Upon hearing Loren’s extremely abrupt question…

The other party fell into silence.

Not a single person from that group of mysterious individuals stepped forward to answer Loren’s question.

At the castle gate, the situation descended into an atmosphere of extreme pressure…

The two sides remained locked in a stalemate for a long time.

Perhaps because they witnessed Loren’s silent yet dangerous attitude, the mysterious figure standing at the very front of the group finally offered a rather reluctant explanation:

“Mr. Marcus Rhine should have explained the situation to the little girl behind you. You can ask her.”

This mysterious figure knew that if he didn’t provide a reasonable explanation, this dangerous Interstellar Hunter would not let them pass.

But their identities were too special to say much, so he had no choice but to let Ayla Morningstar explain things to Loren.

After hearing the other party’s words, Loren continued to stare calmly at the group of mysterious individuals, with no intention of turning around to ask the little one.

It was as if he would stand his ground here until they personally gave a reasonable explanation.

At that moment.

Ayla Morningstar, however, walked out from behind Loren with her head lowered, coming to stand beside him, and spoke timidly:

“Big Brother, don’t worry, it’s okay. Although they are from the Abyss, they are also the people my father contacted to come pick me up…”

Hearing this, Loren’s eyes narrowed involuntarily.

People from the Abyss were here to pick up the little one. Marcus Rhine had contacted the Abyss!!

Then he really could die… Loren thought silently.

The reputation of the Abyss within the Federation was… complicated, to say the least. It was synonymous with chaos, bloodshed, and depravity. After all, of the Federation’s ten greatest tragedies, a full seven were perpetrated by beings from the Abyss…

Marcus Rhine, you’ve arranged a rather unfavorable destination for the little one…

Thinking this, a trace of pure killing intent flowed from Loren’s body.

Coincidentally, at that very moment, a cold wind inexplicably swept across the castle gate…

Loren gazed deeply at the group of mysterious figures not far away, placing his hand on the little one’s head and giving it a familiar, gentle rub.

“Grown-up matters are not for children to worry about. Stay quiet.”

Hearing Loren’s words, Ayla Morningstar lowered her head and said nothing more, obediently standing by Loren’s side.

“I don’t care what agreement you have with that guy Marcus. My commission is to protect the little one’s safety for half a month, until someone can take her to a safe place.”

“And right now, I do not consider the Abyss to be a safe place.”

After saying this, Loren raised his right hand. A black-and-gold revolver appeared in his grasp at the opportune moment, its muzzle pointed ominously at the group of mysterious figures not far away.

“We have no intention of making an enemy of you, Mr. Loren,” the mysterious figure finally spoke again.

“I can only tell you that the surname ‘Morningstar’ belongs to a great figure within the Abyss.”

“And within the Abyss, it is not only demons and devils. Powerful outsiders can also occupy one or several layers of the Abyss.”

“The young lady beside you is one of the descendant bloodlines of that great figure.”

“Her mother left the Abyss years ago and gave birth to her with Marcus.”

“We cannot allow the descendant bloodline of that great figure to remain outside.”

After listening to the other party’s explanation, a faint, detached smile appeared on Loren’s face. Interesting…

Then, he took out that Federation coin from his pocket and tossed it into the air.

“Is it safe for the little one to go with them? If yes, heads.”

The coin fell. Heads.

It was safe for the little one to go with them.

Seeing the answer the coin provided, Loren couldn’t help but fall silent.

He looked down at the little one, who remained obedient. For some reason, Loren was reminded of his own past.

He himself had grown up in a place like the slums. He understood the importance of the environment for a human child.

Although he often stubbornly claimed he was normal, he actually knew he was not.

It wasn’t something that could be described simply as “unfortunate.” It was abnormal. It was a deficiency…

And within the endless Star Realm, there was no place with a worse reputation than the Abyss.

Cruelty, sin, depravity, bloodshed… all negative vocabulary could be used to describe the Abyss…

The little one beside Loren still had her head lowered, her spirits not high.

Having spent half a month browsing the Interstellar Hunter Forum, the little one clearly also knew what going to the Abyss meant.

Even if the place she was going to was the location of her mother’s family…

Having never lived with her mother, her mother was merely a symbol to her, let alone her mother’s family…

Everything was unknown.

Seeing the little one’s expression, Loren silently tossed the coin again.

“Will she be happy after going to the Abyss?”

The coin fell. No.

This time, upon seeing this answer, a subtle smile appeared on Loren’s face.

I still owe the little one a pile of favors. What the hell is the Abyss?! Daring to mess with me?! I’ll blow the whole damn thing up sooner or later!!

Just then, a flash of golden, illusory imagery suddenly passed before Loren’s eyes.

The Ninth Ability—”Guidance of Fate”—activated autonomously once more.

In the illusory imagery, Loren stood with the little one outside the castle gate. Opposite them was a kind-looking, robust old man half-crouching, smiling as he looked at Ayla Morningstar…

This old man wore a robe of grayish-green, with an animal fur scarf around his neck. On his head was a wreath woven from flowers.

In the old man’s right hand, he held a staff sprouting tender buds.

Most importantly, Loren saw a rather familiar symbol on the old man’s attire…

It was a wreath woven from green leaves. In the very center of the wreath were antlers symbolizing wildness, acorns symbolizing nature’s bounty, and a sacred radiance symbolizing moonlight.

This was the symbol of the Nature Sect!!!

The golden, illusory imagery flashed by and quickly dissipated.

A genuine, heartfelt smile finally appeared on Loren’s face.

An Abyss bloodline, joining the Nature Sect… that would surely be quite entertaining…

“Hey, little one, you’ll have some troubles if you go with them.”

“I’ll send you to an absolutely safe place. There, you’ll be quite happy.”

“The price is, anytime I come looking for you in the future, you have to heal me for free, okay?”

Saying this, Loren even couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

“Heh heh heh heh…”

Loren’s eerie, bone-chilling laughter, long absent, rang out once more!

It echoed leisurely near the castle gate!

And that mysterious figure not far away, upon hearing Loren’s eerie laughter, couldn’t help but furrow his brow!

He had also heard Loren’s question to the little one…

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