Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

"I understand." The weak expression on Luo Xiu's face faded slightly and he said, "I will take a short rest and then go look for our comrades."

After Luo Xiu finished speaking, "Glory Knight" Olivia nodded, then turned around and jumped into the deep chasm not far away.

Luo Xiu then sat down on the relatively smooth stone surface, breathed a long sigh of relief, and at the same time prayed for the holy healing spell.

After applying several healing spells to himself to get himself out of the "severely injured" state and into a moderately injured state, Luo Xiu opened the panel again and conducted a more detailed examination of himself.

In the panel, the "Golden Pegasus" Pegasus had died in the previous explosion.

But due to its racial characteristics of "glow beast", it will not really die, it just needs a certain amount of time for resurrection and some sacrifices for resurrection summoning.

This is also the reason why Luo Xiu recalled Tatiya, Fenrir and Wuye in advance, but did not recall Pegasus... It is one thing to ride it to run faster and suffer less damage; The reason why Luo Xiu is relieved is that it will not really die.

Pegasus died for the first time, and it took three days to resurrect him. There was also a sacred material of "epic" quality as a sacrifice. These were all small problems... Luo Xiu thought to himself.

This should be considered a work-related injury in the Holy Court. After he returns to the main church and reports to Archbishop Sid, he can ask the archbishop to reimburse him...

While Luo Xiu was planning this, he then moved the panel down to his [Status] column.

He always felt that the power of the previous explosion was unusual, and when the "polymer golem" exploded, he seemed to have been hit by a scarlet ray.

In addition to the physical injuries, something seemed to have been invaded into his mind... His brain was throbbing faintly at this time, like a worm squirming inside, sucking at his brain.

Moving to the [Status] column, he saw the cause of his mental discomfort——

[Taboo infection·Deep ignorance (cannot be purified, 173h, 36min)], [Deep ignorance (abnormal deepening, 23h, 48min)], [Deep ignorance (abnormal deepening, 1]...

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As expected, there was something dirty in his [Status] panel. It might be the explosion of forbidden knowledge hidden in the explosion, or it might be the forbidden infection hidden in the scarlet ray of the polymer golem.

[Taboo Infestation·Deep Obscuration], this is an abnormal state that cannot be purified. Its effect is to reduce the "wisdom" attribute of the owner of this state by 20%, and there is a certain probability of deepening it every 1 minute, which is the owner of the state. Added a new [Deep Obfuscation] state with random duration.

Luo Xiu knew that the "Hidden Omniscient" did have similar attack methods, which was to "stuff" taboo knowledge directly into the brains of normal people in some way, thereby achieving the purpose of making them insane, in the spirit and even the soul. weaken the other side.

At worst, it can disgust the other person for a while. In Luo Xiu's mind, it is very similar to the experiment he did in the early days - directly using the "Abyss Sacred Code" to dirty people's eyes.

Luo Xiu didn't know how long he had been unconscious in the explosion... He now saw that he had three abnormal states of [Deep Ignorance]. Under the reduction of the "Resistance" attribute, his "Wisdom" attribute was also reduced due to this. The three abnormal statuses have been reduced by about 20%.

He did feel that his thinking was obviously sluggish, and this state was likely to deepen every minute.

"..." This time, Luo Xiu experienced firsthand the feeling of being contaminated by "taboos".

He then raised his arm, and a bright golden holy seal light pattern appeared on the back of his hand, and the light pattern of the [Divine Annunciation Holy Seal] flashed rapidly in it.

Luo Xiu then put the back of his hand against his forehead, and the Holy Seal of [God's Report] was completely targeted at himself!

The outline of his body was suddenly coated with a layer of bright golden light, and the pure white "angel" phantom quickly condensed behind him. He held a white rattle and shook it slightly above his head.

He looked at Luo Xiu with pity, and uttered an ancient divine message that did not belong to humans:

"——You will be baptized!"

After the archangel announced the [divine announcement], his figure slowly disappeared, but the light surrounding Luo Xiu's body did not fade away, but became more intense.

He felt warm - as if he were in pure white fire, but he didn't feel hot.

In a daze, the creeping feeling in his mind gradually disappeared. What was reflected in the panel was that the colors of the three "deep ignorance" abnormal status entries gradually faded and finally dissipated.

Luo Xiu felt that his mind had become much clearer as a result, and he had returned to his original normal state.

And the [divine warning] has not disappeared yet, and is still acting on Luo Xiu——

In addition to the three states of [deep ignorance], he also has another non-[brilliant] buff state at this time.

It was the status "Mark of Dominance" that came from the specialty "Domination of All Spirits". It was originally applied to Wu Ye, but it gradually dissipated with the effect of [Divine Annunciation].

For Luo Xiu, this is even a side effect of the [Divine Admonition] Seal imposed on himself... but it's okay. This Seal of Authority only locks the status bar for one hour, and then he can add new seals to them. .

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After purifying his hidden abnormal state, Luo Xiu stood up from the ruins and dusted himself off.

The "Glorious Knight" Olivia, who had contacted him before, had gone down to the depths of the ruins, so Luo Xiu fulfilled his previous agreement and went deep to find his "comrades".

The originally secret Black Crystal Factory has now been blown upside down.

Amid the thick smoke, the former Black Crystal Factory is only a mess. The dome used to cover and hide no longer exists. Among the ruins, the prototypes of the puppets, various machines and alchemical vessels are now just fragments and residues scattered on the ground.

When he came to the ruins of the peripheral factory, Luo Xiu saw the scattered limbs and arms, and the scarlet color painted on the ruins, which was unbearable to look at -

Those were the "slave workers" who were in the peripheral factory before. The "spiritual vision" did not capture the color of any living things, most of them were completely dead.

The air around was filled with the smell of sulfur and burning. Luo Xiu followed the location in his memory and went down to the deepest part. He saw from a distance another "Glorious Knight" Krull who was searching.

Next to Krull, on a relatively smooth broken stone surface, the "Glorious Knights" Gulanbato and Hader, who were covered in mess, leaned there and gasped heavily.

They were also covered in blood, but they looked similar to Luo Xiu before. At this time, they had taken the healing potion prepared with holy water to stop the deterioration of their injuries.

They also saw Luo Xiu from a distance, and their faces showed surprise and relief.

Luo Xiu walked towards them, and Gulanbato waved to him.

"You're okay, Luo Xiu, that's great... cough cough."

Gulanbato greeted Luo Xiu, then coughed twice, coughing out a ball of black pus and blood.

In Luo Xiu's panel detection of him, he was indeed seriously injured... but the injury was of a lighter type among the serious injuries, and there was no danger of further deterioration.

And his [Status] column also had the abnormal status of [Forbidden Infection·Deep Ignorance], but it did not deepen the new [Deep Ignorance], which was due to Gulanbato's own high "resistance".

"I'm fine... You should rest first. Where are Richester, Evans and Adele?"

Luo Xiu half-crouched down and cast a healing spell on Gulanbato, making his pale face slightly rosy.

"Evans and Adele should be fine... Olivia is looking for them."

The "Glorious Knight" Hader beside Gulanbato responded to Luo Xiu. Luo Xiu looked up and saw that his condition was slightly better than Gulanbato.

Luo Xiu also cast a healing spell on him. Had nodded, thanking him, and then frowned and said:

"... The most dangerous person now is Bishop Richester."

"He was closest to the center of the explosion before, and he is the most vulnerable among us... I am very worried about him."

"I will go find him." Luo Xiu nodded and responded.

"Then you and I will act separately." Krull looked at Luo Xiu and said, "I will search in the east, and you will go in the west. Please."

The west side of the ruins... That is exactly the direction where the "Shelter of the Sky Lake" gathers to protect the gravel dwarves... Luo Xiu thought about it, and he saw Krull had stood up, stepped on the broken stones of the ruins, and went deep into the ruins in the east.

After settling Gulanbato and Had, Luo Xiu also stood up and searched in depth on the west side of the factory ruins.

Along the way, he opened the "Spiritual Vision" and tried to find the spiritual color belonging to Richester, but before he found Richester's trace, he had already arrived at the place where the "Gravel" dwarves were placed before.

The door and half of the building of that hidden room were completely destroyed by the explosion, leaving only the other half crumbling in the ruins, with short, fat and thin dwarves lying in a mess inside.

Thanks to the protection of the "Shelter of the Sky Lake" barrier, the dwarves of the "Gravel" tribe were not seriously affected. Except for the four dwarves with only two fates who died in the explosion because they were too fragile and located at the edge of the barrier, the remaining 39 dwarves survived the explosion.

It's just that they have some injuries on their bodies, and their minds are more blurred due to [Taboo Infection]. Even though such a terrible disaster happened before, they seemed to be unaware of it, and they still stared at the air with dull eyes.

Luo Xiu gathered them together again, used "group healing" on them to stabilize their injuries, and then temporarily placed them in the current room and continued to search for the whereabouts of "Illuminator" Richester.

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Twenty minutes later, Luo Xiu and the "Glorious Knights" Olivia and Krull who were in charge of the search passed by each other several times and exchanged the progress of the search. They found Richester, who was dying, in the deepest and most remote corner.

The bishop of "Illuminator" was closest to the center of the explosion at that time. He was directly blasted a hundred meters away, and his waist and abdomen were pierced by a thick and sharp steel bar.

His bishop's robe was already riddled with holes, and most of it was stained with turbid blood. He had already lost consciousness, and his face was as sickly as gold paper. Every unconscious breath was accompanied by a wisp of black blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"The Illuminator" Richester, he was the one who was truly on the verge of death... Luo Xiu and Olivia, who discovered him, did not dare to neglect him and gave him emergency treatment.

Olivia is a Brilliant Knight with "Great Blessing of Enlightenment" as her second profession. She and Luo Xiu cast several healing spells for Richester, and only then pulled Richester away from the state of near death.

But Richester's condition is still not optimistic - he is most affected by [Taboo Infection], and the deepening [Deep Ignorance] has been superimposed eight times, and Richester's "resistance" is not high, and his "wisdom" attribute has been almost annihilated by 80%.

If this [Taboo Infection] is allowed to deepen, when Richester's "wisdom" is completely wiped out, he will become a real "mentally retarded", and it will be difficult to save him, and he will drool even if he is cured...

But Luo Xiu has already used the holy seal of [God's Announcement] for himself. To completely purify the [Taboo Infection] on Richester, he can only send him back to the main church first, and let the archbishop or other bishops holding the [Holy Seal of God's Announcement] treat him.

Luo Xiu then pinched the "Purification" light ball and first purified three layers of [Deep Ignorance] on Richester, stabilizing his condition.

Afterwards, Olivia supported him and went to meet with Gulanbato, Hader and others. The "Glorious Knights" who were one healed and two injured escorted Richester and returned to the direction of the General Church.

Luo Xiu went to find the "Glorious Knight" Krull, and found Adele and Evans, one seriously injured and the other slightly injured. After giving them emergency and simple treatment, Krull escorted them first and left the ruins of the battlefield first.

Before leaving, Krull told Luo Xiu:

"Please, Luo Xiu. I have to take them back first. Please go find Raymond and help him escort the 'Hidden Elder' Baberon back."

Escort Baberon... Luo Xiu recalled that when he just woke up, Olivia of the "Glorious Knight" had told him that the "Hidden Elder" Baberon had been [imprisoned] by Raymond...

But his condition was very bad at the time, so he didn't think much about it. Now that Krull mentioned Baberon's name again, Luo Xiu nodded slightly and promised him:

"I know, I will go to meet Bishop Raymond, you can rest assured."

Since Krull said so, Baberon is probably still alive, and he can just go and check his situation and retrieve "Side's Notebook" from him...

After Luo Xiu agreed, Krull nodded.

Afterwards, under Luo Xiu's gaze, Krull turned around, supported Adele with his left hand and Evans with his right hand, and limped back with them towards the main church.

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