Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

Looking at the subtle changes in Anthony, Luo Xiu inexplicably felt a sense of déjà vu.

The "priests" of the Holy Judge Squad all seemed to have a strange style.

As the "Priest of Purification", why does Anthony feel like a reckless man of the same lineage as Connor...?

It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that he is a reckless man. But Anthony's straightforward temperament when "fighting" was also fully revealed in the battle just now.

This is not a test.

Judging from Anthony's appearance, he might want to challenge the entire "Ancient Hermitage" alone...

"Please be careful, Captain Anthony." Luo Xiu reminded Anthony from behind.

He was really afraid that Anthony would get too excited in the fight and then get himself involved.

Anthony was stunned, then turned around and put on a confident expression on his face.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

...

When everyone went deep into the base of the "Ancient Hermitage".

They were soon ambushed.

Many "holy servants" wearing candlesticks and "monastic" robes poured out from the corners.

In their hands, they all held a three-pointed knife smeared with wax.

However, they did not swing the three-pointed knife to spray flames like the two holy servants guarding the entrance.

They just waved their weapons and rushed towards Luo Xiu and others with a howl.

Pamier leaned the big sword in his hand on the ground, emitting a strong spiritual shock to the surroundings, making all these "pagans" stand unsteadily and fall to the ground.

Then, the golden flame in Anthony's left palm suddenly rose.

After a moment, the "holy flame" turned into thunder from the sky, falling equally on every "pagan".

These attacking "holy servants" turned into dust.

But this made Anthony feel palpitations.

This was a one-sided massacre and a weird victory.

- But he did not sense any extraordinary breath from these people.

In other words, these attacking enemies are not even real "holy servants", but are wearing the clothes of "holy servants".

Anthony frowned and turned back to the three people behind him and said:

"I feel something is wrong..."

Anthony began to analyze: "It seems that except for the two guards who are true believers of [Lost], everyone else in this "stronghold" we entered..."

"Everyone else is fake." Luo Xiu took over Anthony's words.

He noticed something strange long before Anthony found out.

His panel detection results told him that these so-called "holy servants" did not embark on any extraordinary destiny at all.

Their main occupations are also "secular" criminal occupations - "murderers", "robbers", "tomb robbers"...

This is an identity that should not appear in the "hermitage" stronghold.

But Anthony could not perceive such detailed intelligence. His intuition told him that something was wrong. If he went deeper, he might really encounter an accident.

After a brief thought, Anthony made a decision.

"- Retreat." Anthony ordered.

Even if he wanted to fight the "Spirit Descendants", he would not easily put the entire team in danger.

…

Just a few minutes after Anthony realized that the situation was not good and ordered to evacuate.

In the depths of the "stronghold", in a fairly open space.

Countless "wandering spirits" were wandering in the air, waiting eagerly for the arrival of "prey".

And in the center of this space.

A huge and complex magic circle painted with blood was emitting a strange scarlet deep light.

Its name is——[Killing Cage].

This is a "curse" ritual that the believers of [Lost] can master.

The effect is——

When the "Killing Cage" is activated, the person in the center of the magic circle who has stained his hands with "mortal blood", that is, the blood of "non-transcendents" within one day, will be forced to be imprisoned for a period of time.

As time passed, the "wandering spirits" still did not wait for the "prey" to come to their door, and they gradually became anxious.

Feeling the dissatisfaction of the "wandering spirits", a ball of bright red spiritual fire suddenly emerged in the center of the magic circle.

The "spiritual fire" looked around and felt a bloody breath from the outside world.

"Tsk..."

The core of the "spiritual fire" suddenly made a strange sound.

"Surprisingly, they actually retreated..."

The spiritual fire wailed, and the sight hidden in the flames swept over the "wandering spirits".

"I didn't arrange it well enough..."

"The plan...is not thorough enough..."

"Children, come, come..."

"Come and devour, devour my flesh and blood..."

"This is my atonement, my price..."

"..."

When the pious and humble voice of the spiritual fire fell, countless wandering spirits hovering in the sky suddenly flew towards the "spiritual fire".

The wandering spirits tore and devoured the flames of the "spiritual fire", which made it groan in pain.

But this is its contract, it must use its own soul and flesh to "please" these unsatisfied wandering spirits.

…

Red Maple City, Glorious Church.

In the lightless room, Anthony lit a candle for subtle illumination.

"This is a test." Anthony spread his hands and said, "I think this is a trap."

"...Agree."

This time it was Connor's voice, "According to experience, [Lost] believers are not like [Guren], they should not be interested in ordinary people."

This time, Connor didn't take any action during the whole process. With Anthony driving unparalleled in front, Connor seemed a little uninterested.

Palmier didn't speak, just nodded slightly.

"So." Luo Xiu suddenly said:

"If, let's assume for a moment, this is a trap."

Connor and Pamier were both old acquaintances, and "Captain Anthony" didn't seem to have the airs of a superior, so Luo Xiu communicated with them in a normal state.

"We will go to the 'stronghold' for the first round of testing. This information may have been leaked."

"..."

Luo Xiu spoke slowly, but Anthony's brows furrowed tightly.

"That's a reasonable guess." Anthony nodded.

"Well, that's the case."

Anthony said: "I need to verify the loyalty of everyone here to 'Xu Mo'."

…

Immediately, with Anthony as the starting point, strong spiritual pressure spread out and enveloped everyone present.

"Please cooperate... As citizens of [Glory], you should know that this is an indispensable part."

This sentence is mainly meant for Luo Xiu. Anthony looked at him first and said word by word:

"——You swear to 'Xu Yu' that you have never committed any crime of fornication [lost]."

Luo Xiu looked directly into Anthony's eyes and swore according to his words:

"I swear to Xu Yu. I have never committed any crime of fornication."

"..."

Not sensing the abnormal spiritual fluctuations on Luo Xiu's body, Anthony immediately looked at Connor and Pamier.

"...I have never committed any crime of fornication." Connor and Pamier also swore.

Anthony then nodded and withdrew his spiritual pressure.

This is a temporary test method that is often used within the "Holy Judge" when faced with a possible crisis of trust.

"……So."

Anthony said solemnly: "Except for me, you have all proven your innocence."

"And I...I can't complete the self-certification at this moment. But please believe that I will not do such a thing."

Anthony indeed had no reason to engage in fornication [disappointment].

Pamier and Connor acquiesced to the captain's confession, and Luo Xiu didn't say anything unnecessary.

After some thought, Anthony murmured:

"The information was provided by the 'Mansion', which is the Lord of Lodiv."

"If things are really like what I guessed. Lodiv, for what purpose..."