CH 175

Rode remembered very clearly that the Dean, Theodore, had teleported him to Laisuo City with his magic guards as soon as possible.

Laisuo City had been destroyed by unknown monsters, and the city's defense army had been wiped out. Theodore, the Dean, must have been defeated, but Rode didn't expect to meet him here.

But what surprised Rode was that the escort knights immediately shouted when they saw him, "Don't come over! It's dangerous here!"

Dangerous? Are you underestimating me?

Although I have been avoiding the Black Death Beasts, it doesn't mean I'm afraid of them. It's just that these things have thick skin and low rewards. I'm not interested in getting involved with them.

The Dean had helped me a lot before, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he had recognized my talent.

Now, it's time for me to help him.

With a wave of his left hand, Rode summoned the Flesh Puppets and ten Wooden Puppets. With a wave of his right hand, three bags filled with fully charged Thunderstones flew into the center of the monster group.

He drew his Spirit Spear and accurately hit the bag.

Boom!

Sixty Thunderstones exploded together, and dazzling lightning blossomed in the darkness, piercing through the beast group like winding electric snakes.

Eleven gray auras flew over, and eleven Black Death Beast Souls were collected.

But this was far from enough. More Black Death Beasts were only knocked down. The lightning had pierced their spiritual energy, and the flaws in their souls were visible at a glance.

This is what I want!

Rode immediately rushed forward and attacked fiercely.

With a spiritual energy intensity of 4,000 carvings, he could use "Soul Strike" in just two seconds.

Killing a Black Death Beast only took four seconds.

But faster than Rode were his summoned creatures.

The Flesh Puppet was a giant puppet as tall as a three-story building, with stout limbs and a bloated body. Its surface was grayish-blue, like stone, and its huge fists had a thick spike.

With a heavy punch, the spike directly pierced the Black Death Beast's mouthpart, bursting it.

Although the Wooden Puppet's attack power was not strong, its branches could extend indefinitely, firmly binding the Black Death Beasts, allowing them to be slaughtered.

Under such swift and fierce attacks, the monster group was quickly annihilated.

Rode walked over with a smile. "The danger is over."

But the escort knights looked gloomy and were not happy. One of them sighed, "Comrade, I'm sorry for involving you in this."

Rode also noticed that something was wrong. There was a layer of dim gray light flowing on their bodies, like swirling smoke.

A wisp of smoke floated out and connected to him.

And at the center of the smoke was Theodore.

"What is this gray light?"

The escort knights asked in surprise, "You can see it?"

"Yes, there is already a trace of it attached to me."

The eyes of the escort knights brightened for a moment, but soon dimmed again.

"This is a group teleportation spell, which is Theodore's spell, but it has been cursed by the Snake Demon and turned into a malicious chaotic teleportation. Every once in a while, we will be randomly teleported to dangerous locations. You killed the monsters, but our next teleportation may be even more dangerous than now."

Rode frowned, "Is there no way to lift the curse?"

"Maybe Theodore can, but he has been cursed and poisoned by the Snake Demon, and he is unconscious."

Suddenly, something crossed Rode's mind. He remembered that he had an item that could purify all corrupt curses - the "Tear of the Goddess".

It was a good time to give it a try.

Rode quickly took out the Tear of the Goddess from his dream with both hands.

"This is a spiritual medicine that can cure corrupt curses. Theodore should be able to recover after taking it."

The escort knights looked at the perfectly shaped teardrop in Rode's hand and hesitated, "What is this medicine called? Is it a product of the Byron Alchemy Pharmaceutical Factory or made by that master?"

"Uh, it's called the Tear of the Goddess, made by a master named Mephisto who doesn't want to reveal his name."

The escort knights shook their heads, "I have never heard of a master named Mephisto who makes spiritual medicine. I'm sorry, I can't let Theodore take a spiritual medicine with an unknown origin."

Rode frowned, "Don't you recognize me? Do you know who I am?"

The escort knights carefully looked at him.

"I am Rode, the student that Theodore values the most, also known as..."

"The Black Rice Bucket!"

One of the knights suddenly exclaimed.

"You are the Black Rice Bucket! Captain, believe him, he is the one who killed Greygrove publicly in the sewer! The Dean gave him all his soul creations!"

Damn it!

When I have power in the future, I must change the Black Rice Bucket to Grandpa, so that you will call me Grandpa when we meet.

"Immortal Wood Romance"

Rode gritted his teeth and thought.

It can be hard to make great work when its stolen from "pawread.com".

The captain of the knights fell silent for a few seconds and said, "Alright, but I need to take a little bit first to confirm its safety before letting Theodore take it."

Rode nodded. The Tear of the Goddess was very effective, so it didn't matter if there was less.

The Tear of the Goddess was a ointment-like substance. The captain of the knights carefully cut off a small piece and put it into his mouth.

Almost immediately, he felt a strange breath sweeping through his body. It was so gentle, like the wind blown by a goddess, softening his soul.

The captain of the knights felt that his soul was lighter than ever before, and all the heavy infections had been cleared away.

He looked at his wound, and the black part had faded away, and the blood flowing out was bright red.

"This is the top-grade spiritual medicine!"

The captain of the knights widened his eyes in an instant, full of shock.

"Quick, let the Dean take it!"The knights also showed joy on their faces as they watched their captain carefully feed the Tears of the Goddess to the old man they revered.

The effect of the Tears of the Goddess was immediate. In the next moment, the black aura on Theodore's face greatly diminished, and the green poison seeped out from his fingertips, dripping onto the ground and emitting white smoke.

However, the gray mist did not disappear, and Theodore did not wake up.

Rode furrowed his brows. It seemed that this spell did not belong to the "Corruption Curse," and the Tears of the Goddess could not dispel it.

The guard knights, on the other hand, were overjoyed. The captain smiled and said, "The corruption has been lifted. His Excellency the Grand Chancellor will wake up soon."

"As long as His Excellency the Grand Chancellor wakes up, we can dispel this spell."

Rode looked at their bloodied appearance and took out many potions from his sleeve. These were all taken from the treasury of a certain philanthropist.

The guard knights had already used up all their potions after a long and arduous battle, so this was like a godsend to them, and they all smiled with relief.

The captain said with respect, "Black Rice Barrel, we will definitely report this matter to the Council of the Royal City when we return and have your title engraved on the Mountain of Glory."

"Can't we use names?"

Rode took out a bottle of Blood Essence and handed it to a knight covered in wounds, grumbling discontentedly.

The captain said solemnly, "Little Rode, only titles can express respect. Remember, if you want to show respect to someone, you must address them by their most proud characteristic title. For example, His Excellency the Grand Chancellor is the strongest mage."

Another knight shouted, "That's right, Black Rice Barrel, only you have this characteristic. We can also call you the strongest rice barrel."

Enough already!

Rode didn't want to discuss this issue any further, but the other knights continued to join in the conversation.

"Little Rode, your construct is so strong!"

"The strength of this puppet is so high, it can be considered a third-level creation, right?"

"Why have I never seen this type of construct before? Who made it?"

"It was made by Mephisto," Rode casually replied.

He planned to attribute all his creations to Mephisto. As long as the Royal City was interested, they would definitely find her.

Hmph, let's see where you can hide then.

The guard knights exchanged glances and noted down the name.

Rode had brought out many potions, but the most important one was the Blood Essence. It could quickly heal injuries and alleviate corruption, making it the core combat potion.

The second most important one was the Soul Red Crystal. It could relieve soul fatigue and accelerate the recovery of spiritual energy without any side effects.

Other potions that restored spiritual energy all had some degree of side effects.

The knights quickly consumed the potions and treated their wounds. The interval between teleportations was uncertain, but it wouldn't be too long. They had no chance to escape.

In addition, the twisted spells were infectious and could affect nearby people or objects, easily causing greater disasters.

"So, we only sent out a distress signal, but due to the unknown nature of teleportation, we have yet to receive any reinforcements," the knight captain told him. "We can only wait for the awakening of His Excellency Theodore."

Rode asked, "What happened in Laiso City?"

The knight captain's face darkened.

"It was the Abyssal Serpent, an incredibly powerful abyssal creature. It was awakened from its slumber and suddenly attacked Laiso City."

One knight gritted his teeth and said, "If not for that, the Investigation Corps would have discovered it long ago, and we wouldn't have suffered such a major defeat without any preparation."

"His Excellency Theodore did his best to stop the serpent, but the Guardian Flame of Laiso City was extinguished. Defeat was inevitable."

"What about the serpent?" Rode asked.

"It was injured by His Excellency Theodore and may have retreated back to the abyss."

"What is the abyss...?"

"The abyss is the dark side of the universe, the origin of all darkness and fear. Some scholars believe that the original black mist was born from the abyss."

Rode furrowed his brows. He saw the exact same words in the souls of the Abyssal Demon and the Dark Serpent:

【The Abyssal Demon/Dark Serpent is an abnormal monster born from the Abyssal characteristic, but the shattered Abyss has greatly weakened its power.】

The Abyssal Serpent seemed to be a more powerful Dark Serpent, and he wondered if it had been affected.

If he could pick up the soul of this injured serpent, wouldn't he be lucky?

The knight captain said in a deep voice, "Our situation is very bad now. Lord Arlan is fighting alone in the Iron Fortress, Laiso City has already fallen, and the long-dormant abyss seems to have been disturbed. It is spreading upwards, devouring our world. We can encounter abyss-infected monsters everywhere. If we don't stop it immediately, the entire defense circle of Thalorian will be destroyed."

Rode's face also darkened.

Thalorian was his only current habitat, and for both emotional and rational reasons, he couldn't let the human flame be extinguished.

"What should we do?"

The knight captain said, "We have already transmitted the information back to the Royal City. King and Lord Dulin will definitely respond. Please trust them."

"Okay."

Another knight said, "For now, we just need to protect the safety of His Excellency Theodore. His power will help us get through this crisis."

"That's right. His Excellency Theodore was once one of the eleven top combatants, even though he retired a hundred years ago, he is still one of our strongest forces."Rode's mouth almost dropped open. Could someone actually retire for a hundred years? Hadn't their pension system exploded?

What made him uneasy was that the elderly who had retired for a hundred years were still fighting on the front line.

What did this mean?

Half a moment later, the captain of the knights suddenly said, "They're here! Everyone, prepare for battle!"

The knights immediately drew their weapons and formed a battle formation.

The summoned creatures also gathered around. They had already been infected by the chaos spell and would be teleported with them.

In Rode's line of sight, the gray fog light brightened, everything in front of him became blurry, and a brief sense of weightlessness flashed by.

Rode's figure swayed, and when his feet touched the ground again, everything in front of him had already changed.