials, sufficient amount of magic energy.]
Xie Qing was excited and anticipated what was coming next! If he had good materials, even creating an Epic item wouldn't be difficult.
[Item name: Rose Bracelet.
Description: Bracelet made from the famous Rose of the Holy Forest. Suitable as a beautiful piece of jewelry.
Rarity: Epic+.
Effect: Increases vitality, +2% to nature/earth element compatibility].
As for the Rose Bracelet, it was useless to Xie Qing.
[Achievement: Friend of the Elves
Description: Your help has greatly helped the elves to destroy their enemies! They consider you their friend!
Level: Medium
Effect: +28% to nature/earth element compatibility].
Now his stats looked like this:
[68% Darkness.
51% - Fire.
45% - Water.
30% - Wind.
38% - Nature/Earth.
68% - Light].
Most of the characteristics have greatly increased, which makes Xie Qing very happy. After mastering the Law of the Abyss, darkness and light came to a balance.
Now when Xie Qing is with Aria, he does not feel any tingling. After all, there is more Light in his body, which means that it is now ineffective against him!
"I guess we'll postpone reviewing my accomplishments..." Xie Qing closed the system panel and looked at Aria, who was watering the flowers.
Ever since she had spoken in favor of joining Melissa, her aura had become calmer and more gentle.
Xie Qing walked up to her and hugged her from behind, much to his wife's surprise.
"Husband?" Aria looked at Xie Qing and smiled.
This casual smile made Xie Qing's heart beat faster and he reflexively kissed her on the lips.
"Mm?" Aria was surprised, but happily accepted his advances.
They were in such a lamplight atmosphere for a few more minutes before Aria ran out of air.
Xie Qing pulled out the Rose Bracelet and put it on his wife's wrist. He looked into her eyes and smiled.
"I love you very much." He leaned down and kissed her again.
With each passing day, Xie Qing realizes that it is impossible to live comfortably without power.
And he will never let anyone touch his wives.
...
In the darkness stood two shadows. One shadow looked like a demon, the other like a Fallen Angel.
"Lily discovered the labs?" The demon muttered, slightly surprised.
"It appears so. The Abyss Projection is also cooperating with her." The fallen angel frowned and sighed.
If it had been someone else, they wouldn't have bothered. But the Abyss Projection was the nightmare of all beings.
She is a legendary figure in the Z level! And there are only three of those around the world, considering Melissa.
"Don't worry. Losing the Elf World doesn't mean much, so we're not at a disadvantage." The demon assured the Fallen Angel and grinned. "After all, we were able to enlist the support of another Z-level creature."
"Are you sure he's reliable, Lucifer? I can't trust him..." Suddenly the demon was Lucifer!
"We have no choice. For soon..."
Lucifer's voice had gone silent and intermittent, so it was impossible to understand what was being said.
Soon the room was filled with darkness again, and the shadows were gone.