It wasn't until Rhodes stepped into the firelight of the station that the anxious atmosphere eased.
Three bishops came forward and used lanterns and unspelling stones to detect whether his soul was contaminated or distorted.
This is a step only taken in extremely dangerous areas to ensure that the worst-case scenario does not occur.
Rhodes will naturally not be contaminated, and his soul shows absolute purity in the test.
Mavis has not been tested. There is a strong curse in her soul, and any test is inaccurate.
If it weren't for Rhodes' guarantee, this kind of person would never be able to join the team.
After passing the test, Rhodes took off the lantern from his waist, and someone immediately took it to replenish the phlogiston, and someone else handed him purified water and steaming food.
——In such an expedition, food and water are second only to lanterns and phlogiston in importance.
Rhodes was indeed thirsty. He drank a large amount of water and took a bite of fresh grilled steak. The aroma of oily meat in his mouth made him instantly feel the meaning of life.
After finishing the steak in two bites, he ordered another portion and handed it to Mavis.
Then, with everyone looking forward to it, Rhodes told them that the combat mission was successful and the designated area had been cleaned up by him and Mavis.
Only then did everyone's expressions light up.
The soldiers began to shout in unison again: "Black rice bucket!"
Even scholars are involved.
This was one of the few good news among the countless bad news, so Rhodes did not interrupt it and was able to reap a wave of humanity.
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——The consumption of Mavis made him a little more concerned about this aspect.
Next is a short period of repair.
Rhodes closed his eyes and lay down in the rocking chair in the dream world. Dreamless sleep can greatly speed up the recovery of the soul.
The twelfth star [Blood Pact Revival] can greatly eliminate physical fatigue, and the second star [Frigid Blue] can quickly restore spiritual energy. Under the combined effect of these three, Rhodes' recovery speed is inhuman.
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No one in this expedition team can recover faster than him.
Because of this, his combat efficiency exceeds that of anyone else, second only to Moonlight Knight Olivia.
It is worth mentioning that no matter how high-intensity and efficient Rhodes fights, Mavis can keep up.
Although in most cases she only uses Freeze, and her energy consumption is far less than that of Rhodes, but just because she can keep up with Rhodes, she is considered to be extremely talented.
While Rhodes was resting, others were not idle either.
Professor Binns and Professor Barrett organized another operation, leading half of the scholars and all researchers, protected by dozens of high-level combatants, carrying various instruments to explore the area cleared by Rhodes.
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The survey and research on the city of Sagus is very important.
The Black Mist was born in the Second Era. If we can figure out why the Black Mist appears, we may be able to find a way to completely eliminate it.
Three hours later.
Rhodes opened his eyes, feeling refreshed, energetic, and full of spiritual energy.
"Very good, let's start the next step of cleaning up."
Rhodes thought.
When we came to the small fog disk in the center, above was the shrunken city of Sagus, which was divided into countless areas by Olivia using various colors.
Most of them are black or red, which are areas full of danger. The darker the color, the more dangerous it is. Relatively safe areas are gray, and cleared areas are white.
His eyes traveled through various areas.
Each area will be stared at for a few seconds, so that the divinity that can be obtained by clearing it will be displayed in the Star Square.
Rhodes will determine the value of this area based on the amount of divinity.
This function is really convenient and can help him find areas with the most divinity and the least danger.
Such areas usually have a huge impact on them and should be cleaned up first.
As for those hard-to-gnaw bones, leave them to Olivia.
Of course, Star Square is not always invincible. Sometimes, it will not display specific numbers, but will only use vague words such as "a lot", "more", "very much" to indicate the amount of divinity obtained.<
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Whenever this happens, Rhodes can only judge through intuition.
Now, it’s time to use your “intuition”.
Rhodes looked at the three "very many" in front of him and fell into silence.
Each area is black to red, and marked with special marks, indicating that there are very powerful monsters here.
Olivia once told them not to try it easily unless they gather strong power.
Rhodes was very hesitant. Although he was very powerful now, he was not strong enough to walk sideways in Sagus City.
If you choose these three areas, you may encounter unsolvable problems.
But if you choose something else, you won’t be able to bear the words “very much”.
You know, before, the words Rhodes saw on it were just "a lot", and it only changed to "a lot" after at least part of the area in front of them was cleared.
Obviously, the most important thing to them right now is these three areas.
While hesitating, Yefeng, Rigel, and Vito returned to their station by the light of the fire.
After being inspected, Rigel couldn't help shouting; "We won! We destroyed all the monsters!"
There was another burst of cheers, and people everywhere shouted:
"Iron Man!"
"White mist!"
"Eternal shining eyes! Karama's brain!"
Although Ye Feng didn't speak, the joy on his face couldn't stop flowing out.
Now, every victory is important, and Night Breeze Team is the only team ranked behind Olivia and Rhodes.
Their cleaning efficiency is very close to Rhodes.
Yefeng is a fire wielder of the Spark Sequence, possesses eleven stars, and holds a soul weapon called "Moonfall Bow". He is an excellent long-range attacker and battlefield controller.
Vito is a quasi-first-level combatant. He has the characteristic of white smoke and can turn into smoke to attack or control enemies, help or protect teammates. He is a very powerful battlefield controller.
Rigel is a formal combatant. His soul attribute is "Immortal Body". He is very resistant to beatings and is an excellent front-line fighter.
Rhodes has cooperated with them before, and the battle was quite enjoyable.
In just a moment, Rhodes decided to invite them to fight together and clean up the three areas.
Although this may reduce some of the divinity, it is the most beneficial approach for the expedition team.
And Rhodes also believes that even if there is less divinity, it will not be lower than other areas.
Thoughts flashed by, and Rhodes immediately stood up and took action.
Night Breeze was a little strange about Rhodes' invitation, but he understood it instantly after learning about the location he wanted to clean up.
"The seminary, the arena, and the cesspool, these three areas are indeed very dangerous."
Night Breeze said in a deep voice.
"But we have other areas to choose from."
"For example, the Gate of God's Choice and the Avenue of God's Advent. After we clear these places, we can directly reach the God Tower in the center. According to the prophecy, all the remaining bodies and souls of the God of Destiny are stored there." p>
Ye Feng's logic is very clear. He is known as "Karama's brain" because of his careful thinking and fine judgment.
Vito nodded: "With the current progress, it is impossible for us to complete all the cleanup tasks before the black fog blocks the return route. The best choice is to prepare early and get the key destiny materials. I think eldest brother
What you said is correct."
Riegel: "Me too."
Rhodes scratched his head and looked at the areas he mentioned, and found that not only were they dangerous, but they also did not have much access to divinity.
Obviously, this shows that these two areas are not that important to them.
As for why, Rhodes couldn't tell.
Just when he was hesitating whether to spend 10 points of divinity to use [Sense of God], Asa in his mind suddenly spoke.
"I know."
Rhodes frowned and said, "What do you know?"
In order to facilitate the search for Amon, Rhodes opened the dream realm to him.
He can see everything he sees from Rhodes' perspective.
Asa said in a deep voice: "This Star Square is a magical creation with a limited ability to see the future. It is far from being as simple as it seems on the surface. Ah, your dream is simply an unimaginable miraculous creation. I even think it may exceed the throne of Yuantian God..."
Rhodes interrupted him: "Get to the point, don't waste my time."
Asa's soul swelled and looked very angry, but he did not dare to show it to Rhodes and just said dullly.
"According to your logic, these three areas are not important. They are a hard nut to crack and of little use."
"But from the perspective of Star Square, they are very important. Obviously there are some factors outside the norm that affect it."
Rhodes understood it instantly.
"You mean, Amon?"
Asa nodded.
"That's right, Amon is the source of evil thoughts from ancient times."
"Generally speaking, the title represents its characteristics and essence. If the title contains 'source', it means that it is extremely powerful."
"Evil ghosts are a specialized type of monster. Their characteristic is parasitism. They inject eggs into living souls, influence and control the soul's behavior through the development of the eggs, and eventually break out of the body and return to their original bodies, bringing rare nutrients. ."
"The evil spirit of the source shows that he is very good at similar abilities."
Rhodes' heart trembled, and he instantly understood how Horus had been tricked.
It’s not that the Royal City has no way to detect this kind of control method, it’s just that it’s too biased, and evil monsters have not appeared around Trolian for a long, long time.
The last case of being parasitized by an evil spirit was thirty years ago.
By now, most people have forgotten about it.
Could it be that this is also part of Amon’s calculation?
Rhodes thought, looking at the tumbling shit-yellow soul.
Obviously, Asa also thinks this way.
"If our guess is true, it obviously shows that Amon has the ability to influence monsters to a certain extent, at least to make the monsters leave."
"Sir Rhodes, you should know that the easiest way to destroy a human team is to activate the power hidden in the darkness."
Asa paused and laughed sinisterly.
"You are a smart person, you should know what I want to say, right?"
Rhodes' face was extremely gloomy.
"I know that the reason why we can gain so much divinity by clearing these three areas is because they may pose a huge threat to us. If we move forward beyond them, Amon may control the monsters in them and backstab them.
We."
"It is also because of this that there is great uncertainty. The numbers on Star Square are modeled after the lake."
Asa laughed, and his soul bowed deeply to the obelisk.
"You are right. Your wisdom is indeed very profound. Amon, the evil ghost of the source, is likely to be able to affect specific monsters in those three areas. Since this is not the case in other areas, we can basically confirm this guess.
is correct."
But Rhodes's face did not improve with compliments, but became even more gloomy.
"Since you knew this earlier, why didn't you tell me?"
Asa replied calmly: "I only remembered it recently. You know, there are too many memories of ancient evil thoughts. Sometimes, I don't know where they are buried."
Rhodes touched his forehead. This explanation was so reasonable that he didn't particularly believe it.
But now is not the time to pursue this matter. The first thing Rhodes thought of was to detect whether anyone in the team was controlled by evil ghost parasitism.
There is a soul master in the team who can do this with the assistance of psychic instruments.
Rhodes did not hesitate and gave the order decisively.
The soul master did not question it and began to test everyone one by one.
Later, Rhodes told Ye Feng, Lucian and others what he knew from Asa's mouth.
Of course, things related to dreams have been hidden. The discovery of this was all due to his intuition and amazing wisdom.
Lucian was in disbelief.
If this is the case, then Amon does not have to take action himself, he can just bury a few eggs in the team to implement the plan.
Fortunately, after the test, no one was parasitized.
There are still some people fighting outside, and we have to wait until they come back to be tested.
Rhodes felt much more at ease and reiterated his thoughts to Ye Feng and others.
This time, Ye Feng agreed without hesitation.
"Brother Rhodes, I think what you said makes sense. The Doomsday Cultists are a group of cowards. They will never come to a normal battlefield. Making trouble from behind is their usual method."
Vito said: "Brother Rhodes' intuition is admired by the entire Fire Palace and the Military War Department. I believe in him."
Revere: "Me too."
Rhodes smiled and said: "Then let's set off quickly. Even if we can't find the real doomsday cultists, it will be good if we can successfully complete the mission."
Night Breeze asked: "Brother Rhodes, which one should we choose among these three areas?"
Rhodes hesitated for a moment, looked around, and was about to choose the arena, when Asa suddenly shouted in his mind.
"Big shithole!"
"Choose a big cesspool!"
Rhodes was stunned: "Why?"
Asa explained: "It has the lowest straight-line distance from us, and is the darkest and most suspicious... The most critical thing is that its area is directly opposite the route we are going to move forward, and the risk of attacking from behind is the highest..." Rhodes interrupted: "Don't lie to me. If you look at it this way, the location of the seminary and the arena is no better than a cesspool? Tell me, what do you think?"
Asa's soul swelled even more, and its color was yellow with a hint of red.
"In the recent period of time, I have gradually digested the feces particles. I have a premonition that I will soon become the king of poop devouring as an ancient evil thought, and there are the poop essence particles I want in the cesspool."
Rhodes snorted coldly: "Why should I help you? Is this something beyond our agreement?"
Asa was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed again.
"The great Lord Rhodes, with the power of dreams, you are definitely the one who will become a god."
"And how can the gods not have their servants beside them?"
"I don't know, are you willing to accept the King of Shit Devouring as your servant and serve you loyally?"