Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

"The Curse Curse was breached? And the Curse Binder Haziz was killed?"

"Grand Inquisitor" Baines looked into the distance in surprise. A "Royal Guard Knight" behind him just brought him good news.

At this time, the "War Knights" led by Baines had almost wiped out the "Orc Berserkers" of the Dark Vanguard. But they also paid a painful price for this. Nearly forty "War Knights" and three "Royal Guard Knights" died in the battle.

While several leaders of the Berserker Corps were still making the final resistance, "Throne Knight" Frosa was fighting fiercely with nine "Bloodthirsters" of the triple fate of [Red Lotus]. After Baines harvested the last enemy, he could immediately go to support Frosa and end the melee over there.

After that, he could lead the "Royal Guard Knights" and "War Knights" to the inner battlefield together with Frosa. As long as the "executioner" Afatak, the enemy leader, is killed, victory can be completely secured!

Baines thought so, and he took a last look at the location where the "curse curtain" was broken, then drove his warhorse, dragged the red sword, and galloped towards Frosa.

...

Another battlefield.

Luo Xiu and the clergy of the church were clearing out the remaining "cursers". After the death of their "leader" Haziz, some of the cursers chose to flee, and some stayed, meaning [lost] martyrdom.

The remaining part of the cursers was still resisting stubbornly. They dispersed their formations and shot out waves of light containing rich curses at the clergy, leaving new traces of erosion on this already messy land.

But the cursed light waves they shot at the clergy were soon swallowed up by the golden light. The holy light group of "annihilation" had floated from all directions, bloomed, and swallowed their figures.

Although there were still casualties among the clergy, the losses suffered by the "Spellcaster Corps" were much greater. After Haziz's death, the spellcasters were just a bunch of scattered sand. Without the main spellcaster to control the spell array, they could no longer cause any large-scale casualties to the clergy.

Among the stubbornly resisting spellcasters, several "favored ones" with triple fates blocked Luo Xiu's way to the camp.

In an instant, several shining golden lightning and fire fell on their heads, replacing Luo Xiu's pre-war greetings.

The bodies of the two "favored ones" who were closer were blown to ashes on the spot. The favored ones in the outer circle were intercepted by other clergy before they really blocked Luo Xiu.

Anthony, the "Grand Shepherd of Purification", swung his golden warhammer and smashed it on the head of a follower; and the giant sword in the hand of Pamier, the "Grand Knight of Judgment", also burst out a rich and sacred glow, turning into a sword blade and slashing at the follower in front of him!

——Boom! Boom! The dazzling golden light immediately engulfed this local battlefield, and a dense scarlet light mist was faintly drawn out of it. The "followers" who originally tried to stop Luo Xiu turned into a fierce battle with the "deacons" of the church!

Listening to the dense sounds that kept coming to his ears, Luo Xiu did not delay for too long, but rode the "Golden Pegasus" Pegasus straight out of this battlefield and galloped towards the heart of the dark vanguard camp.

On the way, he swung the Scythe of the Moon Cutting and chopped down a dozen dark soldiers, and the tent of the "executioner" of the dark vanguard was now in front of him.

——He will go straight to the tent of the "executioner" Afatak!

At this time, only two of the enemy's four "quadruple fate" leaders or commanders remained on the battlefield.

"The Curse Binder" Haziz has been killed, and the real insider "Guillotine" Bagri has also been "teleported" back to the Lost Royal Court according to Luo Xiu's instructions when no one noticed, and has withdrawn from the battlefield.

The remaining two "quadruple fate" extraordinary people - "Beast Tamer" Klauer has not appeared yet, and the "Executioner" Afatak, as the "President Leader", must be in the big tent of the central army or on the hillside viewing platform where he can overlook the entire battlefield.

At this time, launching a beheading on "Executioner" Afatak, the worst case scenario is to face two "quadruple fate" extraordinary people at the same time!

This is an opportunity that Luo Xiu cannot miss.

Luo Xiu's eyes are deep. He rides the "Golden Pegasus" and quickly breaks through the many blockades in the inner layer, and is about to reach the largest tent.

At the same time, he spread out his "spiritual" perception and began to analyze the intertwined and complex spirituality in the air, looking for the location where the "executioner" Afatak might be.

He didn't spend much time looking for it, and a surge of spirituality on the hillside soon attracted Luo Xiu's attention.

It was a heavy and powerful spiritual surge, and it was emitting strong spiritual pressure without restraint. From the perspective of "spirituality", it was like a huge rock standing firmly on the steep hillside.

"... Is that the "executioner" Afatak?"

Luo Xiu murmured, and his mind was thinking about other things at the same time, "According to the information that Bagli passed on to me, the "executioner" Afatak should be a giant. And the spiritual surge he exudes is indeed in line with the temperament of a "giant"..."

With this thought, he immediately turned the direction of driving the "Golden Pegasus" and rushed towards the hillside that was emitting surging spirituality in his perception.

...

"Lord Luo Xiu, the church's 'high priest', has already penetrated deep into the enemy's territory, Lord City Lord."

"He has indeed created an advantageous situation for us."

On the high slope behind the Red Maple City military formation, on the balcony of a watchtower, a knight covered in armor spoke to Lord Nelson in a high-pitched and hoarse voice.

"Yeah, I saw it."

City Lord Nelson nodded, with a deep dark light floating in his eyes. He looked at the distance where Luo Xiu was, then at the battlefield where "Grand Inquisitor" Baines was, and said slowly:

"Master Luo Xiu of the Great Sacrifice, does he want to take this opportunity to behead the enemy's president, the 'executor' Afatak..."

"I think Lord Baines should have noticed this."

"The priests of the church have now basically completed the elimination of the 'Spell Master Legion', and our battle knights in the side court have also killed all the orc berserker warriors."

"After that, the extraordinary beings from the church and the side court will follow the path created by Master Luo Xiu and penetrate into the enemy's hinterland. That will be their last line of defense."

"..."

"I hope so." The knight nodded, and the armor around his neck made a sharp sound of iron scraping, accompanied by his equally sharp and hoarse voice:

"Lord Alfan and Lord Eureka from the Monument Courtyard are all ready."

"If the enemy sends out the 'Giant Legion', the adults of Fangbeiyuan will dispatch."

"Well, that's good." Nielsen nodded in response, but his frown did not relax, but frowned tightly.

"I don't know why, but I always have an ominous premonition..."

Lord Nelson said in a low voice: "I always feel that something bad will happen."

"……never mind."

He no longer pursued the source of this ominous premonition, but returned his attention to the battlefield in front of him.

"I hope nothing will go wrong at this last moment..."

After a pause, Lord Nelson said slowly:

"Victory is already close at hand."

…

--boom! The war hammer fell from Anthony's hand, and the "favored one" in front of him suddenly spattered with blood.

Looking at the beloved who had a skylight on his head, he fell limply to the ground. After a convulsion, he stopped moving. Anthony then raised his hand to withdraw the war hammer and said slowly:

"This is the last one."

"..."

It took about twenty minutes for the priests to wipe out the legion of spellcasters of the Dark Vanguard Army and all the spellcasters who remained on the battlefield and resisted.

Pamière, as well as other priests with dual destiny, gathered towards Anthony's position, and Anthony quickly counted the number of casualties.

One of the "deacons" failed to arrive. He had fallen on the sand of the battlefield not far away.

That was the priest who belonged to the "Missionary House", the "Fire Priest Shepherd" Graydon, who died together with an enemy's "Beloved" under the siege of two favored ones.

In addition to Gradton, six other priests with "second destiny" died. The surviving clerics removed their corpses from the corpse piles on the battlefield.

"Now, the holy colleagues of the 'Mission'. Going to recover the bodies of the slain priests is not their rightful destination."

Anthony's expression was gloomy. He put his hands in front of him, forming a triangle shape, and prayed in a low voice.

"...May their souls go to the eternal kingdom of heaven."

Palmier and other clergymen also silently surrounded the bodies of the slain clergymen and followed Anthony with a simple prayer.

After that, the six "missionary" priests were responsible for transporting the bodies of their compatriots to the rear of the battlefield. The other priests continued to penetrate deeper into the enemy's position.

Their "presiding over the great sacrifice" has opened up a path for them.

Following the guidance of the remaining sacred spirituality, Anthony, Palmier and other priests entered the hinterland of the enemy's camp without encountering any obstacles.

At this time, they were filled with sadness and their anger towards the enemy had reached its peak.

In the hearts of all the clergy, "hatred" burned their chests like fire.

The final battle lies ahead - this is what the priests thought in their hearts.

Now, their common and greatest desire is——

Behead "The Executioner" Afatak and then return in triumph.

Go back to Red Maple City and the church.

A sacred and solemn memorial ceremony was held for their fallen clergy colleagues.

…

As the priests continued to penetrate deeper, there was a battlefield behind them.

The soldiers on both sides of the main battlefield were still fighting fiercely, but the war in the extraordinary realm had basically decided the winner.

"Grand Inquisitor" Baines and "Knight of the Throne" Frosa have now wiped out all the orc berserkers of the "Berserker Legion" of the Dark Vanguard Army.

Because their leader "Guillotine" Bagri did not appear from beginning to end, this made Baines and Frosa feel a little lonely in the previous battle.

——Especially after they learned that the church "hosted a grand ceremony" and killed the enemy's fourth-level destiny "Binder" Haqiz, they felt even more itchy and unbearable.

"Guillotine" Bagry did not appear, which allowed Baines, Frosa and the knight army led by them to perform an almost one-sided massacre of the Berserker Legion. In the end, their "bloodthirsty" couldn't last long under the hands of Baines and Frosa, and completely drowned in the abyss of death.

"The external obstacles have been completely removed." A deep voice came from under Frosa's visor.

The "Great Inquisitor" Baines beside him nodded, rode his warhorse to Frosa's side, and said:

"Well, the situation on this battlefield is already very clear. Then, together with the clergy of the church, we will kill into the enemy's belly..."

Before Baines finished speaking, he suddenly heard a huge explosion.

-Boom! ! ! ! !

That was the explosion coming from the west side of the battlefield, belonging to the control area of ​​the Black Vanguard Army.

Baines' pupils shrank, and he subconsciously looked in the direction of the explosion.

In Baines' memory, there was only a dense coniferous forest there, but it was not the selected battlefield-the ground there was muddy and slippery, and the vision was blocked by overlapping obstacles. It was not suitable for large legion battles at all, which was the same for both sides of the decisive battle.

More importantly, that place was not the only way for the two armies to fight, and the terrain and the size of the forest were not suitable for laying a large number of ambushes - it was not a good place for military strategists.

But now, a huge explosion came from the coniferous forest!

In Baines's vision, he first saw several thick black smoke rising from the coniferous forest.

Then, a huge flame that could set the whole prairie on fire rose high into the sky, and fine sparks splashed and scattered like a volcanic eruption.

The high-rise fire dyed the already dark sky a striking red, and reflected the sea of ​​fire in the battlefield and the accumulated blood, which reminded people of the real purgatory.

- It was an extraordinary forest fire!

Baines looked at everything in front of him in confusion, and for a moment he couldn't figure out what the enemy wanted to do.

But before he could figure out the answer in his mind, his senses had already sensed that something was wrong.

He first smelled the pungent smell of a large amount of gunpowder after the explosion, and then the smell of incomplete burning of trees.

And mixed between these two smells, there was also the smell of blood, a very strong smell of blood!

This is not normal, absolutely not normal... Baines thought.

He looked around subconsciously, but found that Frosa and the knights they brought from the "Border Court" were all stunned, staring at the forest in the distance in astonishment.

Not only them, but also on the outer battlefield, the soldiers of the Red Maple City and the Black Vanguard Army who were originally fighting seemed to have forgotten the ongoing battle and looked at the strange, molten hell-like scene in the distance.

After that, everyone heard even more weird and dense noises.

It was as if countless wild beasts were running away from the sea of ​​fire, and they gathered into a tide of beasts, rushing towards the battlefield unstoppably!

No, that was not "running away"... Baines quickly rejected his idea.

That was "foraging"! The spiritual perception he exuded had already sensed the hungry, manic, and bloodthirsty breath from the creatures that emerged from the forest.

He was rarely a little panicked. This development was beyond his expectations, and he could not help but be several times more cautious than usual.

After a moment of thinking, he changed his primary goal at the moment, and then drove his warhorse towards the direction of the forest.

"Throne Knight" Frosa and other knights from the border followed Baines.

Until the two rows of knights followed Baines to the edge of the battlefield, they finally saw the real scene in the sea of ​​fire.

In their field of vision, the only "commander" who had never appeared from beginning to end, "tamer" Klauer, who belonged to the fourth destiny of the Dark Vanguard Army [Red Lotus], appeared in front of them.

It was a dwarf wearing spotted animal skin, riding a four-legged monster with blood all over his body and red eyes.

It was a three-headed "hyena", but it had no fur on its body, and its bloody flesh was exposed, with large burn marks on it.

The six eyes on its three heads were all scarlet, and its sharp canine teeth were covered with disgusting yellow dirt. Saliva was constantly dripping from its jaws, and it exuded an extremely hungry, manic and bloodthirsty breath.

It was undoubtedly a "monster", but its breath was much darker and deeper than that of ordinary monsters!

And just behind the "tamer" Klauer, above the horizon in the sight of Baines and the knights.

More and more "stars" with a scarlet color rose, from dozens to hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands!

They were all "hyenas" with no fur on their bodies and exposed flesh and blood! They just stared at the "food" waiting to be hunted opposite them from a distance with greedy and bloodthirsty eyes, as if they could no longer suppress their natural impulses.

"...Go, children. Poor children who have been hungry for a long time."

"Beast Tamer" Klauer suddenly spoke, his voice seemed to contain some strange power, and then he said calmly:

"Go tear their skins, devour their flesh and bones, and lick their blood."

"This is... the feast prepared for you by your loving father, the benefactor of rebirth!"

-Aohouhouhouhouhou! The moment Klauer's voice fell, a series of joyful roars suddenly broke out in the tide of "hyenas".

Then, the first pair of scarlet eyes crossed the horizon, followed by the second, the tenth, the hundredth, and the thousands.

They surged in like a tide, and as their bloody claws and feet trampled the earth, Baines could vaguely feel that the earth was shaking with uneasiness and fear.

That was undoubtedly a disaster—a real disaster! They will ignore the enemy or themselves and devour all the fire objects in their path, rushing towards the city behind the battlefield with insatiable hunger!

"They...really released something quite extraordinary..."

Baines looked deeply at the crimson tide on the opposite side, and the sword in his hand simultaneously burst out with an unprecedented red luster.

"Get ready to fight...Frosa."

"That doesn't look like a 'friendly' enemy...but we have no choice."

Baines sighed and ordered to Frosa and the knights behind him:

"——Go through the beast tide and kill the 'beast tamer' first!"

"That's our next goal - the first and only goal."

"Remember, behind us is the empire's territory."

"——We have no retreat."

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