Chapter 216 - 216: Heading into the Abyss (1)

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Chapter 216 of "These Familiars Are Strange" opens presenting: A week passed and it was time to head to the Abyss. The enrollment letter stated... Don’t stop now!

A week passed and it was time to head to the Abyss. The enrollment letter stated that someone would come to the Explorer Association to pick me up, which was why I headed off to the Explorer Association. As for my parents and my brother, I just told them that I would be heading to a dungeon for a while. It wasn't exactly a lie, but it wouldn't be good to tell them the whole truth. So a little white lie like this was fine. After all, I had no intention of dying and I didn't feel like I would be in that much danger. Others might feel like they would be in danger, but with the things that I had prepared…well it would be hard for me to be in danger even if I wanted to be in danger. It was just almost impossible for me to put myself in danger. When I arrived at the Explorer Association, I was surprised to find that there were two people waiting there for me. I was expecting one at most, so seeing both of them completely caught me off guard. The one that I expected was Wang Rong. He was someone that had shown his loyalty to me, so I knew that there was a high chance that he would come with me. So I wasn't surprised at all when I saw him and there was even a warm feeling that filled my heart. The one that surprised me was Iris. Seeing her, I couldn't help remembering what happened with her and her parents the last time I saw her. I remembered clearly that the interaction didn't end well, so it didn't seem likely that she would come. The only way that she would come is if… "Did you run away again?" That was the first thing I asked Iris the moment that I saw her. She had an indignant look on her face after hearing this before saying, "Do you really think that I would run away just to go to the Abyss? Even if I did, wouldn't you think that they would have sent word ahead of time to stop me? So it's not as if I could go with you if I didn't have their approval." What she said did make sense, it was just that I couldn't imagine her father Huo Fan Tian giving his permission. He was the kind of person that would fight his way through the entire world before giving permission for something like this. So for her to receive permission… Well, there was only one person that Huo Fan Tian couldn't go against and that was his beloved wife. That meant that it was actually Alexandra that gave permission for Iris to come along. Sёarch* The novёlF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. But I also couldn't understand why she would suddenly give her permission like this. After all, what happened last time should have left a bad impression on Alexandra. So why would she agree? In the end, I wasn't able to figure anything out and it was confirmed when the representative from the Abyss Guards came. He didn't say anything when he saw Iris with us, though it was clear by the look in his eyes when he looked at her that he recognized her. That meant that he knew exactly who she was and who her parents were. For him to accept her joining the Abyss Guards as well, it seemed that they had already sent their approval over. "Are you ready?" He asked after taking a look at us. I looked at the other two and they nodded to show that they were ready. So I turned back to say with a nod, "We're ready." The Abyss Guard representative gave a nod before leading the way outside. Before leaving the Explorers Association, An Xue Yun came to see us off. An Long would have come as well, but it was hard for him to show himself in public unlike An Xue Yun. As the president of the Explorers Association, he was someone that could be considered quite famous. So it wasn't as if he could go out without people noticing him. An Xue Yun gave us the things that he wanted to pass us. It was a care package filled with magic items and special elixirs that would help us in the Abyss. It seemed that he still cared for us since we were Explorers of the Explorers Association, though thinking about it…it wasn't as if the president was able to take care of every Explorer of the association. This was also his determination to keep us at the Explorers Association that made him give us all of this. Still, it wasn't as if I would have bad feelings towards the Explorers Association. Both the association and An Xue Yun had helped us quite a bit, so even I personally had good feelings towards both. As we left, she looked at us with a worried look as she said, "Take care of yourself." I nodded back to her before saying, "We will." Even Iris seemed closer to her. I didn't understand women sometimes since they seemed like they had this grudge with each other previously, but now it seemed like they were friends. Of course, this wasn't a bad thing. After our goodbyes, the Abyss Guard representative led us off to the main transport station of our city. This was the place where the transport gates were located and a place that was heavily controlled by both the government and the Summoner Association. But just a single flash of his token was enough for us to be treated as VIPs. That was the prestige that the Abyss Guards had. At the same time, we weren't even brought to the normal transport gates. Rather, we were brought to a separate transport gate that was hidden behind some special doors. These were special reinforced doors that were far beyond normal reinforced doors. These doors looked like they would even be able to hold back A Rank Monsters. It was clear that this was a very special transport gate.

Chapter 216 - 216: Heading into the Abyss (1)

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