Chapter 171 Counterattack
After leaving the Golden State Bank, Luo Xiu and Intis found a famous local restaurant.
Luo Xiu ordered a rib-eye steak, a plate of raw pastrami, and a vegetable salad and dessert; while Intis only ordered a grilled fish—grilled fish that was enough for two people. It is said that it was Her favorite.
After quickly finishing his lunch, Luo Xiu showed a crimson token to the shop owner.
That was the token from [Supreme] "Arbitrator" Landauer. It was the token that he personally handed to Luo Xiu when he first "visited" him.
When the shop owner saw the token, an expression of admiration and respect quickly appeared on his face.
"You are Lord Landauer's guests! What are your orders?" the innkeeper greeted cheerfully.
"The accounts should be kept at the Plaza Branch of the Department of Justice, under the name of Mr. Landauer, the Arbitrator. Someone will pay our fees." Luo Xiu said to the shop owner.
"Okay, okay." The shop owner nodded repeatedly, "It is our honor for Mr. Landauer's guests to come to our shop..."
Luo Xiu nodded, stood up, and left the restaurant with Intis.
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Luo Xiu felt comfortable after having lunch as Landauer. He and Intis soon returned to the neighborhood where the "Wolf Hunter Tavern" was located.
At this time, the street where the tavern was located was still under martial law, but the faces of the guards responsible for guarding the block showed exhaustion, as if they were struggling between fulfilling their duties and fishing in troubled waters.
When they saw someone approaching, they cheered up again, looked at the person with sharp eyes, and said loudly:
"Martial law ahead! No one is allowed to wait..."
The guard choked back his words before he finished speaking. He swallowed deeply and his eyes went straight.
The guards on duty here only saw a delicate crimson token in the hands of the person who was about to enter the block.
"So, can we go in?" Luo Xiu asked with a smile.
"..."
"Please forgive my rudeness, this is official business... Please pass as you please."
The guard said this, and they all stood up straight, saluted, and made way for Luo Xiu to pass.
After walking a certain distance, Luo Xiu let out a long sigh and rubbed the token in his hand playfully.
"The 'Grand Arbiter'... Landauer's token... is so useful."
Luo Xiu sighed from the bottom of his heart.
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Wolfhound Tavern.
When Luo Xiu finally returned here, he saw from a distance that the former "Knight of the Throne" and current owner of the tavern, Isaac Neves, was still sitting at the door of the tavern.
Isaac cast a scrutinizing gaze at Luo Xiu, and at the same time glanced at Intis beside him, his face was indifferent, and there was no change.
When Luo Xiu and Intis approached, Isaac said in a low voice:
"...The investigation on those 'Black Fangs' should be almost complete."
"But based on past experience, this won't be the only time they act. You should all be careful lately."
Intis was still in the cool-down period of her "Double-Sided Doll", her "Resistance" attribute was maxed out, and she had crushed three scarlet magic crystals to cover up her spirituality. Isaac did not see her true identity.
"Okay." Luo Xiu smiled and nodded, "Thanks for the reminder."
After saying that, Luo Xiu and Intis walked past Isaac and walked into the tavern.
When she returned to the room, Intis transformed back into the form of a civet cat. She jumped directly onto the window sill and took a nap in the warm midday sun.
Luo Xiu also sat on the edge of the bed, closed his eyes, and began to meditate.
Counting the time, half a day has passed since the assassination of "Black Fang" the night before.
After not receiving feedback for a while, "Executioner" Koros, who was hiding in the dark, would definitely conduct divination on himself again... Luo Xiu thought to himself, he immediately opened the panel and opened the ancient inheritance skill "Prison of the Thinker" "Skill details page.
On the way back, Luo Xiu had been thinking about one thing - whether the concept of "incomplete counterattack" could be realized in the "Prison of the Thinker".
In the previous experiment with reference to the "Silver Dial Compass", Luo Xiu could probably deduce that the specific effect of "Prison of the Thinker" should be to completely prevent "hostile" divination, detection, etc., and follow the other party's spiritual link Reversely give the opponent a soul-level impact.
However, such a result is not what Luo Xiu needs - what he needs now is to grasp the enemy's whereabouts as much as possible, rather than complete counterattack - in other words, Luo Xiu actually hopes that the enemy's prophet will "divide" him , but he wants to "share" the results of their divination with his enemies!
For this reason, Luo Xiu thought about it for a long time, and finally decided on his idea just now.
He raised his head and glanced at the Intis cat on the window sill. She was lying lazily by the window, closing her eyes and enjoying the sunshine, and did not notice the expression on her "lord"'s face.
Before proceeding with the next thing, Luo Xiu wanted Intis to retreat first, but after thinking about it, he still let Intis stay in the room.
"...Fenrir." Luo Xiu called softly in a voice that only he could hear.
Inside the room, shadows began to gather together strangely, and a dark purple flash emerged from the void, quickly outlining the shape of the wolf.
Luo Xiu also exuded [brilliant] spirituality, wrapping up the spirituality of the [abyss] in front of him, preventing them from spilling out and preventing others from noticing.
Intis was still taking a nap, and she didn't realize what was happening next to her.
A moment later, "Nightmare Wolf" Fenrir was successfully summoned from the Ruin Abyss. Its golden eyes stared at Luo Xiu, waiting for his instructions.
"——Go to the depths of my soul, Fenrir."
Through spiritual transmission, Luo Xiu issued hidden instructions to Fenrir.
"..." Fenrir tilted his head. Although he didn't understand what his master meant, he still did it.
It then turned into a spirit body and poured into Luo Xiu's face like a wisp of smoke, just like when it invaded the enemy's soul.
But Fenrir was not ready to weave a nightmare deep in his master's soul, but was quietly waiting for Luo Xiu's next instructions.
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When Fenrir poured into the depths of his soul, Luo Xiu began to make the next attempt.
Luo Xiu once applied the "Mark of Master" to Fenrir, the "Nightmare Wolf", so he could clearly perceive Fenrir's current state.
After confirming that Fenrir was dormant deep in his soul, Luo Xiu used the "Prisoner of the Meditator".
From the spiritual inward perspective, Luo Xiu could see that several high red walls were gradually rising, and "Nightmare Wolf" Fenrir was surrounded by those high walls.
"——Ouch?" Fenrir made a confused voice through his spirituality.
But soon, it received the next instruction from Luo Xiu:
"——Fenrir, destroy a high wall."
"..."
"——Ouch!"
After receiving the exact instructions, the dark purple flames on Fenrir's body suddenly expanded and rushed towards one of the red walls.
At the level of the soul, Fenrir, as the "Nightmare Wolf", is extremely powerful. The phantom purple magic flames created by it hit the red wall again and again, causing the wall to glow with pale color. ripple.
After a fierce attack, a crack finally appeared on the red wall.
The crack gradually expanded and spread rapidly to the surroundings.
Until a certain moment, there was a sound like glass breaking. ——Bang! After Fenrir's last attack fell, the red wall finally collapsed and turned into spiritual powder before disappearing without a trace.
This process was accompanied by pain. Luo Xiu felt that a pain like a knife was rising in his mind, but he still endured it.
Until the wall completely collapsed, "Nightmare Wolf" Fenrir carried out his orders well, and Luo Xiu continued to give instructions:
"——Fenrir, stay there. Pay attention to any external spiritual surges, intercept them, and find the source of that spirituality..."
"——Ouch."
Fenrir roared low, and then formed a circle on the spot, waiting for the arrival of the "foreign spirituality".
"Huh... forget it, it's done."
Luo Xiu took a deep breath, adjusted his condition, and began to wait for the enemy's possible actions.
If his prediction was correct, the enemy's second "divination" on him should come soon.
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Hidden in the dark camp.
On an altar carved from obsidian, an ancient bronze compass was placed on the front and highest surface of the stone tablet.
The compass is filled with mercury, which is scattered into silver beads of different sizes, trembling unnaturally.
The "Fallen Prophet" is naked and dancing the "Dance of Divine Feast" in the center of the altar.
It is said that it is a kind of dance that can please the Mother Goddess, passed down from the generation of gods by a secret cult family in the Holy Tower Theocracy.
According to the descendants of that family - the "original mother" likes pure sons, and nakedness is an expression of "purity". Any clothing, no matter exquisite or simple, is an expression of the word "purity" Rebellious, thinking it was a blasphemous attempt to "cover" filth.
The "Fallen Prophet" who became a disciple of Koros happens to be a descendant of this ancient family. He has completely inherited the "Dance of the Gods" and can obtain the "Mother Goddess" more accurately through this dance. Enlightenment.
"..." Kross looked at the prophet who was singing and dancing in front of him speechlessly, with a complicated expression on his face.
Before the prophet performed the divination ceremony, Koros dismissed everyone in advance, except for himself as a witness to the prophet's ceremony.
It's not that I'm afraid that the specific content of the ceremony will be leaked, it's just that it would be too... damaging to the dignity of the "executor" of the principality.
"——The original birthplace, the mother of all spirits..."
The prophet loudly sang praises to the Mother Goddess. He held a small drum in his left hand. The small drum swayed left and right, and the sound stone inlaid inside made a "dong dong dong" sound. His right hand held the "Saed's Codex", which was surrounded by There is a gray and black mist lingering, exuding ancient and profound spiritual surges.
"——Pray for mercy, be a servant of grace..."
"——Please tell me the true meaning and lead me to the holy path..."
"..."
Along with the prophet's "prayers" again and again, at a certain moment, a thick black mist suddenly rushed upward from the black crystal altar where he was!
Koros's eyes lit up, and he opened his spiritual vision, trying to glimpse the scene behind the black fog.
Then he saw that the prophet had stopped dancing and was kneeling on the altar limply, breathing heavily.
A large amount of blood-like sweat appeared on the prophet's body, but he had received a death order before, and he placed the "Saed's Codex" safely on the ground in front of him, and was not affected by the sudden sudden change. Destroyed due to accidents.
The next moment, the prophet suddenly lay down on his back, and dozens of silk-like dark green light strips were pulled out from his body and injected into the silver dial compass on the altar stone.
Koros saw that the fallen prophet's eyes, ears, mouth and nose were bleeding with dark blood at this time, and the expression on his face was terrifying, as if he was experiencing great pain.
Kross frowned, but didn't take it to heart.
He knew that when [lost] believers like the fallen prophet gained power or prayed for miracles, there was often a price to pay.
"Divination" is a type of praying for miracles, and the fallen prophet's miserable state is also one of the costs.
Kross then stood up and walked forward expressionlessly.
The black mist in the altar was still filled, but with a wave of Koros's hand, the black mist rolled to both sides like waves, making way for Koros to pass through.
Koros then stepped directly over the prophet's body and walked straight to the stone tablet.
On the stone tablet, the mercury in the "Silver Dial Compass" no longer vibrates violently. The repulsive force between them has disappeared, and they converge into a silver-white dial needle, pointing firmly in a certain direction.
That is exactly the direction of "Songyuan Castle".
"……very good."
Koros picked up the compass, a gentle smile appeared on his face. He looked back at the naked fallen prophet lying on the ground, and said with approval: "You did a good job."
"Cough...cough..." The prophet was still in intense pain and did not hear clearly what Kross said.
Kroos did not wait for his response.
"Executioner" Koros took long strides, once again stepped over the body of the fallen prophet, and walked out of the camp.
The fallen prophet was left alone, suffering the pain bestowed by the Mother Goddess on the altar.
"Ke Luo...Ke..."
The prophet made a hoarse voice and stretched out his hand to Koros's back, as if he wanted to grab something and say something.
But Koros's back became farther and farther away, and finally disappeared from the prophet's sight.
The prophet couldn't say anything, so he felt a trance in his consciousness and then passed out.
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"……alright."
Luo Xiu looked at the compass in his hand, with a satisfied smile on his face.
Just now, "Nightmare Wolf" Fenrir, he did intercept the suspicious spirituality from the outside.
It was indeed a hostile divination aimed at his whereabouts, and the spirit of the divination bypassed the red wall around Luo Xiu's soul, found a gap in Fenrir's guard, and took advantage of the gap to invade.
However, the "prophet" obviously did not expect that this place had already been transformed into a cage specially prepared for his spirituality.
The prophet's spirituality was quickly captured by Fenrir, and he quickly created a spirituality of the same origin, and "returned" the spiritual body to the prophet with the means of counterattack.
The fabricated spirituality flowed out of the body along with Luo Xiu's own spirituality, and was pressed into the "Silver Dial Compass" in his hand by Luo Xiu.
In this case, the "Silver Dial Compass" in your hand can reversely locate the whereabouts of the holder of another compass...
Luo Xiu rubbed the compass with his fingers and raised a subtle arc at the corner of his mouth.
The identities of assassin and assassin, hunter and prey, have changed.
Luo Xiu thought to himself.
And he will be the "ultimate hunter".
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(End of chapter)