The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 269 - 191: The Wise Choice

Chapter 269: Chapter 191: The Wise Choice

Rod saw a flash of white in front of his eyes, followed by a punch to the chest, and a chill on his neck as a crystal-clear sword of Cold Ice was already pressed against his throat.

"Hey!"

Rod hurriedly shouted, "I was just joking! We’ve been through life and death together so many times, our bond has long surpassed that of blood ties, there’s no need to treat me like this..."

Mephit’s pale silver eyes looked at him indifferently, her expression unmoved as she said, "Sorry, I don’t remember having any deep feelings for you. We’ve only worked together once, and you monopolized all the rewards."

Rod scratched the back of his head: "Didn’t you also get your fair share from that sucker? Plus, I was the one who killed the monsters... Uh, what I mean is, don’t you think we’re a natural pair? Don’t you think our strengths and weaknesses perfectly complement each other? Won’t you consider my proposal?"

Mephit coldly said, "I don’t think so, I won’t consider it."

Rod laughed, "Don’t be so distant, I truly want to be your partner."

He paused, then said earnestly.

"Even though they don’t want to associate with you, I don’t see you as an untouchable Ominous. I don’t believe you spread misfortune like a disease to others. You can be at ease with me, and that’s what I was trying to get across just now."

Mephit lowered her gaze, her fingers flashed, and the sword of Cold Ice vanished.

"You can act alongside them, don’t you know who I am?"

Rod asked curiously, "What identity? Jon said you’re restricted by the Silver Oath, could it be you’re a transformed monster?"

Mephit turned away, looking toward the Guardian Fire Sacrificial Ground in the distance, the firelight reflecting off her silver-white hair, somewhat dazzling.

She asked softly, "If I say yes, what would you do?"

Rod laughed, "It’s fine by me. I have strong teeth, what’s the big deal about monsters? Xu Xian even slept with a snake. Given your fair skin and beauty, silver eyes, and hair, even if God came down, I would dare..."

His mouth felt cool, and a large piece of ice sealed it shut.

Mephit didn’t say a word, but Rod saw a faint blush spread across her averted cheek.

"Uh!"

Rod forcefully bit the ice apart, initially intending to suck on it for a while, but finding that the ice disappeared after breaking apart, leaving nothing but a cold sensation, not even a drop of water to moisturize.

He had no choice but to cough once, and then he said solemnly.

"Mephit, I sincerely invite you to be my partner. You’ll receive my goodwill and respect, and you will have the freedom to make your own choices. I won’t force you to do anything, and we’ll split our benefits evenly. I will also ensure your safety until the day I die."

Mephit didn’t reply, and Rod didn’t speak further. The two stood in silence, the noisy sounds from afar casting a background to their quietness.

After a long silence, Mephit finally asked softly, "Why? Why choose me?"

Rod answered, "Your control abilities are a great fit for me. I saw your battle earlier. You tend to use ice to control your enemies and then use the Ice Spur to kill them. If you could work with me, I could take over that latter part..."

Suddenly, Mephit said, "I am a Taboo."

"Oh."

"I belong to the Taboo Armament under the Silver Oath. The Calamity Curse is just the outer layer of the Silver Oath’s curse on me. Most of my power is sealed in a non-combat State, and only then can I appear as a Hunter in the Hunter’s guild tavern."

Rod laughed, "No problem, I can wait for you."

"The orders of the Silver Oath supersede everything. I might abandon you in the middle of a mission."

"It’s fine, I accept."

Mephit turned around, her silver-white eyes and hair exceptionally noticeable in the firelight.

She said softly, "You just want to sleep with me, don’t you? You want to toy with me, control me with the Puppet Wood you bought to satisfy your perverted desires, right?"

"I..."

Just as Rod was about to explain, she suddenly said, "Fine."

"I accept your offer. Come find me at 17 Thorn Street in fifteen days. If you don’t show up, I’ll have to assume that everything you said before was a lie to deceive me."

Mephit turned and leapt skyward, quickly disappearing into the night.

Rod scratched his head, feeling quite conflicted.

Of course, he had no problem playing the sleeping game, but his original intent was to use her help to hunt monsters.

The body of a silver-haired beautiful girl was not his main objective.

If she was concerned about it, he was completely willing to be purely a good friend and maintain a platonic friendship.

Alas, I’ll just have to explain things to her properly later.

Rod thought.

"As long as you agree to partner with me, we can try any kind of tactic you want."

He turned and hastened toward the Guardian Fire Sacrificial Ground.

Although they had recaptured Laisuo City, the battle was far from over; they still had to take back all the outposts in the outskirts and wait for the Military War Department to send troops to take over the city defenses and outposts.

It is worth mentioning that Miss Qingyu also seemed interested in becoming his teammate.

But that girl was a bit too strong, and considering she held the dual roles of Guardian and King Candidate, things were somewhat complicated and there might not be much time.

Miss Mephit seemed like a better choice.

As Rod pondered, he activated "Awakening."

"Awakening" was indeed a miraculous ability.

Every time he used it, crisis would temporarily drift away from him by another measure; it was like borrowing money, though each loan sank him deeper, but he wouldn’t be in danger until the financial rope snapped completely.

Rod wanted to see its limit to define how much he should use it in the future.

The sensation of Spiritual Energy pouring in from the Void was simply too pleasurable; free power was not to be wasted.

As for the cost of the power?

Please, I’m dead already; it’s bad debt.

Ha ha ha.

Rod gave himself a mental thumbs-up for his cleverness.

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After a brief rest, the elite combat cluster began their campaign anew.

This time they had the strong point of Laisuo City, and with the Abyss threat removed, the battles proceeded very smoothly and successfully.

Jon and Qingyu divided the cluster into dozens of small teams that set out separately.

Rod was in Soron’s squad, riding Soron’s Spiritual Horse, hurling Thunder Stones down on the monsters’ heads.

This tactic achieved great effect, dealing devastating blows to swathes of monsters and significantly easing the pressure on the conquest squads, thus speeding up the recovery of outposts.

What was perfect was that it made full use of their traits and maximized their contributions.

Soron’s Spiritual Energy was exhausted in the battle with the serpent, leaving him unable to display his powerful combat abilities for the time being; it was just right to have him carry Rod on the Spiritual Horse to bombard the monsters.

While Rod’s actual combat ability was weaker, his Spiritual Energy was profound and lasting, just right for using Thunder Stones.

With Soron’s Spiritual Horse being both fast and agile, and Rod’s Thunder Stones strong and plentiful, together they turned two seemingly useless wastes into sources of light and heat.

Soron was amazed, thinking how nimble this kid’s mind was to come up with such a tactic, managing to put scrap to good use.

Thunder Stones weren’t particularly precious as resources; Royal City didn’t use them on a large scale simply because they consumed too much Spiritual Energy.

This kid’s deep Spiritual Energy made him a natural Thunder Stone user... Perhaps the Royal City could reimburse him for his Thunder Stones, allowing him unlimited use.

As Soron soared through the skies on his Spiritual Horse, he pondered.

"You flew past it! Over there, there, are you an idiot?"

"Didn’t you eat? Fly faster!"

"Don’t make such a big circle when turning; ever heard of sharp-angle turns?"

Listening to Rod’s nagging from behind, Soron secretly resolved that, once back, he would make sure Rod recognized the authority of an instructor.

Six clock hours later.

All outposts in Sola City had been recaptured, and Jon with Qingyu reported all the news to the highest Military War Department.

The highest Military War Department seemed to have anticipated this outcome, and had everything arranged accordingly.

The urgently formed City Defense Army corps rushed over and quickly took over all outposts, reigniting the Guardian Fires within them.

They were then ordered to provide support to the Iron Armor Fortress, aiding First Knight Sir Alan in recapturing the remaining outposts.

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