Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 279: The Birth of a God
Without any setbacks, Thomas's request to join the "Church Patrol" was approved.

Afterwards, he and other players who became "Church Patrolmen" were taken away by the Inquisitor of the Church's "Holy Inquisition" and were assigned a set of half-leather armor and a steel blade.

This is the newcomer's first set of weapons and equipment! Thomas was secretly delighted.

The moment he got them, Thomas couldn't wait to perform panel detection on them.

"Exquisite half-leather armor" and "fine civilian robe" can be equipped at the same time, and as "lining" and "armor" respectively, the attribute additions given can take effect at the same time.

“半身皮甲”给到了3点力量、1点体质、3点抵抗的属性赋加，而“钢制片手剑”则给到了5点力量、2点敏捷，让托马斯的各项属性又有了显著的增长！
In addition, the one-handed sword that Thomas received had faint golden patterns engraved on it, which seemed to contain some kind of divine power.

And this is indeed the case in the sword's panel - after a simple enchantment, this weapon can convert 20% of the physical damage caused into "holy light" attribute damage, and has a certain dispelling and purification effect.

It is worthy of being a weapon issued by the strongest church in Red Maple City! Thomas was delighted. He then opened the chat channel and watched the players around him who had received jobs enthusiastically discussing their gains.

Suddenly, a private message popped up in his chat window.

……

[Frost Moon 123]: There really is a "forge apprentice"! I've already joined, and the clergy from the missionary will take us there in a little while, to that "authentic dwarf blacksmith shop"!
【Frost Moon 123】: This name... haha. It feels like I'm going downstairs to eat "authentic OO soup dumplings" orz
[Frost Moon 123]: Looking forward to it! How about you, Thomas? Have you confirmed it?
……

As expected, Shuangyue joined the "Authentic Dwarf Blacksmith Shop" and became an apprentice forger... That's a good thing, and it really fits her personality... Thomas thought to himself, and then sent a message back to Shuangyue.

……

[Thomas the Tank Engine]: I have also confirmed that I have joined the "Church Patrol" and am preparing to go out of the church with the Inquisitor of the Holy Inquisition to perform patrol duties.

[Frost Moon 123]: That's great too! Hey, I'm about to leave, maybe I'll see you on the street!

【Frost Moon 123】: Let’s talk later. See you later!
……

After that, Thomas did not reply to her. Instead, he closed the panel and waited with other players who became "Church Patrolmen" for the Holy Inquisitor to appear and lead them.

Right at the entrance of the Holy Inquisition, amid the excited discussions of dozens of other players who were the first wave to become "Church Patrolmen", Thomas saw the figure of a somewhat gloomy priest walking towards them with a warhammer in his hand.

That was the "Holy Light Priest"! Thomas looked intently at the clergyman walking towards him.

The priest walked quickly and soon arrived in front of the players. The gloomy aura he exuded made the players who were originally discussing excitedly fall silent.

The priest looked around at the players in front of him, then spoke in a cold voice:

"From now on, I will be the captain of your first 'Holy Patrol Team'."

"I'm Connor, the 'Holy Judge' Connor Rune. You can just call me Connor."

"Later, I will tell you the team's mission. But now, you should first know what the commandments are."

……

Red Maple City Church, Holy See of the Bishop.

Through the vision of "Mist Shadow", Luo Xiu knew that most of the players had already received their "jobs".

Everyone was now in high spirits, and under the guidance of the clergy, they left the church and went to their respective posts.

Luo Xiu's attention was mainly focused on Connor.

Connor is about to be promoted to the "Triple Destiny". He needs a fierce battle to completely break through the shackles, and becoming the captain of the "Church Patrol" team is also an opportunity for him to fight.

When the "Heir of the God of Death" is born, the streets will be filled with low-level undead monsters, and the players who have become "Church Patrols" will soon face battles. Giving them weapons with certain "Holy Light" enchantment effects is also for this reason.

The location where Connor led the team to patrol was also close to the streets around Gusta Street. There were also "Bianting" knights who had been prepared to meet them, so Luo Xiu was not too worried about Connor's safety.

In addition to this, Luo Xiu's attention was also on another player.

——“Thomas the Tank Engine”.

In Luo Xiu's previous life, he was one of the top players in the [Glory] Paladin profession, and when Luo Xiu finally launched the crusade against the "Abyss Disaster Dragon", he was Luo Xiu's teammate.

It can be said that in the previous life, Luo Xiu and Thomas had established a friendship since the server was launched. They even landed in the same location at the beginning, which was why Luo Xiu assigned Mayev to find and bring him back, and later let Connor be his captain.

"Thomas the Tank Engine" is a person who is worth cultivating. Not only that, Luo Xiu also confirmed another thing while paying attention to him.

——When Thomas first descended, the "adventer" beside him did not appear as "Luo Xiu" himself! In other words, he truly "crossed" into the other world of the game, rather than being cloned or copied and becoming his own equivalent!
This was also the problem that Luo Xiu had been worried about for a long time, and the result was finally confirmed today.

Luo Xiu breathed a long sigh of relief. This way, he didn't have to worry about anything or how he should get along with himself.

From this point, Luo Xiu has confirmed once again that this world is real and truly "alive", and that the players who are "adventurers" will be summoned from Earth. It is the players who are "fake". They are like consciousness connected to a materialized projection, and for some reason, they have a connection with this world...

Luo Xiu was thinking about these things divergently. From the perspective of "Mist Shadow", Thomas and other "Adventers" had followed Connor out of the church. Luo Xiu stopped the visual connection and prepared to go out.

Suddenly, his spirit trembled, which was the reaction of the "Golden Barrier" covering the Holy Throne.

"Guide Pastor" Colen asked to come in, his breathing sounded anxious and his spirituality became disordered.

Luo Xiu then removed the barrier, put on the high priest robe and walked towards the first floor of the Holy See. In the courtyard, he met Colen, who looked anxious.

As soon as he saw Luo Xiu, Colen ran over, not even bothering to perform the sacrament, and said breathlessly:

"Lord 'Saint Deacon' Hubbard asked me to come to you immediately! He, he said...there is movement in Passaro!"

"Right on Gusta Street, a large amount of thick, black liquid is pouring out of the sewer! It is wriggling, emitting an inexplicable stench, and is gathering outside the block!"

"Also, many civilians on Gusta Street have shown some symptoms. Their faces have turned pale, their eyes are red and bloodshot, they are beginning to become confused, and they even bite people they see..."

"..."

"I understand." Luo Xiu nodded, and then he quickened his pace and said, "You go and notify the other sanctuaries of the church to gather all the clergy who have no urgent matters to attend to outside Gusta Street. I will go to Hubert now and try to calm the situation before it gets out of control."

After saying that, Luo Xiu summoned the "Golden Pegasus", mounted the horse, and flew into the air, galloping towards Gusta Street.

Without delay, Colen went to the Holy Inquisition, the Mission and the Secret Hall to convey the high priest's instructions to the clergy in the sanctuary. All the clergy then temporarily put aside their affairs and gathered in the direction of Gusta Street.

……

Fifteen minutes later.

Gusta Street, Luo Xiu, riding the "Golden Pegasus", arrived here quickly and landed in an open space in front of the block. As if sensing Luo Xiu's presence, a golden light appeared in the corner of Luo Xiu's eyes, and the figure of "Holy Deacon" Hubert appeared in front of him.

"You're here, Luo Xiu." Hubert greeted Luo Xiu briefly.

Without waiting for Luo Xiu to respond, Hubert turned his gaze to the alley in front of him and said:
"The aura of the 'Deathborn God' has become more active than ever before. The aura of the 'Bishop of the Dead' Passaro has become increasingly weak, and I can hardly sense its presence."

"This shows that Passaro's resistance to being devoured by the 'Deathborn God' has come to an end. But thanks to Passaro's struggle, now is the time when the 'Deathborn God' is at its weakest."

"You know what I want to say, Luo Xiu."

"..."

While listening to Hubert's words, Luo Xiu's gaze was already looking into the alley.

On both sides of the alley in front of me are old and dilapidated houses. The people living here are relatively poor, but they are not really poor, so they can only live in these relatively poor houses.

Most of the houses were tightly closed, and sticky, creepy black water kept gushing out from manhole covers and gutters, caressing and lapping against the ankle-high stone steps on both sides.

This was some kind of bad omen, Luo Xiu was extremely sure of this. Fortunately, the residents of Gusta Street had been evacuated in time, and the "contaminated" civilians had been effectively controlled, so the current situation was still under control.

Apart from what he saw before his eyes, Luo Xiu could feel that the air was indeed filled with a damp and sticky smell, as if the stench of piles of rotten meat was floating around, and the source was deep in the alley.

Through the "spiritual vision", the outline of the house in front of him even disappeared completely, and it was all shrouded in layer upon layer of thick miasma like smoke.

In the center of the thick miasma there was a faint, black ball of light. It was trembling and trying to escape further away, but it was sucked back again and again by the even larger black ball of light in the center.

Faintly, Luo Xiu could even hear faint cries for help and sounds like a child crying.

"I'm hungry……"

"I'm...hungry..."

"So hungry... so hungry..."

"..."

Luo Xiu frowned, and his body suddenly felt uncomfortable. It seemed that he could not maintain his "spiritual vision" for too long in such an environment, so he closed his vision.

"You want to break into their hiding place, right?" Luo Xiu said to Hubert without turning his head.

"Yes." Hubert nodded slightly. "Wait until Passaro's aura completely disappears, Luo Xiu. I need you to help me dig out the underground where the 'Death Birth God' is located."

"Okay." Luo Xiu nodded, "I will assist you."

After that, they didn't say anything more, but just walked step by step into the alley against the surging black water.

……

When the sun slightly descended from its midday zenith, it was already afternoon.

Thomas followed the "Holy Inquisitor" Connor and patrolled Ponytail Street, Quarter Street and Welton Street.

However, unlike what Thomas expected, they did not encounter cultists or enemy spies during the "patrol". Instead, they solved two drunken fights and three mob disturbances.

These are all very ordinary incidents caused by disputes between civilians... Even in the real world, this is a common type of dispute. Could it be that the true identity of the "Church Patrol" is actually an urban management officer from another world?

Thomas thought about this with some lack of interest. He just felt bored and just wanted to see a river of blood.

However, as it was his first time playing such a realistic game, Thomas was always more tolerant of it. He thought that the "real" life in the other world might really be like this. Before touching the real extraordinary, such ordinary patrols might be the daily routine of the "Church Patrol"...

During this time, Thomas tried to talk to Connor, but Connor rejected him sternly. The aura of "keep away from strangers" emanating from him made Thomas unconsciously move away from Connor.

However, in addition to Connor, the team was accompanied by other clergymen with the "first destiny", so Thomas quickly changed the person he talked to.

These "apprentice" clergymen were much easier to talk to than Connor. From them, Thomas learned some stories about the church and some common sense about the world.

While digesting them, Thomas followed Connor to the area where they would conduct their final patrol.

Gustav Street.

As soon as he arrived here, Thomas keenly felt that the expression of the "Holy Judge" Connor in front of him had become much more serious.

"This is the last area we will patrol," Connor said. "Compared to the other areas, Gusta Street is more dangerous because there are known pagans entrenched here."

"Hold on, we are only on patrol at the periphery. If there is any abnormality or the situation is beyond our expectations, I will arrange for you to evacuate first."

"..."

Is it coming? Is the big one coming? When Thomas heard Connor say this, excitement flashed in his eyes.

And just as Connor finished speaking.

--boom! ! !

Right in front of everyone, in the center of the Gustav district, there was a sudden loud noise, accompanied by pieces of dazzling golden light splashing outwards!

——BOOM!!! The second loud noise came in an instant, and this time, Thomas felt a clear vibration on his feet.

What happened? Thomas's first reaction was to look at the "Holy Judge" Connor in front of him.

At this time, Connor had stopped moving and took off the war hammer behind him with a vigilant look on his face.

——Boom!!! The third loud noise came soon, and Thomas suddenly felt a violent jolt under his feet. He staggered and almost fell to the ground.

And just after the three loud bangs, a shrill, piercing, sharp cry pierced everyone's ears like a needle.

——Woo wow!
A black beam of light shot up into the sky, and a huge head held up by thick black fog, which looked like it was made up of countless pieces of meat, climbed up along the beam of light, but was quickly shot down by the dazzling golden light shooting upward from below!
——Woooa ...
The crying sound became more shrill, harsh and sharp. The huge head that had just been shot down struggled to escape upwards again. This time, Thomas finally saw clearly what it was.

It was a terrifying head that looked like a baby, shrouded in an ominous fog.

In the panel detection of "Him", everything else was a question mark, and Thomas only saw "Him"'s name.

That is the [Death and Birth God]!
……

(End of this chapter)