Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

"High Deacon" Hubert, he has completely mastered the specific situation of "Bishop of Death" Passaro.

Passaro is on the verge of his limit at this time. In the confrontation with "Heir of the God of Death", Passaro has reached the point of exhaustion.

"Heir of the God of Death" has begun to absorb his power and continuously transform his death spirit into its own nutrients. This process has just begun.

In other words, now is the time when "Bishop of Death" Passaro and "Heir of the God of Death" are at their weakest! And such an opportunity will only last for two days. If you want to completely eliminate their troubles, you must act within two days!

Luo Xiu's face was deep in thought, and his fingers were tapping lightly on the armrests "tap, tap--", which was his habitual action when thinking.

Luo Xiu has been preparing for this upcoming battle for a long time.

He knew that "Executioner" Koros and "Hidden Elder" Baberon would definitely not let go of this opportunity easily.

Since the "Bishop of the Dead" Passaro is bound to die, Koros and Baberon will definitely take advantage of Passaro's death to make a big move - they will not miss this opportunity either.

In their cognition, there is only one "saint" in Hongfeng City, Hubert, and Hubert will definitely participate in the action of purifying the "Death Birth God Heir". They will definitely want to take this opportunity to kill him.

For this reason, the true strength of the "Five-fold Fate" saint that he has been hiding until now will only really explode when Koros appears!

Luo Xiu thought about this with deep eyes, and he went through the plan again in his heart, and then focused his attention on the "players" again.

These "descenders" don't know at this time that they are already part of Luo Xiu's plan.

At that time, due to the appearance of the "Death Birth God Heir", all the players in Hongfeng City will receive the limited-time tasks issued by the "Apocalypse World" itself. Their attention will be attracted, and they will naturally join this sudden action.

Although their current strength is still very weak, with the characteristic of "immortality", they can also give Koros's army a big drink... Before other forces in Red Maple City noticed the characteristics of the "Adventers", Luo Xiu believed that he had already taken the lead.

After the crisis of "Death Birth God's Heir" is resolved, players should have a clear understanding of the strength comparison of the various forces in Red Maple City. At that time, they will make a more beneficial decision when they decide to join the church, the border court, the square monument courtyard, or even the pitch-black army.

Because it is a deleted file test, Luo Xiu is not ready to train the players into the real "Fourth Calamity" immediately. Let the players understand the "real situation" and make a preemptive evaluation of all the forces involved, so that the church is in the players' minds and joins the forces. This is Luo Xiu's most fundamental purpose.

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Outside Red Maple City, the pitch-black army camp.

"Executioner" Koros, at this time, is in the tent in the center, looking at the map on the table in front of him with a gloomy look.

That was a map of the Red Maple City. After leading the Black Fangs and the Fangs to invade the city and failing, they temporarily stopped and began to plan the next invasion.

This map is a summary of the previous failure. Three circles were drawn on it with eye-catching red ink, and a big cross was drawn at the location of a block near the edge.

The locations marked by the three red circles are the side courts, churches and square monuments of the Red Maple City. The location corresponding to the cross is Gusta Street, which is the hiding place of the "Dead Bishop" Passaro.

"Passaro can't hold on for much longer, Baberon."

Koros was still looking at the map, but his mouth opened slightly, and he uttered a sharp and cold voice:

"Because the last operation failed, and the extraordinary people in the three major bases of Red Maple City completely blocked Gusta Street, Passaro simply couldn't get enough deaths in such a short time."

"According to our previous prediction, the time for the 'Death Birth God' to completely drain Passaro's vitality is almost in these two days."

"..."

"What do you want to do now?" From the opposite side of Koros came an old, stagnant voice.

"Hidden Elder" Baberon, he was looking at Koros with a smile.

"Heh... you know, Baberon." Koros said, "This is a rare opportunity."

"As long as the 'Death Birth God' comes to the world, even if He is incomplete, He is the real God's Heir."

"Now, there is only one saint in Red Maple City - the 'Holy Deacon' Hubert will definitely carry out the purification of the Death Birth God's Heir personally. When the time comes, we will..."

"Do you think Red Maple City is unprepared? Or is it that the lesson of the last failure has not alerted you?" Baberon interrupted him.

"Now, Red Maple City has been fully martial law. Your minions are almost all lost. I don't think it's a good time to break in there again."

"Because you can't send people to invade that city as you did in the past. With just you, and the few black teeth and fang heads left in your hands, as long as the extraordinary people of the Border Court, the Church and the Square Monument Court unite, you can't get any benefits from all of them."

"Besides, the 'Deathborn God' will not consider you as a teammate. Once he comes to the world, he will kill everyone equally, devour the vitality of all visible creatures, and transform them into new undead. And you, Koros, I think your life will be the favorite food of the 'Deathborn God'."

"..."

"Invasion? No, no, Baberon. You misunderstood me..."

An evil smile appeared on Koros's face.

"I won't go deeper into that city, Baberon."

"To be honest, although I am a believer of [Ku Tu], as a 'shadow military advisor', I can't exert my full strength in such an occasion."

"The reason why I entered the city so recklessly last time was because there were no 'saints' there at all - I could completely crush them without considering what I am really good at, just like people don't consider what tactics to use to kill an ant."

"But this time it's a war, Baberon, it's a war."

After a pause, he raised a finger and shook it, then said:

"In the past ten days, we have not been without action."

"The main force of the principality has gone to the border. Have you forgotten, Baberon? We Behind them, there is an army that covers the sky and the sun..."

"And the Grand Duke also gave me the power to command them. I have already asked the executioner who replaced Afatak to lead an army of 100,000 here. "

"They will arrive in the afternoon. And tomorrow... when all the high-ranking extraordinary people in the city are attracted by the 'Death Birth God', it will be our time to attack the city. "

"Help me again, Baberon. Let your puppets blow open their walls and let them be completely isolated. The 'God of War' will favor me, and I will definitely win this time. "

...

After listening to the speech of the church priest, Thomas, led by the church clergy, went to the "missionary" to receive new clothes and relief money.

-Five silver coins! Compared with being penniless when he just "came", Thomas felt that he was rich enough to rival a country.

Resisting the desire to consume them on the spot, Thomas then changed into new clothes and compared his attributes before and after.

In Thomas's panel, [Civilian robes with fine texture], compared with the original [shabby refugee coat], has 1 more "constitution" and 1 more "resistance" attribute additions! This is simply a qualitative leap!

The happiness of RPG players is so simple... Thomas thought excitedly in his heart, and then he found another priest with "one destiny" wearing missionary clothes and expressed his willingness to accept the job.

"The chief officer did tell us to help you arrange the work."

The priest who was entangled by Thomas showed a helpless expression on his face and said: "But you also saw that there are really too many people now... Don't you refugees from outside know how to line up? Line up!"

The priest pointed to Thomas' side. Sure enough, those who lined up honestly were the original citizens of Red Maple City, while the "refugees" from outside were all noisy and wanted to squeeze to the front.

Queue? Do you expect us players to line up? Thomas felt like laughing for some reason.

If I hadn't had any weapons, I might have started to kill some players... But, to be honest, the church's defense was really good. The clergymen guarded all crowded places without any blind spots. They were really well-trained... Thomas thought.

Seeing that the clergymen he had entangled with seemed unable to help him assign "work", Thomas let him go and turned in other directions.

Soon, the players suddenly rushed in another direction.

Someone posted a message in the chat channel, saying that the "chief" of the missionary station, Mayyev, sent people to set up more than 20 new reception points, which were specially set up for "refugees".

Because the review of refugees is more complicated than that of regular citizens, and "refugees" seem to have some rough habits.

"Chief" Mayyev seemed to have discovered this, so he separated the points to improve the efficiency of review and allocation.

...It's so real. I haven't seen an NPC who makes such a temporary decision in other games...If it's other games, they must have done a good job of pre-processing because of our special identity as "players"...Thomas thought about this in a divergent way.

This "non-specialness" made Thomas feel real and novel. It was like experiencing another life, which made him feel more involved in "God's Destiny".

After separating the "refugees", Thomas rushed to the front of the queue at the reception point before most of the players.

And when there were players around, most of the players began to line up honestly because they knew they were facing "real people" instead of NPCs.

While waiting, Thomas suddenly heard someone calling him.

"Hey, Thomas?" It was a crisp female voice.

Thomas turned around and found that behind him was a girl with delicate features and short hair.

The moment he turned his head, Thomas detected her on the panel.

[Frost Moon 123 (lv.1, Adventer)], the panel showed this result.

"Are you Frost Moon?" Thomas asked subconsciously, "Are you the Frost Moon of 'Frost Moon Cold Day'?"

ID. Shuangyue 123, if I am not mistaken, this is an old acquaintance.

That was a friend Thomas met while playing another online game, "Star Train."

Her ID in "Star Train" is "Frost Moon Cold Sky". Unlike Thomas, Shuangyue is a player who likes to delve into gameplay, and the main game categories involved are turn-based, card, 4X management, etc. What she enjoys is the fun of seeking novel experiences in gameplay, rather than the game experience itself. .

"It's me, hehe."

Shuangyue smiled and said, "ID 'Thomas the Tank Engine', it's so iconic, it's you at first glance! Are you here too?"

"I was playing "Mount and Blade III" at the time, and suddenly I came here..."

Thomas spread his hands and asked casually, "By the way, why do you call me this ID?"

"There's nothing I can do about it, because 'Shuangyue Hantian' is occupied by someone else, so I'll just call it 'Shuangyue 123'. Anyway, it's a deletion test."

"When the official public beta begins, I will be quick and quick to register for the ID 'Shuangyue', and I will never miss it again!"

"Hmph, you said you were chopping and chopping? I was playing "Civilization X", and then suddenly I came here... Well, that's not important!"

"..."

Shuangyue talked a lot at once, and her face lit up with excitement, as if she was happy to meet a friend in another game.

After saying this, Shuangyue asked Thomas casually, "Well, what do you think of this game?"

"It's very real." Thomas nodded, "I have never experienced such a real game."

"Well, I think so too. I was shocked when I first came here."

Shuangyue was thoughtful, and then asked, "The extraordinary setting of this game is [Destiny], it's really similar to "Star Train"! By the way, have you decided on which destiny to choose?"

"I should probably choose [Glory]." Thomas said, "Judging from the existing plot, I think the [Glory] Church in Red Maple City seems to be the most influential, most important, and strongest."

"Hmm... the strongest...?" Shuangyue thought thoughtfully, "But I don't like fighting. I heard that joining the church requires you to abide by some troublesome rules..."

"When I came here, I heard from another priest that this city has three major destinations, [Supreme], [Glory] and [Intellect]... I want to join [Intellect] ! It is said that their two professions, 'Alchemist' and 'Rune Warlock', are professions that require study. I feel that that one will be more suitable for me..."

"Do you want to join [Intellect]?" Thomas thought for a moment and said casually, "I heard from the priest who brought me here that there seems to be a dwarf's manor not far from the church. He is the talisman of [Intellect]. Blacksmith Wen is an ally of the church."

"Well, maybe you can ask, when you get your job later, what are the jobs related to 'Blacksmith Apprentice'?"

"Huh? Is there such a thing?" Shuangyue's eyes flashed and she said, "Okay! I'll ask about it later."

Thomas and Shuangyue were chatting. The players in front of the queue seemed to have completed the formalities and received their jobs. It was Thomas' turn.

Thomas and Shuang Yue parted temporarily and came to sit in front of the clergyman opposite.

"What's your name?" The cleric asked Thomas without looking up, grabbing a new page of paper.

"Thomas the Tank Engine."

"...Thomas the Tank Engine? You foreigners all have such strange names."

The cleric muttered, "There was someone named Zhao Ritian just now... forget it."

"Gender? Er, male?" The cleric raised his head and asked quietly.

...Why is he looking at me with such suspicion? Thomas looked a little creepy to the clergyman opposite him, so he had to force a smile and reply:

"male."

"...That's normal."

The cleric lowered his head again and said in a weak tone while writing something:

"Just now, a strong man with a stubble on his face and arms thicker than my waist actually said to me, 'She is a cute girl'... Do you foreigners have such a strange hobby?"

"..." Thomas held his forehead. He suddenly and inexplicably felt that his identity as a "player" was a bit embarrassing.

But the cleric opposite did not delve deeper into this issue, and just continued to ask:

"Where are you from?"

Where are you from? Uh, I didn’t mention it in the previous plot... I’m from Earth? Thomas thought for a while and answered honestly: "I don't know."

He didn't know whether such an answer would pass the test among the clergy.

"You don't know? Well... Judging from your previous attire, you should be from the border area."

The cleric raised his head, glanced at Thomas lightly, and asked, "In this case, you only need to tell me that you are not from the 'Dark Principality', right?"

As if there was an invisible force surrounding him, Thomas felt in a trance that the priest opposite seemed to be exuding some kind of pressure. Under this kind of pressure, his lies might be immediately seen through.

"No." Thomas shook his head.

"That's okay." The cleric nodded, and he immediately put away the oppressive feeling, making Thomas feel lighter both physically and mentally.

"That's all right." The cleric said, "Although you can't remember where you come from, there is no problem. According to the instructions of the high priest, the gentleman asked me to be tolerant to you."

"According to the rules of the Holy Court, those who do not work shall not eat. We will indeed protect your safety, but after that, you still have to support yourself with your own hands."

The priest said to Thomas:

"So, what kind of job do you want? You can become a peripheral civilian member of the Holy Court and assist the Holy Court in patrolling as a "church patrol"; you can also become a builder to help Red Maple City rebuild the damaged buildings; or, we can also introduce you to the "authentic dwarf blacksmith shop" and let you become a forger apprentice..."

The priest fluently said more than a dozen jobs that could be accepted. After listening, Thomas answered firmly:

"I want to be a "church patrol."

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