The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 236 - 172 Meteor

Chapter 236: Chapter 172 Meteor

Laisuo City is one of the main subsidiary strongholds of the Iron Armor Fortress, and there are dozens of subsidiary strongholds near Laisuo City as well.

These defense points together formed the defense circle.

Now, the defense system had been breached, and the heavy fist from the Dark World had already pierced through a part of the Trolian humans’ hard shell, and was about to land on their tender, red flesh.

The inner defense line was just a thin layer of skin on the flesh.

And the Lighthouse was a small piece of callous on that skin.

The originally inconspicuous border strongholds suddenly received unprecedented attention.

A large number of orders from Byron Old City and the war zone of the Iron Armor Fortress demanded that they ensure the guiding lights were always on and to do everything possible to rescue the scattered warriors.

"Warriors,"

the Guard Captain shouted loudly.

"The time that needs us has finally come. Do you want to live out a mediocre life, or do you wish to burn like a meteor, shining even if just for a second?"

The warriors cried out in unison: "Burn! Burn! Burn!"

"Good,"

the Guard Captain hollered.

"Now, take out all the Residual Fire and let’s burn our beacon to the limit."

Under his command, the warriors quickly brought out a large number of ash clusters.

Streaks of fire occasionally passed through these pure black ash clusters, which were the powers of fire separated from the Guardian Fire.

Burning these ashes could recreate the domain of fire in a small area.

The fire basin at the top of the Lighthouse was the Soul Device that carried the fire. The specially made Reflector could project the light far away, guiding the direction for the warriors lost in the endless darkness and dispelling the monsters.

That was the function of the Lighthouse, irreplaceable by the Star Disk.

Soon,

the fire inside the basin of the Lighthouse blazed furiously, expanding the powerful light, and dispersing the nearby Black Fog.

The Lighthouse, isolated at the peak of the high mountain, shone like a Star in the long night, illuminating the warriors’ way home.

Next, the guards began operating the Reflector, and a giant beam of white light, like the spear of a God, pierced through the darkness, projecting as far as several tens of miles away.

As the three Reflectors started to work in succession, three beams of white light began rotating along the pre-set angles, bearings, and frequencies, marking three safe routes home.

Being close to the true Dark World, the middle area of the defense circle was very dangerous, and the terrain near the Giant Stone Lighthouse was even more complex, with hills, swamps, lowlands, peat bogs, and many hidden "dangerous spots."

The Royal City, after repeated considerations, did not clear all these areas with a large number of troops but instead carved out these three safe routes and erected the Lighthouse as a guide.

Protected by Byron Old City in the front and Laisuo City on the side, there had never been a major incident here.

But with the destruction of Laisuo City, the Giant Stone Lighthouse had become the front line.

Rod was nervous, excited, and somewhat in disbelief. Hadn’t the Dean already led his Spell Talent guard to provide support? How had it been breached so quickly?

Theodore was also a legendary strong figure, a household name as the first to possess the "Spell Talent." His reputation was thunderous.

The whistle Dean gave him, although slightly unreliable, had also helped him out on several occasions. How could the Dean himself be so inadequate?

But mere thoughts were useless; Rod was unclear about the actual situation in Laisuo City. The only thing he could do now was to try his best to rescue the fleeing personnel. It was said that Laisuo City had more than a hundred thousand people, most of whom were ordinary logistics or production staff.

Looking at the map, the Giant Stone Lighthouse was one of the three main evacuation directions from Laisuo City, and it was likely to receive many survivors.

At the same time, it would certainly encounter many powerful monsters.

This was his opportunity.

Unlike in the past at Sword Pass, which was at the very end of the defense circle, the monsters that reached Sword Pass had already been filtered through several layers, with not many Mature Level monsters, all of them Ungraded.

But here, in the core layer of the defense circle, he would encounter strong monsters from deep within the darkness.

According to teacher Lily, it was very likely that he would encounter special monsters possessing the [Source] here.

Rod had made up his mind that no matter how dangerous, he would attempt to kill them.

Soon, the Lighthouse encountered the first batch of refugees.

The moment they saw the light, they began Running madly towards the Lighthouse.

A beam of white light fell straight down, illuminating them while several black ghostly shadows were instantly vaporized.

The refugees ran even faster, discarding the lanterns in their hands.

The operator cautiously moved the Reflector.

At such a distance, a mere tremor could cause the Reflector to deviate by hundreds of yards.

When they came within three thousand yards of the Lighthouse, the Captain decisively ordered the warriors to go out and bring them in.

The "three thousand yard agreement" was a standard tactical rule of Trolian, barring special circumstances, the maximum support distance for small to medium-sized fixed strongholds in a state of war was three thousand yards.

This was a lesson learned from countless tears and blood.

The refugees were clearly aware of this as well; they ran desperately to enter within three thousand yards of the Lighthouse.

By the time the warriors brought them back, the group was exhausted to the point of collapse, not one could stand on their own, all had to be carried into the Lighthouse.

They totaled thirty-one people, seven men and twenty-four women, all logistics staff from Laisuo City, nearly every one of them injured, with a few suffering severe infections, their faces and chests covered in large sores, black flesh spreading rapidly on their bodies. The presence of fire caused them even greater pain, and they rolled and wailed inside the Lighthouse.

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