The Last Dark King

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The fire bearer is the most common warrior in Trolian. It is everyone's dream to pass the trial of fire and ignite the fire of the soul. Even ordinary people know what the characteristics of the soul and fire are.

But Taylor on the side suddenly spoke.

"Are you a Shadow Warrior from Kalil's secret army?"

Annie raised her head proudly: "Of course, my father said that I am the greatest shadow in history and an unprecedented miracle. When I am ready, I can become the king who saves mankind."

Rhodes frowned, and he also noticed that behind Anne's golden dress was a turned-up black robe. There was no flame symbol on her collar, instead there was a black sun.

Is this the real Khalil secret force?

He spent some time in the secret branch jointly established by Kingworth College and Kalil's Secret Force, and knew that Kalil's Secret Force upheld the law of the jungle and used cruel methods to eliminate the weak and select the strong.

However, he did not expect that Kalil's secret army did not seem to be composed of fire fighters.

Taylor asked in a deep voice: "Are you the Black Spirit Bearer?"

Rhodes asked Jessica in a low voice: "What is the Black Spirit Bearer? I have some impression, but I can't remember clearly."

Jessica replied softly: "White represents resonance, and black represents devouring. The black spirit bearer obtains its characteristics by devouring powerful soul fragments. The advantage of the black spirit sequence is that it does not require resonance matching, and the threshold is much higher than that of white." The spiritual sequence is low, but the side effects are serious, and various situations such as soul rejection, backlash, and loss of control may occur. You need to be cautious when increasing your power.”

"Is there anyone in the royal city who specializes in practicing these two sequences?"

"Yes. Most of the white spirit bearers belong to the Silver Oath, while the black spirit bearers belong to Kalil's secret force. However, many doomsday cultists also use it to gain power. However, their system is quite primitive and has great side effects, including death. The rate is very high, and the best Black Spirit system is still in Kalil’s secret army.”

Rhodes nodded, thinking that she turned out to be the Black Spirit Bearer.

But Annie showed a proud smile.

"no."

"Then you are..."

Anne replied simply: "Neither."

Taylor frowned and his face darkened.

Annie turned her gaze to Rhodes and asked in a hopeful voice: "Brother Rhodes, I want to be friends with you, okay?"

"Well."

Rhodes choked up and quickly replied: "Of course, your dream is also my dream. People who share the same dream are good friends from the moment they meet, right?"

A golden text flashed across his eyes.

Flower of Humanity +1

Rhodes was shocked, is this okay?

Sometimes he can't get the flower of humanity despite all his efforts, but sometimes he can get it with just one sentence. Is this fate?

Anne showed an indescribable smile of surprise.

"Great, we are friends now, so, can you help me?"

Uh, wasn't I tricked?

Rhodes hesitated and asked, "What help do you need from me?"

Anne's smile was as bright as a flower.

"I need your care, encouragement and love. My soul lacks them, so I am always not completely ready. My father said that only by making real friends can I obtain them and eventually become the true king of mankind and save the world." ”

At this moment, Rhodes felt that his expression must be very strange.

Is this a story of love and courage? In a desperate situation, use love to awaken the true power, come back to life, jump up and kill monsters with one blow, and save mankind?

Isn't this funny?

However, at this moment, seeing her pure smile, Rhodes unexpectedly agreed to her.

"Of course, friends should help each other. I believe you will eventually be able to realize your dreams."

To be honest, Anne was not particularly beautiful among the women he had seen, but her smile was particularly pure, blooming like a crystal flower.

"Very good……"

Anne seemed to have seen the greatest happiness in the world. She had many things to say, but the black sun on her collar burned.

"Oh, I'm sorry, father is looking for me. I have to go there. Thank you, Brother Rhodes. Let me destroy Tasnia Star City."

The girl made a sunny gesture and turned back to the crowd.

Rhodes scratched his head, glanced at the gloomy looking Tyro and Jessica, and asked curiously: "Do you know who she is?"

Taylor said nothing.

Jessica said softly: "Little Rod, I know why there are so many people here suddenly. Look, the chief priest Megan is here."

Rhodes followed her gaze and saw an old man standing on the steps at the end of the hall. He was wearing a gold and red priest's robe and holding a huge staff. He was thin and short.

"Is this... the officiant of the Trial of Fire?"

Rhodes pulled him up from the bottom of his memory. He was the host during the Trial of Fire.

"What does it mean that he is here?"

Jessica’s tone was a little complicated.

"The High Priest Megan was once the strongest Son of Fire many years ago, but after a certain secret operation, he withdrew from the position of Son of Fire and disappeared from people's sight. When he reappeared, he had already He became the chief priest, and at the same time presided over Kalil’s secret laboratory located under the stone city, and became Kalil’s behind-the-scenes manipulator.”

"With his efforts, the modern Kalil secret force was created, and it gradually became the strongest one among the many trump cards in the royal city."

"During its heyday, shadow warriors wearing black robes could be seen everywhere in the royal city. Some among the elders even proposed that they be listed as the first legion."

"But in a serious accident five years ago, Khalil's secret laboratory and Khalil's secret army were sealed. The high priest Megan stayed in the upper city all year round, only fulfilling the duties of the high priest. He Appearing here means that the king has lifted the seal on Khalil and officially activated Khalil’s secret force.”

Rhodes frowned: "What exactly is Kalil's secret army?"

"It's the shadow under the Fire Throne."

An old voice suddenly sounded beside him.

Rhodes turned around instantly and saw the chief priest Megan.

He turned his head again, and Megan on the steps had disappeared without knowing when.

Taylor and Jessica bowed slightly: "Good day, Your Excellency the Chief Priest."

Megan showed an old smile.

"Good day, three newly promoted guardians, welcome to the main hall. You are about to go to the battlefield of Tasnia Star City with my children."

Rhodes was surprised: "Your child?"

Meghan smiled and said: "Yes, my children, they are my hard work, my soul, everything I pursue in my life."

For some reason, Megan's words gave Rhodes a chilling feeling.

Taylor said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty the Chief Priest, no matter what, I cannot agree with your point of view. Souls and lives should be respected, and humans should have a bottom line."

Megan smiled solemnly and said: "Taylor, you are the most dazzling new star of mankind and the hope of Trolian's future. Everyone is focusing on you, but they don't know that your power cannot protect mankind at all, and even Unable to protect myself."

He opened his hands toward the hall.

"Look, these sixty first-level combatants are all part of Kalil's secret force."

At this time, Rhodes was really shocked. There were 60 first-level combatants in one legion. There were only 200 first-level combatants in Trolian, and he accounted for nearly one-third.

Taylor's face was gloomy and speechless.

Jessica was also silent.

Only then did Rhodes come to his senses. The battle on the outer battlefield of Star City had already begun for several days. The first-level combatants that Trorian could use had already been involved. How could there be so many people there?

It must be that Wang Cheng believed that the combat power was not enough, and the king lifted the seal of Kalil's secret force, so there were so many first-level combatants in the main hall.

Megan seemed to know what Rhodes was thinking, and said with a smile: "They are not first-level combatants, they are just shadows of first-level combatants."

Jessica sighed softly: "In this battle about the future destiny of mankind, Trorian has used all his cards."

Megan glanced at her, and there was something unclear in her eyes.

But just for a moment, he turned his head and stared at Rhodes.

His eyes were large and silver-white, with a gray film on them, which made people feel terrified.

"Rod, I know you. I've wanted to talk to you for a long time, but I never had the chance."

He said calmly.

"Now is an opportunity, come on."

Megan turned and walked into the hall.

Rhodes was stunned for a moment, and both Taylor and Jessica urged him with their eyes.

Rhodes could only keep up.

"Rod, you are extraordinary."

Megan said calmly, but he did not continue on this topic and asked instead.

"Do you know Ancient Tongue?"

Rhodes nodded slightly. In order to learn Dream Language, he had thoroughly studied almost all the languages ​​controlled in the royal city.

"You spell out the word Kalil in ancient language."

Rhodes did a mental calculation and said in surprise: "Shadow in the darkness?"

Megan shook her head: "No, that word cannot be interpreted in this way. The repeated root expresses the opposite meaning, which is the shadow under the firelight."

Rhodes was silent. He actually knew it, but that word involved the grammar of the Word of God, and he didn't want to expose the dream.

Megan continued: "For a long time, human beings have been plagued by insufficient combat power. The fire bearer system under the rules of fire cannot make up for its holes. While human beings are trying their best to improve it, they are also looking for more power. system."

"After numerous failures, they turned their attention to monsters."

Rhodes was horrified: "Are you referring to the Silver Oath and Forbidden Arms?"

Megan shook his head: "The restrictions of the Silver Oath are too great. It is impossible to directly control monsters. They are the product of disorder, chaos and high entropy. The strongest monsters they transformed are only powerful ones and their effects are too low." , the side effects are too great, the only useful one is the contraindication, but it is just a drop in the bucket, I gave up this direction very early."

Rhodes was surprised: "Is the Silver Oath also related to you?"

Megan replied softly: "If you are talking about the current Silver Oath, it does have some traces of me, but it was a dead end. It has come to an end. I gave up on it and turned to a more promising path. , it even surpasses the black spirit sequence that directly devours the soul."

He paused and said solemnly.

"The path of merging humans and dark monsters, combining human wisdom and monster power to create an unprecedented super warrior."

"I call them unawakened people, and use numbers to represent the proportion of monsters in their bodies. For example, an unawakened person is a person whose monsters occupy 10% of their body."

Meghan's tone became excited, changing her previous aging image, becoming eloquent and eloquent.

"The higher the number, the higher the proportion of monsters, the higher the degree of demonization, and the greater the risk of losing control. Generally speaking, only the strongest with the strongest will can achieve the level of nine. Look, what is in front of you This one is such a genius.”

Rhodes followed his gaze and saw a fat man sitting on the ground. He was completely wrapped in a black robe, and his face was hidden under the shadow of the hood and could not be seen clearly.

"Ma Xiu, the Nine Unawakened One, has fused most of the body of the Soul Eater. His controllable spiritual power reaches level 11, and his uncontrollable psychic power exceeds level 12, fully meeting the standards of a first-level combatant."

Matthew sat motionless on the ground, showing no reaction to their words.

Rhodes felt a very weird power reverberate in his soul, and a creepy feeling came up from the bottom of his heart.

"Won't he go crazy?"

Meghan said proudly: "We have a way to control him. Within the validity period, he will not go crazy."

"Expiration date?" Rhodes looked at him in shock: "What if the validity period expires?"

Megan quickly replied: "We will arrange him into a suitable battle. He will become an awakened one from the unawakened, release his full power, and then turn into ashes."

Suddenly, Rhodes understood the meaning of this weird title.

Once the unawakened person wakes up, he will turn into madness and become a monster. After finally burning out all his strength, he will die.

This is more than cruel.

Such an experiment, if you think about it with your brain, you will know that it is inhumane.

Rhodes' eyes fell on the fat man. He was silent and showed no reaction to the outside world.

But his fate was sealed.

"Is this your research?" Rhodes' voice became hoarse at some point.

Meghan, immersed in his great feat, said in an extremely arrogant tone.

"That's right! I created a brand new sequence, a sequence that is more radical than the Black Spirit sequence. I call it the monster sequence."

"Yes, the black mist is endless, and the monsters are extremely powerful. You have fought for a long time, and you should know that at the same level, the spiritual energy of monsters will always be one or two levels stronger than that of humans. The soul characteristics that humans desire extremely, Even the Law of Origin can be found in many monster souls, and they don’t even know how to use it.”

"Since then, I have been thinking about what would happen if I had the wisdom of a human and the power of a monster?"

"If we can turn the monster's power into our own, then what's so scary about this endless black mist?"

"However, human beings have always believed that they are the inheritors of fire, and they cannot put aside their secular perspective to face a research that can change everything."

"Although I have proven its power, Khalil's secret force still cannot operate openly. They always wear black robes, hide their faces, and remain anonymous. Even the truth about Khalil is classified as top secret. Only Only guardians and those above are qualified to know."

Meghan held his staff tightly and gritted her teeth and said.

"Not only that, I also improved the practice system of the Black Spirit Bearer, making the Black Spirit Sequence more powerful and stable, so that Kalil's secret army can enter the stage of history."

"And the emergence of the monster sequence pushed it to its peak."

"My achievements have inspired countless people who have the same ambitions as me. With their efforts, Kalil's laboratory is thriving, and one strong person after another has been created. My system has completely proved its infinite vitality and possibilities. Sex, these sixty shadows with first-level combat power can fully illustrate this point."

"However, the treatment I received was completely unmatched. The resources I received were less than any other legion, and the restrictions I received were endless."

"This is human beings' prejudice and their arrogance. Without breaking this shackles, human beings will never achieve real victory."

Megan turned her head and looked at Rod with an eager look.

"Sir Rhodes, you are very valued by the king and the first elder. I believe that you will definitely become one of the top people in Trolian in the future. I hope that you can support my research without being restrained by worldly eyes. I also It will prove to be the only way to save humanity.”

Rhodes was silent for a moment and suddenly asked: "What sequence is Annie?"

A smug smile flashed across Megan's face, and he said in an even greater tone.

"She is the only successful test subject under my latest theory. She is a dual-sequence owner, the Black Spirit Bearer and the Seven Unawakened Ones. She has swallowed an extremely powerful soul core and has super light energy aggregation properties. At the same time She has also fused the body of the Demonic Dragon of Steel, and her physical fitness is extremely strong. If anyone can save the world, it must be her!"

His tone turned regretful again.

"But it's a pity that among thousands of test subjects, only she succeeded. Although she is incomparable, she still has some flaws. I have not been able to copy her success factors so far. If I can find it, huh, Star City What, it won’t be long before humans can rule four continents again!”

"I reject."

"What?" Rhodes said so quickly that Megan couldn't even hear him clearly.

"I said, I refuse."

Rod repeated the words exactly.

"Like them, I disagree with your attitude towards life and souls."

Megan was silent for a long time, and then he showed a weak smile.

"It doesn't matter, Lord Rhodes. You can't understand it now, but when you see the true cruelty, you will understand my approach."

His gray silver eyes looked at Rhodes and said calmly.

"It is actually the greatest mercy, the true cruelty, of you guardians of fire."

He turned and left.

The hall was still noisy. These super soldiers called "Shadows" seemed unaware of their tragic fate and were still talking enthusiastically about their upcoming battle.

From the outside, most of them are normal.

But what kind of monster exists, Rhodes knows very well. Human flesh and blood are fused with monsters in the dark. There is no other way except going crazy.

Opening the eyes of the soul, sure enough, most of the people here have deformed souls, and darkness is climbing on their gray souls like the claws of hell.

These are just the winners standing here. Although Megan did not say it directly, from his words, Rhodes knew that beneath them were the corpses of countless losers.

Even after crossing mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and surviving horrific experiments, what awaits them is only the fate of death.

But now, they are still talking and laughing, and they don't seem to think their experience is tragic.

Until this moment, Rhodes finally understood what the king meant by human dignity.

Therefore, he didn’t want to support it, but he couldn’t oppose it either.

This is a compromise for survival. The Kalil covert force is too powerful, although this power is limited.

Not far away, Tyro and Jessica had already blended in, chatting and laughing with them, and seemed not to mind their identities.

Rhodes also wanted to join, but when he thought of the cruelty of the unawakened, he couldn't speak.

I have to be stronger.

he thinks.

Otherwise Khalil's secret forces will live on forever and become even more powerful.

After an unknown amount of time, Archbishop Horus finally arrived.

The hall quickly became quiet, and everyone looked at him, with light shining in their eyes.

Horus stood on the steps, looked around, and said loudly.

"My warriors, time is running out. What lies before us is the future of this race and civilization. Please gather your will, trust each other, and regain the seeds of the Holy Fire for mankind!"

Everyone replied in unison.

"Humanity will last forever, and the dawn will surely come!"