The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 594 - 356: Eighth Star

Chapter 594: Chapter 356: Eighth Star

The crisis at Storm Castle was perfectly resolved, and the region’s color changed from deep red to light red on the map.

This meant that it was no longer in a state of disaster.

The Defense Chiefs of the Military War Department breathed a sigh of relief, as Storm Castle guarded the southwestern gateway to the Trolian Kingdom. If this place fell, the southwestern gateway would be wide open, allowing the darkness to enter unabated. Not only would this interfere with the supply lines, but the heartland of the Red Soil Plain would also be under threat.

After the dark phenomenon was eradicated, the number of Horror Demons and giant Horror Demons born from the Black Forest greatly decreased, and the repair work on Storm Castle’s spiritual power cannons and main guns faced no further hindrance, quickly reaching completion.

Successive waves of reinforcements could finally return to the Royal City, increasing the forces that the Royal City could muster.

The campaign thereby came to an end, the only puzzling aspect being that, based on the comparisons made after the dark phenomenon was eliminated, the contaminated demi divine artifact had been in the Black Forest for quite some time. Yet, it was unclear why it suddenly exhibited abnormalities at this time, driving soulless Horror Demons to madly attack the castle.

After several fruitless investigations, it was roughly assumed that the intense battles in the west had awakened the "contaminated Scales of the Stars," which had been in a dormant state, causing it to become increasingly active and go berserk.

Additionally, the investigation team uncovered a large number of remains from the Starry Knight Order, dating back a thousand five hundred years, totaling about a thousand. The remains ranged from ordinary Starry Knights to the most powerful "Children of the Stars" knights.

Most of the bodies were intact, with no significant damage from battle, leaving the reason behind the powerful Starry Knight Order’s downfall a mystery.

The mummies were severely eroded by the black fog, but it seemed that some strange mysterious force was preventing them from turning into monsters.

This mysterious phenomenon attracted the attention of the Royal City Association, which dispatched a host of scholars and researchers to Storm Castle to try to uncover this secret.

Unfortunately, they were not successful, and instructions soon arrived from the Royal City—the White Tower considered these bodies to be very dangerous, potentially transforming into living corpses at any moment. In this critical period, to avoid any accidents, these bodies had to be destroyed by fire.

The scholars and researchers lamented, believing that if they had just two to three more days, they might have found a new force capable of suppressing the black fog.

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Rod was unaware of the subsequent events, as he had returned to the Fire Hall with Amendo and others as soon as the battle ended.

This time, Rod saw more Hall Warriors than before, rather than just Hall Envoys and logistics personnel.

They gathered in the outer hall or fireplace area, chatting and laughing; the lively scene also affected Rod, lightening his mood.

It seems our situation is improving.

Rod thought.

Upon returning, the group received a very grand welcome. Hall Envoys lined up in front of the gate, bowing to them, their clear voices echoing throughout Storm Castle.

"King Candidate Xingge, First Elder Amendo, Great Sword Tai Luo, black glutton Rod, victorious over the black fog and Nightmare, return in triumph!"

"Humanity will not perish, flames will not extinguish, dawn shall come!"

"Dawn shall come!"

Then, the grand sound of trumpets drowned out all else, continuing for at least a quarter of an hour before stopping.

The ceremony attracted numerous spectators. Xingge, somewhat shy, hid behind Tai Luo and Rod.

Amendo led the way at the forefront.

Tai Luo followed closely, clearly accustomed to this, walking forward with his head held high, waving to the crowd and eliciting a torrent of screams and cheers.

To Rod’s surprise, Amendo stood with them, accepting the rewards of the Fire Hall.

He received one hundred thousand silver coins, two hundred rare spiritual potions, and twenty-five Hall badges.

Rod’s rewards were twice as much; when fifty Hall badges fell into his hands, he realized he could get a new piece of equipment.

But, as the elder’s hand covered his, he realized it was not the end.

"This is for you," Amendo said faintly, coughing.

Rod hesitated for a moment, "Is this alright?"

Amendo spoke calmly, "Private items can be gifted. These are of no use to me anymore. Giving them to a more promising youngster is the best choice."

Rod asked softly, "Then why not just allocate them directly?"

"We can favor more talented warriors with more resources, but the distribution of rewards must be fair."

Rod’s mind cleared, grasping Amendo’s intent.

"I understand."

"Take it."

Rod pretended to be polite, "I really shouldn’t..."

"Oh, you don’t want it?" Amendo went to take back the Hall badges, only to find Rod gripped them tightly.

"Hahaha, just a joke, I’ll take it, I’ll take..."

Amendo withdrew his hand, speaking faintly, "Kid, if you need any help in the future, just contact me directly, and I will help you as much as I can."

Before Rod could respond, Amendo’s figure turned into a gust of wind and vanished.

Tai Luo patted Rod on the shoulder from behind, laughing, "Brother Rod, I am truly envious, I never got this treatment."

Rod turned around, but all he saw was a flash of white light flying past.

"It was a pleasure working with you, I hope we can fight side by side again, farewell."

Rod stood there stunned for a while before realizing someone was tugging at his clothes and looked down to see it was Xingge.