The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 365 - 255: The Fate of Humanity_2

Chapter 365: Chapter 255: The Fate of Humanity_2

They had all sustained serious injuries while fighting the gray-robed monsters and were not ready to fight again yet, but this did not prevent Rod from discussing various combat plans and defensive measures with them.

"Lord Rod," O’Hara said, "the Investigation Legion has specifically assisted us with a scout team, which includes several High Rank investigators. They have conducted more in-depth investigations of the nearby areas, and the situation is very unfavorable for us."

Conrad continued, "Our current team can only deal with monsters of Fierce Level Primary Rank and below. For monsters above Fierce Level Middle Rank, we need Captain Level combatants leading the team. High Rank Fierce Level monsters must be dealt with by us personally."

"Once the monsters advance from Fierce Level to Strong Level, combatants below Fifth Level are unsuitable for the battlefield."

Rod nodded, "We have many regular combatants; the biggest threat to us is the Strong Level monsters."

Beowood said, "The Spiritual Power Level of Strong Level monsters is generally between Ninth and Tenth Level, and according to combat principles, the Spiritual Power Level of combatants facing them should be at least Seventh to Eighth Level."

"By that standard, none of us are qualified."

O’Hara spoke gravely, "Indeed, that is the case. If it weren’t for your special methods, we would have been completely wiped out."

"According to the investigators’ reconnaissance, there is a High Rank Evil Spirit in Ghost Spirit Lake and a corrupted Hydra, both Strong Level monsters."

"We still don’t know about Black Water Swamp, but in the Isone Ruins lies a Middle Rank Strong Level Chaos Demon with a Spiritual Power Level that has already reached Eleventh Level; it’s simply beyond our ability to resist."

"Our current situation is extremely dangerous. Once the good weather passes, Star Town is likely to be attacked."

"Lord Rod, I think the suggestion from Defense Master Beowood is very appropriate. We should build our defenses according to his advice. Within the range of fire and under the cover of defensive fortifications, we have a fighting chance," O’Hara continued.

"Yes, Lord Rod, we have just established our positions. We must be cautious and not act rashly," Beowood added.

So you’ve come to be advocates for caution.

Rod smiled and said, "Please be assured, I have always regarded prudence as a life principle. If I cannot ensure the absolute safety of Star Town, I would not proceed."

All three of them showed smiles, "That’s great, we’ll start building immediately..."

"Therefore, I will take the initiative to strike first and eliminate them. In this way, Star Town will be absolutely safe."

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Of course, Rod was not out of his mind.

He was so confident because Molly had already purchased a large amount of combat supplies as per his request.

A million Thunder Stones.

It took six full caravans from the Mahara merchant to deliver them, with a total value of thirty million silver coins, emptying one-third of the total weapons and equipment department’s inventory.

Had Rod not been on very good terms with them, he would not have been able to purchase them even with money.

This approach, which no one else would agree to, only Molly, who would carry out his commands without question, executed to the letter.

Thunder Stones are auxiliary combat materials for the City Defense Army, used as a support by Low Rank combatants during city defense.

Although they are quite powerful, they consume a lot of energy. They must be charged in gray bags; otherwise, they would explode on contact. Once charged, their energy dissipates quickly and they are difficult to preserve.

Therefore, Thunder Stones have never become mainstream combat materials. Only non-mainstream individuals like Rod would use them frequently.

After the battle against the gray-robed monsters, Rod had been considering new tactics.

Riding on Anna to kite monsters was one of them.

And this super Thunder Stone summoning technique was the second.

Its inspiration came from Rod’s skill "Sealing," derived from the "Wall of Souls" on the Soul Altar, a place to store souls.

"Sealing" preserves Souls and items, ensuring they do not decay or spoil, remain unharmed, and are not eroded. If used on living creatures, it would kill them; if used on monsters, it would seal them.

Rod had not had much opportunity to use this skill before.

But when he sealed a Spirit Realm Bullet containing a hundred Sealing Spirit Bullets, an idea suddenly occurred to him.

If he sealed energy-charged Thunder Stones, wouldn’t he have a perpetually full-energy Thunder Stone?

He wouldn’t have to charge in the midst of battle anymore; he could simply unseal it when needed.

Taking it a step further, what if he sealed a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand full-energy Thunder Stones?

Wouldn’t that be akin to creating a super bomb?

Moreover, he had the Dream Ritual at his disposal, which could transport an object as a whole into the Dream Realm or summon it from there.

Just put ten thousand Thunder Stones into a large box, and isn’t that an entire item?

Transport it to the Dream Realm, and wouldn’t that be like carrying an ultimate weapon with him?

Walking into a crowd of monsters, summoning the box filled with Thunder Stones, releasing the seal, and then flying away on a Spirit Boat. Wouldn’t this be a simplified version of Void’s Fury?

No need to die, to use up Divinity, or to calculate timing.

Although it might not be as powerful as Void’s Fury, the convenience is unbeatable.

Taking it even further, what about using a hundred thousand, a million stones?

How powerful would the bomb be?

What monster could withstand such an explosion?

With Rod’s current assets, buying a million Thunder Stones was not a problem.

But the question is, how to charge a million Thunder Stones?

He couldn’t fill them even if he drained the Void.

The method Rod could think of was to utilize the power of the group. Everyone could come over and charge a bit, considering it Spiritual Energy training.

A bag of Thunder Stones held twenty; a million Thunder Stones would mean fifty thousand bags, every five bags in a wooden box, those ten thousand boxes stacked into a tower, placed next to the battle base. Anyone wanting to train their Spiritual Energy would just go and charge the wooden boxes.

Once a box is filled, they would call Rod to come and seal it.

Currently, Star Town has over three thousand Combatants, mostly of Low Rank, but the power of the group is much greater than imagined. Rod has already sealed more than three thousand boxes, which amounts to over three hundred thousand Thunder Stones.

He decided that once he sealed five thousand boxes, he would blow up Ghost Spirit Lake.

The weather is so fine, it’s a great opportunity to clear the surrounding area of monsters.

A bright light shone in Rod’s eyes.

Sorry, Master of the Club, but defense was never on my mind.

Star Town isn’t limited to this small area. I want all the surrounding regions.

The truly valuable veins of Star Town are all out there.

Including the Sun Crystals, currently the scarcest resource in Trolian.

You’ll see, expansion is the only way forward for humanity. The output of Star Town will touch everyone’s heart.

Rod was acutely aware that what he held in his hands was the destiny of humanity.