Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 99 The Wandering Knight

On the abandoned hill at the edge of Hongfeng City, next to the dry well.

Luo Xiu sat on a relatively low stone, closed his eyes and thought.

In the "fog shadow" vision created by the raven foggy night, Luo Xiu saw a little boy.

With a fanatical and excited expression, he climbed up the windmill tower that had emitted "spiritual fluctuations" from Luo Xiu's previous visit.

The boy looked around for a while, but found no trace of the fluctuation of the "Ancient Seal".

An expression of disappointment suddenly spread across his face, and then he left the windmill tower.

……

"Starro is not dead after all..." Luo Xiu rubbed his chin and murmured.

Luo Xiu then opened his eyes and gave instructions to "Mist Shadow", asking it to closely track the every move of "Little Boy" Starro, and then cut off the visual connection with "Mist Shadow".

Before, Luo Xiu was on the windmill tower, using the "crown fragment" to emit spiritual fluctuations, just to try to see if he could lure "Starro" out.

As a result, Starro took the bait, which made Luo Xiu's next plan feasible.

……

Ignoring Starro for the time being, Luo Xiu turned his attention back to the dry well nearby.

This is a wellhead made of gray stone bricks. The moss-like traces of water erosion have long turned into a dry black due to the passage of time, making it look quite old.

And around the dry well, there are faint traces of previous human habitation.

This place may have once been a settlement or village, and its history may be even longer than before the establishment of "Red Maple City".

The knotted rope for drawing water next to the dry well had long since decayed into ashes, but the inner wall of the well was carved with a stone groove extending downward, allowing Luo Xiu to climb down to the bottom of the well without the help of any tools.

……

This dry well is much deeper than Luo Xiu expected.

Just as he reached the "bottom of the well", he felt the heat coming from the "crown fragments".

Afterwards, the ground at the "bottom of the well" turned into various oil paints that floated around, revealing a deeper, truly hidden space.

This is the ancient seal related to "King Isol", a defense mechanism to prevent outsiders from breaking in - only those who carry the true "King Isol" credentials are eligible to enter.

When Luo Xiu really stood on the ground and looked around, the scene that came into his sight was much wider than he had expected.

This hidden underground space does have the architectural style of an ancient "mausoleum".

The flickering crystal lamps on both sides provided minimal lighting.

On a circular stone floor in the front, the deep light of the magic circle patterns was faintly flickering.

It was an almost identical magic circle pattern to the one that sealed the entrance to the "Undead Knight" Grivil in Dawn Town.

After observing the surrounding environment, Luo Xiu immediately raised his arms high, allowing abundant spiritual energy to flow through his body.

Just like in Dawn Town, Luo Xiu sang loudly:
"——Lord of the Lofty Stars! God of the Supreme Gods..."

"——You are the original of the apocalypse!"

"..."

As Luo Xiu chanted, a strong tremor came from the surroundings.

A deep red glow gradually emerged from the patterns on the magic circle.

In the next moment, the deep red light above the magic circle suddenly spread, completely submerging Luo Xiu's figure.

……

When Luo Xiu opened his eyes again, he had already entered the interior of the seal.

At the same time, a new prompt appeared on his task panel for [Hidden Task: The End of Wandering].

[You have entered the mausoleum of "Wandering Rider" Miklos] Luo Xiu began to observe his surroundings at the same time.

Behind him was a teleportation light gate similar to the one in the mausoleum of the "Immortal Knight" Grieville, which led him back to the dry well at the edge of Red Maple City.

After confirming the retreat route, Luo Xiu summoned Fenrir and released "Fog Night" from the fog-hiding state, allowing the raven to rest lightly on his shoulder.

Afterwards, Luo Xiu opened his "spiritual vision" and walked in the direction of the spiritual convergence within the mausoleum.

……

When they went deep enough, the heavy sounds of "clang, clang" began to echo in Luo Xiu's ears.

At the same time, his "spiritual vision" also saw a scarlet spiritual thread swaying at the corner ahead.

——There is great terror ahead. This was the first thought that flashed through Luo Xiu’s mind.

He then tightly grasped the "Moon-Cutting Sickle" and at the same time pulled out the "Judgment" musket from behind his waist with his left hand.

Clank, clank - heavy muffled sounds, along with the sharp sound of armor plates colliding with each other, kept attacking Luo Xiu's cochlea.

The air in front of him became increasingly sluggish and heavy as the sound gradually approached.

Just the next moment.

[You have encountered "Wandering Rider" Miklos]

Along with the panel prompt, a sudden surge of violent spiritual energy covered in scarlet appeared in the "spiritual vision".

And just in front of Luo Xiu and behind the corner of the mausoleum corridor, the figure wrapped in the violent spirituality finally appeared completely in Luo Xiu's sight!
That was a completely different knight from the "hound"-like Grieville.

"The Wandering Knight" Miklos, he is the "headless heavy armored knight"!
Miklos, he was wearing a dark, rusted heavy armor, and from the seams of his armor, black, ominous mist was constantly pouring out;

In his left hand, he held a decayed skull, the flesh and blood on it had long since turned to dust, but the two eyes were still "embedded" in the eye sockets of the skull, emitting a red glow;
In his right hand, he was holding a heavy, wide-bladed halberd upside down. The halberd was engraved with some ancient totem patterns, and the blade was burning like a flame. Thunderous sounds could be heard coming from it.

"Wandering Rider" Miklos was walking slowly and steadily towards Luo Xiu's position.

Every step he took caused the surrounding air to vibrate violently.

As Miklos walked, the head in his left hand was murmuring something in a hoarse voice:
"——Where should I go...?"

"——Hometown...where is it..."

"..."

What Miklos was holding in his arms was his own head.

Just like the "Immortal Knight" Grieville, Miklos, who was sublimated from a dead spirit to a "guardian spirit", also has his deep obsession as a "guardian knight".

At this time, the positions of "Wandering Rider" Miklos and Luo Xiu were still far apart.

Miklos, he should be following the scent of the "crown fragment" and moving towards Luo Xiu's position.

At the same time, Luo Xiu was also detecting the attributes of "Wandering Knight" Miklos.

His highest attributes are strength and constitution.

Compared to the "Immortal Knight" Grivil whose "Agility" attribute is as high as 32 points, the agility of "Wandering Knight" Miklos is only half of his.

For the time being, there is no need to worry about being suddenly attacked by the "Wandering Knight"... Luo Xiu felt a little relieved.

But he did not let down his guard, because the level of "Wandering Rider" was higher than that of "Immortal Rider"! This meant that he would be a more difficult enemy to deal with than Greville.

Now Luo Xiu is in the corridor of the mausoleum. He does not want to engage in a fierce battle with the "Wandering Rider" here.

There are only two directions here: advance and retreat. Once the battle begins, Luo Xiu will have no room to maneuver.

He pondered in his heart, and then asked the raven on his shoulder to create a "mist shadow" to track the movements of the wandering rider.

Then, Luo Xiu turned around and walked into the shadow of another corridor.

(End of this chapter)