The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 547 - 338: The End

Chapter 547: Chapter 338: The End

The Insect Queen, already in a combat state, immediately noticed Rod, who was accelerating towards it.

Although his weak Spiritual Energy was like a flying insect compared to that strong human just now, the Insect Queen still reacted as expected.

Its Spiritual Energy boiled up once again, and every ghostly face on its massive abdomen began to shriek, sweeping deadly sound waves across the field.

In the blink of an eye, Rod was torn to pieces.

Tyrion and the others were stunned by this sudden turn of events, Herman felt a chill rush to his heart, and Anna’s expression looked as if she had seen something that would never be possible.

Only Mephit remained calm: "He’s not dead."

"What..."

The next instant, Rod was restored in mid-air as if what had just happened was an illusion.

"This, this is..."

Before everyone could come to their senses, Rod was torn to shreds again.

"Rod!"

But amidst the shouts of alarm, Rod was restored to his original state once again.

The next second, he was torn apart again.

This time, no one was shocked.

They had realized that Rod must have some kind of special reliance to charge at the Insect Queen.

Although, none of them knew what this ability was, nor how he obtained it.

Only Herman and Tyrion exchanged glances, recalling an incident from the long past at Sword Pass and with the Chief Judge Gregor. Rod, who had been at the center of the storm, seemed to have exhibited a similar ability once before.

But back then, he explained it as using light refraction to deceive the opponent’s vision.

But now, that seemed impossible.

The Insect Queen’s soul shriek covered the entire area; Rod could neither deceive his vision nor dodge it.

Therefore, it must be some kind of characteristic or a Fire Spark ability.

In an instant, Herman realized that Rod wanted to use this ability to get close to the Insect Queen and forcibly place the Waypoint.

But if he had this ability, why didn’t he use it before?

He could have simply charged into the pit, without having to go through the trouble of provoking the Insect Queen.

Herman didn’t know what Rod was thinking, but they all knew that now, the only hope of success lay with Rod.

He must succeed!

——

After ten seconds, the Insect Queen’s shriek finally ended.

Rod exhaled deeply, the actual effect of the Undying Spirit was to bring you back to one second before you received a fatal injury.

During the Insect Queen’s shriek, he could hardly move and wasted a full ten seconds.

The Undying Spirit lasted only thirty seconds in total.

Now, only twenty seconds remained.

Time was tight!

Rod sprinted with full force, and the swarm of Demonized Ants surged wildly. He was sliced, decapitated, hollowed out, but no matter how he was killed, he would be restored in an instant.

The Undying Spirit didn’t change his position, so Rod completely ignored the attacks of the Demonized Ants and charged towards the Insect Queen despite countless Insect Scythes.

Suddenly, a ghost face made of ash lunged out of thin air, striking Rod squarely and exploding.

The ash, containing a powerful force of death, scattered in all directions, turning any touched Demonized Ants to ash. Rod was no exception.

But amidst the myriad dust particles, only Rod was restored, continuing his charge at the Insect Queen.

There was hope!

A thought sprang up in everyone’s minds!

Herman was so excited that he trembled uncontrollably, Tyrion’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and even the always composed Lannis clenched his fists tightly, his veins bulging.

Ten seconds!

Five seconds!

Three seconds!

Rod finally stepped within the Insect Queen’s five hundred-yard range. The peerless Spiritual Energy almost suffocated him, but still, it couldn’t stop him from lifting his hand.

He had succeeded!

"What are you doing!!"

At this critical moment, words from the Book of Knowledge suddenly popped up in his mind.

"Stop right there!"

Rod was taken aback: "What?"

The Book of Knowledge wrote angrily in his mind: "Have you gone mad? Why did Divinity drop by 200 instantly?"

"What do you mean?"

Rod furrowed his brows.

"Isn’t Divinity supposed to come during the moment of Star Flash?"

The Book of Knowledge wrote quickly: "I just repaired Star Square, not only can it be used to observe star patterns, but it can also predict the Divinity you’re about to receive!"

"Your current actions will lead us to a negative 200 in Divinity!"

Negative 200 in Divinity?

Rod exclaimed incredulously: "How is that possible?"

"There is nothing impossible. Whatever you’re doing, just stop it right now!"

The Waypoint that Rod had lifted was now dangling back down.

In those few seconds, he had died several times over.

"Quick, extend life!" the Book of Knowledge shouted again in his mind.

Rod snapped back to attention and quickly crushed the second Undying Spirit.

Now, he was left with only one.

But in that brief moment, he suddenly understood.

Placing a Space Waypoint on the Insect Queen and having Alan arrive would trigger a huge tragedy.

It could be a plot that the Doomsday believers had been brewing.

Perhaps there was some evil curse hidden in the Waypoint.

It could even be that Alan had reached his limit in the exhausting battle.

It could be a combination of these factors.

But in any case, Alan’s arrival through space to kill the Insect Queen would result in very adverse consequences for humanity.

Rod knew this was not good. Their biggest trump card turned out to be a dead card that couldn’t be used.

Then it was impossible to kill the Insect Queen!

What to do?

Without the Special Level Combatants, they couldn’t possibly kill the Insect Queen.

Run away?

Not to mention that he was now deeply surrounded by the ant swarm, and whether he could escape was a problem; besides, he had paid so much, spent 10 points of Divinity, two Undying Spirits, and in the end, got nothing.

This was something Rod simply could not accept.

No!

The Insect Queen had to die!

The fury in Rod’s heart was ignited in an instant.

He still had one forbidden ace up his sleeve.

It was the forbidden combo he had never used—Infinite Awakening plus Spiritual Power Multiple Melodies.

Spiritual Power Multiple Melodies would launch a continuous Spiritual Power cannon, its power doubling every two seconds.

"As long as there is enough Spiritual Energy and time, even gods cannot withstand their impact,"

Rod hadn’t used it before because the Infinite Awakening would lead to a Void Fury. Not only would it consume the Resurrection Stone, but it would also lead to a decrease in Divinity.

He had suffered from it once before. During the radiance of the myriad of stars, he still remembered that line of red text from the settlement—Repeatedly damaging the energy balance of the Sea of Source has caused accelerated world erosion, Divinity -40.

But now, he had to use it despite the consequences.

Moreover, killing the Insect Queen, the source of the territorial disaster, should ensure that the gain in Divinity would not be negative.

Good!

Consider it a holiday for Lord Alan then!

Rod raised his hand, but in the next instant, a Demonized Ant severed his arms, which reformed the next moment, but this still prevented him from using the Spiritual Power Multiple Melodies.

What to do?

Rod kept raising his hand, only to be interrupted continuously.

Other parts of his body were also under attack, but that was of no consequence.

In the distance.

The onlookers were unbearably anxious, not understanding why Rod, clearly within the range of the Space Waypoint’s use, suddenly froze.

Only Lannis noticed—why was he repeatedly raising his arms?

Was it to use the Waypoint, or something else?

Lannis tried lifting him with a gale. Though it couldn’t block the Demonized Ants’ attacks, it could guide them to attack other parts of his body.

As expected, this tactic worked.

The Demonized Ants furiously attacked Rod’s legs and abdomen, allowing his arms to finally be raised.

A surge of ecstatic emotion flooded Rod’s heart as he yelled, "Die, harmful insects!"

With a tremor of his arms, a torrent of Spiritual Energy burst forth instantly from his limbs, and the destructive white light bridged the space, hitting the Insect Queen dead center.

Flashes of immense Spiritual Energy on the Insect Queen’s body flickered for a moment, easily blocking the assault.

"Just the first hit!"

Two seconds later, the potency of the Spiritual Power Shock doubled, but still failed to inflict any damage on the Insect Queen.

The spectators in the distance couldn’t believe their eyes.

"What is Rod doing?"

"Is he attacking the Insect Queen?"

"Does he intend to kill the Insect Queen?"

"How is that possible?" Cilly shook her head incessantly, as though what she was seeing was an illusion.

"Perhaps we could try," Lannis said calmly. "It might not be impossible."

The crowd looked at Lannis as if he were crazy.

"What are you talking about?"

"Have you lost your mind?"

Lannis said, "If there are no other options, why not give it a try?"

Waving his arms, the gale carried Rod away from many attacks that could have obliterated his entire body.

"Well done, Lannis!"

Rod praised, and although his position was shifting, he kept his Spiritual Power Multiple Melodies firmly locked on to the Insect Queen.

The colossal flow of Soul Energy grew stronger with every passing moment, and the aura of destruction became more apparent as time went on.

The damage to the Insect Queen gradually increased. It tried to attack Rod with shrieks and grimaces, but Lannis kept the distance, causing the Insect Queen’s attacks to miss.

Flickers of Spiritual Energy enveloped the Insect Queen’s body, the tidal wave of Spiritual Energy blocking the rapidly strengthening cannonade. The powerful Spiritual Power Field lifted its body, hastening its pursuit of Rod.

This is bad!

Rod realized in an instant that the Insect Queen was much faster than the wind.

If it caught up to him, he would be torn to shreds instantly, and the Spiritual Power Multiple Melodies would be disrupted!

What should I do?

Before Rod could come up with a solution, the next instant, a javelin flew and struck the Insect Queen, causing its huge body to become rigid for half a second.

"Good!"

Rod exclaimed with joy.

"Anna, kill it!"

In the distance, Anna only revealed a smile before returning to her work of throwing javelins.

Next to her, Mephit began to freeze again.

Rod acutely noticed that even the mighty Insect Queen was affected by the frost.

"Very good, truly my best teammate,"

Rod was overjoyed.

At this moment, the power of Spiritual Power Multiple Melodies had reached fourteen seconds.

His Spiritual Energy had been completely depleted, and he used his first Awakening.

Spiritual Energy instantly refilled to the max.

The power of the Spiritual Power Multiple Melodies grew stronger again, and a beam of light that was almost tangible struck the Insect Queen, rapidly depleting its Spiritual Energy.

"Give me ten more seconds!" Rod shouted.

Herman bellowed, "Everyone, put all your effort into assisting Rod, kill the Insect Queen!"

Frank pressed his hands to the ground, and the earth began to interfere with the Insect Queen’s movement.

Ryan clasped his hands together, and a crimson lightning burst through the air, hitting the Insect Queen and tearing a hole in its Spiritual Defense.

"Scarlet Lightning" could increase the damage taken by monsters, and the damage caused by the Spiritual Power Multiple Melodies intensified instantly, visibly thinning the Insect Queen’s Spiritual Defense.

Rod’s Spiritual Energy was rapidly being consumed, and Awakening was used wildly once more, but he could no longer keep up with the colossal cannon whose power and consumption were both doubling.

Could it be?

Rod distinctly felt the steps of the Void approaching faster than before; it seemed that with the increase of his Spiritual Energy, the consumption of a single Awakening also skyrocketed significantly.

The limit which used to take a long time to reach was now imminent within moments.

The footsteps of the Void were audible, yet it seemed the Insect Queen was far from the point of collapse.

Another two seconds passed, and the beam of Spiritual Energy light streaked across the sky, but the Insect Queen still endured it.

Not until the second Scarlet Lightning fell, once again tearing through the Insect Queen’s Spiritual Defense.

Boom!

A white light advanced one step forward, engulfing half of the Insect Queen’s body.

With the damage amplified twice, even the Insect Queen couldn’t withstand this overwhelming Spiritual Power Shock.

Its formidable Spiritual Energy was still resisting, and as long as its vital parts weren’t destroyed, it could still resurrect.

But in the next two seconds.

Immensely large, the white column of light grew stronger and effortlessly pierced through the Insect Queen’s Spiritual Defense, drowning its massive body, penetrating the dense black fog behind it, and illuminating half the sky.

Rod’s Spiritual Energy was instantly drained; Awakening had reached its limit, and the roar of the Void Fury echoed in his ears.

Heh.

Rod sneered.

Since it’s here.

Let’s push it to the limit then.

Rod couldn’t afford to speak, leaping into the air and plunging directly into the giant pit in the distance.

The next instant.

Void Fury arrived.

An incredibly strong twisting force erupted from his body, engulfing the entire pit.

And the swarming Demonized Ants within the pit.