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

Agnes watched Abyss and Flora calmly. She even wanted to clap her hands, but seeing that the atmosphere around her seemed unsuitable for clapping, she stopped raising her two little hands in front of her chest.

Sophia, meanwhile, was pondering to herself: "Hmm... Abyss's confession can be seen as a response to Flora's confession... But Flora sees herself as a wife, and Abyss also wants her to be his wife... And I want Abyss to be my wife, so it seems that Flora and I don't conflict... Hmm... It makes perfect sense."

"Don't confess with such a blank expression! At least give me some atmosphere!" Leona finally blurted out after holding it in for a while.

Abyss, still wearing a poker face, turned to look at Leona, reflecting on his earlier behavior. It seemed he really should have been more sincere when confessing his feelings.

So Abyss forced a very sunny smile at Flora, but it looked obviously fake.

"Flora, is this okay?"

"Pfft... Hahaha..." Flora finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

She gently covered her mouth with her hand, laughing so hard her whole body trembled.

Flora is now experiencing a sense of ease she has never felt before.

Although they are still in the midst of a war with the Lord of Delusion and the Council of the Dead, Flora feels that a burden has been lifted from her shoulders—her feelings for the Abyss are no longer a secret she is ashamed to speak of, and she has finally confirmed the Abyss's feelings for her.

Yes, he likes me too; I should have noticed sooner.

Flora, who was worried that her feelings would not be approved by the Abyss, finally broke free from this precarious state after a long period of anxiety.

If there were no Council of the Dead to be defeated, and no Lord of Delusion...

If it came to the threat from the Creator God, Flora might just ask the Abyss to be her boyfriend.

However, Flora was also clear-headed; she didn't expect to make any quick progress with Abyss.

After all, Abyss isn't the type to rush into a relationship. She still has many things to take care of, and most importantly, this might not be fair to others.

She glanced at the other members of her household. Everyone had different reactions to Abyss's performance. Apart from Agnes, who was genuinely happy for Flora, everyone else's happiness was mixed with a little jealousy.

Flora didn't want to disappoint everyone, because she knew very well that everyone liked the Abyss. Even Agnes, who had no romantic feelings and was as innocent as a forest deer, instinctively liked being with the Abyss.

Flora wanted to scold herself for being so accommodating to others. Love is clearly a selfish thing.

But this thought was quickly replaced by a touch of smugness.

Abyss... I was the first person he confessed his feelings to.

This feeling was sweet. Originally, such selfish thoughts would have been condemned by Flora's own conscience, but under the influence of her girlish feelings, this guilt turned into a small joy that allowed her to secretly smile when she was alone.

"Congratulations, Flora."

Rebecca clapped softly at that moment and said...

Flora glanced at Rebecca beside her. In her best friend's eyes, Flora saw a hint of relief, a hint of tenderness, and a hint of something easily noticeable—the gaze of a challenger.

Even without Rebecca saying anything, Flora knew that Rebecca would still try her best to make Abyss fall in love with her too.

"Congratulations..." Leona managed to squeeze out the words with difficulty, her eyes filled with envy as she looked at Flora.

Agnes, seeing that she could finally clap, hurriedly clapped her hands, which she had been holding to her chest for ages.

Sofia walked over to Flora, who was only half a human's height at the time. She stood on tiptoe, patted Flora's shoulder, and whispered:

"Flora, good luck! The Abyss's enlightenment is in your hands. I have no experience at all, and I'll be counting on the two of you to help guide me in the future."

Flora quickly understood what Sophia meant, and her face flushed red again.

Seeing that the atmosphere had become very lively, Abyss nodded and said, "Then, I'll begin preparing to help Flora fulfill her wish."

“How are we going to help Flora live a normal life?” Leona asked, puzzled. “There doesn’t seem to be anything normal in this Shadowfall. And we can’t go back to Helheim now.”

“That’s easy to say,” Abis said, pointing southwest. “We can just go back to the mainland, and my emotions should be almost back to normal by then.”

"Huh? You're not going to fight the Council of the Dead? You'll come back after fulfilling Flora's wish, won't the Three Venerables make a lot of preparations?" Leona's eyes widened.

“Indeed, the Three Venerables will not give up this chance to catch their breath and will make many arrangements. However, I believe that after Flora’s wish is fulfilled, we will become stronger. I will not be unprepared. You can rest assured and leave the planning to me.”

Abyss gazed in the direction of the continent and said.

Chapter 344 A Surprise for Flora

The Council of the Undead has now sealed off the entire Shadowfall, and no one can leave from here. The mage towers along the coast of the Shadowfall closely monitor the entire island's boundaries, and if anyone goes out, it will immediately alert the Council of the Undead.

Therefore, although the threat of the Abyss hangs like a dark cloud over all necromancers, no one is thinking of fleeing. If they were to flee, not only would there be no place for them on the continent, but they would also find it impossible to return to the Council of the Dead for protection.

However, even with all that the Council of the Dead did, they still couldn't stop the Abyss from leaving—and leaving quietly at that.

When Abyss first arrived in the Shadowlands, he had already thoroughly observed the mage towers that were monitoring the surrounding area. Although the mage responsible for observation and communication had been discovered and replaced by the Council of the Dead, Abyss could still easily find loopholes in these mage towers.

Using Agnes's abilities, the Abyss and his party used the Sacred Tree to temporarily shield a corner from the Council of the Dead's surveillance, creating a blind spot in their 360-degree observation.

Taking advantage of this blind spot in observation, Abyss retrieved the Moonlight from the Magic Catfish and flew away with its familiars.

Perhaps after some time, the three Venerables will discover that the Abyss has left the Shadowfall, but it will be too late. Once it leaves the Shadowfall, it is no longer the Council of the Dead's home turf, and they will be unable to do anything to the Abyss.

At that time, only the Lord of Delusion will have the opportunity to attack the Abyss again.

It's unknown what methods the Lord of Delusion, who has just suffered a terrible blow from Sophia, will devise to retaliate against Abyss.

Abyss has already prepared a response to this.

While Abyss is currently the only confirmed companion for Flora in fulfilling her wish, the other members of her family are far from idle. Four others are responsible for looking after Sheila, who remains unconscious, and will also be fully accountable for their safety.

After all, Flora wanted to experience an ordinary life. If she had to fight against the Lord of Delusion while experiencing life, then it wouldn't be fulfilling her wish.

"Where are we going back to the mainland?" Flora asked, standing at the bow of the ship, breathing in the fresh sea breeze that carried a faint salty tang. She turned to the Abyss.

Abyss has not yet recovered his emotions. He still has a stern face, points in one direction of the continent, and says to Flora, "We are going to the Western Empire. There is a town in the Western Empire called Salt Lake Town. Do you remember it?"

“Salt Lake Town?” Flora blinked. “I think I’ve heard that name before… but… where did I hear it… I can’t remember.”

“Because a long time has passed,” Abyss said to Flora. “Do you remember when you were fourteen, on your way to give a speech in a city, you stopped briefly in a small town to rest, and you looked at the sea of ​​flowers near that town and said, ‘How beautiful!’”

"I...I don't remember." Flora could only shake her head.

When Flora was fourteen or fifteen, she rarely settled down. She was either giving a speech or preparing for one, and during this time she traveled to many, many cities. She couldn't remember which speech she had taken when she saw a beautiful field of flowers.

“It’s alright, it’s normal that you don’t remember, after all, it was just something you said casually back then.” Abyss stood beside Flora, turning to look at her. “However, later when I traveled the world with my master, I visited that town. The townspeople told me that Her Highness the Saintess had rested near the town and said that the flower fields on the hillsides surrounding the town were beautiful. So, the townspeople started planting all kinds of flowers in the town, and it later developed into a town specializing in selling all kinds of flowers, and it even gained the support of the local lord. By the time I visited, that town was already quite wealthy.”

Because of Pope Hendrick III's education promotion plan, which left behind the idea of ​​valuing education, the literacy rate of the Western Empire was surprisingly high. Even the most uneducated old farmers could write their own names and basic numbers, and their minds were quite sharp.

The flower praised by Saint Flora became a prominent symbol of the town. Under the lord's leadership, the town, relying on its advantageous geographical location and the saint's advertising effect, prospered in just a few years.

"Is that so?" Flora's eyes lit up.

Flora was delighted to discover that a casual remark she made had led the people of that small town to a path to wealth, and the feeling of unintentionally helping others made her truly happy.

“Yes, so I plan to take you there. When you see the sea of ​​flowers around that town again, it might bring back some fond memories,” Abis nodded. “Besides, that town is also a great place for us to spend some quality time together.”

Flora blushed, and she nodded with a smile.

“Speaking of letting you experience an ordinary life, I have a little surprise for you,” Abyss said. “This thing was just created by Eternal Night City. Our research has made some good breakthroughs, and the technology for this thing is now mature.”

"Hmm? What is it?" Flora asked curiously.

When she was in Helheim, her main area of ​​responsibility did not include magical research, so she was not very familiar with the new achievements of the City of Evernight.

“Rebecca, please contact your research team.” Abyss turned to Rebecca, who was fishing with Agnes on the gunwale, and said, “Bring the little surprise for Flora from Helheim.”

Rebecca turned around with a smile: "You can't wait? You want to show it to Flora now?"

“I think it’s good to let her experience it sooner rather than later,” Abyss nodded. “Now we can also open the spatial rift in Helheim smoothly.”

“Okay.” Rebecca stood up, briefly communicated with the people of Eternal Night City through mind sharing, and then directly opened a spatial rift, bringing out two people from it.

"Huh?" Flora didn't expect that Abyss's so-called surprise would involve two people.

“How is it? Doesn’t it look exactly like the two of us?” Abyss asked.

Flora looked closely and realized that the two people were none other than herself and Abyss.

The two people who were moved out sat motionless on the deck, their chests rising and falling rhythmically, as if they were breathing.

“This is the surprise Abyss has for you—although it was just something I had my team in Eternal Night City make on the spur of the moment, I didn’t expect it to come in handy so quickly,” Rebecca said to Flora. “These are the two bodies I made for you and Abyss—they’re not just simple puppets; in a sense, they’re alive.”

Chapter 345 Experiencing Life Again

"Huh? Alive?" Flora looked in surprise at the body that looked exactly like her lying there.

“Yes—of course, they don’t have life in the true sense. They have vital signs that are almost indistinguishable from those of living people, and they can feel hunger, pain, and a range of experiences that only the living can have,” Rebecca said with a smile. “When we had the technological breakthrough, I thought that we would have such needs in the future, so I commissioned the experts in Eternal Night City to create them.”

"Amazing..." Flora exclaimed as she stepped forward and touched the face of her own puppet.

The elasticity and warmth of the skin made Flora pull her hand back slightly. For a moment, she instinctively worried that she might offend the lady in front of her—of course, she quickly realized that this was not a person, but just a puppet that simulated a human in every way.

“It’s crafted like a work of art.” Abyss praised the experts’ skills, stepped forward, and unceremoniously reached out to pat his puppet’s shoulder.

The shoulder, in terms of skin, muscle, and bone, felt exactly like the body of the Abyss.

Flora then realized, "Why would the Abyss need such a body? Isn't the Abyss originally a living being?"

“Abyss is certainly a living being, but he is far different from ordinary living beings.” Rebecca shrugged helplessly. “Having been strengthened countless times by everyone’s power offerings, he no longer has the needs of an ordinary person—he doesn’t need to eat often, he doesn’t need normal sleep, and because his physical strength is so high, he rarely feels fatigue or pain.”

“Yes, so I also have a body that allows me to experience what it feels like to be alive,” Abyss said. “Although I don’t need it now, I might actually try this ordinary human body once my emotions return—it’s just as strong and powerful as an ordinary person who doesn’t know any fighting spirit, magic, or divine arts.”

"Wouldn't that mean giving up all our advantages?" Flora was startled. "What if the Lord of Delusion takes advantage of the situation at that time? Abyss's body doesn't matter... but without the protection of those powers, won't her soul be threatened?"

“This is somewhat dangerous, but I’ve entrusted this matter entirely to everyone, as you know.” Abyss glanced at the other members of his retinue. “We just need to trust them.”

Leona, who was lying on her side on a deck chair eating a large piece of cheese, looked up when she heard this and gave Flora a thumbs-up to show that she was very confident.

“That’s right, Flora, you can rest assured, neither of you will have any problems.” Sophia, sitting next to Leona, also reassured Flora, “Don’t you trust us?”

“Ah… it’s not that I don’t trust you… I’m just worried about the Abyss…” Flora quickly explained.

Rebecca patted Flora on the shoulder: "Don't worry about it anymore, Flora. It's your vacation time now, so leave these issues to us. As for Abyss, since he was able to make such a decision, he must have his own considerations. After all, Abyss is not someone who acts impulsively now."

The Abyss has been temporarily stripped of his emotions due to using the power of the Fallen Lords, and it may take some time before he recovers. Without emotions, he naturally cannot be associated with impulses or other emotionally driven things.

Flora could only nod.

Rebecca is right; Flora is indeed on vacation, just not yet at her vacation spot. Since the Abyss has promised to fulfill Flora's wish to live the life of an ordinary girl, Flora should cooperate and stop worrying about this evil god or that evil god.

“Why don’t you try out this new body? The Abyss can establish a connection between your soul and this body, and then you can experience some of the feelings you had in your previous life,” Rebecca suggested.

Flora turned her head to look at her new body, which was sitting blankly on the ground.