Volume One: Secrets of the Abyss

Chapter One: little girl

Content Summary: The icy duke, the enchanting princess, the cute little loli... As each tough challenge appears before Carson, he must either overcome or... bury them outright. Facing the terrifying evil lords, the proud dark dragons, and the ubiquitous so-called demons, Carson can only steel himself and push forward...

The sky within the abyss is forever gloomy. Under the gray sky lies a brutal landscape. The earth, seemingly scorched by the crimson moon in the sky, is etched with deep ravines, as if pleading with the heavens for mercy. If only there were a touch more rain, perhaps the land under the twin moons would not have become what it is now. The sky remains ashen, and under the dim moonlight, a small figure trudges wearily along.

It seems she hasn't eaten in days. However, the bloodstains on her suggest that perhaps she's been fighting non-stop, with no rest at all. Lifting her delicate chin, she gazes into the distance, where a faint wisp of smoke seems to be rising. Her drooping eyelids snap open, and a glimmer of light appears in her eyes.

But in an instant, her forehead wrinkles slightly as she looks around. Slowly, she makes her way into the nearby shrubbery. This place is the worst environment in the demon realm. The crimson moon here also seems so devoid of warmth.

In the desolate air, the little girl shivers slightly before diving resolutely into the shrubbery. After a long while, when she reaches theshrubbery beside the smoke, the girl's eyes brighten instantly. There is a campfire with something like a suckling pig roasting on it. The little girl knows this is a ground crawler, originally a magical beast with only a little offensive power, capable at most of spitting a poisonous gas bubble. But right now, she absolutely couldn't defeat it.

She has been hungry for three days, eating nothing at all. And with her original injuries, even if she were to fight desperately, she might collapse at the slightest collision with the ground crawler. But now, right in front of her, is the ground crawler roasting and dripping with oil.

She swallows hard, looks around, and sees no one else, nor any traps. Only then does the little girl suddenly rush out, grab the hind leg of the ground crawler, and take a bite.

The taste of fragrance and meat spreads in her mouth as she chews vigorously. Tears stream down the little girl's originally big eyes. How long... she doesn't know how long it's been since she's eaten something this delicious.

Since she started wandering, she has been bullied and never had a full meal. Now, she actually feels like she's back home. She takes another big bite, forgetting her original intention to take the roasted ground crawler and leave. Instead, she wipes away her tears and continues to gnaw on it.

Droplets of oil drip from her chin, falling on her linen clothes that haven't been washed for who knows how long. In an instant, her body feels much warmer. It's also at this moment that it seems all her previous vigilance has been thrown away. The rustling sounds nearby don't register in her ears at all.

Beside theshrubbery, a young man who looks no more than seventeen or eighteen years old watches the little girl desperately gnawing on the front leg of the ground crawler. For a moment, he seems stunned, not understanding why such a place would have a little girl appear.

It's not until the whole front leg is gnawed clean that the little girl wipes her mouth with her sleeve, which has turned black with dirt, and seems a bit reluctant to stop.

The young man's mouth hooks into a beautiful arc, and he smiles slightly, "If you're still hungry, you can continue!"

However, as soon as this sentence appears, the little girl springs up like a hunting black panther, darts to the other side, and runs four or five steps before frowning at the young man with a pair of eyebrows like curved knives.

The young man doesn't look very handsome, but he's very durable to look at. He has a delicate face, perhaps because he's been in such a place for too long, his usually clean face looks a bit dirty. At the same time, his black hair seems more evil in such a world. His strange black eyes have a feeling of falling in.

The young man slowly walks to the campfire, smiles faintly, and stirs the campfire: "How did a child like you get here? To tell you the truth, I don't know why I'm here either. Originally, I was living my own life safely and steadily. I never thought I would live in such a place... Ah... Speaking of which, this... What is this place?"

The little girl is now even more vigilant. How could someone not know how they got to the abyss of the demon realm? Moreover, this is just the periphery. If you really go in, that's where people will really die.

No one would be so idle as to come here for a vacation!

The young man looked at the little girl's expression and immediately understood that she might not believe him. He sighed again and looked up at the sky. It should be night now. It's been almost half a month since he came here, and he still knows this common sense.

The sky always hangs a red and a white moon during the day, and only at night does the red moon slowly set. At the same time, the red moon is really as hot as the sun. This land is even more puzzling, what kind of world is it?

Wild boars that can spit bubbles, raccoons that can fly... Even a few days ago, I almost died in the hands of a black panther that can spit fireballs. If I hadn't run away quickly, and that flame that appeared for no reason, maybe I would be a corpse now.

Now thinking about the fireball as big as a truck tire, I still have some lingering fear.

This scene fell into the girl's eyes, which made her more surprised.

"You... Who are you and why are you here? The abyss is a place where magical beasts run rampant. You look like you don't have any strength at all. What are you doing here?" After a long time, the little girl finally spoke.

This made the young man very happy. Although a language appeared in his head as soon as he came here, he couldn't find anyone to talk to, which was really boring.

Looking at the little girl, although she was dirty and messy, she had a face like a doll. Plus, her dark green shoulder-length short hair, there was an inexplicable sense of intimacy. Just wanted to speak, but then he was stunned and smiled: "I don't know where this is either. Inexplicably, I woke up and appeared here. Hehe... By the way, my name is Carson. What's your name? And where is this?"

Carson doesn't think it's Earth, that's absolutely impossible. If such a place appeared on Earth, it would be crazy!

Moreover, looking at the little girl, although she is beautiful, her face has a strong sense of three-dimensionality, and she is definitely not a Chinese person. He stirred the campfire again and tore off a hind leg of the ground crawler. To be honest, Carson doesn't know that this thing is called a ground crawler.

After handing it to the little girl, the kind and elegant smile appeared again: "Eat it, what are you afraid of. I won't eat you!" The hand is still like this, but the little girl is still holding on like this.

Her big eyes stared straight at Carson, as if she wanted to find some flaws. Unfortunately, Carson was so happy to meet someone that he couldn't show any strange performance.

Until the first gust of wind blew, the little girl shivered slightly. This wind is really cold, with a piercing chill.

It was a bit far from the campfire, so she couldn't help but take a look at Carson. This kid doesn't seem to be afraid either. I don't feel any strength, I don't feel anything special, it shouldn't be a problem.

The little girl thought like this, slowly approaching the campfire. But she didn't take the roasted hind leg, just roasting by the fire.

Carson felt bored and shrugged his shoulders to continue watching the campfire. Originally, he was playing games at home. He just came out to buy something to eat, and for no reason, he came here. To be honest, he is very depressed.

He also knows that in such a world, there is absolutely no way without strength. For example, if you don't have the corresponding fighting skills in the fighting field. Without the corresponding strength, then... what awaits you is only death.

And like in the game, if you don't have a higher level than others, if you don't have better equipment than others. Then... just wait to be abused! Even in reality, it's the same, it's just that reality is more implicit.

He raised his head and looked at the white moon in the sky. It's round, as if it never changes to a curve.

"Do you really... Don't know where this is?" The little girl seemed to have finally decided and said a sentence.

This sentence made Carson very happy, nodding vigorously: "Yes, do you know where this