The Last King of Darkness

In the end, Rode finally submitted a special student application form as he wished.
However, the Red Armband told him that his current strength was too weak and he basically had no combat ability, so he would only be assigned to the safe zone.

Rode argued for a long time and repeatedly emphasized that he had killed countless monsters and even a Doomsday Cultist that a high-level combatant couldn ’t kill.
He also refused to remove the words ”no combat experience ” and ”novice ” from his application form.

The Red Armband solemnly told him that exaggerating his strength was a big taboo among combatants because teammates would choose to trust him and may make wrong judgments when facing danger, which could lead to tragedy.
This was a lesson learned through countless blood and tears, so the first creed engraved on combatants was to recognize themselves.
If you can ’t recognize yourself, be cautious.

The Red Armband was too principled, so Rode had to give up persuading her.
It ’s good to leave the academy, and he could figure out a way after leaving.

After leaving the Helder Training Ground, Rode returned to the dormitory building of the Third Branch and met Kassan, who was radiant and excited, apparently having received the same notice as the Red Armband.

Kassan summoned ten groups of members and ordered everyone to submit their application forms.
Wayne and Green Hair opposed, but after being beaten up, they obediently submitted theirs.

Wayne felt a little depressed.
In any case, being beaten up by a girl during puberty was somewhat embarrassing, but Green Hair was excited and kept urging Rode to let Kassan take maternity leave, as if he would go if Rode didn ’t.

In this way, Rode submitted another application form as a member of the ten groups of the Third Branch.

Although he didn ’t know what the result would be if he submitted two forms, having an extra chance might be helpful.

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The arrival of the unprecedented practical class made the whole Kimberly Academy boil, and students everywhere were discussing this topic.

Most people were very excited because they were about to practice what they had learned.

-This is usually a content that only fourth-phase students have at the end.

But the teachers looked worried and kept emphasizing the danger of practical training, the discipline of patrols, and the fact that the lower city of the royal city and certain specific areas were not as safe as they thought.
They demanded that students remain highly vigilant and immediately signal when encountering danger, not to show off, and this was formal combat and so on.

Although they repeatedly instilled this concept, most students only reluctantly remembered it.
The idea that ”the royal city is very safe ” was deeply ingrained in their subconscious and could not be easily reversed in a short time.There are also a few students who are completely different.
They don ’t want to go to the battlefield or face the monsters that grow in the black mist.
They are all trying to find ways to be assigned to a safe area.

One of them is the red-haired fat man Hablin.

After hearing the news, he immediately wrote a letter to his father, asking him to assign him to an ”absolutely safe and able to be alone with Kassan ” area.
He also reported Rode ’s news, saying that Rode was particularly eager to participate as a special student in the Black Dele training ground.
There must be some conspiracy and his father should reject his application and not allow him to participate in the practical class.

After writing the letter, Hablin took out the spirit raven messenger his father gave him and put the letter in its pocket.
As soon as he let go, the raven with a shining spirit flew into the distance.

At this moment, there are many such ravens flying over the academy, passing countless information through the spiritual barrier.

In the upper city area.

The Internal Judgment Hall.

This is a group of castle-like buildings with a relatively dark color tone.
The sharp towers and heavy fortresses are in sharp contrast to the light and lively atmosphere of most buildings in the upper city area.

It is also relatively empty around it, and not many people dare to approach here.

In a dark hall, Manolobana Gura, one of the four chief judges, finished reading the letter from his son.

With a flash of spiritual light at his fingertips, the letter turned into flying ashes.

He shook the bell, and after a moment, a middle-aged man walked in and bowed, ”Please give your orders, Your Excellency. ”

”Bring the application forms of Kimberly, the first-phase student, and the special student Rode.
I suspect he has a connection with the Doomsday Cult and needs to be thoroughly investigated. ”

”Yes. ”

After a moment, both of Rode ’s application forms appeared on the table.

Manolobana examined them for a moment, put the ten-group application form aside, and put the special student application form in front of him.
He picked up a bone pen next to him and added a few lines of information in the description column.

Killed five dead spirits with his own hands.

Killed the lying priest Bass of the Polluted Sect with his own hands.

Related to the destruction of the Redstone Village, this application form is classified as top secret and not to be reported to the academy.

After finishing writing, Manolobana looked at it several times and a faint smile appeared on his pale and narrow cheeks.
Finally, he changed the ”no ” in the combat experience line to ”yes ”.
He stood up and personally sent the two application forms back to the review department.

”Even waste has its use.
Mibor, Kuma, your kindness won ’t get you far. ”

Ice-cold light flickered in Manolobana ’s eyes.

”My way is the right way. ”

Under the almost mobilization-like efficiency of the academy, the ”practical class ” soon began.The students were surprised to find that their schedules were vastly different, some in the morning, some in the afternoon, some at night, and some in the early morning.
Even the teachers had their schedules adjusted accordingly.

It was a massive and complex project, and it was hard to believe that the Kimberly Academy, with less than a thousand staff, could accomplish it so quickly.

But most of the students didn ’t think too deeply about it.
They excitedly followed the designated time and rode the spiritual vehicles that picked them up at the academy entrance, arriving at the Military War Department ’s Defense Division in the corresponding area.

Under the Defense Division ’s arrangement, they performed patrol tasks in the designated area with designated personnel for an hour, then returned to the Defense Division and took the spiritual vehicles back to the academy.

To ensure the safety of the students and the orderly and efficient completion of the tasks, the academy established many strict rules, the most serious of which were to obey the Defense Division ’s orders and not to leave the designated area or stay outside the academy without permission.

Violators could not only be expelled but also sent to the Internal Affairs Adjudication Office.

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To ensure deterrence, the academy specially invited a group of ”black crows ” from the Internal Affairs Adjudication Office to station at the academy.
These strange people, dressed in black robes and hoods, always kept their faces hidden in the shadows, which indeed brought a sense of fear to the students.

But for Rode, they were no different from the black coffin bearers, and the large double-decker bus called the ”spiritual vehicle ” gave him a special sense of displacement.

Especially when he sat on the bus, stepped on the accelerator, and the bus soared into the air, performing a beautiful aerial drift and flying south, this strange and wonderful feeling became even stronger.

It really was a spiritual vehicle drifting, so ominous.
Aren ’t you afraid that the students will die outside and accidentally spill their ashes when they come back?

Rode found it hard to accept.

He sat on the second-floor window seat, watching the buildings and lights passing by below, the spiritual vehicle flying very fast, covered in a hazy spiritual light, obviously powered by spiritual energy.

If you didn ’t look at the surroundings, it had a futuristic cyberpunk feel.

But if you looked into the distance, you could see layers of black mist shrouding the royal city, giving it a tilted feeling, as if it were a leaning tower or a collapsing snow mountain.

Rode now knew that this was because of the Holy Fire.

The Holy Fire was located in the Upper City, and its powerful force drove the black mist far away.
It was said that the people in the Upper City lived in the daylight.

As the distance increased, the Holy Fire ’s radiation gradually weakened, and the black mist descended layer by layer.

By the time it reached the outer city, it was almost pressing down on their heads.This phenomenon cannot be detected on the ground.
Only by sitting high and looking into the distance can its trend be seen clearly.

Rode felt a little uneasy, sensing that it seemed to be foreshadowing something.

Unlike regular students, Rode didn ’t need to take the spirit car for the one-year patrol area, which was unified within the academy.

The reason he could take the car was his ”special student ” status.

It seemed that ”special students ” were all quite powerful.
He was assigned to the Iron Cross district in the outer city to perform tasks from midnight to morning, from midnight to six in the morning.

This is the most dangerous period.

Rode now knew that this world also had a sun, but it was covered by black mist and couldn ’t be observed normally.

But its influence still existed.
When the sun rises, the holy fire will be strengthened, and the black mist will be suppressed.

And when the sun sets, the black mist will become active, and the holy fire will be suppressed.

Therefore, the period from night to morning is the most dangerous.

And because the outer city is far from the holy fire, it is also the most dangerous area.
But it is also where the most civilians live, reportedly up to tens of millions.

Rode looked out at the houses and roads that seemed to extend to the end of the darkness and believed this number somewhat.

Many important factories in the royal city are also located in the outer city, such as the famous Siemens factory, the Byron Alchemy and Pharmaceutical Works, which produces various spiritual medicines, and the Sigvay Food Factory, which supplies almost all canned food.

They are the pillars of the royal city ’s important industries and the source of livelihood for most civilians.
The patrol tasks they perform here are to ensure the safety of residents and the continuity of production.

Rode should have been happy, the more dangerous the place, the more likely he was to encounter monsters, and the more likely he was to plunder souls and save the dying blue star.

But things were a bit strange, especially since his other application had been approved.
From noon to evening, he and Kassan and others were to perform patrol tasks near the gate of the academy.

It was like he had two patrol jobs, taking up half of his time.

This seemed unreasonable, but Rode didn ’t dare to report it to the director of Group Ten.

If the academy made a mistake and cancelled the job brought by his ”special student ” status, wouldn ’t he be shooting himself in the foot?

Although there was some danger, this was his only chance.
Otherwise, if the blue star extinguished, he would be in dire straits.Moreover, the performance of patrols will also be included in the selection of the ”Kimberly Star ”.
In order to motivate the students, the academy has greatly increased the rewards for the ”Kimberly Star ”.
The students who receive the first-level medal not only have the privilege of free access to the academy, but also a reward of up to ten thousand silver coins.

For Rode, this is simply an extremely rare opportunity.

As long as he grasps it well, he can light up the stars all the way, leave the academy, solve cases, beat the invading idiots, marry a beautiful woman, and reach the pinnacle of life.

The so-called fortune favors the brave, that ’s the truth.

One move to turn the tide, it ’s now.

Rode ’s eyes flickered with a cold light.

All in, no matter what cards you have, I ’m all in, you can follow suit.