Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

I actually found such a loophole... You can get an extra 10,000 basic experience points, 5 free attribute points, and a "rare" quality specialty at the settlement!

This is too sweet!

And not only that - when I killed the "giant warrior" Naigu of the triple destiny of [Ku Tu] just now, the panel also popped up the corresponding kill reward.

During the internal test, according to the posts posted by several players belonging to large guilds or players who had the luck to kill this level of extraordinary people - it seems that the extraordinary people of the "triple destiny" are already "twisted" level bosses. Killing them in the second destiny will most likely get a "rare" quality specialty.

But what if it is still the "first destiny"?

Thomas thought excitedly, his heart was full of expectations.

However, he is still in the battlefield, and the column for receiving the kill reward is gray, and he has to wait until he is out of the battle to receive it.

Thomas was not in a hurry. He also knew that after the two executioners of the enemy had died, the defense battle of Red Maple City would soon come to an end.

…

Around Thomas, in the center of the entire battlefield.

When the "bishop" of the Red Maple City Church, Ross Carlos, rode a golden Pegasus and carried the head of the giant executioner "Storm Lord" Muset in the sky.

Almost everyone on the battlefield looked up and saw this scene.

"Storm Lord" Muset is dead!

He was the general leader of the attacking black army, and his death meant that the black army was basically defeated.

This made the last glimmer of hope in the hearts of the black army soldiers who were still fighting desperately shattered, and the army began to collapse outside the border.

But there were still many extraordinary people in the black army who were fighting stubbornly - just like the giant warrior Thomas encountered before.

The "bishop" Luo Xiu Carlos, who was riding the golden Pegasus to patrol the sky, would let Pegasus give them a precise blow after discovering them.

On the battlefield, the remaining forces of the dark army were rapidly decreasing.

At the same time, outside the walls of Red Maple City, at the edge of the main battlefield.

A red light surged into the sky, accompanied by pieces of crimson light curtains like roulette wheels that quickly extended over the battlefield. Everyone heard the low and powerful voice from "Thunder General" Albert, who seemed to be superior and irresistible:

"——Enemy chief executioner, Quilton has surrendered!"

"Knights of the [Supreme], listen to my command——"

"——[Use tempered blades, flesh and fire to forge a road to conquer]!"

——Buzz! ! ! ! !

At the moment when Albert's "command" fell, the red light curtain covering the sky above the battlefield shook violently!

It circled and swirled until it broke apart, constantly changing in mid-air, and finally condensed into hundreds of beams of light that were projected into the battlefield and absorbed into the bodies of the [Supreme] "Royal Guard Knights" and "War Knights" who were still fighting the enemy.

That was the authority to capture the soul of "Silver Blood Dragonborn" Quilton and crush it into spiritual essence by [Supreme] means, thereby greatly increasing the strength of other [Supreme] extraordinary people.

That was also the only Level II authority that "Thunder General" Albert possessed!

In an instant.

The breath of countless [Supreme] knights with second and third destinies that were strengthened suddenly rose, and their strength also quickly jumped up in a very short time, almost reaching the height of the next level of destiny.

After obtaining the power to crush and transform the soul of "Silver Blood Dragonborn" Quilton, the [Supreme] knights were already real meat grinders. Wherever they passed, only a battlefield of blood and flesh was left with no survivors.

At the same time,

The clergy of the Red Maple City Church also came out of the city under the order of "Hosting High Priest" Anthony, launching a large-scale counterattack against the dark army outside the city!

Countless golden lights surged up and began to wash the battlefield with holy arts.

The living force of the dark army was rapidly reduced in the terrifying holy arts annihilation of the church clergy.

The red dragons and dragon riders cruising in the air also became the focus of the clergy's fire - united with the warlocks of the [Intellectual] Square Monument Academy, the clergy and a large number of puppets with long-range means, shot surging light surges at the remaining red dragons and dragon riders in Quilton!

While the puppets of the [Intellectual] Square Monument Academy were still shooting light surges, they also shot a series of rapidly opened capture nets at the cruising red dragons. As long as a corner of the net touched their bodies, they would immediately entangle like a spider web and release a strong electric current, causing them to temporarily fall into a state of paralysis!

Soon, many red dragons entangled in the nets twitched and struggled to fall from the sky, and the soldiers who had been prepared below rushed up and threw the entangled red dragons into the special prisoner.

If there were still "Dragonborn Soldiers" with the second or third fate of [Red Lotus] who did not die after falling from the sky, the surrounding [Glorious] Clergy and [Supreme] Guard Knights would immediately take action and kill them completely.

With the combined stranglehold of the annihilation light surge and the capture net, the number of red dragons killed and captured accounted for half each.

The red dragons that were originally raised by "Silver Blood Dragonborn" Quilton and used on the battlefield, now there are more than 50 captured by the Fangbei Academy warlocks with nets.

According to the current deputy director of the Fangbei Academy, "Great Alchemist" Irfan and "Great Rune Master" Eureka's research on the previously appeared monster "Blood Corpse Hyena", combined with the special demon "Dragon Hunter Knight" Rockland provided almost all of his knowledge on "dragon hunting" - Fangbeiyuan has developed a rune-bred equipment that can replace [Red Lotus] to control these red dragons.

As long as enough red dragon samples are captured, Dean Irfan is confident that the captured red dragons can be reproduced and re-entered the battlefield within 10% of the loss.

…

This massive invasion and defense war lasted until late at night and early in the morning.

The two elite battle groups of the Dark Army - [Giant Chapter] and [Dragon Rider Chapter] have been completely annihilated, and the tens of thousands of Dark Army who have been stubbornly resisting have piled up into mountains of corpses, and the blood is everywhere. The low-lying areas of the gravel plain gathered into streams, and the smell of blood even spread into Red Maple City, making it difficult to dissipate.

About 10,000 soldiers of the Dark Army fled the battlefield. Red Maple City's side court has organized a pursuit, while the church's clergy and the warlocks of the Fangbeiyuan began to clean the battlefield and recover useful weapons, equipment, materials or supplies. .

At this time, Luo Xiu, the "Bishop" of the church, was standing side by side on the city wall with the leader of the side court, "Thunder General" Albert, overlooking the messy battlefield.

The soldiers who came out of the city to clean up the battlefield all raised their torches, illuminating the battlefield shrouded in darkness very brightly. Luo Xiu turned his eyes slightly and glanced at "Thunder General" Albert next to him. His bright eyes The flames on the battlefield are reflected in his eyes, which is reminiscent of amber.

"……it's over."

After a while, Albert let out a sigh, and his eyes that had been staring at the battlefield sharply finally dimmed at this moment.

From the beginning to the end of this guard war, Albert's spirit has been tense - until now, he can finally relax a little.

"Is your arm okay?"

Luo Xiu's eyes fell on one side of his body, on his empty cuff on the left half, and asked.

His severed arm has been recovered from the battlefield by the Guards Knights, and is now sealed in a storage box made of special wood, lying on the city steps behind Albert.

"..."

"arm?"

"Hey, you're talking about this old guy."

Albert smiled, and there was a hint of age in his voice, as if he answered nonchalantly:

"This is not the first time I have experienced something like this, Luo Xiu."

"Whether it's the left arm or the right arm, they've been broken a few times."

"But they always come back fine. It's just a little bit of pain. It's not something worth worrying about."

"Speaking of which - Luo Xiu."

Albert retracted his distant gaze and said:

"This time... you did save my life, Luo Xiu."

"At the beginning, Astles, the Crow of Despair, tried to trap me with the fog of despair and drive away my 'spirit body'. You stopped him, right?"

"Also, that giant executioner. When that 'Storm Lord' Musette was about to hit me, you were the one who locked him up, right?"

"I must admit that I should thank you, Luo Xiu."

"..."

"You don't have to be so polite, Sir Albert."

Luo Xiu nodded slightly and responded to Albert with a smile:

"That's my duty. After all, even if our fates are different, we are still 'colleagues' in Red Maple City - I don't hope to get anything in return for helping you. It's just because we are like-minded at the moment."

"..."

"Haha, we are indeed of the same mind at the moment."

Albert also smiled. He was actually a little surprised by Luo Xiu's answer, but he also felt comfortable.

In Albert's past experience, he also had several contacts with the bishops of the "Holy Court".

Among them, some people admired the [Supreme], and their attitude towards Albert was flattering; some were alienated from the [Supreme], and their attitude towards Albert was almost indifferent.

And among those "Glorious" bishops - there are very few who can maintain a normal attitude towards extraordinary beings who are not destined to be "Glorious".

Because [Glory] is generally a sacred belief.

For this reason, the clergymen who are actually responsible for contacting the extraordinary beings in the two legal destinations of [Supreme] and [Intellect] are basically "priests" or "paladins", which are different from the "bishops" who are mainly in charge of the authority of the church. , "Priest" or "Paladin" are naturally closer to extraordinary beings with other fates.

Therefore, as a "bishop", Luo Xiu expressed this to Albert, which surprised Albert.

Albert originally wanted Luo Xiu to ask him for something, such as money, supplies, "epic" or even "legendary" weapons and equipment, etc.

But since Luo Xiu didn't ask for this from him, Albert didn't take the initiative to mention it.

Just when Albert finished the previous sentence and was organizing his words to ask Luo Xiu something.

He suddenly heard the plain and gentle voice of "Bishop" Rossiu Carlos next to him, coming again——

"Sir Albert."

Luo Xiu asked calmly, "Is there something you want to ask me?"

"..."

"indeed."

Albert nodded, his deep wolf-like gaze then turned to Luo Xiu, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"I do have something to ask you, Luo Xiu."

Albert said slowly, "You reminded me of some things in the past, Luo Xiu. You can also choose not to answer, and I won't do anything to you."

You won't do anything to me... Luo Xiu chewed on what Albert had just said, thinking that he shouldn't have exposed anything.

He still maintained a gentle smile on his face and responded calmly:

"Please ask, Sir Albert. As long as it is what I know."

"good."

Albert nodded.

He immediately turned around, facing Luo Xiu, and said in a hoarse and low voice:

"At the very beginning, when you were still on the city wall, when Musset raised his ax to strike at me - what was the 'authority' you used to freeze him?"

Albert had long recognized that the [Lock of Time] that Luo Xiu had activated on "Storm Lord" Musette before—that was "authority"!

"Is that what you want to ask about?"

Luo Xiu was a little surprised.

But he soon understood and responded to Albert:

"That is the 'ancient inheritance' obtained from an ancient seal - [Lock of Time]. This is indeed authority and can temporarily lock the flow of time within a certain range."

He told Albert truthfully about [Isol: Lock of Time], but deliberately did not mention the word "Isol".

"What's wrong, Sir Albert?"

"..."

"...It's an ancient inheritance."

After hearing Luo Xiu's answer, Albert nodded, with a look of relief on his face.

"Nothing, just a simple confirmation," Albert then said, "Because what you showed before - that is considered the [supreme] ability, but there are some differences."

"I don't know how to express it, but you should understand, Luo Xiu - you are a priest from Sina City, you should know what I am talking about."

Did he want to say... the previous bishop of the Church of Sina City, Bishop Alfonso Durant?

Albert also knows about Bishop Alfonso?

But he seemed to be only a middle-aged saint, and he probably had not personally experienced the "Holy War" that year...

He is worried that there will be another priest who has taken the [Supreme] destiny, using the [Supreme] authority to control the [Glory], and once again desecrating the [Supreme]?

"..."

Luo Xiu was thinking about this, and the gentle and calm expression on his face did not diminish. He just nodded lightly and said:

"I know, Sir Albert."

"That is not the [Supreme] ability, it should just be similar...and when I got it, I also saw different inscriptions from the place where I got it."

"I remember...it should be engraved with [authority]."

Luo Xiu specifically mentioned the last sentence.

"..."

"...[Authority]?"

Albert asked in a somewhat puzzled tone.

Luo Xiu didn't speak, just looked at Albert, who then fell into deep thought.

After thinking for a while, Albert said half to himself:

"I have an impression."

"There are records in ancient books in the library of the Round Table. Before the [Supreme] Pillar that we follow now ascended - in the ancient Age of Gods, there was indeed a destiny called [Authority]."

"And the [authoritative] Pillar God - the ancient dragon ancestor who symbolizes 'rule and conquest' has long been above the end of the road of destiny. He established order, prescribed laws, and created the largest establishment at that time on today's broken continent. The country that belongs to the 'Dragonborn'."

"That was still an era when gods walked the world. And after that - our revered gods, the 'Supreme Heaven', ascended to consecrate gods."

"He represents the [Supreme], which represents overriding and surpassing everything, including the [authority] established by the original ancestor of the ancient dragon."

"When the conflict reached its peak - the 'Supreme Sky' swung his sword and cut off all the laws and shackles of [Authority]. Finally, he killed the ancestor of the ancient dragon, fed on his remnants, reshaped his laws and authority, and also The destiny of swallowing up His [authority].”

"It is said that the reason why today's 'Broken Continent' is broken is that the [Supreme] annexed the miracles left by [Authority] in this world - this is the legend about the ascension of the [Supreme], and it is also the true history of God that has happened. ”

"..."

After a pause, Albert looked at Luo Xiu, his eyes shining brightly, and then said:

"And you, Luo Xiu. The inheritance you received from the ancient seal, the authority that comes from [Authority] - [Lock of Time]."

"In a sense, that can be regarded as the [supreme] authority."

"I won't say anything more, Luo Xiu. It's just a kind reminder. It's best not to use it in front of other [Supreme] people."

"You know what I mean. I want you to think carefully before using it - preferably before disaster occurs, so as to avoid the worst consequences."

"..."

From Albert's perspective, this is indeed a well-intentioned reminder.

Luo Xiu still kept a smile on his face, but there was a storm in his heart.

——The fate of [Authority]!

Although Luo Xiu had already made some guesses when he obtained the entire "Secret Realm of King Isol's Court" and saw the inscription left by King Isol, but now what Albert said made Luo Xiu finally confirm this. A guess.

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In addition to the nine paths of destiny in this world - there are only more paths that have died!

Just like [Authority]!

And [Glory], [Abyss]...the path I am walking on, does it also have a more original destiny?

What, if any, are their remnants?

Or, if from another angle -

Can I, like the "Supreme Heaven" I once did... replace the existing "Pillar God", carve out a new destiny, and become a new "Pillar God"?

"..."

Luo Xiu was thinking about this.

He had never felt that his thoughts were as active as they were now.

Until Albert's voice came, bringing him back to reality from his wandering thoughts——

"Luo Xiu?"

"..."

"……Um."

Luo Xiu's expression was still a little dazed for a moment.

He looked at Albert again, and when he met his bright eyes, the dazed look on his face gradually faded away.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Albert," Luo Xiu said with a somewhat apologetic expression on his face, "I suddenly learned too many things, and I was a little shocked."

"Really?" Albert smiled.

"When I first learned about this, I had the same expression as you."

"But let's not talk about that for now."

Albert then moved his eyes away from Luo Xiu and turned to look at the battlefield in front of Red Maple City.

The soldiers who were still cleaning the battlefield still held torches. The light of the fire reflected in Albert's eyes, as if he was seeing the starry sky hanging upside down.

"It's time for me to go, Luo Xiu."

Albert said:

"The war here has just ended. It's time for me to go back to the side court. It's time for others to report to me."

"Wait until daybreak, and I will ask Baines to count the spoils from the cleared battlefield. You can ask your clergy to come to the side court to inform you of the church's losses. I promise you, the 'side court' will provide you with all the supplies."

"..."

After saying this, Albert patted Luo Xiu on the shoulder, with an encouraging smile on his face.

"Thank you again, Sir Albert."

Luo Xiu thanked Albert.

Heartfelt gratitude also appeared on his face - in every sense, he was indeed grateful to the [supreme] general in front of him, and Albert nodded slightly in response.

Then, he turned around and left, walking down the city wall.

Under Luo Xiu's gaze, his back also disappeared at the end of the corner spiral staircase.

…

Until Albert left.

Luo Xiu is still thinking about what he said before - thinking about [Supreme] and [Authority].

But apart from what Albert said, Luo Xiu didn't know anything more. He couldn't try anything beyond his capabilities in a short period of time.

However - he can still investigate some other things based on this.

For example, are there more hidden secrets in his "Forgotten Royal Court" that have not been discovered?

Another example is the "Bishop Alfonso Durante", his suspected 'ancestor' - after he was taken away by the [Supreme] a hundred years ago, are there any other traces left in the world...

Maybe what Bishop Alfonso used to control "Glory" was not the "Supreme" but the fallen "Authority" - otherwise, Alfonso Durant, the Bishop of "Glory" How can one obtain the [Supreme] authority? It can only come from other ancient seals.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the people of [Supreme] are afraid of Alfonso, and will make the "Holy Court" hand over Alfonso Durant as the first condition...

Thinking about it this way, maybe this is what Albert wanted to remind or "warn" himself.

"..."

Thinking deeply in my mind.

Luo Xiu vaguely felt that he had indeed touched a corner of the true truth of the "Holy War" a hundred years ago that was hidden and buried in the sea of ​​history.

Although all signs indicated that Bishop Alfonso Durant should have died and disappeared from the world, Luo Xiu first removed this habitual knowledge.

He had a vague hunch that "Alfonso Durant" might still be alive, but no one knew where he had escaped or been hidden.

In this case, a trip to Bishop Alfonso's hometown - the city of Sina and the village of Casivo in Reinz Town, has become a lot more important in Luo Xiu's plan.

The formal arrangement is set after leading the players to counterattack the Dark Principality, invade Fafnir City, and kill the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice".

By that time - I should have returned to the Sina City Church again with a method or something specific that could save Bishop Fabian. At that time, he can drop by Kasiwo Village without allocating other time.

And at that time - after killing the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice", he should be ready to try to advance to the sixth level of [Glory]. If you encounter any unexpected dangers during your trip to Casivo Village, you will be able to deal with them more calmly.

Luo Xiu was thinking and planning these carefully.

After sorting out all the things he had to do in the next period of time, Luo Xiu let go of these thoughts and turned his attention back to the present——

Luo Xiu knew that what he had to do now was more clear and important than those things that would happen later.

——While waiting for the church clergy to clean up and recover the loot on the battlefield, he will settle several rewards!

The kill rewards of "Storm Lord" Musset and "Silver-Blooded Dragonborn" Quilton have been settled, as well as the mission rewards of the limited-time mission [Dark Sky Haze]!

However, before the final settlement of these rewards, Luo Xiu still had to do one last thing.

——Kill the last executioner who escaped,

——Kill "Desperate Crow" Astralis!

Only in this way, the time-limited mission [Dark Sky Haze] can be considered successfully completed.

…

Outside Hongfeng City.

In a narrow and cramped beast cave on a desolate mountain far away from human habitation.

The crooked tree next to it stretched several dry and colorless branches obliquely towards the cave entrance, and several crows landed on it, making a "caa-caa-" sound.

It was already late at night.

The moonlight with a pale blue glow flowed down, just like this, shining on the branches of the old tree, shining on the bodies of the crows-

But their feathers did not reflect the matte black luster that real "crows" should have. Instead, under the care of the blue moonlight, bursts of gray mist were released as if something was burning!

Suddenly.

The branches of the old tree began to shake violently, and the air around them was trembling unnaturally. A deep crack connected to the [Nothingness] slowly opened, and a withered, blood-foamed hand stretched out from it——

"Ah, it's out..."

A light, hoarse sigh came from behind the crack, and the hand immediately grabbed the edge of the crack and tore it open completely!

Then, a thin body crawled out of the crack.

His body was hunched, and his upper body was wrapped in black and white cloth, but most of the cloth had been broken, unable to cover the bloody body underneath.

He wore a "crying" mask on his face, but nearly one-third of it was damaged; he held a cane with a "crow" handle in his hand, but the "crow" was also shaky, and there was an obvious crack at the connection with the cane.

He was the "Crow of Despair" Astralis.

He had just escaped from the spiritual sea belonging to [Nothingness]!

For him, it was no different from a bitter journey.

The pillar god of [Nothingness], "The Snake of Void Devouring", was undoubtedly in bad taste. This time, he turned Astralis, who had escaped into the spiritual sea, into a snake and deprived him of almost all his perception.

He only felt that he could not hear any sound or see anything - there were only clusters of crimson colors in front of him, and he crawled towards the crimson colors. It was not easy for him to get out of the spiritual sea and return to the real world.

And the desolate mountain where he was now was the place Astralis had chosen in advance.

His servants - his "Gray Mist Crow" had been staying here, observing and paying attention to everything around him as his "eyes", confirming that this was an absolutely safe hiding place.

"Huh..."

Astralis finally breathed a sigh of relief after spreading his perception and confirming that there should be no danger around.

Behind him, the torn void crack, after losing the support of the content, began to slowly close, and finally disappeared.

"So, now..."

Asteres looked around, his eyes finally fell on the narrow cave entrance, muttering to himself:

"This is the border between the Red Maple City and the Principality... It's late at night..."

"'Funeral Mask'... They should have received the message from my Gray Crow."

"Now... Let's rest in this cave for a while, and wait until the morning, before going down the mountain, there should be..."

"..."

Asteres was mumbling, but suddenly, his mumbling like talking to himself stopped abruptly-

He suddenly felt that his surroundings seemed to sink into darkness, and he suddenly couldn't see anything.

He also lost all his perception, and only felt that he seemed to be falling into a deep valley, falling, and falling continuously.

In an instant.

Gray fog surged from the edge of Astlees's vision.

But that was not his fog of despair - Astreles only felt despair, he felt that all his senses - what he saw, heard, and could touch, etc., were being replaced by false reality!

At the same time - Astreles saw a more bizarre and more terrifying scene.

A completely gray slender body appeared in front of him.

It was a monster with an oval face and four eyes floating like a ghost!

There were sharp horns on his forehead, and his body was covered with gray mist. Four slender and bloodless arms extended on both sides, making a ritual-like gesture -

For some reason, Astreles felt that the four eyes on his face seemed to reveal some kind of compassion, mourning, and strong emotions.

It was an emotion more desperate than despair.

Fear began to rise in Astreles' heart inexplicably.

He did not know the reason for his fear, just like some kind of instinctive throbbing.

At the same time.

A sharp but not harsh voice entered Astralis's ears:

"...I came to mourn the dead."

"I am sad and hungry..."

"..."

The monster in front of Astralis - the 'mourning' monster let out a dry, thin groan, and its lips moved:

"Are you a corpse or food?"

...