The Last Dark King

Latest website: With a loud roar, the bronze door was pushed open.

A solemn semi-circular hall appeared in front of us, surrounded by stepped steps with many bronze seats on the steps.

In the direction due east, under the huge holy fire emblem, a huge bronze statue cuts off the steps.

He holds a sword in one hand and a shield in the other. He has a resolute face and a firm expression. He carries a strange utensil on his back and raises his head slightly, as if he is looking into the distance.

It was none other than Trorian, their first hero.

Under his statue, Rhodes was surprised to find many people in the hall. They seemed to have been waiting here for a long time.

"follow me."

Armando stepped forward, and the three of them followed him to the center of the Guardian Hall.

There is a huge symbol on the ground in the center, a burning shield and a burning sword standing intertwined.

Churchill said softly: "This is the sign of the Guardian."

Armando glared at him.

"Go back to your seat."

Churchill shrugged and turned back to his seat.

Qingyu gave Rhodes an encouraging look and left. Her seat was first on the second level on the left.

Rhodes noticed that many seats on the steps were empty, and some were even covered with thick dust.

Armando opened his hands, psychic light shone on him, and his voice had never been clearer than at this moment.

"The guardian enthronement ceremony begins."

Two figures came from the corner and stood beside Rhodes, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.

Rhodes was surprised to find that they turned out to be Great Sword Tyro and "Invincible" Jessica.

"Have you also been promoted to guardian?"

Taylor showed a bright smile: "Yes, Brother Rhodes, in fact, I have been promoted to the first level combatant a long time ago, but because the Fire Palace lacks the materials for the enthronement ceremony, I have waited until now."

Rhodes was surprised: "Materials? Do you need materials for the enthronement ceremony?"

Taylor smiled and said: "Of course it is necessary. The guardian ceremony is not just an honorary ceremony, but a major blessing ceremony. Only after being crowned with the crown mark of the fire can we truly become guardians."

"And the crown mark that bestows fire requires activating Trollian's statue and igniting Trollian's soul fire. This is not a simple matter and requires the consumption of a lot of precious materials."

The undefeated Jessica said to Rod kindly: "If you hadn't been promoted, I think we would have to wait for a while."

Rhodes took a look at her. Jessica had long black hair, an oval face, fair skin, slender eyes, and slightly raised eyes. She had a strange sense of charm and looked arrogant, but her attitude was very kind. .

Rod remembers her as a member of the "Spirit Girls" and one of Annabeth's sisters.

Their characteristics are "magic liberation", and the state after liberation is their "awakening state", which is also their fighting state.

Jessica's "awakened state" is a huge multi-armed snake demon, hundreds of yards tall, with six arms holding six giant swords. It sweeps across the battlefield like a windmill and kills monsters with great efficiency. .

Back in the Fortress of Courage, it was she who withstood a battlefield by herself, killing the White Walkers until corpses littered the field, and they could never get past the cordon.

Rod was impressed by her.

"Sister Jessica, you still look so beautiful." Rhodes reached out his hand.

Jessica smiled slightly and shook his hand briefly.

"Little Rhodes, your growth rate is really amazing. When you were in the Secret Branch, you were still so weak, but in the blink of an eye you were already shoulder to shoulder with me."

Taylor smiled and said: "Brother Rhodes, there are very few people whose growth rate can be compared with the spirit girls with the 'Magic Liberation' characteristic, and even fewer who surpass them. In their eyes, they are all catching up with others, and few Being caught up from behind.”

"Did you know? I stayed at the second-level combatant for half a year. Half a year ago, Jessica was only a fourth-level combatant. Half a year later, her strength has almost caught up with mine."

Jessica glanced at him and her tone became proud: "Taylor, what do you mean by catching up with you quickly? When did you become stronger than me?"

Tyro held the big sword behind his back: "What are you doing, Jessica, do you want to fight? At least now, you are not my opponent."

"Quiet."

Armando shouted, the white light on his body was gradually getting stronger and gradually merged with Trorian's statue.

At this time, the bishop of the Heroes Church came from under the statue.

His whole body was burning with intense flames, but his beard, hair and clothes were intact in the flames.

"Trorian's new stars!"

He came to the three of them.

"You have gone through countless hardships and arrived at the palace of the guardian of glory. From now on, you are the sword in the darkness, the guard on the high wall, resisting the flames of the black mist, the light of dawn in the long night, rushing towards the horn of victory. , the strong shield that guards the kingdom and inspires the hope of our compatriots.”

The white light on Armando's body gradually extinguished, while the light on Trorian's statue grew stronger.

The intense white light illuminated the Guardian Hall.

Rhodes noticed that everyone in the seats stood up, and they were also shining with dazzling white light.

The bishop came to Jessica's side.

“May the flames gather like moths because of your light.”

Jessica bowed slightly: "May the inheritance continue and the fire be passed on forever."

The bishop stretched out his finger and lightly touched Jessica's forehead.

For a moment, countless white lights fell on Jessica, and a bright flame descended from the ceiling and landed on her neck.

A triple flame mark appeared on the collar of her robe.

The bishop nodded with satisfaction and came to Taylor's side.

"May the light always shine on you and me!"

Taylor bowed and said loudly: "May the fire be everlasting and may the hero be immortal."

White light and flames fell on him, and the triple flame mark also appeared on his collar.

The bishop came to Rhodes with approval in his eyes, looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "You are the candidate I didn't expect. Congratulations, black bastard Rhodes."

Rhodes twitched the corner of his mouth and said dryly: "Thank you."

The bishop looked serious.

"May the Holy Fire protect you forever."

Rhodes followed suit, bowed and said: "As long as mankind does not perish, the flame will not go out, and the dawn will surely come."

The bishop stretched out his hand and gave it a gentle tap.

Fire and light fell, and a triple flame symbol appeared on Rhodes' collar.

The bishop said with satisfaction: "The ceremony is completed. Now, you are all the guardians of Trolian. You shoulder the hope and glory of mankind, the inheritance and glory of fire. I hope you can keep your heart, strengthen your will, and lead Man finds eternal light.”

The three of them replied in unison: "We will fulfill our mission."

The light on Trorian's statue gradually dissipated, and the flames on the bishop's body also fell, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became much more relaxed.

The bishop came up, patted their shoulders, and praised: "Not bad, not bad, great young man and little girl. Seeing the birth of the young guardian is like seeing the sunrise, and my heart is filled with light. "

Armando walked up with a rare smile on his face.

"You are all Trorian's precious strength. I hope you can show your due strength in the next battle of Star City."

His expression turned solemn.

"Now, let me briefly explain the responsibilities and powers of the guardian."

"In a regional war, the guardian is usually the highest-level commander and can decide the strategy and tactics of the war, as well as the deployment and distribution of personnel."

"If necessary, you can even forcibly recruit combatants below the level of first-level combatants, interrupt their missions, and make them obey your orders. However, after the war, you will also be questioned by the royal city for this."

Both Tyro and Jessica looked solemn. They seemed to have known about it for a long time. Only Rhodes didn't know yet.

From this point of view, the guardian's power is really great.

he thought in his mind.

What can I do with this power?

For a while, Rhodes didn't think of an answer.

Armando continued: "In terms of the order of battle, the Military War Department has the right to make suggestions to you, but you can refuse to implement it. The only people who can order you are the first defense officer Da Lin, the seven sons of fire, the four knight commanders, and king."

He paused and added.

"But on the battlefield of Star City, there is no combat power below the level of first-level combatants. Therefore, at some point, you need to learn to cooperate with each other."

Rhodes patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, First Elder, I am the best at cooperating. No one is better at cooperating than me. Mr. Alan and I have agreed to cooperate. He and I are simply the best partners. Killing indiscriminately in the ancient Hall of Heroes, the evil monsters were defeated. "

Armando glanced at him.

"Boy, you'd better be humble, everyone who cooperates with Alan is like that."

Rhodes laughed dryly and changed the topic: "What is Mr. Alan doing now?"

Armando replied briefly: "He has a more important task. This is not what you need to know. Now, I want to tell you how to use the Flame Crown Mark."

"Press your hands on the mark, input psychic energy, and sense it with your soul. You will be able to see the nearby flame symbols and contact them."

Rhodes did as he was told, and sure enough he saw other flame marks in the spiritual world.

They are all stacked three times, which represents the mark of the guardian.

Rhodes did a rough count and found that there were only about ten of them.

Armando continued.

"The second way to use it is to input more spiritual energy and then write the information. This spiritual energy will turn into a crow messenger and fly to the Palace of Fire. Please note that this is risky, and the palace may not be able to receive it. to your request for help.”

"The third way to use it is to press your finger on the symbol and gently fiddle with it with your soul, and you will receive the blessing of fire, which can restore your spiritual energy, temporarily increase your strength, and resist a fatal attack."

Armando paused and his expression turned gloomy.

"The fourth way to use it is to connect it with your soul only, touch the bottom symbol, and be compatible with it, and the fire will spread in your soul and burn you to ashes. This is used when you are desperate and dying. It can prevent you from being eroded and become a monster. At the same time, it will do its best to send your coordinate information to the outside world. We will find your ashes, send them into the embrace of the fire, and return to the holy fire."

Everyone fell silent, and Rhodes thought of Lilivi unconsciously.

Is this how she died?

He used all his strength to kill the most monsters, and finally touched the crown of fire and turned into ashes.

Rhodes' mood became depressed, and he tried his best to get rid of this negative emotion.

As long as I am strong enough, this will never happen again.

he thought.

For a moment, Armando's hoarse voice broke the silence.

"Now, let's go meet the other guardians. You need to understand Trorian's top-level combat capabilities."

He led the three of them towards the bronze seats on the steps.

Rhodes counted and found that there were fifty-two seats in total, and asked, "Sir Armando, do we have fifty-two guardians in total?"

Armando's expression turned gloomy.

"At our peak, we had a total of fifty-two guardians. That was many, many years ago. Now, including the newly promoted you, we have only thirty-three in total."

He raised his dry fingers and pointed to the three lowest seats.

"That's your seat."

On the bronze bench, the firelight flashed past, and the names of the three of them appeared on the back of the chair.

Rhodes was pleased to find that only his name was engraved on his seat, without a prefix.

"certainly."

Armando added.

"The current situation is special. Only about half of the guardians are present, but it is enough to activate the statue of Saint Trolian."

Rhodes was determined to inquire about Trolian's information in his dream.

But it is a pity that neither the Book of Knowledge nor Asa know more.

Recalling that the Book of Knowledge did not know much about the Starry Kingdom, Rhodes roughly deduced that the dream was broken before the Starry Kingdom appeared.

While he was thinking, Armando came to a seat and bowed slightly: "Good day, Your Excellency Qingyu."

Qingyu stood up. The triple flame symbol on his green and white robe was extremely conspicuous.

"Good day, Your Excellency the First Elder."

Armando gave her an appreciative look.

"Tell me a little about yourself."

Qingyu stretched out his hand generously: "Nice to meet you. I am Guardian Qingyu. My characteristic is 'Eternal Fire', and the characteristic level is nine. I am good at all tactical positions, and my best one is back-position support. "

The three of them shook hands with her one after another. Qingyu smiled and said, "Has my mission been completed? Your Excellency Armando."

Armando nodded slightly.

"The promotion ceremony is over, you can go back."

Qingyu smiled faintly: "I'm leaving, Rhodes, Jessica, and Taylor. I hope to meet you on the battlefield in Star City."

She turned around, turned into a shadow, and then disappeared.

Armando walked to the next seat and said, "This is Churchill, a guy with a head full of muscles."

Churchill said dissatisfied: "What does it mean to have a brain full of muscles? Rod, tell him my story full of wisdom."

Rhodes smiled and said: "Master Churcher has always been very shrewd."

Churchill said loudly: "Good brother, you are absolutely right... Well, I am Guardian Churchill. My soul characteristic is 'Power of God'. The characteristic level is eight. The tactical position I am good at is the front position. and striker.”

Armando ignored him and moved on to the next one.

This is a soft and frail girl who looks harmless.

But since she can sit here, it shows that she has extraordinary strength.

"Feixue of Vanilla Village, one of the most dazzling new stars, was promoted to the guardian half a year ago and has extraordinary strength."

Feixue from Vanilla Village smiled slightly and stretched out her soft little hand.

"Hello, I am Feixue from Vanilla Village. I am known as the streamer Feixue. My soul attribute is 'Condensing Light Qi' and my attribute level is nine. I am good at all tactical positions, but my favorite is the front position."

She looked at Rhodes, her eyes shining slightly.

"Well, if it's in bed, I like to be on top."