Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 366: Fierce Battlefield (5k8)

--charge!
After Connor issued this order, the players behind him immediately became like a group of wild horses that had broken free from their reins. They brandished their weapons and rushed towards the giant army that was like a city wall opposite them!

And behind the players - and behind the "Church Guards" - there are hundreds of clergymen with the second destiny of [Glory] who provide assistance and fire cover. This means that the players do not encounter any tough resistance and have already rushed to a very close distance with the [Giant Legion]!

Thomas has raised his war hammer, and the inscription engraved on the surface of his [Hammer of the Saint] is now shining with golden light!
And opposite him - a tall and burly giant with skin that was a dark green in color. A pair of eyes as big as fists were staring at Thomas' "short" body, and the smoothly sharpened giant stick in his hand was raised high!

--boom!!!!!

When Thomas was about to rush to the giant, the giant's huge stick had already smashed down on his head!

Thomas dodged to the side, and the giant's stick whistled past the edge of Thomas' body and hit the ground heavily with a loud bang.

Stones and sand were stirred up, and smoke and dust filled the air!

Although he avoided this heavy and fatal blow, Thomas still felt that the ground beneath his feet was shaking violently, which almost made him unstable.

He now hid in the dust, and with a few staggering steps, he flashed to the blind spot of the giant's vision, and at the same time prayed for the only skill he mastered - the unique skill of "Apprentice Priest" [Basic Light Spear].

At this time, Thomas' fellow clergymen behind him had already cast multiple auxiliary holy spells on him, so that even when facing the giant warrior who had the double destiny of [Bitter Tea], at least he would not be at a disadvantage in terms of basic attributes.

While Thomas dodged and prayed.

The tall giant narrowed his eyes slightly, he raised the giant stick again, shook his head left and right, looking for Thomas's trace in the rising smoke and dust, wanting to find this rat-like human and smash him into a meat paste!
But his movements were always hindered - not far away, the clergy belonging to the "Red Maple City Church" had formed a sacred circle, summoning golden light guns to cover the sky, and shooting round after round in the direction of their [Giant Legion]!
Although the power of the light spear summoned by the priest was greatly reduced due to the long distance, it still caused considerable interference to the giants in the front row.

- Swish!

A golden light gun accurately hit the giant's eye.

Then it bloomed with a "boom"!

“——Hmph!”

Light red blood spurted out suddenly, the giant's left hand loosened the giant stick, he covered his eyes, and let out a low roar of pain!
And at the same time.

A brilliant golden light suddenly burst out from his other eye!

His vision became blurred, but he could vaguely see the human figure who had been dodging in the fog before!

That was the source of the brilliant light - Thomas had completed the prayer of "Spear of Light", and a spear emitting golden light had condensed in his left hand, and he slammed it towards the giant's chest!
The giant still covered his eyes with his left hand, and at the moment when Thomas threw the light spear at him, he slammed the giant stick in his right hand to block it!
--boom!!!!!

The spear of light exploded, gold flowed everywhere, and turned into scorching golden flames that flew around.

The giant stick blocked the light spear, but the instantaneous high temperature when it exploded still caused some burns to the giant's exposed skin. He let out an angry roar from his drooling mouth again, and was about to raise the stick to smash the hiding human to death with one blow.

——Bang!!!!!!!!

Another heavy bang came from under the giant!
This made him stop all movements immediately. An unprecedented pain penetrated his internal organs along with the loud noise!

Almost subconsciously, the giant knelt down with a "boom". His eyes seemed full of disbelief. He had thrown away the giant stick with his right hand and pressed it tightly under his crotch!

It was already bright red there - even when he pressed his palm with his hand, blood flowed out from between his fingers like a stream and seeped into the gravel beneath him.

And in front of the giant - the tiny, now despicable human being - in Thomas's hand, the hammer of the long-handled war hammer he held tightly was stained with the giant's sticky blood.

——Dip the beans! So cool!
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Thomas' face was filled with excitement, and the players around him saw the fallen giant and gathered around him, raising their weapons and slashing at him.

At this moment, the giant who was kneeling on the ground, with his eyes and crotch severely hit, had a look of fear on his face. He had never seen such a horrible scene in his life.

But he couldn't think any more, as the players rushed forward and soon beat a giant warrior with the second destiny of [Ku Tu] to the point of death.

Thomas, who had been watching from the side, leaped up at the last moment, smashed the giant's head and completed the kill.

Seeing the reward for killing the giant warrior Balder [Ku Tu] displayed on the panel, the excitement on Thomas' face became more and more intense. He dragged his war hammer and quickly locked his eyes on the next target.

But before he took a few steps, he suddenly felt himself being lifted high into the air by a huge force.

A shadow covered his head, and an inexplicable fishy smell hit his nose. At the same time, he felt a slight pain in his shoulders.

It was a dragon claw that was like obsidian, with rows of scales that shone with a dark metallic luster!
He has been caught in the air by a red dragon!

……

Scenes like this were constantly happening in every corner of the Giant Front.

In addition to the players, the [Supreme] Knights of War and the [Intelligence] Puppet Army also launched a pincer attack on the Giant Army from two directions.

However, it is obvious that both [Supreme] and [Intelligence] have tacitly placed the players in the position of meat shields.

Although the giant warriors of the [Giant Legion] are clumsy in their movements, their huge bodies and tremendous strength still pose a huge threat to the defenders of Red Maple City.

If the players who appear in front of them are not careful and cannot dodge in time, they will be smashed into pieces by the sticks and enter a cooling-off period waiting for resurrection.

There are also some players who 'claim' to be "operation flow", "body movement flow", and "yin b flow". After effectively cooperating with other players, about four players can exchange one giant warrior at the cost of an average of two "death resurrections".

This was considered a huge profit for Red Maple City. Soon, hundreds of giant warriors were wiped out by the Knights of War, the Puppet Army and the players, reducing the number to only a hundred.

And the last hundred or so giant warriors are also the elite of the elite in the regiment, and half of them are veteran giant warriors with the triple destiny of [Ku Tu].

There are also four [Bitter Tea] storm warriors. They are truly indestructible mobile fortresses. Wherever they go, they are like meat grinders, ruthlessly crushing everything they encounter.

Behind these giants, their real "commander" - the executioner "Storm Lord" Muset, was riding on the back of a huge white rhinoceros, observing the battlefield with a cold gaze.

In the eyes of Muset.

The advance [Giant Legion] - just this legion alone has been able to entangle the "War Knights" and "Magic Puppet Legion" of Red Maple City for such a long time.

At the core of the bloody battlefield, another executioner, "Silver Blood Dragonborn" Quilton, had already entangled with "Thunder General" Albert of Red Maple City.

Although Albert is stronger than Quilton, as a Red Lotus Saint and a Half-dragon, Quilton's biggest characteristic is that he can withstand beatings. Albert cannot kill him in a short time.

This has met Muset's expectations.

Behind him came the sounds of huge bearings and wheels rolling. Dozens of giant stone machines were being slowly pushed forward by twice the number of giants until the walls of Red Maple City came into the attack range.

……

whoosh-

--boom!!!!!

The inscribed exploding boulder was thrown out from the throwing bag of the boulder machine toward the wall of Red Maple City at the moment the giants smashed the mechanism with the trigger hammer, and exploded loudly on the wall!
There was not just one explosion. After the huge rock exploded, the fine gunpowder that burst out from it exploded a second time. Some kind of oily substance mixed in it spread onto the city wall, igniting it into a sea of ​​​​burning fire!

Even with the special barrier protection of the [Intelligence] Monument Courtyard, the raging fire from behind the giants still caused serious damage to the city walls.

At the moment when the boulder exploded, the flames that burned up did not seem to be ordinary flames. They seemed to have some effect of softening the solid rock wall.

As wave after wave of boulders exploded in front of the city wall, fine cracks quickly spread across the wall of Red Maple City, with dust and debris falling from it.

"--Roar!!!"

High in the sky, flying dragons were circling and occasionally swooping down to grab the soldiers of Red Maple City. After the Giant Regiment's "Stone Machine" launched the sixth launch at the city wall, they all roared and dived down!

They were flapping their huge wings and flying towards the city wall. The flame sacs on their necks that stored energy had turned red, and when they dived close to the battlements, they opened their bloody mouths!
Scarlet and blazing flames gushed out from the huge mouths of the red dragons, surging towards the Red Maple City defenders on the battlements.

Also on the battlement, Anthony, the "high priest" of the church, was leading the clergy of the church in prayer, and summoned up golden barriers in front of the battlements!

——"Great Sun Shining Golden Barrier"!
This is the highest level of defensive barrier currently in the Red Maple City Church.

With the consent of "Bishop" Rossouw, Anthony has arranged for the clergy to secretly move the altar behind the city wall in order to prevent any possible infiltration and sabotage actions against the city wall by the enemy!

"……Um?"

At the rear of the giant army, the giant executioner "Storm Lord" Muset had a surprised expression on his face.

He recognized it as the "Great Sun Shining Golden Barrier" - the information inherited from the commander of the Dark Army who had failed in several invasions of Red Maple City made Muset know that it was an extremely defensive barrier.

However, this means that the defense of the "church" in Red Maple City is almost empty. The success rate of the "Bishop of Ring Flame" Drummond, who is hiding in Red Maple City, to launch a terrorist attack on the church will be greatly increased.

In this way, the defense of Red Maple City can be completely destroyed from the inside out, thus conquering this important border fortress of the empire in one fell swoop!

Muset was looking forward to it.

A creepy smile appeared on his bearded face. He was not discouraged by the obstruction of the siege by the stone machine and flying dragon. Instead, he became more excited.

At the same time, he pulled hard with his left hand, which had been holding the reins of the giant rhino under him, and the terrifying beast as big as a hill spread out its four hooves and rumbled towards the battlefield where "Thunder General" Albert and "Silver-Blooded Dragonborn" Quilton were fighting fiercely!

——It’s time!

Now has come the time for him, the "Storm Lord" Muset, to intervene in the battlefield and behead the Supreme General!
Although the other "saint" of Red Maple City, the "bishop" of the church, and the one with the fifth destiny of [Glory], Ross Carlos, has not appeared yet, Muset has already been prepared.

——Whether the "Bishop" Ross Carlos is inside or outside the Red Maple City now, the "Ring Flame Bishop" Drummond of the Theocracy and the last executioner "Crow of Despair" Astralis will keep a close eye on him and will never let him overturn the situation!

Muset thought so in his heart. He rode the giant rhino and charged faster and faster. The sound of the wind blowing past his ears like a knife gradually drowned out the other sounds coming from the battlefield.

Close! Pretty close!

The battlefield where "Thunder General" Albert and "Silver-Blooded Dragonborn" Quilton are fighting is already quite close!
“——Albert!!!”

Muset let out an excited, thunderous roar, and the giant rhinoceros under his crotch leaped up at the same time, rushing high into the air above Albert's head!
In Muset's hand, he had already pulled out his ridiculously large axe from the side of his mount, and he chopped it down towards Albert's head with the help of gravity and momentum!
……

Sensing another group of violent spiritual energy approaching suddenly, his vision was suddenly covered with a dark and heavy shadow.

Albert had just swung his sword at the "Silver Blood Dragonborn" Quilton who was already a little weak on the opposite side, and had to suddenly retract his giant sword to block Muset's overwhelming blow!
--clang!!!!!

The deafening sound of metal clashing suddenly erupted from the place where the giant axe and the heavy sword collided, shaking out one wave after another that condensed into substantial air waves!
Albert felt his arms go numb, and the red light on the sword blade dimmed. The face of the executive officer "Storm Lord" Muset, who suddenly broke in from the opposite side, showed an increasingly excited and even fanatical expression.

"You are really strong... Albert!!!"

--clang!!!!!

At the moment when Muset's deep and powerful voice fell, the giant rhinoceros had once again taken off into the air, and Muset had once again raised the double-edged axe. At an incredibly fast speed, he took advantage of the momentum of the rhinoceros' fall and swung and smashed it down heavily from another angle!
Albert took another blow, and suddenly he felt a huge pressure coming from behind. The "Silver Blood Dragonborn" Quilton had circled behind him and was riding a giant dragon to rush towards him!
The giant dragon first roared, and then let out a violent and hot breath, which made Albert feel some tinnitus in his ears, and his skin could actually feel the heat.

--boom! ! !

The next moment, scarlet dragon thunder, accompanied by Quilton on the dragon's back raising the spiral giant sword, slammed down from Albert's head!
The scorching temperature kept rising, but the newly descended dragon thunder was still shaken and annihilated by the red light.

Albert held the giant sword in his right hand to resist Muset, while a ball of dense deep red light had condensed in the palm of his left hand, which vibrated out solid light curtains, dissolving the bombardment summoned by Quilton!
But even though he managed to neutralize the joint attack of the executioners this time, Albert also felt quite exhausted.

He felt a surge of hot blood in his throat, and the continuous shocks seemed to have caused some serious damage to his internal organs. At a certain moment, he suddenly felt his right arm go weak.

- Swish! ! !

"Storm Lord" Muset, holding a huge axe, chopped down fiercely with force!
The axe blade scratched the sword's spine, brushed Albert's arm and slashed towards his neck. Albert jumped back suddenly.

Although it avoided the vital parts, the axe blade still left a deep scar on Albert's shoulder. Blood flowed over his skin, dyed his battle robe red, and made his black armor gleam dimly under the sun.

...Albert did feel that he was somewhat overwhelmed.

He narrowed his eyes, kept a relatively safe distance from Muset and Quilton, raised the corners of his mouth suddenly, and issued a new "decree" in a deep voice -

"——【My half body】;"

“——【Accept my command】!”

"——【Enjoy my power】;"

“——【Kill my enemies】!”

……

——Buzz!!!

In the palm of Albert's left hand, the ball of light emitting deep red light suddenly exploded, and another spirit body that was almost exactly the same as "Thunder General" Albert quickly condensed at his side!

[Supreme] The call of the spirit body!

Musette and Quilton both knew what the "Thunder General" Albert on the opposite side was doing.

He summoned the "spiritual body", which is the strongest and final trump card of the [Supreme] extraordinary people.

But Muset and Quilton were unmoved. They even had strange smiles on their faces, as if some trick had succeeded, and they retreated more than ten meters.

……

——Wow!

It was the moment when "Thunder General" Albert summoned his "spiritual body".

Gray fog rose up, and illusory crows gathered and circled in it, enveloping Albert.

Not far away, another hunched figure wearing "clothes" made entirely of black and white cloth strips slowly emerged.

He had a "weeping" mask on his face and was holding a cane with a "crow"-shaped handle in his hand, pointing in the direction of Albert.

——That is the "Crow of Despair" Astralis!

At the same time when Astralis appeared and cast some strange [Void] technique on Albert, a look of pain appeared on Albert's face.

His spirituality became disordered, and black and grey mist continued to emanate from his body. The "summoning" he had just performed - his "spiritual body" had almost been condensed, but under the effect of the "Crow of Despair", it gradually became transparent and was about to completely dissipate!

This was exactly the plot that the executioners had planned long ago against "Thunder General" Albert.

As "Storm Lord" Muset and "Silver-Blooded Dragonborn" Quilton approached Albert step by step, the expressions on their faces became more and more ferocious, and they were expecting the scene when Albert's "spiritual body" completely dissipated.

……

——Buzz!!!

The sound of the ancient and sacred bell suddenly rang in their ears.

The dazzling golden light shone down in the air, above the swirling and surging gray fog, dispelling the haze and casting columns of glow!

The gray fog of "Crow of Despair" Astralis was dispelled, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes behind the mask. He wanted to summon the gray fog again, but found that most of his spirituality had disappeared!
There was a pair of burning golden eyes, peering at him in the dark and "gripping" his soul.

He was still confused about what was happening, and his eyes couldn't help but look to the side, at the "Storm Lord" Muset, and the "Silver-Blooded Dragonborn" Quilton, who also had a look of confusion on their faces.

It was at this moment of turning point.

The "spiritual body" belonging to Albert, which had become extremely thin, became solid again and regained its color after the gray fog of despair was dispelled, until the real "summoning" was completed!
"... Luo Xiu."

Albert narrowed his eyes and looked at the three executioners opposite him, then saw a young figure appear on the battlement.

The young bishop was smiling at him, with his finger lightly placed before his lips, making a "hush" gesture, while his other hand was holding a scepter emitting golden light, pointing to the position of Astralis, the "Raven of Despair".

This made Albert feel a little complicated.

But at this moment——Albert looked across again, at the three "executioners" who were clearly showing confusion and panic.

Inexplicably, Albert felt full of confidence.

The surging spiritual energy once again dissipated from his body, and the huge sword in his hand once again emitted a fiery deep red color.

For an instant.

"Thunder General" Albert and his "spiritual body" disappeared at the same time!

The next moment, two huge red swords in the hands of Albert and his "spiritual body" appeared above the heads of "Silver-blooded Dragonborn" Quilton and "Storm Lord" Muset respectively!
Like a mighty thunder, it roared and rushed, slashing down heavily!
……

(End of this chapter)