Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 191 Endgame and Farewell (4k4)

"——Follow me..."

A low whisper sounded in the ears of the "Berserk Swordsman" Bagli.

His already dull will seemed to be gradually corroded and dissolved by some deep, dark existence, and something new was implanted in his mind and deep in his soul.

"——Convert to the Holy Abyss and serve me as your master..."

"..."

Bagri's pupils dilated, and his already broken mental defenses finally collapsed. He was completely eroded, swallowed up, and assimilated by the strange power in the low murmurs of the "priest", whom he originally regarded as an enemy, forming a completely new thing that was familiar yet unfamiliar to Bagri.

"Holy Abyss... Shura... Holy Abyss..."

Bagli began to utter these words vaguely.

"..."

Luo Xiu always keeps a close eye on the panel monitoring of the "violent swordsman" Bagli.

When the new status "Crazy Devout Believer (stable, permanent)" appeared in Bagri's panel status bar, Luo Xiu knew that the "Crazy Devout" brainwashing of Bagri had been successful.

Luo Xiu then withdrew his hand from Bagli's forehead and took a step back, releasing the domain of "Holy Abyss" and completing the prayer of "Healing".

Switching the "Poisonous Bite" in his right hand to the "White Oak Staff", Luo Xiu swung out a ball of healing light and treated Bagli.

A golden-green color, symbolizing vitality, appeared on Bagli's body. The fatal wounds on his body were slowly healing, and his blood volume was gradually recovering to about 20%. His status was pulled back from "near death" to "seriously injured".

"Cough... cough cough..." Bagli coughed violently several times. Black blood dripped from the corners of his mouth, and he spat out several sticky, foul-smelling pus lumps.

"Who am I..."

Feeling that his body had recovered a little, Bagli asked to Luo Xiu with a confused look on his face.

"You are Bagli, the 'Berserker' Bagli Saddiman."

Luo Xiu smiled calmly, and said to Bagli in a gentle but unquestionable tone:
"From now on, Bagli."

"You are the shadow of 'Holy Abyss'. You will serve me as your master and work for me."

"..."

"I serve you... as my Lord..."

There was still a hint of confusion in Bagli's eyes. His drowsy mind was unable to understand what was happening at the moment.

However, the word "Holy Abyss" has been firmly engraved in Bagri's mind. At the same time, during the previous battle, the ancient and sacred illusory palace was also engraved in Bagri's deepest memory like a brand.

The eyes of the "Berserk Swordsman" Bagli gradually became fiery, and the bright scarlet in his pupils spread to the corners of his eyes like spider web patterns.

"I see."

At a certain moment, Bagli finally "recognized" the reality he was in, and the false seeds planted in his mind began to take root and sprout, gradually replacing his real cognition.

"You are... the Lord of the Holy Abyss... You are the Honored Lord..."

A pious expression gradually appeared on Bagli's face. He struggled to stand up, letting the blood flow from the wounds on his body, and crawled in front of Luo Xiu.

"Please...please guide...guide me on the path to the future..."

"..."

When seeing Bagri behave like this, Luo Xiu knew that the brainwashing of Bagri's "crazy piety" had been completely completed.

He was silent for a long time, and then he said to Bagli in a low and majestic voice:

"Listen carefully, Bagli, I will give you a new mission."

"I want you to stay by the side of 'Executioner' Koros and be my spy."

"I want you to tell Koros that the 'priest' was from the 'Pure Order' that roamed near Songyuan City, and he killed all of the Black Fangs, a total of more than a dozen. Even you were defeated by him, and finally escaped from Songyuan City with information about him."

"You just tell Koros what I say, whether he believes it or not. In addition, I want you to report to me regularly about Koros's possible actions, and not to reveal any traces of the Holy Abyss to anyone else."

"Do you understand, Bagley?"

"..."

When Luo Xiu said this to Bagli, a confused expression flashed across Bagli's face for a moment, but he quickly returned to his usual calmness and toughness.

"I understand... Lord Shura... my Lord..."

"——I will follow your will."

"..."

……

After issuing a new mission to the new "devout believer" Bagri and taking a token from him that could prove his identity, Luo Xiu handed over a clone of the "Mist Hidden Raven" to Bagri and confirmed the special and secret method of contact with him.

After listening carefully and memorizing the instructions given by the new "Lord", Bagli dragged his wounded body and limped away from the wilderness.

Luo Xiu estimated that he would need two days of recuperation. With the strong body and excellent recovery ability of a warrior transcendent with the fourth destiny of [Bitter Tea], he would be able to quickly recover about 70% of the combat power of the "Violent Swordsman", and safely leave his temporary hiding place and return to the dark hidden camp where the "Executioner" Koros was entrenched.

At this point, all arrangements for the new shadow, the "violent swordsman" Bagli, have been made.

Then, Luo Xiu gently raised his hand and pressed his fingers on his forehead, issuing an evacuation order to the "Nightmare Wolf" that was guarding the depths of his soul.

A flash of light and shadow appeared before his eyes, and the figure of Fenrir, the "Nightmare Wolf", appeared in the open space in front of Luo Xiu. It growled in a low voice and excitedly wagged its tail at Luo Xiu.

Fenrir seemed quite happy at this moment, as if he had finally finished some boring labor.

Luo Xiu leaned down and touched its head. It let out a comfortable low growl of "Awooo Awooo" again, then disappeared into the shadow and returned to the abyss.

After letting Fenrir separate his soul, Luo Xiu raised his hand again, his fingers still pressed on his forehead, and used the "Prisoner of the Thinker" skill from "Ancient Heritage".

Just as Luo Xiu looked into the illusory perspective inside his body, the red walls that originally blocked his soul once again built a strong spiritual wall, completely blocking the outside world's malicious detection.

"call……"

After completing the reconstruction of the "Prisoner of the Thinker", Luo Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Up to now, during this trip to Songyuan City, Luo Xiu has killed twelve Black Fangs, exceeding the additional mission objective of [Hidden Mission: Filthy Wail].

Therefore, he no longer needed to leave the hidden danger of possible assassination, and directly activated the "Prisoner of the Thinker" to completely block the next divination that might come from the enemy.

The "Silver Sundial Compass" carried by the "Berserk Swordsman" Bagli allows Luo Xiu to reversely lock the location of the enemy base camp of the Dark Principality such as Koros. The initiative is firmly in his hands!

"..." While Luo Xiu was thinking about these things, he took a step forward and walked towards the other side closer to the dense forest.

……

Edge of dense forest.

Luo Xiu saw from afar a slender, blood-stained figure, half leaning against a hunched tree, breathing heavily.

Intis had just finished her battle. At this moment, a deep cut was made on her waist and abdomen, and blood was gushing out like a spring, staining her clothes with bright red.

She was obviously seriously injured, and through the detection of her panel, it was known that Index had fallen into a "near death" state due to excessive blood loss.

But relying on the characteristics of [Red Lotus] and the ability of "Flesh and Blood Sacrifice", Index turned the two Black Fang corpses she killed into her own power, thus escaping from the brink of death, and allowing her several key attributes to be slightly improved again.

Looking at Index, whose body was covered with wounds and almost full of holes, Luo Xiu casually pinched out a holy light ball of "healing magic" and cast it on Index.

A layer of hazy light golden mist suddenly emanated from the outline of Index's body. The wounds on her body began to heal slowly, and her blood volume, which was almost at the bottom, was rising towards a safe threshold.

"…Thank you for your treatment, my Lord."

Index raised her head with some difficulty and expressed her gratitude to Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu did not respond to her, but silently looked at the two large bloodstains in front of her.

There, two corpses of Black Fang once lay, but they had transformed into spirits and disappeared, becoming part of the power of Intis.

When he was fighting fiercely with the "Berserk Swordsman" Bagli, he did let Index "sniper" those fleeing Black Fangs who might have survived the "Light Wings Sky Punishment".

It seems that the strength of the two surviving Black Fangs was slightly beyond his expectations, but fortunately Index still managed to kill them alone without incurring any extra workload.

If he let even one Black Fang escape, Luo Xiu would have sent the "Berserk Swordsman" Baglido to execute a mission to kill and silence him... but things did not come to that.

Luo Xiu nodded secretly, still quite satisfied with Index's performance.

He then took out a set of clean and gorgeous open robes from his bracelet, placed it in front of Index, and said to her:

"Wipe off the blood and change your clothes, Intis."

"We should go."

"..."

"...Yes." Index replied weakly.

Index then gently took off her torn clothes, completely exposing her originally snow-white flawless skin, which was now covered with bloodstains. Her body was bathed in the hazy and deep blue moonlight. At the same time, she slightly leaned her body, stretched out her slender and long arms, picked up the wide robe in front of her, and gently draped it over her body.

Luo Xiu watched the whole process of Index changing clothes without any hesitation. After Index finished changing her clothes, he turned around and walked slowly towards the nearest city gate of Songyuan City.

Intis stood up tremblingly and followed Luo Xiu with a haggard look. She walked forward slowly step by step, her steps heavy but firm.

……

Using the token of "Arbitrator" Randall, they easily passed the city checkpoints and came to the block where the Wolf Hunting Tavern was located. As expected, they saw the guards who had blocked the streets again.

Several non-commissioned officers were running back and forth at this time, their faces showing expressions of fatigue and anxiety.

This is the second time that the tavern opened by the former "Knight of the Throne" Isaac has been attacked by "Black Fang".

This can only happen once and will not happen again. For the Supreme Being, the severity of this incident has risen to a higher level than before.

However, the trouble belongs to those who are the Supreme, not to Luo Xiu. He then came to the blockade and showed the guard the token of Landor.

Without any words, when the soldiers confirmed the authenticity of the token, they quickly made way for Luo Xiu, and stood at attention, saluting with respect at the backs of the "big shots" who were gradually going deeper into the block.

After passing through the empty streets, Luo Xiu arrived at the door of the "Wolf Hunting Tavern" and saw the tavern's owner, the "Throne Knight" Isaac. As expected, he was sitting on a bench in the courtyard of his tavern.

When he saw Luo Xiu and Index returning safely, Luo Xiu vaguely noticed that Isaac seemed to be relieved, and his originally tightly knitted brows also relaxed a little.

"...You're back." Isaac said in a low voice, "Just like last time... You both have a strong smell of blood."

"Of course, I know what you did...so I won't say anything more."

Isaac's face still had that majestic, calm and intimidating look, but he uttered some rare, gentle words.

"Yes, we are back safely."

Luo Xiu smiled and said, "At the same time, I have dealt with the culprit. Similar attacks should not happen again in the future."

"..."

"You solved the culprit?"

Isaac blurted out in surprise, "Who is that?"

"That is the '獠首', the '獠首' that belongs to the Principality's executioner."

Luo Xiu said solemnly, "I killed that fang leader. Here, this is the token that symbolizes his identity."

As he spoke, Luo Xiu took out a thick sword guard from his bracelet. The sword guard was engraved with exquisite patterns and had some spots of rust on it.

"That was one of their 'Berserkers'. Unfortunately, I don't know his name or codename, so I have no idea who he was."

Luo Xiu spread his hands helplessly and said:

"But there is no doubt that he is the main culprit who organized this attack. You can trust my judgment as the Holy Judge."

"..."

"I believe you." Isaac nodded.

"For us, similar incidents happen all the time, but it is difficult for us to truly and thoroughly resolve them... You killed their 'Fang Chief', so I owe you a favor."

As he spoke, Isaac reached into his arms, took out a tied cloth bag, and threw it towards Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu reached out to take it, weighed it, and knew that it was a purse filled with a lot of gold coins.

He heard Isaac continue, "My friend from Glory... there are 20 gold coins in there, which are the cost of your stay at the hotel. I will return them all to you."

"Of course, this is not enough. It is not enough to show the hospitality of our [Supreme] Honor Knights."

Isaac said calmly, but in a gentle voice:
"My dear friend, if you come to Songyuan City again in the future, you can come to my 'Wolf Hunting Tavern'. As long as the tavern is still open, I will not charge you any fees."

"..."

"Thank you for your generosity." Luo Xiu nodded and said with a smile.

He originally wanted to say something else, but then he gave up on it and chose the simplest way of expressing his gratitude.

"In fact, after killing that 'fang head', my mission as the 'holy judge' in Songyuan City was officially declared complete."

"I will leave Songyuan City soon and go to other places to carry out new missions."

Luo Xiu paused for a moment and said to Isaac:

"So, please allow me to say goodbye to you in advance, respectable old knight."

"This is probably our last night in this city."

……

(End of this chapter)