Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 162: Dark Fang
Under threat, Rockland frowned and a cold smile appeared on his face.

“…I don’t know what you are talking about.” Rockland said in a deep voice.

He stared at the other party at the same time, guarding against any possible actions of the other party, and threatened in return:
"Heh. This is already the territory of Songyuan's main city. Aren't you afraid of that Supreme Lord at all..."

"..."

“… [Supreme]?”

Kolos seemed to have heard something very funny and suddenly laughed.

"They are just a group of incompetent people who call themselves rulers," said Koros.

At the same time, the expression of "Executioner" Koros turned cold, and the colorful snake-shaped dagger in his hand began to emit a strange spiritual surge.

"…I'm disappointed, Rockland."

Koros said in a cold voice:

"You didn't answer my question properly, Rockland."

"Therefore, you also lost your last chance to survive."

——Hiss…

From the dark bell curtain, an extremely unnatural distortion suddenly began to occur. The barrier woven by phantoms began to emerge with one, two, and countless sharp cones.

It was not until this moment that the luck on Rockland's face disappeared, and was replaced by despair and panic in the face of the impending terror.

"Wait! Wait..." Rockland shouted, "We can still..."

——Sizzle!
The countless spikes protruding from the bell curtain pierced Rockland's body at the same time.

The "Great Universalist" Rockland completely lost the ability to speak before he could even finish his last sentence.

Blood gushed out rapidly from his body and flowed onto the ground, merging with the blood of those "sorcerers", slowly turning deep and black, and emitting a fishy-sweet smell.

"Uh uh uh……"

Rockland struggled to the end, but was unable to save himself from death. He could only wait in despair for the final moment.

The "battering ram" was also riddled with holes by the hidden spikes, and a sharp "crackling" sound came out from its huge steel body.

Suddenly, Rockland raised his hand and touched the hard arm of "Battering Ram".

Koros, who was waiting on the side and "watching" the final struggle of his prey, suddenly felt a strong spiritual surge emanating from the bloated puppet.

The "Black Fangs" around him were ready to make a move. As long as the "Executioner" Lord Koros gave the order, they would rush forward and tear the "Great Universalist" to pieces.

But Koros did not give such an order. He only saw the huge puppet suddenly raised its huge fist and smashed it to the ground.

The place where the heavy punch landed was exactly where the "Great Universalist" Rockland was.

--boom! ! !

Smoke and dust filled the air, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

The "battering ram" pierced through Rockland's chest, leaving a deep hole. The "great universalist" died instantly, freed from the despair of waiting for death, and went to the knowledge heaven where the "truth" was.

After Rockland chose to commit suicide, the "battering ram" lost all its functions and became a pile of scrap metal.

“…Ah, I see.”

Looking at the body of the great scholar who chose to commit suicide in front of him, it indeed saved him from a lot of torture.

Rockland knew it from the beginning.

Even if I really handed over some "treasure" to the executioner, he would never let me leave alive.

This is exactly the principle of the group of "executioners", and it is also the reason why they are notorious throughout the entire continent of Fanor.

"..."

As if feeling a little uninterested, Koros bent his fingers and flicked the snake-shaped blade in his hand.

There were crisp sounds, and the "bell curtain" was taken back by an invisible force.

Blood was flowing out from Rockland's body and gradually converging at Koros' feet.

Koros walked forward and squatted down in front of Rockland's body.

He put on gloves of different colors, reached into Rockland's blood-stained clothes, and fumbled around.

After a moment, Koros took out several deformed chains from Rocklan's body. At the end of the chains were broken magic crystals that were smashed to pieces by the magic puppet's punch.

"...Tsk." Kros smacked his lips.

Those were pendants that sealed the "magic puppets". While Rocklan was manipulating the puppets to commit suicide, he also destroyed these magic crystals, preventing Koros and other people from the "Dark Principality" from getting more spoils.

Kolos then threw the broken magic crystal pendants aside and continued to search Rockland's body.

After groping for a while, Koros suddenly felt that he seemed to touch something soft.

He pulled out the thing, which turned out to be a blood-stained purple notebook.

On its cover are five large characters written in ancient script.

——"Said's Notes".

"..." Koros looked puzzled.

"Could it be that... the Lord of Blood Sacrifice wanted to take this thing back from the Great Alchemist?"

As Koros was thinking, he opened the notebook and planned to take a quick look at the contents.

He casually turned the page in the middle, and when he saw the words on it, he suddenly felt dizzy.

But the dizziness soon dissipated, and Koros saw the contents clearly.

[The 237th experiment of "Rotten Bone Alchemy" - "Flower of Blood and Corpse"]

[Take 1,500 standard cups of blood from those with extraordinary destiny from the second to third levels, and use the thirty-sixth "Blood Refining Technique" to refine it. Then, fuse the refined blood with the "Wheel and Axle Corpse" made in the seventy-eighth method at the standard (crossed out) level to obtain the "Flower of Blood and Corpse"...]

[“Flower of Blood and Bones” can be used as an alchemical core. The alchemical creations created by it have the ability to devour the spirituality of the same extraordinary blood. The specific manifestation is (crossed out)...]

【…】

After reading for a while, Koros frowned and closed the notebook.

"...This looks like... something that the Lord of Blood Sacrifice would create."

"It's just... Alchemy? Would the Lord of Blood Sacrifice be interested in things like [Intellect]?"

While thinking, Koros put "Side's Notes" in his arms, then turned around and walked away from Rockland's body.

"Let's go."

Koros gave orders to his "Black Fangs" in a relaxed tone:
"The pursuers from Songyuan City will soon smell the scent and chase us."

"So, my minions, it's time to leave this place..."

"..."

Those "Black Fangs" did not respond to their master's words, but their actions were surprisingly unified, and they all followed the footsteps of "Executioner" Koros and retreated.

After a while, the shadows on the land all dissipated, leaving only the scars they had carved, lying on the ground like wounds, telling of their miserable experiences.

……

After the "Executioner" Koros and his "Black Fangs" all left.

Next to the body of the "Great All-Knowing" Rocklan, the puppet "Battering Ram" that had long lost all its functions suddenly trembled.

——Squeak, squeak, squeak... The "axle" inside this magic puppet has started to turn again. At the same time, its outline begins to emit a dim red curtain.

"Well... not... okay..."

A mechanical sound came from inside the "battering ram".

The sound was quite vague, even intermittent, but it was able to fully express the meaning of a certain sentence.

The "Battering Ram" tried to stand up, its ringed arms still trembling.

It suddenly raised its hand, and five steel "fingers" stretched out from the wooden "fist" and inserted them into the deep holes in its own body that had been pierced by the cone before.

——Click. A light metallic collision sound came from its body.

"...Very good. The core area of ​​the onomatopoeia has been temporarily repaired."

The sound of the "battering ram" suddenly became extremely clear and smooth. It also began to self-check other blocks and repaired them one by one.

"..."

"...Hmm." At the end, "Battery Ram" made a satisfied nasal sound.

"Thanks to the 'Black Devouring Life Core'... Said, I am really impressed by you."

The "battering ram" regained its freedom of movement. It turned towards the direction of "Rockland" and "stared" deeply at the corpse on the ground from the front, which had no "eyes", for a few seconds.

After that, the "battering ram" headed in the opposite direction of the "executioner" Koros and others, towards an unknown destination.

……

……

The ruins of Xifeng village on the outskirts of Sina City.

"The Promised Place" - the deserted church.

After receiving the order from the Lord, Intis and the "Shadows" gathered here early, waiting for the arrival of their "Lord".

The Faceless One, Intis, was standing beside a stone seat at the top. The stone seat beside her had already been wiped clean without a trace of dust.

In front of Index, on both sides of the lower position, stood five other figures.

"Bloodthirsty Werewolf" Boozer and "Hunting Blade" Undertaker stood on the left. They were the two most powerful "Shadows". "Dream Thief" Pior and the twin "Life-loving" Elena and "Nature-loving" Emera stood on the right. They all closed their eyes and remained silent. A heavy atmosphere suddenly enveloped the dilapidated church.

It was not until a strong wind blew in from outside the door, causing a violent whistling sound, that the "Faceless Man" Index opened her eyes and then knelt on one knee outside the door.

"——My Lord." Intis raised her hands, lowered her head, and did not dare to look directly at the scene in front of her.

The other "shadows" followed Index's action, knelt on one knee towards the door, and bowed their heads in greeting.

Click, click. The footsteps came from outside the door and gradually became clearer.

The terrifying spiritual surge instantly permeated the entire dilapidated church, causing beads of sweat to appear on the foreheads of all the "shadows".

This aura, without a doubt, is that of their "Lord".

However, the oppressive feeling of this power is even more profound than the last time they met "Shadow".

"——Everyone, get up."

The young and majestic voice lingered in everyone's ears. The figure wearing a black cloak and a black-patterned puppet mask walked straight to the top stone seat.

Intis stood up first. She quickly walked towards the "Lord" and helped him to the throne.

"I already know about your previous achievements."

Luo Xiu said, "You have done a great job in the mission of destroying 'Blood of Thorns'."

"Thank you for the compliment, my Lord."

The werewolf answered first. He raised his head and met Luo Xiu's gaze.

"It's just... Lord, we sacrificed Byrne. This was my negligence. It's a great loss."

The werewolf looked a little gloomy.

"...Byrne the Flame Burner, his sacrifice was indeed a pity."

Luo Xiu shook his head and said:
"However, his sacrifice will not be in vain. 'Holy Abyss' will be able to go further because of it."

"And you, too, will receive the gift of my power."

When he finished saying this last sentence, Luo Xiu raised his arm and condensed five balls of light surrounded by deep purple mist in his palm.

This ball of light contains terrifying power, and this is the source of power that everyone in the "Holy Abyss" sincerely pursues.

The deep purple ball of light gradually transformed into the shape of a fog crow and floated towards the five "shadows" off the field.

The misty shadow created by the Mist Raven suddenly attached itself to the "shadows", making them feel a bone-chilling chill.

Then, a terrifying sense of power began to surge from the "shadows" and gradually spread throughout their bodies.

"This is... power..." The undertaker's eyes were bright, and the expression on his face was filled with uncontrollable fanaticism.

Since his promotion to the fourth level, the spiritual energy in Luo Xiu's body has become unprecedentedly strong. He is now able to "borrow" his power to the outside world through some means.

The "bond" of this leased power is precisely the abyss beast "Mist Raven" that he contracted.

Each "fog shadow" can carry part of Luo Xiu's spirituality, and through the "fog shadow", which is the carrier of the power of the "abyss", this part of the spirituality will also be imbued with the breath of the "abyss".

At the same time, the spirituality that Luo Xiu separated also contained a portion of the skills and knowledge of the "Abyss".

——"Dark Eclipse Arrow (Abyss, lv.1)".

This is the most basic abyss skill, but at this time it can be regarded as a great reward to the shadows who are flocking to it.

Just on both sides below, five “shadows” began to emanate waves of deep spirituality.

This spirituality that carries the power of the "abyss" has, through some means, perfectly integrated with their own power, allowing their own strength to be significantly enhanced.

This is the power that is truly "given", a gift from the "Lord" for their loyalty and merit.

"Thank you for giving us real power."

The undertaker was the first to step forward and prostrated himself before Luo Xiu, expressing his loyalty.

The other shadows also followed the undertaker's actions and prostrated themselves before Luo Xiu.

"Please tell me who else is your enemy... We will clear a path for you, even if it means we are crushed to pieces."

The shadows said in unison.

"..."

Seeing this, Luo Xiu nodded with satisfaction.

"In this case……"

After Luo Xiu pondered for a while, he said:
"Then I will grant you new hunting grounds."

"Soon, this country will be facing an all-out war. You will have plenty of prey to enjoy the ultimate hunt."

Luo Xiu then intertwined his fingers and said slowly:
"However, before that, you still have other tasks to complete."

"In Sina City, find the minions of the executioners of the Dark Principality and eliminate them."

"They are the Black Fang, the next threat to the Holy Abyss."

"—Kill them all, and bring back their daggers. Just like this time, when you return, I will grant you new power."

"..."

"——I will follow your will."

The enthusiasm on the shadows' faces did not diminish in the slightest, but became even more intense.

When Luo Xiu gave them this new task, the gathering of the "Shadows" came to an end, and the "Shadows" slowly retreated and left the ruined church one by one.

……

When all the "shadows" left.

Only Ross and Intis were left, while "The Lord" and "The Faceless Man" were still in the ruined church.

"Then...Intis."

When there were only two of them, Luo Xiu took off his mask and slowly said to Index:

"...Very good, Index."

"I can sense that you are ready to advance to the third level."

According to the panel's detection, Index's level has reached her current upper limit of lv.20.

"...Yes, my lord." Index answered in a clear voice.

Her eyes were also filled with fanaticism.

"You said before that you would give me the method to become the 'Shadow of Slaughter'..."

"Yes, you deserve it."

Luo Xiu suddenly smiled and said, "Trust me, Intis. Right here, I will witness you becoming the 'Triple Destiny'."

"Then I will tell you what you want to know and the key to go one step further."

……

(End of this chapter)