Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 238 Before the Decisive Battle (4k, more chapters today!)

After completing the review of his own status, Luo Xiu then conducted panel tests on other clergymen of the church who participated in the "altar ceremony".

Anthony and Pamier were granted 38 and 29 points of "divine" attribute value respectively from the ceremony, while the "divine" attributes obtained by other "deacons" also fluctuated between 25 and 45 points.

For those who still have the "triple destiny", such a value is already one-tenth or even one-fifth of the value of their "divine" attribute.

This "altar ceremony" undoubtedly brought a huge improvement to all the clergy who participated in the ceremony. Even the "double destiny" consecrated priests on the periphery each gained 10 to 15 points of "divinity", which was equivalent to one third of their previous "divinity" value.

After checking the status of all the clergy who participated in the ceremony, Luo Xiu announced in a calm voice:
"The 'altar ceremony' has been successfully completed."

"Everyone, you have all been granted the gift of 'Forging Sun Moment'. You should be able to feel your 'spirituality' sublimate for a moment, which will become your new, sacred power."

"Now, go back to your respective residences to experience, feel, and digest your newfound power."

After a pause, Luo Xiu continued solemnly:

"From now on until tomorrow morning, all your work in the Church can be temporarily suspended."

"And at dawn tomorrow, you will follow me out of the city to participate in the decisive battle with the Dark Principality's vanguard."

"This time, we will cooperate with 'Bian Ting' and 'Fang Bei Yuan' to drive the enemy out of Hongfeng City for 20 miles. When that time comes, I will tell you the specific arrangements."

"Do you understand everything?" Luo Xiu finally asked in a gentle yet majestic tone.

"We understand."

Anthony was the first to respond, and the "deacons" from other churches also echoed:

"'We worship, we believe, we protect, we judge'. We all remember the commandments of the Holy Court."

"This time, we not only have the purpose of 'Judgment of the Heretics', but also to avenge our sacrifices and to ignite the flames of revenge on the enemy for our sacrificed comrades!"

"Very good." Luo Xiu nodded and said:

"Then, disband. Go back to your own places and do what you should do."

"I will be here waiting for you tomorrow morning at the first sound of the church bells."

"Then I will go out of the city with you and appeal to our enemies, the vanguard of the 'Dark Principality', for our revenge and judgment."

"Everyone, the light of 'Sumo' will protect us. We will definitely get what we want, and we will triumph."

……

After completing the "altar ceremony" and delivering the closing words to the clergy who participated in the ceremony, Luo Xiu watched all the clergy leave the altar and return to their respective residences in the inner courtyard.

These clergy of the church are in excellent condition now, and after they have had enough rest and relieved the fatigue caused by the ceremony, they will be in their prime. Luo Xiu knows this.

Being in the best condition to meet the upcoming decisive battle outside the city, the chances of completely annihilating the enemy will be higher, and it can also ensure the survival of as many clergy as possible...

While Luo Xiu was thinking about these things, he also walked down the altar and headed towards the "high priest's residence".

When Luo Xiu returned to the "High Priest's Residence", his deeply exhausted body finally got a good sleep.

Until dawn the next day.

……

When the first ray of sunlight penetrated the clouds and shone on the earth, the church bells also rang out with a long and distant sound.

Dawn had arrived. And ten minutes ago, Luo Xiu had woken up from his sleep.

After waking up, he got up from the bed, walked to the place where the clothes were placed in the room, took off his "high priest" robe from it, walked to the door of the room and opened it.

He walked out of the room, while turning his spiritual focus to quickly wake himself up from the confused state of just waking up, he quickly walked down the stairs, walked out of the first floor door, and walked out of the courtyard of the residence.

Halfway through the journey, Luo Xiu had completely regained consciousness. He continued walking towards the inner courtyard of the church, towards the altar of the statue of Xu Yu, and arrived at his destination five minutes later.

At this time, several clergymen had already arrived here, including Anthony and Pamier.

Seeing Rocheux coming, Anthony and Pamier went to meet him. Rocheux and they nodded to each other in greeting, and then Pamier said:
"The Inquisitors of the Holy Inquisition are all ready and waiting to be deployed at any time."

"Yeah." Luo Xiu nodded and said, "I understand. You guys have worked hard."

Anthony and Pamier also nodded, and they did not chat for too long, but returned to their respective places.

Luo Xiu passed by Anthony and Pamier and went straight to the altar, where he waited for the last three minutes.

In three minutes, all the clergy who were going to leave the city to participate in the decisive battle arrived one after another. There were six "deacons" of the "triple destiny" and seventy "double destiny" clergy.

All the novice clergymen who were only of the 'single destiny' did not participate in this decisive battle, while the remaining three 'deacons' of the 'triple destiny' and more than thirty clergymen of the 'double destiny' were responsible for guarding the house and maintaining the basic operation of the church.

After all the clergy who were going to follow him out of the city arrived, Luo Xiu said to everyone:

"Very good, everyone. You are all very punctual, which is exactly what we clergymen should have."

"Now, let's set off to the outside of Red Maple City and meet up with the Red Maple City defenders, as well as the people from the Border Court and Square Monument Court."

……

Half an hour later.

Outside Hongfeng City, on the cleared battlefield.

Seven large military formations consisting of 70,000 soldiers from Red Maple City have formed a strict battle formation on the battlefield outside Red Maple City.

The flags of the empire fluttered in the wind, and the fluttering banners had already covered the sky. Looking down from above, it looked like a bright, roiling sea of ​​fire. In front of the seven large army formations, Lord Nelson was riding an armored warhorse, looking into the city from time to time in front of the army formation.

In front of Lord Nelson, the 'Grand Inquisitor' Baines and the 'Knight of the Throne' Frosa were also riding their war horses, staring straight at the blurry front-line camp of the 'Dark Principality' vanguard army in the distance, with solemn expressions on their faces.

The two leaders of the "Border Court" have arrived, and in front of another military formation not far away from them, the two "Great Knowledge" with the fourth destiny of the [Intellect] Fangbei Academy have also arrived at the scene.

The first of them is the 'Great Alchemist' named 'Elfan Diouf', and the other is the 'Great Rune Master' named 'Eureka West'. The 'Great Alchemist' Elfan is the 'Acting Dean' of the 'Fangbei Academy' stationed in Hongfeng City, and the 'Great Rune Master' Eureka is a recent transfer and is the 'Acting Vice Dean' of Fangbei Academy.

They all wore lake blue robes with dark gold threads outlining geometric shapes on the robes. They were interlocked or overlapped with each other, forming complex patterns full of mathematical beauty. This is the purest "aesthetics" in the eyes of the believers of "intellect."

The two "Great Masters" of Fangbei Academy, Irfan and Eureka, did not ride on war horses, but walked. Behind them were dozens of "alchemists" and "rune wizards" who were also wearing lake blue robes. They would also go to the battlefield with the main force and participate in the decisive battle.

In addition to the clergy of the "Church", all the soldiers and extraordinary people who will participate in the decisive battle are ready. They are just waiting for the arrival of the "Church" presiding priest to charge the enemy.

Two minutes later, there was a commotion behind the army where Lord Nelson was. Lord Nelson, who had been paying attention to the situation behind him, raised his eyebrows.

Sure enough, in the middle of the passage between the two military formations, at the end of Lord Nelson's field of vision, a team dressed in white robes appeared.

That is the clergy of the "Church"!
The church's "high priest" Luo Xiu was at the front of the church's clergy. He was riding the "golden horse" Pegasus and moving in sync with the other clergy towards the front of the army.

Although Pegasus had retracted the holy flame covering his entire body according to Luo Xiu's instructions, his horns emitting bright and pure light, as well as the faint golden luster flowing on his body, still attracted the attention of most of the surrounding soldiers.

That was the first time they saw the real "high priest" of the church. He and the Pegasus under his crotch were too dazzling, which was also the source of the sudden commotion behind the army.

When the clergy of the church finally appeared, Lord Nelson showed a joyful expression on his face. He rode to meet them and stopped in front of Luo Xiu, the "officer".

"You are finally here! Lord Luo Xiu, the 'Great Priest'!"

Lord Nelson greeted Luo Xiu and turned his horse's head to keep the same speed as Luo Xiu. He said:
"Our Lord Baines and Lord Frosa from the Border Court have been waiting for you for a long time. And Lord Irfan and Lord Eureka from the Square Monument Court are also waiting for you in front."

"Excuse me, Mr. Nelson."

Facing Lord Nelson's overflowing smile, Luo Xiu showed an apologetic expression on his face and said:

"It seems that we are the last to arrive. We have kept you waiting for a long time."

"No, this is exactly the appointed time. You and your clergy have arrived just in time."

Lord Nelson smiled and said, "In fact, the adults from the Square Monument Court arrived first, but Lord Baines and Lord Frosa from our Border Court needed to organize the troops, so they came earlier. You and your clergy are the true model of punctuality, and the true portrayal of 'not wasting or exceeding even a second'."

As Lord Nelson continued to flatter him, the apologetic expression on Luo Xiu's face gradually faded. He quickly understood the tone of Nelson's words, and a faint smile appeared on his face. He said to Nelson:

"We did make some extra preparations to ensure that the final battle would be as foolproof as possible."

"..."

Luo Xiu and City Lord Nelson chatted briefly while leading the clergy of the church to the front of the army.

"Grand Inquisitor" Baines and "Throne Knight" Frosa nodded to Luo Xiu from afar. Luo Xiu also nodded slightly in response.

Luo Xiu had met Frosa once before when he was acting as "Shura". This time, his main target of observation was "Grand Inquisitor" Baines.

He was an old man with gray-gold eyes and clean, slightly curly short hair. "Old man" was just a description of his age; his appearance and temperament did not show any signs of old age. His cold and resolute face was faintly revealing a gloomy and fierce expression, which could easily make people afraid and easily associate it with a lurking wolf pack.

His occupation in [Supreme] is the "King's Court Judge" of the Fourfold Fate. His level has reached the upper limit of the "Fourfold Fate" lv.40, and like himself, he also possesses a "Level I Authority" belonging to [Supreme].

While observing Baines, Luo Xiu had already ridden the "Golden Pegasus" and came in front of Baines.

"This should be the first time we meet, the 'High Priest' of the Church, His Excellency Ross Carlos."

"Grand Inquisitor" Baines greeted Luo Xiu first. The gloomy and fierce expression on his face relaxed and faded, revealing a kind expression like that of an ordinary old man, and he extended his right hand to Luo Xiu.

Although Baines was conveying some goodwill, Luo Xiu always felt that the man opposite him exuded a dangerous aura... But thinking that the other party was not a "curse master" who was forbidden to touch the body, Luo Xiu still showed the same smile on his face, stretched out his hand, and shook hands with Baines.

"Mr. Luo Xiu, I have always wanted to visit you in person, but the affairs of the border court are too busy."

Baines smiled and said, "Thank you for taking care of Nelson. After this decisive battle, I will definitely hold a celebration banquet at the 'Bianting'. At that time, I would like you to come, Mr. Luo Xiu."

"You are too modest, Lord Baines."

Luo Xiu also responded with a smile: "Let's focus on the current war first, and then think about the arrangements for the celebration banquet."

Baines nodded, a deep dark light flashed in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared. At the same time, he loosened his grip on Luo Xiu's hand and said:

"Haha, you are right, Lord Luo Xiu."

"Let us focus on the war at hand."

Afterwards, Luo Xiu and Baines separated and led the clergy of the church to stand in front of the military formation on the left.

"Grand Inquisitor" Baines and City Lord Neil launched the final mobilization of the entire army.

After three rounds of mobilization, the entire army officially marched towards the enemy's line of troops.

Until the enemy's camp was clearly visible, the enemy's army had already formed up and was ready for battle in front of their camp.

Everyone knows it in their hearts.

——The moment of the “decisive battle” is not far away.

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(End of this chapter)