Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 394: What's there to say about it? (5k8)

The gray mist snakes had quickly leaped onto the bodies of the "Guardians" nearby. Their pale fangs quickly bit into them, and their bodies quickly dissipated, condensing into a thin gray mist on the "Guardians".

In Zanska's eyes, he saw those "Saint Guardians" whose bodies were penetrated by the [Soul Devouring Snake] suddenly became stiff.

Unlike the previous dwarves of the "Dark Demon's Followers", Zaskar's purpose is not to plunder souls, but only to control.

Although those bodies are actually "containers" of the players' consciousness and do not have real souls,
But as long as Zaskar did not actually try to pull the souls out of the bodies of those "Guardians", his "soul-stealing" ability on the players was equivalent to temporarily expelling their will and taking over control of their bodies.

Therefore, "Deep Soul Steal" is a hard-controlled status abnormality that can take effect on players.

Zanskar didn't know this, but his "Gray Snakes" did succeed -

The expressions of those "Saint Guardians" soon became dull, and they gradually put down their weapons. Under Zaska's control, their lifeless pupils all looked towards their "bishop", towards Ross Carlos.

When more than 40 "Saint Guardians" nearby were "snatched" in a very short period of time, the players' [Chat Channel] suddenly exploded -

【Wei Lou Ting Yu】: Oh my god! I suddenly can't move!

[Wei Lou Ting Yu]: No... NMD deep soul stealing, lasting for one hour? Huh?

[Why is your head flat?]: I encountered a monster as strong as [Nothingness], and I couldn't defeat it no matter how hard I tried... I forgot what happened next

[Then let me ask you]: Not at full strength
【Then you ask me】：Not really
【Thomas the Tank Engine】: Damn, I'm a little better than Tingyu, but I was also charged for 23 minutes.
[Thomas the Tank Engine]: Damn it, I figured it out. Guess why his profession is "Soul Reaper"?
[Thomas the Tank Engine]: Is there a priest? Throw a purification spell to save

[Alicia]: Huh? I hit the executioner? Is that true?
[Alicia]: Can't purify it at all.jpg
[Why is your head flat?]: Uh, why is my body moving on its own?

【……】：……

More than 40 players who were abnormally controlled by the "Deep Soul Stealing" state were discussing it in full swing in the [Player Forum].

As for the players who were only at the "Triple Fate" level and were being controlled by a "Soul Taker" of the Fifth Fate of [Nothingness], the time they were controlled was even longer.

The shortest one, a "Purifier" with a triple destiny like Thomas, was also controlled for twenty-three minutes, while other players at lower levels or with lower "resistance" attributes were mostly controlled for more than an hour.

When the field of vision was separated from the body and was in a state close to that of a "God's perspective", players suddenly saw that the bodies they had modeled began to move on their own!
The "Soul Reaper" Zaska had a very crazy smile on his face, and his raised arms continuously released gray mist, which turned into small soul-stealing snakes and bit the bodies of the "Guardians" next to him.

He already felt that he had indeed controlled the bodies of those "Guardians".

Although his "soul-stealing" felt a little strange, Zaska no longer cared about it.

"Come to me... come to me!"

He screamed, and the gray mist released from his arms and even the entire outline of his body became thicker and thicker.

The guardians whose souls had been "stolen" seemed to be attracted by some fatal attraction and began to slowly and stagger towards Zaska.

In Zaska's eyes -

He saw that the "Bishop" Rossu Carlos, who was not far away, still had an indifferent expression on his face, as if he didn't care that he could "take the souls" of those guardians.

He didn't even try to stop me, but just raised the dark red ancient dragon scepter in his hand. The golden light bursting out from it had turned bright red, as if something was brewing.

Zaska actually didn't understand why the "bishop" in front of him, Ross Carlos, didn't stop him at the first moment.

But it was just as well this way—the crazy smile on Zaska’s face became more and more apparent.

"——Lost children."

The Soul Taker, Zanska, immediately issued an order to the Guardians whose souls he had taken:

"——Kill! Kill the Glorious Bishop!"

"..."

At the moment Zanska gave the order.

All the guardian saints whose souls were "stolen" by him turned around at the same time, and condensed from their hands the holy arts that each of them possessed, which contained the power of annihilation!

The direction that the annihilation magic that was about to be fully charged was pointed at was their "bishop", that Ross Carlos!
The true consciousness of these guardian saints whose souls were "snatched" was frightened on the spot -

【Iron Pot Stewed Crocodile】: What the hell?

【Iron Pot Stewed Crocodile】: I fight the Bishop? Huh?

[Alicia]: Fortunately, I only have auxiliary skills in my skill slot...

Thomas the Tank Engine: No, it can’t stop. It can’t stop at all.
[Thomas the Tank Engine]: Yes, it’s about to come out!
【……】：……

Then, in the hand of "Thomas the Tank Engine", who was the first to accumulate power for the Holy Art of Annihilation, the spear of light emitting brilliant golden light had already condensed, and in the next moment, under the control of "Soul Taker" Zaska, it was thrown towards the direction of "Bishop" Luo Xiu!

--boom! ! !

The attacks of other saint protectors followed one after another. Light balls condensed by the holy arts of annihilation flew quickly in the direction of their "bishop" and then exploded!

Golden light suddenly surged out and spread over Luo Xiu's lower body.

At the same time, crystal white light flashed above the outline of his body, like a gemstone mirror under the light.

At the same time, in the [Chat Channel]——

[Thomas the Tank Engine]: Fuck... "You caused 0 points of 'Holy Light' attribute damage to 'Bishop of Red Maple City' Rosso Carlos"?
【Thomas the Tank Engine】: Huh?
[Garden Baby]: Hahahahahaha, vegetables

[Thomas the Tank Engine]: No, this is even more outrageous than having your soul taken away by that "Soul Taker" Zaska!

[Thomas the Tank Engine]: My damage is real - and no one told me that our Bishop is so tanky?

【Iron Pot Stewed Crocodile】: It’s okay, I’m 0 too
[Big Crocodile Stewed in an Iron Pot]: I think our bishop is really strong!

[Big Crocodile Stewed in an Iron Pot]: I just secretly slashed at the executioner with my sword, causing up to 8 points of damage!

[抽抽又象象]: The executioner tried his best but couldn't win.

[If you die, you die]: It’s too scary, I’m 0 too
[Dead is dead]: Unsolved mystery - how powerful is the bishop?
[If you die, you die]: I always feel that there are more than five levels of fate. I guess there are six or even seven!

【Wei Lou Ting Yu】：Me too 0
[Then let me ask you]: Coincidentally, I am also 0
[Alicia]: All 0, ecstasy

【Thomas the Tank Engine】：?

Thomas the Tank Engine: Climb

[Thomas the Tank Engine]: Oh, I really want to see the bishop and the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" fight each other...

【……】：……

The attacks launched by the surrounding guardians whose souls were "snatched" against their "bishop" Luo Xiu only caused 0 damage!
This scene not only puzzled the players, but also Zaska, who was controlling the "Soul Reaper", was also confused by the scene before his eyes.

That was not the damage blocked by the "shield".

Instead, he was directly immune to the attacks launched against Luo Xiu by those "Guardians of the Saints"!
That was actually the effect of the expertise "Grace of the Storm" that Luo Xiu had obtained from another [Ku Tu] executioner, "Storm Lord" Muset, but the players and Zaska certainly didn't know that.

While Zaska was dumbfounded and the "Guardians" were still discussing enthusiastically in the [Chat Channel].

Luo Xiu has also completed the charging of the [Dragon Breath Scepter] -

"--Roar!!!"

Suddenly, Zaskar heard a deafening dragon roar in his ears.

Opposite to Zaska, the "bishop" Ross Carlos, the scepter in his hand, the color of which has completely changed from dark red to deep red.

Behind Luo Xiu, a huge shadow suddenly appeared. It was the shadow of a "dragon" with bared fangs and claws, and its size was dozens or even hundreds of times larger than his!

Then, the deep red light on the dragon ball stone of the [Dragon Breath Scepter] in his right hand suddenly became brighter!

——【Dragon Breath Scepter】Inherent skill, "Breath of the Ancient Dragon"!
——Boom! ! ! ! !
The deep red, blazing light surged, and when it accumulated to a certain level, it suddenly exploded in the direction of Zaskar!
In just a moment, the large area between Luo Xiu and Zaska turned into a deep red like purgatory.

The flames burned and consumed everything. Zaskar’s vision was completely occupied by the endless crimson, and above the outline of his body—

His already tattered clothes were completely burned to ashes in an instant; his body was also on fire, and the bone-eating flames soon left scorch marks all over Zaska's body.

In Luo Xiu's eyes.

He saw the "Executioner" Zaska opposite him, who was bathing in a sea of ​​fire, with a distorted and hideous expression of pain like a ravine.

This blow just now directly took away most of Zaska's life - he was already in a state of "serious injury".

In this sea of ​​fire shrouded in blazing scarlet, a sinister and cruel expression appeared on Zaska's face several times, and he seemed to want to take some action.

But the goal of getting Zaska to cooperate and shock the players has been achieved, Luo Xiu will not give him any more chances -

In Luo Xiu's left hand, the other sword he held, the [Dragon Flame Demon Sword], had a spiral three-edged sword edge that was already emitting a faint deep red light!

He immediately put down the crimson scepter in his right hand and raised his left hand. The surging spirituality contained in the [Dragon Flame Demon Sword] burst out as an even hotter flame! In the eyes of Zaska who was terrified, panicked, and desperate.

He saw the shadow of the terrifying ancient dragon reappear behind the "bishop" in front of him, the "Roshu Carlos".

"--Roar!!!"

It had opened its terrifying bloody mouth and let out bursts of deafening and terrifying roars, almost piercing Zaska's eardrums!

"no no……"

Zaska murmured, the expression of fear and despair on his face becoming more and more intense.

But he couldn't stop what was about to happen - he could only watch as the "Bishop" Luo Xiu Carlos swung the [Dragon Flame Demon Sword] in his left hand and slashed down heavily!
——【Dragon Flame Demon Sword】Inherent skill, "Ancient Dragon's Devouring Slash"!
--boom!!!!!

The scorching flames had turned into scarlet, dense light, which violently gushed and burst outward as the slashing blow fell!
Zaska, the executioner of the Void and the Soul Taker, was instantly engulfed in the scarlet flames.

Along with the ruins of the building behind him and Zaska's body, they were completely reduced to ashes under the last wave of violent and terrifying slashing.

Not even a scream was uttered.

According to Luo Xiu's panel detection, the health of Zaska, the "Soul Taker", was reduced to zero at the moment he released the final slash.

The panel popped up the kill reward for "Soul Reaper" Zaska, which meant that the executioner was completely dead.

The soul-stealing effect he cast on the surrounding "Guardians" also lost its effect the moment Zaska died.

The players who were still accumulating the spiritual power of "annihilation" a moment ago and uncontrollably shot out annihilation light balls at "Bishop" Luo Xiu, immediately stopped the process of accumulating the holy art of annihilation the moment the control of "Soul Stealing" was released.

Especially Thomas——

He had a bad feeling that if he continued to fight, he would be expelled from the church, so he stopped very quickly.

The players were extremely shocked by the two devastating attacks just now carried out by their "Bishop" Ross Carlos!

It was the two waves of attacks using the dark red scepter and the dark red spiral sword that reduced the "executioner" - Zaska, the "soul-stealer" of the fifth level of [Nothingness], to nothing at all!

He is probably dead—

The strong sense of oppression emanating from the "Executioner" had now dissipated without a trace, and the panel detection that the players were maintaining on "Executioner" Zaska also disappeared at a certain moment just now.

——All this happened after the "Bishop" Luo Xiu launched two rather terrifying attacks!
In the [chat channel], the players' discussion exploded instantly——

[Thomas the Tank Engine]: Oh my god!

【Thomas the Tank Engine】: I will launch one, no, two awesome attacks! .jpg
【Wei Lou Ting Yu】: I melted, how about you?
[Sweating soybeans]: No, what were those two things just now?
[Sweating Soybeans]: That’s fucking glory???
【Thomas the Tank Engine】: As we all know, red is also a rare branch of Holy Light.

【Then you ask me】：Reasonable
[Sweating Soybeans]: Coach, I want to learn this!

【Thomas the Tank Engine】：Loyalty! Sincerity!
[Big Crocodile Stewed in an Iron Pot]: It was finished in seconds, what's there to say?
[Non-dog player]: It was defeated in seconds, what’s there to say?
[Alicia]: It's over in seconds, what's there to say?
[Human High-Quality Repeater]: It's over in seconds, what's there to say?
【……】：……

The players were discussing enthusiastically in the [Chat Channel]. At the same time, after they had released themselves from the "Soul Stealer" control, they watched as their "Bishop" Luo Xiu Carlos took back the two magic swords and scepters.

The surroundings that had just been burned by the scarlet flames gradually cooled down after Luo Xiu took back the two "ancient dragon weapons".

He looked towards the place where the "Soul Taker" Zaska had been just now. There was nothing left there, and the ruins of the surrounding buildings had all turned into charcoal and powder.

At the same time, a huge, terrifying crack appeared on the ground. It was the remaining crack caused by the "Ancient Dragon's Devouring Slash" just now.

When the scorching flames faded and the players saw the terrifying crack in the ground, expressions of shock and longing appeared on their faces.

Luo Xiu saw it all—he then walked towards Thomas.

……

Watching the bishop walking towards him, Thomas couldn't help but feel panicked.

Before, he just heard the commotion coming from this side. He happened to die after using the [Skull of Martyr] to blow up the city wall and was resurrected nearby, so he thought of coming over to join in the fun.

But he didn’t expect to see his own “bishop” and “executioner” getting along well with each other!
And just now, when the "Soul Taker" Zaska took the souls of the players, it was Thomas and several other Guardian players who were controlled by the "Soul Taker" who used the holy art of annihilation to hit the "Bishop" the hardest.

Although the damage caused was 0, when the "Bishop" Rossu Carlos walked towards Thomas and other Guardian players, it was visibly seen that Thomas and several "Guardian" players nearby had varying degrees of guilt and worry on their faces.

His worries were not without reason.

Even in many other RPG-type games, no matter whether the reason for "attacking" is active or passive, many NPCs will become enemies and become hostile to the players as long as they are accidentally scratched by the players.

Thomas was not sure whether his own "bishop" would become hostile to him because of this.

——Don’t do that kind of thing!
If you are expelled from the church by the "bishop" because of this, you will have to live a relatively failed gaming life!
Thomas had mixed thoughts in his mind.

Watching Luo Xiu walking towards him step by step, Thomas became more and more panicked and uneasy.

Before the bishop actually came up to him, Thomas mustered up his courage and spoke to the bishop first:
"bishop!"

"Just now, just now, we..."

"..."

He had already prepared his kneeling quote, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly got stuck and didn't know how to continue.

At the same time, Thomas also saw that a gentle expression had appeared on the face of his "bishop" Ross Carlos.

"This is not your fault, my fellow soldiers."

He only heard his "bishop" say to them:

"I know that you were 'soul-stealing' just now and couldn't control yourselves. So, you had no choice but to attack me. I don't blame you."

Then, a faint smile appeared on Luo Xiu's face again, and he said:

"Besides, I'm not hurt by this, so you don't need to take it personally."

"..."

How did he become a bishop to comfort us...

While listening to Luo Xiu say this, Thomas was thinking at the same time.

He always felt that when the bishop said "I am not hurt by this", it was a bit hurtful, but the bishop did not blame them or be hostile to them for it, which finally made Thomas feel relieved.

"Okay, it's okay."

Thomas then listened to his "bishop" continue:
"In Kaveri Fortress, the enemy's 'Executioner' Zanska has been sentenced. You should not gather here for long. You should have other tasks."

"'Thomas the Tank Engine', you lead the other 'Saint Guardians' to the breach in the city wall to meet up with the other clergy and the knights of the 'Border Court'."

"Then, we will sentence all the Black Fangs and Fang Heads who are still resisting in this fortress."

"Before daybreak, we must completely control this fortress, then open the city gates and welcome the main force of our expeditionary force into the city."

"..."

"Yes, Bishop."

Thomas nodded solemnly.

Afterwards, Thomas watched his "Bishop" Luo Xiu turn around and leave, riding on the "Golden Pegasus", then rising into the sky and flying towards the depths of the Cavernier Fortress.

The place he was about to go to seemed to be the former residence of "Executioner" Zaska.

The bishop is going to that official residence, so he must have some plan...

Thomas, who wanted to join in the fun, finally suppressed his curiosity and followed the bishop's instructions, heading towards the ruined city wall with other players.

And in Thomas's field of vision, in the huge gap under the city wall -

More and more clergymen from the "Red Maple City" Church and knights from the border court have poured into the fortress through the huge crack in the wall.

There were still many "Black Fangs" and "Fang Heads" roaming around. After Thomas and other players met up with their fellow church members and knights from the border court, they turned around and joined the fight with the "Black Fangs" and "Fang Heads".

Throughout the fortress, the smell of blood in the air has become increasingly strong.

Just before the day breaks -

The carnival of killing still continues, drowning out the other painful and wailing sounds.

This is destined to be a sleepless night, or... a night of long sleep.

……

(End of this chapter)