The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 245 - 176: Joining the Battle_2

Chapter 245: Chapter 176: Joining the Battle_2

At that moment, when those azure eyes looked at Rod, he let out a long sigh.

At last, they were safe.

"Dean..."

Rod was about to speak when a surge of overwhelming sadness suddenly welled up, choking him, rendering him speechless.

Theodore seemed to sense something and asked quietly, "Has Lier and the others sacrificed themselves?"

Rod nodded faintly.

Sadness flickered through Theodore’s eyes, but it was quickly concealed behind his rectangular glasses. He spoke softly, "Little Rod, do not be sad. Returning is our destiny. Without their sacrifice, there would be no smiles in the Royal City. Gifts come at a cost. You too have been happy like this before, and you can bring such happiness to those who have smiled for you."

In an instant, many faces flashed through Rod’s mind: Guardian Qingyu, Auntie Youse, Sister Nun, Kashan, the Reslin brothers, Ado, Teresa... and many others, some known and some nameless.

The moment their smiles appeared in his mind, Rod suddenly was no longer bewildered.

He knew what he had to do.

"I understand now. Thank you, Your Excellency, the Dean."

Theodore’s kind eyes were upon him. "You have done well, child. Now, let me take over the burden."

Rod quickly and in detail relayed everything he knew, starting from the lighthouse all the way to the end.

"... The teleportation was lucky this time, there isn’t much danger here..."

"No."

Theodore interrupted him.

"The fortune of malicious teleportation is never good. The twisted curse of the Abyss Giant Snake Premus is infallible. It is a high-ranking demon of the Abyss, second only to the Abyss King."

Rod was startled, "You mean..."

Theodore extended his right hand, and a long wooden staff appeared out of thin air in his grasp.

"Yes, there are dangers here beyond your imagination."

Bang!

Theodore grasped the staff with both hands and thrust it forcefully into the ground.

Accompanied by a huge flash of light, a giant ghost composed of countless agonized faces surged from the ground and appeared before them.

At that instant, Rod recognized it—it was the high-ranking evil spirit they had encountered last time when reinforcing Sword Pass!

The high-ranking evil spirit that Gregor deliberately awakened to destroy Sword Pass.

The high-ranking evil spirit formed by the residual spirits of the Dusk Knight Order annihilated a thousand years ago!

Had Bach’s soul strike not killed it?

Theodore spoke gently, "The current situation is very bad. The Abyss is spreading, Laisuo City has fallen, nearby areas have been overrun, the battle zone is rotting, and the whereabouts of the giant snake are unknown, the black tide not yet ended... We have much to do, but we must not rush, one thing at a time."

Lifting the staff, spiritual energy gathered like a tide at the tip of the staff.

"Let’s start by eliminating this hidden threat."

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Royal City.

Royal District.

Supreme Military War Department.

The fall of Laisuo City and the disappearance of Theodore had already caused two days of chaos.

Bad news kept coming in droves, exacerbating the already strained and leaking defense system of the Royal City.

In this dark time, the only good news was that the situation at Iron Armor Fortress had improved.

Alan had killed the Living Corpse Giant, breaking the Unclean Core.

Once the skeleton monsters inside the fortress were cleared, Iron Armor Fortress could be restored.

However, the decay of the entire battle zone made this piece of good news seem less significant.

Defense Chief Dalin had not closed his eyes for two days.

The destruction of Laisuo City had caused a major breach in the defense line, with nearby strongholds sending urgent distress signals one after another. If not for the Iron Armor Fortress standing in their way, darkness would have already advanced unimpeded.

However, the Iron Armor Fortress could not exist in isolation; its value lay in protecting the nearby strongholds.

If all the nearby strongholds were to fall, the isolated Iron Armor Fortress would serve little purpose in the whole defense line.

What was worse was that the intense and prolonged battle had breached the Abyss, and an Abyss Rift had appeared near the defensive line, from which Abyssal Demons surged like a tidal wave.

It was imperative to destroy this rift and eliminate the Abyssal Demons that had opened it.

The Royal City had already urgently dispatched Guardian Qingyu and Guardian Jon to aid, but the situation had not quickly turned around, and reports of death and destruction continued to fly in like snowflakes.

Dalin, watching these pillars of humanity fall one by one, felt so much pain that he could hardly breathe.

In the midst of this great tragedy, the only piece of slightly comforting news was that the Sword Fortress had accepted a large number of soldiers who had fled from Laisuo City and other refugees.

That was no easy feat.

According to reports, when Laisuo City fell, at least half of its population had escaped, and about over ten thousand had fled in the direction of the Sword Fortress.

Most of them had successfully reached the rear fortress of Sword Fortress.

But those who fled in the other two directions were mostly dead.

According to the refugees, it was the Giant Stone Lighthouse that had guided them, drawing the monsters away.

This was a tremendous feat.

But unfortunately, when the reinforcements arrived, the lighthouse had already gone dark.

They only found one hundred and twenty severely wounded, sealed within the tower; it was highly probable that all stationed warriors had perished.

Dalin smoked two packs of cigarettes before he could forget this news.

Even though he was accustomed to sacrifices, he could not remain indifferent.

Moreover, too much negative emotion would lead to the corruption of the soul in an unfavorable direction.

Forgetting was the best way to honor them.

But the situation was still deteriorating, and Dalin could no longer find any available forces to send as reinforcements.

What was to be done?

Just as he was worrying, an order from the Royal City Supreme Council reached his hands.

After reading the brief order, Dalin immediately stood up and quickly made his way to the main hall of the Royal City Council.

Archbishop Horus, First Elder Amendo, and Second Defense Chief Zhang Bai were already seated there.

Dalin rushed in, and urgently asked, "Are we to use forbidden methods now?"

Horus said solemnly, "The King has already permitted it, we can deploy one forbidden object or a forbiddener under the Silver Oath."

Dalin fell silent.

"Just one?"

First Elder Amendo coldly said, "Forbidden objects should not be deployed; the corruption of the Abyss is too severe, they will go out of control."

Dalin and Zhang Bai exchanged looks, and in a moment, they reached a mutual understanding.

"Only that one."

"Yes, only that one."

Horus asked in a grave voice, "Have you decided? This is our last chance; once the defense circle breaks, all our achievements over the decades will be destroyed in an instant."

Zhang Bai nodded slightly, "We have decided."

Dalin said solemnly, "We will use it wisely."

"Good."

Horus said no more and turned to walk away.

"The oath of the forbiddener, Wolfgang von Meffis, is about to be lifted."

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