Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 336: Death of Velino

Velino Bakar, he was indeed cursed...

As he said the name, Luo Xiu finally found the entry that seemed to be "curse" from his long status bar -

[Curse·Unspeakable Oath (deep curse, cannot be purified, cannot be lifted)]

Villino obviously knew that he was cursed in a similar way - this was also his insurance for becoming a "killer of order" and attaching himself to an organization that was also a rebellion...

But he still had hope. In the absolute crisis of life and death, he developed some kind of fantasy about this curse that had "never been triggered" - just like those people who fantasized about escaping by jumping out of the window on the 18th floor during a fire.

He was simply unable to think more rationally, and thus uttered the name that should not have been uttered, and was instantly cursed as a result - but this was also what Luo Xiu had guided him to do, and until the curse was triggered, it was all within Luo Xiu's expectations.

And at the moment when Velino triggered the curse——

The "illusory guardian" whose amber fingers pressed on his head also exploded with tremendous force at the same time, crushing his head just before it exploded.

In this way, the reward for killing "Velino Bakar" will belong to Luo Xiu - through this, his hidden mission [Shadow of Killing Order] will be half completed.

However, Luo Xiu now had no intention of thinking about these things. He looked at the headless corpse on the ground and his eyes became deep.

The name that Villino just said...

The name he only half said - Hakasvil No...

Luo Xiu knew what the second half of the full name was.

—Harcasville Nolan!

Luo Xiu was not unfamiliar with this name.

That is the imperial descendant with the surname "Nolan" -

He is also a true "Red Crowned Prince" of the empire!
Like Marquis Vizia Bakar, who is also a "Red Crowned Prince", "Hakaswell" is a [Supreme] Seventh Fate, but his title in the Empire is higher than that of Marquis Vizia. Harkaswell is a "Red Crowned Duke".

In the previous life, it was said that the Duke of Harkasville died in the final battle, but the truth may not be so...

But no matter what, this is not an enemy that I can deal with now.

Luo Xiu thought about it, without much mental struggle, he quickly chose to follow his heart -

It would be enough to deal with "Villino Bakar", the Order Killer, before the real leader of the Order Killer realizes himself.

Killing Velino Bakar was Luo Xiu's main purpose this time - he even learned the name of his ultimate superior "Hakaswell Nolan" from it, which was already a huge profit for Luo Xiu.

At least he could have taken precautions much earlier.

While thinking about this, Luo Xiu gradually pulled his thoughts away from these things that were too far away and returned to the current situation.

"Velino Bakar" is dead, but his death still needs to be disguised in some necessary ways to prevent those who come to investigate later from following this clue and finding any flaws.

Luo Xiu then raised his left hand, and rubbed the mithril ring worn on the knuckle of his left index finger with his right fingers. Several deep purple tentacles detached from the ring and floated towards Velino's body.

——“Soul Manipulator”!
Luo Xiu activated this [Abyss] skill, fumbled in Velino's body for a while, and finally pulled out a ball of dark red substance.

That was the "soul" of Velino - Luo Xiu looked at the dark red outline, which was filled with chaotic and ominous black light, which was a sign of having been cursed.

With the skills Luo Xiu currently possesses, he is unable to extract any more information from such a soul.

However, the souls of those who have attained sainthood through the "Fivefold Destiny" are still full of spiritual nourishment, which can then be used to feed the contracted "Abyss Beasts" to allow them to achieve sublimation in their origin.

After taking away Velino's soul, Luo Xiu took out the secret note he had taken from the "Fire Bronze Knight" Holdwell from the storage bracelet, and placed it in the mezzanine of the bookshelf in the room where it would not be burned by the flames.

The secret note contained the secrets of the Songyuan Law Office and was signed by "Fire Bronze Knight" Holdwell.

In addition, Luo Xiu imitated Holdwell's handwriting and wrote a short story on the secret note about Holdwell's plan as the "Order Killer". He also mentioned the names of the other two "Order Killers" in Songyuan City - "Inquisitor" Qinoning Louis and "Iron-Blooded Knight" Kandel Fellos.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu pried open Velino's fingers, took out the "token" left behind when he interrogated the "Fire Bronze Knight" Holdwell from the bracelet, and stuffed it into Velino's hand.

Coupled with some details, the whole scene became like this: "Villar Loggins", the "Grand Inquisitor", was brutally murdered because he discovered the secret that the "Fire Bronze Knight" Holdwell and the Supremes such as Chinonen and Kandel were "Order Killers".

Regardless of whether the people of the Supreme who later connected these many reserved clues would believe this, the seeds of suspicion towards Holdwell, Chinonen, Kandel and others must have been planted, and with the interrogation method of the Supreme's "Edict", the fact that they are "Order Killers" will eventually be confirmed.

They will receive the most severe trial from the Attorney General's Office. At that time, Luo Xiu will definitely go to "watch the ceremony" - to see the execution of 'Fire Bronze Knight' Holdwell, 'Judge' Chinoning, and 'Iron-Blood Knight' Kandel.

By then, the entire incident will be thoroughly characterized.

Even if someone still pursues the "second possibility", it will not affect the Red Maple City Church or itself.

At this point, the hidden danger caused by Anthony's discovery of clues of the "Order Killer" in the town of Onsica was truly put to an end.

……

After finishing all the follow-up work, Luo Xiu turned around and went downstairs, leaving the largest villa in the Loggins mansion.

At this time, in the courtyard of Loggins' mansion, "Holy Abyss" was still fighting with the guards of the mansion, and the "blasphemous demon" Tatya was also chasing the "hidden elder" Adleka, and the battle was far from over.

As soon as he walked out of the villa, Luo Xiu saw flames rising into the sky, and a dozen "Royal Guard Knights" in black armor rushing towards the villa.

They all have the [Supreme] triple destiny. On the surface, they are the royal guards serving the Law Office, but in reality they are the private army kept by Villino in the mansion, the "Order-killing Knights".

When they heard the noise coming from the big villa, they rushed here immediately, intending to rescue their master.

But they first encountered the "Holy Abyss" - the "Faceless" Intis and other apostles of the Holy Abyss ambushed them, preventing them from getting close to the villa. They were forced to fight with the apostles of the "Holy Abyss", and the situation was at a stalemate for a while.

Afterwards, the "Hidden Elder" Adeleka, who broke out from the window on the top floor of the villa, and the "blasphemous demon" Tatya, who was closely following him, pushed the chaotic battle to its climax.

"You! Stop!"

Right in front of Luo Xiu, the group of royal guards who had rushed over waved their weapons, shouted orders at him, and dispersed to surround him.

Luo Xiu didn't say much to them. Luo Xiu, who was still in the state of "devil incarnation", suddenly spread a pair of dark wings behind him and flew into the sky.

——"The divine punishment of the light wings"!
However, this "holy art" in the demon state is a version of "Dark Erosion", which is filled with terrifying energy of a profound aura, and it all disperses in the next moment!

"what are you doing!"

The group of "Order-killing Knights" had completed the encirclement, but unexpectedly the target suddenly flew into the sky, and a set of black wings emitting a terrifying aura grew behind him!

——Boom! Boom boom boom boom! Countless dark erosion feathers shot downwards, and exploded the moment they hit the "Order Killing Knight", leaving a mist of crimson and dark purple threads intertwined in the place where they were!
The ten Order-killing Knights were killed on the spot, and their black armors were melted into several pieces. Their bodies fell to the ground with a thud.

The "Order Killing Knights" who were not killed immediately were still screaming into the air one second ago, and the next second they turned around and wanted to escape because of the strong fear that surged in their hearts.

A faint green light suddenly flashed, and a shadow passed through the garden on one side of the mansion's courtyard.

Swish! A green light flashed, and a sharp dagger appeared from nowhere in an instant, accurately piercing the neck of the "Order Killing Knight" who was trying to escape!

"--Ah!" The Order-Slaying Knight, whose neck was pierced, howled miserably and fell heavily to the ground, breaking several floor tiles.

Swish! The dagger in the green figure's hand quickly pierced from top to bottom, and in the next moment, pierced the knight's heart from the back!

The Order-killing Knight twitched a few times before he stopped moving and died completely.

Luo Xiu was watching the scene quietly from the side. The figure that suddenly appeared was his most loyal follower——

"Faceless" Index!

At this time, there was only one "Order-killing Knight" left on the field, and he fled in panic towards the courtyard gate.

Intis stood up from the pool of blood, raised the phantom dagger in his right hand in front of him, and bit it with his mouth.

Then, she leaped into the air.

With a body as nimble as a real "civet cat", it flew back and forth between several treetops, and its dark green eyes were fixed directly on the last "Order-killing Knight" who was fleeing.

The distance between her and the knight was rapidly shortening, and when she was only about ten meters away from him, another long whip covered with black thorns appeared in Index's right hand!

——Snap! Index swung out her long whip, and the whip covered with thorns was pulled out quickly and hit the back of the Order-killing Knight in an instant!

His dark carapace quickly shattered, revealing the bloody flesh underneath.

The long whip that hit him suddenly turned deep red, and the thorns that pierced into his flesh were like poisonous snakes. No matter how the Order-killing Knight struggled, he could not shake it off!

And in this moment of delay, Index had leaped over his head like a ghost and swung the second whip downwards!

——Snap! The sound of the whip hitting the target was particularly crisp, accompanied by the miserable howl of "Ugh!" from the Order-killing Knight. He turned back angrily, pulled out the crimson rapier, and stabbed it into the air!
But his action was completely seen through by Intis. The Order-killing Knight only felt a flash before his eyes, and the green figure had avoided the stabbing path like a ghost. The blood whip in her hand had been replaced by a dagger without her knowing when!
——Poof! Almost at the same time when the Order-Killing Knight thrust out his sword, the dagger in Index's hand had already pierced through his chest and heart!

The phantom dagger remained on him. The Order-Killer drew his sword angrily and turned around, only to see that the green figure had already flashed backwards, distancing itself from him.

The knight raised his sword high, and the crimson light on it was flickering. He seemed to be preparing for a fatal attack.

But Intis is faster than him!

As the Order-Killer raised his sword, a flash of scarlet and deep purple appeared in Index's eyes, and she shouted:

"——【Destruction】Give me the fire that burns blood!"

——Bang! The phantom dagger inserted into the heart of the Order-Killing Knight suddenly turned scarlet, and a series of dull explosions came out from his body.

His entire body stopped moving like this, and scarlet flames began to rise from the exposed skin on his body. Black smoke emitting the smell of burnt meat continued to float out from the gaps in his armor!
"Ughhhhhh!!!"

He roared in extreme pain, fell to the ground and rolled over, trying to put out the flames.

But it was obviously in vain - his cries of pain became weaker and weaker, and his struggles became quieter and quieter, until he finally stopped moving.

His helmet also fell off his head and rolled to the ground, revealing his head which was burning fiercely.

It was a hideous, bloody face, and the blackened muscles on his face had collapsed deeply, like a pile of ashes after an incomplete burn, with deep red fire patterns crawling inside.

This last "Order-killing Knight" is also completely dead - Luo Xiu has confirmed this from the panel detection of him.

Intis watched coldly from the side, and only walked forward and retrieved the phantom dagger from the corpse until she was sure that the corpse on the ground had no reaction.

"Lord."

She then walked towards Luo Xiu, knelt on one knee, raised her hands, and greeted him with a pious look on her face.

Luo Xiu's gaze passed over her and looked at the battlefield behind her which had already been turned into a mess.

The originally elegant and quiet courtyard of the mansion was now littered with corpses, most of whom were the guards of the mansion, as well as the "order killers" or illegal supernatural beings kept here by Velino.

There were also a dozen corpses belonging to the "Holy Abyss" - looking around, most of them were apostles of the second and third destiny, and the other apostles on the battlefield were collecting them.

But I didn’t see Tatia, nor did I see the “Hidden Elder” Adelaika…

"Prepare to retreat, Intis." Luo Xiu said to Intis, "The mission of 'Holy Abyss' here has been completed."

"Don't leave the bodies of the Holy Abyss apostles behind. You will organize their recovery, and then - before the true Supremes in the city react, leave here quickly."

"Yes, my Lord." Intis nodded and bowed respectfully to Luo Xiu again, "I will follow your will."

Afterwards, Index stood up, turned around and walked into the shadow of the courtyard of the Loggins mansion. Her back soon disappeared from Luo Xiu's sight.

……

Luo Xiu was also ready to leave.

But before that, he needs to find Tatia first——

Relying on the spiritual resonance of the "contract", Luo Xiu escaped into another shadow while trying to find Tatia's trace.

Just as he could communicate remotely with Index and his "Apostles of the Holy Abyss" through spiritual resonance, he could also do the same with Tatia, and Tatia's spirituality gave Luo Xiu an unstable and somewhat mixed response -

Suddenly, in Luo Xiu's ears, he clearly heard Tatia's voice:
"I'm in some trouble, Luo Xiu."

"That 'Hidden Elder' - hey, he actually brought me to their 'Hidden Sage'..."

"Guess what I saw, Luo Xiu?"

"A 'Hidden Sage', a 'Chief Executioner'..."

"And your 'Saint', she is here too!"

……

(End of this chapter)