The Last Dark King

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This was different from what he thought. He originally thought that he would have to wait at least until the war started before he could catch the traitor.

Lucien said softly: "Olivia..."

puff!

Rhodes looked at him in shock, almost thinking that he heard wrongly.

There was no joking look on Lucian's face, and he said in a deep voice: "Sir Rhodes, I know this sounds incredible and unbelievable, but what we are facing is an extremely cunning and extremely evil guy. There is nothing that is unbelievable." Possible, we should break the conventional thinking, break the rules and regulations, and abandon the fixed thinking. In the war with him, nothing is impossible."

Rhodes frowned and said, "Chief Adjudicator, what you say makes sense to a certain extent, but if we have no scruples and doubt everyone wantonly, wouldn't it become the scene that doomsday cultists love to see the most?"

Lucien said seriously: "I understand very well, but please think about it carefully. During the battle of Star City, the archbishop who was least likely to betray betrayed him at the critical moment. If it weren't for the mental control of the unknown Mephis beyond his Cognition, what do you think the consequences will be?”

Rhodes' face turned gloomy. At that time, Horus was responsible for using the Silent Stone to suppress and eliminate the disturbances in the battle. After being controlled, he not only stopped suppressing the disturbances, but also reversed the operation of the Silent Stone.

At that time, Star City was full of horrific disasters. If Mavis had not stopped him, they would almost certainly have been wiped out.

The timing was so exquisite that it couldn't be a coincidence.

It is a carefully planned conspiracy, and its planner is most likely the ancient evil spirit Amon known as the "Evil Ghost of the Source".

Lucian continued: "The reason why the Archbishop was recruited has not been fully investigated so far. We cannot rule out that he will repeat his same tricks. Among all people, the one who is most likely to destroy the entire team is Olivia. This is What I call suspicion.”

Rhodes looked solemn. Lucian's words made sense to a certain extent. Although there was no evidence to support it, in this kind of struggle, it was impossible to win with conventional thinking, and it was necessary to take precautions.

"I know, I will be careful."

Lucien said cautiously: "Sir Rhodes, please tell Mavis about this matter. If necessary, you will need her help."

Rhodes glanced at him: "Don't you doubt Mavis?"

If there is one person here who looks particularly like a doomsday cultist, it must be Mavis, who wears a hood all day long and hides in the shadows without saying a word.

In fact, many adjudicators doubted her, and she became a key target.

Lucian said frankly: "Mephis the Unknown, the taboo of the Silver Oath, the protagonist of the prophecy of destruction, and the suspect of the Stone Street Cult. No matter from which aspect, she is the most suspicious, but because of this, I think she Not a doomsday believer."

"Why?"

"Her soul is too special. It has three soul characteristics and is extremely unstable. Ancient evil thoughts will never form such a soul. Its death rate is too high, and once the soul fire is ignited, it will attract everyone's attention, which is not conducive to hiding. Act in stealth.”

Lucian's eyes glanced at the edge of the team, and a person with no sense of existence wearing Dou Peng was following silently.

"What's more important is that she has been controlled by the Silver Oath for many years, and her soul has been marked by dangerous curses many times. How many times has her soul been on the verge of danger dissipating? If she is an ancient person who aims to destroy mankind and eliminate all living things, I will never do this if I have evil thoughts.”

"so."

Lucian concluded.

"I believe in her as much as I believe in you."

At this moment, Rhodes was really surprised.

He didn't have many interactions with Lucien. In his impression, Lucien, the chief adjudicator of the Internal Affairs Adjudication Office, was a rigid and stubborn old man who would not listen to anyone's opinions except the king.

I didn't expect him to be so smart, he didn't look like a brainless retard at all.

"That's great, Lord Lucian."

Rhodes said with a smile.

"I'm glad you think so. I try to explain to everyone that Mavis is not a doomsday cultist, but very few people listen."

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Lucian said calmly: "Hate has blinded their eyes. Most people only want to believe what they believe. Mavis has caused too much blood in the royal city. Stone Street is not everything, and neither am I." I like her and think her ending should be reduced to ashes in the fire, but as the chief judge, I cannot be influenced by hatred.”

Rhodes was very happy and felt that Lucian should be a reliable teammate.

"Very well, continue to observe and report anything suspicious to me."

Lucian bowed slightly, not caring that he was much older than Rhodes.

Strong men and geniuses are always more worthy of respect than their age.

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After walking along the ruined street for a while, the team came to a collapsed circular building.

Olivia told them that this was a stronghold that was captured during the last operation. It seemed that there were no monsters breeding now and it should be safe.

So, the team temporarily stationed here.

Non-combatants began to rebuild their base. Fire was necessary, and the placement of the lanterns was very particular. The scope of the fire must be expanded as much as possible without allowing gaps to be exposed for black mist to take advantage of.

There are still many psychic instruments that need to be deployed and some psychic tools that need to be debugged. This time the scholars are exploring the ancient city of Sagus with great enthusiasm.

This divine city of the Second Age contains countless secrets.

Compared to the similar Third Era, people know too little about the Second Era, and the study of this divine city can just fill in their gaps.

And except those who stayed behind, all the combatants went out to fight.

Olivia divided them into several groups, each responsible for cleaning up in one direction.

Rhodes was naturally pulled in by Olivia without any surprise, but his behavior of forcing Mavis to follow angered the Moon Knight, so they were all kicked out, with Olivia as the only special combat force. , fighting alone.

Rhodes and Mavis fought together.

The monsters wandering in this ancient city are mostly fallen angels, angels who have been eroded by the black mist, lost their minds and gone crazy.

They were humans in life and were responsible for serving the patron saint of the city of Sagus.

Just by looking at the remaining statues in the city, Rhodes knew that these two gods were Heragetos, the god of rebirth of flesh and blood, and Anosadag, the ancient god of destiny.

These are two old acquaintances. Rhodes already knows their fate, but he is just curious about what kind of existence their divine city is.

As for their divine envoys, Rhodes did not feel too much pressure. The power of the fallen divine envoys was uneven. Even if a few were very strong, it was not their own strength. Most of them were ordinary.

The strength of fallen angels ranges from level one to level five. If they are the angels of ancient gods who have been reborn in flesh and blood, they usually have the ability to regenerate quickly and have extremely deep spiritual energy, making them extremely difficult to kill.

If it is the envoy of the Ancient God of Destiny, it will have keen perception and a certain amount of foresight. It is almost impossible to be ambushed. It will always ambush the enemy, making it very difficult to deal with.

In addition to this, there are some Black Mist symbiotes here.

Rhodes discovered that wherever there is thick black mist, there is almost always a black mist symbiote present.

They are unified into the most primitive form - a huge black shadow, constantly changing shape, attacking quickly, having deep spiritual energy, and powerful pollution.

However, they are not particularly difficult for Rhodes to deal with.

The large star shuttle with level 12 psychic energy is extremely powerful and can deal effective blows against all monsters.

After initially breaking through the monster's outer defense, what greeted them was the divine strike of [Truth].

With 27 times the explosive power, all monsters except the fourth level and above will be knocked down in one hit.

The spiritual energy is penetrated and a hole appears in the soul.

What's left is Rhodes' soul blast, which is called the "Right Hand of God". As long as it is taken out, the monster will be destroyed.

No matter what kind of regeneration, it has no effect.

As for the envoy of the Ancient God of Destiny, he was completely exposed to Rhodes' "Eye of the Soul", and any hiding or ambush was ineffective.

The only trouble is that they have very strong dodge ability. They can always dodge the large star shuttles that are shooting at them, and sometimes they can even avoid the "God's Blow".

Fortunately, Mavis is here.

Her ice property is the most incredible ability that Rhodes has ever seen. As long as it is targeted, no monster can be exempted. The ice will continue to freeze its body, seal its soul, and slow down its movements. Reactions slow down.

No matter what kind of monster it is, if it is continuously frozen for more than ten seconds, it will be affected.

The envoys of the Ancient God of Destiny are especially afraid of ice. Mephis can always quickly freeze them into popsicles and then be easily killed by Rhodes.

Not only that, Rhodes has now developed a new use for Mavis. Her second characteristic, mental control, also has a certain effect on monsters. Although it cannot completely control monsters, it can also make them pause.

This discovery made Rhodes overjoyed. In a fierce battle, even a half-second pause would be fatal.

Rhodes always asked Mavis to use mind control to disturb the monsters at critical moments, and then with a "God's Strike" or a "Soul Blast", those extremely difficult monsters would collapse to the ground and turn into flying dust.

"You are indeed my best partner."

Rhodes gave his perfect evaluation without hesitation, pressed his fingertips between Mephis's eyebrows, and conveyed 20,000 humanity to her to stabilize her soul.

Mavis closed her eyes, her expression calm and indifferent. After absorbing enough humanity, she opened her eyes. Her silver-white eyes met the wind and snow, with a hint of chill.

"I'm completely freeing myself from the curse of my soul."

She said softly, her tone casual and calm.

"The blessing of Star Priest, the Lord of Star City, gave me this opportunity, and my soul and characteristics began to grow again. This is prohibited by the royal city,"

Rhodes showed an expression of ecstasy.

His help to Mavis has been ineffective all this time, so Mavis has never been dyed by him and has become "his person".

It wasn't until she started asking for humanity from Rhodes that he saw a little hope.

"Very well, grow up quickly. Just tell me if you need humanity."

Mavis looked at Rhodes, with an unspeakable look in his silver eyes.

"Why are you helping me so much?"

Rhodes smiled and said: "You are a member of the Black War Group, my teammate and partner, if I don't help you, who will help you?"

Mavis lowered his head, and his long silver hair was blown by the breeze, making him extremely conspicuous in the dark night.

"Thank you." She said softly, "I hope you won't regret it."

Rhodes said seriously: "You are not the Son of Destruction. Don't believe that broken prophecy. Maybe it was spread by Amon to frame you. He foresaw that you were actually Trorian's great savior, so he used this despicable prophecy. I want to strangle you to death in the cradle."

A cold light flashed in Mavis's eyes, and he said in a very soft voice: "I will help you find him."

Rhodes smiled and said: "That's right. Of course, if you are willing to sleep with me for a few nights, I wouldn't mind..."

Before she finished speaking, Mavis turned around and left. The gray hood covered her silver hair and obscured her appearance.

In just an instant, a magnificent ice goddess turned into an inconspicuous person.

Rhodes didn't pay attention and followed her back to the station.

The station looked gloomy and miserable, and the progress of the soldiers' cleanup was not ideal. If this continued, they would have no choice but to change their plan and first get the body and soul of the ancient god of destiny before returning to the royal city.

As for cleaning and exploring, we can only wait until the next exploration.

But what is more troublesome is that the White Tower has long discovered the changes in the black fog in this area. The special route they took when coming is likely to be interrupted, and the thicker black fog will cut off their lifeline.

Therefore, their time was only reserved for ten days.

After ten days, the route is interrupted, and they will likely be left in darkness forever.

Therefore, the task of the ancient city of Sagus must be completed within ten days.

And now it is the third day. They are still fighting on the outermost level of the divine city and have not entered the inner level.

Scholars are more anxious than soldiers, like ants on a hot pot.

If the cleanup was too slow, their research would not be completed. They had been preparing for this day for a long, long time.