Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 168 Crushing

Chapter 168 Crushing (5k4)

Golden light flashed and the light flowed everywhere.

The next moment, the "hyena's" eyes turned white, and the strong light once again deprived him of his vision.

--boom! ! !

Lightning struck from the sky again, accurately hitting the hyena's body.

In his blurred consciousness, the hyena could no longer feel his own pain.

He only vaguely saw the sacred, golden thunder, like a giant spear, nailing him firmly to the ground.

The right side of the hyena's chest was completely pierced. This time the lightning avoided the heart, leaving the hyena on the verge of death, but it did not die immediately.

As his consciousness continued to sink and dissipate, the "hyena" felt that his eyelids seemed heavier than ever before, falling down like a heavy brake.

In a trance, the hyena heard the sound of footsteps - tap, tap, coming slowly from in front of him, with a steady rhythm like a war drum.

He raised his head, and the dazzling golden light made him unconsciously raise his hands to cover his eyes.

"...Heh, black-fanged hyena."

A contemptuous voice came from in front of the hyena.

The hyena then removed his hand that was covering his eyes, and he could see the figure of the person in front of him clearly.

He was wearing a completely black open robe and a pitch-black mask, and his true appearance could not be seen.

However, in his hand he held a miniature lightning gun that was gleaming with golden light. The tiny bursts of electric light made the hyena feel intense palpitations again and again.

Suddenly, the hyena felt his heart burning like fire, which was exactly where the "Silver Sundial Compass" was placed.

The hyena showed doubt and in the unequal confrontation, he took out the "Silver Sundial Compass". The mercury needle in the compass suddenly began to tremble wildly and no longer had a clear direction.

A bad thought quickly swirled in the hyena's mind.

The hyenas knew that the "silver sundial compass" had lost its direction, which just meant that it was infinitely close to the "goal" and their spiritualities were tending to overlap.

Fear spread quickly, the hyena's pupils shrank suddenly, and a cold fact emerged in his mind -

The person in front of him, a black-faced man wearing a mask and whose true appearance could not be seen, turned out to be the target of their "Black Fang" mission!

“The Quadruple Fate… You actually… have the Quadruple Fate!”

This was far beyond the intelligence the hyenas had received.

Originally, according to the picture that the "fallen prophet" saw from the revelation of the Mother Goddess, the priest wearing a priest robe and riding a horse towards the main city of Songyuan could only have a "triple destiny" at most!
There is no way he could be a 'priest' of the church. All the information about the clergy of the 'Holy See' church who are above the fourth level of destiny should be under their control!
“…This is impossible, this, this is impossible!”

The hyena roared hysterically, and he finally realized that even if the "Blood Owl" had not been ambushed by the powerful old man before, he and the Blood Owl, two extraordinary people with "triple destiny", would never be the opponent of the two "quadruple destiny"!

"We must tell the Executioner... We must send out the Fangshou!"

The hyena's teeth were chattering. The strong sense of crisis of approaching death made him endure the pain brought by the severed left leg and stand up tremblingly.

The dagger held in his right hand quickly emitted an extremely thick black mist, which soon condensed into a slender shape.

That was the hound's long sword surrounded by black fog. The hyena slammed the sword to the ground, replacing its broken left leg, and quickly fled away from the man, running very fast.

As a "hyena", he also lowered himself to the ground, grabbing the ground with his free left hand to control the direction of the charge.

Although "Hyena" is a warrior of [Ku Tu], his special talents and beast-like training also allow him to possess an extremely terrifying sprint speed.

His figure quickly shrank in the black-faced man's sight and was about to disappear.

But the black-faced man did not chase after him. Instead, he nodded, silently prayed, and then got into a posture ready to "throw".

He leaned forward, shifted the miniature lightning gun in his left hand to his right hand, and poured his own spirituality into it.

The lightning gun expanded rapidly, accompanied by a crackling sound of electricity and emitting a dazzling light.

The next moment, he suddenly threw his right hand forward, and the lightning spear flew out of his hand in an instant, flashing dazzling light in the air, and flew towards the hyena's back, biting it.

The terrifying lightning spear cut through the air, dragging a long tail of light as it flew towards the hyena.

--boom! ! !

Before the hyena could escape completely, the lightning spear caught up with him and pierced his abdomen.

Afterwards, with the location where the lightning spear hit as the origin, a violent spiritual shock instantly exploded, completely engulfing the hyena's body and completely annihilating it.

There was no bloodshed, nor was there any horrific scene of flying flesh. The final explosion cleansed out the surroundings, leaving nothing behind except cracks, deep pits and powder on the ground.

"..."

When he witnessed the moment when the "hyena" was killed, the black-faced man finally took off his mask, and the young voice uttered a heartfelt sigh.

……

"...So strong."

Luo Xiu raised his right hand and looked at it for a long time, muttering to himself.

Although the "Thunder of Judgment" is still used, the feeling when using the Triple Fate is completely different!
The control over spirituality and the power of performing sacred arts have been greatly improved compared to before. It is a complete qualitative transformation and an absolute crushing at the "supernormal" level!
This was the first time he had truly taken action since he was promoted to the "Fourth Destiny".

Luo Xiu could actually kill the hyena faster, but this was more of a small experiment conducted by Luo Xiu than a "battle".

He did not use any unnecessary holy arts, but only used the standard three-hit combo of "Thunder of Judgment" to leave Black Fang's "Hyena" with no room to struggle.

This was an absolute crushing defeat. When he was at the "Triple Fate", although he could have killed those "Black Fangs" alone, it would never be as easy as it is now.

Feeling the reality of becoming stronger, joy quietly burst out in Luo Xiu's heart.

He then put on his mask again and quickly walked to the position in front of the hyena to check if he had left anything behind.

There is no trace of "Hyena" left, and the bounty jumping in the mailbox has confirmed his death.

However, he was carrying something else, something extra, which interested Luo Xiu a little.

Suddenly, at the edge of his vision, a faint blue light passed by, and Luo Xiu turned his head to look.

It was a compass, which had slipped off the hyena's body and rolled to the side of the road as he ran away.

The blue moonlight shone on the crystal arc wall on its surface, and the reflected light was just noticed by Luo Xiu keenly.

Luo Xiu then walked over, bent down and picked up the compass.

Inside the compass, the spiritual mercury was jumping irregularly, appearing quite chaotic and manic.

"Well, this should be something made by the enemy's 'diviner' that can locate my approximate location."

Luo Xiu made a quick judgment, but did not destroy the thing in a hurry. Instead, he put it into his storage bracelet.

This was the first tentative assassination attempt by "Black Fang", and Luo Xiu managed to get through the first round without any danger.

At least within one day, the enemy will not launch any more actions, which makes Luo Xiu feel relatively relieved.

He began to plan what to do next in his mind.

While thinking, Luo Xiu dusted off his clothes and walked back to the Wolf Hunting Tavern.

……

Wolf Hunter Tavern.

When Luo Xiu returned here, he saw the owner of the tavern, the former [Supreme] "Throne Knight" Isaac Neves, sitting on the bench.

He crossed his arms across his chest, his face grim and serious.

When Isaac saw the guest who had stayed in the hotel the day before coming back, his wolf-like eyes quickly fixed on him.

"You came back just in time."

Isaac said in a low voice, "Hmm, I smell it. It's on you. The smell of fresh blood."

"Really?" Luo Xiu spread his hands, put on a helpless expression, and said, "It might be because a mouse broke into my room, and I had to get up and drive it away."

"..."

"Actually, it's nothing, little guest."

"I should thank you for cleaning up those filth from my tavern."

Isaac spoke calmly, but soon he changed the subject and asked:

"…Are you a 'priest'?"

"..."

"I am." Luo Xiu nodded and smiled.

The owner of the tavern, Isaac Neves, was a Supreme Throne Knight of the same rank as himself. Luo Xiu knew that once some extraordinary things were revealed, it would be difficult to hide them from his eyes.

Luo Xiu was not going to hide his destiny and his identity as a [Glory] priest. Letting Isaac discover it himself would make it more "real and credible" than telling him himself.

Isaac said expressionlessly:

"From the moment you stepped into the tavern, I knew you were a 'superhuman', but I didn't know what your destiny was."

"...Now, I finally know, but I still can't see through you."

Isaac's sharp eyes then stared directly at Luo Xiu and asked:

"So, 'Holy Clergyman' who has come from afar, what is the purpose of your coming to Songyuan City?"

Feeling the strong sense of vigilance, Luo Xiu shrugged helplessly and replied: "Supreme Knight, you should understand that I am only acting as the 'Holy Inquisition'."

"..."

"The duties of the 'Holy Inquisition'..." Isaac chewed on these words.

Suddenly, Isaac's old voice smiled and said in a lazy tone:

"Haha, forget it... This is not my business."

"You go back and rest. If anyone comes to ask what happened, I will tell them that I crushed the insects to death."

"——In the name of the Supreme." Isaac added.

"..."

"……Thanks."

Luo Xiu nodded, thanked Isaac for his understanding, then walked past him and returned to the Wolf Hunting Tavern.

……

The lighting in the pub was very dim. The few oil lamps only provided local illumination in a few places, while the corners were still pitch black.

Light burst out from Luo Xiu's fingertips, replacing the lighting of the oil lamp, and he walked lightly up to the second floor.

The doors of other rooms were all closed, and long but heavy snoring sounds could be heard from them from time to time. Luo Xiu quickly found his own room, took out the key, and unlocked the door.

"Meow~"

A cat's meow, symbolizing welcome, came from the window.

Index had already returned and was waiting in the room.

Before, when "Throne Knight" Isaac and "The Lord" were fighting with the Black Fang assassins at the same time, Index, who had transformed into a civet cat, stood quietly on the top of a tree high up, taking in the battlefields on both sides.

Index, who witnessed those two crushing battles, was filled with shock in her mind - those two "Black Fang" assassins, they were extraordinary people at the same extraordinary level as herself!
The fact that they could be wiped out so easily is the truest reflection of the fact that there is power above power!

The previous scene deepened Index's desire for power and her loyalty to following the "Lord".

"You saw it too, Intis."

As Luo Xiu spoke, he closed the door and locked it.

“This is why I chose to stay here.”

With the former [Supreme] Throne Knight as bodyguard, this place is a reliable enough "safe zone" for Luo Xiu.

Players in previous lives regarded this place as a "holy land" - in order to escape the pursuit of hostile guilds, "Throne Knight" Isaac often acted as their shield.

In addition, there is the celebrity effect that Isaac personally possesses.

Even though Isaac is a retired knight, he still has considerable influence among the current Supremes.

Those who can become "Knights of the Throne" are definitely not ordinary people. They not only need talent, but also a noble background and absolute loyalty to the empire.

In addition, they need to maintain hellish training and go through decades of life-threatening trials on the battlefield.

Only when they have achieved certain military merits and have a certain prestige and status in the Knights Defenders of the Nation, will they be qualified to become "Knights of the Throne".

These are the true "nobles" who possess "talent", "perseverance" and "background", all three of which are indispensable.

And every Supreme Protector who becomes a "Knight of the Throne" still enjoys many rights in the Empire even if they retire.

Isaac, the former "Knight of the Throne", of course also enjoys these rights.

Even with his prestige, if someone dared to attack his tavern in a group without regard for their lives, he could just raise his arm and call a group of active or retired Supremes to wipe out the enemies on the spot.

Therefore, in a sense, for Luo Xiu, Isaac's "Wolf Hunting Tavern" is basically synonymous with "absolute safety."

The reason why this retired knight runs a tavern here is simply out of interest.

——"Being able to drink good wine happily" is exactly what the knights in the Knights Templar wanted to do but could not do, and Isaac took action for it.

……

While recalling these memories of his past life, Luo Xiu sat on the edge of the bed and took out the compass he had picked up earlier from his bracelet.

That was the compass that Black Fang "Hyena" dropped.

The panel quickly gave the identification result - the "Silver Sundial Compass" is a prop with special spirituality attached, which has the function of locking the position of a specific target. It came from the hands of a [Lost] believer.

"It is indeed like this..." Luo Xiu murmured.

The two Black Fang assassins used this compass to locate their exact location and direction...

Luo Xiu understood, and he immediately picked out a piece of essence from his memory and extracted the contents contained in it.

That was exactly the "ancient inheritance" given to him by the "Great Arbitrator" Randall - "Prisoner of the Thinker"!
Luo Xiu has not yet actually learned this inherited skill, but has simply stored it in his memory.

A learning prompt appeared on the panel. Luo Xiu paid the experience and started reading the bar.

The knowledge of "Prisoner of the Thinker" was slowly imprinted in his mind. For Luo Xiu, this process was like unzipping a compressed package and classifying it into a special memory area.

After waiting for a while, the "Prisoner of the Thinker" was officially learned, and its related content immediately appeared on the panel.

[Prisoner of the Thinker (Ancient Heritage, lv.1): Constructs a counter-barrier deep in the soul, which can counter the hostile probing, divination, prophecy and foreshadowing. When the counter-barrier takes effect, a "divinity" determination is made. If the "divinity" is higher than the opponent, the opponent will be impacted at the soul level...]

"...Good guy." Luo Xiu smiled and murmured softly.

With the "Prisoner of the Thinker", he no longer has to worry about his whereabouts being passively exposed.

Luo Xiu then tried to build a soul barrier according to the inherited knowledge.

As his spiritual power flowed along the guided circuit, Luo Xiu felt that high red walls seemed to be gradually being built up in his mind.

That is the counter-barrier... Luo Xiu thought to himself, while he picked up the "Silver Sundial Compass" and observed the changes on the dial.

The mercury that had been jumping non-stop seemed to have lost all its vitality in an instant when Luo Xiu's counter-barrier was formed, and there was no movement at all.

A pool of mercury just sat quietly in the groove, just like all ordinary mercury.

"Hmm..." Luo Xiu nodded, and then he removed the counter-barrier he had built in his mind.

And at the same time as the barrier disappeared, the mercury became active again, jumping wildly in the compass.

Luo Xiu stared at the compass for a long time, as if he was thinking about something.

After a moment, he understood something, so he put the compass back into his bracelet and stopped building a new barrier.

Luo Xiu had roughly understood the principle by which the enemy locked onto him, and had worked out a real use for the counter-barrier.

For him, there is no rush to build a counter-barrier immediately.

The most profitable option is to let the enemy continue to send out "Black Fang" while he continues to stay here and complete the hunt.

In the hidden mission [The Filthy Wail], the mission progress of "Kill Black Fang" has reached (1/10); and when the "Hyena" is killed by the skill "Glorious Judgment", 3 free attribute points are also given.

Now the initiative is in Luo Xiu's hands. He can control and guide the enemy, which is a huge advantage.

And those "Black Fang" assassins sent by the enemy are experience packs that come to your doorstep, so there is no reason not to take them!
After quickly collecting the experience reward for killing the "hyena" and turning off the panel, Luo Xiu lay back on the bed contentedly. The corners of his mouth curled up subtly and a pleasant smile appeared on his face.

……

A hidden dark camp on the outskirts of Songyuan City.

"Executioner" Koros suddenly felt something in his heart and looked up at the long table in front of him.

Several hanging lamps made of black iron were placed on the table, with a ball of faint blue light floating up and down in the hanging lamps.

Suddenly, the flame of a hanging lamp next to it began to dim and quickly went out.

After a moment, the flame in the hanging lamp on the other side also quickly went out, and a wisp of gray smoke emerged from it and quickly disappeared.

"'Blood Owl' and 'Hyena'... they're dead."

Kolos frowned and tapped the tabletop lightly with his fingers, making a "thump, thump" sound.

"They died at the same time..."

"..."

"Being able to kill them at the same time...is that a coincidence?"

Koros murmured, a deep light flashing in his eyes.

"But at least this tells me one thing."

"The other party has a fourth-order destiny, or is protected by a fourth-order destiny transcendent..."

Koros was thinking rapidly in his mind, and at the same time he heard footsteps coming from behind him.

"...came just in time."

Koros turned his head slightly, glanced at the humble figure behind him, and said:

"Prepare, prophet, for your divination ritual."