the last king of darkness

Chapter 246 The Beautiful and the Ugly

Empire.

Taboo armed.

Under the huge ring of true silver, a white-robed man rushed over and shouted: "Boss! Something serious happened!"

On the silver altar, a figure wrapped in silver light turned around suddenly.

"What did you say?"

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When Rhodes opened his eyes again, he had returned to his room in the dungeon.

Recalling the last moment, he jumped up suddenly, picked up a long robe and put it on, and rushed out the door.

In the hall outside, the soldiers who were queuing up for purification all turned their heads.

O'Hara asked in surprise, "Master Commander, when did you come back?"

Rhodes didn't answer, and he used his spiritual energy under his feet to jump straight up along the wall.

O'Hara shouted, "Commander, where are you going?"

There was no answer, and the person had disappeared.

Everyone looked at each other, Annabe hesitated and said, "Why does he seem to be empty inside?"

Mina, who was studying the relics brought back from Fanxing Town, gave her a sideways glance: "Crazy about men? Would you like me to help you?"

Annabel blushed immediately, and said angrily, "Come on, pretend I'm afraid of you!"

"Hehe, you said so."

"come!"

"Go!"

"come!"

……

O'Hara turned his gaze to Beowwood, who shrugged helplessly.

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Rhode didn't even bring a lantern, and broke into the black mist directly.

Under the full force of the explosion, within a moment, he stepped into Fanxing Town and returned to the point where he exploded just now.

All the monsters disappeared, not even ashes remained.

There is no change in the building. The square, pool, fountain, and street lamp 500 years ago have been destroyed, but they still exist.

Mephis, who was wearing a white robe, was standing in the center. Her figure was like a non-existent white ghost under the dim black mist in the ancient town.

Rhodes was taken aback, and shouted: "Mephis!"

She didn't move, but there was a slight wind blowing and her robes were shaking, proving that she was an entity.

This... what's going on here?The erupting void swallowed the monster, why didn't it swallow her?

Rhodes remembered the prophecy to her, and shouted again: "Mephis! Are you there?"

Memphis moved a little, as if he had just recovered from a trance.

"It's Rhodes..."

Rhodes was overjoyed and could talk, so it wasn't a monster. He shouted, "Mephis, what's wrong with you? How...how did you survive? Didn't the void swallow you?"

Memphis didn't turn around, her voice was very soft, without tone, like fly ash after her emotions were burned out.

"The strange hollow energy bypassed me, and all the monsters fell into it...but I didn't, why, I can't even die?"

Rhodes was shocked and shouted: "Mephis! Why did you commit suicide? Isn't it good to live? Although the world is dark, there are days like Hanukkah! We wait for the light in the dark, and we will finally see the light , isn't it good?"

Memphis bowed his head.

"No... I have no light."

"How not?"

Rhodes shouted eagerly:
"Didn't I promise you? As long as I'm here, I'll take care of you. You won't be treated differently. No one can hurt you."

"Don't think I'm nothing now, and there's nothing here. Immediately, Fanxing Town will return to human territory. When I light the fire in the town, countless residents will come. This place will be a new human. The settlement is a paradise comparable to the upper city of Wangcheng, a promised land full of happiness, laughter, and no discrimination, prejudice, or hatred."

"And I will also become the pillar of Trorian's new generation. As I said, I will break your shackles for you. Believe me?"

Mephis said softly: "It's useless, everything is a lie, when everyone sees my true face, admiration will turn to hatred, enthusiasm will turn to fear, infatuation will turn to hatred, admiration will turn to contempt, without exception, I am just a monster in this world..."

Rhodes shouted: "No, you are not! I am the exception! My admiration is admiration, enthusiasm is enthusiasm, infatuation is infatuation, adoration is adoration, it will not change because of your appearance, come back, we are The best partner, I have already thought of a wonderful battle plan..."

There was a tinge of sarcasm in Memphis' voice.

"……yes?"

With a chirping sound, the corrupted black substance pierced through the robe behind her, extending like a branch, forming a pair of withered wings, and a viscous, off-white, brain-like liquid permeated and dripped from the dead branch.

The chill radiated from her, congealing the liquid into an even more disgusting gray-white substance.

Rhode couldn't help taking a step back, but his reason immediately froze his feet on the ground, and said softly.

"Your curse is out of control? Don't worry, it's fine, I..."

Mephis turned around, and a face that was far uglier than the medicine woman came into view. Her deep wrinkles were full of abscesses and corruption, and pits formed by rotten flesh and blood were all over her cheeks. With her black tongue hanging in front of her neck, she no longer looked like a person, but like a banshee.

"Look."

Memphis moved the corner of his mouth, revealing an ugly but sincere smile that had never been seen before, as if he had lost all restraints.

"This is what I look like now, after all the curses are out of control..."

Rhodes suppressed the fear and nausea, and shouted: "I will relieve them!"

Memphis's smile became happy for some reason.

"I'm sorry, that beautiful me is also a curse, you saved me, and you won't get a beauty."

"Sorry to disappoint you..."

Rhodes didn't even think about it, and immediately shouted: "No, no matter how beautiful or ugly you are, no matter what you become, I promise never..."

Memphis interrupted him.

"kiss Me."

She opened her hands, her silvery white eyes were curved, as if she had a cunning plan to succeed, but deep in her eyes was a deep sadness.

Pus and blood dripped from her face, her blackened tongue quivered in the air, and her rotting lips just wanted to make people vomit.

But Rhodes didn't hesitate for a moment, took a leap, hugged her in his arms, and kissed her lips before she could react.

Humanity dropped crazily at this moment. Rhodes had saved for so long, but his total humanity was only 10,000+, and he lost more than [-] in the blink of an eye.

The body in his arms moved, trying to break free, but Rhodes tightened his hands and hugged her tightly.

The kiss was so deep that it was almost impossible to breathe.

The body in her arms gradually became soft from rigidity, a glaring white light rose from her body, and the flickering light mist engulfed them all. At some point, the black mist retreated thousands of yards, revealing the high sky and the whole town .

At some point, Mephis embraced Rhode's back with both hands, her breath was moist, her lips were wet and soft, and the curse was gone.

She becomes human.

But she is not the beautiful Mephis before, but a rather ordinary girl, her skin is not smooth and tender, her complexion is not fair, her eyes have turned gray-brown, her silver hair has turned into black hair, and her cheeks There are some freckles, and her appearance has become ordinary, with only a little girl's delicacy, just like the daughter of a commoner's family.

She no longer has the beauty of a goddess, but Rhodes didn't care, and even reached down uncontrollably.

But this time, Memphis didn't stop, but stood on tiptoe.

Rhodes felt her temperature, but instead of taking any further action, he let her go.

The next moment, with a cold snort, dozens of people in white robes with silver rings printed on their chests descended from the sky, surrounded them, and pointed their long silver tridents directly at them.

"Memphis!"

The headed one-eyed dragon said indifferently and vigilantly.

"Who allowed you to unlock the curse of the seal without authorization?"

Memphis didn't answer, and didn't pay attention, just looked at Rhodes as if he didn't hear it.

Cyclops snarled: "Answer my question! Otherwise, I will take compulsory measures!"

The white-robed people took a step forward collectively, and the white light on the silver trident swirled, and powerful spiritual energy waves emanated from it.

Rhodes turned around and said with a smile, "Don't get excited, I solved it."

Cyclops slowed down and bowed slightly to Rhodes.

"Your Excellency the Hand of the King, Mephis is the highest-level taboo, and matters related to her are the highest level of security in the royal city. Although you have the right to use her, her jurisdiction is still under the Silver Oath."

Rhodes smiled and said, "As you said, you don't care how I use her, do you?"

Cyclops' face darkened, but his tone was still respectful.

"Lord Rhodes, the Silver Pledge is under the direct jurisdiction of the First Defense Chief Lin and Archbishop Horus. Your authority cannot exceed them. Please let her go. We want to bring her back to the Silver Pledge. She must serve Her actions paid a heavy price."

Rhodes said coldly: "I don't agree."

Cyclops took a step forward, his tone turned cold.

"Then I'm sorry, Lord Rhodes."

Rhodes frowned and said: "One-eyed dragon, are your eyesight not working? Don't you know that Lord Dalin and Horus are my backers? Didn't you see that this town has been emptied when you came? If I achieve great success, I will soon become a new rich man in the royal city, and I will definitely be among the top leaders of Trorian in the future, think about the consequences of offending me."

Cyclops was silent for a few seconds, but he was not stopped by Rhodes' threats.

"I'm sorry, Lord Rhodes, it's my duty."

Holding a trident, he strode forward.

Rhodes sneered: "I see how you take her away?"

Turn around and stand in front of Mephis, confronting Cyclops head-on.

The two sides were at a stalemate for a moment, and the white-robed man couldn't get past Rhodes to take Mephis away, and he didn't dare to attack him easily.

But Mephis came out from behind him and said softly, "Kaka, take me away."

Cyclops waved his hand: "Take it away!"

Rhode said anxiously: "Mephis, you..."

Memphis turned around and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm just going back to reorganize the curse, and I'll be back when the packaging is complete."

After several clicks, the white-robed man leaped forward, and dozens of silver halberds wrapped around her neck, hands, and feet.

Rhodes said angrily: "Let go, Cyclops, treat her well, or you won't be able to leave! I said it!"

Cyclops bowed and said, "As you wish, Lord Rhodes."

With a wave of his hand: "Let go!"

Putting down the silver halberd, Cyclops said respectfully, "Master Rhodes, please rest assured, we will not harm her maliciously."

Rhodes sighed in his heart, and could only get out of the way.

"Let's go."

Cyclops breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately waved: "Go."

Everyone embraced Mephis, soared into the air, and quickly disappeared from sight.

(End of this chapter)