Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 362: "Bishop of the Ring of Flame" Drummond

"..."

【Thomas the Tank Engine】: What happened?

【Thomas the Tank Engine】: Why am I gone?

【Thomas the Tank Engine】：???

【……】：……

At the moment of death, Thomas had opened the [chat channel] and sent several messages with a questioning tone.

He didn't even see who the enemy was, he just knew that he was gone with a "bang", and even an exaggeratedly large damage number was refreshed on the panel!

——I received 82864 points of damage! My health limit is only 130 points, and I received 82864 points of damage!
——This one can even kill 637.4 of me in one second!

Being hit by "82864" can cause great psychological damage to a cute kid! .jpg
At the same time, the chat channel was in an uproar, and other players who had entered death cooldown with Thomas also joined the conversation.

【Iron Pot Stewed Crocodile】: woc? Bro, what happened?
【Iron Pot Stewed Crocodile】: How did I get killed instantly? nmd suffered 67988 damage!
[Iron Pot Stewed Crocodile]: Am I going to fight the Bull Demon? What's going on over there?
[Rookie]: Haha, let’s die together.

[Listening to the Rain in a Dangerous Building]: +1
【Thomas the Tank Engine】: Old Crocodile, you are only 67988? I am 82864!

【Thomas the Tank Engine】: What the hell?!

[Calm down Xiaonan]: Calm down, brothers, calm down.
[Calm Xiaonan]: My damage panel has also been refreshed - 102384 points of "fire" damage, it seems that the one who caused the damage is a 'Ring of Flame Bishop'...

[Alicia]: I am him too... but it seems that he is the bishop of the Lost? Is he the original sect?

[Alicia]: Anyway, I feel like this is not something we can fight now...

[Alicia]: That should be an enemy with the fifth level of destiny. What should we say now? Retreat first?

[Iron Pot Stewed Crocodile]: I agree. Fortunately, it is the first death. It only takes 30 seconds to revive. Oh, mine is already healed.
[Big Crocodile Stewed in an Iron Pot]: Resurrect and go back to the room first, then go to the church and report this to the bishop. This is the enemy we discovered together. What kind of starting reward should we get?
Thomas the Tank Engine: Agree
[Human High-Quality Repeater]: Agree
【……】：……

In the scarlet column of fire that shot up into the sky earlier, this patrol team of ten people died almost at the same time.

While waiting for resurrection, they quickly discussed a lot in the group and also completed the resurrection cooling time.

Thomas was still eager to try and wanted to resurrect on the spot to see what the "Bishop of Ring Flame" looked like, but the captain "Iron Pot Stew Crocodile" still advocated resurrecting first. After weighing the pros and cons, Thomas gave up the idea of ​​seeking death.

……

In the deep alleys, in the burning sea of ​​scarlet fire.

The dense spiritual thread was pulled out from the remains of flesh and blood that had long been reduced to ashes and charcoal in the sea of ​​fire, and it quickly floated towards the entrance of the alley and soon disappeared.

As the fire burned more and more fiercely, no one noticed the vision of "resurrection".

Until the fire gradually died down.

From deeper in the alley, a person wearing a crimson cloak slowly walked out.

There were large areas of burn marks on his face, and scarlet flames lingered around his neck, waist, and wrists like bracelets; his eyes had no whites, and dark yellow and scarlet flames rotated in his eyes. He looked at the embers still floating in front of him, as if thinking about something.

"The people of the church..."

He is "Bishop Ringfire" Drummond.

The two almost cracked lips trembled and uttered a hoarse whisper:

"Why would people from the church come here? They are all strangers..."

"Forget it, it's not important."

"The dead cannot speak..."

"..."

Taking a last look at the remaining fire in front of him, "Bishop Ring of Flame" Drummond turned his hands behind his back and staggered away.

……

In the far suburbs of Hongfeng City, there is a group of church villas.

"hiss……"

Thomas opened his eyes on the bed and rubbed his head, feeling a tearing pain in his brain.

This is the residual effect that always remains after a “resurrection”—the effect that comes from the immersive pain simulation in God’s Path.

Thomas didn't turn off the option, but instead adjusted it to 20%...but even so, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

His skin seemed to still have some phantom pain like burning, as if the scarlet flames were still burning him, but this feeling did not last long and soon subsided as the environment changed.

"'Bishop Ringfire' Drummond..."

Thomas muttered as he stood up from the bed.

"A [Lost] Bishop... a fifth-fold destiny. Our 'Bishop' also has a fifth-fold destiny..."

"Is that the main boss we're about to face? But why does it feel like he's not..."

"..."

As he thought about it, Thomas reached towards his waist with his right hand, but found nothing.

This gave him a sudden start, and his eyes dropped to his waist, but he didn't see what he wanted to see -

"broken!"

"My sword!"

The "mithril straight sword" that he had customized from the dwarf blacksmith shop at a high price (5 gold coins) during the internal test had been lost in that deep alley!

There was also a set of sophisticated protective gear for the "Church Patrol", which was also melted by the previous scarlet flames. Now Thomas was wearing ordinary clothes that belonged to "civilians"!
A feeling of physical pain welled up in my heart.

Even though I know that "God's Destiny" will drop upon death, I still feel sad.

The set of protective gear for the "Church Patrolman" was okay. The church issued him two sets at that time, and the other spare set was hanging on the wall of the room.

But Thomas was already used to using the "mithril straight sword". If he lost it, he would have to temporarily use the "steel blade sword" he had before, and his combat effectiveness would certainly be greatly reduced.

Thomas suddenly felt as if he had returned to the time before liberation...but there was no time to be sad about it now, as there was a knock on his door.

Knock, knock, knock on the door. There was a heavy and rapid knock. Thomas trotted over and opened the door.

He saw the burly "Iron Pot Stewed Crocodile" appear in front of him, and the "Paladin Armor" on his body and the "Paladin Sword" in his hand were lost. He was wearing the same civilian clothes as himself, which were almost burst by his burly body!
"You've lost your equipment too?"

Thomas asked.

He suddenly felt much better.

"What else?" The big crocodile rolled his eyes at him and said, "It's okay. According to my experience in the internal test, these lost equipment can still be reported lost... But, it's not the time to worry about these things."

"The others have just resurrected and have gathered in the courtyard, except for you. Let's go back to the church right now and talk to Bishop Luo Xiu about this."

"Okay." Thomas nodded.

He quickly changed into another spare "Church Patrol" suit, put on the rusty one-handed sword, and followed the crocodile to the courtyard.

When they arrived at the courtyard, Thomas saw that the other players had indeed been waiting here. When they saw Thomas coming, they hurried towards the church.

……

Twenty minutes later.

Thomas, who almost jogged all the way and was a little out of breath, finally arrived at the main entrance of the church.

Just as he and the other players were about to walk in, they saw the "Bishop" Luo Xiu just walking out of the inner courtyard, about to ride on the "Golden Pegasus" to gallop away. "Bishop!"

"The crocodile stewed in the iron pot" shouted hurriedly, and Bishop Luo Xiu turned around at the same time, scanning everyone with his scorching golden eyes.

"It's you." Luo Xiu nodded and asked kindly:
"What's wrong?"

"We...we..."

Thomas was a little out of breath, but he still spoke the next words in one breath:

"——At Alley 36 on Main Street, we found traces of the enemy!"

He wanted to tell Bishop Luo Xiu directly that the person they found was "Bishop Ring Flame" Drummond.

But suddenly it occurred to me that there might be no way to explain why I knew the profession and name of "Bishop Ring of Flame" Drummond, so I might as well just call him an "enemy."

"Enemy traces?" Bishop Luo Xiu seemed stunned, his eyes slightly fixed, and asked:
"What happened to you?"

"We were under attack—quite a heavy attack!"

Thomas responded:
"At that time, dozens of scarlet flames burst out from the ground at the same time, quickly burning a large area into a sea of ​​fire! But before we could see who the enemy was, we were engulfed by the flames..."

"As you know, we have the ability to 'resurrect', and luckily we didn't really die... Once we were resurrected, we came to tell you all this!"

"The scarlet pillar of fire..." Bishop Luo Xiu seemed to be in deep thought.

After a moment, he frowned and said:
"That's 'Ring Flame Bishop' Drummond. I did get the information that he sneaked into Red Maple City."

"You did a great job. Thomas the Tank Engine... and you. Don't tell anyone else about this yet."

"Yes, Bishop!"

Thomas, Crocodile and other players all responded to their "bishop" in unison.

As they responded to the "Bishop", their panels flashed and new content emerged -

[Trigger the commission task]

[Commissioned Mission: Encounter with the Ring Flame Bishop! (Normal Difficulty)]

[Recommended level: lv.1]

[Task type: commissioned task]

[Mission Description: While performing your patrol mission as a "Church Patrolman", you encountered "Bishop Ring of Flame" Drummond.

Bishop Huanyan is as strong as a monster. You tried your best but still couldn't defeat him. But you finally got the information about Drummond's hiding place, and returned to the church as soon as possible to inform your bishop, Ross Carlos.

Bishop Ross Carlos approved the information you provided. Now you just need to wait for the news that "Bishop Ring Flame" Drummond has been "sacred". 】

[Mission Objective: Wait for the news of the death of "Ring Flame Bishop" Drummond.]

[Completion Reward: Basic Experience +5000, Free Attribute Points +3, Luo Xiu Carlos Favorability +10%]

【…】

Looking at the new tasks triggered on the panel, Thomas, Crocodile and other players became more and more excited.

——This is the benefit of joining the Red Maple City Church!

Just wait... Although the game time is not long, this is the first time that Thomas has received a task in "God's Destiny" where he does not need to do anything but "wait".

He was about to say something when he noticed that the "Bishop" Ross Carlos in front of him once again glanced at him and stayed on him for a long time.

"Where's your weapon, Thomas? I remember you've been using a Mithril straight sword."

Luo Xiu asked him.

This time, it was Thomas' turn to be stunned.

My weapon... Why did the Bishop suddenly ask this?
He felt something strange in his heart. Under the gentle but majestic gaze of "Bishop" Ross Carlos, although as a "player" he always wanted to say something naughty, he finally said honestly:

"It was lost in Alley Thirty-Six... I haven't been able to recover it yet."

"I understand." Luo Xiu nodded calmly.

As he spoke, he had already mounted the Golden Pegasus, looked at another clergyman who was on duty at the main entrance of the church, and instructed him:
"Vidalian, take them to the Mission House and the Holy Reserve Hall to withdraw ten gold coins each. Also, give them a weapon according to the standard of the Double Destiny Extraordinary. They can choose what they like."

"Yes, Bishop."

The clergyman named "Vidalian" stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Luo Xiu. Then he turned to Thomas, the big crocodile and other players and said:

"Come with me, I will take you to the Holy Reserve Hall."

"..."

This time, Thomas was truly stunned.

Ten gold coins... an extraordinary weapon...

——He had just “descended” for less than a day, and he had already obtained so many things? !

These gold coins alone are all that I earned during the “internal test”!

All of a sudden, the painful feeling of losing the "Mithril Straight Sword" disappeared at this moment.

The other players around Thomas also showed surprise on their faces. They expressed their gratitude to the "Bishop" Luo Xiu, and then happily followed Vidrian back to the church and headed straight towards the missionary center.

……

After Thomas, Iron Pot Stew Crocodile and others left.

The kind and friendly expression on Luo Xiu's face disappeared. He rode on the Pegasus, which had extinguished its flames, and galloped towards Lane 36 on the main street!

In fact, Luo Xiu had already known from the chat channel that Thomas and his friends had encountered the "Bishop Ring of Flame".

Before Thomas and others came to the church to report the news, Luo Xiu had already completed his plan.

The priest of the "Holy Inquisition" - "Patriarch of Purification" Howard had already received instructions and led the Holy Inquisitors to ambush in Lane 36. Not long after Thomas and the others were resurrected from the dead, the place was completely blocked and martial law was imposed.

The reason why Luo Xiu waited for Thomas and the others to come back was not only to subtly "publicize" the church's treatment to the players, but also to ensure that all his subsequent actions would be reasonable in the eyes of everyone and would not arouse suspicion.

This is for security reasons.

He was speeding along, thinking about all this, when he arrived at the deep entrance of No. 36 Lane. Howard, the "Purification Priest" who had been waiting there for a long time, stepped forward and saluted.

"Greetings, Bishop."

Howard, leaning on a long-handled war hammer, greeted Luo Xiu, who nodded in response.

"How are you preparing?"

"Be prepared, Bishop."

Howard paused lightly with the hammer in his hand, making a dull clang sound, and said:

“…It’s definitely here. I smell something burning. It’s definitely the stench of Lost.”

"it is good."

Luo Xiu nodded, then dismounted and walked into the alley.

"Then, let's do it."

……

(End of this chapter)