Chapter 162: Dark Fang

Under duress, Lockland's lips froze, and a cold smile appeared.

"...I don't know what you are talking about." Lockland said in a deep voice.

He looked directly at the other party at the same time, wary of any possible actions of the other party, and threatened in turn:

"Ha. This is already the boundary of the main city of Songyuan. Are you not afraid at all? The [Supreme] Lord..."

"..."

"...[Supreme]?"

Kross seemed to have heard something very funny, and suddenly laughed.

"They are just a group of incompetent people who claim to be rulers." Koros commented.

At the same time, "Executioner" Kross's face turned cold, and the snake-shaped colorful dagger in his hand began to emit a strange spiritual surge.

"...I'm disappointed, Rockland."

Koros said with a cold voice:

"You didn't answer my question properly, Lockland."

"Therefore, you also lost your last chance to survive."

——Bhiss...

From the dark bell curtain, extremely unnatural distortions suddenly began to occur. The barrier woven by phantoms began to emerge with one, two, and countless sharp cones.

Only then did the luck on Lockland's face disappear, replaced by despair and panic in the face of the coming horror.

"Wait a minute! Wait a minute..." Rockland shouted, "We can still..."

——Bah!

The countless thorns protruding from the bell curtain penetrated Lockland's body at the same time.

"The Great Enlightenment" Lockland, before he could say the last sentence, he completely lost the ability to speak.

The blood spurted out from his body quickly and pooled on the ground. Together with the blood of the "warlocks", it slowly became darker and blacker, and exuded a fishy-sweet smell.

"Uh...uh uh..."

Lockland struggled in the end, but was unable to save his dying fate. He could only wait desperately for the final moment to come.

The "Battering Ram" was also riddled with hidden thorns, and a harsh sound of "Crack, Crack, Crack, Crack" was emitted from its huge steel body.

Suddenly, Lockland raised his hand and touched the hard arm of the "battering ram".

Koros, who was waiting and "watching" the prey's final struggle, suddenly felt a strong spiritual surge emanating from the bloated demon doll.

The "Black Fangs" around him are ready to move. As long as the "Executioner" Mr. Kross gives the order, they will rush forward and tear the "Great Enlightenment" into pieces.

But Koros did not give such an order. He only saw the huge demon puppet suddenly raised its giant fist and crashed to the ground.

The impact point of that heavy punch was exactly where the "Great Master" Rockland was.

--boom! ! !

Smoke and dust filled the air, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.

The "battering ram" penetrated Lockland's chest, creating a deep hole. This "great knower" died immediately, escaped from the despair of waiting for death, and went to the heaven of knowledge where the "truth" resides.

After Lockland chose to commit suicide, the "Battery Ram" lost all its functions and was scrapped into a pile of scrap metal.

"...Ah, so that's it."

Looking at the body of the great enlightened man in front of him who chose to commit suicide, this indeed saved him from a lot of torture.

Lockland knew that from the beginning.

Even if he really handed some "treasure" to the executioner, he would never let him leave alive.

This is exactly the code of those "executors", and it is also the reason why they are so notorious throughout the entire continent of Fanor.

"..."

As if feeling a little uninterested, Koroth curled his fingers and flicked the snake-shaped blade in his hand.

The crisp legato sounded softly, and the "bell curtain" was withdrawn by invisible force.

The blood was spreading outward from Lockland's body, gradually converging on Koros's feet.

Kross stepped forward and squatted down in front of Lockland's body.

He put on strange-colored gloves, put his hand into Rockland's blood-stained clothes, and groped around.

A moment later, Kross took out several deformed hanging chains from Lockland's body. At the end of the hanging chains, there were incomplete magic crystals that were smashed to pieces by the punch of the golem.

"...Bang." Kross smacked his lips.

Those were all pendants that sealed the "golem". While controlling the golem to commit suicide, Rockland also destroyed these magic crystals, so that Koros and the people of the "Dark Principality" could not get more trophies.

Kross then threw aside the broken magic crystal pendants, and then continued to groping for Lockland's body.

After groping for a while, Kross suddenly felt that he seemed to have touched something soft.

He pulled out the thing, and it turned out to be a blood-stained purple notebook.

On its cover are five large characters written in ancient script.

——"Said's Notes".

"..." Kross looked confused.

"Could it be that...the Lord of Blood Sacrifice, is this what he wants to get back from the great alchemist?"

While Koros was thinking, he immediately opened the notebook and planned to take a rough look at the contents.

He casually opened the page in the middle, and when he saw the words on it, he suddenly felt dizzy.

But the dizziness quickly dissipated, and Kross could clearly see the content above.

["Rotten Bone Alchemy" Experiment 237 - "Flower of Blood and Bones"]

[Take 1,500 standard cups of the blood of people with extraordinary fates from the "second level" to the "third level" and refine it with the 36th "Blood Refining Art". The refined blood will be the same as the 78th level. "Dead Bones of the Wheel and Axis" are fused according to the standard (crossed out) to obtain the "Flower of Blood and Bones"...]

[The "Flower of Blood and Bones" can be used as the core of alchemy. The alchemical creation completed by it has the ability to swallow the supernatural blood spirituality of the same source. The specific performance is (crossed out)...]

【……】

After reading for a while, Koros frowned and closed the notebook.

"...This looks...like something the Lord of Blood Sacrifice would create."

"Just... alchemy? Would the Lord of Blood Sacrifice be interested in [intellectual] things?"

While thinking about it, Kross put "Said's Notes" in his arms, then turned around and walked away from Lockland's body.

"Let's go."

Koros ordered to his "black teeth" in a relaxed tone:

"The pursuers from the main city of Songyuan will smell the scent soon and come after us."

"So, my minions, it's time to leave this place..."

"..."

Those "Black Fangs" did not respond to their master's words, but their actions were surprisingly unified, and they all followed the footsteps of "Executioner" Koros and retreated.

After a while, all the shadows in this land dispersed. Only the scars they carved remained, lying on the ground like scars, telling their miserable experiences.

…

When "Executioner" Koros and his "Black Fangs" all left.

Next to the body of "Great Enlightenment" Lockland, the demon doll "Battery Ram" that had long lost all its functions suddenly trembled.

——Bah, bah, bah, bah... The "axle" inside the golem has started to rotate again, and at the same time, its outline begins to emit a dim red curtain.

"Well...it's...ok..."

Mechanical sounds came from inside the "battering ram".

The sound was quite vague, even intermittent, but it could completely express the meaning of a certain sentence.

"Battery Ram" tried to stand up, its ring-shaped arm still swinging tremblingly.

It suddenly raised its hand, stretched out five steel "fingers" from the wooden pier-like "fist" surface, and stretched it into its own body, the deep hole that had been penetrated by the awl.

——Click, the sound of metal smacking lightly came from its body.

"...Very good, the core part of the onomatopoeia has been temporarily repaired."

The sound of the "battering ram" suddenly became extremely clear and smooth. At the same time, it began to self-check other blocks and repaired them one by one.

"..."

"……Um."

By the end, the "battery ram" made a satisfying twang.

"Thanks to the 'Black Devouring Life Core'... Said, I am really more and more impressed by you."

The "Battery Ram" regained its freedom of movement. It turned in the direction of "Rockland". The front without "eyes" "stared" deeply at the corpse on the ground for a few seconds.

After that, the "Battery Ram" headed in the opposite direction to "Executioner" Kross and others, towards an unknown destination.

…

…

Outside Sina City, there are ruins of Xifeng Village.

"The Promised Place" - the ruined church.

Intis and the "Shadows" gathered here early after receiving the order from the Lord, waiting for the arrival of their "Lord".

"Faceless One" Intis, she was standing next to the stone seat at the top. The stone seat next to her had been wiped clean, and there was no trace of dust.

In front of Intis and on both sides of the lower position, there were five other figures standing.

"Bloodthirsty Werewolf" Boozer and "Hunting Blade" Undertaker stand on the left. They are the two most powerful among the "Shadows"; and "Dream Stealer" Pior and the twin "Life" Elena, the Beloved, and Emera, the Beloved of Nature, stood on the right side. They both closed their eyes and were speechless. A heavy atmosphere suddenly enveloped the ruined church.

It wasn't until a gust of strong wind blew past the door, setting off a fierce roar, that "Faceless Man" Intis opened his eyes, and then knelt down on one knee toward the door.

"——Lord." Intis raised her hands and lowered her head, not daring to look directly at the scene in front of her.

The other "shadows" also followed Intis's movements, kneeling on one knee in the direction outside the door and bowing their heads in salute.

Snap, snap. The sound of footsteps came from outside the door and gradually became clearer.

The terrifying spiritual surge suddenly filled the entire ruined church, causing all the "shadows" to have beads of sweat appear on their foreheads.

This aura is undoubtedly their "Lord".

It's just that the oppressive feeling of this power is even more profound than the last time the "shadow" met.

"—Everyone, get up."

The young and majestic voice lingered in everyone's ears. The figure wearing a pitch-black cloak and a black-patterned mask walked straight towards the topmost stone seat.

Intis got up first. She quickly met the "Lord" and helped him to the main seat.

"I already know your previous achievements."

Luo Xiu said: "You have done a great job in destroying the 'Blood of Thorns'."

"Thank you for your compliment, Lord."

The werewolf answered first. He raised his head and his eyes met Luo Xiu's staring eyes.

"It's just... Lord, we sacrificed Bai En. This was my negligence and a great loss."

The werewolf looked a little sad.

"...'Burner' Byrne, his sacrifice is indeed a pity."

Luo Xiu shook his head and said:

"However, his sacrifice will not be in vain, and the 'Holy Abyss' will be able to go further."

"And you will also receive the gift of my power."

After saying this last sentence, Luo Xiu raised his arm and condensed five clusters of dark purple light in his palm.

This light group contains terrifying power, and this is the source of power that everyone in the "Holy Abyss" pursues sincerely.

The deep purple light group gradually transformed into the shape of a fog crow, flying towards the five "shadows" below the field.

The mist shadow created by the Kirigakure Raven immediately attached itself to the "shadows", making them feel a biting coldness.

Then, a terrifying sense of power began to surge from the "shadows" and gradually spread throughout their bodies.

"This is exactly...power..." The mourner's eyes were bright, and the expression on his face was full of uncontrollable fanaticism.

Since being promoted to the fourth level, the spirituality in Luo Xiu's body has become unprecedentedly rich, and he has been able to "lend" his power to the outside world through some means.

And this "bond" of renting power is the abyssal beast "Misty Hidden Raven" he contracted with.

Each "mist shadow" can carry part of Luo Xiu's spirituality, and through the "mist shadow", which is the carrier of the power of the "abyss", this part of the spirituality will also be imbued with the breath of the "abyss".

And among the spirituality that Luo Xiu separated at the same time, there was also a piece of "abyss" skill knowledge.

——"Erosion Demonic Arrow (Abyss, lv.1)".

This is the most basic abyss skill, but at this time it can be used as a great reward to the shadows who are flocking to it.

Just on both sides of the lower head, the five "shadows" began to emit bursts of profound spiritual surges.

This spirituality that carries the power of the "abyss" has been perfectly integrated with their own power through some means, significantly improving their own strength.

This is the power that is truly "given", a gift from the "Lord" for their loyalty and merit.

"Thank you for giving us true power."

The Undertaker was the first to step forward and kneel on the ground towards Luo Xiu, expressing his loyalty.

The other shadows also followed the mourner's movements and prostrated themselves before Luo Xiu.

"Please tell me who else is your enemy... We will definitely cut a way forward for you, even if we are shattered to pieces."

The shadows said in unison.

"..."

Seeing this situation, Luo Xiu nodded with satisfaction.

"In this case..."

After Luo Xiu pondered for a while, he said:

"Then, I will give you a new hunting ground."

"Soon, this country will usher in a full-scale war. You will have plenty of prey and you can enjoy the ultimate hunting."

Luo Xiu then put his fingers together and said slowly:

"However, before that, you have other tasks that need to be completed urgently."

"In the city of Sina, find the minions of the executioners of the 'Dark Principality' and get rid of them."

"They are the 'Black Fang' and the next threat to the 'Holy Abyss'."

"——Kill them all and bring back their daggers. Just like this time, when you return, I will give you new power."

"..."

"——I will obey your will."

The enthusiasm on the faces of the shadows has not diminished at all, but is even more intense.

When Luo Xiu gave them this new task, the "Shadows" gathering came to an end, and the "Shadows" slowly retreated and left one by one from the ruined church.

…

After all the "shadows" left.

Only Luo Xiu and Intis were left, while "Lord" and "Faceless Man" remained in the ruined church.

"So...Intis."

When there were only two people present, Luo Xiu took off his mask and said slowly to Intis:

"...Very good, Intis."

"I can feel that you are ready to advance to the third level."

During the detection on the panel, Intis's level had reached her current upper limit of lv.20.

"...Yes, Lord." Intis replied with a clear voice.

Her eyes were also full of enthusiasm.

"You said before that you would give me the method to become the 'Shadow of Killing'..."

"Yes, you deserve it."

Luo Xiu suddenly smiled and said: "Believe me, Intis. Right here, I will witness you becoming a 'three-fold destiny'."

"Then, I will tell you what you want to know and the key to going further."

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