The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 283 - 202 - Huge Victory

Chapter 283: Chapter 202 - Huge Victory

All hearts were focused on this mission, rife with anomalies.

First Commander Herman, the officer in charge of the plan, was pacing so intensely around the hall that he nearly left afterimages.

An orderly conveyed intelligence to him almost every thirty seconds.

When he learned that the first cylinder filled with 60 tons of corrosive material had disappeared from the special storage, he could not help but tightly clench his fist.

This proved that the first step of the mission had been taken.

What followed was the most dangerous phase.

He immediately issued orders.

"Notify White Tower to crank the Spiritual Energy Imaging Device to its maximum, focus all efforts on observing the psychic disturbances to the west."

"Alert the Observatory to closely monitor the Spirit Realm."

"Activate all perimeter watchtowers, notify the Investigation Legion."

"Inform Calier’s covert legion that the Field Plan is about to be executed, and have the covert squad ready to move out at any moment."

After a series of commands were issued, only a deathly silence remained in the hall.

Everyone was praying silently in their hearts.

As members of the Military War Department, they were all too aware that in this battle, many brothers, sisters, mentors, relatives, and countrymen had been permanently lost to them, and the Trolian people had suffered tremendous loss.

No one wished for the death and sacrifice to expand any further; they had already paid too much for survival.

Everyone was looking forward to success as fervently as they craved joy and laughter.

Soon, a message arrived from White Tower.

"The target node has a huge spiritual energy void, the powerful disturbance has begun to spread, achieving the anticipated effect!"

Everyone struggled to suppress their smiles, as celebrating half a success was the most foolish of acts at this time.

Herman nervously rubbed his hands like a frantic fly, continuously muttering something to himself.

Then, news came from the observatory.

"There’s no disturbance in the Spirit Realm."

This was another piece of good news.

If the Spirit Realm was disturbed, the Monster Tide might not avalanche as they had anticipated, invalidating their plan to change the front of the dark surge.

Subsequently, the Investigation Legion also sent back news.

"The monsters’ movements mostly match expectations."

Finally, someone couldn’t help but crack a smile, but the person next to him immediately slapped him several times.

Herman said viciously, "Hit him, hit him hard, if anyone so much as pops a bottle of wine before we’re done, I’ll beat their ass swollen!"

Messages kept coming back, and everything was unfolding normally.

Now it all depended on when the second cylinder would disappear.

Herman pulled out his pocket watch almost every five seconds; according to the original plan, they had at most four quarter-hours, which is 2400 seconds.

If it took longer than four quarter-hours, the immense force of 60 tons of corrosive material would fully unleash, hordes of monsters would swarm in overwhelming numbers, and the mission would surely fail.

Time ticked away, but the second cylinder in the special storage had yet to vanish.

Herman’s heart sank straight down.

Even after four quarter-hours had passed, the orderly still reported no activity at the special storage.

For a moment, the entire hall was as silent as death.

Herman furiously grabbed the orderly’s collar and demanded, "Did you see clearly? Could you have mistaken what you saw?"

The orderly responded, wronged, "First Commander Sir, how could I mistake such a large metal cylinder?"

"How could it not be possible?" someone in the hall shouted.

"Right, I remember your eyesight is poor."

"And you like to daydream."

"Yeah, I even saw him once looking at illegal Recording Crystals on the sly."

The orderly said angrily, "If I were wrong, I’d run naked around the Military War Department for a month!"

Seizing this last straw, Herman gestured with a wave, "Let’s go! Let’s take a look together."

But in his heart, he had already begun to consider the contingency plans in the event of failure.

The Third Battle Zone had just been reclaimed, its defensive capabilities not yet fully restored; the Military War Department should focus on defense...

Lost in thought, he had arrived at the special storage.

This was a space exclusive to Tomman, "Space Transmission" was an exceptionally rare characteristic, vitally important for supply transport, but sadly, few people possessed this trait, and it was very difficult to enhance.

Otherwise, the logistic support capability of Royal City could improve by another level.

Herman pushed open the heavy door to the special storage.

Inside the space wrapped with numerous Sealing spells, the two cylinders had disappeared without a trace.

Herman’s eyes widened, as did everyone behind him, while the orderly’s eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets.

A thirty-second silence followed, then Herman’s thunderous roar broke out.

"How could you possibly misread this? Is your head filled with nothing but your illicit mini Recording Films? Starting today, you’ll do a nude run in the Military War Department for a month!"

The orderly, extremely aggrieved yet unable to suppress a smile, loudly responded, "Understood!"

"Don’t exert yourself too much!"

After returning to the hall, news had already come from the White Tower.

"Double voids have appeared, the disturbance is showing unexpected changes, strong interference patterns are spreading towards the dark tide."

News came from the Observatory.

"The disturbance in the Spirit Realm is below standard."

News came from the Investigation Legion.

"Monster activity is expanding."

Herman immediately ordered, "Dispatch Calier’s secret army, the Field Plan must be executed immediately, the covert squad to move out at once!"

What followed was an unbearably long wait.

Everyone held their breath, each second feeling as long as a day.

Herman felt as though he had waited a thousand days before a figure in a black robe emerged from the air.

He knelt on one knee, respectfully saying, "First Commander, sir, the mission is a success, the disturbance field has expanded to the dark tide, and the front is changing direction."

The next moment, cheers reached the ceiling, with paper, documents, and even clothes flying everywhere.

People hugged each other, celebrating this great victory.

Herman ordered, "Keep the White Tower and Investigation Legion continuously on alert for any dark movements."

"Nestor, hurry and lead your team to the rendezvous point to meet them."

"Immediately notify Lord Dalin that the mission is a success, we can now arrange the best combat plan."

"Report the situation to the King and the Supreme Council."

After a series of commands were given, he finally broke into a smile, threw his arms wide, and declared loudly, "Fire the salutes for the birth of new heroes!"

The orderlies answered in unison, "Yes! Prepare the salutes!"

Moments later, the entire Upper City heard the roaring sound from the Military War Department.

Although they didn’t know what had happened, everyone dropped what they were doing and cheered towards the direction of the Holy Fire.

If it weren’t for something particularly good, the Military War Department would not fire salutes especially.

The cheering quickly spread from the Upper City to the Lower City District, from the Inner City District to the Outer City District.

In an instant, the entire Royal City became submerged in a vast cheer.

In the midst of such a fervent atmosphere, even better news came from the Investigation Legion.

The avalanche effect, infinitely magnified by the disturbance field, had altered the direction of more than half of the dark tide.

In other words, not just the strong front, but Trolian might not suffer from the dark tide’s assault anymore.

The dark tide that had lasted for four months might be coming to an end.

At such an unprecedented piece of good news, Herman’s smile nearly twisted his mustache.

The excited atmosphere flared like oil poured on a fire; the vast cheers rapidly expanded, with the staff at the Military War Department nearly going mad with excitement.

The White Tower informed them that it might be due to the second node’s disturbance strength far exceeding the original plan, triggering a chain reaction; however, the cause was still unknown.

But no one cared about the cause anymore.

Everyone eagerly spread the news to those who were unaware; the jubilant ocean quickly flooded the Royal City.

The Supreme Council, with rare efficiency, ordered the Royal City Service Department to receive the triumphant heroes with the highest honors.

The lavishly-dressed reception squad crossed the city, waiting early at the city gates.

Their appearance sparked even greater enthusiasm among the public; rumors of the disaster’s end were substantiated.

The West City Gate was packed so tightly not even water could leak through, countless children darted and played among the adults.

Everyone looked on with eager anticipation.

Yet, the returning heroes never arrived.

The team sent to meet them had already risked extending the search, but found no sign.

The fervent voices gradually quieted, people realizing something might have happened.

Many took off their hats, many knelt to pray for the Fire’s blessing.

And at the Military War Department, a somber atmosphere had already spread.

This wasn’t the first time.

Herman, uncharacteristically irate, dispatched even more teams to meet them.

Even if there was the slightest possibility, they must find them.

Both the King and the Defense Chief were very concerned about this matter.

But deep down, everyone knew the chances were slim.

——

Jinworth Academy.

Heidler Training Ground.

A secret branch base.

In a room that had been empty for a long time, Rod slowly opened his eyes.

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