I'm Not the Young Lady's Dream Girl - [Vol. 1] Chapter 40
[Vol. 1] Chapter 40: The Séance Society
Passing through the main gate, they arrived at the central location of the palace. The space here was extremely vast, capable of accommodating tens of thousands of people.
The first thing that caught their eyes was a massive altar, surrounded by various macabre items.
Did the aesthetics of the Séance Society have some issues?
Did they all enjoy these spine-chilling things?
Or was it only followers of the faction of the God of Fear who would appreciate such things?
Around the altar were hundreds of people dressed in black cloaks, all kneeling on the ground, seemingly in prayer.
No wonder they hadn’t encountered them since entering the ruins, they were hiding here having a party, well, that didn’t seem quite right.
“Elder, are we really going to use statues of other deities to summon Lord of Fear?” a member of the Séance Society said.
Yinyue heard the voices in front of the altar.
Other deities’ statues?
Yinyue adjusted her position and indeed saw a pure white statue of a young girl. However, the upper body of the statue had been eroded by various strange growths, making it impossible for Yinyue to see the statue’s face clearly.
“Heh, this traitor to the gods is no longer worthy of being called a deity,” the elder turned to look at the statue behind him, his eyes filled with anger.
“If it weren’t for her betrayal, the gods wouldn’t have been sealed and fallen into slumber.”
However, he quickly suppressed his emotions. After all, his beloved deity was about to return to the world, using this traitor’s statue and divine power. Just the thought of the deity’s return filled him with excitement.
This was the only intact statue they had found so far, still containing a trace of divine power. Most importantly, since this deity was already dead, it was the perfect vessel for the descent of the Lord of Fear.
“Today, to witness the descent of the deity together with you all, I, Zach, am extremely honored. Our era is finally upon us. Let us cheer!” Elder Zach walked to the center of the altar and shouted to those below.
The members of the Séance Society were ecstatic. They never thought they would have such a day, to witness the descent of a deity with their own eyes. It was such an honorable thing. They shouted in celebration of the deity’s arrival.
In Yinyue’s view, they were a group of lunatics. The idea of summoning deities was crazy no matter how you looked at it, truly headache-inducing.
At this moment, sudden vibrations emanated from outside the palace. Zach’s lips curled upward as he felt the vibrations outside.
It had finally begun.
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On the eastern side of the city, a quarter of the city’s territory had turned into ruins.
This was because two S-class ability users clashed here, their powerful forces reducing the surrounding buildings to rubble.
“Didn’t expect the Winter Organization to join the fun. I’ll take this opportunity to finish you off!” Yinya swung her hammer, striking at the enemy before her.
Ice Abyss unleashed a powerful chill, generating countless ice spikes ahead.
“Who do we have here? Oh, it’s you, old woman. How many years have passed, and you’re still pretending to be youthful.” Ice Abyss didn’t hold back his words, mocking Yinya relentlessly.
Yinya broke through the ice spikes, raising her hammer high and infusing it with energy, doubling its size from before.
“Who’re you calling an old woman!”
The hammer carried immense pressure as it came crashing towards Ice Abyss.
Ice Abyss, feeling the pressure he hadn’t experienced in a while, couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat. Ranked seventh in the Association of Ability Users, but he, Ice Abyss, have never been afraid of anyone!
He clenched his fist, his body sprouting ice crystals as he unleashed an even stronger chill. The temperature of the entire city plummeted rapidly, reaching below zero.
Both sides launched attacks at each other, their powerful forces colliding and creating a massive shockwave that swept through half the city.
Meanwhile, amidst the ruins, an eyeball observed the battle before it.
“Soon, very soon, I’ll be able to control two S-class ability users and make them high-quality nourishment for the Lord of Fear.”
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Yinyue sensed the immense forces colliding outside, one of them being her mother. It seemed her mother had gotten into a fight with someone else.
‘Who could it be? This chill, could it be the boss of the Winter Organization, Ice Abyss? That would be terrible. Mom is actually fighting with him.’
Explosions sounded from outside, the heavy doors were blasted open, and smoke filled the air as members of the Winter Organization poured out, surrounding the people conducting the invocation. A burly man with blue hair stepped forward, seeming to be the leader.
“We’re from the Winter Organization. Surrender without resistance, hand over anything valuable, and we’ll make it quick for you,” the burly man said in a fierce tone.
‘Is the Winter Organization really this strong?’
Yinyue hadn’t expected them to directly attack someone’s stronghold like this. Something didn’t seem right. there was something fishy going on. Even if the Séance Society was careless, it wouldn’t be so easy for them to attack their own headquarters.
So, there’s only one possibility left: this is a trap, specifically targeting the Winter Organization.
“Oh, is that so? Although your visit isn’t pleasant, we still warmly welcome you and the contributions you’ve made,” the elder said.
“You old fart, are you trembling in fear? Deities and such are just…”
Before the man could finish his sentence, tendrils emerged from the ground, impaling him and other members of the Winter Organization and launching an attack on them. In an instant, blood sprayed everywhere, and the Winter Organization suffered heavy casualties.
But it wasn’t over yet.
The members of the Winter Organization heard some commotion outside the door. A man turned to look, only to instantly kneel on the ground.
Thousands of anomalous creatures were charging towards them from outside, and the man already knew what kind of dire situation they were about to face.
How could this happen? This was completely different from what that woman, Rhaenys, told us. Seeing the situation turn sour, the burly man immediately fled, leaving the situation behind.
But as he reached the door, he was blocked by a burst of purple mist. Seeing the mist, the blue-haired man immediately understood who had blocked his path.
“Rhaenys, you’ve betrayed the organization!”
The man angrily swung towards Rhaenys, but she easily dodged the attack with a misty evaporation.
“Betrayal? Don’t misunderstand, I’ve always been with the Séance Society.” Tentacles grew behind Rhaenys, piercing through the man’s heart.
Subsequently, the remaining members of the Winter Organization also died under the roar of the anomalous creatures.
Yinyue watched everything happening before her. She had thought the Winter Organization could hold its own against the Séance Society, but it turned out to be a one-sided slaughter.
She had overestimated the Winter Organization or underestimated the Séance Society.
Zach looked satisfied at everything before him.
The first phase was complete.
Zach waved his left hand, and the tentacles dragged the Winter Organization’s bodies onto the altar. The altar began emitting a purple light, and the bodies on the altar turned into orbs of light, flying into the statue.
“How was my performance, Elder?” Rhaenys walked up to the altar, smiling.
“You did well. I believe the Lord of Fear will be very pleased.”
Zach replied with a smile, satisfied that he had altered her memory and successfully deceived the members of the Winter Organization.
“Is that so? That’s great. Then please allow me to witness the descent of the deity beside you.”
Zach nodded, allowing her to observe the descent of the deity beside him.
Zach clapped his hands, and from another door, a crowd emerged, their eyes lifeless, like zombies, seemingly under control.
“Oh, by the way, have we captured Yuluo?” Zach asked his subordinates.
“Not yet, but her divine power won’t hold for much longer. We’ll take her down soon.” The masked man replied.
Zach saw through the projection that “Yuluo” was currently fighting against members of the Séance Society with a sickle. He could tell “Yuluo” was already exhausted, it wouldn’t be long before they could easily capture her.
“Understood, hurry up. The divine lord can’t wait much longer.”
“Yes,” the masked man replied.
Zach closed the projection and put away his eyeball, gazing at the group of school teachers and students he controlled.
Indeed, the greatest threat to themselves was still Xiao Yuluo. However, she’s almost depleted her divine power now, which means she won’t be able to use divine power anymore.
Without divine power intervention, it’s highly unlikely that the Séance Society will be interrupted. Next, as long as they deplete the remaining divine power of Yuluo, no one will be able to stop the descent of the deity.
After hearing Zach’s words, Yinyue couldn’t help but want to rush up and fight that guy who dared to send people to attack her young lady. Fortunately, Miss Black Cat held Yinyue’s hand, preventing her from doing anything foolish.
Under Miss Black Cat’s restraint, Yinyue regained her sanity. She had indeed been impulsive just now and almost caused a disaster.
“Alright, you guys distract Yuluo, I’ll prepare to start the Séance Society,” Zach said to his subordinates.
“Yes!” The masked man walked away, taking half of the members here to capture Yuluo.
Zach began to manipulate the crowd onto the altar. As the crowd ascended the altar one after another, Zach began to chant strange incantations, and the patterns on the altar began to operate, emitting an aura called Fear.
The huge statue in front had also been completely eroded, losing its original appearance, and even the last trace of sanctity had disappeared.
Now was the perfect time to act. Just as Yinyue was about to act, a bullet pierced through Zach’s chest.
“Indeed, in the end, it’s still up to me. Hey! Old man!”
‘That voice was… Wang Shaojun!’
Yinyue glanced in the direction of the voice, and it really was Wang Shaojun.
‘But why weren’t they hypnotized and even appeared here?’
After firing the gun, Wang Shaojun blew on the muzzle, then struck a handsome pose.
“All evil will eventually be brought to justice!”
Xia Qi’er couldn’t help but punch Wang Shaojun as he watched him showing off.
“Don’t show off. If it weren’t for Zhang Wenze, we would have perished long ago.”
Yinyue looked at the two playing around on the altar, wondering what had happened to these two during their time apart.