Mystery: She came from the Chaos Sea

Chapter 164 Experience and Preparation

In the warm yellow passage, faint light intertwined like silk threads, and fifteen figures came out one after another, all dressed in the same black monk's robes.

The most eye-catching one among them is naturally the giant who is four meters tall.

At this moment, Marianne was standing in the monastery, with a distorted face like a piece of paper that had been crumpled and then randomly pieced together, and her facial features were extremely distorted.

His eyes swept over everyone one by one.

Although some people looked surprised, no one was scared away.

Marian said calmly, "If you want to fight in the abyss, the first and most important step is to adapt to the abyss's distorted sense of direction."

Marianne didn't explain much. Since the monastery was connected to the other end of the passage, the environment wasn't as harsh and extreme as the abyss. Marianne asked everyone to leave the monastery and experience the real environment of the abyss.

Selina frowned and glanced at the big man not far away. Seeing the staggering posture of the four-meter-tall giant after stepping out of the monastery gate, her expression became a little cautious.

The moment Selina walked out of the door with everyone else, she was overwhelmed by a strong sense of confusion.

From the five senses to the spirit, everything is distorted by the evil thoughts that are everywhere in the abyss.

He wanted to take a step forward, but the pain from the twisted foot reminded him that his foot was now twisted like a pretzel.

Selina did not panic. Darkness surged from His body, plunging Him into silence.

The spiritual silence allowed His twisted feet to return to normal through natural relaxation.

Even during this groping, He was able to take steps normally, but He still couldn't confirm which direction He was walking in.

The situations of the rest of the people are similar to Selina's. They are also demigods of the dark path.

Only the four-meter-tall Groselle was in a different situation.

Groselle was originally just a Twilight Path Sequence 5 "Guardian", but when he was selected by the "Light Killer" Milgungen, he was specially granted the Sequence 4 "Demon Hunter" Beyonder characteristic and successfully promoted to a Twilight Path Demigod.

He could not use the quiet darkness like those "night watchmen" to allow his body to move in the most relaxed and natural state.

But the "demon hunter" is the devil's nemesis.

As complex dark green symbols appeared on both sides of his eyes, which were almost identical to those of a human, he was able to find some sense of direction in this disordered space.

However, this sense of direction was so weak that it could only keep his body from twisting, and he couldn't even take a step forward.

Hermione and Amanesis stood in a secret space, watching the demigods selected by the church. They did not interfere with the church's selection work, but these selected people were quite to their liking.

Hermione said casually:
"Most of the Sequence Four Beyonders of the Dark Path within the church have been assigned here."

"However, shouldn't we dispatch the Royal Court Hunters? Judging from Groselle's performance, it seems the Twilight Path is quite suitable for dealing with demons."

Amanesis said, "We shouldn't just consider combat power. This expedition to the Abyss is also a great opportunity for training. Compared to the Royal Court Hunters who have fought their way through the Dark Age, the Beyonders of the Dark Path lack this kind of training."

In addition, Amanisis thought that although the Royal Court Hunters were powerful, facing the evil space like the abyss, it was possible that the tyranny in their hearts would be aroused, and they would lose control.

Hermione could guess this, so she asked idly, "Then let's guess: who among these people will adapt to the environment of the abyss the fastest?"

Amanisis barely hesitated before blurting out, "Dabomachi."

"Dabomachi..." Hermione sighed. It can be seen from this that Amanesis has a deep understanding of his followers.

Hermione had not mentioned the future of the Church of Evernight to Amanesis. In the original time and space, after the "Pope of Evernight" Marianne died in the War of the Four Emperors of the Fourth Epoch, the new Pope was this Dabomachi.

Dabomachi can be considered a handsome man, but he is a little thin.

As a woman, Selina felt more powerful than Dabomachi when she stood beside Him.

While others were thinking about using their extraordinary abilities to adapt to the disorder of the abyss, Dabomachi's handsome face had begun to distort. Horrible cracks appeared at the corners of his mouth, and tumors appeared on his forehead. His expression also showed that he was in great pain.

Dabomachi is actively accommodating the ubiquitous malice and desire in the abyss, hoping to gain a preliminary sense of direction in the abyss.

Unless one possesses the status and authority of true gods, one can only actively adapt to the environment of the abyss.

This not only requires adapting to the harsh environment, but also using one's own strong will to fight against these malice and desires. If one is not careful, even the spirit may become corrupted.

As his face continued to distort, Dabomachi became like a person who had been groping in a disordered dizziness for a long time, and gradually gained a vague sense of direction.

When He slightly escaped from the complete chaos and disorder, He sensed that there were monsters running towards the monastery.

Dabomachi wanted to intercept the monster that was rushing towards him, but he realized that the direction he was heading was not the direction where the monster was.

Although He has found some sense of direction, He has not gained the sense of direction of all His senses, and His direction can still be distorted and wrong.

Unless one completely embraces the abyss, there is no way to completely resolve this problem.

Dabomachi would certainly not be so unreasonable as to completely embrace the abyss.

He gradually adapted to this vague and sometimes wrong sense of direction.

It didn't take much time for him to proactively intercept the monster and fight under these conditions.

The others reacted at different speeds, but in the end, they basically all knew that if they wanted to stay in the abyss and participate in the battle, if they wanted to take the first step against the abyss, they had to accept the transformation of the abyss.

In fact, Marianne's ugly and deformed appearance was a clear clue.

These selected powerful men of the church, regardless of gender, no one cares about the changes in their appearance at this moment. They all have their own reasons for wanting to fight the abyss.

There are both righteousness and personal feelings involved.

After everyone cleared the nearby monsters and returned to the Monastery of Night, they looked at each other's rugged and ugly appearances. Even though they were mentally prepared, they still couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion.

Although becoming ugly makes them stronger, it is still too ugly, so ugly that they find it difficult to adapt for a while.

However, at this moment, a beautiful woman with long, wavy golden hair, her emerald green eyes as calm as a forest, greeted them upon their return within the monastery. Some already knew this woman, while others identified her by her attire.

"Your Excellency Saint Marianne."

Marian, who had regained her original appearance, took out a batch of dark holy emblems that could be worn on the chest in front of everyone. "These are dark holy emblems made using the Beyonder characteristic of the Faceless Man. They can help you restore your original appearance."

These dark holy emblems that can change one's appearance were, of course, provided by Hermione and the others. The mental confrontation with the abyssal environment can temper the will of these warriors, but facing disfigurement every day is a bit unnecessary.

So Hermione asked Grisha to use the "Faceless Man" characteristics to make a batch of badges. As long as he carried these Faceless Man badges, he could change his appearance back to his original appearance.

Of course, their true appearances were already distorted, and to truly restore them, they still needed to purify themselves from the pollution of the abyss. But that was something they would only consider once they returned to the real world.

Everyone received a dark holy emblem, but when they used the "Faceless Man" feature to restore their original appearance, they tacitly retained some of the distorted features. This was a warning to themselves to carefully grasp the degree of integration with these evil thoughts and desires in the abyss.

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The stable channel to the real world and the existence of this Monastery of Night gradually spread in the abyss, and a large number of abyss monsters were driven by demons all the time.

But these waves of monsters were all contained by the ascetic monks led by the "Sister of Fear". No matter how many monsters came, they could not reach the rough outer walls of the Monastery of Night.

Fighting against monsters in the midst of the pollution of the abyss is also a test for these demigods.

In addition, they will also take the initiative to go deep into the abyss to find the extraordinary people and extraordinary creatures hidden in the abyss paths behind the waves of monsters.

Under this intense training, even the most inexperienced "Demon Hunter" Groselle's number of metal vials on his waist increased rapidly.

Demon hunters are skilled in concocting various magical potions, holy ointments, essential oils, and special marks that target monsters' weaknesses. The number and types of metal bottles on their waists represent their "experience."

Hermione and the others had witnessed the training during this period. These demigods selected from the church were indeed extremely outstanding figures.

Marianne is now the abbess of the Monastery of Night, the leader of the "Ascetic Monks", and the candidate for the future Pope recognized by Amanesis.

In the battle of the abyss, Marian won the respect and trust of these demigods with her leadership, strong will and powerful strength.

Moreover, at this time, in the Dark Path, apart from the "Mother of Heaven" sleeping in the church, no new Sequence Two "Servants of Secrets" had yet to be born.

In fact, Marian is already the strongest person in the dark path in the church today.

The strongest of the Night's Watch is Dabo March.

In terms of the development of ability application, combat skills, and cooperation with companions, Dabomachi is far ahead of others. Amanisis plans to let Dabomachi lead the "Night Watchers" after the end of this Abyss War.

Groselle grew fast enough.

However, there are enough powerful giants in the Dusk Path, and it is not his turn to be the "Twilight Warrior" for the time being.

But with his affinity that can infect even the "Night Watchmen", as long as things go smoothly, he will be the successor of the "Light Killer" Milgungen.

You know, with the increasing number of new generations of giants, there are almost no traces of Cyclops except for those who hunt the royal court. In this era when giants are completely integrated into human society, the leader of the "Twilight Warriors" also needs a new generation of giants.

Selina was recognized by Amanisis as the leader of the "Red Gloves". This night watchman girl who first followed Amanisis had an indifferent attitude towards various human branches and alien races due to her experience in the Dark Ages and family environment, and she especially hated the giants.

Even after fighting side by side with Groselle many times, he could only cooperate with her during missions and was unwilling to cultivate any comradeship with Groselle.

Every time she carried out a mission with Groselle, Selina just mechanically completed her part and never said a word to Groselle. However, she did not show any obvious hatred, which was already a sign of Selina's restraint.

"Selina, you really have the heart to let Him lead the 'Red Gloves'..." Hermione sighed to Amanesis.

She has always wanted to help Selena with psychological counseling, but she can also see that Selena is resistant to any spiritual change.

Selena doesn't want to forget the hatred in her heart. In Selena's opinion, forgetting means betraying her deceased relatives and friends.

The Red Gloves, in addition to handling more dangerous missions, are also responsible for dealing with the "corrupted" within the church.

"The Fallen" is a name inherited from the previous human tribes. Hermione has changed this name to "The Out-of-Control" because most of the Out-of-Control are official Beyonders who have been transformed into monsters due to reasons such as failure to advance or encountering difficult-to-confront evil spirits.

They are not degenerate, but they are fighting to the limit...

Even though Hermione used her utopian authority to elevate the will of the entire human race, she herself was still threatened by the spiritual imprint of "God". Naturally, it was difficult to prevent such out-of-control incidents, and she could only make humans more resistant.

Therefore, the "Red Gloves" who are responsible for killing those who are out of control have to bear enormous pressure.

Amanisis sighed, "There's no one more suitable than Selina."

Hermione wondered, "Wouldn't Dabermarch be more suitable for Selina?"

Amanesis recalled this, saying, "When the child became a member of the Red Gloves, she said she wanted to protect everything she had failed to protect before, including the peace of the Lost and the purity that her companions couldn't bear to kill."

Hermione was silent for a moment. She seldom took the initiative to pry into the depths of other people's hearts, which was why she advocated "judging by deeds, not by the heart" in the human kingdom. If she really wanted to judge by the heart, just look at the environment in the abyss. It would surely wipe out all rational species.

"Time flies so fast. The little girl back then has grown up completely without us noticing." Hermione sighed as she looked at Selina's mature face.

It’s like when parents face their children, no matter how mature they look, they can’t help but treat them as children, but unknowingly, the children are growing up.

"Speaking of which, have you noticed Selina's steam locomotive?" Hermione suddenly said.

Amanesis asked in reply, "You mean the pure machinery is not affected by the disordered environment of the abyss?"

Hermione nodded and said:

"Well, I've asked Grisha and the others to build a batch of pure machinery and plan to test it in the abyss."

"Of course, the results might not be ideal. After all, whether it's the Iron Men implanted with intelligence or those iron creations that collect faith, they're all inextricably linked to spirituality."

"But as long as it can play a role in detection, it is enough."

"I have conveyed the details of this situation to Grisha. Through his analysis, he should be able to create a reconnaissance machine specifically for the abyss."

(End of this chapter)