“Hm.”
From beneath the crimson single eye came a murky male voice.
He was the bishop of the Abyssal Eye, and also the superior of these elite members.
“Everyone has arrived, so let’s begin the meeting. All rise.”
“Yes.”
The elite members present all stood up.
After lifting her head, Cora looked around and noticed something.
Compared to the last meeting, the number of elite members had decreased.
“Have the numbers decreased?”
“I believe some of you have already noticed the anomaly—that the number of members present has decreased,” the bishop said. “With a heavy heart, I must inform you of something: last week, Forde and Klent left us forever; their souls have returned to the abyss.”
Upon hearing this news, everyone was shocked.
The bishop’s meaning was clear.
These two were dead.
Cora couldn’t help but ask: “What happened, Bishop? Leaving Forde aside, Klent was always cautious and never did anything without certainty!”
“Regrettably, the two of them were targeted by the Holy Land.”
“Those false god’s lackeys?”
“Yes, the Pope of the Holy Land has noticed us and sent out the false god’s lackeys to investigate. Under pressure from those damned lackeys, some nobles who believe in the abyss confessed some of our information. Forde and Klent were caught up in it and betrayed.”
The bishop used a sorrowful tone.
“This is truly… saddening.” Cora sighed.
“Those who can receive the abyss’s blessing and become demonized are few; most will rationally perish and lose themselves. Therefore, no matter who among you, every member of our Abyssal Eye is extremely important. When acting, be sure to ensure your own safety; do not trust ordinary humans too much.”
The bishop paused for a moment.
“I have summoned you not only to announce this news but also to learn of your recent activities.”
The elite members of the Abyssal Eye all stood at attention.
After accepting the abyssal aura and becoming demonized, they joined the Abyssal Eye and gained power far exceeding their past, but everyone here bore the duty of spreading the abyss.
The Abyssal Eye aimed to expose the true face of the false god, bringing the abyssal blessing bestowed by the true divinity to the human race, allowing humans to achieve supreme evolution.
“Edgar, report your situation first,” the bishop commanded.
“As you wish, Bishop.”
The man named Edgar replied politely.
Under everyone’s gaze, he walked below the crimson single eye and reported respectfully.
“Bishop, I have been in long-term contact with the Lester family. After spending several years, I gained the Lester family’s trust and successfully provided them with some low-level abyssal blessings, making some of their knights brave and skilled in battle.”
“Hm, this I heard in your last report, but the Lester family was recently destroyed, right?”
“Regarding that, allow me to explain. I originally intended to provide higher-level abyssal blessings to make them demonized, but the head of the Lester family had concerns and refused.”
Edgar was very disdainful; although polite on the surface, deep down he looked down on these cowardly nobles.
“They were clearly quite fearful, yet still coveted the power of the abyss and demanded from the Abyssal Eye. Therefore, I lent them an artifact that could control magical beasts infected by abyssal aura.”
“And then?”
“The young master of the Lester family, during Avalon Academy’s exploration activity, actively courted death, deeply connected with the artifact, suffered backlash, and died at the hands of a magical beast. After this was discovered by Avalon Academy, it was reported to the Saint Luo Empire and the Holy Land; the Lester family fled in fear of punishment.”
“So, what was the outcome for the Lester family?”
“Please rest assured, Bishop. Before the head of the Lester family was captured, I had already taken action and eliminated him in advance. The other family members had little contact with us; even if captured, they couldn’t provide much information.”
“You did well on that point, but regardless, you still failed, causing the Holy Land and the empire to notice us once again,” the bishop said, slightly displeased. “There are still forces in the empire’s upper echelons cooperating with us. After this incident, they will likely become wary. In the future, you all need to act more cautiously; do not let things spiral out of control again!”
“I will reflect, Bishop.”
“Mere words are useless; you need a lesson.”
The crimson single eye flickered, and from the darkness descended a spear that pierced through Edgar’s body.
Edgar let out a wail.
Although being attacked here wouldn’t affect his physical body in reality, his mind still had to endure the tearing pain.
His face was pale, and under the agony, he twisted into a smile.
This expression wasn’t like accepting punishment; rather, it was like receiving a blessing.
“Thank you for your instruction, Bishop…”
“Step back, Edgar. Next,” the bishop said.
Immediately, the next one stepped forward to report.
For all the elite members who attended the meeting, the bishop would give commendations or punishments based on the specific situations.
Finally, it was Cora and Zach’s turn.
Their current task was mainly to create some demonized.
Not long ago, they conducted an experiment in Doff City.
“…And that’s it, Bishop. We captured quite a few children from Doff City, bestowed blessings, and only created one demonized named Emma. She retained half her rationality and could be controlled with abyssal language. It’s just a pity that her rationality was ultimately limited, and she still died at the hands of the enforcement guard.” Cora reported.
“Hm, I know. Do you have anything else to report?” the bishop asked.
“Ah!”
“No.”
Cora didn’t want to receive punishment; that pain was truly unbearable.
Anyway, the communication device controlling Emma being picked up by someone else wasn’t some trivial matter.
She chose to conceal it.
“Alright, since everyone has finished reporting—”
“Please wait, Bishop. Forgive my presumption, but I have something to say!” Zach suddenly spoke.
“Zach, speak.”
“Those damned false god lackeys are hunting us down; are we just going to endure it forever? We’ve received the blessing; why must we tolerate it a hundredfold!”
Zach was extremely unwilling.
After gaining power, he had always wanted to kill all the Holy Land’s clerics.
“Do you all think the same?”
The bishop was silent for a while, then asked the others.
All the members’ expressions changed; for those who came here, it was impossible not to hate the clerics.
The power of the abyss was inherently repulsive to holy power.
The Abyssal Eye and the Holy Land were naturally mortal enemies.
“As expected. I’ve thought that your tolerance for the false god’s lackeys is nearing its limit… Actually, I want to announce something: next, the Abyssal Eye will take action and make the Holy Land pay the price.”
The bishop announced in an extremely cruel tone:
“We will erase the successor of the Perfect Saintess Sylvia from this world forever.”