Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 511: Insider Action (5k1)

Vaal Fortress.

In the outer garrison area, in a dark alley with a strong smell of mold, a fresh corpse was lying there.

Half of his head was smashed by a heavy object, and bone fragments, flesh and blood foam were scattered irregularly all over the ground. There was still a distorted expression of shock and anger on the dead man's face, as if he had discovered something in a very short time but had no time to react.

Next to him was a fine steel war hammer leaning against the wall.

There was still fresh blood on the surface of the hammer, and it was obvious that it had just come into close contact with the dead man's head not long ago.

A "black soldier" squatted down.

"……Oh shit."

Under the half-covered helmet of the "Black Army", a joyful and refreshing voice rang out:

"Finally I got the chance... I've been following him for seven blocks!"

The "Black Army" then took off his helmet, revealing the face of "Thomas", and then quickly and skillfully stripped the armor off the "Black Fang" who had just been killed.

He couldn't wait to take off the "Dark Army" armor on his body. Thomas could no longer wear the broken armor he got from his "birthplace" after resurrection.

The strange smell left on it was hard for Thomas to bear even as a player. He even adjusted the "Real Body Sensation" - "Olfaction Simulation" in [Settings] to 20% of normal, so that he could just continue to move around in the armor.

And now - when Thomas put on the armor that had just been stripped off of "Black Fang", and then put on the black cloak that was also stripped off from Black Fang's body, he suddenly felt like he was reborn.

Apart from the fact that the armor seemed a little loose, everything else felt fine... at least it fit well.

At this time, Thomas has already transformed into "Black Fang".

Only after all this was done quickly did Thomas open the panel.

Then, he quickly sent the latest news about the infiltration into the Val Fortress to the small window simultaneously.

[Thomas the Tank Engine]: My goodness, I did it!
【Thomas the Tank Engine】: MD finally got the black tooth knife, digging for gold.jpg
【…】

In Thomas's [Mirror of Glow] chat group, more than a dozen messages soon appeared in reply to him.

[Sweating Soybeans]: Finally got the knife hahahahaha
[Sweating soybeans]: I thought you had to chase him for a few blocks @Thomas the Tank Engine
[Sweating Soybeans]: Laughing to death, this is the episode where the resurrection feat is most useful

[Sweating Beans]: By the way, you blew yourself up in mid-air, and then resurrected in the Val Fortress directly below, isn't this considered a bug? @Thomas the Train
Thomas the Tank Engine: Don’t Ask
【Iron Pot Stewed Crocodile】: Friends who often kill people know

【Iron Pot Stewed Crocodile】: Remember to dispose of the body @Thomas the Train
Alicia: Indeed.
[Alicia]: Also, remember to find a chance to steal two maps.

[Alicia]: One is a topographic map of the area around the Val Fortress, as well as a precise garrison and deployment map of the Val Fortress. This is the best reward for taking part in the reconnaissance mission issued by the church @Thomas the Train
[Alicia]: It would be best if you could get a list of all the executioners stationed in the fortress, then you can find a chance to explode, little train.
[Alicia]: Come on!
[Use Flame Fist on him! ]: Come on!
[The name consists of six words]: Come on!
[Human High-Quality Repeater]: Come on!
【Thomas the Tank Engine】: Cute =w=
【Thomas the Tank Engine】: Brothers, wait for my follow-up
【…】

After chatting with his group members for a short while, Thomas closed the chat panel.

Then, Thomas searched Black Fang's body with his hands again and took away everything he could find from him - including a dozen gold and silver coins, and a black token that symbolized his identity as "Black Fang".

The "Black Fang" killed this time was considered to be rich - although Thomas already had nearly a thousand gold coins stored in his residence in the "Holy Abyss", he would not refuse to get more from "Black Fang".

By the way, Thomas stole two bottles of potions from "Black Fang", one was a strength potion and the other was a frenzy potion.

After taking them, the former can provide "strength" attributes and a large amount of "physical attack" enhancement; the latter will fall into a violent state where it cannot control itself, but will also be immune to most abnormal controls, and all attributes can be greatly improved.

Thomas accepted these.

Finally, he dragged Black Fang's stripped body to an abandoned warehouse nearby, moved over several wooden boxes with holes in them, and hid Black Fang's body under the boxes.

Until all this is done.

Thomas walked out of the abandoned warehouse again.

At this moment, he was wearing a full set of equipment belonging to the "Black Fang", which completely replaced his identity -

He is now the "Black Fang" of [Ku Tu], and his name is "Dick Moder", which is also the name of the Black Fang he killed.

Although he didn't know why "Black Fang" was called such a sad name... Thomas didn't care about it.

He checked one last time that there was nothing wrong with his attire and his own condition, then walked out of the alley and saw a dark army patrolling the street, walking towards him.

There was a team led by a transcendent with a "double destiny" and twelve slave armies.

When the leader of the dark supernatural saw Thomas in the "Black Fang" costume, a flattering expression appeared on his face, and he came forward to salute Thomas——

"Greetings to you, my Lord."

"How can we help you, or what do you want us to do for you?"

"Hmph." Thomas looked at them with his nose snorted.

This kind of pretentious feeling was quite refreshing. He then looked at the leader in front of him with a look close to contempt and said to him:

"I am here to monitor your patrols by order of Lord 'Executioner' Yasno."

"Executioner" Yasno, one of the executioners Thomas had seen appear on the wall of Fafnir City.

He said this to the team leader in front of him, and a trembling expression suddenly appeared on the team leader's face, looking a little scared.

"you……"

“But now it seems that you have done a good job.”

Before the leader responded, Thomas's expression relaxed, and a faint smile appeared on his face. He said:
"I won't find fault with you. There's no need to be so nervous."

"……Yes Yes."

Seeing the leader in front of him seemed relieved, Thomas said:

"Now, then. Take me to your armory."

"We are facing a great enemy. I need to make sure you are not slacking off in maintaining your weapons to kill the enemy."

As he spoke, Thomas reached into his arms, took out the token of "Black Fang" Dick Moder, and patted the leader's cheek with the cold token.

The team leader raised his hands to cover his face. When he saw Lord "Black Fang" in front of him showing the token, the expression on his face, which had just relaxed a little, suddenly showed panic again.

"Yes Yes……"

After being attacked by Thomas with both carrot and stick several times, the team leader had obviously fallen into a passive state and was unable to calm down and think more.

Thomas did show the oppression of being a "Black Fang" in this way - and this is indeed what veteran RPG players usually do.

The leader did not suspect anything and took Thomas to the middle of the patrol block.

On the way, Thomas encountered another patrol of the Dark Army, and they seemed a little agitated.

Thomas also questioned them.

The leader of the dark army responded to Lord "Black Fang" Thomas in fear, telling him that three other executioners had just returned to the Val Fortress.

They are the "Shadow Strategist" Koros, the "Nightmare Witch" Samanthaya, and the "Alien Demon" Bakad.

They had just returned - and as soon as they returned, they had a conflict with the "Silver-blooded Dragonborn" Quillard who was stationed at the gate of the Val Fortress.

The patrol troops that were in a state of turmoil were Quillard's men, who had just been severely beaten up by the men of the "alien demon" Baccard.

"..."

This is part of daily life in the Dark Principality. There are all kinds of conflicts between executioners, which is not uncommon. By now, Thomas has become accustomed to it.

But what he cared about was Koros, Samanthaya and Baccard... They seemed to be the executioners who retreated from Fafnir City. They actually came to Val Fortress?

As he pondered, he immediately said to the extraordinary leader who was leading the way:
"Those Executioners... Master Koros, Master Samantha, and Master Barcard, I heard that they and Master Fafnir, the Chief Executioner, just suffered a defeat on the battlefield in the main city."

"…" "There is no one among us who has not suffered defeat…Lord Dick."

Beside Thomas, the dark transcendent who was leading the team sighed and said this.

But the expression on his face soon became excited again, and his eyes were full of longing, enthusiasm and yearning as he said:
"But, Master Fafnir said... this is the final battle!"

"That lord has concentrated all our living forces in the Val Fortress. The Empire's expeditionary force is only a few tens of thousands of people, and there are only a few saints who can be counted on one hand!"

"Who else is in the Empire's expeditionary force? There is only one 'Knight of Heaven's Will' and a 'Bishop' named Ross Carlos? Well, there is also Lord Gawain, and one or two other Supreme generals?"

"And we have seventeen... no, now we have twenty 'Executioners'!"

"We can still fight!"

"..."

"...?"

Thomas listened to the leader next to him saying this and always felt that the military intelligence he had obtained was a little vague.

The Songyuan expeditionary force has a million soldiers, and three "sixth-level destiny" and dozens of "fifth-level destiny" saints. If we only discuss the comparison of combat power, it is undoubtedly a crushing blow to the dark army stationed in the Val Fortress.

But Thomas quickly realized that this was probably Fafnir blocking the news.

And the "Chief Executioner" and "Dragon of Destruction" Fafnir was indeed in the Vaal Fortress... Luo Xiu also opened the [Chat Channel] and synchronized these to the "Mirror of Glow" guild group chat.

At the same time, Thomas was also half-listening with his ears perked up. The leader of the extraordinary people was almost spitting when he said:
"And the Lord has promised us that as long as we can resist the attack of the Empire, whether it is wealth or honor... everything we desire! We can get it!"

"That Archduke...our Emperor will receive us and grant us honor...oh, honor!"

"..."

The leader of the extraordinary people kept saying these things, and after hearing the first two sentences, Thomas stopped listening to him.

About five minutes passed.

Thomas followed the extraordinary person who led the team to the large warehouse where equipment and weapons were stored in the neighborhood.

In front of the storage facility, there were two teams of dark guards stationed there strictly. When the two leading dark supernatural beings saw Thomas dressed in "Black Fang" costume, they stepped forward from their respective posts and saluted Thomas.

"you……"

"This Lord Dick is here to oversee the maintenance of the armory on the orders of Lord Yasno."

Before the two leaders on duty said anything, the leader, the extraordinary person next to Thomas, had already spoken to them.

Thomas felt that the leader's tone was quite confident, as if someone was backing him up.

Then Thomas suddenly thought that the person who supported him... seemed to be himself who was pretending to be "Black Fang".

"oh oh!"

An expression of sudden realization appeared on the face of the leader of the extraordinary people on duty. There was more respect and fear in their eyes when they looked at Thomas, but they felt as if something was wrong.

"Master Dick... have you lost weight?"

"Don't ask irrelevant questions," Thomas said in a cold voice. "I don't have time to satisfy your insignificant curiosity."

"..."

"Yes, I'm sorry... Master Dick."

The face of the leader on duty in front of him showed fear again. Those guards of the "Executioners"... the "Black Fangs" and "Fang Heads" were indeed difficult to get close to.

"Then... Lord Dick. Please forgive me for my presumption. According to Lord Lovak's regulations, I need to check your command for the change of guard."

"Listen carefully - 'Engaging Black Fire'."

The command to change guard?
Thomas' heart skipped a beat. He really didn't know what the command for changing defense was.

But while he was thinking about how to respond, the leader beside him had already spoken to the leader on duty:
"The password is 'The Road to Overturning'."

"..."

The leader next to him understood the commands... Thomas breathed a sigh of relief and glanced to the side, just in time to meet the leader's increasingly flattering gaze.

Thomas just nodded slightly in response.

The leader of the armory in front of him took a step back and asked the dark soldiers on duty to lower their guard. After saluting Thomas again, he said:
"Come in, Master Dick."

"Feel free to check it out."

"..."

"Humph."

Thomas looked at him, tilted his neck slightly, and looked at him with a contemptuous attitude.

That was expressing some kind of rebuke and dissatisfaction - and the leader on duty obviously felt this dissatisfaction, his shoulders seemed to be trembling, and an increasingly panicked expression appeared on his face.

Thomas no longer looked at him and walked straight into the armory.

He walked past the Dark Army guards on both sides and went straight into the armory where weapons and equipment were stored. He looked back at the team leaders and Dark Army soldiers who did not dare to follow him, and then continued to walk deeper into the armory.

What is stored here are ordinary weapons and equipment, but according to Thomas' experience, there are probably also some maps with a not-too-high level of confidentiality, as well as lists of supplies and personnel.

Soon, Thomas indeed saw a map with yellowed edges on a table deep inside.

Drawn on it was a map of the entire terrain and structure of the Val Fortress, and a block on the edge was densely marked with incomprehensible symbols.

That was probably the block he was in now...Thomas thought. The other blocks on the map only had rough lines, without such detailed markings. Perhaps he needed to go to the corresponding arsenals in other blocks, or somewhere else, to get the corresponding detailed clues for deployment.

Thomas then opened the panel and uploaded the map information obtained from here to the "Mirror of Glow" guild group chat.

Soon, there were voices of praise in the guild group. Thomas closed the panel with satisfaction, then took out a [Skull of Martyr] from his bracelet, placed it in a hidden corner of the armory, and then walked out of the armory.

The moment he walked out, he was confronted by two guards who were waiting anxiously.

"very good."

Thomas smiled and said to them:
"You have maintained the weapons very well. Keep up the good work and don't let up."

After saying that, Thomas walked towards the block without waiting for their response.

And from the corner of his eye he had caught a glimpse of ecstasy on the faces of the two dark transcendents leading the team behind him. They watched him leave the armory and breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had finally avoided some disaster.

But they didn't know that this arsenal had actually been infiltrated long ago - Thomas was secretly happy, and he prepared to pack up and move to the next block to collect more useful intelligence in the same way.

Thomas was also thinking that maybe he could get into a more core area and get information about the [Abyss] and the "Abyss Beast" in the rift outside the Val Fortress. Although that was not in the mission objectives of the reconnaissance mission he had accepted, if he could get this additional information, he would definitely get additional rewards from the church.

With this goal in mind, Thomas set off and soon arrived at the corner of his block.

But, the next moment.

Shadows appeared in Thomas' eyes, and several figures emitting extremely dangerous auras collided with him head-on.

Thomas' pupils shrank instantly.

He faced terror head on.

At this moment, appearing in front of Thomas were two "executioners", a dozen "fang heads", and dozens of "black teeth"!
That was the "Executioner" Koros who had just returned to the Val Fortress... and the "Alienated Demon" Baccard, and their men. Hundreds of scrutinizing eyes surrounded Thomas at the same time!
Thomas felt bitter in his heart.

——Very spicy!
……

(End of this chapter)