Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 466: "Communication" Pointing to the Unknown

The "Knight of Divine Seal" appeared in the "image" of the magic crystal ball, and he immediately cut off the spiritual communication.

Luo Xiu did not recognize him, and he was not really facing the "Divine Seal Knight", and the panel detection could not reveal his identity -

But Luo Xiu had memorized some of his characteristics, such as his approximate height and strength; the engraved patterns on his armor and the slightly visible wear and tear on the armor; as well as the heavy sword hanging on the wall of the room he was in, and the axe and shield with a lion head carved on it.

What is certain is that the person on the other side must be a "Sequence Killer".

The style of armor he wore and the lion head carved on the axe and shield could be used to roughly determine his identity.

Although the other party's true identity is still uncertain, according to Luo Xiu's memory of his previous life, there is indeed a "Lionheart Knights" among the empire's most elite "God's Seal Knights".

That was an elite team of Divine Knights composed of 12 Divine Knights, and their characteristic was that the "lion shape" would be engraved on their respective weapons. In the image displayed on the magic crystal ball, the characteristics of the Divine Knight were indeed in line with the characteristics of the "Lionheart Knights".

But Luo Xiu had never dealt with the "Lionheart Knights" in his past life or now.

Although I do know some information about them...but overall, my relationship with them is not that close.

Luo Xiu was thinking about this.

He knew that the "Order Killer" would be alert and might send someone or come to Fafnir City in person to "investigate" the matter of the Lord of Blood Sacrifice - and this was actually Luo Xiu's purpose.

Because it was his identity as the "bishop" who killed the Lord of Blood Sacrifice, and the whole expeditionary army knew about it. But he came out of the bottom of the blood cave soon afterwards, and did not bring anything out of the bottom of the blood cave. The work of looting the bottom of the blood cave was first handed over to Koros, and then to the clergy and the border knights. The person who really controlled the "magic crystal ball", at least from the obvious evidence, was not himself.

And he had already instructed Kolos to leave marks at various places where he had searched at the bottom of the Blood Cave - as long as those "marks" were identified, it would be easy to conclude that they were traces left by the "executioner".

In addition, Koros never appeared on the battlefield from beginning to end, and he had said many times before that he had never seen the "Shadow Military Strategist" Koros throughout the siege of Fafnir City. This could easily form subjective guidance for others - it was only after he killed the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" that Koros went down to the bottom of the Blood Cave and took away most of the Lord of Blood Sacrifice's legacy.

As for why Koros took away the legacy of the Lord of Blood Sacrifice, there can be many explanations, but Koros can always take the blame.

From this perspective, there is no real risk in "activating" these magic crystal balls by myself, but if the other party wants to use me as a clue to investigate who "activated" those magic crystal balls, they will definitely investigate me openly or secretly, or contact me, which will allow me to investigate them in turn.

"..."

Luo Xiu's right hand was stroking the cracked surface of the magic crystal ball, while he was thinking these things in his heart.

The other party will be alert and take action, and the action will inevitably be accompanied by the exposure of clues, so you can take corresponding actions against them.

But to be honest - if it was earlier, when I was only at the third or fourth level of destiny, I would not have dared to do this.

No matter what, this would bring me some danger. For example, if the "Order Killer" who appeared in the "Magic Crystal Ball" was determined to completely eliminate any threat, he would probably assassinate me, regardless of whether I was the holder of those magic crystal balls.
——But so what?
Now - now that I am about to truly be promoted to the sixth level of [Glory], these dangers are indeed not worth worrying about.

Whether it is his power in the "Empire" or the "Holy Court", or his real hard power at the extraordinary level, it is enough to deal with these dangers.

Luo Xiu was thinking about this.

With promotion imminent, he does have this confidence.

After a brief preparation, his gaze shifted from the first broken magic crystal ball to the second magic crystal ball emitting a dim light.

At the same time, he gently raised his right hand and pressed his palm lightly on the surface of the magic crystal ball, infusing it with new spirituality—

hum...

"..."

This time, a faint humming sound came from the magic crystal ball, and the gray mist emanating from the surface was also surging in waves, but it seemed that the other side was not "connected" to anything -

After spirituality was infused into it, this change lasted for about thirty seconds.

Until finally, the dim light emanating from the surface of the magic crystal ball dimmed again.

No one answered - the existence "connected" to the other side of the magic crystal ball did not sever the spiritual connection, but simply did not respond.

Luo Xiu had anticipated this. The opponent might have already died, or might just be in a state where he couldn't respond.

And when the light on the surface of the magic crystal ball finally dissipated - "beep", a crisp sound came from the crystal ball, and cracks spread from it and soon covered half of the crystal ball.

This crystal ball also "cracked", just like the first magic crystal ball. This device seemed to be a consumable, so Luo Xiu's eyes moved away from the second crystal ball.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu infused spirituality into the third, fourth, and even sixth crystal balls.

There were two crystal balls and the second one had the same, unanswered response.

However, in the fourth and sixth magic crystal balls, there were flashes of two [Red Lotus] "Quadruple Fate" flesh-blood cultists - they should be the remaining followers of "Blood of Thorns", but they were quite alert, and when they saw that the person in the image was not the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice", they immediately cut off the communication.

Luo Xiu wasn't actually very interested in seeing them.

Enemies of this level are no longer a big deal to Luo Xiu. Once the expedition is truly over and the expeditionary force returns to Songyuan Territory, the players, who have no major events to deal with for the time being, will quickly cleanse the pagan strongholds in the territory. Few pagans can escape the warmth given by the players.

Luo Xiu continued to infuse spirituality into the remaining magic crystal balls, trying patiently.

During this process, Luo Xiu could still often see some "special scenes" - for example, after he infused spirituality into the magic crystal ball once, he was indeed "connected" to the other side shortly afterwards, but the image that appeared in the magic crystal ball was a pile of bones and several bloody corpses.

In the edge corner of the "image" appearing in the magic crystal ball, a monster covered with compound eyes stretched out its tentacles towards the "lens". The opposite side seemed to be its nest. The reason why the magic crystal ball could be "connected" was probably that the monster accidentally gave the correct response to the reaction of the crystal ball.

“…Roar?”

In the image that appeared on the surface of the magic crystal ball, the magical beast with compound eyes all over its body had hundreds of eyes blinking, and its "mouthparts" with rings of rodent teeth made strange roars.

Luo Xiu could probably guess that the place where the "real owner" of the magic crystal ball was hiding was invaded and occupied by a magic beast. The real owner and his subordinates fed the magic beast, and this time, it was also the first time that Luo Xiu took the initiative to cut off the spiritual connection.

He then infused spirituality into the remaining magic crystal balls.

In the middle, they "saw" several flesh-and-blood cultists of the "Blood of Thorns" and an "Executioner". But when they saw that the person who appeared in the magic crystal ball was not the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice", they quickly cut off their spiritual power.

But in fact, these are "hostile" target images, and for Luo Xiu, there is not much difference between seeing them and not seeing them.

Most of the other magic crystal balls received no response.

It was not until the 29th magic crystal ball began to buzz that Luo Xiu finally saw the image of the second "Order Killer" -

It was a "Grand Judge" of the fifth level of the [Supreme] destiny. After Luo Xiu connected with the spirit of the magic crystal ball, a vague figure dressed in red appeared on the surface of the magic crystal ball. The "Grand Judge" was wearing a gorgeous red robe. He was not tall and was even a little thin. He looked weak.

The wall behind him in the room was quite clean and tidy - it was a completely white wall with nothing hanging on it.

Perhaps it was to prevent anyone from discovering anything, it seemed that he was also on guard when he was connecting spiritually with the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice". He was also wearing a mask on his face, which covered half of his face, leaving only thin lips and a chin that was shaved meticulously without even a stubble left.

Under the mask of the "Grand Judge", his dark red pupils also revealed a scrutinizing gaze.

He was obviously much more alert than the "Divine Knight" he had seen before.

It was the same as the first time he saw the "Divine Knight" in the magic crystal ball. After Luo Xiu connected with the "Grand Judge", the two sides of the magic crystal ball just looked at each other quietly without saying anything.

There was a strange atmosphere in the air.

But unlike the previous Divine Knights, the "Grand Judge" spoke:

"You're not that person."

"……Who are you?"

"..."

The voice on the other end was a little low, as if someone was deliberately lowering the voice.

Luo Xiu was also looking at him, and after he asked this question, he responded with the same question:

"who are you?"

"..."

When asked the same question in return, the "chief judge"'s eyes turned gloomy and he pursed his lips slightly.

He then raised his right hand and stretched his pale palm towards the magic crystal ball. In Luo Xiu's vision, the image appearing on the magic crystal ball was quickly shrouded in complete darkness.

——Snap!
The sound of explosions came from the magic crystal ball, and all the images that appeared on it soon disappeared completely. Cracks quickly covered the surface, and white smoke rose from the cracks.

Soon, the second "Order Killer" seen - the "Grand Judge" also cut off the spiritual connection.

But before the image on the magic crystal ball finally disappeared, Luo Xiu still captured a crucial moment -

The "Grand Judge" raised his hand, and on the ring finger of his right hand was a ring with a dull luster.

Although he raised his hand so quickly that it appeared a little blurry in the magic crystal ball, Luo Xiu could confirm that he was not mistaken - the emblem ring was embedded in the flesh of his knuckles, and there were obvious dark red lines extending outward from the ring, which was a clear feature.

Luo Xiu knew that it was a kind of ornament that carried extraordinary spirituality.

In Luo Xiu's memory, that ring was clearly a "vow ring" -

Not all "Grand Inquisitors" affiliated with the [Supreme] Law Office wear oath rings. Only the personal knights or attendants of the "Lord of the Realm" or the "Prince of the Red Crown" will be "granted" to take the oath and be granted an oath ring that they must wear for life to prove that they have abided by the [Supreme] oath.

The image seen from the magic crystal ball was still too blurry, and Luo Xiu was unable to see the specific shape of the oath ring.

Otherwise, through the pattern and inscriptions above, it is possible to determine the Attorney General's Office to which the "Chief Judge" belongs.

As Luo Xiu thought about this, his gaze shifted away from the surface of the shattered magic crystal ball.

Now, there are only two crystal balls left -

The aura emitted by the remaining magic crystal ball was much deeper and richer than that of the previous twenty-nine.

Even the remaining two magic crystal balls have bases cast with exquisite craftsmanship, and each has a different style.

One of them was emitting a deep red light, while the other was emitting a deep black light. The base of the dark magic crystal ball was a "dragon claw" casting base, and it was obvious that it was connected to the "Dragon of Destruction" Fafnir.

But now is not a good time to call Fafnir. Luo Xiu automatically ignored the dark magic crystal ball and his sight fell on the other side, on the magic crystal ball emitting deep red light.

At the same time, he raised his right hand slightly and pressed his palm lightly on the top of the scarlet magic crystal ball.

In Luo Xiu's spiritual perception, the spiritual aura emanating from this crystal ball was indeed much stronger than the previous ones.

The moment Luo Xiu's palm touched it, he felt bursts of burning heat. When Luo Xiu poured enough spiritual energy into it, violent vibrations were transmitted back from the surface of the magic crystal ball.
- Om!

Scarlet mist suddenly spread out, and Luo Xiu took a step back. He watched the image in the magic crystal ball change from chaotic to blurry, and then to a gorgeous human figure.

"...Long time no see, 'cursed...huh?"

In the image displayed by the magic crystal ball, the gorgeous figure opened his mouth with a warm greeting,
But the greeting was only halfway through as he was interrupted by a puzzled "Huh".

While that gorgeous figure was confused, Luo Xiu had already seen his image clearly—

The man was wearing gorgeous robes that symbolized his imperial noble status, and seemed to be in a banquet hall that was decorated luxuriously and elegantly.

In his left hand, he was gently holding a high-end glass wine glass filled with light purple-red wine.

His face was blurred and invisible, but Luo Xiu could still judge from the luxurious environment around him that he had an extremely noble status——

He seemed to be attending a grand banquet. From the background, Luo Xiu had seen at least one [Supreme] "Knight of Heaven's Announcement", four "Knights of Divine Seal", and three "Grand Judges".
There is even a "sage" from the Tower of Sages of [Wisdom] and a "director and deacon" from the Holy See of [Glory].

The vague figure of the Supreme that appeared in the image of the magic crystal ball did not seem to be shy - or rather, he was not worried about revealing these in the "projection" of the magic crystal stone.

He just stood there gracefully, raised his glass elegantly, and took a sip.

In Luo Xiu's eyes, the "Order Killer" with a blurred face indeed exuded a kind of noble, calm temperament, and one that did not worry or fear anything.

And Luo Xiu also confirmed the identity of the other party...

——That is a "Domain Guardian Lord"!
……

(End of this chapter)