Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 323 Breakthrough! Outlying Factory

The "Hidden Elder" at the end of the corridor was holding a thorny cast ring, and his sinister and deep gaze was piercing through the blood mist formed by the bat corpses and falling on the saints of [Glory].

"Five, six..." He seemed to be counting, and the solemn expression on his face became more and more complicated.

Who did Baberon offend...

Six of them came at once?
After counting the number of enemies, the "Hidden Elder" couldn't help but gasp.

He had to prepare - this long and narrow corridor was not suitable for fighting, he had to meet up with another hidden elder.

As long as they defend the core of the factory and delay the time as much as possible to activate the "final ritual", there is still hope of a comeback.

Thinking this, he did not linger in the corridor, but retreated deeper into the corridor step by step, and soon disappeared behind another porch.

……

In the sight of Luo Xiu and several other [Glory] saints, the figure of the "Hidden Elder" gradually disappeared.

His breath also disappeared, and Luo Xiu only felt that violent spiritual energy was gathering towards them from all directions.

It was more frantic than the blood-thirsty bats before, and its spiritual reaction was even more intense—

That seemed to be the reaction of the "forbidden experimental subject"!

According to the information Rockland had described before, those "forbidden experimental subjects" were "humanoid" creatures that were transformed, colonized, and cloned by the hidden omniscient beings through forbidden technology.

However, they are more ferocious and stronger than ordinary humans. Each "forbidden experimental subject" is roughly equivalent to the combat power of a second to third level extraordinary being, but they are weak in rationality and have an extremely short lifespan.

Sensing that the violent spirits around them were getting closer, there were no less than a hundred sources of reaction, and the "forbidden experimental subjects" were about to be surrounded.

Luo Xiu, another bishop of "Qihui", and four brilliant knights immediately quickened their pace, and arrived in front of the next cast door just before the forbidden experimental subject completely blocked the narrow corridor.

The bishop of "Qihui" beside Luo Xiu, "The Enlightener" Richester, immediately said to Luo Xiu:

"I will stay here with Adele and Hader to attract the attention of those 'forbidden experimental subjects'. Luo Xiu, you go in with Gulan Bato and Evans."

"Let's follow the established plan. Once Raymond has completely suppressed the 'Hidden Elder' Baberon, Olivia and Krull will come to join us. Then we will enter the core of the factory together and join you."

"If any unusual, out-of-control situation occurs, we will consider unplanned actions, and safety is the top priority."

"Okay." Luo Xiu nodded.

Afterwards, "The Illuminator" Richester and the two "Glorious Knights" Adele and Had returned in the direction they came from.

Until their figures gradually disappeared, a surging and violent spiritual surge as if tearing apart was soon heard from the end, accompanied by bursts of deafening roars.

The smell of blood soon filled the air. Luo Xiu no longer paid attention to the second battlefield. He walked to the heavy bronze door and raised his head to look up.

Just above the rusty and mottled door, there were patterns similar to the first cast door. The two heavy doors were tightly closed, completely sealing all the gaps.

Luo Xiu then took three steps back and raised his arms at the same time, gathering all the spiritual energy of [Glory] into his palms.

The two "Glorious Knights" who stayed beside him, Gulanbato and Evans, looked at each other, and then tacitly retreated away from Luo Xiu and the huge bronze gate.

They knew what Luo Xiu wanted to do.

Before carrying out the mission, Archbishop Sid specifically told them that Bishop Ross Carlos from the Red Maple City Church might have extremely strong strength.

Although looking at Luo Xiu's too young face always made Gulanbato and Evans doubt the Archbishop's words, they still wisely chose to step back.

As they watched, the bishop of Red Maple City, Ross Carlos, began to pray several sacred arts.

He chanted the ancient Sanskrit sound in a low voice, and the golden light continued to flow out from his body, condensing into strands and swirling upwards;

His entire body's breath rose steadily during the process of prayer, and soon it was full and reached a considerable height.

Until one moment, a crack filled with golden light suddenly appeared in the air of the corridor, and a shining golden meteor smashed towards the direction of the giant gate!
——Boom!!! A deafening explosion sounded, and deep pits appeared on the surface of the giant door, and cracks quickly spread around.

——That is the sacred art of “Golden Star Explosion”!

The crack in the air that was overflowing with golden light had not yet closed, and the annihilation energy contained in it would soon be filled again.

The next golden meteor broke out from the crack and fell rapidly towards the giant gate with a terrifying explosion!

--boom! ! !

The dent on the giant door had sunk even deeper, and the cracks around it had expanded to a considerable extent. Dust was falling down from the edge of the top frame, and the entire cast door was already shaky!
But the bombardment of the "Golden Star Explosion" had not yet ended. The third golden meteor soon broke away from the crack that was overflowing with golden light and fell towards the facade that was about to collapse!
--boom! ! !

Before the last roar of the previous one faded away, the third golden meteor had already hit the cast door heavily, making an unprecedented loud noise.

This time, the crack on the door exploded completely, and the third meteor melted completely through the middle of the cast door, leaving a huge hole running through it.

The sacred art of "Golden Star Explosion" completely blasted through the cast door, which made the two "Glorious Knights" behind Luo Xiu stare in amazement.

Archbishop Sid was not wrong.

This bishop of Red Maple City... although he looks young, the strength he has displayed makes him a well-deserved leader among the saints of [Glory]. His strength is worthy of trust.

At this time, the molten and liquefied steel in the casting door was flowing and gathering downwards, forming a smooth metal strip at the foot of the casting door; and the hole in the middle of the casting door was still expanding, and the scene behind the door was almost completely in the field of vision.

It was a rather large, nest-like factory—

Dozens of alchemical conveyor belts were densely spread out like spider webs, and all kinds of strange machines were humming. The slaves, who were controlled by the "Hidden Omniscients" in unknown ways, were not even aware of the arrival of the "foreign enemy" and were still moving baskets of materials and unfinished alchemical creations. The smell of oil and corrosion and sourness came to the nose, coming from the sticky liquid that almost covered the walls, and the countless broken and deformed corpses of various creatures leaning against the edge of the nest.

Looking around, Luo Xiu did not see the "hidden elder" he had met before. The spiritual aura he could sense, in addition to being mostly from the "slave workers", also came from the "forbidden experimental subjects" "guarding" the peripheral factories in front of him -

"Roar!!!"

Several roars came from all around, and suddenly, dozens of "forbidden experimental subjects" crawled out from the pile of corpses!
Their bodies were covered with tumors, their faces were bloody, but their bodies were frighteningly strong - the shortest of them was three meters tall, and the tallest was estimated to be six or seven meters tall. Their bloody mouths were filled with long and sharp fangs, and heavy shackles were fixed from their wrists to their upper arms.

They howled, roared, and rushed towards the crowd with saliva dripping from their mouths!
The two "Shining Knights", Grunbato and Evans each took a step forward, drew out their respective holy swords from their scabbards, and filled them with sacred spirituality.

A pale golden light began to float and jump on the surface of the sword blade, and the terrifying annihilation spirit was fluctuating and dissipating outward. Gulanbaator and Evans each sang a sacred prayer, and then raised the golden holy sword in their hands!

--boom! ! !

When the sword finally came down, the experimental subjects that blocked their way were submerged in the torrent of holy light and quickly turned into dust.

They did not wail or scream, but simply lost all their breath in a violent roar, leaving not even a trace of residue.

After them, the second wave of "forbidden experimental subjects" showed no reaction to their counterparts who had been reduced to ashes before. They were still roaring and waving their swords and shackles wildly, rushing towards Luo Xiu, Gulanbato and Evans.

The two Shining Knights quickly raised the golden holy swords again. The shining holy light quickly condensed and flashed on the blades. When all the remaining forbidden experimental subjects entered the attack range, they slashed down at them!
--boom! ! !

This explosion of light was even more violent than the last one. The strong vibration caused the top of the cave to shake off the rubble, and all the deformed monsters that blocked the way were completely dissipated with the holy light.

As for the hard laborers who were mentally enslaved, they were still completely unaware of what was happening around them, and they continued to mechanically move bricks, move bricks, move bricks...

Looking at the scene in front of him, Luo Xiu inexplicably had an illusion that they could move to the destruction of the world.

"The forbidden experimental subjects in the peripheral factories have been cleared." Gulanbato said, then he turned around, looked at Luo Xiu and Evans and asked: "What about these slave workers?"

Because these "slave laborers" never participated in the war and never resisted, the clergy of the General Church generally did not regard them as objects of "judgment."

Most of them were extraordinary people who only had one or two destinies and originally belonged to [Intelligence] or [Bitter Tea]. Through the "Spiritual Vision", Luo Xiu saw that the color of their spirituality had turned into a dark gray, and their spirituality was almost exhausted.

"They are not a threat." Luo Xiu nodded slightly and said truthfully, "Their spiritual energy is almost exhausted."

Luo Xiu's "perception" attribute is currently 184 points, which is enough to see all the conditions of the first and second level extraordinary people; and for the clergy, the "priest" profession is indeed more acute in spiritual perception.

Since Luo Xiu said so, the two Shining Knights had no objection.

Several people checked separately to see if there were any other sources of danger around, and then gathered the "slave workers" in an open space far away from the facility, and Evans summoned a golden barrier to control them.

During this process, Luo Xiu did not see any dwarves belonging to the "Sand" clan.

They might be even deeper, so Luo Xiu's gaze fell on the next cast door.

Right at the core of the outer factory, in the center of an "altar" that looks like a huge furnace, there is the entrance to the next casting gate.

Just like when he blasted open the second cast door before, Luo Xiu first cast several auxiliary sacred arts on himself, and then used the "Golden Starburst" to fiercely bombard the circular cast door.

This third cast door was much harder than the previous one. Luo repaired it with a "Golden Meteor", waited for it to cool down, and then fired another "Golden Star Explosion" before he completely blasted it open.

The molten pit revealed the dark depths below. Several terrifying spiritual surges were faintly heard from below. That was the core of the Black Crystal Factory.

Judging from the two strongest spiritual surges that Luo Xiu sensed, they undoubtedly belonged to the "saints" - the two "hidden elders" in the intelligence were right below, and they were most likely ready for a desperate fight!

Luo Xiu looked at Gulanbaator, then at Evans, and the two Shining Knights nodded to indicate that they were ready.

So, they left a mark next to the casting door pit of the central furnace to guide Richester and others who might arrive later, and Evans, the "Glorious Knight", took out the golden holy shield behind him, which was huge enough to completely cover his body.

Evans held the shield in one hand and the holy sword in the other, and quickly completed his "Paladin" prayer.

Then, with the blessing of Gulanbaator, Evans summoned a holy protection barrier that was large enough to cover the three of them. The three saints of [Glory] then jumped into the deep pit and fell to the bottom of the factory.

……

The "Hidden Elder" Elius, and another "Hidden Elder" Gattuso, were at the bottom of the Black Crystal Factory, staring at the last casting door with nervous expressions.

They have activated almost all the puppets in the factory - eight "natural disasters" and dozens of "mad disasters". With the help of the spiritual power stored in the factory itself, they can control them completely and exert their maximum power.

Faced with a powerful enemy, Arius and Gattuso had no choice but to use all their strength... Even though until now, they still didn't know how Baberon had provoked such a powerful enemy, this question was no longer important. They had to concentrate on dealing with the disaster before them.

The best outcome would be to injure or kill a few "saints" of the Holy See Church, so that these superiors who are used to living a comfortable life would retreat on their own accord - after that, they, the hidden omniscient ones, would quickly pack up everything they could take away and relocate the Black Crystal Factory again.

The worst outcome is to use the "ultimate means" - that will destroy the entire factory, leaving only ruins, and that is also the last means of saving lives.

As the two hidden elders were thinking this, they heard at the same time a series of heavy "boom, boom" sounds coming from above.

After the sound echoed seven times, there was no further movement, but Elius's brows were tightly furrowed.

boom! ! !
Soon, the eighth roar suddenly exploded, and the violent tremor occurred at a very close distance to the top of the head!

That group of [Glorious] saints have broken through the forge gate!

Arius and Gattuso saw at the same time that a bishop and two brilliant knights descended from the huge crack in the dome!

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(End of this chapter)