Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

It wasn't until Holdwell finished transcribing that he heard a quiet voice coming from behind:

"Your handwriting is beautiful, Mr. Hodwell."

A hand stretched out from Hodwell's neck, went straight to the paper with confidential notes on the table, and picked it up in front of Hodwell.

"...!"

Holdwell was stunned. He suddenly felt a chill behind his back and looked back suddenly.

But he saw nothing - all he could see was the wall reflected in the dim light, and the shadow on the wall was trembling with his movements.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a faint golden light.

His whole body immediately "floated" - a huge, irresistible force was lifting his neck into the air, just like lifting a puppy.

"I know, you are a 'Sequencer', right? I'm very interested..."

The voice then came from behind Hodwell's ear, "Come with me, Mr. Hodwell. You seemed to have mentioned 'Velino' just now? Tell me more, I will not abuse you. of."

"..."

"Who...are you...?"

Hodwell made a hoarse voice. But because his neck was completely strangled, it was very difficult for him to speak and his voice was broken.

However, before he could hear what the "intruder" said to him, he suddenly felt that his consciousness began to sink, and his senses quickly dulled and drifted away, until he could neither see nor hear anything.

The moment before Hodwell's consciousness completely disappeared, he suddenly felt cold.

He realized that he had been "forced" to leave Lacey Manor and the villa.

As for where he will be taken, Hodwell can no longer think more.

…

Bank of El Dorado.

Two cloaked figures immediately appeared at the door of the bank.

Next to them, there was a large sack supported on the wall. It was bulging inside, as if it contained something heavy.

Luo Xiu walked up to Intis, lifted the sack with one hand, and then said to Intis:

"Just like before, you wait here. If anything unusual happens, notify me immediately."

"Understood." Intis pulled his wide hood and nodded.

She then quickly disappeared into the nearby landscape forest, and her figure quickly disappeared into the shadow of the city.

Luo Xiu picked up the sack of "Hodwell", looked at the closed door of the bank that was closed today, and flipped it in lightly.

Standing in the courtyard, Luo Xiu looked up——

As expected, on the third floor of the bank's main building, the window belonging to the "president" office is still lit, and the "delusional mask" President Qiao Dewen has not rested yet.

Luo Xiu quickly drew up a route in his mind. Luo Xiu's "Mark of Dominance" was connected to Fenrir at this time, so he picked up the sack containing "Hodwell" and quickly blended into the shadows.

The sneaking in the dark environment went quite smoothly, and Luo Xiu quickly led Hodwell through the wall of the bank, to the interior of the bank building, and went straight to the third floor.

His footsteps were silent and did not attract the attention of some night-time employees in the bank. He quickly arrived on the third floor and stood in front of Qiao Devin's office.

"Dong, dong", Luo Xiu grabbed the mouth of the sack with one hand, knocked on the door twice with his free right hand, and then turned the handle.

The door to Qiao Devin's office was not locked, so Luo Xiu opened the door and stepped in.

But he didn't see Qiao Devin at first glance, but saw the colorful mist that filled the entire room——

Just inhaling the faint mist, Luo Xiu immediately felt a sense of fainting. The scenes he could see in front of him began to unnaturally change and distort. This sense of unreality gradually became stronger, as if it was about to transform. for truth.

...Is this President Qiao Devin's means of self-protection? Luo Xiu couldn't help but guess, he immediately turned his spirituality to block his perception, and at the same time said softly but clearly:

"It's me, Luo Xiu Carlos. Mr. Jordan, I have something to ask you."

As he spoke, he reached out and took off his hood at the same time, completely revealing the face of "Roseux Carlos".

"..."

In the thick fog, Luo Xiu seemed to hear the sound of relief. The thick fog gradually faded and dissipated. The distorted reality began to fade away quickly, and the feeling of fainting was completely withdrawn from his mind.

The scene in the room finally returned to the scene that Luo Xiu was familiar with - a set of simple office desks and chairs, solid wood bookshelves, tea tables for guests and three sofas... but Qiao Devin was still nowhere to be seen.

The next moment, the voice belonging to "Qiao Devin" came from above Luo Xiu's head:

"I'm a little nervous, please forgive me, Your Excellency Bishop."

"You know, no matter what my identity is openly or secretly, there are always some people who have bad intentions towards me. I must always be on guard against them."

Luo Xiu raised his head and saw Qiao Devin clinging to the large chandelier on the ceiling, half of his body half visible blending into the surrounding scene.

...like a chameleon clinging to a chandelier.

But Qiao Devin's face was not "hidden" and he was making a somewhat apologetic expression towards Luo Xiu.

"I understand you."

Luo Xiu smiled and nodded, "Me too."

When Luo Xiu responded to him, Qiao Dewen jumped down from the chandelier. There was no sound when he landed, and then he patted the fine dust on his clothes.

"That was the 'Dream Mist' just now, which will make people see some hallucinations and gradually want to fall asleep."

Qiao Dewen smiled awkwardly and said, "But for saints like you who have the 'Fivefold Fate', it will at most make you feel dizzy... Don't worry, it won't leave any sequelae."

"So..."

Qiao Dewen walked to the door, closed and locked it, turned to face Luo Xiu, and asked nervously: "Mr. Luo Xiu, what do you want me to do this time?"

After Qiao Dewen asked this, Luo Xiu lifted the sack in his hand.

"You are the 'delusional pseudo-face' of the [Nothingness], Mr. Qiao Dewen." Luo Xiu said with a smile, "I know that you are very good at manipulating 'memory' and erasing 'memory'."

"And in this sack, there is a cultist who tried to disrupt the order of Songyuan City. I need you to help me interrogate him, and then erase his related memories, as if nothing happened."

"So..." Qiao Dewen's face showed a solemn expression.

After learning that the person in the "cloak" was Luo Xiu, Qiao Dewen had already noticed the sack beside him.

After a little thought, Qiao Dewen asked:

"What level of extraordinary person is he? I sensed the spirituality surging in the sack."

"The fourth level of destiny." Luo Xiu answered him, "Don't worry. I can put it in the sack and bring it here. At least the person you "interrogate" will not be a saint."

"...Okay." Qiao Dewen nodded, "It's just the fourth level of destiny... It's not difficult to grab his memory."

After Qiao Dewen agreed, Luo Xiu pulled the sack and untied the rope tied to the mouth of the sack.

The mouth of the sack was opened with a "whoosh", and the person inside was still in a state of fainting and flowed out of the sack.

The person was wearing soft armor with fine scales and a delicate red brooch on his chest, which symbolized a noble identity...

When Qiao Dewen saw who was in the sack, his pupils shrank instantly, and the whole person stood up with a "swish".

"——The Supreme Throne Knight?"

"——You tied up a Supreme Throne Knight?!"

Jodewen screamed.

Then, as if he felt that his voice might be too loud, he subconsciously lowered his voice and even had the urge to cover his mouth with his hand.     He began to regret that he agreed to Luo Xiu too early...

When talking about "cultists", Qiaodewen's mind was full of [Red Lotus], [Lost] and even his own [Nothingness]... He never thought that the person in the sack would be a [Supreme]!

Qiaodewen's eyes suddenly became strange.

Sensing Qiao Dewen's strange gaze, as if he was the "cultist", Luo Xiu remained calm and said to him:

"That is indeed a [Supreme] throne knight, Mr. Qiao Dewen."

"But his true identity is a 'order killer' - as I said, he tried to subvert the original order of Songyuan Territory. I want to know who his superior is."

"..."

Qiao Dewen was silent.

He looked at Holdwell lying on the ground, then looked at Luo Xiu, and sighed slowly.

"I understand."

"Help him to the chair, Luo Xiu. Then... tell me his name."

"..."

"His name is Holdwell, 'Fire Copper Knight' Holdwell Aminos."

Luo Xiu answered Qiao Dewen, and then, as Qiao Dewen said, he "pulled" Holdwell out of the sack, pulled up his limp body, and helped him sit on a reclining chair.

To be on the safe side, Luo Xiu took out a special rope from his bracelet and tied Holdwell to the chair inside and outside for more than ten circles.

Watching Luo Xiu's smooth operation, Qiao Dewen's brows, which had just been relaxed, gradually frowned again.

He was too skilled... so skilled that Qiao Dewen was scared.

After watching Luo Xiu tie Holdwell up, Luo Xiu clapped his hands and sat back on the guest sofa.

"Okay, Mr. Qiao Dewen." Luo Xiu looked at Qiao Dewen and said with a smile, "You can start."

"..." Qiao Dewen, who felt his forehead was black, stood up and walked behind Holdwell.

Holdwell was still in a state of unconsciousness, and was completely unaware of everything around him.

Qiao Dewen then raised his hands and gently pressed his palms on the temples on both sides of Holdwell's forehead. He lowered his head, and his eyes were filled with a misty light like white mist.

"——Snake God is above."

Jodwen chanted a prayer belonging to [Nothingness] in a low voice:

"——I dedicate the essence of his memory to you."

"——Analyze the foggy and dreamy memory layer by layer."

"——The memory of this person, belonging to 'Hodwell Aminus'."

"——Put it on your plate like a delicacy."

"——I hope to see it, like a dream bubble."

"——I hope to use it to fill the void of your existence."

"..."

Jodwen prayed, and the white mist in his eyes surged more and more, and the outline of his body gradually precipitated white mist.

Hodwell, who was lightly pressed on the temple by his palms, gradually sat up and opened his eyes.

There was also mist rolling in his eyes, but it was not white mist, but black mist.

Like Qiao Dewen, the black mist rolling in Hodwell's eyes became thicker and thicker, and wisps of black mist were gradually being pulled away from the outline of his body.

Luo Xiu, who was sitting on the guest seat, was calmly watching the changes in front of him.

Until the white mist and black mist from Qiao Dewen and Hodwell gradually intersected and compatible, Qiao Dewen turned to look at Luo Xiu and said:

"Please ask questions, Mr. Luo Xiu."

"If you want to get the answer to the question, let this 'throne knight' answer you in person."

"Yes." Luo Xiu nodded, and his eyes fell on Hodwell.

"Fire Copper Knight" Holdwell, he was still unconscious at this time, but the memory in his mind was forcibly "opened", and now he was a puppet who knew everything.

Luo Xiu then looked at him and asked word by word:

"As the [Supreme], are you tired of order and have become one of the 'order killers'?"

"...Yes." Holdwell answered vaguely.

"Are you ready to subvert the order of Songyuan City and are you ready for it?"

"...Yes."

After asking these two experimental questions, Luo Xiu looked at Qiao Dewen and looked at the reaction on his face.

Qiao Dewen nodded, but did not speak, but he was less worried after all.

So, Luo Xiu then asked Holdwell:

"Who do you plan to secretly pass the confidential document you copied earlier to?"

"... I plan to have someone... pass it to... the 'Hidden Omniscient' lurking in Songyuan City... and the 'Torch Party', 'Sacred Fire Worship Group'... 'Strangling Hand', 'Assassin Alliance'..."

Hodwell named more than a dozen secret organizations in a row.

Luo Xiu wrote them all down, and then asked:

"What is your plan?"

"... We plan to start a riot in Songyuan City when Marquis Bakar leaves... Songyuan Territory... and kill all the [Supreme] people who belong to the 'Order'..."

Hodwell said intermittently: "At that time... we 'Order Killers' will establish a new order... and we... who have truly 'transcend' and 'usurp', will be noticed by the Supreme Heaven, and I will be able to... get a chance to 'promote'..."

"I can become... a knight of the Divine Seal! I will become a saint... I will have more..."

Even though he was unconscious, when he said this, Hodwell's face showed a strong fanaticism.

"Order Killer" has been deeply rooted in his mind, and Luo Xiu also silently wrote down everything he said.

"Then, tell me." Luo Xiu then asked Holdwell:

"Who else is the same 'order killer' as you in Songyuan City?"

"...There are also 'Inquisitor' Qinoning Louis, 'Iron Knight' Kandel Fellos..."

"Qinoning Louis and Kandel Fellos..." Luo Xiu silently recited their names and memorized them, and then asked Holdwell the last question he wanted to know:

"Tell me, who is your 'upline'?"

"...It's Lord Velino."

Hodwell answered honestly:

"Lord Velino Bakar..."

"He is...the illegitimate son of Lord Marquis."

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