There is an ambush before Chapter 143, so the ambush is very useful next (5k4)
late at night.
Sina City, Church of Glory.
In the inner courtyard, Anthony and Luo Xiu rushed to the gate of Bishop Fabian's Holy See as quickly as possible.
On the way here, Anthony had already told Luo Xiu about the plans of "Executioner" Kolos, the Lord of Blood Sacrifice and the Bishop of the Ancestral Spirit.
After learning about the conspiracy they had planned, Luo Xiu suddenly felt scared and lucky.
Luo Xiu was glad that he came at the right time and was able to learn about the enemy's malicious plan. This allowed them to prepare early instead of waiting for the incident to be dealt with hastily.
"Blood of Thorns" is about to attack the Alchemy Institute. Among them is the result of his previous guidance - "Great Knowledgeer" Lockland. He is recognized by the Lord of Blood Sacrifice as the one who controls the divine object "Double-faced Doll" character, and around this, the Blood of Thorns will inevitably launch a series of pursuit plans against him.
However, based on what Luo Xiu had seen before, regarding the combat power displayed by Lockland himself, it would not be that easy if only "Shadow of Murder" Thetis led the team to hunt him down.
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Ignoring the matters at the Alchemy Institute for the moment, Luo Xiu began to analyze other information told to him by Anthony.
From this, Luo Xiu was able to connect many pieces of information from his previous life together to form conjectures about the specific details of some major events on the eve of the "Judgment War".
——Bishop Fabian. In his previous life, he died mysteriously and suddenly during the Judgment War. Perhaps it was related to the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice"!
The Lord of Blood Sacrifice, he once carved the "Gray Blood Curse" for Bishop Fabian. This is the most vicious, taboo, and most hellish curse that the Lord of Blood Sacrifice has mastered!
The Lord of Blood Sacrifice can continuously transform the blood of the cursed person into dead matter and corrupted "gray blood". This will cause the cursed person to gradually lose control of his original spirituality, greatly increasing the risk of losing control.
At the same time, the Lord of Blood Sacrifice can also use special means to manipulate the gray blood to a certain extent, causing extremely serious damage to the inner being of the cursed person.
Even this evil curse cannot be purified or removed through holy magic. Because this is an "ancient inheritance" skill, it needs to be resolved by an "ancient inheritance" from the same origin.
Among the information currently known to the Holy Court, the only one who has the method to lift the "Grey Blood Curse" is the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" himself. Luo Xiu knew that there were other forces that mastered this method - the original sect of the "Holy Tower Theocracy"! It's just that these two forces are currently enemies. Luo Xiu knows that it is absolutely impossible for them to take the initiative to break Bishop Fabian's curse.
According to what Anthony told him about the conspiracy planned by the enemies, Luo Xiu guessed that the so-called "twilight" ritual mentioned by the enemies was to use Fabion, who was eroded by the "Grey Blood Curse", as a container to summon someone. An ominous existence has arrived!
However, the time when the enemies were preparing to attack the church may have been much earlier than in the previous life. This may be because I let the "Lord of the Blood Sacrifice" know that the "Two-Faced Doll" was in the Alchemy Institute in advance, which allowed the Blood of Thorns to determine their target earlier, so the "Twilight" ritual was carried out in advance.
If we follow the plot of the previous life, after the "Blood of Thorns" bloodbathed Dawn Town, there was still no trace of the "traitor" Intis. Intis took the divine artifact "Two-faced Doll" and disappeared, so the Blood of Thorns has been slow to take action...
Because, for the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice", he actually didn't care about the so-called "revenge" war launched by the Dark Principality against the Empire. What he is more concerned about should be his sacred object. This is an important thing used by the Lord of Blood Sacrifice to fight against the backlash of flesh and blood in his body!
"..."
Luo Xiu's thoughts were racing and he quickly analyzed many possible situations.
In the end, he came to the conclusion that it would be more beneficial to his current situation to help Bishop Fabian and eliminate the erosion of the "Grey Blood Curse".
If a [Glorious] fifth-fold destiny church bishop dies, and he cannot be quickly promoted to the realm of the "Fifth-fold destiny" saint, and cannot succeed Fabian as the bishop, the "Holy Court" It may not be a good thing for you to send a new bishop from above.
Now, Bishop Fabian has been eroded by the "Grey Blood Curse", causing him to be unable to move freely. On a certain level, this has created more space for Luo Xiu to move freely.
The new bishop and the clergy of the Sina City Church did not know each other's ins and outs. Luo Xiu knew that it would be difficult for a special being like him to be in such a low-key situation in the future.
Even the most essential and critical reason is that the Sina City Church, when Bishop Fabian dies, may not be able to survive the time for the Holy Court to send a new bishop. Between the judgment war, the coveting of the [Supreme], and the eyeing pagans, the Sina City Church may be completely destroyed before this happens.
This conflicts with Luo Xiu's interests, and he understands this deeply.
So he made a decision quickly.
Then, there is only one practical way - kill the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" as soon as possible!
Luo Xiu was prepared to do this even if it was just to advance the mission process of [Dusk and Night].
Kill the Lord of Blood Sacrifice, and the source of the "evil curse" will be cut off naturally. The gray blood curse in Fabian's body will also naturally dissipate. Then Bishop Fabian, he can still live.
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While Luo Xiu was thinking, he looked at Captain Anthony beside him.
Anthony's expression was very serious at this time. He walked to the tower-shaped building on one side of the Bishop's Holy See and stood in front of a suspended sphere filled with golden light.
Anthony slowly raised his arm, touched the surface of the golden sphere with his hand, and slowly poured his spirituality into it.
Under Luo Xiu's gaze, the light on the surface of the golden sphere in front of Anthony soon became brighter, and countless golden light strips like translucent silk began to flow rapidly around the sphere.
——Buzz buzz...
Several low humming sounds came from the inside of the sphere. When he heard the sound, Anthony retracted his arm and took a step back.
The golden light ball in front of him, and the golden light mist lingering on the surface, had become more intense at this time. And at the next moment, the sound of "—rumbling" came from under the main door of the Bishop's Holy See, and two platinum doors slowly opened to both sides.
"...Your Majesty, the Bishop has allowed us to meet."
Anthony said in a low voice: "Luo Xiu, come with me."
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Bishop Fabien's Holy See, three-story residence.
Anthony led Luo Xiu to Bishop Fabian's bedroom door.
Earlier, before Luo Xiu came to the Sina City Church and became the Holy Judge, Priest Leonard led Anthony to see Bishop Fabian once.
Now, it was he who led Luo Xiu to see the bishop... Anthony felt a little emotional in his heart, but he soon stopped thinking about these past events, and a serious expression appeared on his face.
Anthony then knocked gently on the door of the bishop's bedroom.
"..."
"...Come in."
An old and gentle voice came from the other side of the door.
Anthony then pushed open the door and entered.
Luo Xiu followed Anthony, and he saw the old figure lying on the bed.
The current bishop of the Sina City Church, Fabion Novilan, is the most familiar person to Luo Xiu in the Sina City Church.
In the previous life, when the players came to this land, Fabian was the bishop of the church at that time. Fabion was not dead at that time, but he was deeply affected by the "Grey Blood Curse". At that time, he was completely unable to leave the bishop's seat, and he rarely met the clergy anymore.
"It's Anthony, cough, cough..."
Bishop Fabion glanced at Anthony, with a gentle smile on his face.
However, the "Grey Blood Curse" that had been entangled with Fabian for a long time also made him unable to control his physical discomfort, and he coughed violently several times.
Gray blood coughed out from Bishop Fabian's throat. Then, he wiped the corners of his mouth, and his face turned extremely unhealthy pale.
In the dim environment, Fabian noticed that there was another cleric beside Anthony. But subconsciously, he thought he was a cleric who was accompanying and guiding him, so he didn't pay much attention to him.
Bishop Fabion, with a gentle smile on his face, said: "Little Anthony... I heard Leonard say that you have gone on a mission. Go on a mission to scout the map and confirm whether it is authentic. "
"Just in the afternoon, Leonard said that when you come back with the good news, he will bring you all to see me. Ahem... I didn't expect that you would come directly to my place."
"Since, ahem...since you are back and have come to my place, I think you should have brought good news for us."
"..."
"...Yes, Lord Bishop." Anthony nodded.
"I did...bring back good news, eh."
"That map, the location of the 'Blood of Thorns' stronghold marked on it, will most likely be correct."
"We randomly selected the five stronghold locations marked above, and these locations do have the 'Blood of Thorns' pagans entrenched and active. This is enough to confirm a lot of things."
"..."
"……Um."
Fabian nodded, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes. He looked at Anthony and asked slowly:
"But, Anthony."
"I don't feel the excitement or joy I deserve from you..."
"Did anything else happen?"
Fabian's eyes suddenly became much deeper. When he looked at Anthony, it was as if he could see through his heart.
After Anthony pondered for a while, he nodded heavily and said:
"...Yes. We discovered that they are planning a huge conspiracy."
"..."
Afterwards, Anthony told Fabion everything he had heard next to the last stronghold of "Blood of Thorns". As Anthony spoke, the gentle expression on Fabian's face gradually began to shrink, becoming more and more serious and dignified.
When Anthony finished speaking, Fabian nodded silently.
"It turned out to be like this..."
Fabion said slowly: "I am cursed with the gray blood of the 'Lord of Blood Sacrifice', and I am actually the container chosen by them to activate the 'Twilight' ritual. Ahem... This is really... hard to explain. "
"Over at the Tower of Sages in [Intellect], their alchemy academy will indeed hold a grand ceremony in the near future. Their dean has also invited me, but in my current state, ahem..."
"But, but... we still have time."
"Since they said they will attack the Alchemy Institute and us in three days, then we are well prepared before that... No, that's not right. We don't have to wait for them to come. With the map of their stronghold, we can take the initiative to attack."
On Fabian's pale face, a pair of pupils shone with bright light golden light. He said with some enthusiasm: "Waiting, waiting is meaningless... It is to nip the enemy's actions in the cradle in advance. Correct."
"..."
"My Lord Bishop, I think so too."
When he heard Fabian say this, a look of excitement appeared on Anthony's face.
"I also think that we should be one step ahead of them and take the initiative! Only in this way can we seize the initiative..."
"Haha, good boy... cough cough."
Fabion coughed a few more times and said: "Well, in that case, Anthony. Go find Leonard and tell him what you heard. I will contact the surrounding churches and ask them to send people over as soon as possible. In addition, you should find another cleric who you can trust and ask him to inform the generals at the Alchemy Institute so that they can be prepared to deal with it."
"Okay." Anthony nodded and said, "I will go find Priest Leonard and tell him this. Lord Bishop, please pay more attention to your own safety in the past few days."
"Of course, I'll pay attention."
A gentle smile finally appeared on Fabian's face, and he finally said to Anthony:
"Our time is precious, Anthony. So, go quickly."
"..."
When Fabian said this last sentence, Anthony nodded, stood up with Luo Xiu, and walked towards the door of Bishop Fabian's bedroom.
They walked out of the bedroom room, and immediately left the "Bishop's Holy See" and went to their respective posts.
Fabian was soon the only one left in Bishop Fabian's bedroom.
"……well."
Fabian was silent for a long time, and finally sighed deeply.
"I never expected that the 'Holy War' a hundred years ago and the 'Grey Blood Curse' carved into my body by the Lord of Blood Sacrifice would end in this way."
"But that's okay. Let all this come to a complete end, 'Lord of Blood Sacrifice', haha..."
"As long as I don't die, your 'Twilight' will never come. And if Leonard and the others fail... I will pray to 'Xu Mo' for the gift of dying for the Tao. This body will never fall." In your hands!"
"..."
Bishop Fabian murmured, and at the same time he raised his withered arm and rubbed for a while a ring engraved with gold patterns on his finger.
"My name is Fabion Novilan, and I am the holder of the two-winged authority. I hereby declare——"
Following Bishop Fabian's words, the lines on the gold ring suddenly revealed a bright golden light.
Bishop Fabian then continued to speak loudly:
"Listen to my instructions - all the 'Holy Judges' in Sina City, Trier City, Red Maple City and Salin City."
"——Come to Sina City as soon as possible within two days, the moment of 'judgment' has arrived!"
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The Church of Sina City, the seat of the Holy Inquisition.
Anthony and Luo Xiu quickly returned to the Holy Inquisition and met up with Connor and Pamier who had returned before them.
"I have already told the priest the confirmation of the map information."
Seeing Luo Xiu and Anthony coming back, Pamier, who had been waiting here for a long time, said: "The priest asked me to wait for you here, and asked me to tell you that you should go see him as soon as you return to the Holy Inquisition. ”
"We are preparing to meet him." Anthony nodded and said, "Pamier, Connor, you also come with me."
"...?"
Connor raised his head and looked at Anthony with a somewhat absent-minded look. He noticed that the captain seemed to have an unprecedented serious expression on his face today.
"...Okay." Connor responded, and together with Pamier, followed closely behind Anthony.
The group then went straight to Leonard's room, and without bothering to knock on the door again, Anthony pushed the door open and entered.
It was late at night, but Leonard was still behind the desk, immersed in processing the piled up files.
"...You are here."
Upon noticing that the door to the room was pushed open, Leonard raised his head and took a look.
"Luo Xiu, Anthony. Pamier has already told me that your reconnaissance went very smoothly."
"It's just that you guys seemed to have run into some trouble in the end...what exactly happened?"
"..."
Antony then told Leonard the plot of the enemy that he had overheard and told to Bishop Fabion.
"...There is such a thing?!"
Leonard's eyes widened, he put his hands on the table and stood up.
"So, you have already met Bishop Fabian, um, um..."
Then, Leonard's face, like Anthony's at this moment, showed an unprecedented serious expression.
"I understand. Anthony, go and report this matter to the captains of the other Holy Judge teams. I will contact several other priests and the Sina City Church will prepare for war from now on."
"It's just over there at the Alchemy Institute, over at the Alchemy Institute..."
"I can go to the Alchemy Institute and tell them about this."
Luo Xiu suddenly said from the side: "I know one of them, the 'Great Knowledgeer'."
"Do you know the Great Master?" A surprised expression appeared on Leonard's face, "That, that would be best, I originally wanted little Marilyn... Then, Luo Xiu, I'll trouble you. "
"This is within my responsibility." Luo Xiu nodded and said.
When the matter became urgent, Leonard then discussed the details of preparations for the war with Anthony, Luo Xiu and other Holy Judges.
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It wasn't until dawn that the discussion about war preparations came to an end, and everyone immediately dispersed and returned to their respective responsibilities and positions.
Luo Xiu returned to the Bailing Hotel and took his final sleep.
After two hours of light sleep, Luo Xiu got up from the bed, went to the "Room of True Knowledge" in the Alchemy Academy, found the "Great Knowledgeer" Lockland, and told him about it.
Lockland was quite surprised when he heard the news. After repeatedly confirming the authenticity of the information with Luo Xiu, Lockland quickly contacted other "Great Knowledgeers" to discuss a response plan.
The information obtained by Anthony's snooping quickly reached the ears of the church and the Alchemy Institute's senior officials. But the organizers and creators of all these conspiracies - "Executioner" Koros and "Lord of Blood Sacrifice", had no idea about this.
Although the intelligence department of the Dark Principality does have spies in the church and the Alchemy Institute, they do not have the ability to quickly obtain information that is only circulated among special groups of people. This makes the preparations carried out by the Church and the Alchemy Institute in advance relatively safe.
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Time passed quickly and it was three days later.
Rockland and other "Great Knowledgeers" from the Alchemy Institute set out from the Alchemy Institute and set foot on the road to the main city of Songyuan according to the established schedule to participate in the [Intellectual] Festival.
And just on the road they must pass, countless lurking shadows are ready to move.
(End of chapter)