Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 85 Open the door! Check the water meter!
Lord Rodif, he is indeed related to the people of the "Ancient Hermitage".

At this time, Rodif was holding the secret letter tightly, pacing back and forth in the room, muttering something.

"The spirit-followers were attacked... The 'Hermitage' is also unreliable..."

"My illness... then my illness..."

"..."

Suddenly, when Rodife reached the door of the room, he stopped walking.

He opened the door of the room and walked to a fireplace holding the letter.

He casually threw the letter from the "Ancient Hermitage" into the blazing fire in the furnace.

Then, Rodif turned around and walked towards another bedroom.

What he didn't realize was that - as he threw the letter into the fire.

A wisp of black mist had followed the black smoke from the charcoal fire and entered the interior of the fireplace.

"Fog Night" braved the burning flames, and with its obsidian beak, it rescued the letter with charred edges from the fire, and then flew away from Rodif's mansion.

……

Red Maple City—Glorious Church.

When Wu Yefei returned to Luo Xiu, it was already dawn.

Luo Xiu took the secret letter and started to read its contents.

[To Lord Rodif——]

【…】

[The plan of the "Priesthood" encountered some obstacles. Those "cheap sacrifices" did not go as expected. Since the operation went smoothly, they continued to go deeper...]

[We sacrificed two compatriots in vain, and the arrangement of the "Killing Cage" did not work at all. And the "Spirit Descender" Lord Starro was also seriously injured by the backlash of the "Wandering Spirit" because he could not satisfy the flesh and blood desires of the "Wandering Spirit" who requested to surrender in advance...]

[But this is the price we have to pay for seeking 'loss'. This is the proof of our devout faith. None of us will be afraid of death, just as moths are not afraid of flames...]

[Therefore, the Priory hopes that you can delay the time as much as possible until we can truly find the "ancient seal" or until the "Spiritual Adventer" Starro recovers...]

[Please rest assured, this defeat was caused by Lord Starro's miscalculation of the situation. You will still be our closest friend...]

[After we kill those sacrifices and "melt" their souls into the key to open the seal, we will allow you to embark on the "lost" destiny according to the agreement, and give you the secret of regenerating the "root of life"; the Mother Goddess will bless you and let you "live forever" from now on...]

【…】

[—— “Elementalist” Alonso (Codename Three)]

……

"'Killing Cage'... 'Cheap Sacrifice'..."

Luo Xiu chewed over and extracted a few key words from the letter.

Luo Xiu was familiar with the term "killing cage".

This was a type of "curse" ritual that required specific conditions to trigger and was highly controlled. It looked like this kind of thing was lurking deep in the previous "Priesthood" stronghold.

And the "cheap sacrifice" should be directed at their Holy Inquisitor...

Luo Xiu fell into deep thought.

He had clearly seen that the relationship between Lord Rodif and the "Ancient Priory" was not just a "live" relationship.

The purpose of the "Ancient Hermitage" is still closely centered around the "Ancient Seal".

Their usual way of breaking through the seal is also sacrifice, but unlike the [Red Lotus] who would slaughter the entire village at will, they prefer to "sacrifice the souls of extraordinary people."

Because the "spirituality" of extraordinary people is more "plastic" and killing one extraordinary person is less likely to attract attention than killing a thousand civilians.

The "Holy Judge" is the "supernatural sacrifice" chosen by this group of [Lost] believers.

This is because the "Holy Court" is specifically responsible for handling "supernatural events" and "judging heretics" by the "Holy Judges". Their sacrifice is also a very common thing in the entire supernatural world.

Even if it would attract the attention of higher-ranking people in the "Holy Court" later, by that time, the "Ancient Hermitage" would have already escaped.

The purpose of Lord Rodif's false alarm was not to deal with the so-called "pagans". He simply wanted to trick the "holy judges" to come and kill them.

As for the purpose of "Lord of Rodif".

From the letter, we learned that he wanted to join the [Lost] destiny and become extraordinary, so as to regrow the "roots of life".

——That is the legendary "no chicken talk"...

Luo Xiu didn't know what Rodif had experienced, but he probably didn't have that ability.

It hurts. It hurts so much.jpg
And this kind of pain can only be completely healed through the means of [Red Lotus] or [Loss].

[Red Lotus] - Replace oneself with the oregano of the Warcraft; [Lost] - Pray to the "Mother Goddess" for the gift of life rebirth.

Rodif chose the latter and therefore chose to cooperate with the "Ancient Hermitage".

“……” Luo Xiu’s expression froze for a moment.

It was the first time that he had seen such a fresh and unconventional reason for wanting to become extraordinary.

……

Generally speaking, if the investigation reaches this level, Luo Xiu can request the entire team to return and explain the evidence of Rodif's guilt to the Supreme Person in the Department of Justice.

But Luo Xiu didn't intend to do that.

In his mind, he reestablished a spiritual connection with "Fog Night".

The raven returned to Rodif's mansion with the secret letter.

At this time, Lord Rodif had fallen into a deep sleep. Wu Ye came to the room where Rodif had been wandering before and stuffed the secret letter back into a thick book on the golden nanmu table.

……

The dawn has arrived.

Pamier walked out of the room early. She was wearing heavy paladin armor, wielding a greatsword in the courtyard, and practicing her daily routine.

Connor was leaning against the trunk of a fir tree, dozing off with his eyes closed.

After staying up all night, Luo Xiu came to the fountain of the "Valkyrie Statue" in the courtyard, scooped up a handful of clean water to wash his face, and forced himself to be refreshed.

The three people had reached a kind of tacit understanding at this time, and they all looked towards Captain Anthony's room at the same time.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, rustling footsteps were heard coming from Anthony's room.

——Creaky, Anthony’s room door opened.

Anthony, who thought he had gotten up early, was suddenly startled by three contemptuous glances.

"Everyone got up so early..." Anthony smiled and straightened his clothes.

"Let's go to the city lord's mansion."

……

When Anthony led the entire "Holy Judge" team through the main street of Red Maple City and came to a ochre-red four-story building.

The manor fence outside the "City Lord's Mansion" isolated Anthony and others.

The entrance, which was supposed to be guarded, was completely unmanned at this time. There was only a thick black iron chain locking the fence door to express that the mansion "refused to see guests" at this time.

Anthony didn't say much, but silently took out the silver-glowing steel-forged hammer from behind.

Golden mist emanated from Anthony's right hand, and from his arm to the hammer, gradually revealing complex and fine golden lines, and a layer of misty "holy flame" covered it.

Then, Anthony raised his war hammer and smashed it down on the chain!

--clang! ! !

The iron chain broke along the point where the blow landed, and black smoke was emitting from the broken ends with orange-red gold liquid flowing on both sides.

"You can go in." Anthony said.

"Before we actually meet Rodif, he still has time to make up a reasonable explanation..."

(End of this chapter)