CH 199

Rode saw his teammates in the military war department hall.

There were only two people, "The Undefeated of Iron Furnace City" Dmitri, and a green-skinned man named Toman.

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But the high-level personnel and attendants in the hall showed the importance of the royal city to this operation.

Dmitri was a silent and strong man, responding to the questions of the high-level personnel with just nods or shakes of his head.

Toman, on the other hand, seemed frivolous and insolent, lounging on a bench and ignoring the people around him.

A high-ranking official spoke loudly, "The personnel are all here, time is running out, let's get ready to depart."

Dmitri nodded and stood up.

But Toman was unwilling to get up, and loudly said, "Lord Herman! This guy doesn't look like he's ready at all, is he even capable?"

The high-ranking official said with a stern face, "He is a complete clairvoyant."

Toman sneered, "So what if he's a complete clairvoyant? We don't have the time to protect him on such a dangerous mission. He must be able to protect himself. Lord Herman, do you think he looks like a fresh recruit, is that okay?"

Herman said coldly, "This is the king's command."

"Fine, fine, but if the mission fails, don't blame me. He won't get a penny less than the compensation he deserves."

Herman's face became very ugly, but fortunately he did not continue speaking, and got up and left the hall.

"Let's go, big guy, little devil, it's time for us to bravely sacrifice ourselves for the Holy Fire, for humanity, for Thalorian, let's charge."

He shouted without any passion, as if it were a mockery.

Rode frowned and asked, "What's the deal with this guy?"

Herman sighed lightly, but didn't say anything, only said, "Let's go."

They walked out of the hall, and a floating spirit car was waiting for them outside the hall.

Rode boarded the spirit car, and the three of them set off.

There were no farewells, no blessings, the people from the military war department stood outside the hall, silently watching them go.

The spirit car stopped at the city gate of the royal city.

They had to walk the rest of the way themselves.

All three of them were empty-handed, with nothing but a star compass to guide them, not even the necessary lanterns.

"Here!"

Toman stuffed a red tearstone into Rode's arms.

"There's only one, once it's used up, you'll be waiting for death."

Rode frowned and asked, "Why don't we bring spirit lamps?"

"Haha!" Toman laughed, "It looks like you really are a rookie. What crime did you commit to be sent here to die?"

Dmitri said solemnly, "We cannot alert any dormant entities in the darkness. Any spiritual items with traces of fire cannot be worn. Any residual light, any residual fire, is a direct projection of the power of fire, and cannot be carried."

Toman sneered, "Kid, it looks like you've never left Thalorian to carry out a mission. That is a truly dark world, with countless terrifying entities lurking in the darkness, and we have no assistance. A little carelessness will lead to certain death. While you still can, turn back now and save your life."

Rode said casually, "No need, I'm going to die anyway."

"Suit yourself, but if you can't keep up with us, you'd better go home and drink milk."

Toman snorted and strode off to the west.

He was fast, but Rode had specialized in long-distance running and short sprints, and now his spiritual power had greatly increased. Although the king said there was no change, he felt it very clearly. With each step, he could cover dozens of yards, and he kept up with the green-skinned man.

Toman's face turned green, but he couldn't shake off Rode.

After walking for a while, Dmitri suddenly said, "Toman, I'm tired."

The green-skinned man immediately stopped in his tracks, "Then let's take a break."

The three of them sat down where they were, in the thick black fog, only a faint red figure could be seen.

Dmitri placed the star compass in the center, and countless bright lines extended from it.

His large fingers traced one of the lines.

"We'll head west, pass through the Fury Wind Corner, and then reach the Eternal Seal. Here and here are the key points. We just need to place sixty tons of decayed matter at these two points, and the mission will be complete."

Rode looked around.

"Where is the sixty tons of decayed matter?"

Toman, out of breath, said, "It's with me."

"His ability is spatial movement, he can move material from a specific space to himself."

"Oh."

Rode finally understood why they had set off so directly, the supplies should have been prepared long ago.

He hadn't expected that, apart from him, there would be someone in the royal city with the ability to store items in space.

Dmitri continued.

"We must reach the target location within twelve hours, otherwise the position of the monster groups will change, especially the corrupt insect swarm of Siglais, and the decayed matter won't have the intended effect.""The two nodes are 330 kilometers and 360 kilometers away from us, according to tactical principles, our pace should be 70 kilometers per hour."

Toman sneered, "Big guy, don't talk nonsense. If you have a plan, just tell us. After twelve hours, everyone will be exhausted, and the compensation of 100,000 silver won't be reduced. Why worry so much?"

Rode frowned, encountering this kind of teammate for the first time.

"If you're so afraid of death, why did you come to carry out this mission?"

Toman yawned and lay down on the ground. "What else can I do? There's no one in the royal city with stronger spatial movement than me."

Dmitri said, "Spatial movement has three elements: the size, mass, and distance of the object. He is the only spatial mover with seven fireworks, capable of transporting decaying matter from 360 kilometers away, weighing 60 tons, and 30 standard heights to his side."

Toman sighed, "There's no way. The capable ones die young."

Rode frowned, "If this mission is so important, why not send more and stronger people to complete it?"

Toman sneered, "Inexperienced."

Dmitri said in a deep voice, "The node is to the west, and the defensive circle in the west is only a small section. Once it exceeds 100 kilometers, it will completely leave the range of Thalorian. A very strong individual with powerful spiritual energy fluctuations will cause more unknown and terrifying entities to be alarmed in the silent dark world. Once a battle occurs, the disturbance will grow, and the mission will inevitably fail."

Toman sneered, "So, what's the use of training so hard? Can you be stronger than the monsters? In my opinion, let's not bother. Eat and drink, live happily, die happily. Isn't that good?"

Rode's face darkened, "If you don't want to do it, then teleport the decaying matter over now, and I'll take care of the rest."

Toman let out a mocking laugh, ignored him, and turned over, facing away from him.

Dmitri continued as if nothing had happened.

"I have six fire seeds, one of which can reduce the disturbance level of our presence, and another can achieve optical invisibility. Once we leave the range of Thalorian, I will use these two abilities to hide us. Please try to avoid combat unless absolutely necessary."

Rode suddenly asked, "Can we fly over there?"

Dmitri shook his head, "No, once we leave Thalorian, the sky becomes a restricted area. Under no circumstances should we leave the ground by more than a hundred meters."

"What about the spirit world?"

"Traveling to the spirit world is extremely unstable, and disturbances in the spirit world will ultimately affect the material world, causing unknown disasters."

Toman sighed, "Nothing works, this is our situation."

Rode frowned, "Why are you so certain that we will die? Can't we come back alive, receive a generous reward, and live happily ever after?"

Toman's mocking voice almost sprayed out of his nostrils.

"The glorious hero overcoming the darkness and returning home victorious, even little kids don't believe that anymore. When you're torn apart, when your guts are spilling out, when you're corroded and corrupted, and you're confused and going crazy, you'll know that these are all lies made up by the nobles to send you to your death."

He sat up, pointing to his nose. "I'm telling you, everything in this world is fake, only money is real. This mission is impossible to succeed. I'm not here for the 100,000 silver compensation."

Rode sneered, "What use is money when you're dead? What does other people's happiness have to do with you? I'm telling you, everything in this world is fake, only being alive is real. This mission will definitely succeed, and we will definitely return to the royal city alive."

Toman huffed, "Fine, then you live well!"

After that, the two didn't say another word about this issue, and Dmitri went over the details of the mission before the three of them set off in silence.

Dmitri led the way, maintaining a pace of 70 kilometers per hour.

This speed was no pressure for Rode, but it was very stressful for Toman, who needed to take a break every half hour to continue.

Their route did not pass through any strongholds, and there was nothing in the endless darkness.

Occasionally, they saw the light of strongholds, but it passed in an instant.

After about an hour and a half, they officially left the range of Thalorian.

Once completely out of the influence of the fire, the rolling black mist became even denser, more ferocious, and full of aggressive malice.

The red tear stones could no longer fully protect them, and Rode noticed that his humanity was declining, clearly already being eroded.Dmitri activated his Ember ability, rendering the trio transparent, their presence faint, leaving behind only a dim red glow that was easily overlooked.

Dmitri whispered, "From now on, we must be cautious. Ahead lies the Windfury Ridge, home to a great number of Soul Eaters. Deep within, it is said that a very powerful Soul Devourer sleeps. We must not disturb them. Rode, you will lead the way with me, and we'll try to avoid all creatures. Toman, stay close."

Toman responded weakly.

The three slowed their pace, moving forward with extreme caution.