The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 585 - 352 Battle of the Source (Part 2)

Chapter 585: Chapter 352 Battle of the Source (Part 2)

[Starry Knight’s Soul]

[An Exceptionally Strong Soul]

[One of the knights from the high-ranking Knight Order of the Starry Kingdom, he had fallen into darkness for countless years, his will long obliterated, leaving only the mark of past glory embedded in his soul.]

Starry Kingdom?

Rod furrowed his brow slightly.

He was no stranger to that name; Star Town was the site of the Starry Kingdom, the ultimate target of the Holy Fire project, and Tasnia Star City was the capital of the Starry Kingdom.

He had seen many relics related to that kingdom and knew historians believed that the fall of the Starry Kingdom marked the beginning of the Dark Epoch.

But why would it appear here?

Storm Castle and Star Town were at least a thousand kilometers apart, far beyond the boundaries of the Starry Kingdom.

Black dust scattered before his eyes, leaving nothing but armor from the Living Corpse Knight on the ground.

Rod broke off in his thoughts, casually collecting the ashes and looking into the distance.

In the dense Black Fog, there was a dark patch distinctly different from the surroundings, appearing more profound in color, like a solidified block.

He took a step forward, and the Book of Knowledge immediately shouted in his mind.

"Divinity! Divinity!"

"20 points of Divinity!"

"Master, continue! Don’t stop!"

Damn, this blasted book!

Rod instantly determined that place to be the source of this disaster.

Without hesitation, he activated the beacon.

The flare soared up, casting its light far and wide.

But at that moment, Rod also spotted two Starry Knights who had turned into monsters.

They were fully armed, their armor rusty and covered with a black substance, only their long swords still bright, standing over four hundred meters away.

This is bad!

Rod’s heart sank instantly.

Starry Knights were extremely strong, significantly more challenging to deal with than typical Strong Monsters.

The one just now, he had barely managed to kill by exchanging life for life with the "Soul Defense."

But after so many uses, the "Soul Defense" was down to only four left.

With two knights coming at once, he definitely couldn’t beat them.

Rod carefully began to retreat.

If he could reach a safe place, he could use the "Spirit Boat" to open a portal to the Spirit Realm and pull over the reinforcements from Storm Castle.

But as he moved, the sudden burst of Spiritual Power exploded like thunder, and the two knights charged at him like lightning.

Rod, seeing the bad momentum, turned around and sprinted.

It’s worth mentioning that the White Bone Boots were genuinely useful, boosting Rod’s already fast speed even further. Although the Starry Knights were fast, he gradually increased the distance between them.

Ha ha ha.

When it comes to escape speed, who can surpass me?

Rod glanced back at the increasingly distant Starry Knights and felt slightly proud.

I’ll call for reinforcements right now, 20 points of Divinity, and all these souls, in the bag!

But the next instant, a flash of light appeared before Rod, and the knights behind him were gone.

Turning his head, he faced the incoming long sword, its blade gathered with powerful Spiritual Energy, sending heart-pounding waves of Spiritual Power straight at him.

Shit!

They can blink!

In a lightning-fast thought, Rod instantly pulled out a "Soul Defense" and crushed it.

Clang, clang, the Spiritual Energy-infused long sword struck his face but was blocked by his skin.

Rod took the chance to leap backwards, increasing the distance between them.

That was close!

These two guys could actually use a space-blinking like ability, moving from behind him to his front in an instant.

If it weren’t for the "Soul Defense," he would have died again.

Rod turned once again to flee.

This time, he smartened up, continually switching directions in a zigzag pattern.

But the Starry Knights once again exceeded his expectations. After just a short run, Rod felt a powerful force of attraction pulling him backward.

What is this thing?

Rod was startled, his speed greatly reduced, and the Starry Knights quickly closed in.

This is bad!

What is this thing pulling me?

Rod continued to change directions, but the direction of the pulling force was always towards the Starry Knights.

Without a doubt, this was one of their abilities.

Rod knew it was bad news, madly firing Star Shuttles backward.

With the amplification from Executor’s gloves, a quickly condensed Star Shuttle took just over a second per shot, his fingers rapidly firing them like a storm of arrows.

But it had no effect, the fast Star Shuttles were not powerful enough to break through the Spiritual Defense of the two knights.

This is not good!

Rod grimly decided not to use the fast Star Shuttles anymore, his fingers beginning to gather powerful full Star Shuttles.

Unlike the fast Star Shuttles, each complete Star Shuttle took a fixed ten seconds, and it was Rod’s regular attack with the most significant power.

The Starry Knights rapidly approached, but Rod summoned a large number of Flesh Puppets and Wood Puppets.

Masses of withered wood and giant puppets rose up, fighting against the Starry Knights.

The battle was completely one-sided, the tough puppets didn’t stand a chance against the Starry Knights and were quickly destroyed, but they bought Rod valuable time.

He chose an excellent angle and shot out ten full Star Shuttles.

The Star Shuttles, condensed from over three hundred Star Lines, sped towards one of the Starry Knights at a terrifying velocity.

It instinctively tried to evade, but the speed of the Star Shuttles was too fast, and they all hit in the blink of an eye, the high-intensity Spiritual Energy unleashing tremendous power at an extremely high rotational speed.

Three thousand Star Lines exploded simultaneously, the blinding white light rising like the sun, scattering starlight throughout an area with a hundred-meter radius.

Rod, bracing against the intense light, flew up and finished off the severely injured Living Corpse Knight with a grab.