The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 372 - 261 Time for Us to Step In (First Update)_2

Chapter 372: Chapter 261 Time for Us to Step In (First Update)_2

Beowood said with a smile, "Brother Rod, your murderous gaze is truly miraculous. If we had this ability earlier, many things would have become much simpler."

But Arlo was somewhat anxious, whispering, "Little Rod, I’m running out of Spiritual Energy. Can your murderous gaze still hold up?"

Rod’s heart suddenly felt chilled by half.

"You’re running out of Spiritual Energy? Aren’t you unfathomable?"

Arlo said angrily, "No matter how deep I am, I can’t let you suck it up like this! Do you even know how many times you’ve done it? Twenty-three times! My legs are still weak."

Rod’s heart sank.

The Corrupted Hydra was also a Strong Monster, and it wouldn’t be much less formidable than the Unclean Ghost Spirit. Moreover, this time they were fighting outside the range of fire, in the den of the monster.

The situation was very disadvantageous for them.

Rod had originally thought to replicate the tactics they used before.

As long as Arlo could restore magic, it should be no problem.

But unexpectedly, the self-proclaimed unfathomable Arlo had been drained by him.

Rod frowned and glanced at Anna.

Relying solely on Centaur Spears was definitely not going to work, and using "Awakening" was even more of a loss.

What to do?

To retreat?

Rod was very hesitant.

To give up such a good opportunity to expand their victory like this—not to mention his own reluctance, probably nobody would be content.

But if they didn’t retreat, a great victory might turn into a great defeat.

That would be even worse.

Just as he was about to make a tough decision, the Book of Knowledge in his mind suddenly became restless again.

It continuously slapped against the Obelisk with its pages, attracting Rod’s attention.

"What is it?" Rod asked in his mind: "Are Spirit Realm Monsters chasing us again? Wait for me a moment."

The Book of Knowledge opened its pages, on which a few big characters were written.

"Is there an Evil Ghost type of monster near you?"

Rod asked with a frown, "Can you see the outside world?"

The Book of Knowledge wrote, "No, but I can sense the aura. Answer my question quickly."

"What do you mean by Evil Ghost type of monsters?"

"A type of corrupted Abnormal Demon. They have characteristics like undead, filth, corrosion, aberrance, and body fluids, born from the Abyss."

Rod frowned and said, "The Abyss? There’s no Abyss Rift here."

The Book of Knowledge wrote, "A rift is not the Abyss. The true Abyss is a dark side that can corrupt even gods, one of the one hundred and seven Primordial Laws materialized into a super Source Material. A rift is just a fragment of its derivatives. Any spirited being can gain power through the Abyss Attribute. Abnormal Demons are monsters condensed from the Black Fog through the Abyss."

Rod’s heart sank.

"Are you saying that the Abyss Rifts are just fragments of Abyss derivatives? And monsters like the Abyss Giant Snake that guard those fragments are just monsters among the derivatives?"

"That’s right. The Abyss has existed since the creation of the world, being the source of all evils in the Primordial Epoch. After the emergence of the Black Fog, it gradually receded from view. However, its derivatives have become more cunning and unpredictable under the erosion of the Black Fog. Abyss Monsters are scattered throughout the Dark World, not just within the Abyss Rifts."

Rod immediately realized what it was talking about.

"I’m at Ghost Spirit Lake; below the lake is a Corrupted Hydra, a Primary Rank Strong Monster."

The handwriting of the Book of Knowledge became sloppy, showing great excitement.

"That’s it! Hurry up and absorb it!"

Rod was startled: "Absorb?"

"Yes, hurry, the Evil Ghost Stone Tank has been hungry for a long time."

Rod had almost forgotten about this building.

The Evil Ghost Stone Tank was a structure he had obtained long ago, containing a Thirsty Soul that would spit out an Evil Ghost Stone after being fed enough Humanity.

This Evil Ghost Stone had devoured Gregor’s Soul and turned into a lump of flesh, purported to hatch after forty-some days, but there had been no movement to date.

Every few days, Rod could cut off a piece of "living flesh" from it.

It had become his regular ATM, so he didn’t care when it would actually hatch.

Rod asked in surprise, "The Evil Ghost Stone Tank can eat monsters?"

The Book wrote, "Of course it can, Theodore’s instinct once controlled you to consume an Evil Demon spawn."

Rod remembered in an instant and couldn’t help asking, "Are you sure the Corrupted Hydra is an Evil Ghost? I won’t rush up and get eaten by it, will I?"

The Book frantically wrote, "I am certain! I am the supreme treasure of wisdom, is there anything I don’t know?"

"Then how do I absorb the Evil Ghost?"

The Book was silent for a few seconds, then wrote.

"...I don’t know."

"...Aren’t you the supreme treasure of wisdom?"

The Book wrote angrily, "I am incomplete now, and my Soul has not recovered."

Rod carefully recalled the situation at the time.

"It seems like all I have to do is put my hand on it and activate the tank’s ability."

The Book quickly wrote, "That’s right, I actually knew all along, just testing you."

Rod didn’t even notice what it had written, the giant shadow beneath the surface of the lake was expanding rapidly, and intense Spiritual Power Waves were emanating from below Ghost Spirit Lake.

The Corrupted Hydra had awakened.

Through Rod’s eyes, a massive, deformed Soul was approaching them.

Its Soul Waveform was serrated, typical of a Strong Monster.

The oscillation amplitude of the Spiritual Power Wave had reached a level visible to the naked eye, with a Spiritual Power Level that must be at least Eleventh Level or above, stronger than the Unclean Ghost Spirit.

The Captains shouted loudly, "Pull back! Quick, pull back!"

A giant head the size of a carriage emerged from beneath the water, the terror of its corrupting aura hitting them in the face, snuffing out the lanterns hanging from the waists of the nearby Combatants.

O’Hara and the others sprinted forwards, kicking away a few Combatants who had lost their senses and wanted to attack it.

Anna quickly released her Awakened State and jumped in front of Rod.

"Rod, let’s get on with it!"

Allo yelled anxiously, "Retreat! Let’s retreat, Rod’s Spiritual Energy is running low!"

Molly, seeing Rod’s silent demeanor, immediately commanded, "Order retreat immediately! This is an order from the Deputy Commander Molly."

Even the usually prompt Orderly froze for a moment, not taking a step.

Molly raised her eyebrows sharply and said sternly, "Order retreat! Do you want to face military court?"

But the next moment, Rod snapped back to reality, leapt onto Anna, and shouted, "Orderly, spread out everyone, don’t let any Ghost Spirits come near here."

The Orderly immediately bowed and said, "Yes!" and turned to run off.

"Molly, Possession!"

Molly turned into a wisp of mist and entered Rod’s body, and Wind Black Silk activated instantly.

"Allo, give me a shot!"

Allo gently pressed on Rod’s waist, injecting a warm flow.

Rod felt Spiritual Energy surging again and laughed.

"Anna, let’s go!"