The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 425 - 285: Three’s Company

Chapter 425: Chapter 285: Three’s Company

A million Thunder Stones were already prepared.

This was also the last link in his plan.

— To level the Isone Ruins.

The Isone Ruins are located in the west of Star Town, directly bordering the infamous Skull Wilderness.

In the Dark World, the wilderness is the most stable area, inhabited only by wandering monsters and no large threats, making it the best buffer zone.

Placing defensive fortifications at the forefront of the buffer zone is the most common practice during Trolian expansions.

It has many advantages: it’s unlikely to startle dangerous monster groups, provides a wide field of vision, facilitates reconnaissance, and the wilderness spans a vast area, separating truly dangerous regions while also serving as a transit area.

If there are teams on a mission to the Dark World, they could first reach Star Town and then from Star Town proceed to the Skull Wilderness, heading in any direction from there.

Therefore, in the entire defense system, the Isone Ruins are the most crucial link.

It is also the most dangerous area in the vicinity.

Not only are the monsters generally above Fierce Level, but there is also a powerful Chaos Demon.

According to information from the Investigation Legion, this Chaos Demon’s Spiritual Power Level exceeds Eleventh Level. Among Strong Monsters, it’s already considered upper mid-rank. If it weren’t for its lack of dangerous characteristics and reliance solely on physical attacks, the Investigation Legion would definitely classify it as high-rank Strong.

Even so, its exceptionally high Spiritual Energy Level endows it with a formidable body, and the chaotic forces it was born from make it immune to many special attacks. Additionally, its demon lineage grants it endless regenerative capabilities.

Eliminating this demon is a very troublesome matter and requires a prolonged battle.

In the Dark World, prolonged battles are a big taboo. Continuous disturbances of Spiritual Energy will spread over a vast area, possibly alerting more monsters.

When more monsters arrive, the battle becomes even harder to conclude.

The number of monsters will continue increasing until some terrifying beings are alerted.

Thus, establishing a stronghold in the Dark World actually entails risks far greater than what’s visible and always harbors unpredictable super threats.

You never know where your disturbance will reach, which monsters it will alarm, or what threats you might face.

This is also the fundamental reason why the Elder Council has always disagreed with the King’s expansion plans.

Initially, few believed that Rod’s expedition team could achieve a miracle.

But the facts turned out differently from their expectations. Rod’s journey could not have been smoother. To say that luck was on his side is an understatement; it was as if luck had stripped naked, laid down in bed, and even positioned itself rightly.

Rod not only encountered no unexpected threats, but all disturbances also resulted in favorable outcomes.

Some monsters that were originally very difficult to deal with suddenly left their nests and ran into the fire’s range only to be killed.

The mass suicidal behavior of the monsters caused his expansion speed to skyrocket.

Everyone was stunned. Of course, they later found out that this was orchestrated by the three Chief Judges who intended to destroy Star Town, but instead, they inadvertently helped tremendously.

In the end, they met with a fate of death and eradication, and their properties were confiscated, leaving Rod with a plethora of opportunities.

But looking at it this way, the situation becomes even more outrageous.

Star Town and its surrounding areas had a large accumulation of monsters. Cleaning up such a region without any disturbances occurring and not even the mythical horrors of darkness showing their shadows is nothing short of a miracle.

Some in the Elder Council still don’t believe in Rod’s achievements.

Many want to personally visit Star Town to be convinced that the area is no longer a habitat for monsters but a paradise for humans.

And all of this, he accomplished in less than three months.

The ability of humans to change the environment was fully demonstrated at this moment.

However, correspondingly, Star City is still in its sorry state.

The darkness underground hasn’t been cleared, not a single immigrant is in the city, and it is still in a state of battle.

For this reason, the commander of the Conquest Legion has been under great pressure. The manpower and resources invested in conquering Star City are thousands of times than those for Star Town, yet there’s still no output at all, just a bottomless black hole.

Many elders think he can’t even compare to a young chap, questioning his ability to continue as commander, suggesting Rod might as well replace him.

Captain Harlot was extremely vexed, but no matter how he explained, in the face of Rod’s brilliant achievements, his words seemed pale and weak.

And now, Rod was about to declare war on the last area.

The battle plan was as simple as ever.

Mephit would release the Calamity Curse to pull all monsters in the area together, Rod would summon a million Thunder Stones from the Dream Realm and blast these monsters to bits, and then the large force would charge in to eliminate the remaining monsters.

The entire process was very simple, but Rod always believed that the simpler the process, the higher the likelihood of success.

Too complex a plan is harder to execute as any failure in one link could cause the entire plan to collapse.

To increase efficiency, Rod didn’t even inform Molly and the three captains; on the very night that the Black Water Swamp was conquered, he and Mephit set off just by themselves.

In the faint Black Fog, Anna’s figure streaked by like lightning.

Her speed was extremely fast, Spiritual Energy surged abundantly in her Centaur form, and elusive Starlight flickered on her robust body.

Rod exclaimed, "Anna, have you evolved again?"

Anna turned her head sideways, her features somewhat blurred by the nebulous starlight.

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