Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 235 The End of the Fierce Battle
In a hurry, the "Shadow Warrior" Bode sneaked into the shadows and avoided the fatal attack.

But beads of sweat had already seeped out of his forehead, and his inner assessment of the enemy's threat had risen to a higher level.

The "holy beast" in front of him, the giant wolf with golden flames wrapped all over its body, was undoubtedly much more powerful than ordinary holy beasts, and the spiritual pressure it exuded was even enough to directly confront a transcendent being with the "quadruple destiny"!
Bode was thinking about all this rapidly in his mind. Facing this most powerful holy beast he had ever seen, his inner excitement grew stronger and stronger.

His right hand then quietly reached behind his waist, pulled out a slender black dagger from the black scabbard close to his body, and gently slashed the blade across his wrist.

The sharp blade silently cut through the flesh of the wrist, and the gushing blood quickly covered the blade.

The blood that smeared the blade of the dagger suddenly began to burn the next moment, and black flames jumped up.

"Shadow Warrior" Bode, at the moment when he burned the sword with his spirituality and blood, his entire aura changed from the root.

In the next moment, the "Shadow Warrior" disappeared from the spot, leaving only the sound of the wind whistling through the forest.

Fenrir was unable to detect the opponent's breath, and could only roughly determine the opponent's hiding position from the wisps of hostile spirits that gradually wrapped around his body.

Suddenly.

——Swish! A violent sound of breaking through the air erupted instantly, and a deep hole was pierced through Fenrir's abdomen by the invisible attack. The figure of the "Shadow Warrior" Bode appeared in it for a moment, and then disappeared again, losing all sound.

Puff, golden blood gushed out from Fenrir's wound. Although Fenrir in the [Glorious] form was protected by a Holy Light Shield, the attack caused by the "Shadow Warrior" Bode was "origin" damage, which meant that his shield only blocked part of the damage, and his body still suffered considerable trauma.

"Hiss..." Fenrir clenched his fangs, the flames on his body began to vibrate, and an atmosphere of terror suddenly spread.

The enemy did not appear again, so Fenrir gradually retreated, while remaining highly alert, keeping a close eye on the enemy's next possible attack.

However, the "Shadow Warrior" Bode seemed to have completely evaporated from the battlefield. In Fenrir's perception, apart from the dense hostile spirits around him, he could not capture the specific location of any enemy.

Until the spirit behind it suddenly became disordered, Fenrir quickly swung its tail and turned around, spewing a large-scale, shining golden flame towards the disordered spirit!
——Boom! In the path of Fenrir's flames, a human figure holding a black dagger was illuminated by the fire.

The attack path of "Shadow Warrior" Bode was seen through, and the flames devoured his newly ignited black fire, which had spread and burned onto his clothes!
"Tsk..." Bode's face turned pale instantly. He didn't expect that the "holy beast" opposite him would have such a large attack range. After his body was burned by the flames, Bode's sneak attack could no longer continue.

The "black fire" that burned with his spirit and blood was gradually extinguished as its duration came to an end. Bode then stepped back and his figure disappeared into the darkness again.

But Fenrir, who had successfully burned Baldur with the "Holy Flame", followed the remaining breath of the flame and pursued the enemy.

"This damn beast..." Feeling Fenrir chasing him relentlessly from behind, the "Shadow Warrior" Bode's face became increasingly gloomy. As he retreated quickly, the dagger in his hand once again crossed his wrist.

——Puff!
However, before Bode could use the sword to cut through his flesh and blood and burn his blood, he heard the sound of bones and flesh being pierced and broken in his ears.

What followed was a sharp pain coming from the chest.

The light in front of his eyes became brighter than ever before. In Bode's somewhat dazed eyes, he saw light, a shining golden, scorching glow that was continuously emanating from his chest.

He lowered his head and saw a golden horn with golden light piercing through his chest.

……

——"Pegasus Thunder Strike"!
Following the scent left by Fenrir, Luo Xiu, riding on the "Golden Pegasus", finally caught up with the fleeing enemy at this moment.

"Shadow Warrior" Bode was about to perform the next bloody enchantment ritual, but Luo Xiu immediately had Pegasus pierce him with the "Brilliant Horn", interrupting all his subsequent actions.

Afterwards, brilliant wings quickly condensed on both sides of the body of the "Golden Pegasus". The golden holy wings flapped and flew high into the sky with Luo Xiu on the horse's back and the "Shadow Warrior" Bode who was pierced by the sharp horns!

Pegasus walked on the light, and countless shining stars began to gather around him.

These flying stars quickly gathered the power of "annihilation" as Pegasus flew. Looking up from the ground, they looked like a group of meteors emitting bursts of brilliance.

"You... you..."

"Shadow Warrior" Bode groaned. He was severely injured by the sudden attack and his chest was experiencing waves of severe pain.

In addition, the biting and cold wind in the air kept squeezing the exposed wound, causing Bode to faint from the pain.

But he quickly regained consciousness, and immediately held tightly to the sharp horn that pierced his chest with both hands, trying to push it back from his chest.

But soon, Bode gave up such thoughts. He only looked down slightly with a hazy consciousness, and he understood his current situation.

He was now high in the sky! The original inner courtyard of the church was now completely within Bode's field of vision. There were faint flashes of light in it. The "holy men" of the church had blocked and surrounded the edge of the inner courtyard.

The place where the light was the most dazzling and densest was where Bode had ordered his "Black Fangs" to attack the gathering point of the church. The glow of the holy arts released by the "priests" was bright, which showed that the church had gained complete advantage.

And the "Black Fangs" he brought with him might have been wiped out... Bode thought pessimistically. The situation had already deviated far from his expectations at this point.

Suddenly, a flat, cold voice came from behind Bode:

"The henchmen of 'Executioner' Koros, the hidden 'Fang Head', 'Shadow Warrior' Bode, I knew you would make some moves."

That was the voice of the "high priest" of the church! Bode turned his head with difficulty, and out of the corner of his eye he saw that young face, a face that was both immature and mature, harmless and terrifying.

Seeing Bode's furious expression, Luo Xiu smiled faintly and said:
"If nothing unexpected happens, all the 'Black Fangs' you brought with you should have been destroyed."

"And you, 'Shadow Warrior' Bode."

"You will go to hell soon, and may the Holy Light protect you then."

The moment Luo Xiu finished speaking, the brilliant horn of the "Golden Pegasus" that pierced through Bode's body turned into golden light and dissipated. Bode, who had lost his support, fell heavily to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

The flying stars that were originally surrounding Pegasus, which had completed the full charge of "Falling Stars of Pegasus", also shot towards Bode and quickly caught up with him.

——BOOM! BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!

The flying stars that hit the body of "Shadow Warrior" Bode exploded one after another, bursting out brilliant flames in the air. In Luo Xiu's panel detection of Bode, he was first pierced by the "Pegasus Thunder Strike" and had only half of his health left. Under the bombardment of the flying stars, his health was instantly reduced to zero!

Although Bode was able to dodge some of the flying stars' bombardment with his high agility attribute, dozens of flying stars still caught up with him and blasted parts of his body into ashes.

When the light fog in the air dissipated and thick smoke began to billow, Bode's broken body, which was already riddled with holes, had fallen heavily to the ground, creating a deep dent.

Luo Xiu, riding on Pegasus, landed smoothly on the ground. He then called back Pegasus and walked towards the place where the Shadow Warrior Bode fell.

In the center of the ring-shaped crater, "Shadow Warrior" Bode had lost all life and turned into a corpse.

"He's dead." After the panel detection of Bode and the kill prompt that popped up in the mailbox had confirmed Bode's death, Luo Xiu did not stay any longer and turned to the current location of another "Quadruple Fate" invader.

"Poison Hunter" Alessa was lying on the grass at the edge of the battlefield, looking at the sparse starry sky with despair on her face.

The "Fang Shou" and "Shadow Warrior" Bode who came with her exploded into fireworks right in front of her eyes. The fear in the heart of "Poison Hunter" Alessa became stronger, but her broken body made it difficult for her to move at all. She had one arm cut off, and the wounds on her body were still oozing blood.

The "Poison Hunter" Alessa, a sticky pool of blood has gathered under her body, her vitality is being constantly drained away, her "spirituality" is leaving her, her consciousness is gradually becoming dim, falling into true death.

Luo Xiu walked in front of her and the panel detection showed that she was in a near-death state and her remaining life was still slipping away. It wouldn't be long before she died from excessive blood loss.

But when Luo Xiu walked in front of her, the desperate expression on Alyssa's face faded, and was replaced by a cruel look.

“Kill… ho ho… kill me.” Alessa uttered a hoarse voice intermittently from her throat, “My… colleagues… ho ho… will… avenge us…”

"..." Luo Xiu shook his head silently, ignoring Alessa's harsh words before her death, and just prayed silently.

A ball of light containing annihilation began to emerge in his palm. He looked at the dying enemy in front of him with pity and said softly:
"May the Holy Light bless you."

After saying that, he waved his arm lightly, and a ball of light called "Holy Light Annihilation" flew towards the remains of Alessa and exploded at the position of her upper body.

The dazzling light eventually engulfed the body of the "Poison Hunter", and her life also came to an end.

The blazing holy flame began to devour everything around it. The body of "Poison Hunter" was completely reduced to dust, and only the bloodstains on the ground could serve as proof of her existence.

After completely killing the "Poison Hunter" Alessa and the "Shadow Warrior" Bode, Luo Xiu recalled Fenrir and looked around at the surrounding scene.

This corner of the inner courtyard had been severely damaged by the previous battle, with broken trees and collapsed buildings everywhere. Traces of burning from the holy flames, erosion from the poisonous fog, and cracks caused by explosions and collisions could be seen everywhere. They lay there quietly, as if silently telling of the fierce battle that had taken place before.

Fortunately, the main buildings in the inner courtyard were not affected too much by the battle. The "High Priest's Residence" with the barrier opened was intact, forming a sharp contrast with the surrounding traces of destruction.

"We need to increase the budget... and the barrier's protection level should be further strengthened..."

As Luo Xiu was thinking about this, he quickened his pace, left the designated battlefield, and walked towards the location where other priests were fighting.

……

--boom!

The hammer fell and blood splattered.

In front of Anthony, the last "Black Fang" had a hole in his head. He suddenly lost his last strength to resist, and his body fell down like mud.

Behind Anthony, Pamier had also cut a "Black Fang" into two. Half of Black Fang's body was hanging high on a landscape tree nearby, and the other half was buried deep in the soil of the flower bed.

"This is the last enemy here..."

Anthony spoke in a brisk voice, but his face was already pale, and the obvious wounds all over his body betrayed his current condition.

He and Pamier killed four Black Fangs in total. The rest of the Black Fangs who broke into the church were intercepted by other Holy Inquisitors and the church's "deacons". No news came from the ambush points set up in advance, which at least showed that the current situation was still under control and the enemy's actions were not out of control.

After saying that, Anthony staggered. Finally, he could no longer support his tired and weak body and fell heavily to the ground.

At the same time as Anthony fell, Pamier behind him also fell down, and trickles of bright red blood seeped out of his armor.

Pamier's condition was even worse than Anthony's at this time. She had already lost consciousness. She had just been promoted to the "Triple Fate" and relied on the advantages of her own equipment to barely kill the second Black Fang. This was the limit of her current combat power.

But fortunately, they were only "seriously injured" and not on the verge of death.

The two chief lieutenants of the church's "Holy Inquisition" lay motionless on the ground. After the battle, they finally relaxed their tense nerves. "Coma" was a complete relaxation for them.

Until dawn.

……

Morning time.

Red Maple City Church, the inner courtyard of the Glorious Church.

Luo Xiu did not rest. As soon as he finished the aftermath arrangements for the "Liaoshou" invasion, he went to the "Mission" to visit Anthony and Pamier.

Their condition at this point was much better than when the battle had just ended in the early morning.

The high-level life potions available to the church healed their injuries well, allowing them to recover to their peak condition faster than usual.

At this moment, just as Luo Xiu entered Anthony's room, Anthony just woke up from his coma.

"You're here... Luo Xiu."

Anthony covered his forehead, endured the dizziness of waking up, and asked Luo Xiu:
"Where are the enemies? The enemies..."

"The enemies have been dealt with."

Luo Xiu nodded and responded to him:
"Their leaders, 'Poison Hunter' and 'Shadow Warrior', have been killed by me. And the 'Black Fangs' they brought with them are all confirmed dead. You did a great job, Anthony."

"...That's good... ahem."

Anthony coughed twice, his face became a little indifferent, and then he continued to ask Luo Xiu: "Then...what about our casualties?"

"…We lost four novice clergymen and two full-time clergymen. None of the 'deacons' were killed, but all were injured to varying degrees."

After a pause, Luo Xiu continued, "But their injuries are not serious, Anthony. They will soon be able to recover to their previous good condition."

"I see..." Anthony nodded.

"This is 'war' ... This is the war we are experiencing."

He prayed silently, his bandaged hands forming a sacred triangle in front of his chest, a solemn yet sad expression on his face.

Anthony sighed and finally whispered:
"...I hope the war will end soon."

“…I hope that tragedy will not happen again.”

"May the sacrifices go to the eternal heaven."

……

(End of this chapter)