Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 237: The Repentant Bishop (asking for monthly tickets!)
You firewood gatherers... He thinks of himself as a firewood gatherer.

It seems that the firewood collector is much more famous than us players...

investigation……

He seemed to be very concerned about something in Storm Fishing Village.

Some thoughts flashed through Tianji's mind. After thinking for a moment, he decided to explain to the other party.

"You are mistaken. I am not a firewood collector."

"If you insist, you can call us - Candle Spirits."

Tianji explained it briefly.

The masked man was stunned when he heard this, then frowned, as if he was thinking about something, looking at the sky, hesitant to speak.

But in the end he said nothing.

The two of them moved forward silently and soon returned to the original branch location.

Then, the two began to move towards the main road.

The surrounding environment began to become narrow, but many small holes appeared under the wall. Tianji wondered at first what this thing was used for, until several corrupt hounds suddenly came out and growled at him, he suddenly understood.

It turned out to be a dog hole...

"Be careful." The masked man pulled Tianji, and seemed to know this place very well. He said seriously: "This is where the sect raises hounds."

Tianji looked at him when he heard that. This man was very familiar with this place, as if he was back home.

But he didn't ask much, and the two of them began to deal with the corrupt hounds in the dog holes in silence.

It is not difficult to find out during the battle that the masked man seems to have mastered a lot of combat skills and prayers related to "storm", which is similar to the fighting style of those storm warriors, which indirectly confirms Tianji's previous guess.

Watching Tianji picking up the glowing fallen items on the ground, the masked man couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "Zhu Ling... It's really magical that he can actually get spoils from these survivors."

His words made Tianji a little surprised. Is this some kind of dialogue easter egg?

"Can't you?" Tianji asked.

The masked man shook his head and said, "Of course not. I have only seen this kind of magical ability in firewood gatherers and candle spirits like you. Ordinary wandering fires naturally cannot do this."

"Unless... you have the blessing."

The masked man's latter words were more like a soliloquy, but Tianji still heard it clearly.

Tianji seemed to be thinking about something, but he didn't try to ask some strange questions. After all, some players had tried it before, and the NPCs didn't understand. Even if they beat around the bush, it wouldn't work. They might even think he was dumb...

The two moved on.

Soon, they came to a relatively spacious space.

"Woo...Woo..."

Sensing the two's arrival, fierce whimpering sounds were heard all around them. Looking towards the source of the sound, they could see these corrupt hounds trapped in iron cages staring at the two.

"Roar--"

A low growl was heard, and the corrupt hounds around suddenly fell silent, instinctively lying on the ground with their tails between their legs.

Da da……

Accompanied by the sound of footsteps, the outlines of a tall human figure and a large canine creature slowly emerged from the shadows.

"Uncle Samuel? Black Shark?" The masked man whispered to himself, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

But as the figures of the man and the dog were fully revealed in the dim torchlight, his eyes quickly dimmed again and he tightened the cloth staff in his hand.

[Corrupted Dog Trainer], Charcoal grade, level 32.

[Corrupted Sharkfin Dog], Charcoal grade, level 35.

The strong Storm Soldier had lost his head, but was still holding the chain tightly with his corrupt and mutilated hands.

The large hound with some shark features was holding a pale head with long hair and closed eyes in its mouth, and its body was full of signs of corruption.

And around the neck of the corrupt shark-fin dog, there seemed to be a key hanging.

"Damn it!" Looking at the scene in front of him, the masked man gritted his teeth and cursed angrily.

"Go ahead and fight, the key is on Black Shark's neck." The masked man quickly controlled his emotions, took a deep breath and quickly said to Tianji.

"Roar--"

At the same time, the man and the dog on the opposite side also reacted, letting out terrifying roars.

The next moment, a fierce battle broke out in this not particularly spacious space.

There is no need to say much about Tianji's strength, he definitely has the upper hand over the opponent.

The masked man's strength is not bad, at least it seems that he does not need Tianji's help, but from his performance, he has not yet reached the level of "Fenghuo".

Skyrim doesn't plan to waste too much time here.

So he chose to take real action and ignited the power of fire.

But he did not give the two monsters the chance to consume his "Phantom Ashes".

He used powerful fighting skills such as Gulard's Smash, Bloodstone Explosion, Wei Lu's Flame Attack, etc. one after another, without stopping for a moment, giving the two monsters no chance to fight back.

boom--

The red light exploded, and the last corrupt shark-fin dog was blown into a pool of mud and died completely.

Looking at the bodies of the man and the dog, the masked man fell silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

Tianji walked forward and picked up the dropped items one by one.

[Obtained: Bishop's Room Key × 1]

There is nothing special about the other drops, just a weapon, two combat skills and some miscellaneous items... Oh, and a Primal Magic Orb, which should be able to sell for a good price.

At the same time, Tianji also said: "It's a pity that there is no way to bury your acquaintance."

"Maybe this thing can give you something to think about."

As he spoke, Tianji took out an object that had just dropped and handed it to the masked man.

【Fishbone Ornaments】

[Description: A small accessory that dog trainers carry with them on a daily basis.]

"..."

After taking the thing given by Tianji, the masked man was silent for a while.

"Thank you."

"It's okay, let's keep going." Tianji nodded and prepared to return the same way.

But the masked man called him, shook his head, and walked towards the wall in front.

After searching in the corner for a while, he turned a mechanism. With a loud bang, the wall in front of him flipped 90 degrees, revealing a familiar place.

It was the [Rotten Gathering House] at the beginning.

Great, no more running around.

The two soon returned to the Festering Gathering House. The masked man was about to move on, but Tianji came to the milestone spirit candle and recovered.

Seeing this, the masked man had no choice but to sit down with him, but he seemed unable to see the milestone spirit candle.

Tianji touched the candle flame and looked like he was in a daze, but in fact he was sorting out the drops he had just obtained.

The masked man pondered for a moment, then suddenly took off the mask, revealing a young face.

"Perhaps we should formally meet each other. My name is Paren Zuoya."

Ok?
His words immediately drew Tianji's attention back. "My name is Gray Tianji, you can just call me Tianji." Tianji was certainly not stupid enough to use his real name to play games.

Paren nodded, then sighed and said, "I was planning to tell you this after I finished it, but..."

Having said that, he paused, did not explain the reason, and directly began to tell the information that Tianji wanted to know.

His origin and purpose.

Tianji guessed correctly that Palen came from the [Storm Cult], and the god they served was called the "Lord of Storms".

The Storm Fishing Village, where the two are currently located, was Palen’s hometown before the “Extinction Hour”, that is, before the disaster came.

His father was the bishop of this underground gathering place and the head of the Storm Cult branch in the Gormo Sea.

When the "Hour of Extinction" came, Palen was studying in the Storm Cult's holy land "Redwellg". Under the protection of the Lord of Storms, the place where they were did not become like the area in the Dark Border.

But branch stations like Storm Fishing Village were not so lucky, and everything was swallowed by darkness.

Palen was naturally worried about his father and hometown, but due to the sect's arrangement, he was not eligible to participate in the exploration of the dark border at the beginning.

It was not until Palen practiced hard that he was qualified to explore the border of darkness and practiced the corresponding special prayers.

At this time, Palen learned another bad news from his good friend, that is, the members of the Storm Cult in the Gormo Sea were labeled as "traitors".

Palen found it unbelievable. He knew his father very well and there must be some hidden story behind this.

In order to find the truth, he secretly escaped from Redvelger and became the "Free Fire".

In his aimless wanderings, he encountered many such as the Firewood Gatherers, the Firewood Takers, the Fool's Shadow, and believers and explorers of other sects.

Through the transaction with the Shadow of Fool, Palen received guidance and gradually approached the location of the Storm Fishing Village, and finally arrived here fortunately.

Afterwards, he discovered the traces left by Tianji here...

Therefore, whether it was the various furnishings here or the previous dog trainer and the corrupt shark-fin dog, Palen knew everything.

After seeing these church members corrupted by corruption, Paren became more certain of his ideas.

After listening to Palen's words, Tianji thought for a moment, and then gave all the texts he had previously obtained to the other party to read.

Seeing the other party's brows getting tighter and tighter, Tianji said: "This so-called 'corruption' power obviously did not erupt suddenly. Perhaps..."

He didn't finish his words, but the other party should be able to understand what he meant.

“…No.” Paren’s face was as dark as water, and he took a deep breath: “Contacting such an ominous power…Father would not do such a thing. There must be other reasons.”

Hear his words.

Tianji did not refute, but after thinking for a moment, he asked: "Then you should know the dispute between the Storm Cult and the Guraid Empire?"

Paren put down the letter and nodded. "The Guraid Empire is cold-blooded and brutal. They are extremely keen on expansion, and... every time they rule a region, they will force the local people to change their beliefs and living habits without any respect or awe."

"The same should be true in the Gormo Sea, which is why the war between the two sides was triggered."

Palen's words clearly carry some subjective meaning.

But the source of the war between the Storm Cult and the Guraid Empire has been figured out.

From then on, Tianji finally understood Palen's origins and purpose, and the two's goals could be barely considered the same.

"lets go."

"If you find your father, you may know the truth." Tianji said.

Palen said nothing, but followed silently.

The road on the left has been explored, so the bishop's room is undoubtedly on the road on the right.

After walking in the corridor for a while, the two met two [Corrupt Pastors].

This monster was much stronger than the Storm Follower, but it was not enough. After dealing with it, the two came to a door, which was heavy and locked.

【You used the key to the bishop's room.】

[The door of the bishop's room has been opened.]

After taking a deep breath, Palen's body was burning with fire, and he pushed the door open with all his strength.

However, what came into view was a scene of stench and corruption, with only a few weak lights providing faint light.

In the center of the room, a figure knelt on the ground, muttering constantly, and the sound echoed throughout the room.

【The Penitent Bishop】

[Grade: Burning Charcoal]

【Level: 40】

【War: Repentant Bishop(?)】

【Talent: Storm Grace】

[Skills: Gathering Gale, Storm Lightning, Repentance, Storm Ring, Storm Foot]

[Description: The leader of the Storm Cult in the Gormo Sea imprisoned himself in a room to confess his past sins.]

"…I have caused believers to become impure because of their faith, and this is my sin…"

"...I am guilty of letting the living fall into corruption and have no peace..."

"…I know I shouldn't have hesitated and brought disaster upon myself. This is my fault…"

"...I will leave my impure body here, and I hope the sea water that washes away my sins will wash away my filth. Death is my only salvation..."

Hearing the familiar voice confessing sins, Palen was stunned. He seemed to have a lot to say, but he couldn't say it.

The prayer my father said was not even a prayer from a religious sect, but a legend from Storm Fishing Village...

"……Father."

Palen called out to the man with a slight tremor.

Palen's voice was heard.

The penitent bishop's muttering suddenly stopped. He slowly turned around and looked at Palen.

"Paren...my...son..."

The penitent bishop seemed to have retained some memory.

Hearing this, Paren's eyes suddenly turned red.

But just as he was about to say something, the body of the penitent bishop suddenly stood up and began to tremble wildly.

It was at this moment that Tianji saw that in the place that had just been blocked by the Repentant Bishop, there was a black and red stone slab lying, emitting a strange power.

When the penitent bishop stopped confessing his sins, the stone slab began to burst out with power, all of which flowed into the back of the penitent bishop.

Boom!

There was a loud noise behind him. Tianji turned around and saw that the heavy door had slammed shut, with the gap filled with rotten flesh.

“No, no…Ah!!!”

The repentant bishop held his head, screamed in agony, and his body began to change strangely.

Countless pieces of rotten black and red flesh squeezed out from the stone slab and entangled the repentant bishop, just like the devil's hand in the abyss, trying to drag him into depravity completely.

"No!"

Palen's pupils shrank, and he reached out to grab it, but was bounced away by a terrifying and strange force.

Time seems to have stopped at this moment.

He could only watch as the body of the penitent bishop fell into the rotting flesh.

Well, I have expanded a little bit, and will end it soon
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(End of this chapter)