CHAPTER 1005: CHAPTER 523: THE BATTLE TO BREAK THROUGH THE SIEGE OF FATE (PART 2)

There are still many spiritual power instruments that need to be unfolded, and some spiritual power tools need to be calibrated. The scholars came with great enthusiasm to explore the Sagus Ancient City this time.

Countless secrets are contained within this Divine City from the Second Era.

Compared to the nearby Third Epoch, people’s understanding of the Second Era is too limited. Research on this Divine City can just fill their void.

Except for the sentinels, all the combatants have been deployed.

Olivia divided them into several groups, each responsible for clearing a direction.

Rod was naturally pulled in by Olivia without any surprise, but his insistence on Mephit following him angered this Moonlight Knight, so they were both kicked out, with Olivia fighting alone as the only Special Level strength.

Rod then fought alongside Mephit.

The monsters roaming in this ancient city are mostly fallen divine envoys, who have been eroded by black fog and driven mad.

While alive, they were humans responsible for serving the Guardian Gods of Sagus City.

Just by looking at the remaining statues in the city, Rod knew these two Gods were the Rebirth Flesh God Heragotos and the Ancient God of Destiny Yanosadag.

They were old acquaintances, whose destinies Rod had long known, though he was curious about what kind of existence their Divine City truly was.

Regarding their divine envoys, Rod did not feel much pressure. The strength of fallen divine envoys is uneven, even if a few are very strong, it is not their own strength, most people are ordinary.

The fallen divine envoys have strengths ranging from the First Tier to the Fifth Tier. If they are envoys of the Flesh Rebirth Ancient God, they usually possess rapid regeneration abilities and extremely deep spiritual energy, making them exceedingly hard to kill.

If they are envoys of the Ancient God of Destiny, they have keen perception and a certain amount of foreseeing ability, making them almost impossible to ambush and always ambushing the enemy, exceedingly troublesome.

In addition, there are some Black Fog Symbionts here.

Rod found that wherever the black fog was thick, there would almost always be Black Fog Symbionts present.

They uniformly exist in the most primitive form—a huge mass of shadow, constantly changing shape, attacking swiftly, possessing deep spiritual energy, and strong pollution.

However, for Rod, they are not particularly difficult to deal with.

The Twelfth Level Star Shuttle under spiritual energy is immensely powerful, able to deal effective blows to all monsters.

After initially breaking the outer defenses of the monsters, they are met with a Divine Strike from [Truth].

With a 27-fold blast power, except for monsters above the Fourth Tier, they all fall to the ground in one hit.

Spiritual energy gets pierced through, and the soul appears hollow.

What’s left is Rod’s Soul Blast, known as the "Right Hand of Divine." Once it goes in, the monster inevitably meets its destruction.

No matter what kind of regeneration, it has no effect.

As for the envoys of the Ancient God of Destiny, they are completely exposed under Rod’s "Eye of the Soul," any hiding and ambushes are ineffective.

The only trouble is their evasion capability is very strong, always able to dodge the incoming Star Shuttle, sometimes even able to avoid the "Divine Strike."

Luckily, Mephit is present.

Her Cold Ice Attribute is the most incredible ability Rod has ever seen. Once targeted, no monster can be exempt, as the cold ice continuously freezes its body, sealing its soul, slowing its movement, and making its reaction delay.

No matter the monster, continuous freezing for over ten seconds will affect it.

And the envoys of the Ancient God of Destiny especially fear cold ice. Mephit can always quickly freeze it into an icicle, allowing Rod to easily kill it.

Moreover, Rod has now developed a new application for Mephit’s second attribute, mental control, which also has some effect on the monsters; although it cannot fully control them, it can make them pause momentarily.

This discovery brought Rod immense joy; in intense battles, even a half-second pause can be fatal.

Rod always has Mephit use mental control at critical moments to disturb the monsters, and then a "Divine Strike," a "Soul Blast," can crash even the most troublesome monsters down, turning them into dust.

"You are indeed my best partner."

Rod generously gave his perfect appraisal, pressing his fingertip to Mephit’s brow, transferring 20,000 humanity to stabilize her soul.

Mephit closed her eyes, her expression calm and indifferent. After absorbing enough humanity, she opened her eyes, in which silver-white pupils swirled with snow and wind, exuding a hint of coldness.

"I am entirely freeing myself from the binds of the soul curse."

She said softly, with an indifferent and calm tone.

"The blessing of the Starry Sky City’s Main Star Priest gave me this opportunity; my soul and attributes are starting to grow again. This is expressly forbidden by the Royal City,"

Rod, however, displayed ecstatic expression.

All along, his assistance to Mephit had had no effect, hence Mephit never got colored by him, becoming "his person."

Only when she began asking Rod for humanity again did Rod see a glimmer of hope.

"Very well, grow quickly; anytime you need humanity, just tell me."

Mephit looked at Rod, with an indescribable expression in her silver-white pupils.

"Why do you help me so much?"

Rod smiled and said: "You are a member of the Black Battle Group, my teammate and partner. If I don’t help you, who will?"

Mephit lowered her head, her silver-white hair moved by the breeze, standing out conspicuously amidst the pitch-black night.

"Thank you." She said softly: "I hope you won’t regret it."

Rod seriously said: "You are not the Son of Destruction. Don’t believe that rotten prophecy; maybe it’s Amon’s trick to smear you. He foresaw that you are actually Trolian’s savior, so he used such despicable means to try to nip you in the cradle."

Mephit flashed a cold glint in her eyes, whispering: "I will help you find him."

Rod laughed and said: "That’s the spirit, of course. If you are willing to keep me company for a few nights, I wouldn’t mind..."

Before he finished speaking, Mephit turned and walked away, her grey hood covering her silver hair, hiding her appearance.

In an instant, a peerlessly beautiful ice goddess transformed into a completely inconspicuous person.

Rod didn’t mind and followed her back to the base.

The base appeared gloomily desolated, as the warriors’ clearing progress was not ideal. If this continues, they might need to change plans and first retrieve the Ancient God of Destiny’s residual body and soul, then return to the Royal City.

As for clearing and exploration, they will have to wait for the next expedition.

What’s rather troublesome is that the White Tower had long detected the unusual movement of black fog in this area, and the special route they took coming seemed likely to be disrupted, with denser black fog cutting off their lifeline.

Thus, they have only ten days available.

After ten days, if the route is disrupted, they might be forever left behind in darkness.

Hence, the task in the Sagus Ancient City must be completed within ten days.

And it’s already the third day, they are still fighting in the outer layer of the Divine City, not yet having entered the inner layer.

Scholars are even more anxious than the warriors, like ants on a hot stove.

If the clearing is too slow, their research cannot be completed. They had prepared for a very long time just for this day.