Chapter 371 Hidden History and Mourning! (8k, code word attributes explode!)
I actually picked up such a leak... When settling, I can get an additional 10,000 basic experience points, 5 free attribute points, and a "rare" quality expertise!
This is too sweet!
And that's not all - when I just killed the "Giant Warrior" Nayigu of the third level of [Ku Tu], the corresponding kill reward popped up on the panel.
During the closed beta, according to posts posted by several players belonging to large guilds, or players who had been lucky enough to kill extraordinary beings of this level - it seems that extraordinary beings with "triple destiny" have become "distorted" "level bosses, if you kill them in the second life path, you will have a high probability of getting a "rare" quality expertise.
But what if it’s still “one destiny”?
Thomas thought with excitement on his face, and his heart was filled with anticipation.
However, he is still in the battlefield, and the column for receiving the kill reward is gray, and he has to wait until he is out of the battle to receive it.
Thomas is not in a hurry, he also knows that after the enemy's two executioners are dead, the battle to defend Red Maple City should soon come to an end.
……
Right around Thomas, in the center of the entire battlefield.
When the "Bishop" of the Red Maple City Church, Luo Xiu Carlos, was riding a golden Pegasus and carrying the head of the giant executioner "Storm Lord" Musset in the sky.
Almost everyone on the battlefield looked up and saw this scene.
"Storm Lord" Musset is dead!
He is the president of the attacking Dark Army, and his death means that the Dark Army has basically lost.
This caused the last hope in the hearts of the soldiers of the Dark Army, who were still fighting fiercely, to be shattered, and the army began to collapse towards the border.
But there are also many extraordinary beings of the Dark Army who are stubbornly resisting - just like the giant warrior Thomas encountered before.
And "Bishop" Rossiu Carlos, who was riding a golden Pegasus to patrol the sky, would ask Pegasus to strike them accurately after discovering them.
On the battlefield, the remaining strength of the Dark Army was rapidly decreasing.
And at the same time - right outside the city wall of Red Maple City, on the edge of the main battlefield.
A burst of crimson light suddenly shot up into the sky, and along with the roulette-like crimson light curtains spread rapidly over the battlefield, everyone heard the low and low voice from "Thunder General" Albert. And a powerful, seemingly overriding and irresistible voice:
"——The enemy's chief executioner, Quilton has been beheaded!"
"[Supreme] Knights, listen to my command——"
"——[Use tempered blades, flesh and blood, and fireworks to build roads for conquest]!"
——Buzz! ! ! ! !
The moment Albert's "order" fell, the crimson light curtain covering the battlefield suddenly shook!
It flowed, circled and finally shattered, constantly changing in mid-air, and finally condensed into hundreds of light surges and projected into the battlefield, absorbing the [Supreme] "Knights of the Guard" and "Knights of War" who were still fighting fiercely with the enemy. in their bodies.
That is the authority to capture the soul of "Silver-blooded Dragonborn" Quilton and crush it into spiritual essence using [Supreme] means, using it to greatly enhance the strength of other [Supreme] extraordinary beings.
That is also the only Level II authority held by "Thunder General" Albert!
In an instant.
The countless second- and third-level [Supreme] knights who had been strengthened had their auras suddenly surge, and their strength quickly jumped upwards in a very short period of time, almost reaching the height of the next level of destiny.
After gaining the power to crush and transform the soul of "Silver-Blooded Dragonborn" Quilton, the knights of [Supreme] have become real meat grinders, leaving only a pile of flesh and blood wherever they pass. , a battlefield where no one survived.
And at the same time.
The clergymen of the Red Maple City Church also came out of the city under the order of Anthony, the "presiding priest", and launched a large-scale counterattack against the dark army outside the city!
Countless golden lights surged up and began to wash away the holy magic on the battlefield.
The effective strength of the Dark Army was rapidly reduced by the terrifying annihilation of holy magic by the church priests.
The red dragons and dragon knights swimming in mid-air have also become the focus of the priests' fire - combining the warlocks of the [Intellect] Monument Academy, the priests and a large number of magic dolls with long-range means, Shoot a surging light surge at the remaining red dragons and dragon knights of Quilton!
While the demon puppets of [Intellectual] Fangbeiyuan were still radiating light surges, they also shot rapidly opening capture nets at the cruising red dragons. As long as a corner of the net touched their bodies, They will immediately be entangled like a spider web and release a powerful electric current, temporarily paralyzing them!
Soon, many red dragons entangled in the net twitched and struggled and fell from the sky. The soldiers who had been prepared below swarmed up and threw the entangled red dragons into the specially made prisoner. inside.
If there are still "Dragon Soldiers" with [Red Lotus] second to third levels of life who fell from high altitude and survived, the surrounding [Glory] priests and [Supreme] Guard Knights will immediately take action to kill them. Completely kill.
With the combined attack of the Annihilation Light Surge and the Capture Net, half of the red dragons were killed and half were captured.
The red dragons that were originally raised by the "Silver-Blooded Dragonborn" Quilton and used on the battlefield were now more than fifty captured by the warlocks of the Fangbei Academy in nets.
According to the current deputy director of the Fangbei Academy, "Great Alchemist" Irfan and "Great Rune Master" Eureka's research on the previously appeared monster "Blood Corpse Hyena", combined with the special demon "Dragon Hunter Knight" Rockland almost poured out all his knowledge on "dragon hunting" - the Fangbeiyuan has developed a rune breeding equipment that can replace [Red Lotus] to control these red dragons.
As long as enough red dragon samples are captured, Dean Irfan is confident that the captured red dragons can be reproduced and re-entered the battlefield within 10% of the loss.
……
This massive invasion and defense war lasted until late at night and early in the morning.
The two elite battle groups of the Dark Army - [Giant Chapter] and [Dragon Rider Chapter] have been completely annihilated, and the tens of thousands of Dark Army who have been stubbornly resisting have piled up into mountains of corpses, and the blood is everywhere. The low-lying areas of the gravel plain gathered into streams, and the smell of blood even spread into Red Maple City, making it difficult to dissipate.
About 10,000 soldiers of the Dark Army fled the battlefield. Red Maple City's side court has organized a pursuit, while the church's clergy and the warlocks of the Fangbeiyuan began to clean the battlefield and recover useful weapons, equipment, materials or supplies. .
At this time, Luo Xiu, the "Bishop" of the church, was standing side by side on the city wall with the leader of the side court, "Thunder General" Albert, overlooking the messy battlefield.
The soldiers who came out of the city to clean up the battlefield all raised their torches, illuminating the battlefield shrouded in darkness very brightly. Luo Xiu turned his eyes slightly and glanced at "Thunder General" Albert next to him. His bright eyes The flames on the battlefield are reflected in his eyes, which is reminiscent of amber.
"...It's over."
After a while, Albert let out a sigh, and his eyes that had been staring at the battlefield sharply finally dimmed at this moment.
From the beginning to the end of this guard war, Albert's spirit has been tense - until now, he can finally relax a little.
"Is your arm okay?"
Luo Xiu's eyes fell on one side of his body, on his empty cuff on the left half, and asked.
His severed arm has been recovered from the battlefield by the Guards Knights, and is now sealed in a storage box made of special wood, lying on the city steps behind Albert.
"..."
"Arm?"
"Hey, you're talking about this old guy."
Albert smiled, his voice was a bit old, and he answered nonchalantly:
"This is not the first time I have experienced something like this, Luo Xiu."
"Both the left arm and the right arm, they have been broken several times."
"But they can always continue well. It's just a little pain. It's not something worth worrying about."
"Speaking of which - Luo Xiu."
Albert retracted his distant gaze and said:
"This time... you did save my life, Luo Xiu."
"At the beginning, Astles, the Crow of Despair, tried to trap me with the fog of despair and drive away my 'spirit body'. You stopped him, right?"
"Also, that giant executioner. When that 'Storm Lord' Musset was about to hit me, you were the one who locked him up, right?"
"I must admit that I should thank you, Luo Xiu."
"..."
"You don't have to be so polite, Sir Albert."
Luo Xiu nodded slightly and responded with a smile to Albert:
"That's my duty. After all, even if our fates are different, we are still 'colleagues' in Red Maple City - I don't hope to get anything in return for helping you. It's just because we are like-minded at the moment."
"..."
"Haha, we are indeed of the same mind at the moment."
Albert also smiled. He was actually a little surprised by Luo Xiu's answer, but he also felt comfortable.
In Albert's past experience, he also had several contacts with the bishops of the "Holy Court".
Among them, some people admired the [Supreme], and their attitude towards Albert was flattering; some were alienated from the [Supreme], and their attitude towards Albert was almost indifferent.
And among those "Brilliant" bishops - there are very few who can maintain a normal attitude towards extraordinary beings who are not destined to be "Brilliant".
Because [Glory] is generally a sacred belief.
For this reason, the clergymen who are actually responsible for contacting the extraordinary beings in the two legal destinations of [Supreme] and [Intellect] are basically "priests" or "paladins", which are different from the "bishops" who are mainly in charge of the authority of the church. , "Priest" or "Paladin" are naturally closer to extraordinary beings with other fates.
Therefore, as a "bishop", Luo Xiu expressed this to Albert, which surprised Albert.
Albert originally wanted Luo Xiu to ask him for something, such as money, supplies, "epic" or even "legendary" weapons and equipment, etc.
But since Luo Xiu didn't ask for this from him, Albert didn't take the initiative to mention it.
Just when Albert had just finished the previous sentence and was organizing his words to ask Luo Xiu something.
He suddenly heard the plain and gentle voice of "Bishop" Rossiu Carlos next to him, coming again——
"Your Excellency Albert."
Luo Xiu asked calmly, "Do you have something to ask me?"
"..."
"Indeed."
Albert nodded, his deep wolf-like gaze immediately turned to Luo Xiu, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
"I do have something to ask you, Luo Xiu."
Albert said slowly, "You reminded me of some things in the past, Luo Xiu. You can also choose not to answer, and I won't do anything to you."
You won't do anything to me... Luo Xiu chewed on what Albert had just said, thinking that he shouldn't have exposed anything.
He still maintained a gentle smile on his face and responded calmly:
"Please ask, Sir Albert. As long as it is what I know."
"Okay."
Albert nodded.
He immediately turned around, facing Luo Xiu, and said in a hoarse and low voice:
"In the very beginning, when you were still on the city wall, when Musset raised his ax to strike at me - what was the 'authority' you used to freeze him?"
Albert had long recognized that the [Lock of Time] that Luo Xiu had activated on "Storm Lord" Musette before—that was "authority"!
"Is that what you want to ask about?"
Luo Xiu was a little surprised.
But he soon understood and responded to Albert:
"That is the 'ancient inheritance' obtained from an ancient seal - [Lock of Time]. This is indeed authority and can temporarily lock the flow of time within a certain range."
He told Albert truthfully about [Isol: Lock of Time], but deliberately did not mention the word "Isol".
"What's wrong, Sir Albert?"
"..."
"...It's an ancient inheritance."
After hearing Luo Xiu's answer, Albert nodded, with a look of relief on his face.
"Nothing, just a simple confirmation," Albert then said, "Because what you showed before - that is considered the [supreme] ability, but there are some differences."
"I don't know how to express it, but you should understand, Luo Xiu - you are a priest from Sina City, you should know what I am talking about."
Did he want to say... the previous bishop of the Church of Sina City, Bishop Alfonso Durante?
Albert also knows about Bishop Alfonso?
But he looked like a middle-aged saint, and he probably had not personally experienced the "Holy War" that year...
He is worried that another priest who has taken the [Supreme] destiny appears, uses the [Supreme] authority to control the [Glory], and once again desecrates the [Supreme]?
"..."
Luo Xiu was thinking about this, and the gentle and calm expression on his face did not diminish. He just nodded lightly and said:
"I know, Sir Albert."
"That is not the [Supreme] ability, it should just be similar...and when I got it, I also saw different inscriptions from the place where I got it."
"I remember...it should be engraved with [authority]."
Luo Xiu specifically mentioned the last sentence.
"..."
"...[Authority]?"
Albert asked in a somewhat puzzled tone.
Luo Xiu didn't speak, just looked at Albert, who then fell into deep thought.
After thinking for a while, Albert said half to himself:
"I have an impression."
"There are records in ancient books in the library of the Round Table. Before the [Supreme] Pillar that we follow now ascended - in the ancient Age of Gods, there was indeed a destiny called [Authority]."
"And the [authoritative] Pillar God - the ancient dragon ancestor who symbolizes 'rule and conquest' has long been above the end of the road of destiny. He established order, prescribed laws, and created the largest establishment at that time on today's broken continent. The country that belongs to the 'Dragonborn'"
"That was still an era when gods walked the world. And after that - our revered gods, the 'Supreme Heaven', ascended to consecrate gods."
"He represents the [Supreme], represents overriding and transcending everything, including the [authority] established by the original ancestor of the ancient dragon"
"When the conflict reached its peak - the 'Supreme Heaven' swung his sword and cut off all the laws and shackles of [Authority]. Finally, he killed the ancestor of the ancient dragon, fed on his remnants, reshaped his laws and authority, and also Devouring his [authority]”
"It is said that the reason why today's 'Broken Continent' is broken is that the [Supreme] annexed the remaining miracles of [Authority] in this world - this is the legend about the ascension of the [Supreme], and it is also the true history of God that has happened. .""..."
After a pause, Albert looked at Luo Xiu, his eyes shining brightly, and then said:
"And you, Luo Xiu. The inheritance you received from the ancient seal, the authority that comes from [Authority] - [Lock of Time]."
"In a sense, that can be regarded as the [supreme] authority."
"I won't say anything more, Luo Xiu. It's just a kind reminder. It's best not to use it in front of other [Supreme] people."
"You know what I mean. I want you to think carefully before using it - it's best to avoid the worst consequences before disaster occurs."
"..."
From Albert's perspective, this is indeed a well-intentioned reminder.
Luo Xiu still kept a smile on his face, but there was a storm in his heart.
——The fate of [Authority]!
Although Luo Xiu had already made some guesses when he obtained the entire "Secret Realm of King Isol's Court" and saw the inscription left by King Isol, but now what Albert said made Luo Xiu finally confirm this. A guess.
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In addition to the nine existing paths of fate in this world - there are only more dead paths!
Just like [Authority]!
And [Glory], [Abyss]...the path I am walking on, does it also have a more original destiny?
What, if any, are their remnants?
Or, if from another angle -
Can I, like the "Supreme Heaven" I once did... replace the existing "Pillar God", carve out a new destiny, and become a new "Pillar God"?
"..."
Luo Xiu was thinking about this.
He had never felt that his thoughts were as active as they were now.
Until Albert's voice came, bringing him back to reality from his wandering thoughts——
"Luo Xiu?"
"..."
"...Hmm."
Luo Xiu's expression was a little dazed for a moment.
He looked at Albert again, and when he met his bright eyes, the dazed look on his face gradually faded away.
"I'm sorry, Sir Albert," Luo Xiu said with a somewhat apologetic expression on his face, "I suddenly knew too many things, and I was a little shocked."
"Really?" Albert smiled.
"When I first learned about this, I had the same expression as you."
"But let's not talk about that for now."
Albert then moved his eyes away from Luo Xiu and turned to look at the battlefield in front of Red Maple City.
The soldiers who were still cleaning the battlefield still held torches. The light of the fire reflected in Albert's eyes, as if he was seeing the stars hanging upside down.
"It's time for me to go, Luo Xiu."
Albert said:
"The war here has just ended. It's time for me to go back to the side court. It's time for others to report to me."
"Wait until daybreak, and I will ask Baines to count the loot from the cleared battlefield. You can ask your clergy to come to the side court to inform you of the church's losses. I promise you, the 'side court' will provide you with all the supplies."< br>
"..."
After saying this, Albert patted Luo Xiu on the shoulder, with an encouraging smile on his face.
"Thank you again, Sir Albert."
Luo Xiu thanked Albert.
Heartfelt gratitude also appeared on his face - in every sense, he was indeed grateful to the [supreme] general in front of him, and Albert nodded slightly in response.
Then, he turned around and left, walking down the city wall.
Under Luo Xiu's gaze, his back also disappeared at the end of the corner spiral staircase.
……
Until Albert left.
Luo Xiu is still thinking about what he said before - thinking about [Supreme] and [Authority].
But apart from what Albert said, Luo Xiu didn't know anything more. He couldn't try anything beyond his capabilities in a short period of time.
However - he can still investigate some other things based on this.
For example, are there more hidden secrets in his "Forgotten Royal Court" that have not been discovered?
Another example is the "Bishop Alfonso Durant", his suspected 'ancestor' - after he was taken away by the [Supreme] a hundred years ago, are there any other traces left in the world...
Maybe what Bishop Alfonso used to control "Glory" was not the "Supreme" but the fallen "Authority" - otherwise, Alfonso Durant, the Bishop of "Glory" How can one obtain the [Supreme] authority? It can only come from other ancient seals.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the people of [Supreme] are afraid of Alfonso, and will make the "Holy Court" hand over Alfonso Durant as the first condition...
Thinking about it this way, maybe this is what Albert wanted to remind or "warn" himself.
"..."
Thinking deeply in my mind.
Luo Xiu vaguely felt that he had indeed touched a corner of the true truth of the "Holy War" a hundred years ago that was hidden and buried in the sea of history.
Although all signs indicated that Bishop Alfonso Durant should have died and disappeared from the world, Luo Xiu first removed this inertia.
He had a vague hunch that "Alfonso Durant" might still be alive, but no one knew where he had escaped or was hidden.
In this case, a trip to Bishop Alfonso's hometown - the city of Sina and the village of Casivo in Reinz Town, has become a lot more important in Luo Xiu's plan.
The formal arrangement is set after leading the players to counterattack the Dark Principality, invade Fafnir City, and kill the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice".
By that time - I should have returned to the Sina City Church again with a method or something specific that could save Bishop Fabian. At that time, he can drop by Kasiwo Village without allocating other time.
And at that time - after killing the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice", he should be ready to try to advance to the sixth level of [Glory]. If you encounter any unexpected dangers during your trip to Casivo Village, you will be able to deal with them more calmly.
Luo Xiu was thinking and planning these carefully.
After sorting out all the things he had to do in the next period of time, Luo Xiu let go of these thoughts and turned his attention back to the present——
Luo Xiu knew that what he had to do now was more clear and important than those things that would happen later.
——While waiting for the church clergy to clean up and recover the loot on the battlefield, he will settle several rewards!
The kill rewards of "Storm Lord" Musset and "Silver-Blooded Dragonborn" Quilton have been settled, as well as the mission rewards of the limited-time mission [Dark Sky Haze]!
However, before the final settlement of these rewards, Luo Xiu had to do one last thing.
——Kill the last escaped executioner,
——Kill "Crow of Despair" Asterais!
Only then can the limited-time mission [Dark Sky Haze] be successfully completed.
……
Outside Hongfeng City.
In a deserted mountain ridge far away from human habitation, there is a cramped and narrow beast cave.
The crooked-necked tree next to it stretched out several dry and discolored branches diagonally toward the entrance of the cave. A few crows sat on it, making a "quack-quack--" sound.
It was late at night.
The moonlight glowing with light cyan light flows down, shining on the branches of the old tree and the bodies of the crows——
However, their feathers did not reflect the matte black luster that real "crows" should have. Instead, under the blue moonlight, bursts of gray mist formed like something burning!
Suddenly.
The branches of the old tree began to sway greatly, and the surrounding air also trembled unnaturally. A deep crack connecting to the "emptiness" slowly opened, and a withered and bloody body stretched out from it. Mo's hand——
"Ah, it's out..."
A light, hoarse sigh came out from behind the crack, and the hand immediately grabbed the edge of the crack and tore it open completely!
Then, a thin body crawled out of the crack.
His stature was stooped, and his upper body was wrapped entirely in black and white cloth tapes. However, most of the cloth tapes had been torn and could not cover his body, which was already dripping with blood and missing a piece here and there.
He wore a "weeping" mask on his face - but nearly a third of it was damaged; he held a cane with a carved "crow"-shaped handle in his hand - but the "crow" was also crumbling, There were obvious cracks at the connection with the cane.
He is the "Crow of Despair" Asterais.
He just escaped from the spiritual sea belonging to [Nothingness]!
For him, it was a bitter journey.
The Pillar God of Nothingness - "Snake of the Void" is undoubtedly evil. This time, he turned Asterais, who escaped into the spiritual sea, into a snake and deprived him of almost all his senses. .
He just felt that he couldn't hear any sound and couldn't see anything - there were only groups of crimson colors in front of him, and he squirmed in the direction of the crimson groups, finally regaining his spirituality. sea and returned to the real world.
And the place in the deserted mountains where he was now was a place chosen by Astrais in advance.
His servants, his "Grey Mist Ravens", have always stayed here, serving as his "eyes" to observe and pay attention to everything around them, confirming that this is an absolutely safe hiding place.
"Huh..."
Asterais finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was no danger around him.
Behind him, the crack in the void that was torn open began to slowly close after losing the support of its content, and finally disappeared.
"So, now..."
Astles looked around, and finally his eyes fell on the entrance of the narrow cave, muttering to himself:
"This is the border between the border of Red Maple City and the principality... It's late at night..."
"'Mourning Mask'... They should have received the message from my gray crow."
"Now... just rest in this cave for a while, and wait until early morning before going down the mountain before dawn. There should be..."
"..."
Astraeus was murmuring, but suddenly, his murmuring to himself stopped abruptly——
He suddenly felt as if his surroundings were sinking into darkness, and he suddenly couldn't see anything.
He also lost all sense, and he only felt as if he was falling, falling, and falling down into a deep valley.
In a flash.
Gray mist surged from the edge of Astrais' vision.
But that was not his fog of despair - Asterais only felt sinking, and he felt that all his senses - what he saw, what he heard, what he could touch, etc., all of his perceptions were being deceived. Substantial replacement!
And at the same time - Astrais saw an even weirder and more terrifying sight.
A completely gray slender body appeared in front of him.
It was a monster floating like a ghost, with an oval face and four holes in it!
There is a sharp horn on his forehead, and his body is covered with gray mist. Four slender and bloodless arms extend from both sides, making a gesture like a ritual——
For some reason, Astrais felt that the four open eyes on his face seemed to reveal some kind of compassion, mourning, and strong emotion.
That was an emotion even more desperate than despair.
Fear began to rise in Astrais's heart for no apparent reason.
He didn't know the reason for his fear, it was like some kind of instinctive throbbing.
At the same time.
A sharp, but not harsh, sound came into Astrais's ears:
"...I come to mourn."
"I am sad and hungry..."
"..."
The monster in front of Astrais - the 'mourning' monster let out a dry, slender lament, its lips buzzing:
"Are you a corpse or food?"
……
(End of chapter)