The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 163 - 119: The Quartet of Spiritual Energy

Chapter 163: Chapter 119: The Quartet of Spiritual Energy

"Get out of the way!"

Dark Leaf swiftly flew over and, lightning-fast, drew the gray umbrella from behind and struck the black light with a reverse grip.

Bang.

Black smoke shrouded the skies above the city wall, but it was quickly dispelled by the light of the fire.

"What are you dumbfounded for?"

Dark Leaf opened the gray umbrella, shielding Rod in front of him, the surface of the umbrella filled with Spiritual Light, with powerful Spiritual Energy circulating on it.

"Don’t over-investigate it, your Spiritual Power Level is far too different from its, you won’t see much, and it might provoke it."

Rod hurriedly crouched below the city wall, knowing he had encountered an opponent like never before, he couldn’t apply past experiences to it, and before he fully understood it, he shouldn’t act rashly, lest he become a liability.

Dark Leaf raised his voice slightly, "Nobody move, don’t watch it directly, hold your breath, stand still, stop operating your Spiritual Energy, try to suppress the fluctuations of your Soul, and wait until it enters the fire’s range."

The city wall instantly quieted down.

Rod turned off the Eye of the Soul and saw from the gaps in the wall that the shadow had reached the edge of the light, pacing back and forth at the boundary of light and darkness before sharply stepping into it.

The next moment, the true appearance of the monster appeared before their eyes.

It was a gigantic humanoid creature at least four meters tall, covered with black fur, having massive claws, and reverse-bowed legs.

The light of the fire only shone on it for an instant before being extinguished.

It stepped slowly towards Sword Pass, its pace neither fast nor slow, sparks flaring and fading on its body, and wisps of faint black smoke rising from it, quickly dissipating into the air.

"Its power is waning."

Dark Leaf lowered his voice, but everyone heard it clearly.

"This is a Corruptor, a very powerful monster from the southern swamps; its defense is extremely high, it has keen perception and a very strong corrupting ability. Once hit by its attacks, both Soul and body will start to decay. Be very careful when dealing with it, don’t be impatient. We’ve had many excellent Combatants die at its hands, we can’t let such tragedies repeat."

Karamon asked, "What do we do next?"

Dark Leaf carefully observed the monster and replied in a low voice, "The best option is to wear it down with safe methods."

Egger asked softly, "Instructor, will the power of the fire suffer a great loss?"

Dark Leaf shook his head, "Once the Guardian Fire takes hold, it forms the field of fire. After seven days, the field is stabilized, and the power of the fire becomes as unshakeable as towering mountains, it won’t easily be lost. The presence of darkness, once it steps into the fire’s field, melts away like snow, unless it can attack the body of the Guardian Fire itself."

"So do we just keep waiting?"

"If possible, that would be the best option, but not now."

Boom!

A loud noise resounded, the city wall trembled slightly, and everyone atop felt the shaking.

Karamon exclaimed in shock, "The city wall is going to collapse!"

Dark Leaf shouted, "Don’t panic! There is the Spiritual Power Generator, its energy has undergone special modulation, enhancing the solidity attribute of the cobblestone, it won’t be destroyed so easily."

Boom!

Another sound, and everyone not only felt the shaking but also heard the faint sound of crumbling stones.

"That’s not good!"

Dark Leaf suddenly stood up.

"Karamon, check the status of the Spiritual Power Generator!"

Karamon immediately took out the crystal slab he carried, which was a short-range spiritual communicator, capable of directly contacting the three main rooms inside the fortress.

He channeled spiritual energy into the third engraved line on the crystal slab and shouted, "Mina, how is the Spiritual Power Generator doing?"

After a few seconds of silence, Mina’s voice came through the communicator.

"Not good, two strikes have used up 10% of the energy, the Spiritual Power Generator can’t replenish its energy in time, and my own spiritual energy is also insufficient. The shattered red crystal has reduced its efficiency, and the crawlers’ ashes can’t fully replace its effect."

Boom!

The third sound shook the entire fortress, and a noise like popping beans arose.

A high-pitched voice came from the communicator, "Not good! The energy of the Spiritual Power Generator has plummeted! Quick, stop it..."

Before she could finish, the sound lowered in pitch and stretched out, replaced by another rich voice.

It was the commandant of Sword Pass, Steel Hand.

"The walls! The walls! What’s the situation now? Do you need reinforcement?"

This was a spiritual signal from the combat command center.

Dark Leaf made a decision in one second, "No need for now, please observe cautiously."

"Alright."

After a brief word, the voice quickly faded away.

Dark Leaf’s face was somewhat pale, but he quickly stood up and said, "Beowood, Reslin, Anna, aim at the Corruptor and await my command."

"Egger, try to use white smoke to limit its movements."

"Karamon, enhance and heal me."

"Everyone else, cover me with ranged support."

Having said this, Dark Leaf leaped forth, jumping off the city wall.

Egger followed closely, and Karamon raised his hand, a white light falling onto Dark Leaf.

Dark Leaf’s grey umbrella glowed brightly, emitting a heart-thumping spiritual power fluctuation.

He bellowed, his body shone with spiritual light, and the turbulent state of his spiritual power greatly strengthened his hands, as he smashed the spiritual-energy-filled grey umbrella heavily atop the monster’s head.

With a thud, the ground was struck, forming a large crater with the creature falling into it.

A small cheer went up from the ramparts, but when Rod activated the Eye of the Soul, he knew the creature had hardly taken any serious damage.

Apparently aware of this too, Dark Leaf didn’t engage the monster directly but instead dragged it around in circles in front of Sword Pass.

The Corruptor was very fast, its long claws striking like thunder and wind, but Dark Leaf was also highly agile. With his large umbrella, he danced up and down, flicking and thrusting, smashing and blocking, opening and closing, managing to parry all attacks.

He would often use the force to fly away, with the grey umbrella spreading wide, allowing him to glide in the air for a long time.

Egger floated midair, continuously using white smoke to interrupt the Corruptor, but with the great disparity in strength, the smoke was easily torn apart like paper. He then shifted to assist Dark Leaf, using the white smoke as a ladder to help him maneuver swiftly.

This three-hundred-meter area in front of Sword Pass became his battlefield.

Every time Dark Leaf circled back beneath Sword Pass, Karamon would quickly heal him and reinforce his spiritual energy.

Honestly, Rod once thought that all of them combined weren’t as useful as Karamon.

The Corruptor became increasingly violent with continuous combat, but Dark Leaf always maintained a distance, never letting it touch him easily, allowing it to constantly be consumed by the power of fire.

Gradually, the fire on the Corruptor could no longer be suppressed, the flickering sparks grew larger, and the duration longer.

Suddenly, a bright fire ignited, never to be extinguished again.

The Corruptor’s movements clearly became sluggish, and Rod could see that the Spiritual Energy in its body was weakening.

This tactic was indeed very effective.

If it could continue like this, then its final outcome would probably be the same as the other monsters, covered by fierce flames and ultimately burnt to ashes.

But, Rod soon discovered that more monster shadows appeared in the distance, and there were large and small black dots in the sky as well.

Clearly, the real Monster Tide was only now arriving.

Dark Leaf was somewhat unsteady, he tried to counterattack while retreating and defending, but the furious Corruptor gave him no space and almost put him in danger several times.

Suddenly, the Corruptor opened its huge mouth, and a black light burst forth from within.

Dark Leaf immediately opened his grey umbrella.

But in the next instant, the Corruptor was upon him, its claws covered in black fur pierced through the fragile surface of the deployed umbrella, nearly gutting him open.

Dark Leaf realized the opportunity in an instant, immediately solidified his Spiritual Energy, and froze both him and the monster, shouting, "Fire now!"

Beowood, Reslin, and Anna, who had long been ready, immediately released the metal bars of the Bed Crossbows, accompanied by three booming sounds, three Giant Arrows slashed through the air, hitting the Corruptor dead on.

But even with such a massive impact, the Corruptor’s form merely swayed slightly, and the Giant Arrows shattered to pieces instead.

Damn it!

This Corruptor is in its Complete Form!

Dark Leaf’s heart skipped a beat, knowing this was bad; being frozen here with the monster was extremely dangerous because the transition from Stagnation to normal State has a delay.

This momentary pause was enough for the monster to kill him.

"Quick!"

He shouted, solidifying his Spiritual Energy with all his might, not letting the monster break free.

"Quick, go call Bach!"

But the Spiritual Energy of the Corruptor was very Strong, at least surpassing his by a whole tier.

The Corruptor trembled slightly, a powerful surge of Spiritual Energy came from its body, and he could no longer seal it.

What to do?

Just as Dark Leaf was about to grit his teeth for a last-ditch effort, suddenly, a powerful wave of Spiritual Power fluctuations came from the city walls.

He felt a surge of joy in his heart. Had Bach, that taciturn man, arrived so quickly?

But almost immediately, he sensed something was off.

No, not right.

This wasn’t the wave of Spiritual Power from Moon’s Radiance; this wave had a strong rhythm, compressing and pushing back and forth, layer upon layer, becoming more and more grandiose, nothing like the peaceful and distant vibes of Moon’s Radiance.

Dark Leaf turned his head slightly and saw Rod standing on top of the city wall.

Rod, with his right hand raised, made a gun with his hand, his index finger aimed directly at him, as strong Spiritual Energy gathered at his fingertip, bright yellow Light Flashing in the air, and a massive cannon faintly emerged.

The breath of destruction released from the air, making Dark Leaf tremble slightly even from this distance.

Was this his Spiritual Cannon?

In that instant, Dark Leaf remembered.

Was the Fire Spark ability of "instantaneous shot" like this? Had the idiots of the Mechanical Research Institute gone mad again? You call such a majestic and powerful Spiritual Cannon "instant shot"?

On the city walls.

Rod was now engulfed in the storm of powerful melodies and notes, the air vibrated, Spiritual Energy boiled, and nameless souls screamed. One layer of melody added to another, the torrential force was like a raging river, almost beyond his control.

But still, he shouted with all his might, "Egger! The moment I shoot, drag the instructor away!"

Egger’s face had become as pale as his white smoke. They hadn’t seen each other for dozens of days, and this junior fellow they had behind them had become so strong?

But in the heat of combat, there was no room for thought, he loudly responded, "Okay!"

He transformed into a white smoke and swiftly flew behind the instructor.

At Rod’s ears, the melody rose higher, the grand symphony layered upon layer, enveloping heaven and earth.

Although the others on the city wall couldn’t hear the melody, they could feel that wave of Spiritual Energy rising wave after wave.

All of them turned pale, the breath of annihilation instinctively made them sense danger.

All at once, like a metallic steed breaking through ice, like a string snapping in a tune, the accumulated Spiritual Energy burst forth with great force.

The fourth level of the melody.

[Spiritual Quartet]

Boom!

A vast white light shot out, the trail of destruction piercing through space.

Egger transformed abruptly into white smoke, whisking the instructor away, but the massive explosion still affected them.

In that moment, the earth and sky changed colors, and space became like a surging ocean.

Dark Leaf was thrown far away, plowing into the mountain wall.

Egger, turned into white smoke, narrowly escaped disaster.

As the white light subsided, the monster’s shadow was nowhere to be seen.

Outside Sword Pass, on the earth, a long trail was followed by an incredibly huge pit.

People on the city wall were stunned, only Karamon’s Crystal Slab kept calling out:

"The city wall, what’s the situation?"

"What is this massive wave of Spiritual Energy? Have reinforcements arrived?"

"Please respond, if you hear me, please respond!"

No one spoke.

It was as if all voices had been used up by the loud noise just now.

Only Rod looked joyfully at a thick black line coming from the sky and entering his chest.

But his expression soon turned to confusion.

[Soul Without Spirit +11520]

So many Souls Without Spirit?

Where’s the soul?

Did I blow it up?

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