Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 239 On the battlefield
The army of Red Maple City was continuously marching towards the front line. In the sight of the front-line soldiers, they could already see a vague black line formed by the dark army's formation.

Long before Maple City made the decision to leave the city for a decisive battle, the leader of the Dark Vanguard Army, the Executioner Afatak, had already made preparations.

When he saw the Red Maple City army finally appear at the end of his field of vision, a gloomy expression appeared on Afatak's face, and he murmured:

“…It’s finally here.”

Beside him, "Guillotine" Bagli, "Cursed" Haziz, and "Beast Tamer" Klauer were all ready to try.

The tens of thousands of dark soldiers of the entire dark vanguard army, which spread outward from the "commanders" and "leaders" of the dark army, also began to sharpen their blades, looking hungrily at the dark and approaching enemies on the opposite side with blood-thirsty eyes.

"According to the original plan, Lord Bagli and Lord Haziz, you go ahead. I will leave the Berserker Corps and the Spellcaster Corps to you."

Afatak said, "I will stay here to coordinate and command. I look forward to your good news."

Bagli didn't say anything, just nodded, then turned and walked towards the military formation on the side.

His figure quickly disappeared in the army formation, and the army formation he was in was then in commotion. About three hundred "Orc Berserkers" emerged from the soldiers. They were wearing beast armor, their eyes were bloodshot, their faces were fanatical, and they rushed towards the direction of the Red Maple City army.

That was the trump card of the vanguard army led by Afatak. The "Berserker Corps", composed entirely of orcs, all of whom were "Orc Berserkers" with the double destiny of [Red Lotus], was the capital of Afatak's firm defense.

On the other side, the Curse Binder Haziz also nodded and said:

"...I will lock the enemy outside my cursed curtain."

After saying that, he also walked towards the military formation in front of him, and took away the "Sorcerer Legion" that exuded a weird and ominous aura.

It was composed of more than 200 believers wearing "dark purple cloaks", all of whom were "spellcasters" of the [Lost] Double Fate. They all followed behind "Cursebinder" Haziz silently and walked to the front of the army.

When Bagli and Haziz led their respective armies of extraordinary people to the front, Afatak turned his gaze and looked at the "beast trainer" Crowler beside him and said:

"Klauer, my friend."

"You should also get ready. It's time to release those 'mad dogs'."

"...Yeah." Klauer nodded, then turned and left. His figure quickly disappeared into a dense jungle behind the army formation.

……

When the Red Maple City army was half a mile ahead of the Dark Guard, Lord Nelson raised his whip and the flag bearer beside him began to wave the flag.

The army stopped marching, the shield spearmen in the front row raised their large shields, and the archers in the middle row drew their arrows onto their bows, ready to shoot in turns.

After that, Lord Nelson no longer issued orders, and "Grand Inquisitor" Baines took over the command.

Baines then drew out his scarlet long sword, pointed it in the direction of the dark army formation, and shouted a loud "command":

"——My 'War' Knight!"

"——[I strengthen your flesh and blood, and you pierce the enemy with your blade]!"

At the same time as the "decree", the scarlet light of the sword in Baines' hand was pulled out of the sword body and split into hundreds of deep red light marks, falling on the hundreds of armored knights riding on agile war horses in the army formation behind him.

——They are all extraordinary people with the second destiny of [Supreme], and are the "War Knights" secretly trained by the "Border Court"!
These deep red traces of light quickly infused into the bodies of the armored knights, and their aura suddenly became different.

——Clang, clang, clang, clang! The armor of these hundreds of armored knights kept making the sound of metal colliding. The outlines of their bodies were already flashing with a scarlet luster, and two scarlet spots of light suddenly burst out from under their helmets.

The war horses under them gradually burst out with astonishing strength. When their hooves trampled on the ground, they actually dug out holes full of cracks one after another.

The next moment, these armored knights brandished their weapons and charged towards the dark army formation.

The decisive battle officially broke out from this moment on. The knights surrounded the enemy from both sides, piercing the enemy's heart like a sharp sword.

At the same time, the Red Maple City army in the rear also advanced towards the enemy. The archers had drawn their bows to the sky and shot round after round of arrows at the enemy's army.

Soon, the front rows of the armies of both sides collided like a torrent, and the soldiers of both sides started a fierce fight. The smell of blood began to spread over the entire battlefield along with the surging yellow sand.

……

As the "commander", Lord Nelson had retreated to the rear of the army and climbed up a high lookout tower built on a high slope.

Also in the rear were the clergy of the "Church" and the sorcerers of the "Fangbeiyuan".

At this time, next to the watchtower where Lord Nelson was, Luo Xiu was riding on the "Golden Pegasus" and observing the battle situation from a high position on the slope.

The Red Maple City's army had a numerical advantage over the Dark Vanguard Army. The dark army almost completely engulfed the enemy's army, and the large number of flags that were constantly waving showed that the Red Maple City army had a significant advantage in the early stages of the battle.

But the "superhuman" troops of the Dark Vanguard were even more ferocious. Hundreds of orc berserkers charged left and right in the Red Maple City army formation, completely bloodthirsty.

This group of [Red Lotus] orcs are the subordinates of the "bloodthirsty werewolf" Boozer. Their "bloodthirsty" ability also makes their vitality extremely tenacious. Even though they are deeply trapped in the enemy's camp, they have not suffered any casualties.

The "Berserk Sword Master" Bagri was the leader of this orc army. When Luo Xiu did not give him new instructions, Bagri was allowed to follow the orders of the Dark Army as the "Fang Chief" to avoid exposing his true identity as the "Apostle of the Holy Abyss".

At this time, Bagli was wandering on the edge of the battle group. He neither helped the "Orc Berserkers" to fight with the Red Maple City's army, but he did not stab those "Berserkers" in the back either. He mainly maintained a neutral stance.

This is in line with the position of "Holy Abyss"... Luo Xiu nodded, satisfied with Bagli's performance.

While he was watching the battle and thinking about these things, City Lord Nelson had already walked down from the watchtower and came to Luo Xiu's side.

"Master Luo Xiu, a new trouble has emerged." Lord Nelson said to Luo Xiu:
"Now, the enemy's extraordinary troops have appeared. Their 'Berserker Legion' will be dealt with by the Border Knights. However, look over there..."

As he spoke, City Lord Nelson pointed to the center of the battlefield, behind a strange colored curtain that exuded a weird aura.

A group of Lost Cultists wearing dark purple cloaks were constantly infusing spirituality into the curtain. The curtain was also expanding and expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye, enveloping the camp behind the Dark Army in a circular shape.

"Lord Baines once told me that this is another secret force of the enemy, the 'Sorcerer Legion'."

"They can spread plagues and curses on the battlefield, and use their unique 'curse' method to enhance the strength of their army and weaken ours."

Lord Nelson said: "It is difficult for the knights of the Border Court to effectively deal with such an enemy, and the warlocks of the Square Monument Court need to beware of the enemy's last resort. Therefore, I beg for your help."

Lord Nelson spoke earnestly, and after he expressed his request, he looked at Luo Xiu with hope. Seeing this, Luo Xiu nodded and said:
"I understand, Lord Nelson."

"The Spellcaster Corps can be handed over to us. Before we purify the curse spread by these pagans, try not to let other people get close to us."

After saying that, Luo Xiu said nothing more, but ordered the priests behind him to follow him, and then rode into the sky on the "Golden Pegasus". His back soon disappeared from Nelson's sight.

The clergy of other "churches" also followed suit and came down the lookout slope and joined the battlefield.

Looking at the departing figures of the church's "high priest" and clergy, a solemn expression emerged on City Lord Nelson's face.

"That is the 'thorny trouble', Lord Baines... I did exactly as you said."

Lord Nelson murmured, looking in the direction where Luo Xiu's back disappeared, and whispered a sincere wish:
"Then I wish you good luck in martial arts, Lord Luo Xiu."

……

"'Spellcaster Corps'?"

Luo Xiu murmured softly, his eyes looking into the distance at the strange curtain that was emitting ominous light and interweaving with different colors.

At this moment, he was riding on the "Golden Pegasus" across the sky above the battlefield, guiding the clergy of his church in the right direction in the sky.

During this time, they did not encounter any tough enemies. Most of the ordinary soldiers of the Dark Army were smashed into a bloody mess by the "priests" with hammers. These extraordinary people who believed in "Glory" would transform into gods of death at certain moments, leaving a terrifying impression engraved in the enemy's bones.

Until they crossed a large battlefield and were about to reach the curtain emitting a strange light.

Unreal arms of various colors began to extend from the surface of the ominous wall. From a distance, they looked like dense, wriggling maggots.

Cursed balls of light began to rapidly condense in the palms of those arms, and a terrifying, creepy aura rose rapidly upwards.

Seeing this, Luo Xiu drove Pegasus to the ground. At the same time, he jumped off the horse and quickly chanted the prayer of the realm.

Soon, the prayer of "Pure Glow" was ready, and Luo Xiu immediately released this holy art. All the turbid and ominous spiritual impurities within a few dozen meters around him were purified in an instant.

And in the next moment, the "ominous wall" in front of him suddenly emitted a gloomy and deep light, and all the arms on the wall stretched out towards Luo Xiu and the priests behind him, and the cursed light balls in their palms burst out!

——Boom! Boom boom boom boom! Between the clergy and the "ominous wall", a barrage of light suddenly appeared in the air. Countless cursed light surges burst out in the air, and the strong curse began to erode everything around. The already pitiful shallow grass on the ground quickly turned black, withered, and died.

But the cursed light surge that fell into the range of Luo Xiu's "Pure Glow" was purified and dissipated in an instant. The attack launched by a group of "double destiny" spellcasters infused with spirituality failed to break through Luo Xiu's domain defense.

This is a blockade curtain. Its purpose of standing here is to separate the battlefield and provide continuous fire support to its own side... Luo Xiu thought as he looked at the huge curtain in front of him.

While thinking, he had also completed the next few prayers of holy arts.

He first added "Consecration Prayer", "Consecration Blessing" and "Hand of Judgement" to himself, and then he began to pray for holy arts with large-scale attack methods such as "Light Wings of Heavenly Punishment", "Golden Meteor" and "Thunder of Judgment".

While Luo Xiu was chanting the prayer, the clergy behind him had also completed their prayers.

Layer after layer of protective barriers opened outward, and the "Paladins" each stacked up "Holy Light Blessing", increasing the shield amount to a terrifying number.

The "priests" buff other clergymen to keep their comrades' combat power at a high level; the "pastors" prepare means of long-range counterattacks. They are also ready to rush into the enemy's sorcerers at any time and use the hammers in their hands to smash any enemies they meet.

At the same time as the clergy were praying, behind the curse curtain, the [Lost] sorcerers had once again completed the spiritual charging of the cursed light surge.

On the wall, the arms that had been drooping were now stretched forward again. Countless strange hands that were wriggling like maggots once again gathered cursed light balls, and were about to launch the next round of explosions.

At this moment, behind the curtain, a man with his face wrapped in bandages and gruesome blood oozing out of the bandages came to the center of the "spell casters".

The man raised his withered arm, and the tip of the red staff in his hand emitted a strange and hazy light. A power more terrifying than the curse on the wall was condensed on the staff.

The next moment, a strong red light shot out from the red staff in his hand and bloomed on the wall.

On the cursed curtain, the cursed light balls condensed in those terrifying and strange hands instantly spread an even more terrifying ominous aura, and then waves of cursed light suddenly shot out in the direction of the priests!

——Boom! Boom boom boom boom!

Countless cursed light surges entered Luo Xiu's "Pure Glow" realm, but unlike the last time, this time the light surge was not immediately purified and dissipated, but instead heavily bombarded the barrier maintained by the paladins!
The huge impact and penetrating power immediately caused cracks to appear on the protective barrier. Several paladins were unable to stand steadily and almost stumbled to the ground.

The faces of the church's two triple-destiny "Paladins" - Maiyev and Pamier - turned pale. The damage to the barrier caused them to suffer a lot of "spiritual" backlash.

——Boom boom boom boom!

The bombardment of the cursed wall continued, and the cracks on the barrier became larger and more obvious.

Just before the barrier was about to break, all the priests saw that a pair of shining wings suddenly grew out from behind their "High Priest".

The "High Priest" then rose high into the sky, and the brilliant feathers on his wings of light were filled with the power of annihilation.

The next moment, all the clergy saw that the shining feathers of the "High Priest" Luo Xiu's wings shot out at the same time!
——Boom! Boom boom boom boom!

The brilliant feathers of annihilation and the light surges of curse collided, exploded, and offset each other, blooming colorful fireworks in the air.

Under the counteraction of "Brilliant Feather", the sorcerers' second round of volleys ultimately failed to break through the barrier maintained by the priests.

Until the arm on the cursed wall collapsed again, Luo Xiu landed back to the ground. His sight penetrated the curtain in front of him, passed through the group of sorcerers behind the curtain, and fell on the man with bandages wrapped around his face.

That person is undoubtedly the extraordinary person with the "quadruple destiny".

——He is one of the “Fang Heads”, the “Cursed Binder” Haziz!

Through panel detection, Luo Xiu quickly learned the other party's attributes.

While quickly browsing the opponent's attributes and abilities, Luo Xiu's expression also became somewhat complicated.

...He inexplicably had a feeling that he was "fighting with others from a distance."

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(End of this chapter)