Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

After the brief conversation, Luo Xiu rode on the "Golden Pegasus" and went to the border with Frosa and the captive Lias.

On the way, they did not encounter any enemy obstruction and soon arrived at their destination.

...

Red Maple City, [Supreme] Border.

When he first arrived here, a messy scene soon entered Luo Xiu's field of vision.

The number of guards who originally guarded the main gate has increased from two to eight.

And behind these eight knights is a half-destroyed courtyard, a pothole-filled road surface and large areas of horrifying blood.

The solemn and luxurious outer buildings of the border were at least half destroyed. Sometimes two or three border knights hurriedly passed through, either supporting the seriously injured knights or carrying the bodies of knights covered with red cloth.

When Luo Xiu followed Frosa to the main gate of the border, the knights on duty gathered around.

"Lord Frosa, you are back." The leading Royal Guard Knight saluted Frosa, and then said respectfully, "Brothers are still cleaning up the battlefield. All enemies who invaded the border have been killed or repelled, and no remnants have been found."

When reporting this to Frosa, the Royal Guard Knight's eyes under the visor quickly fell on Luo Xiu behind Frosa.

He was standing behind Frosa, wearing a dark priest robe at this time, and only a vague outline was revealed in the night.

And behind Luo Xiu - the captured "Fang Head" Lias was tied up on the back of the "Golden Pegasus".

"I know." Frosa nodded, and then said to the Royal Guard Knight in front of him, "The High Priest of the Church and I have important things to do. You continue to stick to your posts and don't relax for a moment."

"Understood." The Royal Guard Knight stood at attention solemnly, and the gilded long spear held in both hands also stood straight on the ground.

Afterwards, Frosa passed through the guard knights and entered the interior of the border with Luo Xiu, and then went straight to the "Judgment Hall" to meet with "Grand Inquisitor" Baines.

...

Red Maple City Border, inside the Judgment Hall.

The president of the Border, "Grand Inquisitor" Baines was in the deepest room, frowning and writing a letter.

Just as the "High Priest" of the church Luo Xiu had expected at the beginning - "Executioner" Koros really arrived, and as soon as he arrived, he dealt a heavy blow to the three major fate stations in Red Maple City!

There were a total of four dark "Fang Heads" and a dozen "Black Fangs" invading the border.

Although Baines and Frosa were not seriously injured, the enemy's crazy attack like a hungry wolf also caused the death of more than a dozen "War Knights" and six "Royal Guard Knights" in the Border, and the overall strength of the Border suffered a very serious blow again.

At this time, the letter Baines was writing was a "request for help" to the Law Office of Songyuan Territory.

He urgently needed the lord to send reinforcements. At the same time, due to the arrival of "Executioner" Koros, Baines also requested that the "Supreme" people of the "Fivefold Fate" be sent to compete with Koros and Baberon.

While he was drafting the wording, Baines heard footsteps and looked up.

He saw "Throne Knight" Frosa coming back, and behind him was the church's "Chairman Priest" Luo Xiu and the holy beast "Golden Pegasus" with whom he had a contract.

When he saw them, Frosa's frown was slightly relaxed.

A symbolic smile appeared on his face, and then he put down the ink pen in his hand, nodded slightly to Luo Xiu, and said:

"You are here, Lord Luo Xiu. I am glad to see that you are okay."

I am okay... Luo Xiu inexplicably thought of the strange Internet greetings in his previous life, and he also nodded in response:

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Baines. I have heard about the general situation of the border court from Lord Frosa."

"I feel sorry for what happened to the border court, and we also suffered the crazy and shameless raid of that group of enemies."

"Alas, it's unfortunate..." Baines shook his head, looking annoyed.

His eyes then passed through Luo Xiu's side and fell on the back of the "Golden Pegasus" behind him, and he said solemnly:

"I heard that you successfully captured an enemy's fang head."

"This is very important for us, Lord Luo Xiu. Thank you for your crucial contribution to breaking the deadlock again."

When Baines said this, Frosa had walked to the side of "Golden Pegasus" Pegasus and grabbed the "fang head" Lias who was tied up.

"There is no time to lose, Lord Baines."

Luo Xiu nodded and said to Baines: "Let's stop the greetings. I hope to start the interrogation as soon as possible to find out the enemy's arrangements and motives as soon as possible."

"Haha, of course there is no problem, Lord Luo Xiu."

Bains stood up, then walked to the wall of the room and reached out to tap the wall.

--Rumble, rumble, rumble, came from the inside of the wall. The originally smooth wall suddenly opened a gap, and gradually revealed a secret door leading to a deeper place.

"Come with me, Lord Luo Xiu."

Baines then walked into the secret door, and his voice gradually came into Luo Xiu's ears:

"'Underground prison', the interrogation is carried out there, it is the safest place in the entire border."

...

Border, underground prison.

Luo Xiu and Frosa followed Baines into the dungeon, only to feel that the air here was much colder and more humid than outside, which made Luo Xiu's breathing feel strongly stagnant.

Luo Xiu looked around. On the damp walls of the dungeon, water drops were slowly sliding down the cracks in the stone, and the dripping sound echoed in the quiet cell; the iron bars of the cell were covered with spots of rust, and the chains made a slight jingle with the weak airflow.

In the cells on both sides, prisoners were curled up in the corners of the cells. Their hands were locked with heavy iron chains, and the special shackles made it extremely difficult for them to take every step.

And the prisoners who could be imprisoned here by the "Bianting" were mostly extraordinary people from various secret organizations. The "Bianting" would not kill them immediately, but would try to "dominate" them. Although [Supreme] would never let these captives free, they could usurp their spirituality and turn it into their own power.

This is the secret of [Supreme] - Luo Xiu, who was not a [Supreme] destiny player in his previous life, only learned this information from the [Supreme] players later.

While observing the prisoners in the cells on both sides, Luo Xiu pretended to know nothing and followed Baines to the deepest part of the dungeon.

It was a cell made entirely of fine steel.

And on each fine steel guardrail, there were high-level burning runes engraved.

If the prisoners inside tried to escape or touched the guardrails in a large area or for a long time, the burning runes would immediately activate in the form of resonance, and a burning fire would rise in the cell to prevent the prisoners from escaping.

This cell has no "master" for the time being, and the interrogation of "砠头" Lias will be carried out here.

Frosa carried Lias into the cell, untied the ropes that bound Lias, and personally locked the neck cuffs, wrist cuffs and leg cuffs for him from top to bottom.

Afterwards, Frosa brought several small chains, and at the same time took the chisel, aimed at the position of Aris's collarbone and pierced it fiercely!

"——Ugh!" The severe pain woke up the unconscious Lias instantly. When he opened his eyes and saw three figures in front of him, and then felt the dim environment around him, he had a bad premonition.

Frosa did not stop his actions because of Lias's awakening. He directly took the chain, passed it through the hole that pierced Lias's collarbone, and then pulled it hard!

"——Hiss!" Lias screamed, and he began to struggle hard.

Watching Luo Xiu, who was outside the prison, who was skillfully operated by Frosa, he felt a burst of phantom pain for no reason.

This is called professionalism... Luo Xiu complained in his heart, he watched Frosa quickly complete the imprisonment of Lias like flowing water.

At this time, Lias's collarbone and knee bones were pierced by Frosa's chisel and passed through the thin chain. The severe pain made Lias wailing constantly, but he no longer struggled, because struggling would make the severe pain worse again.

Then, Frosa left the cell and came to Luo Xiu's side.

Baines walked into the cell and came in front of Lias, and at the same time, he signaled Luo Xiu to follow him with his eyes.

Luo Xiu then walked in, and he watched Baines raise his arm and gently press his palm on Lias' forehead.

Then, Baines said in his "imperial decree":

"——【No silence here】."

"——【No sophistry here】."

"——【No lies here】."

"..."

Baines issued dozens of imperial decrees to Lias in a row, and finally, he used the "consciousness control" mental control technique on Lias.

Until Lias's expression became dull and his pupils gradually lost focus, Baines asked him:

"Tell me your name."

"Lias...Blancha..." Lias replied weakly.

Under the influence of the "imperial decree", Lias will involuntarily tell the information he knows. This is the unique method of the [Supreme], and it is also the reason why Luo Xiu handed over the "Fang Head" Lias to the border court.

"Very good, Lias." Baines nodded.

He then asked: "Tell me, your master, 'Executioner' Koros, what is his purpose in coming to Red Maple City?"

"... Order. That is an order from... the Grand Duke."

Lias' pupils turned white, his body twitched, and the outline of his body was glowing with a vague red light.

His vague voice continued to reveal information: "Lord Koros said... 'Red Maple City' is the main force attacking Songyuan Territory... the most important frontline fortress..."

"Lord is under the order of the Grand Duke... I don't know anything else..."

Just an order? Luo Xiu, who was listening, couldn't help but start thinking about other things.

But Lias, who was just a "fang head", had no way of knowing what Koros really thought. Since the "imperial decree" had made him reveal what he knew, there was no need to ask further along this line.

"Then, let's change the question."

Bains and Luo Xiu seemed to have the same idea. He then interrogated Lias: "Tell me, how many 'Flange' and 'Black Fang' like you are brought by Koros?"

"Lord Koros... There are a total of 18 'Flange' and hundreds of 'Black Fang' under your command... In addition to us, Lord Baberon, the 'Hidden Elder', also leads a dozen 'Anonymous'..."

"..."This time, the expression on Baines' face became much more solemn.

He didn't even ask Lias about the "Hidden Elder" Baberon, Lias confessed it himself.

But the enemy's configuration was far more luxurious than Baines expected, which made Baines foresee the difficult situation in the future.

In addition to the two "Fivefold Fate" saints, Koros and Baberon, the enemy also has more than 30 "Fourfold Fate" extraordinary people!

And the number of the three major fates in Hongfeng City and the "Fourfold Fate" extraordinary people added up to only five people!

This made Baines feel powerless again.

Compared with the enemy, their only advantage now is the home advantage - relying on the defense means in their respective garrisons, they may be able to resist the enemy's invasion several times.

But if Koros and Baberon come in person, no matter how indestructible the fortifications in the garrison are, they will never see the sun the next day.

"..."

Seeing that Baines seemed to be distracted for a while, Luo Xiu took over the interrogation and continued to interrogate Lias:

"Do you know the purpose of the "Hidden Elder" Baberon's arrival?"

"...I don't know." Lias replied vaguely.

"Then, do you know the next arrangement after Koros learns of your failure?"

"...I don't know." Lias shook his head in a daze.

But he then continued incoherently: "Lord Koros... will definitely avenge us. It has always been like this, without any omissions..."

So, I killed so many of his "fangs"... Is he coming to me for "revenge"? Luo Xiu thought divergently, but still shook his head.

The interrogation could actually end here.

Luo Xiu always felt that Lias knew more, and he also felt that there was something important that he seemed to have missed.

He racked his brains to think about where this might be missed, and Baines had come back to his senses from his trance at this time.

Baines also heard clearly what Luo Xiu interrogated Lias.

Baines then cast a grateful look at Luo Xiu, and then took back the interrogation work.

While Luo Xiu was thinking, Baines, who was a Supreme and knew more comprehensive intelligence, asked Lias the last and most crucial question:

"Tell me, 'Executioner' Koros, is he connected to the 'Holy Tower Church'?"

--Holy Tower Church!

When Baines said the name of the Church, Luo Xiu seemed to wake up for a moment.

That was exactly what Luo Xiu had always felt might be missed, and the question that was about to come out of his heart was already asked by Baines.

You know, before the arrival of the army of the Black Principality, most of the secret societies of the "Holy Tower Church" were making frequent noises in Red Maple City--

On the eve of the "War of Judgment", Luo Xiu had already cleaned up the association bases that he knew belonged to the "Church", and then he never cared about the threats that might come from the "Church".

But this threat has always existed, especially during the "War of Judgment" and before the Church officially intervened in the war, local chaos caused by them secretly was also common.

And as a [Lost] believer, Lias might really know something.

A deep light flashed in Luo Xiu's eyes. He looked at the bound Lias, waiting for his answer.

"...Yes."

Lias nodded in a trance.

——Sure enough!

"This has nothing to do with our action this time... But Lord Koros did give me... the task of contacting the remnants of the 'Ancient Hermitage'..."

Lias continued:

"They have been lurking here, and have not left since the 'Lodifu Incident'..."

"And their bishop... 'Dead Bishop' Passaro Adorya..."

"Lord Passaro Adorya, also came here a week ago."

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