Although I didn’t understand what they meant, the shocking feeling still came over me.
Tommen deeply felt the invisible momentum contained in them, swallowed back his sarcastic words, and couldn't help but ask: "What do you mean?"
Rhodes smiled and simply changed the story behind these two sentences into a background they could understand.
Unexpectedly, he actually harvested two "flowers of humanity" from this.
Is this okay?
"Flower of Humanity" is a very precious material that is generally difficult to obtain. Rhodes only has five of them saved so far.
Can I move people if I just talk casually?
But Tommen refused to admit it.
"Bah, stop lying to children with your made-up stories."
"I don't believe it at all."
"I'm just here to make money, you don't need to give me chicken blood."
Rhodes smiled and said nothing more.
Dmitry used more objective language to explain the significance of the Kuroshio and this operation in detail.
Under his narration, Rhodes gradually understood everything.
As Tommen said, the black tide in the dark world is like the huge waves on the dark sea, and what Trorian endures is just the aftermath on its edge.
The cause of the Kuroshio is unknown, and its study has always been one of the important topics of the Trorian Kingdom.
The existing main theories are divided into "monster power change theory", "spiritual world change theory", "migration theory" and "civil war theory".
But no matter which theory, they all admit that Trolian is protected by the unique terrain and will not face the black tide head-on.
But this time, the situation changed somewhat. Part of the front of the Kuroshio turned around and rushed towards Trorian, who was huddled in the corner of the Dead Ember Mountains.
The Survey Corps and the White Tower simultaneously issued the highest level warning to the Royal City.
Wangcheng immediately summoned the leader of the Investigation Corps, Lister, the Lord of the White Tower, Meredith, the Great Prophet Ietta and the Chief Dean Theodore to discuss countermeasures.
Through a series of actions such as investigation, prophecy, stargazing, and exploration of the spiritual world, they determined that detonating enough rot at a specific time and place can trigger a regional chain reaction and send some people rushing to specific locations.
Lorian's Kuroshio front changes direction.
The plan also depends on this.
Originally, the last person in the team was Theodore's Conjuration Guard, but for some reason it was replaced by Rhodes.
The plan has also been postponed, which is why time seems so tight.
"However." Dmitri said: "Our operation went much smoother than expected. The two nodes are on both sides of the Eternal Sealed Land. We still have four hours, which is enough to complete the task."<
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Tommen snorted coldly: "Don't think too much, you will definitely encounter an accident when the time comes."
No one replied.
I don’t know why, but what he said is not particularly offensive.
Soon, the three of them passed through the Land of Eternal Sealing and reached the first node.
This is a huge depression with broken holes underneath.
Demetrius rang the Bell of Silence again to cover up the psychic fluctuations of Tommen's characteristics.
Tommen sat down cross-legged, pressed his hands on the ground, and strong spiritual energy fluctuations radiated from his body.
The air began to twist, and a moment later, with a huge explosion, a metal cylinder at least five stories high fell in front of Tommen.
The scene was shocking, Rhodes thought to himself, this Tommen really has two brushes.
He looked very tired at the moment, and it seemed that it was very difficult for him to move such a large object.
Dmitry wanted to carry him on his back, but was refused.
"I can leave."
Tommen stood up unsteadily, but fell to the ground again.
Dmitri picked him up.
The two ran outside.
"Don't we need to open it?" Rhodes asked.
"No need." Dmitri said calmly: "Metal cannot resist the influence of so many rotten substances, and monsters will soon tear it into pieces."
Tommen cursed: "Stop talking nonsense and run!"
The black mist began to roll, showing some kind of ominousness. There was a faint whistling sound in the distance, and an uneasy atmosphere floated in the air.
Dmitri grabbed Rhodes, jumped into the air, and flew towards the second node.
For some unknown reason, the black fog in this area became very light, and Rhodes' sight distance was greatly extended.
He looked back and saw that in the distance of infinite darkness, there was a line of deeper darkness rushing toward them, just like a tsunami about to rise from the depths of the sea.
Suddenly, Dmitri suddenly fell down.
Overhead, a huge black shadow passed by, and its speed was so fast that Rhodes did not foresee it at all.
Immediately afterwards, more black shadows passed by, all flying towards the first node.
Dmitri quickly landed on the edge of the Forever Land and chose to walk.
But the ground is not peaceful either, and the wandering monsters have become active and aggressive.
Dmitri's invisibility was dispelled by some unknown influence, and he had to release it repeatedly, finally attracting the attention of an acid monster.
This is a battle that can be called a disaster.
The sudden attack by the acid monster prevented Dmitri from using the Bell of Silence. They tried to escape directly, but the abnormal movement attracted more acid monsters and a strange bird that fell from the sky.
They are very fast, and no matter how hard Dmitry and Rhodes run, they cannot escape.
"We are separated."
Dmitri said briefly, threw Tommen and the astrolabe at Rhodes, turned around and ran in the other direction.
He continuously activated his fire ability, and his invisibility flashed on him, attracting a large number of monsters to follow him.
"Sure enough, something marked him."
Tommen murmured.
"When we flew over the Land of Eternal Sealing, we were cursed by something."
Rhodes looked at the direction in which he was going. The light of spiritual energy was flashing, proving that he was overtaken and the battle had begun.
The aftermath of the battle attracted more monsters, making their way forward empty.
"Dmitri..."
Rhodes asked hesitantly.
"Can you survive?"
Tommen sneered, "Of course he can survive. He is known as the Invincible of Ironforge City. Although he only has six kinds of fire, he has already become a fourth-level combatant. He has superb combat skills, quick thinking, changeable tactics, and the ability to protect himself."
He has survived extremely strong and even more dangerous situations. Do you think it is you, a young boy who has not yet been born?"
Rhodes felt something dripping onto his back, it was cool and wet.
"You...cryed?"
"Fuck your horse." Tommen scolded angrily: "I am a tough man, I will not cry even if I die. Besides, I already knew that the mission would fail and everyone would die, so why should I cry?"
Rhodes was silent for a moment and replied: "We will not die."
"Stop dreaming. We are dead. The mission cannot be successful... This way, the direction is a little off."
Tommen held the astrolabe to guide the direction.
Rhodes ran with all his strength.
But the good times didn't last long, and soon they met another group of spike demons.
This is an abyss monster, proving that there is an abyss rift nearby, but this is not their mission, and such a distant rift will have no impact on the royal city.
Rhodes tried to get rid of them, but the spike demon was not only much faster than him, but also flashed in short distances.
Rhodes could only stop and fight them.
But once they fought, they realized how troublesome these spike demons were, which were slaughtered by Mephis like pigs. The large number of wooden puppets he summoned were easily torn into pieces, and his thunder stones and spiritual spears could not hit them at all.
What's worse is that the sequelae of [awakening] seem to be reaching their limit. There is a huge tearing feeling in the soul, and dizziness comes one after another.
Isn’t it? The mission is really going to fail?
Rhodes was very regretful. He actually had many trump cards, but he didn't have time to use them.
No, it's impossible.
I'm sure there's something else.
Rhodes changed direction and rushed out of the encirclement.
The rioting psychic energy hit his feet like a battering ram, pushing his body to throw away the demon at an extremely fast speed.
But with a few explosions, the Spike Demon flashed near him, and the huge spike stabbed down at him.
Rhodes turned around and dodged the attack again.
Suddenly, there was a strong wind coming from behind. Rhodes had no time to dodge, so he opened his spiritual defense, turned around and raised his hand to receive the blow, using the force to fly far away.
There was a dull pain in the arm, and the psychic defense failed to block all the attacks. The long nail made a big gash in the arm, and blood dripped from it.
However, the pain suddenly woke up Rhodes' brain.
He remembered that he still had another item.
Chief Dean’s whistle!
Although Phantom is not strong, its combat IQ is very high, so it may be useful.
Rhodes immediately took out the whistle from his dream and blew it hard.
Suddenly, his spiritual energy poured into the whistle like a tide, and Rhodes activated [Awakening] twice to satisfy this powerful suction.
Invisible spiritual energy fluctuations dispersed in the air, and after a long time, the phantom of the Chief Dean came again.
It glanced at Rhodes, and there seemed to be blame in its eyes. Then it waved its staff and smashed the head of a spiked demon that suddenly appeared.
The phantom turned around and jumped into the group of demons. It was like the arrival of the god of war. The staff flew up and down, and the demon's dog heads exploded one after another.
"This...how did you become so strong?"
Rhodes hesitated for a moment and suddenly understood.
"The chief dean did it again? He strengthened the whistle..."
The aftermath of the battle attracted nearby monsters, and this was a good opportunity to hurry
Rhodes immediately turned around and ran. He could already directly see the second node, which was a mountain with rugged rocks just 10,000 yards away.
Victory is close at hand.
But at this moment, Rhodes felt a heat on his back, and a large amount of blood flowed down his neck.
What?
Rhodes immediately put Tommen down and saw two huge penetrating wounds on his chest and abdomen.
Tommen's face was as pale as paper, and his lower lip was bitten off by his clenched teeth.
With such a serious injury, Rhodes didn't hear him cry out in pain.
"Hug, sorry..."
He spat out a mouthful of blood, and flesh foam swirled in the blood.
"The mission...really failed."
Rhodes felt as if his heart had fallen into a thorn, and the intense pain made his voice deformed: "Why don't you shout?"
Tommen's eyes dimmed.
"I...I'm afraid of disturbing you. I want to hold back...to the point. Maybe it's still possible, but...but."
"I'm sorry, I can't hold it anymore..."
His tears fell down in big drops, mixed with the blood, and soaked into the ground faster.
"We...we failed again..."
"No." Suddenly, Rhodes said.
"We did not fail."
Tommen looked at him, with something strange in his eyes, like expectation, but also like disbelief. He said softly: "My spirit is dissipating, I will die soon... Without the rotten matter, the mission is doomed to fail...
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"Move now."
"You can't take away 60 tons of rot."
"You can take it with you, I have space to store it."
For a moment, lightning flashed across Tommen's eyes: "Really...really?"
"Hmm."
Tommen didn't ask again, maybe he didn't have the strength, maybe he was afraid of getting a negative answer.
Psychic energy arose in him, and the fluctuations in the air became obvious, but his breath quickly weakened, and his body was bleeding profusely.
The battle in the distance became more intense. The chief dean's phantom was surrounded by countless monsters, but it still slaughtered all approaching monsters like the god of war.
The intense aftermath of the battle covered up the psychic fluctuations here, leaving them undisturbed.
Tens of seconds later, with a loud noise, a huge steel cylinder fell next to Rhodes.
Tommen was speechless and could only look at him with hopeful eyes.
Rhodes came to the column, used the method that the chief dean had told him, cut his palm open, and used blood to draw a huge lightning pattern on the column, which was exactly the same as his gesture.
Then, make a gesture and focus on the entire column.
Then close your eyes and sense it in your mind.
The next moment, I felt light, as if something had left my body.
Rhodes opened his eyes and saw that the column had disappeared, and in his mind, a huge object was lying quietly in the dreamland.
There is a lightning bolt symbol on it, which is shining brightly.
This is a ritual mark. In this way, only one item can be sent into and out of the dream.
"Success!"
Rhodes smiled and turned around.
"As I said, the mission will not fail as long as I am here."
But Tommen's eyes were dull and he was no longer breathing.
His spirit has dissipated, but what remains on his face is a smile.
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Rhodes turned around silently and rushed towards the node.
The phantom disappeared, and the monsters were rushing towards him.
Rhodes desperately used [Awakening], and strong psychic energy surged through his body like crazy, disappearing in an instant, and then reappearing in an instant.
His speed reached an unprecedented height, and the violent spiritual energy pushed his body away like lightning. Not even the flickering spike demon could catch up with him.
It only took him 30 seconds to cover the distance of 10,000 yards.
The moment Rhodes stepped onto the top of the mountain, his body was about to collapse, and no matter how much he used [Awakening], the terrifying aura in the void would no longer be delayed half a step.
But.
I have succeeded.
Rhodes showed a victorious smile, made a gesture, and the 60-ton cylinder hit the node heavily.
The moment it appeared, the atmosphere of the entire space changed.
Countless darkness surged here, and the spike demon arrived first and pierced his chest.
At the same time, the huge counterattack force of [Awakening] also broke out in his body.
Rhodes' vision went dark and he finally lost consciousness.
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Royal City.
Supreme Military War Department.
Everyone involved in the plan is very nervous.
The Survey Corps, White Tower, and Star Observatory are all paying attention to the trends in the west.
The messengers shuttled back and forth in the hall, delivering any small message.