The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 118 - 88: Melee Mage_2

Chapter 118: Chapter 88: Melee Mage_2

Generally speaking, in the Defense Department, there is often information transmitted to and from various places. The Trolian communication methods are numerous, with the Spirit Crow Messenger being just one of them. They also have Spiritual Power Equipment similar to fax machines, as well as instant communication tools like wireless telephones.

However, the former seems to be more expensive and is used less frequently.

The latter has a very short communication distance, approximately only about one thousand yards.

Because Rod had frequented the Defense Department, he had finally completely figured out some of the commonly used terms there. They particularly liked to use steps and yards as units of distance—one step equates to the distance of a normal adult (excluding dwarves) taking a small step, which is about one-third of a meter, and one yard is three steps, almost equivalent to one meter.

One thousand yards is about one thousand meters. This communication distance is even shorter than that of a walkie-talkie and is also subject to interference from the Black Fog; communication is impossible through it.

Therefore, what the Defense Department receives most often are either messages from the Spirit Crow Messenger or intelligence directly delivered by intelligence officers.

They distribute the information provided by the Royal City’s Military War Department to each Defense Department in various locations.

This is also something Rod had only recently figured out.

The Military War Department is a powerful department responsible for all matters of warfare. Each defense area has a Military War Department, which oversees many Defense Departments in charge of different regions within the defense area.

The leader of each Military War Department is a Guardian, but ordinary matters are managed by the General Defense Director.

Above the Military War Departments of the major defense areas lies the General Military Department, existing as the central brain.

The highest authority of the General Military Department is the King, but regular matters are handled by the first Defense Chief.

The Royal City’s Military War Department is the war institution responsible for the defense sector of Royal City and is the largest Military War Department out of all regions. It compiles information about Royal City every day and passes it on to the Defense Departments of each district.

In the past, Rod often heard about Doomsday believers attacking residents or institutions in certain districts, but in the last few days, there had been no news about them at all.

Scarface was very anxious about this, but Rod did not care. After all, these Doomsday believers were weaklings in his eyes. Once he had farmed enough in the sewers and killed the invaders, he would turn back to settle accounts with them, and by the way, crack the migration case that had plagued him for a long time.

After finding the real culprit, he would surely make them eat a few mouthfuls of excrement to vent his hatred, then kill them off and completely resolve the matter.

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During this period, Rod received a considerable amount of Humanity every day, peaking at over one hundred points and usually around fifty to sixty points.

Together with what he farmed from the tavern, it didn’t take long before he had made all twenty Soul Ashes.

Now, if he were to play all his cards, he could summon five Mutated Demon Spiders, a Warhound of the Dead, fourteen Poison Insects, and one Phantom of Dean Theodore.

This Phantom of Theodore was his most astonishing discovery.

He had initially thought it would be a ranged combatant like Nightwing, but to his surprise, when he summoned it in a moment of crisis, the Phantom grabbed a large club and charged into the throng of rats.

It swung wildly as if it were a War God, and in the blink of an eye, it had knocked nearly fifty plague rats dead.

Rod was astounded.

Is this seriously a mage?

"Spell Talent" is the innate talent for casting spells, right? So why is the Phantom you created with your Soul Fragments a warrior?

And so strong!

This is just awesome!

Rod’s face almost burst into bloom with a smile. Had he known it was this fierce, he would have gone directly into the depths of the sewers for a big fight.

Of course, Theodore had told him that this Phantom was only as strong as a comparatively strong Mature Level monster, and far from invincible.

But since it was melee, it was much easier to coordinate with.

You hold the front, I’ll shoot wildly from the back.

With so many summons, even if it took a while, they could wear the invaders down to death.

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And so, Rod kept on killing until the last day before the invasion, when the Defense Department’s Sewer Cleaning Office could no longer find a task for him; the clerical staff were in tears.

Scarface kept urging Rod to rest for a day, saying that prolonged battles were unhealthy for the body, mind, and soul. Overuse of power and frequent battles with twisted things could make one twisted as well.

Adequate rest and relaxation were essential.

Rod accepted the advice but ignored Scarface’s hint for him to find a girl to chat with and sleep with, to feel the warmth and beauty of the human world.

Instead, he went straight back to the tavern, closed the door to his room, and entered the Dream Realm.

In the Dream Realm.

Rod looked up and the first thing he saw were the densely packed Soul Fires hovering above the Soul Altar.

These were his battle achievements from that period.

With a single thought, he gained access to their information.

"Mad Sinner’s Souls," 121 "Plague Rat Souls," 95 "Face-Hugging Poison Insect Souls," 61 "Maggot Man’s Souls," 50 "Corpse Fly Souls."

There were also 331 "Small Soul Fragments," 166 "Large Soul Fragments," and 27 human souls.

Rod immediately sacrificed all the "Small Soul Fragments" and "Large Soul Fragments," obtaining 15,110 Soul Without Spirit, and 61 Spirituality.

That was not bad, as the main use of these Soul Fragments was to break them down into Soul Without Spirit and Spirituality.

Rod glanced at his data, which now showed:

Soul Strength: 140

Soul Star: 2

Humanity: 609

Divinity: 45

Soul Without Spirit: 16,922

In storage, he had another 101 Spirituality, 15 Humanity, one Flower of Humanity, 12 active Spirituality, 4 Madness Traits, and some