The Last Dark King

Latest website: Teslevian Gregorian calendar, 1326, early month (first month)

The first day of Hanukkah.

Empire.

The black fog disappeared without a trace, the sky and the earth were bright, and the sky was clear.

The golden sun rises from the distance, and thousands of rays of light shine down from the sky.

The streets and alleys were filled with cheering crowds. The bells of the Church of Fire rang throughout the city. The golden holy fire rose from the holy fire sacrificial site and spread out like a brilliant fire tree, scattering thousands of sparks. The entire royal city was bathed in this brilliant dreamy scene.

The remnants of the fire embraced each other under the sacred fire and celebrated the remaining life of the fire with laughter and tears.

And their king is standing at the highest point of the Holy Fire Sacrifice, far away in the distance.

There is no moment when the vision is better than now. The oppressive black fog recedes into the far distance, and the world becomes so vast and clear, as if it is a new world.

The boiling royal city was at his feet, and the crown and cloak of fire were blazing on him. Never before had he felt that his mission was so important.

"My warriors."

Wang murmured, looking in the direction of Starry Sky City with his burning golden eyes.

"I will do my best to help you, and you must win..."

——

Trorian's outermost line of defense.

In the eleven important strongholds, the elders and masters finally put down their weapons and watched with relief as the light of fire dispelled the black fog.

Although it is too far away from the royal city and the sky and the sun are still not visible, the black mist has become as light as the morning mist. The power of darkness has been greatly suppressed, and the weird and deformed monsters have disappeared without a trace.

The guardian fire in the stronghold was burning fiercely, releasing blazing firepower.

During the duration of Hanukkah, the pressure on defense becomes infinitely small. Monsters usually choose to hide at this time. Except in the deep black mist, few monsters will roam the land.

"Our mission is accomplished."

After more than ten days of hard fighting, the first elder Armando's eyes showed no signs of fatigue, only a calmness like the sunset.

"The soldiers can finally go home and rest."

A burly elder looked at his hands and sighed: "I really can't believe that one day I can go into battle and kill the enemy, and I can dissipate my residual heat. I have died without regrets."

"Bah, what the old guy said about death, we have another time."

"Yes, yes, we have to use all our energy to collect the starlight fragments. This feeling of sluggishness and erection is great!"

"Little Rod has done a great job. If anyone says that he is not the brightest star in the future, I will break his three legs."

The sound of laughter filled the stronghold, and every soldier knew that a year of hardships and dangers had finally passed, and they could return to the royal city to rest for a few days, enjoying the warmth of the fire and the embrace of their families.

Only the elders knew that in the distant Star Ring Town, an extremely important decisive battle was about to begin.

Trorian has sacrificed so much for this moment.

Except for the king and the first elder, no one knows what they sacrificed for this.

This is a battle that stakes the fate of Trollian, and a battle that stakes the future of mankind.

In this dark era of decline of all things, whether human beings can buck the trend depends on these seven days.

Armando looked in the direction of Starry Sky City and prayed silently in his heart.

"May the fire protect us forever."

——

Far southeast of Trorian.

Under the still thick black fog, a majestic city gate was closed, and four figures were surrounded by a subtle firelight.

"Alain."

One of the burly figures spoke, his voice low and rich, like muffled thunder.

"Then, I'll leave it to you to guard this place."

An equally upright figure nodded slightly: "I understand, Jelaba."

He didn't make any promises, but it was more reassuring than any promise.

The three figures turned around at the same time and disappeared behind the black mist in the blink of an eye.

Only a lonely figure, a faint firelight, stood on top of the ten thousand-foot city tower, facing alone the majestic darkness countless times larger than the city tower.

——

Star Ring Town.

The thickness of the black mist dropped to a level visible to the naked eye. Even an unawakened person without spiritual vision could see hundreds of yards away.

The once dilapidated town has now taken on a new look.

With the efforts of the professional production staff in the royal city, various facilities were built one after another, including towers, warehouses, training grounds, medical clinics, meditation rooms, resting places, fortifications, and even a fire protection sacrificial site.

There is no guardian fire in Xinghuan Town, only a few remaining flames are lit.

But the strong firelight still illuminated every corner of the town and dispersed the black fog two thousand yards away.

Now, this station at the forefront really looks like a station.

The combat forces from the top level of Trolian are all gathered in the town hall in the center of Star Ring Town.

Everything is ready and they are waiting for the order to attack Star City.

Everyone was extremely excited, and restless spiritual energy was beating in their bodies, especially the unawakened ones and the black spirit bearers. They tried their best to suppress their power and control their anxious emotions.

All eyes are focused on a room deep in the hall.

Rovia, the Son of Fire, Archbishop Horus, Archpriest Megan, and nineteen guardians were all there, discussing the final subordinates for the decisive battle.

Rhodes was naturally among them.

However, he knew that they were not discussing how to fight, but waiting.

Waiting for the "ultimate weapon" from the royal city.

The air was filled with restlessness and anxiety. Rovia, the Son of Fire, and Horus, the Archbishop, had been lying on the fog plate to study the details of the battle.

List, the commander of the Survey Corps, reported over and over again the intelligence they had inside Star City.

And they have heard this information dozens of times, and the combat subordinates have been perfected to the limit, and even the puppets can't find faults.

But with so much at stake, everyone wants to be as perfect as possible.

"Hey, Brother Rhodes, do you think we can win this time?"

This is the thirteenth inquiry from Great Sword Taylor.

Rhodes didn't expect this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes to be so nervous.

"Of course I can win, I already have this hunch in my gut."

This is the thirteenth time Rhodes has given the same answer.

Taylor seemed very satisfied. Here, "Rhodes' intuition" is something worth trusting.

"What do you think the final weapon of the royal city will be?"

This is a new topic.

Rhodes was also curious, but Rovia and Horus were very strict and didn't say anything.

"I have no idea."

Taylor said loudly: "I guess it may be some kind of super weapon. Legend has it that in the ancient era of gods, the artifacts used by the gods had the power to destroy the world. Maybe we found such a real weapon in a certain ruins. Artifact.”

This topic attracted a lot of people's attention, and Guardian Feixue came over. Before Rhodes, she was one of the people with the title of the most dazzling rising star.

But after Rhodes completed the Tears of the Goddess plan, this title became his, and there was no one else.

However, only in terms of hard power comparison, she is still the strongest among the rising stars, even surpassing some of the veteran guardians.

"Real artifact?"

She asked curiously, her soft little face full of doubts.

"Isn't what we created a real artifact? I heard that the Industrial Machinery Research Institute has completed several artifact projects."

Tyro replied solemnly: "Strictly speaking, what we made is not an artifact, not even a semi-artifact. It is just a quasi-artifact. The only real artifact Trorian has is the White Tower. Other than that, everything is It’s a man-made quasi-artifact, or a broken semi-artifact.”

Feixue stuck out her tongue. Judging from her appearance, she was just a little girl, but being able to become a guardian and hold the title of the most dazzling new star was enough to prove her strength.

"But I don't think it's an artifact."

"A weapon, no matter how powerful it is, cannot help us win the battle."

Jessica on the side smiled and said: "Feixue is right, I think it may be some kind of rare potion that can enhance our strength."

Hayate from Cloud Village came over and said in a cold and arrogant tone: "You are all wrong. I think it is some kind of powerful biological weapon, just like Anne of Britannia."

The blond girl not far away turned her head.

"Huh? Who is calling me?"

She is the only first-level combat power in the inner hall that is not a guardian. Rhodes once met her in the Palace of Fire. It is said that she is the only successful experimental combat power of Kalil's secret force, the Black Spirit. The dual-sequence owner of the One and Seven Unawakened Ones.

She is very powerful. She has achieved many amazing achievements on the battlefield outside Star City and killed many very powerful monsters.

However, although she was powerful, she seemed to have some social fears. She was very nervous with all the unknown people in front of her, but she quickly saw Rhodes and immediately rushed towards him in three steps and two steps at a time.

"Sir Rhodes! It's you! We meet again!"

"What a pity. I once said we would fight together, but it's a pity that I didn't arrive until the second batch of support. I looked for you everywhere, but I heard that you went back to the Royal City. Why did you go back to the Royal City? Is it because you are not strong enough? Don’t worry, I’m here, you can hide behind me, no monster can hurt you.”

Just like last time, he didn't say a word, and the blond girl just crackled into a long paragraph.

Is this social fear?

He is obviously a person with social anxiety, right?

Before Rhodes could think of a reply, the chief priest Megan appeared behind her and shouted sternly: "Come down, Annie."

Anne let go of Rod aggrievedly, stood back to Megan, and whispered: "Father, I just want to talk to my friend."

Megan shouted sternly: "Go back! Have you completed your preparations? Have you drank your stabilizer and fusion agent? Do you still want to become a real king and save the world?"

Rhodes glared at the old man.

"Speak to me properly."

Megan glanced at Rhodes and said calmly: "Sir, Rhodes, I'm sorry, Anne still has some shortcomings. She is not completely ready, but I believe that when she is completely ready, you will marvel at her amazing of strength, and switched positions to support my line.”

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Rhodes didn't want to argue with him about his Kalil route at this time, so he just replied calmly: "I understand, I will consider it."

This was just a polite word, but Meghan looked very satisfied and bowed politely: "You will not be disappointed, Lord Rhodes."

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "The final weapon is here!"

With a bang, the door to the inner hall was opened, and everyone's eyes turned around for an instant.

I saw a man and two women standing at the door, both wearing guardian robes, with the triple flame symbol burning on their collars.

The man among them was about thirty years old, with greasy hair and a conspicuous big aquiline nose. He was Jon, whom he had not seen for a long time.

The young woman next to him is tall, with delicate features, eyes like flashing crystals, and long black hair that is smooth and natural. She is Qingyu, the candidate for the king.

The last one is not tall, about fourteen or fifteen years old, with big eyes, ripples, and delicate facial features, like a doll. He is Xing Ge, the candidate for the king.

They all possess the so-called most powerful characteristic "eternal burning fire", which can resonate with fire and gain the power of fire.

Only those who possess this characteristic can become the king of Trolian.

And Rhodes knew that they were called the "chosen people of fire" in the dream.

Wang Cheng sent all three king candidates over at once, and they really attached great importance to this battle, but for some reason, Rhodes felt a little disappointed deep in his heart.

But the next moment, Horus denied it: "No, they are not the ultimate weapon."

Jon smiled and said: "Everyone, don't be nervous, we are just like you, we are just here to fight."

Qingyu nodded: "We will open a fire field to provide you with the best combat environment."

Xinge said in a sweet voice: "During Hanukkah, our power will increase exponentially. In the realm of fire, your power will also increase exponentially, while the monsters will be weakened exponentially."

Guardian Churchill laughed heartily and said: "Yes, our winning rate has improved again. I simply don't know any monster that can beat us."

"Be cautious, Churchill."

said Lister, the commander of the Survey Corps.

"Information collected on the outer battlefield shows that the Starry Kingdom is far more powerful than we imagined. As the royal city of the Starry Kingdom, Tasnia Starry Sky City has been silent in the black mist for thousands of years. The fallen people and monsters wandering in the city are... The intensity is unimaginable.”

Horus said seriously: "Yes, so our strategy is to cut in from the side of Starry Sky City, occupy the southeastern area, open the Avenue of Stars in the shortest time, and enter the Starry Palace. The Holy Fire Sacrifice of Starry Sky City is in the palace. The lowest level.”

"Let's not touch other areas, especially the Big Star Plaza."

Lister said: "Our operation is more like an assassination. An all-out war is impossible to assassinate the Queen of Stars. Sneaking, cutting, assassinating, and annihilating one by one are our operational benchmarks."

"As long as we kill the Star Queen and seize the Holy Fire Seed, our mission will be completed. We don't need to fight against the entire Star City."

"That's right." Rhodes said with confidence, "We have won."

He is one of the makers of the battle plan, and when formulating the plan, he has already taken into account all his own trump cards.

In his opinion, this battle is almost a sure thing.

The only problem is the final battle with the Star Queen.

He couldn't imagine the strength that the queen who had swallowed the Holy Fire Seed would have after being silent for a thousand years.

How to deal with her?

Just as Rhodes was thinking, someone shouted again: "The final weapon is here!"

Rhodes turned around and saw that it was Mavis whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

She said expressionlessly: "I represent the Silver Pledge to participate in the war." Then she walked behind Rhodes.

Horus shook his head: "She is not the ultimate weapon."

In the following period, several similar false alarms appeared, all of which were preconceived impressions of overly excited personnel.

Seeing that the morning was almost over and the "ultimate weapon" had not arrived yet, Rhodes couldn't help but complain: "Why is it so slow..."

At this time, another shout came from outside the door: "The final weapon is here!"

boom.

The door was pushed open.

Rhode looked lazily and saw another man, two women and three people standing at the door.

The man was tall and tall, wearing a heavy armor and carrying a heavy sledgehammer on his back.

But when Rhodes saw the woman beside him, his eyes narrowed and he stood up.

It was a woman about two sizes tall, with long dark blue hair, deep facial features, and extremely three-dimensional beauty. She was wearing a blue knight's armor, with blue water ripples faintly visible on the armor.

On the right side of the armor, there is a line of names written like moonlight.

Pure radiance, Moon Knight Olivia.

— the owner of his collection of little movies.

I just watched it yesterday to relieve my tension, and I know every detail about her.

But at this moment, her real person was standing in front of him, and the powerful oppression made him unable to breathe.

The burly man spoke, his voice was deep and rich, like muffled thunder.

"Sorry, Horus, we're a little late."

Horus bowed slightly.

"Jelaba, Son of Fire, you have come at the right time."

"Son of Fire?" Guardian Feixue jumped up with shock on his face: "You fat man is actually the Son of Fire?"

Horus shouted: "Flying snow!"

The burly man didn't care, and smiled gently: "Yes, I, the fat man, am the Son of Fire. There are many new faces here. Let me introduce myself."

"I, Jaraba, the Hammer King of the Winelands, one of the Seven Sons of Fire of Trorian, and Olivia, the Moonlight Knight, and Misha, the King of Thunder, come to join the battle with the ultimate weapon, the Heart of the King."