Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 462 "Hubert" (5k6)

The missing Hubert finally reappeared...

Luo Xiu "watched" the scene in Wuying's vision. He frowned slightly and felt that there seemed to be something wrong with Hubert's condition.

That was probably the worst that could have happened - he encountered the "Nightmare" Samantha Carter and eventually fell into her trap.

Luo Xiu was thinking that the three "Winter" Throne Knights in front of him were still talking to him. Luo Xiu no longer had the extra time to chat with them about irrelevant things.

"Well, about the 'alien demon' Barkard Frederick, who was kidnapped by Hoffman,"

Luo Xiu then said to the three throne knights in front of him:
"You can tell Albert and General Lansas what happened here so that the two generals can prepare in advance."

"Now that it has happened, there is no need to blame yourself or feel anxious. We have basically captured the entire city of Fafnir, which is already a major victory."

"Now," Luo Xiu paused, his golden eyes swept across the three throne knights in front of him, and said:

"You should have entered Fafnir City. General Lansas is still waiting for you. I am also ready to leave. There are other important things waiting for me to do."

"Yes, Bishop." The three throne knights nodded in response.

Under Luo Xiu's gaze, the three throne knights performed a standard salute to the "bishop" in front of them, then turned around, mounted their respective horses, and galloped towards the city of Fafnir, towards the southeast gate that the expeditionary army had just broken through.

After the three throne knights left, Luo Xiu looked far into the distance where the plain stretched out - there were flashes of dazzling golden light. It was the "Golden Sword Saint" Klein Fesera who was engaged in a fierce battle with the "Hidden Sage" Hoffman.

But the light became increasingly blurry, and the breath became increasingly thinner.

Luo Xiu knew that Klein was indeed unable to catch up with the "Hidden Sage" - his goal was not to kill Hoffman, and Klein alone was not enough to do that. He just needed to drive Hoffman out of the central battlefield.

Luo Xiu then turned his gaze away and no longer paid attention to Hoffman and Klein.

At the same time, he had summoned the "Golden Pegasus" again and was flying towards the southwest part of Fafnir City.

The "holy deacon" Hubert was there.

As long as Luo Xiu saw him with his own eyes, he would be able to understand what happened to him.

……

Fafnir City, southwestern district.

"Hubert," he was covered in blood and was staggering on the street.

It was as if he had jumped into a muddy pool of blood and rolled around, his body covered in blood. The holy deacon robe on his body was already tattered and blood was oozing out from the wounds, some deep and some shallow.

No one knew what he had been through—sometimes a look of pain appeared on his face, and sometimes he became calm and relaxed. The golden and gray light in his eyes kept changing, constantly trying to "cover" the other side.

"Damn..."

A trembling murmur came out of Hubert's mouth.

He held the wall with one hand and walked step by step towards the southwest city gate which was not far away.

The blood gushing out of his body left a twisted, dark red mark on the ground.

But those traces soon gave off dark red mist and then disappeared without a trace, as if nothing had been left.

After he walked through four long streets and seven secluded dark alleys, the vague outline of the southwest city gate emerged in his field of vision.

An extremely excited look suddenly appeared on Hubert's face.

In his pupils, the gray light gradually completely covered the burning golden light, and he quickened his pace towards the southwest city gate.
In Hubert's mind, the only thought now was "escaping from Fafnir City".

But when he finally walked out of the last street and was about to walk towards the secret door at the southwest gate of Fafnir City, open the last door and complete the last step of "escaping" from Fafnir City.

Suddenly, Hubert heard a voice calling him from behind.

"Hubert."

"..."

Hubert shuddered all over, he turned around and saw a "bishop" riding a golden Pegasus, galloping towards him.

That was the "Bishop" Ross Carlos!

Hubert's pupils shrank slightly, he stopped walking towards the city gate, turned around and faced the "bishop".

A calm, gentle expression appeared on his face, and he greeted the "bishop" from a distance:

"May the Holy Light be with you forever. Why did you come here?"

……

"...?"

Phew… That “holy deacon” Hubert actually called himself “you” and even greeted me with “May the holy light be upon you forever”…

When Luo Xiu heard the greeting from "Hubert", for some reason he wanted to laugh out loud.

But he still held back - even without the "panel" to detect, he could be 100% sure that there was a big problem with the current "Hubert".

When he got closer and entered the range of the "panel" detection, Luo Xiu immediately performed panel detection on the current "Hubert".

The panel also showed Hubert's status bar, with three more abnormal conditions.
——That is [Deep Sleep (Deepening Abnormality, 7h9min)], [Deep Soul Stealing (Deepening Abnormality, 7h9min)],

There is also an item [Container of Nightmare (cannot be purified, 7h9min)]!
That was indeed the ability of the "Nightmare Witch", the executioner of "Nothingness", "Samantha Carter".

She can make the target fall into a deep negative state of "sleeping" and "soul-stealing". The target in this state cannot "purify" itself.

The more special ability of the "Nightmare Witch" is that she can use the target who is in the abnormal state of "deep sleep" or "deep soul taking" caused by the Nightmare Witch as a "container of nightmare", completely possess and rely on the target's body, and gain a certain degree of control over the possessed "container".

That is the true "possession of body", and in this regard, the "Nightmare Witch" is much more advanced than the saint who is good at "soul-stealing".

While thinking about all this, Luo Xiu was staring at the "Hubert" in front of him - or perhaps it should not be said that he was staring at the person inside "Hubert", staring at the "Nightmare Witch" Samantha Carter.

The corners of his mouth raised slightly, a faint smile appeared on his face, and he made a gentle expression to "Hubert" and said:
"I have received information that you and another executioner of the Void, the Nightmare Witch Samantha, appeared in the southwest city, Hubbard."

"I was worried that something might happen to you, so I came to see you. Huberte, you seem to be seriously injured."

"..."

"I'm fine." Hubert shook his head.

"So, what about the executor of the Void, the Nightmare Witch?"

"..." "Hubert" was stunned for a moment, but the stunned expression quickly disappeared, and he showed a calm and indifferent smile and said:
"I've solved most of the problems, but I'm still missing some."

"Now, I have to leave Fafnir City first. Some of Samantha's subordinates have already escaped from the city, and I have to chase them."

"…so."

Luo Xiu also kept a smile on his face and nodded slightly.

After finishing the greeting, Luo Xiu looked at "Hubert" who was about to turn around and leave. An anxious expression seemed to appear on his face for a moment, but Luo Xiu was not in a hurry. He just continued to say to "Hubert":
"I just found you, Hubert, and was about to share some good news with you."

"I have killed the Lost Executioner and Euan Burroughs, the Chant of the Elements."

"Also, I beat the executioner of Red Lotus, the 'Alienated Demon' Barcard Frederick, to the point of death."

"Now, Hubert, if you successfully deal with the Nightmare Witch Samantha, the only one left among the Executioners stationed in Fafnir City is Koros."

"..."

When Luo Xiu said this to "Hubert", his face suddenly became imperceptibly dark, and his expression became complicated in an instant.

But this darkness and complexity soon returned to normal.

"Yeah, yeah...good, good thing."

"I have to go, now."

"Hubert" responded a little hesitantly, then turned around and walked towards the southwest gate of Fafnir City.

"Hubert,"

Luo Xiu called him again.

Hubert turned around, his expression distorted:

"what happened?"

"..." "Hubert," Luo Xiu smiled and asked "Hubert":
"I have received news that another 'Shining Knight', Grunbatto, who went to Latama City with you before, will also be arriving in Fafnir City soon, and he wants to meet you first."

"Let me go outside Fafnir and hunt down the remaining enemies, Huberte. You go meet Gulanbato. Besides, you need to rest in your current state."

"..."

"You go see him for me," said Hubert, "I will be back soon."

"Okay." Luo Xiu nodded with a smile.

Even under Luo Xiu's gaze, he saw that "Hubert" seemed to be secretly relieved, and forced a smile, then turned around and walked towards the southwest city gate.

But what "Hubert" did not see was the moment he turned around and walked towards the southwest gate.

The "bishop" Ross Carlos behind him also began to pray for "authority" at the same time.

In Luo Xiu's right hand, he had quietly taken out the [Dragon Breath Scepter], and a brilliant golden light burst out from the tip of the staff.

A golden light pattern had already appeared on the back of his hand, and when the light reached its brightest, he raised his right hand at the same time, and the tip of the scepter pointed at the back of "Hubert" -

A level II authority of [Glory] was simultaneously stimulated in the direction of "Hubert"!
——That is the [Seal of God’s Word]!
A layer of faint golden light soon covered the outline of Luo Xiu's body, and the pattern of the [Seal of God's Announcement] flashed rapidly on the back of his hand, and the figure of an "angel" had already condensed behind him!

He held a white bell in his hand, and looked at Hubbard with his burning golden eyes. Then he slowly flew to the air where he was.

He rang the holy bell at the same time and uttered the ancient divine commandment:

"—You will be baptized!"

"...!"

As if he felt a surge of fiery spiritual energy coming from behind him, Hubert turned his head subconsciously, and at the same time saw the archangel who had just completed the "divine message" to him.

"Hubert" finally realized what the "bishop" did when he turned his back to him!
Hubert's eyes widened, and his mouth opened slightly due to intense astonishment and shock. He uttered the first half of the syllable of "you" before he was completely speechless and could not utter any new sound.

[God’s Holy Seal]!
This Level II authority landed firmly on Hubert, casting a brilliant golden light over the outline of his body!
At the same time, wisps of gray mist began to emerge from the outline of Hubert's body.
He opened his mouth wide, wanting to shout something, his whole body began to tremble violently, and his expression became ferocious.

But that could not stop the forced "separation" that was happening to him.

The smile on Luo Xiu's face disappeared, and turned cold as he stared at the scene happening in front of him.

Hubert's body was still trembling, but in his wide-open eyes, the rich, gray light had obviously dissipated, and the blazing golden light was returning.

The real "Holy Deacon" Hubert is returning!

And the gray mist that emerged from Hubert's body - the spirit of the "Nightmare Witch" Samanthaya - was forcibly peeled off and expelled from Hubert's body under the effect of the [Seal of God's Word]!
The thick, surging gray fog, after "separating" from Hubert's body, quickly condensed into a new body.

She was a charming and seductive woman with gray hair and white eyes. She was wrapped in bandages and a misty cloak. Her face showed a twisted and hideous expression of anger.

"How did you find out..."

"Why can you...why can you..."

"..."

The Nightmare Witch Samantha asked sharply in the direction of the Bishop Luo Xiu,
But Luo Xiu ignored her. He took Hubert, who was truly in a coma, with one hand, and held the scepter with the other hand, pointing in the direction of Samantha!
He had already prayed for the summoning in advance - in the next moment, Fenrir and Wuye in the [Glorious] form were "summoned" and appeared in front of Samanthaia!
Fenrir and Misty Night, who have been sublimated to the level of "Destruction", have also been sublimated accordingly in the form of [Glorious] -

Fenrir is now a "Skystrike Lupus" in his "Glorious" form. He can expand outwards a "Skystrike Field" with various enhancements, and a "Skystrike Minefield" that causes a large amount of "Holy Light" attribute damage.
And Wu Ye's form in [Glory] is "Wings of Burning World". The "Fire Feathers" differentiated from it can greatly enhance the "fire" and "holy light" attribute damage attached to the target, and can cause additional "origin trauma".

In the moment when Samanthaya was caught off guard, Fenrir and Wu Ye turned into a surge of holy flames, rushing towards Samanthaya!

"——Uhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Surrounded by two "holy beasts" of the "annihilation" level in an instant and launched a fierce attack, Samantha screamed and fled away from Luo Xiu and Huberte.

But Luo Xiu did not chase her, but just stayed by Huberte's side - "Lubina" Fenrir and "Wings of the Burning World" Wu Ye chased her, and the figures of the man and two beasts soon disappeared at the end of the street.

Fenrir and Wu Ye were chasing the "Nightmare Witch", and she couldn't run far.

Luo Xiu thought to himself, and he actually had some other ideas and arrangements about the witch of [Nothingness].

Thinking of this, Luo Xiu had already prepared the healing spell and treated the seriously injured Hubert.

The ball of light with a pure white glow merged into Hubert's body, and the deep and shallow wounds on his body that were still bleeding gradually stopped bleeding and began to heal visibly.

Luo Xiu stared at Hubert who was still unconscious, feeling his breathing gradually changing from chaotic to smooth and even. His condition was indeed slowly improving.

That "Nightmare Witch" Samantha, she possessed Hubert, probably in order to escape better... Luo Xiu thought.

In other words, the witch of Nothingness is not yet familiar with this new body. Once she becomes more familiar with it and "digests" Hubbard's original memories, she will be able to disguise herself to be exactly the same as the original owner and will not reveal any clues in her questioning.

Of course, "questioning" is not a necessary step for Luo Xiu.

That was mainly for the real "Hubert" to see -

Although Hubert was suffering from negative states such as "deep soul-stealing", "deep sleep", and "vessel of deep sleep", his state when he was possessed was actually more like a "lucid dream", which is equivalent to the existence of two lucid souls and lucid personalities in the body at the same time, but Samantha's consciousness took the dominant position.

It's a bit like split personality.

It's not that Hubert was unaware of what was happening to him, he was just powerless to change or resist it.

……

About five minutes passed.

Hubert gradually opened his eyes.

"I……"

After just waking up, Hubert's consciousness was still a little fuzzy.

He actually fell into a coma when the soul of the "nightmare witch" Samantha left his body.

Hubert's consciousness finally returned to the dominant position, but he soon fell into a real coma due to the serious injuries on his body.

But he did not sink in that state for too long, and soon he opened his eyes again with his own will.

He saw Luo Xiu at first sight. Although his vision was still very blurry, he could still recognize it at a glance. It was Luo Xiu's figure.

Hubert knew what had just happened.

"Luo Xiu...cough cough."

Hubert murmured. Not long after he woke up, he suddenly felt a surge of blood.

The next moment, he supported himself and sat up, his body tilted to one side, and coughed out two clumps of thick black blood from his throat.

After coughing, Hubert felt that the pain in his body seemed to be relieved a little.

After that, he looked at Luo Xiu and said in a weak voice:
"…Thank you, Luo Xiu."

"Grunbato... Hey. That 'Nightmare Witch' doesn't know who that is. This is indeed... a wise test."

"..."

"You are truly 'Hubert' this time."

Luo Xiu smiled and responded to Hubert.

He had some questions he wanted to ask Hubert, such as how he met Samanthaia, and how he took advantage of her and let her possess him as a "Nightmare Vessel".

However, these questions could be asked later. Luo Xiu bent down, lifted up Hubert's right arm, and supported him as they walked step by step towards the eastern district of Fafnir.

Now, even if we bring Hubert with us to meet Albert, Lansas and others, the siege of Fafnir City can truly come to a successful conclusion.

When the situation in Fafnir City is almost stabilized,

It was time for him to meet the "players" he had discovered in the "slave army" of Fafnir City, and go back to the Holy Abyss to formally meet his new "Apostle of the Holy Abyss" Barkkad Frederick, and wait for the cooling time of "Mad Piety" to pass, and transform the new "prey" brought back by Fenrir and Fog Night.

And the city of Fafnir is the last stop of this "Holy Expedition".

After finishing all these follow-up work, I will return to Songyuan Territory and go to Sina City to treat Bishop Fabion.
After that, he went to Songyuan City and the "Lofty Temple" of the General Church, where he received the "Mirror Crystal Key" from Archbishop Sid, packed up and prepared to be promoted to the "Sixth Destiny".

Luo Xiu was thinking about this.

……

(End of this chapter)