Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

The next day, early morning.

The front door of the Glory Church was already filled with residents who came to "purify the filth".

Just the day before, after receiving Luo Xiu's order, the head of the mission, Maiyev, went to Main Street and Mawei Street to make routine church notifications to the residents there.

——"Possibly a curse from pagans", this news immediately caused panic among the civilians. Although Luo Xiu estimated that the number of cursed people was around a hundred at the time, the number of residents who actually came to the church at this time was three times that number, and the road in front of the church was already blocked by people.

At this time, the door of the church had not yet been opened, so the residents who came were waiting anxiously and expectantly, and from time to time there were whispers from the crowd.

At seven o'clock in the morning, steady footsteps came from behind the gate. Click, click, the sound of the door shaft turning was faintly heard from both sides of the door, and the church door finally slowly opened.

The two guiding priests walked out from behind the door, and the residents who had been waiting for a long time immediately surrounded them.

"We heard from a Lord Paladin that we may have suffered the curse of death!"

A resident in the front row anxiously shouted to the clergy guide: "Please...please the adults of the church save us! Save us..."

"Please save us..." The residents behind also shouted to the two priests at the same time. They invariably raised their right hands and placed their left chests lightly, paying non-standard sacraments to the guiding priests. .

"Please don't be anxious, residents of Red Maple City."

The guide priest then calmed the crowd and said: "Our high priest will hold a 'purification' ceremony for everyone. There is no need to worry, everyone can be saved."

"That's great! Ahem, great..." A middle-aged woman with a somewhat pale face had a look of hope on her face, "Then when can we get that Lord's salvation..." "

"That's all right now, please come with us."

One of the guides nodded and said: "Master Daji is ready. Please follow me into the church. Remember not to make any noise, look around, or touch things."

After explaining this, the two clergymen bowed lightly to the gathered residents, and then turned and entered the church. The residents followed them and filed into the church.

Out of fear of the death curse, the residents who entered the church made almost no other unnecessary sounds except for footsteps and very quiet whispers. Now they are full of awe of this [glorious] church, and what this awe shows is piety.

The clergy led the residents into the church, to the inner courtyard, and towards the altar of the statue of Xuyu.

Soon after, the residents saw several clergy figures wearing golden or white robes standing under the huge statue.

These clergymen stood around the altar and nodded, and in the middle of their faces, that is, in the center of the altar, stood a man wearing a gorgeous white gown.

He seems to have a respected status among the clergy, and the light aura exuding from him is completely different from that of ordinary clergy... This has allowed many residents to guess that he is the "chief priest" of this church. ", is a big shot like "Bishop"...

Immediately, pious expressions appeared on the faces of the residents, and their pace quickened, and they soon arrived in front of the altar.

They finally saw clearly the appearance of the "officer" of the church. He was a gentle and restrained young man with handsome features. His gold-embellished eyes were full of compassion, and the way he looked at everyone contained compassion.

However, after seeing the appearance of the "officer" clearly, the residents felt a faint worry - the officiant was too young... In the residents' impression, the Holy Court Church's The youngest of the priests and bishops is already in his thirties, and the "officer" in front of him looks like he has just grown up...

However, the residents did not voice these concerns, but there were a few faint sadness on their faces.

"Well... you did a good job, Maiyev."

"Chief Priest" Luo Xiu noticed the expressions on the faces of the residents under the altar. But he did not expose these, he just smiled and said gently to a clergyman in front of the altar.

Mayyev responded without changing his expression: "Thank you for your praise, Lord Luo Xiu. This is just my duty."

Luo Xiu nodded slightly, then his eyes left Mayev and returned to the residents in front of the altar.

"Death Teller" Gray, the death curse he planted in advance in order to satisfy the "external death", indeed many of them are buried in the residents in front of him... Luo Xiu thought to himself, and at the same time, he The residents carried out detection one by one and carefully distinguished the differences in their respective status bars.

Sure enough, in the "Status" column of many of them, the status entry "Moderate Death (1d13h)" was lying quietly on the panel.

On average, for every five residents Luo Xiu detects, one is truly cursed. The number of cursed residents in front of him is about sixty, and there are still many truly cursed people who have not yet arrived.

After almost identifying the status of the residents in front of him, Luo Xiu ended the detection. At the same time, he smiled kindly and said gently to the residents in front of the altar:

"The curse of the pagans has caused your compatriots to be stained with black filth. With the holy light above, I will purify the impurity for you and return the pure light to you."

After speaking, Luo Xiu immediately raised his right hand, and a ball of light emitting pure radiance began to condense in his palm.

Strands of pure white light silk gradually appeared from it and lingered around the light ball; the pure power of purification was also cultivated from it, exuding reassuring and warm power.

At a certain moment, the light ball in Luo Xiu's palm began to glow with dazzling white light layer by layer, and the purification power contained in it had reached fullness.

He then raised his right hand, his expression became sacred and solemn, and he prayed solemnly:

"——Please listen! I pray that the remaining fire of the sun will destroy the impurity;"

"——Please give me your grace! I pray for the pure light to purify the filth!"

"..."

While Luo Xiu was praying, the pure white light ball in his palm rose into the air and slowly floated to the heads of the residents.

At the next moment, the light group began to expand rapidly, and wisps of pure white light escaped from it, surrounding and covering the bodies of everyone around the altar.

After Luo Xiu finished casting the "Pure Glow", he lowered his arms and looked at the changes in the residents in front of him calmly.

Wisps of pure white light penetrated the bodies of the residents back and forth, and the cursed among them began to emit black smoke that exuded a deep and ominous atmosphere.

That was the "death curse" planted by Grean. They were plucked out from the residents, and fragmented, disintegrated, and restored to their original state of immaterial spirituality.

These residents who were cursed felt as if something that had been stagnant for a long time was slowly being extracted from their bodies, and the blood in their bodies began to flow happily, which made them feel extremely happy all over their bodies. Light and comfortable.

The residents who were not cursed, but only had the uncomfortable symptoms that Maiyev mentioned, were gradually relieved and cured of those symptoms under the pure light. Their bodies turned healthy, as if they had aged several years younger in just a few minutes.

Looking at the reactions of the residents in front of the altar, Luo Xiu already understood that the "purification of filth" ceremony held for them this time was considered a success.

It wasn't until the last cursed person was expelled from his body in the form of a black mist that Luo Xiu took back the realm of "pure radiance".

The white light lingering around slowly dissipated, and the residents came back to their senses from the previous "purification" enjoyment. The doubts and worries they had when they looked at Luo Xiu had disappeared, replaced by the look in their eyes at this moment. Full of piety.

"My compatriots, I have cleaned up the filth for you. There is no need to worry about the curse coming again. I will give equal protection to everyone in a moment."

Luo Xiu said to the residents in front of the altar. He raised his hands at the same time, with a solemn and pious look on his face, and solemnly praised:

"——Praise for a moment!"

At this time, many residents who had personally experienced the warmth of "Glory" bathing, raised their hands together with Luo Xiu, the "host of the ceremony", and praised in unison:

"——Praise for a moment!"

"Of course, we should praise you even more, respected Lord 'Daji'!"

"It was you who purified that terrible curse for us. We witnessed with our own eyes that wisps of black smoke were pulled out of the body..."

"Praise you! Great Priest of the Church! You have given us a second life..."

The residents who were bathed in the purifying light expressed their heartfelt thanks and praise to Luo Xiu. Luo Xiu just waved his hands and responded to them in a humble manner:

"My compatriots, this is just my obligation and mission as a priest of the church. Of course, I also sincerely thank you for your praise and support. The light will protect you for a long time, and I hope you will always be bathed in the holy light."

After saying this, Luo Xiu looked at Mayyev and said to him: "Mayev, I need to deal with the subsequent affairs. You lead the priests of the 'Mission' to escort the residents Let’s go back. After that, I need you to go to Main Street and Mawei Street again, so that all the cursed residents can come and be purified.”

"I understand, Master Luo Xiu." Mayev nodded in response.

After that, Luo Xiu walked down the altar under everyone's gaze and left in the direction of the Holy Office.

It wasn't until Luo Xiu's figure completely disappeared from the end of the field of vision that Mayev turned around and said to the residents in front of the altar:

"Master Dajie still has matters to deal with, so I and other priests will escort you all away. On behalf of the church, I would like to thank you for your trust, and I sincerely hope that you can maintain this trust in the future."

After saying that, Maiev and other clergymen led the residents out of the inner courtyard in an orderly manner, walked out of the church door, and returned to their respective residences on Main Street and Mawei Street.

In the meantime, Maiyev listened carefully to the discussions as the residents left. "I didn't expect that the high priest of the church would be so young." "Although that gentleman is young, his sacred attainments seem to be no less than those of other priests." "I didn't expect that such a high-ranking figure would hold a ceremony for us in person. Purification rituals" and other sounds were heard endlessly, and Mayyev wrote down these words carefully.

…

Inner courtyard of Glory Church, Holy Office.

Luo Xiu had just completed the purification ceremony for the residents, and then returned to the core "office".

Luo Xiu was very satisfied with the reaction of the previous residents. This means that the church has truly "penetrated the hearts of the people" for the first time, and as this incident develops, people's faith will become even more concentrated.

Solving as much as possible the remaining effects of the curse of "Death Teller" Grain will not only ensure the stability of society, but also a must-have move to truly gain public recognition.

After this first wave of residents had been purified, they would be able to build a good reputation for the church when they returned. After that, there will be a second and third wave of residents to undergo purification, which can minimize the casualties caused by Grean's death curse.

But this still cannot completely purify all instant death curses, and there will inevitably be a very small number of people who are cursed and eventually die. In the haste, the church was unable to locate them quickly, and someone would die as a result. This was a result that had to be faced.

But Luo Xiu felt calm about it. He had asked Maiyev to issue a warning to the residents of the cursed place. If they ignored this warning, their death would be doomed. This was through no fault of their clergy, who had done their duty.

Luo Xiu thought this, and he walked into his "bishop's room" at the same time and began to deal with the affairs of the day.

About three hours later, a clergyman entered the Holy Office and conveyed the news to Luo Xiu that the second group of residents had gathered in front of the altar. Luo Xiu then stopped what he was doing and went to the altar again to perform a purification ceremony for the people.

In this way, from morning to night, Luo Xiu held a total of six purification rituals. And his panel detection of the residents showed that he had removed the curse from one hundred and thirty-two residents.

The number of people was more than Luo Xiu expected, and after presiding over six purification ceremonies, Luo Xiu also felt a surge of fatigue. After maintaining the operation of the purification field for a long time, even if Luo Xiu's mana tank is considered deep, nearly two-thirds have been consumed at this time.

As for the last wave of residents who came to seek purification, there were only a few thirty people, and there was only one true cursed person among them. The further you get to the back, the more people there will be who have no real symptoms of the curse and are just coming to join in the fun. The meaning of holding the purification ceremony is no longer great.

Luo Xiu then asked the priest on duty to close the door of the church, and the busy day was over. He then went to his residence, lay down on his bed and slept until dawn the next day.

…

Two days later.

The Glorious Church, the High Priest's Residence, and the Council Hall.

In the morning, Maiyev, the chief officer of the "Missionary Office", arrived at the high priest's residence early to report the latest information to Luo Xiu.

"I will report two things to you, Lord Luo Xiu."

Mayyev reported to Luo Xiu:

"Just the night before, the residents of Lane 3, Mawei Street, heard several extremely sad wailing sounds."

"The residents then rushed to the house where the wailing was coming from. The situation was urgent. They then broke open the door of the house and saw a very horrific scene."

"A horrific scene?" Luo Xiu sat upright, with a solemn expression on his face.

"Yes, a horrific sight."

Mayev nodded and said: "They saw four corpses, with countless bloody spikes pierced from the inside out. Rot flies kept flying out and circling from their eye sockets, ears, mouths and noses, and they The exposed skin was already rotten and covered with maggots.”

Just thinking about the scene made me feel sick to my stomach... Luo Xiu imagined it for a moment, then frowned and said, "That must be a curse... What 'Death Teller' Grayn left behind was not completely Cleanse the curse."

"I think so." Mayev nodded again and continued, "The resident who came to inform me about this also told me that the four deceased had actually received our warning."

"However, they dismissed it and thought it was just a trick used by the church to defraud holy donations. Until the last moment, they were still joking with their neighbors and said: 'If I am really cursed to death, Mrs. Nago will do it for us. Those who shed tears will also give us a beautiful funeral."

"The same situation happened in the residential area of ​​Main Street at almost the same time. Five residents of Main Street suddenly died suddenly, and their death conditions were the same as those of the four deceased on Mawei Street. It was suspected that they were both cursed. die."

"And they did receive our warning, and their neighbors can testify for us. But they didn't believe us, thinking that the so-called curse was actually a fabricated panic, which ultimately led to such a tragedy."

Mayev's face was a little sad, as if he was mourning and blaming himself for these victims.

Luo Xiu was speechless for a long time, just looking at him quietly. After a long time, he patted his shoulder gently and said: "There is no need to blame yourself, Mayev. We have done everything we can, and if we still can't save lives, it is because of stupidity." It’s about bias, not about us.”

"...Sigh." Maiyev sighed and said, "I feel guilty. As a paladin, I cannot protect the sins of innocent people."

"However... it is precisely because of this that the residents who came to the church to undergo the purification ceremony felt sincerely happy when they learned that some residents had actually died due to the curse, and they supported us even more."

"Some of them came to the church early in the morning to participate in the worship. Residents with some savings also donated a lot to the church. My subordinates reported to me that there were about 2,000 gold coins."

"Well... I know." Luo Xiu nodded.

After listening to Mayev's report, Luo Xiu finally put down the big stone hanging in his heart. The remaining curse on the 'Death Announcer' Grion was over.

He then asked Mayyev, "What about the second thing?"

"The second thing..."

Mayyev organized his words and said, "The second thing is that Lord Nelson has come to the church again and hopes to meet you in person."

"He told the guiding clergy that he heard from the 'Border Court' that you solved the matter of 'Death Announcer' Green. He is deeply grateful for this and hopes to express his sincere gratitude to you again."

"It's Lord Nelson... I know."

Luo Xiu nodded and said, "Let him in, and let the guiding clergy take him to the reception room to wait. I will go to see him after I finish dealing with the remaining files."

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