Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 233 Assassination
The next day.

Red Maple City Church, Glorious Church.

In the high priest's residence, Luo Xiu just received a routine call from the "violent swordsman" Bagli, and learned that Bagli and two other "fang heads" had arrived at the dark military camp outside the Red Maple City.

The "Executioner" Koros is about to arrive, and Bagli, "Shadow Warrior" Bode, and "Curse Binder" Haziz are the "vanguards" sent by Koros to investigate. This is the entire lineup of high-ranking extraordinary people who are reinforcing the Dark Principality.

At the same time, Bagli also reported another important piece of information to Luo Xiu - about the vanguard of the "Dark Principality" entrenched outside the Red Maple City, which was led by the "Executioner" Afatak, whose profession was a "Storm Warrior" with the fourth destiny of [Bitter Tea].

Afatak also has two deputy commanders, "Poison Hunter" Alessa and "Beast Tamer" Klauer, they also have "quadruple destiny", the former's destiny belongs to [Bitter Tea], and the latter's is [Red Lotus].

In other words, if the "Berserk Swordsman" Bagli is included, the enemy now has a total of six extraordinary people with "quadruple destiny".

Judging from the number alone, the high-end combat power of the Principality's Vanguard Army has already surpassed that of the Red Maple City defenders. After all, the number of "quadruple destiny" extraordinary people in the "Border Court" plus the "Church" plus the "Fangbei Court" is only five.

However, what the enemy didn't know was that there was a traitor among them...even their estimation of combat power had a fundamental blind spot.

With this thought in mind, Luo Xiu summoned the "Shadow Raven" Wu Ye, asked it to create a real phantom of "Luo Xiu Carlos", and let the phantom stay in the residence. Then he activated the engraved key to the "Lost Royal Court" and teleported to the Royal Court Hall.

……

Isol was abandoned in the royal court.

On the ground in front of the throne in the hall, a scarlet ring magic circle suddenly appeared. The figure of "Shura" quickly condensed in the hazy light of the magic circle, gradually becoming clearer from blurry, and gradually becoming real from illusion.

In the past two months, the architects that Intis had found had initially completed the planning and construction of the vacant areas of the Royal Court. Several major areas had basically taken shape and were ready for use.

The royal palace also underwent a major renovation. The most obvious change was that more classical-style chairs of different sizes and colors were placed in front of the palace.

These seats surround the throne in a fan shape like stars surrounding the moon. The inner ring of seats closest to the throne are dark red, with a total of six seats; while the outer ring is black, with a total of thirteen seats.

The owners of these seats are the "Sacred Abyss Apostles" who have undergone the "Crazy Pious" transformation of Luo Xiu. Now, these seats have owners, and they also represent the current distribution of the combat power of the "Sacred Abyss".

——Six "quadruple destinies" and thirteen "triple destinies", this is the true high-end combat power level of the current "Holy Abyss"!

And this is also the current limit of the number of "Crazy Believers" that Luo Xiu can maintain stable.

Luo Xiu looked around at the empty seats below. He raised his arm and pressed his fingers lightly on his forehead, using spiritual conduction to issue an order to all the "Apostles of the Holy Abyss" to assemble.

That was the highest priority order. After Luo Xiu issued the order to all the "Holy Abyss Apostles", no matter where they were or what they were doing, they had to be present within ten minutes.

Soon, in Luo Xiu's field of vision, on the open ground in the center of the hall, circular magic circles began to emerge one after another, and figures quickly condensed from them.

The "Faceless" Intis, who commands all the apostles, appeared first. After she was completely teleported into the hall, she paid homage to Luo Xiu as a servant.

Afterwards, Intis came to the side of her "master" again, folded her hands lightly in front of her, and looked down indifferently at the other "Apostles of the Holy Abyss" who were being teleported into the hall.

In the middle of the hall, the first few figures who completed the teleportation soon became clear. After the "Berserk Swordsman" Bagri and the "Priest of Death" Asvis completed the teleportation, they bowed to Luo Xiu and then walked to their own dark red chairs and sat down.

Then came the "bloodthirsty werewolf" Boozer and the "hunting blade" undertaker. These two original "Sacred Abyss Apostles" had recently completed their promotions and had now transformed into "quadruple destiny", becoming the top combatants of the "Sacred Abyss".

They also bowed to Luo Xiu, then sat down in front of their respective dark red chairs, waiting for the other "apostles" to come and pay their respects.

The last two dark red seats belonged to the two newly transformed "Fourfold Destiny" extraordinary people. They belonged to the destiny of [Glory] and [Wisdom] respectively, and their original camps were "Pure Order" and "Hidden Omniscient" respectively.

——"Head of Fire Worship" Sevis and "Great Alchemist" Frank. After paying respect to "Lord" Luo Xiu on the throne, they quietly sat down at the last two seats of the dark red chairs.

Afterwards, the apostles of the "Triple Destiny", including the first-generation "Apostles of the Holy Abyss", such as the "Dream Stealer" Pior, the "Favoured by Nature" Emera, and the "Favoured by Life" Elina, were teleported to the hall, saluted to the "Lord" in turn, and then sat on their respective black chairs.

"very good."

After seeing that all the seats in the hall were occupied, Luo Xiu nodded and said:

"Everyone is here."

"Well, now. I have an announcement to make."

Luo Xiu glanced at the "Sacred Abyss Apostles" in front of him and said slowly:
"——The 'War of Judgment' has begun. Both the Empire and the Dark Principality are spewing angry flames of revenge at each other."

"I, and all of you who follow me and serve the Holy Abyss, have been lying dormant for this moment."

"The empire is on the brink of collapse. From now on, we can no longer hide ourselves, but can truly intervene in the war in the name of 'Holy Abyss'."

"Let the Empire feel the shock, let the Principality pay the price in blood - this is the first step for the Holy Abyss to move towards true greatness."

"so."

After a pause, Luo Xiu looked around at the apostles in the hall again with his deep eyes. Seeing the breath-holding solemnity and fanaticism on their faces, he slowly continued:

"——I will formally launch the trial of the Holy Abyss against the Dark Principality. The Holy Abyss will seize everything we need from them."

"First, we must wipe out all the enemies in the 'Black Army Camp' outside of Red Maple City and leave no trace of us."

As he spoke, Luo Xiu's eyes fell on the "violent swordsman" Bagri. He smiled and said to Bagri:
"And you, you are the one among us who has penetrated the deepest into the enemy's heart, Bagli."

"You have a new mission, Bagli. You can instigate our enemies to launch a decisive battle against Red Maple City without any scruples."

"Wait until they become frenzied and unable to evacuate, then work together with other apostles of the Holy Abyss to completely wipe them out, and use this to prove your loyalty to the Holy Abyss."

"Can you do this, Bagley?"

"..."

"Thank you for your trust, my Lord."

As soon as Luo Xiu finished speaking, Bagli stood up from his seat, nodded to Luo Xiu and said, "I will not disappoint your expectations, nor will I tarnish the mission you have given me."

"Very good." Luo Xiu nodded.

"Then I will give you the temporary dispatch of all the apostles."

"I'll give you another ten days."

"After ten days, I hope to see results that satisfy me."

"Sit down, Bagley."

"Yes." Bagli nodded again and sat back in his seat as he was told.

After giving this task to Bagli, Luo Xiu gave other apostles some detailed tasks and sent them out of the hall and back to their respective posts.

Except for Intis and some apostles who stayed in the royal court, the apostles saluted the "lord" one by one, then activated the "key" and teleported back to the real world. The royal court hall suddenly became empty again. After all the apostles left, Luo Xiu stood up from the throne, took off the black pattern puppet mask he was wearing, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Let Bagli strengthen those new "Fang Heads", and by the way, take this opportunity to improve all the attribute values ​​of "Glorious Judgment"... This is my second preparation for the promotion to the "Fifth Fate"... While thinking about this, Luo Xiu turned around and said to Index:

"Go monitor the situation over there at Bagli. Tell me if there's anything unusual."

"Yes." Index nodded, and a teleportation ring array lit up under her feet. Her figure quickly blurred and faded, and finally disappeared.

And when Index left, Luo Xiu activated the key mark on the back of his hand and teleported from the Lost Royal Court back to Red Maple City and back to the high priest's residence in the church.

……

Red Maple City, Glorious Church.

The inner courtyard is the residence for the great priest.

Luo Xiu, who had just been teleported back, removed the "real phantom" created by the "Shadow Raven" Wu Ye, and lifted the golden barrier of the residence. He tidied himself up in the robes of the high priest, then walked out of the bedroom and went out of the residence.

He went straight to the mission, found the chief officer there, Mayev, and asked about the preparations for the "altar ceremony".

"I have already notified everyone, Lord Luo Xiu."

Mayev reported to Luo Xiu: "All clergymen of the church who have reached the 'Triple Destiny' and above, as well as all ordained priests of the 'Double Destiny', are ready to assist you in performing the ceremony at any time."

"Okay, I understand." Luo Xiu nodded. "Then let's temporarily set it for tomorrow afternoon. If the army of the Dark Principality does not make any new moves, let everyone gather in front of the Xu Yu statue."

"I understand." Mayev also nodded and said, "I'll arrange it as soon as possible."

……

After leaving the mission station, it was already getting dark.

Luo Xiu then headed to the Holy Office, preparing to deal with some final matters before returning to his residence to rest. However, halfway through his journey, he suddenly felt a spiritual disturbance, and a "Holy Abyss Apostle" sent him a new communication request -

Luo Xiu then accepted the spiritual transmission, and the voice of "Violent Sword Master" Bagli came into his mind:
"My Lord," Bagli said, "One of the 'Flames' of Koros, the 'Shadow Warrior' Bode, will sneak into the church tonight and wait for an opportunity to assassinate you."

"Joining the operation with him were another 'deputy commander', 'Poison Hunter' Alessa, and ten 'Black Fangs' men selected by Bode."

"I did not act with them. Please be careful, my lord."

"..."

So soon? I just told Bagri this morning that we should let the enemy "launch a decisive battle against Red Maple City without any scruples" as much as possible... This is more than "without any scruples", this is simply arrogant... Luo Xiu thought about this, and at the same time, he said to Bagri through spiritual transmission:
"I already know, Bagli. Get ready to take over the position of 'Shadow Warrior' Bode. He can't go back."

Afterwards, Luo Xiu severed the spiritual connection with Bagli, and his steps that were originally intended to go to the Holy Office changed immediately and headed for the Holy Inquisition of the Church instead.

……

The inner courtyard of the church, where the Holy Judgment took place.

Anthony, Pamier, and Chiranta, the "Head of the Holy Tribunal" who was temporarily serving as the adjutant of the "Holy Inquisition" due to his "good performance", were all in the sanctuary at this time, conducting evening discussions and finishing work.

Luo Xiu went straight to the room where they were and solemnly told them about the "Shadow Warrior" Bode and the "Poison Hunter" Alessa's upcoming invasion of the church, but he concealed the source of the news from them.

"You mean tonight?" Anthony was stunned. "Two enemies from the Dark Principality with the 'Quadruple Fate' will sneak into the church... Where did you get the news, Luo Xiu?"

"When you stand in my position, you will know how dangerous it is to be cut off from intelligence. For this reason, I have already made many preparations."

Luo Xiu said this to Anthony, but still did not tell him the source of the information, and Anthony did not ask any more questions.

Pamier, who had been listening quietly and rarely spoke, suddenly asked:
"So, what do we need to do?"

"I need you to deal with the black fangs brought by the '獠首'." Luo Xiu smiled and said, "And I will deal with the '獠首' and the 'deputy commander' of the black army."

Hearing this, Anthony and Pamier were both stunned at first. But they soon calmed down and understood Luo Xiu's words as normal, saying:

"...I understand. We will be prepared."

"Then I'll leave it to you." Luo Xiu nodded slightly, then got up and left, leaving Anthony, Pamier and Chilanta to discuss the future arrangements on their own.

……

After explaining all this to the Holy Inquisition, Luo Xiu returned to the Holy Office, brought in a mountain of files, and began to review some of them.

Time flies when you are working.

Gradually, the color of the dim sky completely disappeared, and the cold bluish moon gradually rose high in the sky, rendering several silk-like light bands in the sky.

By the time the last bird song faded away, it was already around two in the morning.

Luo Xiu then pushed aside the file he had been reviewing halfway, stood up, stretched his muscles a little, then left the bishops' room and the Holy Office.

Before leaving, Luo Xiu silently recited several holy prayers at the same time, and cast a number of holy spells on himself, including "Consecrated Prayer", "Consecrated Blessing", "Hand of Judgement", and "Triple Holy Protection".

After completing these, he slowly walked towards his "high priest residence".

At this time, Luo Xiu could no longer see any clergymen lingering on the road. Except for the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the branches of the trees, everything around him seemed unusually quiet.

Just when Luo Xiu was about to arrive at the "High Priest's Residence".

His "spiritual vision" had already been opened, and suddenly he saw a different color from the garden on one side.

It was a deep darkness that was different from the gray spiritual tones. A strange black light was wriggling in it, emitting a gloomy and ominous atmosphere.

The next moment, the strange dark spirit suddenly dissipated, and a vague, playful voice came to Luo Xiu's ears:

"Got you……"

Suddenly, all the scenes in front of Luo Xiu's eyes disappeared, and he only saw darkness, a darkness so deep that it seemed to be able to swallow up the daylight.

At the same time, a gray figure appeared in front of him, and a twisted green dagger appeared on his chest.

A thick poisonous fog spread in an instant, and the dagger-like blade, emitting a deep and misty aura, was getting infinitely close to Luo Xiu's chest.

……

(End of this chapter)