577 The Dark Abyss Appears Again! (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
”I'm glad that you're all here, but I have something unfortunate to tell you,” said Councilman Zhu Meng expressionlessly.
As he spoke, he walked toward the edge of the hall in his black boots, standing close to the barrier engraved with patterns of dragons and phoenixes.
He paused his speech, the group could only see his fairly depressed back.
”A Dark Abyss has appeared thirty kilometers to the north!” Councilman Zhu Meng finally finished.
As he mentioned the Dark Abyss, he was saying it with a sigh, as if he was not willing to say the term too loudly.
”Dark Abyss?”
”Why would something like that appear so close to the city? Is there a mistake?” yelled one of the Hunters.
”Heavens, only thirty kilometers away! Are we seriously going to be overrun by the undead!?” yelled a middle-aged Magician.
Mo Fan scanned his surroundings and discovered that everyone's expressions had changed. He was clueless what the term 'Dark Abyss' meant since he had come from a different place. He had no choice but to ask the leader of the team, Zhong Zishan.
”What's a Dark Abyss? Why did everyone panic after hearing it?” he asked quickly.
Zhong Zishan recovered from his astonishment. It seemed like he was also having a hard time believing the information.
”Do you know what I thought the most terrifying thing in this world was?” asked Zhong Zishan instead.
”What?” asked Mo Fan.
”It was a Commander-level undead that bit one of my arms off. That thing almost killed me...” said Zhong Zishan, who added after his face twisted badly, ”But I no longer have the same thought after I saw a Dark Abyss.”
Zhong Zishan recalled his past. He remembered the scene so clearly that his eyes were filled with wisps of blood from fear!
”The Dark Abyss can be described as a burning pot of Hell with its lid removed. You can clearly see the edge of Hell when you stand close to the edge. Hundreds of ghosts uttering cries of hatred, thousands of zombies munching at anything that is moving, including their own kind. Ten thousand demons, waving their claws waiting for fresh blood to be poured on them...I was unlucky enough to encounter the smallest Dark Abyss possible when I first became a Hunter. My friend, whom I grew up with since childhood, fell into it. I watched him fall, watched the countless hands drag him down as the undead crawled onto him, forming a giant ball of undead. At that time, I was sure that if anyone mentioned that going to Hell was the greatest curse and punishment ever, falling into a Dark Abyss was on a similar level. The only thought I had left back then was to pray that I wouldn't fall into it, too.”
Mo Fan could feel goosebumps all over his body after hearing Zhong Zishan's description!
”The Dark Abyss is the entrance to Hell. Maybe it wouldn't be as terrifying if it simply remained in the same place, but it also has a shocking trait,” added Mu Bai.
”What trait?” asked Mo Fan.
”Not only will it continue to expand after devouring lives, it's Space Unpredictability is the biggest problem too,” said Mu Bai.
”What's Space Unpredictability?”