The Last Dark King

Latest website: A horrifying howl came from the corpse's mouth, and its body suddenly spasmed and twisted to the limit, as if an invisible big hand was twisting its corpse.

A few seconds later, there was a bang and the corpse exploded.

Black rotting matter was scattered everywhere, and body fragments and powder fell all over the ground.

However, accompanying this terrifying scene was a magnificent, brilliant and warm golden light.

Jessica's perception was the most acute, and as soon as her soul moved, she immediately noticed its essence.

"This is a blessing..."

Rhodes felt a huge and warm breath penetrate into his soul, restoring his spiritual energy and eliminating the damage.

Sauron exclaimed: "What a powerful blessing."

He was bathed in golden light, the wounds on his body healed quickly, his spiritual energy was filled again, even the dirt was removed, and the pollution and erosion he suffered were purified.

"My wounds, my soul, are all restored, my God... I have never seen such a powerful blessing."

Rhodes shook his hand, and the light of psychic energy flashed through his palm, and his surprise far exceeded theirs.

His weakened state is lifted!

You must know that the weakness of [Giant Power] is not just a negative state, but damage to the core of the soul.

This kind of damage is extremely deep and difficult to repair. We can only wait for the soul to slowly recover.

So far, except for the second-level combatant Mitholl who fought with him in the Castle of the Devouring King, who used soul transfer to bear it once, and who used death to relieve the weak state once, the weakness of [Giant Power] has never been affected. Once healed, it was all about waiting for the passage of time to recover on its own.

And this blessing could cure his weakness for the first time.

"What... is this? Why is there a blessing hidden in the corpse?"

No one can answer.

Sauron squatted down to examine the wreckage, but found no clues except the dissipating corruption.

Jessica looked around. The cave didn't look like it was naturally formed or dug manually. Instead, it looked like a cavity that had been blown open by a powerful attack.

She looked at the remaining words on the ground.

This is the star language popular in the Kingdom of Stars. The handwriting is scrawled and stained with blood, like the cry of a mental breakdown before death.

Especially the last question.

The marks of varying depths left on the rock seem to be able to see his trembling fingers and the huge hesitation in his heart.

What's going on here?

This is what they want to know most now.

Rhodes asked about the book of knowledge and the doll in his mind, but got an unknown answer.

The Book of Knowledge said: "My soul has not been fully restored, and my memory when the dream was shattered was blank. However, the dream was definitely shattered before the Starry Kingdom was destroyed. There is no trace of the Starry Kingdom in my memory."

The puppet also shook its head, indicating that it was only proficient in matters related to combat.

Rhodes turned his gaze to Asa, who was still furious and refused to answer all questions.

But when Rhodes reviewed the punishment of using the spiritual needle to pierce the most vulnerable part of the soul, Asa immediately spoke.

"How do I know what happened thousands of years ago? But based on common sense, such a powerful blessing can only be related to the Queen of Stars."

Rhodes suddenly realized that there was such a powerful blessing after 1,500 years. Apart from the king of the Kingdom of Stars, it was difficult for anyone else to exist, right?

So, this corpse may be the leader of the Fighting Star Knights. He was so disheartened after the defeat that he hid here and died of despair?

At this time, the Book of Knowledge suddenly said: "Master, if you really want to know something about him, you can try to use his remains and traces as a medium, and use the Book of the Past to summon past images that are similar to him."

Rhodes was surprised: "Is this okay?"

"Yes." The Book of Knowledge replied: "This is one of the functions of the Book of the Past, but it requires a certain spiritual price."

Dreamland has recently run out of spirituality in stock. Rhodes frowned and asked, "How much spirituality do you need?"

"It has something to do with the strength of the medium and the distance of time."

Rhodes hesitated for a moment. He hadn't used the Book of the Past for a long time. When he rarely needed it, he would just take it out and use it.

The soul touched the book of the past, pressed its hands on the remaining words, and the pages began to turn rapidly, and the spirituality of the dream was diminishing.

Sauron saw his strange behavior at a glance, and suddenly remembered the ability he used when he found the evidence of betrayal by the human remnants in the royal city. He stopped Jessica who was about to step forward and said, "Rhodes is trying to see the past. ”

Jessica was surprised: "Little Rod...how can he have so many functions?"

Sauron smiled lightly: "I had such doubts at first, but then I thought about it. Some people are destined to be different."

Jessica smiled and nodded.

"Hopefully he can follow in my footsteps in the future."

Sauron looked at her and asked softly: "Are you almost there?"

Jessica nodded slightly.

"But your psychic powers?"

“It’s going to explode.”

They stopped talking and looked at Rhodes quietly.

At this moment, the Book of the Past stopped flipping, but Rhode's eyes were pitch black without any images.

The voice of the Book of Knowledge reached my ears.

"The medium is not complete, and the book of the past has not been fully restored. I can't see the picture, I can only hear the sound."

Rhodes was slightly regretful. He thought he could see the battle between the strong humans and the black mist from 1500 years ago.

But it's okay if there's a sound. He can at least know what's going on here.

I don’t know how long it took, but finally a voice came from the darkness.

It was a burst of uniform cheers, which started very lightly, and then quickly expanded until it was deafening.

The huge cheers were accompanied by neat drum beats and melodious music. Rhodes quickly understood that this was in the square, surrounded by celebrating crowds.

After a while, the cheers stopped, and a passionate and high-spirited voice sounded.

"Your Majesty the Supreme Queen, the Wedge of Wind Disk is fully charged, and the Fighting Star Knights are ready to go. I will bring the glory of the stars to seize the victory that belongs to mankind. During this trip, I will definitely break through the black mist and kill the terrifying creations. , taking a crucial step to ignite the initial fire of the Starry Kingdom."

The sound paused for a moment and then sounded again.

"May the eternal stars shine on the earth, and mankind be reborn and prosper."

The sound gradually disappeared, and after a few seconds, the sound of horse hooves gradually became clearer.

Judging from the scale of the sound, it was an entire legion of knights, at least a thousand of them.

The sound of the hoofbeats was heavy and deep, and the intervals were wide. Rhodes estimated that the horse's hoofs could leap dozens of yards in one step. The speed was very fast, at least half as fast as Annabeth's.

"victory."

A majestic male voice sounded, followed by a shocking reply.

"The Fighting Star Knights are invincible!"

The sound gradually faded away, but when it reappeared, there were loud cheers. Although it was a bit messy, the enthusiasm did not diminish.

The majestic male voice kept shouting: "Please return to your residence, everyone. The crisis in Northern City has not been resolved yet. There are still several high-level chaos demons who have escaped our pursuit."

But the cheers did not decrease, but became louder and louder, and the footsteps of countless people could be vaguely heard.

The male voice shouted again: "No, the Fighting Star Knights cannot recruit people directly. Your enthusiasm is understandable, but joining the group must pass the review of the Supreme Council of Stars!"

"We have only achieved thirty-six consecutive victories and killed sixty-one dark and terrifying creatures. The statement that we have fifteen hundred consecutive victories and tens of thousands of monsters is a rumor!"

"No, no, I don't want to sleep with you. We are all noble citizens of the stars. I... uh, madam, you are so beautiful."

The sound gradually faded, and when it reappeared, Rhodes heard the whistling sound of psychic energy and an extremely surprised voice.

"What? The Mangxing defense line was breached?"

"Her Majesty the Queen ordered the Fighting Star Knights to return to the defense and guard the northeast of the royal city to resist the terrifying creations coming from the direction of Gray Mountain."

The voice dropped again.

After a moment, the man's voice appeared again.

"Brothers, Starry Sky City in Tasnia is in emergency. Countless strange beings are coming from behind Godouin Mountain. We must eliminate the threats ahead as soon as possible, return to Starry Sky City, and protect Her Majesty the Queen."

A chorus of shouts rang out.

"victory!"

"The Fighting Star Knights are invincible!"

"Come on!"

"For Her Majesty the Queen! For the glory of the stars!"

"Humanity will win!"

Then, Rhodes heard the weirdest sound he had ever heard in his life.

It was a long whine, low, like rolling thunder under dark clouds, sharp, like the friction of frosted glass, wild, like the most chaotic collection of noises.

The sound suddenly stopped, and Rhodes couldn't hear anything.

This time it was silent for a long time, and just when Rhodes almost suspected that it was over, it appeared again.

There was a rapid gasping sound, accompanied by the sound of coughing up blood.

"It's over, it's over...we're done."

"Everyone died."

The voice was low and dark, no longer as high-spirited as before, as if it had been pulled away from the spine and bones, taking away all confidence.

"Indescribable terror, a blow that tore the earth apart and destroyed us."

"The invincible Fighting Star Knights, the Fighting Star Knights who killed countless monsters, the invincible Fighting Star Knights...the entire army was wiped out."

"All the hard work, struggle, struggle, heart-breaking training, all the sweat, tears and blood shed, all the sacred glory guarded are just like paper."

"Star City... Star City is over."

"Are we struggling in vain after all? Is all prosperity just foam on the sea?"

His tone was filled with despair that was too thick to dissolve.

"Humanity, can humanity be saved?"

The sound gradually dimmed, leaving only intermittent wheezing and coughing, and a slight rustling sound, which sounded like the sound of fingers scratching on the rocky ground.

Soon, these sounds disappeared, leaving only absolute silence.

After an unknown amount of time, he withdrew from the state of the Book of the Past.

The review is over.

Rhodes couldn't calm down for a moment. From these few words, he seemed to see the magnificent life of this knight leader. Most of his life was brilliant, but the ending was very tragic.

The knighthood that he had devoted his life to, the knighthood that he was proud of, was destroyed in an instant.

This mark of death was indeed caused by an extremely powerful monster.

It destroyed the Fighting Star Knights with one blow and left this terrifying canyon on the earth. The leader of the Knights probably had some life-saving means to avoid being killed on the spot.

But he didn't hold on for long, and he died of serious injuries.

An extremely elite battle group just disappeared.

Only the two lines of writing on the rocky ground prove that they have left traces.

Rhodes stood up and told Sauron and Jessica concisely what he heard.

Sauron touched his chin and muttered: "According to the literature we have obtained before, the Fighting Star Knights of the Kingdom of Stars is one of their most powerful main knights, and the Fighting Star is one of the main sequence stars they worship. First, using it as a title is enough to prove the importance this knighthood receives. "

Rhodes thought for a moment and asked: "Teacher, how does the Fighting Star Knights compare with our knights?"

Sauron glared at him.

"You brat, although the Kingdom of Stars is at the end of the Third Era, it is the Era of Fire after all. Human beings still have a place on this land. All inheritances are relatively complete, and the firelight is far brighter than ours. Many people have already The extremely rare materials that have been cut off still exist, how can we compare with them? "

"Then what should we do if this monster that tore the earth apart and destroyed the Fighting Star Knights with one blow appears within Trorian's range?" Rhodes finally asked the key question.

"Fight."

Sauron replied matter-of-factly.

"Then go fight. Even if the whole army is annihilated, we have worked hard. There is nothing to regret. What should we do?"

Rhodes was shocked and said with a smile: "Teacher Sauron, you really exceeded my expectations. I always thought you were a scumbag who spied on girls taking baths and recorded videos."

"Shut up!" Sauron said angrily, "I am upright, how could I be that kind of person?"

The three of them all laughed, and the gloomy and dull atmosphere dissipated a little.

Jessica coughed and asked: "Teacher Sauron, how strong is a monster that can tear apart the earth with a sword?"

Sauron shook his head: "I don't know."

Afterwards, Rhodes collected the corpses, burned them to ashes with spiritual energy, and scattered them on his last words as a final memorial.

"Let's go."

The three of them walked out of the cave, only to realize that the hole seemed to have been made by force.

The knight leader from thousands of years ago might have some life-saving means to prevent him from being killed in one blow, but the powerful impact knocked him away and knocked him out of the cave.

The power was so great that it was simply unimaginable.

When Rhodes and others stood in the canyon again, their perception was different.

Such a huge rift actually originated from a blow from a powerful being.

The three of them carefully observed the cliffs and ground of the rift valley, and sure enough they found more traces.

Sauron's last doubt was dispelled: "Look, the strong corrosion left on the cliff has not dissipated after fifteen hundred years. The pollution on the monster is unimaginable. Fortunately, it is fifteen hundred years old." The monster from years ago.”

Jessica said: "It's possible that the monster destroyed Star City."

Sauron nodded: "It's possible, but not necessarily."

Rhodes suddenly asked: "Where are the corpses of the knights? Why is only the leader left?"

Sauron frowned slightly.

"Crushed to pieces?"

Jessica shook her head.

"We didn't even see any debris."

Rhodes suddenly became alert and looked at each other with Sauron: "Undead monster!"

"Where will it be?"

Rhodes saw the black water flowing across the ground at a glance.

After the corpses in the cave disappeared, the black water changed direction and gathered farther away.

A sudden realization dawned on him: "Black water is inherently highly polluted, and it will instinctively converge toward more polluted places, just like water flowing toward low-lying areas."

No wonder Asa said walking towards the direction where the black water gathers.

Rhodes briefly explained his idea to Sauron and Jessica.

Sauron sighed: "As expected of you, your mind works so fast. The Royal City has a canopy to block the rain, and there is no serious pollution near the Royal City. We didn't discover this phenomenon."

The three of them walked in the direction where the black water flowed.

"Rhode, I feel that you are already a qualified guardian."

"Yes." Jessica smiled: "Your wisdom is really amazing."

Rhodes nodded: "You are right, I have always been proud of my smart brain."

Although he said this, he felt a little uneasy in his heart. Suddenly, an idea came to him.

Where black water gathers is where pollution gathers?

That corpse was so seriously contaminated, why didn't it turn into a monster?

The trace of death created by the indescribable terrifying monster left a strong smell of pollution. What does it have to do with the Soul Eater born here?

And where did that artifact, the Wedge of Wind, go?

Countless questions gathered in his mind, leaving Rhodes confused for a while.

At this moment, Sauron in front suddenly stopped.

"here!"

He pointed to a huge black pit, into which black water was rushing, even forming a whirlpool.

Rhodes turned his gaze and stared at the black pit.

Suddenly, a giant hand burst out of the ground.