A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

Thomas finally understood now.

This doesn't seem to match my expectations. It seems I really am the executor chosen by the Knights.

Moreover, he seemed to be determined to fight to the death, otherwise he would not have allowed the infamous "Knight of Blasphemy" to be his helper.

"So, what exactly am I going to do?" Thomas asked.

"First, we must gather more information," the Grand Master said. "Through the remains of the rotting nightmare, we've gained some clues..." He produced a map of the area surrounding Kiev. "There's an ancient tomb here, and the clues point us there."

Thomas took the map, looked at it carefully, and frowned.

"I think this clue... seems more like a trap," Thomas said. "If I were a follower of the demon, I would use this trick to counter the enemy's pursuit."

"Yes, there's a high chance it's a trap," the Grand Master said. "That's why you can't go alone! But generally speaking, even a fishhook has to be baited. Our goal is that bait."

Thomas calmed down and realized that what the commander said made sense.

With the help of the Blasphemous Knight, there is no need to be afraid of ordinary traps.

Thomas may not be strong enough, but he is a tough guy who can kill all the pursuers alone again and again.

To be honest, it's not as good as Protect the Country, but it's not far behind!

"Knight Commander Thomas, this is your first mission. Once you've verified the safety of what you've obtained, bring it to me," the Grand Master said. "I don't want to put too many time limits on you, but you must do it as soon as possible."

"As you command, Your Excellency, Grand Commander."

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The next afternoon, someone came to report that a guest had arrived.

Thomas went out and saw the Blasphemous Knight Boris as expected.

Contrary to expectations, he did not come alone.

Accompanying him was a young woman.

The woman was also riding a horse, wearing leather armor, a bow and arrow at her waist, and a shield hanging on the horse's back.

Their weapons and equipment do not resemble those of the Russians, but more like those of the Hungarians or steppe nomads.

But judging from her appearance, with blonde hair, blue eyes, long legs and a wild beauty, she must be a Russian.

Boris was dressed simply, in fact no different from yesterday, except that he wore a long cloak that concealed the Damascus knife he was wearing.

But I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the Blasphemous Knight today doesn’t look as indifferent as yesterday.

Yesterday, he looked like a plastic model, almost triggering the uncanny valley effect.

But today, he was just a person with a rather indifferent expression, which did not exceed that threshold and was considered within the normal human range.

"Knight Commander Thomas!" Boris said. "Here I come."

"Who is this?" Thomas pointed at the woman.

"Eva." The woman introduced herself, then she took a step forward and affectionately hugged one of the Blasphemous Knight's arms, explaining her identity with practical actions.

Thomas' heart was shocked.

No way... Grand Commander... was he deceived? Isn't this guy naturally lacking in emotion? Why did he even find a mistress?

"She will come with us," said Boris.

His voice seemed indifferent, and the beauty beside him was unmoved. In fact, although the two of them seemed to be in a close relationship, it was entirely the woman's side that showed it.

There still seems to be something wrong... Thomas is really unsure this time.

But there was no other way, so Thomas immediately took the two of them into the yard and called everyone here to meet the new members.

It was pretty much the same as when Thomas first arrived.

Of course, Boris's identity had been arranged long ago - he was the sergeant newly assigned to Thomas's team by the Knights.

The position of sergeant is very flexible.

With the Grand Commander and Thomas taking care of him, Boris naturally had all the relevant identity documents.

No one can doubt it.

The trouble is this woman.

Although this woman named Eva was unexpected, but...how to say it, since there are female inquisitors these days, then having one more female mercenary doesn't seem to be a big deal, right?

Especially with the intimate relationship between the two parties, anyone with a little common sense would not pursue the matter.

The final result was that a soldier and a sergeant came.

Thomas could make the decision on the former matter with a single word—it would just be one more person on the payroll.

Chapter 126 Ancient Tomb 1

The next day, Thomas set out for that target.

Although the area around Kiev can be considered prosperous, it is actually far from reaching its population capacity.

Many wounds caused by historical wars, diseases and other reasons have not been repaired.

For example, right now, Thomas is looking at a completely deserted village.

Perhaps a plague or something had broken out, leaving the village abandoned. Although the houses were badly damaged, the overall structure was intact, with no signs of being burned or destroyed.

There was no mobile map navigation in this era, so if you wanted to reach your destination quickly, the best option was to have a local lead the way.

But there are no locals now, so the search is much more difficult than expected.

In this way, it took two days before we found a coniferous forest in a valley.

The dense forest is covered with shade and the sunlight cannot penetrate directly, but the area is not very large.

There are many graves in the forest.

This place seems to be treated as a cemetery by the surrounding area, and naturally attracts tomb robbers.

Therefore, many larger abandoned graves were dug up by tomb robbers.

When you walk into the woods, you can look up and see layers of branches and needles, like layers of fine nets, blocking the sunlight outside.

Even though it is broad daylight, there is still a bleak and eerie feeling.

In addition, there are dug-up graves everywhere - tomb robbers naturally don't have any particular preferences, and many corpses and coffins are just abandoned and scattered around.

And by observing the details, Thomas can infer that these tomb robberies did not take place for a long time.

Some of them are even recent.

However, these tombs are very old, but it is difficult to tell when they are from. Most of the tombs do not have tombstones.

In the dark forest, bushes, grass, and graves were mixed together in an extremely messy manner.

Thomas and the other two walked slowly through the woods.

After spending some time together, Thomas also felt that sense of disharmony.

The Blasphemous Knight certainly didn't seem like a human being. He seemed too bothered to even say a few more words.

Very indifferent, as cold as a robot.

But this can only be felt after long-term contact. If you spend a short time together, you may have the illusion that "this person is rather arrogant".

On the contrary, Eva is much more normal. She always uses every possible means to snuggle up to Boris, but in fact, after spending enough time together, any normal person can imagine a 100,000-word story of a lovelorn woman and a heartless man.

Thomas didn't even dare to ask how the two people got together.

According to intelligence, what they want should be in a large tomb deep in the woods.

Building large tombs is a common hobby of almost all powerful people in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad.

The imperial tombs of the East are undoubtedly well-known, and Qin Shi Huang's tomb at Mount Li is universally known. But Westerners are no less impressive. Thomas remembered that after his death, Alaric, the Germanic leader who destroyed Rome, drained a river and built a massive tomb on the riverbed. It's said he was buried with countless treasures looted from Rome.

Thomas stopped and looked around. Judging from the distance, he should be very close to his target.

A little further away, there was an open grave.

"Stop!" Suddenly a rough voice came.

A strong man, holding a spear and wearing a tattered leather armor, emerged from behind a bush.

The three of them stopped.

"There are already people here, stay away." The man said to Thomas in a bad tone.

Thomas noticed that the man's leather armor was covered in dirt and scratches, and was clearly old.

The spear in his hand was also covered in mud.

"This is..." Thomas hesitated. "Who are you?"

Although he had anticipated such situations, he really didn't expect such a person to appear.

This should be a tomb robber?

Or are they cultists disguised as tomb robbers?

"What do you care who I am! If you don't want to get into trouble, stay away from me!" The tomb robber looked impatient and waved the spear in his hand at Thomas with a threatening gesture.

Thomas was still trying to test it with words, but Boris on the other side continued to move forward without any concern.

Seeing that the opponent was about to pass him, the tomb robber became anxious and picked up his spear and stabbed the blasphemous knight.

Boris stretched out his hand and grasped the head of the other man's spear just before it pierced him.

Thomas' heart skipped a beat as he watched from the side.

He could do this bare-handed encounter, but he couldn't do it with such ease and nonchalance.

The grave robber struggled to draw his gun, then let out an incomprehensible howl.

This must be some kind of dialect, either a call for help or a warning.

Boris exerted force on his hand and snatched the spear away. The tomb robber turned around and tried to run, but Boris had already used the spear as a javelin, throwing it directly through the man's body.

The tomb robber fell headfirst into the grave that he had most likely dug himself.

Then Thomas saw three more people rushing out from somewhere, they must be the tomb robbers' accomplices.

All three of them were armed.

But the leader was worthy of being the leader, he had good eyesight. He didn't even look at the others, but just stared at the Blasphemous Knight for a second, and immediately shouted "Run!"

In an instant, the three of them fled in three directions.

Thomas noticed that Eva showed no intention of taking out her bow and arrow.

The Blasphemous Knight drew out his Damascus sword, and with the long sword in his hand, he swung it casually.

Silver light burst forth from his sword, exploding in all directions into countless meteors. Only the direction of Thomas and Eva was unaffected.

When a tree is hit, a hole is drilled directly into it; when a stone is hit, a pit is drilled directly into it; when a human body is hit, it falls down instantly.

Thomas' eyes widened.

This is the extraordinary ability of the Blasphemous Knight... This ability...

It's no less powerful than firearms... and they're machine guns, submachine guns, and the like!

It's not on the same level as other people's extraordinary abilities.

Thomas now understood why he had been able to betray his faith again and again, and even kill all the pursuers after his betrayal.

The three tomb robbers disappeared without a sound at this point.

No one cared whether he was dead or not. He was just a grave robber anyway. He would be hanged if he was brought back to Kiev.

"Let's go." Boris called to the other two.

They moved forward quickly, and after a few steps they saw the large tomb that had been dug up.

This is a tomb that is about 20 to 30 meters long and wide, with a large entrance dug on one side.

Tools like hoes and shovels were scattered around the entrance.

It seems that a few tomb robbers were working here just now.

The tomb itself wasn't anything special, other than its size. It looked like a wealthy family, but not a particularly wealthy one.

Thomas walked to the edge of the entrance and felt it.