Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 30 Out of Control Thorns (Please Read!)

In the original plot, Index is a wandering merchant who suddenly appears in the player's main city and opens the "reset point" function to players for a fee.

Her background is very mysterious and no one can find out her true past.

Players only know that Index possesses a divine object called the "Two-Faced Doll", and the opportunity to reset points that she "sells" also comes from this divine object!
Therefore, in the past life, there were always some players with ulterior motives who tried to attack Index in order to plunder the "sacred object" two-faced doll in her hand, in an attempt to monopolize the way for players to reset their points.

But they all failed without exception - at that time, Index had already reached the fifth level of destiny. When the players were completely unable to find out her true identity, they were severely taught a lesson by Index, and from then on, the legend of the "Night Reaper" was spread...

With this thought, Luo Xiu roughly understood why "Blood of Thorns" was so persistent in hunting her down...

Could it be that the "two-sided puppet" in her hand was stolen from the Lord of Blood Sacrifice?

But this is just speculation. No matter what, no matter how strong Index will be in the future or what kind of adventures she will have, at this moment she is still just an extraordinary being with a double destiny. She is far from being as terrifying as she was in her previous life!

……

"Intis, Fugne..."

Luo Xiu said in a low voice, "I have seen you three times before. Answer me, what is your purpose in spying on me?"

"……Purpose?"

Intis blinked her eyes, "I'm just curious, who suddenly appeared and snatched my prey...

Who on earth dared to tell 'that person' that he would kill all of you..."

"Curious..." Luo Xiu was silent. This sentence should not be false, as it was consistent with his understanding of the character of "Index" in his previous life.

Index from her previous life suddenly appeared in the player's main city, and it was said that she was also out of curiosity...

"Is that all?" Luo Xiu tapped the wall of the musket with his fingers. "Intis, don't hide it. You have other requests."

"My other requests...?"

Index was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Oh, oh, oh! I want to take it away..."

As she spoke, Intis pointed at Fenrir, and Fenrir bared his teeth at her.

"But, of course..."

Index continued, "If my original purpose was to seek revenge..."

"...Revenge?" Luo Xiu was stunned, but there was no surprise on his face. He nodded slowly and said, "Let's just take it as it is...Intis, I ask you--"

"Do you know what a 'two-faced puppet' is?"

"...?"

Hearing this, Index's originally calm expression visibly flashed with a hint of doubt, but soon returned to normal.

"I don't know, sir." said Intis.

However, Luo Xiu had seen through everything.

Sure enough, she knew about the existence of the "two-faced doll".

Luo Xiu thought rapidly in his mind, and continued to ask without showing any emotion:

"So, if you said 'cooperation', why did you attack me when we first met?"

Index's expression softened slightly, and she said:
"This is because I am a blood disciple who can transform into a 'civet cat'. If there are stains of your blood in my nails, I can find you at any time..."

"..." Luo Xiu's eye twitched slightly. He felt that the person he was interrogating was no longer a cultist, but a stalker.

Is this the premise for her spying...?
Luo Xiu nodded slowly, and then asked the third question:
"——Why did you betray Blood of Thorns?"

This is the last question, and Index's answer will directly determine how Luo Xiu should deal with her.

Index let out a long sigh and said softly:
"Because, you know, Priest."

"The 'Blood of Thorns' Society will capture those 'qualified' civilians, raise them as 'blood slaves', and select and train new 'blood disciples' from them..."

"I know this." Luo Xiu chuckled. "Are you trying to say that you are not a cultist, but an undercover agent of the Church of the True God?"

"No, I don't have such an idea."

Intis shook her head and said, "I am just one of the many blood slaves they captured. I am just a 'lucky' one who was chosen to be a 'blood disciple'."

"They killed my parents and dismembered my brother in front of them. The Blood Lord even "engraved" me specifically, allowing me to transform the painful memories of the past into a fanaticism for serving the Throne of Destruction and the Blood of Thorns...

For quite a long time, I thought that this was just a suffering bestowed by God, until the inscription of the Lord of Blood Sacrifice in my body suddenly broke, and I remembered all this...

After I regained my memory, I still hid in the Blood of Thorns for a long time, until I finally found an opportunity and escaped..."

When she said this, Index's eyes gradually became excited, and her expression was full of fanaticism.

She said with a trembling voice: "However, although I was forced to take the path of [Red Lotus]...

...But I will still believe in the 'Seat of Destruction'!
His gift is my greatest reliance for revenge!

I am very satisfied with my current state. I really feel... more comfortable than ever before..."

"..."

Luo Xiu listened to Index's statement patiently, his face as calm and composed as ever.

A complete judgment has gradually formed in his mind.

...Is it because there was a malfunction in the inscription of "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" that caused Index's personality to develop some extreme tendencies?

For example, the original Index might have been a "puppet", but because the brainwashing imprint that the Lord of Blood Sacrifice forced on her failed, Index's personality took on another extreme.

——She will still be a loyal believer of the "Throne of Destruction", but she will regard her former master, the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice", as an enemy...

Luo Xiu thought about it until Index's frenzy dissipated and she returned to the calmness before the trial. Then Luo Xiu slowly said:
"Intis, you are still lying."

"You still don't understand your position, Intis."

"You are my prisoner now, or rather, you are just a 'slave'."

When Luo Xiu finished saying this, Index was stunned.

"First of all, I have asked you about the 'two-faced doll', and your answer disappointed me..."

"Intis, you deny it with your mouth, but your eyes and body betray you."

"..."

Luo Xiu spoke calmly while observing Index's reaction.

Index's eyes turned suspicious. She had not expected that the priest opposite her would have such an attitude.

She thought she was being sincere enough...but it seemed like things were going against her!
(End of this chapter)