Chapter 370: The battle between purgatory and the abyss begins
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This is a very large underground space.
It is said that this underground space appeared after the Earth Witch summoned the sacred tree in Eclipse City to resist the angry king of the abyss.
Now it is being used by the Corpse Eater Secret Cult and has become the new headquarters of this evil secret sect.
The new headquarters is much larger than before, and some hidden passages extend in all directions, and can lead to every corner of Lunar Eclipse City.
And the Corpse Eater Secret Cult itself is many times stronger than before.
In a short period of time, this evil secret sect had more than ten times the number of members, and even many big figures in the Ten Thousand Snakes King's Court secretly joined it.
A large number of snake-men wearing cloaks came and went in the dark and dripping underground cave. Each of these people had gloomy and terrifying faces, and they could not feel any warmth on their bodies, just like dead corpses.
A masked man walked down from above, and the members of the Corpse Eater Secret Cult guarding the entrance immediately stepped forward to greet him.
"Second Master."
The other party asked in a cold voice: "Where is the chief?"
The other party replied: "The chief is already inside and waiting for you."
Masked Man: "Are you ready?"
Answer: "It's ready."
The one wearing the mask is Ackerman.
He has now officially become the number two figure in the Secret Cult of Corpse Eaters, and Thoro is also trying his best to push him to the position. The Secret Cult of Corpse Eaters needs such a figure who is extremely important and attractive in the Court of the Ten Thousand Snakes.
And not only that, Ackermann's desire for power and spirit of exploration are also very consistent with Cero, making Cero feel that they are the same kind of person.
During this time.
Thoro and Ackermann have tried various experiments on the curse, and even used corpse eaters from the Corpse Eater Secret Cult as test subjects.
They discovered that as long as they tried to use the Corpse Eater Ritual to become a powerful Corpse Eater, they would end up with nothing good in the end.
Someone is completely crazy.
While devouring the wisdom and divine blood of others, the things left in the blood of others are also affecting one's own sanity.
The more rituals you perform, the closer you get to madness.
Reducing the number of rituals and devouring those powerful enough beings every time seems to be able to avoid this problem.
But it doesn't seem that simple.
The mythical bloodline that someone swallowed was too powerful, and in turn was swallowed by the opponent's mythical bloodline.
His own consciousness was completely imprisoned in the blood of myth, and fell into eternal darkness. In the end, the living person turned into a magical prop with strong negative effects.
After some people gained power, they no longer performed the corpse-eater ritual, as if they could escape the curse of the Lord of Purgatory.
Tell them the result.
This is nothing but wishful thinking.
Ackermann came today to witness with Thoro the scene of falling into purgatory as he once said.
Someone's will finally couldn't withstand the curse, and he was summoned by the Lord of Purgatory, and was about to be dragged into the burning death star.
In an underground cave.
Sero and Ackermann stood under a stone pillar, and tied to the stone pillar was a man who was roaring wildly.
The other party seemed to have seen something and was trembling with fear.
"fire!"
"What a big fire."
"Don't come over here!"
"Let me go, let me go."
Such a terrifying sight makes people wonder what kind of scene he saw.
Several other members of the Secret Cult of Corpse Eaters standing around were already breaking into cold sweats just looking at this scene.
Because this reminds them of their own fate, and maybe in the near future, they will become like each other.
Sero raised his head and said to Ackerman who had just arrived, "Here he comes."
Ackermanmon looked at Thoro: "You don't seem to be afraid. The curse on you doesn't seem to last long. Aren't you afraid of being taken to purgatory?"
Thuro said in a calm tone: "I'm actually scared to death, can't you see?"
Ackerman: "Oh!"
Sero turned his head and glanced at Ackermann, feeling very dissatisfied with his character that didn't know how to continue.
But he continued: "But I will turn fear into my strength, and nothing can knock me down."
"The more afraid I am, the more unstoppable things I face, the stronger I become."
At this time, the corpse eater tied to the stone pillar also changed.
"ah!"
The corpse eater suddenly let out a scream, and then his whole body erupted in flames.
He turned into a burning man, struggling in the flames.
And at the same time.
A more terrifying scene appeared.
"Clatter!"
There was a strange noise in the void, as if someone was dragging a chain, but no other movement could be seen.
but.
It's different in the eyes of a cursed person.
They saw a tall and majestic cursed shadow appear at the interface between the real world and illusion, throwing chains from the illusionary world.
The chains were tied to the corpse eater on the pillar, and then dragged into the burning purgatory.
The flames were like a huge mouth, swallowing him up.
Accompanied by a terrible chewing sound.
The moment the corpse eater was dragged away, he let out a shrill scream.
finally.
But he couldn't resist his fate.
From the moment he committed the forbidden crime, the Lord of Purgatory had already arranged his whereabouts.
He will undergo unimaginable torture until the day his consciousness completely dissipates, and he will eventually become a part of purgatory.
Many corpse eaters under the stone pillars collapsed and collapsed on the ground on the spot.
"Purgatory!"
"That's purgatory!"
"It's over, we will all be eaten by her, we will all be dragged down by her."
"What is that? What is that?"
Some corpse eaters ran away like crazy, bumping into each other like headless flies, and even collided with each other, and then rolled to the ground.
On the contrary, the two men, Sero and Ackermann, kept staring at the tall and majestic cursed shadow.
Until it completely disappears.
Sero looked at the people behind him, the trembling people and the people running away like crazy.
Then he said contemptuously.
"Did you see it?"
"This is trash defeated by fear."
Sero looked at Ackerman who was still able to remain calm and said, "But, you are very good."
Next.
Those corpse eaters lying limply on the ground became the next test subjects.
They are like feeders, constantly feeding their own kind to the terrifying monsters coming from purgatory.
Sero and Ackermann also discovered during experiments that the stronger a person's will and spirit are, the more powerful they can be in suppressing the curse.
But the curse continues to grow and become stronger over time, and one day they will be swallowed up by the curse and eventually fall into purgatory.
So the two of them were not thinking about how to survive the curse, but they had to find a way to solve the curse on them.
and.
While in the middle of the experiment, Thurow and Ackerman accidentally discovered something strange.
Whenever the cursed corpse eater is dragged into purgatory, the cursed shadow that appears between reality and illusion seems to become stronger.
Thurlow tried several times.
In this way, he faintly discovered the real secret of the curse.
Under the stone pillar.
He said in disbelief: "The curse actually comes from ourselves?"
"A curse is something sent by people. The shadow of the curse is devouring our souls, thus constantly strengthening the curse."
"For example, the curse on us should be caused by eating corpses or devouring the same kind; so it keeps devouring corpses to strengthen itself."
But then, he became ecstatic again.
"Since the curse can be strengthened."
"Then it can definitely be weakened."
Ackerman asked Thuro: "How to weaken it?"
There was a crazy smile on Thoro's face: "There is no way to eliminate the curse, at least we have no way to eliminate it now. The only way is to transfer it."
"Remember what I told you?"
"plague."
"From that moment on, I already had an idea."
Ackermann said nothing, as if waiting for the other party to speak.
Thoreau is a crazy genius, but he also has his own weaknesses, although he probably doesn't care about this weakness.
Perhaps because he was not taken seriously in the past, he likes to show off his abilities and his genius ideas.
"Plague is a disease."
"I have seen many kinds of plagues. It is a force that can be called a natural disaster. It does not have extraordinary power, but it is more terrifying than extraordinary power."
"And many plagues are transmitted through bodily fluids."
"There is one kind of plague, and there is an ancient medical method among doctors: release the poisonous blood from one person and put it on another person, and then the person will be cured."
"Although I later discovered that these things were all the imagination of those stupid doctors."
"But in the extraordinary realm, it can become a reality."
Ackermanmon looked at Sero: "Do you want to use divine blood as a carrier to transfer the curse on yourself?"
Sero suddenly turned his head to look at Ackerman, and the atmosphere seemed to become tense.
However, Thuro suddenly laughed: "Is it because we are the same kind of people? So you can always guess what I am thinking."
Ackerman: "You have already mentioned that it is related to blood."
"Ordinary blood naturally cannot carry the curse."
all in all.
The total amount of the curse cannot be eliminated, but it can be transferred.
And if you want to transfer, you naturally need a carrier.
The carrier chosen by Serro is spiritual power and divine blood.
It must be said that Thurlow is a technical genius.
As Thro established the Secret Cult of Corpse Eaters, his skills in extracting the blood of myths became increasingly sophisticated.
At first he could only extract a piece of flesh containing mythical blood, but later he could purify the mythical blood mixed with blood.
But now, he can actually extract part of the mythical blood accurately.
This technique also laid the foundation for Thurow's subsequent experiments.
According to his own idea, Thoro wanted to combine the power of the corpse-eater curse in his body with the blood of myth to create a kind of blood with special power.
Then use this method to transfer the curse away from yourself and onto other people, so that other beings can be dragged into purgatory on your behalf.
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In the deepest part of the cave, there are sarcophagi placed under a high platform.
Several experimenters on the high platform were repeatedly activating a ritual stone tablet. After discussion, they re-engraved it and then activated it again.
finally.
A brand that combines spiritual power and curse power was created.
The mark that combines curse and spiritual power is gray and suspended on the stone slab; it looks foggy and is constantly twisting.
It seems to be composed of countless small insects, constantly spreading out and then coming together again.
Sero took off his mask and said excitedly.
"Successful."
"Plague Blood Curse."
"We succeeded and really made it happen."
He integrated the power and spirit of the curse by merging the curse seal when breaking through the third level of power.
The Plague Blood Curse is the name of this brand, or it can also be called a curse of special power.
The name plague naturally means that it has certain characteristics that a plague should have.
However, the Plague Blood Curse was successfully created, but it was only the first step.
Then next.
He wants to transfer this curse to another person.
If it cannot be transferred to other people, then there is no point in extracting it. When the curse breaks out, the Lord of Purgatory will also take him away.
Sero shouted to the corpse eaters in the audience, giving them orders.
"quick!"
"Bring it up."
Thoro couldn't wait, not only to find a way to lift the curse, but also to see his experiments and ideas succeed.
Every success proves that he is not a mediocre person, but a genius.
Although he does not have extraordinary bloodline talents, he has wisdom and ideas far beyond ordinary people.
It seems that he is faintly telling those who once turned him away, telling his father who asked him to accept mediocrity and honestly become a doctor.
How excellent he is.
A sleeping snake man was lifted up and placed on the stone table.
This seems to be a beggar, a character wandering on the edge of the city, an existence that no one will notice if he disappears.
Sero looked at Ackerman, his assistant.
He assigned the steps of the experiment.
"I must refine part of his divine blood, but I cannot hurt his life. I need him to live."
Ordinary intelligent species also have mythical blood in their bodies, which is the source of their wisdom. The three-leaf people's comes from the King of Wisdom, and the snakes and winged people come from the stone knocked from the Moon of God by the Lord of Life.
; However, most of the mythical blood in ordinary people cannot be embodied into spiritual power, so they do not have power.
And now that Thoro has inserted the plague blood curse with spiritual properties, no one knows what it will become, and it is unlikely that it will end well. This is more dangerous than inserting a fireball into the body.
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But Thurlow, a madman, doesn't care about the life or death of a beggar.
He only cared about his own experiments and continued quickly.
"Only I can do this step, I can't be distracted."
"Then once I extract the divine blood, you must put the plague blood curse into his divine blood, following the method I told you before."
"Finally, we'll put his divine blood back in."
Mix the spiritual power containing the cursed seal with the blood of myth and disperse it with all your strength.
This method has also been tried before.
What was finally created was a strange existence like a monster, which was almost a magical prop.
However, there is still a difference in Thurow's method. He uses living people as materials and his own mythical blood as materials.
So not until the end.
No one knows what will come out in the end.
As the experiment progressed step by step, all steps were successfully completed.
But the man on the stage seemed to be dead, without any breath.
Just when everyone thought the experiment failed.
"Dongdongdongdong!"
Suddenly, the man started to move; he kept bouncing up and twitching, hitting the stone platform beneath him.
Weird changes also occurred on his body. First, he developed dense rashes, and then it seemed as if there were insects swimming inside his body.
Then the skin turned into the same color as limestone, hard and thick.
"Roar!"
After struggling for a long time, the "corpse" turned over and let out a roar.
He moved, and extremely powerful power erupted from his body.
Sero transferred all the curses on himself to that curse seal, causing the curse seal's power to be somewhat beyond expectation.
The opponent burst out with powerful mental power, directly overturning the stone platform.
Several experimenters on the stage immediately dispersed.
They watched the experimental subject break free from the chains and raise his hands to destroy sarcophagi one after another.
Tear the bodies in those coffins into pieces and devour them.
Sero looked at the other person: "It actually possessed extraordinary power, but it seems that its wisdom has been completely wiped out; no, his body has also been strengthened, far exceeding that of ordinary people."
Ackerman thought thoughtfully: "Will the combination of curse and spiritual power eventually cause harm to wisdom itself?"
"Or is it that spiritual power and wisdom are very directly related?"
After following Thurlow for a period of time, he seemed to have learned the perspective and vision of using experiments to look at everything, observing every detail of the experiments all the time.
The experimental subject looked increasingly manic, furiously attacking everything around it. It seemed to have a strong desire to eat, but that desire was not directed at food.
Rather, they are beings with intelligent bloodline, including the corpses in the sarcophagus.
As it ate the corpses, it gradually lost control of itself.
Immediately afterwards.
The experimental subject's body burned with blazing flames.
In the dark, it seemed as if a portal to another world had appeared.
Everyone felt a heat emerging from the dark underground.
"Clatter!"
They heard the sound of the chain dragging again, and the shadow swallowed by the flames.
Amidst the roars and filial piety, he just disappeared into the air.
All the corpse eaters shivered in fear as they looked at the terrifying cursed shadow that took away the experimental subjects.
However, the two people in the audience, the chief of the Tantric Cult, Sero, and Ackermann, who had just become the second chair, were particularly calm. They even got closer and looked at the cursed shadow seriously.
After observing it for a long time, Sero finally couldn't help laughing.
He looked at Ackerman: "Did you see it?"
"I succeeded."
He literally created a way to deflect the curse.
At the same time, there is also this unexpected joy. It uses the power of this curse to create a monster with extraordinary power.
"We can transfer the curse on our body through the blood, and we can even create this kind of extraordinary monster."
Thurow had just made a major success, and immediately thought of another feasible idea.
"But my curse just transferred a little more, reaching the critical point."
"If we control it, we might be able to create a slave with extraordinary power that we can control."
This guy Thurlow.
He actually discovered the flaw in the curse just like that.
Although it cannot be said that the corpse-eater curse has been broken, the power of the curse still exists, and it is still dragging people into purgatory.
Moreover, this method of transfer cannot be used by ordinary corpse eaters. The threshold for being able to use the power of the curse seal is the third level.
But at least for now.
This curse cannot cure this guy Thuro, the culprit.
It was taken down so easily.
The Lord of Purgatory probably didn't expect that after he created the corpse-eater curse, such a guy would appear among the cursed people.
After being cursed, he began to use the power of the curse, following the power and achievements of the Lord of Purgatory, all the way to where he is now.
Sero walked to the traces left by the flames and looked at the last traces left by the guy who was taken to purgatory in his place.
He seemed to have been relieved of some burden, first he covered his face, and then burst into laughter.
"Hahahahaha."
"Did you see it?"
"I broke the fate set for us by the Lord of Purgatory."
Ackerman: "Perhaps the Lord of Purgatory doesn't care who is dragged down to Purgatory."
"As long as someone is brought into purgatory, that is her purpose."
Sero spread his hands: "Whatever!"
"Anyway, it's okay as long as I'm not the one being taken down."
Ackerman looked at Sero and said in his heart.
"The method of transferring the curse can only be used at the third level, and I'm still a little behind."
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Sero left the underground cave easily and appeared in a rather luxurious mansion.
The cloak he was wearing was replaced by a suit of decent clothes.
The servants in the mansion prepared food for him, and he enjoyed it like a noble.
In addition to being the chief of the Corpse Eater Secret Cult, he is also a well-known physician in Eclipse City, and now he has become the royal physician of the palace.
In the eyes of ordinary people.
He can be considered a big shot in high-level circles, but those people probably wouldn't realize what a crazy guy this seemingly famous doctor is in private.
While enjoying dinner, Sero was still thinking about today's experiment.
Once the curse is locked on himself, it will only continue to get stronger as time goes by. Sero cannot completely solve the curse cast by the Lord of Purgatory through the dream world, and can only transfer the curse again and again.
And that kind of crazy monster born through the transfer curse and created through the plague blood curse seems to be a very useful servant, a servant with extraordinary power.
Sero was thinking about how to control and strengthen this monster.
At the same time, I was thinking about what name I should give it.
"What should I call it?"
Thoro had a flash of inspiration: "Ghoul?"
Sero put down the tableware in his hands and smiled.
"That's right!"
"Ghoul, that's the name I gave it."
"In the future, my name will also be known to everyone together with it."
Sero seemed to care about these things, and when he thought about his experimental results, a happy expression appeared on his face.
Suddenly, the smile on Sero's face stopped.
He stood up suddenly and the chair behind him fell to the ground.
Sero looked at the mirror placed aside, a tall bronze mirror. At this moment, a strange scene appeared in the mirror under the light.
The darkness in the mirror stretches endlessly, like a big mouth swallowing the outside world.
"what's the situation?"
Thoro was extremely surprised. He immediately reacted and wanted to rush outside. No matter what was causing trouble, he decided to distance himself first.
But the moment he looked into the mirror, a powerful force locked onto him.
Just as Sero showed his intention to escape, his consciousness was instantly dragged into the world behind the mirror.
A mythical door that filled the entire world appeared in front of Thro.
The door was dark red and looked eerie.
Thoro appeared under the mythical door. Even if he raised his head, he couldn't see the top of the door.
In front of the Gate of Mythology, a figure radiating light sat.
But there is no snake-man tail.
That is the form of God.
In front of this figure, Sero was as insignificant as an ant.
The glowing figure stared at Sero for a long time, then slowly clapped his hands.
"Pah, pah, pah!"
The shadow was sitting with his chin propped up, and Thurlow could see that the other person was smiling.
It was an indescribably evil smile. It was different from his evil and wantonness. It was a kind of superior evil. I don't even know if it can be called evil.
Just like the happy smile of a child when he scalds the ants on the ground with boiling water.
Sero's whole body was so cold that he couldn't even move for a moment.
"You are very good."
"Sero!"
The other party lowered his body and stared at Sero from above.
"Originally you are not qualified to look into my eyes, but the plague blood curse you invented is very interesting."
"I decided to give you a chance."
"So that you can escape the control of the Lord of Purgatory."
Sero trembled under the door of myth, but held back his composure and asked his first question.
"Who are you?"
The other party burst into laughter and said to him in a arrogant voice.
"I am the messenger of original sin."
"mortal."
Thuro asked a second question: "What do you want from me?"
The other person leaned over and looked at him, his eyes looming in the light as he looked at Sero, as if he were looking at a toy.
"I want to see if you have the courage to become the King of Original Sin."
"Sero."
"Do you think that by inventing a plague blood curse, you can escape the control of the Lord of Purgatory?"
"He just doesn't bother to look at you, or he doesn't think it's time to harvest yet."
"If he thinks your fruit is ripe."
"He can take everything from you anytime, anywhere."
The evil and wanton voice came from above: "Just like me now."
The other party seemed to appreciate Sero's talent, but also despised him for being so complacent after just making some small achievements.
"Do you think you only violated the curse?"
"You should have discovered that in addition to the curse of the Lord of Purgatory, there are two other fates for you."
"One is assimilated by the will of another person's blood and becomes a complete madman."
"One was swallowed up by the power of the mixed extraordinary bloodline, and finally turned into a magical item."
"Power is not that easy to come by."
"mortal."
The little bit of pride and arrogance that Sero had during the day disappeared without a trace in an instant, and the fear of being cursed by purgatory surged into his heart again.
In fact, he knew it, but he was just betting that the other party wouldn't notice him, just a mortal.
Who would have thought that before the Lord of Purgatory could find him, the abyss would already be targeting him.
The shadow under the door of mythology continued.
"I can give you a chance, either to be taken to purgatory and endure the endless torture of burning flames; or to become a madman and a prop."
"one."
"You chose me to become the king of original sin."
Thoro can be regarded as a powerful person in a high position. Of course he knows what the King of the Abyss is.
Abyss and purgatory, how to choose?
It seems that it is better to choose the abyss, but in the bottom of his heart, Thoro knows that it is not a question of who to choose.
But once he chooses, he may be able to get involved in the battle between purgatory and the abyss; a character like him may be crushed to dust anytime and anywhere in the opponent's battle.
The messenger of original sin seemed to see the doubts in Thro's heart.
"how?"
"Want to sell it for a good price?"
"Isn't the position of the King of the Abyss not enough for you? Mortal?"
Sero looked at the other party and listened to the other party's joking voice.
He suddenly understood something.
The other party said it was a choice, but in fact it was just a trick on him.
He had no choice, just like the contemptuous name the other party called him at the beginning.
mortal.
What will happen to a mortal who rejects God?
Thurlow replied: "I choose the abyss."
The shadow under the door of mythology suddenly took action.
The other party made a loud sound, which shook Sero's ears like thunder.
"Then first."
"You have to prove you have the qualifications."
The messenger of the God of Original Sin stretched out his hand, and the terrifying shadow covered Thro.
The seed of gluttony was stuffed into Thro's body.
Sero let out a cry of pain, making a painful sound in the world inside the mirror.
That is the pain emanating from the depths of spirituality and consciousness, which is thousands of times greater than the pain in the physical body.
Outside the mirror.
His body also began to undergo some changes, and a certain organ in his body seemed to be infiltrated by the power of myth.
And some knowledge that did not belong to the human world also appeared in his mind along with that seed.
It is the secret book of becoming an apostle.
Divine grace.
If you want to become the King of Original Sin, the first step is to become an apostle.
Sero fainted in an instant, and finally he could still hear the other party's evil voice.
"Go for it!"
"Go and prove your sin of gluttony to the God of Original Sin."
"Your all-devouring aura."
He is not the first Son of Gluttony to be chosen, but I don't know if he will be the last.
The little porcelain figure, the emissary of original sin, goes about choosing those who are corrupt.
Stir up their desires and select the final "winner" among them.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
Recently, many new readers have caught up with the latest chapters, so they may not be able to accept another round of foreshadowing from me. Although I have said it before, I will say it again.
People think that I am being irritated, but I am not deliberately being irritating. Those irritating plots are the text, main line, and core of this book.
Why do people think so? Because conventional novels usually focus on killing monsters and upgrading, but my book does not upgrade, let alone fight monsters; it is supported by side stories that conventional novels do not focus on, so
It is a relatively niche writing style and type.
In fact, everyone’s feeling is not wrong. For conventional novels, this is just water; because you don’t write about the protagonist, you don’t upgrade or fight enemies, so why write these messy contents that have nothing to do with the protagonist?
But for me, the more than 1.9 million words of this book from the beginning to the present are supported by this "watery" plot, and one small story after another constitutes the overall plot.
I say this mainly because I want to say that everyone should not look at the plot I am writing now with my eyes on water. It may be better to look at it as the core of the text and the beginning of a short story; because if you keep waiting for me to write
As for the main line, it would be very uncomfortable. You will find that the author has no such thing as a main line from the beginning to the end. After waiting and waiting, the author has never done anything serious and has always been in trouble.
There is no way, this is the type behind the scenes; all the side stories are written to promote it. If you want to write these seemingly superficial content in an interesting way, the design is more troublesome than the conventional one. Please understand.show_htm3();