Chapter 13: Bottom of the Blood Cave
"It's a mission to purify the dead..." Luo Xiu pondered.
Indeed, as a "clergyman" of the Church of Glory, it can be said that purifying monsters such as ghosts and undead is commonplace.
However, this is somewhat difficult for Luo Xiu, who is still a trainee priest.
In the game "God's Destiny", "Necromantic" monsters are mostly aggregations of resentment. This is a kind of evil spirit that is difficult to kill by conventional means. It can be described as quite troublesome for many novice and early-stage players!
However, this is not the most troublesome part for Luo Xiu.
Luo Xiu frowned slightly. Whenever he was deep in thought, he would habitually tap the table with his fingers.
"Morning Town..." Luo Xiu murmured.
"Where can I find undead monsters?"
…
Suddenly, an evil idea came into Luo Xiu's mind.
How about simply...
Let "Morning Town" become "Dusk Town"...
Together with these evil thoughts, Luo Xiu felt that his character was a little shaken.
So he stretched out his palms and slapped his face hard!
——Pop! Snap!
Two crisp sounds, accompanied by pain, made Luo Xiu suddenly regain consciousness.
"It's so dangerous...it's so dangerous..." Luo Xiu felt scared in his heart.
Even though Luo Xiu considers himself to be sane and has correct views, there are still many evil thoughts deep in his heart that remain in the cracks of his soul.
For example, what caused my xinxing to waver just now was the evil thoughts that were "amplified" in a specific situation...
This is one of the dangers and costs associated with embracing the power of the [Abyss]!
The abyss is all-pervasive. Once there is a crack in reason or emotion, the abyss may invade at any time and devour the souls of those who embrace the power of the abyss, making them become part of the matrix of the "abyss".
And this is one of the reasons why Luo Xiu did not choose "Abyss" as his first destiny, but must lead with "Glory".
After sighing, the long priest's robe was burned to ashes in the fire of the fireplace.
After sweeping out the ashes mixed with charcoal and disposing of them, Luo Xiu didn't go to bed until about three o'clock in the morning.
He had a premonition that the "Holy Judges" of the Songyuan Territory where Morningside Town was located would soon receive reports of "pagan corpses on the streets" and came to Morningside Town to investigate "Morris" and "Feld". The body was investigated.
This is also a troublesome matter that requires preparation of countermeasures in advance...
Luo Xiu thought hazily while gradually falling asleep.
…
It was July 19, 767 in the Apocalypse Calendar, before dawn.
The endless night still shrouds the sky.
The Nolan Empire is adjacent to the Dark Principality known as the "Land of Criminals", also known as the border area of the "Thieves Principality".
The underground of "Fafnir City", which is known as the "Desolate City".
In a huge, natural underground cave, many dense ditches have been dug artificially.
These intricate ditches are carrying scarlet blood, flowing and converging towards the huge hole in the center, and filling it until it is full.
If the surface of the earth is lifted up and only the surface of these ditches and caves are exposed, you will see an extremely spectacular sight——
The rough pattern formed by these blood ditches and the huge hole in the center happens to be a huge blood-stained red lotus blooming toward the sky!
In the center of this underground cave, floating on a small floating island in the middle of the blood lake, is an altar with a "red lotus" base carved from crimson magic crystals.
Sitting on top of it was a dark red turbid human figure.
He has no facial features, and his face is smooth red and gray. From his bitter wrinkled skin, it can be seen that he must be an old man.
The old man's whole body exuded a thick and ominous black aura. He was surrounded by people in black cloaks, all of whom were facing the old man's direction and bowed in salute.
After a long time, the old man let out a long, old sigh.
"The Lord is awake... The Lord is awake!" Someone in a group of cloaks shouted loudly:
"Congratulations to the Lord for killing the traitor and retrieving the two divine objects..."
Before he finished speaking, the other cloaks saw only an extremely thick blood mist, suddenly covering the shouting cloak.
Then, burning mist began to steam out from the cloak's body!
Not long after, the cloak that had been shouting just now turned into a pool of blood.
All the cloaks could not help but tremble, but no one mourned the death of their companion.
They have long been accustomed to such scenes.
But, I don’t know why, the Lord of Blood Sacrifice...
...Why is that Lord so angry?
The cloaks didn't feel that the cloak just said something wrong...
Could it be... could it be that the "double-faced doll" was not successfully retrieved? But that doesn’t mean that…
The cloaks were guessing, but at this moment, a crack was cut on the face of the Lord of Blood Sacrifice, and an extremely sharp, harsh, and old and vague sound came out from it.
"...Temporarily terminate the 'Twilight' ritual."
The voice of the Lord of Blood Sacrifice echoed in everyone's ears, "Convey my 'enlightenment' to all the thorns in the 'Songyuan Territory'..."
"What?" The cloaks looked at each other. This was the first time they saw the Lord looking like he was facing a powerful enemy.
"...Let them raise as many 'blood slaves' as possible...I need new nutrients...
Then select 'blood disciples' from these 'blood slaves'... I need new combat power..."
Listening to the "instructions" given by the Lord of Blood Sacrifice one after another, the cloaks looked at each other in shock.
They were vaguely aware of the signs of change.
What did the Lord see? And what happened to these cloaked colleagues - Morris and Feld...
The cloaks wanted to decipher more information from the Lord's words, but after the Lord of Blood Sacrifice finished speaking these words, the cracks on his face gradually closed and he stopped talking.
The Blood Cave of Nuoda was once again filled with an eerie tranquility.
…
When he woke up, Luo Xiu felt refreshed.
After solving the first crisis point, Luo Xiu had a peaceful sleep.
At this time, he can return to normal life as "NPC" Luo Xiu.
In a short period of time, there is no need to worry about evil associations like the "Blood of Thorns" threatening the security of Morningside Town.
When he thought of this, Luo Xiu's mouth raised a slight arc.
After that, it’s time to return to the normal pace of life.
Getting familiar with and adapting to "Luo Xiu's" living habits as soon as possible is also part of Luo Xiu's plan.
As the only "trainee priest" of the Guanghui Church in Chenxi Town at this time, he needs to complete the church's homework regularly and quantitatively every day, and guide the believers who "pray to God" to complete their praises to Him.
Although Luo Xiu had experienced this as a player in his previous life, he still had a different feeling when he paid tribute as an NPC.
Luo Xiu stood up, took down the new priest's robe from the coat rack, put on the priest's crown belonging to "Luo Xiu", picked up "Glorious Listening", and walked out of the church.
It was six o'clock in the morning, and the timekeeping method in Apocalypse World was the same as in the previous life.
The outside of the church was already filled with ordinary believers who were preparing to give "praises."
It was originally the job of Luo Xiu's mentor, the great priest Yiwen, to guide the believers to complete the "praise", but now this responsibility was passed on to Luo Xiu's shoulders, and he still felt a sense of nervousness.
With a long sigh of relief, Luo Xiu appeared in front of the believers in an almost perfect and friendly manner.
(End of chapter)