This isn't a souls-like game at all.

88 is the soul echo amount of an ordinary Holy Blood Priest, while 3300 represents a Bishop or Holy Blood Knight Master.

But he had clearly ordered the morphing insects to lie dormant, so who provided this soul echo?

He thought for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and explained to the old hunter.

"The trap I left in the secret Holy Blood Church seems to have killed a bishop of the order."

"What?" Eurost's eyes widened. "Did a bishop really get killed in the explosion?"

"Of course I'm serious." Ye Yi nodded. "A piece of high explosive, or a booby trap, killed a mortal bishop. That's reasonable, isn't it?"

"High explosives..." Orost couldn't help scratching his head, "Why do you have so many contraband on you?"

"Of course I made them myself." He pulled out several molten fire pots and handed them to Eurost. "Take a few of these too. They're incredibly powerful, even more potent than some hymns praising natural fire. Just be careful not to blow yourself up."

Eurost carefully took the molten pot and put it away carefully, then raised an eyebrow at Ye Yiyi.

"Any more? Give me a few for emergencies. And that... that dung. That thing is very useful against the Holy Blood Knights. Give me a few too."

"...Can you carry so many things on you?"

Ye Yiyi couldn't help but complain. Anyway, his reserves were still sufficient, so he gave a few of each kind.

"That's all I have. If you want more, I'll charge you!"

"Just charge me. If I end up dead in the sewer later, the stuff on my body will be used to pay the bill!"

"Can you think of something better?"

"Then just give me a few more. That way, maybe I won't have to die later."

"..."

This old man and his apprentice Gavin are indeed two extremes!

Eurost was putting props on himself, while Ye Yiyi looked at the light curtain.

In the prison battle, a total of 20 Blood Knights, 3 Blood Knight Masters, 2 Bishops, 23 Blood Priests, 8 Principality Soldiers, and 3 Eagle Beak Knights were eliminated, and a total of 26785 Soul Echoes were obtained.

Adding the remaining ones from the previous upgrade and those killed by the trap just now, the current soul echoes are 36336.

"It costs 9700 to upgrade one level now. With so much, I can only upgrade to level 3." Ye Yiyi thought.

With his intelligence of 39, mana of 156, and 7 bottles + 1 blue bottle, he can already move around easily in the novice tutorial of the Principality of Rit.

But in Ye Yiyi's opinion, it is not enough.

"Anyway, first get your intelligence to 70. Q〈un覇散０『抽衬璃酒無罢』"

The upper limit of a single attribute in the game is 100, which corresponds exactly to 18 personal characteristics.

Personal characteristics obtained after attribute 70 will be greatly enhanced - although only in terms of characteristic description.

It's not obvious in the game, but it might be in real life.

"If I can't kill the Decayed King instantly with a single Mana Torrent, then what's the point of playing a Mage?"

After Eurost put away the props, the two went straight to the door of the Holy Blood Church.

This is a milky white church with a typical Byzantine style.

The round dome on top that resembled an onion reminded Ye Yiyi of the architectural style of the Plasma Prison, which was like the ancient Roman Pantheon.

"It seems like we are in another world, but there are traces of Earth everywhere..." He complained in his heart, and then pushed open the steel door in front of him.

The church is located deep away from the gate and can be reached via a stone brick road built on a neat lawn, bypassing a flower bed on the way.

There was no one guarding this place, let alone the Holy Blood Priests, Ye Yiyi didn't even see a single soldier from the Principality.

"It's too quiet. I always feel like there's something wrong here." Eurost beside him glanced around and whispered.

"First, check the drainpipe in the backyard, then search this place thoroughly."

"it is good."

The two walked along the cobblestone road, went to the side of the church, stepped onto another cobblestone road, and headed to the backyard of the church.

"I heard a sound..."

When the two were halfway along the stone bricks, Ye Yiyi suddenly spoke, then stepped lightly onto the lawn and hid under a tree planted against the wall.

"It's the Holy Blood Knight!" Eurost glanced forward and said in a low voice.

In the middle of the spacious backyard, a Holy Blood Knight dressed in black was standing there silently in the heavy rain.

Behind the Holy Blood Knight, a metal pipe with a diameter of about two meters extended from the rock wall. The pipe was brightly lit with fire, and it was unknown where it led to.

"Is there only one guarding it?" Ye Yiyi was a little confused. "Or is there more than one entrance?"

"I feel that you have overestimated the number of Holy Blood Knights." Eurost said.

"Even in the Plasma Prison, there are only a dozen or so Holy Blood Knights guarding me..."

"There are 20 ordinary Holy Blood Knights and 3 Knight Masters." Ye Yiyi corrected silently.

Eurost choked and continued, “…23 powerful knights transformed by divine power, this is already a huge number.

"According to my guess, the total number of Holy Blood Knights probably does not exceed 80!

"To train one Holy Blood Knight, nine people often die. The Principality of Rit is just a principality, and the Holy Blood Cult is just a cult within the principality. They don't have that many young people to consume recklessly."

"What you said makes sense." Ye Yiyi nodded, then his gaze changed and he looked into the church beside him.

"squeak squeak..."

The sound of metal mechanisms clicking suddenly came from inside the church, attracting Ye Yiyi's attention.

He looked at Eurost, and the old hunter nodded silently to indicate that he had heard it too.

"Go in and take a look at the situation first."

The two reached a tacit consensus, then walked back and returned to the church door.

Ye Yiyi tried to push the door and unexpectedly found that it was not locked.

He quietly opened the door a crack and looked inside.

The interior of the church was pitch black, but through the rows of wooden seats, you could see the statue of an eagle with outstretched wings in the center.

"Wait a minute? Why is the statue in this Church of the Holy Blood an eagle with spread wings?" He looked at Eurost in confusion.

"This was originally a church dedicated to the eagle with flapping wings."

Eurost talked about the intelligence he had gathered, "As a public place, the church sometimes also serves as a hospital. The Holy Blood Priests are an organization that evolved from a medical group, so it's normal for them to treat people in the church.

"The people of the Principality only know about the blood-thirsty disease and are largely unaware of the existence of the Lord of Holy Blood. Furthermore, the Holy Blood priests are not proactive in spreading the word, which is why I suffered a huge loss at the hands of these priests."

"So that's how it is..." Ye Yiyi finally understood.

Although this is somewhat different from what he imagined, it is undoubtedly the correct logic.

No wonder Viv knew nothing about gods, and those who knew about the existence of the Lord of Holy Blood were basically knight masters like Baal.

It seems that it is impossible to accurately judge the real situation based on memories from the game alone. Without going deep into the people, you will not know their insights and opinions.

The door was opened a crack and the two walked in.

"The sound is coming from underground. Look for the stairs."

The two of them walked over the seats and came to the side of the statue of an eagle with spread wings. Ye Yiyi looked around and found that the church here and the church at the ruins of Rute Village were somewhat similar in architectural layout.

"Follow me." He called Eurost, who was looking around, and entered the room behind the hall through the side door, and then walked down a staircase.

I had just taken two steps down when I heard the sound of hurried footsteps, "Clang! Clang! Clang!", coming from the corridor at the end of the stairs.

"It's the Holy Blood Knight!"

The sound of these footsteps is so iconic.

Ye Yiyi took out the Healing Thorn with one hand and the Eagle Claw Knight out of thin air with the other hand, which stunned Eurost behind him.

Where did he get such a big shield?

Before he could react, Ye Yiyi took a step and rushed down.

"Go call someone who can heal... Eh!!"

The Holy Blood Knight who was running towards the stairs saw someone walking down the stairs and was about to shout. However, after he saw Ye Yiyi wearing the Eagle Claw Knight suit, his expression froze.

Ye Yiyi's expression also froze.

Because the Holy Blood Knight in front of him not only had his bucket helmet missing, but also revealed a hideous face without skin.

Even the armor on his body was torn and charred, and blood was dripping from it.

"Why is this guy so miserable? Did he step on a landmine?"

As soon as this idea came to mind, Ye Yiyi's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Who are you? How dare you break in here?!"

The ferocious and terrifying nameless face of the Holy Blood Knight roared, drew the long sword from his waist, raised it above his head, and slashed heavily at Ye Yiyi!

"Snapped!!"

With a gunshot, blood spurted out of the Holy Blood Knight's forehead, and then he fell straight back!

Soul Echo +440

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Ye Yiyi, who was holding a shield and preparing to counterattack, was stunned for a moment.

He looked back and saw Eurost flicking his gun, blowing away the smoke from the muzzle, inserting his revolver into his belt,

"Your Excellency, times have changed."

Eurost came forward with his cane, shaking his head and sighing.

"If it weren't for the Empire's control and prohibition, the chivalry system would have come to an end long ago."

Ye Yiyi put away his shield and sighed.

"You can bully a knight without a helmet..."

"This isn't bullying. It's his fault for not wearing a helmet."

The two men walked past the Holy Blood Knight who was tragically killed by bullets, and Ye Yiyi picked up the straight sword and gestured to Eurost.

"You can stay here. I don't need this kind of trophy. I have my own weapons."

"Are you sure? This is made of metal soaked in divine blood."

Eurost stopped silently, turned around and took the straight sword from Ye Yiyi's hand, then found a scabbard and hung it around his waist.

"This is very valuable for research, and I believe theologians in the church will enjoy it very much."

"Tsk~" Ye Yiyi rolled her eyes.

Walking along the corridor to the end and turning right, they saw a charred elevator.

"I really didn't guess that..."

Looking at the three priests' bodies lying in a pool of blood and blown to pieces, and a seriously injured and dying Holy Blood Knight, Ye Yiyi had a strange expression.

"So this is the elevator that leads to the secret Holy Blood Cult. Coming out from here, we can go directly to the upper pipeline. This map design..."

"Tsk tsk, how miserable!"

Eurost smacked his lips and squatted down to check the injuries of these people, and then he had a simple understanding of the power of the Molten Kettle.

"You will definitely be arrested by the Inspectorate in the Empire for illegally making explosives." He said to Ye Yiyi seriously.

"What about the followers of Natural Fire? Will they be imprisoned until they die?"

"That's right, you're a magician, just like the believers. The Supervisory Department can't control you."

Ye Yiyi shook his head and raised his hand to kill the dying Holy Blood Knight.

Soul Echo +440

He then searched the ground carefully and found a concentration training method called "Holy Blood Purification" and a "Skill Gem" in a room nearby.

"If I had known earlier, I would have come up to take a look. It's only a matter of walking a few steps..."

Sighing, Ye Yiyi checked the light curtain.