Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster

You firewood gatherers... He thinks he is a firewood gatherer.

It seems that firewood gatherers are more famous than us players...

Investigation...

He seems to be very concerned about something in Storm Fishing Village.

Some thoughts flashed through Tianji's mind. After thinking for a while, he decided to explain to the other party.

"You are wrong. I am not a firewood gatherer."

"If you insist, you can call us - Candle Spirit."

Tianji explained briefly.

The masked man was stunned when he heard it, and then frowned, as if he was thinking about something, looking at Tianji, hesitant to speak.

But in the end he said nothing.

The two of them moved forward silently, and soon returned to the branch position at the beginning.

Then, the two began to move towards the main road.

The surrounding environment began to become narrow, but many small holes appeared under the wall. Tianji wondered what this thing was used for at first, until several corrupt hounds suddenly came out and growled at him, he suddenly understood.

It turned out to be a dog hole...

"Be careful." The masked man pulled Tianji, and seemed to know this place very well. He said seriously: "This is where the sect raises hounds."

Tianji looked at him after hearing this. This man was very familiar with this place, just like returning home.

But he didn't ask much, and the two of them began to deal with the corrupt hounds in these dog holes in silence.

It was not difficult to find in the battle that the masked man seemed to have mastered a lot of combat skills and prayers related to "Storm", which was similar to the fighting style of those storm warriors, which indirectly confirmed Tianji's previous guess.

Watching Tianji picking up the faintly glowing fallen objects on the ground, the masked man couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "Candle Spirit... It's really magical that he can get spoils from these survivors."

His words surprised Tianji a little. Is this a dialogue easter egg?

"Can't you?" Tianji asked.

The masked man shook his head and said, "Of course not. I have only seen this kind of magical ability in firewood collectors and candle spirits like you. Ordinary wandering fires naturally cannot do it."

"Unless... you have a blessing."

The masked man's latter words were more like talking to himself, but Tianji still heard it clearly.

Tianji was thoughtful, but he didn't try to ask some strange questions. After all, players had tried it before, and NPCs couldn't understand them. Even if they beat around the bush, it wouldn't work. They might also be disliked as dumb by the other party...

The two continued to move forward.

Soon, they came to a relatively spacious space.

"Woo...Woo..."

Aware of the arrival of the two, fierce whimpers suddenly sounded around them. Looking at the source of the sound, they could see that these corrupt hounds locked in iron cages were staring at the two.

"Roar--"

A low roar sounded, and the surrounding corrupt hounds suddenly fell silent, instinctively lying on the ground with their tails between their legs.

Dada...

Accompanied by the sound of footsteps, the outline of a tall figure and a large canine creature slowly emerged from the shadows.

"Uncle Samuel? Black Shark?" The masked man whispered to himself, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

But as the figures of the man and the dog were fully revealed in the dim torchlight, his eyes quickly dimmed again, and he clenched the cloth stick in his hand.

[Corrupted Dog Trainer], Burning Charcoal Grade, Level 32.

[Corrupted Shark Fin Dog], Burning Charcoal Grade, Level 35.

The strong Storm Warrior had no head, but still held the iron chain tightly with his corrupt and broken hands.

The large hound with some shark features just held a pale head with long hair and closed eyes in its mouth, full of corrupt features.

And on the neck of the corrupt shark fin dog, there seemed to be a key hanging.

"Damn it!" Looking at the scene in front of him, the masked man gritted his teeth and cursed.

"Go ahead, the key is on the black shark's neck." The masked man quickly controlled his emotions, took a deep breath and quickly said to Tianji.

"Roar——"

At the same time, the man and dog on the opposite side also reacted, making a terrifying roar.

The next moment, in this not particularly spacious space, a fierce battle broke out.

Tianji's strength is needless to say, he must have suppressed the other side.

The masked man's strength is not bad, at least it seems that he does not need Tianji's help, but from the performance, he has not yet reached the "fire".

Tianji does not intend to waste too much time here.

So he chose to get serious and ignited the power of fire.

But he did not give the two monsters the opportunity to consume his "illusion embers".

Gurad's heavy blow, bloodstone explosion, Wei Luyan attack and other powerful combat skills were used by him one after another, and the execution steps did not stop for a moment, giving the two monsters no chance to fight back.

Boom——

The red light exploded, and the last corrupt shark fin dog was also blown into a pool of mud and died completely.

Looking at the corpses of a man and a dog, the masked man fell silent, wondering what he was thinking.

Tianji walked forward and picked up the dropped items one by one.

[Obtained: Bishop's Room Key × 1]

The other dropped items were nothing special to mention, just a weapon, two combat skills, and some sundries... Oh, and there was also a source magic bead, which should be able to sell for a good price.

At the same time, Tianji also said: "It's a pity that you can't bury your acquaintance."

"Maybe this thing can keep you thinking."

As he said, Tianji took out a dropped item and handed it to the masked man.

[Fishbone trinket]

[Description: A trinket that dog trainers carry daily. ]

"..."

After taking the item from Tianji, the masked man was silent for a while.

"Thank you."

"It's okay, keep going." Tianji nodded and prepared to return the same way.

But the masked man called him, shook his head, and walked towards the wall in front.

After searching in the corner for a while, he turned a mechanism, and with a rumble, the wall in front turned 90 degrees, revealing a familiar place.

It was the [Festering Assembly Hall] at the beginning.

Okay, no more running.

The two soon returned to the Festering Assembly Hall. The masked man planned to move forward, but Tianji came to the milestone spirit candle to recover.

Seeing this, the masked man could only sit down with him, but he seemed to be unable to see the milestone spirit candle.

Tianji touched the candle flame, looking like he was in a daze, but in fact he was sorting out the dropped items he had just obtained.

After the masked man pondered for a moment, he suddenly took off his mask, revealing a young face.

"Perhaps we should get to know each other formally. My name is Palen Zuoya."

Hmm?

His words immediately drew Tianji's attention back. "My name is Gray Tianji, you can just call me Tianji." Tianji would naturally not be stupid enough to play games with his real name.

Palen nodded, then sighed slightly and said, "I was going to tell you this after I finished, but..."

At this point, he paused, without saying the reason, and directly began to tell the information Tianji wanted to know.

His origin and purpose.

Tianji guessed correctly that Palen came from the [Storm Cult], and the god they served was called the "Lord of the Storm".

And the Storm Fishing Village, which is the area where the two are currently located, was Palen's hometown before the "extinguishing moment", that is, before the disaster came.

His father was the bishop of the underground gathering place and the person in charge of the Storm Cult branch in the Gormo Sea.

When the "Extinction Time" came, Palen was studying in the Storm Cult's holy place "Redwellg". Under the protection of the Storm Lord, the place where they were did not become like the area in the Dark Border.

But the branch settlements like Storm Fishing Village were not so lucky. Everything was swallowed by darkness.

Palen was naturally worried about his father and hometown, but due to the arrangement of the sect, he was not qualified to participate in the exploration of the Dark Border at first.

It was not until Palen worked hard to practice that he was qualified to explore the Dark Border and practiced the corresponding special prayers.

At this time, Palen learned another bad news from his friend, that is, the members of the Storm Cult in the Gormo Sea were labeled as "traitors".

Palen felt unbelievable. He knew his father very well, and there must be another hidden story.

In order to find the truth, he escaped from Redwellg privately and became the "Free Fire".

In his aimless wandering, he experienced many things, such as firewood collectors, firewood snatchers, foolish shadows, and believers and explorers of other sects.

Through the transaction with the foolish shadow, Palen got guidance and gradually approached the location of the Storm Fishing Village, and finally came here fortunately.

Then, he found the traces left by Tianji here...

So, whether it is the various furnishings here, or the previous dog trainers and corrupt shark fin dogs, Palen knows.

After seeing these church members who were corrupted by corruption, Palen became more certain of his thoughts.

After listening to Palen's words, Tianji thought for a moment, and then gave all the texts he had obtained to the other party to read.

Seeing that the other party's brows were getting tighter and tighter, Tianji said: "This so-called "corruption" power is obviously not a sudden outbreak, perhaps..."

He didn't finish his words, but the other party should be able to understand what he meant.

"...No." Palen's face was as heavy as water, and he took a deep breath: "Contact this ominous power...Father will not do such a thing, there must be other reasons."

Hearing his words.

Tianji did not refute, but after thinking for a moment, he asked: "Then you should know the dispute between the Storm Cult and the Gurad Empire?"

Palen put down the letter and nodded: "The Gurad Empire is cold-blooded and brutal. They are extremely keen on expansion, and... every time they rule an area, they will force the local people to change their beliefs and living habits, without any respect or awe."

"The Gormo Sea should be the same, so it triggered the war between the two sides."

Palen's words were obviously subjective.

But the source of the war between the Storm Cult and the Gurad Empire was figured out.

Since then, Tianji has also figured out Palen's origin and purpose, and the two's goals can be barely said to be the same.

"Let's go."

"Find your father, maybe you can know the truth." Tianji said.

Palen didn't say anything, just followed silently.

The road on the left has been explored, so the bishop's room is undoubtedly on the road on the right.

After walking in the corridor for a while, the two met two [Corrupted Pastors].

This monster was much stronger than the Storm Follower, but it was not enough. After dealing with it, the two came to a door, which was heavy and locked.

[You used the key to the bishop's room. ]

[The door to the bishop's room is open. ]

After taking a deep breath, Paren pushed the door open with all his strength, his body aflame with war.

However, what came into view was a stench of corruption, with only a few weak lights providing a faint light.

In the center of the room, a figure knelt on the ground, muttering constantly, and the sound echoed throughout the room.

[Bishop of Repentance]

[Rank: Burning Charcoal]

[Level: 40]

[War: Bishop of Repentance (?)]

[Talent: Storm Grace]

[Skills: Gathering Wind, Storm Electric Shock, Repentance, Storm Ring, Storm Foot]

[Description: The leader of the Storm Cult in the Gormo Sea, imprisoned himself in a room to repent for his past sins. 】

"...It is my sin to make believers fall into impurity because of their faith..."

"...It is my sin to make the living enter corruption and have no peace..."

"...It is my sin to hesitate and bring disaster upon myself..."

"...I will leave my impure body here, and I hope that the sea water that washes away sin will wash away my filth. Death is my only salvation..."

Hearing the familiar voice of confession, Palen was stunned. He seemed to have a lot to say, but he couldn't say it.

The prayer in his father's mouth was not even the prayer of the sect, but a legend from the Storm Fishing Village...

"...Father."

Palen still called to the man with a slight tremor.

Hearing Palen's voice.

The penitent bishop's murmur suddenly stopped, and he slowly turned around and looked at Palen.

"Palen...my...son..."

The penitent bishop seemed to still have some memories.

Hearing this, Palen's eyes suddenly turned red.

But just when he was about to say something, the body of the repentant bishop suddenly stood up and began to tremble wildly.

It was at this moment that Tianji saw that in the place just blocked by the repentant bishop, there was a black and red stone slab, emitting a strange power.

When the repentant bishop stopped confessing his sins, the stone slab began to burst out with power, all of which flowed into the back of the repentant bishop.

Boom!

There was a loud noise behind him, and Tianji turned around and saw that the heavy door had suddenly closed at this time, and the corrupted rotten flesh filled the gap without leaving anything.

"No, no...Ah!!!"

The repentant bishop held his head and screamed in pain, and his body began to change strangely.

Countless rotten black and red flesh squeezed out of the stone slab and entangled the repentant bishop, just like the devil's big hand in the abyss, dragging him into depravity completely.

"No!"

Paren's pupils shrank, and he stretched out his hand to grab it, but was directly bounced away by a terrifying and strange force.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

He could only watch the body of the repentant bishop fall into the rotting flesh.

Uh, it's a little too much, it's over soon