Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

Something happened to Rockland...? Luo Xiu's expression tensed up instantly.

He quickly browsed through the new mission content, and his expression became more and more subtle.

The guard in front of him had completed the identity verification at this time, returned the badge to Luo Xiu, and made way for him.

Luo Xiu took it casually and walked towards the church in a daze.

"Rockland" is dead, and such news was revealed in [Hidden Mission: Filthy Wail].

And the one who killed Rockland was "Executor" Koros and his subordinate Black Fang.

This is a very bad situation... Luo Xiu fell into thinking.

"Executor" Koros also intervened too early, which Luo Xiu had never expected.

Luo Xiu did have a guess that the "Executor" and their minions would deal a huge blow to the official forces of the Nolan Empire at a certain time, but it would not be now, and the Alchemy Academy should not be the target.

In the previous invasion, the "Original Sect" attacked the church, while "Blood of Thorns" attacked the Alchemy Institute.

In such a chaotic situation, the "Executors" should aim at the [Supreme] Law Office, so as to maximize the results of the war.

However, "Executor" Koros did not take any action until he launched a surprise attack on Rockland, killed him, and took away "Side's Notebook" from him...

What is their purpose in taking the notebook? As the "Executor" of the [Bitter Tea] Five-fold Fate, what is the significance of Koros wanting to get "Side's Notebook"?

Luo Xiu was a little confused and thought about these questions over and over again.

But he did not get a reasonable answer quickly, so he put it aside for the time being and began to think about other questions.

Back to Rockland, according to Luo Xiu's original plan, "Rockland" is a chess piece that can attract the firepower from "Blood of Thorns" so that he can grow safely into a strong enough chess piece.

From this perspective, "Lockland" did a good job of covering up Luo Xiu, allowing him to be promoted to the fourth level of destiny safely. "Lockland"'s mission was over.

However, it was obvious that other eyes had noticed him. After "Lockland" died, it would most likely be his turn next.

"...Fuck."

Luo Xiu's heart was full of national essence, and he began to analyze his current situation closely.

Luo Xiu clearly remembered that in the hidden mission [The Stained Wail], it was stated like this...

--The "Black Fangs" will eventually find you.

This is indeed possible, and it will happen.

Luo Xiu knew that there were traces of his connection with Lockland.

"Said's Notes" was handed to Lockland by himself, and he even tore off a few pages of it on purpose.

But the problem happened here-as a [Intellectual] sorcerer, Lockland could not use "divination" or "prophecy" to detect anything wrong, but their opposing destiny [Lost] could easily do such a thing.

However, there are many "Lost" fortune-tellers who were exiled to the country of crime in the "Executioner".

Even for that group of fortune-tellers, they only need to master the "medium" to ask the great mother a question - who gave the note to Rockland.

This is a relatively close connection, so the "Lost" fortune-tellers can get some answers similar to "revelation".

For example, it is confirmed that the person who gave the note to Rockland is a "priest", and his vague appearance can be obtained, and his approximate location can be grasped.

"... Tsk." Luo Xiu shook his head, and his eyes became deeper.

However, this is not a big crisis for Luo Xiu.

Since he was promoted to the fourth level of destiny, Luo Xiu's strength has made a qualitative leap. He deeply understands one thing - he is different from "Rockland". If the enemy really comes to him, he can fight even if he is facing the "Executioner" Koros.

The enemy's understanding of him is definitely not as clear as his understanding of him. Luo Xiu knew that this was his unique advantage.

While thinking about how to deal with it, Luo Xiu also walked to the main entrance of the church.

...

Sina City Church, the inner courtyard of the church.

In the place of the Holy Judge.

Priest Leonard, holding the application for leave in front of him, remained silent for a long time.

His expression was a little complicated. This was the first time that "Holy Judge" Luo Xiu Carlos asked for leave. If it was normal times, Leonard had no reason to refuse this application.

But it was obvious that the church was now facing frequent external troubles. Leonard's tightly furrowed brows exposed his inner entanglement.

"... Luo Xiu, you said you wanted to apply for a vacation of about half a month to one month."

Priest Leonard, he finally spoke: "But, you should know that the current situation of the church and even the Holy See is not optimistic..."

"That's why, Master Priest."

Luo Xiu said with a serious face: "In Sina City, we have solved two difficult enemies. 'Blood of Thorns' has no foothold in Songyuan Territory, and the 'Original Sect' has also been severely damaged in the foundation of Sina City."

"Therefore, this is a rare and good opportunity for our Sina City Church to recuperate."

"..."

Leonard listened to Luo Xiu's impassioned speech and did not give any response.

He only heard Luo Xiu continue to say, "However, Master Priest, you should know."

"We should not indulge in this comfort. Being among the people and saving them from suffering is the meaning of our preaching."

"And, this may be my path."

"..."

Priest Leonard raised his head and looked deeply at the young priest in front of him.

"...I understand, Luo Xiu."

Priest Leonard nodded slowly and said:

"I approve your application, but I can only give you 20 days of vacation. You must come back before October."

This is Leonard's exceptional permission, and it is also his bottom line for Luo Xiu's adventure.

...

Take the application signed by Leonard, Luo Xiu left the church.

Twenty days of vacation... This should be enough.

Luo Xiu thought.

It is a relatively correct choice to leave the church and Sina City before the enemy really takes action against him.

This will prevent the enemy from truly confirming Luo Xiu's true identity, and can transfer the risk to the main city of Songyuan, instead of becoming a constraint in Sina City.

While thinking this, Luo Xiu had walked out of the church block, walked to the Triumphal Square, and returned to the White Antelope Hotel.

After quickly packing up his luggage, Luo Xiu came to the front desk and prepaid the rent for the next month to the girl on duty.

After that, he did not go to say goodbye to Anthony, Pamier and others, but left Sina City silently with Intis alone and embarked on the journey to Songyuan Main City.

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Dark Principality, border.

Fafnir City, in the blood cave deep underground.

At this moment, the Lord of Blood Sacrifice was still immersed in failure and was in a low mood.

The inability to recover the "two-faced puppet" was a heavy blow to the Lord of Blood Sacrifice.

This means that he will not be able to reduce his pain through the two-faced puppet when he is "bitten" next time, and he will once again face the hell of being unable to live or die.

Once or twice is bearable, but if this continues, the Lord of Blood Sacrifice knows that sooner or later he will lose control, his body will completely override his soul, and he will become a monster in his deformed soul cage.

Then, at this moment.

The Lord of Blood Sacrifice suddenly received the spiritual transmission from the "Executioner" Koros.

"..."

The Lord of Blood Sacrifice was silent for a while, and connected with Koros's spirituality.

"——'Lord of Blood Sacrifice'!"

Koros's sharp voice suddenly sounded in the Lord of Blood Sacrifice's ears like thunder.

"Because of your 'plan', 'Dusk' will be delayed indefinitely, and even the 'Ancestor Bishop' of the original sect has paid the price of death."

"You really should reflect on yourself, Lord of Blood Sacrifice. You are the main reason for this failure!"

"..."

The Lord of Blood Sacrifice silently endured Koros's scolding, and did not respond.

After the reprimand of "Executor" Koros stopped, the Lord of Blood Sacrifice finally said in a deep voice:

"I admit that this is indeed my mistake."

"...But your minions are not hurt at all. What we have is only the annihilation of our "Blood of Thorns" and the death of a bishop of the "Original Sect."

"But...are you really naive to think that the people on the side of the Theocracy are our friends? Isn't the death of one of their bishops a gain for us?"

"...Heh."

"Executor" Koros suddenly laughed sharply, "Just treat it as such."

"But...I'm not looking for you this time just to hold you accountable. This should be Fafnir's job, not mine."

"...Then what are you doing?" The Lord of Blood Sacrifice asked in a puzzled tone.

"Actually, I still remember what you said before."

Koros chuckled, and then said: "I have solved the problem for you about Rockland, the 'generalist' of the Alchemy Institute of Sina City."

"I hope you are a smart person, Lord of Blood Sacrifice, you should understand what I am saying."

"..."

When Koros said these words, it was visible to the naked eye that the air around the Lord of Blood Sacrifice seemed to be twisted suddenly, forming slightly chaotic ripples.

"Lord Koros." The Lord of Blood Sacrifice made a puzzled tone and pretended to ask: "So, what do you want to say?"

"I didn't expect that Lord of Blood Sacrifice...what you want to get back from Rockland is actually such a thing." Koros said jokingly.

"..."The Lord of Blood Sacrifice was silent, but soon, he suddenly said: "What do you want me to do?"

"It's very simple." Koros replied.

"Lord of Blood Sacrifice, I want you to agree to a few conditions. When everything is settled, I will return the thing intact to you."

"...You say it." The Lord of Blood Sacrifice replied calmly.

Seeing that the Lord of Blood Sacrifice showed a submissive attitude, Koros was very satisfied.

He then threw out his conditions to the Lord of Blood Sacrifice:

"First, Lord of Blood Sacrifice. I hope you will betray Fafnir and truly follow me instead."

"..."

"...Okay." The Lord of Blood Sacrifice nodded and agreed.

"Secondly, within two days, I want to get all the detailed information about the conflict between you, Thornblood, and Rockland of the Alchemy Institute."

"...I will try my best to satisfy you." The Lord of Blood Sacrifice said vaguely.

"Third, this is also the last request."

Kros paused for a moment and said slowly:

"I hope you can tell me what is the correct way to use this thing you have hidden."

"..."

This time, the Lord of Blood Sacrifice suddenly fell silent for a long time.

The conversation between him and Kros fell into a strange stagnation.

"...Okay."

Until the Lord of Blood Sacrifice, he took the lead in breaking the silence and said to Kros:

"When everything is over, I will tell you everything you want to know."

"Very good." Kros nodded with satisfaction.

"I am very happy that you have such an understanding, Lord of Blood Sacrifice."

Kros smiled and said, "I hope you remember what you said today."

- Squeak.

The Lord of Blood Sacrifice, he suddenly felt that there was a slight disorder in the spiritual transmission between him and the "Executioner" Kros.

Then, he could no longer feel Kros's breath, and the "Executioner" unilaterally cut off the link.

"......Heh."

"So, the 'two-faced puppet' has come into the hands of Koros."

The Lord of Blood Sacrifice, he suddenly smiled contemptuously.

"Koros...how dare you say such words to me..."

The spirituality of the Lord of Blood Sacrifice suddenly rose, emitting waves of cold and bloody breath.

"Just keep the sacred object well, Koros."

"Thank you for telling me all this..."

"When everything is over, I will kill you myself and take back my puppet..."

"..."

...

In a hidden camp in Songyuan Territory.

"It's a bit unexpected, Lord of Blood Sacrifice..."

"Executioner" Koros, he was flipping through the handbook in his hand, with a sinister smile on his face.

Although Koros didn't know what was recorded in this handbook, he could still clearly feel the "taboo" breath emanating from it.

That was definitely a very dangerous thing.

And in Koros's cognition, this taboo was undoubtedly a power that could be used.

"It's just that this is a product of [Intelligence], and a large part of it is missing..."

Koros murmured, while his fingers gently stroked the pages of the notebook, and his thoughts drifted to the sky.

Every time he touched the notebook, he would always feel a headache for no reason.

This also made Koros more certain that this notebook must contain some unknown forbidden power.

"..."Koros thought deeply about this.

He did not intend to tell other people about the information in the notebook, especially those related to [Intelligence].

This was out of trust considerations, and the extraordinary people of [Intelligence] could not be trusted. The [Intelligence] believers who had an intersection with their executioner were a group of lunatics from the "Hidden Omniscient". Koros knew that they were a group of lunatics who were truly in a state of madness.

Since the Lord of Blood Sacrifice had hidden it for so long, he should know the correct way for extraordinary people who were not [Intelligence] to use it.

Koros made such a judgment.

Therefore, the first step for Koros was to strike at the Lord of Blood Sacrifice.

This was a naked threat, but also an olive branch. Perhaps, Koros could also kill the "CEO" Fafnir through the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" and replace him.

Even if the Lord of Blood Sacrifice told him what was really recorded in this codex.

Koros knew that he would not actually return the codex to him - he had a complete advantage over the Lord of Blood Sacrifice, and he was the one who led the Lord of Blood Sacrifice by the nose.

In any case, for Koros, he could get a lot of benefits.

Koros thought so.

However, the problem now was that -

this codex was incomplete!

The incomplete codex might be that the Lord of Blood Sacrifice or Rockland still had the other half... They also knew the value of this codex, so this was also a kind of insurance.

But before, Koros did not reveal this to the Lord of Blood Sacrifice.

Judging from the reaction of the Lord of Blood Sacrifice, he seemed to be unaware of the "incomplete" codex.

That was Rockland, who had hidden part of the codex...

Koros' eyes flickered, and he was making his inferences in his mind.

And at this moment.

"Lord Koros..." A voice sounded from the side, interrupting Koros's thinking.

Koros raised his head, and right in front of him, stood a man wearing a misty cloak.

The cloak covered his face, and Koros could not see his appearance clearly.

But Koros knew his identity clearly.

That was the "Fallen Prophet" who was exiled by the Theocracy and had a [Lost] fourfold destiny.

"...Lord Koros, I have divined it."

The "Fallen Prophet" said hoarsely, and then he raised his arm and drew a complete circle in the air.

In that "circle", a blurred picture gradually emerged.

It was a clergyman in a priest's robe, riding a post horse, galloping across a desolate Gobi Desert.

Then, the scene in the "circle" changed and became a prosperous city.

A gleam of light flashed in Koros' eyes, and he recognized where the city was.

That was the Songyuan Territory where they were, the largest and most prosperous city - Songyuan Main City!

The picture slowly dissipated at this point, and the hoarse voice of the "Fallen Prophet" came at the same time, saying:

"Lord Koros... As you can see, this is the revelation given to me by the Great Mother."

"... Well." Koros nodded, and then he ordered the prophet in front of him:

"Continue divination, I want to know more."

"... Everything is subject to your will."

The Fallen Prophet bowed slightly, and then stepped back.

"Songyuan Main City... Clergy?"

After the Fallen Prophet left, Koros murmured alone, chewing on the vague information:

"Could it be that the Holy See... The Archbishop of Songyuan Main City was also involved in this matter?"

"... In any case, it is still worth trying."

As if he had made some kind of decision, Koros suddenly stood up and walked to a deserted place with his hands behind his back.

After walking a distance from the camp, the air around Koros suddenly produced a series of slight distortions.

"My minions..."

"Executioner" Koros suddenly said to the empty air in front of him:

"Go to Songyuan Main City and bring back what should belong to me."

"..."

In front of Koros, the air suddenly trembled violently, as if responding to his order.

After a moment, the tremor disappeared.

The "Black Fangs" had received Koros's order and carried it out faithfully.

"Very good..." Koros smiled.

He had begun to imagine the scene when he would recover the "incomplete" part of the notebook in the near future.

By the way, he could also take this opportunity to test the reaction of the "Holy Court" to this...

A broken and cruel smile appeared on Koros' face.

He was ready to welcome his minions back with a victorious attitude.

This would be a victory for only him.

Koros thought so confidently. He turned around and headed back to the camp.

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