This necromancer is going to seduce the beautiful girls who are already dead.

Abyss also directly used the magic of the World Rift. Divine power and magical power were mobilized simultaneously, and his figure quickly merged into nothingness, soon disappearing from sight.

Having entered the rift between worlds, Abyss once again sensed the uniqueness of this space. However, this time he no longer needed to relive its special nature; he focused his attention on searching for other people who might be nearby.

As a necromancer, Abyss only needs to use a simple spell to temporarily enchant his eyes so that he can easily and conveniently see all spirits.

Here, there are no limitations on perspective; the Abyss can easily see everything within a certain range from all angles. If Sophia were nearby, she would certainly not escape the Abyss's sight.

However, Abis searched the surroundings carefully but found nothing.

"Hmm... Thinking about it carefully, it seems like a very painful thing for a soul to wander in the same place for more than forty years without finding rest," Abyss muttered to himself.

Even spirits devoid of desires experience boredom, a fact well understood by the Abyss, who was intimately familiar with the nature of the undead. It was indeed unrealistic to keep Sophia waiting there indefinitely.

That said, Abis is indeed somewhat disappointed that he can't find Sofia.

In the real world, Sheila watched as the Abyss wandered aimlessly for a couple of seconds, knowing he had found nothing. She felt a pang of anxiety and wanted to help, but limited by her own abilities, she felt there was nothing she could do.

“Ah, right.” Sheila suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She said to Edvina, who was standing beside her, “Ms. Edvina, do you have any of the coded messages you used to contact Sophia back then? Mr. Abyss said that you can hear the outside world from within the cracks of the world, so…”

“I understand.” Edvina’s reminder from Sheila triggered memories from forty years ago.

The Abyss has very limited time to stay in the cracks of the world, so Edvina didn't waste a single second. She quickly picked a leaf from a nearby tree, rolled it into a ring, and put it directly into her mouth.

twitter……

A melodious bird song emanated from Edvina's mouth, which was filled with leaves. The sound was so realistic that even the two girls beside her could not distinguish it from ordinary birdsong.

These bird calls, mimicked by leaves and tongues, possess a subtle rhythm; their sharp, clear sounds have a strong penetrating power, easily echoing throughout the forest.

This was the code that Edvina used to communicate with Sofia. As assassins, they couldn't guarantee they would always act together, and naturally, they couldn't communicate by shouting when they were far apart—even bandits knew to shout a few words of slang that others couldn't understand—so this bird song became their agreed-upon code.

The bird's song seems natural and irregular, but it conveys a specific meaning: "I have arrived. If you have arrived too, come here and meet me."

Abyss also heard Edvina's coded message from within the World Rift. He could now feel a repulsive force emanating from the World Rift, trying to kick him out. However, knowing that Edvina was sending a coded message to Sophia, he remained extremely vigilant.

The repulsive force emanating from the cracks in the world was extremely uncomfortable. Abyss felt dizzy in waves, as if his internal organs were churning. And the longer he stayed there, the more pronounced this discomfort became.

Just hold on a little longer...

Abyss had already figured out that he had a cooldown period of more than an hour before entering the World Rift. If he missed it this time, he would have to wait for more than an hour.

Determined to remain a holdout, Abyss forcefully suppressed his discomfort with sheer willpower and scanned his surroundings.

But just as his eyes fell upon a certain spot, he suddenly stopped.

There was a blurry figure in that place, looking as if there was dust in its eyes, making it indistinct, but he immediately realized that there really was someone in the cracks of this world who had come after hearing Edvina's bird song!

Chapter 187 The Girl Who Blushes

Abyss decisively approached the blurry shadow.

The closer Abyss got to the shadow, the clearer its outline became. A strong sense of familiarity welled up within him as he drew nearer.

The shadow became fully clear as the Abyss drew nearer, almost within reach. The Abyss stared at the figure, while a pair of beautiful purple eyes also fixed intently on him.

Opposite the Abyss was a very beautiful face, with the purple skin characteristic of dark elves, eyes like amethyst crystals, and the iconic pair of long, pointed ears. This face was stunning, strikingly similar to Sophia's that day in the graveyard. It possessed the allure unique to dark elves, yet also carried a youthful and natural charm.

“Miss Sophia, we meet.” Abis said with a smile to the girl who was looking at him.

The girl was visibly startled for a moment, then spoke, her voice faint in the gap between worlds, but still barely audible: "You...you've come to rescue me, haven't you?"

“Of course, Miss Sophia. I’ll tell you about my plan of action later. Right now, the most important thing is for you to leave this place with me. Do you remember Edvina? She’s been waiting for you for over forty years.”

"No!" Sophia suddenly said to Abis with unwavering resolve, "I can't leave here!"

“Yes, I understand.” Abis understood before Sophia could explain why they couldn’t leave. “Coincidentally, I didn’t come here unprepared either. How about this, you hold my hand—can you do that?”

"Huh?" Sophia was taken aback again.

Abyss felt the repulsive force from the world's rifts growing stronger, to the point where he felt he was about to be completely annihilated. Yet, facing Sophia, Abyss still wore a calm and composed smile.

Sophia has been wandering here for over forty years, so her somewhat slowed-down state is perfectly understandable to the Abyss. Since she will become one of his familiars in the future (and perhaps even a companion of the living if she truly comes back to life), the Abyss will certainly respect her every move.

When Sophia heard Abyss tell her to hold his hand, her first reaction was shyness. Her face flushed instantly. Although she was now a spirit, her memories as a living person still allowed her to blush even after death.

Her originally purple skin turned a vibrant purplish-red, and she looked away, saying, "Mmm...mmm...okay..."

This caught Abyss somewhat off guard. He remembered that dark elf women, especially adult dark elf women, were generally quite outgoing. It was just holding a boy's hand, why would they blush? Among Abyss's familiars, the only one who would blush when holding a boy's hand was Flora, who was shy by nature.

Sofia reached out a hand and hesitated before placing it in Abyss's palm. Because she was taller than Abyss, her fingers were long and slender, about the same size as Abyss's hand, making it seem as if Abyss was the woman when they grasped each other's hands.

Just as Sofia grabbed the Abyss's hand, a sudden suction force emanated from a ring on the Abyss's hand. Before Sofia could react, half of her body was sucked in. Her eyes widened, and she only understood the Abyss's intention when the last part of her body was sucked in.

At this moment, Abyss also withdrew directly from the cracks in the world.

"Ah, Mr. Abyss is out!" Sheila exclaimed in surprise.

"Wow—" Abyss didn't speak, but instead waved to the women waiting there with his mouth closed. Finally, he bent over, opened his mouth, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

This terrified Leona. She rushed to Abyss's side like lightning, looked at his face which was even paler than usual, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with her hand, and asked, "ABC! What happened to you!"

Abyss shook his head, spitting out the remaining blood and foam from his mouth, and said to Leona, "It's nothing... I just stayed in the crack between worlds for too long and got squeezed by the world. Don't worry, it's just some physical damage. Anyway, my brain and heart are still in Helheim."

"Are you really alright?" Leona was still worried. "Should I go to Helheim to get you some medicine?"

“No need, we’ll go straight to Helheim now.” Abis smiled and straightened up, saying to the other two women who were also looking at them with concern, “I just picked up Sophia. Ms. Edvina, your code worked very well.”

"I got it!" Edvina could hardly believe her ears. She had originally thought finding Sophia would be a very troublesome matter, requiring all sorts of twists and turns, but she hadn't expected it to be so easy.

My dearest friend, after being cursed by the Lord of Delusion, had actually lingered in this place for over forty years to make it easier for her to find him. What a fool, but... he's also incredibly reliable.

“Well, Sophia can’t enter Hay-Terville right now. She must have somehow managed to exploit a loophole in the Lord of Delusion’s control. If she goes back to Hay-Terville directly, she will be taken back into the Lord of Delusion’s control. I’ve placed her in my ring for now. Let’s go to our territory and release her.”

Leona, with perfect understanding, directly opened a spatial rift in Helheim, and the group filed in, entering Helheim. In this space belonging to the Abyss and his undead, no evil god could interfere; if they wanted to cause trouble, they would have to ask the power left behind by the Lord of Bullying for permission.

Upon entering Helheim, Abyss immediately released Sophia back into the drawing room of the Palace of Eternal Night.

A figure floated out from the Abyss's ring and quickly reformed in front of the Abyss. It was only missing a tiny bit of its soul and was no different from other spirits.

"Huh...where am I..." Sophia emerged from the Abyss ring, looking around curiously, and muttered to herself, "Isn't this Hay-Tver? Why was I released, but the Lord of Delusion didn't directly control me?"

“Welcome to our home.” Abyss smiled at Sophia, who was still a little confused, and spread his hands. “This is Helheim, our own territory. The Lord of Delusion has no right to set foot here. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Miss Sophia. Let me introduce myself. My name is Abyss.”

“Abyss…” Sophia looked at Abyss, her face turning red again.

Seeing Sofia blush, Edvina, who was standing to the side, seemed to realize something and gave a helpless smile.

Chapter 188 First Encounter with Sophia

"Edvina!"

Upon seeing Edvina, Sofia rushed over to embrace her long-lost friend, but things didn't go as planned; her arms passed right through Edvina.

“Ah, Sophia, you don’t have a physical body yet, so you probably can’t contact everyone. I can give you a temporary body, but for the sake of your future recovery, this body may not be as useful as your original body,” Abyss said from the side.

Sophia, who had been somewhat annoyed, quickly turned around upon hearing Abyss's words. However, the moment she saw Abyss, her face flushed red, and she stammered, "Well... alright, thank you... Abyss..."

Although Abyss didn't know why Sophia was so shy when she saw him, he still smiled calmly and used magic to blow some bone powder from his hand, then wrapped the bone powder around Sophia's body, forming a temporary body.

This is the method the Abyss uses to create temporary bodies for spirit-like undead. Such bodies can act according to the spirit's wishes, but they become very light and are empty shells. The spirit using this temporary body cannot experience the feelings it had in life, such as wanting to eat. It can only be described as a stopgap measure.

However, Sophia's body is still in the hands of the Lord of Delusion, and Abyss knows she must reclaim it. Without her original body, Sophia's various attributes will be diminished. Therefore, the only option now is to create a temporary body for her, rather than binding her to a more powerful bone powder-based body.

After being shaped by the Abyss's bone powder, Sofia first clenched her fist, feeling that her body had become a physical entity, before turning around and hugging her best friend, Edvina.

"Edvina, thank you for remembering me. I knew you would come to save me, hehe." Her smile was somewhat naive.

"What are you talking about? How could I forget you? All these years, I've been tormented by longing, constantly thinking of rescuing you from that wicked Lord of Delusion." Edvina felt her best friend's embrace, and her voice, which had always been perfectly composed to maintain her composure, began to tremble slightly. "For over forty years, have you been waiting there?"

Sofia stepped out of Edvina's embrace, looked at her, then at the unfamiliar people around her, gathered her thoughts, and said, "Ah—right. Edvina, could you tell me about the current situation? I still don't understand where I am or what the specifics are. I'm in a world-crack area, where information is very limited. Sending you a message through a dream was a huge risk."

At this moment, Flora, Rebecca, Agnes, and Carol also arrived from their respective places. They had been informed that they had picked up Sophia when the Abyss first entered Helheim. Now, the girls naturally came to greet their new companions with whom they would be spending time.

“Then I’ll tell you everything that’s happened.” Edvina had already learned about the entire operation from Abyss and Sheila, so she was now one of the insiders as well.

She briefly explained the situation to Sophia. As the leader and highest decision-maker of the Shadow Sisters, Edvina was a highly skilled communicator; she could explain things clearly in just a few words. Sophia listened attentively, nodding repeatedly, her expression growing increasingly serious. Upon learning that her two other teammates in the "Violet" squad, Donna and Lillian, were still under the control of the Lord of Delusion's curse, her spirits noticeably dampened.

“I see… Donna and Lillian still haven’t gotten rid of that Lord of Delusion… But thankfully we have a place like this, so we won’t be manipulated by him…” Sophia turned to the Abyss, bowed gratefully, and blushed slightly. “Thank you for providing us with such good conditions.”

“Ah, it’s nothing, it’s all what I should do. Defeating the evil god and finding a way to lift the curse on the victims are all things I should do.” Abyss waved his hand with a smile. “Although you can’t go back to Hay-Tver right now, you can stay in my Helheim without worry and make yourself at home.”

“My home…” Sophia paused for a moment, then blushed again, “Ah… then… then I won’t stand on ceremony…”

“Ms. Edvina has already told you about my identity and background, so I’ll just give a brief introduction. I am Abyss Bellator. You can call me Abyss, or you can call me Bellator as is customary among elves.” Abyss said to Sophia with a smile, “From now on, we will all be friends. The people walking over here are my familiars—actually, I was thinking of having you as one of my familiars.”

"Is this Miss Agnes?" Sophia recognized Agnes; as the pride of the elven kingdoms, Agnes was very well-known.

“Agnes Dallastier.” Agnes nodded to Sophia. “From now on, we’ll be partners.”

“My name is Leona Crepeus. I’m from the same era as you, and I’m a princess of the Western Empire.” Leona patted her chest and said heartily, “I’m very skilled in martial arts; I’m quite good at it. If you ever need any help, just let me know. We’re partners now, so don’t be shy!”

“My name is Flora Saint Frossespin,” Flora introduced herself timidly to Sophia. “I am a former saint of the Holy See… I can use divine magic. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Miss Sophia…”

“Rebecca Vepera.” Rebecca stepped forward gracefully and shook hands with Sophia. “An alchemist who does it as a hobby. I hope we can get along well in the future.”

Sheila gave Sophia a standard knightly salute: "My name is Sheila Lunica Baldr. I am an ordinary knight from the Eastern Empire. It is a pleasure to meet you, Miss Sophia."

Carol raised her hand, full of childlike energy, and said, "Carol's name is Carol! Sister Sophia! You're so tall! Carol wants to be good friends with Sister Sophia from now on!"

"Ah... um... um, it's a great honor to meet you all!" Sophia didn't seem to be very good at social niceties, and she was a little flustered when she saw so many people. She first bowed to everyone, but when she turned to face the Abyss, her face turned red.

"Oh, by the way, if I've offended you, just pretend I didn't say anything. Why does Miss Sophia blush when she sees me? Is my clothing inappropriate?" Abis finally couldn't contain his curiosity and asked.

Sofia was startled: "Ah...no...that...no..."

Edvina revealed the answer: "Oh, it's like this. Although Sophia is an adult, she has lived in a sorority since she was very young and has basically no contact with men, so she is completely incapable of dealing with men—especially handsome men like Master Bellator."

Chapter 189 Showing off is a lifelong pursuit

Sophia was speechless after Abyss asked her that question, and stammered as she hid behind Edvina.

The Abyss's retinue were somewhat surprised to see Sophia like this. They had assumed that Sophia, as a dark elf and a former pillar of the Shadow Sisters, would be rather noble and aloof, but they hadn't expected her to have such a personality.

Isn't this the kind of shy guy who has focused on academic pursuits since childhood and has no time to interact or communicate with the opposite sex, to the point that he can't even speak when he has the opportunity to have closer contact with the opposite sex later on? There are actually quite a few people like this among mages and scholars.

Abyss was supposed to have the same personality; he too had focused on necromancy since childhood, and although he had seen many female undead, he hadn't really developed any emotional connections with them. But this guy didn't seem to feel shy at all, making him an exception.