Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 322: The Night of Siege
It was late at night on January 768, 1 in the Tianqi calendar.

About ten miles away from Songyuan City, a shadow was flashing rapidly under the moonlight.

The figure was wearing a navy blue cloak and had eight spider-like spear-like limbs growing out of his back, which kept poking the ground, making "puff, puff" sounds.

And with each limb of the spear striking the ground, his body would leap high into the air and rush forward dozens of meters, moving at high speed between rises and falls.

"Coming……"

"It's almost there..."

Such whispers came from under the cloak.

A pair of deep, cold gray-blue eyes looked into the distance shrouded in darkness. The wrinkles on his face were trembling slightly, revealing an increasingly excited look.

He is the "Hidden Elder" Babolon.

After he and Koros separated in Fafnir City within the territory of the Dark Principality, he rushed towards Songyuan City, towards the location of the "Black Crystal Factory".

After the shameful defeat a week ago, Baberon almost lost all of his "Madness" and "Natural Scourge" puppets. He had originally planned to come to the "Black Crystal Factory" earlier, but because of the obstruction of "Executioner" Koros, he had to delay it until now...

The flame of "revenge" in his heart had never burned so fiercely before - such a failure was too humiliating, and Baberon had never experienced such humiliation in his hundred years of life.

"Rosius Carlos..."

Baberon murmured the name almost through gritted teeth.

As for the "bishop" of the Red Maple City Church, that "Rosius Carlos", Baberon secretly swore that he would kill him with his own hands.

When he thought of this, a deep cruelty appeared in Baberon's eyes, and the expression on his face gradually became ferocious.

However, he did not gain nothing.

At least, he finally got the original copy of "Said's Notebook" from the "Executioner" Koros. This was the purpose of his cooperation with Koros. Although it was painful, he finally got it...

This is also the only comfort that Baberon can feel in his heart.

And now-

For Baberon now, he urgently needs to replenish supplies in the factory and create new puppets... Nothing is more important than this.

As he leaped, he was getting closer and closer to the location of the "Black Crystal Factory".

The familiar scene gradually came into Baberon's field of vision. He could already see the outline of the hills where the "Black Crystal Factory" was located. He then urged his spear limbs to move faster and faster. His figure even created a string of sparks when it landed on the ground.

And what he didn't know was.

At this moment, there were several pairs of eyes around him secretly staring at him.

Without realizing it.

Baberon, the "Hidden Elder", has entered the net set for him by the saints of the General Church.

……

"Baberon is here?"

Very close to the "Black Crystal Factory", Luo Xiu asked as if talking to himself.

In his hand he was holding a round stone that emitted a pale golden glow, and his voice caused the light layer surrounding it to vibrate at a certain frequency.

Soon, the pale golden light on the surface of the round stone "responded" to him, and the voice of another Archbishop of the Church was heard -

"We saw him. He is about to arrive at the Sombra Factory. You should be able to see him soon too."

"His condition?"

"He had no followers, he was alone - there seemed to be eight spider-like spears extending from behind him, I don't know what they were."

This time the voice belongs to a "Glorious Knight":
"But it shouldn't be a big threat. As you said, Luo Xiu, the two 'Natural Disaster' puppets in his hands have been destroyed. We are more than enough to deal with him."

"Okay." Luo Xiu nodded slightly, "Then I'll trouble you, Lord Richester and Lord Krull."

After saying this, he took back the round stone in his hand, took out the silver sundial and compass, and began to pay close attention to the movements in Baberon.

The vibration of the mercury needle has become more and more violent, which means that Baberon's position is now quite close and is still getting closer to Luo Xiu.

Just at the end of his field of vision, he seemed to have seen a string of tiny sparks, accompanied by a sharp and long sound of breaking through the air.

"That's Baberon..."

Luo Xiu narrowed his eyes, stared at the rapidly moving figure, and at the same time began to mobilize his own spirituality.

He had been preparing for this moment - to capture Baberon and the "Black Crystal Factory" in one fell swoop to completely eliminate future troubles.

Under Luo Xiu's gaze, Baberon flew across a large plain in the blink of an eye and was about to arrive in front of the gate where the "Black Crystal Factory" was located.

He finally stopped in front of a raised hill, stared at the hill for a few seconds, raised his hands high, and said as if "praying":

"——The servants of truth will eventually enter His ultimate gate!"

A deep blue light burst out from Baberon's hand, and flew towards the hill in front of him, covering its contours and penetrating into the cracks and soil.

Boom, boom!
A huge vibration sounded, and the "hill" shed its skin, finally revealing a huge bronze gate.

That is the entrance to the "Black Crystal Factory"... Luo Xiu was still watching with bated breath.

……

After Baberon had stripped off the hill's disguise, he lowered his raised arms and walked forward.

When they reached the huge bronze door, Baberon reached into his arms and took out a rough stone that glowed with deep blue light.

He then raised his head and saw an oval groove right in front of his eyes, which exactly corresponded to the shape of the original stone.

Grab the stone and put it into the groove. The deep blue light that was originally flowing in the stone dissipated immediately. It surged outside the outline and gradually spread to the surface of the giant door, extending into thin lines.

hum!
——Boom!

A heavy humming sound was heard, followed by a piercing roar, and two heavy bronze doors slowly opened to both sides, revealing a dark interior that led to an unknown destination.

Looking at the deep and dark corridor in front of him, Baberon took a step and was about to enter. But at the same time, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a bright golden light from the corner of his eye!

A huge sense of oppression suddenly came over him, causing the alarm bells in Baberon's heart to ring suddenly. His body instantly exploded backwards, and the eight spider spears growing behind him turned bright red!
——Boom! Right at the point where Baberon had originally stood, a giant sword emitting dazzling golden light had already fallen from the sky, cutting a deep crack in the ground!

The air around him seemed to be sucked out in an instant, causing Baberon to feel a distinct sense of suffocation. In this dark night that should have been cold, he suddenly felt a burning sensation.

The source of the strange change had now appeared before Baberon's eyes.

It was the figures of a bishop and two shining knights. They had surrounded Baberon in a triangle and locked him completely.

They are all members of the Grand Church... members of the Grand Church...

Just by looking at the clothes they were wearing, Baberon knew what was going on, and his eyes narrowed suddenly.

He didn't expect - why would the people from the General Church know this place?
Are they following me? This is impossible... I didn't sense any spiritual presence following me along the way...

Is it just a coincidence... they just happened to find me?
Baberon thought about it, but he had no time to think more. He also watched the "bishop" in front of him raise the golden scepter and pray a holy prayer.

Boom! Boom! Boom!
Dozens of thunderbolts struck down, accompanied by a huge glowing cross that slowly descended towards Baberon’s head!

The two "Glorious Knights" who were guarding nearby also placed their giant swords on the ground at the same time and summoned a golden barrier of isolation in front of them!
Surrounded by the three Shining Saints, Baberon was like being thrown into a prison made of golden barriers, with the deadly sword of Damocles hanging above his head. He could no longer hide anywhere.

A gloomy look flashed across his face, and the spider spear behind him suddenly began to swing wildly, slashing and stabbing the golden barrier again and again, leaving scarlet marks on it.

But the golden barrier remained strong, and even as the two Shining Knights stepped forward, Baberon's range of movement was further reduced.

The thunderbolts above his head were still striking again and again, constantly interfering with Baberon's precision in controlling the spider spear, and leaving one charred scar after another on his body!

But those were all minor injuries. The real threat was the Holy Cross of Glorious Annihilation that was slowly descending overhead. Baberon knew this clearly, but with his current combat power, he had no good way to deal with it.

Unless he hands over his real life-saving trump card... that is his only remaining "Natural Scourge" puppet.

In the midst of the ideological struggle, at a certain moment, Baberon made up his mind -

He quickly reached into his arms and pulled out a khaki puppet pendant.

--boom! ! !

Suddenly, the two Shining Knights who were maintaining the golden barrier to block Baberon's actions suddenly felt a huge push.

This made them almost unable to stand steadily, and they each took a few steps back, and the area covered by the two golden barriers expanded significantly.

With Baberon as the origin, a surge of spiritual energy suddenly erupted, and something huge descended from it!
It was a huge brass giant that was several dozen meters tall.

It opened its four arms, held Baberon tightly in its arm rings, and shrank into a huge khaki sphere.

The cracks on its surface also closed up, and layer after layer of metal shields were attached to it, forcibly holding open the two golden barriers!

Then, a muscular arm suddenly stretched out from above the huge yellow sphere!

--boom! ! !

At the same time, the Holy Cross of Glorious Annihilation summoned by the 'Bishop of Judgement' had fallen heavily above the Baberon puppet!

The giant hand collided violently with the light waves of the Holy Cross, and waves of terrifying spiritual fluctuations dissipated outwards, accompanied by blazing light, lighting up the gate of the Black Crystal Factory like day!
But under the horrific impact, the giant hand of the giant puppet was only burned red, and there was no sign of collapse or disintegration.

This is the last "natural disaster" level puppet held by Baberon - "The Giant that Holds the Sky". It is a symbol of absolute defense, but in contrast, the object of "defense" cannot take any other actions.

Letting Baberon summon the "Giant Holding up the Sky" to protect himself was a tactic that had been decided in advance by Luo Xiu and a group of saints in the general church.

Because Baberon also possesses a strange ability to teleport, asking him to summon the "Giant Holding up the Sky" is equivalent to blocking Baberon's teleportation.

And because Baberon only felt the attack of the three "saints", according to his combat power analysis, the other "hidden elders" who heard the movement at the door and had been hiding in the Black Crystal Factory would definitely come to help him.

And he did use special means to warn the Black Crystal Factory as soon as the attack occurred.

Therefore, he would not choose, nor would he have the time to use the teleportation method to escape from the battlefield. His most sensible choice at the moment was to "stalemate" like now.

But what Baberon, who was tightly embraced by the "Giant Holding Up the Sky", could not see was——

At the moment when his vision was completely blocked by the giant's arm, outside the sacred barrier, six figures belonging to the glorious "Saints" flashed into the factory like meteors!
The enemies he has to face are not just three saints, but nine!

What Baberon will soon realize is that

If he did not teleport out successfully before the sacred barrier closed and the Holy Cross of Annihilation descended, it would be the most wrong decision Baberon had ever made in his life.

……

Passing by the fierce battle at the entrance of the Black Crystal Factory, Luo Xiu, a bishop, and four "Glorious Knights" entered the corridor outside the factory.

They could hardly see any light, but only heard dense rustling sounds coming from near or far, like a large swarm of tiny creatures, pouring in like a swarm of locusts.

A "brilliant" bishop raised his scepter, and the tip of the scepter radiated a warm golden light, illuminating the road ahead.

And at the end of the light, hundreds of scarlet dots were constantly swimming and flickering there, and from time to time they cast violent and bloodthirsty glances at the saints of the General Church.

——Aaaaah!!!

Suddenly, from the direction of those countless scarlet gazes, overlapping and mixed hissing sounds came, and those terrifying scarlet dots suddenly began to gather and move, and quickly grew larger in everyone's sight!
Luo Xiu quickly saw clearly that it was a group of blood bats that had been transformed by magic puppets.

They were entangled with all kinds of taboos and curses, and they screamed "Ah, Ah" and flew towards the people in the church in a dense and black mass!

Luo Xiu took a step forward and cast various auxiliary sacred spells on himself at the same time. Then he raised his staff high and expanded the domain of "Holy Hall of Purification"!

A golden haze suddenly filled his surroundings, and the spirituality of "annihilation" contained within it gradually became full; and the bishop of "Enlightenment" behind him also cast various divine arts on him, bringing his divinity of "Glory" to the highest level!
Countless bloodthirsty bats that were howling and flying towards him also crashed into Luo Xiu's territory!

——Hiss! The sounds of burning and hissing were mixed together, and the bats that fell into the area quickly burned with scorching golden light, fell to the ground one after another, and turned into ashes and dissipated.

And right behind these bloodthirsty bats.

Right there, stood another old figure in a robe.

The robe was woven with patterns similar to those of Baberon, which allowed Luo Xiu to quickly recognize his identity.

He is the controller of those bloodthirsty bats.
Also another "Hidden Elder"!
……

(End of this chapter)