the last king of darkness

Chapter 237

In just a few days, Rhodes' battle group cleared nearly one-seventh of Fanxing Town's area.

The total length of Fanxing Town is 24 yards, plus the distance between the underground city and Fanxing Town, the total advancing distance is close to 10 yards.

All the surrounding areas were also cleared, and the road to the city of stars was opened.

Such an achievement is beyond anyone's imagination.

If they can maintain this efficiency, Fanxing Town, which theoretically takes a year or even several years to occupy, seems to be enough in less than a month.

However, Rhodes soon ran into new troubles.

As the battle line deepened, they encountered a monster that was much more troublesome than a troll-the soulless skeleton.

It was a mass of deformed white bones, the size of a carriage. There were dozens of long white bones arms stretching out from the pile of bones.

When moving, the arms will support the ground and crawl quickly, looking like some kind of huge bone spider.

A part of the arm holds a bone giant sword or giant axe. Once it is swung, it is like a windmill, with amazing power and difficult to approach.

The most troublesome thing is that the monster's soul is quite small, shrunk in the bone pile, and people with less than 50 spiritual vision can't see it at all, and can't do harm to it.

The outer bone is its growth, which can regenerate quickly and is very hard.

This monster seriously exposed the shortcomings of the team-there is no middle and rear combat personnel.

More than a dozen melee personnel must besiege it together, so that the damage it can cause exceeds its regenerative ability, and only by polishing its outer layer of bones can it break its core.

Although it is a monster of the same level, this thing is far more difficult to deal with than the giant monster.

The advancing speed of the team has been greatly reduced.

The team members were helpless against this monster, only the two captains were better.

O'Hara can forcibly stop the spinning bone windmill with his hard body, and Konder's shattering finger can quickly shatter the bone, exposing its core.

But it is still a drop in the bucket.

Soulless skeletons, like trolls, are the main monster in this area and can be found everywhere.

In the past, it could push thousands of yards a day, but now it can't even push dozens of yards.

Even because more monsters were alarmed, the battle line retreated several hundred yards at one point.

Just when Rhodes was worried, Mephis came.

She came on the fourth day and joined the fight on the fifth day.

As soon as she joined the battle, the situation of the battle changed dramatically.

The hypertrophic bone of the soulless bone is very tough, but it does not have any spiritual power and protection. Its sturdiness is only due to its own physical properties, and it has no resistance to special states.

Memphis can easily freeze it for a very long time.

Afterwards, things would be easy to handle. The soldiers no longer had to worry about attacking, they only had to hit the bone pile violently to expose their body, and then handed it over to Rhodes to dig out to death.

Mephis didn't have to stay by the side all the time, after freezing one, she would go to the next one, and the fighters behind would naturally slowly chip away at its shell.

The battlefield has thus become very strange.

in front.

Mephis's whole body was cold, a large number of ice crystals surrounded her body, hoarfrost stretched under her feet, dragging out a long frosty path with her steps, like a goddess of ice and snow descending into the world.

The monster was frozen in an instant.

at the rear.

The frozen soulless bones are like strange ice sculptures, with various strange postures.

Some propped themselves up on the ground with their bony hands, like fleas before jumping.Some held high bone axes, like a cook chopping wood.Others were frozen in the process of spinning the windmill, looking like a stationary top.

The warriors chipped away at the ice sculptures like a pack of ice-cutters.

The whole scene is not at all like a war between fire warriors and dark monsters, but rather like a group of ice sculpture artists holding an ice sculpture art exhibition.

Everyone was shocked by this miraculous ability.

The monster, which was extremely difficult to deal with before, has become a harmless target for humans and animals in the blink of an eye.

The freezing time of Memphis was so long that the soldiers were tired and sat under the ice sculpture to have a simple lunch, and it was no problem even to take a nap and wake up to knock again.

Fierce and dangerous battles have turned into pure physical labor, and this gap is unimaginable for normal people.

Memphis suddenly became the most popular object in the base.

However, most people were turned away, and in the entire battle group, Memphis ignored anyone except Rhodes.

The two captains also strictly restrained this kind of behavior. They knew the identity of Mephis' taboo, but in this kind of matter, there was no need to spread it around, causing rifts within the team and affecting unity.

At this moment, Rhodes is undoubtedly the happiest person.

Memphis has thoroughly proved the value of her weekly salary of up to 8000 silver to solve the biggest trouble for the team.

Not only that, her arrival also solved the material problem for Rhodes.

Under his repeated pestering, Mephis had to lower her fee again and again.

Rhodes has already discovered that this girl looks aloof and aloof, but she is actually not very good at dealing with stalking, especially when there are legitimate reasons.

And Rhodes, as the commander of the entire battle group and her employer, is the most legitimate reason.

In the end, he bought a lot of material from her at unimaginably low prices.

The Resurrection Stone used to cost [-] silver cords, but now only uses [-] silver cords.

Rhodes laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. Relying on his power and money, he simply emptied Memphis's inventory in one go.

Due to insufficient money, he owed her hundreds of thousands of silver cords.

"Hahaha, Mephis, don't worry... I won't fail to pay the debt... Hahahaha, it's so cool that you actually moved all your family assets here, Mephis, you are such a good person, I will You know you must fall in love with me, right? Otherwise, it would be impossible to let me whore for nothing..."

Memphis' indifferent expression didn't change much.

She and Molly are both iceberg beauties, but Molly tends to be more serious and unsmiling, while Mephis is indifferent and repulsive.

"Please don't get me wrong," she said quietly. "I only carry them in case they will be stolen while I'm away."

Rhodes was surprised: "Is there such a thing? Can't the Internal Affairs Court catch anyone?"

"They don't care."

"No, I have been in the Internal Affairs Tribunal for a while, and I am very familiar with several chief judges. This kind of case of stealing spiritual materials has a high priority. They will send excellent crow scouts, and they can usually detect it."

"They don't care about me."

Rhode was silent for a few seconds, and asked tentatively, "Regardless of all the crimes against you?"

"Yes."

Rhodes was silent in his heart, and only then did he realize that Wangcheng's discrimination against Mephis was very real. No one hoped that the prophesied Son of Destruction could live smoothly in Wangcheng.

But he laughed loudly and strode towards her:

"Hahaha, isn't that just right? Doesn't that mean I can force that shit on you without getting caught?"

Mephis' eyes turned cold, and the coldness flickered around him.

But Rhodes just gave her a polite hug and whispered in her ear.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of you here."

Memphis didn't speak, but the ice spreading behind her dissipated.

There was silence for a moment.

Memphis said suddenly.

"Can you stop touching your hands?"

"Uh ha ha, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. As we all know, I'm a gentleman, but because of the influence of gravity, it kept pulling my hand down, and I couldn't get rid of it even though I struggled desperately..."

Memphis ignored his sophistry, turned and left his room.

As soon as Memphis left, Molly came to his room again.

Her brows furrowed as soon as she touched the residual cold in the air.

"Commander, she is an unknown taboo, don't get too close to her."

Rhodes smiled and said, "Molly, you are biased. The ominous curse is just one of the many curses imprinted on it, and before the trip, the silver oath has sealed her curse, and now other curses are in operation. , no harm to us."

Molly looked at Rhodes seriously.

"Is that what she told you?"

"Uh... is there something wrong?"

"Do you know the prophecy of the Son of Destruction?"

"I know...but isn't that a conspiracy? The great prophet Iyeta himself has denied it. The only follower who delivered the prophecy was murdered. I think it is a conspiracy by the doomsday cultists to attack human geniuses. I will dig them all up in the future." Come out, and the truth should be revealed.”

Molly looked at him sharply, and said coldly:

"Then she told you that she is the biggest suspect in the Gray Street massacre?"

"Do you know that she was suspected of murdering Shi Po, the best production master in the previous generation of Wangcheng, and taking away her production ability? You know that she despicably stole the victims' pensions and caused hundreds of victims' families to starve to death in the slums." something?"

"Do you really know why she is so hated?"

Rhode was startled, and hesitated, "She said that she killed many people because of her out-of-control abilities..."

Molly gave a rare sneer.

"Out of control? She is lying again. This is a harmful witch. From now on, I will not allow you to approach her again. All orders will be conveyed by me."

Rhodes frowned: "What's going on?"

Molly said coldly: "You will know later."

Rhodes dissatisfied: "Molly, I am the commander, and you have no right to restrict my actions unless you tell me the reason."

"Sorry, unless you get the approval of the Internal Affairs Tribunal, you can't spread the case at will. Commander, if you are short of women, I can apply to Wangcheng."

Rhodes' attention was immediately attracted: "Is this okay? What about this kind of thing? What if the commander is a woman?"

"Men can apply too."

Rhodes struggled a bit: "Then give it to me... No, no, no, I'm a gentleman, how can I do such a thing?"

Molly said lightly: "If you want, you can find me for that kind of needs."

"you?"

Rhodes looked her up and down.

Molly is tall, curvy, with exquisite makeup, picturesque eyebrows and beautiful appearance.

But the expression is too serious, the brows are full of cold reason, the eyes are solemn, the face is cold, there is no trace of softness, shyness and cuteness, it looks like a strict class teacher.

It doesn't meet Rhodes' ideal object at all.

"Forget it, I'm not a hungry ghost, cough, cough... Sister Molly is so outstanding, I have always respected you very much, how could I have such bad thoughts?"

Molly's expression remained unchanged, as if the conversation just now did not exist, she continued:

"The logistical supplies of Wangcheng and the supplies I bought have arrived, but I found that some of the supplies have spoiled and the proportion is wrong. This should be a malicious act by the opponents."

Rhode's face darkened. Since the last attack, he had already guessed that there would be such a thing in the future.

"I have kept the evidence and reported this matter to the Supreme Council and the Military Warfare Department, but there will be no results in a short time. I will use the funds to buy the missing shares, but in the long run, our expenses will greatly exceed expectations. .”

Rhode rubbed his chin, thought for a moment and asked, "Molly, who are we buying supplies from?"

"The major workshops, chambers of commerce, or individual craftsmen in Wangcheng."

"Do the great merchants of Mahalla also do this kind of business?"

"Yes, the Mahalla merchants are a group, headed by Mahalla."

"Is the background hard?"

"Very hard."

"Then you go and tell them that we can only buy their goods with the money we borrowed from them."

Molly looked at him suspiciously.

Rhodes smiled slightly, and said the rest of the sentence.

"But I ask for cash on delivery."

Molly was silent for a moment before she figured out what he meant.

If the maharajas were willing to do this business, they must not allow their goods to be spoiled by opponents.

Otherwise, how do they collect money when it comes to cash on delivery?
It means that Rhodes used the conditions of special purchases in exchange for free guards, which diverted the conflict.

Molly's eyes became complicated.

This young commander not only possesses incomprehensible fire, but also possesses unimaginable wisdom.

Is that also in your calculations, my lord Theodore?

"it is good."

Molly agreed.

"I will consult with the leader of the giant businessman."

Rhodes said with a smile: "Remember to use your arrogant and cold tone, and inadvertently show our great achievements. If everything goes well, there will be more in-depth cooperation between us."

From Rhodes' words, Molly felt a sense of self-confidence in strategizing, as well as a shadow of the broad and boundless wisdom of Lord Theodore.

She made up her mind in an instant, no matter what, she could no longer allow that witch to approach Rhodes.

This is their new star, their hope.

When Molly was about to get up and leave, Rhodes added:
"By the way, if the negotiation goes well, we will sell the logistics supplies provided by Wangcheng and buy them all from giant merchants, so as not to be tricked by others."

Molly was silent.

Rhodes said with a smile: "Molly, I'm not afraid of them, I'm just too lazy to entangle with them at this time. When I light the fire of Fanxing Town and return to Wangcheng, they will count as one, and none of them will be able to escape."

Molly was silent for a moment, then replied softly: "I see."

She opened the door, and the brighter light pulled her figure into a beautiful silhouette.

Rhodes suddenly noticed that she was wearing the commander's trousers, so he couldn't help asking, "Where is the black silk of the wind?"

Molly glanced back at him, and replied briefly, "It's worn."

Rhodes covered his forehead, no wonder he felt a little weird these days.

"Molly, you don't wear long trousers outside the black silk, you have to wear a long coat or a short skirt... Uh, I'm not an old critic, I'm just afraid that you will tear the outer trousers during the battle. A piece of equipment, its leg defense effect is pretty good..."

boom.

Molly didn't say anything, closed the door and left.

(End of this chapter)