Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 288: Long: Am I part of your play? (Updated)

"Help him to kill the 'Burning Sky Dragon' hovering in the sky" - Rockland made such a request to Luo Xiu.

After that, Rockland said nothing more and just waited silently for Luo Xiu's reply.

Luo Xiu's expression was as calm as usual. He stared at the magic knight opposite him with a scrutinizing gaze, and in his heart he was weighing the risks and value of this proposal.

From his words, Luo Xiu probably guessed the real reason why Rockland was not dead.

——That is the "Black Devouring Life Core".

It is also the forbidden knowledge recorded in "Said's Notes".

However, this forbidden skill does not act directly on the puppet, but on the "sorcerer". It is a special means to improve the warlock's physique and turn it into a "puppet".

Obviously, this is a rather evil technology. Luo Xiu has also torn off the key part of the page recording the "Black Devouring Life Core", which makes Rockland unable to directly transform himself, and has to rely on the "magic puppet" to conduct experiments.

When Rockland was still "alive", he might have used another forbidden skill to "copy" or resonate his own consciousness in the body of the puppet.

This allows Rocklan to control the puppet with ease, and in the process finds inspiration to apply the skills of the Black Devouring Runes to his physical body, but by accident he becomes the vessel for Rocklan's resurrection.

This is not just a guess. In the panel detection of the "Dragon Hunter" Rocklan, the [Black Devouring Life Core] item is quietly lying in the status bar.

Although Luo Xiu has confirmed the true identity of "Rocklan" and can roughly piece together his true past from his words, Rocklan does not know this, and he does not seem to be prepared to tell Luo Xiu that he is "Rocklan".

But this is normal - whether for Luo Xiu or Rockland, not revealing the true identity will actually facilitate smoother communication.

For Rockland, it is the confidence to hide, but for Luo Xiu, it is a more important weight and handle.

"How can I trust you?" Luo Xiu asked Rockland indifferently.

His cold gaze did not diminish at all, and the eyes that seemed to be able to see through armor were staring straight at the other party, exerting a strong sense of oppression on Rockland.

Rockland was silent for a while, then raised his left hand and stretched it towards his right chest.

—Poof! His blade-like gauntlets pierced his chest like piercing animal flesh, and he grabbed a throbbing object from it.

"It is the heart, Your Excellency."

Rockland said.

Luo Xiu's gaze then fell on the thing that Lockeland had just taken out.

Just as Rockland said, it was indeed the "heart" - a mass of blood and flesh entangled with each other, pumping and converting the darkest real energy between the blood and spiritual threads. That was the "Black Devouring Life Core" itself!
"I am ready to give it to you as collateral, Your Excellency. You can crush it at any time."

Rockland said: "Although crushing it won't kill me, it will be enough to injure me so badly that I will lose any power to resist."

After saying this, Rockland was silent for a while, as if observing Luo Xiu's reaction.

After seeing Luo Xiu's eyebrows slightly raised and a somewhat excited expression on his face, Rockland continued:

"How about it? This is enough to prove my sincerity."

"..."

This is indeed very sincere... When Luo Xiu heard Rocklan say this, he was also pondering inwardly.

What Lockland said was not a lie, he just concealed something, but it was not a big deal - Luo Xiu knew that this action was equivalent to handing his life over to the other party, which meant that he was indeed facing a greater crisis.

This is enough to ensure that Rockland will not turn against us in the short term, at least not backstab us before killing the dragon in the sky.

But Luo Xiu still asked tentatively:

"Heh. Aren't you afraid that I will crush your heart right here and then kill you in this 'lightless cage'?"

"This is the least risky option for me. After all, I am enough to deal with you alone, plus the bronze dragon in the sky. Killing you is not critical, but it can save me a lot of trouble."

"..."

"No, you won't do that, Your Excellency." Rockland shook his head.

"Because I still have value - whether as a puppet of the Dragon Hunting Armor or as a hidden helper in this war, the wise choice will always be to the side that consumes less and gains more."

"Besides, I know more about the 'Hidden Elder' Baberon and the secrets of the Dark Army. Later, I will use the only information I know to redeem your heart. If you can accept me, I am willing to join you."

"Well, Your Excellency, I think I have explained my proposal and position. It is time for you to tell me the answer."

"..."

When things came to this, the game of bargaining had come to an end, and Luo Xiu had already made his decision.

"can."

Luo Xiu raised his lips, the hostility on his face gradually dissipated, and he smiled indifferently and said, "I accept your proposal."

As Lockland said, from the perspective of interest interaction, Lockland's proposal has already clarified the benefits he can provide.

The question that Luo Xiu asked at the end was to make Rockland reveal more value.

Obviously, he succeeded, which is the most fundamental purpose of "testing".

And "risk" must be taken, but in Luo Xiu's eyes, it has been greatly reduced because of the true identity of "Lockland".

After all, although the "universalist" Rocklan violated the taboo, it is impossible for him to be in the same boat with the Dark Principality.

After hearing Luo Xiu's affirmative answer, Rockland nodded. The scale armor on his neck made a slight scraping sound, and his right hand threw out a small arc, throwing the "heart" over.

Luo Xiu took it and after looking at Rockland, he put it into his storage bracelet and said:

"Okay, Magic Knight - maybe I should change my name. What should I call you?"

"...Los, just call me Los." "Okay, Los." Luo Xiu nodded, a deep light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a steady tone:
"Well, let's talk about your tactics. Tell me how you plan to 'kill' that dragon in the sky."

"..."

……

——Poof! Thomas held the sword with both hands and thrust the blade, which had been bent, fiercely into the chest of the dark soldier opposite.

The soldier's face was already filled with fear and despair, but at the moment when Thomas pierced his heart with a sword, Thomas actually saw relief in his eyes.

This touched Thomas a little, but he did not hesitate at all. He kicked the soldier in front of him to the ground, drew his sword, rushed forward and slashed his neck with the sword.

The soldier spun and fell backwards, his body twitching for a moment before he became motionless, blood still gushing from two fatal wounds.

Unlike when he was purifying those "undeads", even in this game world that was exactly the same as reality, "killing" also made Thomas feel a little uncomfortable at first, but he soon got used to the bloody atmosphere of the battlefield.

This is just a game... Besides, the so-called "war" always involves bloodshed. Even if we put ourselves in his shoes, Thomas is fighting "for survival."

Once Thomas convinced himself of this, he felt less uncomfortable, and he was also gradually getting used to the feeling of killing.

And the enemy he just defeated was the 23rd one - compared to the "deformed undead", these ordinary soldiers who had not yet reached the level of transcendence were much easier to kill.

Earlier, he followed a team battle and killed three berserker soldiers with the corpse-piling tactic. After that, he followed a team of players to challenge a wave of "Black Fang" with triple fate - but was killed instantly, wasting a resurrection opportunity.

Unlike the players who had already joined the City Guard, Thomas had not been able to trigger the [Limited Time Mission] again. As a result, he became less and less interested in killing enemy soldiers. After that, he only attacked the attacking enemies and began to work as a war correspondent.

It would be more interesting to watch others bleed...Thomas thought so as his body involuntarily came to the vicinity where the two "saints" of the church were fighting.

He saw the "Holy Deacon" Hubert hit the "Executioner" Cros with a hammer, and then Hubert chased in the direction where Cros was hit and hit him in the chest with another hammer.

It was visible to the naked eye that a streak of bright red blood spurted out of Kros's body which was turned into a shadow. In the process of being smashed away, Kros seemed to have done something. His body was quickly wrapped in thick black mist, and he fled the battlefield the moment Hubert's next hammer hit him.

"He escaped, the executioner..." Thomas sighed.

On the other side, he saw the puppets summoned by the "Hidden Elder" surrounding the church's high priest Luo Xiu, and he also saw bursts of brilliant light erupting around Luo Xiu, shaking all the puppets away.

Afterwards, a two-headed dragon and another ferocious-looking dragon-armored knight were summoned from the crystal pendant by Baberon. Thomas detected their faces with the panel and the results were all ???. He could only see their names.

"Fentian... what dragon? And 'Dragon Hunter'... uh, there's a string of question marks behind it..."

He could not see the full name of "Dragon Hunter" Rockland, because "Rockland" had been subjectively hidden, and Thomas' "perception" was not enough to see through it.

But this is not the key point. Thomas then saw that the two new puppets summoned by Baberon chased Luo Xiu to the edge of the battlefield.

And above the battlefield where Luo Xiu was, a semicircular spherical screen suddenly appeared.

It appears to be a completely pure color from the outside, reflecting black or pure white depending on the angle, like a giant egg growing on flat ground.

The "Dragon Hunter" was blocked within the spherical screen, while the "Burning Sky Dragon" was blocked outside.

Nothing could be seen from the outside. The huge bronze dragon kept spewing frost and fire onto the surface of the spherical screen, but it could not break the cage.

About three minutes later, the surface of the "giant egg" gradually dissolved, and the scene inside "saw the light of day" again.

— Boom! Boom! Boom! Several loud noises were heard continuously, accompanied by a golden light that continued to diffuse and dissipate from the center of the broken "dome", like a sun rising from the ground.

The high priest of the church, Carlos Luo, was continuously releasing holy magic with maximum light pollution, constantly attacking the "Dragon Hunter"!
Under Luo Xiu's high-density attack, the "Dragon Hunter" kept dodging in the gaps, and occasionally swung his sword at Luo Xiu to launch one or two counterattack waves, but they were all blocked by Luo Xiu's defensive holy arts.

They are still fighting... but our high priest seems to be stronger. The bronze dragon in the air is still spewing frost and fire downwards. The combined attack of the two puppets is almost on par with that Ross Carlos... Thomas thought as he watched the battle from a distance.

The bronze dragon in the air was still breathing. After Ross Carlos fought with the "Dragon Hunter" for a while, the target of attack changed to the dragon.

In the middle of the attack, he blasted the bronze dragon with long-range holy magic, breaking its defense.

The "Dragon Hunter" who had lost his opponent followed closely behind, chasing relentlessly. The center of the melee between the three parties was getting closer and closer to the direction of the bronze dragon.

They fought like this for about two minutes, and suddenly—

The high priest of the church, Ross Carlos, suddenly raised the staff in his hand. The light on it flashed frequently, and fuzzy cracks suddenly exploded on the body of the bronze dragon, as if it had suffered a considerable blow!

It then stopped flying and landed back on the ground, as if it wanted to crush Ross Carlos with its huge size advantage.

As it descended, several shining lightsabers appeared around Luo Xiu at the same time, and a dazzling light also shone from his staff, with the power of annihilation constantly condensing within it.

And Luo Xiu was not the only one who was "accumulating power". The "Dragon Hunter Knight" was also holding the Dragon Hunting Sword in both hands. A dangerous scarlet light was emerging on the blade, and a terrifying spiritual aura was surging in it.

The "Dragon Hunter" aimed in the direction of Luo Xiu, while Luo Xiu aimed at the giant dragon that was constantly descending from the air. Thomas swallowed his saliva, looking forward to the scene that would occur later when they would zoom in at the same time.

And after a short wait, at the moment when Fentian Aolong finally landed.

--boom! ! !

Luo Xiu Carlos and the "Dragon Hunter" disappeared at the same time. Then, two explosive slashes of gold and scarlet simultaneously slashed on the neck of Fentian Aolong!

The golden and scarlet lights burst out at the same time, interweaving and blending together, reflecting two completely different figures——

Luo Xiu had already changed into another pitch-black sickle, and together with the previous shining sword, he cut off the right side of the dragon's head!
The left side of the dragon's head was also not spared - the dragon hunting sword of the "Dragon Hunter Knight" had already penetrated deeply into it, and the scarlet air wave had already swept over, and then quickly wrapped around the blade, completely separating the dragon's head from its body!
Two huge dragon skulls rolled to the ground. The headless dragon body stood up for a while and then collapsed like a hill.

"..."

"……what?"

Thomas, who saw this scene, scratched his head in confusion.

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