Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

Lord of the city, Rodif, he is indeed related to the people of the "Ancient Hermitage".

At this time, Rodif was holding the secret letter tightly, pacing back and forth in the room, muttering something.

"The spirit-follower was attacked... The "hermitage" is also unreliable..."

"My disease... Then my disease..."

"..."

Suddenly, when Rodif came to the door of the room, he stopped walking.

He opened the door of the room and walked to a fireplace holding the letter.

He casually threw the letter of the "Ancient Hermitage" into the blazing fire in the furnace.

Then, Rodif turned around and walked to another bedroom.

What he didn't realize was that when he threw the letter into the fire.

A wisp of black mist had entered the interior of the fireplace along the black smoke of the charcoal fire.

"Fog Night" faced the burning flames, and the obsidian beak rescued the letter with carbonized edges from the fire, and then flew away from Rodif's mansion.

…

Red Maple City—Glorious Church.

When Wu Yefei returned to Luo Xiu, it was already dawn.

Luo Xiu took the secret letter and read the contents.

[To Lord Lodifu——]

[…]

[The plan of the “Hermitage” encountered some obstacles. Those “cheap sacrifices” did not go as expected. Because the operation went smoothly, they continued to go deeper…]

[We sacrificed two compatriots in vain, and the arrangement of the “Killing Cage” did not play any role. And the “Spirit Descendant” Lord Starro was also seriously injured by the backlash of the “Wandering Spirit” because he could not satisfy the flesh and blood desire of the “Wandering Spirit” who surrendered in advance…]

[But this is the price we have to pay for seeking ‘loss’. This is the proof of our devout faith. None of us is afraid of death, just as moths are not afraid of flames...]

[Therefore, the "Hermitage" hopes that you can delay time as much as possible, until we really find the "ancient seal" or until the "Spiritual Descendant" Lord Starro recovers...]

[Please rest assured that this defeat is due to Lord Starro's miscalculation of the situation. You will still be our closest friend...]

[After we kill those sacrifices and "melt" their souls into the key to open the seal, we will allow you to embark on the "lost" fate as agreed, and give you the secret of regenerating the "root of life"; the Mother Goddess will bless you and let you "live forever" from now on...]

[...]

[——"Elementalist" Alonso (code name three)]

...

"'Killing cage'...'Cheap sacrifice'..."

Luo Xiu chewed on the key words he extracted from the letter.

Luo Xiu was familiar with the term "Killing cage".

This is a kind of "curse" ritual that requires specific conditions to trigger and is highly controlled. It seems that this kind of thing is lurking deep in the "hermitage" base.

And the "cheap sacrifice" should be directed at their Holy Judge...

Luo Xiu fell into deep thought.

He has clearly seen that the relationship between Lord Rodif and the "Ancient Hermitage" is not just a "one-night stand".

The purpose of the "Ancient Hermitage" is still closely centered on the "Ancient Seal".

Their usual way of breaking the seal is also sacrifice, but unlike the [Red Lotus] who often massacres the entire village, they are more inclined to "sacrifice the souls of extraordinary people".

Because the "spirituality" of extraordinary people is more "plastic" value, and killing an extraordinary person is less likely to attract attention than killing a thousand civilians.

"Holy Judge" is the "extraordinary sacrifice" chosen by this group of [Lost] believers.

Because the "Holy Judges" who are responsible for handling "supernatural events" and "judging heretics" in the "Holy Court" are very ordinary in the entire supernatural world.

Even if they will attract the attention of higher-ranking people in the "Holy Court" later, by that time, the "Ancient Hermitage" will have already fled.

And the fundamental purpose of the false alarm reported by Lord Rodif is not to deal with the so-called "heretics".

He just wants to trick the "Holy Judges" to kill them.

As for the purpose of "Lordif Lord".

From the letter, we know that he wants to join the fate of [Lost] and become supernatural, so as to grow the "root of life" again.

——That is the legendary "chicken talk"...

Luo Xiu does not know what Rodif has experienced, but he probably does not have that function.

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And this kind of pain can only be completely healed through the means of [Red Lotus] or [Lost].

[Red Lotus] - Replace yourself with the oregano of the monster; [Lost] - pray to the "Mother Goddess" for the gift of life regeneration.

Rodif chose the latter, and therefore chose to cooperate with the "Ancient Hermitage".

"..." Luo Xiu's expression froze for a moment.

It was the first time he saw such a fresh and unworldly reason for wanting to join the extraordinary.

...

Generally speaking, if the investigation reaches this level, Luo Xiu can apply for the whole team to return and explain Rodif's guilt to the "Supreme" person in the Law Office.

But Luo Xiu did not intend to do so.

In his mind, he re-established a spiritual link with "Fog Night".

The raven returned to Rodif's mansion with the secret letter in its mouth.

At this time, Lord Rodif had fallen into a deep sleep. Fog Night came to the room where Rodif had been wandering before and stuffed the secret letter back into a thick book on the golden nanmu table.

...

The dawn has arrived.

Pamier walked out of the room early. She was wearing heavy paladin armor, wielding a greatsword in the courtyard, and practicing her daily routine.

Connor leaned against the trunk of a fir tree, squinting his eyes and taking a nap.

After staying up all night, Luo Xiu came to the fountain of the "Valkyrie Statue" in the courtyard, scooped up a handful of clear water to wash his face, and forced himself to refresh himself.

The three people had reached a tacit understanding at this time, and they all looked at Captain Anthony's room.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, rustling footsteps came from Anthony's room.

——Creaky, Anthony's room door opened.

Anthony, who thought he had gotten up early, was immediately startled by three contemptuous looks.

"Everyone got up so early..." Anthony smiled and tidied his clothes at the same time.

"Let's go, let's go to the City Lord's Mansion."

...

When Anthony led the entire "Holy Judge" team, crossed the main street of Hongfeng City, and came to a four-story building in ochre red.

The manor fence outside the "City Lord's Mansion" isolated Anthony and others from the outside.

The entrance, which should have been guarded, was completely unmanned at this time. Only a thick black iron chain locked the fence door to express that the mansion "refused to see guests" at this time.

Anthony didn't say much, but silently took the silver-glowing steel-forged war hammer from his back.

The golden mist emanated from Anthony's right hand, and from his arm to the war hammer, complex and fragmented golden patterns gradually appeared, and a layer of misty "holy flame" was diffused.

Then, Anthony raised the war hammer and smashed it down on the iron chain!

——Dang! ! !

The iron chain broke along the point where it was struck, and the broken ends, with orange-red gold flowing on both sides, emitted hissing black smoke.

"We can go in now," Anthony said.

"Before we actually meet Rodif, he still has time to make up a reasonable explanation..."