Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 143: There is an ambush before, so next, the ambush is very useful (5k4)

late at night.

Sina City, Glorious Church.

In the inner courtyard, Anthony and Luo Xiu rushed to the gate of Bishop Fabion's Holy See as quickly as possible.

On the way here, Anthony had told Luo Xiu about the plans of the "Executioner" Koros, the Lord of Blood Sacrifice and the Ancestral Bishop.

When he learned about the conspiracy they had planned, Luo Xiu suddenly felt a sense of fear and relief.

Luo Xiu was glad that he arrived at the right time and was able to learn about the enemy's malicious plan, which allowed them to prepare early instead of waiting until the incident happened and then responding hastily.

"Blood of Thorns" is about to take action against the Alchemy Academy. This is the result of its previous guidance - the "Great Eloquent" Rocklan, who was identified by the Lord of Blood Sacrifice as a person who possesses the divine object "Two-Faced Doll". Based on this point, Blood of Thorns will inevitably launch a series of hunting plans against him.

However, based on what Luo Xiu had witnessed before about the fighting power displayed by Rocklan himself, it would not be so easy if only "Shadow of Killing" Setis led the team to hunt him down.

……

Ignoring the matters at the Alchemy Institute for the moment, Luo Xiu began to analyze the other information that Anthony told him.

Luo Xiu was able to string together many fragments of information from his previous life to form a guess about the specific details of some major events on the eve of the "War of Judgment".

——Bishop Fabion, in his previous life, he died suddenly and mysteriously in the Judgment War, perhaps it was related to the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice"!
The Lord of Blood Sacrifice, he once carved the "Gray Blood Curse" for Bishop Fabion, which is the most vicious, most taboo, and most hellish curse that the Lord of Blood Sacrifice knows!
The Lord of Blood Sacrifice can continuously transform the blood of the cursed into dead and corrupt "gray blood", which will cause the cursed to gradually lose control of their original spirituality and greatly increase the risk of losing control.

At the same time, the Lord of Blood Sacrifice can also manipulate the gray blood to a certain extent through special means, causing extremely serious damage to the inner self of the cursed person.

In fact, this curse cannot be purified or removed through holy magic. Because this is a skill of "ancient heritage", it needs to be eliminated by the same "ancient heritage" to be eliminated.

According to the information currently known to the Holy See, the only person who knows how to remove the "Gray Blood Curse" is the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" himself. Luo Xiu does know that there are other forces that know this method - the original sect of the "Holy Tower Kingdom"! However, these two forces are currently enemies, and Luo Xiu knows that they will never take the initiative to remove the curse for Bishop Fabion.

According to what Anthony told him about the conspiracy planned by the enemies, Luo Xiu guessed that the so-called "Dusk" ritual of the enemies was to use Fabien, who was eroded by the "Gray Blood Curse", as a container to summon some ominous existence to come!

However, the time when the enemies were ready to attack the church was perhaps much earlier than in the previous life. This might be because I had let the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" know in advance that the "Two-Faced Doll" was in the Alchemy Institute, so that Thorn Blood could determine their target earlier, and thus the "Dusk" ceremony was carried out earlier.

According to the plot of the previous life, after the "Blood of Thorns" massacred Dawn Town, they still could not find the trace of the "traitor" Index. Index disappeared with the sacred object "Two-Faced Doll" and therefore, the Blood of Thorns did not take action for a long time...

Because, for the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice", he actually didn't care about the so-called "revenge" war launched by the Dark Principality against the Empire. What he cared more about was his divine object. This was an important object that the Lord of Blood Sacrifice used to fight against the backlash of his flesh and blood!

"..."

Luo Xiu's thoughts raced as he quickly analyzed many possible situations.

Finally, he came to the conclusion that helping Bishop Fabion and removing the erosion of the "Gray Blood Curse" would be more beneficial to his current situation.

If a church bishop of the fifth Path of Glory dies, and he cannot quickly ascend to the realm of sainthood of the fifth Path and succeed Fabion as bishop, then it may not be a good thing for him to be transferred from the Holy See to become a new bishop.

Now, Bishop Fabion is eroded by the "Gray Blood Curse", which makes him unable to move freely. This, to some extent, creates more space for Luo Xiu to move freely.

The new bishop and the clergy of the Sina City Church did not know each other well. Luo Xiu knew that a special existence like him would hardly have the rare low-key situation like the current one in the future.

Even the most fundamental and crucial reason is that after Bishop Fabion's death, the Church of Sina City may not be able to survive until the Holy See dispatches a new bishop. The Judgment War, the covetousness of the Supreme Being, and the pagans who are eyeing them covetously, the Church of Sina City may be completely destroyed before that.

This was in conflict with Luo Xiu's interests, and he understood this deeply.

So he quickly made a decision.

Then, there is only one practical way - to kill the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" as soon as possible!
Even if it was just to advance the mission progress of [Dusk and Night], Luo Xiu was ready to do it.

Kill the Lord of Blood Sacrifice, and the source of the "curse" will naturally be cut off. The Grey Blood Curse in Fabion's body will also naturally dissipate. Then Bishop Fabion will be able to survive.

……

While Luo Xiu was thinking, he looked at Captain Anthony beside him.

Anthony's expression was very serious at this time. He walked to the door of the Bishop's Seat and the tower-shaped building on one side, and stood in front of a suspended sphere surrounded by golden light.

Anthony slowly raised his arm, touched the surface of the golden sphere with his hand, and slowly poured his spirituality into it.

Under Luo Xiu's gaze, the light on the surface of the golden sphere in front of Anthony soon became brighter, and countless golden light bands like semi-transparent silk began to flow rapidly around the sphere.

——Buzz buzz buzz…

Several low humming sounds came from inside the sphere. After hearing the sounds, Anthony retracted his arm and took a step back.

The golden light ball in front of him, with golden light mist lingering on its surface, had become even thicker. And the next moment, a "rumbling" sound came from under the main door of the bishop's throne, and the two platinum doors slowly opened to both sides.

"…Your Excellency the Bishop, you have allowed us to meet."

Anthony said in a low voice: "Luo Xiu, come with me."

……

……

The Holy See of Bishop Fabion, a three-story residence.

Anthony led Luo Xiu to the door of Bishop Fabion's bedroom.

Earlier, before Rossouw came to the Church of Sina City and became the Inquisitor, Priest Leonard brought Anthony to meet Bishop Fabion once.

Now, he was the one who brought Luo Xiu to see the bishop... Anthony felt a little emotional, but he soon stopped thinking about the past and a serious expression appeared on his face.

Anthony then gently knocked on the door of the bishop's bedroom.

"..."

"……come in."

An old and gentle voice came from the other side of the door.

Anthony then pushed the door open and walked in.

Luo Xiu followed Anthony and saw the old figure lying on the bed.

The current bishop of the Sina City Church, Fabien Novellain, is the person that Luo Xiu is most familiar with in the Sina City Church.

In the previous life, when the players descended on this land, Fabion was the bishop of the church at that time. At that time, Fabion was still alive, but he was deeply eroded by the "Grey Blood Curse". At that time, he was completely unable to leave the bishop's seat and rarely met with clergy.

"It's Anthony, cough, cough..."

Bishop Fabien glanced at Anthony and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

However, the "Gray Blood Curse" that had been plaguing Fabien for a long time made him unable to control his physical discomfort, and he coughed violently several times.

Gray blood coughed out of Bishop Fabion's throat, and then he wiped the corner of his mouth, his face turning an extremely unhealthy pale.

In the dim environment, Fabion noticed that there was another priest beside Anthony, but he subconsciously thought that he was a priest accompanying him, so he did not pay much attention to him.

Bishop Fabien said with a gentle smile on his face, "Little Anthony... I heard from Leonard that you went on a mission. Go and scout the map and confirm whether it is real or not."

"Leonard said this afternoon that he would bring you to see me when you come back with good news. Ahem... I didn't expect you to come directly to my place."

"Since, ahem... since you are back and came to me, I think you must have brought back good news for us."

"..."

"...Yes, Your Excellency." Anthony nodded.

"I did... bring back good news, huh."

"The location of the Blood of Thorns stronghold marked on that map is most likely correct."

"We randomly selected the five locations marked above, and there are indeed 'Blood of Thorns' heretics entrenched and active in these locations, which is enough to confirm many things."

"..."

"……Um."

Fabian nodded, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes. He looked at Anthony and asked slowly:
"But, Anthony."

"I didn't feel the excitement or joy I should have from you..."

"Did anything else happen?"

Fabien's eyes suddenly became much deeper. When he looked at Anthony, it was as if he could see through his heart.

Anthony hesitated for a while before nodding his head heavily and saying:

"...Yes. We discovered that they were planning a huge conspiracy."

"..."

Then, Anthony told Fabien everything he had heard at the last Blood of Thorns stronghold. As Anthony spoke, the gentle expression on Fabien's face gradually faded, becoming more and more serious and solemn.

When Anthony finished speaking, Fabien nodded silently.

"It turned out to be like this..."

Fabian said slowly: "I, who was cursed by the Blood Lord, was actually the vessel they chose to start the Dusk ritual. Ahem... this is really... hard to describe."

"Over at the Sage's Tower of Wisdom, their Alchemy Academy will indeed hold a grand ceremony in the near future. Their dean also invited me, but my current state, cough cough..."

"But, but...we still have time."

"Since they said they would attack the Alchemy Institute and us in three days, then we should be well prepared before that... No, that's not right. We don't have to wait for them to come. With the map of their base, we can take the initiative to attack."

Fabian's pale face, with a pair of eyes flashing with bright light of pale gold, he said excitedly: "Waiting, waiting is meaningless... It is correct to nip the enemy's actions in the bud beforehand."

"..."

"My Lord, I think so too."

When Anthony heard Fabian say this, a hint of excitement appeared on his face.

"I also think that we should be one step ahead of them and take the initiative! In this way, we can seize the initiative..."

"Haha, good boy... cough cough."

Fabian coughed a few more times and said, "Well, in that case, Anthony. Go find Leonard and tell him what you heard. I will contact the surrounding churches and ask them to send people over as soon as possible. Also, find another clergyman you can trust and have him notify the great communicators at the Alchemy Institute so that they can be prepared to respond."

"Okay." Anthony nodded and said, "I will go find Priest Leonard and tell him this. Bishop, please pay more attention to your safety in the next few days."

"Of course, I'll pay attention."

A gentle smile finally appeared on Fabien's face, and he finally said to Anthony:
"Our time is valuable, Anthony. So, get going."

"..."

When Fabien said this last sentence, Anthony nodded, stood up with Luo Xiu, and walked towards the door of Bishop Fabien's bedroom.

They walked out of the bedroom and then left the "Holy See", each going back to their posts.

Soon, Bishop Fabien was the only one left in his bedroom.

"……Ugh."

Fabian was silent for a long time, and finally sighed deeply.

"I never expected that the 'Holy War' a hundred years ago, and the 'Grey Blood Curse' that the Lord of Blood Sacrifice carved into my body, would end in this way."

"But, this is fine. Let's put an end to all this once and for all, 'Lord of Blood Sacrifice', hehe..."

"As long as I am alive, your 'Dusk' will never come. And if Leonard and the others fail... I will pray to 'Shu Yu' for the gift of martyrdom. This body will never fall into your hands!"

"..."

Bishop Fabion murmured as he raised his withered arm and rubbed a ring engraved with gold patterns on his finger.

"My name is Fabion Novellan, I am the holder of the power of the wings. I hereby declare—"

As Bishop Fabion spoke, the patterns on the gold ring suddenly emitted a layer of bright golden light.

Bishop Fabien then continued aloud:

"Listen to my instructions - all the 'holy judges' in Sina, Trier, Maple and Salin."

"—— Come to Sina City as soon as possible within two days. The time of 'Judgment' has come!"

……

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The Church of Sina City, the place of Holy Judgment.

Anthony and Rossouw quickly returned to the Inquisition and met up with Connor and Pamier who had returned before them.

"I have already informed the High Priest of the confirmation of the map information."

Seeing Rossio and Anthony coming back, Pamier, who had been waiting there for a long time, said, "The priest asked me to wait for you here and told you to go see him as soon as you return to the Inquisition."

"We are about to go meet him." Anthony nodded and said, "Pamier, Connor, you come with me."

"...?"

Connor raised his head and looked at Anthony with a dazed look, realizing that the captain's face today... seemed to have an unprecedented serious expression.

"...Okay." Connor responded, and followed Anthony closely with Pamier.

The group then went straight to Leonard's room, and without even knocking on the door, Anthony pushed it open and walked in.

It was late at night, and Leonard was still behind his desk, busy dealing with the pile of files.

“…You’re here.”

Noticing the door of the room was pushed open, Leonard raised his head and took a look.

"Rossiu, Anthony. Pamier has already told me that your reconnaissance went quite smoothly."

"It's just that you guys seemed to have run into some trouble at the end... What exactly happened?"

"..."

Anthony then repeated to Leonard the plot of the enemy that he had overheard, which he had told Bishop Fabion.

“…There is such a thing?!”

Leonard's eyes widened, he put his hands on the table and stood up.

"So you have already met Bishop Fabien, um, um..."

Then, Leonard's face, like Anthony's at this moment, showed an unprecedented serious expression.

"I understand. Anthony, go inform the captains of the other Holy Judge teams about this. I will contact the other priests. The Church of Sina City will prepare for war from now on."

"It's just that the Alchemy Institute, the Alchemy Institute..."

"I can go to the Alchemy Institute and tell them about this."

Luo Xiu suddenly said, "I know a 'great generalist' among them."

"You know the Great Universalist?" Leonard showed a surprised expression on his face. "Well, that's great. I was originally planning to let little Marilyn... Well, Luo Xiu, I'll trouble you."

"This is within my responsibilities." Luo Xiu nodded.

As the situation was urgent, Leonard discussed the details of preparation with Anthony, Ross and other Holy Judges.

……

The discussion about preparations for war was not concluded until dawn, and everyone dispersed and returned to their respective duties and positions.

Luo Xiu returned to the White Antelope Hotel to take his last nap.

After a light sleep of two hours, Luo Xiu got up from the bed and went to the "Room of Truth" of the Alchemy Institute, found the "Great Universalist" Rocklan, and told him about this.

When he heard the news, Rockland was quite surprised. After confirming the authenticity of the information with Luo Xiu again and again, Rockland quickly contacted other "Great Knowledge" to discuss the response plan.

The information Anthony had eavesdropped on quickly reached the ears of the church and the high-ranking officials of the Alchemy Institute. However, the organizers and creators of all these conspiracies, "Executioner" Koros and "Lord of Blood Sacrifice", were completely unaware of this.

Although the intelligence department of the Dark Principality did have spies in the church and the Alchemy Institute, they did not have the ability to quickly obtain information that was only circulated among special groups of people. This made the preparations made by the church and the Alchemy Institute in advance relatively confidential.

……

……

Time passed quickly and three days passed.

Rockland and other "great thinkers" of the Alchemy Academy set out from the Alchemy Academy and headed for the main city of Songyuan according to the established schedule to participate in the "Wisdom" Festival.

And right on the path they must take, countless hidden shadows are ready to make a move.

(End of this chapter)