The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 539 - 334 Unease_2

Chapter 539: Chapter 334 Unease_2

But placing hopes in the Divine only brought about bloodshed and disaster.

After countless tragedies, people finally gave up. Trolian strictly banned prayers to anything but fire and controlled the spread of all prayers or spiritual rituals, declaring the corresponding items as taboo.

Due to the special nature of the White Tower, this idea was strictly guarded.

If one were suspected, at the least, they would be expelled from the White Tower; at worst, they would be thrown into the dungeons.

The Master of the White Tower, Meredith, gently patted the trembling shoulders of the Tower Peak Observer and said in a gentle tone, "No need to be so sensitive, Iyeta. It might just be some unknown phenomenon of the Spirit Realm. We still know too little about the Spirit Realm to rule out this possibility."

Iyeta was silent. He did not agree with his teacher but did not wish to argue either.

Meredith continued, "Document this in detail as one of the samples for observing the Spirit Realm. If a similar situation arises in the future, we’ll have a reference."

Grateful, the Tower Peak Observer choked up with tears and bowed deeply, "Yes, Master."

"Let’s leave it at that then, everything back to normal."

Just as the Tower Peak Observer was about to turn away, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Master, the combat command center in the Trident River Region is asking about the specifics of the Spirit Realm monsters. They want to know if the core area is safe, how should I reply to them?"

Meredith smiled and said, "Tell them that the threat from the Spirit Realm has been neutralized, the core area is no longer an unconventional high-risk zone."

"As for the Spirit Realm monsters, just say they went missing."

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Herman finally received a definitive reply from the White Tower, and his heart finally settled.

"Then."

He issued the command of the highest regional commander.

"Proceed with the initial plan to hunt the Big King Ant, search for the Insect Queen, and return the Space Waypoint to Rod."

"Inform Wind City that the special operation is postponed but not canceled, please prepare accordingly, Lord Alan."

The orders were swiftly passed on.

Herman exhaled and was about to say something to Rod when suddenly, an orderly sprinted up, screaming and transformed into a burning Demon.

"No, this can’t be! What have you done?"

The sudden change stunned everyone.

Rod reacted first, darting over like lightning and plunging his hand directly into his chest.

Boom.

As if a vibration came from the Void, Rod grasped at his soul thread.

The Demon stiffened, its burning eyes looking incredulously at him, but then twisted into a fierce expression.

"Hehehe, Son of Destiny... struggling is futile. Your fates cannot be altered, Alan will undoubtedly die, Trolian will eventually—"

Boom!

Rod pulled back his hand, severing the soul thread.

The Demon screeched as it burned to ash, sending a cloud of black dust that blanketed much of the room.

A dark line sank into his chest.

[Soul of the Burning Demon]

"Pah!"

Rod spat disdainfully.

"What kind of trash, who the hell wants to converse with you."

Internally, he felt somewhat proud, "My speed has increased again. If it had been before, it wouldn’t have been so clean."

Turning around, his face immediately broke into a smile.

"Commander, shall we depart now? When will the waypoint be delivered?"

This was a key item, perhaps using Alan’s leverage to reach the Insect Queen’s soul.

Suddenly, the Book of Knowledge stirred in his mind: "Hey? Star Square also seems to have a spot that can be repaired with a soul, this soul came just in time, master, you’re awesome!"

This guy.

Rod ignored it, focusing solely on Herman.

Yet, unexpectedly, the first thing Herman did upon snapping out of it was not to respond to him but to cradle his head, his eyes empty.

"Small Lark? He? How could he be a Doomsday believer?"

Tyrion crouched on the ground, pinching the ash, and said gravely, "No, that’s not right, Small Lark absolutely couldn’t be a Doomsday believer. The same goes for the previous logistics personnel. This is some kind of method, some curse, some erosion!"

Bang!

The wooden table collapsed under Herman’s fist punch as he gritted his teeth and said, "It’s Asa, it must be his doing! And that Book of Destiny!"

It seems like Asa is the Great Sect Leader of the Polluter Sect... Rod carefully asked, "Are they... cursed?"

Tyrion spoke with a hint of sadness, "Yes... they couldn’t possibly be Doomsday believers. Some mysterious curse power has completely transformed them into monsters."

A shock went through Rod’s heart, "Does that mean I killed the wrong people?"

Tyrion shook his head slightly, "It’s irreversible. Once they become monsters, they can never turn back into humans again. Our way of purifying pollution is actually to cut off the affected part. The gaseous layer of the Soul Body can regenerate, but once pollution invades the core layer of the soul, we can’t purify it, and there’s nothing we can do."

"So he’s allowed to kill people at will?"

"No, there seems to be certain limitations. It can’t be used frequently, nor can it be used on humans with strong souls. They all were just reserve combatants, their Spiritual Power Levels weren’t above three."

Rod slightly eased his mind but still felt uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, Herman managed to control his emotions and said sternly, "I will report this to the Royal City. This blood debt, I will personally make him pay."

Tyrion looked at him with some worry, "Herman, we..."

"I know!"

With a wave of his hand, Herman returned to his sharp and efficient self as a Commander.

"Now, execute the mission! We’re also coming along."

"We?"

"Yes, the regional pressure is not great, the key battlefield is now in the central area. Kill all the Big King Ants, kill the Insect Queen, and all our problems will be solved."

"I understand."

And so, the hunt began again.

The team had two more Commanders now.

Tyrion’s characteristic was the annoying Stone Cannon, slow in speed but massive in power, Rod’s least favorite type of toxic teammate.

Herman was from the Starfire Series, having ignited seven Fire Sparks, each adding to his strength. He excelled in the front line, always charging forward with a huge sword. One slash could split monsters in half, another type of toxic teammate that Rod least liked.

There were also Ryan and Frank, whose characteristics were Scarlet Lightning and Inorganic Transformation, both very powerful as well.

Adding to them were Lannis, Cilly, Anna, and Mephit, making up a very formidable squad.

But this time, things were different.

Rod’s "Star Shuttle" had reached its full state, with each of his ten fingers able to condense a Star Shuttle.

That was ten times the firepower.

And ten Star Shuttles firing together could clear a swarm of monsters in one round.

The quick-firing Star Shuttle could shoot a round every three seconds.

A group of Demonized Ants was wiped out by Rod in a matter of seconds.

Herman hadn’t even charged up when the monsters were already dead; he stood rooted in shock, then turned back and asked, "Was he always like this?"

Anna quickly responded, "He never shot as much as he does now."

Clearly, Rod’s strength had increased again, attracting astonished and envious looks from the team,

Rod was in high spirits and chuckled, "Let’s speed up our efficiency."

"Let’s go!" Herman slapped his chest hard, "I’ve never lost to the young ones!"

In the following period, this team swept through large areas with unprecedented efficiency.

Whether it was Demonized Ants, Worker Ants, King Ants, or Big King Ants, they were all slain.

They were either pierced, sliced into pieces, or blown up to dust.

Like a whirlwind, all they left behind in their wake was a vast expanse of ashes.

The other Hall Warriors were equally successful, swiftly advancing toward the entrance to the Underworld under Chucher’s leadership.

The mission to kill the Insect Queen had never been this close to success as at this moment.

Everyone’s spirits were high, the longstanding nightmare finally seemed to be coming to an end.

With the number of Big King Ants rapidly reducing, the powerful Spiritual Energy of the Insect Queen became clearer and clearer.

Once they locate the Insect Queen’s existence, tag it with a Space Waypoint, and the great Aran will cross the space to slay it.

The crisis in the Trident River Region will be over, and Troli’s expansion will be back on track.

In this Dark World, the surviving humans will continue to move forward in their grand quest.

However, for some reason, the closer they got to this goal, the more unease grew in Rod’s heart.

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