the last king of darkness

Chapter 293 The Hero Arrives
On the second day after "The Stars Shine", an incomparably luxurious convoy descended on Fanxing Town from the sky.

All the floating carriages engraved with flame crowns parked neatly on the large square in front of the political affairs hall.

Each carriage was decorated gorgeously, full of flowers, bright ribbons and shining crystals complement each other, honor guards wearing gorgeous robes descended from the carriages one after another, and the extremely rhythmic psychic buzzing resounded through most of Fanxing Town.

Rhodes, who was soundly asleep, was woken up by Molly.

"Get up! This is the tune of the Sonata of Heroes, and this is the Heroic Mission of the Supreme Council!"

Rhodes opened his eyes in a daze, saw Molly's collarbone as white as a ribbon, and that piece of soft and swaying white greasy, and asked, "What's the matter? I'm so tired, let me sleep for a while."

Molly hit him hard without mercy.

Then he woke up.

"Molly."

On the way to the square in a hurry after putting on his formal clothes, Rhodes still felt a little pain and couldn't help complaining.

"Be gentle, can't you wake me up in a more gentle way? What if something goes wrong?"

Molly, who was dressed in a light blue military uniform, said solemnly: "Your spiritual energy and physical body are coordinating and resonating. As long as your spiritual energy continues to increase, all hidden diseases in your body will be repaired, and pain is the fastest. Sober way."

Rhodes was a little unhappy, but he couldn't refute. He could only mutter sullenly: "You're cuter without clothes."

A blush welled up on Molly's delicate face, but it quickly disappeared behind the serious expression.

"The notification arrived last night. It's not that you insisted on making it so long. It's impossible to miss it."

Rhodes squinted at her: "Really? Who's been yelling not to stop?"

There was no wave on Molly's serious face, and she quickly walked past him towards the door, but Rhodes saw from behind that her ears were red.

This girl is really cold-hearted.

Coming to the square, Rhodes was taken aback by the grand and gorgeous ceremony.

The square has turned into a sea of ​​flowers, countless flashes of spiritual energy are refracted on the square, and a large group of ceremonial staff who are like peacocks spreading their tails are waiting in line for his arrival.

"What is this doing?"

Rhodes withdrew half of his foot from the door, and whispered to Molly who was waiting for him by the door.

Molly's eyes sparkled, and her tone of voice was unprecedentedly cheerful. The embarrassment just now had already flown to the sky.

"This is the Trorian Hero Award Ceremony, and you have been awarded the Trorian Hero Badge."

It was only then that Rhodes realized that it was the first time for him to be the protagonist in such a grand ceremony. Seeing this luxurious scene, he couldn't help but said, "Isn't this too wasteful?"

"No, it's necessary."

There was unprecedented longing in Molly's tone.

"Rituals give people confidence, heroes give hope."

Rhode's heart trembled, knowing that some things should not be just looked at on the surface.

He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, rubbed his cheeks carefully, and stepped out of the door with his best face.

When he came to the square, the cheers of the landslide and tsunami immediately resounded through Fanxing Town.

Familiar faces such as O'Hara, Konder, Beowwood, Annabelle, Vivienne, Vilas, Alo, etc. all cheered for him. Behind them, there were more unfamiliar but equally enthusiastic faces making the same sound.

Rhodes recalled the performance of all the big people in his memory during the big scene, imitated them, showed the same smile as them, and waved to everyone while striding forward.

The eyes of the special envoy on the high platform of the celebration lit up, and he couldn't help but whispered praise: "Okay, you are worthy of our hero!"

The surrounding followers also praised him. They were worried that Rhodes would be stage fright if he was too young, but they didn't expect him to be so calm and perform so well.

For this kind of heart, this Trorian Hero Medal deserves its name.

Then, the grand award ceremony officially began.

The ceremonial personnel opened the pre-prepared psionic crystals, and the soaring light made the square seem to be blessed by the gods, and Rhodes in the center of the light was like a messenger of the gods.

Immediately afterwards, the petals of the sky fell like a torrential rain, and countless streamers scattered one after another. In the long and clear heroic sonata, the special envoy stated in detail all the contributions that Rhodes had made to mankind, and personally put on the trorian hero for him. badge.

Amid endless cheers, the special envoy said: "Lord Rhodes, this is an order from the Supreme Council. Please return to the king's city immediately. The king is waiting for you."

Rhodes asked softly, "Are you about to start?"

The special envoy's eyes flashed, and he said in a low voice, "Yes, it's not just the Torch Project, some people must pay the price for what he has done."

Rhode finally smiled.

"Great, I've seen those guys displeased for a long time, let's go, I can't wait."

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The celebration ends after one hour.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Rhodes got on the floating carriage.

The white spirit horse neighed, dragged the carriage and quickly disappeared out of the flames.

The speed of the spirit horses was very fast, and they followed the route they opened up, and quickly returned to the starting point.

In this way, after five months and 33 weeks later, Rhodes finally returned to the royal city.

Seeing this magnificent and vast city from mid-air, Rhodes was full of emotions.

Before departure, he was still a very weak combatant.

But now, he was about to enter the ranks of third-level combatants.

The floating carriage crossed the high wall of Los without hindrance, and the houses under the high wall were densely packed together, extending to the sky.

And at the end of the line of sight is the majestic Death Ember Mountain Range.

Uptown is located on the mountainside of the Dead Ember Mountains.

The huge holy fire sacrificial field is clearly visible, the endless radiance emitted by the soaring golden holy fire illuminates the whole city, and an incomparably huge white tree stands on the west side of the upper city.

That is the body of the holy white tree in Wangcheng.

It is known as the tree of life, its root system can purify the land and water, its cavity can breed life, the breath of life it exudes can promote the growth of plants, and its branches can also develop new small holy white trees.

All the White Trees in Trorian are branches of it.

The reason why human beings can develop to this point in such a dark environment is inseparable from the existence of the Holy White Tree.

And above the holy white tree, beyond the brilliance, there is a rolling black mist.

They are pressed against the edge of the fire, like black clouds that destroy the city, the mist is surging, and it seems that there are black dragons rolling in it.

If the holy fire goes out, there is no doubt that it will be a disaster.

Rhodes forced himself not to think about this aspect, and focused on the scene.

The lingering prestige of the good weather has not disappeared. The Wangcheng is so bright today, and the sightlines are so good. Generally, it is rare to have such a chance to overlook the panoramic view of the Wangcheng.

The floating carriage quickly crossed the outer city and the inner city, passed through the residential area of ​​the upper city, and landed in front of the palace.

Under the leadership of the special envoy, Rhodes saw the king again.

The last time I saw him was before we left.

Wang told him most of the information about the Holy Fire Project, and Rhodes realized that the Holy Fire was on the verge of collapse, and there are two ways to solve this crisis.

One, get another Holy Fire Seed.

Second, reduce the intensity of the torch and sacrifice the lives of tens of millions of civilians.

Wang knew that Armando and the elders would definitely choose the second, more secure method, so they chose to conceal it and present the torch plan in another way.

But further expansion is not in line with Trorian's current situation, and both Armando and the elders tend to be conservative and disagree.

However, due to the prestige of the king, he chose to take the expedition to Fanxing Town as a pilot to verify whether the expansion could bring more benefits to Trorian.

And the person who led the expedition was not Rhodes, but Theodore recommended him in the final soul communication, so Rhodes could become the candidate to determine the future trend of Trorian.

Facts have proved that Rhodes has lived up to Theodore's trust and everyone's expectations.

Although in order to restrict the success of the expedition, the elders continued to reduce the combat power of the expedition team and created many obstacles for them.

Although for their own benefit, the opponents continued to maliciously sabotage the expedition, and even attacked Rhodes proactively.

He still won a brilliant victory with irrefutable strength.

The miracle of Fanxing Town is beyond everyone's imagination, and the benefits it brings are beyond anyone's expectation.

Even the stubborn elders had no choice but to recognize Rhodes' achievements under the double blow of interests and reality, and awarded him the Trorian Hero Medal.

Wang has never been so full of smiles, this is the happiest thing he has seen in many years.

"Little Rhodes, I'm sorry that I didn't win you the title of human hero. The elders insisted that you only made great contributions and did not save mankind, so they refused to give you the highest honor, but you don't have to worry. Tasnia Starry Sky City, after the torch plan was announced, this medal was given to you."

Rhodes scratched his head. He didn't quite understand the difference between Trorian heroes and human heroes, and asked, "My lord, can we implement the holy fire plan right away?"

Wang shook his head: "Not so fast, you must know that Trorian is a giant ship, it takes a while to turn around, and what we are about to face is not some powerful monster, but a monster like us. The Fire King City, it was destroyed 500 years ago, in the glorious Fire Age, the mighty Starry Kingdom.”

Archbishop Horus went on to say: "The Starry Kingdom was far stronger than us. From the history found in various relics, we know that at its peak, the Starry Kingdom had more than 200 million fire-holders, and We only have more than [-]."

"Star envoys, that is, our first-level combatants, have more than 1000 people, and we don't even have 100."

"The incarnation of the stars, that is, our super fighters, the exact number is unknown, but it must be far more than us."

"And what we are going to attack is the royal city of such a powerful kingdom. Although it has long since been destroyed, countless corrupted once strong human beings are still wandering in that city. The monsters are even more unimaginable."

"To fight such a powerful enemy, we need to be fully prepared."

Rhode's heart trembled when he heard that, the fire guardian in Fanxing Town was the most dangerous battle he encountered, and that fire guardian just swallowed a fire seed of the guardian fire.

The monsters in the holy fire sacrificial field devoured the seeds of the holy fire. With such a powerful source, after 500 years of precipitation, no matter how weak the monster would be, it would not know what it would look like.

What's more, unlike the fire seed of the guardian fire, the attraction of the holy fire seed far exceeds the instinctive repulsion of monsters, and countless monsters will compete for its ownership.

The monster that can finally hold the Seed of the Holy Fire must be the most powerful monster in the entire area.

"Can't we assassinate it?" Rhode couldn't help asking, he didn't know what to do with such a powerful enemy.

Wang shook his head slightly: "Impossible, as long as we cross the inhuman stage, our soul will be a light in the dark, and we will be attacked by monsters constantly, so high-level combatants rarely fight away from Trorian. "

Archbishop Horus added: "Unless we hide the soul with powerful charms or sigils, which are very expensive and generally not used."

"The most important thing is that it is almost impossible for us to sneak into the Tasnian Starry Sky City. Even if we are lucky enough to enter the holy fire sacrificial field, we will not be able to kill the monster that devoured the holy fire seed with one blow."

"The battle against it must be extremely long and difficult. At that time, the entire Starry Sky City will be alarmed, and countless monsters will rush in. The mission will inevitably fail. If there is a loss of high-level combat power, it will be a waste for us now. unacceptable."

Rhode suddenly realized.

"So we can only attack Starry Sky City from the front, clear the entire city and then encircle and suppress the monsters in the holy fire sacrificial field, right?"

Horus smiled kindly: "You're right, little Rhodes."

Rhodes sighed: "This is really a magnificent plan, no wonder you think the elders group can't agree."

Horus sneered: "I have dealt with them for decades, and as soon as the elders pouted their butts, I knew what shit they were going to do."

Wang smiled and shook his head: "Horus, you can't say that. The elders are the foundation of Trorian and the last insurance to ensure that Trorian will not be destroyed. Of course, because they are too conservative, they will indeed lag behind in certain things. But it's not their fault, it's just their duty."

Horus snorted coldly: "King, you are speaking well for them again, some guys here are already rotten and stinky."

Wang's expression became serious.

"That's right, some people have already fallen. If Trorian is a giant, then too long a period of hardship has already corrupted his body. Scrape away his rotting flesh and let new life Muscle growth is also our responsibility."

Wang turned his head and looked at Rhodes.

"This is one of the reasons why I called you back to Wangcheng."

Rhodes trembled in his heart: "Do you want to do it directly? I have long thought that they are not pleasing to the eye. If I don't make them into meat sauce, I really can't let me spit out the breath in my heart."

Wang laughed and said: "Don't be so rough, the more cruel the method, the more delicate it is. The treatment of scraping the flesh and bleeding is always performed with the sharpest knife. Our power is very precious. We have to fight such a big battle, and we can save a point." Save a point."

Rhodes frowned and said, "What do you mean? We just don't wrong the good people. We catch the bad ones and kill them one by one. If these tumors are cleared up, how can there be any losses?"

Horus said: "Little Rhodes, it's not as simple as you think. Unlike the elders who are extremely utilitarian and only consider gains and losses, we have to consider people's hearts. Random killings will only intensify the suspicion and rift within human beings. Instead, the gain outweighs the loss."

With a long sigh, he elaborated on various overall considerations.

All kinds of intricate relationships, all kinds of unspeakable helplessness, how much glory they have had, how much contribution they have made to mankind, how great prestige they have, etc., but Wang has always shown others with a benevolent image, and destroying the image is equal to the collapse of faith ,etc,
Hearing this, Rhodes was dizzy.

Seeing that Horus had the tendency to pour out all the anguish of more than ten years, Rhodes couldn't take it anymore and waved his hand.

"Why are there so many twists and turns of nonsense? Wouldn't it be over if I killed one in the past?"

Horus' well-designed speech was interrupted, and he couldn't help being a little angry.

"What do you know, you brat? What does it mean to kill one by one?"

Rhodes briefly introduced his "soul crit".

As long as the soul has no defense, it will die if it is pulled out, and the human soul does not always maintain spiritual power like a monster. As long as it is approached, it can be killed no matter how strong it is if it is unprepared.

Horus said angrily, "Is that what I'm talking about?"

Rhodes asked: "Isn't it?"

Horus was extremely angry: "Boy, don't be too complacent. Although your strength has grown rapidly, there is still a long way to go to surpass me, and my experience and wisdom are heights that you will never reach."

"Oh, really?"

Horus sneered: "I ask you, you killed him, then what?"

"Then get another one."

Horus said angrily: "Do you think the royal city is a place outside the law?"

"Otherwise? Kill me?"

Horus choked up suddenly.

Rhodes smiled and said: "Your Excellency, Archbishop, don't forget, I am the brightest new star this year, a super rookie who is close to a third-level combatant in less than a year, has infinite potential, and just now made an unparalleled great contribution to mankind .”

"Let me ask you, for the utilitarian elders, a dead waste, and a genius with an infinite future, who would they choose?"

(End of this chapter)