The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 472 - 305: Heavy Artillery Reappears

Chapter 472: Chapter 305: Heavy Artillery Reappears

Rod had been waiting for far too long. Since clearing out the Chaos Demon from the Isone Ruins, he hadn’t engaged in a real battle.

He had been desperately preparing, training, and mastering the usage of stars.

Now, his actual combat ability had far surpassed his initial capabilities, and his stockpiles of dream creations had mounted up like a mountain.

Rod had been itching for a fight for a long time, and if it weren’t for the Archbishop holding him back, he would have jumped into the frontline battle long ago.

Unexpectedly, at this time, there was a monster attack, which was like getting a pillow just as he felt sleepy.

Haha.

My luck is really good.

Rod sprinted to the outskirts of the town, and with a glance, he saw the huge monster in the distance.

Its soul was very strong, each ripple on its soul body was serrated, proving it was a Strong Monster.

The waveforms of Spiritual Energy were sharp, oscillating violently, preliminarily estimated to be at the eleventh level of Spiritual Energy, proving it was middle rank among the Strong Level.

Moreover, there was a layer of subtle dark ripples on its soul, rotating back and forth like a huge void leading to the Void.

This proved it possessed a Source!

Rod was ecstatic in an instant.

It had been a long time since he had obtained a soul with a Source.

This monster arrived just in time!

At this moment, Mephit and Anna came to his side.

Only the two of them were combatants in the Black Battle Group.

Anna had already transformed into her Centaur State, hopping around beside him, impatiently saying, "Let’s go quickly, I finally have three Fireworks! I want to show you my new abilities and prove that your potions were not wasted."

Mephit was now in her Medicine Woman state, her face covered, speaking muffledly, "I feel this monster isn’t ordinary, you better be careful."

Rod smiled and said, "Don’t worry, let’s start with the usual routine first, maybe it won’t even withstand the first round."

Anna looked somewhat disappointed, as this wouldn’t allow her to display her greatly enhanced speed.

But since Rod had said so, she stepped forward, pulled out a Spiritual Spear, and threw it at the monster.

"Magic Release" was upgraded to the third level, her Spiritual Spear now numbering twenty-four, which could make the monster pause forcefully twenty-four times, each time for half a second.

The spear restored after a set duration, and coupled with her extremely fast speed, she could hold the monster off for a considerable amount of time.

Meanwhile, Mephit took this time to continue freezing the monster. Her Cold Ice ability was cumulative; theoretically, given enough time, she could freeze any monster solid, trapping them in eternal ice.

But it generally wouldn’t reach that stage; during this time, Rod would continually attack the monster, and once it showed a vulnerability, he would land a Soul Blast, which could finish the monster off.

This was their most standard tactic.

It was one of the many tactics that Rod had developed after extensive combat.

Its advantage was that it was simple, convenient, and effective, compatible with various forms of attack, and very flexible.

For example, Rod was currently using the Star Shuttle to strike at the monster.

He formed a gun with one hand, aiming at the monster.

A silver gyroscope spun and grew at his fingertip, each time releasing just at the ten-second critical mark, the excessive speed drawing a long afterimage in the air, and in the blink of an eye, it had already hit the monster’s head, exploding into a burst of starlight.

The monster visibly trembled.

Its powerful Spiritual Energy could not fully protect it from damage; a large strip of blood-red flesh was broken off, falling to the ground.

"Good!"

Rod’s eyebrows lifted in joy.

"This monster doesn’t look strong, much weaker than the Chaos Demon. No, they’re both Eleventh Level Spiritual Energy. It’s me who got stronger, haha."

The monster’s movement speed was not very fast, and under the interruptions of Anna and the coldness of Mephit, it walked with difficulty, being hit one after another by Rod’s Star Shuttles.

Blood-red strips of flesh were severed all over the ground, with green blood spurting from the wounds and dispersing into the air.

The monster’s Spiritual Defense clearly couldn’t keep up with Rod’s attacks, as every hit from a Star Shuttle significantly weakened the Spiritual Energy at the impact site.

The monster’s soul would stimulate new Spiritual Energy to fill the gap.

However, the Spiritual Energy it emitted wasn’t enough to replenish the weakened areas.

Rod deliberately used the technique of "Star Showers" on various parts of its body, straining the supply of its soul and increasing the burden on its Spiritual Energy circulation.

When a noticeable gap in its Spiritual Energy appeared, he then fiercely struck the same spot.

Once the supply of Spiritual Energy was insufficient, it would expose a vulnerability, creating a void in the soul.

That was the time for a fatal blow.

This was a unique technique of Rod’s, under normal circumstances, warriors needed to deplete all of a monster’s Spiritual Energy to completely destroy its body and soul.

But Rod only needed one vulnerability.

However, creating a Soul vulnerability was not something ordinary people could achieve.

This required exceeding the monster’s limit of Spiritual Energy endurance to interrupt its Spiritual Energy circulation, causing a stasis and rigidity effect.

If one’s Spiritual Energy wasn’t greatly superior to the monster’s, one had to resort to targeting the monster’s weaknesses to achieve this.

But generally, a monster’s Absolute Spiritual Power is far superior to humans’.

And in this case, Rod hadn’t found any weakness in this monster.

"Star Shuttle" indeed powerful!

Rod rejoiced in his heart.

The monster was an Eleventh-Level Spiritual Energy, three levels higher than him, yet he managed to create a gap in its Spiritual Energy. Indeed, "Star Shuttle" was a Divine Skill, truly the most efficient destructive form of Star Line.

I must master this skill to its limit.

Rod silently made up his mind.

The limit of Star Shuttle was ten seconds; within ten seconds, the more Star Lines entangled, the greater the power.

Rod could currently barely wrap seventy strands, and the power was already so tremendous.

If he could wrap it more, faster, could he kill this monster with one strike?

Rod’s heart burned with eagerness, continually targeting and shooting at the monster’s head.

The monster’s Spiritual Energy became weaker and thinner, until the last Star Shuttle hit.

With a soft bang, the monster fell back, decomposing into countless pieces of flesh.

Rod was startled, "Dead?"

Impossible, I also didn’t receive its soul.

Anna and Mephit both ceased their attacks.

Anna joyfully said, "Did we kill it?"

Mephit shook his head slightly, "It’s not dead."

Indeed, the next moment, the previously scattered blood-red strips of flesh suddenly swelled, countless new flesh proliferated, and within seconds, dozens of new giants stood up again.

Anna was startled, "What’s happening?"

Mephit said coolly, "This is its Source Characteristic."

Rod furrowed his brow as he saw the monster’s soul permeating through dozens of bodies, constantly shifting to its true form, utterly elusive.

Just then, a team of elite warriors rushed over, all the strongest combatants from Star Town.

The expedition team’s captain, O’Hara, and Conrad were among them.

With their vast experience, they recognized it right away.

"A withering giant? No, a Withering Lord!"

"How could this thing be here?"

"Quick, go and notify Miss Molly right away, and call for reinforcements from the Royal City."

Rod asked with a frown, "Is this thing very strong?"

O’Hara said urgently, "Lord Rod, it’s not just strong, this thing is an absolute threat. Its soul can divide infinitely and proliferate indefinitely using its severed limbs as a medium. Provided it has enough material, it could even fill the entire world. Only in a material-less environment like the Spirit Realm can its growth be controlled."

No sooner had he spoken than the blood-red strips on each withering giant’s body snapped, scattering all over.

And the ground, full of holes both large and small, saw black fog crazily converging on each giant’s body.

"It’s too late, we’re running out of time!"

A tone of deep despair rang in Conrad’s voice.

"The Withering Lord transforms too quickly, without High Rank combatants, we absolutely can’t kill it!"

Everyone displayed a look of despair as each member of the team was a battle-hardened warrior, aware of how dangerous this thing was. Once it entered the material world, it needed to be destroyed as swiftly as possible.

Otherwise, it would rapidly grow into a super disaster.

Although it wouldn’t destroy mankind, it would cause huge losses to Trolian.

This disaster at such a critical juncture was an unimaginable blow to the entire Kingdom.

In that moment, they were already thinking of how to retreat from Star Town.

Until a voice spoke up.

"Don’t worry, what you’re imagining won’t happen, as I will destroy it."

Rod said with a smile, his face brimming with confidence, not a trace of worry.

Conrad said urgently, "Lord Rod, there’s no time, even if the Royal City sends someone immediately, the withering giants will have enough time to destroy Star Town!"

"Its withering power will cause all nearby material to wither and eventually be assimilated and absorbed by it."

Rod asked, "How can we destroy it?"

"Destroy all its bodies with one strike, including the limbs."

As they spoke, dozens more giants stood up.

The pockmarked earth was filled with gigantic monsters over thirty yards tall, at least forty in sight, and the ground was littered with limbs, indicating it would increase even more shortly.

This was an impossible task.

One person cried out in despair, "Lord Rod, let’s run! If we retreat from Star Town, some of us might be saved!"

But Rod merely smiled slightly.

"No need, just stand back a bit."

He leapt into the center of the group of giants with a tap of his toes.

He took out his most destructive creation from the Dream Realm.

He had only used it once before, destroying hundreds of giants in Star Town, and never again, simply because it was too expensive—

Creating it required one Sun Crystal and ten thousand spirituality.

Plus a Ghost Shell.

It was simply unaffordable at the time.

But not anymore, Mephit was free, there was a mine for Sun Crystals, and there was too much spirituality to pile up.

Rod promptly took out ten "Kales’ Same Temperature Cannons."

He raised both hands, channeling Spiritual Energy into them.

A light comparable to the sun burst forth; everyone covered their eyes.

"Die, you vermin!"

Boom!

A sun rose over the land.

—

The White Tower.

Several apprentices suddenly snapped to their senses.

"Hey, how could we forget to report this information to the Royal City and inform Star Town?"

"Right, withering giants are very dangerous too."

"Luckily, it’s not a Withering Lord; otherwise, we would have been in big trouble."

The apprentices exhaled a sigh of relief and rushed to the Instant Spiritual Communication room to send the relevant information, including disturbances in the Spirit Realm, to both the Royal City and Star Town.

Suddenly, the Royal City replied.

"The disturbance marks are incorrect; investigate thoroughly!"

The apprentices sensed trouble and quickly rechecked everything using the big eye.

A chill broke out over everyone.

"This... this is the Withering Lord, isn’t it?"

At the same time, several senior commanders from the Military War Department arrived at the White Tower.

Once they understood the real situation, they didn’t even have time to reproach; they quickly contacted Archbishop Horus and the First Defense Chief, Dalin, asking them to urgently send High Rank combatants to aid Star Town.

Upon hearing this news, Archbishop Horus’s face turned pale.

A Withering Lord could trigger a tide of withering, each withering disaster causing huge losses to the Royal City.

At this critical juncture, if Star Town were destroyed, it was absolutely unthinkable.

Dalin repeatedly dragged on a cigarette as he looked over the details in the messages.

"It’s too late; we won’t make it in time."

Horus roared, "It must be made in time, even if it’s too late!"

"But who do we send? All the Special Level Combatants are tied up with special tasks."

Horus fell silent for a second, then resolutely said, "Alan!"

"He’s in the midst of a bloody battle, and it’s been a long time since he had any rest."

"Only he can do it."

The two fell silent for a few seconds again, accepting the decision.

Dalin turned to contact Alan.

Horus then used the costly Instant Spiritual Communication to contact Rod.

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