Abyss Summoner

Chapter 837: Chapter 810: Child of Darkness

It smelled like an opened tomb, and its entire body was filled with the scent of decay, which made Chen Feng suspect that it was an undead. Yet, within known perceptions, no undead had ever grown to look like this.

Chen Feng closed his eyes, now elevated to a legendary tier. He could perform some divinations, though the subjects must be traceable. At that moment, Chen Feng attempted to divine some information about this Summoned Beast.

Soon, intricate knowledge began to gather in Chen Feng’s mind.

Child of Darkness.

They have no fixed names; “Child of Darkness” is merely a collective term used by other creatures to refer to them.

They dwell in dark forests, blending with the trees—a rudimentary study shows they tend to appear in temperate or subtropical areas. But they do not inhabit the same area permanently, only staying for a few years at most.

Children of Darkness typically act alone. They feed on the bodily fluids and viscera of unfortunate captured prey. Generally, they stay motionless, awaiting their quarry. After feeding, they swiftly move to another site for the next hunt. There are instances of them stalking or pursuing victims, perhaps because they are hungry or controlled by someone.

Children of Darkness are often summoned to preside over certain rituals;

Apart from this, they devote a great deal of time to torture and torment as amusement, seeking vile pleasure from other beings’ suffering.

And this is why the aura emanating from them causes agitation. Children of Darkness absorb pain from other creatures, transforming it into a special energy that gathers within them. This resentment forms a unique aura that influences the perception of surrounding sentient beings.

Besides the eerie aura, the appearance of the Child of Darkness is equally unsettling; its body is wrapped in countless, endless, densely-packed worms. These worms are grayish-purple, covering limbs, face, even its head.

At this moment, the Child of Darkness stood on the water’s surface, causing massive ripples. This was due to countless worms beneath wildly writhing their bodies, making this area inevitably restless.

“Child of Darkness.” Chen Feng uttered its name, filtering through his mind; he had never come across such a creature in the Abyss.

Ugly?

Not entirely ugliness, but rather disgust and heart palpitations. It’s a being that would make one’s chest feel unusually stifled at just a glance, both its aura and appearance inherently incompatible with the term life.

“Child of Darkness?”

Chen Feng murmured again; from the name, it’s not hard to deduce that it’s perhaps an offspring of some creature. Chen Feng couldn’t help but wonder: what kind of existence could birth such a thing?

Child of Darkness hardly even resembles a creature; it’s a nightmare existing in one’s mind. With absolutely distorted forms appearing on this land, lacking concrete shape, lacking specific communication, it brings humanity the most primitive fear and discomfort.

Throughout the long summoning ritual, one thing Chen Feng was sure of is that the Child of Darkness is the most twisted and disgusting among all Summoned Beasts.

Its grotesque form could even compare to the Inferior Demon before transformation, yet at that time, the Inferior Demon had already brushed against the fringe of divinity, naturally seeming out of place with everything in this world. And the Child of Darkness evokes the same feeling in others.

Out of place, as if it does not belong in this world, nor the Abyss.

“Just what have I summoned?” Chen Feng frowned. The only plausible explanation was that perhaps the Child of Darkness was in the midst of dimensional travel, originating from a bizarre, absurd world, and had just stepped into the Abyss only to be summoned here.

Bizarre, absurd.

Chen Feng was curious about the land this creature came from. He could hardly imagine whether there were other equally eccentric monsters there?

Just imagine, an entire world filled with beings of such unconventional appearance. How terrifying would that be? Even for an ordinary person, let alone a Gold-tier warrior accidentally falling into such a place would likely turn into a madman in no time, after all, such appearances are utterly unacceptable to human thinking.

“Master… what on earth is this thing?”

A sudden scent of fragrance emerged by his side; Flora, with cat ears, stood before Chen Feng. This fearless Master of Fist, at this moment, had slightly apprehensive eyes. Though residing in the Abyss, Flora had encountered all sorts of monsters, yet none made her feel as uncomfortable as this lifeform.

This was worse than a nightmare, something more akin to a monstrous nightmare.

Chen Feng shook his head, “Honestly, I don’t know what it is either. I can only speculate it’s from an entirely unfamiliar Dimension, its homeland not the Abyss, maybe it’s traveling, or in some special ritual, thus summoned here.”

At this time, the worms on the Child of Darkness were still writhing excitedly. One could faintly see a pair of sinister, apathetic eyes within its eye sockets. It seemed to resent Chen Feng for summoning it here.

For a Summoner, it might not be unusual for their Summoned Beast to bear grudges; the creature was originally free, but now, like a slave sold into a landlord’s house, suddenly lost its freedom. How could the sold party feel pleased?

If it were only a peasant, it would not matter much, but this monster possesses Legendary Power. It was originally affluent, but now its fortune was stripped, freedom restricted, becoming someone’s pet instead. Such a disparity would naturally breed anger.

Yet Chen Feng was not worried; the contract was completed, in both name and fact, it became the substitute for Chimera as the Summoned Beast.

Understanding the Summoned Beast is a necessary lesson for every Summoner, and making them obedient is also a critical skill.

No matter where it came from or how bizarre its appearance, as long as it could perceive pain, Chen Feng would teach it to “obey” in the shortest time possible!

As a Summoner, Chen Feng’s criterion for judging good and bad is always simple: pure power. Even if a Giant Dragon was summoned, if only of Bronze Tier it would be worthless. In contrast, despite an absurd appearance, possessing Legendary Power is already enough.

Between power and appearance, Chen Feng undoubtedly stood by the former choice.

“Child of Darkness?” Chen Feng uttered its name for the third time and then, after a moment of pondering, spoke solemnly, “Very well!”