Detective Agency of the Bizarre-Chapter 1371 - 211: Abyss City Tribunal

Chapter 1371: Chapter 211: Abyss City Tribunal
Name: Unknown
Race: Human Soul
Crime: Disrupting the order in Abyss City; occupying and killing lands and citizens of Abyss City; attacking the Devil’s Offspring;
The criminal must go to the Abyss City Court for judgment during the 129th sleep of the Yuglas Calendar year 5338.
The words, burning like flames, appeared on the parchment floating in front of Lu Li.
"Where is the Abyss City Court?" Lu Li asked the Demon of the Earth, who had fallen silent at the appearance of the parchment.
"...It’s the place where those who defy the order of Abyss City are judged."
"When is the 129th sleep?"
"...Now."
"Is this one of your brothers’ tricks?"
"...Yes."
It seemed Lu Li could no longer delay the danger until the Devil’s Daughter arrived.
Now, besides going to the Abyss City Court for judgment, Lu Li had only one last choice: to leave here.
But that would mean leaving the opportunity for humanity to rapidly grow.
"...It’s my fault for not being prepared to face the schemes of my siblings," the Demon of the Earth apologized to Lu Li. "...Now, as the Devil’s Son, I must escort you to court."
"You can’t stop me." Lu Li calmly watched it.
"...But I have to try." A strange sandstorm rose outside the town, "...I can’t stop the judgment from beginning, but I can do my best to protect you."
"I’ll go with you to Abyss City."
Lu Li ultimately gave up on escaping.
He couldn’t keep avoiding. This was a great opportunity. If a Dreamwalker couldn’t withstand Abyss City and the Abyssal Demons, they also couldn’t withstand that devil.
The sandstorm enveloping the town disappeared, and the Demon of the Earth, without suspicion, trusted Lu Li: "...Can you hide your aura? Abyss City will be thrown into chaos because of you."
"I can’t do it."
A Dreamwalker cannot conceal the aura of humanity. If Abyss City is truly thrown into chaos because of this, then it only has itself to blame.
The sand grains forming the Devil’s Son dispersed, wrapping around three seedlings as they flew out of the tower, with Lu Li following.
On the eve of going to Abyss City, the Demon of the Earth temporarily stopped at the Heart Plundering Demon’s manor.
"...Sister, I need your help."
It spoke to the Heart Plundering Demon, who was leaning on a sofa in the hall, enjoying the service of its servants.
"I know what you want to do, but we are your brothers and sisters!" the Heart Plundering Demon revealed its straight, slender, and sharp fangs: "My brother, you never think..."
"It said you’re stupid," Lu Li calmly translated.
"Shut up!" The Devil’s Daughter’s split mouth turned into an abyss, but it didn’t dare do anything but shout: "How dare you go to Abyss City! You will die there miserably in the dungeon!"
"...That’s why I need your help, sister." The Demon of the Earth looked at it: "...I’ll give you half of the profits."
"From your 20%?" the Devil’s Daughter sarcastically retorted, saying to Lu Li: "Your stinginess is like a true devil, even the shadow of death can’t make you share the profit."
"If you are willing to help, I’ll give you 10%."
"I want 20%!"
"...You don’t deserve that much, sister. Even I only have this much."
"Fool...! I am your sister!" The Devil’s Daughter screeched madly, but calmed down strangely when faced with Lu Li’s black eyes: "If you survive this judgment... I’ll agree to help. Also... I want those cats!"
"If they are willing to leave with you."
The Devil’s Daughter stole the herd of cats, but indeed did not harm them.
Slender limbs kicked aside the servants, and the Devil’s Daughter stretched its insect-like twisted body, standing beside the Demon of the Earth.
"...You agreed?"
"I am a witness to the judgment, on the charge of attacking the Devil’s Offspring." The Devil’s Daughter’s attention fell on Lu Li, its forked tongue flicking out: "Your scent is getting more intense..."
"...He is a partner."
"Of course, I know!" the Devil’s Daughter growled impatiently.
Without lingering, they took the Heart Plundering Demon directly to Abyss City.
Along the way, the Heart Plundering Demon and the Demon of the Earth discussed their plans, while Lu Li initially thought they did so out of fear of his power, but it was only partly true—they didn’t believe the Heart Plundering Demon’s claims of Lu Li’s strength. Their relatively restrained actions, avoiding attacks on the Demon of the Earth and Lu Li, were simply due to the Abyssal Demon forbidding the offspring from fighting.
This was starkly different from the harmonious relationship between the Devil’s Daughter and its father.
Several minutes later, Lu Li finally saw the obsidian walls described by the Flowing Demon—a black wall stretching tens of meters high stood firmly on the barren ground.
Lu Li had imagined the ways he would enter Abyss City.
None included entering as a prisoner.
The Demon of the Earth and the Heart Plundering Demon adhered to the rules of Abyss City, landing before the city gates, with Lu Li following behind.
His arrival caused chaos, with the demons near the city gates detecting the source of the aura, stirring and crowding. As Lu Li stepped into this hellish city thriving like a human metropolis, chaos still lingered wherever he went.
Indifferently, the Demon of the Earth traveled while the Heart Plundering Demon seemed to enjoy the attention, approaching Lu Li to converse with him.
"You seem unafraid of Abyss City, and not even of my father..."
Lu Li did not respond.
His humanity was still only 10,000 fractions. But corresponding to that, when the Dreamwalker fully unfurled, its radius reached 10 kilometers...
The obsidian walls of Abyss City seemed boundless, but the city’s diameter wouldn’t exceed a hundred miles in circumference. With a few flickers, Lu Li could leave this hellish city controlled by the Abyssal Demon, home to hundreds of thousands of demons.
While being observed by those around him, Lu Li also observed his surroundings.
Abyss City was built around the abyss, with slanted streets and street-side buildings extending towards that deep abyss at the end. The edge of the abyss was Lu Li’s destination: the Abyss City Court.
Apart from that, the city, situated in hell, was unexpectedly prosperous and unique—Lu Li saw demons entering the abdomen of giant skeletal creatures, which rode to other streets.
Their mounts were Tyrannical Birds. They resembled birds with long, sturdy legs, and a nightmare-like grotesque appearance.
Riding the Tyrannical Birds, it led Lu Li and the two Devil’s Offspring to the center of Abyss City, an area no longer dominated by hell’s dark red, scattered with unordained shadows and buildings, deep and murky.
Falling before a majestic building, Lu Li’s sight was suddenly consumed by boundless darkness. When dim light returned, he found himself inside the building, with the Core Earth Demon and Plunder Demon appearing too.
However, only Lu Li stood alone at the bottom of this circular hall.
On the first level stood the Flowing Demon and its underlings, Old Flame Demon, Burb, the Heart Plundering Demon, and the Demon of the Earth, along with unidentifiable demons. Other Devil’s Offspring should be among them too.
Lu Li wasn’t surprised by their betrayal. Chaos is the theme of hell.
The second level teemed with strange shadows of demons.
On the towering third level emerged three massive shadowy outlines. And on the fourth level, only one sprawling, abyss-like, grand shadow gazed down upon the circular hall in its palm.
A voice of majesty echoed in the void.
"The judgment begins!"