"No, it's best not to get involved with the Abyss." Dain heard Yu Jin's words and shook his head. Then, he stared intently at Yu Jin, who was between him and Lumine, and his brows finally furrowed slightly.
"Even you, do not take the Abyss lightly. Anyone who underestimates it will eventually be devoured by it."
Dain paused, then emphasized, "Without exception."
Dain understood the taboos and dangers of the Abyss more than anyone. Therefore, he clearly knew how terrifying this thing, capable of corroding the world's foundation, truly was.
The Abyss was both a maelstrom of madness and contained immense power beyond imagination for ordinary people, as well as various miraculous uses.
But these were not reasons to approach it. Compared to the Abyss's destructiveness, its "miraculous uses" were not so important.
Beneath the earth lay many ancient civilizations, some of which were destroyed by using the power of the Abyss. Many of them were more advanced than The Seven Nations of today.
Even Dain's own homeland, Khaenri'ah, that godless nation which surpassed any past civilization, ultimately became a ruin under the uncontrolled power of the Abyss.
Although the role of the gods in this was also not to be ignored.
"Is that so? Alright then, I won't touch it." Yu Jin scratched his head. Given how unusually serious Dain was, he would temporarily agree!
But if the Abyss actively sought him out, that would be another matter.
"Dain, you really know a lot about the Abyss." Paimon couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, seeing how articulately Dain spoke.
Dain knew such dangerous things so clearly; he was truly knowledgeable.
"Heh heh, the Abyss and I... we have a deep connection." Dain spread his hands, saying with a forced smile.
He was always very sensitive when it came to things involving the Abyss.
"Alright, enough chitchat. According to the information I just gathered, the traces of the Abyss Order are in Wolvendom." Dain looked at the somewhat empty Domain, stroking his chin as he spoke.
"I'll wait for you in Wolvendom."
With that, Dain vanished in the blink of an eye.
"Hey! Why did he run so fast?!" Paimon stomped her foot angrily, seeing Dain instantly disappear.
This guy, he left without saying a word.
"Actually, he didn't run." Yu Jin stood beside Paimon and Lumine, pointing to the ground and saying.
"He dug a tunnel." Yu Jin looked at the blue light and shadow shuttling through the root system of the ley lines, and said faintly.
"D-dug a tunnel?" Lumine clearly didn't understand what Yu Jin was saying, her eyes filled with confusion.
"Don't think too much about it. He digs tunnels pretty fast. If we don't hurry, he'll leave us far behind."
Yu Jin waved to Lumine, then strode out of the Domain.
"Wait for me, Senior!" Lumine exclaimed, and also ran out... Wolvendom, this was the territory of wolves.
It was covered with dense forests and crisscrossing ravines. Although there were no majestic peaks, its terrain was equally complex.
Even the most experienced hunters, if they stayed too long, would inevitably be confused by the dense ravines and towering trees, and consequently lose their way.
Only the wolf packs that had lived here for generations could move freely across this land.
But it was clear that these conditions only applied to ordinary people.
Yu Jin and the others were naturally not among them.
"Whoosh!"
A silver-gray figure darted out from the dense jungle undergrowth. Following him were two Damselettes, scratching their heads in frustration.
"Wow! These Wolfhooks are so annoying!" Paimon felt her head was three times heavier and quickly began to scratch it with her small hands.
As her hair gradually became untangled, the Wolfhooks in Paimon's hand overflowed.
She looked at Lumine beside her; she was similar, and because Lumine was larger, she had even more strangely shaped plants clinging to her.
Paimon immediately felt much better. Happiness hadn't disappeared; it had simply transferred from Lumine's face to Paimon's.
"Why aren't you affected, Yu Jin?" Paimon saw Yu Jin, who was completely clean, and thought he must have some special trick.
Like the footwork in Liyue wuxia novels, or some magical spell.
"Clang clang clang!"
Yu Jin knocked his two arms loudly, "If you also wore the same armor as me every day, you could be like this too."
"O-okay, then forget it!" Paimon flew over and tugged at Yu Jin's arm, but he didn't budge.
So Paimon decisively gave up the idea of becoming an armored Paimon.
She had been thinking of training and then ramming into people! But it was so heavy, so she decided against it. Lumine alone was powerful enough; she just needed to cheer Lumine on from the side.
"Is Dain here?" Lumine had also finished cleaning the plants off herself. She looked at the finally wide green area and breathed a sigh of relief.
Anyone who tried traversing the dense forest in her current state would understand.
"Nearby." Yu Jin sensed the surroundings, then led Lumine in a certain direction.
Dain wasn't far from here. As Yu Jin and Lumine approached, they saw Dain gazing into the distance.
"What are you looking at!" Yu Jin walked up to Dain's side. In front of them was the huge altar where the Wolf King resided.
The sun was just right, and many old wolves were basking in the sun on the snow-white altar.
"Looking at an old wolf who has lost his ambition." Dain said faintly.
"You know Andrius?" Yu Jin looked at the calm altar below. It seemed Andrius was still sleeping and hadn't heard Dain's badmouthing.
"I don't know him, and he doesn't know me." A hint of reminiscence appeared in Dain's eyes.
"It's just... my former traveling companion wanted to hear his story, so I learned a little about this old wolf."
This emotion called "memory" did not last too long. Dain quickly composed himself.
As if changing the subject, Dain pointed to the faint, flickering firelight in the distance and said to everyone, "Let's go. Let's see if an Abyss Herald has passed through here."
"Well, this place is so big, where should we start?" Paimon felt a bit deflated seeing how vast Wolvendom was.
Such a large territory, where should they even begin to search?
"Let me give you some more information. The power of the Abyss Order in a certain region generally won't be too scattered."
"See that campfire over there? Given the Abyss Order's modus operandi, there should still be residual traces nearby. Go look for them."
Dain said, and then intended to go ahead.
Although the scope had narrowed, it was still very large. If they didn't act quickly, they would have to work overtime today.
However, before he could leave, Yu Jin grabbed him.
Feeling the resistance from behind, Dain decisively stopped. He turned around and asked Yu Jin:
"Yu Jin, do you have a good idea?"
"Of course. Why don't we ask the wolves here?"
"Ask the wolves?" Dain clearly hadn't thought of this method, or rather, the option of seeking help from others simply wasn't in his mind.
No one could help him, and he didn't need anyone's help.
"Watch closely." Yu Jin walked to the edge of the altar's large pit, cupped his hands around his mouth like a megaphone, and shouted loudly, "Hey! Lazy wolf—your little fanboy is here—!"
Yu Jin's voice had a strange penetrating power, directly waking the sleeping old wolf and scaring away the wolf pack lying on the altar.
"Squawk, squawk! What's all this noise?! Don't you know old people need more sleep?!"
White frost permeated the vast altar. Amidst the pallor, a giant wolf with blue and white fur and flowing mane emerged.
"Ah~" Andrius yawned, then looked around and asked, "Where's my fanboy?"
"Here." Yu Jin pushed Dain.
"..."
Dain felt that these past few days were more exciting than his past few years combined.
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