The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 264 - 186 The Battle of Laisuo City

Chapter 264: Chapter 186 The Battle of Laisuo City

Rod quickly witnessed the sight of the elite combat cluster in action, where white spiritual horses soared into the sky like a huge blossom unfurling, with knights plunging into the darkness.

The combat priests of the Holy Church, who are the main fighting strength, ejected various destructive white lights, burning swathes of monsters en masse.

Qingyu and Jon, meanwhile, both turned into giant balls of burning flames.

The crimson light not only dispelled vast swaths of darkness but also had an effect similar to Guardian Fire, causing any monster that stepped into the light to start smoking and burning. All warriors who fought in the light received enhancements and protection.

The other five Guardians seldom needed to take action, only if stronger monsters approached Jon and Qingyu, who were at the core of the team.

Rod was deliberately placed at the very center of the team, heavily protected.

Theodore’s instincts still lingered; he informed them that Laisuo City mainly fell to a horde of monsters led by abyssal demons and Black Death Beasts. The great serpent split the city in two, destroying the Guardian Fire Sacrificial Ground and the Guardian Fire.

Without the constraint of fire, floods of aberrant demons and Black Death Beasts surged into the city.

The Spell Guard and the City Defense Army combatants fought desperately against the monsters, but fighting in the darkness was too difficult, and they were tragically overwhelmed in the end.

In his fight against the great serpent, the darkness within his soul was stirred, leading to the uncontrollable release of spiritual energy and being afflicted with both Snake Demon Poison and the Corruption Curse, ultimately failing to slay the serpent and allowing it to retreat back into the abyss.

Before losing consciousness, he used group teleportation, but the curse twisted it into malicious teleportation, causing him and his guard knights to be continuously transported to more malicious regions, hence losing contact with Royal City.

During one such malicious teleportation, they encountered Rod and dragged him into it.

This was the beginning of a series of chances.

Rod happened to have a purification spiritual medicine "Goddess’ Tears" on him, which helped him dispel the Snake Demon Poison, but his soul already eroded by darkness was beyond saving. The guard knights also perished in the bloody battle.

After failing to slay the great serpent again, he transferred all his soul ripples to Rod.

The whole affair’s ins and outs weren’t complicated, and the narrative of instinct was very succinct, but everyone could still sense the peril and terror within. Had there been the slightest misstep, they wouldn’t have been meeting such a Theodore.

They also marveled at the many wonders on Rod, finding it unbelievable.

They felt even more fortunate about the luck involved, though the grim news that Sir Theodore would eventually depart hadn’t changed, but at least it was a farewell that everyone could more readily accept, a silver lining within misfortune.

Jon sighed, "Little Rod, if Sir Theodore hadn’t encountered you, it’s really hard to imagine what would have happened."

Apple Town’s Chucher chopped at his chest with his axe, producing a clang as if metal had struck stone, and exclaimed loudly, "Well done, worthy of being my student."

Rose Lily from New Cilia also laughed, "And worthy of being my student too."

Qingyu added with a smile, "And worthy of being one of my future husbands."

Can you leave out the ’one of’? Also, since when did I become your husband? Rod glanced at her, unable to see her figure at all in the blazing firelight.

The combat cluster advanced swiftly, with weaker monsters simply melting away in their presence. Those not so weak couldn’t withstand two strokes from a knight, while somewhat stronger monsters would be met with intense light from the combat priests.

If there were even stronger monsters, the Guardians would take action themselves.

Chucher wielded both a great axe and a sledgehammer, no monster could withstand his barrage of attacks. Rose Lily’s explosive flames were tremendously powerful, always blowing the monsters to pieces.

The other three Guardians might have looked plain, but their power was equally astonishing.

With the information provided by Rod, they pierced through Laisuo City like a sharp dagger.

By then, the types of monsters had changed, with fewer Abnormal Demons and Black Death Beasts, and mostly various types of Living Corpses and corrupted zombies.

The battle turned dull and sorrowful; these creatures, who were once their compatriots, now had their appearances completely altered, swinging blades and claws to launch attacks at them.

Jon and Qingyu’s flames erupted, with even stronger red lights sweeping across the entire field, creating a sight that was shockingly dreadful.

This was simply a scene of slaughter.

Layers upon layers of bodies piled up into mounds, most of them were non-combatants who failed to escape when the city was breached. Monsters had chopped their bodies into pieces.

And now, these mutilated corpses were roused, shakily rising, approaching them like a black tide.

Amidst the wave of corpses, faster shadows darted through; these were the mutated corpse demons or fallen powerhouses eroded by darkness.

Rod spotted at a glance a Living Corpse wearing a Spell robe similar to his own and wielding a magic wand, rising into the air.

He waved his wand, and a multitude of black ash fell from the sky, flying towards the group who had recklessly entered the domain of the dead.

Instinctively, he murmured softly, "Weewood, rest in peace."

Rod raised his wand, and a surge of Spiritual Energy streamed past countless Living Corpses, piercing through it.

The Spell-wielding Living Corpse fell from the sky, and even before it hit the ground, the body turned to ash.

The intense disturbance aroused even more corpses, and the tide of bodies grew more ferocious. However, the elite combat group was not very afraid. Possessing the "Eternal Burning Fire" characteristic, they were as if always battling on home turf, with light and fire. Master Theodore’s spells added wings to a tiger, enhancing them greatly.

The opportunity to fight shoulder to shoulder with the strongest Spell Master in history did not come often. They had only read about Master Theodore’s splendid combat achievements in legends, unaware of the full capabilities a real Spell Master could unleash amid a crowd.

Aside from that one attack just now, Rod had been using support and Enhancement Spells throughout the battle. "Golden Oath," "Blessed Weapon," "Spirit Power Ignition," "Ghost Protection," and countless other spells were continuously layered upon everyone. The Spiritual Light of Spells was ceaselessly at work, making them feel as natural in the battlefield as fish in water.

With such multi-layered blessings, the battle proceeded like a hot knife through butter.

The elite combat group quickly cleared the Living Corpses on the periphery and entered the city.

The once-mighty Laisuo City was now a city of the dead. Within the indestructible walls, there was a giant crack extending thirty yards, filled with innumerable Living Corpses and corpse demons.

Laisuo City was a larger defensive city, home to a total of 120,000 people. Less than 20,000 managed to escape the city, and the remaining 100,000 died there.

In terms of numbers, this was not particularly large, but in reality, it felt like a devastating avalanche of corpses, most of which were not even whole bodies, but rather chunks of corpses transformed into monstrous entities.

The battle began to feel the strain, but they were far from reaching their limit.

Until a large number of Abnormal Demons joined the fray.