the last king of darkness

Chapter 139 Meeting the King
Rhodes was surprised and delighted.

What surprised me was that I would go to see the legendary king.

The good news is that this basically means that he has passed the level, at least it is impossible to die.

He followed the jailer out of the dungeon, and a carriage full of flame carvings stopped in front of the prison.

The jailer opened the door, and as soon as Rhode got into the carriage, the carriage flew into the air and flew deeper into the royal city.

The inside of the carriage is completely enclosed, and Rhodes can't see anything, he can only feel a strong push back, which proves that the carriage is fast.

After an unknown amount of time, a slight feeling of falling appeared, and then the carriage paused lightly, and Rhodes knew it had landed.

The car door was opened, and the two priests in crimson robes bowed slightly.

"Mr. Rhodes, please come with us."

Rhodes got off the carriage, and an incomparably huge building came into view.

It is oval in shape, like a standing giant egg, covered with crimson stripes.

Surrounded by an extremely huge square, the center is sunken, and the surrounding high walls slope outwards, like an unfolded flowerpot.

The priest stopped outside the high wall and signaled Rhodes to go in by himself.

Rhodes could only walk towards the building alone. There was no one in the empty square, which made him feel like he was sinking into the center of the world.

The closer you get to the center, the more small you feel.

When he came to the giant building, he already felt like a speck of dust.

There was an extremely small door under the building, and just as he was about to push it, the door opened automatically.

An old man who looked like an orange peel came out angrily. He ignored Rhodes directly, a flash of inspiration flashed under his feet, and his figure rose into the air, disappearing instantly.

Rhodes is a little envious, he still doesn't know the principle of flying, and if he wants to fly, he can only rely on the spirit boat.

Maybe after getting stronger.

Just as he was about to go in, another person walked out of the door.

This is a middle-aged man with gray temples, with resolute eyes, a bushy beard, and a faint cigarette smell on his body.

He turned his gaze to Rhodes, but did not ignore him.

"Are you Rhodes? I am the first defense commander of the Supreme Military War Department, Changlin. You will deal with me in the future. I hope you can play your due value and dedicate your soul to mankind."

Rhodes was stunned, and before he could think about how to answer, his figure turned into mist and dissipated in the air, as if it was just a phantom or clone.

At this time, another middle-aged man came out.

His face was like a cracked piece of wood, with two eyes, a nose, and a crooked slit in his mouth.

Rhodes has seen this man before. He is the archbishop of the Holy Church, Horus. He is responsible for all the work of the church and is the actual controller of the church. However, the pope is concurrently held by the king, which proves that Trorian It is a complete royal system.

Horus glanced at Rhodes, and said in a deep voice: "The king is waiting for you, go in quickly." White light diffused from his body, wrapped his figure, turned into a white meteor, and disappeared in an instant.

Rhodes had no choice but to walk inward alone.

Inside the building is a long corridor, with no one on duty, and at the end is a heavy door engraved with flame patterns.

Rhode wisely did not choose to push the door, but got in through the slightly open door.

The moment he stepped in, a heat wave hit his face. Rhodes felt as if he had entered a blazing furnace. The super strong light made him unable to open his eyes. There was a strong sense of repulsion oppressing his soul, but the warm breath also Hugging him, trying to ease his discomfort.

A gentle voice came from afar.

"Relax, don't be nervous, the power of the holy fire is too powerful, the soul may feel a little uncomfortable when seeing it for the first time, don't activate the spiritual vision, don't awaken the spiritual power, imagine returning to the arms of your parents."

Rhodes did what the voice said, and the friendly atmosphere suddenly became stronger, as if his parents had come to him, and the light became gentle and no longer glaring.

He opened his eyes, at this moment, he seemed to have come to the world of fire.

Until the end of the line of sight, there are golden flames rising up. The huge pillar of flame seems to support the world, spreading the burning golden light all over the universe.

And under this incomparably majestic flame, sat an incomparably small figure.

Even though he was so inconspicuous, Rhodes still saw him at a glance.

Is this the king?
Rhode hesitated, not knowing whether to salute in place or walk over.

But the next moment, he didn't have to worry about it.

In the blink of an eye, the king had already arrived in front of him.

This is a tall man, years have left indelible marks on his body, but he can still be seen in the outline that he used to be quite a handsome man, he is wearing a golden and white robe full of flame patterns , wearing a golden crown that looks like a burning flame, a powerful power emerges from him, but his eyes are quite gentle, and there is a slight smile in the eyes looking at Rhodes.

"Sure enough, there are some specialties."

he said with a smile.

"sit."

He sat down right where he was.

Rhodes breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly followed suit.

So, under the background of the overwhelming holy fire, Rhodes and Wang sat opposite each other and started their first conversation.

Wang's voice, like his eyes, was very gentle and cautious, as if he was afraid that his mighty power might inadvertently hurt others.

"Although it's the first time we've met, I've heard about your deeds many times."

Wang said slightly narrowly.

"The king of the sewers, the cult hunter, the public lover of Iron Cross, the collector of strange sparks, and the persistent fighter."

Rhodes' face turned black all of a sudden.

Are you not the king?Why are you so unruly?

"This is all a misunderstanding." Rhodes argued: "This is a prejudice and distortion against me. I only go to the sewer occasionally, and I have never developed a relationship beyond friendship with anyone."

Wang laughed and said, "Leave these words to your Miss Qingyu. This is the first time I've seen someone who can piss Amando to death. You should thank her after you go back."

Rhodes was taken aback.

Armando?Is that the old man with orange peel?Qingyu was mad at him half to death?

No wonder it looks so angry.

So Qing Yu made a special trip here?
It's really reliable, I'm sure about this thigh!
"However, little Rhodes."

Wang sighed slightly.

"You've caused us a lot of trouble."

Rhodes immediately said: "The judge must be a doomsday believer. He belongs to the Adventist sect. He once ate the shell of the ancient god. He has two soul characteristics. He is eager to pray for the old master to come to relieve his pain and fulfill his wishes. , as long as you investigate him deeply, you will definitely find clues."

There was a slight surprise in Wang's eyes.

"How did you know?"

"He told me."

"That's why you dare to kill him?"

"Correct."

Wang's expression became complicated: "But you shouldn't kill him like this. Armando is very angry with your public behavior. Although we decided to release you, the punishment for you will not be waived."

He took out a crystal from his pocket.

"You have been charged with the three crimes of flouting the law. You must clear your guilt within one year. Before your atonement is completed, all your honors will not be allowed to be used, and all salary and personal equipment will be suspended."

"You will be sent to perform high-risk missions. When you are needed, the General Army War Department will send someone to contact you."

Rhodes breathed a sigh of relief, this punishment is not too heavy, and it might be his chance.

As long as you find a way to make the "Resurrection Stone", no matter how dangerous the task is, it will be fine.

Wang handed the crystal into his hand.

"This is your resonance crystal. It records your guilt and honor. Keep it safe. If you lose it, you will have to pay a thousand silver to recreate it."

Rhodes took the crystal carefully and asked, "What if the mission is not enough and the guilt cannot be cleared?"

Wang Shi smiled and said: "This is impossible. Even if the task is not enough, your other meritorious performance will also reduce your guilt, such as arresting doomsday cultists."

Rhodes was a little dissatisfied and said, "Then does this justice count?"

Wang shook his head slightly.

"Due to some special reasons, we cannot disclose Gregor's information. In fact, we have suspected him for a long time. Although we cannot confirm his identity, we have also noticed some abnormal behaviors."

Rhodes frowned, and there was some anger in his heart: "Then why didn't you arrest him? Or closely monitor him, do you know how many people he killed?"

There was something hard to explain in Wang's expression:

"Rhode, you have to know that Gregor's contribution far exceeds his guilt so far, even with the addition of Jianguan. This is his resonance crystal."

He took out another crystal and injected some psionic energy into it, and countless words appeared on the crystal.

They are all Gregor's past achievements, the green ones are his achievements, and the red ones are his faults.

Each line is followed by a number.

When summing up to the bottom, it shows that his honor is 9109 and his guilt is 2211.
Rhodes glanced at his own crystal, the entries were much shorter than his, and at the bottom of a piece of green were three red lines of guilt. The result of the summary was honor 151 and guilt 1000.
Wang said: "I have always disapproved of using numbers to measure a person, because it means that if you save a hundred people, you can kill a hundred people, but Trorian has been under too much pressure in recent years, we have to Not using every ounce of power at our disposal."

"The Adventist Sect is a deeply hidden sect. We want to use it to bring out more traitors. Too strict monitoring will not only be detected, but also involve too much power."

"Although the loss of Jianguan this time is a pity, it also gave us a good opportunity, but you killed him directly, and our clues were cut off directly, which is one of the reasons why Amando is so angry one."

Rhodes didn't speak.

"In order to survive, we have to give up something," Wang said softly.

Rhodes looked up and saw that there seemed to be fire shining in Wang's eyes.

"So, I hope you can grow up faster. Only with more new stars can we stand proudly above the earth, have human dignity, and avoid so many helpless sacrifices and tragedies."

The boundless holy fire blazed behind his back, making him look like some kind of congealed faith.

Rhodes couldn't help asking for a while: "Then why don't you stop the candidates' infighting? Why have you lived in seclusion these past few years? Are your thousand wives fun?"

Wang's expression became a little complicated, and he said softly:

"Little Rhodes, it seems that you have some misunderstandings. I only have one lover. The law on companionship is an ancient tradition that cannot be changed for a while. The competition for candidates is deliberately indulged by the elders. They think that the king needs some non-violent means To integrate internally, competition is helpful to strengthen their quality, but too vicious internal fighting is not our intention, and we will try to prevent it.”

"As for my behavior in the past few years, I can't tell you for the time being, but you will understand later."

(End of this chapter)