Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

"——Follow me..."

A low murmur sounded in the ears of "Bragly Swordsman" Bagry.

His already dull will seemed to be gradually corroded and disintegrated by some deep and dark existence, and something new was implanted in his mind and deep in his soul.

"——Return to the 'Holy Abyss' and worship me as your Lord..."

"..."

Bagry's pupils were dilated, and his already broken mental defense line finally disintegrated. It was completely eroded, engulfed and assimilated by the strange power in the low whisper of the "priest" he originally regarded as his enemy, forming a Something new, something familiar and yet foreign to Bagri.

"Holy Abyss... Shura... Holy Abyss..."

Bagri began to spit out these words vaguely.

"..."

Luo Xiu always kept the panel detection of the "violent swordsman" Bagri.

When the new status "Crazy Devoted (Stable, Permanent)" appeared in Bagry's panel status bar, Luo Xiu knew that the "Crazy Pious" brainwashing of Bagry had been successful.

Luo Xiu then withdrew the hand that was pressing on Bagri's forehead, took a step back, released the domain of "Holy Abyss", and completed the prayer for "Healing Technique" at the same time.

Switching the "Evil Bite" in his right hand to the "White Oak Staff", Luo Xiu wielded the healing light group and treated Bagri.

A rich golden green symbolizing vitality appeared on Bagri's body. The fatal wounds on his body healed slowly, and his blood volume gradually returned to about 20%. His status was brought back from "near death" to "seriously injured".

"Cough...cough..." Bagry coughed violently. Black blood drooped from the corners of his mouth, and he spit out several pieces of sticky, foul-smelling pus.

"I...who am I..."

Feeling that his body's condition had recovered a little, Bagri murmured to Luo Xiu with a confused look on his face.

"You are Bagri, the 'Ferocious Swordsman' Bagri Sadiman."

A calm smile appeared on Luo Xiu's face. His tone was gentle but full of unquestionable meaning, and he said to Bagry:

"From now on, Bagry."

"You are the shadow of the 'Holy Abyss'. You will serve me as your master and work for me."

"..."

"Serve you...as the Lord..."

Bagry's eyes were still mixed with a trace of confusion. His current groggy will could not understand what was happening at this moment.

However, the word "holy abyss" has been firmly engraved in Bagry's mind. At the same time, during the previous battle, the ancient and sacred illusory palace was also engraved in the deepest part of Bagry like a brand. in memory.

"Violent Swordsman" Bagry's eyes gradually became fiery, and the bright scarlet in his pupils spread toward the corners of his eyes like spider web patterns.

"I see."

At a certain moment, Bagri finally "recognized" the reality he was in, and the false seeds planted in his mind began to take root and gradually replaced his true perception.

"You are... the Lord of the 'Holy Abyss'... you are the Lord..."

Bagry's face gradually showed a pious expression. He struggled to stand up, letting the blood flow from the wounds on his body, and knelt in front of Luo Xiu.

"Please... please guide... guide my future path..."

"..."

When he saw Bagry showing such a state of mind, Luo Xiu knew that the brainwashing of Bagry's "crazy piety" had been completely completed.

He was silent for a long time, and then said to Bagri in a low and majestic tone:

"Listen carefully, Bagri, I will give you a new mission."

"I want you to continue to stay with 'Executioner' Kross and become my spy."

"I want you to tell Koros and report this to him - that 'Priest' came from the 'Purity Order' wandering near Songyuan City, and he killed all the Black Fangs, a total of more than ten, and even you were defeated. He killed his men and finally escaped from Songyuan City with information about him. "

"You just tell Koros what I said, whether he believes it or not. In addition, I want you to report Koros's possible actions to me regularly, and you can't expose the traces of the 'Holy Abyss' in front of anyone."

"Do you understand, Bagry?"

"..."

When Luo Xiu said this to Bagry, a confused expression flashed across Bagry's face for a moment, but he soon returned to his normal calmness and sternness.

"I understand... Lord 'Shura'... my 'Lord'..."

"——I will obey your will."

"..."

…

After issuing a new mission to the new "devotee" Bagri and taking a token from him that could prove his identity, Luo Xiu then handed over a clone of the "Mist Hidden Raven" to Bagri and confirmed the special and secret contact information with him.

After listening carefully and memorizing the various instructions given by the new "Lord", Bagri dragged his scarred body and limped away from the wilderness.

Luo Xiu visually estimated that he would need about two days to cultivate. With the strong body and good recovery power of a fourth-level warrior warrior in [Ku Tu], he would soon be able to recover about 70% of the "Frenzy Sword" division's combat power, and safely left the temporary hiding place and returned to the dark hidden camp occupied by "Executioner" Koros.

At this point, the arrangements for the new shadow and the "violent swordsman" Bagri have been completed.

Then, Luo Xiu gently raised his hand and stretched out his finger to press on his forehead, issuing an order to evacuate the "nightmare wolf" guarding the depths of his soul.

A flash of light and shadow floated in front of his eyes, and the figure of "nightmare wolf" Fenrir appeared in the open space in front of Luo Xiu. He roared in a low voice and excitedly shook his tail at Luo Xiu.

As if he had finally finished some boring labor, Fenrir seemed quite happy at this time.

Luo Xiu leaned down and touched his dog head, and he once again let out a comfortable low roar of "Awoo Awoo", then he went into the shadow and returned to the abyss.

After letting Fenrir separate his soul, Luo Xiu raised his hand again, with his finger still pressed on his forehead, and used the skill "Prisoner of the Thinker" of "Ancient Heritage".

As Luo Xiu looked at the illusory perspective inside his body, the red walls that originally blocked the soul once again built a strong spiritual wall, completely blocking the outside world's malicious detection.

"Huh..."

After completing the reconstruction of "The Prisoner of the Thinker", Luo Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Until now, during this trip to Songyuan City, Luo Xiu has killed twelve Black Fangs and exceeded the additional mission goal of [Hidden Mission: Stained Wail].

Therefore, he no longer needs to keep the hidden danger of being assassinated, and directly opens the "Prisoner of the Thinker" to completely block the divination that may come from the enemy.

And the "Silver Sundial Compass" carried by the "Violent Sword Master" Bagri can allow Luo Xiu to reversely lock the location of the enemy base camp of the Dark Principality such as Koros, and the initiative is firmly in his hands!

"..." When Luo Xiu was thinking about this, he took a step at the same time and walked towards the other side close to the dense forest.

...

The edge of the dense forest.

Luo Xiu saw from afar a slender, bloodstained figure, half leaning against a rickety tree, breathing heavily.

Intis had just finished her battle.

At this time, a deep cut was opened in the waist and abdomen of Intis, and the blood was flowing out like a spring, staining her clothes red.

She was obviously injured, and through the detection of her panel, it was known that Intis had fallen into a "near death" state due to excessive blood loss.

But relying on the characteristics of [Red Lotus] and the ability of "Blood Sacrifice", Intis turned the two black fang corpses she killed into her own power, thus getting rid of the near death, and making her several key attributes rise again.

Looking at Intis, who was covered in wounds and almost full of holes, Luo Xiu casually pinched out a holy magic ball of "healing magic" and cast it on Intis.

Intis's body outline suddenly exuded a layer of hazy light golden mist, and her wounds began to slowly heal, and her blood volume, which was almost at the bottom, was also rising towards the safe threshold.

"... Thank you for your treatment, Lord."

Intis raised her head with some difficulty and expressed her gratitude to Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu did not respond to her, but silently looked at the two large pits of blood in front of her.

There, two bodies of Black Fang had been lying, but they had turned into spirits and disappeared, becoming part of Intis's power.

When he was fighting with the "violent swordsman" Bagri before, he did let Intis "sniper" those Black Fangs who might have survived the "Light Wing Sky Punishment" and fled.

It seems that the strength of the two surviving Black Fangs was slightly beyond his expectations, but fortunately, Intis still managed to kill them one on two, without causing himself any extra work.

If he let even one Black Fang escape, Luo Xiu would have asked the "violent swordsman" Baglido to carry out a mission of killing and silencing... but things did not go that far.

Luo Xiu nodded secretly, still quite satisfied with Intis's performance.

He then took out a set of clean and gorgeous open robes from his bracelet, placed it in front of Intis, and said to her:

"Wipe off the blood and change your clothes, Intis."

"We should go."

"..."

"...Yes." Intis replied weakly.

Intis then gently took off her torn clothes, completely exposing her flawless skin that was originally snow-white but now covered with bloodstains. Her body was bathed in the hazy and deep blue moonlight. At the same time, she slightly leaned over, stretched out her slender and slender arms, picked up the wide open robe in front of her, and gently put it on her body.

Luo Xiu watched the whole process of Intis changing clothes without any reservation. When Intis changed her clothes, he turned around and walked slowly towards the nearest gate of Songyuan City.

Intis stood up tremblingly and followed Luo Xiu haggardly. She walked slowly step by step, with heavy and firm steps.

…

Using the token of "Arbitrator" Randall, Luo Xiu and Intis easily passed the city checkpoint. They came to the block where the Wolf Hunting Tavern was located, and they saw the guards who blocked the streets again.

Several non-commissioned officers were running back and forth at this time, their faces showing fatigue and anxiety.

This was the second time that the tavern opened by the former "Knight of the Throne" Isaac was attacked by "Black Fang".

But it can never happen again. For the [Supreme] people, the severity of this incident has risen to another level than before.

However, the distress belongs to those [Supreme] people, not Luo Xiu. He then came to the blockade and showed Landauer's token to the soldiers guarding the line.

Without any words, when the soldiers confirmed the authenticity of the token, they quickly made way for Luo Xiu, and stood at attention with a bang, facing the "big man" who was gradually entering the neighborhood. They looked at their backs with respectful attention.

After walking through the empty neighborhood, Luo Xiu came to the door of the "Wolfhound Tavern" and saw the owner of the tavern, the "Knight of the Throne" Isaac, as expected, sitting in his chair. On a bench in the tavern courtyard.

When he saw Luo Xiu and Intis returning safely, Luo Xiu vaguely noticed that Isaac seemed to be relieved, and his originally knitted brows relaxed a little.

"...You are back." Isaac said in a low voice, "It's the same as last time...you have a strong smell of blood on your body."

"Of course, I know what you did...so I won't say anything more."

Isaac's face still had that majestic, calm, and intimidating face, but he rarely said anything that could be considered gentle.

"Yes, we are back safely."

Luo Xiu smiled and said, "At the same time, I have solved the culprit. Similar attacks should not happen again in the future."

"..."

"Have you solved the culprit?"

Isaac blurted out with some surprise, "Who is that?"

"That's the 'Pishou', the 'Pishou' who belongs to the executioner of the principality."

Luo Xiu said solemnly, "I killed that beast-headed man. Here, this is a token symbolizing his identity."

As he spoke, Luo Xiu took out a thick, exquisitely engraved sword with some mottled rust from his bracelet.

"That's one of them, the 'Violent Swordsman'. Unfortunately, I don't know the other person's name and codename, so I have no way of knowing who it is."

Luo Xiu spread his hands helplessly and said:

"However, that is the main culprit who organized this attack. There is no doubt about it. You can trust my judgment as the Holy Judge."

"..."

"I believe you." Isaac nodded.

"For us, similar incidents happen frequently, but it is difficult for us to truly and completely solve them... You killed their 'monster', and this is a favor I owe you."

With that said, Isaac reached into his arms, took out a tied bag, and threw it towards Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu reached out to take it and weighed it, knowing that it was a purse containing many gold coins.

He heard Isaac continue: "My little friend from [Glory]... there are twenty gold coins in there, which are the cost of your hotel stay this time. I will return them all to you."

"Of course, this is not enough, and it is not enough to show the hospitality of our [Supreme] Honor Rider."

Isaac looked calm but said in a gentle voice:

"My friend, if you come to Songyuan City again in the future, you can come to my 'Wolf Hunter Tavern' again. As long as the tavern does not close down, I will not charge you any more fees."

"..."

"Thank you for your generosity." Luo Xiu nodded and said with a smile.

He originally wanted to say something else, but then he dismissed them and adopted the simplest way of thanking him.

"In fact, after killing that 'Pissou', my mission as the 'Holy Judge' in Songyuan City was officially declared completed."

"I will leave Songyuan City soon and go to other places to perform new tasks."

Luo Xiu paused and said to Isaac:

"So, please allow me to say goodbye to you in advance, worthy old knight."

"This is probably our last night in this city."

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