the last king of darkness

The United City-State of Taranor is very large, about 3000 yards long and 2000 yards wide. There are a total of more than 300 city-states of various sizes within the territory, at the southernmost tip of the Ashland Continent.

Horus was surprised to find that after leaving Talanor, they actually arrived at the Ice Continent.

As one of the marginal continents, the Ice Continent has extremely obvious characteristics. Its soil is gray-white, frozen into blocks, and very cold. However, in Trorian's records, the Ice Continent is very far to the west, located in After the Ashland Continent.

Why can it be seen south of Trolian?

After a brief exploration, Horus determined that this was the ice continent.

All its characteristics are exactly the same as those in the records. It is cold, the ice wind is howling, and the endless ice cold seems to be blowing from the extremely distant void. The ground is extremely solid, and has been solidified by extremely strong spiritual energy, so that the Herrscher can't even make a footprint here. No one can stay.

The last city of the United City-State of Talanor is located at the junction of the Ice Continent and the Ash Continent.

This is an extremely majestic war fortress. Its walls are made of unrecognizable psychic materials and are solidified beyond imagination. Horus believes that no one can break this fortress except the true king.

Even its name is "the radiance of dawn that never falls".

Of course, the "Never-Falling Dawn" had already fallen, and there were countless powerful monsters inside, all of which were killed by Horus.

It was here that Horus found the "weird" information.

It turns out that "weird" is an area sealed by fog.

No one can enter this area, and a strange fog lingers over it all year round.

Anyone who enters will come out on the other side.

For a long time, this area was not noticed by anyone. People just thought that they passed through the fog normally. It was not until Talarno tried to expand to the ice continent that this strange area was discovered.

Its internal space was obviously inconsistent with the outside. After further exploration, it was discovered that the space within the mist had been completely distorted and alienated, just like a round empty shell, with an undetectable black hole inside.

Not even the Four Gods can break through the barrier of this space.

In the years that followed, they tried many methods, but none worked. They could only think that the "weirdness" was a relic from ancient times.

At this time, "weirdness" was not really taken seriously.

Horus knew from the information obtained in Talanore during this period that they called this era the "Age of Forbidden Times" and the era before them was the "Age of the Gods".

After a disaster called "Twilight of the Gods", the "age of gods" ended, and the black mist began to block all roads to become "gods".

This restriction is gradually tightened, and no matter how hard they struggle, it will not help.

For everyone in this era, there seems to be a rope around their necks that cannot be untied, and it is gradually tightening as time goes by.

This fear of gradual destruction lingers in everyone's mind.

How to untie the rope is the Sword of Damocles hanging above their heads.

Although "weird" is very mysterious, there are many such ruins, and it is not the most important.

Until one day, many monsters suddenly appeared in "Weird". These monsters were very strange. They were extremely powerful. They generally had level 17 extreme psychic powers. They had no real souls but possessed very powerful source power. The most terrifying thing was , with terrifying distortions around them, and a halo that they later called the "Crown of Madness" surrounding their bodies.

Anyone who is close to these monsters will lose their sanity, experience symptoms such as decreased spiritual vision, decreased inspiration, and emotional indifference. This change is irreversible and will gradually deepen, eventually losing control completely and becoming crazy.

Later, they discovered that this was because these monsters contained a large amount of corrupted humanity, and even their bodies were mainly composed of corrupted humanity. Under the influence of their special spiritual powers, these corrupted humanity eventually formed the "Crown of Madness" aura.

It can destroy the sanity of all orderly creatures, causing their spirits to gradually lose control, and eventually completely lose their sanity and go crazy.

Talanore destroyed these monsters at great cost.

Later, they were surprised to find that although these monsters had no souls, they had a "heart" inside their bodies.

This heart is composed of deified source matter and divine stones. They form a special structure and are wrapped in a special substance called "God's flesh and blood".

There is no doubt about the importance of the deified source material, and the divine stone is also an important soul element for them. These two materials have always been in urgent need of Talanore, but what is even more amazing is the "flesh and blood of God", which contains extremely powerful The life force and soul force have enhanced the power beyond the imagination of the four gods.

The heart was so valuable that Talanore's loss was insignificant in its face.

And this attack gave Talanore hundreds of hearts.

The huge harvest made the four gods focus on this fog.

If these crazy monsters emerge from "weirdness", then what exactly is in "weirdness"? Is it the lair of this monster? Are there more of these monsters out there?

These doubts troubled and tempted them.

In order to further study it and to stop the monster's attack, Talanor specially built a war fortress and named it "The Dawn of Never Falling".

In the following hundreds of years, "weird" attacks were launched many times, each time bringing them huge gains.

They confirmed that these crazy monsters were born in "weirdness". So, does "weirdness" contain more "flesh and blood of God"? More deified source materials and sacred stones? Or even some kind of divine legacy that created them, or a powerful source weapon?

This makes everyone, including the four gods, attach great importance to it.

Especially Talanor and the Blood God Mu.

Many people believe that "weirdness" is the legacy of the "Age of Gods", and in it, a way to break through the black mist restrictions can be found.

But it is a pity that no one found a way to enter the mist until Talanor's death.

As the black fog approaches and disaster strikes, people's attention is increasingly occupied by the crisis at hand. The giants, dragons, elves, gods and humans are all looking for their own salvation.

Until the abyss changes, the final battle of the Giant King's Court breaks out, and the only hope is the death of the Giant King Omir, and the end of the "forbidden era" has come.

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This is the key content of all the information collected by Trorian in Tara Nor, which was compiled and revised and corrected day and night by the great scholars Professor Binns, Professor Barrett, and countless scholars.

When Rhodes came to War Fortress, he heard this content.

He finally understood why there was corrupted humanity among the monsters in the Swamp Death Castle.

I finally understood why Tara Nor established the Divine Source Warehouse.

The only pity is that the sacred stone has probably been exhausted and has not been retained, otherwise their harvest will be even more abundant.

Since then, the mysterious end of the ancient era has finally been unveiled in front of them, allowing them to clearly see a corner.

That's not all of the puzzle, just most of the outlines of Talanore.

The giants, dragons, elves, the other three righteous gods, as well as the key seven subordinate gods and their "masters" are not clear enough.

But Rhodes felt that he had vaguely grasped the clue.

As long as you continue to follow this clue, sooner or later, everything will be revealed.

In the main hall of the war fortress, Horus pressed his hands on the psychic map that had just been drawn, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the question now is, should we explore the 'weird'? The investigators have already found the fog. , just among the mountains 200 yards ahead."

Kelly said worriedly: "Is this dangerous? After such a long time, the four gods have not found a way to enter the 'weird'. It should be difficult for us to find it... Horus, we have gained enough Well, I suggest it’s best to return to Trorian first, digest this resource, and then make plans.”

Olivia said: "I think it's not dangerous just to take a look. Maybe there might be some special discoveries."

Princess Dark Moon said softly: "Sister, I don't want to go."

"why?"

"We are not true kings yet. Our power gap is too big. What if we encounter a crazy monster?"

Horus's deadwood-like face moved. His expression had always been stiff, but his eyes showed strong confidence.

"Dark Moon, you don't have to worry. These monsters pose no threat to us. According to the description in the record, their crazy crown is only about 500 yards away, and my attack range can easily reach 1 yards. It can't get close to me. They will be killed by me, and all monsters without souls will not be able to withstand the judgment of the bright light."

What Horus said made sense.

In fact, if he had not been banished by the Divine Envoy of the Supreme Will, he would have flourished in the city of Talanor.

But Kai was still hesitant:

"Horus, I think things are not that simple. According to them, every 5 copies of the root source is a level. Those with less than 10 copies of the root source are weak gods, those with 15 copies of the root source are strong gods, and there is no great king without the root source. They are slave gods, and the four righteous gods are 'strong gods' with 15 root sources. It is impossible for them to have long-range attack methods. Judging from the combat power shown by the dirty blood god, the real blood god should be more powerful. , but they are still very afraid of the crazy monster that corrupts human nature, and even have to build a war fortress to resist it."

Horus smiled and said: "That's because they don't have control over the power of fire, nor the source of light... Kai, I know you are always steady, but we might as well ask Rhodes about this question, he is our miracle. , representing the banner of eternal victory."    The pressure came to Rhodes all of a sudden, and he pondered without saying a word.

In the dream, the Book of Knowledge said: "Master, I think you can go and take a look. After so many years since the ancient era was destroyed, there have been no crazy monsters in this area. This is strange, and I am a little concerned."

The puppet said calmly: "Ask the Book of the Future."

Rhodes turned his gaze.

The Book of the Future turns the pages, countless golden lights flicker between the seams of the book, the white mist submerges its body, and the golden ancient trees sway in the mist - it becomes more lifelike, proving that the Book of the Future has more advanced control over the power of destiny. One step forward.

"Well, it's very strange. The endless fog, the weird fog, I can't see clearly."

The Book of the Future closes its pages, ending its glimpse into destiny.

"The future is chaotic."

Rhodes was a little hesitant, but after thinking for a moment, he decided to go take a look.

What if there is really something to gain?

"Go."

Rhodes made the final decision.

Kai had no objections, and the five of them set off immediately.

Flying out of the war fortress, they soon arrived at the Ice Continent. The temperature dropped a lot in an instant, and the biting cold came oncoming. However, the five of them were all top strong men. With a turn of spiritual power, they could turn away the chill. Resist outside.

But the scary thing is not the cold, but the black fog.

For some reason, the black mist from the Ice Continent seemed to be more powerful. Except for Rhodes, all four of them carried fire lamps, but the range of the fire did not exceed half a yard around them.

The cold wind roared in mixed with the black mist. Although his body was protected by spiritual defense, Rhodes still felt an extremely wild and distant chill, as if blowing from the depths of the universe and reaching his soul.

"Is this the Ice and Earth Continent?" Rhodes sighed in his heart.

The Book of Knowledge turned over the pages: "Yes, Master, this is the Ice and Earth Continent, the legendary outermost edge continent."

"The outermost layer?" Rhodes asked in surprise.

"Yes, the edge continents are also layered. Ash Earth Continent, Ash Earth Continent, Dead Earth Continent, and Ice Earth Continent have clear boundaries. Among them, Ash Earth Continent and Death Earth Continent are in the middle layer. Ash Earth Continent is close to the main continent, and Ice Earth Continent is close to the main continent. It is in the outermost layer, so you can also see the ice continent in other directions."

Rhodes was silent for a while and asked: "Where is the land outside the Ice Continent?"

"That's the endless mist, where space is unformed, the main material realm closest to the void, the legendary dark taboo place, right there... There is a saying that the black mist was born in that endless void. .”

The words of the Book of Knowledge seemed to carry an endless chill, making Rhodes' heart seem to be frozen. He could not imagine the scene there, let alone whether the black mist existed there.

In his messy thoughts, Rhodes soon came to the area called "weird".

Looking down, there is an endless stretch of mountains below.

Among the mountains, there is a very unique area. It is only a few hundred thousand yards in diameter, but it is shrouded in a layer of gray fog.

This gray color is so conspicuous that even the black fog cannot cover it.

Horus glanced at the psychic map and said solemnly: "Yes, this is the 'weird' area."

Olivia closed her eyes and sensed it, but did not detect any unusual movement.

"Below, there is nothingness, as if it doesn't exist."

Rhodes was also observing this area. It was very different from the surrounding areas. The mountains nearby were all dark.

The mountains on the ice continent are all gray and white.

Horus said: "Let us go down. We can see nothing outside."

After saying that, he flew directly into the fog.

Rhodes followed closely behind.

As in the record, there was nothing in the fog, but the space inside was severely distorted. Rhodes could clearly sense that there was a huge hole in the center of the fog, but no matter what, they could not get close to it, no matter how they walked. Eventually they all come out the other side.

The same goes for using [Spirit Boat].

Rhodes tried it several times, but the result was the same.

"strangeness."

The book of knowledge turned its pages slowly.

"How can space be distorted to this extent? It's like some kind of seal."

Rhodes worriedly said: "Isn't there some kind of powerful monster sealed inside?"

At this time, the puppet suddenly said: "Master, I have a strange feeling of familiarity, as if we have seen it before."

The Book of the Future shouted: "Me too, Master, I feel this way too. It seems to be very close to us, but is isolated by something."

At this moment, it was like a string was touched in Rhode's mind, and some forgotten memories loomed in his mind. He tried his best to recall them, but he could never find any clues.

"what is it then?"

This feeling was like scratching the heart and liver. Rhodes walked back and forth in the dream, trying his best to catch the rope.

After an unknown amount of time, Rhodes walked to the front of the "Celestial Sphere Clock" and accidentally glanced at this long-forgotten building.

Suddenly, his soul felt like it was struck by lightning.

Like instinct, Rhodes stretched out his hand and touched the building.

The next moment, the "Celestial Sphere Clock" began to rotate, and a gloomy scene appeared in front of him.

It was a gloomy city, covered with black rot. If you look closely, you can see that the rot is entangled with flesh, blood, and organs. The heart, stomach, lungs, large intestine, and brain tissue are adhered to each other and squirming slightly.

When Rhodes glanced down, an eyeball emerged from the rot. It glanced around and sank again.

Surrounding this city are strange dark brown mountains, which are very similar to the dark mountains seen near "Weird".

At this moment, all the fog in Rhodes' mind was split.

He finally knew what he had forgotten.

Dream fragments!

He is going to find the dream fragments.

And this is the ancient city where the dream fragments locked by the "Celestial Sphere Bell" are located!

After Rhodes stepped into the True King, he wanted to go there countless times, but was delayed countless times because of this and that.

Until the end, I never thought about it again.

Not only him, but also the Book of Knowledge, the Doll, and the Book of the Future did not come to mind.

It was as if the incident had become taboo and erased from their memories.

The Book of Knowledge shouted: "Black mist! It's the black mist that's stopping us! It's afraid that we will find this place! It's afraid that we will retrieve the dream fragments and find the countless deified source materials, countless divine stones, and countless flesh and blood of gods hidden here! "

Rhodes clenched his fists, feeling his blood flow accelerating, his eardrums vibrating, and a strange buzzing sound and dizziness surrounding him.

Perhaps, this was the starting point for him to defeat Black Mist.