The Last Dark King

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The teacher was old blind Moore, and the two instructors were An Ye, the instructor who tested Rhodes' destructive power, and Bach, who had performed hunting missions with Rhodes in the sewers.

Rhodes was very impressed by his Moon Bow, but was it strange that he was not a member of the Knights? Why became an instructor?

Bach was a silent middle-aged man. When faced with Rhodes' question, he simply replied: "Instructors are all combatants."

Mina knew that Rhodes had experienced amnesia and thought that he had not fully recovered, so she explained: "Most of the teachers and instructors have military positions and will participate in combat. They come to class during the recovery period."

No wonder the college's curriculum is so loose... Rhodes suddenly realized that there were still only a handful of professional teachers.

It’s no wonder that Wang Cheng is so anxious to train new warriors to join the battlefield. Under such circumstances, the chief dean can still keep the four-year teaching plan unchanged, which is really remarkable.

The group quickly prepared and set off in the hearse.

This is the first time Rhodes has participated in a formal war mission.

The biggest difference from the missions in the royal city is that a new position has appeared in the reinforcement team: the lantern bearer.

This position is held by Mr. Moore himself, and his lamp is different from the one that Rod often hangs around his waist.

The lamp is large in size, with an outer layer made of gray metal grille and an inner layer made of thick translucent glass. The shape is elegant and simple, with no handle and only a large buckle on the top.

But the biggest difference is that the inside of the lamp is not a ball of light, but a tiny flame.

This reminded Rhodes of the scene when the migration team was destroyed - among the many corpses, there was an old man holding such a lamp tightly, and its light illuminated at least a few hundred yards of space.

Most of the lights he came into contact with were only a few yards away.

Rhodes asked this question to Mina who was sitting next to her.

Mina said in surprise: "Rhode, I really feel that your amnesia is very strange. It has accurately lost a certain part of its content, while the other part is intact. Your knowledge makes me sometimes think that you are a scholar. But sometimes you are like an ignorant baby, like a traveler coming here from an unknown world.”

Congratulations on discovering the truth... Rhodes replied casually: "You don't understand. People are creatures with infinite possibilities. It is understandable no matter what strange things happen to them. I have a disease called Azhai." It’s a disease of silence, and my memories appear and disappear with the ebb and flow of the void.”

"Why do I think this is made up by nonsense..."

"impossible."

Rhodes denied it.

"I never lie."

Mina looked at him suspiciously, but still explained: "This is the guardian fire, and the lantern containing it is a Horcrux. When a team of more than fifteen people performs tasks outside the royal city and within the defensive circle, they can Apply for it to travel with the team and provide us with light and protection. Of course, under normal circumstances, Wangcheng will not give out the protective fire easily, and we have a very high configuration."

As soon as he finished speaking, Rhodes understood instantly.

The fragmented knowledge in the memory was suddenly connected.

The guardian fire is the fire that protects human beings. It can dispel the black fog and repel all derivatives born from darkness. It is also the source of all light power.

According to the current mainstream theory of light in the royal city, fire is believed to be light, and the opposite of light, darkness, is the black mist that envelopes the world.

Therefore, fire can dispel black mist, and black mist can also extinguish fire. The original law of the world is the law of light and darkness. The source of all existence and power in the world is either light or darkness. The representative of light is Existing humans, and the representative of darkness is the black mist and the monsters derived from it.

Generally, the "afterglow" and "remaining fire" in lanterns are derived from the power of the guardian fire, so they also have the power of light, but they are much weaker than the guardian fire.

When humans leave the royal city, they leave the protection of the holy fire. In order to avoid being eroded by the black mist, they need to bring the protective fire or its derivatives.

Not only that, even the recovery of psychic powers must be done within the area affected by fire.

If you use meditation and other methods to restore your spiritual energy in an area without fire, your soul will be eroded by darkness.

Therefore, actions outside the royal city are very dangerous.

The monsters in the royal city are suppressed by the holy fire and are very weak, but outside the royal city the reverse is true. The power of the fire holder is suppressed, but the monsters are extremely powerful. Without the guardian fire, they can only rely on potions to restore their spiritual energy.

No wonder Mina said this is a very high configuration.

Rhodes thought.

Looks like I'm going to focus on hunting monsters.

The hearse stopped at the gate of the outer city. It could only be used within the royal city and could not leave the city.

Under the huge city wall are the city defense troops. Their main enemies are not monsters, but doomsday cultists who want to sneak into or out of the royal city.

The guard checked all the paperwork for the reinforcement team and released them.

They were the only team in the long corridor, and the thick green walls gave off a strong sense of oppression.

Caramon couldn't help but ask: "Why is there no one there? I remember there are usually quite a lot of people at the city gate."

Egg cursed: "How stupid, did you forget what Dean Vera said? The black tide is coming."

Caramon couldn't help but feel a little nervous: "Then aren't we in danger?"

Instructor An Ye said: "The danger is not great. The sword is in the seventh defense area. In the middle of the Dead Mountain Canyon, it is the end of the defense circle. In front is the Liguang Fortress and on the side is the Giant Fortress. It is far from the most dangerous area. We The mission is just a normal defense deployment.”

As soon as the words fell, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Only Baywood was a little disappointed: "Without challenges, you won't become stronger."

Old Blind Moore smiled and said: "Young man, there is a shortage of everything outside the royal city, except for challenges. You don't have to worry."

Baywood bowed slightly and said with respect, "I understand, Teacher Moore."

When the city gate guards pushed open the huge steel city gate that was at least one person thick for them, Rhodes finally stepped out of the royal city after two months.

An abnormal feeling came to us, desolate, desolate, terrifying, no light, black mist rolling, and countless monsters seemed to be lurking in the thick darkness. When they stepped into this place, it was like falling into an endless world. Dark abyss.

Until Moore walked out of the city gate and raised the lamp, the gentle light illuminated an area of ​​at least a hundred yards. The rolling black fog was blocked from the light, as if separated by an invisible barrier.

A black figure in the ground howled miserably, his body ignited with blazing flames, and instantly turned into a puddle of ashes.

A little fat man was so frightened that he screamed, and Moore angrily yelled: "Duoduo, shut up!"

The little fat man named Duoduo closed his mouth, but his body was still trembling.

Rhodes glanced at him and thought: "How can there be such a coward in the secret branch?"

More held the lantern and led the team forward for a while until the city gate and high wall were completely out of sight.

The firelight shined alone on this small area, as if there was only this small piece of light left in the world. A sense of panic arose in everyone's heart, as if the children who had left their warm home were about to face infinite horror. outside world.

Maul opened his mouth, revealing jagged and yellowed teeth:

"Little guys, this is the real outside world. In most cases, you don't have such a good line of sight. Your light can only illuminate a few yards around you. The black fog is within reach of you, and monsters may rush in at any time. They will come around you, tear your bodies apart with their claws, and eat your flesh and blood with their teeth. The black mist will swallow your souls and turn your broken bodies into one of them."

Many students turned pale, and even some veterans tightened their clothes.

They knew that the old blind man was not threatening, he was talking about the facts that had happened and were still happening.

Rhodes suddenly smelled the smell of urine. When he lowered his head, he saw that it was the little fat man who had peed in fear.

What the hell is this guy? You are so cowardly, why do you come here? You can refuse.

Rhodes calmly took a step forward, squeezing the little fat man to the back and blocking his view.

Many thanks +21

Humanity +2

good. Rhodes took a look at his humanity, and there was still 312, which was not much. If it was eroded, it might only be able to withstand it for a few dozen seconds.

It is necessary to brush more, human nature is not only the material, but also corrosion prevention, which is very important.

While thinking, More said:

"Therefore, when fighting outside the royal city, you must be careful. No matter how inconspicuous the threat is, it may cost you your life. Be vigilant!"

He yelled, startling everyone.

Immediately, instructor An Ye began to assign responsibilities.

Surprisingly, neither the instructor nor the teacher served as captain.

The captain is a bear-like strong man, Beowood, and the vice-captain is also a bear-like strong man, Raistlin.

Two bear-like men stood at the front, which somehow made people feel a sense of security.

"All actions must be followed by the captain's instructions, and private actions are never allowed. This is the basic principle."

Instructor An Ye said seriously.

"And you are the ones who shoulder the fate of the entire team. You must decide to be calm, careful, cautious, yet decisive and quick. Hesitation is the fatal injury of the leader, and rough and arbitrariness is the main factor in the destruction of the team."

Baywood and Raistlin nodded together.

"During the mission, you can ask, discuss, and plan, but once an order is issued, you must not hesitate. Team members can question, but they are not allowed to refuse action, let alone sabotage or delay. Do you understand?"

The students responded in unison: "I understand."

"Very good, let me explain our operating principles now. We are here to reinforce Jianguan and repair the psychic generator. Therefore, researcher Mina is our core defense target. If she loses her ability to move, the mission will be Half of it failed."

Everyone focused on Mina.

Mina looked calm and showed no reaction.

Instructor An Ye continued:

"The lamp-bearer, the core of the team, if the lamp goes out, we are not far from death. It is our key defense target,"

"The scouts are the eyes of the team. If we are blind, we will be very passive. Therefore, Annabelle and Rhodes are our key targets to protect."

"I would like to mention here that Annabeth has very strong personal abilities and is a secondary scout. No need to pay attention to it. Rhodes is a complete psychic and is the main scout. He has no ability to defend himself and is a precious person that can be broken at a touch. For this kind of teammate, we must protect him very carefully, care for and love him meticulously, do you understand?"

In the neat voices of "get it", in the countless glances, in the various looks of Raistlin, Caramon, Mina and others.

Rhodes' face almost burned.

Am I that fragile?

Damn it, I’ll let you know my hardness in a moment!

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