The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 870 - 471: Battle of the Starry Queen (Part 1)

Chapter 870: Chapter 471: Battle of the Starry Queen (Part 1)

Everyone opened their eyes and looked at Rod.

Rod did not evade.

Everyone here is an elite combatant, and aside from plans like the final measure, there’s nothing to hide.

Even plans like the "final measure," they are not afraid to make public.

What they are worried about is that if everyone knows they have such a last resort, they will rush towards this direction, possibly extinguishing any hope of not having to use it.

This implicit laziness is very harmful; only at the very last moment will they reveal this method.

"Everyone, we must advance our fight,"

Rod said in a deep voice.

"In the rear, in the area we’ve cleaned up, an overwhelming pollution has crossed the space fault and spread over from other regions, with black water seeping out."

As soon as he finished speaking, with a boom, many people stood up.

"Black water?" Guardian Qiuqie’er asked with a serious expression, "Confirmed?"

"Confirmed."

Rod stepped forward two steps, moving from the shadows into the firelight, opening his cloak, revealing that his right arm had been cut off at the root, and his robe was stained with blood.

Luo Weiya said heavily, "Rod accidentally touched a trace, his hand was instantly corrupted, infection corroded upwards at an unprecedented speed, and I had to cut off his arm."

Many people’s expressions darkened.

Qiuqie’er said solemnly, "That means there is Source Black Fog here."

"That’s right." Rod tucked away his cloak, providing a definite answer.

Rod noticed everyone’s expressions had become very grim, and couldn’t help asking in his mind, "What is Source Black Fog?"

The Book of Knowledge answered, "It’s the true Black Fog, the Primordial Black Fog."

Rod’s heart stirred, immediately recalling that the Book of Knowledge had once told him that only the true Black Fog could erode the Divine and corrupt the world.

The Black Fog they’ve encountered so far is only a diluted derivative.

"Book, what is the relationship between Source Black Fog and black water?"

The Book of Knowledge answered, "Black water is the initial derivative of Source Black Fog. ’Initial Derivative’ is the earliest derivative, and generally, black water will quickly evaporate, dissolving into secondary derivative Black Fog of varying concentrations. This Black Fog will decompose again, forming Black Fog derivatives of secondary derivatives, and so on, until it shrouds the entire world."

"True black water is extremely rare to see, because it evaporates quickly after birth, so if you see it, it indicates that Source Black Fog is likely nearby."

Rod furrowed his brow and asked again, "I remember black water can be artificially made..."

"That’s right," the Book of Knowledge replied, "Using certain methods, Black Fog can be dissolved in water to artificially create black water. In a natural environment, there can also be such black water, but their purity is far inferior to true black water; their pollution and corrosion are much less severe, and only Doomsday believers would use it to extinguish fires." Correct content is on f|re(e)w eb.n\ovel.(c)o.m

Rod’s heart sank, and another question arose.

Why is there Source Black Fog beneath Starry Sky City?

This question was evidently not unique to him; some people brought it up.

Luo Weiya answered solemnly, "We cannot know the true reason, but we can speculate."

"Black water infiltrating from all directions clearly indicates that our clearing of the monsters within the region caused an imbalance in Starry Sky City’s internal pollution, causing pollution from other areas to seep in first. The Source Black Fog’s pollution is the largest, hence we observe the black water first."

Jelaba scratched his chin, "The source of Starry Sky City’s pollution being Source Black Fog is quite unexpected to me."

Rod said in a deep voice, "Fire Son, like you, I was initially very surprised, but on second thought, it was something I should have anticipated long ago."

"Why?"

Rod said loudly, "I now have a conjecture about how Starry Sky City was destroyed. Along the way, we’ve seen shattered and destroyed cities, but if we observe closely, we can find that the initial destruction of most buildings was mainly due to a super-strong shock wave, and the source of the shock wave came from one direction."

"Therefore, I can boldly speculate that when Starry Sky City was destroyed, it suffered a powerful impact, and some terrifying force exploded above it."

"However, this alone was not enough to destroy Starry Sky City; what truly destroyed it was the Source Black Fog."

"During our clearing process, we often saw some areas with extreme pollution where strong Black Fog Symbionts were entrenched. At that time, I was thinking, Black Fog Symbionts are highly corrosive monsters, avatars of Black Fog, the darkest guardians. Why would such severe pollution and Black Fog Symbionts appear in Starry Sky City?" fr.e ewebno.vel .com

"Obviously, all of this was brought by Source Black Fog."

"A thousand years ago, alongside an unnamable horror attacking Starry Sky City, there was also Source Black Fog, but Starry Sky City must have had some sort of barrier, some shield, blocking the Source Black Fog. That explosion tore open a crack for the Source Black Fog’s invasion, and it infiltrated through those cracks, bringing terrible pollution."

"Countless strong individuals were eroded and went insane, transformed into monsters, and Starry Sky City’s final resistance thus crumbled,"

"And in the polluted areas, Black Fog Symbionts were born, creating the scenes we see today. The Source Black Fog merely lies hidden in places we haven’t seen; once the Black Fog balance changes, it begins its invasion."