The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 643 - 379 Star City_2

Chapter 643: Chapter 379 Star City_2

The Book of Knowledge raged, "Nonsense, you’re just blatantly jealous! You’re denigrating me simply because I’ve become more important in the master’s heart. Your character is truly despicable. Master, we should let this waste sleep as soon as possible, it’s wasting the energy of the dream realm. I alone am enough to assist you!"

Rod chuckled, "Book, do not let anger impact your wisdom. Our primary task is to obtain more Divinity, to make your master stronger, and to restore the dream realm faster. Only then can you return to your original form sooner."

"Exactly!"

The Book of Knowledge shouted.

"I have already pinpointed the location of the Dream Fragment within the Light Country. In just six days, we can reach there!"

Rod casually praised, "As expected of you, Book of Knowledge."

All pages of the Book of Knowledge bubbled with excitement, "That’s right, not a single word from the master was wrong! My wisdom and beauty exist eternally, immune to any slander, hmph!"

It swung towards the doll, snapping its covers shut with a bang, exuding a haughty demeanor.

The doll’s expression remained unchanged, calmly stating, "Book of Knowledge, you must pay attention to collecting all information. That way, you can use your characteristic when necessary. The more you know, the smaller the cost. If you can directly find the answer to solve the problem, that would be best."

The Book of Knowledge wrote, "Pah! Do you think I need your teaching? Do I not know my own traits?"

Rod said, "That’s correct, you must collect information as much as possible and observe my surroundings through the dream realm at any time."

The Book of Knowledge patted itself, "Rest assured, master, please call me the King of Information Collection! No knowledge can escape my collection!"

Rod smiled, "Very well, then let us ignite this fire of victory and sound the horn for humanity’s counterattack!"

The Book of Knowledge and the doll answered in unison, "Yes, master!"

A powerful surge of warmth rose in Rod’s heart, coursing through his soul, making him feel fervent all over.

He could hardly wait to demonstrate his capabilities in Star City.

The formidable strength bestowed on him great confidence, with those 165 points of Divinity being his foundation for daring to undertake this seemingly impossible mission.

He firmly believed that no matter what crisis Star City faced, he would be able to annihilate it.

The Floating Spiritual Power Carriage moved silently through the Black Fog, Rod looking out through the carriage window.

The black fog outside was thinner, like morning mist, allowing him to see far into the distance.

When the stars shone brightly, the power of the black fog was suppressed.

However, the farther one could see, the more of the Dark World was revealed, and the deeper it appeared.

As far as the eye could see was black fog, that boundless and infinite Dark World, which made it even more oppressive and frightening.

But now, Rod’s belief was firm in his heart, and he no longer felt fear.

How does it matter how vast the darkness is? I will gradually consume it.

How does it matter how many monsters there are? I will break them one by one.

I am the Dark Devourer!

As long as my soul does not perish, one day I will consume you all!

Rod’s lips curled slightly, revealing a faint smile.

That’s right!

When humanity is in crisis, I will lead the charge, tearing through the last darkness before dawn.

Humanity will not perish; the legacy shall be passed on continuously.

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Traveling at an incredible speed, the Floating Spiritual Power Carriage brought Rod to Star City in about two clock hours.

Star City had not changed much since the last time he had seen it. The ancient city was in a state of destruction, with collapsed buildings and cracked walls everywhere. Most of the stationed warriors lived in hastily constructed shelters.

The only exception was the church, standing tall amidst a wide expanse of ruins.

This is the Starry Cathedral built by the Starry Kingdom. For some special reason, it still stood undestroyed even after one thousand five hundred years since the fall of Star City. Now, it has been used by Commander Lothar as a war command center.

News of the Royal City sending new reinforcements had already reached Star City. The moment Rod stepped off the carriage, Second Defense Chief, Deputy Commander Zhang Bai, and First Commander Herman came forward to greet him.

"Brother Rod, it’s been a while since we parted at Trident River, and finally, we meet again."

Herman came up with a big hug, but the next second he noticed something unusual.

"You’ve advanced to Tenth Level Spiritual Energy?"

Rod nodded slightly.

Herman exclaimed in surprise, "No wonder His Excellency the Great Lin dared to send you. I thought I was dreaming when I saw the transfer order... But, you haven’t completed the Spiritual Energy Advancement Ceremony!"

Zhang Bai, who also knew Rod from before, was full of surprise as he could not help but look Rod up and down.

"Why not complete the Spiritual Energy Advancement Ceremony before coming? Now that you can’t fully control your Spiritual Energy, your combat strength will be compromised."

Before Rod could respond, Herman thought he had guessed the answer and held Rod’s hand with a deeply moved expression.

"The situation is urgent, so much so that you rushed to support us without even undergoing the Spiritual Energy Advancement Ceremony. I’m truly touched! Here’s what we’ll do - after we resolve the crisis, I’ll let my wife spend a night with you."

Herman’s wife was a well-known Fire Holder in the Spirit Fire Series, whose Soul Trait was Meat Bullet Ejection. To maximize the power of her Characteristic, she gorged on sea cucumbers and insanely gained weight; her figure weighed at least five hundred pounds, with her thumb thicker than Rod’s arm.

Rod responded with a laugh, "Commander Herman, that’s something you might not want your wife to hear, right? Let’s discuss the current situation first. The crisis in Star City needs to be resolved as soon as possible."

Herman agreed repeatedly, "Yes, yes, let’s walk and talk."

The three of them strolled through the city that had already been destroyed.

Herman began, "Commander Lothar and Guardian Qingyu are handling the Black Fog that is spreading upwards from underground. Most of our warriors are also fighting there. The people on the surface are either on rotation breaks or injured and undergoing Healing."

Zhang Bai said, "We’ve discovered an Underground City far more vast than the one above ground. According to reports from the Investigation Legion, it spans at least three Epochs with a mix of styles, old and new. The Black Fog is emanating from a huge chasm in the Underground City."

Rod frowned slightly, "Why would the Black Fog be spreading upwards from underground?"

Zhang Bai answered, "Such a situation usually occurs because an extremely strong Black Fog has gathered underground, or due to some special reason, geological changes have occurred. It is an extremely ominous sign because you don’t know what ancient things exist inside, and the only solution is to completely unearth it and eliminate all dark existences."

Herman continued, "That’s where the problem lies. The more we dig, the larger and deeper the chasm becomes, the thicker the Black Fog that flows out, the stronger its erosive power, and the more powerful the monsters swarming from it. We’re barely keeping them within the Underground City, but now we’re starting to be overwhelmed."

"If we can’t find the source and the situation continues to deteriorate, the Royal City may have to execute the worst-case scenario."

Herman’s voice was heavy, and Zhang Bai’s face looked very grim.

"Abandoning Star City."

Rod’s brow furrowed even deeper; the loss of Star City would be colossal. The Holy Fire project would come to an abrupt end, all the investments made would be in vain, and the many warriors who sacrificed their lives would have died for nothing.

Such an eventuality must not occur.

"Book of Knowledge," Rod asked in his mind, "Do you have any discoveries?"

In the Dream Realm, the Book of Knowledge twisted its pages, looking very distressed: "A large part of this knowledge is missing. My Characteristic cannot capture the knowledge I already possess but is missing due to Soul Fragmentation."

The puppet also said, "Most of my Soul is absent, and in the little that remains, there’s no information about it."

Rod nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Take me to the Underground City."

The Book of Knowledge hesitated for a while before saying, "Master, it’s not for lack of information, it’s because my soul hasn’t been restored. No amount of information will be useful without that."

Rod shook his head, "Not to gather information."

The Book of Knowledge expressed surprise, "If not to gather information, then what are we going for?"

The puppet’s eyes flashed with Spiritual Light, seemingly aware of something, but remained silent.

Rod smiled faintly.

"Of course, to resolve the crisis."

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