the last king of darkness

Chapter 220 Don't Touch It
Memphis' eyes turned dark, and he asked softly, "Did you guess it?"

Rhodes smiled and said, "I guessed it."

"When did you find out?"

"Well, yesterday, when I heard that the ashes of the magic dragon can make black fire phlogiston."

Mephis asked softly: "Is it just because of this sentence?"

"No, I had doubts before, but I didn't think about it."

"But when Athos said that the ashes of the dragon can be used to make black fire phlogiston, I suddenly remembered that you asked the foreman for the puppet stone when we were on a mission together last time."

"Later, I checked. The main purpose of the puppet stone is to make puppet wood. At that time, it happened to be the time when I bought the puppet wood from Yao Po."

Rhodes smiled happily.

"And this time, it happened to be when I bought black fire phlogiston from Yao Po."

"If coincidences happen continuously, there must be facts behind them."

Memphis was silent.

Rhodes stretched out his hand again, and said with a smile: "As I said, I hope you can be my companion because your characteristics are very suitable for me."

"Do you know? I will soon become the Hand of the King, and I will take office in Fanxing Town. I will ignite the fire of human civilization in the dark world and open up a new living space for human beings. I value your ability, so I invite you to join me team."

"As for going to bed or something, that's not the point. Your concept of men is too extreme. Not everyone is old-fashioned, not everyone only thinks about that kind of thing all day long, but I'm so handsome and handsome. , romantic and suave, Lan Xinhui's temperament, aura shocking the world, noble and glamorous human high-quality male, especially."

Mephis was silent for a long time before saying: "You can use your spiritual vision to see, this is not a disguise, I did not deceive you with hallucinations."

Rhodes activated Spirit Vision.

In the sight of the eyes of the soul, her soul is gray, like countless restless strings, very strange, there are dozens of layers of white silver rings on her spiritual body like a collar, and several huge nicks are formed by It penetrated her soul body from top to bottom.

But there's really no trace of camouflage.

Rhodes asked curiously, "Then what's going on?"

"The curse of withering, it has turned my body into this from the inside out."

"Can the curse be lifted?"

Mephis replied softly: "No, just like the curse of misfortune, the curse of withering, and the other eleven curses are just restraints that exist to restrain me."

"I can only suppress them, but I can't lift them, but the curse is engraved deeper and deeper in my soul, and I will eventually be swallowed by them and become a complete monster."

She opened her hands, showing her haggard, twisted body.

"like this."

But Rhodes was not afraid, instead he stepped forward and hugged her with open arms.

"Please believe me, I am willing to help you, and I will respect your choice, give you fair treatment, and treat you as a partner, not a tool."

The body in his arms was cold and stiff, like a piece of dead wood.

Time passed in silence.

I don't know how long it took, a cold light rose on her body, Mephis put on the necklace, and changed back to her original appearance.

"Okay, I promise you."

"Great, I knew you would agree."

"But I have a few requests...can you let me go first? Also, can you keep your hands from touching down?"

"Sorry sorry, I'm afraid some parts of you haven't changed back..."

Mephis looked at him speechlessly, and suddenly regretted agreeing.

However, if he was a seasoned hunter, he would not have acted so childishly.

It's more of a sincere and free-spirited response.

"I knew it."

Memphis sighed and continued.

"I am a taboo, and I belong to the Silver Oath Monitoring and Containment Department, and I belong to the Taboo Armed Forces. I have a high authority to mobilize me. I don't know if you can do this with your status and position."

Rhodes smiled and said, "Don't worry, as long as I pass the battle rating, I can become the Hand of the King."

Mephis looked at him and said, "The Hand of the King is just a rank. Its actual power depends on its specific position. I am one of the strongest taboos. You must obtain the permission of the First Chief of Defense."

"no problem."

Rhodes agreed without hesitation, not surprised by the word "strongest".

Mephis' freezing ability is too strong, even a monster as strong as the Corrupted Demon Dragon can freeze too hard to walk.

And in the battle to regain Laisuo City, Wang Cheng actually only sent her as reinforcements.

This proves from the side that Mephis' strength is far beyond what she has shown.

Because of this, Rhodes persisted in inviting her to join the group.

"I was entrusted by the king to shoulder the mission of rekindling the fire of civilization and recreating the glory of mankind. Your Excellency Dalin is also very familiar with me. For such a small matter, I can just say it."

Memphis looked at him suspiciously.

Rhodes put on a smiling face, showing a confident look.

After a moment of silence, Mephis continued: "I don't participate in the distribution of loot, salary, and resources generated by pioneering, but the items I request should be given priority to me."

Rhodes still doesn't understand the process in this area, but it doesn't prevent him from agreeing.

"it is good."

"Finally, my salary is very high. You have to give me a weekly salary of 8000 silver cables."

"What good?"

Rhodes almost bit off his tongue.

His current weekly salary is only 600. Although he does not live on a fixed salary, is this too high for you?
My total income is not as high as yours.

"What...what do you want so much money for?"

Mephis looked at him calmly, and said softly: "My family needs money, this is the lowest price, if you don't have it, please forgive me for not being able to promise."

Rhodes hesitated for a few seconds, then sighed: "Okay... well, I agree, but I also have a request."

"Say."

"Call Big Brother to listen."

Mephis closed his lips tightly, not intending to speak, and there was a warning chill in his silver eyes.

"Fine, fine, forget it."

Rhodes raised his hands in surrender.

"Then we are now accomplices, and we are not allowed to collect money for making items between accomplices."

Mephis said indifferently: "You have to pay for the materials. In addition, I will not refund the money from the day before yesterday."

"It's a bit unreasonable. You deceived me by concealing your identity and caused me to say so many shameful words. You should pay for some mental damage."

Memphis said blankly: "I didn't hide my identity."

"Then why didn't you tell me you were Memphis."

"You didn't ask."

"..."

Rhodes stared at her: "I gave you a thousand silver cords the day before yesterday, and asked you to speak nice words to me in front of you, did you say so?"

"said."

"When did you say it?"

"Now."

Memphis said to himself: "Rod is a good man."

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blood loss.

"Ok."

Rhodes sighed.

"Mephis, we are accomplices now, can you tell me why you were treated like that? Also, why are you bound by the silver oath?"

Memphis' expression became indifferent, but deep in his eyes was sadness.

"Do you know the White Tower?"

Rhodes nodded.

The White Tower is an institution that predicts disasters, and is also responsible for observing astrology and formulating calendars.

"Iyeta, the Great Prophet of the White Tower, is a rare and strong prophecy. His spirit is connected to the spirit world. His perception is unparalleled, and he can obtain future enlightenment from the void."

"His predictions have never been wrong, and Wangcheng has thus avoided many catastrophes."

"During a solar festival, when the sun in the sky was suddenly covered by shadows and turned into a black sun, leaving only a burning golden ring, Iyeta's inspiration was touched and she made an unprecedentedly clear prophecy."

"I, the son of destruction, will destroy the royal city, extinguish the holy fire, and end this world."

A chill spread from behind Rhodes, making his hair stand on end.

And Memphis remained expressionless, as if he was talking about someone else's business.

"Iyeta's previous prophecy was vague and indefinite, but this time the prophecy was too clear and abnormal, but after the end of the black day, Iyeta denied that he made this prophecy, thinking it was a hallucination of his followers who had drunk too much. "

"As a result, there were some disagreements within the royal city, but many people demanded that I be executed directly to avoid future troubles."

"Only Wang firmly opposed it. He said that unless there is direct evidence to prove that I am in an uncontrollable danger, I should not kill an innocent person like this. If you can kill with only one ambiguous sentence, then Wangcheng is no longer a human being. home, but a city of terror."

"Iyeta believes that the follower's soul should be checked carefully to rule out whether he has been affected by unknown influences."

"But the attendant died strangely in an accident, and this matter has completely become an unsolved case."

Rhodes asked: "Then what happened next?"

Mephis said softly: "I was closely monitored at the beginning, and gradually relaxed after I didn't find any abnormalities for a long time. Some people think that this may be a conspiracy by the doomsday cultists to create an atmosphere of panic."

"Until I conducted the trial of fire."

"I am the Spirit Fire sequence, and I should only have one soul characteristic, but I have three."

"Ice, Mental Interference, Soul of Darkness."

"All are taboo soul characteristics."

"This is something that has never happened in history, so the voice of executing me has come back again."

"But Wang still objected. He didn't think this could prove that the prophecy was true. If there were only three characteristics, there would be precedents."

"His final end was nothing more than going crazy and out of control, turning into a crazy living corpse, and he is still bound under the Silver Oath."

"According to this precedent, I can become a forbidden person. As long as I am bound by the silver oath, the power of monsters can also be used by humans."

"But they underestimated my abilities."

Memphis' eyes dimmed.

She skipped a large part of the content later, obviously unwilling to mention it again.

"I caused a huge disaster and killed many, many people, and a large number of them were kind to me, spoke up for me, and saw me as family, friends, partners."

"But they all died. The closer to me, the more tragic death they got."

"Under the king's order, Iyeta summoned all soul and curse masters, and engraved twelve soul curses on me to encapsulate my other two dangerous characteristics, and bind the ice characteristic to reduce the possibility of losing control of my psychic energy sex."

"As long as the silver oath activates the curse in turn, I can always maintain a normal state."

"But it's not without side effects. The curse will continue to erode my soul and eventually turn me into an ominous monster."

"That date won't be too far away."

"This is my destiny."

Memphis looked at Rhodes, his silver eyes flickered in the dim light.

She said softly: "So, I have no long-term value. The side effects of the curse may bring you danger. If you repent now, there is still time."

But Rhodes just held her hand and said with a smile.

"I'm sorry, but I've never believed in established destiny."

"Leave your future to me. I will break your shackles and create a new path of destiny with my own hands."

"This world is ours after all. I want this fire to illuminate the earth, I want this mist to disappear, I want all monsters to be reduced to ashes, I want human beings to stand proudly between the sky and the earth, and I want to see everyone's true self." Smile."

"Including yours."

The silence lasted a long time.

Until Memphis spoke.

"Don't touch it."

(End of this chapter)