the last king of darkness

Chapter 40 Sewers

Rhode's soul eye played a huge role, allowing him to see subtle changes in the distance through the black mist, and he could always spot the dust of birth in the first place.

This skill has only shown its full ability until now. It must be used under the condition of spiritual vision. Not only can Rhodes see through the fog, but he can also see the veins of the spirit, the ripples of energy, and the disturbance of space.

The darkness is no longer an obstacle to vision, and the black mist has become a black background, a part of a larger existence.

And through the black background, he could see something deeper flowing, gathering, and being born, forming dust-like shadows and falling down.

That's the monster.

The entire patrolled block is within his visual range, and he can even see outside the block, other patrolling team members, and the watchmen who are helping them.

And thanks to Rhodes' ability, this became the only patrol area that didn't ask the watchman for help.

——They can always arrive at the first time, and kill these dusty monsters at the beginning of their birth.

This time is no exception.

"go!"

Raistlin was tired, but not tired.

For a combatant, the task is a military order, which cannot be discounted.

On patrol he can gossip and tell jokes, but when monsters show up, he has to fight.

The three ran towards the point Rhodes was pointing at. Since Rhodes was not professionally trained, his speed was much slower than them. Caramon and him stayed behind, and the two people with the ability to clean up went ahead.

When they arrived, the monster had been cleaned up.

But the hole in the fog layer above still existed, and the black mist fell like a waterfall, filling the square with black mist, and the spiritual lamps around their waists could only illuminate the space around them.

"There's some kind of putrefaction here that's attracting it."

said Raistlin gravely.

"If it is not dealt with, it will lead to a big disaster."

Iger asked: "Rod, can you find the source?"

Rhodes hesitated for a moment, he could see a lot of things, but most of them he couldn't understand what it was or what it represented.

"What is rot?"

"Infected by the black mist, a highly corrupted substance, it is usually some kind of spiritual substance. Due to its extremely high pollutability, it will attract the black mist or any existence with dark power to gather towards it."

"Spiritual substances... have any characteristics?"

"It has very good psychic connectivity, and can resonate with psychic energy to achieve amplification or change. In addition, when spirituality deteriorates, it will produce a strong distortion phenomenon. After it is completely corrupted, it will become black decay, infected hotbed."

Rhodes looked around, but there was no phenomenon as he said, but he found that there was a black airflow-like vein passing through the ground.

Although his spiritual vision is superb, the physical substance still has a certain blocking effect, which will weaken the disturbance or vision he sees.

Especially the earth, which almost completely cut off his spiritual vision.

"It should be underground." Rhodes said, "I saw the black mist flowing underground."

Raistlin understood immediately: "In the sewers, the putrefaction is in the sewers."

Rhodes felt a little uneasy. Hearing what they said yesterday, there seemed to be many unknown threats in the sewers of Wangcheng. He has no fighting power at all. Don't overturn the car as soon as he goes in. It's good to kill some little devils on the ground.

"Let's call for backup."

Unexpectedly, the three of Raistlin immediately agreed: "Call the watchman. Although it is a surface sewer, it is also dangerous."

Rhode felt relieved and took out the signal flare.

It is somewhat like a ball of dung mixed with grass, with many movable pieces on the surface.

After following what Raistlin said, Rhode manipulated the small piece, and then pulled off the iron ring at the tail.

A bright orange-red light shone from the signal flare, and rushed into the sky with a whoosh, dragging a long trail into the black fog layer.

Accompanied by a bang, it burst into red light that even the black mist could not block.

After waiting for a while, in the northeast direction, a mass of yellow light rose, blooming a changing yellow pattern in the black mist.

Raistlin looked at it for a moment and said, "The watchman told us to go ahead. He has notified the Department of Defense and we will be there soon."

Rhodes was a little nervous. He didn't have any combat power. The last time he was killed by an invading monster in a dream was still vivid in his memory. Once he was attacked by a monster in a cramped environment like the sewer, he would definitely die on the spot.

Raistlin saw his uneasiness, smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, we are all veterans. Generally, the surface of the sewer is not too dangerous, and we have not only done its cleaning work once."

Iger said with a smile: "The biggest danger is the small hole in the wall. You just need to not look at it like a fool like Caramon."

Both laughed.

Only Caramon blushed, and insisted: "I clearly saw a big tentacle getting in! Take a look, what's the matter?"

"Yes, yes, anyway, for a week after that, no one dared to approach you within ten meters."

While making fun of Caramon, Raistlin carefully inspected the lanterns on the four of them, took out a box of reddish-brown powder from his pocket and added it to the lamp, the light inside the lamp became brighter visible to the naked eye.

"The secondary phlogiston produced by Minghe Workshop is of good quality, and has the effect of preventing erosion, pollution, theft, and enhancing the natural immunity of the human body."

Caramon curled his lips and said, "Don't believe in these bragging words."

Raistlin smiled, and gave each of them a glowing red stone: "The red tearstone, worn on the body, can resist the erosion of the black mist to a limited extent, just in case."

Rhodes took the stone and stuck it on his chest like the others. When he looked up, he saw a slight red light glowing on everyone.

Raistlin checked the equipment and weapons on his body for the last time, took out another medicine bottle and took a sip, his spirit immediately improved, and the other two followed suit. Rhodes saw that their psionic energy was brightened. Not a lot.

"lets go."

With a wave of his hand, he walked to the place Rhode pointed first, lifted the manhole cover, and jumped down.

Iger and Caramon jumped down, and Rhodes could only follow.

Although he was a little apprehensive, Rhodes knew that the eyes of the soul could detect danger in advance, and the surface of the sewer should not be in great danger, otherwise the residents would be the first to suffer.

And the information has also been passed on, and the watchmen will come to support them soon.

It should be fine, and maybe I can take this opportunity to get some stronger souls.

Certainly, Rhodes also jumped into the entrance of this black hole.

clatter clatter.

The four of them landed one after another, and the light on their bodies illuminated the dark space.

Unexpectedly, far from being full of filth and filth as Rhodes had imagined, it was rather dry, covered with dust, and the air was filled with a stale smell, as if no one had been here for a long time.

The space is not as spacious as imagined. It is about as tall as one person and as wide as two people. The surrounding walls are full of man-made traces, and there are many forks in the distance.

"This is a sewer that was built later, and it looks like it has been abandoned for a long time."

Raistlin mused.

"Rhodes, can you see the direction in which the black mist is flowing?"

In their eyes, the black mist and the darkness almost merged into one, pervading everywhere, and would be dispelled by the spirit lamp when approaching, so they couldn't see the direction at all.

Rhodes looked around and pointed to the northwest.

Raistlin nodded: "Very well, we are now starting in a four-person team. I am the front leader, Iger, you stand in the center position, and Rhodes, you stand in the back position for scouting, but before Caramon. Caramon, are you Assisting in the back position, also serving as a defense, protecting Rhodes, is there a problem?"

Iger and Caramon replied in unison: "No."

Rhodes was a little nervous: "I don't understand, it's my first time..."

Iger smiled and patted his shoulder, but couldn't reach him, so he patted his back.

"It's okay, with me as the central controller, you will be fine."

Caramon snorted, "Come on, last time the ghost was all over my face, and you were still spitting bubbles."

Iger said angrily: "My spiritual vision is low, I just didn't see it for a while."

Caramon curled his lips and said, "Stone and wood core."

"It sounds like you have very high spiritual vision, aren't you a stone and wood core?"

"Okay!" Raistlin stopped their quarrel: "There is no one with high vision in our team. Rhodes just made up for our shortcomings. We are now a perfect team. The last time we were in Ghost Lake There will be no more failures, let's go."

These words made both of them happy, and the four immediately set off in the direction Rhode pointed.

Raistlin led the way, at the front, Iger in the middle, and Caramon at the end.

About every twenty paces, Caramon would drop a glowing stone as a marker.

In this way, not only will you not get lost, but it will also lead the direction of rear support.

Rhodes, on the other hand, opened his spiritual vision and soul eyes, carefully observed the surroundings, and guided the team to move forward.

There was nothing in the sewer, and it was eerily quiet, and his spirit vision couldn't see through these thick walls, let alone the ground or underground.

This made Rhode feel uneasy again, but when he looked back and saw the gleaming stones on the ground, all the way to the entrance of the sewer, he felt at ease again.

After walking through two forked roads, the space suddenly opened up a lot.

The top of the head was at least as high as two floors, and the width was enough to accommodate five carriages in parallel. The air became humid, and an unspeakable stench rushed over.

The direction of the sewer was marked horizontally, and there were many round holes on both sides that were the same size as the passage they were in.

Rhodes immediately understood that they were on the main road.

Turning his head and looking, he immediately found a huge black shadow not far away. It was about three meters high, with a huge body and extremely small limbs. There seemed to be melting darkness flowing through the body. The veins of the spirit were barely visible, and the spiritual energy The movement of the soul is like sticky asphalt, covering the whole body, and the ripples of the soul are gentle and have slight ups and downs.

Rhodes instantly remembered what the old blind Moore said, that only monsters have black souls.

And its soul waveform, isn't it the unformed monster in the classroom?
He immediately shouted: "Left! Left! Unlevel monster!"

A phantom flashed on Raistlin's body, and his psychic energy instantly became active. He immediately turned to the left and asked in a deep voice, "Distance? Type? Rank? Can you see the characteristics?"

Rhodes choked up, these questions were beyond the outline.

Caramon had spoken to him a little, but his words were too trivial to remember for a moment?
Fortunately, he reacted quickly, and immediately answered one of them: "Probably less than 100 meters!"

Iger frowned: "What 100 meters? How many steps, how many yards?"

Rhodes choked again, but fortunately, his mind turned extremely fast during the crisis, his thoughts were very clear, and he immediately shouted: "Three hundred steps!"

Caramon lowered his voice: "Don't use such a loud voice, it will startle it!"

"late!"

The roaring sound came from afar, and the black shadow rushed towards it at an extremely fast speed. Its tiny short legs ridiculously carried the huge body, and every step made a huge roaring sound. The ground was shaking, and the black mud flowed from the sewer The top fell off like a black rain.

boom!
There was a loud noise, and before Rhodes could react, Raistlin had already collided with it.

A white shadow flashed in front of him, a thick white smoke passed him and sprayed towards the black shadow, another smoke wrapped him and moved to the rear.

(End of this chapter)