Chapter 200 Mission Completed: Destroyed Exile
The deep purple mist was still surging on the cut section of Mordred, and strange blood bubbles were emerging like boiling water.
The dark erosion spiritual threads spread from it and wriggled to the other part of the body, as if trying to bridge the two broken parts together again.
Seeing this, Luo Xiu recalled the Burning Feather Raven and summoned the "Nightmare Wolf" at the same time.
Fenrir, covered with dark purple magic flames, appeared from the shadow in front of Luo Xiu and quickly pounced on the lower half of Mordred's body.
The moment Fenrir appeared, Luo Xiu used the "Domination Mark" to infuse it with a large amount of "Dark Erosion" spirituality.
This caused the spirituality in Fenrir to surge greatly, and it also radiated all the surging spirituality it was given, forming a dark and deep abyssal beast domain.
At this time, Fenrir was like a magnet placed in a magnetic field.
The moment Fenrir appeared and released the surging dark erosion spirit, the spirit that bridged the two halves of Mordred's body was completely disturbed. In the cross-section of his two halves, the spirit that was originally in a perfect arc was instantly broken, and formed several unconnected spiritual threads.
These disordered spiritual threads, as if ownerless, scattered and scattered into finer and weaker spiritual threads.
In the end, they rushed to the darker, more original, and real "abyss" beast.
Countless scattered spirits finally gathered in Fenrir's body. And he also began to greedily absorb these energies, completely digesting them and absorbing them into his own power.
"You...you..."
In the distance, Mordred, who was "dying" but still struggling, uttered a weak and weak murmur.
"You are... indeed... a disaster..."
"..."
Mordred's last resort was thus divided and dissolved by Fenrir, the "Wolf of Nightmare".
In the real abyss, in the purgatory where the races of the "abyss" devour each other and fight to the death, the power of "dark erosion" is like this, belonging to a higher point in the food chain.
Mordred was just "eroded". In the final analysis, he was not a creature of the real abyss. He was just a carrier of the "dark erosion" power of the remaining "shadow of disaster".
When Mordred was unable to resist and could not use such a surging and powerful "dark erosion" spirit, the power he possessed was a delicious delicacy in front of Fenrir, a tempting feast.
...
While Fenrir was absorbing Mordred's "dark erosion" power, Luo Xiu slowly walked towards the other half of Mordred.
At this time, Mordred's feather helmet had been smashed, revealing his hideous, etched face.
That was a very scary face. If it were placed in the real world outside, it could be used as a good way to stop children from crying at night... Luo Xiu thought to himself, his eyes were also fixed on Mordred's face, and his gradually blurred eyes intersected with Mordred's.
At this time, Mordred's eyes had lost most of their spirit, and the deep purple symbolizing "dark erosion" was gradually fading, revealing his original pupil color.
That was the azure blue like lake water.
That was the original color of Mordred's pupils.
When the dark purple color gradually faded, revealing the azure pupil color that was originally covered, Luo Xiu inexplicably thought of the ebb tide. Think of the clean blue beach without a trace of impurities after being washed by the tide.
"Ah..."
In the pupils that gradually became azure, Luo Xiu felt tranquility, peace, and... relief.
Mordred, the darkness in his eyes gradually disappeared, and the dark, cruel and bloodthirsty eyes that were originally filled with them gradually dissolved with the passing of life. At the last moment, he found his true and clear self.
"I should... thank you... strange intruder."
Mordred's body no longer struggled, but just lay peacefully on the yellow sand. The blood from the broken face was still pouring out, but he no longer stopped them, and no longer resisted the end of his life.
"I seem to... do something stupid."
Mordred, he murmured in a self-deprecating voice.
"I am... a knight who protects "authority"... It's ridiculous..."
"I was actually... bewitched by the disaster... and committed such a crime..."
"My king is not wrong... He is not wrong..."
"..."
Mordred's voice gradually became low, and in the end it was as thin as a mosquito, and it was almost impossible to hear what he was saying.
Luo Xiu listened silently, his expression as calm as ever.
He knew that the reason why Mordred did not become a "guardian spirit" with residual obsession like other "national knights" was probably because he was bewitched by the "dark erosion", that is, the existence of the "abyss", and merged with its power.
The power of the abyss eroded his soul, but also allowed him to survive like a monster.
He was not like Grieville and Miklos, who "died" once and then transcended from the state of "dead spirit" with obsession, but simply embraced the taboo and lived to this day...
As for the existence that bewitched Mordred, Luo Xiu guessed that it was most likely a "demon", and at least a demon of the "ancient spirit" level, otherwise it would not be able to do such a thing.
However, Luo Xiu did not feel the breath of another "demon" here.
Perhaps he did not establish a contract with Mordred, but only regarded Mordred, who was only at the strength of the "fourth destiny" at that time, as an object to be "given" the forbidden power of the abyss when he was in the mood...
Demons are indeed capable of such things. The higher the demon, the more interested they are in things like persuading people to fall and causing chaos.
And the "disaster" that Mordred kept talking about... Luo Xiu also understood the true symbolic meaning behind this word.
——That is the [Abyss]! It is the abyss race that was born from the seven abysses and eroded the entire world in the ancient Age of Gods!
In the Age of Gods, when the seven abysses had not yet been sealed, and the pillar gods and the gods of their respective destinies were still walking in the world, [Abyss] and "disaster" were almost completely equal.
However, Luo Xiu only knew this much.
Combined with some vague knowledge about that era in his memory, he could only infer this from Mordred's words.
Suddenly, Mordred, who had been lying on the ground for a long time without moving, suddenly opened his eyes again.
His blue eyes stared straight at Luo Xiu, and his sight fell on Luo Xiu's black-patterned puppet face, as if he wanted to see through the mask and look directly at Luo Xiu's expression under the mask.
"... Strange... friend."
Mordred used all his strength to make his voice as loud as possible, and said to Luo Xiu intermittently:
"Thank you... for letting me... be... free..."
"But... I still have... something I miss."
"..."
"Go ahead." Luo Xiu responded in a calm voice.
"..."
"Since you can... come here... come to the 'Land of Exile'..."
Mordred said in a weak voice: "You should have... met with Grievel, Miklos, and... Alpad..."
"I want to know... them..."
"..."
"I freed them."
Luo Xiu still spoke calmly, but his tone changed from the coldness at the beginning to a hint of gentleness.
"They became undead spirits, and later became guardian spirits. I ended their immortal, wandering, and corrupt fate, and let them truly rest in peace."
"..."
"That's... good."
When Luo Xiu said this, a relieved smile appeared on Mordred's ferocious face.
"This is the destination... that a knight should have..."
"..."
"Exiled Knight" Mordred, his voice was completely silent at this point, his pupils began to sag, and the last bit of life he had been holding on to completely disappeared.
In Luo Xiu's panel, a prompt to kill "Exiled Knight" Mordred popped up at the same time.
He temporarily put the reward prompt aside, walked forward a few steps, leaned down, stretched out his hand and gently wiped Mordred's face, and closed his sag, no longer shining eyes.
After that, Luo Xiu stood up and summoned the "Burning Feather Raven".
The holy flame spread like golden mist, covering Mordred's body. The blazing flames lit up a bright and warm corner of the dark battlefield.
…
Until the two broken pieces of Mordred were burned to ashes and turned into dust, Luo Xiu walked to the burning embers and leaned over to pick up the last piece of the shining "Isor King's Crown Fragment".
While picking up the fragments, Luo Xiu's panel once again showed a new prompt.
[You have obtained: Isor King's Crown Fragment (4/4)]
[Put together four pieces of crown fragments to synthesize "Isor Crown"]
"…"
"Isor Crown..." Luo Xiu murmured the word that appeared on the panel.
He didn't understand the function of "Isor Crown", so he didn't do what the panel said for the time being, but walked towards the position of his "Shadow Apostles".
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The edge of the battlefield.
Along with Mordred's death, the huge skeleton dragon also collapsed and turned into a pile of bones.
Intis and five other apostles of the Holy Abyss stood in front of the pile of bones that had collapsed into a pile of dragon skeletons, with expressions of horror on their faces.
Previously, although the "Hunting Blade" Undertaker and the "Bloodthirsty Werewolf" Buzer had joined forces to successfully beat the Skeleton Dragon into a "broken" state, it still had considerable strength and fought a fierce battle with the apostles on the ground battlefield.
Even after Mordred had completely fallen into the "disaster", the Skeleton Dragon's power had increased a bit.
However, it was eventually conquered by Intis and other apostles, and completely collapsed at the moment of Mordred's death.
Luo Xiu came from the other side of the battlefield, and he saw his tired and injured apostles from afar.
They were all covered with scars, and the worst was the "Bloodthirsty Werewolf" Buzer, who had suffered the most damage and was even on the verge of death.
Fortunately, no apostle of the Holy Abyss was killed in the battle.
According to Luo Xiu's previous "promise", they all passed the test and were qualified to gain more power and higher positions in the "Holy Abyss".
When they saw the "Lord" coming from afar, a strange light flashed in the eyes of the apostles.
They then surrounded the pile of dragon bones and prostrated themselves to their "Lord" Luo Xiu.
"..."
"...Very good."
Luo Xiu's eyes swept over Intis and the other five apostles, and a satisfied expression appeared on his face under the mask.
The fighting force seedlings he carefully selected did not disappoint him this time...Luo Xiu was very satisfied with the result.
"I said, this is a test."
"If you pass the test, I will give you the reward you deserve."
Luo Xiu said in a calm voice, while observing the reactions of the apostles.
When he saw his "Holy Abyss" apostles, their faces showed fanatical, joyful, yearning, or pious expressions, Luo Xiu nodded gently.
"But, now."
"Let's return to our original world first."
"..."
The moment Luo Xiu's voice fell, the edge of this ancient battlefield, the yellow sand that spread to the end of the vision, began to surge again.
The world began to break into pieces before his eyes. At the same time, Luo Xiu saw that his and his "apostles" began to become illusory and slowly disappeared from this space.
In the next moment, Luo Xiu fell into a coma and fell into the valley of consciousness.
...
When he regained consciousness, Luo Xiu found that he had returned to the ruined church at the ruins of the Xifeng Village in the "Promised Land".
Intis and other apostles of the "Holy Abyss" also regained consciousness one after another.
This is considered returning from the "Land of Exile"... Luo Xiu thought.
He killed the biggest boss of the "Land of Exile", and when the "Exile Knight" Mordred really died, they who did not belong to that space were automatically sent back.
At this time, all the apostles were looking at Luo Xiu with expectant eyes, waiting for the "reward" he had promised before.
Seeing this, Luo Xiu stopped waiting, his hand gently rested on Intis's shoulder, and at the same time opened his task panel.
After silently reciting an evil blessing in his heart, sacrificing Connor and Anthony's ten years of singleness, Luo Xiu opened the detailed page of the hidden task "Exile of Destruction" and gave the command "Complete".
The panel in front of him was floating with light and shadow, and new content appeared in it.
[Completed the hidden task: Exile of Destruction (Hell Difficulty)]
[You have given the "Exiled Knight" Mordred a true sleep. ]
[Task settlement...]
[Completion reward: Basic experience +38,000, Mordred's Legacy, "Lost Royal Court" secret key]
[...]
["Mordred's Legacy" is being settled...]
[In the battle with "Exiled Knight" Mordred, you learned the skills of "Dragon Thunder Burning Ashes". 】
【Obtain the skill "Dragon Thunder Burning Embers (Ancient Heritage, lv.1)"】
【Dragon Thunder Burning Embers (Ancient Heritage, lv.1): Cast a total of 36 dragon thunders containing the power of "fire" with a total damage of 1800% physical attack + 1800% spell attack to all targets in a large range. Each dragon thunder causes 50% physical attack + 50% spell attack "fire" damage, and applies "mild burning" and "mild paralysis" effects to the hit target. 】
【……】
This was the red thunder skill that covered a very large area used by "Exiled Knight" Mordred at the beginning.
Luo Xiu was satisfied with obtaining this "Ancient Heritage", which meant that his output ability was once again strengthened.
The panel was still flashing, and new content immediately appeared in front of him.
【……】
【In the battle with "Exiled Knight" Mordred, you realized the essence of the ancient dragon spell. 】
【Get the expertise "Ancient Dragon Knight (Epic)"】
【Ancient Dragon Knight (Epic): The power of dragons is hidden in your blood. Your health and mana are increased by an additional 20%, and you get the new "Dragon Bloodline" effect-when casting "Ancient Dragon" related skills, mana consumption is reduced by 30%, and skill effects are increased by 30%. At the same time, you are more likely to gain the recognition of "Dragonborn". 】
【……】
When Luo Xiu browsed here, he suddenly felt a tingling pain from the back of his hand.
He raised his arm and looked at the place where the tingling came from.
Luo Xiu then saw that on the back of his right hand, a deep, red-glowing mark was looming in it.
It was a mark with a dragon claw in the lower half and a sword blade in the upper half. It carried an unknown power and pointed to an unknown end.
[Activated Mark: The Key to the Secret Realm of the Lost Royal Court]
When Luo Xiu's attention stayed on the mark on the back of his hand, new content appeared on the panel in front of him.
"Is that... the key to the secret realm?"
Luo Xiu pondered, and at the same time, he poured his spirituality into it, completely "activating" the mark.
Luo Xiu saw that the red color deepened "swish", and the scene around him suddenly became illusory.
Luo Xiu, as well as the "apostles" around him, all felt a strong sense of weightlessness at the same time.
Everyone's vision suddenly became hazy and blurred. The surrounding environment was rapidly moving away and tending to dissipate, and a new scene slowly formed in the sight.
...
When the vision became clear again, Luo Xiu saw a magnificent and majestic new picture.
It was an ancient and magnificent palace, and the apostles were crawling in the middle of the hall.
And Luo Xiu was sitting high on the huge golden throne.
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