the last king of darkness

Chapter 174 Dream Fragment
On this land shrouded in darkness, in such a gloomy defeat, there is a dazzling star shining.

Many escaped survivors saw the extremely bright lighthouse in the night sky.

Its light is so bright that it dispels the gloomy atmosphere.

Many people cried bitterly, many people shed tears, and many people rekindled hope in despair. The extremely bright fire attracted a large number of monsters in the area, making their journey home no longer bumpy. right direction.

Countless humanity rushed towards his face, and precious flowers of humanity occasionally flashed in his eyes, but Rhodes didn't care, and concentrated on operating the reflector, accurately projecting the power of this fire to the team in need of help.

The light dispels the darkness, drives away the monsters, and purifies the encroaching infection.

Thousands of people were rescued.

Three hours later, the flame inevitably dimmed, and the distance of the beam of light projected by the reflector was shortened to within ten miles.

Six hours later, the fire light became weak, and the beam of light from the reflector couldn't even shine out for [-] yards. The black mist had already shrouded within a hundred yards of the lighthouse. Most of the monsters under the tower were scattered, but some were still attacking. tower body.

A few monsters tried to climb up the tower to extinguish the disgusting fire, but the breath of the blue bone marrow ash made them extremely disgusted, and none of them made it to the top of the tower.

After seven hours, the fire went out.

Only thick ashes remained in the brazier.

It was the embers of the fire, and the embers of the warriors.

Rhodes put away these embers and decided to bury them in the dream, letting them witness his growth.

Will never let you down.

Rhodes looked into the distance, as if a fire was beating in his chest.

The black mist had already enveloped the lighthouse, and the monsters were not interested in lifeless dead objects, so most of them dispersed, only a few wandered around.

Inside the lighthouse is a lamp with peripheral light, and the seriously injured have been properly placed. The entrance to the top of the tower has been sealed, and a letter for help has been sent. There are special ventilation holes in the tower. The supplies stored are enough for them to survive for a long time. Hold on until help arrives.

The team of refugees has long since disappeared, and the destruction of Laiso City was extremely sudden, so the peak of the number of survivors who fled to the lighthouse area was very short, mainly concentrated in those few hours, and there were no more survivors after that.

Those who did not come have unfortunately died in the darkness.

A deeper black mist rushed towards the face, and fine black dust rolled in the mist. The real darkness had broken through the city of Laisuo and spread to the inner defense line. This large area had been engulfed and turned into a paradise where monsters ran rampant.

Rhodes body exudes a dim red light. This is a red tearstone, which can resist the erosion of black mist to a limited extent and is used for fighting in an environment without light.

He knew it was time to go, a warrior of fire here would only bring danger to the survivors inside the tower.

Most of the monsters wandering nearby are black dead beasts. This kind of monster has high defense and strong spiritual power, and the spirit-sealing bullets can't cause effective damage. Rhodes doesn't have any good attack methods, so it is difficult to kill them alone.

There is no point in using [Psionic Sextet], they are all just level monsters, not special monsters with [Source].

[Psionic Sextet] and [Awakening] are both last resorts, and they must not be used until the right time.

Maybe I can go around the city of Leso, maybe I can meet some special monsters?
Because of the Resurrection Stone, Rhodes is not afraid of encountering danger, only afraid of not being able to find the target.

Rhodes jumped off the lighthouse and ran towards the direction the refugees came from.

With the help of the eye of the soul, Rhodes avoided many dangers and quickly left the lighthouse area.

Along the way, he saw a large number of corpses lying on the road, some were killed by monsters, and some were corrupted to death by the black mist.

After being attacked by a revived corpse, Rhodes knew that these corpses must be cremated. The black mist had lodged in them, and they would all become living corpses soon.

Everything that is alive, or that was once alive, will be corroded and corrupted by the black mist, and will eventually become indescribable.

But Rhodes didn't have so many igniters, and it was impossible for a natural flame to ignite in the dark.

This matter can only be done by the legion of Wangcheng.

Rhodes could only stay as far away from the main road as possible, and kill all the living corpses he encountered.

After these monsters that used to be humans are killed, they will also be reduced to ashes like monsters. Perhaps, this is the dividing line between humans and monsters-humans are naturally existing life, while monsters are twisted and condensed things. Once they support their existence If the foundation disappears, it will turn into fly ash.

The souls obtained from them also vary greatly according to the degree of corruption of the corpses. Some are large or small pieces of soul fragments, there are also [souls of living corpses], and very few are the souls of a certain person.

Is this a different degree of corruption?

Rhodes thought.

The stronger the power in life, the slower the corruption?The weaker the strength, the deeper the erosion, the more consistent it is?
Corruption would erase their unique imprint, uniting them into one cursed being, would it?
Rhodes walked forward while thinking,

The closer to the city of Raiso, the denser the corpses, and they spread out radioactively, on every road.

Rhodes also discovered that the combat power of the living corpses varies greatly. Some are just dust on the battlefield, while some have reached the level of high-level.

He already has a certain level of conventional combat power, and without unconventional means, he can defeat high-level monsters one-on-one.

But it will not work if it is stronger, and unconventional means that are limited and consume a lot of money must be used.

With the eyes of the soul, Rhodes can basically judge the strength of monsters, and he will bypass monsters that are difficult to deal with.

But when the corpse will transform into a monster is unpredictable.

Sometimes the corpse jumped up when they walked over, even though they didn't see the threat.

It's okay if it's a weak zombie, but it's very troublesome for some very strong zombies.

Especially the living corpses that some powerful fighters have turned into, they retain part of their previous fighting skills, even if they are only fighting instinctively, they are very difficult to deal with.

There are also some living corpses that even have special abilities in life, and they should have been corrupted before the soul dissipated.

This kind of living corpse is the most troublesome and the most powerful.

On the other hand, corpses that have been completely dead will give birth to new monster souls after being corroded. The actions of this kind of living corpses are closer to monsters, and apart from more crazy attacks, they often do not pose much threat.

Most of the living corpses that Rhodes encountered before were like this, but the more he walked forward, the more powerful living corpses there were.

After meeting a zombie knight wearing full body armor, Rhodes knew that he should not be able to make it through.

This zombie knight is extremely strong, his combat skills are far superior to him, and he is not afraid of spirit spears and thunder stones. He holds a long sword, and the blade is as swift as a bird, which almost cut him open.

Fortunately, Rhodes worked hard on dodging, sprinting, and escaping skills, using the terrain to sprint and turn a few times and throw it away, otherwise it would be bad.

But the situation is also very troublesome now, and Rhodes was forced to hide under a deep crack in the ground to avoid the walking dead knights who were wandering aimlessly.

Its perception is extremely keen, and it can detect movements far away immediately.

How to do?
Should unconventional means be used to eliminate it?
Rhodes can do this, but the zombie knight definitely doesn't have a special soul, and judging from its spiritual power, it can't even be considered a strong soul.

The harvest is very low, the consumption is very high, and it is a loss-making business.

When he was at a loss, Rhodes suddenly found that he was stepping on something hard, not like soft soil.

Looking down, it was a gray stone tablet. When the dirt on the stone tablet was brushed away, it was written:

Tomb of Duke Jason Mallister.

Initiator of the Twilight War, creator of the Hailibe Massacre, signer of the Sleepless Dead, born in 2491 and died in 2344.

He has done nothing good—but in spirit,

But he is really a good person.

Do not dig up his coffin,

Otherwise you will be cursed by Pavis, the god of war.

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Rhodes frowned.

What happened to this year of birth and death?

The tombstone uses a very remote ancient language. It is impossible to decipher the text on this tombstone if it is not for his extraordinary language skills, so it must not use the Tesrivian Gregorian calendar that is currently used in the royal city.

This is understandable, but why is the date backwards.

And what caught his attention the most was the god of war Pavis.

If I remember correctly, Wangcheng should have always stated that there are no gods, only powerful or more powerful monsters.

All gods are fake, nonexistent, just ignorant cognition of something that is not understood.

Although Rhodes had reservations about this, he did not see any gods worshiped in the royal city, and only heard of their existence from the mouths of Doomsday Cultists.

Since the doomsday believers love to eat shit, and there is a god who eats shit, these existences have become a bit insignificant in Rhodes' heart.

But here, he openly saw the words "God of War Pavis".

That is to say, before the Wangcheng Era, the beliefs of these gods existed?
But the point is, are these gods some kind of virtual objects?Or some kind of powerful creature?Or is it a truly authoritative "God"?
And when Rhodes turned over the tombstone, he tended to the first and second explanations.

The tombstone has been dug out, and there is still a section below it.

Apparently, the coffin of Duke Jason Mallister had already been dug up.

The curse of Pavis, the god of war, didn't seem to have any effect.

Rhodes moved the tombstone away, and soon found that there were similar stones underneath.

He quickly dug up the dirt and found another tombstone.

Tomb of Earl Leicester Royce.

The tombstone was severely damaged, and the text below was incomplete. Rhodes could barely make out a few sentences:

"...the cradle, the...end of humanity..."

"...we must constantly strive to expand the time and space of our existence..."

Rhodes threw away the tombstone and continued to dig, and soon found more tombstones, most of them were very old, with a style that was incompatible with this era.

It seems that this place was a cemetery or a mass grave a long time ago.

But the changes of the times buried it in the ground until it was accidentally discovered by him.

Suddenly, a thought arose in Rhodes' mind. The owners of these cemeteries seemed to be of high status. Maybe they could find some valuable funeral objects?

As soon as this idea appeared, it was firmly rooted in my mind.

Rhodes quickly dug down along the cracks in the ground, and the spiritual energy gathered on his fingers, allowing him to dig up dirt and gravel with ease.

Soon, Rhodes dug up more tombstones, as well as many broken bones.

Just in case, Rhodes crushed them all into pieces, and used the method of crushing bones to ashes to help them avoid the infection of darkness and gain real peace.

Rhodes dug deeper and deeper, and soon dug a big hole under the ground.

However, apart from corpses, broken coffins, and a few items that had long since lost their spirituality, he found nothing of value.

He dug for a long time in disbelief, but still found nothing.

"Has it been patronized by tomb robbers?"

Rhodes was very disappointed. Just as he was about to leave, his heart skipped a beat, and a strong palpitation hit him, as if something underground was attracting him!
This is a dream fragment!

Rhodes reacted instantly.

There is actually a dream fragment underground?
Rhodes quickly dug down, and dug more than 200 yards along the direction of the dark sense, only to find a grave.

The gate of the tomb has been destroyed long ago, and the inside is empty, with nothing, even the bones in the stone coffin have been lifted.

But Rhodes didn't care, he passed through two neat rows of sarcophagi, and came to a skeleton candlestick.

It was a half-damaged skull, and the candlesticks on it had been dug away long ago, leaving only thick white wax.

A strong sense of attraction is coming from this skull.

Rhodes reached out his hand and touched it lightly.

In the next instant, countless hot things penetrated into his soul.

(End of this chapter)