Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

Half a day later, Anthony and Pamier's injuries improved, so they left the mission and returned to the Holy Inquisition to deal with the aftermath of the previous "Housou" invasion incident.

Luo Xiu went to the meeting between the bishops of the "Sacramental Hall", and at the same time asked "Guiding Pastor" Column to inform Maiyev, the chief officer of the mission, to ask him to come to the Holy Sacrament Hall.

Luo Xiu's face looked a little gloomy at this time. He was sitting on the chair that belonged to him between the bishops. One hand was on the table, and the other hand was half-cupping his cheek, and his fingers were tapping lightly on the side of his forehead. As he stood, he replayed the previous events in his mind.

Only with the "violent swordsman" Bagri delivering the message to his "Lord" in advance, Luo Xiu could successfully control the location of all intruders and arrange for the priests to intercept them in advance. But even so, there were still victims.

Two "full-time priests" and four "novice priests" died... Although the church's high-level combat power was not seriously damaged, the church was successfully invaded and the vicious incident of the deceased would inevitably be Causing panic in the area.

After all, this is not a battlefield outside the city. Among the three "legitimate destinations" in the city, only the church bore the brunt of the invasion. Although all the invading enemies were wiped out afterwards, this also exposed the weakness of the church's defense mechanism.

——If the enemy can sneak in so smoothly for the first time, there will definitely be a second time. In fact, Luo Xiu had been alerted when Intis could enter and leave the church unimpeded, but now that the problem was really exposed, it completely attracted his attention.

When he thought of this, Luo Xiu frowned tightly. He began to think about the possible construction projects of the defense mechanism in his mind, and began to calculate the corresponding expenses.

While he was thinking, the door of his "bishop's room" was lightly knocked.

"Come in." Luo Xiu said. He put down the hand on his forehead and picked up the pen that was not dipped in ink from the table.

"——Creak", the door between the bishops was pushed open. Maiev came in after receiving the summons.

"Greetings to you, Master Luo Xiu of the Great Sacrifice."

After entering the door, Maiyev first offered the sacrament to Luo Xiu, then closed the door, walked to the table where Luo Xiu was interrogating, and asked softly:

"Are you looking for me?"

"Yes, I'm looking for you."

Luo Xiu nodded, and then said to Mayyev:

"Mayyev, regarding the invasion that occurred in the early morning, I need the mission house to draw up a list of victims as soon as possible and issue pensions to their families."

"I'll arrange it as soon as possible." Mayev nodded in response.

"besides."

After a pause, Luo Xiu then said to Maiyev: "In the inner courtyard of the church, all the sites that were damaged due to the invasion need to be repaired as soon as possible."

"In addition, I will write an application to the Sina City Church later to ask Bishop Fabian to share the relevant knowledge of 'Defensive Barrier' with us. Next time there is an enemy invasion, I do not want the lessons of this incident to be repeated. ”

"Yes, I will arrange it as soon as possible." Mayev nodded.

“Finally, there’s the ‘altar ceremony’ thing.”

Luo Xiu reversed the direction of the pen in his hand, and the end of the pen gently hit the table, and at the same time he said lightly to Mayyev:

"The 'Altar Ceremony' originally scheduled to be held this afternoon will be postponed for one day. Maiyev, I need you to prioritize the things I said before."

"There are also 'priests' who are about to participate in the ceremony and need to recover from the previous incident. After everyone has recovered, the 'Altar Ceremony' will be held again."

"Okay." Mayyev nodded again and said:

"I'll arrange it as soon as possible."

…

After that, before Maiyev left with the mission, Luo Xiu took out a blank page from the cabinet on one side, wrote an application letter for the knowledge of "Defensive Barrier" in it, and asked Maiyev to join him. Take the letter away and find time to send it to the church in Sina City. This still requires Bishop Fabian to receive it personally.

Coincidentally, the "Obsidian Key" previously applied to Bishop Fabian has not been approved yet, so these two applications can be sent back together at that time.

Luo Xiu thought this, and then he watched Mayyev leave the "bishop's room" and closed the door of the room again.

After Luo Xiu explained this to Mayiev, ​​he breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed his tense nerves a little, and then began to review the church affairs that had been accumulated before.

Until the evening when the sun is dying and the moon is rising.

…

Late afternoon.

After handling the remaining affairs, Luo Xiu finally dragged his tired body out of the "Holy Affairs Hall", came to the inner courtyard, and walked in the direction of the "Great Sacrifice Residence".

Due to the impact of the previous day's incident, there are now fewer clergymen moving freely in the inner courtyard of the church than before. Many tedious aftermath matters need to be completed by the clergy as soon as possible, which makes the inner courtyard suddenly become a lot deserted. .

The priests who walked beside Luo Xiu would still practice to Luo Xiu to worship the sacraments, but their faces were more or less dim, reflecting their depressed mood.

But their steps remain firm, and grief will not dust their inner faith in the divine. The assassination of "Pishou" did not make them fall into doubt and confusion, but made them more cautious and united.

This is the subtle influence that the assassination of "砠头" in the early morning has brought to the church. Luo Xiu observed the status of the clergy around him, and continued to move forward in the direction of the "High Priest's Residence", and soon arrived at his destination.

Entering the residence, opening the barrier, Luo Xiu returned to his room, and then locked the doors and windows.

In his mailbox panel, the kill rewards of "Shadow Warrior" Bode and "Poison Hunter" Alessa have not been collected yet, and two red dots are jumping brightly in front of Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu then sat on the edge of the bed, and after the routine sacrifice work that must be done before drawing cards, he gave the panel the "receive" command.

The two red dots in front of him disappeared immediately, and the light and shadow floated in the panel, and soon the settlement content appeared-

[Kill "Shadow Warrior" Bode (lv.37), get 3136 basic experience points]

["Glorious Judgment" takes effect, get 4 free attribute points]

[Reward settlement, actually get 3136 experience points! 】

【……】

【"Shadow Warrior" Bode is a mad boss】

【Mad boss kill rewards are being generated...】

【Kill rewards have been generated】

【Gain the expertise "Shadow Hunter (Epic)", free attribute points * 5】!

【Shadow Hunter (Epic): You dance in the shadows, you are the embodiment of the hidden hunter. 】

【Your "Agility" attribute gains 30 basic corrections, and for every 1 point of "Agility" attribute you have, your "Physical Attack" attribute value increases by 0.5. The first attack you launch will be less likely to be predicted or detected. 】

【……】

"……Not bad." After quickly browsing the content on the panel, Luo Xiu nodded gently.

Now Luo Xiu's character level has reached the upper limit of the "Fourfold Fate", so the extra experience reward for killing enemies with lower levels than him is gone, but Luo Xiu no longer cares about these.

Then, he opened the panel and settled the reward for killing "Poison Hunter" Alessa.

[Kill "Poison Hunter" Alessa (lv.32), get 2636 basic experience points]

["Glorious Judgment" takes effect, get 4 free attribute points]

[Reward settlement, actually get 2636 experience points! ]

[……]

["Poison Hunter" Alessa is a mad boss]

[Mad boss kill reward is being generated...]

[Kill reward has been generated]

[Get the expertise "Poison Blade (Rare)", free attribute points * 5]!

[Poison Blade (Rare): The faint light on your blade contains death. ]

[When you perform a melee attack, the "poison" attribute damage caused by you increases by 30%. At the same time, every time you attack to cause "poison" attribute damage, add 10% of the damage amount of "origin" damage. ]

[……]

"……Not bad." Luo Xiu pondered.

The results of the two kill rewards were quite satisfactory to Luo Xiu. After completing the calculation, he closed the panel and lay on the bed, falling into a deep sleep before the exhaustion really swallowed him.

...

Late at night.

Outside Hongfeng City, in the dark military camp.

"The Executioner" Afatak was sitting in the tent in the center at this time, frowning and waiting for the result of the "scout".

At the bottom of the tent, "Violent Sword Master" Bagri, "Curse Binder" Haziz, and "Beast Tamer" Claure occupied three positions respectively, and next to them, there were two vacant positions.

The four "Fourfold Fate" 'Falcon Heads' and 'Commanders' gathered in the tent, but they all looked gloomy and no one spoke.

The air was filled with strange silence for a while.

"..."

"Shadow Warrior Bode and Poison Hunter Alessa did not return as scheduled."

"Executioner" Afatak's low voice sounded, breaking the previous strange silence, saying:

"We have to prepare for the worst."

As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and the "scout" wearing a black mask and a dark cloak finally returned and came straight to Afatak.

After paying a simple salute to the three big men in the tent one by one, the "scout" reported in a low voice:

"Lord Shadow Warrior Bode and Lord Poison Hunter Alessa... They have been killed."

"And none of the ten "Black Fang" compatriots brought into Sina City by the adults survived. They have all died in that church."

"..."

"I know." Afatak nodded, and there was no expression of shock, anger, or fear on his face, but he said indifferently. The scout asked, "How did they die?"

After thinking for a while, Afatak added, "Were there any extraordinary people from the 'Border' or 'Square Monument' who caused their deaths?"

"No, not really." The scout shook his head and said, "I witnessed the death of Lord Bode and Lady Alessa. They... were all killed by the 'High Priest' of the church."

"..." The expression on Afatak's face froze for a moment, and a deep cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Go on." Afatak ordered the scout.

"In addition to what we already know, that the 'High Priest' of the church controls the 'Confession' glow, and the power of 'Holy Thunder' and 'Dragon Thunder', he... He also established a contract with two 'Holy Beasts'."

The scout continued:

"First, it is a giant wolf with golden flames burning all over its body; second, it is a Pegasus with golden flames burning all over its body."

"The former seems to have the power of a powerful 'holy flame', and the latter... can fly through the air, and its sharp corners have extremely strong penetrating power. When it gallops, dozens or even dozens of people will condense around it. Hundreds of golden flying stars hit the target at a specific moment, causing a violent explosion."

"What is that?" Afatak looked confused and murmured, "A sacred beast in the form of a 'giant wolf'? And a 'Pegasus', uh... Kraul, do you know what those are?"

As he said that, Afatak looked down at "Animal Tamer" Crowl, hoping to seek answers from him.

"I'm not sure what 'Scout' Didier said."

After organizing his words, Krall slowly said:

"A golden 'giant wolf' type holy beast? I have never heard of it. I only know that there was a 'Holy Glory Wolf' that was born by bathing in radiance, and there was a pillar god of [Glory] - 'Cast One of the Hizuna's Zodiac Beasts is the 'Wolf of Heaven'...but these two lines of sacred beasts were extinct as early as the Age of Gods."

"Furthermore, according to the records in the "Beast Codex" that I possess, the 'Holy Glory Wolf' should be a small holy beast, only half as tall as a man. The 'Heavenly Wolf' is also huge, enough to cover a The giant beasts in the sky of the entire town... none of them fit the characteristics of the 'giant wolf' sacred beast that Didier said was contracted by the 'Grand Priest' of the church."

"But, the other holy beast Didier mentioned, the 'Pegasus'..."

"It looks like the 'Golden Pegasus' in the legend of [Glory]... It is the sacred beast contracted by the first generation apostle of their Pillar God... And now, although the blood of their descendants is very thin compared to the age of gods, 'Golden Horse' 'The flaming color has almost faded and turned into a 'pure white horse', but there are still a very small number of [Glory] believers who can establish a contract with the pure-blooded 'Golden Pegasus'."

"It's just that the [Glory] believers that I know who can establish a contract with the 'Golden Pegasus' are usually very powerful and have basically entered the spiritual level of 'holy'. And the 'president' of that church "Grand Festival" obviously has not reached such a level."

"..."

"But he's strong enough, Krall."

"Executioner" Afatak looked serious and blurted out his "rebuttal" to "Beast Tamer" Krall: "You know, we have already had two colleagues with the 'Fourth Destiny' die in his hands. ”

"Do you think his real strength is far behind that of a real 'saint'? If he is not the best among 'saints' like 'The Executioner', I think, the one who 'presides over the grand ceremony' 'It may not be impossible to defeat..."

"Furthermore, since he was able to kill Bode and Alessa without any warning... I have reason to suspect that if he is prepared, even if the four of us come together, we may not be able to kill him. Kill him, maybe even be killed by him.”

"..."

"Are you cowardly, Sir Afatak?"

"Binder" Haqiz, who was sitting next to "Beast Tamer" Kraul, suddenly made a sharp voice and asked with a blood-stained bandage on his face:

"No matter what, the other party is just an extraordinary person with a 'fourth destiny'. And you, me, Mr. Krall, and my colleague Bagry, we are also a 'fourth destiny', how can we cannot……"

"No, Sir Khaziz."

Afatak interrupted him and said: "You are wrong, Sir Haqiz, I am not timid. As a giant race born in the 'Storm Continent', I don't know what timidity is at all."

"However, as the commander of the vanguard army, I must prioritize the correct execution of Lord Fafnir's orders. I must take into account more aspects. My vision cannot only be focused on the remote battlefield of 'Revenge'."

"So, this is by no means cowardly, it's just about preserving our vitality."

"...I agree with Afatak's idea."

"Animal Tamer" Krall nodded and said: "Now, the numerical advantage of the 'fourth destiny' transcendent is no longer within our control. Moreover, the actions of Bode and Alessa are also certain It has aroused the vigilance of the 'Bianting' and 'Fangbeiyuan'. I think the current situation does not support our revenge for our compatriots."

"Perhaps they are reveling in this short-lived victory?" Bagry said, "I suggest that we take this opportunity to attack with the entire army, and maybe there is a chance to capture Red Maple City in one fell swoop."

"But it's not safe." Afatak shook his head and said, "We...actually have a safer choice."

"Your Excellency Bagri, and Your Excellency Haziz."

Afatak's blazing eyes looked down at the three people who were having a heated discussion. His voice was heavy and a determined expression appeared on his face as he said:

"Your 'Master', the 'Executioner' Koros, should be arriving soon. Why don't we wait until that lord actually arrives before launching a general attack on Red Maple City?"

"By then, we will have regained our absolute advantage in combat power. Whether it is the church, the side courtyard, or the Fangbei courtyard, they will all be crushed by us like ants."

"..."

"If possible, I don't want to make that gentleman have too much trouble because of this kind of thing, because he also shoulders a more important mission."

Haziz sighed, blood seeped from the bandage on his face, and his tone became quite sad. He said:

"...But. Lord Afatak is indeed right. You have successfully convinced me that revenge for my colleagues is not urgent."

"Then prepare defensive fortifications, everyone."

Afatak said in a low voice: "Since Bode and Alessa have unfortunately died, the enemies in Red Maple City must have been ready to move."

"They must think we are weak and must think this is a great opportunity to turn the tide of the war."

"I think it won't be too long before they launch a counterattack against us and try to take us down in one fell swoop. annihilate them."

"Hold their last rage, we need to, and only need to hold it this time."

A deep dark light flashed in Afatak's eyes, his voice became deeper, his expression became cruel, and he said word by word:

"Believe me, wait for the moment when Lord Koros arrives."

"They will wail, they will flee! Their flesh and blood will become our food, their bones will be ground into our arrows, and their heads will be carved into our wine glasses!"

"They will die without a burial place, and pay a terrible price for their foolish arrogance and stubborn resistance!"

"This is the real "revenge."

...