The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 782 - 435: Splendor and Curtain Fall_2

Chapter 782: Chapter 435: Splendor and Curtain Fall_2

But a voice would suffice; he could at least know what had happened here.

He didn’t know how much time had passed when a sound finally came through the darkness.

It was a series of neat cheers, first very faint, then quickly escalating until it was deafening.

Enormous cheers, accompanied by a rhythmic beat of drums and melodious music, Rod soon realized that this was in the square, surrounded by a celebrating crowd.

A moment later, the cheering ceased, and a passionate, uplifting voice sounded.

"To our most exalted Queen, the Wind Wedge Plate is fully charged, the Fighting Star Knight Order is fully equipped and ready, I will take the glory of the starlight to seize the victory that belongs to mankind. In this expedition, I will definitely break the Black Fog, slay the monstrous creation, and light the Initial Fire for the Starry Kingdom, taking a crucial step forward."

The voice paused for a moment before resuming.

"May the Eternal Star shine upon the land, humanity reborn, thriving and prosperous."

The voice gradually faded, and seconds later, the sound of horse hooves grew clearer.

From the scale of the sound, this was an entire Knight Corps, at least a thousand strong.

The hoofbeats were heavy and deep, with wide intervals; Rod estimated that a horse’s gait could cover dozens of yards in one bound, and the speed was very fast, at least half as fast as Anna’s.

"Victory."

A robust male voice sounded, followed by a thunderous reply.

"The Fighting Star Knight Corps is invincible!"

The sounds gradually faded, but when they appeared again, they were loud cheers, somewhat chaotic, yet the enthusiasm was undiminished.

The robust male voice kept shouting, "Please return to your dwellings, the crisis of North City is not yet resolved, several High Rank Chaos Demons have escaped our pursuit."

But the cheering did not diminish; it became louder and louder, and one could faintly hear the rush of countless footsteps.

The man’s voice shouted again, "No, the Fighting Star Knight Corps cannot directly recruit people, I understand your enthusiasm, but joining the Order must be approved by the highest Star Council!"

"We have only achieved thirty-six consecutive victories, slaying sixty-one dark terror creatures; the rumors of one thousand five hundred consecutive victories and tens of thousands of monsters are false!"

"No, no, I don’t want to be attended to at night, we are all noble citizens of the stars, I... uh, Lady, you are so beautiful."

The voice gradually softened and when it rose again, Rod heard the whistling of Spiritual Energy and a voice filled with immense surprise.

"What? The Great Defense Line of Spike Star has been breached?"

"Her Majesty the Queen orders the Fighting Star Knight Corps to return to defense, to guard the northeast of the Royal City, to resist the monstrous creatures coming from the direction of Gray Mountain."

The voice faded once more.

Moments later, the man’s voice returned.

"Brothers, Starry Sky City of Tasnia is in urgent need, countless strange beings are surging from behind Godoyin Sacred Mountain, we must eliminate the threat ahead as quickly as possible, reinforce Starry Sky City, and protect Her Majesty the Queen."

Neat shouts arose.

"Victory!"

"The Fighting Star Knight Corps is invincible!"

"Charge!"

"For Her Majesty the Queen! For the brilliance of the star!"

"Humanity shall prevail!"

Then, Rod heard the most eerie sound he had ever heard in his life.

It was a long wailing sound, low and rumbling like thunder beneath dark clouds, sharp like the friction of frosted glass, wild as if it was a collection of the most chaotic noise.

The sound abruptly cut off, and Rod could hear nothing more.

There was a long silence, and just as Rod was beginning to suspect it was over, it emerged again.

A series of rapid gasps, accompanied by the sound of coughing up blood.

"It’s finished... we’re finished."

"Everyone is dead."

The voice was deep and murky, lacking the previous buoyancy, as if the spine had been ripped out, taking all the confidence with it.

"An indescribable horror with one strike tore apart the earth and destroyed us."

"The Fighting Star Knight Corps, victorious in all battles, that slew countless dark terrors, the invincible Fighting Star Knight Corps... has been completely wiped out."

"All the efforts, struggles, hard-fought battles, the piercing bone training, all the sweat, tears, and blood shed, all the sacred glory protected... it was like paper."

"Starry Sky City... Starry Sky City is finished."

"Are we just making a futile struggle? Is all this prosperity just foam upon the water’s surface?"

His tone filled with an intractable despair.

"Humanity, can humanity still be saved?"

The voice grew fainter, leaving only the sporadic gasping and coughing, and the faint rustling sound as if fingers were moving across a rocky ground.

Soon, these sounds too disappeared, leaving only absolute silence.

He didn’t know how much time had passed when he withdrew from the state of the Book of the Past.

The retrospective was over.

Rod’s mood could not be calmed for a while, from those brief phrases, he felt as if he saw the Knight Captain’s epic life, most of which was glorious, but the end was tragically bitter.

The Knight Order he had poured his life into, the one he took pride in, was destroyed in an instant.

This Scar of Death, it turned out, was caused by an extraordinarily strong monster.

It had destroyed the Fighting Star Knight Corps with a single blow and left this terrifying chasm on the earth, and the Knight Captain probably had some life-saving measure that spared him from dying on the spot.

But he did not last long before succumbing to severe injuries.

An extremely elite combat unit had just vanished.

Only the two lines of text on the rock floor bore witness that they once existed.

Rod stood up and succinctly recounted what he had heard to Soron and Jessica.

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